Taking on WDW with a 4 year old

[Skyw]

This is my first time writing a pretrip/trip report. I have put off doing this before, because there are some really good writers out there!!! Some of the reports are sooooooo funny. Which mine will not be. I think I have written too many Army memo’s and term papers . They have knocked the funny right out of me.

So here we go…..

The Cast:

Skyw- Me, Mom and Wife. I am the trip over-planner and suitcase packer. I am the happiest when I planning a vacation. And the vacation doesn’t necessarily have to be mine . I am a part time lurker and part time poster. I have been to WDW 6 times.

DH - He will go on practically any vacation I plan as long as I try to save some money and he can fish. His passion is Guitars and spends as much time doing “guitar” things as I do doing “vacation” things. He has been to WDW 4 times.

Tough Guy (TG) - He is my 4-year-old son that wants to be the bad guy in every movie he sees. He is your typical boy who never stops until you force him into bed. He has been to WDW when he was 3.

We are staying at FW cabins the 2nd week in November. This will be the third time for us. I want to stay somewhere else but the kitchen calls my name every time. And it is cheaper then the villas. Currently, I am having an internal battle about joining DVC. Once I saw the amortization table and saw how much interest I would be paying, I decided if I can’t pay it off in one year then I can’t afford it. It was almost as much as the DVC membership cost.

Does anyone else hate making ADR’s??? I haven’t made one yet. I am an over planner but I can’t really plan what type of food I am in the mood for on a given night. Nor can I plan what kind of mood TG will be in when it is time to eat. I am not even sure I will make one for a character breakfast. What do you guys think?? I got a good list of places to eat off site….just in case. And we do have the kitchen.


OK this is the plan,….

Friday- arrival, check in, rest and MK.
Sat- early MK.
Sun- AK
Mon-Epcot
Tues- MGM.
I am not going to an extra magic hours. I hope everyone is at those parks while we are leisurely strolling through the park without EMH.

More tomorrow and Pics will be added soon.

 

[Skyw]

Less then a week to go !!! I will add more a little later in the week when DS is at PreK!!

However, Here are some pic's of my first trip to WDW. I was 17. It was a band trip to the world. However, we only got to go to EPCOT. I guess MK was no educational enough.

Who is the guy with Figment???

 

[Montana Disney Fan]

We took our kids when they were four. It's the perfect age.

One week! woo hoo

 

[englishrose47]

DGS was 5 and loved it!!

 

[jcc0621]

Your DS sounds exactly like my DS4. Run, run , run until he passes out at night

Looking forward to more!

 

[Phibbles]

You have to do at least one character meal. They are all good (mostly), so pick the one that will interest TG the most.

I recommend the Chip and Dale meal in the Land or Pooh/Friends at Crystal Palace.

 

[englishrose47]

I agree Crystal Palace is great for characters and food!!