Leger13
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- May 23, 2007
Ok, so this is my first pre-trip report so please bear with me. I will try to make it interesting. I hope whomever decides to read does so with enjoyment.
The Cast:
Me(25)
DH(26)
The trip date:
September 13th thru September 22nd
The birthdays on the trip:
I will be turning 26 on September 14th
DH will be turning 27 on September 17th
This is me
A little bit about me:
I'm 25 years old (to turn 26 on Sept. 14th while in the "World"). I grew up in South Florida. Boca Raton to be exact. My family and I moved to north Georgia when I was 11 years old. I've lived here ever since.
I've been going to WDW at least once every summer for as long as I can remember. I've lost count how many times I've been. I absolutely LOVE WDW. My older sister passed away when she was only 17 years old. She loved WDW more than anyone I knew so every time I'm there it brings back the best memories I have with her. It has sentimental value.
I work for my Father. He owns his own business and I'm his General Office Manager. It's a great gig.
I'm an anal vacation planner. You will realize this through my trip report. I've been to WDW many times and I still purchased the UG to WDW.
This is my DH:
A bit about my DH:
He is 26 years old (will be celebrating his 27th birthday at WDW Sept. 17th). He's lived in North Georgia all his life.
He never got to go to WDW as a child. My DM and DG treated him to a week at WDW October of 2001 for his very first trip. It was amazing!! He LOVED it and now never wants to vacation anywhere else I have no problems convincing him to go to WDW for vacation. He's now been 4 or 5 times since then and each time we experiance something new together.
We have been married for 4 years now! I love being married to such a great man!
Here's one of our wedding pictures.
Planning the trip:
We began planning the trip April '07. We haven't had a vacation in over 2 years now (I miss WDW). I decided that we could finally afford another trip to the world this year since the DH is doing so well with work and I have two weeks of vacation coming up right around our birthdays. So, I talked to DH about going to WDW in September around our birthdays so we could celebrate them in the Most Magical Place on Earth. He immediately agreed to the idea! I didn't think it would be a hard sale anyways. As long as I do all the leg work, he's cool with whatever I plan. I'm fine with doing all the leg work. I'm an over planner. Especially when it comes to a trip to the World. It's just so fun to think about because every time I plan something else for a WDW trip, I feel like I'm that much closer to time with the Mouse.
The first thing I did was start looking for Disney Deals. At first, I looked into staying at the French Quarter hotel. It was too expensive So, then I looked at staying at All Star. I was a little disappointed because I've stayed there before and felt like I was at a Holiday Inn but that's okay since all we were gonna be doing was sleeping there anyways. But still, it just wasn't the same as a Moderate resort. Yes, I'm spoiled. Anyways, even a Value resort was looking expensive but I just didn't want to have to stay off property this time. So, I kept looking and one day I saw that Disney had a new deal they were offering for a little while. FREE DDP for the EXACT time we wanted to go!!! How could i pass that up!? I showed the deal to DH. He agreed that the deal was too good to pass up so we booked it that night. I believe that was sometime in mid April. We booked our hotel ressies for Pop Century. Neither of us have stayed there before. Any opinions on this resort? I haven't heard anything bad...yet.
We thought about flying down. It'd be easier than driving the 8 hours from North Georgia but since DH is still a little standoffish about fllying, I told him it'd be okay if we just drive. I can at least sleep on the way down. That will make the time go by faster, right? Besides, I'll be on my way to WDW....who cares how I get there as long as I get there in one piece
The first thing I did after putting the down payment on the trip was go and purchase the Official and Unofficial Guides to the World. By my review, the Unofficial one is better. It has WAY more information. I've found good tips even though I've been to the World so many times. There's always something new to learn about that place since it's ever changing by the day. I would recomend the Unofficial Guide to anyone planning a WDW trip.
I spent the next 2 months stressing about paying off the trip
I finally got the deed done in the middle of June. It took a lot less time to pay the trip off than I thought
I must confess, I got those special order WDW maps that everyone is talking about before I even began planning this trip. I just knew we'd be back again some day so I went ahead and ordered them since they were FREE (I love freebees). The arrived in about a month. It was a HUGE surprise when they showed up because I had completely forgotten that I had ordered them The are AMAZING maps. So beautiful! I know some people are scared to take them to the World and ruin them but I can't wait to get them to the park and break them in. It will be a great suvineer and a great way to remember my first birthday trip to the World.
I will post again in a little bit with Day #1's itenerary. My fingers are getting a little achy and I need to go and catch up on my other boards I'm falling behind
Here's a picture of me and DH helping open up LTT on our last trip to the World:
Thread Guide
My updated itenerary for our trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=9 Post #134
Day #1 (aka Sept 13th) can be found later on on this page...scroll down to post #8
Day #2 (aka Sept 14th - my birthday) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=3 Post #39
Day #3 (aka Sept 15th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=7 Post #91
Day #4 (aka Sept 16th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=8 Post #107
Day #5 (aka Sept 17th - DH's BDay) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=10 Post #141
Day #6 (aka Sept 18th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=14 Post #203
Day #7 (aka Sept 19th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=23 Post #339
News about new Developments:
1) Trips in '08 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=8 Post #116
2) My 1st DIS meet http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=26 Post #388
Randomness:
View Random dog and Disney pictures here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=7 Post #99
View my purchases for my WDW trip & a picture of the quilt I'm working on here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=12 post #170 & here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=13 Post # 182
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=39 Post #583
Pictures of past 2001 and 2003 trips to WDW http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=24 Post #347
PRE-TRIP REPORT TURNED TRIP REPORT ON 9/23/07!!
Day 1, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=20960368&postcount=1659
Day 1, Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21011193&postcount=1712
Day 2, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21011193&postcount=1712
Day 2, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21108136&postcount=1823
Day 2, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21129232&postcount=1853
Photopass Pictures from Day 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21137420&postcount=1871
Day 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21178801&postcount=1908
Day 4, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21200094&postcount=1927
Day 4, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21234989&postcount=1947
Day 4, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21348506&postcount=2020
Day 5, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21398585&postcount=2056
Day 5, Part2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21465784&postcount=2128
Day 5, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21689531&postcount=2227
Day 6, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21930313&postcount=2290 (the update with the wrong photopass pics)
Day 6, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22086431&postcount=2349
Day 6, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22498373&postcount=2441
Day 7, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22510889&postcount=2453
Day 7, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517467&postcount=2462
Day 7, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517829&postcount=2463
Day 7, Part 3 Cont.http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517976&postcount=2464
The End of Day 7, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22518061&postcount=2465
Photo Pass Pictures http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22148319&postcount=2385
The Cast:
Me(25)
DH(26)
The trip date:
September 13th thru September 22nd
The birthdays on the trip:
I will be turning 26 on September 14th
DH will be turning 27 on September 17th
This is me
A little bit about me:
I'm 25 years old (to turn 26 on Sept. 14th while in the "World"). I grew up in South Florida. Boca Raton to be exact. My family and I moved to north Georgia when I was 11 years old. I've lived here ever since.
I've been going to WDW at least once every summer for as long as I can remember. I've lost count how many times I've been. I absolutely LOVE WDW. My older sister passed away when she was only 17 years old. She loved WDW more than anyone I knew so every time I'm there it brings back the best memories I have with her. It has sentimental value.
I work for my Father. He owns his own business and I'm his General Office Manager. It's a great gig.
I'm an anal vacation planner. You will realize this through my trip report. I've been to WDW many times and I still purchased the UG to WDW.
This is my DH:
A bit about my DH:
He is 26 years old (will be celebrating his 27th birthday at WDW Sept. 17th). He's lived in North Georgia all his life.
He never got to go to WDW as a child. My DM and DG treated him to a week at WDW October of 2001 for his very first trip. It was amazing!! He LOVED it and now never wants to vacation anywhere else I have no problems convincing him to go to WDW for vacation. He's now been 4 or 5 times since then and each time we experiance something new together.
We have been married for 4 years now! I love being married to such a great man!
Here's one of our wedding pictures.
Planning the trip:
We began planning the trip April '07. We haven't had a vacation in over 2 years now (I miss WDW). I decided that we could finally afford another trip to the world this year since the DH is doing so well with work and I have two weeks of vacation coming up right around our birthdays. So, I talked to DH about going to WDW in September around our birthdays so we could celebrate them in the Most Magical Place on Earth. He immediately agreed to the idea! I didn't think it would be a hard sale anyways. As long as I do all the leg work, he's cool with whatever I plan. I'm fine with doing all the leg work. I'm an over planner. Especially when it comes to a trip to the World. It's just so fun to think about because every time I plan something else for a WDW trip, I feel like I'm that much closer to time with the Mouse.
The first thing I did was start looking for Disney Deals. At first, I looked into staying at the French Quarter hotel. It was too expensive So, then I looked at staying at All Star. I was a little disappointed because I've stayed there before and felt like I was at a Holiday Inn but that's okay since all we were gonna be doing was sleeping there anyways. But still, it just wasn't the same as a Moderate resort. Yes, I'm spoiled. Anyways, even a Value resort was looking expensive but I just didn't want to have to stay off property this time. So, I kept looking and one day I saw that Disney had a new deal they were offering for a little while. FREE DDP for the EXACT time we wanted to go!!! How could i pass that up!? I showed the deal to DH. He agreed that the deal was too good to pass up so we booked it that night. I believe that was sometime in mid April. We booked our hotel ressies for Pop Century. Neither of us have stayed there before. Any opinions on this resort? I haven't heard anything bad...yet.
We thought about flying down. It'd be easier than driving the 8 hours from North Georgia but since DH is still a little standoffish about fllying, I told him it'd be okay if we just drive. I can at least sleep on the way down. That will make the time go by faster, right? Besides, I'll be on my way to WDW....who cares how I get there as long as I get there in one piece
The first thing I did after putting the down payment on the trip was go and purchase the Official and Unofficial Guides to the World. By my review, the Unofficial one is better. It has WAY more information. I've found good tips even though I've been to the World so many times. There's always something new to learn about that place since it's ever changing by the day. I would recomend the Unofficial Guide to anyone planning a WDW trip.
I spent the next 2 months stressing about paying off the trip
I finally got the deed done in the middle of June. It took a lot less time to pay the trip off than I thought
I must confess, I got those special order WDW maps that everyone is talking about before I even began planning this trip. I just knew we'd be back again some day so I went ahead and ordered them since they were FREE (I love freebees). The arrived in about a month. It was a HUGE surprise when they showed up because I had completely forgotten that I had ordered them The are AMAZING maps. So beautiful! I know some people are scared to take them to the World and ruin them but I can't wait to get them to the park and break them in. It will be a great suvineer and a great way to remember my first birthday trip to the World.
I will post again in a little bit with Day #1's itenerary. My fingers are getting a little achy and I need to go and catch up on my other boards I'm falling behind
Here's a picture of me and DH helping open up LTT on our last trip to the World:
Thread Guide
My updated itenerary for our trip http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=9 Post #134
Day #1 (aka Sept 13th) can be found later on on this page...scroll down to post #8
Day #2 (aka Sept 14th - my birthday) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=3 Post #39
Day #3 (aka Sept 15th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=7 Post #91
Day #4 (aka Sept 16th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=8 Post #107
Day #5 (aka Sept 17th - DH's BDay) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=10 Post #141
Day #6 (aka Sept 18th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=14 Post #203
Day #7 (aka Sept 19th) can be found here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=23 Post #339
News about new Developments:
1) Trips in '08 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=8 Post #116
2) My 1st DIS meet http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=26 Post #388
Randomness:
View Random dog and Disney pictures here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=7 Post #99
View my purchases for my WDW trip & a picture of the quilt I'm working on here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=12 post #170 & here http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=13 Post # 182
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=39 Post #583
Pictures of past 2001 and 2003 trips to WDW http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1534038&page=24 Post #347
PRE-TRIP REPORT TURNED TRIP REPORT ON 9/23/07!!
Day 1, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=20960368&postcount=1659
Day 1, Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21011193&postcount=1712
Day 2, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21011193&postcount=1712
Day 2, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21108136&postcount=1823
Day 2, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21129232&postcount=1853
Photopass Pictures from Day 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21137420&postcount=1871
Day 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21178801&postcount=1908
Day 4, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21200094&postcount=1927
Day 4, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21234989&postcount=1947
Day 4, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21348506&postcount=2020
Day 5, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21398585&postcount=2056
Day 5, Part2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21465784&postcount=2128
Day 5, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21689531&postcount=2227
Day 6, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=21930313&postcount=2290 (the update with the wrong photopass pics)
Day 6, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22086431&postcount=2349
Day 6, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22498373&postcount=2441
Day 7, Part 1http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22510889&postcount=2453
Day 7, Part 2http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517467&postcount=2462
Day 7, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517829&postcount=2463
Day 7, Part 3 Cont.http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22517976&postcount=2464
The End of Day 7, Part 3http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22518061&postcount=2465
Photo Pass Pictures http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=22148319&postcount=2385