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Glad you were able to get everyone's list finished! That would drive me crazy not having park hours yet!!!!
Very nice to be able to have your father house/pet sit while you are gone - we have my brother do it for us and it makes me relax so much more knowing someone is at the house
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Glad you were able to get everyone's list finished! That would drive me crazy not having park hours yet!!!!
Very nice to be able to have your father house/pet sit while you are gone - we have my brother do it for us and it makes me relax so much more knowing someone is at the house
The lack of hours is driving me nuts! The hours are only out through the 8th of November right now and it really makes it hard to plan anything.
I love the lady that watches the house for us, but I do like that my dad is here all day with the animals. We are home all the time, so I'm sure it's hard on the animals when all of a sudden they are in their kennels most of the day, even though our house sitter comes often. Just makes it more relaxing knowing someone is home with them.
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Ack!!!! No park hours would drive me crazy too, but it won't be long now. I went last year and I remember that both WOC and the DL fireworks were at 9pm...Am I wrong? Maybe... CA closed after WOC, and DL varied. I know Friday it was open till 12am.
Good luck with your touring plans. Echoing the others, I hope you get in all your must dos. I'm enjoying the lists for CA! I know MK like the back of my hand, but have only been to CA one time, and my Dsis did all the research and planning. I've never been on TSMM or the bakery tour, for example.
Ack!!!! No park hours would drive me crazy too, but it won't be long now. I went last year and I remember that both WOC and the DL fireworks were at 9pm...Am I wrong? Maybe... CA closed after WOC, and DL varied. I know Friday it was open till 12am.
Good luck with your touring plans. Echoing the others, I hope you get in all your must dos. I'm enjoying the lists for CA! I know MK like the back of my hand, but have only been to CA one time, and my Dsis did all the research and planning. I've never been on TSMM or the bakery tour, for example.
Keep em coming!
The lack of park hours is killing me and making it very difficult to plan anything for sure. I think in the slow season the parks close earlier, and therefore the fireworks and WoC can change too.
I know MK much better, but I have been to DL 3 times since 2008, so I am familiar with it as well. We have not done the bakery tour before either, but have done a lot of the other attractions.
It's funny when I am planning a WDW trip, I start planning what to pack 4-6 months in advance. For this trip I don't have to plan much. This is for a couple reasons. First of all our last WDW trip included a nights stay in Albuquerque the night before our flight, a nights stay in AKL the night before our cruise, 4-nights on the cruise and 7-nights in WDW. That created a lot of baggage issues and being able to organize everything. Second, we are driving which means I don't have to worry about baggage limits, fees etc. other than what will fit in the trunk!
I do all the packing (with help from the kids) for the kids and I. I just give Pat a suitcase and he packs himself. Here are my packing lists for this trip. Oh and I break my packing list up by the bag that stuff needs to go in. This is usually more important when flying, but that is how my list is so I leave it that way.
My Purse
- Sunglasses
- Nook
- Passporter
- iPhone
- Battery Stick and cords
- Meds (Me and Kids)
- Advil
- Hand wipes/sanitizer
- Tissues
- Band-aids
- Lip balm
Toiletry Bag Me
- Toothbrush head
- Toothpaste
- Dental floss
- Deodorant
- Hair brush
- Hair ties
- Shampoo
- Conditioner
- Hair oil
- Face products
- Q-tips
- Sunscreen
- Lotion
- Make-up (although I may just leave this at home, I don't wear makeup often)
- Razor
- Shave cream Shana
- Toothbrush head
- Toothbrush handle
- Toothbrush charger/display unit (we use an electric toothbrush)
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Hair brush
- Hot iron
- Feminine products
- Razor Hunter
- Toothbrush head
- Toothpaste
- Deodorant
- Comb/brush
Bags 1 and/or 2
- Chargers (cell, nook, camera, nintendo, etc.) it is crazy how many cords we need!
- Batteries/battery charger
- Camera
- Autograph Vinylmation
- Laundry hamper
- Ziploc Bags
- Power strip
- Cross-Body Dooney
- Ponchos
- Pins/Lanyards
- Laundry detergent/dryer sheets
- Mouse ears
- Autograph books
Clothing for each person
- PJ's (2)
- Short sleeve shirts (8)
- Long sleeve shirts (1)
- Bras (only for the girls )
- Shorts/capris (4)
- Pants (2)
- Underwear (10)
- Socks (10)
- Hat
- Swimsuit
- Swim googles
- Swim cover up
- Swim shoes
- Noise canceling ear muffs (for the kids)
- Spare glasses (for me)
I will probably also plan to pack some food items for the road, as well as some breakfast, snacks and drinks for the room. We will have to stop at the grocery store near Disneyland, but I know our prices are much cheaper here, so I will get non-perishables from here and take them with us. Then we will only need milk and some fruits.
I don't think I'm going to actually start gathering stuff until a couple weeks before the trip. Since this is a fairly short trip it should be pretty easy for us to pack on the fly.
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Great packing lists! I also make my lists according to bags/person!
By bag works so much better for us, then I not only know what I need, but where it needs to go.
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That is an excellent idea, I think I'm going to start organizing my packing list by bags!
It works really well for flying. Since you have to keep liquids separate and I like to have at least some clothing in a carryon, just in case. For driving I could throw everything in the back of the car, but I still prefer to be organize.
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Looks very comprehensive to me!
I have a "master" list, which was modified with the cruise/Disney trip and it really made it so I shouldn't miss a thing.
Okay, this is just an extra bonus post for some thoughts. Thinking about packing, I am toying with the idea of not using suitcases. Since we are driving we are only limited by truck space, which is fairly plentiful in Pat's VW Passat. I'm actually debating whether taking 2-3 plastic tubs would work better than suitcases.
I always feel suitcases have a lot of wasted space and too many nooks and crannies to forget things in. If I had tubs, I could easily unload everything quickly in the room and the tubs also nest, making luggage storage less of an issue. We won't have to worry about hauling them around, we will pull up in the front of the Grand Californian and can loud them onto a luggage cart.
I could either have 1 large tub and stuff all of our clothing in it or have 4 smaller tubs that are the size for each persons clothing therefore making unpacking a breeze by handing each person their tub with their clothing to put away. I could also have a smaller tub just for the toiletries which would reduce the risk of spills, by keeping bottles upright.
Oh yes, for traveling by car, I think tubs make more sense unless you can't stack them neatly due to the shape of your trunk. There's no sense in having a suitcase unless you are really going to enjoy wheeling them or will use them to store stuff in the room as well.
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Oh yes, for traveling by car, I think tubs make more sense unless you can't stack them neatly due to the shape of your trunk. There's no sense in having a suitcase unless you are really going to enjoy wheeling them or will use them to store stuff in the room as well.
We unpack our suitcases fully upon arrival and just shove them in a corner or closet. With the tubs I probably could get away with no laundry hamper as well and use the tubs as a hamper.
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Some nice lists! No feedback on tubs vs suitcases - good luck deciding!
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I like the idea of tubs. The only issue for me would be that there are no wheels, so if your room location is far off it could be quite a hike!
We always need a luggage cart to get everything to the room either way. With groceries and other stuff there's no way we could haul them without one, so that may be an non-issue.
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