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A Dream Is A Wish Your Heart Makes - PTR - UPDATED 5/1
Hi everyone!
I wasn't going to write out a PTR because I haven't done nearly as much planning for this trip as I did for the last one. But I figured this would be a good outlet for my excitement and anxiety.
I'm taking my parents for their first trip to WDW. Well, Dad went there around the time is first opened. But I'm not counting that trip because it's super different now than then. We haven't had a family vacation since 2002. So we're definitely due for one!
Originally, this trip was going to be me and the guy I was dating at the time. But as you can probably tell, we're not together anymore. Mom felt bad for me and said she would go. Finally, a few weeks ago we talked Dad into coming too. He was worried about the money but I said I'd take him as a birthday present and he finally gave in.
Cast:
Becky/Asuka (24) - Database Administrator by day, Disney obsessed young adult by night. My last trip to WDW was in 2012 and it was a roller coaster. I'm hoping to make many new and wonderful memories on this trip. My favorite Disney characters are the Disney Fairies and Mary Poppins.
Mom (62) - My wonderful mother who was a stay at home Mom as I grew up. She isn't into animation or Disney, but she loved going to Disneyland in 2002 (during our last family vacation). I'm hoping that she'll enjoy the trip, seeing as I am taking her for Mother's Day. :3
Dad (60, 61 by the trip)- My Dad works super hard for his job, sometimes putting in 60 hour work weeks. He does so much for us and I'm really happy to be giving him some time to finally relax and unwind. He likes Disney, although he probably will never admit it. He's also sat through me watching Mary Poppins and other Disney movies 1000 times when I was little. I'm not sure who is his favorite character, but we do have a fondness for The Three Caballeros and Mary Poppins.
When:
May 10th, 2014 - May 15th, 2014
Where:
This was a difficult choice and got moves around some before settling in. I wanted to stay at POFQ, but the room only discount didn't apply. So I decided on an Alligator Bayou room in POR because we could be close to transportation and the lobby. But then I finally switched to CSR because even Standard Rooms can easily access transportation and the lobby (via buses). I think my parents will like the Southwestern feel. I know my Mom likes it because my Uncle lives in Arizona. And Dad spent time in Mexico for college and went to college in Arizona.
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Food was perhaps the hardest part of planning this trip. So far anyway. My parents aren't big planners. They're much more willing to just go somewhere and figure things out then. They understood when I told them how you can't do that with Disney and get necessarily what you want. However, since they know next to nothing about Disney World and didn't really want to, the planning was left to me. It was hard trying to drag myself out of ultra-planning mode. I wanted to compromise. I knew my parents wouldn't be comfortable if I planned everything out for every day. So I decided to pick my favorite places and get ADRs for them. At the time, it was just going to be me and my Mom. But it wasn't hard to get my ADRs bumped up to 3 people after Dad decided to come. I just called the Disney Dining number and they fixed it up for me.
I left our Epcot and Animal Kingdom days open in terms of food. I figured this was a good idea since Epcot has so many choices and even the counter service locations are great. Animal Kingdom doesn't have many table service locations and I didn't see the need to make an ADR there either. Another challenge was limiting the amount of character meals we had. Which I'm not sure I was very successful with.
Saturday (5/10) - Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue (6:15PM) Sunday (5/11) - 50's Prime Time Cafe (6:35PM) - Mother's Day Dinner Monday (5/12) - Nothing (Epcot Day) Tuesday (5/13) - Nothing (Animal Kingdom Day) Wednesday (5/14) - Cinderella's Royal Table (1:05PM) Thursday (5/15) - 1900 Park Fare (9:35AM)
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