Serrina89
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Return of “If I Don’t Like Disney, Are You Going to Break Up With Me?” A 10 Year – Universal/Dis Aug Trip Report
Hi DISers!
My name is Julisha ( and like you I belong to a Disney Anonymous group!!!!!!! 
It’s been 5 days since I’ve been to Disney. Even though I’ve taken short trips with friends and family to Disney World, Universal, and Disneyland, it has been 10 years since I’ve been on an extended trip with my Husband and the very reason I became obsessed with Disney!!!!!!!
Stacy and I 11 years ago!!!
Before I start with introductions, I’d like to take you back to understand the trip we were trying to re- create and why it almost didn’t happen, and why this trip meant so much:
11 years ago, my husband (then boyfriend) and I were attending one of my uncle’s big Easter Parties. My uncle was the president of a social club and hosted various parties in his backyard throughout the year. The party had loud music, beer bar b que, and a bar----- but don’t get me wrong----- this was all done at a very small house with a big backyard. This was also something our community came together to do so think of it more like a BBQ gone wild.This particular Easter, I had brought Stacy (my then boyfriend) to meet my uncle. Being the typical inside-body, Stacy and I we inside playing on my uncle’s computer (my uncle always had the best computer station) instead of hanging outside with the 100+ people at the party. We ended up discussing childhood memories and I told him about fond memories of going to Disney with my family growing up. Stacy said he never been
, and I knew we immediately needed to correct that! I spent the day showing Stacy photos, exploring the Disney website, and talking about going in the future!
It was easier said than done because we were both college students and not necessarily working. We both got jobs and worked for an entire year to be able to go on a dream vacation. I also read every guide and history book, every movie, every type of media I could consume to learn how to try to plan the perfect trip for Stacy and in the process, I became enamored with Disney. I marveled the history, the science, and engineering,….If only I had found this passion a couple of years earlier and I would have switched majors and tried to became an imagineer…..
Taken 10 years ago on a carriage ride through Port Orleans
Aug 05, 2013 finally arrived and we had the best time! We spent 10 days at Disney and Universal and did everything you can imagine at the parks and outside of them. We skydived at IFLY, did the blue man group, did a carriage ride, did La Nouba, ate at special ADR’s…..and went to HOLYLAND!. We made memories that would last a lifetime but right before we went he asked me, “If I don’t like Disney, will you break up with me?” Well as you can see 10 years later we are still together. We got married in 2017 and now live in Oregon.
This trip almost didn’t happen, in fact most of our joint trips planned for this summer didn’t happen. We bought into the FRONTIER GO WILD PASS and determined to GO WILD this entire summer and take advantage every weekend we could……going to a different state and internationally because now it was time to get serious and START A FAMILY
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In the early summer, my mother in law started feeling really sick. She had previously been diagnosed with Cancer but had a surgery that was supposed to get it all. A month or two later, her health had gotten much worse and after meeting with a new doctor we found out that unfortunately, her cancer had advanced (not been in remission like we thought) and she passed a couple of days later. For reference, it was about a week and a half before our scheduled trip.
We were still holding on hope earlier this summer that his mom would get better and that we’d be able to go on the trip that we had planned but there is no way either of us would be able to enjoy something like that when the person that raised my husband was going though the worst time in her life. We decided to cancel the trip about a week before we were scheduled to go but decided to sleep on it before officially cancelling. We changed our minds a day or two later to try to get a little happiness after everything that had happened.
But now we were less than a week out on the other side of the country from our house, and wouldn’t be able to get back until two days before the trip.
We left Aug 2nd from our home in Oregon to start the trip!
Here was our Itinerary :
Aug 2nd – overnight flight from PDX -> SEA -> Miami
Aug 3rd – August 7th – Cabana Bay Hotel (US, IOA, and VB)
August 7th – 13th – All Star Music and Disney!
ADR’s: San Angel Inn, Sci Fi Diner, Tusker House (not preplanned) and SPACE 220, and Cirque Du Soleil
Hi DISers!
My name is Julisha ( and like you I belong to a Disney Anonymous group!!!!!!! It’s been 5 days since I’ve been to Disney. Even though I’ve taken short trips with friends and family to Disney World, Universal, and Disneyland, it has been 10 years since I’ve been on an extended trip with my Husband and the very reason I became obsessed with Disney!!!!!!!Before I start with introductions, I’d like to take you back to understand the trip we were trying to re- create and why it almost didn’t happen, and why this trip meant so much:
11 years ago, my husband (then boyfriend) and I were attending one of my uncle’s big Easter Parties. My uncle was the president of a social club and hosted various parties in his backyard throughout the year. The party had loud music, beer bar b que, and a bar----- but don’t get me wrong----- this was all done at a very small house with a big backyard. This was also something our community came together to do so think of it more like a BBQ gone wild.This particular Easter, I had brought Stacy (my then boyfriend) to meet my uncle. Being the typical inside-body, Stacy and I we inside playing on my uncle’s computer (my uncle always had the best computer station) instead of hanging outside with the 100+ people at the party. We ended up discussing childhood memories and I told him about fond memories of going to Disney with my family growing up. Stacy said he never been
, and I knew we immediately needed to correct that! I spent the day showing Stacy photos, exploring the Disney website, and talking about going in the future!It was easier said than done because we were both college students and not necessarily working. We both got jobs and worked for an entire year to be able to go on a dream vacation. I also read every guide and history book, every movie, every type of media I could consume to learn how to try to plan the perfect trip for Stacy and in the process, I became enamored with Disney. I marveled the history, the science, and engineering,….If only I had found this passion a couple of years earlier and I would have switched majors and tried to became an imagineer…..
Taken 10 years ago on a carriage ride through Port Orleans
Aug 05, 2013 finally arrived and we had the best time! We spent 10 days at Disney and Universal and did everything you can imagine at the parks and outside of them. We skydived at IFLY, did the blue man group, did a carriage ride, did La Nouba, ate at special ADR’s…..and went to HOLYLAND!. We made memories that would last a lifetime but right before we went he asked me, “If I don’t like Disney, will you break up with me?” Well as you can see 10 years later we are still together. We got married in 2017 and now live in Oregon.
This trip almost didn’t happen, in fact most of our joint trips planned for this summer didn’t happen. We bought into the FRONTIER GO WILD PASS and determined to GO WILD this entire summer and take advantage every weekend we could……going to a different state and internationally because now it was time to get serious and START A FAMILY
.In the early summer, my mother in law started feeling really sick. She had previously been diagnosed with Cancer but had a surgery that was supposed to get it all. A month or two later, her health had gotten much worse and after meeting with a new doctor we found out that unfortunately, her cancer had advanced (not been in remission like we thought) and she passed a couple of days later. For reference, it was about a week and a half before our scheduled trip.
We were still holding on hope earlier this summer that his mom would get better and that we’d be able to go on the trip that we had planned but there is no way either of us would be able to enjoy something like that when the person that raised my husband was going though the worst time in her life. We decided to cancel the trip about a week before we were scheduled to go but decided to sleep on it before officially cancelling. We changed our minds a day or two later to try to get a little happiness after everything that had happened.
But now we were less than a week out on the other side of the country from our house, and wouldn’t be able to get back until two days before the trip.
We left Aug 2nd from our home in Oregon to start the trip!Here was our Itinerary :
Aug 2nd – overnight flight from PDX -> SEA -> Miami
Aug 3rd – August 7th – Cabana Bay Hotel (US, IOA, and VB)
August 7th – 13th – All Star Music and Disney!
ADR’s: San Angel Inn, Sci Fi Diner, Tusker House (not preplanned) and SPACE 220, and Cirque Du Soleil
. I’ve been to DISNEY WORLD now 7 times and 
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I guess you'll have to catch me on the Flippity Flop instead 
. He likes Disney a lot BUT definitely not as much as me. His main interests are baseball, family, and faith, and hopes to one day be a part-time Chaplin! To fund my Disney habit, he is a Health and Safety Engineer at an electronic manufacturing corporation. He is the more grounded and patient one.
---Were our expectations bright enough, or strong enough, or did the dream we remembered turn into a NIGHTMARE FANTASMIC? (cough cough see what I did there
…..)….Well you will just have to find out later
! So much so, that I re-create it every so often. I once made it for a co-workers birthday and my boss’s boss (very high up) tried it and described it as magical without me telling her it was a Disney re-creation!!!! Continue reading to see if I would recommend making your favorite Disney items at home or if it ruins the magic.
a couple of times) because who doesn’t jump on the Disney Bandwagon! Hard to get reservation….Hold my Ears
and LETS GO!
– than I don’t know what to tell you. I’m sure I’ll grow up one day and experience a higher class of resort but I’d prefer more days at the park than a better room.
screaming chants at 1 AM in the morning, getting pushed in line for the bus by Brazilian tour groups
, and getting screamed at in a breakfast line by a mother because I took the last mickey waffle and now little Timmy will now not have a magical day. I also imagined litter along the grounds, peeling paint, outdated décor, and musty rooms with green carpet……You’ll have to find out my first and final impressions later in the trip report.
Go Wild Pass. We paid for the Summer Pass when it was around $399. The premise is pay a one time fee of $399 and from then on you only have to pay taxes and fees to travel on frontier (which equates to about $15 per leg within the continental us, and maybe $85 per way internationally) with a caveat that you can only book 24 hrs in advance within the US and 10 days internationally while seats are still available. I was a little skeptical because they have awful customer service and have a nickel and dime business model. However, considering how expensive flights were this summer, I don't care if I had to give the plane a little push to get it started, we were going to have to learn to fly frontier and like it! Plus, we planned to go international this summer and they offered an advance booking period so it was a no brainer!
: It worked well for about a month but finding flights Mid June until Mid July was impossible at our home airport (PDX) and because we had to wait 24 hrs in advance to see if a flight was available, it caused us to have to buy expensive flights when the pass wasn’t available 
OK BACK TO YOUR REGULAR SCHEDULED PROGRAMMING
. Denver Transportation Authority
was doing a special of free public transportation for all July and August to promote sustainability and welcome travel. Seeing as I am a value girl.... I took the shuttle back to the Airport to catch the train. Did the hotel shuttle driver judge me for using the free shuttle back to airport to hop on the train?....YES.....Did i care.....Also YES...........But What DID IT COST? EVERYTHING....JK it was free!!!!! (Just a little THANOS HUMOR )
I promise I taken photos before 
....
, I purchased a ticket and then sat on the bench to find a new hotel. I searched high and low and every single hotel in that city was booked!!!! I finally found an all inclusive hotel (cause ain’t nobody got time for cooking) but it was 46 miles away and $2600 a room (and we needed three). I texted my sister back and forth and we ended up booking it. I wanted to cry at the amount of money I had just spent after already paying for another hotel previously but I took a deep breath and decided to let the beauty of nature put me in better spirits.
….Maybe she could look and jump start my fascination….I showed her this lily pond.
) just aren’t my thing. I feel like I already knew that but thought I would somehow have an epiphany and be inspired.
with a luggage bag across your shoulder wasn’t it……
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and I ran off to find shelter before the rain
. I sat inside a greenhouse for awhile imaging I was Lisel sneaking out to meet Ralph (Song of Music) in the gardens to sing about how I was old enough to let a guy take care of me….but it didn’t help because my prince charming wasn’t with me 
. I finally got through to my sister via phone call and found out that she had to replace her credit card and the main hotel office never told the actual hotel so the hotel cancelled it without notice. She only found out because she was trying to add a day……The rains started to die down and I was still feeling kind of grumpy.
…..especially when you were stressed out
strange
. When I went to the installation in Vegas they would either let you roam around under your own volition or play a game as you went through. I didn’t play the game in Vegas but thought why not here and I’m so glad I did! It was like an additional 5 dollars but it made it made the randomness make sense and really turned an already cool experience into a journey….into the imagination………….
----where did I start my mission----and despite the directions I received what was I supposed to do? What was I supposed to found out? What caused the convergence? Where to go first? I walk around aimlessly for awhile
?
