Nals
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Apr 25, 2013
Hello all and welcome to my first trip report for Disney EVER!
This trip includes myself, my 6 year old princess/daughter and my mother. I've broken my trip report down into chapters with links and the introduction to the fam is below in this same post! Thanks for stopping by!
Introductions- http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51429365&postcount=1
Day 1
I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day-Megara
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51429591&postcount=2
For the first time in forever!-Anna http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51435772&postcount=10
For the first time in forever!-Anna Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51452794&postcount=14
All you need is faith and trust and a little bit of pixie dust-Peter Pan http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51528895&postcount=15
You can do magic believe it or not-Fairy Godmother http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51599115&postcount=16
The cold never bothered me anyway-Elsa http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51599309&postcount=17
OOOOOOH Sing Sweet Nightingale-Drusilla http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51704923&postcount=20
Yodal-ay-hee-ho!-Jessie http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51705266&postcount=22
Day 2
I want to shove some chocolate in my face!-Anna http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51706384&postcount=25
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere!-Belle http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51852580&postcount=30
My baby's all grown up and saving China!-Mushu http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51888176&postcount=31[/URL]
You ain't never had a friend like me!-Genie http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52135356&postcount=32[/URL]
Day 3
I'll live here in the jungle all my life-Mowgli http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52444511&postcount=34
Hakuna Matata what a wonderful phrase- Pumba http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52448946&postcount=35
Do you think this water is sanitary?- Tantor http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52599467&postcount=36
Tut tut it looks like rain- Winnie the Pooh http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52599946&postcount=37
Ladies don't start fights but they can finish them- Marie Part 1 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52600197&postcount=38
Ladies don't start fights but they can finish them- Marie Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52600399&postcount=39
Day 4
Just Keep Swimming- Dory http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52635822&postcount=40
I'm packing an extra pair of shoes and your angry eyes just in case- Mrs. Potato Head
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52636014&postcount=41
If you are what you eat then I only want to eat the good stuff- Ratatouille
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52754198&postcount=42
Speed. I am speed- Lightning Mcqueen http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52754413&postcount=43
Day 5
I was a girl in the village doing all right- Sofia http://www.disboards.com/threads/it...date-x2-12-14-14.3277063/page-3#post-53166962
The Doc is in and she'll fix you up- Doc Mcstuffins http://www.disboards.com/threads/it...date-x2-12-14-14.3277063/page-3#post-53435959
I took it upon myself to plan this trip in 3 months all because I have horrible ocd and wouldn't have trusted anyone else to do it plus I making spreadsheets and lists and lists for my lists... you get the idea! I made minute to minute touring plans and itineraries and put them all in my custom Disney folder. I'm also a firm believer in the use of lots of exclamation points and parentheses as you shall see going forward.
I had been tossing around the idea of taking my daughter to Disney for a few years and I figured she was a great age right now and wanted her to remember as much as possible since this may be our one and only trip. After deciding on dates my mom asked if she could come too and would split the cost. Sure! More money to shop or buy coordinating outfits! So it was then made my mission to get the perfect ADR's (we did the Disney dining plan) on the perfect park days at the perfect time of year and make the perfect touring plans. Piece of cake right!? Cause everything goes the way you plan in Disney! We arrived on April 26th and left on May 3rd staying at POR.
I was pretty sure I had all our bases covered. I chose a week that was between 3's and 5's on the crowd calendar, ADR's made and changed about 17,500 times, fp+ sorted out including 2 for Anna and Elsa and a "spot holder" just in case Mine Train opened while we were there and highlighted (in a different color of course) touring plans and maps. We started our countdown chain at 60 days so we were more than ready when it was time!
I had originally booked CBR but after checking the website every day for a month I managed to score a reservation at POR for $30 total more then what we were paying so I jumped on it. I liked the fact that POR had the queen size beds as my daughter and I bunked together and she's a restless sleeper.
After what seemed like forever it was finally here!
A little background on our players!
DD 6 Ella:
Occupation: Princess/Kindergartner/ maker of messes and light of my life
1st trip to Disney World!
Favorite things: Belle, Frozen, Pizza we had it 3 times on this trip, dressing up, dance class talking, soccer
Favorite ride: Peter Pan and test track, Soarin, Enchanted Tales with Belle
Least favorite: Tower of Terror (still having issues with this) Expedition Everest, going home
Mom Vicki age as old as she feels:
Occupation: Retired/Grandma/Cause of my gray hair but we love her
3rd trip to Disney World. She told everyone that would listen that she went 6 months after it was open on her honeymoon and took me in the early 80's when I was 6 (I told her she could leave that part of the story out from now on)
Favorite things: Is driving me crazy a thing? Talking to people, the Prince at 1900 Park Fare (yes she stalked him) Akershus, apple cranberry cake from Liberty Tree Tavern
Favorite ride: Soarin, Test Track
Least favorite: Narcoossee's
And last but not least Moi!
Me: 30ish (or 29 plus a few)
Occupation: Social Service worker/mommy/ ocd planner/ maker of many lists
2nd trip to Disney but first since I was 6
Favorite things: Akershus, Wishes I cried... a lot, Princesses Aurora and Ariel, shopping, I loved Downtown Disney and Epcot, orange dole whips (Heaven in ice cream form)
Favorite ride: Pirates of the Caribbean, Test Track, Peter Pan, It's a Small World
Least favorite: Narcoossee's Tower of Terror
Now that we're all acquainted let's get this report started shall we!
This trip includes myself, my 6 year old princess/daughter and my mother. I've broken my trip report down into chapters with links and the introduction to the fam is below in this same post! Thanks for stopping by!
Introductions- http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51429365&postcount=1
Day 1
I'm a damsel. I'm in distress. I can handle this. Have a nice day-Megara
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51429591&postcount=2
For the first time in forever!-Anna http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51435772&postcount=10
For the first time in forever!-Anna Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51452794&postcount=14
All you need is faith and trust and a little bit of pixie dust-Peter Pan http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51528895&postcount=15
You can do magic believe it or not-Fairy Godmother http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51599115&postcount=16
The cold never bothered me anyway-Elsa http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51599309&postcount=17
OOOOOOH Sing Sweet Nightingale-Drusilla http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51704923&postcount=20
Yodal-ay-hee-ho!-Jessie http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51705266&postcount=22
Day 2
I want to shove some chocolate in my face!-Anna http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51706384&postcount=25
I want adventure in the great wide somewhere!-Belle http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51852580&postcount=30
My baby's all grown up and saving China!-Mushu http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51888176&postcount=31[/URL]
You ain't never had a friend like me!-Genie http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52135356&postcount=32[/URL]
Day 3
I'll live here in the jungle all my life-Mowgli http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52444511&postcount=34
Hakuna Matata what a wonderful phrase- Pumba http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52448946&postcount=35
Do you think this water is sanitary?- Tantor http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52599467&postcount=36
Tut tut it looks like rain- Winnie the Pooh http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52599946&postcount=37
Ladies don't start fights but they can finish them- Marie Part 1 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52600197&postcount=38
Ladies don't start fights but they can finish them- Marie Part 2 http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52600399&postcount=39
Day 4
Just Keep Swimming- Dory http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52635822&postcount=40
I'm packing an extra pair of shoes and your angry eyes just in case- Mrs. Potato Head
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52636014&postcount=41
If you are what you eat then I only want to eat the good stuff- Ratatouille
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52754198&postcount=42
Speed. I am speed- Lightning Mcqueen http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52754413&postcount=43
Day 5
I was a girl in the village doing all right- Sofia http://www.disboards.com/threads/it...date-x2-12-14-14.3277063/page-3#post-53166962
The Doc is in and she'll fix you up- Doc Mcstuffins http://www.disboards.com/threads/it...date-x2-12-14-14.3277063/page-3#post-53435959
I took it upon myself to plan this trip in 3 months all because I have horrible ocd and wouldn't have trusted anyone else to do it plus I making spreadsheets and lists and lists for my lists... you get the idea! I made minute to minute touring plans and itineraries and put them all in my custom Disney folder. I'm also a firm believer in the use of lots of exclamation points and parentheses as you shall see going forward.
I had been tossing around the idea of taking my daughter to Disney for a few years and I figured she was a great age right now and wanted her to remember as much as possible since this may be our one and only trip. After deciding on dates my mom asked if she could come too and would split the cost. Sure! More money to shop or buy coordinating outfits! So it was then made my mission to get the perfect ADR's (we did the Disney dining plan) on the perfect park days at the perfect time of year and make the perfect touring plans. Piece of cake right!? Cause everything goes the way you plan in Disney! We arrived on April 26th and left on May 3rd staying at POR.
I was pretty sure I had all our bases covered. I chose a week that was between 3's and 5's on the crowd calendar, ADR's made and changed about 17,500 times, fp+ sorted out including 2 for Anna and Elsa and a "spot holder" just in case Mine Train opened while we were there and highlighted (in a different color of course) touring plans and maps. We started our countdown chain at 60 days so we were more than ready when it was time!
I had originally booked CBR but after checking the website every day for a month I managed to score a reservation at POR for $30 total more then what we were paying so I jumped on it. I liked the fact that POR had the queen size beds as my daughter and I bunked together and she's a restless sleeper.
After what seemed like forever it was finally here!
A little background on our players!
DD 6 Ella:
Occupation: Princess/Kindergartner/ maker of messes and light of my life
1st trip to Disney World!
Favorite things: Belle, Frozen, Pizza we had it 3 times on this trip, dressing up, dance class talking, soccer
Favorite ride: Peter Pan and test track, Soarin, Enchanted Tales with Belle
Least favorite: Tower of Terror (still having issues with this) Expedition Everest, going home
Mom Vicki age as old as she feels:
Occupation: Retired/Grandma/Cause of my gray hair but we love her
3rd trip to Disney World. She told everyone that would listen that she went 6 months after it was open on her honeymoon and took me in the early 80's when I was 6 (I told her she could leave that part of the story out from now on)
Favorite things: Is driving me crazy a thing? Talking to people, the Prince at 1900 Park Fare (yes she stalked him) Akershus, apple cranberry cake from Liberty Tree Tavern
Favorite ride: Soarin, Test Track
Least favorite: Narcoossee's
And last but not least Moi!
Me: 30ish (or 29 plus a few)
Occupation: Social Service worker/mommy/ ocd planner/ maker of many lists
2nd trip to Disney but first since I was 6
Favorite things: Akershus, Wishes I cried... a lot, Princesses Aurora and Ariel, shopping, I loved Downtown Disney and Epcot, orange dole whips (Heaven in ice cream form)
Favorite ride: Pirates of the Caribbean, Test Track, Peter Pan, It's a Small World
Least favorite: Narcoossee's Tower of Terror
Now that we're all acquainted let's get this report started shall we!
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