PrincessCasey27
Earning My Ears
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Hello and Welcome to my very first Pre-Trip Report!
My name is Casey, I'm 22 years old and I've been in love with any and all things Disney since birth thanks to my Disney Addict parents. I've been to Disney too many times to count at this point and I always find new things to love every time. I have an unhealthy addiction to anything involving Epcot, Figment is my main man and every time I hear the original "One Little Spark" I tear up.
So I'm very excited for this upcoming trip for a whole lotta reasons. We have a larger group coming with us, which is always fun; my lovely boyfriend gets to experience my familys obsession first-hand; we’re bringing my sisters best friend for her first trip to Disney; and last but not least, my mom and I have been having serious Turtle Krawl cravings and even with the recipe, nobody makes it like Disney. Enough about me, lets start with the basics here:
Who:
As for the who, we have 9 people in our party that'll be with us at various points during this trip. I've already done my own introduction so lets start off with some pretty important people:
Mom and Dad
These two are to blame for the complete and utter Disney obsession in my house. They live to plan these trips and they work hard to feed their Disney love. They're DVC members and have more Disney art in the house than family pictures. My moms absolute favorite thing to do during our vacations is get a drink from one of the resort bars, find a secluded bench, smoke a cigarette. My dad's just a big kid when it comes to Disney and with how hard he works to support our family, he deserves to get to go to his happy place every year.
Krissy
This right here is my partner in crime when it comes to every and all things Disney. Shes 19 years old and has no idea how to act it. Last trip she decided to carry Sully around with her everyday and take "sullfies" of him everywhere and with whoever she could find to show her boyfriend back home how much fun Sully was having.
Kelsey and Alex
These two interesting humans are 16 years old and best friends. Kelsey's my little sister and Alex should be. This will be Alex's first time in Disney and everyone's pretty excited for her to see everything, especially the castle for the first time. We're also kinda hoping Alex will convince Kelsey to come on some of the rides shes been afraid of going on, like Rock 'n' Roller Coaster, fingers crossed.
Andrew
This handsome devil is my best friend in the entire world and he just so happens to also be my boyfriend. The last time he was in Disney was about 2 years ago when he and I were both dating other people and we went with a group of friends. He tends to roll his eyes when I start talking about plans or anything like that but he's starting to come around as the countdown winds down. I have a feeling I may be able to convert him to an addict with enough time.
Craig and Craig Jr.
These two are pretty much family at this point and I wouldn’t have it any other way. Craig's like a second father to all of us and Craig Jr is the annoying little brother I never had. They're very close family friends and I'm sure it's going to be a blast having them come along.
When:
So I'm pretty late in this pre-trip report game considering we've been planning this trip for months already and we leave in 30 or so days. But anyway, for some reason my family has a tendency to plan a trip during one of the busiest/hottest times possible but we always manage to have a great time. Like I mentioned earlier, the dates vary for everyone in the group so it can get a little confusing. My parents, Kristen, Kelsey and Alex are heading down July 1st-July 11th; Andrew and I are going July 3rd-July 11th; Craig and Craig Jr are going July 4th-July 8th
Where:
Well this one was obvious to us since my parents are DVC members and we honestly cannot get enough of this place. We're staying in Old Key West for the entire trip. My parents have a 2-bedroom villa for the first couple of days and when Andrew and I get down there we check into another 1-bedroom villa so we'll have plenty of room for everyone who comes. And of course we shall see where on the resort property we end up staying, we request the hospitality house every year and we've never been disappointed so lets keep our fingers crossed we get the same area.
Oh and the second, very important, reason we always stay here is this little baby right here:
The Turtle Krawl is definitely mine and everyone's favorite drink on property and if I wasn’t staying here I would definitely visit often to have one. One of Andrews favorite stories was the last time we stayed here together, whenever he and whoever he was with would start walking to the bar, the bartender would see them coming and start making this perfect concoction
Why:
Trips to Disney have become a family tradition that is greatly missed if we skip a year. We've tried saving money and going to other amusement parks for a weekend or so instead of traveling to the world and we always regret it. This is just our yearly expedition to the one place we all can't get enough of. Plus we never pass up an opportunity to bring loads of people down with us, especially if its their first time.
We have a lot of this trip planned out already because as I mentioned, I'm really late in entering this report but there's still plenty to do as we get closer and closer! So join me as I drive Andrew and the rest of my family crazy with plans and Disney music for the next 30 days!
Yeah there's no way I'd be able to feed my addiction to his place without DVC, I highly recommend it especially if you're like me and NEED to be here yearly, at least 
