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Kept the secret this far--now in need of suggestion!
So we leave in 29 days! And I've managed to keep it a surprise this long...but here's where I'd enjoy hearing everyone's suggestions: We live 1 hr away from the airport and we have an 8am flight. DH wants to get a hotel near the airport the night before so we don't have to get up quite so early. It's a good idea, but I was thinking we would wake the children with "Who wants to go to Walt Disney World today?!" Any ideas on how I can get them to a hotel in Denver the night before without spoiling the surprise?? Btw, DD is almost 7 and DS is 3 1/2...but they are too curious for they're own good! lol
Thanks! You all are great!
I don't live far from you We have friends who get cheap hotels in Denver so they can do things like the zoo, aquarium, children's museum, butterfly pavilion, etc. with their kids and they make a weekend trip out of it. Can you convince them you're doing something like that? Hope more people have better advice than I do, lol Good luck!
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I don't live far from you We have friends who get cheap hotels in Denver so they can do things like the zoo, aquarium, children's museum, butterfly pavilion, etc. with their kids and they make a weekend trip out of it. Can you convince them you're doing something like that? Hope more people have better advice than I do, lol Good luck!
I don't live far from you We have friends who get cheap hotels in Denver so they can do things like the zoo, aquarium, children's museum, butterfly pavilion, etc. with their kids and they make a weekend trip out of it. Can you convince them you're doing something like that? Hope more people have better advice than I do, lol Good luck!
Hey neighbor! lol I work w/ a lady that lives in Eaton...small world! That's a good idea. Thanks!!
I like the idea of telling the kids your having a weekend get-a-way. They will be so excited for the "trip". That they'll go nuts when they find out they are really going to Disney!
maybe i'm evil, but i'd go the reverse psychology route. tell them you're going to denver for something that sounds REALLY boring--like a teaspoon convention or a bug expo (ok--i'm making those up and they are silly--but you get the idea!) and then in the morning, be like 'well, i guess we could go to the teaspoon convention...or we could go to DISNEY WORLD!' and then jump up and down.
maybe i'm evil, but i'd go the reverse psychology route. tell them you're going to denver for something that sounds REALLY boring--like a teaspoon convention or a bug expo (ok--i'm making those up and they are silly--but you get the idea!) and then in the morning, be like 'well, i guess we could go to the teaspoon convention...or we could go to DISNEY WORLD!' and then jump up and down.
whatever you do--have a GREAT trip!
I agree! tell them it's something super boring (a bug expo actually sounds fun to me, but I am weird)! That way they go from one extreme to another.
Happy planning and let us know what you decide to do!
maybe i'm evil, but i'd go the reverse psychology route. tell them you're going to denver for something that sounds REALLY boring--like a teaspoon convention or a bug expo (ok--i'm making those up and they are silly--but you get the idea!) and then in the morning, be like 'well, i guess we could go to the teaspoon convention...or we could go to DISNEY WORLD!' and then jump up and down.
whatever you do--have a GREAT trip!
I'm with the evil approach. I would say that you are going to visit an old friend from school who lives on a farm with no electricity. So be prepared to get up early and help with the chores kids. lol
Boy would they be surprised.
I applaud anyone who can keep WDW a secret. I have never managed that.
I'm with the evil approach. I would say that you are going to visit an old friend from school who lives on a farm with no electricity. So be prepared to get up early and help with the chores kids. lol
Boy would they be surprised.
I applaud anyone who can keep WDW a secret. I have never managed that.
yes--that! the farm idea. that's PERFECT. and yeah, i was stretching for bad examples (a bug expo DOES sound kind of fun!)
bravo for keeping it a secret that long. there's a reason god didn't give me children--i could never practice that kind of restraint! (my own mother used to give me christmas presents days before christmas because SHE couldn't wait! ha!)
haha, I'm also for the reverse approach. make it seem like a boring ol trip. I think it will triple the excitement factor when they find out they're going to Disney.
i so regret telling my nephews about the disney trip. it would've been so cute seeing their happy faces when we surprised them w/the trip news the day of.
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It is a small world and Eaton is pretty small town! I'm actually in Ft. Collins alot
If we're thinking the evil approach, there is a great living history park down in the Denver/Aurora area Four Mile Historical park! Tell them you volunteered them for a weekend to live like the pioneers, lol!
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I really like the evil plan too! And it's been murder trying to keep it a secret. I truly don't know how I've done it!! It's not like me at all....I can't leave presents unopened either!! It's been extra hard because DD has been asking for months to go back and I always tell her we have to save the $$ and when we have enough then maybe we can go. It's been soooo hard since we finally paid it off not to just tell her. But I just think of the look on their faces and bite my tongue. lol
I LOVE all the ideas! Thanks!! Keep em coming...It's getting my wheels turning
So here's a little update: DH and I decided we'd go for the somewhat evil plan. We really need to have our carpets cleaned at home but we'd have to vacate the house for a day or so. So we're going to tell them we're getting a hotel so that our friends (they own a carpet cleaning business) can come clean our carpet. Then we'll be very vague about what we're going to do once we're at the hotel until the morning when we wake them with the news!
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And I've managed to keep it a surprise this long...but here's where I'd enjoy hearing everyone's suggestions: We live 1 hr away from the airport and we have an 8am flight. DH wants to get a hotel near the airport the night before so we don't have to get up quite so early. It's a good idea, but I was thinking we would wake the children with "Who wants to go to Walt Disney World today?!" Any ideas on how I can get them to a hotel in Denver the night before without spoiling the surprise?? Btw, DD is almost 7 and DS is 3 1/2...but they are too curious for they're own good! lol 
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We have friends who get cheap hotels in Denver so they can do things like the zoo, aquarium, children's museum, butterfly pavilion, etc. with their kids and they make a weekend trip out of it. Can you convince them you're doing something like that? Hope more people have better advice than I do, lol 
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