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Old 03-24-2011, 08:50 AM   #1
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Talking Checked in online this morning.....here's our plans (PTR)

While our arrival at WDW is actually April 3rd, the journey begins March 31st

The traveling party includes myself (Amy, turning 33 on April 12) my Dad (Dan, turning 58 on March 31-they day we leave) my Mom (Linda, turning 54 on April 3-they day we arrive at WDW) and my son Carter who is 8. My husband has taken 4 trips to WDW, but decided to skip the last 2 yrs so he's staying home and caring for the pets. This is the third time my mom has come with us, and my dad's second.

We are planning to leave late Thursday night, driving straight through and arriving in Daytona late evening Friday night. We will spend the next day at the beach and then wake up Sunday morning and head over to WDW. I'm not looking forward to the loooong drive, but we did it a couple of years back and managed.

Our Disney plans include:

Sunday: Mom's Birthday....check in at POP then visit DTD. We'll have lunch at TREX and dinner at Whispering Canyon followed by a visit to MK.

Monday: Spend the day at Animal Kingdom with dinner at Boma

Tuesday: Spend the day at Epcot with dinner at Garden Grill

Wednesday: Spend the day at Magic Kingdom with dinner at Crystal Palace

Thursday: Spend the day at Disney Hollywood Studios with dinner at Cape May

Friday: Start the journey home

This is our first April visit, so I'm hoping for perfect weather. When we went in February and December it got a bit chilly, and May and August were HOT. September was just about perfect and I'm hoping April will be too!
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Here's a link to a movie trailer I made about our upcoming trip

http://www.facebook.com/v/10150396206195652src="
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Have an amazing time! Your plans look great! Enjoy your single digit dance!!
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Great plans and a fun video. Have a super birthday trip.
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