Hi there! Get ready for a fun adventure with the DISNEADS!!
Who?? The DISNEADS - a fun filled crazy family of 4 from Ohio!
When?? May 22 - 28 at WDW, May 28 - 31 on the Disney Wonder
Where?? Well, better start reading to find out!
How?? Good question....I hope we all make it out in one piece. WOOHOO!! Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!
This will be my very first trip report. Be prepared for lotsocraziness and a bunch of fab pictures!
We'll be visiting WDW from May 22 - 28, and then.....we'll be going on our very first Disney Cruise May 28-31!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Disney for the kids sail free!!!
Here's the Fam - 4 of us - we are from Southwest Ohio:
"A" - that's me!
I am 29 years old, but I'll be 30 in May, so I'm ejoying my last few months as a person in their late 20's (but, secretly, I know my 30's will be even better than my 20's). I love WDW and have been going all my life - ever since I was a little girl. I am a wacky, crazy, loud, and sometimes annoying person, but I really like to have fun. I spend alot of time with my family, for the most part, but our family vacations mean more than anything to all of us, so we take them often. I own a small business that keeps me very busy 9 months out of the year, but I am very fortunate that I get a lot of time off to be with my family during the summer and over holidays, so it's all good.
"CJ" - my super great husband,
also 29 years old. He will be celebrating his 30th birthday at the WORLD! We arrive on his birthday, and you will have to read further into the trip report to find out how we will celebrate! DH is a great guy (I said that once, I know) with a huge heart, and he loves WDW as much as I do. It's the one "hobby" we share, and most recently I convinced him to join the Disboards. So, he has been instructed to pop on here and say hello and throw his 2 cents in every once in a while. DH works from home (which is why we spend so much time together) and I know he gets annoyed with me from time to time, but he loves me the same. We've been married for 8 years, and I think his favorite things are vacationing, playing guitar and singing, and computers.
"Little CJ" - our sweet little man,
4 years old. He's been to WDW waaaaaaaay too many times for someone his age. In fact, CJ and I have agreed that we are turning him into a spoiled brat. He knows every ride at Disney, and even the restaurants and resorts and can remember many of our previous trips and the things we did. He goes to preschool 3 days a week, gets in lots of trouble almost every day, plays basketball, and Wii, and does other 4 year old type activities. He's quite wacky and crazy like his mother, but laid back in some ways like his daddy. His favorite rides are Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain.
"Little A" - our precious baby girl, 16 months.
She too has been to WDW far too many times for her little lifetime. I think this is gonna be her 5th trip. She's been a very easy going baby, which has allowed us to take her places and do things with her. I think this trip will be a lot different because she will know more of what's going on. She likes playing with her brother, going bye-bye, eating snacks, and taking baths.
Just a little background:
We were at WDW last June twice. The first June trip was a spur of the moment trip. We were headed down south to visit CJ's family, and I had a free couple of days. I mentioned to him that we could fly down to Orlando, spend a couple of days at Disney, and then drive north to Pensacola to visit his family as scheduled. Well, he liked the idea, so we went! Since he works from home, he can essentially work anywhere where there's internet, so we got a great offsite rate at the Marriott villiage (love that place!). While he did work in the room, the kids and I spent the days at the parks, then we'd come back to the hotel and rest, then back to the parks in the evening as a family. It was a great trip!
Our second trip came just two weeks after this one. It was actually a scheduled trip. See, I have a dance school, and several of my students were performing at the Magic Kingdom, so back to WDW we went to watch them perform. We were planning on attending a wedding in Naples, and then driving back up to Orlando to WDW for a few days. We stayed offsite again, but this time, we were at Best Western Lake Buena Vista. One word for this place....YUCK. Don't ever stay there. Anyway, the parks were great, the kids performed beautifully, and a good time was had by all.
Then, we visited the World in August during Tropical Storm Faye. We spent 7 long rainy days, most days covered with a poncho and an umbrella (and a jacket and long pants, and brrrrrrrrrr!! In the middle of August!!). We stayed at Wilderness Lodge Villas and Polynesian (split stay). Again, fun time, family vacation, just the 4 of us.
Finally, our last trip was taken during Thanksgiving week. Boy....busy week!! Never again will I go to WDW during Tgiving. We stayed at Saratoga Springs - love, love, love, love - this resort! But quite honestly by this trip I think we were all Disney'd out (or Disnead out...heehee). Had fun, but was definitely ready to go home.
So we've been planning this trip since, gosh, October or November 08 I guess. I know it was when they first announced that kids sail free on Disney cruises. We've wanted to take a Disney cruise for the longest time, and when I saw that the dates would work with our schedule here at home, I jumped on it.
Last June we bought AP's because we knew we were gonna be at WDW several times throughout the year. So we wanted to choose a cruise date that would still allow us time to visit the parks one last time before our passes expired (they expire on June 2). Since our cruise leaves May 28, we decided we would go to the parks before our cruise.
Sounds relaxing, right? A busy week at the parks, followed by 3 relaxing days on a ship. That's what we thought too. Hopefully we are right.
So, then Disney came out with their new promotion with the Birthday thing. Since CJ's birthday is May 22, we decided to take advantage of that too! How perfect! So, we are spending May 22 - May 28 in the parks, then we head over to the port to catch the Disney Wonder! It's gonna be a great vacation!!
Up next....where will we stay? Stay tuned!!!
Who?? The DISNEADS - a fun filled crazy family of 4 from Ohio!
When?? May 22 - 28 at WDW, May 28 - 31 on the Disney Wonder
Where?? Well, better start reading to find out!
How?? Good question....I hope we all make it out in one piece. WOOHOO!! Here we go!!!!!!!!!!!
This will be my very first trip report. Be prepared for lotsocraziness and a bunch of fab pictures!
We'll be visiting WDW from May 22 - 28, and then.....we'll be going on our very first Disney Cruise May 28-31!!!!!!!!!!!! Thanks Disney for the kids sail free!!!
Here's the Fam - 4 of us - we are from Southwest Ohio:
"A" - that's me!
I am 29 years old, but I'll be 30 in May, so I'm ejoying my last few months as a person in their late 20's (but, secretly, I know my 30's will be even better than my 20's). I love WDW and have been going all my life - ever since I was a little girl. I am a wacky, crazy, loud, and sometimes annoying person, but I really like to have fun. I spend alot of time with my family, for the most part, but our family vacations mean more than anything to all of us, so we take them often. I own a small business that keeps me very busy 9 months out of the year, but I am very fortunate that I get a lot of time off to be with my family during the summer and over holidays, so it's all good.
"CJ" - my super great husband,
also 29 years old. He will be celebrating his 30th birthday at the WORLD! We arrive on his birthday, and you will have to read further into the trip report to find out how we will celebrate! DH is a great guy (I said that once, I know) with a huge heart, and he loves WDW as much as I do. It's the one "hobby" we share, and most recently I convinced him to join the Disboards. So, he has been instructed to pop on here and say hello and throw his 2 cents in every once in a while. DH works from home (which is why we spend so much time together) and I know he gets annoyed with me from time to time, but he loves me the same. We've been married for 8 years, and I think his favorite things are vacationing, playing guitar and singing, and computers.
"Little CJ" - our sweet little man,
4 years old. He's been to WDW waaaaaaaay too many times for someone his age. In fact, CJ and I have agreed that we are turning him into a spoiled brat. He knows every ride at Disney, and even the restaurants and resorts and can remember many of our previous trips and the things we did. He goes to preschool 3 days a week, gets in lots of trouble almost every day, plays basketball, and Wii, and does other 4 year old type activities. He's quite wacky and crazy like his mother, but laid back in some ways like his daddy. His favorite rides are Tower of Terror and Splash Mountain.
"Little A" - our precious baby girl, 16 months.
She too has been to WDW far too many times for her little lifetime. I think this is gonna be her 5th trip. She's been a very easy going baby, which has allowed us to take her places and do things with her. I think this trip will be a lot different because she will know more of what's going on. She likes playing with her brother, going bye-bye, eating snacks, and taking baths.
Just a little background:
We were at WDW last June twice. The first June trip was a spur of the moment trip. We were headed down south to visit CJ's family, and I had a free couple of days. I mentioned to him that we could fly down to Orlando, spend a couple of days at Disney, and then drive north to Pensacola to visit his family as scheduled. Well, he liked the idea, so we went! Since he works from home, he can essentially work anywhere where there's internet, so we got a great offsite rate at the Marriott villiage (love that place!). While he did work in the room, the kids and I spent the days at the parks, then we'd come back to the hotel and rest, then back to the parks in the evening as a family. It was a great trip!
Our second trip came just two weeks after this one. It was actually a scheduled trip. See, I have a dance school, and several of my students were performing at the Magic Kingdom, so back to WDW we went to watch them perform. We were planning on attending a wedding in Naples, and then driving back up to Orlando to WDW for a few days. We stayed offsite again, but this time, we were at Best Western Lake Buena Vista. One word for this place....YUCK. Don't ever stay there. Anyway, the parks were great, the kids performed beautifully, and a good time was had by all.
Then, we visited the World in August during Tropical Storm Faye. We spent 7 long rainy days, most days covered with a poncho and an umbrella (and a jacket and long pants, and brrrrrrrrrr!! In the middle of August!!). We stayed at Wilderness Lodge Villas and Polynesian (split stay). Again, fun time, family vacation, just the 4 of us.
Finally, our last trip was taken during Thanksgiving week. Boy....busy week!! Never again will I go to WDW during Tgiving. We stayed at Saratoga Springs - love, love, love, love - this resort! But quite honestly by this trip I think we were all Disney'd out (or Disnead out...heehee). Had fun, but was definitely ready to go home.
So we've been planning this trip since, gosh, October or November 08 I guess. I know it was when they first announced that kids sail free on Disney cruises. We've wanted to take a Disney cruise for the longest time, and when I saw that the dates would work with our schedule here at home, I jumped on it.
Last June we bought AP's because we knew we were gonna be at WDW several times throughout the year. So we wanted to choose a cruise date that would still allow us time to visit the parks one last time before our passes expired (they expire on June 2). Since our cruise leaves May 28, we decided we would go to the parks before our cruise.
Sounds relaxing, right? A busy week at the parks, followed by 3 relaxing days on a ship. That's what we thought too. Hopefully we are right.
So, then Disney came out with their new promotion with the Birthday thing. Since CJ's birthday is May 22, we decided to take advantage of that too! How perfect! So, we are spending May 22 - May 28 in the parks, then we head over to the port to catch the Disney Wonder! It's gonna be a great vacation!!
Up next....where will we stay? Stay tuned!!!
And we would never book at rack rate. Not our style 
, I just wanted him to be prepared. Plus I am a control freak like that. It would be as simple as printing the spreadsheet (also with the WDW phone number, to make it nice and simple) and handing it to him the night before. Which is exactly what I did. 
so that we could get all the reservations we wanted. Serious control issues 
