JBurke
<font color=green>WL VET
- Joined
- Aug 21, 1999
- Messages
- 1,068
CAST:
JANICE- (ME) AGE 35 MOM AND PLANNER
MICHAEL- DH, AGE 32 DAD AND NON-PLANNER BUT WILLING
PARTICIPANT
KAITLYN- DD, AGE 9, STILL INTO PRINCESSES AND MAGIC!
KELLY- DD, AGE 6, CELEBRATING HER AUGUST BIRTHDAY
DECLAN- DS, AGE 2, OUR LITTLEST AND SWEETEST MOUSKETEER
WHEN AND WHERE:
AUGUST 13 20, 2003
WILDERNESS LODGE
PRE-TRIP
OUR LAST DISNEYWORLD VACATION WAS IN OCTOBER 2001. IT WAS A TRIP YEARS IN THE MAKING THAT ALMOST DIDNT HAPPEN DUE TO SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. WE DECIDED TO BE BRAVE AND CONTINUE ON WITH OUR VACATION. AFTER THAT TRIP WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A WHILE UNTIL WE RETURNED TO THE LAND OF MOUSE.
I AM UNABLE TO STAY OFF THE DISNEY BOARDS AND AFTER READING TRIP REPORT AFTER TRIP REPORT I BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT MAKING ONE LAST DISNEY TRIP BEFORE OUR YOUNGEST TURNS THREE.
NOW THE HARD PART CONVINCING DH THAT WE CAN AFFORD ONE MORE DISNEY TRIP. FIRST TAKE HIM OUT FOR BREAKFAST AT HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT. WITH HIS MOUTH FULL OF PANCAKES HE SURELY CANT OBJECT TO A THIRD DISNEY TRIP. I WATCH AS THE FORK GOES INTO HIS MOUTH THEN JUMP IN HONEY, I WAS THINKING THEN I PROCEEDED TO HIM HOW KAITLYN WILL BE 10 YEARS OLD SOON AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADULT PRICES FOR HER, AND HOW DECLAN WILL BE THREE SOON AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR HIS TICKETS AND FOOD ONCE HE HAD HIS BIRTHDAY, AND HOW WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A SUITE AFTER HE TURNED THREE BECAUSE DISNEY WILL MAKE US GET A SUITE, AND HOW KELLY SO MISSES DISNEYWORLD AND WE SHOULD NOT DENY HER SUCH PLEASURE.
THEN I PROCEED TO TELL HIM WOULDNT BE GREAT IF WE WENT IN AUGUST? ITS BEFORE THE KIDS BIRTHDAYS, SCHOOL IS OUT AND THE PARKS ARE OPEN LONGER THAN IN OCTOBER (OUR LAST TWO TRIPS)
I ALMOST JUMP OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN HE SAYS WE CAN LOOK INTO IT OF COURSE THAT TRANSLATES INTO LETS DO IT!!! IN MY MIND.
THE NEXT DAY I AM ONLINE MAKING OUR RESEVATION FOR 7 NIGHTS AT THE WILDERNESS LODGE DREAM MAKER PACKAGE!!
WE DECIDE NOT TO TELL KIDS YET JUST IN CASE PLANS FALL THROUGH (I.E. WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR TRIP)
I IMMEDIATLEY TAKE OUT MY OLD SPREADSHEET AND START PLANNING OUR DAYS AND MEALS. I HAVE TO CONVINCE MYSELF TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE MEALS OUT BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE SOME MONEY THIS TIME AROUND.
THEN COMES MAY AND WHAT DO I HEAR ON THE BOARDS, RUMORS ABOUT A NEW PACKAGE THAT DISNEY MAY BE OFFERING. SURE ENOUGH ON MAY 8 I AM ON THE PHONE WITH WDTC CHANGING MY EXISTING PACKAGE TO A FAIRYTAKE PACKAGE!! WOOHOO, 7 NIGHTS/TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF 4. SAVED ME $1000! BACK ON THE PHONE WITH DISNEY DINING SCREW IT WE ARE DOING CHARACTER MEALS WITH THE MONEY I SAVED!! WE NOW TELL KIDS WE ARE GOING TO DISNEYWORLD! (YEAH MOMMY AND DADDY CAN PAY FOR IT!!)
HERE IS THE PLAN:
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13-FLIGHT OUT OF OHARE, ARRIVE AT WL, SWIM/REST, DINNER AT 1900 PARK FARE, MK FOR SPECTROMAGIC AND PARADE
THURSDAY AUGUST 14-ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY, BREAKFAST AT DONALDS BREAKFASAURAS, HOOP DEE DOO IN EVENING
FRIDAY AUGUST 15- POOL/WATER SPIRTS TIME IN THE AM, MAGIC KINGDOM IN LATE AFTERNOON, E-NIGHT AT MK
SATURDAY AUGUST 16- MGM DAY, LUNCH AT 50s PRIME TIME, FANTASMIC
SUNDAY AUGUST 17-TYPHOON LAGOON DURING DAY, THEN EPCOT FOR DINNER AT LCELLIER AND ILLUMINATIONS
MONDAY AUGUST 18-MAGIC KINGDOM DAY, BREAKFAST AT CASTLE, DOWNTOWN DISNEY FOR SHOPPING THEN MINATURE GOLFING
TUESDAY AUGUST 19- EPCOT DAY, BREAKFAST WITH PRINCESSES IN NORWAY, DINNER AT CHEF MICKEY AND END EVENING SAYING GOODBYE IN MK
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20-CHECK OUT, HIT FAVORITE PARK(S) FLY HOME AT 8pm
NOW WE JUST SIT AND WAIT FOR TOMORROW TO GET HERE
JANICE- (ME) AGE 35 MOM AND PLANNER
MICHAEL- DH, AGE 32 DAD AND NON-PLANNER BUT WILLING
PARTICIPANT
KAITLYN- DD, AGE 9, STILL INTO PRINCESSES AND MAGIC!
KELLY- DD, AGE 6, CELEBRATING HER AUGUST BIRTHDAY
DECLAN- DS, AGE 2, OUR LITTLEST AND SWEETEST MOUSKETEER
WHEN AND WHERE:
AUGUST 13 20, 2003
WILDERNESS LODGE
PRE-TRIP
OUR LAST DISNEYWORLD VACATION WAS IN OCTOBER 2001. IT WAS A TRIP YEARS IN THE MAKING THAT ALMOST DIDNT HAPPEN DUE TO SEPTEMBER 11, 2001. WE DECIDED TO BE BRAVE AND CONTINUE ON WITH OUR VACATION. AFTER THAT TRIP WE THOUGHT IT WOULD BE A WHILE UNTIL WE RETURNED TO THE LAND OF MOUSE.
I AM UNABLE TO STAY OFF THE DISNEY BOARDS AND AFTER READING TRIP REPORT AFTER TRIP REPORT I BEGAN TO THINK ABOUT MAKING ONE LAST DISNEY TRIP BEFORE OUR YOUNGEST TURNS THREE.
NOW THE HARD PART CONVINCING DH THAT WE CAN AFFORD ONE MORE DISNEY TRIP. FIRST TAKE HIM OUT FOR BREAKFAST AT HIS FAVORITE RESTAURANT. WITH HIS MOUTH FULL OF PANCAKES HE SURELY CANT OBJECT TO A THIRD DISNEY TRIP. I WATCH AS THE FORK GOES INTO HIS MOUTH THEN JUMP IN HONEY, I WAS THINKING THEN I PROCEEDED TO HIM HOW KAITLYN WILL BE 10 YEARS OLD SOON AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY ADULT PRICES FOR HER, AND HOW DECLAN WILL BE THREE SOON AND WE WOULD HAVE TO PAY FOR HIS TICKETS AND FOOD ONCE HE HAD HIS BIRTHDAY, AND HOW WE WOULD HAVE TO GET A SUITE AFTER HE TURNED THREE BECAUSE DISNEY WILL MAKE US GET A SUITE, AND HOW KELLY SO MISSES DISNEYWORLD AND WE SHOULD NOT DENY HER SUCH PLEASURE.
THEN I PROCEED TO TELL HIM WOULDNT BE GREAT IF WE WENT IN AUGUST? ITS BEFORE THE KIDS BIRTHDAYS, SCHOOL IS OUT AND THE PARKS ARE OPEN LONGER THAN IN OCTOBER (OUR LAST TWO TRIPS)
I ALMOST JUMP OUT OF MY CHAIR WHEN HE SAYS WE CAN LOOK INTO IT OF COURSE THAT TRANSLATES INTO LETS DO IT!!! IN MY MIND.
THE NEXT DAY I AM ONLINE MAKING OUR RESEVATION FOR 7 NIGHTS AT THE WILDERNESS LODGE DREAM MAKER PACKAGE!!
WE DECIDE NOT TO TELL KIDS YET JUST IN CASE PLANS FALL THROUGH (I.E. WE DONT HAVE ENOUGH MONEY FOR TRIP)
I IMMEDIATLEY TAKE OUT MY OLD SPREADSHEET AND START PLANNING OUR DAYS AND MEALS. I HAVE TO CONVINCE MYSELF TO TAKE IT EASY ON THE MEALS OUT BECAUSE WE ARE TRYING TO SAVE SOME MONEY THIS TIME AROUND.
THEN COMES MAY AND WHAT DO I HEAR ON THE BOARDS, RUMORS ABOUT A NEW PACKAGE THAT DISNEY MAY BE OFFERING. SURE ENOUGH ON MAY 8 I AM ON THE PHONE WITH WDTC CHANGING MY EXISTING PACKAGE TO A FAIRYTAKE PACKAGE!! WOOHOO, 7 NIGHTS/TICKETS FOR THE PRICE OF 4. SAVED ME $1000! BACK ON THE PHONE WITH DISNEY DINING SCREW IT WE ARE DOING CHARACTER MEALS WITH THE MONEY I SAVED!! WE NOW TELL KIDS WE ARE GOING TO DISNEYWORLD! (YEAH MOMMY AND DADDY CAN PAY FOR IT!!)
HERE IS THE PLAN:
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 13-FLIGHT OUT OF OHARE, ARRIVE AT WL, SWIM/REST, DINNER AT 1900 PARK FARE, MK FOR SPECTROMAGIC AND PARADE
THURSDAY AUGUST 14-ANIMAL KINGDOM DAY, BREAKFAST AT DONALDS BREAKFASAURAS, HOOP DEE DOO IN EVENING
FRIDAY AUGUST 15- POOL/WATER SPIRTS TIME IN THE AM, MAGIC KINGDOM IN LATE AFTERNOON, E-NIGHT AT MK
SATURDAY AUGUST 16- MGM DAY, LUNCH AT 50s PRIME TIME, FANTASMIC
SUNDAY AUGUST 17-TYPHOON LAGOON DURING DAY, THEN EPCOT FOR DINNER AT LCELLIER AND ILLUMINATIONS
MONDAY AUGUST 18-MAGIC KINGDOM DAY, BREAKFAST AT CASTLE, DOWNTOWN DISNEY FOR SHOPPING THEN MINATURE GOLFING
TUESDAY AUGUST 19- EPCOT DAY, BREAKFAST WITH PRINCESSES IN NORWAY, DINNER AT CHEF MICKEY AND END EVENING SAYING GOODBYE IN MK
WEDNESDAY AUGUST 20-CHECK OUT, HIT FAVORITE PARK(S) FLY HOME AT 8pm
NOW WE JUST SIT AND WAIT FOR TOMORROW TO GET HERE
Let us know how the trip went.
