Returning to the World in September 2016

[makochibi]

Hello to all. I have never written a TR or PreTR before but have decided to do so for my upcoming trip. So let's go over the basics.

Who: me (Anna), DH (Jay), and DD (Annastasia, will be turning 5 during the trip).
What: second family trip to WDW
Where: staying at Pop Century, going to request 50's this time.
When: September 23 to October 2nd 2015
Why: celebrating Annastasia's 5th birthday!
Will add details and more background tomorrow.

Please go down to the new posts as dates have changed.

 

[makochibi]

I need to remember to upload some pictures from our last trip to show.

See later post on new plans since dates have changed.

 

[makochibi]

again, change of plans so see later posts.

 

[sock2you]

 

[makochibi]

I finally got my pictures uploaded to a site that I can share them from. I will try to post some in the next few days.

Is it bad that I am already trying to plan DD's clothes? I got one dress so far that I know will be coming with us. I made her a bow to match. (I have my own bow making business. They are addicting to make and wear).

 

[sock2you]

I finally got my pictures uploaded to a site that I can share them from. I will try to post some in the next few days.

Is it bad that I am already trying to plan DD's clothes? I got one dress so far that I know will be coming with us. I made her a bow to match. (I have my own bow making business. They are addicting to make and wear).

Not bad at all, I love bows but DD has gotten out of that phase. We're lucky enough to have a Disney Outlet fairly close so i'll be hitting that up before we go to stock up on cute shirts/dresses.

 

[makochibi]

I need to see if we have one nearby. But I did find a cute Ariel dress to take next year too. Now I need to make a bow to match it. Along with ones I am about to have ordered by a neighbor. Lol.

 

[sock2you]

I've found Target usually has a lot of cute Disney themed clothes as well.

 

[makochibi]

Need to change the title now

Due to financial reasons we are having to push our trip back to Sept 2015. Hopefully it won't get pushed back again. But since airfare will be about half what it would be for May we are extending the trip. We will be going 9/23 to 10/2. I am working out the dining plans now and have almost all of it done. This also means we will be there for DD's bday again (her 5th). And the we get to go to MNSSHP again. This time we will plan it out better.

I am really hoping the Frozen histeria has calmed down but Elsa and Anna m&g is a top priority. We also need to see Tinkerbell and Tiana at MK, Pocahontas at AK, Mike & Sulley and Phineaus & Ferb at DHS.

DD should definitely be over 40" so we will get to go on the big rides. I am hoping to have a baby before the trip though and luckily DD's godfather and his girlfriend are going to try to come with us so they will be able to stay with the baby while we take DD on the big rides.

Memory Maker is a must for sure.

 

[makochibi]

DD on her 3rd birthday after getting her BBB makeover with her favorite Princess

My little Zebra girl got picked to walk in the parade at the end of FOTLK last year. She is wearing a GoPro camera in a harness and we recorded the whole parade from her point of view. Pretty awesome!

And a much better picture, taken just a few minutes after her face was painted. If you can't tell, Zebras are her favorite animal.

DH doesn't like pictures very much, so there are few with him in it. But here are DH, DD, and I.

 

[sock2you]

Adorable! I'v heard September is a great time to go, maybe you'll be able to get free dining. My goal is to one year take DD on her birthday which is in late September. What have you chosen for dining so far?

 

[makochibi]

Adorable! I'v heard September is a great time to go, maybe you'll be able to get free dining. My goal is to one year take DD on her birthday which is in late September. What have you chosen for dining so far?

September is great! It is when we went last year. DD's bday is 9/29. We weren't able to do free dining last year since it was released after the price increase and would have cost us more because of that. This year they released the FD in May and haven't released the new prices yet, so I am hoping they do the same for next year. If they do it will save us over $900 and that will really help the budget.

I will be typing up my itinerary in just a few minutes

 

[makochibi]

We will arrive on 9/23 in early afternoon. After check in we plan to go to DTD to do a bit of shopping and looking around. We will have dinner at Wolf Gang Puck Cafe. It was a favorite on the last trip and we are excited to eat there again.

9/24 will be our HS day. Breakfast at Hollywood and Vine, lunch at Staring Rolls, and dinner at SciFi Dine In.

9/25 will be our first MK day. We will do Chef Mickey's for breakfast, Pecos Bill's for lunch, and Liberty Tree Tavern for supper.

9/26 is our first Epcot Day. We will have breakfast at Akershus, lunch at Electric Umbrella (looking forward to the mac and cheese burger again) and dinner at Via Napoli.

9/27 will be our down day. Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare, lunch at Pop food court and dinner at Boatwright's.

9/28 is Animal Kingdom. Breakfast at Tusker House, lunch at Flame Tree BBQ and dinner at 1900 Park Fare.

9/29 is DD's birthday and Magic Kingdom. We are going to eat an early breakfast at the hotel, Hopeing for a 8:00am BBB appointment, lunch will be Cosmic Rays, and dinner at Be Our Guest.

9/30 is Epcot again. Breakfast at Cape May, lunch will be 3 different places in World Showcase (to get something each person will eat LOL), and dinner at Le Cellier.

10/1 will be Magic Kingdom again. We are going to do Cinderella's Royal Table for breakfast, Columbia Harbor House for lunch and then to Ohana's for supper.

10/2 is the day we leave. We are hoping for a late afternoon flight. Breakfast will be at Ohana's. We will then spend a few hours at DTD before catching ME to the airport.

 

[makochibi]

Well as long as everything goes well for the next 33 weeks, I will be bringing a baby to Disney!!!! EDD is 2/20/15 and I am so excited. Still very cautious as I had a miscarriage at 7weeks in November. Symptoms are crazy this time. With my daughter I had almost none. I had heartburn and got sick only if I took my prenatal vitamins too soon before I fell asleep. This time I am nauseous all day, extremely tired and already going pee more often.

 

[angelabrezovsky]

Well as long as everything goes well for the next 33 weeks, I will be bringing a baby to Disney!!!! EDD is 2/20/15 and I am so excited. Still very cautious as I had a miscarriage at 7weeks in November. Symptoms are crazy this time. With my daughter I had almost none. I had heartburn and got sick only if I took my prenatal vitamins too soon before I fell asleep. This time I am nauseous all day, extremely tired and already going pee more often.

Congratulations!!!! Hoping for a great Pregnancy. We will be down September 5th- Septhember 13th. I can't wait. I have my plans all coming together. I just need to book and make dining lol!!!

 

[makochibi]

Thanks! I still need to figure out fp+ picks. I really hope DD is over 40" when we go and that her godfather and his girlfriend get to come. Traveling with a baby will be interesting though.

As a side note, I found out one of my cousins is pregnant. She has had two early miscarriages and is just as nervous as I am about baby being healthy. If we both have good pregnancies our kids will be weeks apart and it will be the second time that I am pregnant at the same time as one of my cousins. Another cousin had her daughter a month and a half before mine was born.

 

[makochibi]

I haven't updated this in so long.

We found out in October that we are expecting DD #2. We are all excited but DD is the most excited.

We are still planning to go in September but have decided to cut back the trip. We will be going 9/24-9/30. We will have two travel days, one day in each park, and one down day. I wish we could keep the longer trip, but with a baby we aren't sure how things will be. DD's godfather is still hoping to be able to come, but he and his gf broke up. So we are now looking at staying at POR in Alligator Bayou to have the two queen beds and the murphy bed.

 

[makochibi]

It has been over a year since I posted on this. We ended up not being able to go in 2015 but we are now booked for 9/27-10/4 this year. I am so excited to be going back. I will be posting our new plans in another post. I can't wait to take both my girls and get to have fun with them for a week without worring about work. We will be staying at Pop Century as it will just be our family of 4. The girls godfather had to make the choice to move into an apartment or go to Disney with us. But he plans to go with us when we go back in February 2018 for our youngest daughter's 3rd birthday.

 

[makochibi]

Who: me (Anna), DH (Jay), ODD (Annastasia, will be turning 6 during the trip), and YDD (Kiki, will be 19 months).
What: second family trip to WDW
Where: staying at Pop Century, Preferred Room.
When: September 27 to October 4th 2016
Why: celebrating Annastasia's 5th birthday and Kiki's first trip!

 

[makochibi]

We will arrive on 9/27 in late morning. After check in we plan to go to DTD to do a bit of shopping and looking around. We will have dinner at Morimoto Asia. We are excited to try out this new restaurant.

9/28 will be our HS day. Breakfast at Hollywood and Vine, lunch at ABC Commisary, and dinner at SciFi Dine In.

9/29 is our Epcot Day (Annastasia's birthday). We will have breakfast at Akershus, lunch at Sunshine Seasons and dinner at Le Cellier.

9/30 will be our down day. Breakfast at 'Ohana's, lunch at Pop food court and dinner at Ragland Road.

10/1 will be our first MK day. We will do Crystal Palace for breakfast, Be Our Guest for a late lunch, and snacks for supper for supper.

10/2 Will be relaxing and then MNSSHP. Breakfast at Cape May and an early dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern.

10/3 is Animal Kingdom. Breakfast at Tusker House, lunch at Yak & Yeti and dinner at 1900 Park Fare.

10/4 is our last day. Breakfast at Chef Mickey's and then maybe a quick trip to Disney Springs before our flight.