Well let me start off with introductions. 1 1/2 years ago we did the land/sea package and loved every minute of our vacation.
Mom-AKA Donald-the ultimate planner and was so excited for this trip I couldnt sleep for 2 weeks before we left.
Dad-AKA Dad or Grumpy-Goes with the flow and is pretty easy going unless hes sleep deprived then watch out.
DD9-AKA Aurora- Our sleeping beauty who needs 10 hours a night or else get like her Dad. And lives to pick on her sister.
DD6-AKA Ariel- The whiner who can find just about anything to whine about and did for 6 days. But we will love her.And threw-up the days before we left but seemed fine after that and ended up going to school the day we left.
Thankfully as I had a lot of packing to do.
We went over DD9 Birthday and to celebrate both of the girls birthdays as we cant afford to come back in 4 months. This was a surprise trip for the girls. We informed their teachers, I had conferences the day (9/28)before we left and got their homework then. So onto the start of vacation a hotel stay the night before we leave from Minneapolis airport. Stayed at the LaQuinta Inn and did the stay and fly package. DH and I dropped the kids off at school and I drove DH to work so after school, I could pick the girls up at the bus stop and pick up Dad from work which is ½ way to the hotel. Stopped at KFC for dinner which is when we told them. I took an idea from someone here on the Dis and did a puzzle and to solve the puzzle the girls had to put them together and it read We are going to Disney World tomorrow. They didnt have the jump up and down response like I thought they would. DD9 was in shock and seemed confused. DD6 refused to believe us until we would get on
the airplane. At the hotel we swam and hung out and relaxed as we had to get up at 2:30 AM our flight left at 5:20AM. DD6 and myself never did fall asleep.
So our tranfer to the airport was at 3:00AM and the rest of our flight was uneventful. Had a layover in Atlanta (thanks to Delta airlines changing our flight 5 time before we left. I had originally booked a non stop. I will NEVER fly Delta again for that reason, they did the same on a different vacation last year). The ME express bus was there about 5 minute after we checked in and we are on our way to POP century.
I loved POP- We had room 5330 in the 60s section facing the lake it was close to the flower pool and the main hall. I like how close everything is we have staying at POR and POFQ and while those are nice resorts. I think POP is more Disney and better theming when traveling with kids. However the walls are thin and we could hear people talking next door once in a while but not all the time.
DAY 1 - Hollywood Studios and dinner at Hollywood and Vine 9/30
Had lunch at POP and was amazed at how much food we got on the dining plan
We were checked into our room and ready to head to HS by 3pm and we had ADRs for Hollywood and Vine at 4:30. DD9 and I went on Tower of Terror with maybe a 10 minute wait even tough it said 20 min. then DH and DD9 went again. No wait. DD9 and I also went on RR, that was a blast, I missed it last time and I must say that is my favorite coaster. DD9 is an adrenolin junky and loves the Big rides. DD6 was very cranky and tired by this time and refused to go on anything even when asked over and over. So she sat in the stroller and people watched which she was fine with. Before we knew it, it was time to eat. I am not a fan of Hollywood and Vine but it fit into our plans when I made ADRs. DH, DD6 and I found food to eat but DD9 had issues as she can be picky and found she didnt like Disneys kids chicken nuggets or mac-n-cheese. DD6 took 3 bites of her food and proceeded to lay down and instantly fall asleep, I guess that night of no sleep finally caught up to her. She has never done that before even as a baby. We took pics. Our plan was to stay and watch Fantasmic but it wasnt on tonight and I dont think the kids would have made it. After dinner we headed back home and we were all asleep by 7PM. DD6 never really woke up- and slept straight until 9:30 AM when we woke her up.
I will leave you here for now the kids are almost home from school now. What will day 2 bring? I will post some pics after my DH shows me how.
Mom-AKA Donald-the ultimate planner and was so excited for this trip I couldnt sleep for 2 weeks before we left.
Dad-AKA Dad or Grumpy-Goes with the flow and is pretty easy going unless hes sleep deprived then watch out.
DD9-AKA Aurora- Our sleeping beauty who needs 10 hours a night or else get like her Dad. And lives to pick on her sister.
DD6-AKA Ariel- The whiner who can find just about anything to whine about and did for 6 days. But we will love her.
And threw-up the days before we left but seemed fine after that and ended up going to school the day we left. Thankfully as I had a lot of packing to do.We went over DD9 Birthday and to celebrate both of the girls birthdays as we cant afford to come back in 4 months. This was a surprise trip for the girls. We informed their teachers, I had conferences the day (9/28)before we left and got their homework then. So onto the start of vacation a hotel stay the night before we leave from Minneapolis airport. Stayed at the LaQuinta Inn and did the stay and fly package. DH and I dropped the kids off at school and I drove DH to work so after school, I could pick the girls up at the bus stop and pick up Dad from work which is ½ way to the hotel. Stopped at KFC for dinner which is when we told them. I took an idea from someone here on the Dis and did a puzzle and to solve the puzzle the girls had to put them together and it read We are going to Disney World tomorrow. They didnt have the jump up and down response like I thought they would. DD9 was in shock and seemed confused. DD6 refused to believe us until we would get on
the airplane. At the hotel we swam and hung out and relaxed as we had to get up at 2:30 AM our flight left at 5:20AM. DD6 and myself never did fall asleep.So our tranfer to the airport was at 3:00AM and the rest of our flight was uneventful. Had a layover in Atlanta (thanks to Delta airlines changing our flight 5 time before we left. I had originally booked a non stop. I will NEVER fly Delta again for that reason, they did the same on a different vacation last year). The ME express bus was there about 5 minute after we checked in and we are on our way to POP century.
I loved POP- We had room 5330 in the 60s section facing the lake it was close to the flower pool and the main hall. I like how close everything is we have staying at POR and POFQ and while those are nice resorts. I think POP is more Disney and better theming when traveling with kids. However the walls are thin and we could hear people talking next door once in a while but not all the time.
DAY 1 - Hollywood Studios and dinner at Hollywood and Vine 9/30
Had lunch at POP and was amazed at how much food we got on the dining plan
We were checked into our room and ready to head to HS by 3pm and we had ADRs for Hollywood and Vine at 4:30. DD9 and I went on Tower of Terror with maybe a 10 minute wait even tough it said 20 min. then DH and DD9 went again. No wait. DD9 and I also went on RR, that was a blast, I missed it last time and I must say that is my favorite coaster. DD9 is an adrenolin junky and loves the Big rides. DD6 was very cranky and tired by this time and refused to go on anything even when asked over and over. So she sat in the stroller and people watched which she was fine with. Before we knew it, it was time to eat. I am not a fan of Hollywood and Vine but it fit into our plans when I made ADRs. DH, DD6 and I found food to eat but DD9 had issues as she can be picky and found she didnt like Disneys kids chicken nuggets or mac-n-cheese. DD6 took 3 bites of her food and proceeded to lay down and instantly fall asleep
, I guess that night of no sleep finally caught up to her. She has never done that before even as a baby. We took pics. Our plan was to stay and watch Fantasmic but it wasnt on tonight and I dont think the kids would have made it. After dinner we headed back home and we were all asleep by 7PM. DD6 never really woke up- and slept straight until 9:30 AM when we woke her up.I will leave you here for now the kids are almost home from school now. What will day 2 bring? I will post some pics after my DH shows me how.
I thought this might be the only TR in the history of the DIS that no one read. I'm glad we surprised the kids then I didn't get asked 800 times a day "When are we going" and it made the planning more fun. Thanks, will be back later tonight for our day in MK and the Halloween Party.
disney... 
We've experienced flight changes with Delta before too but I've always loved flying their airline until the last time.
I have thoughts in my head but they sometimes don't come out clearly on paper.
) Have you figured out how to post pictures yet? If not, let me know and I'll see if I can do a better job than I did on the multi-quote thing.
I haven't been on the Stitch ride but didn't like it when it was Aliens. I loved Comedy Warehouse - got to see it for the first time back in December.
for work. Hope the pics hold you over until then.
