kelmac284
Lover of all things Disney since 1975
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Let me start out with an introduction. My name is Kelly and I am 43 and I am married to Shane 37. We have two girls Katy 10 and Shelby 9. I have been a deluxe AP holder since 2006 and at this point the jury is out as to whether or not I will be renewing my pass next June because unfortunately the prices are getting a bit steep. But at least for now I have until June to enjoy my current pass and upon my last trip I upgraded my girls passes to AP's in the hopes that we might make a fall trip and then one more summer trip next year and get a few trips out of an AP for them as well.
Then RIGHT after we got home my mom who is my partner in crime and frequent trip taker as well decided that we would venture back to the "world". We have been to DW 3 times and usually only go about once every 3 years with our last trip being in Nov of 2008. However this past trip was the first time that we left without another trip on the horizon. We KNEW that we would someday be back but we had hoped that we would somehow be able to afford some other destinations such as Hawaii, perhaps a cruise or maybe even Europe.
However with our lovely economy such as it is that didn't happen. We WERE able to take a wonderful trip to Washington D.C./NYC last summer and I am SO grateful for that but it was not long after that my mom discovered that she had some unused weeks on her timeshare and after MUCH speculation we came to the determination that DW it was. Thus we are going back, just her and I and the girls this Nov.
My dh was unable to make this trip for the first time and was lamenting that fact and he has not been able to take a vacation, Disney or otherwise, since last Oct.
Therefore he mentioned a few weeks ago that he would like to take a short weekend getaway this fall and go to Disneyland. I told him the girls would not be able to miss anymore school as they will be missing 5 days for the DW trip and he said we could go over their Christmas break.
Normally I would NEVER want to go at such a busy time of year but heck I haven't been to Disney during Christmas in a few years and have been yearning to go back AND who I am to turn down another trip to the land, my fav place!!
So at this point it is all speculation and wishful thinking, hence the title of my report, but dh says it is a done deal so hopefully it all works out. Sometime in the next few days, hopefully this weekend I will probably at least reserve a room so that if it DOES come to pass at least we have that under our belts and since we don't need to actually PAY for it till we go it is easily cancelled at the last minute!
And since the girls and I have AP's the only other thing to do would be to get parkhoppers for dh which can ALSO be done at the last minute.
We will be driving which we haven't done in YEARS and we will be staying the budge route which we have ALSO not done in several trips.
The last 3 times I have been I have gotten VERY spoiled. This past June we got a GREAT rate and stayed at the Grand Californian which I have only ever done once before in 2002. I must say it was really not worth it but still fun to stay on property. Then in March on the ladies trip mom and I splurged and stayed at Paradise Pier. There is a ladies trip referenced in the main DL section of the boards and mom and I have gone twice now. And then the last trip we had that we splurged was last October we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. They once again had GREAT discounted rooms and although we had planned to stay at one of the discounted hotels on Harbor these rooms came available and we just couldn't pass it up.
So the past THREE trips I have taken we have stayed on property and gotten REALLY spoiled but alas there are NO discounts to be had and our run is over. So it is back with the masses and back to Harbor we go.
Our plan is to drive down on December 17th, the day the girls get out of school and stay at the Dessert Inn. We have stayed here several times and find it quite satisfactory, a great location and the price is right!
We plan to go to the parks on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and then drive home on Tuesday. It will be a very short trip but long enough to get a little taste of the land and a bit of holiday cheer. Plus that way dh will only miss a few days work and it is far enough away from christmas that we won't have to worry about our passes being blocked.
So that is the plan for the time being.
As I said I hope to at least book a room here shortly and then it is just a matter of waiting to see how things transpire. The trip should be relatively inexpensive so barring any unforseen issues I don't see any reason why it shouldn't come to pass. But we all know life has a way of getting in the way so I won't say it is for sure just yet!
Stay tuned for updates...
And just for fun here is a pic of my clan from the halloween party last oct so we know who we are talking about
Then RIGHT after we got home my mom who is my partner in crime and frequent trip taker as well decided that we would venture back to the "world". We have been to DW 3 times and usually only go about once every 3 years with our last trip being in Nov of 2008. However this past trip was the first time that we left without another trip on the horizon. We KNEW that we would someday be back but we had hoped that we would somehow be able to afford some other destinations such as Hawaii, perhaps a cruise or maybe even Europe.
However with our lovely economy such as it is that didn't happen. We WERE able to take a wonderful trip to Washington D.C./NYC last summer and I am SO grateful for that but it was not long after that my mom discovered that she had some unused weeks on her timeshare and after MUCH speculation we came to the determination that DW it was. Thus we are going back, just her and I and the girls this Nov.
My dh was unable to make this trip for the first time and was lamenting that fact and he has not been able to take a vacation, Disney or otherwise, since last Oct.
Therefore he mentioned a few weeks ago that he would like to take a short weekend getaway this fall and go to Disneyland. I told him the girls would not be able to miss anymore school as they will be missing 5 days for the DW trip and he said we could go over their Christmas break.
Normally I would NEVER want to go at such a busy time of year but heck I haven't been to Disney during Christmas in a few years and have been yearning to go back AND who I am to turn down another trip to the land, my fav place!!

So at this point it is all speculation and wishful thinking, hence the title of my report, but dh says it is a done deal so hopefully it all works out. Sometime in the next few days, hopefully this weekend I will probably at least reserve a room so that if it DOES come to pass at least we have that under our belts and since we don't need to actually PAY for it till we go it is easily cancelled at the last minute!
And since the girls and I have AP's the only other thing to do would be to get parkhoppers for dh which can ALSO be done at the last minute.
We will be driving which we haven't done in YEARS and we will be staying the budge route which we have ALSO not done in several trips.
The last 3 times I have been I have gotten VERY spoiled. This past June we got a GREAT rate and stayed at the Grand Californian which I have only ever done once before in 2002. I must say it was really not worth it but still fun to stay on property. Then in March on the ladies trip mom and I splurged and stayed at Paradise Pier. There is a ladies trip referenced in the main DL section of the boards and mom and I have gone twice now. And then the last trip we had that we splurged was last October we stayed at the Disneyland Hotel. They once again had GREAT discounted rooms and although we had planned to stay at one of the discounted hotels on Harbor these rooms came available and we just couldn't pass it up.
So the past THREE trips I have taken we have stayed on property and gotten REALLY spoiled but alas there are NO discounts to be had and our run is over. So it is back with the masses and back to Harbor we go.
Our plan is to drive down on December 17th, the day the girls get out of school and stay at the Dessert Inn. We have stayed here several times and find it quite satisfactory, a great location and the price is right!
We plan to go to the parks on Saturday, Sunday and Monday and then drive home on Tuesday. It will be a very short trip but long enough to get a little taste of the land and a bit of holiday cheer. Plus that way dh will only miss a few days work and it is far enough away from christmas that we won't have to worry about our passes being blocked.
So that is the plan for the time being.
As I said I hope to at least book a room here shortly and then it is just a matter of waiting to see how things transpire. The trip should be relatively inexpensive so barring any unforseen issues I don't see any reason why it shouldn't come to pass. But we all know life has a way of getting in the way so I won't say it is for sure just yet!
Stay tuned for updates...
And just for fun here is a pic of my clan from the halloween party last oct so we know who we are talking about

