SaraSpringsIsHome
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Hi friends!!!
I always enjoy reading everyone else TRs, and I think I have successfully completed one, maybe two throughout my time on the DIS
I figured out most recent trip, a very quick 4 night stay, would be a great way to ease back in, and perhaps actually complete, since we only spent 3 days in the parks.
So, off we go!
Three days, one Epic trip! May 18- May 22.
WHO: Myself, Ali and my DH, Donnie
WHAT: A quick little getaway, with changing plans and a few surprises along the way!
WHEN: The hottest days in May in nearly a century. Woof. Like, I anticipate this for August, but it was brutal in May.
WHERE: 1 night at Stella Nova at Universal, 3 nights at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jambo House
WHY: We initially were just going to do a longer trip in August this year, but then the Disney bug started itching! Since we both have been very busy at work, a little getaway was just what we needed. Trip was booked March 17, so barely a 2 month countdown
The Plan:
May 19: Drive from Virginia to Orlando
May 20: Epic Universe
May 21: Hollywood Studios, Epcot
May 22: Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom
May 23: Drive home
First, we intro!
I'm Ali, a *coughfortycough* year old performing arts professional living in SW Virginia. I love maximizing $LL, planning, and being a kid in the parks. I'm also a Libra so picking faves is basically impossible for me, haha.
FAVES:
Park: Magic Kingdom
Ride: Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
Disney Movie: Mary Poppins
Pixar Movie: Toy Story
Character to meet: Goofy
Hotel: The Boardwalk (DVC)
I travel with my DH Donnie, who is a not quite as old as me performing arts professional as well. He lets me do the planning and basically just goes along for the ride. Which works out great! HUGE movie fan and lover of Star Wars.
FAVES:
Park: Hollywood Studios
Ride: Tower of Terror
Disney Movie: Aladdin
Pixar Movie: Toy Story
Character to meet: Donald, because same name!
Hotel: The Boardwalk (DVC)
So this initially started as a 4 night stay at AKL-Jambo in a studio. We would drive down Sunday, and return Thursday. We are DVC members and had used our Member Magic Beyond to purchase APs for a trip we are planning in August, so all in all a relatively inexpensive trip! At first... THEN Universal opened up Epic Universe previews from just AP holders to anyone, so I decided WHY NOT!? I purchased us Epic tickets for Monday May 19, the final days of previews. We would drive over in the morning, and then drive back to AKL at the end of the day. If you've been reading carefully, you'll see this is in fact, not what ended up happening. I love to throw a few surprises into the mix.
From our intro pics, you'll see we are big Harry Potter fans! Despite that, we haven't been to Universal since 2016. We always think about going, and the budgets and logistics get in the way, and we end up just staying at a DVC resort and just doing Disney. This quick jaunt to Universal was awesome, and we will definitely plan on going back to all the Uni parks in the future. Since this is a mostly Disney trip though, I figured the TR could just live here
With that, off we go!
I always enjoy reading everyone else TRs, and I think I have successfully completed one, maybe two throughout my time on the DIS
I figured out most recent trip, a very quick 4 night stay, would be a great way to ease back in, and perhaps actually complete, since we only spent 3 days in the parks.
So, off we go!
Three days, one Epic trip! May 18- May 22.
WHO: Myself, Ali and my DH, Donnie
WHAT: A quick little getaway, with changing plans and a few surprises along the way!
WHEN: The hottest days in May in nearly a century. Woof. Like, I anticipate this for August, but it was brutal in May.
WHERE: 1 night at Stella Nova at Universal, 3 nights at Animal Kingdom Lodge, Jambo House
WHY: We initially were just going to do a longer trip in August this year, but then the Disney bug started itching! Since we both have been very busy at work, a little getaway was just what we needed. Trip was booked March 17, so barely a 2 month countdown
The Plan:
May 19: Drive from Virginia to Orlando
May 20: Epic Universe
May 21: Hollywood Studios, Epcot
May 22: Animal Kingdom, Magic Kingdom
May 23: Drive home
First, we intro!
I'm Ali, a *coughfortycough* year old performing arts professional living in SW Virginia. I love maximizing $LL, planning, and being a kid in the parks. I'm also a Libra so picking faves is basically impossible for me, haha.
FAVES:
Park: Magic Kingdom
Ride: Guardians of the Galaxy Cosmic Rewind
Disney Movie: Mary Poppins
Pixar Movie: Toy Story
Character to meet: Goofy
Hotel: The Boardwalk (DVC)
I travel with my DH Donnie, who is a not quite as old as me performing arts professional as well. He lets me do the planning and basically just goes along for the ride. Which works out great! HUGE movie fan and lover of Star Wars.
FAVES:
Park: Hollywood Studios
Ride: Tower of Terror
Disney Movie: Aladdin
Pixar Movie: Toy Story
Character to meet: Donald, because same name!
Hotel: The Boardwalk (DVC)
So this initially started as a 4 night stay at AKL-Jambo in a studio. We would drive down Sunday, and return Thursday. We are DVC members and had used our Member Magic Beyond to purchase APs for a trip we are planning in August, so all in all a relatively inexpensive trip! At first... THEN Universal opened up Epic Universe previews from just AP holders to anyone, so I decided WHY NOT!? I purchased us Epic tickets for Monday May 19, the final days of previews. We would drive over in the morning, and then drive back to AKL at the end of the day. If you've been reading carefully, you'll see this is in fact, not what ended up happening. I love to throw a few surprises into the mix.
From our intro pics, you'll see we are big Harry Potter fans! Despite that, we haven't been to Universal since 2016. We always think about going, and the budgets and logistics get in the way, and we end up just staying at a DVC resort and just doing Disney. This quick jaunt to Universal was awesome, and we will definitely plan on going back to all the Uni parks in the future. Since this is a mostly Disney trip though, I figured the TR could just live here
With that, off we go!
