Surprise December 2012-January 2013 Trip

[angela71401]

Hello and welcome to my pre-trip report!
I have been planning this trip in my head since the day we left Disney World 3 years ago. All of us are huge Disney fans and actually....obsessed. There you go, I admitted it.
When we went the first time my oldest daughter was a month away from turning 5 and my youngest daughter was 21 months. They both had the best of times, but we knew we wanted to wait to go back when our youngest was 40 inches tall and could ride most of the big kid rides.
We booked this surprise trip for them in January 2012 for our trip to begin December 30th-January 6th, we might change those dates though depending on any promotions that Disney might offer. We are planning on telling them about it Christmas morning or possibly waiting until the morning we leave. My husband and I are in disagreement on that.
We talk about Disney World every single day, so it is pretty neat to be able to still talk about everything and them have no idea when we are going. By the way they will be 8 and 5 when this trip comes and in my opinion the best age to take, all though any age is great. My oldest daughter thinks we are going to go in a few years and is trying her hardest to talk her daddy into taking her next summer on her 9th birthday.
We were originally booked at POP, but once we found out that the AOA Little Mermaid rooms were going to be available we switched to them. My girls and myself are going to love that room!!
I will go ahead and finish up this post now, because I have lots and lots to talk about and could keep on typing, but I need to save stuff for later. Haha!
I hope anyone reading this enjoys it.
Our June 2009 Trip

My girls walking into the Magic Kingdom for the first time.

 

[reyasmommy]

Awe... Love that picture with your DD's holding hands and wearing their cute Mickey Ears. I sure wish my kids would leave their Ears on, but they never last more then 5 minutes.

 

[angela71401]

Awe... Love that picture with your DD's holding hands and wearing their cute Mickey Ears. I sure wish my kids would leave their Ears on, but they never last more then 5 minutes.

Thank you! Don't let this picture fool you though, theirs didn't last very long either, lol.

 

[angela71401]

So last night I went ahead and sent my rough draft of dining reservations to my travel agent. She will be able to make them for me on July 3rd and I'm so glad she is the one that takes care of all of it. I also went ahead and put down BBB for my girls. I went ahead and added a couple more days to our trip and will change things around as soon as I know the rates and discounts for when we are going.

12/30/12
Planet Hollywood
11am
T-Rex Cafe
6:00pm


12/31/12
I'm hoping that I'll be able to do Be Our Guest, but just in case....
Liberty Tree Tavern
5:30pm

01/01/13
Le Cellier
6:30pm

01/02/13
Sci-Fi Dine In
4:30pm

01/03/13
Tusker House Breakfast
8am

01/04/13
Bippity Boppity Boutique
8am
Cinderella's Castle
5pm

01/05/13
1900 Park Fare
8am
Coral Reef
6pm

01/06/13
Akershus
8:30am

01/07/13
Le Cellier
6:30pm

01/08/13
Be Our Guest
or Liberty Tree Tavern
6:00pm

Fingers crossed we will get free dining and then I'll just have to pay for a few of our other meals since Le Cellier and The Castle take 2 TS credits. I can't wait to see the menu for Be Our Guest. It is a must on this trip because my 4 year old is a huge Beauty and the Beast fan.[/FONT][/SIZE]

 

[angela71401]

So since this is my very first pre-trip report, I'm slowing learning how most people do them. I guess I probably need to introduce the cast of characters.

Me (Angela)

I am a 30 year old nursing student. I love anything and everything Disney. I never had the chance to go when I was a child, but my husband took me for the first time in June of 2009. Best trip ever!


DH (Nathan)

My husband works two jobs in law enforcement so I can attend school without the stress of working. He has been to Disney World several times and shares my obsession of Disney.


DD7 she will be 8 at the time of our trip (Abby)

We took Abby to Disney World for the first time a month before she turned 5. She was at a great age to go. She remembers everything about the trip and had a wonderful time. Her favorite princess is Rapunzel. She loves anything that comes on the Disney channel and loves to dance and do cheer.

DD4 she will be 5 at the time of the our trip (Baylee)

When we took Baylee to Disney for the first time she was 21 months old and we were told by several people she was too little to go and both she and I would have a horrible time. It never crossed my mind to not take her and I'm so glad we did. Although she wasn't able to ride the majority of rides, she had a great time and loved seeing everything. She loves looking at the pictures from our trip and talks about being big enough to go and ride the big rides like her sissy did. This upcoming trip is mainly for this little princess. She is just now 40 inches tall so she will be able to ride several of the rides. She loves anything and everything Minnie and Disney Princess. Her favorite princess is Belle.​