Dizney73
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We are back from our Walt Disney World Spring Break vacation
! We had a super great time 
and can't wait to head back to the World! But first... we must look back at our trip and decide what we would definitely do again and what we would definitely not do again. Despite months... 11 to be exact... of planning some things just did not go the way we expected and YES, things CAN be better when they JUST HAPPEN!!
So here we go...
The Characters...
There are four of us...
This is our most recent family photo... taken by David and Vicki Arndt Photography in the lobby of the Polynesian!
Myself... This was my 28th trip to the World! I have done it so many times and so many ways... and am always looking for more adventures and experiences! My first trip was when I was in 8th grade... and the magic struck me on our honeymoon 14 years ago! Throughtout the years I have experienced WDW as a couple, with my family, both on and off site, with my 2 best girl friends(using Premium Plan last year and Platinum Plan THIS summer), and as an advisor for our annual middle school YES trip! I do not go to Disney to relax... I go to Disney to EXPERIENCE the magic of living in a fairytale world for just a few days at a time!
DH...Also a lover of Disney... he too was hooked into the magic on our honeymoon! We visit WDW as a family once or twice each year and are owners of DVC! It is wonderful to experience the world with someone who loves this place as much as I do!
DD... age 5,
currently a preschool student! Oh my... Shasha's first visit to WDW was when she was 18 months old and this will be her 9th trip to the World... not bad considering she is adopted from China and beacme part of Forever Family when she was nearly 9 months old! She has only ever had her haircut at the Harmony Barbershop on Mainstreet at the Magic Kingdom... well, with one exception... she had an $80 cut, style and make over while onboard the Disney Magic in 2008! Shasha LOVES Disney and could easily be a guide through the parks!
DS... age 2, and just the cutest little boy! This will be his 4th trip to WDW! Po was adopted from Taiwan in 2009 at age 8 months. He is a self proclaimed vegetarian and it is sometimes difficult to find him things to eat... besides junk food, although he has just started to eat a bite or two of chicken about every other time you offer it to him.
Our magical trip was over our Spring Break, April 17-April 23, 2011, and we expected very high crowd levels... we have visited the World 2 times during spring break before and have learned a strategy to never be a part of the crowd!!! This makes Disney World extrememly enjoyable! And ahhhhh.... may I just say that the weather was most delightful... upper 80's adn 90's and little to no humidity!
We had many great new experiences and enjoyed lots of ADR's on this trip and I can't wait to share our thoughts with all of you!!!
and welcome
to all my pre-trip followers!!!
Direct Links to Trip Report Posts...
Day ONE... Packing?, The flight, ME and Check-in ...
Day TWO... Early to rise+ lots of rides= a Magical Day!
Finishing Up Day TWO... Rose & Crown, Pick a Pearl and Soarin'
Shasha's Pick a Pearl ring Photo
Day THREE ... AK, and the 4 P's
OT... My Most Magical Disney Moment EVER with Imagineer Joe Rodhe
Day THREE... Finishing up the P's... Pirate League, Plaza and Pirates and Pals fireworks cruise
Day FOUR... the need for speed!
Finally... finishing up day 4! Sci-Fi and Night Vision!
! We had a super great time and can't wait to head back to the World! But first... we must look back at our trip and decide what we would definitely do again and what we would definitely not do again. Despite months... 11 to be exact... of planning some things just did not go the way we expected and YES, things CAN be better when they JUST HAPPEN!!So here we go...
The Characters...
There are four of us...
This is our most recent family photo... taken by David and Vicki Arndt Photography in the lobby of the Polynesian!
Myself... This was my 28th trip to the World! I have done it so many times and so many ways... and am always looking for more adventures and experiences! My first trip was when I was in 8th grade... and the magic struck me on our honeymoon 14 years ago! Throughtout the years I have experienced WDW as a couple, with my family, both on and off site, with my 2 best girl friends(using Premium Plan last year and Platinum Plan THIS summer), and as an advisor for our annual middle school YES trip! I do not go to Disney to relax... I go to Disney to EXPERIENCE the magic of living in a fairytale world for just a few days at a time!
DH...Also a lover of Disney... he too was hooked into the magic on our honeymoon! We visit WDW as a family once or twice each year and are owners of DVC! It is wonderful to experience the world with someone who loves this place as much as I do!
DD... age 5,
currently a preschool student! Oh my... Shasha's first visit to WDW was when she was 18 months old and this will be her 9th trip to the World... not bad considering she is adopted from China and beacme part of Forever Family when she was nearly 9 months old! She has only ever had her haircut at the Harmony Barbershop on Mainstreet at the Magic Kingdom... well, with one exception... she had an $80 cut, style and make over while onboard the Disney Magic in 2008! Shasha LOVES Disney and could easily be a guide through the parks!DS... age 2, and just the cutest little boy! This will be his 4th trip to WDW! Po was adopted from Taiwan in 2009 at age 8 months. He is a self proclaimed vegetarian and it is sometimes difficult to find him things to eat... besides junk food, although he has just started to eat a bite or two of chicken about every other time you offer it to him.
Our magical trip was over our Spring Break, April 17-April 23, 2011, and we expected very high crowd levels... we have visited the World 2 times during spring break before and have learned a strategy to never be a part of the crowd!!! This makes Disney World extrememly enjoyable! And ahhhhh.... may I just say that the weather was most delightful... upper 80's adn 90's and little to no humidity!
We had many great new experiences and enjoyed lots of ADR's on this trip and I can't wait to share our thoughts with all of you!!!
and welcome
to all my pre-trip followers!!! Direct Links to Trip Report Posts...
Day ONE... Packing?, The flight, ME and Check-in ...
Day TWO... Early to rise+ lots of rides= a Magical Day!
Finishing Up Day TWO... Rose & Crown, Pick a Pearl and Soarin'
Shasha's Pick a Pearl ring PhotoDay THREE ... AK, and the 4 P's
OT... My Most Magical Disney Moment EVER with Imagineer Joe Rodhe Day THREE... Finishing up the P's... Pirate League, Plaza and Pirates and Pals fireworks cruise
Day FOUR... the need for speed!
Finally... finishing up day 4! Sci-Fi and Night Vision!
back!!!!! I know... I can't believe that we are back already either! It does make it easier to be back knowing that I go back again in July with my 2 best friends for a Platinum Plan trip! 
. Honestly, I LOVE LOVE LOVE to plan... What do they say? Planning is half the fun... But somehow getting to the destination is not something I look forward to
! Our flight didn't leave until 5:53 pm from our small local nearby "International" airport... so we had lots of time to finish up our packing and get our Cindy Lou Who (my 12 year old puppy) to her Gramma's house for her puppy vacation.
I HATE waiting!!!! I sat there and thought about how full the car rental counters all seemed to be to make myself feel better... it worked a bit...
, then Coronado Springs
It was the LONGEST Magical Express adventure EVER
!!!! We ARE renting a car for our August trip!!!!
! But we knew we had to get an early start to our day in the morning so we were settled into bed and fell sound asleep in no time flat... with a 5:30 AM wake-up call!
Thoughts of the day... We went to the hotel and we were so excited for the next morning that we went right to bed and to sleep!
