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I realized that DMom's birthday is coming up so I need to get on the ball about getting her a gift. But what do you get for the woman that owns everything?! LOL! I'll probably have something made on ETSY for her.
Tomorrow I will start posting my daily plans for each day! Exciting stuff!!
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Drop geckos off with lizard sitter on October 18th.
Pack!
Go by the bank
Oil change in the Acura
Make sure pet sitter has all the information she needs.
Make sure the dogs and cats have extra loves before we go.
October 19th: Day 1 - Arrival Day
Everyone needs to be up and dressed no later than 5 am.
Things to do before we go:
Dogs and cats will need to be loved on
Money for Pet Sitter needs to be left on kitchen island
Adjust the thermostat
Make sure all Disney documents (gift cards, tickets, reservation information) are in my travel bag.
Our plan is to ready and out the door by 5:30 am. Since I am planning on having the Acura gassed up, packed up and ready to go the night before, I think 5:30 am is doable. The drive from our door to Disney is approximately 6.5 hours. Our kids are older so we don't have to make as many stops as we did when they were smaller which allows us to get there faster! My daughter has already told me that she plans on staying up the night before so that she can just sleep in the car which is fine by me...less risk of her and her brother fighting on the way there!
I'm hoping to arrive in Orlando around 2 or 3pm and head over to the Super Target. We will do some shopping for the room (bottled water, snacks, etc...) After our quick shopping trip we will head over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge and check into our home for the next 5 nights.
Once everyone is settled, we will head to MK for our 6:25 dinner ressie at LTT. We have MNSSHP tickets for this evening so we will be having a good time trick or treating and watching the parade. Since this party is until midnight, we are preparing for a LONG day.
Rides that I want to make sure we hit:
Haunted Mansion
Pirate of the Caribbean
Big Thunder Mountain
People Mover
Buzz Lightyear Ranger Spin
Space Mountain
I also want to try and grab up one of the Halloween Party Magic Bands. I'm hoping they still have some when we go, but with such a limited number, I highly doubt it.
So that's what I have for Day 1 (and the week before). Of course, none of this is set in stone, but it's a good outline of what the day will hold
I looked at the date and I was like, wait, we are going to be in MK that day, but I didn't think there was a MNSSHP that night because we picked our parks based on the longest hours since we didn't get park hoppers. Then I realized you must have just put the wrong date.
I looked at the date and I was like, wait, we are going to be in MK that day, but I didn't think there was a MNSSHP that night because we picked our parks based on the longest hours since we didn't get park hoppers. Then I realized you must have just put the wrong date.
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