Disney Secrets Forums - Trip Reports http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/ Tell us everything about your recent trip or even do a pre-trip report and tell us what you have planned en Thu, 23 May 2013 08:29:25 GMT vBulletin 60 http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/images/misc/rss.png Disney Secrets Forums - Trip Reports http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/ My September 2012 trip report http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25631-My-September-2012-trip-report&goto=newpost Wed, 22 May 2013 08:47:22 GMT As I am new here I thought I’d do a little trip report for my past trips to Disney World. The first one is for my most recent trip in 2012. I... As I am new here I thought I’d do a little trip report for my past trips to Disney World.

The first one is for my most recent trip in 2012. I posted the below trip report on another forum last year so I have updated it a little, so here goes:

We drove down to London on Friday 31st August and checked into our hotel. We also did twighlight check in with the airline which was perfect. Spend the evening chilling and in the bar! lol

Our flight out was delayed two hours the next day and that was the start of a pretty miserable journey. We pre-booked and paid for extra legroom seats which are by the exit. Because of this, the TV and table were hidden away at the side of the seats. As a result this reduced the seat width by around three-four inches. I struggled with the seats and so did my gf. We eventually got moved but lost our extra leg room. It turned out that the seats had actually bruised my gfs legs quite badly.

Once we got to Orlando it was fine. We got through passport control first (yay!) and picked up our bags pretty quickly. First in line for the hire car and got an upgrade to a convertible! I loved driving in America, it is so much easier than here and I loved every second of it.

We arrived at Coronado Springs at about 8pm Saturday 1st Sept. We had booked and requested a room close to reception, sadly we were exactly opposite to reception which meant that it was a 15min walk to reception for meals, drinks etc. We were disappointed with this.

The transport was generally on time and the food was lovely, (loved the pepper market). Some of the staff were, English, which was a bit of a downer when we first checked in as I was expecting Spanish and/or Mexican. However, they were in the restaurant which was a nice touch.
The rooms were standard Disney rooms, clean, tidy and fresh, did not have any issues with the room itself other than position.

The swimming pool was massive and warm, and was again clean.
Coronado Springs is lovely however, it is very big and as a result I would not recommend it over a value resort like pop.

First day we did Animal Kingdom, it's not my favourite park but it seems tradition means we always do this on the first day. We collected our photopass plus and off we went. We got there for rope drop and it was nice to see how they did it as we had never seen this before. Since 2006 not much at all has changed here really, my favourites are still Expedition Everest and it's tough to be a bug.

We did plan this holiday but after the Labour day weekend we found that the crowds were tiny and that pretty much everything was walk on, so we moved away from the plan a little. Most days we would get up early and do a park and then come back early afternoon for a swim and hit the parks again once it cooled down. This worked really well and actually feel like we had a holiday rather than running around cramming stuff in.

Labour day we went shopping and got some fantastic bargains or at least that's what my gf told me! lol Spent lots of money but it was fun.

I have now lost track of when I went where so the next few bits will just be from memory lol.

Disney Studios - I loved Toy Story mania, I was worried that I would hate it but it's soo fun and I won, the only downside was the wait was 1 hour, which I think was worth it. Mama Melrose was a nice meal and good value for money considering we were not on the dinning plan. Fantasmic, was my favourite show but after seeing it again, I would say that it needs replacing. It's had its time and it just feels dated. Tower of terror still remains my favourite ride ever. I still think MGM (sorry Disney studios) is still missing something but cannot put my finger on it.

Epcot - I ate in china, UK and Canada. The fish and chips were lovely; surprisingly however the 8dollar cost for a small cider was a bit of a shock lol. Le Cellier was out of this world. It's been a long time since I ate there but it was totally worth it. I could not fault any part of the meal. The cheese soup and the bread was beautiful and the fillet stake just melted in your mouth! Wonderful.

Captain EO brought back some memories from when I was a child, really enjoyed this. I also enjoyed the update to spaceship earth, so much so we rode it every time we visited Epcot.

Magic Kingdom - What can I say? It's just Disney isn't it? I just love that place and just being there. The space mountain queue was cool, although we walked straight through it. Fantasyland is coming along nicely too! However that is now finished and will need to go back to check it out.

The haunted mansion update was my biggest worry but again they have done a super job. Splash Mountain was my favourite and I got to ride in the dark for the first time! Such a geek! lol

We did Mickey's not so scary, and must say that this was one of the highlights of the trip. The atmosphere is totally different to normal magic kingdom. It's not scary at all but what they do to the place in that short space of time is soo clever. I would highly recommend this for people with or without kids. My only regret is not joining in with the dressing up. The parade was special and I loved the headless horseman. Hallowishes for me is almost better than Wishes, the only thing that lets it down is the music, so wishes still wins for me but only just.

We also did the keys to the kingdom tour! What an amazing half a day. I was so sad when it ended. I was worried that seeing the offstage area of Disney would spoil the magic but it really has enhanced it. Our guide was super and could not have asked for anything more. For any Disney nerd like me it really is a must do, and I will be doing it again on my next trip.

A little mention of universal if I may. How do these guys still make money? Universal studios has not changed one bit since my last trip or even the trip before. Simpsons was a disappointment and just a rehash of Back to the future. Rip ride rocket was broken and the mummy (although a good ride) was showing signs of getting old.

What about Islands of adventure? Well it seems they have put all there money into harry potter as IOA is the same as universal, in need of some TLC. In regards to harry potter, what a huge disappointment that was! I am not a big potter fan, but in the weeks running up to our visit, we made the effort to watch the films and get ourselves familiar with the story.

Well, the land itself was shoddy. Maybe I am spoiled by Disney, but Hogwarts looked great apart from the fact that it was clearly stuck onto a side of a building. The show building wasn't even painted to hide it, it was a blue colour. It seems everything was done in a rush. Such a shame! Disney would have done a hell of a job with that.

However! The new ride was amazing. So far ahead of Disney in terms of technology. It rivals Spiderman for being the next level when it came out. I loved this ride, I really did, I just wish they'd took the time to do the same to the area outside.

What I will say is that I had an amazing time and cannot wait to get out there again. ]]> Trip Reports Oreo http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25631-My-September-2012-trip-report <![CDATA[Hurray we're here - the story so far]]> http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25583-Hurray-we-re-here-the-story-so-far&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:52:11 GMT Day One - Having been on UK time I woke up at silly o'clock closely followed by the others. After starting at the Waffle House we went on to Epcot.

The day was great, not too busy except couldn't get on Test Track as it had broken down, but hey ho. Anyway rather than do the whole day there we decided to come back later for the Herman Hermits concert so headed home for a bit stopping off at Target for some provisions.

Some how Gethin got separated from his dad and went missing for about 20 mins (although it felt like longer). The staff were amazing. As soon as they found out he was missing the front doors were locked and staff stationed on each one. Then they did a hunt round for him. An announcement of code red was made and even other customers started looking. Of course he was found but I was an emotional wreck after that. When Gethin was lost in Tesco's at home the staff wouldn't even stop chatting to each other let alone do anything else.

Well from there the day got better (please note there is a note of sarcasm in that statement). My dad has brought his partner with us on this trip. To say that she is highly strung is an understatement. We were only on day one and she kicked off throwing a tantrum about what I don't know. It really was like watching a child screaming and stamping her feet. Great just what we all needed. I didn't help really by saying I've already got three children on this trip I don't need another one - oops couldn't help myself. Well to cut a long story short, my lovely hubbie waded in and calmed her down and we managed (just) to return to Epcot for the concert.

Thank god that day was over.

Day Two - Today was Blizzard Beach day. The day went really well, we were there from opening and my dad and his partner spent most of the day with my little brother going off doing other rides.

Later that day we decided to go to Downtown Disney for a wander and a beer in Raglan Road. Once again over something silly, our extra guest threw yet another tantrum. After much sulking she felt she could talk to my Andrew, who is ever the diplomat, and told him that no one liked her and that she wanted to go home. To be honest if I could have got her on a flight that night I would have. Still we had a reasonable night after we all ignored her.

Day Three - Magic Kingdom. Dad, his partner and my brother went off to do their own thing - yeh. Andrew, the kids and I had a fab day relaxing day doing character meets in particular Merida, Space Mountain, Buzz, Speedway, the parade, bit of shopping and a good play in the new Fantasy Land area. We decided to leave the other side of the park for another day. It really was nice to not rush round like a lunatic. No tantrums today - hurray.

Day Four - Animal Kingdom. A lovely day. After being there for rope drop and doing the safari first, Dad and others went off to do their own thing and Andrew, the kids and I had a lovely time doing exactly what we wanted again. We managed to get a load of character meets done, all the rides and had an overall very relaxing day. The tantrums seem to have subsided for now.

Day Five - Another early one. Meg really wanted to do the Jedi training so we left everyone to do the bag checks so that we could get on and get signed up. Even though we arrived to sign up just 10 mins after opening we still didn't get a slot till 1.50pm. After that rushed over got fast passes for Toy Story then met the others at Tower of Terror. We walked straight on but by the time we came out there was a 45 min wait. Once again the group split and we again had a nice day. The kid's were desperate to see Wreck it Ralph so got that done, rode Star Tours 3 times, did Toy Story, watched the Indiana Jones show then watched Meg kick Darth Vaders butt.

Left the park about 3 then as usual the kids went straight in the pool. It wasn't long before we hear a big scream from the Gethin who has managed to slip and land head first on the deck. He got himself a bloody nose and huge egg on his forehead, but was very quick to get back in the pool after a quick cry. That child is a disaster waiting to happen. I'm just grateful it wasn't something more serious.

In the evening we went to our favorite restaurant Outback. The meal, as usual was smashing, especially our Bloomin onion.

Day Six - today is an easy day. We decided to have a morning at home and will be heading out after lunch. Andrew and I want to see the Star Wars end of evening show at HS so after a bit of meandering round the mall we are going to pop down for that. In the meantime my dad and co will be dropped off at Magic Kingdom. After HS we're then going to go over to Magic Kingdom to meet them and see the Electrical parade and Wishes. I'll let you know how it goes. Hopefully no more drama today. ]]> Trip Reports Sam http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25583-Hurray-we-re-here-the-story-so-far <![CDATA[We're here hurray - The flight]]> http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25580-We-re-here-hurray-The-flight&goto=newpost Fri, 17 May 2013 16:29:23 GMT Hi guys

I know I haven't reported since we're got here but today is a lazy(ish) day so I thought I'd spend some time letting you know what's going on.

We arrived on Saturday after a pleasant flight. After the last time when we had that horrendous time with Delta, Virgin was fab. The staff, service and food was 100% better apart from one particular jumped up, arrogant steward who didn't have an once of customer service skills. The best of it is I think he was the senior steward.

At one point he came round with the chocolate and sweets and when asked how much the chocolate was the person (my dad's partner) was told to look in the magazine in the pocket in front of her. He was very abrupt and then just walked off not giving her a chance to look. Then later on when my father was filling out his immigration form thingy, he needed to declare that he had food in his checked luggage, cheddar cheese in fact. He was confused as to whether he ticked the box for food or the box for animal products as it was dairy. He made the fatal mistake of asking 'Micheal' Mr arrogant which one to tick and was met with disgust and basically told that he couldn't bring it in and he was stupid to think he could. I had actually checked on the TSA site before hand and phoned to check that it was ok to bring in hard cheese and was told that it was fine, just not soft cheese. When I explained this to 'Mr Arrogant Micheal' he told me I didn't know what I was talking about and that he had been flying in and out of the states for 16 years and you have never been able to bring in dairy products or fruit. Not sure why he kept banging on about fruit. Even though I told him that I had checked he just wouldn't have it. It wouldn't have been so bad if he had said it in a different tone but he raised his voice and kept telling us he knew what he was talking about. Well obviously not as when we arrived we had absolutely no problem with the cheese. Because he kept on about the cheese my dad was starting to panic and was going to take it out of his case when we got them and put it in the bin. For the rest of the flight he was getting stressed about. Even just before we were landing 'Mr Arrogance' went on the intercom and said it three times that you can not bring in dairy or fruit and whilst he was doing it he stared at my dad the whole time.

I really hope that I get the chance to see that nasty piece of work again to put him right. But apart from that everything was great and one particular steward, Chris was fantastic. My dad got his diabetic meal and his partner her gluten meal and both were very nice. I really couldn't fault Virgin at all, except of course 'Micheal' but you always get one don't you. ]]> Trip Reports Sam http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25580-We-re-here-hurray-The-flight <![CDATA[It's Official! The "I'm turning forty NOT getting married, for goodness sake!" PRE trip report Part III!]]> http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25525-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-forty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report-Part-III!&goto=newpost Fri, 10 May 2013 00:49:15 GMT Today, our dedicated TA, Johnie, was able to rebook our vacation - with the free dining offer! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: All while on her OWN... Today, our dedicated TA, Johnie, was able to rebook our vacation - with the free dining offer! :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: All while on her OWN vacation! (Thanks, again!) I LOVE the fun of booking things on my own, but with my work schedule lately - Johnie has proved INVALUABLE!

We saved over $1500 with this offer! DO YOU HAVE ANY IDEA HOW MANY SLUSHY DRINKS AND MARGARITAS THAT IS?!?!?! :tralala: :tralala:

While I'm here, I thought I'd share a birthday surprise I booked for Andrew (shhhhhhhhhhhh!). As most of you know, Andrew truly has a heart for all things Disney. "Nature vs. Nurture" be damned, I think he'd have found his way to Disney with or without me.

On a whim, I called Disney Dining to ask if there was any availability for the "Dine with an Imagineer" lunch, something Andrew has always been interested in doing, especially at the Brown Derby (one of Andrew's favorite places).

Well, GUESS WHAT???

He's booked!!! September 25th @ 11:30 at the Brown Derby!! He is going to be so EXCITED!!

Does anyone want to lay odds as to whether or not I make it to September without telling him?

The best thing about it is...that's not even the MOST exciting thing we're doing that day!!!! Stay tuned! ]]> Trip Reports Beccaberry http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25525-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-forty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report-Part-III! <![CDATA[It's Official! The "I'm turning fourty NOT getting married, for goodness sake!" PRE trip report! PART II]]> http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25513-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-fourty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report!-PART-II&goto=newpost Tue, 07 May 2013 01:39:51 GMT ...and so our Fairytale continues. The Players: Myself (Becca) :tralala: You know me! Disney fanatic, mother of two, and madly in love with my... ...and so our Fairytale continues.

The Players:

Myself (Becca)
:tralala: You know me! Disney fanatic, mother of two, and madly in love with my very own Prince Charming. I'm a little crazy, a LOT OCD, and love to plan holidays. I also cry at...well....everything, so be prepared for sappy, happy me. I'm turning 40 this month. This trip will not only be a belated celebration of THAT milestone but also a milestone birthday for my son, Andrew.

Jon
Oh. Well. You know. Jon indulges me in all things. He enjoys Disney, though perhaps more on a level that *most* people (read: not us) enjoy Disney. He doesn't "buy in" to the magic, but he does love the food, the beer and the fun - and that's enough for me!

Andrew
My son. My firstborn. My canary in the mine shaft. HE will be turning, wait for it.....TWENTY ONE while on holiday. We offered him pretty much any trip he could dream of (INCLUDING Vegas) and he chose Disney. The Disney Force is strong in this one. Don't believe me? Just read his Facebook post from our visit in December 2011...

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Baleigh
The girl. Clowns on crackers has this girl ever come into her own in this last year! She is confident, she is intelligent, she is compassionate. She is so much of what I strive to be. She also has a sneaky, wicked sense of humour. She is and will forevermore be a princess, and I am quite ok with that :)

Over the past year I have learned that our lives can change in an instant. And too often, we spend our lives waiting until ______________. Fill in the blank - until our kids are older, until we're healthy, until we have more money, until we have more vacation, until we're thinner, richer, older, have better shoes or sprout bloomin' wings. Whatever the excuse is that we tell ourselves, eventually, we wait so long that we wake up one day to find that time has passed and made fools of us all. We are left with monumental regrets instead of monumental memories. SOOOOOOOOOOOOOO, in addition to the austere title you see above :wink: , we are also referring to this trip as the "Bucket List Trip: Beach Club, Booze and BEYOND!"

In short, WE ARE SPLASHING OUT!

You know all those things that you "want" to do but think, oh, well, we're already spending so much on the trip as it is...we should probably give that a miss...well we are going to DO THEM!!

For some, many of our "splashes" may seem commonplace, but for us they will be "once-in-a-lifetime" opportunities, so we invite you come along and enjoy our Bucket List!

First order of business - the RESORT!

Um. You may have already guessed this one....because well, I'm a blabber mouth :) but this trip, we'll be staying at

THE BEACH CLUB!!!

Staying at the Beach Club is my dream. Though Jon and the kids are MORE than willing to ride my dream coat tails :) The Beach Club has forever been the answer I give when asked, "If you could stay at any resort...." and it has forever been just out of our "justifiable reach." Sure, we could afford it, if we stretched...but we could never justify it. Good thing "justifiable resort dwelling" is not ON the Bucket List :) I love the entire Boardwalk area, I love that we can WALK to TWO parks from the resort and I especially love that on Wednesday, September 25th we'll be just a hop, skip and a jump from the, oh, well, I'll tell you about THAT later... :wink:
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]]> Trip Reports Beccaberry http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25513-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-fourty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report!-PART-II The Wells 2013 Adventure! http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25506-The-Wells-2013-Adventure!&goto=newpost Mon, 06 May 2013 10:11:48 GMT The Wells 2013 adventure Pre trip report part one (there’ll probably be more parts to this…..you know me by now!). Thought it was about time I... The Wells 2013 adventure

Pre trip report part one (there’ll probably be more parts to this…..you know me by now!).

Thought it was about time I posted this since we're well into double digits now!

The cast:

Vikki – that’s me!
General Disney fanatic. Refuses to do Rock and Rollercoaster until the whole family can ride together (I figure this gives me at least 8 years of saying I can’t go on because I have to look after one or both of the children). Love Big Thunder Mountain, Soarin and Test Track. Could happily spend the whole holiday in Epcot given half the chance.

Anthony – DH, also known as eeyorewells on here.
Another Disney fanatic. Does every ride but still finds Small World a tad scary (who doesn’t?) Compulsive pre trip planner, who has a spreadsheet for everything!

Ben – DS, will be 6 when we next go.
Has been spoiled by already having two trips to Disney in his sort life, one in 2009 and one in 2011. He would happily go on any ride. He’s a pretty tall boy, but some of the height requirements will still be a bit too much for him when we go unfortunately.

Ava – DD, will be 2 when we next go.
We took her to WDW in 2011 when she was only 7 months old. Something I thought may turn out to be a horrible mistake, but I was fortunately proved very wrong. She was wonderful. We are trying as hard as we can to brainwash her into all things Disney and we’re doing pretty well I think. She gets very excited when ‘Mee Mou’ comes on the TV :wink:

So that’s us!



When we had Ava, the plan was always to go to WDW in 2013, the 2011 was a bit of a bonus trip for us. It was our 10th wedding anniversary and when discussing what we could do, we both decided a WDW holiday would be ideal.

So of course, when we got home, it was time to plan the next one :wink: We had stayed in SSR in 2011, which I loved, but Anthony found it a bit too big – but we had got a brilliant deal on it. We were hoping that the same deal would come out again for 2013, and if it did we’d stay at OKW. Our other option was FOFQ. Now, we have a bit of an unwritten rule that we never stay in the same place twice, but we’d really loved POFQ so had those as our resort options.

When the deals came out, we discovered that with free dining it didn’t make much difference having the full plan at OKW and upgrading from QS at PORQ. For once I told Anthony to make a decision :wink: I knew full well he wanted to stay at POFQ, which of course I was more than happy with anyway. I really didn’t mind where we stayed. So Anthony went ahead and booked POFQ for 3 weeks with the upgraded full dining plan. We also got the offer where you get $200 Disney Dollars included, so that was a bonus :yes:

After all the excitement of that had calmed down….well, not that it actually did, but once we’d got used to it, we started thinking about flights.

We usually just book with Virgin, simple as that. However, we noticed Virgin were getting rather pricey so we looked into other options. We went through going with BA, going through different companies that had Virgin or BA as their flight, all sorts of things. We even thought about doing a split flight to try and save a few pounds. This, of course was all music to Anthony’s ears as he got to add more cells to his spreadsheet :lol:

We had also decided that we would go a little earlier and stay on I-Drive for a few days and do Sea World and some of the other bits and pieces. The reason being that doing the job we do (we’re both teachers), is a bit of a double edged sword. On the one hand, we do get 6 weeks off in the summer, which is wonderful, but, since we’re limited to the summer holidays, the flight prices are astronomical. So, our thought was, that since it’s costing us so much to go there, we’ll stay for longer.

It was suggested as well that we fly into Tampa as an alternative to going directly into Orlando, and we discovered that this was indeed cheaper. So then we developed our plans to flying there, staying at the beach for a few days, driving up to Orlando and staying on I-Drive, before going to WDW. Yes, this would mean a lot of moving around, but it’s not that big of a deal really.

So we were pretty much set on that plan. We knew the flights would come out on Sunday 9th September, so Anthony was all set to stay up till midnight to book them (bless him). Then he was playing around with flights on Thursday and spotted some really good prices (a few days before our return date) doing a split flight, stopping in Toronto. As soon as he mentioned this to me I got really excited. I have family in Canada. My grandma’s brother and his family live there. I’ve not seen them since I was 18 and I spent the summer there before I went to uni. We chat regularly on Skype but hadn’t really thought visiting would be something we could do. Anthony had a play around with the Air Canada website and discovered we could spend some time in Canada and then fly on to Orlando without too much extra cost (and it was still cheaper than a direct flight from the UK to Orlando anyway). I got in touch with my uncle who said he’d love to have us come stay with them.

So the day before the flights came out, we had my parents over. They live in Cyprus and Anthony was taking them to the airport that afternoon to fly back. We talked through our Canadian plans and they thought it was a great idea. I didn’t think anything more of it until later that evening when my dad called from their airport hotel. He told me that when he retired he’d decided to give some money to my sister and I. He said my sister had already had hers and he and mum had been thinking about what they could give some to us for. It is important to note that my dad used to be a bank manager, and as a bank managers daughter I am a compulsive saver and very sensible with money. My dad said he wanted to give us some money under the express promise that I was not to put it in a savings account, and that it was to be used for us to definitely go to Canada, and essentially not worry about money whilst we were there. I was totally blown away and promptly burst into tears :lol: I couldn’t wait to tell Anthony as he was still on his way home from taking them to the airport. Suffice to say, when he got home, he was as pleased as I was. The Canada trip was on!!!!

Anthony stayed up till midnight to book the flights, which didn’t come out. He then got up at 3am, and they still weren’t out. He then got up again at 5am and they still weren’t out. He then started panicing, but said their call centre opened at 8am, so he’d just call then. In the meantime, he had found the flights on another website, but the times weren’t very good, so I asked him to wait. At the same time, I was on my ipad looking at the flights. I’d obviously done it ever so slightly differently as they were in fact out! So Anthony did it on the laptop and got very excited when he went through to the payment screen. It was done! We’d booked them! I then got even more excited when I found out there was no additional charge to select seats. Lovely. I was then hooping around when I discovered they had the option to pre-purchace extra legroom seats for not much money. When we’d been in 2011 we’d had the bulkhead and a skycot, and were spoiled for legroom, so I wasn’t really looking forward to a normal economy seat again. However, these prices were fantastic, so we snapped them up. Since the flights had only just been released we had a great pick of seats too.

So we’d done it! Three weeks in Orlando staying at POFQ with the full dining plan, 8 days in Canada, and flights. All done!

In the usual style of my trippies, I’ve rambled on so I’ll leave it there :wink: ]]> Trip Reports Vikki http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25506-The-Wells-2013-Adventure! <![CDATA[It's Official! The "I'm turning forty NOT getting married, for goodness sake!" PRE trip report!]]> http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25484-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-forty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report!&goto=newpost Fri, 03 May 2013 13:47:50 GMT We've gathered here tonight around the fire, as people of all lands have gathered for thousands and thousands of years before us, to share the light and to share a story -- an amazing story, as old as time itself, but still being written. And though each of us has our own individual stories to tell, a true adventure emerges when we bring them all together as one. We hope you enjoy our story tonight...

Once upon a time there was a young a girl who loved Disney World with ALL her heart. She dreamed of the day when she would grow up, meet her prince, have children and live happily ever after - all while vacationing as often as possible in the Happiest Place on Earth - Disney World.

Well, time progressed and the young girl grew a bit older, and while not everything worked out as a fairytale should, she was blessed with two amazing children that she loved utterly, and she did vacation in Disney World as often as possible. As the years went by, her children grew to share her joy of Disney World, finding in it a home, and all that encompasses.

More years passed and the young girl became quite older, and after kissing a LOT of frogs (and even one donkey), she finally met her prince. They settled in a land far, far away called Connecticut, and though she loved her new home, she still visited Disney World as often as possible.

One year, after a particularly difficult few months (because let's face it, even the best fairytales are tinged with tragedy, eh?) fate stepped in...as it so often does...and the girl (now an old woman) had the great fortune of being able to plan the trip of her dreams.

And *this* is where our story begins... ]]> Trip Reports Beccaberry http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25484-It-s-Official!-The-quot-I-m-turning-forty-NOT-getting-married-for-goodness-sake!-quot-PRE-trip-report! We re on our way !! http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25475-We-re-on-our-way-!!&goto=newpost Wed, 01 May 2013 11:37:32 GMT We re just chilling at Manchester airport ready for boarding any minute Plane is Barbarella and a nice big reassuring 747Attachment 15119... We re just chilling at Manchester airport ready for boarding any minute

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]]> Trip Reports Keith http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25475-We-re-on-our-way-!! Pre trip report http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25427-Pre-trip-report&goto=newpost Sat, 27 Apr 2013 18:27:14 GMT Finally all the adrs are booked!!! We are doing: 20th oct - animal kingdom, rainforest cafe for dinner 21st oct - epcot, garden grill for dinner... Finally all the adrs are booked!!!
We are doing:
20th oct - animal kingdom, rainforest cafe for dinner
21st oct - epcot, garden grill for dinner
22nd oct - discovery cove
23rd oct - magic kingdom, tonys town square for dinner
24th oct - hollywood studios, hollywood & vine breakfast
25th oct - blizzard beach/typhoon lagoon, downtown disney then meet my brother and his family at the airport
26th oct - lazy day
27th oct - universal/islands of adventure
28th oct - seaworld
29th oct - my dads 60th & kennedy/beach
30th oct - magic kingdom
31st oct - spare day
1st nov - travelling home :(

So happy the countdown and full planning can really begin :D

:wiggle: ]]> Trip Reports Suebeattie http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25427-Pre-trip-report Getting our Princess Fix.. pre trip report! http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25396-Getting-our-Princess-Fix-pre-trip-report!&goto=newpost Thu, 25 Apr 2013 17:48:59 GMT Hi! :wave2:

We are a little under 4 months away from heading back to see the mouse, and of course, the princesses :)

Who's going?

Toño, Disney addict, food lover, awesome hubby and dad to 2 small princesses. Only man in the family, so :shrug1: he has learned to love princesses and family rides and look at coasters from afar.

Mari, Disney addict, planning addict, loves to cry at Disney mom to the 2 small princesses

Tatiana, 5 year old princess, loves to dance and sing, begins to communicate in English (yipee!!!), remembers going to Disney last year, is hoping to go on the Teacups and see all princesses at a parade. Favorite princess: Jasmine (2nd year in a row), but lately she's becoming a super fan of The Avengers.

Natalia, just turned 3 princess, loves to do whatever her sister is doing, full of energy, wont talk to strangers, is finally not afraid of cameras stealing her soul so we are hoping for some nice pictures this trip. Favorite princess: Belle and Rapunzel, but Belle ranks a little bit higher, as long as Beast is not with her.

Here we go!!!

We will hopefully get to MCO on Saturday August 24th, around 1:00pm, and due to Toño being mistaken for a drug lord, we dont expect to make our way to Magical Express before 4:00.

So, once we finally get to Disney, these are our plans so far:

Resort: Contemporary, garden wing, hopefully very close to the pool!

August 24th
Dinner at Chef Mickeys

August 25th
Hollywood Studios
Breakfast: 1900 Park Fare
Lunch: The Hollywood Brown Derby/Fantasmic package

August 26th
Magic Kingdom
Lunch: Crystal Palace
Dinner: 'Ohana with Secrets friends!!!
:grouphug:
August 27th
Magic Kingdom
Bibbid Bobbidy Boutique for both girls :) :tralala:
Lunch: Cinderella's Royal Table

August 28th
Epcot
Lunch: Le Cellier
Dinner: Akershus

August 29th
Magic Kingdom
Lunch: Tony's Town Square
Dinner: Be Our Guest

August 30th
Free Day, girls get to pick the park they want to go back to
Breakfast: Ohana
Lunch: possibly at Beaches n Cream
Dinner: 1900 Park Fare with Wendy and Chris! :happybounce::wavehands:

August 31st
Super early breakfast at Chef Mickeys to say good bye!


Keeping most mornings free, so that we dont feel pressured to get the girls up, if they re up, good, if not, we'll just let them sleep, swim until lunchtime, enjoy the resort, etc...
Hoping on one of those free mornings we can make it to MK at rope drop to see Merida before its super crowded
Also hoping one of the princess meals will feature Jasmine, otherwise, I can see us doing the 1 hour long line if needed to see her at Epcot.

Thats it so far :)

What do you think? ]]> Trip Reports Mari http://wdisneysecrets.com/forums/showthread.php?25396-Getting-our-Princess-Fix-pre-trip-report!