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ok so i HAVE TO TALK ABOUT THIS WITH SOMEONE. and that someone is going to be all of you. thanks, all of you!
so hi. it's me AGAIN. i just finished the TR for our week-long food and wine fest/mom's birthday/halloween trip. and here i am again starting yet another PTR. here's what happened....
i spent a week in WDW with my husband and sort of with my mom; we were at the boardwalk and she was at the floridian, and we met up in the mornings to do park things and then went our separate ways. last thursday--november 2nd--mom ended up going back to the MK in the afternoon to do some shopping on her own. when she got there, she realized they had decorated for christmas over night. and she like...lost her mind. she was like OH MY GOD IT IS CHRISTMAS IN DISNEY WORLD. she's never been to disney during the holiday season, despite the fact that we go to disney A LOT. we keep saying we are going to plan a christmas in disney trip, but we never get around to it.
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i need to interrupt this PTR with a thing you need to know to understand why i did this. it's kinda sad, so sorry. ahem...two years ago she had stage 3 breast cancer. she's still recovering from treatment; she likely always will be still recovering. since then, all of our priorities have shifted. so if my mom wants to do a thing, we DO THAT THING.
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so the other day i was scrolling through facebook and i saw a fare sale on frontier. and i clicked on it. and i looked at dates. and i booked two round trip flights from trenton to orlando. we will only be there for two nights and one full day, but for $88 TOTAL, we will land at MCO at 9am on monday, december 11th and depart for home at 10am on wednesday, december 13th--giving us most of the day on monday and all day on tuesday to enjoy christmas in disney.
for $88.
now, you may be asking yourself: why monday through wednesday? because mickey's very merry christmas party is happening on tuesday night, and that was my whole purpose for the trip. i figure if my mom was excited because they put up some random wreaths over night in early november, she will LOSE HER MIND at the christmas party.
i still have a few things i need to iron out for this very short trip, and some decisions need to be made. i'm hoping you all will be willing to help me. who's in?
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What a great surprise for your mom!
We were there the same week and were excited to see the Christmas decorations on Friday. What an amazing transition from Halloween to Christmas!
What a great surprise for your mom!
We were there the same week and were excited to see the Christmas decorations on Friday. What an amazing transition from Halloween to Christmas!
right? it happened over night! i saw a time lapse video of them doing it. it was crazy!
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What a wonderful surprise for your Mom! The decorations are amazing. Enjoy your trip.
i'm super excited!
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What a great surprise for you Mom!
yeah so about the surprise thing--it's so hard to keep it a secret!
October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Heck for $88, I'd be there too! What a great surprise! Can't wait to hear all about both trips!
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Can't beat this for $88!
RIGHT? $88! TOTAL! i mean, i'll have to buy tickets to the party. but i can stay on points and i have free rental car days. i think i can make this a SUPER budget trip!
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I'm excited to read all about this! I will be there a few days after you for my very first visit at Christmas time. So excited!
it's SO AWESOME at christmas time! i went to MVMCP two years ago and it was incredible. can't wait!
Hooray! She will love this!!! We’ve spent 2 Christmases at WDW, and there is nothing like it. She can see it snow on Main Street! And the Epcot Storytellers are fun!
Fun! Are you planning to check out the decorations at the resorts?
YES! for sure the monorail resorts before the party. i'm not sure about any of the others; i'd like to take mom to AKL to see the tree and the giraffes, but i'm not sure if that's possible at this point. more on planning soon!
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Hooray! She will love this!!! We’ve spent 2 Christmases at WDW, and there is nothing like it. She can see it snow on Main Street! And the Epcot Storytellers are fun!
tell me more about epcot storytellers. i'm trying to decide how to spend monday (arrival day, of which we have most of the day) and epcot is one option. assuming i buy a one day park ticket. or like...renew my AP?
tell me more about epcot storytellers. i'm trying to decide how to spend monday (arrival day, of which we have most of the day) and epcot is one option. assuming i buy a one day park ticket. or like...renew my AP?
The countries have storytellers - sometimes their version of Santa - that talk about holiday traditions in that country. Hard to describe. But we enjoyed them. I assume they’re still there? We haven’t been back for Christmas in a few years.
I love love love the Epcot storytellers. They have about a dozen Holiday Kitchens, which I look forward to trying on our next trip. Some of my families favorite storytellers are La Befana (Italy), Father Christmas (UK) and of course Santa and Ms. Clause (America). Those are just a few as I truly try to see them all, but I have not be able to do that especially in one day.
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