GrandCalifornian
Can't Wait To Go Back
- Joined
- Mar 16, 2012
We just got back from another wonderful 9 night / 10 day trip to Disney World, and we can’t wait to share it.
We packed in so much good food and fun this trip. We stayed at two different resorts, took two fireworks cruises, rode a new ride, bought some art, and even rode in a limo!
Oh and Paul got a year older too.
We definitely had some fun extras this time, including being there on my birthday.
Before we get too far into telling about the trip, we’ll introduce ourselves.
I'm Melissa, Mom to our two great kiddos and to our three dogs.
My family owns an elevator business and this year will be my 20th year with the company... I won't tell you how old that makes me but it's not as old as Paul. I really love our trips to Disneyworld and for me they are my actual vacation of the year.
I’m Paul, a now 42 year old Dad, Engineer, aspiring Elevator Technician, and taker of too many pictures.
My favorite park is Epcot, my favorite ride is Test Track, and my favorite character is Mater. Cars is my favorite movie ever, and the Wilderness Lodge is probably my favorite place.
This is Allison, the "She" in all of our trip reports. Mainly because we started all of this back when the world revolved around her. Now she just thinks it does.
She's 12 now and my goodness getting older so fast. She's got her own phone now and really enjoyed a little freedom in some of the gift shops so she could wander around and browse by herself.
This is Marshall, our active boy who is growing up fast and loves Disney just as much as the rest of us.
He also loves cars, trains, planes, and anything that goes. He is super outgoing and truly enjoys meeting people and talking to them at Disney, or anywhere else for that matter. This trip he was really looking forward to riding the Ratatouille ride (and spoiler alert, we got to do it). He loves Cars too, and is also really fond of Legos.
Our good friends and DVC co-conspirators Jon and Brandy joined us once again for this trip.
For this trip, we did something new and started off by staying at a different resort. We spent the first four nights of our trip in a two bedroom at Beach Club Villas. We often visit this resort but had never stayed here before and we were looking forward to staying so close to our favorite park and getting to all experience Stormalong Bay.
Allie and I stayed at Yacht Club in May and were really excited to show the boys the advantages of staying on this side of the world.
Can I plug that trip report here?
Sure! Our old trip reports are all linked on the next post, and in our signature. They might fill in some details if you are new to our reports.
The last five nights of the trip were back “home” at Wilderness Lodge, with a two bedroom Villa at Copper Creek which is our home DVC resort.
I don't think we're ready as a group to do a trip and not stay at Wilderness Lodge, it really is like coming home for us.
It was where we honeymooned in 2007 and is our favorite, but getting to experience another location this time was fun too.
For the When of the trip we were there from January 20th through the 29th. We got to experience Festival of the Arts and get a second or third trip on our AP's. It was also perfect timing for Paul's birthday to fall smack in the middle of the trip which was super fun.
It worked out perfectly, but did mean that we had another cold weather trip. It still seems strange to wear jackets and long pants at Disney World.
Let's call it a freezing weather trip. For my California butt it was really cold.
It was definitely colder than home while we were there, and while we agree and acknowledge that it isn’t as cold as other parts of the country, we don’t voluntarily go hang out in those places…
Lol, no we don't. I don't do snow and dislike being cold.
We still had a great time, and want to share all the neat extras that made the trip exceptional. So we invite you to join in, follow along, and at least check out the pictures as we relive our trip
Bundle up! Let's go!
We packed in so much good food and fun this trip. We stayed at two different resorts, took two fireworks cruises, rode a new ride, bought some art, and even rode in a limo!
Oh and Paul got a year older too.
We definitely had some fun extras this time, including being there on my birthday.
Before we get too far into telling about the trip, we’ll introduce ourselves.
I'm Melissa, Mom to our two great kiddos and to our three dogs.
My family owns an elevator business and this year will be my 20th year with the company... I won't tell you how old that makes me but it's not as old as Paul. I really love our trips to Disneyworld and for me they are my actual vacation of the year.
I’m Paul, a now 42 year old Dad, Engineer, aspiring Elevator Technician, and taker of too many pictures.
My favorite park is Epcot, my favorite ride is Test Track, and my favorite character is Mater. Cars is my favorite movie ever, and the Wilderness Lodge is probably my favorite place.
This is Allison, the "She" in all of our trip reports. Mainly because we started all of this back when the world revolved around her. Now she just thinks it does.
She's 12 now and my goodness getting older so fast. She's got her own phone now and really enjoyed a little freedom in some of the gift shops so she could wander around and browse by herself.
This is Marshall, our active boy who is growing up fast and loves Disney just as much as the rest of us.
He also loves cars, trains, planes, and anything that goes. He is super outgoing and truly enjoys meeting people and talking to them at Disney, or anywhere else for that matter. This trip he was really looking forward to riding the Ratatouille ride (and spoiler alert, we got to do it). He loves Cars too, and is also really fond of Legos.
Our good friends and DVC co-conspirators Jon and Brandy joined us once again for this trip.
For this trip, we did something new and started off by staying at a different resort. We spent the first four nights of our trip in a two bedroom at Beach Club Villas. We often visit this resort but had never stayed here before and we were looking forward to staying so close to our favorite park and getting to all experience Stormalong Bay.
Allie and I stayed at Yacht Club in May and were really excited to show the boys the advantages of staying on this side of the world.
Can I plug that trip report here?
Sure! Our old trip reports are all linked on the next post, and in our signature. They might fill in some details if you are new to our reports.
The last five nights of the trip were back “home” at Wilderness Lodge, with a two bedroom Villa at Copper Creek which is our home DVC resort.
I don't think we're ready as a group to do a trip and not stay at Wilderness Lodge, it really is like coming home for us.
It was where we honeymooned in 2007 and is our favorite, but getting to experience another location this time was fun too.
For the When of the trip we were there from January 20th through the 29th. We got to experience Festival of the Arts and get a second or third trip on our AP's. It was also perfect timing for Paul's birthday to fall smack in the middle of the trip which was super fun.
It worked out perfectly, but did mean that we had another cold weather trip. It still seems strange to wear jackets and long pants at Disney World.
Let's call it a freezing weather trip. For my California butt it was really cold.
It was definitely colder than home while we were there, and while we agree and acknowledge that it isn’t as cold as other parts of the country, we don’t voluntarily go hang out in those places…
Lol, no we don't. I don't do snow and dislike being cold.
We still had a great time, and want to share all the neat extras that made the trip exceptional. So we invite you to join in, follow along, and at least check out the pictures as we relive our trip
Bundle up! Let's go!
A great start to your trip! My sentimental favorite resort is also WL but I think the BC location would be great too. You got a lot accomplished on Day #1 - anxious to hear how the rest of your trip went!
