Dulcee
12-12-2013, 11:50 AM
I've been trying to hold off on this but our Magic Bands appeared today and I'm very excited!
Trip Dates: 1/3/14-1/11/14
Resort: Treehouse Villas
Parks: MK, HS, AK, Epcot + Universal
Players:
Myself and DH: We've got a big surprise to share at the start of this trip
Harley & Cruise: Our puppies, first time being kenneled ever, staying at Best Friends Pet Resort :dog:
FIL, MIL + Little BIL: Celebrating their 35th anniversary
SIL and her DH
The backstory: This trip came about from FIL wanting to organize a group vacation around their 35th anniversary. It was no easy task and we went through plenty of drama and issues in planning. I'm still a bit nervous of traveling to WDW with people who aren't self described disney freaks.
They also aren't big planners. We've all compromised and have some plan but its certainly looser then I'm used to with far less reservations/concrete game plans.
Magic bands got shipped to our house. They're very nice by the way. We'll be arriving first (driving in on the 3rd from NC) and spending the first night in the general Orlando area. Everyone else will arrive by air on the 4th. I've made fast pass pluses for 3 days (DH and I need to add days to our tickets when we arrive). We tested the earlier version of this system last year (loved it) and are excited to be involved again.
Game plan:
Day 1: Drive down from NC to Orlando. Pet friendly hotel with the pups for the night.
Day 2: Get the doggies settled at the kennel, some park time for just DH and I. Meet up with the inlaws after they arrive and Ohana's for dinner. We have a big announcement to share at dinner. I'm pregnant! :cloud9: This will be DH's parents first grandchild so we're pretty sure they will be over the moon excited.
Day 3: Animal Kingdom. Tusker House for Breakfast. Jiko's for dinner.
Day 4: MK in the AM, Epcot in the afternoon. Dinner at Biergarten.
Day 5: One of the Universal Parks, dinner at City Walk/Universal area (I'm pulling hard for Tchoup chop)
Day 6: HS in the AM, MK in the afternoon. Dinner at Be Our Guest!
Day 7: Second Universal Park, dinner at Raglan Road
Day 8: DH and I will hit the parks some more and hopefully squeeze in Fantastmic. Everyone else wants a down day and has opted for shorter park tickets. Dinner is open.
Day 9: Spring the puppies from the kennel and head on home.
This trip will certainly be different then our last big trip (you can probably search my honeymoon report from last year) since I may be limited on rides that I can do with the pregnancy and since we'll be visiting the puppies twice daily. Hoping for some sunshine :)
I love writing trip reports and try to update day by day so I hit lots of details. Hope some of you come along for the ride!
Trip Dates: 1/3/14-1/11/14
Resort: Treehouse Villas
Parks: MK, HS, AK, Epcot + Universal
Players:
Myself and DH: We've got a big surprise to share at the start of this trip
Harley & Cruise: Our puppies, first time being kenneled ever, staying at Best Friends Pet Resort :dog:
FIL, MIL + Little BIL: Celebrating their 35th anniversary
SIL and her DH
The backstory: This trip came about from FIL wanting to organize a group vacation around their 35th anniversary. It was no easy task and we went through plenty of drama and issues in planning. I'm still a bit nervous of traveling to WDW with people who aren't self described disney freaks.
They also aren't big planners. We've all compromised and have some plan but its certainly looser then I'm used to with far less reservations/concrete game plans.
Magic bands got shipped to our house. They're very nice by the way. We'll be arriving first (driving in on the 3rd from NC) and spending the first night in the general Orlando area. Everyone else will arrive by air on the 4th. I've made fast pass pluses for 3 days (DH and I need to add days to our tickets when we arrive). We tested the earlier version of this system last year (loved it) and are excited to be involved again.
Game plan:
Day 1: Drive down from NC to Orlando. Pet friendly hotel with the pups for the night.
Day 2: Get the doggies settled at the kennel, some park time for just DH and I. Meet up with the inlaws after they arrive and Ohana's for dinner. We have a big announcement to share at dinner. I'm pregnant! :cloud9: This will be DH's parents first grandchild so we're pretty sure they will be over the moon excited.
Day 3: Animal Kingdom. Tusker House for Breakfast. Jiko's for dinner.
Day 4: MK in the AM, Epcot in the afternoon. Dinner at Biergarten.
Day 5: One of the Universal Parks, dinner at City Walk/Universal area (I'm pulling hard for Tchoup chop)
Day 6: HS in the AM, MK in the afternoon. Dinner at Be Our Guest!
Day 7: Second Universal Park, dinner at Raglan Road
Day 8: DH and I will hit the parks some more and hopefully squeeze in Fantastmic. Everyone else wants a down day and has opted for shorter park tickets. Dinner is open.
Day 9: Spring the puppies from the kennel and head on home.
This trip will certainly be different then our last big trip (you can probably search my honeymoon report from last year) since I may be limited on rides that I can do with the pregnancy and since we'll be visiting the puppies twice daily. Hoping for some sunshine :)
I love writing trip reports and try to update day by day so I hit lots of details. Hope some of you come along for the ride!