Wedding Planner Turned Disney Planner~My DLR PTR

[QueenBeeMB]

Hello Fellow Disney Geeks allow me to introduce myself, I have been to DLR many, many times from 2 years old to now. I have a vast knowledge of DLR history, trivia, "secrets" and visiting tips&tricks. This will be my first year with my PAP!!


My travel partner is my amazing boyfriend Larry . He is 32 and just recently found out about Disney, his first trip was with his DSIL and DN at 31, his second time was 3 days with me in May (our first together) and this will be his 3rd. He lets me run the show and enjoys going and doing as long as im smiling. Bless him for his ability to put up with my OCD and disney mania!


Well folks thats the first stretch, we leave for DLR on Sunday 2-19-12. Look for my next post to take a look at our budget planning, reservations, itinerary in the parks and for my excitement to boil over just 2 days before we leave !!!

 

[QueenBeeMB]

I left off with some of the planning wrapped up. Here are a few other tid bits to know about us and our trip to appreciate my psychotic and obsessive planning

We will also be traveling with Larry's best , friend Josh, his wife Crickett, their son Jeremy(16) his GF(16) Nora, their other son Jacob(11) and Josh's sister Nicole. They are staying in a different hotel, driving separately, and only in the parks Mon-Thurs. But Josh is also a sufferer of DDD and will be riding an ECV. He has ridden many times before but this will be my first time. I have been reading as much as I can on these ECVs and hope I do not crash and burn. I also have planned to use our APs for as many discounts as possible, merch., food and parking.

Yes, I have planned every min. of every day of this entire trip. Most people think that isn't fun, that it is completely unnecessary, and ruins everything. For me I cannot travel any other way. With extremely high anxiety and fear of being late, lost, or missing out this is the only way I avoid meltdowns of epic proportions and panic attacks. I also live everyday of my life with lists, schedules and planning everything to the nines. Larry complains while I am in the planning stage but once we are there he hardly notices I am directing him around all day! In the end he loves it when we get to see and do everything, and most things twice!!


Below is my itinerary for the week:

Sunday: 9am
Pick up rental car at Enterprise-Santa Rosa Airport

Fill up rental car with gas. Refill in Bakersfield.

Check into Eden Roc Inn and Suites

Get ECV-make sure it is charged and ready to go.
Put all ECV extras in room and get familiar with handbook etc.

Disneyland Ticket Booths-Redeem Print outs for APs
Get refund for parking with receipt
City Hall for all ecv information

Disneyland-Sunday 8-12
Fireworks 8:40
Dinner-Jolly Holiday Bakery
Great moments with Mr. Lincoln
Main St. Cinema
Disney Gallery
All Main St. shops, arcade, etc.
*any time for attractions will be a bonus*

Disney California Adventure-Monday 10-9 (DL 8-12)
*Aladdin-Check Show Times*
*FP for Soarin' if available*If not Goofys Fly School*
Redwood Creek Challenge
Ariel's Undersea Adventure
Goofy's Fly School
King Triton's Carousel
Toy Story Mania
Screamin'
Lunch-Cocina Cucamonga
Bakery Tour
Blue Sky Cellar
It's Tough to be a Bug
Heimlich's Chew Chew Train
Tower of Terror-FP?
Turtle Talk
Animation Academy
Disney Animation
Character Close Up
Sorcerer's Workshop
Monsters Inc.
Muppets 3D
Dinner-Offsite

Tuesday-Disneyland 9-10
Adventureland-Shops
FP for Indiana Jones
Jungle Cruise
Tarzan's Treehouse
Tiki Room
Pirates
New Orleans Square-Shops
Lunch at Royal Street Veranda or Harbour galley
Rivers Of America
Tom Sawyer Island
The Laughing Stock Co. at the Golden Horseshoe 5:30
RR to Mainstreet exit park
Dinner at 8 pm Storytellers Cafe in Grand Californian Hotel
OR
RR to Tomorrowland
Monorail trip around the park
Continue to Storytellers for dinner

Wednesday-Disneyland 9-10
*FP for Star Tours or Space Mountain*
Frontierland-Shops
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad (FP?)
Big Thunder Ranch
Shootin' Exposition
Rivers Of America
Critter Country-Shops
Lunch at Hungry Bear Restaurant
Pooh
Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion
Billy Hill and the Hillbillies at the Golden Horseshoe 5:30
RR to Mainstreet
Exit Park
Dinner at 8pm PCH Grill at Paradise Pier Hotel

Disneyland-Thursday 9-10
*FP for Star Tours or Space Mountain*
Snow Whites Grotto
Castle Walk Through
Fantasyland-Shops
Snow White's Scary Adventure
Pinnochio's Daring Journey
Peter Pan
Mr. Toads Wild Ride
Tangled Meet and Greet
Lunch at Village Haus
King Arthur Carousel
Dumbo
Casey Jr. Circus Train
Teacups
Storybook Canal Boats
Alice in Wonderland
Small World
Parade at 7:00
Magic, Memories and You 7:45 outside its a Small World
Exit Park
Dinner at Trader Sams Disneyland Hotel

Disneyland-Friday 8-12
Tomorrowland-Shops
FP for Star Tours or Space Mountain
Pixie Hollow
Buzz Lightyear
Captain EO
Innovations
Autopia
Nemo Subs (and/or alternate experience)
Monorail (1 entire trip)
Lunch at Troubadour Tavern
ToonTown-Shops
Roger Rabbit Cartoon Spin
GoGo Gadget Coaster
RR To Mainstreet
Exit Park

California Adventure-Friday 10-9
Dinner 7:00 at Wine Country Trattoria
World Of Color 9:15

Saturday Check out at 10am
Leave ECV in Lobby
Fill up car-Head Home
Drop off rental car at Santa Rosa Airport by 9pm

**comments questions and suggestions welcomed with a smile **

 

[QueenBeeMB]

For the past 6 months I have slowly become a pin-aholic.
It started when I quit my job and ended up bed/couch ridden due to a really bad nerve flare up. After planning the trip I turned to message boards and blogs, but that wasn't enough to tide me over until we were at the resort again. So slowly I read more and more about this pin trading. Buying, trading, selling, scrappers, pin pics, meet ups etc.

Started with buying some lanyards on e bay. Then pins online as well but from fellow traders on different sites and from Disney always being weary of scrappers. And before I knew it I was 200+ pins deep

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and spending a serious amount of my day finding my next pin. I had to slow down.

I started reading and researching more for the more desirable pins and focusing on some LEs and releases from some of the other parks. I focus on Maleficent and Larry has taken a liking to Star Wars and Nightmare Before Christmas. He will point on the computer screen what he wants and I'll take care of getting them for him. He is interested more in obtaining and keeping than trading as of now but I have a feeling he will get the fever as soon as we are in the parks.

Here are a few of our favorites

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The boyfriend agreed!!!!!!!!!!

Just talked to the hotel, and the rental car company and we can leave tomorrow instead of sunday!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

That allows for us to get one more day in the park !!!!!
I could jump up and down I am so excited.

Thank goodness DBF was up for the drive after he gets off work at 2am its only 8 hours ....

bonus day at DLR