Planning Holiday 2005

[Cyrano]

Wondering if anyone else is giving thoughts to planning or booking next years trip to DLRP?

Reid

 

[Ware Bears]

YES!!!!! I AM!!!!!

We're planning on going for either 5 or 6 nights in August via Eurostar. We will stay in London for a couple of nights beforehand as it is over 20 years since I have been to London and my kids have never been there (I feel very ashamed, what with it being our capital city!)

Then we are planning to spend 4 nights there next Christmas, either by Eurostar again or flying from Southampton.

This has all escalated from withdrawal symptoms after returning from WDW in April! Although my DH loves Disney and Florida as much as I do (well, maybe not quite as much, I wouldn't call him obsessed like I am!), he doesn't want to return to WDW until 2007, this being a combination of saving up the money to pay for it all and new rides/parades/shows etc by then.
Friends of ours (who, out of a 20 day holiday in Florida, spent only one afternoon in MK in WDW without seeing either of the parades or Wishes fireworks.....this was down to awful planning on their part, not because they didn't want to) visited DLP this year and absolutely raved about it on their return, therefore sowing the seeds for our trip!

Then my DH kept saying he wanted to go to Lapland to see Santa one year....until I showed him the cost of it!....it wasn't too difficult to persuade him to go to DLP at Christmas to see Goofy Santa instead!

So.........as 2005 approaches I am getting unbearably excited again! and when we return from our Christmas trip, I'll be swinging into full planning mode for WDW at Easter 2007!

Sorry to have waffled on, I've been watching Little Britain (LOL) while I've been typing this!!!

Merry Christmas to you all

Elaine

 

[bluegirl]

HI DD and myself are heading off for our first trip to DLRP in March we have booked a 4 night 5 day break travelling on Eurostar and staying at the Santa Fe we got an excellent deal direct with DLRP.We have been twice to WDW but DH and DS have refused to go again but us girls cant go without our little bit of Pixie dust so we thought we would give DLRP a go, just cant wait.

 

[Cyrano]

Thanks for replies. Currently looking at options for 5 people in one room!
Feel I should start campaign as not everyone needs two rooms, especially as children are two young too.
Of course it all adds to the expense and gives less spending money

Reid

 

[Ware Bears]

Couldn't agree with you more, Reid!

There are 5 of us and when I phoned Disney to ask price of a family suite at Newport Bay (apparently there are just a few available (at a supplement) that will sleep 6), the really helpful CM actually advised me that it was very expensive and I would be better to save my money for the parks! (not sure if that is what his supervisor would want him to say!)

We are going to stay at the Explorers, I have read mixed reviews on the net about it but a mum at my DD's school stayed there and said it was clean and comfortable and so long as I don't expect the Ritz I'll be happy. So I am going to take her word for it, at the end of the day we'll be in the parks and only using the hotel for somewhere to sleep.

BTW, Simon gave the Explorers a very good write-up in his Brits Guide.

Elaine

 

[Disney owl]

Yes we're planning to visit in June. Haven't booked yet but are looking at 5 days at Davy Crockett. Reid have you considered Camp Davy Crockett they have both 1 & 2 bedroomed cabins. We 've stayed there in the past as there is 5 of us too.

This year there's only 4 of us going & we did consider staying in a hotel. But found the sleeping arrangements will suit us better. If we choose a hotel , with 1 room DS 12 & DD 14 would have to share a bed either with DH or myself or each other. This option did not go down well. At least at CDC they will have their own bed & are willing to share a room.

CDC prices approx the same as Cheyaanne or Santa Fay but with the option of a great pool,

 

[Cyrano]

Thanks for thoughts on Davy Crocket. We're planning on flying rather than ferry so will be without car.
That would seem to rule out ranch.

Reid

 

[bonhoga]

There are 5 of us going next month [yippee]. We are staying at Davy Crockett's and as we wanted to fly have hired a car from the airport [flights £4.99 with Ryan air], it was a recommended disney hire and for 4 days with hertz it cost £99.

Hope this helps!

 

[NIK]

Thanks for replies. Currently looking at options for 5 people in one room!
Feel I should start campaign as not everyone needs two rooms, especially as children are two young too.
Of course it all adds to the expense and gives less spending money

Reid

I have the opposite :space:
Fortunately that is not something that has ever happened to me at DLP.

I'm hoping I can go back sometime around November 06 - that's assuming I've saved up enough to buy the computer I want and saved up again to pay for the holiday. Unless I've won the lottery in the meantime of course :space:

I've always visited around the Halloween time but I thought I would like to see the Fantillusion, Belle's village and some of the Xmas festivities for a change this time.

 

[MICKEY'S DREAMERS]

Just a thought, Cyrano !
When we were staying at Cheyenne we got a room with king bed and bunk-bed ; maybe, if you have small children, that one of them could either sleep in a crib OR in the king with you ?

HAPPY PLANNING !!!!!!!

Laura

 

[Mickey's old friend]

My adult daughter and I are planning a trip late Sept or early Oct. I will be looking for advice shortly from everyone. This will be our first trip overseas.

 

[Joanne UK]

We're planning to go Nov 21st to 25th. My youngest daughter will be 3 on the 25th and we'll book a character birthday tea for her. Did that last November when my eldest daughter was 4 and it was great fun.

 

[Cyrano]

Laura
thank you for the thought on Hotel Cheyenne. We have stayed there before and the children like the theming. Phoned Disney and was put through to one of their trading partners since lines were busy! They said that Disney would not except the booking for 2 adults and 3 children as the room occupancy is 4.
The operator suggested only telling Disney that 4 would be staying in the room which of course would keep the cost down, but seemed a strange solution.

Reid

 

[Cyrano]

Finally booked 7 nights/8 days in the summer commencing 6th July.

Two flights Aberdeen - Heathrow, Heathrow - CDG and then onward travel to Holiday Inn.

Planning to use the extra days to explore, eat in some of the Disney hotel restaurants Kids are relatively unfussy eaters so looking for recommendations

Reid

 

[Ware Bears]

Well done, Reidbet you can't wait!!!

Elaine

 

[Cyrano]

Have I left enough time to plan everything I mean 161 days.
Much to LSDCP (long suffering disney convertee partner)'s crys of NOOOOOO! holiday list of thinks to do and preparation has been started

Reid

 

[diberry]

We've just decided to go next November too - around Bonfire night so we get that plus most of the Christmas stuff. We went in October last year and are wearing T-shirts in most of the photos whereas in December when we went we had on so many layers we could hardly walk and were still cold!! Hoping November will be a happy medium!!

 

[Cyrano]

Last trip in middle of November we had coats, hat, scarfs and gloves on most days.
Didn't need too many layers so I know it was not as cold as we have felt it.

Reid

 

[BONITATIME]

We are planning to go in December probably 3rd to 9th. We were ther last year at that time and I so agree about the cold . I dont think i have ever been so cold. This time we are thinking about the disneyland hotel may be CC but its so expensive and they dont do the 4 for 3 offer. We will see.
nikki

 

[alexandra uk]

We'll be going for 6 nights on 19th June.
We're travelling on Eurostar and staying in The Movenpick Dream Castle