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Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Feb 17, 2013
**If you're one of the four people following along I decided to change part of the title to something that sounds a little bit more POSITIVE! And this was the trip we started our DISNEY BUCKET LIST, so that's what we are now calling this report!
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE FIRST CHAPTER OF OUR YEAR OF DISNEY!!!!
Wanna meet the gang?! First up there's me, Melissa, mom to two (busy!!) little boys, recent discoverer of Disney, justifier of the Annual Pass, exclusive trip planner of the family, and all-around happy gal! In my life outside of Disney, I own a design business specializing in high-end vintage furniture. My schedule is mostly flexible and I can work from anywhere-- I'm especially partial to catching up on emails on It's A Small World and the Peoplemover!
Side note-- like lots of moms, I'm almost always behind the camera. Here's one of the ONLY shots of me this trip, taken by my four-year-old! Next time we are ordering PP+ for SURE!
Next up is my husband, Adam. We can generously call him a reluctant Disney-goer and a certified work-a-holic. This trip was my way of forcing him to slow down and feel the Magic, and while I don't think I'll hear him SUGGESTING a Disney trip of his own accord, I think he had a pretty good time! We were celebrating big time-- after a looooong decade of law school and life in the high-pressure corporate world, he made partner in his law firm at the ripe old age of 34!
This is Grady, our oldest. He was six on this trip, and he's my commando-touring-buddy, rope drop to park close companion, lover of all the rides that go FAST and not too big to hug on some characters (but NO face characters, please! They "freak him out." Hoping to change that during the Year Of Disney!!):yay:
The last member of our family is John-Harper (that's a double name, for all you folks from above the Mason-Dixon!) and he was four on this trip. He WISHES (heck, we ALL wish!!) that he could tour commando-style, but in reality, he's still pretty little, and gets tired quickly. When he's not melting down, he LOVES meeting characters, riding any roller coaster's he's tall enough for and eating Disney snacks. He developed some pretty strong opinions this trip about what he's NOT into (and I have to say, declaring Mickey's Philharmagic a big no-no just about broke my heart).:
Our first trip to The World was in January of 2012, and this October 2013 trip was the FOURTH for half our group, and the third for the rest. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside (our first moderate-- we liked it a lot!) for 7 nights, and upgraded to AP's on our first day at the parks. Thanks to the magical Dis I discovered I could apply the value of the tickets I'd already purchased with our FREE DINING package towards AP's, so it felt like we got a whole lotta bang for our buck! We also bought at TIW card, and added quite a few table service meals on top of our Free Dining ADR's.
Come along and join in for Chapter I (or 4, possibly 5 trips we have planned in the next 12 months!!) I'm on a TIGHT deadline to try and finish this report before our next trip-- as of today, our countdown is at 18 DAYS!!!!:
Next up-- a little peek into our Disney past!!
WELCOME, WELCOME, WELCOME TO THE FIRST CHAPTER OF OUR YEAR OF DISNEY!!!!
Wanna meet the gang?! First up there's me, Melissa, mom to two (busy!!) little boys, recent discoverer of Disney, justifier of the Annual Pass, exclusive trip planner of the family, and all-around happy gal! In my life outside of Disney, I own a design business specializing in high-end vintage furniture. My schedule is mostly flexible and I can work from anywhere-- I'm especially partial to catching up on emails on It's A Small World and the Peoplemover!
Side note-- like lots of moms, I'm almost always behind the camera. Here's one of the ONLY shots of me this trip, taken by my four-year-old! Next time we are ordering PP+ for SURE!
Next up is my husband, Adam. We can generously call him a reluctant Disney-goer and a certified work-a-holic. This trip was my way of forcing him to slow down and feel the Magic, and while I don't think I'll hear him SUGGESTING a Disney trip of his own accord, I think he had a pretty good time! We were celebrating big time-- after a looooong decade of law school and life in the high-pressure corporate world, he made partner in his law firm at the ripe old age of 34!
This is Grady, our oldest. He was six on this trip, and he's my commando-touring-buddy, rope drop to park close companion, lover of all the rides that go FAST and not too big to hug on some characters (but NO face characters, please! They "freak him out." Hoping to change that during the Year Of Disney!!):yay:
The last member of our family is John-Harper (that's a double name, for all you folks from above the Mason-Dixon!) and he was four on this trip. He WISHES (heck, we ALL wish!!) that he could tour commando-style, but in reality, he's still pretty little, and gets tired quickly. When he's not melting down, he LOVES meeting characters, riding any roller coaster's he's tall enough for and eating Disney snacks. He developed some pretty strong opinions this trip about what he's NOT into (and I have to say, declaring Mickey's Philharmagic a big no-no just about broke my heart).:
Our first trip to The World was in January of 2012, and this October 2013 trip was the FOURTH for half our group, and the third for the rest. We stayed at Port Orleans Riverside (our first moderate-- we liked it a lot!) for 7 nights, and upgraded to AP's on our first day at the parks. Thanks to the magical Dis I discovered I could apply the value of the tickets I'd already purchased with our FREE DINING package towards AP's, so it felt like we got a whole lotta bang for our buck! We also bought at TIW card, and added quite a few table service meals on top of our Free Dining ADR's.
Come along and join in for Chapter I (or 4, possibly 5 trips we have planned in the next 12 months!!) I'm on a TIGHT deadline to try and finish this report before our next trip-- as of today, our countdown is at 18 DAYS!!!!:
Next up-- a little peek into our Disney past!!