Congrats on your first trip!! You'll have so much fun.
MNSSHP was fun, but we only went because we had more days in the parks. I think you made a good call by not going considering you only have a few full days to work with, and MNSSHP is exhausting!
Thanks! Thats good to know. I'm happy with the decision!
Now I'm planning the surprise reveal.
Here are my two current plans. I just have to pick between them. DH says he likes both, so that's no help!! I pre-ordered some princess tshirts, gift cards, mouse ears and autograph books and pens, so they are part of both options.
1) Thinking about making a special breakfast the morning we leave (mickey mouse pancakes anyone?) and putting the ears on the place setting, maybe with some confetti and the maps, with a letter from Mickey asking them too come.
2) Packing up everything the night before in the van, and telling them when we get to the airport, giving them the ears and what not there.
I'm leaning towards 1 because DD8 is gonna know something is up when I dont wake her up and send her to school on the bus. But, we could tell her that she's going with us b/c we have to take dad to the airport.
I'm mentally packing now, trying to put a list together of things that I need get together. We went to a kids concert the other night, and got some light up things for cheap there (well, cheap compared to disney prices!) so I'm going to toss those in too.
So I have on my list:
ponchos
light up things from the concert
mister fan
water bottles
autograph books/pens
ears
clothes for us all
toiletries
sunscreen
shoes
park bag
first aid/otc med kit
laundry soap (probably the purex sheets)
easy bfast snacks and other nibbles
camera/batteries
I still need to get a crazy scarf for the stroller we are renting from OSR.
I'm sure there is more. I'll edit as I think of it...