What do you mean you haven't been to Disney in 14 years?? 10/15-10/20

[ashmsnow]

Hi everybody! Not sure if I'm doing this right but I realized I'm driving all of my friends, and family, and coworkers crazy with all of my WDW prepping!

Anyway, I'm Ashley and I haven't been to Disney since 2001. In 2001 I was 9 and only really remember riding the monorail and a princess breakfast.

This upcoming trip will be a family vacation. My parents keep calling it the last family vacation before I start a family of my own. On this trip there will be 10 of us: me, DBF, DM, DD, DB, DB's GF, my aunt, my uncle, my cousin, and a friend of my cousin. It should be a vacation never forgotten. We are staying offsite at the Buena Vista Palace. As of now (8/31), our ADRs are: Breakfast at BOG, Lunch at Sanaa (trying for 50sPTC still). DBF and I have 5 day tickets and we will also be attending MNSSHP.

Needless to say, I'm really really excited and I'm thrilled to be sharing my planning with all of you!

 

[ashmsnow]

Itinerary:

Thursday October 15:
Arrive at MCO at 10:40am
Taxi/Uber (I know, I know) to BVP
Drop Bags at BVP
Hollywood Studios

Friday October 16:
8:05 BOG ADR
Magic Kingdom (A&E at RD)
Early closing of park - night in Downtown Disney

Saturday October 17:
Epcot for Wine and Food Fest

Sunday October 18:
Character breakfast at BVP
Pool day
MNSSHP arrival at Magic Kingdom at 4pm

Monday October 19:
Slow wakeup
Early lunch at Sanaa
Animal Kingdom

Tuesday October 20:
TBD
Airport for flight home at 5pm

 

[ashmsnow]

More about us:

Me: I'm a school nurse by day and a personal trainer by night. Feel free to pick my brain about health and fitness. I've had the Disney bug as long as I can remember; pretty sure my grandmother is responsible for it. I have been on two trips to WDW, I wish it were more!

DBF: His name is Patrick. He's a lacrosse coach/a strength and conditioning coach. Pick his brain about sports. He doesn't quite have the Disney bug as bad as I do and is leaving the planning up to me. His dad's friend had a condo in Orlando so he went on yearly trips to WDW until a few years ago.

DM: My mom name is Dawn and she is a marathon runner and a motorcycle rider. She's pretty BA if you ask me! A Disney fan because her daughter has always been so obsessed (hehe)

DD: My dad's (realized this could also stand for daughter) name is Michael and he couldn't care less about Disney (which I don't understand) but is going along for the ride.

DB: My brother is Tom and he is a video game junkie and along for the ride as well. Most looking forward to the Lego store at Disney Springs

DB's GF: Her name is Molly and she is the cutest little thing. She has been to Disney once before and is so excited to go back. She has so many ideas for their MNSSHP and will be my competition for cutest daily outfits.

Aunt and Uncle: Terry and Frank. Regular Disney visitors. They're the ones that finally convinced my parents a trip was necessary.

Cousin: Christina. Hairdresser. One of my best friends in the whole world. We recently went to Las Vegas together and had the most ridiculous time.

Cousin's friend: Details TBD

 

[ashmsnow]

I wish we weren't staying offsite. I fought SO HARD to stay onsite but nobody was interested at all. Ugh. So now I wait to stay up til midnight every night for a week trying to scoop up some FP+