Ramblingman
04-07-2011, 05:06 PM
Okay, so I thought I would get into the spirit and post a pre-trip report. Here goes.
This trip will be a special one (aren’t they all?). We will be taking the last trip as a complete family unit. Our DS is graduating from college the week before we leave, and our DD will be finishing her first year of college. We know we will be making other trips, but most likely not just the four of us together as one family. Also, we are taking DS’s GF, who has never been to WDW (or any theme park to my knowledge), so we get the added pleasure of exposing someone new to all the joys and wonders that started with a Mouse.
We are set to drive down to the World on Friday, 20 May. We will be leaving late so that we get there early Saturday and can start the day. Since I grew up in Tampa, we used to stage out of there, spending the night in Tampa and getting up early the next morning and throwing the still-sleeping kids in the back seat. That way, they would always wake up in the parking lot. What a way to wake up. We would dress them right on the spot, which would draw a look or two.
Being retired military, we are staying at Shades of Green. I have not seen much on here about that resort, so hopefully my notes will help anyone who is military and has not stayed there before. We’ve stayed there both before and after the huge upgrade. It is really a top notch place now, surrounded by gorgeous golfing greens.
The first day is planned for MK. We have dinner reservations for most every day but are playing it by ear this day.
Since the Star Wars Weekend is this weekend, we are hitting DHS on Sunday. My DD has become a Star Wars fan and attended a convention last year, so she is really looking forward to this. Dinner on Sunday will be at 50’s Prime Time, with maybe a quick lunch at Sci Fi Drive In (you can avoid the wait if you sit at the tables in the back).
Monday will be spent at AK, taking advantage of the early extra magic hour. Dinner reservations are made for the Rainforest Café.
Tuesday will be spent at Epcot, with reservations at the Living Seas and time set aside for Illuminations.
Wednesday will be a free day, spent partially at the hotel and mainly at DTD. No reservations for dinner, we will eat somewhere at DTD, just not sure where yet.
After all of that, we have three days at a beachfront condo in the Clearwater/St Pete area to relax on the beach and enjoy the water. It’s a five bedroom house, so we will be hosting my family who lives nearby.
It’s going to be a full week but we are already very excited. I’ll try to enter reports as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading and letting me share.
This trip will be a special one (aren’t they all?). We will be taking the last trip as a complete family unit. Our DS is graduating from college the week before we leave, and our DD will be finishing her first year of college. We know we will be making other trips, but most likely not just the four of us together as one family. Also, we are taking DS’s GF, who has never been to WDW (or any theme park to my knowledge), so we get the added pleasure of exposing someone new to all the joys and wonders that started with a Mouse.
We are set to drive down to the World on Friday, 20 May. We will be leaving late so that we get there early Saturday and can start the day. Since I grew up in Tampa, we used to stage out of there, spending the night in Tampa and getting up early the next morning and throwing the still-sleeping kids in the back seat. That way, they would always wake up in the parking lot. What a way to wake up. We would dress them right on the spot, which would draw a look or two.
Being retired military, we are staying at Shades of Green. I have not seen much on here about that resort, so hopefully my notes will help anyone who is military and has not stayed there before. We’ve stayed there both before and after the huge upgrade. It is really a top notch place now, surrounded by gorgeous golfing greens.
The first day is planned for MK. We have dinner reservations for most every day but are playing it by ear this day.
Since the Star Wars Weekend is this weekend, we are hitting DHS on Sunday. My DD has become a Star Wars fan and attended a convention last year, so she is really looking forward to this. Dinner on Sunday will be at 50’s Prime Time, with maybe a quick lunch at Sci Fi Drive In (you can avoid the wait if you sit at the tables in the back).
Monday will be spent at AK, taking advantage of the early extra magic hour. Dinner reservations are made for the Rainforest Café.
Tuesday will be spent at Epcot, with reservations at the Living Seas and time set aside for Illuminations.
Wednesday will be a free day, spent partially at the hotel and mainly at DTD. No reservations for dinner, we will eat somewhere at DTD, just not sure where yet.
After all of that, we have three days at a beachfront condo in the Clearwater/St Pete area to relax on the beach and enjoy the water. It’s a five bedroom house, so we will be hosting my family who lives nearby.
It’s going to be a full week but we are already very excited. I’ll try to enter reports as soon as possible.
Thanks for reading and letting me share.