Havent even finished my trip report from our last trip, but probably going to be joining this group as well. I had actually booked on
DCL in July 2013, but as time went on, I started to waiver. We went to WDW for 9 nights this past June and it costs me less than this 4 night cruise was going to cost. So I talked to my daughter and we agreed. Shes just 9, but I dont have a husband so she and I talk over these things. Plus, I want to start to mold her decision making so we talked about the costs and such. I show her how I budget for our lives and the trips we take. And she agreed if we could go to Disney for 10 days for less than a 4 night cruise, we should go to Disney instead. We do still want to go on the Mickey boat. I told her wed save up after I pay off the mini-van so we could take a cruise for her fall break when it was cheaper.
So, Im looking at the same dates as our last trip, June 21-30th. I can admit, booking this time has me a little nervous. I prepared us for the heat, and our first trip was during Thanksgiving week, so we know about crowds. What we got though was Tropical Storm Debby. Dont get me wrong. We rocked it and had a blast. I was so proud of my children, my daughter especially for not letting the storm get to them. The day she brought her worst, was actually our most magical day and since we survived that, rain at home doesnt bother us as much. Still, Im hoping to spend the next trip with the rain gear tucked underneath the stroller most of the time. Ponchos are not meant to be worn constantly for days. We only experienced the real heat for a little of our trip the last time thanks to the storm. Once she blew out and the sun came out, it hit us the first day, and we ended up leaving the park we were in (AK) two hours earlier than we planned and running for the resort pool. But we adjusted quickly and did 10 hours in DHS the next day. Summer works for us because we can stay longer, pace ourselves, and not come home needing a vacation. Our touring style has us doing mostly early days, and either coming in for a break and returning or just touring until 3 and spending the afternoon/evening at the resort. We do like the night time entertainment at MK so the day after we stay for Wishes, we sleep in and go later.
I havent booked yet, but probably will in the next couple of months. My first choice is AofA, the Little Mermaid room if it is allowed with the military discount. My 2nd choice is Pop Century. If neither of those is available, well head back to our old stomping ground, which is All-Star Movies.
I havent decided on dining yet. We will probably at least have the QS plan. I dont want to have to worry about carrying the money to do all of our meals and snacks OOP. Ive done the math and we would come out ahead, plus I like having as much as possible paid for ahead of time.
Last time we did the regular plan and had a boat load of character meals and a dinner at Ohana. It was our last trip with ds eating free at buffets so we went for it. We really enjoyed it, but I know we don't need that many this time. We may do the regular plan with a couple of character meals and try some other TS places we haven't been since my son will be 3.5. Or we may get the QSDP and just a couple of TS places.
I havent decided about transportation yet. We have always flown. But I will make that decision in November when I believe Southwest will release their prices for June. That is when they were released last year. My children arent much on long drives and since its just 3 of us and Im the only adult, Id have to stop overnight each way so driving may not save me much money. It would just be about having the van there. Weve always been fine using Disney transportation though and we love DME. Im also considering taking the train down. I priced it when I was considering going down for Christmas and it was $279 round trip for all three of us. The station is really close to WDW so it would just be a quick cab ride once we got there.
Im looking forward to this, especially with all of the new stuff in Fantasy Land. My daughter is going to flip for the new Little Mermaid ride. I may book Pirate's League for my son since he'll be 3 and loves pirates. I put all of our Disney stuff in a box when we got back so I wont need to do as much shopping this time. We have our personal fans, our lanyards, our park bags, first aid kits and I have some accessories left over from the ones dd didnt use for her BBB makeover. She wants to do that again. And since we have been through the process of booking ¾ of a year out already, Im hoping the wait wont be as hard.
We haven't booked yet, but that's the week we're planning for..... we're undecided on our resort right now...which is why I haven't booked yet! 
We're between YC / BC / WL. I'm driving my DH nuts trying to decide!!!!! 
We just decided for sure we are going next June 8-15! Very excited. A friend is gifting us a week of her timeshare in the Orlando area for our wedding in a few weeks so we decided to use it for our first blended family vacation next June. It will be my fiance and step son's first trip to Florida and Disney.
For those of you unsure about resorts or haven't booked because you haven't picked one, just let me know when you do and I'll change it! 
Come on Mickey with a great BB!!
