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It's time for Disney trip number three and this time around will be super special because we are taking my parents for their 40th anniversary!! Since I don't post much, here's a quick biography of each of our fellow travelers.
My DH: My husband is a car dealer in our town. He is also a very busy guy that doesn't really care about our Disney plans until about 5 minutes until we are to do them. But hopefully he will pay attention on the night we go over our plans!!
Myself: I am a teacher and a team mom for my daughters softball team
(basicly meaning I show up at the games with a cooler of water bottles). I fell in love with Disney from the moment I stepped onto Main Street.
My DD: My daughter(age 11) does about 3/4 of the planning for our trips. She reads all those big fat books that no human has the patience to even consider reading! She'll read anything that has to even remotly do with Disney! She is such a Disney guru!!
My DS: My son( age 10) is an avid golf player. He seems to have some interest in planning. He enjoys space mountain and it's always the first one he wants to ride. He is still trying to work up the nerve to ride mission space.
My DS: My other son ( age6) has no interest in any planning. He just shows up, hits the parks, then crashes by 8:30. He doesn't really have a favorite although he loves toy story mania.
My dad: this is my dads 2nd Disney trip and he is super excited! He is counting down the days (20 days!)
My mom: my mom has also been to Disney one other time and is also very excited. She will be celebrating her 40th anniversary in the land of the mouse!
Now... Our plans. We will be there from February 8 through the 15. We are staying off property instead of paying for 2 high priced rooms on Disney property. Still very beautiful and has many pools and a lazy river(kids are so lucky these days!!). At the same time we are planning our Disney cruise next November so stay tuned.
Day 1: arrival and pools.
Day 2: Epcot. We have breakfast planned at ohana. Photo op! Eating at teppan edo
Day 3: seaworld dinner at trex in downtown Disney(any reviews on that restaurant?)
Day 4: chef mickeys breakfast(photo op 2), daughters birthday meal, Hollywood studios, sci fi drive in theatre dinner.
Day 5: magic kingdom, dinner at hotel, lunch at tonys town square.
Day 6: animal kingdom morning, pools afternoon
Day 7: park to be decided and probably will be decided the day of as I am about done with planning ( and yet my daughter won't shut up about it!!). Dinner at California grill fr valentines day and my parents anniversary
Day 8: the saddest day of the trip.. Departure. We will probably swim in the morning and then leave our hotel. What a bummer.
Well that's our plans. If you have any suggestions please feel free to tell me. Also if you will be down there at the time, let me know. Hopefully it will be a great trip for us and my parents.
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Your plans look great! We will be there for some overlapping dates(I will be there from Feb 6th to the 13th) so maybe we will run into you We did T-Rex last year and it is our first meal at Disney this year. The food is standard fare but the rooms are awesome and there is a meteor shower on the ceiling every 15 minutes!!!
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Great plans!!
Your plans look great! 
We did T-Rex last year and it is our first meal at Disney this year. The food is standard fare but the rooms are awesome and there is a meteor shower on the ceiling every 15 minutes!!!
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