My husband has thrown me for a loop by suggesting that we invite his mother on our carefully planned vacation, which begins in a month. I'm open to the idea, but I'm turning to you all with some questions.
We have a room-only reservation for a family suite at All Star Music. Right now it's me, DH, DS 8, DS 5, and DD 2, so we have room in the suite for MIL. She would probably share the double fold-out bed in the living room with DD 2. Would this work?
We are staying 11 nights; she would probably stay a week. Can we add her to our reservation for just that week? Is there a charge for an extra adult? What are the logistics of booking her Magical Express (she'll fly separately) and getting her Magic Band?
She probably wouldn't go to the parks with us very much, but would relax by the pool, go to Downtown Disney, etc. However, do you think we'd be able to add a person to some of our dining reservations at 30 days out?
We're also trying to figure out who would pay for what. She's recently unemployed & my FIL is on a fixed retirement income, but we also can't afford to completely pay for everything.
Any other advice is welcome. I'm a little nervous about adding a person to what I've viewed as a trip for just our little family, so please share your experiences! I do know it would be very helpful to have her stay with sleeping children so we can return to parks at night or stay at parks in the afternoon with the older one while little ones nap. She would definitely be willing to do that.
Thanks!
We have a room-only reservation for a family suite at All Star Music. Right now it's me, DH, DS 8, DS 5, and DD 2, so we have room in the suite for MIL. She would probably share the double fold-out bed in the living room with DD 2. Would this work?
We are staying 11 nights; she would probably stay a week. Can we add her to our reservation for just that week? Is there a charge for an extra adult? What are the logistics of booking her Magical Express (she'll fly separately) and getting her Magic Band?
She probably wouldn't go to the parks with us very much, but would relax by the pool, go to Downtown Disney, etc. However, do you think we'd be able to add a person to some of our dining reservations at 30 days out?
We're also trying to figure out who would pay for what. She's recently unemployed & my FIL is on a fixed retirement income, but we also can't afford to completely pay for everything.
Any other advice is welcome. I'm a little nervous about adding a person to what I've viewed as a trip for just our little family, so please share your experiences! I do know it would be very helpful to have her stay with sleeping children so we can return to parks at night or stay at parks in the afternoon with the older one while little ones nap. She would definitely be willing to do that.
Thanks!