our mother/daughter week june 14-21

[praline3001]

WWOOHOOOOOO no stinky boy socks on this trip!!!!

We are soooo excited, my daughter and I. We are talking the whole 9 yards of fluff and glamour and princesses this week.

DH and the boys are going on a boy scout camping trip and DD and I decided we would do an all girl week at Disney while they are out being MEN. We will be celebrating DD's birthday while we are there so this makes it double special.

###please note we were just at Disney the first of Feb so this extra trip is for wandering and fun... no commando touring here. Its no big deal if we miss something because we just did so much on our last trip!!!#####

So what is in store for us? Well we are flying SWA direct flight... no yucky lay overs

We are still trying to decide if we will do the limo service from the airport or use ME. We did the limo just a few weeks ago and LOVED it but it depends on the trip budget.

Where are we staying? The Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf concierge

We stayed in a regular room recently but I have been convinced the best way to do Disney is concierge

What are in the plans so far?
Well here is what it looks like....

I had some huge changes and so I redid this portion of my pre trip report and it can be found on page 4.

June 14
We arrive at 10am in the morning, check in and all that good stuff.
I am having a special dress made up for DD for her birthday. She will be so cute in it. I am in the works of having our room decorated with Cinderella stuff for her Birthday. It is going to be soooo magical for her
Depending on how we are doing on time, we are going to hit some sites at the MK this afternoon. Nothing over the top with touring as we won't be there until noon. just our first visit to get the castle wish out of the way
We have ADRs for 1900 parkfare dinner 6:20pm. They know its her Bday and are going to have a little cake for her.

June 15
We are planning on eating breakfast in the concierge lounge... get our money's worth
After that, we are heading to AK. She loves EE so we will most likely head there first. We missed the Nemo show this past trip so that is a must do this trip. We will skip the safari (you will see why in the afternoon...) and either do the rapids or meet some characters.
Rides/shows we will NOT do at AK due to scaring the pants off my wimpy daughter
1. Dino ...she hates this ride
2. Bug life... she is totally creeped out by bugs
Other than that, we will wander through the park looking at animals and FP what looks interesting to her at that moment.

At 1pm we are planning on doing the safari tour for concierge guest. It is supposed to be air conditioned and last for a little over an hour. From what I read this is an outstanding tour and you get to see lots more animals and stuff from the safari than you would from the regular ride.
Also... no standing in line for an hour

After our Safari tour, we are going to leave AK to the heat and the crowds and head back to the resort for a nice swim.

We have ressies for Yak and Yeti's for 6:30 and if we can yank our little behinds out of the pool, we would like to make it back there for dinner as we really enjoyed ourselves there last time. If not, its resort shopping and dinner at the cafe or room service.

June 16
Again we are going to take advantage of the concierge lounge for breakfast!
This is our Epcot day....
We have to stop by Germany to make a special doll for her birthday. Thanks Channing for this idea!
We also have to stop by Morocco to give a shout out to a few CM's that we made friends with and stay in email contact with.
My DD missed Figment this last time as it was closed so we want to make sure to see him... can't miss Figment
We also will try and ride Soarin once. We did it 5 times this past trip so no biggie if we miss it.
DD's Fav ride is TT... so I am sure we will swing on there once.
When it starts getting really hot, we are going to head back to the resort for another long swim.
We have ADRS for Garden grill 8pm. This meal we can't miss. My DD made specials friends with the munks this past time and she would be heartbroken if she didn't get to stop by and say HI!
Things we will skip epcot:
The Nemo ride we will most likely skip. She wasn't overly impressed this time with it...
Mission Space as she got dizzy and didn't care for it before
We just spent 2 full days doing the world showcase so we will do a quickie tour of it ... for the doll and to say hi to her friends but we won't do every nook and cranny this time.


June 17
Again... lounge breakfast
We are heading out to DHS this morning.
She loves RNR so that will be where we head first.
We are hoping the new Toy story ride is opened when we are there and that will be a must do!
We missed Beauty and the Beast show as he brothers outvoted her so that is a must do for us along with the Little Mermaid show.
We are going to skip light motor action along with Indy shows. They were good shows but this is a GIRL ONLY TRIP and we just saw them
Again, when it gets too hot and crowded we are heading back to the resort and hitting the pool. At some point during the day we are going to meet up with my brother and his family who live nearby. We see them a lot so its no biggie if we don't see them every minute of the trip
This day is his birthday so I have made ressies for Ohana's dinner. He has two little ones so this will be nice for them. I am in the process of having a special cake ordered for him so we can embarrass him during dinner.

June 18
We have ADRs for Cindy's castle breakfast at 8:05AM... yes I said AM
We wanted to get there well before the park opened. DD's fav princess is Cinderella sooooo this is a biggie for her!!!
She isn't too keen on HM so that one is off our list. We are going to play it by ear and see what has long lines and what doesnt and FP what we can. We are in no rush and there is no particular thing we HAVE to do.
We did miss the storytime with Belle, and DD said she would like to do that so adding it to our list.
When it gets hot we will head back to the resort (are you seeing a pattern here ) for a swim. We have ressies for LTT at 7pm but staying at the GF its only a monorail ride away.

June 19th
Again lounge breakfast....
We are going to hit DHS again and knock out what we missed on our first day there. Again...going slow and catching the sites.
We have ADRs for mama melrose for 4:10 but we may change that ...depending on how hot it gets. If we get too hot or tired, we will do dinner at the resort... either room service or cafe.
The plan is AFTER Melrose to head back to the resort...and you guessed it hit the POOL!

June 20th
Lounge breakfast..
We have yet to decide if we are going to do AK or Epcot on this day. It just depends on what we had gotten done so far and what she feels like doing this day as it is her birthday trip.
AS I said earlier... this is NOT a commando trip so this leaves us lots of room to change if need be. There are VERY VERY few can't miss things on this trip... the rest of the week is a go with the flow and relax trip.

We do have ADRS which we will not miss at Le ciellers steak house 6:20pm

Other than that.. this is a free day where we can do whatever she wants to

June 21
Our last day... we need to check out of our resort and take care of business.
We have breakfast ADrs for Chef Mickeys ...she loves this breakfast.
After that we will meander around MK for the day. Our plane doesn't leave until 8pm so we have plenty of time for last minute shopping and rides.
We have lunch ADRS for Tony Towne Square.


SOOOOOOOOOO that's it folks... thats all I have planned so far.
I know it might make some of the planning guru's a bit nutso but ohhh well. We are going to go to Disney this time and RELAX... take in the sites and have fun without killing ourselves

 

[scottny]

Ok I am here along for this ride too. The plans sound great. That is great you get to go with just your daughter.

 

[praline3001]

Ok I am here along for this ride too. The plans sound great. That is great you get to go with just your daughter.

This ride only goes when your sitting in the front row

Seriously... I am bound and determined to make Disney a VACATION rather than a quest

 

[scottny]

This ride only goes when your sitting in the front row

Seriously... I am bound and determined to make Disney a VACATION rather than a quest

When Biff and I go in September we decided we will what we see and no commando. Take our time and enjoy it all.

 

[praline3001]

When Biff and I go in September we decided we will what we see and no commando. Take our time and enjoy it all.

I am still trying to make it through your TR... you go into such great details!!!


I cant ever remember half the things we do

I am hoping on getting caught up tonight after I tuck the kids into bed!!

It is a great report!!!!!

 

[scottny]

I am still trying to make it through your TR... you go into such great details!!!


I cant ever remember half the things we do

I am hoping on getting caught up tonight after I tuck the kids into bed!!

It is a great report!!!!!

thank you. I am thinking I need to slow down, people are having a hard time keeping up.
I just did day 6 breakfast.

 

[praline3001]

I just got my first email from the IPO at the GF

This has gotten me really excited about our trip and we have a 112 days left until we leave

I hope it goes quickly!!!!

It looks like I can't book the concierge safari until 90 days out but they will hold my name and automatically book it on the 90 day mark

Still looking at what to do special for DD for her birthday. I am hoping to snag a sugar free cake for the room. Anyone reading know if the bakery does SF cakes?

As some of you who read my TR from Feb know, I am a gastric bypass gal and sugar and me DO NOT MIX
I would like to partake of her birthday cake with her... kind of one of those important things... so I am crossing my fingers hoping they can come up with something we can share as mother and daughter!!!

Anyway, its late and I am excited about our email... ok so I am offically a nutcase

 

[scottny]

I just got my first email from the IPO at the GF

This has gotten me really excited about our trip and we have a 112 days left until we leave

I hope it goes quickly!!!!

It looks like I can't book the concierge safari until 90 days out but they will hold my name and automatically book it on the 90 day mark

Still looking at what to do special for DD for her birthday. I am hoping to snag a sugar free cake for the room. Anyone reading know if the bakery does SF cakes?

As some of you who read my TR from Feb know, I am a gastric bypass gal and sugar and me DO NOT MIX
I would like to partake of her birthday cake with her... kind of one of those important things... so I am crossing my fingers hoping they can come up with something we can share as mother and daughter!!!

Anyway, its late and I am excited about our email... ok so I am offically a nutcase

I would look on here in search for cakes. There is a great thread where u can find out anything about cakes at Disney.

I am sure they have sugar free they cater to everyone.

 

[praline3001]

I would look on here in search for cakes. There is a great thread where u can find out anything about cakes at Disney.

I am sure they have sugar free they cater to everyone.

::in my best mobster voice::: don't worry I have people

Actually I am looking into it as are a few others. This is one of the only bad things about my surgery ... I really love it except for these very few special moments where it becomes a problem. I mean what little 7 year old girl is going to want to eat her birthday cake ALONE?!?! SOOOO sad I know.....
If nothing else I can "pretend" to eat it

 

[scottny]

::in my best mobster voice::: don't worry I have people

Actually I am looking into it as are a few others. This is one of the only bad things about my surgery ... I really love it except for these very few special moments where it becomes a problem. I mean what little 7 year old girl is going to want to eat her birthday cake ALONE?!?! SOOOO sad I know.....
If nothing else I can "pretend" to eat it

Maybe if worst case you get her a cake and maybe a small sugar free for yourself.

 

[praline3001]

Maybe if worst case you get her a cake and maybe a small sugar free for yourself.

Well that is one of my last options... my other option would be to find some Dis'ers who are there the same time we are and let them chow down on the cake with her

As I said... I have people and we are working the system now to see what can be done.

 

[scottny]

Well that is one of my last options... my other option would be to find some Dis'ers who are there the same time we are and let them chow down on the cake with her

As I said... I have people and we are working the system now to see what can be done.

good idea.

 

[DisneyJo]

Subbing to read later

 

[abitt]

Just reading and subscribbing ... can't wait to hear what you find out about the cake. I am a diabetic and would love to know if you can special order a SF cake. Trip sounds great so far. I would LOVE it if my daughter and i could go on a trip for just us girls. We can barely afford to go to Disney every 2 to 3 years. Hope you have fun

 

[whogirl'smom]

Subbing. Could you get Savannah a mini castle cake for her birthday and order also a plate of tuxedo strawberries to go with it? Would choc. dipped strawberries be too much sugar for you? I read that cake thread forever last year, but I swear I can't remember if they had anything about sugar free cakes....

 

[praline3001]

Welcome gals!

Update on the cake situation. I got a hold of Peggy from Peggy's Sweets and More. I have only heard good things about her company so I am excited!!!

She found me a sugar free cake at the bakery she uses

She is going to do the Ultimate room decoration package, plus the SF cake with cindy decorations.... she is going to be in our room before we actually walk in and decorate it with streamers, balloons, centerpiece... the whole 9 yards. Then she will have a nice SF cake in the center

I am really excited about this!!! I knew we could do the castle or the strawberries but she is still little... only 7 and would feel bad if she had to partake of any of that all by herself. Not sure about Bday candles and strawberries either

This is going to work out a lot better and a lot safer for me!

OH and daddy (AKA DH) is going to order her a gift basket through peggy to be in the room when we get there too. He is in the process of picking out a few things for the gift basket that would be special for her to get from her daddy.... since he won't be there

Did I ever mention how much of a softie daddy was?

 

[scottny]

that sounds great. looks like it is all coming together.

that is sweet of him to make a basket for her being he won't be there.

 

[praline3001]

that sounds great. looks like it is all coming together.

that is sweet of him to make a basket for her being he won't be there.

Do you think he will send me roses?!?! NOT
What is it about a daddy and his little princess that makes them go all soft and mushy

 

[scottny]

Do you think he will send me roses?!?! NOT
What is it about a daddy and his little princess that makes them go all soft and mushy

Maybe he will surprise you with something.

it is his little girl.

 

[abitt]

Sounds like you have it all planned. I wish I could go too. It sounds absolutely wonderful. Can't wait to hear more.