Our Not So Scary Halloween Trip

[TaraWasHere]

Greetings All!​

This is going to be my very first Pretrip/trip report so please forgive me if I do things wrong/weird as apposed to you veterans out there. I love reading the reports others post, and love seeing all the different experiences people have in the parks. I thought it would be fun to share my own family experiences on our trip this year. But first I guess introductions are in order so...

First there is me. I am an unimportant background extra in my own story. My job is to plan the trips and make sure everyone else (particularly the girls) get to do the things they want to do while there. Yes, I do some things for me too, but I've been so many times and done so many things, that for me, just being there is all I need to be happy. My husband feels the same way for the most part, but there are still things he Must Do while there.

Ok picture time! My girls! the ones I plan everything around.

My Beautiful Belle (her first trip last year) And Darling Ariel (this is all she did last year)


Some photos from last years trip. Can we talk about how amazing Disney Princesses are!


Seriously this is all she did!


Well she did have a few moments:


Now that the Magic bands have arrived it is officially count down time! Fifteen days left to be exact.


Looking forward to sharing our count down with all of you!

 

[TaraWasHere]

Road Trip Prep: Disney is only a 10-11 hour drive for us so Flying never really was something we needed to do. We have flown, we just prefer to drive. Naturally that means some road trip snacks. Every year I let Ariel and now Belle pick a few snacks to fill the trave tackle box. This years selections are now in the box!



Got a nice selection of savory and sweet, a bit of protein. I think they did well for the trip.

The Plan: We are staying club level at the Grand Floridian this year. We were planning to do the Poly, but got a really good deal with the Sun and Fun room discount so snagged a CL room at the Floridian. We are going straight to the park this year, which is a new thing for us. We usually take the first day to settle in since we drive, so this going to be an interesting experience. Just to be on the safe side, we are going to AK the first day. It's our least favorite park, so no big deal if we are to tired to stay the day. Our line up for Ak Is a ROL Meal at Tusker House (knock out Donald and friends right off the bat) and FP's for Navi River Expedition Everest, Dinosaur, Kilimanjaro and FOP.

Monday we are heading to Epcot for the first time. Epcot is one of our favorite parks so Yay! Dining Reservation is For Garden Grill that night, with munching around the WS Food and Wine booths planned for other hunger pangs. FP's for the day are Frozen, Journey into imagination Spaceship Earth, and Mission:Space. We also have a Candy Sushi reservation that day. I know a lot of people don't do "throw away" fast passes, but we actually like all the rides we've chosen. Plan is to Rope Drop Frozen, then ride it again with the FP to get my oldest daughters "fix" out of the way.

Tuesday....HS day. I'm kind of not looking forward to this day. I booked this trip with the expectation that GE wouldn't be open yet...I was wrong. The plan is to get there early, and get it over with as quickly as possible. This is my Husbands favorite park so here's hoping. Reservation is for Hollywood and Vine. We got the Fantasmic package so if we decide to come back, at least we won't have to worry about seeing the show. FP's are for Dis Jr (only for the front row advantage) Star tours, Frozen sing along, Indiana Jones, and Slinky Dog Dash. We also have Reservations at Savi's workshop, and at the Droid Depo.

Wednesday! First MK Day. Got Breakfast at BOG right out of the gate. Meal Reservations are Tony's (Festival parade package) and Park Fair for diner. Fp's are for Spash Mountain, Buzz lightyear and SDMT. We are Doing the Fireworks Dessert Party this night as well.

Thursday: Back to Epcot! (have I mentioned we love Epcot.) Our diner reservation is for Akershus. My girls love this restaurant, and we can knock out a lot of princesses in one shot. FP's are for Test Track, Living with the land, and once again for Spaceship Earth. The plan is to watch illuminations for the last time on this night.

Finally Friday! The big day. We have an 8:05 am appointment for BBB. This will be Belle's first time there, and I think this is what I'm the most excited for on this trip. It has been a LONG time since I've been able to have one of my daughters styled. (my oldest is 19!) The plan is for the Signature Dress package...If I can get the dress I want. After BBB we have breakfast at CRT then Belle and I will be off the Meet Rapunzel and Tiana while her dad and sister head for Space mountain. Other FP's for the day are Enchanted tales with Belle, Philharmagic, BTM and Haunted Mansion. We also have a Lunch Reservation at BOG. Then of course that night will be the Halloween party. This will be our first time at MNSSHP as we have never done a Fall trip before.

Saturday we will be packing up and heading home. No goodbye breakfast this year as our dog will be home before we will! (having my mother pick him up before the vet closes) I'm sure he will need to pee something awful by the time we get there!

 

[chri3060]

Following along! Staying CL at GF is on my Disney bucket list!!

 

[TaraWasHere]

Following along! Staying CL at GF is on my Disney bucket list!!

This will be our first time CL at the Grand Floridian. We have stayed CL at the Polly a couple of times, and Many times at the Contemporary, which is my Husbands favorite Resort. I personally love the GF though. I always feel so spoiled when I am there!

 

[TaraWasHere]

We got 3 new pairs of Ears for this years trip! These come from HappilyEarverAfter and are gorgeous! We got two pairs with Halloween themes (well Nightmare Before Christmas, and Halloween) and a pair that is Merida themed. Ariel is also taking her rose gold pair and my hubby has his light up starwars pair that he must wear at HS.

14 days left till we leave!​

 

[TaraWasHere]

Happy single Digit day!
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We are down to 9 days till we leave. Suitcases are out and ready for loading. I have our pretrip checklist on the fridge with last minute items and things that need to be done before we leave. My youngest daughters "busy bag" is stuffed full of activities to keep her busy on the way down. Roadtrip snack requests are in the snack bag, and drinks are chilling in the fridge. I think we are almost ready to go.

 

[chri3060]

Single digit day is the second best day. The BEST day being arrival day!!

 

[TaraWasHere]

Arrival is the best! I always get excited crossing the Disney Sign, no matter how many times I’ve been before.