Stinger5
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 18, 2010
It was our first summer as DVC owners and our DIS vacation was the longest that I have ever been a part of- 12 days/11 nights of magic! Lots of planning went into this trip and here is a quick overview:
After much debate, we decided on staying in a Studio room. DW, DD5, DD1 and I settled on a studio and save up some points for future trips when the girls are a little older. Gotta squeeze in the smaller room while the little ones are still little
Where to stay- DW and I went back and forth on where to stay. Final agreement was 4 nights at AKV(we had never been there) and 7 nights at BCV(our home resort). We planned to hit up the AK park during the first part of the trip and focus on the other resorts during the last 7 nights...with many trips to the pool during both segments. Pre-trip worries- would we like AKV/Jambo house? We're city kids from outside of Boston and Animals??? What the heck-we're giving it a shot!
Dining-decided on DDP for first 4 nights and DxDDP the last 7. We aren't big eaters but I planned plenty of dining experiences for the last week that take up a couple of meal credits. More on that later
Goals this trip- not to rush around, hit up some restaurants that we haven't tried yet, get plenty of pool time and KEEP THE KIDS HYDRATED!
One other thing that really excites me about this trip is that a co-worker and new DVC owner is heading down for 7 of the days we'll be there and his 2 children are close to the same age as my little girls! Can't tell you how many afternoons on the job where we discussed/planned/anticipated this vacation! Vacation blastoff was Aug 9- and it seemed like it would never arrive.
More to follow...
After much debate, we decided on staying in a Studio room. DW, DD5, DD1 and I settled on a studio and save up some points for future trips when the girls are a little older. Gotta squeeze in the smaller room while the little ones are still little
Where to stay- DW and I went back and forth on where to stay. Final agreement was 4 nights at AKV(we had never been there) and 7 nights at BCV(our home resort). We planned to hit up the AK park during the first part of the trip and focus on the other resorts during the last 7 nights...with many trips to the pool during both segments. Pre-trip worries- would we like AKV/Jambo house? We're city kids from outside of Boston and Animals??? What the heck-we're giving it a shot!
Dining-decided on DDP for first 4 nights and DxDDP the last 7. We aren't big eaters but I planned plenty of dining experiences for the last week that take up a couple of meal credits. More on that later
Goals this trip- not to rush around, hit up some restaurants that we haven't tried yet, get plenty of pool time and KEEP THE KIDS HYDRATED!
One other thing that really excites me about this trip is that a co-worker and new DVC owner is heading down for 7 of the days we'll be there and his 2 children are close to the same age as my little girls! Can't tell you how many afternoons on the job where we discussed/planned/anticipated this vacation! Vacation blastoff was Aug 9- and it seemed like it would never arrive.
More to follow...