Pre-Trip Report: 999 Days and Counting...

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

830 Days and Counting...

The days have been flying. I can't believe that Samuel and Amelia will be nine months old next week. Wow! I also can't believe over 150 days have been knocked off from the countdown since I last wrote.

If you click on my homepage button, you will see a picture of the kids taken during Labor Day weekend on their first vacation. We went to Chatham on Cape Cod.

During the first week of January, which is less than 100 days away, we can make our reservation for the Hoop-Dee-Doo Review! That will be the first offical action to planning our trip.

(BTW, dizneyfreek...I live about three miles from Newington High School, and Sam and Amelia's doctor is in the office park right next to it on the other side of the entrance to the Vet's Hospital. RETURN THE HARTFORD WHALERS!!!)

[faline]

Hate to throw cold water on your plans, but, in 2007, Hoop de Doo changed to accepting reservations just 180 days out - rather than the 2 years they used to accept.

[cal5755]

You guys are going to have a super magical trip for sure!!

Dh has the same sentiments with the Whalers lol... he still talks about how is grandma used to take him to the games. He grew up in Bridgeport and New Haven and I think he lived in Wallingford for a year or two. My oldest was born at Yale New Haven!

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

Hate to throw cold water on your plans, but, in 2007, Hoop de Doo changed to accepting reservations just 180 days out - rather than the 2 years they used to accept.

Well that truly is a bummer! Is there anything that can be reserved more than 180 days out? We're staying at the Swan and Dolphin.

[faline]

Not that I know of.

[tinkerbell0902]

I thought we were planning far ahead with a trip next December. It's good to know that we're not the only ones who get excited about things that are a long way off!

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

464 Days and Counting!!!

We're more than half way there since I started this thread!

I can taste the Dole Whips now...

[MississippiDisneyFreak]

We only go every 3 years, its seems sooo long

[DizNee143]

wow..look at that only about another year and a little bit!!!

[N2DisneyWorld]

Just like everyone has said before, time flies when you have kids. You will be packing up to go before you know it.

Planning is the best part of the whole vacation. Well...almost the best part.

[mouseketeer mom]

Isn't it great to have this to look forward to?? Keep us updated with the countdown!!!

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

463 Days and Counting!

OK, I'm not going to do this for the next 463 days, but I absolutely will be bringing my laptop and posting live trip reports when I'm down there. I love doing that, because I myself love reading them when home...it almost makes you feel like you're there.

The WDW itch intensified when I got home yesterday, so I spent a good amount of time looking for a tape I have of Disney Channel 18 (at least it was Channel 18 when I was last there in 2004) and found it! I will be watching that a little bit tonight...although it might make the itch a downright agonizing pain!

[Diznee4Me]

Getting closer everyday. Your twins are going to have such a great time - has their hair been cut yet!

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

Getting closer everyday. Your twins are going to have such a great time - has their hair been cut yet!

Sam's hair was cut a few months ago and he needs another one soon. Amelia still has not had one, but it's really starting to get into her eyes, so I don't think I can wait another 463 days...but I'm hoping to have them get haircuts on Main Street, absolutely!

[princessgirls]

I'm glad you'll be back in the World in 2010!!

The twins will LOVE EVERYTHING!!

Hey, everyone needs SOMETHING to look forward to in life.

995 days and counting...

Julie

[thumperbug]

OK Mark....I want to see an updated pics of those twins.

I found this thread...read it and checked out the pic on the home page.

They are soooooo cute...I mean really, really cute.

I admit I have a very cute child but yours....they should model. Have them earn some bling for the Disney trip (lol)

142 days until next trip.

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

Thanks thumperbug! That's really nice of you to say. Actually, we did send their photos to an acency, and got two calls for them to be in a movie, but the circumstances didn't work out.

I updated my homepage with a new photo taken a couple of weeks ago. It's of Sam and Amelia with their new cousin Mia.

[Mackflava99]

I am the father of twin girls and we actually had the same void for Disney while they were young-
They are 9 now and when they hit 3 years we decided to try- Most everyone said 4 years is optimum, but since we live near the jersey shore- they had already gotten used to going on rides etc-
They liked it alot and we did a good jb planning around naps and pool to ensure they didnt overdo it- But they had no issue with rides or characters.
We have gone every year since and i feel its such a great thing for all of us to be together.
I only worry about the times when they won't want to go hopefully that wont be for a while

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

I only worry about the times when they won't want to go hopefully that wont be for a while

Impossible! You know, my younger brother of three years and I went to WDW three times with my parents...once when I was seven, when I was 12, and when I was 24. When I was 24, the family vacation thing kind of died down and my brother and I were starting to do our own thing. However, nothing could have stopped us from going on another family vacation to Walt Disney World. Even if it was during our anti-parents stage of mid-to-late teenage years, we would defnitely go to WDW. So hopefully your daughters will feel the same.

Thanks for the input on going down when they're three years old.

[Mr. Brass Bonanza]

We were thinking Dolphin, now we're thinking Beach Club. Oh, decisions, decisions!