The third time’s the charm! A March 2013 10th anniversary PTR! Update 3/24

[sheila <3 WDW]

I edited the second post to be a table of contents. So happy I figured out how to make the links. LOL

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

Well, good news and bad news for our upcoming trip (39 days left!!)!!

Bad news (but kinda good news, too): park hours have been extended for each day of our trip. Yay more time in the parks. Boo because my before park-opening park reservations are no longer before park-open. Oh, well.

Good news: Touring plans has dropped the crowd level predictions for our whole trip! Saturday 3/9 is the start of spring break season and it was listed at a 10 that day and the rest of our trip. Now it's 7 with one 8 day. I'm not sure how much of a difference that will really make, but it made me happy.

I am still waiting for Wishes Dessert Party reservations to open up. I really want to book that for our anniversary.

 

[Disney9.9.10]

I love the good news! Your trip is coming up fast! I never would have thought to check groupon either - what a great deal

 

[SAT887]

That happened on our last trip! I was lucky enough to get a pre park ADR earlier in the week (which worked out better) However it was slightly frustrating!!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

We got our luggage tags and DME tags in the mail on Friday! So excited! 31 days to go!

 

[Leleluvsdis]

Joining in your PTR!! Cannot wait to read more!!!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

27 days to go and I was finally able to make our reservation for the Wishes Dessert Party on March 12 for our anniversary! I had subscribed to the thread here on the Dis and been not-so-patiently waiting for reservations to open. I looked this morning and reservations opened yesterday! As soon as I got to work I was able to book it. So excited!!

Now it's time for the final planning to get going. I need to figure out what rides/attractions are must-see's for each park and DTD. Then the weekend before our trip I want to check out the site where the entertainment updates are posted so I can check show times and when characters will be out.

This weekend my goal is to find blank 4x6 note cards, preferably spiral bound. I want to use those for signatures, then when we get home I will print pictures of the kids with the characters and put it all in a photo album (which I also need to buy) with the picture and character's signature on the same page!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

Sorry all I'm bad at remembering to reply...first PTR and all. LOL
No more excuses!

I love the good news! Your trip is coming up fast! I never would have thought to check groupon either - what a great deal

Yeah, I was so excited when I saw that - anything to save a few bucks to have more to spend on souvenirs.

That happened on our last trip! I was lucky enough to get a pre park ADR earlier in the week (which worked out better) However it was slightly frustrating!!

Yes! I know it'll be fine because we'll still be there early and the first part of the day will still be fairly empty.

Joining in your PTR!! Cannot wait to read more!!!

Thanks for joining! I am not sure how much more I have to post on here, but I'll try to come up with something!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

Hi again!

Today we are 23 days away!! By this time on that day we will be in Epcot enjoying the first day of the Flower and Garden festival! We saw it before, back in 2011. Here are a few of my favorite pictures...

Anyway, today I decided to change up our plans again. We are only spending one day at DHS and we were going to leave early to do the SoAS at 5:15. We decided to cancel that and we are doing Cape May Cafe at 7:15 instead. DHS closes at 7 that night, so it's practically a perfect time for dinner. Then we can take a bus to DTD and boat back to POFQ.

So here is our (hopefully) final plan:

Wednesday, March 6: Arrival day. Going to Epcot.
Dinner: ?? somewhere in Epcot

Thursday, March 7: MK day.
Breakfast: Crystal Palace at 9:35
Lunch: ?? QS somewhere
Dinner: BOG at 7:20

Friday, March 8: DHS day.
Goal: get a cupcake at Starring Rolls
Breakfast: ?? probably resort
Lunch: ?? QS somewhere or just snacks
Dinner: Cape May Cafe 7:15

Saturday, March 9: AK day.
Breakfast: Tusker House at 8:05
Lunch: QS? Probably Flame Tree - love that place
Dinner: Raglan Road at 7 pm

Sunday, March 10: MK day 2.
Breakfast: Kona Cafe at 7:45
DD has BBB reservation at 9:30.
Lunch: QS somewhere, maybe BOG
Dinner: ??

Monday, March 11: Epcot day.
Breakfast: Akershus at 8:10 am.
Lunch: QS somewhere or F&G kiosks
Dinner: Le Cellier at 6:05.

Tuesday, March 12 (our 10th anniversary!!): MK day 3.
Breakfast: CRT at 8:25 am.
Lunch: ??
Dinner:??
Wishes Dessert Party

Wednesday, March 13: Flight home leaves at 5:15 pm. Plan to drop off luggage, then go to DTD and eat lunch at Earl of Sandwich.

And my to do/try list:
-eat jalepeno cheese pretzel at AK (I need to find out where they are sold)
-eat nutella and fruit waffle at Sleepy Hollow in MK
-eat beignets at our hotel POFQ
-go up in balloon at DTD
-try, maybe buy, Laila perfume in Norway at Epcot
-buy more glass princess figurines in Germany (we have Cinderella and Ariel so far)

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

So we are currently 13 days away from our trip!!!

On Sunday my DS (19 months old) was throwing up and had a fever up until Wednesday. Tuesday night DH started with the same thing. They are both better now. Sunday I also pulled a muscle in my back and it's very sore. I went to the chiropractor Monday and she helped some so I am able to stand up straight and walk straight, but it hurts to bend over and she told me to try to limit lifting things (including DS) and ice it 3 times/day. I go back to the chiropractor again this coming Monday.

Today we have gotten about 3 inches snow and ice (we are near St. Louis area for anyone else experiencing this weather).

What else is going to happen between now and our vacation? LOL

 

[SAT887]

So we are currently 13 days away from our trip!!!

On Sunday my DS (19 months old) was throwing up and had a fever up until Wednesday. Tuesday night DH started with the same thing. They are both better now. Sunday I also pulled a muscle in my back and it's very sore. I went to the chiropractor Monday and she helped some so I am able to stand up straight and walk straight, but it hurts to bend over and she told me to try to limit lifting things (including DS) and ice it 3 times/day. I go back to the chiropractor again this coming Monday.

Today we have gotten about 3 inches snow and ice (we are near St. Louis area for anyone else experiencing this weather).

What else is going to happen between now and our vacation? LOL

If it is going to happen it will!! That is always our luck before any vacation (and especially a vacation like Disney!)

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

DD already has 2 Cinderella dresses (different sizes), Belle, Sleeping Beauty, and Snow White dresses. Plus, she was Tink for this past Halloween so she has that costume. Unfortunately I bought a bunch of the dresses in bigger sizes so she can just have them for play clothes. I wanted her to bring her Cinderella dress on this trip, but she said the smaller sized one was too tight on her arms and the bigger one was too big. Her other dresses were too big or itchy and the Belle dress has rips in the tulle skirt. So she has NO PRINCESS DRESSES to wear on our trip! That is unacceptable!

So I bought her a Rapunzel dress and crown. Got the dress from the Disney Store when they were having their 25% off this past holiday weekend and got the crown from Target. Ordered both online and they both arrived yesterday! DD was so excited. Here she is trying them on:

So now we have a dress and crown for her to wear. She is also going to bring the stuffed Pascal she had in her Christmas stocking. She probably won't wear it all the time, I want to bring it in our backpack for our MK days because I am not sure what day we will meet Rapunzel and one day we have BBB. We have princess meals the 2 days after BBB....first Akershus, then CRT. So she'll probably wear the dress off and on the whole trip. I told her she is not allowed to play in it until after vacation. LOL

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

so excited! 6 days left to go!
A coworker/friend of mine loves Disney and goes just about every year. She had a bunch of Disney pins she didn't want anymore so she gave me a lanyard and 11 pins for my 5 year old DD to start pin trading! I thought that was such an awesome thing to do, I am definitely going to be getting some souvenirs for her and her son. I have been explaining to DD how pin trading works and she's excited, but said she might be too nervous to talk so she might need me to talk and she can trade. LOL

 

[CtinaDitty]

Haha, 3 inches? Boy, I wish... I live in the Kansas City, MO area and we have over two feet of snow at my house right now... I'm so sick and tired of snow! We are expecting more tomorrow and early next week.

Your plans look great! I can't believe how close your trip is! I'm so jealous! I'm still 9 months away!!

 

[CtinaDitty]

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I hope your back doesn't hurt you during your trip! That would be terrible... I've never been good at getting back injuries to feel better. All I can suggest is to stretch your hamstrings really well. When they're tight that can cause your back to work too hard to overcompensate!

Glad your kiddos are over their bug!

No more drama until after the vacation!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

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I hope your back doesn't hurt you during your trip! That would be terrible... I've never been good at getting back injuries to feel better. All I can suggest is to stretch your hamstrings really well. When they're tight that can cause your back to work too hard to overcompensate!

Glad your kiddos are over their bug!

No more drama until after the vacation!

My back is feeling lots better thankfully! Unfortunately I had my turn with the tummy troubles earlier this week, but I'm all better from that, too!

Yeah, I saw KC area had it pretty bad! We got lucky that we didn't get much, but still...when you are getting ready to go to Florida any snow is too much!

 

[CtinaDitty]

My back is feeling lots better thankfully! Unfortunately I had my turn with the tummy troubles earlier this week, but I'm all better from that, too!

Yeah, I saw KC area had it pretty bad! We got lucky that we didn't get much, but still...when you are getting ready to go to Florida any snow is too much!

Haha, I hear you on that! Did you get the stomach flu? I had that almost a month ago and it was miserable... Hopefully everything is perfect for when you leave in a few days!! I also hope to see a TR from you!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

Haha, I hear you on that! Did you get the stomach flu? I had that almost a month ago and it was miserable... Hopefully everything is perfect for when you leave in a few days!! I also hope to see a TR from you!

Yes, it hit my whole family. DS got it, then 2 days later DH, 2.5 days later DD, then 4 days later it hit me. I am just glad that it seems we are all over it now. Much better to get it out of our system before we leave!

I want to write a trip report. As of right now I am planning on it. I already have my notebook picked out for trip report/dining notes, I bought some new pens (I love pens LOL), bought a new 32 gb memory card for my camera (to take photos of our food and everything - we aren't bringing a laptop so I want to make sure I don't run out of room!! our last trip was only 5 days and I took over 600 pictures and that was without food pictures). Yeah, I'm a bit of a planner. I just am not sure how much I'll be able to write down throughout the day with having 2 kids this trip.

 

[CtinaDitty]

Yeah, I ended up getting the stomach flu from someone who attended my sister's baby shower that I was hosting. She gave it to me, my dad, and another attendee. I'm still surprised my DH didn't get it! But, it was not fun... Glad your family got it out of the way!!

You know, I'm a bit of a planner too. I mean.. I started my PTR over a year ahead of time! LOL! But, it just builds the excitement up and nothing's wrong with that!

I'm getting ready to finish up my very first trip report and it is all from memory. I just looked through the pictures and everything came back to me. It was like a timeline of pictures. It worked great! I've read a few others where they do it by looking at their pictures as well. For my trip in December I am planning on bringing a journal as well just so I can input more details in my TR. Plus, it'll be more fun to look back on!

 

[sheila <3 WDW]

I started a trip report and dining report. Feel free to follow along!