The Disneymooners Pre-trip Report! (May 26-June 3)

[poeticeclipse]

UPDATED** Part two: bottom of page one
Part three: top of page two
Part four: bottom of page two

Welcome!

This is my first trip report! Boy, am I a brave soul (and an excited one). I've looked forward to having the time to start this for everyone on INTERCOT to enjoy. Here goes...

The Cast <-----Click!

Matt My prince charming and one in a million. He's now almost as big of a Disney fan as I am. I'm working him up! I took him to WDW last June for his first trip ever and he's been hooked ever since. I even got him... pin trading!

Stacey This would be me! I've been a WDW lunatic since my first trip when I was 9 years old. A little history on why I got hooked... My father passed away of cancer when I was 6 years old. Before he passed away he told me that he wanted to 1) get me a pony and 2) take me to Walt Disney World. I never thought i'd get to the World. It just didn't seem possible as my mom never made a whole lot of money and I didn't think I was good enough to experience that wonderful place. When I was 9, my family surprised me and we boarded a plane to head to what would become my favorite place in the entire world. I swear that when I walk down Main Street I feel like my dad is just watching over me.

Now, i've done every bit of planning that I possibly could. Right down to figuring out according to statistics what park is the absolute best for each and every day to minimize our wait time and crowd levels. I've scheduled around Gay Days (Major crowds), and even around Star Wars Weekends (we can't wait to meet Warwick Davis, but once we do... we're out). My biggest fear is that i'll over plan and not enjoy one ounce of this trip. I'll make sure that i'll be fairly relaxed once we get there.... I promise!!

The Trip

Matt and I are getting hitched on Friday, May 25th and will be heading to WDW early the next morning (we're brave... we know). Matt's brother will be driving us to Chicago for our plane leaving at 9:18 a.m. Before we know it we'll be non-stop to Pop Century!

Day One: Arrival Day - Epcot
ADR of the day: Coral Reef

Day Two - May 27th: Animal Kingdom
ADR of the day: Boma**

Day Three - May 28th Epcot
ADR of the day: Cape May Cafe

Day Four - May 29th Disney MGM-Studios
ADR of the day: Sci-Fi for lunch (Matt's favorite) and Mama Melrose for dinner

Day Five - May 30th Magic Kingdom
ADR of the day: Crystal Palace B-fast

Day Six - May 31st Disney MGM-Studios
ADR of the day: 50's Prime Time Cafe

Day Seven - June 1st Magic Kingdom
ADR of the day: 'Ohana

Day Eight - June 2nd Epcot
ADR of the day: Le Cellier

Day Nine - June 3rd Departure Day We have no exact plan for this day. Whatever we feel like... we'll do! We depart for the land of Michigan at 11:23 a.m. Most likely we'll just sleep in and hit the pool one last time. Oh yeah, and say goodbye to Stacy.

We have the Water Parks & More feature added on because we're suckers for wave pools and lazy rivers! Our schedule basically says where we start the day. Not necessarily where we're going to stay all day long. We like to park hop and we also love going back to swim in the bowling pin pool. So, if you're going to be at POP at the same time as us... just go to the bowling pin pool... we will for sure be there!

Thanks so much for reading my first installment of my Disneymooning pre-trip report. I'll keep you updated pretty much every day i'm sure. Have a magical Day!

[faline]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding and Disneymoon! I'm sure you'll have a wonderful time!

[May524]

Have a GREAT time!!! I went on my DisneyMoon in January and it was so magical! Have an incredible time!
Best of luck to you and your hubby!

[RedSoxFan]

Congrats on your upcoming wedding. Have a great time in WDW.

[BelleCiavo]

What a wise woman you are to marry a fellow Disney fan Will you be wearing wedding ears? Have a magical homeymoon!

[poeticeclipse]

What a wise woman you are to marry a fellow Disney fan Will you be wearing wedding ears? Have a magical homeymoon!

I do feel pretty wise! Of course we are wearing the wedding ears! I've been looking forward to it for so long. I put mine on the other day and had fun dancing around pretending I was walking down Main Street! hahaha.

[Mickey'sGirl]

What a great plan Stacey! I hope you have a magical Disneymoon! Congratulations to you and Matt!!

[pogo]

It looks like a wonderful plan !

I hope you and Matt enjoy this special time in your life ! You make a cute couple.

I can't wait to hear all about your trip when you return.

[sleepingbooty]

Aaawwww, you guys are adorable! Congratulations and have a great time!!

[January-2007]

Oh I am just so excited for you! You are going to have a great time, I just know it! We also Honeymooned in WDW in January, and as fate may have it, we'll be at the Beach Club the exact same dates as you, weird, huh? Good luck getting a king bed (we didn't get one- we stayed at Pop also) and be sure to watch the fireworks at night from the "balcony" it's pretty romantic because there's usually no one out there at night so you can just enjoy the sights. Happy wedding and to both of you. Enjoy your "Disney"moon, wear the buttons, you know, all that jazz.

[baby minnie's mommy]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding! Enjoy being the princess of the celebration!
Don't worry - as you know, there are plenty of places at Disney to prop up the feet and have a romantic, relaxing moment when you start feeling stressed!

[Jimenyfan]

Hope you have a wonderful Disneymoon. I couldnt think of a more perfect way to start a marriage.

[SBETigg]

Have such a great time! How exciting! Congratulations and best wishes for a wonderful Disney honeymoon and a beautiful life together.

[Dsnygirl]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding!! I hope you have a wonderful day and a magical Disneymoon - your plans sound perfect. I'm looking forward to reading your trip reports - have a WONDERFUL time!!

[Bethanymouse]

Yeah! You are going to have a blast! Thanks for the report. I know you will have a great time. Enjoy the magic and take time to see all the little things. Congrats on getting married! Have a great disneymoon!

P.S.- great first trip report by the way- cant wait to read more!

[kminton]

Congratulations on the upcoming marriage and disneymoon. My husband, daughter and I will be there the same time you are. I've done the same type of planning (gone so far as creating a calendar with all the park hours and who has EMH for our stay).

If I'd known what Disney fanatics we would become, we probably would have honeymooned at Disney instead of going to St. Thomas - probably would have enjoyed it much more. As a matter of fact, we are celebrating our 15th anniversary while we will be down there this time - along with my birthday and my daughter's birthday.

Let's hope for wonderful weather and not-so-hot temperatures.

Kerri

[BrerSchultzy]

Wow! Your enthusiasm is so contagious. If only we were going down before June 08...oh well. From the way you write, I can tell that reading the trip report will be the next best thing to being there. Have a wonderful time!

[poeticeclipse]

Thanks for checking in for the second installment of my Honeymoon pre-trip report.

American Idol is coming on soon so I have one half hour to get this done! hehe

The wedding plans are going pretty well. To be honest, it's not the "getting married" part that i'm nervous about... i'm nervous about the wedding day. It's the piddly things that I worry about. "Will the centerpieces get done right, will my flowers show up on time, is my hair going to look good..?" That kind of stuff. I'm trying to find ways to calm my nerves but it's getting very hard with so many people reminding me of all of the things that I have to get done in such a short amount of time. Granted, I've had 1 and a half years to plan... you would have thought i'd be on top of some little things by now. My face is breaking out terribly from the stress. I sure hope that it gets better closer to the wedding. Proactiv is sure making a bundle off of me. Maybe I need a ..... ?

The Disney plans....well, that's the fun part of my day. I get so excited to talk about my honeymoon. It's going to be the time when the wedding planning will be done and I can just enjoy the time with my new hubby in the most magical place on Earth. Being a bank teller at a very small branch is wonderful because when we have slow days I can plan my honeymoon and get on INTERCOT to talk to all of you! On Tuesday I did my day schedule as well as the park schedules for the time that I will be there. I make sure that I include all extras such as parades and firework shows on the schedule as well. I'll take along a 1/2 inch 3 ring binder to put all of my travel stuff in. (itinerary, ADR conf. numbers, and flight information). Last year this was sooo helpful and I can't imagine not taking everything with me when I travel to the World.

The ol' man and I cannot wait to be husband and wife. Sometimes I feel like we're already married even though we don't live together just yet. We're best friends and I wouldn't have it any other way.

Thanks for reading "part two" of my trip report! I'll keep you updated when something new comes up!

[Kairi_7378]

Congratulations on your upcoming wedding. I hope that you will always be as happy together as you are on your wedding day. Don't sweat too much about the wedding details... everything has a way of working out on your wedding day!

I was so excited to hear that someone else believes that taking a binder to Disney is a good thing. they are great for carrying ADR #'s, itineraries, etc. When I did that on our trip, my DH complained that I was crazy. It came in very useful, and DH had to change his tune when the guys at the ME counter praised my organizational skills!

[KylesMom]

Stacey, Best Wishes on your upcoming nuptials! Trust me, there's no better place in the World than Disney for a honeymoon. You guys will be coming home shortly before we leave, but I hope we see trip reports from you - sounds like you're ready!!!