LoriABil
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Welcome to my Pre-Trip Report!
After months of research I have come to the conclusion that there is no vacation that can compare to a trip to Walt Disney World! After missing our fall trip last year, I couldn't let another year go by without seeing the Boo Parade, the Food and Wine Festival, or the spectacular HalloWishes Fireworks! So, when my continuing education class fell through (somewhat last minute) we jumped at the opportunity to ditch sunny southern Florida and head to sunny central Florida and the House of Mouse!
This trip will include myself, my DH, and DS (9)*
*Tour guide not included
We are all very excited about this trip, but you see, we hold a dark secret. We...are...Creatures - Creatures of Habit! We may look very normal and unassuming, but trust me, if given the choice between trying something new or heading for the familiar, we tend to gravitate towards the familiar.
This will be our 5th trip to WDW as a family, and our 6th stay on Disney property. We are staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort, which is where we stayed on our first trip. We absolutely adore the CBR! Despite the long walk, we loved everything about the resort from the room to the food court to the pool!
But shouldn't we try something new? Port Orleans, perhaps? Maybe all of the feelings we have for CBR was from some sort of Honeymoon Phase, where everything is wonderful and perfect because it is the first time! Maybe we would fall in love with a different resort, too! We fell in love with the Beach Club on subsequent trips why not give another resort a shot? This is still a subject of debate in our household, so only time will tell.
We will be on the DDP, and this will be our first trip EVER without Park Hoppers. The thought makes me nervous, and I would probably require counseling, except that I realize I can add park hoppers if needed!
Each day will be exactly the same. We will go to rope drop. We will eat a TS lunch on every park day except the day of AK, when we will have breakfast at Tusker House. (Use Robot Voice Here) This is the way we will do it, this is the way we always do it. But maybe, just maybe, we can break out of our rut and try a few new restaurants, maybe even a few new rides!
Don't get me wrong: there are traditions I love, such as character breakfasts, making our annual T-shirt at DTD, the picture in the teacups... but sometimes, I think we need to step outside of our comfort zone! So join us, as we Creatures of Habit try to break free of the mundane (as if WDW could ever be called that)!
The annual "Am I taller than Mickey, yet?" photo.
After months of research I have come to the conclusion that there is no vacation that can compare to a trip to Walt Disney World! After missing our fall trip last year, I couldn't let another year go by without seeing the Boo Parade, the Food and Wine Festival, or the spectacular HalloWishes Fireworks! So, when my continuing education class fell through (somewhat last minute) we jumped at the opportunity to ditch sunny southern Florida and head to sunny central Florida and the House of Mouse!
This trip will include myself, my DH, and DS (9)*
*Tour guide not included
We are all very excited about this trip, but you see, we hold a dark secret. We...are...Creatures - Creatures of Habit! We may look very normal and unassuming, but trust me, if given the choice between trying something new or heading for the familiar, we tend to gravitate towards the familiar.
This will be our 5th trip to WDW as a family, and our 6th stay on Disney property. We are staying at the Caribbean Beach Resort, which is where we stayed on our first trip. We absolutely adore the CBR! Despite the long walk, we loved everything about the resort from the room to the food court to the pool!
But shouldn't we try something new? Port Orleans, perhaps? Maybe all of the feelings we have for CBR was from some sort of Honeymoon Phase, where everything is wonderful and perfect because it is the first time! Maybe we would fall in love with a different resort, too! We fell in love with the Beach Club on subsequent trips why not give another resort a shot? This is still a subject of debate in our household, so only time will tell.
We will be on the DDP, and this will be our first trip EVER without Park Hoppers. The thought makes me nervous, and I would probably require counseling, except that I realize I can add park hoppers if needed!
Each day will be exactly the same. We will go to rope drop. We will eat a TS lunch on every park day except the day of AK, when we will have breakfast at Tusker House. (Use Robot Voice Here) This is the way we will do it, this is the way we always do it. But maybe, just maybe, we can break out of our rut and try a few new restaurants, maybe even a few new rides!
Don't get me wrong: there are traditions I love, such as character breakfasts, making our annual T-shirt at DTD, the picture in the teacups... but sometimes, I think we need to step outside of our comfort zone! So join us, as we Creatures of Habit try to break free of the mundane (as if WDW could ever be called that)!
The annual "Am I taller than Mickey, yet?" photo.
We added her to the room, tickets and ADRs! This means I get to do all of the "girly" things I have always wanted to do, like meet princesses! 
I guess we can drive by on the monorail, then the boys can go to the water parks!
Yep, that kind of bear. But I love him all the same!
