disneykid123
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That's right, we took the plunge and spend far more money than is ever going to be reasonable on a Castle Club room at the DLH! We'll be there between the 9th-13th June but staying in a hotel in Ashford on the 8th (saves all the early morning driving down to get the Eurostar 
)
So the cast:
Me- 16 and quite possibly the most excited
DSis- 6, the littlest princess
DMum- might prefer I don't reveal her age.. 25 forever!
DDad- 42.. or 43.. oh god! He's being slightly dragged along but we all know he really wants to be there, no fooling us!
One of the things we're most excited about is our Castle Club lift that will take us pretty much directly to the Park! That and the fact we'll have VIP fastpasses- we found these an absolute godsend in the February half term 2012 when we were staying in the Empire State room at the HNY
Not too sure what the crowds are going to be like this time, it's a first for us in June! Anyone else got any experiences? We're not going during any school holidays as far as we're aware (we did check) but seeing as the summer season is beginning we really don't know what to expect!
We're all absolutely gutted that BTM is closed for the whole trip (family favourite) and Crush's Coaster for all but the first day! Not too fussed about Dumbo because we only ever do it in EMA for the sake of it. Still, I feel like the atmosphere might be a bit lacking in Fantasyland and Frontierland because of the closures
My mother and I have been working on a list of restaurants we want to do but we're struggling- there's too much choice and not enough time! Our MUST DO list includes Agrahbah Cafe, Blue Lagoon, Rainforest Cafe, Earl of Sandwich, Blockbuster Cafe and Fuente Del Oro. I really want to try new places like Plaza Gardens and Walt's but with only 4 days of lunches and dinners it's going to be a bit of a squeeze!
I only need to get my one final Psychology exam out of the way on the 5th June and I'll be free to pack and repack and repack again- very excited! I must locate the camera charger..
For this holiday I want to make a video that sort of captures and sums up the memories we'll make during this trip and as far as I'm aware my little red Nikon compact takes decent HD video with good sound quality not so sure what editing software I'll use, not too keen on using bloomin' windows live movie maker! Maybe dad will let me use his Macbook... Oh and by my sister's request, I have a video of her excitement when listening to Magic Everywhere which you can watch for yourself here. Excuse the mess haha!
My biggest concern now is clothing- I'm so not used to going to DLP in warmer weather so I'm planning on a lot of oversized t-shirts and leggings! I could lie and say I'm forgetting about style because I'll be on holiday and who cares but this is pretty much all I wear anyway! I also realised recently that I don't have any suitable shoes
I would wear my Doc Martens but they're so heavy and hot for the summer and my most comfortable shoes besides those are my Vans which I really doubt would keep me on my feet the whole week. I panicked a little with less than a week to go until we leave and ordered some Nike Blazers (£15 off in a sale though, I feel like this makes the spending more justified!). I really do worry far too much about my feet, it always ends up the same every time: my feet are sore no matter how much I believe good shoes can avoid any aches and pains! Anyone else have the same packing panics?
1 WEEK UNTIL WE'LL BE THERE!
)So the cast:
Me- 16 and quite possibly the most excited
DSis- 6, the littlest princess
DMum- might prefer I don't reveal her age.. 25 forever!
DDad- 42.. or 43.. oh god! He's being slightly dragged along but we all know he really wants to be there, no fooling us!
One of the things we're most excited about is our Castle Club lift that will take us pretty much directly to the Park! That and the fact we'll have VIP fastpasses- we found these an absolute godsend in the February half term 2012 when we were staying in the Empire State room at the HNY
Not too sure what the crowds are going to be like this time, it's a first for us in June! Anyone else got any experiences? We're not going during any school holidays as far as we're aware (we did check) but seeing as the summer season is beginning we really don't know what to expect!We're all absolutely gutted that BTM is closed for the whole trip (family favourite) and Crush's Coaster for all but the first day! Not too fussed about Dumbo because we only ever do it in EMA for the sake of it. Still, I feel like the atmosphere might be a bit lacking in Fantasyland and Frontierland because of the closures
My mother and I have been working on a list of restaurants we want to do but we're struggling- there's too much choice and not enough time! Our MUST DO list includes Agrahbah Cafe, Blue Lagoon, Rainforest Cafe, Earl of Sandwich, Blockbuster Cafe and Fuente Del Oro. I really want to try new places like Plaza Gardens and Walt's but with only 4 days of lunches and dinners it's going to be a bit of a squeeze!
I only need to get my one final Psychology exam out of the way on the 5th June and I'll be free to pack and repack and repack again- very excited! I must locate the camera charger..
For this holiday I want to make a video that sort of captures and sums up the memories we'll make during this trip and as far as I'm aware my little red Nikon compact takes decent HD video with good sound quality not so sure what editing software I'll use, not too keen on using bloomin' windows live movie maker! Maybe dad will let me use his Macbook... Oh and by my sister's request, I have a video of her excitement when listening to Magic Everywhere which you can watch for yourself here. Excuse the mess haha!My biggest concern now is clothing- I'm so not used to going to DLP in warmer weather so I'm planning on a lot of oversized t-shirts and leggings! I could lie and say I'm forgetting about style because I'll be on holiday and who cares but this is pretty much all I wear anyway! I also realised recently that I don't have any suitable shoes
I would wear my Doc Martens but they're so heavy and hot for the summer and my most comfortable shoes besides those are my Vans which I really doubt would keep me on my feet the whole week. I panicked a little with less than a week to go until we leave and ordered some Nike Blazers (£15 off in a sale though, I feel like this makes the spending more justified!). I really do worry far too much about my feet, it always ends up the same every time: my feet are sore no matter how much I believe good shoes can avoid any aches and pains! Anyone else have the same packing panics?1 WEEK UNTIL WE'LL BE THERE!
. There can be crowds as there tends to be a lot of school group visits, but with your VIP Fastpasses it'll be more then manageable 
