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Great start Brent, can't wait to hear all about your plans. Will definitely look out for you, Liz and the kids to say hi. We get there on the 26th and leave on the 3rd as well .
Great start Brent, can't wait to hear all about your plans. Will definitely look out for you, Liz and the kids to say hi. We get there on the 26th and leave on the 3rd as well .
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I'm excited! Our trip is two weeks away but I officially began packing the Mini van today. Well actually I just packed rain ponchos and a few splash balls for the pool but we have offically started loading the van nonetheless!!
We have taken several Disney vacations and I even found my lovely wife Liz, (Smilechaser) through Disney and ultimately this board. These are are our dates:
Here she is getting a little out of hand at our last vacation and I had to get her under control:
I also am incredibly excited about our trip....now being LESS than two weeks away! Whhhooo hoooooo!!!!! I am however slightly more apprehensive about this driving thing! 2 adults (questionable at times..LOL) and 4 kids, one mini van, 20 hours........just not sure. Oh well, we will see......
Awweee, yes we met thru the boards....I figure any man who loves Disney as much as Brent does has to be pretty cool. Despite a few random Cinderella incidents it has all went well......you did check and make sure than restraining order was lifted, right hun?
Ohhhhh hun, Victoria is just gonna lloooovveee the part about YOU having HER under control! LOL
Tinkerbell! Or as Brent affectionatly calls her "that little green, ummmmm pixie"........that is just always a great adventure. She sooooo owns him!
Looking fwd to being back at POP......LOVE that place!
I've bee keeping a list for Disney in my phone, adding stuff as I think of it, last night I accidently deleted the whole memo and about cried!!! I meant to delete one item from the list and as soon as I hit delete I knew what I did.......still beating myself up over that!! rrgggghh!!!
Oh, and the real reason Brent started packing and made undoubtfully sure those rain ponchos were in the van??? Could that have something to do with our hurricane trip, my ever loving darling???
How exciting for you guys! We drove to Florida from Michigan last summer (Tampa, Busch Gardens and Day Trips To Orlando for Universal and Seaworld...no Disney though ) and it was a blast. Road trips can be lots of fun.....you will have a car load though
Can't wait to hear more!
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How exciting for you guys! We drove to Florida from Michigan last summer (Tampa, Busch Gardens and Day Trips To Orlando for Universal and Seaworld...no Disney though ) and it was a blast. Road trips can be lots of fun.....you will have a car load though
Can't wait to hear more!
We're neighbors! We live in Battle Creek. How long did it take you to get there?
Great start, guys! Can't wait to hear what you think after driving down. Being from Michigan myself, I just can't imagine my family doing well with a drive down!
I'm excited about this trip and I'm not even going to be there. This is my first glimpse into your life thus far so I'm going to go back and read all your previous trip reports and get to know you and your family better. All I can say is this should be the road trip that either energizes you as a group or just plain wears you all out. You're brave parents/adults. My hat is off to you. Can't wait to read more.....
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Ok Here's the beginning of our plans. Think I already mentioned we plan to drive straight through in shifts, which should get us there around daybreak. If we get too tired and have to stop then we have to stop. No big deal! We realize our room probably won't be ready soooo early, so we'll still check in and get our dining plan credits and have breakfast. What we do from there depends on how we feel. The kids will most likely want to swim and explore the resort again. Liz and I will most likely find a lounge chair and take a nap. The rest of this day will be spent resting, relaxing and getting adjusted to 'Really beign there!'. Liz will probably decorate the window as she always does:
Liz has a real talent for that don't you think?
We do have an ADR for Boatwrights for dinner. This should give us a chance to check out Port Orleans Riverside. I'm thinking I would like to stay there sometime. In any event we will most certainly get a good nights sleep tonight and wake up fresh for tomorrow.
Day 2: Tues August 24:
Coral Reef @ 7:40. Going to end the day at Epcot. Tried this on last January's trip and loved it. Thought the kids would get a kick out of it as well so here we are! Hoping dinner gets done in time to catch Illuminations. Since we have Hoppers this trip I'm thinking we may hit the MK in the morning. That's the real rub with this trip. Usually we don't have hoppers, so it will be much less structured and a bit more spontaneous. I would LOOOVE to hit the MK in the morning because I really don't feel like I'm at Disney until I see the Castle and Cinderella:
I will also most likely get my first taste of Tink Humiliation while we're there:
Wednesday Aug 25: DHS
We have a lunch ADR at 50's Primetime Most likely studios in the morning then Lunch. Not quite sure in the afternoon. Hop somewhere the mood hits us!
Sounds like a great start to your trip. Hope the drive will be uneventful.
Can't wait to see if you will have any good tips for driving that distance, since I will be doing the same distance in Dec. We will have 3 adults and three kids (9,10 &15). That should be interesting.
Not much longer for you guys.
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You're brave parents/adults. My hat is off to you. Can't wait to read more.....
The rest of this day will be spent resting, relaxing and getting adjusted to 'Really beign there!'. Liz will probably decorate the window as she always does:
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