Our last WDW trip before I have a baby!!! A Dec. 08 PTR w/ pics. Big news! 11/13

[mickeysgirl17]

Hello everyone! to my PTR! I'm so excited to start.



Who we are:

Me - 24 year old mom who loves WDW. I obsessively plan all our vacations down to the very last detail. I currently work in retail but am studying to be a Wedding consultant/event planner. Here I am.

DH - A pirate. Makes swords, fights the bad guys, lol. Here he is:

lol. Ok, back to my real DH (sorry DH!)

DH - 25 years old. Goes to Disney to make me happy but would rather try somewhere else for future vacations. Doesn't plan for our trip at all, but helps me pay for it. lol. Loves thrill rides.

Here he is:

DD - Age 5. Loves Disney as much as I do. Is into princesses, rides, and hopes to live in the castle one day. She just started kindergarten.
Here is my little princess.

About the title: DH and I have been discussing for some time now that we'd like to have our 2nd child. My DD is already 5 and everyone keeps telling me how I should have my kids close together or if not, they'll argue and my DD will have no one to play with. Well, I think its almost time. Yes, almost. I'm pretty sure we're ready (if its even possible to be ready for a child), but I kept telling DH we should wait until next year so that I could have my one last trip to WDW before I get pregnant, so of course, we absoloutely must make the most out of this trip because it will be a while. I don't plan to take an infant to WDW and since I already have plans for our very first disney cruise in 2010 and we only take vacations every other year, my next trip to WDW probably won't be until 2011 or 2012.

Here are the basics:

Dates: Sat, Dec. 6th to Sun, Dec. 14th (8 nights, 9 days)
Resort: Pop Century Standard room, requested 50's section, ground floor
Package: Magic your way plus deluxe dining plan
Tickets: Magic your way base tickets

Table of contents:
Who we are, your reading it, post 1
My plans and ADR's so far, scroll down, post 7
He's making me T-shirts! scroll down, post 8
WDW history, scroll down, post 12
Deluxe dining--must have snacks, page 2, post 21
Planning tools and cute disney stuff, page 3, post 38 and 39
Some not so good news, page 3, post 44
Souvenirs!!!page 4, post 60
Park goals, MK and Epcot, page 5, post 74
Park goals, DHS and AK, page 6, post 78
I went shopping! Page, 7, post 101
Countdown calendar, page 8, post 111
Pictures from Dec. 2006, Page 8, post 120, 121
Lists, lists lists, page 9, post 129
LGMH's, page 9, post 135
Big news! page 10, post 141http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=28696712#post28696712

 

[mickeysgirl17]

bumping....hoping someone will read my PTR

 

[wdwgirl03]

I'll read it! 9 days, I am jealous! You're going to have an awesome time and I can't wait to hear more of your plans.

 

[tybrilinja]

Me too, I'll read it. What a darling little girl you have. I can't wait to read all about your planning,.......waiting for more.

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'll read it! 9 days, I am jealous! You're going to have an awesome time and I can't wait to hear more of your plans.

Me too, I'll read it. What a darling little girl you have. I can't wait to read all about your planning,.......waiting for more.

Awesome! I'm glad you guys are in! Thanks.

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'm wondering if I should change my title since I'm not getting many readers. Any ideas?

Next installment coming very soon.....

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Here's my plans and ADR's so far.....

Saturday, December 6th
Arrive Pop Century by 8am. Check In. Go to Epcot
Bfst: none
Lunch: Tutto italia (1pm)
Dinner: Teppan Edo (7:30)

Sunday, December 7th
MK day
Bfst: Boma (7:35am)
Lunch: snacks
Dinner: California Grill (9pm)....hoping to catch holiday wishes

Monday, December 8th
DHS day
lunch: 50's PTC (11:30am)
dinner: Beaches n' cream (whenever we leave DHS)

Tuesday, December 9th aka crazy day
Mvmcp
Bfst: Chef Mickeys (8:35)
Parasailing at contemporary (10:30)
Wonderland tea party (1:30)
Dinner: Ohana's (5pm)
Mvmcp

Wednesday, December 10th
DHS day
bfst: none
lunch: Sci fi (11am)
dinner: Jiko (8:55pm)

Thursday, Decmeber 11th
no park today
lunch: Wolfgang puck cafe (11:45)
disneyquest
dinner: Narcoossee's (8:35pm)

Friday, Decmber 12th
AK day
Bfst: Tusker house (8:05)
Dinner: HDDR (last show, category 1)

Saturday, December 13th
Epcot
Bfst: Akershus (8:30am)
lunch: Marrakesh (1:30pm)
Dinner: Le Cellier (7:30)

Sunday, December 14th
MK
lunch: Whispering Canyon cafe (11:45am)
Dinner: yachstman steakhouse (7:10pm)

I know this is very aggressive, but DD can stay up late with no problem and I think we can do it based on previous trips. What are your thoughts?

A couple of things to note:
I'm trying to get an earlier ADR for the California Grill. I really wanted to eat before the fireworks, so that we could watch the fireworks and get back to bed afterwards, but no availability. Do you guys think I should keep trying? I call every day.

Coming up next.....our history of wdw, and snacks I can't wait to try!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

So, last night, my Anti-disney DH and I were talking. I was talking about Disney of course and I was telling him about how I would love to have a Dis t-shirt or matching T-shirts for all of us for our trip.

I told him I was thinking of going to buy some shirts, but he insisted we could just buy plain shirts and make them ourselves.

I told him I wasn't sure if If I knew how and he told me he would make them for me!!! What!!! How crazy is that?

This should be intresting considering he's never done this before.

Now, I just wonder how long it will take him to do this. You guys think they'll be ready by December? Yeah, this is DH were talking about, I probably shouldn't get my hopes up....but I am happy he's trying to do something nice for me!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Do you guys have any suggestions for a new title? I'm not getting many readers. My PTR is so lonely...... I need some

 

[bettyann29]

Im in!!

9 days? WOW.. Im jealous

My DH used to be the way your DH is.. He only went to WDW because he knew how much I love it.. but I think I've converted him! He really enjoys going now.. As long as we make sure we go to HS and he gets to ride Rock n Roller Coaster all is good.. He loves that ride!! We usually ride it a few times in a row at least.. and then go back and ride it a few more times later that day with fastpasses.. Ive been tossing around the idea recently of a solo trip but Im soooo afraid that he will try to highjack my solo trip and come along

Your DD is sooo cute! My youngest DD is 10, almost 11 and lets just say she is the farthest from being a princess as you can get.. she is a TOMBOY! It drives me absolute nuts! especially since my oldest DD who is about to be 17 was always a girly girl.. it was always dresses and pink things and barbie dolls, you get the picture... My DD10 says if I make her wear a dress she will be ill.. Sometimes Im tempted to do it just to see if she really will get ill..

Sounds like you guys are in for one heck of a great trip.. especially with the christmas decorations up and everything.. Ok Im really getting jealous now..

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Im in!!

9 days? WOW.. Im jealous

My DH used to be the way your DH is.. He only went to WDW because he knew how much I love it.. but I think I've converted him! He really enjoys going now.. As long as we make sure we go to HS and he gets to ride Rock n Roller Coaster all is good.. He loves that ride!! We usually ride it a few times in a row at least.. and then go back and ride it a few more times later that day with fastpasses.. Ive been tossing around the idea recently of a solo trip but Im soooo afraid that he will try to highjack my solo trip and come along

Your DD is sooo cute! My youngest DD is 10, almost 11 and lets just say she is the farthest from being a princess as you can get.. she is a TOMBOY! It drives me absolute nuts! especially since my oldest DD who is about to be 17 was always a girly girl.. it was always dresses and pink things and barbie dolls, you get the picture... My DD10 says if I make her wear a dress she will be ill.. Sometimes Im tempted to do it just to see if she really will get ill..

Sounds like you guys are in for one heck of a great trip.. especially with the christmas decorations up and everything.. Ok Im really getting jealous now..

lol. My family is actually the opposite. DH loved Disney the first time around in 2006. We had a perfect trip. Since we love only just over 2 hours away, we've visited MK 4 more times for 1 day trips since and keeps telling me he's so tired of WDW. I don't know how that is possible.

My DD is a girly girl. She thinks she is a disney princess!

Thanks for reading so far. Please come back for updates!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

December 2006--This was DD and my very first trip ever to WDW. DH had been there as a child. We stayed at pop century in the 50's section which is also what I requested this year along with a ground floor room. We stayed 8 nights/9 days and had the DP.

Here we are in 2006 after watching Indiana Jones at the souvenir shop:

January 2007--A 1 day trip to MK with my brother, Jerry who lives in PA. He came down to visit and had never been to WDW before so we had a perfect excuse to go back!

May 2007--Well, this time around my mom and other Brother, Peter visited for my DD's 4th birthday and, well, you guessed it. While they were here, we had to take them to MK for another 1 day trip since they had never been before either.

You are probably looking at the above picture and thinking we are some crazy freaky family, but I had to show you guys this. I'll tell you what happened. DH decided to be silly and do the bunny ears to me. My brother saw him doing this and started laughing which is when I tried to grab my DH and make him stop before the picture was taken but it was too late and I didn't mean for my hand to go there at all especially not when the picture was about to be taken and with my mother standing 2 feet away from me. To make matters worse, I was right next to the character and I said to DH: "I'm gonna kill you" (for the bunny ears) and the poor character probably thought I was threatening him/her. I felt really bad when we left the room and I realized what I just said. Dh can be such a clown sometimes!

August 24, 2007--Pirate and Princess party with our nephew, age 4 at the time. It got rained out and we didn't get to do any of the special party events. This is the only bad experience I had at disney....although Disney made me happy by giving us free admission to MK any day for a year. (Which of course means we went back 1 more time)

But, on the flip side, I did get to meet my other hubby, no not Will Turner, but.....

and finally....

May, 2008--Our most recent trip. Another one day at MK and the day we used our free tickets from the Pirate and Princess Party. We also celebrated DD's 5th birthday. We did BBB and ate dinner at the Crystal Palace too.

So, maybe you all can now see why DH doesn't want to go back. He "thinks" we did everything in MK or WDW for that matter and wants to go somewhere else. Like that's gonna happen!


Coming up next: What I plan to do with all those deluxe dp snack credits!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Since not that many people are reading my PTR, I have changed the title! I hope this one is better.

 

[bellasmommy0]

I'm in. We will also be there from the 6th to the 16th!! I will have to compare our schedules to see if we are ever at the same parks. I cant wait for December!!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'm in. We will also be there from the 6th to the 16th!! I will have to compare our schedules to see if we are ever at the same parks. I cant wait for December!!

Great! I'm so happy to have a new reader!

By the way, my nickname is Bella too just like your DD!

Stay tuned for more.

 

[wdwgirl03]

Your dining plans look great! We usually don't do a lot of ADRs but I really like the Sci-Fi and the Prime Time Cafe. So fun! I'd love to try Beaches and Cream and Whispering Canyon Cafe.

Cute pictures!

I see in your signature you were there in May...so were we. The weather was great and it was so uncrowded!

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Your dining plans look great! We usually don't do a lot of ADRs but I really like the Sci-Fi and the Prime Time Cafe. So fun! I'd love to try Beaches and Cream and Whispering Canyon Cafe.

Cute pictures!

I see in your signature you were there in May...so were we. The weather was great and it was so uncrowded!

Yup. May was very nice. We were only there a day for DD's 5th birthday but crowds were low and it was a beautiful day.

 

[Becx N Gav]

I'm in that's another December Diser We're there 7th - 22nd so I will keep an eye out for you guys.

I love your plans, we're going to Jiko the same night but at 6.20pm - you may spot us as you're arriving, I'll try not to eat too quickly

Don't worry the posts will come, there are loads of us going before Christmas. I thought I would still be on page 2 by this time but you have to keep at it

Your DD is such a cutie she IS a Disney princess

Hope you have a wonderful time - who can't at Disney ? - can't wait to hear more, esp the snacks you are going to try

Your dining plans look great! We usually don't do a lot of ADRs but I really like the Sci-Fi and the Prime Time Cafe. So fun! I'd love to try Beaches and Cream and Whispering Canyon Cafe.

Cute pictures!

I see in your signature you were there in May...so were we. The weather was great and it was so uncrowded!

You HAVE to do Beaches and Cream - esp. if you're staying at the Beach Club In fact you should do it twice I just love the milkshakes and burgers, I still haven't tried a sundae yet

 

[mickeysgirl17]

I'm in that's another December Diser We're there 7th - 22nd so I will keep an eye out for you guys.

I love your plans, we're going to Jiko the same night but at 6.20pm - you may spot us as you're arriving, I'll try not to eat too quickly

Don't worry the posts will come, there are loads of us going before Christmas. I thought I would still be on page 2 by this time but you have to keep at it

Your DD is such a cutie she IS a Disney princess

Hope you have a wonderful time - who can't at Disney ? - can't wait to hear more, esp the snacks you are going to try

You HAVE to do Beaches and Cream - esp. if you're staying at the Beach Club In fact you should do it twice I just love the milkshakes and burgers, I still haven't tried a sundae yet

Awesome! I hope to see you at Jiko. I'm actually hoping to get an earlier time if someone cancels their ADR. Maybe I'll be there at the same time.

And yes, I am so excited to do Beaches n' cream. Those No way Jose's look amazing! Thanks for reading.

More coming soon.

 

[Becx N Gav]