"These 1st timers go to Disney and get hooked!!! (UPDATE 4/10!)" trip report

[trinaweena]

how does the disney photopass work? Do you have to pay before you go?

 

[lilyfrog73]

how does the disney photopass work? Do you have to pay before you go?

I haven't actually used it yet but it's a card that you get in the parks when the park photographers take your pictures. The card has a barcode on it and they link the pictures to that. You can view them at home on the website and order prints. The CD will include all the pics and you can take it anywhere to print the pictures. If you pre-order it, it's cheaper. You just get a code to type in when you actually order the CD after your trip. The edits you can do to the pics look pretty neat. www.disneyphotopass.com

 

[CruisingCamper]

I haven't actually used it yet but it's a card that you get in the parks when the park photographers take your pictures. The card has a barcode on it and they link the pictures to that. You can view them at home on the website and order prints. The CD will include all the pics and you can take it anywhere to print the pictures. If you pre-order it, it's cheaper. You just get a code to type in when you actually order the CD after your trip. The edits you can do to the pics look pretty neat. www.disneyphotopass.com

We have used the PhotoPass on our last three trips and it's great! I love the way you can add borders and years to your pictures. The worst part is the cost. I didn't know you could pre-pay and save on the pics. I'll have to look into this before we go this trip!

 

[CruisingCamper]

Right back at ya!! I would love to here about your stay at the campground. I love camping and my DH was not having it this time. We've camped our last 3 vacations and he wasn't having it this time in any way shape or form.

We love camping too! But, to be honest, I have a feeling that we will only be sleeping at the Fort. We usually stay so busy, that we get out early and stay out late. That's one of the main reasons we decided to take our camper this time, b/c we don't tend to spend very time at the resort. But they say the campground is wonderful and that when we get there we will want to spend more time there! I hope so, we really need a more relaxed vacation.

I do planning on doing the Chip & Dale Campfire SingALong one night. A let DS2 ride a Pony!

 

[lilyfrog73]

I ordered DD the Guide to Magic Kids Edition book for our trip. This is the cutest book! She's getting really excited now. She reminded me this morning that we only have 53 days to go.

 

[3princesses+aprince]

Subscribing to your pretrip report

 

[lilyfrog73]

We're almost under the 30 day mark!!! Oh, it's so close. I tried getting DH tickets to the Braves vs. Yankees "game" on our arrival day but they are sold out. Bummer for him. I haven't been on much, been so busy with other things non-Disney (how dare I - LOL!). For Valentine's Day, DH and I went to see Rascal Flatts in Rochester, NY. I absolutely love them!!!! This is my 2nd time seeing them in concert. They put on an awesome show. We had a lot of fun.

Starting to get things together. We rented a car so curious how close the nearest Walmart is to POP. Figured we could save room in the luggage by buying diapers and wipes down there. I'll have to look that up.

 

[lilyfrog73]

OK, 33 days to go!!! We went shopping last night to update some warmer weather gear. We bought all our basic travel toiletries too. The suitcases are out and packing has begun!! We are trying to pack everything in 2 suitcases and 1 carryon, we'll see how that goes.

Cameron absolutely loves Handy Manny. Does anyone know if he is a regular at Hollywood & Vine character breakfast? I gotta check and see if TRex is taking reservations yet. He loves dinosaurs too so this will be fun as well.

We're on the fence about Seaworld now. Not sure if we want to spend almost $200 in admission when we already have 7 day WDW tickets with park hoppers and water park & more options.

 

[trinaweena]

We have 26 days left and I haven't even thought about packing! Good for you for already starting!!

I love Rascal Flatts! I got to see them last summer and ended up with front row tickets! It was amazing!

I didn't even realize you guys were headed down so soon, you arrive the day before we leave!

 

[lilyfrog73]

Here's a few pics from the concert.

Only 27 days to go!!! Tomorrow I've got to call and see if we can get reservations for TRex. Hopefully that works out. I feel out of place reading lots of pre-trip reports where everyone makes changes so regularly. I hope our plans go well. I ordered our Disney rewards card last week. We are going to give that to DD and got a voucher for $50 off our rental from another rewards program. Everything is coming together I think. I so can't wait to get out of this cold and have some fun in the sun!!!

 

[lilyfrog73]

26 days to go!! We decided against the Braves spring training game vs. the Yankees. The only seats available were lawn and DH didn't want the kids to be bored or have to chase them around. Probably a good choice since it's our arrival day. I was really doing it for him anyway since he's a Yankees fan.

 

[shordiebecka]

So excited for you!!! It's getting closer and closer!! Love Rascal Flatts too btw...and be sure to let me know about T-Rex, I'm so interested in this place!

 

[lilyfrog73]

25 days to go!! I made our TRex lunch ressie today. I can't wait for this. Cameron loves dinosaurs!! We've been to these themed type restaurants before and I know sometimes the food isn't always the greatest but the atmosphere is so cool. The kids are going to love this!!

Our TA just left a message and said our docs are in!!! I'm gonna call her back to set up a time to pick them up. I'm so excited!!!!

 

[lilyfrog73]

Ok, went and picked up our paperwork. It feels so official now!! I got most of our packing done today. We were trying to get everythng in 2 suitcases but probably going with 3. We get 1 each free on JetBlue so my as well use them. Then we'll have plenty of room for souveniers!!! By the way, they changed our flight AGAIN!!! Now we leave an hour earlier going home. I'm so glad I added the extra day. Macie wants to do the Behind the Seeds tour. Should we book this in advance? (she saw this in the Discovery channel)

 

[shordiebecka]

I'm starting to work up a packing list. DH and I went on our first cruise in 2006 and I WAY over packed. I want to make sure we are prepared but not go overboard. So far (thanks to my readers) I added swimpants and ponchos to the list. Any ideas or tips ??

A little background on our cast. DH and I have been together 9 years and married almost 8. I am a manager in a casino and DH a bank manager.
Our DD is a 2nd grader and is a girlie girl in a tomboy's body, if that makes sense. She likes to dress in skirts and shoes but will be the first one through the mud puddle or skidding across the yard. Her birthday is the day after we return home. Thinking of something to do special for her while in Disney, any suggestions?
DS is "our little surprise". He is definitely an adventurer and has no fear. This trip will surely be a test on Mom
and Dad with his new found independance.
We are focusing this trip on Macie since she is the older and will be able to do more, basically letting her pick what she wants to do. DH's plan is to go on this trip and then, say in 3 years, go again and then it be Cameron's focus trip. Between us... I'm not thinking on waiting that long . I would love to get a Halloween trip and a Christmas trip in there somewhere. Hopefully we'll get some sort of offer in our room.

Well.. doin' some online shopping. Let's see what goodies I can find for the trip.

Haven't read all the way through yet, but I just wanted to share a tip for you- this is for the SUPER organized lol, but it was wonderful for me last year-

I shared a room with 2 other girls, so i bought one of those over the door shoe holders (the plastic ones), and hung it on the rod in the closet area. It makes a GREAT area to organize all your little things, things for both of your kids and you and your husband- that way you can just store some things and put the rest in suitcases under the bed or something. i would add that to my packing list first thing!

 

[lilyfrog73]

24 days to go. I've been making tshirts today from DISigns I got off this awesome website. It took me forever to figure out how to print them right but I finally got it!! Once I get them all done I'll post some pics.

 

[bertegirl]

Hey if you have any helpful tips please let me know. I am going to make our tshirts this weekend. Thanks!

 

[lilyfrog73]

22 days to go!!! Here are a couple of the shirts I made. Not too bad for a first try!

 

[DISNEYJAZZ]

Hello again....haven't been on the dis for a while...been feeling sad that we're not going with my other dd and her 3 girls { tiwns 4 and toddler 2} she wants to wait for more money and Chloe to be older...i understand but i wanted to go so badly...
anyway,love your report and the shirts are so so cute!
you said your ds loves handy manny,well he wasn't at hollywood and vine last april when we ate there but he is at the playhouse disney show...
you had asked about the water temp. the kids went swimg a few times and it was nice...we did the water park one day { wasted a lot of time waiting on dsil to get back form golf,if we'd of thought things thorugh we'd of went on and he could of caught up later} we did dtd and loved it but wouldn't do disney quest again until the grandkids are much older,it was nice as was the waterpark but in hindsight i'd of rather been at the magic kingdom! hehe
not sur if you found ponchos but dollar general/family dollar have disney ponchos..not sure if they have them "' in your neck of the woods' as some of us southernerss say...
oh about renting a car,we drove down and parked the car on sat. morning and it didn't move again till the next sat. we loved the buses...and if you can have 4 suitcases { one for each or is son on lap so no seat?} if you can do him a suitcase fro free fill it with the diapers form home and it will empty it'self by weeks end...
i kow you have to be jumping for joy with your countdown....
i can't wiat to read more...wish i'd of finished mine...my computer was having problems and we burned pix to cd's to free up room and wasn't thinking i wasn't finished with the disney pix...
oh you had asked a while back about th ecaprions on my pix in my trip report,i did it in photobucket...i upload pix there to add in trip report...i'll have to see if i have any there that aren't on my report...could do soem more on it....get a lil disney fix...
happy counting and again the shirts are so cute!

 

[lilyfrog73]

Hello again....haven't been on the dis for a while...been feeling sad that we're not going with my other dd and her 3 girls { tiwns 4 and toddler 2} she wants to wait for more money and Chloe to be older...i understand but i wanted to go so badly...
anyway,love your report and the shirts are so so cute! I'm sorry you can't go back soon. Another trip will come faster than you think. At least that's how I hope it works for us and we haven't even went on our first trip yet!

you said your ds loves handy manny,well he wasn't at hollywood and vine last april when we ate there but he is at the playhouse disney show... I so hope we get to see him some where. Cameron will absolutely be excited!! you had asked about the water temp. the kids went swimg a few times and it was nice...we did the water park one day { wasted a lot of time waiting on dsil to get back form golf,if we'd of thought things thorugh we'd of went on and he could of caught up later} I am hoping to catch one waterpark as well as the pools. It seems everytime we go on vacation, we never get to use the pools. My goal!!! we did dtd and loved it but wouldn't do disney quest again until the grandkids are much older,it was nice as was the waterpark but in hindsight i'd of rather been at the magic kingdom! hehe
not sur if you found ponchos but dollar general/family dollar have disney ponchos..not sure if they have them "' in your neck of the woods' as some of us southernerss say...We did find the pocket size ponchos for DH and I ($.88 at walmart). I got the kids Disney ones on Amazon for like $7. They can use them when we get home too. oh about renting a car,we drove down and parked the car on sat. morning and it didn't move again till the next sat. we loved the buses...and if you can have 4 suitcases { one for each or is son on lap so no seat?} if you can do him a suitcase fro free fill it with the diapers form home and it will empty it'self by weeks end... Cameron will be riding on my lap but right now we have everything in 2 large suitcases. Figure we get one for each (myself, DH and DD so we should use them) i kow you have to be jumping for joy with your countdown....
i can't wiat to read more...wish i'd of finished mine...my computer was having problems and we burned pix to cd's to free up room and wasn't thinking i wasn't finished with the disney pix...
oh you had asked a while back about th ecaprions on my pix in my trip report,i did it in photobucket...i upload pix there to add in trip report...i'll have to see if i have any there that aren't on my report...could do soem more on it....get a lil disney fix...
happy counting and again the shirts are so cute!

Thanks for coming back to read!!!