Two Different Parks... One Year! A Double PTR!!!

[Vallie]

... my double pre-trip report​

Welcome to my PTR for not one but two upcoming Disney Trips that I will be planning within the next year! (can't even believe it!) One to Tokyo Disney and one to Disneyland California!

** UPDATE! We've gone to Disney Tokyo and I've started a TR!

Here's a Teaser Pic...

and here's the link for the TR! See you there!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2613099

It's very weird that I'm even planning a trip to a Disney park, let alone two trips considering my circumstances at the moment.

I'm originally from Toronto, Canada... not too far off from Disney World Florida, but I am currently living (for a year) in the amazing Sunshine Coast in Queensland.... AUSTRALIA!! (I'm here getting my teaching degree)

So you can see why then, I didn't think I'd be seeing a Disney Park this year... until I got the idea that I should do a little stop over in Disneyland in LA on my way home next July. Innocent enough... and I was even able to convince my boyfriend, Craig to agree without a fight (he moved down here with me).

I didn't expect him to be quite so agreeable to the next part of it... My sneaky idea to get him to join me on a trip to Tokyo to see my dream, Tokyo Disneyland and the amazing Tokyo Disney Sea, imagine my surprise when he excitedly agreed! We got an amazing deal on flight and air to Tokyo this upcoming november!

So that's it then, this is my PTR to Disney Tokyo and Disneyland, CA.

As of right now I'm a bit overwhelmed with the planning so feel free to make suggestions or voice opinions! Last time I wrote a PTR I found that really helped out!

That's all for now... I'll be back with some planning stuff soon!!

 

[Vallie]

... the story so far​

Now that you kinda know a little bit about us, I suppose it's time to post about what I do know about the trips so far... which isn't too much! In all honesty I'm a bit overwhelmed planning these two trips. Not so much the Disneyland one but definitly the Tokyo Trip.


What I do know so far is that the Tokyo Disney Trip will be taking place on November 27th - December 5th. We'll be spending 3 days in Tokyo Disney (during the week when it's less crowded) One full day will be spent at Disneyland, one full day will be spent at Disney Sea and the last day will be split between the two, depending on what we wanna do. I have to get a Duffy Bear while I'm there as well.

Our other days in Tokyo will be spent touring and sightseeing, all self guided which should be interesting. My plans so far are to go to shopping, visit the Ghilbri museum, visit some temples and gardens, maybe try and see the Cove area and eat a whole lot of sushi! I'm just starting to look into what there is to do there and there seems to be a whole lot! eeep!



For Disneyland, CA I'm not sure of the exact dates yet, as we are figuring that out as we speak but it will be on a stop over on our way home. We have two stop overs from Australia coming home to Toronto, one being Fiji and the other being LA. We'll be spending 3 nights in Fiji and 5 nights in LA. I think we will end up being in LA on or around July 15th (2011).

Like I said we'll be doing 5 nights in LA. We'll be renting a car so what we'd like to do is spend one day in Hollywood (Rodeo Drive, walk of fame, star home tour etc) Then we'd like to visit a couple beaches (ie Laguna) and then we'll be doing 2 days at Disneyland/California Adventure.



So thats about the extent of my planning so far. I also have my budgets for each trip which are pretty small but we've found some really half off great sales on Expedia and JetStar so we should be able to keep to budget. We are doing so much other traveling this year as well so it's really important we keep things to budget.

So that's all I have for now... thoughts anyone?!

 

[Mum from oz]

Sounds like a very exciting trip for you!

Glad to see you are loving living in Oz

 

[PrincessInOz]

Another Aussie subbing in.....

Can't wait to see your plans of Tokyo Disney.....

 

[Vallie]

Sounds like a very exciting trip for you!

Glad to see you are loving living in Oz

Another Aussie subbing in.....

Can't wait to see your plans of Tokyo Disney.....

Hello! I didn't even know there were Aussies on this board! Welcome to my PTR!

I loveeee living here its amazing! Just got back from WhitSundays/Great Barrier Reef and I just can't get over how beautiful this country is! I'll be traveling more of it this year

 

[PrincessInOz]

Hello! I didn't even know there were Aussies on this board! Welcome to my PTR!

I loveeee living here its amazing! Just got back from WhitSundays/Great Barrier Reef and I just can't get over how beautiful this country is! I'll be traveling more of it this year

We're the ones that also travel a long way on the DisBoards...

You'll find us under the Other Lands section (which includes TDL); and some of us even move as far afield as the Community and Photography section of the Boards, all the way through TDL, Paris, HKD, WDW, DLR and the cruise ships.

 

[1rocky]

I am only 6 hours from the sunshine coast on the north coast of nsw Aus.
All the best with your teaching course and have a great trip to both Disneys/
Looking forward to your trip report of Tokyo Disney as after my fist trip to Disney usa in Jan this is the next disney i would like to go to

 

[Vallie]

We're the ones that also travel a long way on the DisBoards...

You'll find us under the Other Lands section (which includes TDL); and some of us even move as far afield as the Community and Photography section of the Boards, all the way through TDL, Paris, HKD, WDW, DLR and the cruise ships.

well I was very unaware!

I am only 6 hours from the sunshine coast on the north coast of nsw Aus.
All the best with your teaching course and have a great trip to both Disneys/
Looking forward to your trip report of Tokyo Disney as after my fist trip to Disney usa in Jan this is the next disney i would like to go to

Thats pretty cool... whereabouts?? i'm pretty bad with Australian geography

Which Disney are you off to? Disneyland or Disney World?

 

[Vallie]

The planning itch has realllly been getting to me lately!

I'm trying so hard to be good and focus on my last two weeks of classes, I have SO much due!

I did finish my huge math portfolio finially today so I gave myself a little treat and went to Flight Center and bought tickets to the Ghibli Museum. It looks like a pretty cool place, and it comes very highly rated.

The Ghibli museum is a shrine to the Studio Ghilbi owned by Hayao Miyazaki, who is considered to be the Japanese Walt Disney. The studio created Panyo.

Anyways it should be very interesting and I'm happy to be able to get tickets to it.

 

[inkedupmomma]

Here, here, here! here for the long haul! So excited you are back!

 

[PrincessInOz]

The planning itch has realllly been getting to me lately!

I'm trying so hard to be good and focus on my last two weeks of classes, I have SO much due!

I did finish my huge math portfolio finially today so I gave myself a little treat and went to Flight Center and bought tickets to the Ghibli Museum. It looks like a pretty cool place, and it comes very highly rated.

The Ghibli museum is a shrine to the Studio Ghilbi owned by Hayao Miyazaki, who is considered to be the Japanese Walt Disney. The studio created Panyo.

Anyways it should be very interesting and I'm happy to be able to get tickets to it.

WOW! Is it normal to buy tickets for the Ghibli in advance?
And you do know that FC offer a price match (I think less $1) plus a $20 voucher for any identical quote you get lower than their quote? Some of the other Aussies have this down to a fine art....

 

[Vallie]

Here, here, here! here for the long haul! So excited you are back!

Yayyy! just like old times

WOW! Is it normal to buy tickets for the Ghibli in advance?
And you do know that FC offer a price match (I think less $1) plus a $20 voucher for any identical quote you get lower than their quote? Some of the other Aussies have this down to a fine art....

Well I heard its good to buy them in advance because apparently they only sell so many tickets a day and they can sell out. We had a spacific day we wanted them for so we just got them booked! It was only $15/pp and one $15 booking fee... so pretty cheap!

I did know about the FC vouchers! We actually got one when we booked our flights to Japan with them. We found flights on Jetstar for 500 bucks, so FC matched our price and gave us vouchers! We have found a really great agent and have booked some other trips with her as well! They are great down here! The FC back home in Canada are horrible.

 

[franandaj]

I'll join in as a DL expert, i've been following PrincessInOZ for a while and we are old friends (well I'm the newest) on the ladies who are last in posting, so if I can help out with any questions, I'd be happy to. I live within 30 min of the DLR and hopefully can answer questions as we are DVC members and stay at the VGC often.

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi there! I'm subscribing! I'll be back to read - I want to see more TDL, and DL is my first love of Disney, and we go almost every year - I would love to see it through your eyes!

 

[Vallie]

I'll join in as a DL expert, i've been following PrincessInOZ for a while and we are old friends (well I'm the newest) on the ladies who are last in posting, so if I can help out with any questions, I'd be happy to. I live within 30 min of the DLR and hopefully can answer questions as we are DVC members and stay at the VGC often.

Helloo! its nice to have an expert here, I'm sure once the Disneyland trips gets closer I'll have many many questions! lol

Hi there! I'm subscribing! I'll be back to read - I want to see more TDL, and DL is my first love of Disney, and we go almost every year - I would love to see it through your eyes!

Welcome! Theres nothing much to read right now.. hopefully I'll get a chance to do some serious planning this week once school is finished! I hope I provide you with an exciting recount of my trips lol

 

[Vallie]

Ok so my prac got super busy and I didn't do much planning for my Tokyo Trip... and that scared me! But we have gone to Tokyo and come back a couple days ago, and we had an AMAZING time!! Sometimes its good to just go with the flow I suppose! Right now I'm on a 3 month break from school now, so I have started my Trip Report and the link is in my signature if anyone is interested in reading it (which I hope you all do!)

I will continue with my Disneyland planning on this PTR as the time gets closer

 

[inkedupmomma]

glad you had a good time! subbing to TR! Happy Holidays to your and Craig!