The BALD and the BEAUTIFUL are off to see Snow Wipe!...AGAIN!! PTR!

[reyasmommy]

Hello to all !

It's been about 6 months since I've been here on the boards, and it feels great to be back!

DH and I decided a couple of nights ago that it's time to start planning ANOTHER Disney Vacation. We will be celebrating 10 years of marriage in June and thought DLR would be the ideal location to celebrate such a momentous occasion.

I can't wait to share my planning ideas and pictures with you all.

Unfortunately "MY" computer is currently down so I can't share any of my more recent photos with you. Until then however I will share some older ones until I can get my computer up and running.

Please standby for a list of "possible characters" and pictures. And my preliminary plans!

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[reyasmommy]

I'm still awaiting confirmation on whether or not my Dad AND my brothers family will be joining us on our trip.
Until then I will share the rest of the Cast with you.

Me/Deanna/32: I'm a SAHM and love every minute of it. I fell in love with Disney the second I passed through the gates of Disney World back in 1996. This will be my 3rd visit to the DLR, and I'm so excited to celebrate a decade of marriage at the Happiest place on earth!

Favorite Disney attraction: ToT and Splash Mountain

**taken at the beginning of my last DLR trip**

DH/Will/34: Investment broker, and the most amazing father and husband in the world. He would do anything to make his children happy. He agrees there is nothing better in this world then the look on his kids faces whenever they go to Disney.

Favorite Disney Attraction: Space Mountain

**Taken in the salt fields in Utah**

DD/Reya/4: Just started preschool a couple of months ago. She's the most affectionate, sweet, talented little girl I've ever met. This trip will be a surprise for her. Should be fun trying to pull it off.

Favorite Disney attraction: Dumbo

**Taken on our road trip back in July**

DS/Jayden/10 months: This will be Jayden's 1st visit to DLR. His first visit to WDW was 7 months ago when he was only 3 months old. He's a boy by every definition of the word. In other words a pain in my behind.... but he's also the most amazing and lovable baby boy in the World. I'm so lucky he's a part of my life.

Favorite Disney attraction: Festival of the Lion king and It's a small World.

To be continued.......
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[maryr1oz]

Loved reading your trip report last time, so can't wait for this one!

 

[reyasmommy]

Loved reading your trip report last time, so can't wait for this one!

Yay!!! I'm so happy to have one of my old readers!

It sorta feels like just yesterday that I was planning my last trip. So much has changed since then though. My daughter has hair, she'll be 5 years old when we leave, we'll be traveling with two 18 month old babies. My DSIL had a baby girl 10 days after I had my son. So it will be interesting traveling with two more kiddos.

Thanks for reading.....and chime in whenever ya want.

 

[reyasmommy]

**Not sure if anyone is actually reading, but I guess I'll continue on

Preliminary Plans​

Dates: June 11th-June 20th
Flying
Renting a car
Getting a 5 day Park Hopper
One day at Universal Studios
Open day which will include Santa Monica
Open Day which will include WB Studios


I have a whole list of ideas on exactly what I want to do. There are tons of new things that we haven't experienced before and I'm excited to add as many things as humanly possible.

Our anniversary is on June 14th. I would like to do something that involves the family during the day, and something that Just DH and I could do in the evening. Does anybody have any romantic ideas for me?

To be continued .........
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[reyasmommy]

The Cast​

Continued

DSIL/Lori/27: ((Not Pictured)) SAHM. Has been a part of my family for the last 6 years. Will be Lori's 2nd visit to the DLR. 1st time was with us back in 2008. She's as excited as I am.

Favorite Disney Attraction: BTMR

DB/Chad/29: Truck Driver . Most laid back person you'll ever meet. I'm so happy that I made him into a HUGE Disney fan as well. I'm mostly excited to spend some much needed time with him.

Favorite Disney Attraction: ToT

Niece/Alyssa/6: 1st grader Alyssa is so full of energy. Very hard little girl to keep up with, but is a sweetheart too. As far as I know this trip is going to be a big surprise for her as well.

Favorite Disney Attraction: Winnie the Pooh

Baby is up screaming...... to be continued .....



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[reyasmommy]

Nephew/Logan/3: Takes after his daddy. Is the most lovable, sweet, laid back little boy.

Favorite Attraction: Winnie the Pooh

Niece/Alexa/10 months: Born on Christmas day. 10 days after my son. We'll have the best time with the babies. I'm really hoping she won't have the same fears my daughter did when she went to Disney at 18 months old. She was terrified of the disney characters, and most rides that were in the dark. Here's to hoping. Alexa is also a sweet baby girl with lots of personality already.

Dad/Gary/50: Lives in California. I am excited to see him and glad that he can celebrate with us. He's amazing with his grandchildren. Very laid back like most men in my family, but he has a tendency to just walk off when you turn your back and you spend 1/2 your time searching for him.

Favorite disney attraction: Space Mountain

Well that's it...... I'm hoping that you all enjoy pictures because I'll post many photos of our past Disney trips along the way during my PTR.

Please feel free to comment.......i enjoy the feedback!

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[reyasmommy]

I thought I would share a few photos with you, MAYBE that will bring some of you lurkers out. 76 views and one comment..... Come on people.

lol


**Reya 18 months old...already a big disney shopper

dad at Muppets 3-d

Reyas first Disney Ride.... IASW ((9 months old))

It's impossible to find a pair of mickey ears to fit my husbands big head.

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[Seaera]

I'm in!

 

[reyasmommy]

I'm in!

Welcome!

So I started looking at Airfare this morning. Southwest has yet to post any of their fares, so I won't know anything for another week or two as far as they go.

Frontier Airlines was listed as the cheapest fare thus far. We would be paying 204.00 per person round trip. I can't decide if this is a good deal or if I should wait it out a little longer? When I looked at airfare with them 3 days ago the price was at 184.00 per person. ​

 

[reyasmommy]

It's not 100% decided, but I'm pretty sure we're going to be staying at the same place we did last time. In my opinion it was the perfect location and the place was pretty charming. It's called the Annabella Hotel.

The walk was beautiful, and only 5-10 minutes to DTD.

Our room was comfortable and cozy! We ended up getting a semi-private patio too, which was nice at night. We had stray cats come to visit us everynight when we sat outside. They were sweet.

I checked prices, and it's a little more then I wanted to spend, but worth it because of the location. $129.00 a night.

Does anybody else have any suggestions and a nice place that is within 10 minute walking distance?

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[reyasmommy]

Just WON $500.00 at BINGO.... So that's $500.00 towards my vacation!!! WOOO-HOOO!!!! ​

 

[reyasmommy]

Wow, I'm really starting to think that I'm doing something wrong as far as my PTR goes. Nobody seems to have any comments or suggestions to help me out, which means I must be boring you all to death. I keep telling myself that I'm doing this for myself. I had great success and lots of faithful readers during my last Tr's and Ptrs and it was so much fun getting to know new people. I love going back and reading my TR's so I guess I'll keep on trucking.

If anyone read my previous post I mentioned that I won $500.00 tonight. I have never won anything in my life, so I'm really excited right now. DH and I discussed that will go towards our Disney Tickets.... Speaking of which ......

I got online today to see how much Park Hoppers would cost us. According to disneyland.com prices are as follows:

2 adult 5 day park Hoppers: $211.00 x 2
1 Child 5 day park Hopper: $186.00

Total of : $608.00

DH mentioned today that his company gets some travel deals and he looked into how much tickets would cost us going through schwab. Turns out the total for the 3 of us would be $555.00 So another $55.00 and my tickets are completely paid for!!! ​

 

[Seaera]

Congrats on the win! Perfect timing.

 

[Dobby]

I understand, I'm still waiting for anyone to read my current report I am also writing it for myself so I'll remember more.

Seeing your park tickets got me a little 'homesick'. Can't wait to get back!

 

[reyasmommy]

DH on the Jungle Cruise

Niece Valerie on the Jungle Cruise

Jayden sleeping while waiting in line for the Jungle Cruise

Nieces Valerie, Breanna and DD posing with Jessie

 

[reyasmommy]

Congrats on the win! Perfect timing.

Thank you!

I understand, I'm still waiting for anyone to read my current report I am also writing it for myself so I'll remember more.

Seeing your park tickets got me a little 'homesick'. Can't wait to get back!

Well thank you so much for stopping by and making yourself known. If I knew which TR was yours I'd read it.

 

[reyasmommy]

I guess nobody has any suggestions for nice, nearby, walkable hotels to Disneyland, huh?!?

Okie Dokie!

More past photos for those who are reading.



Mmmmmm Mmmmm Mmmmm Mickey Bar!

Valerie, Breanna, Reya, Jayden, Jimminy

Winnie and the Girls

Eeyore and the Girls

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[maryr1oz]

So many updates to catch up on after a weekend away - how fun!

How nice do you want your hotel? We've stayed at Desert Inn and Suites which is about a 3 minute walk to the front gate. We were travelling once as a group and shared one of their guest suites - the room was clean, comfortable and very cheap, just nothing special or something worth writing home about.

The Candy Cane Inn and the Park Vue Inn get great reviews on Trip Advisor although i haven't stayed there...

Congrats on the bingo win too - must be a sign that Disney is meant to be

 

[merrrydeath]

I've stayed at Desert Inn and Suites and Anaheim Plaza. Both are easy walking distance, Desert Inn being the closer of the two. Both are basic, no frills places but clean and comfortable enough. I've had rates as low as $59 a night with each, so they are great deals for the location. Also something that I really appreciated was that neither one charged a holding fee on your credit card. You won't be charged until you check in, unless you no-show, or cancel less that 48 hours from arrival. So if I find a low rate with either one(regardless if it's months and months away) I go ahead and book it.