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Hi all! We are officially in double digits - 94 days today!!! Figured I should get this PTR underway!
Who - Chuck and Tracy aka ChukkerB and Coop
Where - 10 days at Kidani Village and 4 nights cruising the Bahamas on the Dream
When - October 24 - November 7
Why - Need to get away!
Who -
Chuck (DH/ChukkerB) 57 years old (on Wednesday) is an Orthopedic tech by day and a thespian on his off time. He is a member of the local Community Theater and acts, sings, dances as well as works as Stage Manager/Stage Hand. He has also become a Disney addict. His first trip to Disney was in 1981 for a day. He was there when they were "putting the first rings on the ball at Epcot". He's the father of 2 (DS 23 and DD 26) and my wonderful hubby of 18 years. Favorite movies - any of POC, Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid. Favorite character - Mickey. He really loves Pixar too!
Me - 47 year old Emergency Room Registered Nurse. I work off shift (3p-3a) and have for 10+ years. I have tried to switch to days but that just wasn't happening. Anyhow, working this shift gives DH more time to play at the theater. DH and I have been married for 18 years but we have been together for 20 years. His kids are my kids as I have none of my own. They've been in my life since they were 3 and 6 years old - so they're mine. I'm also a wannabe chef. Love cooking and baking as our weight fluctuations can attest. I became a Disney addict in 2010. I blame my BFF for creating a monster. We went in 2010 to take her 2 kids for Spring Break. This will be my 7th trip since that fateful trip!
Where/When:
We went last year in December and activated our PAP's. So we knew that we wanted to come back within the 12 month window to take advantage of a second trip on those passes. We own at BLT and thought we could book that immediately when we came back because we were within our 11 month window of home resort booking. We also wanted to be within F&WF and MNSSHP times. Wanting to avoid Jersey Week, we decided on the end of October. I had been pricing cruises just in the hopes that some day we could go. We also played around with the idea of camping but found our tent had some dry rot. We figured that we would end up spending some major cash to replace all of our equipment. At this point, Chuck said "why don't we just go on a cruise instead?" That was enough for me. I found a cruise that backs up to our park dates and it was affordable so BAM! - there ya go! We booked (originally) at BLT knowing that we would probably change resorts. We didn't want to have points stuck in limbo so we made sure that we booked the same amount of points that we would use elsewhere. At the 7 month window, we check out AKL and we could get a savannah view studio for 3 points more than what we already had booked if we added 1 day (otherwise we would lose some points). We've stayed in Jambo House and loved it - so we were in for Kidani! So officially it is 10/24-11/3 at Kidani and 11/3-11/7 on the Dream.
How:
We were pricing flights. I always compare the cost of flying/baggage fees/transportation to and from the port versus driving gas/hotel/food/parking cost at the port. Driving won. It actually was about the same but we decided that we really wanted the time to drive and decompress.
Why:
Well - it's our annual Disney trip. We always scrimp and save throughout the year for this. We also don't do big presents for birthdays or Christmas so we can have extra spending money at Disney. Also, with all the stuff going on at home, at the theater and at work - we NEED this trip!
Up next: - Dining plans, touring plans and everyday life.
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