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The reason for the title of my pre-trip report is that we were supposed to take our 8th trip to WDW in Aug. 0f 08 but a week before we left (with our bags packed and pre-trip report posted), I ended up in the hospital having emergency surgery. We are excited to finally be making up our missed trip .
Our Party - Myself Tricia 38 This will be my 8th trip to WDW since 1997. Grew up visiting Disneyland and now I am an AP holder for Disneyland since we live fairly close.
DH Roger 39 This will also be his 8th trip to WDW since 1997. He visited DL as a child also but really caught the Disney bug when we got together. Of course, he is also a DL AP holder.
Our Journey - We will be taking the Red Eye flight after work on Fri., Aug. 7th (flying from CA and arriving in Orlando the next morning, Aug 8th.) We have hired Quicksilver to take us to the WL and then back to the airport on the afternoon of Sat., Aug. 22nd.
Our Lodging We are staying at the Wilderness Lodge for the second time. Our first six trips we stayed in the moderate resorts, but after getting to stay at WL in 07, I am officially spoiled! I love the relaxing atmosphere of the WL (especially after working 55+ hours a week with my pre-schoolers the rest of the year).
Our Special Plans We are celebrating our 16th Anniversary (and 22 years together), meeting PP friend Lorraine and her DD, and making up for last years cancelled trip.
Here is our schedule so far: Sat. Aug. 8th Arrive at MCO at 6:15 a.m. (if all goes well) and take Quicksilver to the store and then WL to check in. We are spending the morning and afternoon at MK with lunch at CP. After the parade, we will get settled into our room, have dinner and then head to Epcot for as long as we last (will have been up more than 36 hours at this point). Sun. Aug. 9th Morning at AK, a visit to Blizzard Beach in the afternoon and then the evening at DHS with an ADR at Sci-FI Dine in Theater for dinner. Mon. Aug. 10th Morning at Epcot, lunch at Beaches and Cream, afternoon at Downtown Disney and then the evening at Magic Kingdom. Tues. Aug. 11th Morning at DHS with an ADR at Prime Time for lunch, afternoon at AK and then back to Wilderness Lodge for the evening. Wed. Aug. 12th Breakfast at CP, morning at MK for me while Roger goes on the Segway tour at Fort Wilderness, afternoon at Typhoon Lagoon and then our ADR at CA Grill tonight to celebrate our anniversary with the fireworks. Thurs. Aug. 13th ADR at Donalds Safari Breakfast, morning at AK, afternoon at Blizzard Beach and evening at DHS. Fri. Aug. 14th - We are taking the Backstage Magic Tour which lasts 7 hours and goes behind the scenes at MK, EP and DHS. Lunch is included at Whispering Canyon Cafι. Maybe Epcot tonight if we are up to it. Sat. Aug. 15th ADR at Hollywood & Vine for breakfast (to get pictures and autographs for my preschool students), morning at DHS, afternoon at Downtown Disney and then the evening at MK. Sun. Aug. 16th ADR at Whispering Canyon for breakfast after sleeping in, morning and afternoon at Downtown Disney and Typhoon, and evening at Wilderness Lodge. Mon. Aug. 17th Morning at MK, Lunch at Cinderellas Royal Table with Lorraine & her DD (from PP), the rest of the day TBD depending on what we all feel like doing. Tues. Aug. 18th Morning at Epcot, lunch at Coral Reef with Lorraine and DD, the rest of the day TBD. Wed. Aug. 19th Morning at DHS, ADR at Mama Melrosas for lunch, afternoon at WL and renting a boat to take out on the lake, evening at MK. Thurs. Aug. 20th This is Lorraine & DDs last day so TBD what we will do. Roger & I may spend some time at AK this afternoon and then DHS this evening. Fri. Aug. 21st Morning at Epcot, ADR for lunch at Le Cellier, last shopping at DtD this afternoon, packing up this evening and maybe EMH at MK. Sat. Aug. 22nd Check out, Morning at MK, ADR at Tonys for lunch, then head back to WL to catch our ride back to the airport for our 6:30 p.m. flight home to CA.
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Your trip is almost here! I am so excited for you!
Your plans look wonderful - but so adventuresome! You will be one busy couple!
I hope you and Roger sleep on the plane coming from CA! That first day sounds jam packed full!
I hope you are able to do some live updates!
I hope you have a fantabulous time!
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Tricia - I am so excited you and your DH are ready to 'try this again'. I remember last year when you had to cancel and I felt so sorry for you.
Wow - you have one busy vacation planned out! Love all you ADRs, your tours and the fact that you're going to spend some time at BB. (And of course, getting to meet up with Lorraine and DD!)
And I'm really amazed at your first day's schedule!! I think I would be in my room and asleep as soon as I arrived. But I know you'll be too excited to wind down quite yet.
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I hope that you and your dh have a magical time at the world
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