we couldn't think of a title - September 2014 pre trip report! COMPLETED!

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

The dress is beautiful!!! your girls are simply adorable!!! Can't wait to see how you like CS!!!
 
YAY! How exciting!! CSR looks AWESOME, isn't that where the Frump works?! Anyway, I think that is a good choice!

Dapper dress!! Beautiful! Can't wait to see all the dresses!

And tulle!!!!!!!!!!! :love: :love: :love:

Lol.... "that weird guy in my pictures" Indeed, I have noticed him, but I just figured it was your boyfriend :)
YESSS we're so excited! it's going to be perfect for us and I'm so excited for the girls to see it.

omg we are getting more pumped for Dapper Day every single day! :love: I can't wait to see their dresses too!!

haha yes that's him! I figured it was about time I told all our reader friends about him... :rolleyes:

So many good things in this update!! I stayed at Coronado once and while it is huge, it's sooooo beautiful and the rooms are really nice so that more than makes up for it!!!

YAY CHRIS! You guys are adorbs, still want to hear the story of how you fell in love (whistling innocently)

I love love love that dress! And I'm very excited to see the tutu progress!
omg that makes me so happy to hear! we've looked at room pics online and they look amazing, I can't wait to see them in person!

hahaha oh gosh don't worry, eventually I will tell that story!! I'll tell you all the details someday ;)

OOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!

The dress is beautiful!!! your girls are simply adorable!!! Can't wait to see how you like CS!!!
ahhh thank you!! I'm so in love with it myself!! I just finished taking the sleeves off today and I can't wait to show it off princess:
 
Love the dress, the bf is adorbs and I can't wait to see the tutus!

I'm off to check out more info about CSR! :surfweb:
 
Awesome PTR so far! The dress is very pretty, and the bows are gorgeous!!
 

Love the dress, the bf is adorbs and I can't wait to see the tutus!

I'm off to check out more info about CSR! :surfweb:
haha thank you! and yesss omg definitely go check it out, it's so so beautiful and we can't wait to stay there! :love:

Awesome PTR so far! The dress is very pretty, and the bows are gorgeous!!

Following along!! Looks like you girls are gonna have a blast!!!

YAY welcome!!! :wave2: we're glad to have you here with us! ^_^
 
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Dapper Day

I wanna write about Dapper Day because you see, Dapper Day is my jam. Everything about it appeals to me: dressing up, Disney, vintage, dancing, fancy hair, petticoats, classic accessories. GIVE IT TO ME!

I wanna write about Dapper Day too!!! I went to my first Dapper Day this past spring with my boyfriend and roommates and it was such a blast, omg. Loads of people were dressed up, and we kept getting stopped by other guests asking what the occasion was!

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look at me starbucksing in my dapper dress!

If you aren’t familiar with it, Dapper Day is an excuse to dress up with your friends and visit Disney. It’s an independent event but it’s gained a lot of momentum from people on the internet giving it buzz. As you may have read, originally we didn’t plan for Fall Dapper Day to be part of our trip. We picked our dates without it in mind but we quickly realized it was right in the middle of it! So of course, we’re going to dress up in style with a big poofy dress and hit Hollywood Studios!

I can’t wait to flounce around DHS wearing a GIANT petticoat. Last time I shoved myself into a Space Mountain rocket in my huge poofy dress so I’m excited to see if I can do it on other rides….say, Tower of Terror? ;)

We’ve spent the last few weeks talking A LOT about fashion and dresses and petticoats.
I will be sewing my own dress and a petticoat for each one of us so I wanted us to know what we were wearing with enough time for me to get my sewing on. So let me present to you, my dress:

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I didn’t set out to find a floral pattern but I fell in love with this. And black and white are great colors for me so I loved this. The bit of red I’m using on my petticoat will be the perfect hint of color and aaah the excitement!
I went scouting for fabrics and I saw tons of places and ultimately decided for this one:


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And I’ll also get supplies for our petticoats and a fascinator for each of us. I will make further updates when those start to come along :D

If you’re following along with our report, you know I’ve already found and ordered my dress! But finding it wasn’t easy - I looked on ModCloth (where I got my last dress), Etsy, Pinup Girl Clothing, and a few other places, but I couldn’t find anything that I really loved. And since these dresses are pretty expensive, I wanted something I LOVED!
Then one day Ana stumbled upon and showed me the most BEAUTIFUL PERFECT dress I’ve ever seen:
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and just last week it arrived at my house! The only thing I didn’t love were the sleeves...so I took them off haha:
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and now it’s perfect! and maybe I’m crazy, but it reminds me SO MUCH of the Haunted Mansion. And that’s perfect, because Chris and I had talked about making our outfits Mansion themed this time around, so this dress is literally everything I was looking for. I’m going to pair it with a black petticoat and cool fancy fascinator for my hair (both courtesy of Ana, ty Ana), and I haven’t decided what shoes yet…but I’m so ridiculously jazzed about this dress that I’ll figure out all that later!!!

I haven’t purchased my dress yet, but I am slowly putting together ideas of what I want. I know which dress I’ll probably be ending up wearing. I’ve been lusting after $70 ADORABLE shoes that I want so bad but probably shouldn’t buy because $$$. So I’m still on the hunt for a pair of suitable shoes that I like almost as much in my price range. I want to have lace gloves. Ana’s got my fascinator & petticoat covered (I HOPE). And I’ve got some pearl jewelry I want to include. I’ll be sure to update when I purchase my dress/it arrives!

Sarah’s being mysterious and not posting a pic of her dress >:3

On this day, we’ll have a lovely lunch with friends at Sci-Fi Dine In. Sarah and I have never been, but it’s lovely and vintage and it’ll fit perfectly.
Besides, I’m a sucker for milkshakes.
Afterwards, we’ll join the Dapper Day crowd and take pictures at all the beautiful vintage places in DHS and the Boardwalk and of course: ride The Great Movie Ride!

And that’s our Dapper Day plan! This is probably one of the things we’re most excited for on this trip, and definitely one of the days with the most planning happening, haha. Stay tuned for all our updates on dresses and how everything’s coming along! ^_^


 
Dapper Day looks like so much fun!! I'm hoping I get to go next year. And I think DHS is perfect for it, it has such a vintage vibe!!

I toooootally see the Haunted Mansion in that dress. You all are so crafty with your sewing and your petticoats I love it!
 
Dapper Day is an awesome idea!

Dapper Day looks like so much fun!! I'm hoping I get to go next year. And I think DHS is perfect for it, it has such a vintage vibe!!

I toooootally see the Haunted Mansion in that dress. You all are so crafty with your sewing and your petticoats I love it!


Ikr, Dapper Day is so awesome! I'm so so happy we get to do it.

At first, I wasn't all that excited about fall dapper day being at DHS. But the last few months I've come to realize exactly what Courtney points out here, that it is totally appropriate because it's so vintage and there's so much of that old Hollywood drama.

I'm very very excited about it :)
 
Hi there, I stumbled across this PTR and I'm so glad that I did. I love how you all met and that you're a CM at Disney!

I went in September a few years back and had an awesome time. Love your ADRs...beaches and cream as well as Boma are my favourites. I'm having withdrawal symptoms thinking about that No Way Jose right now! Please take plenty of pic in Karamelle Kuche as well...that's my idea of heaven!!

Have a lovely time (not long to go now) and I'm looking forward to hearing all about the trip.
Tanz :) x
 
Hi there, I stumbled across this PTR and I'm so glad that I did. I love how you all met and that you're a CM at Disney!

I went in September a few years back and had an awesome time. Love your ADRs...beaches and cream as well as Boma are my favourites. I'm having withdrawal symptoms thinking about that No Way Jose right now! Please take plenty of pic in Karamelle Kuche as well...that's my idea of heaven!!

Have a lovely time (not long to go now) and I'm looking forward to hearing all about the trip.
Tanz :) x


Aaw thank you!
Glad that you joined in. We loooooove taking food pics and there'll be a further update on the subject of pictures but be sure, there are gonna be pictures of everything.

Kaela has a saying: "If you didn't take a picture of it, you didn't eat it!"

:D
 
Aaw thank you!
Glad that you joined in. We loooooove taking food pics and there'll be a further update on the subject of pictures but be sure, there are gonna be pictures of everything.

Kaela has a saying: "If you didn't take a picture of it, you didn't eat it!"

:D

Thanks! That's great to hear.

I like Kaela's saying...my kinda girl lol.
 
I love Ana's fabric ^_^ And Kaela's dress is gorg! I'm just waiting for my dress to come back in stock and I'll be set too.... hopefully not too much longer :x

Welcome Tanz! I'm so glad I chose Boma for my "bday" meal, I hope the girls are as stoked about it as I am because I CAN'T WAIT. Maybe I will find out what the No Way Jose is when we go to Beaches hahaha
 
DAY BY DAY PLANS
So this is a brief idea of what we have planned so far for each day! On our spreadsheet we have listed all the days of our vacation, along with the park hours, our ADRs, and any other special plans for that day. As you can tell we like some structure lol​
Without further ado……our daily trip plans!!​


MONDAY SEPT 22
Ana & Sarah’s arrival day!*sparkly pixie dust emojis here*
No parks or ADRs today! Ana should arrive around 4:30pm, Sarah will get in around 10:30pm. We’ll spend the night at Kaela’s apartment making our costumes, getting things ready, and preparing for our first day in the parks!​
I am gonna be such a wreck this day hahaha. I know I’m gonna going crazy be running around getting everything ready for the girls’ arrival and I’ll probably leave extra early to get to the airport! In the time between their flights, Ana and I will come back to my apartment and she REALLY wants to go shopping so we’ll do that lol. We’ll pick up any last minute crafting needs, some snacks for the night (and prob some wine lbr) and then head back to get Sarah :3
Because of the time difference, my flight leaves home at 11:00 am, meaning I’ll show up at 8ish. So I figured I’ll pick up some bfast at the airport before boarding and then catch a late lunch once I meet up with Kaela.
Yes, I wanna go shopping lol. Everyone who goes to FL from a foreign country will get this: There is SO MUCH CHEAP STUFF THERE! Altho I have to be honest, I mostly wanna stock up on make up. It’s my addiction, hobby, money drain. So I gotta. And also wine.
And I’m soooo excited to go back and get Sarah later so we’ll reunite :3
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This represents Ana & Kaela shopping at the mall.​

If I remember right we also said we were gonna go to Chipotle and get some food for Sarah when she lands, so u can look forward to that Sarah lol


I will spend this day at work til 5p, then make my daddy take me to the airport on his birthday ^_^ Sorry dad. I’m praying my flight is on time that night, because the history shows that its often at least ½ hour late :( We have serious stuff to do once we get to Kaela’s that night and I don’t want to be delayed!


TUESDAY SEPT 23
brunch: Landscape of Flavors @ AoA
dinner: Liberty Tree Tavern
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Ana & Kaela wandering the deserted AOA lobby

Our first park day!!!!! But first, we’ll swing over to Art of Animation and eat at Landscape of Flavors for brunch. Then we’re continuing our tradition of going to Animal Kingdom first. We’ll do a few things there, including our favorite show, Festival of the Lion King! Once we’re done in AK, we’ll head over to Magic Kingdom for dinner. Our reservation is at 6:40 and there’s a Halloween party that night, so we won’t be able to do anything after dinner. Instead, we’ll head over to the Poly to get drinks and watch Hallowishes from the beach! After that, we’ll call it an early night and head back home to catch some Zs before our next big day~
I’m excited to go back to Landscape of Flavors because I want that frozen chocolate strawberry cheesecake thing I’ve seen going around lately……also excited to see FOLK again! we cried watching it last trip, I only imagine we will again this time lol
Landscape of Flavors is one of my fav Disney places. The Create your Own pasta bar is so dreamy and everything about it is so fresh, so nice and so unlike other food courts.
Landscape of Flavors is fine but what I really can’t wait for is ANIMAL KINGDOM!!! Our first day tradition :3 And if we really make it to the Poly I’m getting that pineapple drink, tbh.


WEDNESDAY SEPT 24
breakfast: Fountain View Starbucks ;)
lunch: Beaches & Cream @ Beach Club
dinner: Mama Melrose
Today is the first of our fake birthdays, Kaela’s! Before anything else this day, we’ll first head over to Coronado Springs to check in to our room. Then it’s over to Epcot! We’ll get Starbucks from Fountainview and spend some time in Future World, since we didn’t do much there last time. For lunch, we’ll walk over to Beaches & Cream, and from there we’ll hop to Studios. Our dinner is at 6:10, so we’ll probably try to finish in time to see Fantasmic! at 8. At the end of the day we’ll head back to our new home at Coronado to rest up before another early morning the next day!

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#1 DHS must do!

YAYAYAY MY BIRTHDAY! I can’t wait for grilled cheese and tomato soup and milkshakes and Italian food *heart eyes emoji* and Fantasmic! of course! Oh and I’m gonna wear my tiara the whole day duh.
Kaela & I discovered we have the same Starbucks order ;) And I’m excited to check out Future World because last time we did Spaceship Earth and then walked straight on through to World Showcase. When people talk about Test Track, Soarin’, The Land, etc I never have any clue what they’re talking about and we gotta change that. And we must make Ana get on Soarin’!
I will not get on Soarin’. I didn’t tell you guys this but I watched some videos the other day and nope. I’m scared of heights and I am not putting myself through that. No ty. I’ll get the Starbucks order while you ride. Tyvm.
Omg Ana u are such a wimp!!!!!




THURSDAY SEPT 25
breakfast: Gaston’s Tavern cinnamon roll
lunch: Flame Tree Barbecue
dinner: Boma
We are not rope drop people. We like to sleep in a bit, we’re on vacation!! But we are making an exception this day. We’ll be out of the parks by 6pm when AK closes so we want to make the most of this day by starting early! We’ll be celebrating Sarah’s birthday, beginning with the MK Welcome Show, which Sarah and Ana haven’t seen before. We don’t have a real breakfast planned but will probably stop by Gaston’s in Fantasyland and spend the rest of the morning in MK. The afternoon will be spent in AK, where our must do’s are FOTLK, Flame Tree, the last safari, and Everest over and over. After the park closes, we’ll head over to Animal Kingdom Lodge for Sarah’s birthday dinner at Boma!
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Probably going to need to meet this queen on Sarah's bday

YAAAASSS MY BIRTHDAY! I’m gonna make them do all my favorite things, and hopefully get to try some new ones too.
Rope drop omg. We’re not morning people, at all. We wake up in the morning and suffer lol. But we have got to see this and besides, tons of stuff closes early in September so we have to give this a shot since the hours are so reduced otherwise.
I’m soooo excited for Boma! It’s Chris’s favorite restaurant in all of Disney so he may be joining us for that one, haha. And I can’t wait to do all Sarah’s favs because she has great taste ^_^


FRIDAY SEPT 26
breakfast: Coronado QS
lunch: Be Our Guest
dinner: La Hacienda de San Angel

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We took this iconic picture on Sarah's bday last year, maybe we can do the re-take on Ana's this year?!?!


Today we’ll be celebrating Ana’s birthday!! We plan on taking it slow this morning, and head to the pool. Ana really wanted to try a water park this trip, but since we already booked extra F&W events, we decided to pass on that this time and take advantage of the AMAZING pool at Coronado. We seriously can’t wait to check it out. In the early afternoon, we’ll head over to Be Our Guest, where we’ll hopefully have a direct-to-table FP+ waiting for us. We’ll hang out in MK for a while, make sure we catch the Festival of Fantasy parade, and then book it to Epcot in time for our 6:45p dinner reservation in the Mexico pavillion! We will probably relax in the World Showcase afterwards until Illuminations. When Illuminations ends, we are heading for our Epcot After Hours Wind-Down at Tutto Gusto! This will be a super fun new experience for all of us.
This whole day is gonna be amazing, I think the thing I’m looking forward to most will be the Festival of Fantasy parade. We must make sure we don’t miss it.
Okay okay my bday plans get this: After a glorious pool morning, we’re gonna ride all my MK faves aka Splash, Mansion, IT’S A SMALL WORLD, Philarmagic, PIRATES. Then, after we have mexican food and I get a Feliz Cumpleaños song, we’ll ride my top Epcot picks: Gran Fiesta Tour and Spaceship Earth.
Also I wanna meet my girl this day. I wanna chat with her about wishing wells and business negotiations and lipstick colors and baking and all those things relevant to Snow White. Also I wanna wear my tiara.
Aw yeah! Best bday ever.
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reservations today - I’ve heard such good things about the Epcot after hours that I just know we’re going to love it.​
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Coming up after this: our BIG weekend plans and our relaxing final days


And finally before I dismiss the class, I believe I mentioned WAAAAAAAAAY BACK in the VERYYYY beginning of this pre-trip report, that a friend might be able to join us for MNSSHP but we it wasn't looking so likely. But we have great news!! She just finalized her trip dates and it looks like we're matching up and going to be enjoying a Halloween party together! So let me introduce you to her really quickly so you're ready for the next update :)


This is Sarah!
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We met Sarah the same way we met each other - online! Kaela introduced her to Ana and me almost 2 years ago now! We always bonded over our love of Disney and she is so funny and talented. Sarah was lucky enough to be able to do her Disney College Program last fall (merch in the Art of Disney store in DTD) and extend through the spring semester (attractions at Mission Space in Epcot). Here you can see her in a mismash of both costumes, haha. We are SOOOOOOO excited she's going to be joining us, like seriously I am bursting with excitement! Ana and I have not actually met Sarah IN PERSON yet and we are just thrilled her dates are going to be matching up with ours so we can finally meet in real life!



Until next time ^_^
 
you are all so adorable...

The report is funny.. it's written like a Schizo point of view... :rotfl: :rotfl2: all on one post! :lmao:
 
YAYYY OMG our plans are SO GREAT!! writing it all out like this makes it so much more real. Ana u are riding Soarin' with me, it's my bday I call the shots. also I LOVE our bow picture :goodvibes and I AM SO EXCITED SARAH IS COMING!!!!! SO MANY FRIENDS OMG :cheer2: :grouphug:

Dapper Day is an awesome idea!
we are sooo excited about it! I had so much fun at the last one I can't wait to do it again :)

I toooootally see the Haunted Mansion in that dress. You all are so crafty with your sewing and your petticoats I love it!
isn't it so perfect!!! and haha we really are the crafty bunch, I just started sewing very recently and I love it!! Ana's the most experienced out of the 3 of us, I can't believe she's making her own dress :eek:

Hi there, I stumbled across this PTR and I'm so glad that I did. I love how you all met and that you're a CM at Disney!
yay hello and welcome!! glad you've joined us ^_^ :wave2:

Kaela has a saying: "If you didn't take a picture of it, you didn't eat it!"
Lol yes that is one of my fav sayings, photographing food is my #1 hobby tbh

you are all so adorable...

The report is funny.. it's written like a Schizo point of view... :rotfl: :rotfl2: all on one post! :lmao:
omg LMAO I never realized that, it totally is hahahah :rotfl:
 
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LOOKS SO FUNNNN!!!

Ahhhhh! C'mon 40 days and pass us by!!! :hourglass

LOVE all the plans! I really hope I catch you on Dapper Day so I can see your dresses in person and snap a photo! I'll be on the lookout! ::yes::
 
you are all so adorable...

The report is funny.. it's written like a Schizo point of view... :rotfl: :rotfl2: all on one post! :lmao:

hahahha this is so true!
Especially when we go back and forth so much lol


LOVE all the plans! I really hope I catch you on Dapper Day so I can see your dresses in person and snap a photo! I'll be on the lookout! ::yes::

ME TOO!
We'd loove to meet up and take a pic.
 














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