photobob
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jan 13, 2003
Hey, all!
This is a very belated trip report. First some background. I am a former DVC member and used to be fairly active here on the Disboards. Long story short my DW was diagnosed with MS in 2011 and judging from how she couldn't tolerate heat and has mobility issues we decided to sell our DVC conract in 2012. We have been through some difficult stretches but we have learned to survive and thrive with the MS!
Our closest friends are DVC members and in the spring of 2013 asked us if we would like to go to WDW with them and share a 2 BDR villa at AKV during F&W. I talked it over with DW and while she was worried about the trip we decided yes we would go. I emailed our friends and simply replied "We are in!"
This was a adults only trip, two couples all of us around 50 years old. DW and I had a very short trip just the two of us in February 2008 and all other trips have included some or all of the kids, we have two and a DIL they have one son.
DW was very concerned about this trip afraid that she was going to be a burden and that she was going to get in the way of everyone having a good time. She did nothing of the sort of course!! This was a big important trip for her emotionally. Our previous trip was when here MS symptoms really kicked into high gear. This was the first time we had returned since and this time she was touring the parks in a wheelchair. We ocassionally use the wheelchair at home but at WDW it was a must!
Leading up to the trip I was so extraordinarily busy I did very little in preparation for it. We have all been several times and our main reason for going was to experience the F&W festival. My friends had been telling me a little about the Magic Bands and FP+. We did get the Magic Bands ahead of time and thought they were a great idea, we unfortunately didn't have the best of luck with them. I still like them they were still having issues to iron out with them which I completely understand.
We arrived on Sunday, November 3rd, the last full week of F&W. Our friends have to board their dog so we didn't leave Alabama until around 9 am. We usually leave at the crack of dawn but this was a different trip! DW and I were quite excited about staying at AKV since it was a resort we had never stayed at before. We had a decent drive down, hit some heavy traffic especially from the Florida state line to the Turnpike.
We drove on property for the first time at dark! It was so strange arriving after dark! Time had changed that day so the sun was setting earlier.
See next post for arrival evening...
This is a very belated trip report. First some background. I am a former DVC member and used to be fairly active here on the Disboards. Long story short my DW was diagnosed with MS in 2011 and judging from how she couldn't tolerate heat and has mobility issues we decided to sell our DVC conract in 2012. We have been through some difficult stretches but we have learned to survive and thrive with the MS!
Our closest friends are DVC members and in the spring of 2013 asked us if we would like to go to WDW with them and share a 2 BDR villa at AKV during F&W. I talked it over with DW and while she was worried about the trip we decided yes we would go. I emailed our friends and simply replied "We are in!"
This was a adults only trip, two couples all of us around 50 years old. DW and I had a very short trip just the two of us in February 2008 and all other trips have included some or all of the kids, we have two and a DIL they have one son.
DW was very concerned about this trip afraid that she was going to be a burden and that she was going to get in the way of everyone having a good time. She did nothing of the sort of course!! This was a big important trip for her emotionally. Our previous trip was when here MS symptoms really kicked into high gear. This was the first time we had returned since and this time she was touring the parks in a wheelchair. We ocassionally use the wheelchair at home but at WDW it was a must!
Leading up to the trip I was so extraordinarily busy I did very little in preparation for it. We have all been several times and our main reason for going was to experience the F&W festival. My friends had been telling me a little about the Magic Bands and FP+. We did get the Magic Bands ahead of time and thought they were a great idea, we unfortunately didn't have the best of luck with them. I still like them they were still having issues to iron out with them which I completely understand.
We arrived on Sunday, November 3rd, the last full week of F&W. Our friends have to board their dog so we didn't leave Alabama until around 9 am. We usually leave at the crack of dawn but this was a different trip! DW and I were quite excited about staying at AKV since it was a resort we had never stayed at before. We had a decent drive down, hit some heavy traffic especially from the Florida state line to the Turnpike.
We drove on property for the first time at dark! It was so strange arriving after dark! Time had changed that day so the sun was setting earlier.
See next post for arrival evening...
