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Okay - so if you have followed my last TR (link in sig) you already know that we were just in Disney a month ago - and unfortunately it didn't end well ~ my FIL passed while we were in Disney, therefore we ended our trip a bit early to return home. And things have been just so hard since we have been home, which we expected...........but some of it we didn't expect to be as hard as it is
So how did this new trip come to be? A few weeks ago we (myself, hubbie, and daughter) were discussing what to do for DD's 14th birthday weekend (we usually try to do a quick weekend getaway with just the 3 of us around her birthday) - and everything we were looking at was quite pricey, and we realized that my husband has to work that Saturday and Sunday (her birthday is Monday - the 19th) and they have denied anymore vacation days for anyone for the month of August - so Scott (my husband) suggested that Emily and I use the airline credits we have, get a few more days on our AP's and just the 2 of us head back to Disney!!! Twist my arm . Well, Emily's arm was the one that actually needed some twisting - as much as she LOVES Disney, she was unsure if she really wanted to be away from Daddy on her birthday - but after him reassuring her it would be okay and that he wouldn't be able to take the weekend off - she was excited to say YES and book it!!
So the details:
Who's going:
Myself (Lisa, 41): been to Disney many, many times - absolutely LOVE anything Disney especially Tinker Bell and Stitch, and of course Dole Whips!!!
Emily (13, turning 14 during trip!): been to Disney more than most kids her age!!! LOVES Disney and just about every character - finally starting to warm up to the villains!
When:
Leaving on Saturday August 17th on an 8am flight, arriving at MCO approximately 11am, and returning home on a late flight (7ish) on Tuesday, August 20th - so we get 3 nights/4 days.
Where are we Staying:
Pop Century - I received an email about Disney Visa Cardholder room only discounts (turns out AP discount was the same!). Due to the short trip, we decided that this resort would be fine for the 2 of us (we usually stay DVC, however, just used all our points in July!) as we probably won't be in the room much! We tried very hard to get Art of Animation Little Mermaid standard room with no such luck (we have a goal to eventually stay at every Disney resort!), so we will stick with what we got!
So now we have been planning, planning, planning............unpacked finally from the last trip to only start repacking very soon.............however, with such a short trip (in hot weather!) we plan to just do carry ons this time!
Up Next:
Some of our plans................and a little Disney Magic before we even get there!
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Glad you started this, Lisa! It's so sweet that Emily didn't want to be away from her dad for her birthday, but it doesn't sound like you'd see much of Scott in any case. I know it will make him glad that his two girls are having some quality time together!
Glad you started this, Lisa! It's so sweet that Emily didn't want to be away from her dad for her birthday, but it doesn't sound like you'd see much of Scott in any case. I know it will make him glad that his two girls are having some quality time together!
Thanks Laurie!!! It will be odd to not have Scott with us for her birthday (we have always spent the day together) but he is very excited for us to go - and I think he is secretly looking forward to some time alone! He even gave me a couple Disney gift cards for our anniversary this past Friday!!
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I'm so glad you started this, Lisa! I think a little girl time in Disney will be wonderful for you and Emily. It was sweet of her to not want to go without her Daddy though I hope you have a great time, and I'm bummed that we are going to miss you guys by just a few hours
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I'm so glad you started this, Lisa! I think a little girl time in Disney will be wonderful for you and Emily. It was sweet of her to not want to go without her Daddy though I hope you have a great time, and I'm bummed that we are going to miss you guys by just a few hours
Thanks - I am so looking forward to time alone with my girl!!! I know, I can't believe we will literally be passing each other in the sky!
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great start
Thanks!
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I'm glad you started this Lisa - I hope it's a lovely trip for you guys.
Thanks!! I know it will be!!
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Great Start, Lisa!!! Can't wait to see what you and Emily have planned!
Thanks!! Hopefully ALOT!!! lol!! Have a feeling I won't get much sleep on this trip!
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Just checking in....glad you started this one. I think this trip will be wonderful for the both of you
Thanks! I am really looking forward to it!!!
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So like I mentioned, this is a very short trip - and we have some plans, but it will mostly be a fly by the seat of our pants type of trip!!! You would think as many times as we have been to Disney that Emily would be so over all the excitement, etc ~ OH NO!!! Each and every trip is filled with gotta do it, gotta see it, gotta ride it, gotta meet them pace! And with this being such a short trip, I am expecting little sleep and LOTS of running!
So our weekend will begin on Saturday August 17th with my step-father and mom driving us to Providence (Scott will be at work already ) airport for our 8:10 a.m. flight, I am hoping that the winds will be with us and allow us to land early, however, we are scheduled to land at 11:00 a.m. We plan to do carry on luggage, so there will be no need to go to baggage claim - we will be able to proceed directly to DME (Emily is very excited about this - again, as many times as we have visited Disney - this is only our 2nd time doing DME!), where we are hoping to find a waiting bus, taking off as soon as we plop our rears in the seat and hoping to be the first stop, getting to POP by 12 noon................hey a girl can dream, right?
We are hoping to have a room immediately ready when we check in............so we will see, if not, we will check our bags and head straight to Magic Kingdom, get our Photopass + card, grab some lunch (hoping to get to Tortuga as we missed that last trip), and a ride on Space Mountain - This is a MUST first for Emily for every trip! Depending on time will determine if/what else we ride here - as we will have to head over to Hollywood Studios.............................as we had a SURPRISE added to our reservation.....................we were offered to participate in Magic Band testing!!!!
So we have Fastpass + reserved for Hollywood Studios - we were able to chose 3 attractions, so we chose Rock n Roller Coaster, Toy Story Mania, and Star Tours. We are also hoping to catch Character Palooza this day. If we get hungry we will probably just grab counter service here - and then we will probably head back to Magic Kingdom after using our fastpass+.
Up Next: More fastpass + plans!
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I'm so excited to hear how it goes with your magic bands- they look super
Totally random but I'm dying to do a Wishes! desert party but Allen and Tyler don't really have any interest. Would you and Em be game? Stella is currently obsessed with Wishes (and specifically when Tink flies!!) Not sure if there is any availability but figured I'd ask
I'm so excited to hear how it goes with your magic bands- they look super
Totally random but I'm dying to do a Wishes! desert party but Allen and Tyler don't really have any interest. Would you and Em be game? Stella is currently obsessed with Wishes (and specifically when Tink flies!!) Not sure if there is any availability but figured I'd ask
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We would TOTALLY be game if there is any availability! Let me know if you have time to check! Would be perfect for her actual birthday!
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