kamcole
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Woo Hoo - we are heading to Disney World!! I've had a blast lurking and reading all types of Pre & Post trip reports so I thought I'd take a stab at doing one myself. I'm having an amazing time planning!! It's so addictive and this board is full of great tips. So I'm hoping you all will share your thoughts and suggestions with me as I outline our planned trip (which has changed a million times over already, LOL).:yay:
On to the details of our Unbirthday Extravaganza!
Our Unbirthday Crew:
1. Me - Mama - I am the trip planner. A project manager by trade - it is a bit of a compulsion to be prepared and have a plan. I love Disney and have encouraged the adoration in my children. I've been to DisneyWorld 5 times - most recently 2.5 years ago. It was fun but being there in August, 5 months pregnant with an 18 month old was a bit hot and stressful - so I have great hopes for this trip.
2. Grammy - Grammy has graciously agreed to be my co-captain for this excusion. She's young and energetic and we have blast travelling together. Grammy is our go with the flow participant. She and I have traveled together on solo trips over the years since my Hubby is not really into travelling; nor the heat.
3. Princess AJ - The pincess diva of the trip is my 4 year old princess junkie. She is extremely excited to be travelling to Mickey Junior as she calls it. AJ loves all things fairy and princess.
4. Pirate B - B is my 2 year old. He loves classic mickey characters, Jake & the neverland pirates and all the Peter Pan crew. He wants to know if Tic-Tock Croc is going to be there??
When is our Disney Memory going to begin? June 20th! We are staying until June 28th!! OMG 9 days and 8 nights of glorious fun.
How did this all come about? I took a new position (at the same company) last year and it has allowed me the opportunity to attend a few professional conferences. Low and behold when I selected one of the conferences this year - it was scheduled in Orlando just outside of the Disney Resort area!! I originally did not intend to take anyone with me because when I first looked at the air prices it was SUPER expensive (>$500/ticket) which was just not feasible for our family when added into hotel, food, tickets, etc. I mentioned it in passing to my dad as I was a bit disappointed to not take the kids. Unbeknownst to me - he decided to shop around on the net... He called the next day and said -"Did you know that Southwest is now flying out of XXX and the flights are only $225?" Really?? "Your mom wants to come with you and take "her" children (aka MY children) - I'll pay for their tickets and 1/2 the trip if you still want to take them" WHAT! Still want to take them - of course! When I told the DH - he was thrilled that the kids would get to go and he didn't have to (plus a week of peace and quiet to himself).LOL
So why an unbirthday extravaganza - you might ask?? Well this trip is partially a present for my birthday (May) from my dad and we are celebrating my children's 1/2 unbirthday's while we are there. Why would you celebrate a 1/2 birthday?? My kids have birthdays that are only 2 days apart (don't ask me how we managed that
) - AJ is 12/22/2008 and B is 12/24/2010. With December birthday's smack dab in the middle of the Christmas/holiday season - it makes it tough to really focus on their birthdays. DH and I really try and encourage others but it has ended up seeming like an endless Christmas. So we thought we'd try something a bit different this year and celebrate their "Unbirthdays!" It seems an appropriate label when traveling to disney world on 6/22 & 6/24 - their exact 1/2 b-days. [So any fantabulous ideas you have for how to celebrate this would be much appreciated! - I'd feel weird getting them birthday buttons since it isn't really their birthday]
So on to the trip details.....
After much deliberation (and I mean ALOT) - we are staying at the Port Orleans French Quarter. I'm feeling really positive about the choice after reading up on the resort threads here. We are going to be spending a decent amount of time at the resort since the kids are only 2 & 4 - too many days at the parks would stress them out and I have to be at the conference on 6/24-6/26 during the day. Grammy and the kidlets will hang at the resort on those days or visit downtown disney. I love the idea of the shared amenities with Riverside and the smaller size so Grammy should have an easier time navigating with the kids.
In the next post - I'll outline our general trip plan and would love some feedback!
On to the details of our Unbirthday Extravaganza!
Our Unbirthday Crew:
1. Me - Mama - I am the trip planner. A project manager by trade - it is a bit of a compulsion to be prepared and have a plan. I love Disney and have encouraged the adoration in my children. I've been to DisneyWorld 5 times - most recently 2.5 years ago. It was fun but being there in August, 5 months pregnant with an 18 month old was a bit hot and stressful - so I have great hopes for this trip.
2. Grammy - Grammy has graciously agreed to be my co-captain for this excusion. She's young and energetic and we have blast travelling together. Grammy is our go with the flow participant. She and I have traveled together on solo trips over the years since my Hubby is not really into travelling; nor the heat.
3. Princess AJ - The pincess diva of the trip is my 4 year old princess junkie. She is extremely excited to be travelling to Mickey Junior as she calls it. AJ loves all things fairy and princess.
4. Pirate B - B is my 2 year old. He loves classic mickey characters, Jake & the neverland pirates and all the Peter Pan crew. He wants to know if Tic-Tock Croc is going to be there??
When is our Disney Memory going to begin? June 20th! We are staying until June 28th!! OMG 9 days and 8 nights of glorious fun.
How did this all come about? I took a new position (at the same company) last year and it has allowed me the opportunity to attend a few professional conferences. Low and behold when I selected one of the conferences this year - it was scheduled in Orlando just outside of the Disney Resort area!! I originally did not intend to take anyone with me because when I first looked at the air prices it was SUPER expensive (>$500/ticket) which was just not feasible for our family when added into hotel, food, tickets, etc. I mentioned it in passing to my dad as I was a bit disappointed to not take the kids. Unbeknownst to me - he decided to shop around on the net... He called the next day and said -"Did you know that Southwest is now flying out of XXX and the flights are only $225?" Really?? "Your mom wants to come with you and take "her" children (aka MY children) - I'll pay for their tickets and 1/2 the trip if you still want to take them" WHAT! Still want to take them - of course! When I told the DH - he was thrilled that the kids would get to go and he didn't have to (plus a week of peace and quiet to himself).LOL
So why an unbirthday extravaganza - you might ask?? Well this trip is partially a present for my birthday (May) from my dad and we are celebrating my children's 1/2 unbirthday's while we are there. Why would you celebrate a 1/2 birthday?? My kids have birthdays that are only 2 days apart (don't ask me how we managed that
) - AJ is 12/22/2008 and B is 12/24/2010. With December birthday's smack dab in the middle of the Christmas/holiday season - it makes it tough to really focus on their birthdays. DH and I really try and encourage others but it has ended up seeming like an endless Christmas. So we thought we'd try something a bit different this year and celebrate their "Unbirthdays!" It seems an appropriate label when traveling to disney world on 6/22 & 6/24 - their exact 1/2 b-days. [So any fantabulous ideas you have for how to celebrate this would be much appreciated! - I'd feel weird getting them birthday buttons since it isn't really their birthday]So on to the trip details.....
After much deliberation (and I mean ALOT) - we are staying at the Port Orleans French Quarter. I'm feeling really positive about the choice after reading up on the resort threads here. We are going to be spending a decent amount of time at the resort since the kids are only 2 & 4 - too many days at the parks would stress them out and I have to be at the conference on 6/24-6/26 during the day. Grammy and the kidlets will hang at the resort on those days or visit downtown disney. I love the idea of the shared amenities with Riverside and the smaller size so Grammy should have an easier time navigating with the kids.
In the next post - I'll outline our general trip plan and would love some feedback!
Since we're flying out on 6/28 - it wasn't worth extending the dining plan so we'll eat OOP those 2 days. Pirate B has a Dairy Allergy and Princess AJ is lactose intolerant so we'll be carefully selecting dining options.
