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Just took a look at your party ideas and I think you are extremely creative. Sounds like your son is going to have the coolest party ever.
You actually gave me an idea...we usually do several "Dinner and a Disney Movie" nights to help countdown 'til we leave. I'll have trivia or games for us to get everyone excited about the trip. Now I think I will be planning a 'JediTraining Academy' night before our trip and use some of the ideas in your thread.
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Uh OH! I feel like I hijacked your trip report! I just started posting mine a few days ago. I'm going to look at the plans and figure out what night works for margaritas!
Hijack away!!! I think you have a lot of people who are hoping it will work out.
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Originally Posted by mom to 3 princesses and 1 prince
Love the Star Wars references! My brother does a great Yoda! "You should see Yoda, mm-hmmm, mm-hmmm..."
My sister and her boyfriend took me to see the Empire Strikes Back at the theatre. It made me so nervous, that after the very beginning scene, I made them take me home. I don't think my sister has forgiven me for that!
Do you that we'll miss each other by a few weeks?
Grrrrrr!!!! I can't believe it....(I may have to start looking at your trip schedules before I plan ours.) Or maybe I'm just going to have to start running the Marathons...
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Hi,
Just found your PTR! We will be there at the same time! May 27-June 3. Maybe we'll see you guys around! Now I am going to catch up on all the details of your trip!
Emily
I think there's a bunch of us who need to get some PEMs going...)
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I'm so glad I found this. I don't know how I missed the PTR for the trip you had to postpone. I'm glad you're getting to experience SWW. We've been 3-4 times and plan to go next year as well. DH is a pretty big SW fan - we walked back down the aisle at our wedding to the Medal Ceremony theme/song.
I'm glad to hear we're not the only crazy couple to have done something like that.
Plans look great! I'm crossing my fingers and sending and dust that you all get one more day!
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for the extra day other wise plans look good.
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Great plans!! Hope you are able to tack on that extra day
Thanks everyone! Looks like all the pixies worked on one thing - Kevin agreed to add an extra park day to our tickets so we can go to the parks on our first afternoon there! Now I just need to convince him one more day at the end wouldn't hurt.
Another comment I forgot to add above...I am really looking forward to y our review of POR. For us to go during SWW in 2012 we will need to look at mods instead of deluxe. POR is the only choice for a family of 5, but I am a bit concerned about feeling squished and cramped in there.
Shelly, I can answer that question now.
On our very first trip, we stayed at POR Alligator Bayou as there was five of us (me, DH, oldest DD who was 17 and then the two little girls 9 and 7.) We did fine - although neither of the little girls would use the trundle bed and the 17 yr. old ended up sleeping there. It was a tight fit for her, but she said it was better than being kicked and pummeled by her little sisters all night!
We had planned on taking an air mattress last trip if Alexa came with us, so we'd all be more comfortable sleeping.
The room itself is small - but since we didn't spend a great deal of time there, it worked fine for us with five. Your kids are a lot younger, so it probably won't feel as crowded. For us, it was really 3 adults and 2 kids size-wise.
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What a great title and theme for your trip report!
Your daughters are beautiful! The pictures of your wedding and your family are precious!
Your plans look great! I do hope you are able to get another day added on!
Love your plans...I can understand your family's love of POR, it is definitely one of our favorites, and up until last year we never even really thought of trying another resort. My sister is staying at Coronado Springs when we meet up so I am excited to see that resort but I don't know if it will beat the atmosphere of POR for us.
I am keeping my fingers crossed for you that you get that extra day
Just took a look at your party ideas and I think you are extremely creative. Sounds like your son is going to have the coolest party ever.
You actually gave me an idea...we usually do several "Dinner and a Disney Movie" nights to help countdown 'til we leave. I'll have trivia or games for us to get everyone excited about the trip. Now I think I will be planning a 'JediTraining Academy' night before our trip and use some of the ideas in your thread. .
Fun!
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Thanks everyone! Looks like all the pixies worked on one thing - Kevin agreed to add an extra park day to our tickets so we can go to the parks on our first afternoon there! Now I just need to convince him one more day at the end wouldn't hurt.
Yay to the extra day!
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Shelly, I can answer that question now.
On our very first trip, we stayed at POR Alligator Bayou as there was five of us (me, DH, oldest DD who was 17 and then the two little girls 9 and 7.) We did fine - although neither of the little girls would use the trundle bed and the 17 yr. old ended up sleeping there. It was a tight fit for her, but she said it was better than being kicked and pummeled by her little sisters all night!
We had planned on taking an air mattress last trip if Alexa came with us, so we'd all be more comfortable sleeping.
The room itself is small - but since we didn't spend a great deal of time there, it worked fine for us with five. Your kids are a lot younger, so it probably won't feel as crowded. For us, it was really 3 adults and 2 kids size-wise.
Thanks for the feedback. I am sure it would be my son (then 10) on the trundle. He will NOT want to share a bed with either of his sisters! Our last trip was at BC and we still got cramped at the end of our stay. We may try to do a split stay with 6 days at POR and 3 or 4 at a deluxe if I can get the discounts we had last trip. Since we have to fly and cannot get to WDW often, longer trips are best for us--but not if we are all short on personal space middway through!
Thanks for the feedback. I am sure it would be my son (then 10) on the trundle. He will NOT want to share a bed with either of his sisters! Our last trip was at BC and we still got cramped at the end of our stay. We may try to do a split stay with 6 days at POR and 3 or 4 at a deluxe if I can get the discounts we had last trip. Since we have to fly and cannot get to WDW often, longer trips are best for us--but not if we are all short on personal space middway through!
You could look into renting DVC points. I'm not sure what the price is compared to paying cash for a deluxe, but it might be something to look at and compare.
You could look into renting DVC points. I'm not sure what the price is compared to paying cash for a deluxe, but it might be something to look at and compare.
I have complex comparison charts with all my options! LOL! I am not comfortable taking my chances with private rentals or lacking the ability to speak directly to a CM about my ressie. Going with an "official" point rental site (with a higher cost but more security), I would not come out much better than directly though WDW with a discount. And reserving through disney would get me mousekeeping and control over my ressie.
"But now we must eat. Come, good food, come..." ~ Yoda
Celebrations! We’ve got a lot of them this trip. First and foremost, it’s obviously about the 15th wedding anniversary. That means Kevin and I will be wearing our ‘Anniversary’ buttons for the entire trip. Matching Mouse Ears would be nice but I may be pushing it if I buy us a pair!
Our past trips in September, we’ve always celebrated Cory’s birthdays at WDW (her birthday is Oct 3) and I’ve always felt Kelley was left out. Although she said she didn’t mind and doesn’t want to wear The Birthday Button, I can tell she is a bit envious of all the special attention Cory garners while we’re there. So since Kelley’s birthday is in April, I thought we could let her share in some of the attention. Unbeknownst to her, I have scheduled a couple ADRs with her as the Guest of Honor.
Corinne, however, who loves to be the center of attention, was feeling left out - so I have promised that she can be the Birthday Girl for one day.
I also tried to schedule a few extra-special things for each of us.
So…on with the food!
Our arrival day begins with a special treat – Afternoon Tea at the Garden View Lounge! This is something the girls have wanted to do ever since we first heard about it. I’m not certain if we’ll treat this as a light tea of go for something more substantial for an early dinner. Kevin has asked a couple times, “Is this tea-thing for all of us?” so I’m not sure if he may decide to skip it and do his own thing.
The next morning starts with another special activity. For our anniversary gift, I scheduled Kevin for the Around the World at Epcot Segway Tour. World Showcase is Kevin’s absolutely favorite place at WDW. He’ll talk about it all the time :”I’d love to be walking around World Showcase right now…sigh.” So I thought it would be the perfect gift for him. Plus, it gives Kelley, Corinne and I two hours of girl-time to do whatever we want! Dinner this evening is Chefs de France. Here’s we’ll be surprising Kelley by honoring her as the birthday girl. (She has dreams of being a chef and owning her own restaurant someday.)
Sunday is all about one thing – SWW! Well, two things really. It is also our do-or-die opportunity to finally see Fantasmic! With that in mind, we have the F! Dining Package at Mama Melrose’s. Again, this is all about Kelley as Italian is her favorite food group (!) and we’ll do another birthday for her here.
Monday we’ll be dining at Liberty Tree Tavern once again, our only repeat dining of this trip. Kevin and the girls requested this one, even though I really wanted to do CP. I think maybe it was the atmosphere and the comfort of familiar Thanksgiving food that makes this a favorite. I believe Corinne will celebrate her ‘half-birthday’ here.
Next evening is Yak & Yeti. This is another restaurant we’ve all been dying to try – yet at the same time, I’m torn between this or Sanaa. Since we didn’t have the best of experiences at Boma last trip, I am anxious to get back over to AKL and give it another shot. We talked about it though, and know we just NEED to do Y&Y this trip; it’s been ‘calling’ us since we first saw it.
June 1 – the Big Day – we’ll have an anniversary dinner at Yachtsman Steakhouse. This one is really for Kevin, as I know how much he looks forward to a great steak. We’re really excited to go here – and I’m hoping we don’t fill up too much so we could sneak in some Beaches & Cream for a very late dessert.
Finally, we’ll be back to Ohana for our Farewell breakfast the following morning. Oh, I guess this is another repeat dining experience as we all loved our meal here, loved the characters and LOVED the Poly!
And, we are hoping to be meeting up with some wonderful PPers at various times this trip. No set plans yet, but we’ll be working on it!
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First and foremost, it’s obviously about the 15th wedding anniversary. That means Kevin and I will be wearing our ‘Anniversary’ buttons for the entire trip. Matching Mouse Ears would be nice but I may be pushing it if I buy us a pair! 
and we’ll do another birthday for her here.
This one is really for Kevin, as I know how much he looks forward to a great steak. We’re really excited to go here – and I’m hoping we don’t fill up too much so we could sneak in some Beaches & Cream for a very late dessert.
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