LeiaIsAPrincess2
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 10, 2018
Welcome to the trip report for the trip that almost didn't happen! As we all know, 2020 is a pain in the butt year to do anything but sometimes you just need to get away to your happy place.
First, introductions:
I'm Leah and I'm a Certified Veterinary Technician and Travel Agent living in Minneapolis, MN.
I live with my 2 puppers- Luna the Golden Retriever/Springer Spaniel mix and Eisley the Pug, plus Weasley the orange kitty and 3 parrots. Luckily, I have a very patient and loving mom who stays with my small zoo so I can travel (one of these times I really need to bring her with!).
My traveling companion for this adventure was my Cousin A. She originally introduced me to Disney vacations a few years ago and this was our first time back as just the 2 of us.
This trip was originally planned last year as a runDisney trip for me to do the Star Wars Rival Run weekend in April of 2020, staying at Caribbean Beach. That was cancelled since WDW was closed and we immediately rebooked for mid-June at Caribbean Beach. We waited and waited for updates on reopening and didn't find out the reopening dates until about a week before we were supposed to leave. Eek! Cousin A and I still wanted to squeeze in a summer trip even though we were scheduled for the Wine & Dine runDisney weekend in early November as well, so I was able to book us August 10-17th and Disney upgraded us to a deluxe studio at Saratoga Springs since CBR was still closed. Shortly thereafter, annual passholder discounts were also released and we save 40% on our room! We really enjoyed that discount since we usually book the dining plan and that is not available yet. We also had a large flight credit from our April cancellation so we could use that on our August and part of our November plane tickets. We did book a table service restaurant for each day as an escape from the heat (and because we like to eat) and we had no issues getting the park passes we wanted for each day. That was it! No other major planning needed. Work was insane for me leading up to the trip so I packed about 2 days in advance and kept my fingers crossed that I didn't forget anything. Stay tuned to see how our trip turned out!