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Hello friends! So glad you could come along for my report, whether you’re here on your own or because you followed from my pre-trip report. I’m Rachel, and I’ll be covering my annual Food and Wine trip with my dear old dad. This trip took place September 18-24, 2019, and covered six days of food and fun. We stayed at the Boardwalk Villas in a studio unit, and spent most of our time at Epcot, but were able to cover all four parks during our stay.
About Us
I’m Rachel. I’m 31, and I live in a neighborhood of Orlando, FL called College Park, which is about 30-40 minutes from property with typical traffic. As I mentioned in my pre-trip report, it’s a really awesome area, and I was so excited to see it covered in a recent episode of the DIS Unplugged. I’m not a native to Orlando or Florida. I moved to Florida in 2010, and my husband and I moved to Orlando in 2016. I’m an annual passholder, and most of my trips to property last just a few hours, either in the afternoons and evenings after work, or during a weekend day.
I work remotely doing marketing for a software company. My husband and I have a sweet dog baby, and we are expecting our first human child, a girl, in January. I was 22-23 weeks with her during our trip. My goal is to have this report wrapped up before her arrival, because at just about six weeks old, she’ll be doing her very first out-of-the-womb Disney trip, and I want to make sure I cover that as well!
My husband actually is not a Disney fan, so most of my Disney visits are either day visits with friends, or multi-day trips with my dad. He purchased DVC at the Polynesian in 2016, because he was looking for a way to have a vacation property that he didn’t have to maintain, and he wanted it to be somewhere that my younger sister would also enjoy. Now he comes down twice a year. Once in the fall with just him, and once in the winter with my sister.
A little about my dad: He lives in upstate NY, in the same house that I grew up in. He is a partially-retired dentist, and he spends his free time volunteering as a paramedic and firefighter for his local fire department. He’s not a fan of princesses or most “typical” Disney stuff, but he enjoys the parks, the food, and getting to chill in the hotels. He’s very active and can usually outpace me during his visits. Especially this trip, when I was waddling around with a few extra pounds!
We booked this trip before I found out I was pregnant, but once we knew, we were able to adjust. Obviously, for me, there was no alcohol on this trip, and I had to forgo certain foods, rides, and of course the hotel hot tub But I’m glad we decided to go ahead with it anyway. It was probably one of our best trips, in terms of pace and experiences. This trip marked my dad’s first time to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and we had a few new food experiences, and we also took good advantage of the Boardwalk’s amenities. Overall, I’m very glad we did this, and I’m glad I got to have some good father-daughter bonding time before the baby comes.
I’m excited to jump right in, but like with my pre-trip report, I’ll probably throw in interjections every once in awhile if anything interesting happens in real life that I think is worth posting about. I like sharing with readers a different side of the Orlando area, and I hope you’ll enjoy reading along!
About Us
I’m Rachel. I’m 31, and I live in a neighborhood of Orlando, FL called College Park, which is about 30-40 minutes from property with typical traffic. As I mentioned in my pre-trip report, it’s a really awesome area, and I was so excited to see it covered in a recent episode of the DIS Unplugged. I’m not a native to Orlando or Florida. I moved to Florida in 2010, and my husband and I moved to Orlando in 2016. I’m an annual passholder, and most of my trips to property last just a few hours, either in the afternoons and evenings after work, or during a weekend day.
I work remotely doing marketing for a software company. My husband and I have a sweet dog baby, and we are expecting our first human child, a girl, in January. I was 22-23 weeks with her during our trip. My goal is to have this report wrapped up before her arrival, because at just about six weeks old, she’ll be doing her very first out-of-the-womb Disney trip, and I want to make sure I cover that as well!
My husband actually is not a Disney fan, so most of my Disney visits are either day visits with friends, or multi-day trips with my dad. He purchased DVC at the Polynesian in 2016, because he was looking for a way to have a vacation property that he didn’t have to maintain, and he wanted it to be somewhere that my younger sister would also enjoy. Now he comes down twice a year. Once in the fall with just him, and once in the winter with my sister.
A little about my dad: He lives in upstate NY, in the same house that I grew up in. He is a partially-retired dentist, and he spends his free time volunteering as a paramedic and firefighter for his local fire department. He’s not a fan of princesses or most “typical” Disney stuff, but he enjoys the parks, the food, and getting to chill in the hotels. He’s very active and can usually outpace me during his visits. Especially this trip, when I was waddling around with a few extra pounds!
We booked this trip before I found out I was pregnant, but once we knew, we were able to adjust. Obviously, for me, there was no alcohol on this trip, and I had to forgo certain foods, rides, and of course the hotel hot tub But I’m glad we decided to go ahead with it anyway. It was probably one of our best trips, in terms of pace and experiences. This trip marked my dad’s first time to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party, and we had a few new food experiences, and we also took good advantage of the Boardwalk’s amenities. Overall, I’m very glad we did this, and I’m glad I got to have some good father-daughter bonding time before the baby comes.
I’m excited to jump right in, but like with my pre-trip report, I’ll probably throw in interjections every once in awhile if anything interesting happens in real life that I think is worth posting about. I like sharing with readers a different side of the Orlando area, and I hope you’ll enjoy reading along!