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"The Only Place I Don't Want to Eat at is Tony's!" PTR June 3-8, 2017
Hello everyone! I'm back again. It has been awhile. Having two teenage boys in show choir has kept me extremely busy. Add band, a part in Footloose for one of them, and working one full time and one part time job, my life has been pure chaos. But in the midst of that craziness, I have planned a trip to Disney World this summer for my family and a family friend that we basically adopted.
Introductions first: Me, Amy, mom, wife, teacher, travel planner professionally and as a hobby. Favorite character is a toss up between Mary Poppins, Chewbacca, and Minnie Mouse. Obsessed with all things Disney, which is why I fit in so well here.
Tim, my husband, converted to Disney obsessed. Loves all things Star Wars mainly, but has a great time with other characters, especially chipmunks. Also a teacher, dad, and occasional Podcast guest.
Preston, son. He will be 18 in June! Where did time go? He is in show choir, has a part in Footloose, loves chess, video games, and has gotten a knack for broadcasting. I think he will be a script writer some day. Favorite character will always be Oswald. He is very shy, despite loving to perform on stage, and he is getting more adventurous at trying new things seeing that college is right around the corner.
Caden, son. He is 14. Also in show choir. He plays the tuba in concert band and the trombone in jazz band. He lives Sorcerer Mickey. He has also discovered a new love. Girls. My kid who wouldn't even look at kissing on tv has a group of girls following him everywhere now and has become quite the flirt. We are in trouble with this one.
Connie, friend, adopted grandma. We knew Connie from church, and we were in the same Bible Study together. She has a wicked sense of humor and we needed her as much as she needed us. She wanted to go to Disney World, but her daughter refused, so we told her she could come along with us. So she is, she and she has no idea what she is in for. She loves Mary Poppins, Snow White, and we've converted her into a huge Harry Potter fan. I know that last one isn't Disney, but it's been a fun ride.
Where are we staying? Port Orleans Riverside. It was quite the drama ending up there, but that's a story for another time.
When? June 3-8, which is not enough time but I just have to live with it, or so I've been told. Smirk.
Why? Connie has not stayed on property and she hasn't been to Disney in a couple of decades. She needs to see it done properly. Plus we are celebrating Preston's 18th birthday and probably our last trip with him for quite awhile. Sigh.
So that's the beginning. The Tony's comment? It will all make sense to you later on.
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Great start and nice overview and background on the cast! Nice title and will be interesting how this falls into place in your PTR! POR is a nice resort and have stayed there three times for a total of 22 nights, so I know the resort pretty well!
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Great start! I look forward to finding out about the POR drama and the Tony's story.
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Great start! And I love Port Orleans Resort! Can't wait for more!
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Great start and I'm intrigued about the Tony's comment....
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Great start! Looking forward to hearing the intrigue behind POR and Tony's!
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Great start Amy!
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Great start and nice overview and background on the cast! Nice title and will be interesting how this falls into place in your PTR! POR is a nice resort and have stayed there three times for a total of 22 nights, so I know the resort pretty well!
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Great start and cast of characters, Amy!
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Great start! Sounds like it will be quite an adventure! Nice of you to adopt Connie and take her with you! Looking forward to reading more!
Thanks everyone! I will write more tomorrow that will cover the resort drama!
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Great start Amy! Our dates overlap and we're even staying at the same resort.
I saw that. Yay! Maybe we will even get a chance to meet up!
Last summer we were actually talking about making a trip out to Disneyland. Connie joined up with us and we had a planning night. Reservations hadn't opened yet. Then we got to talking, and pricing, and Connie came to a realization. Disneyland wasn't in Florida! She isn't fond of flying. Florida appealed to her for that reason. It was half the time in a plane. We could go to Disney World for cheaper. And then I went on my solo trip in August and I was able to get free dining on a bounce back for all of us. And so begins the resort drama.
I had originally booked a 7 night trip at Coronado Springs. Well, things happened and even with free dining it was more than I wanted to spend. So we talked about all staying in one place instead of two rooms. So after research and pricing we transferred to Fort Wilderness cabins. Well, after that setting in, my eye began to twitch. I don't see well in the dark, which is a hereditary condition, and my anxiety started to rise at the thought of trying to get back to the cabin in the dark. I wasn't sure about how well lit it was. The biggest thing was all of us sharing on bathroom. That isn't really appealing to Connie. And among other things, we decided to go back to two rooms. So back to Coronado Springs we went.
A few weeks later we decided to add a day to the end. Well that was a problem because we couldn't stay at Coronado anymore. We had to switch to Port Orleans Riverside to a Royal Room. I was good with that. We love it there. Connie was especially happy. She loved the pictures of the resort even better than the ones of Coronado Springs.
And then we took a financial hit. Lots of things happened and needed to be paid. So, what to do, but cut off some days. I called and I was able to cut a day off the front and end. I was also able to adjust our flights to our new dates.
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Nice title and will be interesting how this falls into place in your PTR! 
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She isn't fond of flying. Florida appealed to her for that reason. It was half the time in a plane. We could go to Disney World for cheaper. And then I went on my solo trip in August and I was able to get free dining on a bounce back for all of us. And so begins the resort drama.
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