What's especially exciting about your upcoming trip?

[ekmom]

All trips to Disney are exciting of course, but is there something in particular about this trip that makes it extra special? Maybe it's your first trip, or the first one with a spouse or child, or the first one staying on-site. Please share!

Here's what's especially exciting for me. This will be the 3rd year in a row that we've been to WDW but the last 2 years DD was in college while DS was still in high school. So they didn't have the same week off and we were only able to do a Wednesday night through Sunday afternoon trip giving us only 3 park days. Now DS is in college at the same school as DD, so we have a whole week! We can't afford to fly this year so we'll have only 6 park days by the time we do the driving, but it'll be so much more leisurely and relaxing (not to mention that it WON'T be during President's week).

Only 8 days until we leave and the weather forecast is looking perfect!

 

[colonialtinker]

This time it is for me!! DH asked what I wanted for anniversary (20th). Told him I wanted to go to WDW. He said we'll go if you can get off from work. Hard to get off during summer at my job (approached boss) boss gave his okay! The hardest thing now is the waiting. I'm like a child!

 

[Gubblebum]

This trip is extra special for me because I will be over 80 pounds lighter than I was for our trip last year. I have also vowed to go on ALL of the thrill rides (except Primeval Hurl). Last year I skipped the big rides both because I was afraid I wouldn't fit, and because I didn't want to make the rest of my family wait for me to do a ride alone. This year they have been warned that they will be waiting if they choose not to join me....lol.

 

[ekmom]

Congrats Gubblebum, thats awesome!

My DH is 75 pounds lighter than he was when we took our trip last year. I'm so happy for him! He still plans to lose at least 25 more.

 

[eliza61]

This trip in May is a "all girls" trip for me and 3 of my best buds. One of my girlfriends in 5 years cancer free and we are celebrating with a spa trip to Disney.

No men and no children. I can't wait.

 

[DizzDoll]

One of my girlfriends in 5 years cancer free and we are celebrating with a spa trip to Disney.

That's such WONDERFUL news!!! Give your friend my best wishes for continued good health!

What's exciting for me this year is the fact that my kids don't know we'll be staying at the AKL for 5 days!! I told them its 10 days at the Pop due to financial concerns, but things worked out a little better for me so they're going to be surprised!!!

 

[Wit]

This trip is special because it will be my DP and DD's first time ever at WDW, and my Mother and my first time ever staying on property and being "Tourists". We lived in the Orlando area for 24 years before moving north to Illinois.

 

[Luvin*Livvy]

This trip has been a long time coming! My Parents have been wanting to take thier FIRST AND ONLY (as of right now) Grandchild to their favorite place on Earth. We were supposed to go October 2006 and a week before we were supposed to leave my Mom got diganosed with Breast Cancer, and had to start chemo right away. We had to cancel. BUT we promised her we would go as soon as she was cancer-free! Well January came and she was/is CANCER-FREE!!!!!

Well the week after her surgery we booked our trip for September 2008, knowing she would be all finished with everything by then, and be still be cancer-free! With our trip planned we were so excited to do this for my Mom!

Well we got some unexpected news over Christmas.......I'd be expecting BABY #2 in July of 2008, and wouldn't be able to fly that soon nor did we want to bring a 2 month old. So once again we cancelled our trip, and instead of bumping it back to 2009..we moved it UP to MARCH 2008!!!!!! YAY!

So this is for my Mom being CANCER-FREE, and the fact that she has another Grandchild on the way too...which means one thing..ANOTHER TRIP to be planned in the furture with 2 Grandchildren!

 

[Tinks1984]

My next trip is a special one for two reasons. The first is because I'm taking DBF on his FIRST trip!! I cannot wait to introduce him to WDW and beyond! The second, this is my 'first' trip in 10 years - can't wait to get back there again and experience the magic all over again

 

[Disney loving Iowan]

This is special for us because DD14'S high school orchestra will be playing at WDW!!!! Plus my aunt and MIL will be meeting us down there. Can't wait!

 

[fireman1]

Just me and my daughter.

 

[Dawn68PA]

So many great reasons! Congrats to you all!

Our next trip is special as we are celebrating our 20th anniversary in Sept, my 40th b-day in Oct and we're splurging on AKV in Nov!

In addition, we're taking 2 people with us who have never been to WDW before!

 

[teacup317]

We are going to celebrate my DH's 60th b'day and our 30th anniversary.

 

[lustergirl]

My upcoming trip will my first solo one!!

 

[CapeCodMouse]

This trip is special because we didn't plan on going back until 2009, we are staying longer, and we have the Deluxe Dining Plan this time and intend to use it to it's fullest for a lot of the 2 credit signature meals. Can't wait.......

 

[carren66]

Oh wow, what makes our May 2-10 trip so special is that our 3 kids (ages 5, 7 and 8) don't know! We even paid $200 extra in plane fares to take a flight that enables us to send the older two to school for 45 minutes before pulling them out. We're going to tell them that something has come up and we need to get to Arizona to see Papa & Nana.

Our plan is to plug them in to ipods when we get to the airport and try and keep them distracted as long as possible. The perfect scenerio would be to get all the way to the Orlando airport before they catch on.

We're going to make a little movie with pictures from our last trip(2005). At the end of that trip the kids each had a balloon which couldn't go back to the airport with us so my DH took them to the playground and told them that they were wish balloons and each of the kids made a wish on their balloons ("We want to come back") and then released the balloons to go back to Mickey so that he could hear their wishes. The end of our little movie will announce that their wishes were granted. We're going to put this movie on our iphones so that when the kids start to catch on we can play the movie to make the big announcement.

Now you have to realize that my kids have the mom who still peaks at her christmas presents if she can find them, lol. Keeping this secret is killing me!!!

I swear that my kids are psychic (or psychotic depending on the day). All we seem to see these days are commercials for the year of a million dreams and they keep asking when we can go back to WDW. So far they've believed us when we tell them it's really expensive to go so we'll have to save for a couple of years to make the trip.

Anyone have a mouth gag I can borrow?

 

[BeckWhy]

Mine is a reward for losing weight. Tha's really exciting for me.

But I was supposed to go with my boyfriend... which is always really really exciting since he gets so excited and so happy there. But he broke up with me. That killed a part of my excitement though.

 

[teacup317]

Oh wow, what makes our May 2-10 trip so special is that our 3 kids (ages 5, 7 and 8) don't know! We even paid $200 extra in plane fares to take a flight that enables us to send the older two to school for 45 minutes before pulling them out. We're going to tell them that something has come up and we need to get to Arizona to see Papa & Nana.

Our plan is to plug them in to ipods when we get to the airport and try and keep them distracted as long as possible. The perfect scenerio would be to get all the way to the Orlando airport before they catch on.

We're going to make a little movie with pictures from our last trip(2005). At the end of that trip the kids each had a balloon which couldn't go back to the airport with us so my DH took them to the playground and told them that they were wish balloons and each of the kids made a wish on their balloons ("We want to come back") and then released the balloons to go back to Mickey so that he could hear their wishes. The end of our little movie will announce that their wishes were granted. We're going to put this movie on our iphones so that when the kids start to catch on we can play the movie to make the big announcement.

Now you have to realize that my kids have the mom who still peaks at her christmas presents if she can find them, lol. Keeping this secret is killing me!!!

I swear that my kids are psychic (or psychotic depending on the day). All we seem to see these days are commercials for the year of a million dreams and they keep asking when we can go back to WDW. So far they've believed us when we tell them it's really expensive to go so we'll have to save for a couple of years to make the trip.

Anyone have a mouth gag I can borrow?

This sounds totally awesome and I hope you can keep the secret. You'll be on when it all comes together. Have a wonderful trip. We'll be there at that time too. 4/29-5/9 at POR.

 

[danny1649]

40 Trip since 1991

 

[2xcited2sleep]

Let's see....

• first solo trip
• first time at Beach Club Villas
• first time at food & wine

Can't wait!!!