DisneyTiger
Life is what happens between trips to Disney World
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Well hello everyone. And welcome to my trip report. My family and I are seasoned Disney travlers and I've written a few TR's. I haven't been on the DIS much lately so I am really looking forward to getting back in the groove and sharing our trip with y'all. So, if that didn't give it away (y'all) I am from South Louisiana. My name is Talissa and I am a SAHM. I have a wonderful husband, a daughter Aubrey who will be 6 on Friday and a son Brendan who is 4.5. This was their 5th trip to WDW and it was technically for DD's birthday. But who am I kidding, I am always looking for an excuse to go to WDW
We are DVC members and don't get to take advantage of the various promotions that Disney releases (ie: free dining) so when the promo came out this time, we said we were going to do it. We have had a rough year and we needed the escape from reality. Sadly, that did not happen. Reality stayed close by for the whole trip, but I'll get into that later. For me, this was very last minute planning (I think I booked 3 months out). We were going to drive for the first time which scared me. It's an 11 hour drive and with a 4 and 5 year old, I had no idea what to expect
We ended up staying at All Star Movies which was a first for us.
This was also going to be a suprise trip for our kids. Since we are so lucky to have gone to WDW so many times, I was always kind of bummed out that I would never be able to surprise my kids with their first trip. But I thought about it and figured, why in the world not?!? So, the deal was that the kids knew we were going, they just had no idea when. We kept playing it off saying things like, "I don't know if we're going to be able to." They had no clue. The plan was to pick up DS from his preschool at noon and then drive over to DD's school and check her out early. We would then surprise them right there in the parking lot! That part, I couldn't wait for
So, here's the itinerary:
-9/21/11 - 9/26/11
-All Star Movies Resort - preferred room
-driving all the way on 9/21!
The cast...
Well, sadly we did not get one family pic taken on this whole trip so I'll have to share a pic with you from our trip in December...
Not too much has changed except that I've probably gained 15lbs
Ok, no onto the title of this TR. It's sad but true, someone did in fact steal one of our strollers. Bad part is, it was a rental, from Magic Strollers. You know, one of those really fancy jogging strollers? Yea, that kind. It was horrible and devastating but thankfully did not happen until day 2 of our trip. Since our trip was only 4 days, that makes it halfway through. Me smart. Anyway, I'll get to the gorey details eventually. Until then, I hope that you follow along and hear alll about our ups and downs of this sometimes not so magical vacation
We are DVC members and don't get to take advantage of the various promotions that Disney releases (ie: free dining) so when the promo came out this time, we said we were going to do it. We have had a rough year and we needed the escape from reality. Sadly, that did not happen. Reality stayed close by for the whole trip, but I'll get into that later. For me, this was very last minute planning (I think I booked 3 months out). We were going to drive for the first time which scared me. It's an 11 hour drive and with a 4 and 5 year old, I had no idea what to expect
We ended up staying at All Star Movies which was a first for us. This was also going to be a suprise trip for our kids. Since we are so lucky to have gone to WDW so many times, I was always kind of bummed out that I would never be able to surprise my kids with their first trip. But I thought about it and figured, why in the world not?!? So, the deal was that the kids knew we were going, they just had no idea when. We kept playing it off saying things like, "I don't know if we're going to be able to." They had no clue. The plan was to pick up DS from his preschool at noon and then drive over to DD's school and check her out early. We would then surprise them right there in the parking lot! That part, I couldn't wait for
So, here's the itinerary:
-9/21/11 - 9/26/11
-All Star Movies Resort - preferred room
-driving all the way on 9/21!
The cast...
Well, sadly we did not get one family pic taken on this whole trip so I'll have to share a pic with you from our trip in December...
Not too much has changed except that I've probably gained 15lbs
Ok, no onto the title of this TR. It's sad but true, someone did in fact steal one of our strollers. Bad part is, it was a rental, from Magic Strollers. You know, one of those really fancy jogging strollers? Yea, that kind. It was horrible and devastating but thankfully did not happen until day 2 of our trip. Since our trip was only 4 days, that makes it halfway through. Me smart. Anyway, I'll get to the gorey details eventually. Until then, I hope that you follow along and hear alll about our ups and downs of this sometimes not so magical vacation
I have had a couple of less than magical trips, but I will always love Disney.
I hope you and jason still feel the same!!!
Really? That's it?
