This is a great thread! All newbies should take note I purchased the 2007 WDW Passporter from my local Barnes and Nobles when I planned my anniversary trip May 07. It was awesome and helped me keep a daily journal. It is like a daytimer for Disney fanatics. It has pockets, maps, phone numbers, you name it. I also purchased every book on the "World" I could find....My DH just shakes his head everytime a new book comes in the mail....There is nothing wrong with planning, planning and more planning. The more you know, the smoother it is.
I just got back from my most recent visit, (first time with the kids, DD 16, DS 19 and DS girlfriend 18) and found that using cell phones was a must. This made it painless when we split up. As much as I love them and want to spend every second with them, they needed "space" and everyone was happy!
We had "dog tags" made for each child at Walmart with cell phone numbers on them. We attached them with a big safety pin to their shorts so if they got lost hopefully we could be contacted right away. My kids will be 6, 5, and 3 so they don't know cell phone numbers yet...
I'm now starting to think of touring plans. I'm know I don't want a minute by minute plan, but also know we'll need some sort of direction beyond those first two rides.
Lucky for me, my husband and I are both off all next week for Easter break (we teach in Catholic schools) and the kids are back to school on Tuesday. So I should have lots of time to organize my thoughts.
How funny, I was looking at them the other day. I printed up a few, but am more prone to look at their "plans for people who don't like to plan" type stuff... general guidelines about what times are best for which attractions.
Great tips everyone! When is everyone going? We leave to visit family in Clearwater on Aug 1, then on to Disney Aug 4-8. We're staying at ASMovies and are so excited! We're driving, so no trouble packing everything for our awesome trip. Does anyone know if ASMovies has a coffe pot in the rooms? I didn't think to check and DH will go nuts without it. TIA!
We are staying at All Star movies that same week Aug2-9
Awesome! I'm going to put some mickey heads on our windows with my DISname on it so look for me! I cannot wait and I wish I could tell the kids so someone else can be more excited than me and DH!!
Great tips everyone! When is everyone going? We leave to visit family in Clearwater on Aug 1, then on to Disney Aug 4-8. We're staying at ASMovies and are so excited! We're driving, so no trouble packing everything for our awesome trip. Does anyone know if ASMovies has a coffe pot in the rooms? I didn't think to check and DH will go nuts without it. TIA!
We are going (hopefully) Nov 27 - Dec 7, We are definatly going!! But I haven't booked yet. I know, I know, what am I waiting for??? Well DS5 is having tons of trouble in school and I keep second guessing myself about taking him out of school next year. The problems are behavioral not academic, so he maybe okay ....but being that we are concerned that he may have ADHD or something else going on and this is new to me... I just keep hesitating. There is no other time that we can go ... so I should just bite the bullet and do it, Right??
Anyway we will probably stay at Pop Century or POFQ.
We are going (hopefully) Nov 27 - Dec 7, We are definatly going!! But I haven't booked yet. I know, I know, what am I waiting for??? Well DS5 is having tons of trouble in school and I keep second guessing myself about taking him out of school next year. The problems are behavioral not academic, so he maybe okay ....but being that we are concerned that he may have ADHD or something else going on and this is new to me... I just keep hesitating. There is no other time that we can go ... so I should just bite the bullet and do it, Right??
Anyway we will probably stay at Pop Century or POFQ.