heathsf
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 27, 2010
Chapter 1
In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees,
and the Stories Begin
In Which We Are Introduced to Winnie-the-Pooh and Some Bees,
and the Stories Begin
Welcome to my third Trip Report! So happy you're here!
My name is Heather and this will be my 11th trip to Disney World.
I am 31 years old, Mommy to DD, a 7th grade math teacher, and a Disney Travel Agent. To say I'm Disney-obsessed would be putting it mildly. I have been waiting for this trip for almost three years. After our last trip in 2014, we knew that we wanted to start a family and wouldn't be back for a few years. When DD was born, DH said he wanted to wait until she was 5 before we took another trip. And I was like
No.
My DH is Bobby, and this will be his 3rd trip to Disney World and the first time he's actually admitting that he is looking forward to the trip "a little bit." His first trip was in 2011 with me and he is definitely missing out on the nostalgia part of the magic. When we are in Disney he acts like a happy little kid but when we talk about it he acts like he never wants to go and there's lots of eye rolling involved. I think it's all an act because he's afraid that if he admits he likes going I will sell our house to purchase DVC. Here he is on our last trip:
See? He loves it, right?
But most of the time, this pretty much sums us up when it comes to Disney:
My DD is Ryann (pronounced like Ryan) and this will be her first visit to Disney World. When she was 10 months old we took her to Disneyland but only because we had a wedding a half hour from there. We live in NJ and I somehow convinced DH that if we were traveling all that way, we may as well go to Disneyland for a few days. Actually, I think I said we may as well go for a week, and he didn't want to go at all, so we compromised with 2 days.
DD is now 21 months and I've already turned her into a Disney-loving monster. We talk about Disney World a lot and a few weeks ago she actually cried because we got in the car and drove home and didn't go to Disney World. I feel you girl. She loves all the Winnie the Pooh characters (but especially Piglet), Mickey et. al., Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Elsa and Olaf. When she sings the Tigger Song she says "Bouncy Bouncy Fun Fun Fun" which is where the TR title comes from. I will try to get a video of her saying it. Here she is singing Spoonful of Sugar from Mary Poppins (apologies in advance for my singing):
DD is allergic to dairy and eggs. She has never eaten at a restaurant before so Disney may be her first time. I plan to report on our dining experiences so hopefully they will be helpful to someone else who is planning to go to WDW with allergies.
We will be staying at Coronado Springs from August 23 - 29. We will be flying down with our friends from my last TR (M and S) and their daughter who is two days older than DD. They are staying at All Star Movies and for the most part we'll be doing things separately, although we do have one dining reservation together and may schedule a few fastpasses together as well.
Thank you to anyone joining in. I will be posting more info on our trip as it gets closer and thinking of ways to count down to the fun! I can't wait for this trip and was hoping that writing a PTR would help me pass the time. I definitely want to do some kind of crafty countdown with DD when the trip gets a little bit closer. 169 days to go!
ETA: I took a video
My name is Heather and this will be my 11th trip to Disney World.
I am 31 years old, Mommy to DD, a 7th grade math teacher, and a Disney Travel Agent. To say I'm Disney-obsessed would be putting it mildly. I have been waiting for this trip for almost three years. After our last trip in 2014, we knew that we wanted to start a family and wouldn't be back for a few years. When DD was born, DH said he wanted to wait until she was 5 before we took another trip. And I was like
No.
My DH is Bobby, and this will be his 3rd trip to Disney World and the first time he's actually admitting that he is looking forward to the trip "a little bit." His first trip was in 2011 with me and he is definitely missing out on the nostalgia part of the magic. When we are in Disney he acts like a happy little kid but when we talk about it he acts like he never wants to go and there's lots of eye rolling involved. I think it's all an act because he's afraid that if he admits he likes going I will sell our house to purchase DVC. Here he is on our last trip:
See? He loves it, right?
But most of the time, this pretty much sums us up when it comes to Disney:
My DD is Ryann (pronounced like Ryan) and this will be her first visit to Disney World. When she was 10 months old we took her to Disneyland but only because we had a wedding a half hour from there. We live in NJ and I somehow convinced DH that if we were traveling all that way, we may as well go to Disneyland for a few days. Actually, I think I said we may as well go for a week, and he didn't want to go at all, so we compromised with 2 days.
DD is now 21 months and I've already turned her into a Disney-loving monster. We talk about Disney World a lot and a few weeks ago she actually cried because we got in the car and drove home and didn't go to Disney World. I feel you girl. She loves all the Winnie the Pooh characters (but especially Piglet), Mickey et. al., Mary Poppins, Peter Pan, Elsa and Olaf. When she sings the Tigger Song she says "Bouncy Bouncy Fun Fun Fun" which is where the TR title comes from. I will try to get a video of her saying it. Here she is singing Spoonful of Sugar from Mary Poppins (apologies in advance for my singing):
DD is allergic to dairy and eggs. She has never eaten at a restaurant before so Disney may be her first time. I plan to report on our dining experiences so hopefully they will be helpful to someone else who is planning to go to WDW with allergies.
We will be staying at Coronado Springs from August 23 - 29. We will be flying down with our friends from my last TR (M and S) and their daughter who is two days older than DD. They are staying at All Star Movies and for the most part we'll be doing things separately, although we do have one dining reservation together and may schedule a few fastpasses together as well.
Thank you to anyone joining in. I will be posting more info on our trip as it gets closer and thinking of ways to count down to the fun! I can't wait for this trip and was hoping that writing a PTR would help me pass the time. I definitely want to do some kind of crafty countdown with DD when the trip gets a little bit closer. 169 days to go!
ETA: I took a video
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