Chilly
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I realised last night as I started to pack that I hadnt posted my pre trip report yet and I go on Friday! So how did this trip start
After our fab holiday last year I really wanted to go again but we decided that we wouldnt have a two week summer holiday this year as we would buy a new house instead. However we did agree that we would go to Disneyland Resort Paris as a joint trip for my Birthday and New Year. I started to look into this but then disaster struck, the car needed a lot of money spending on it so much so that it might not be worth doing and we might have to buy a new car. DLRP was out of the window. Luckily though we got a second opinion on the car and it turned out not to be as expensive as first thought. By then Id convinced myself I didnt want to go to DLRP as it was too expensive etc and would be really busy.
So it looked like we werent having any holiday and that started to depress me, then with all the interest rate hikes I realised we would not be able to move so then started the campaign to convince DBF that we might as well go to Florida for two weeks as in reality it was actually cheaper than DLRP. I fought a hard campaign and won and the holiday was booked, flying with Virgin, staying at Pop Century and two weeks car hire.
Then began the fun of booking my first ADRs and some surprises for DBF as it is our 7 year anniversary while we are there, so this is the plan:
Thursday 13th Stay overnight at Little Foxes at Gatwick airport
Friday 14th 1045 Virgin flight from Gatwick, arrive, have airport fun and pick up car, check out Pop Century resort once we are unpacked
Saturday 15th - Animal Kingdom, ADR Boma 1730, MGM in the evening
Sunday 16th - Epcot (mainly future), Magic Kingdom in the evening
Monday 17th - Water Park, ADR 50's PrimeTime café 1930, MGM in the evening
Tuesday 18th - ADR Crystal Palace for Breakfast 0905, Epcot (Mainly World) DIS meet 1400 at Rose n Crown, ADR at Nine Dragons 1730, Surprise Number 1 meet 2 other DIS families at Yacht Club Marina 2000 for Illuminations cruise
Wednesday 19th - IOA and/or Universal, City Walk
Thursday 20th - Water Park, DownTown Disney in evening
Friday 21st (7 year anniversary) Surprise Number 2 Keys to the Kingdom Tour, MNSSHP in the evening
Saturday 22nd - Play Mini Golf if up early enough, surprise number 3 1130 at the Contemporary Resort Marina for Paragliding, visit Disney Resorts, Broadwalk, ADR Ohana 1740, Electric Water Pageant
Sunday 23rd - IOA and/or Universal, DownTown Disney in evening
Monday 24th - Magic Kingdom and MGM
Tuesday 25th - Water Park, ADR Rose n Crown 1920, Epcot in evening
Wednesday 26th - no plans
Thursday 27th - no plans, ADR California Grill 1940
Friday 28th - DownTown Disney check in, fav rides before heading to airport
I'll be back all too soon to write my full trip report. Thanks for reading.
After our fab holiday last year I really wanted to go again but we decided that we wouldnt have a two week summer holiday this year as we would buy a new house instead. However we did agree that we would go to Disneyland Resort Paris as a joint trip for my Birthday and New Year. I started to look into this but then disaster struck, the car needed a lot of money spending on it so much so that it might not be worth doing and we might have to buy a new car. DLRP was out of the window. Luckily though we got a second opinion on the car and it turned out not to be as expensive as first thought. By then Id convinced myself I didnt want to go to DLRP as it was too expensive etc and would be really busy.
So it looked like we werent having any holiday and that started to depress me, then with all the interest rate hikes I realised we would not be able to move so then started the campaign to convince DBF that we might as well go to Florida for two weeks as in reality it was actually cheaper than DLRP. I fought a hard campaign and won and the holiday was booked, flying with Virgin, staying at Pop Century and two weeks car hire.
Then began the fun of booking my first ADRs and some surprises for DBF as it is our 7 year anniversary while we are there, so this is the plan:
Thursday 13th Stay overnight at Little Foxes at Gatwick airport
Friday 14th 1045 Virgin flight from Gatwick, arrive, have airport fun and pick up car, check out Pop Century resort once we are unpacked
Saturday 15th - Animal Kingdom, ADR Boma 1730, MGM in the evening
Sunday 16th - Epcot (mainly future), Magic Kingdom in the evening
Monday 17th - Water Park, ADR 50's PrimeTime café 1930, MGM in the evening
Tuesday 18th - ADR Crystal Palace for Breakfast 0905, Epcot (Mainly World) DIS meet 1400 at Rose n Crown, ADR at Nine Dragons 1730, Surprise Number 1 meet 2 other DIS families at Yacht Club Marina 2000 for Illuminations cruise
Wednesday 19th - IOA and/or Universal, City Walk
Thursday 20th - Water Park, DownTown Disney in evening
Friday 21st (7 year anniversary) Surprise Number 2 Keys to the Kingdom Tour, MNSSHP in the evening
Saturday 22nd - Play Mini Golf if up early enough, surprise number 3 1130 at the Contemporary Resort Marina for Paragliding, visit Disney Resorts, Broadwalk, ADR Ohana 1740, Electric Water Pageant
Sunday 23rd - IOA and/or Universal, DownTown Disney in evening
Monday 24th - Magic Kingdom and MGM
Tuesday 25th - Water Park, ADR Rose n Crown 1920, Epcot in evening
Wednesday 26th - no plans
Thursday 27th - no plans, ADR California Grill 1940
Friday 28th - DownTown Disney check in, fav rides before heading to airport
I'll be back all too soon to write my full trip report. Thanks for reading.
