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Noelle & Nicolaus's Adventures in Disney World : A PTR
That’s it I cannot wait anymore! I know my trip is still over 100 days away but my excitement over it forces me to start now. I know it is a bit premature but I assumed all of my fellow passporters would understand.
So let’s start from the very beginning (it’s a very good place to start – little sound of music interruption ) The beginning would be the whole specifics of the trip as it’s hard to get everyone interested in the trip if they don’t know what it is about. So here we go!
Who: Me (southerngirl1014), my husband, my two sweet (read that as crazy) children, and my parents
What: Going to Disney for Flower and Garden Festival
When: May 4-10th
Where: Bay Lake Towers
Why: We had to skip over our annual September trip because of a sweet bundle that appeared in August so May was our next shot. Plus its Disney that is all the why that should be needed!
How: There is the great debate between car and plane……..so to be determined!
Better introductions are to come in following posts, including an introduction in why we had to cancel our plans for our normal trip. For now I will include some pictures of previous trips, because what is a PTR without some pictures! Plus I cannot continue with introductions because someone is up.
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Yeah, you started your PTR too! We can PTR together, since we arrive on the same day and are live in the same state! LOL. We will have to try to meet! Can't wait to hear more of your plans!
Thanks! I hope to write more tomorrow. This mommy is a little too tired today for an update
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Yeah, you started your PTR too! We can PTR together, since we arrive on the same day and are live in the same state! LOL. We will have to try to meet! Can't wait to hear more of your plans!
We totally should meet! I love how passporters makes everything such a "small world" (pun absolutely intended).
Alrighty time to get this party started! Let us start with introductions. We will start with me, because I am writing it and so it makes sense to start there.
Me (southerngirl1014, Dixie, Disney Princess or so I like to think!).
I am 27 and have loved Disney since my Oma and Opa got me hooked upon birth. My favorite movie growing up was Cinderella and I would carry around the VHS where ever I went in hopes someone would take pity on me and put it on.
My first trip to Disney was in 1997 with my Oma and my sister. We stayed at Wilderness Lodge. I remember it was when the castle looked like a cake. I remember even as a small child I was disappointed it was not the regular castle. It only took one trip for me to be addicted and for YEARS after that I begged my family to take me back. It became torment for them (Disney specials were banned from my house as it only set me off ). Finally my parents gave in and we went again in July 2003 and stayed at the Poly.
I was hooked (as if I hadn’t been already!). I graduated high school and my best friend at the time and I drove from NY down to FL and camped all along the way. Of course that meant we went to Disney! We were low on cash so we stayed at a KOA off property. While I was happy to be in Disney I knew from then on I would not be staying off property.
The next time I got to go was my honeymoon. My husband and I stayed at Grand Floridian thanks to my parents (truly thanks to my Oma who had passed away but my parents used some of the money willed to them to pay for it) and it was magical. I had always wanted to go there for my honeymoon and it was everything I had hoped for. It will always hold a special place in my heart.
My honeymoon launched my need to be at Disney even more. So after my honeymoon in 2009 I went again in 2010, twice in 2011, once in 2012 and finally this year in January. I have stayed at AKL, BLT, BC and WL in those times; each time more magical then the last.
In all that time I have come up with some favorites
Favorite Classic Disney Movie: Cinderella is still at the top for me with Peter Pan being a close second
Favorite Pixar Movie: It’s a tie between Up and Cars
Favorite Recent Disney Movie: Tie between The Princess and the Frog and Tangled
Favorite Live Action Disney Movie: Summer Magic
Favorite World: Magic Kingdom
Favorite Ride: POTC
Favorite Food: Mickey Bar!
Favorite Resort: Wilderness Lodge
So that’s a little bit about me! Next up more of my travel companions.
Great intro, Dixie! We took Stefanie for the first time in 1997 and I just realized you two are the same age. I remember how fascinated I was by the castle as a cake, even though a lot of folks disliked it.
Great intro, Dixie! We took Stefanie for the first time in 1997 and I just realized you two are the same age. I remember how fascinated I was by the castle as a cake, even though a lot of folks disliked it.
Thanks! I think at one point I realized Stedanie and I must be around the same age. I love that we have that in common
I think I disliked it because I was so looking forward to the castle looking one way. I am not someone who likes change so it was upsetting to me it didn't look like it does on TV.
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