Are we all sitting comfortably. Then I shall begin...
I still have exactly 11 weeks until I return to WDW for what will be our 3rd visit so to try and contain my excitement (yeah right
) I thought I would give a go at writing my first pre-trip report!
But first, if you don't mind, I shall give you a brief history of myself and my experiences with the wonder that is Disney.
My first experience at a Disney park was when I visited DLP, but this was no ordinary visit, oh no. My first (of many) encounters at DLP was as part of Magic Music Days with a group that I used to sing with. We performed on the Fantasy Festival Stage so the curtain going up and seeing the castle for the very first time was an awesome experience. Especially as we had entered through the backstage area and that was the first view we had of the entire park!
Now until my first visit I had never really been on a rollercoaster so what was the first we went on. Yep it was Space mountain!!!
As you may tell I was a bit apprehensive but by the second go I was getting used to it!
And would even do strange poses sometimes when I knew a camera was coming up!
Between 1999 & 2002 many return trips were made to DLP, twice more performing in Magic Music Days and many others with various friends.
In 2002 a monumentus decision was made between myself and my sister that we would save up for a holiday in none other than Walt Disney World :sohappy:.
So we saved and planned for our trip which we decided to take between 15th January & 29th January 2004 staying at POR.
A lot happened during the lead up to our trip, worst of which was the unfortunate passing of our brother Shaun in September 03. We even talked of cancelling our trip as it would leave our mum at home on her own but she said that we should go as it would be just the break that we needed. And boy was she right!
Our first visit to WDW was sensational and I fell in love with Disney in a whole other way. Marvelling at the sheer size and spectacle of this glorious place and falling in love with attractions like Spaceship Earth, Tower of Terror and one of our personal favourites Splash Mountain
On our way home we obviously started talking about a return visit but on arrival home things happened that would prevent me, or so I thought (but more of that shortly), from returning until 2009, hence the title of this thread. So my planning began.......
I still have exactly 11 weeks until I return to WDW for what will be our 3rd visit so to try and contain my excitement (yeah right
) I thought I would give a go at writing my first pre-trip report!But first, if you don't mind, I shall give you a brief history of myself and my experiences with the wonder that is Disney.
My first experience at a Disney park was when I visited DLP, but this was no ordinary visit, oh no. My first (of many) encounters at DLP was as part of Magic Music Days with a group that I used to sing with. We performed on the Fantasy Festival Stage so the curtain going up and seeing the castle for the very first time was an awesome experience. Especially as we had entered through the backstage area and that was the first view we had of the entire park!
Now until my first visit I had never really been on a rollercoaster so what was the first we went on. Yep it was Space mountain!!!
As you may tell I was a bit apprehensive but by the second go I was getting used to it!
And would even do strange poses sometimes when I knew a camera was coming up!
Between 1999 & 2002 many return trips were made to DLP, twice more performing in Magic Music Days and many others with various friends.
In 2002 a monumentus decision was made between myself and my sister that we would save up for a holiday in none other than Walt Disney World :sohappy:.
So we saved and planned for our trip which we decided to take between 15th January & 29th January 2004 staying at POR.
A lot happened during the lead up to our trip, worst of which was the unfortunate passing of our brother Shaun in September 03. We even talked of cancelling our trip as it would leave our mum at home on her own but she said that we should go as it would be just the break that we needed. And boy was she right!
Our first visit to WDW was sensational and I fell in love with Disney in a whole other way. Marvelling at the sheer size and spectacle of this glorious place and falling in love with attractions like Spaceship Earth, Tower of Terror and one of our personal favourites Splash Mountain
On our way home we obviously started talking about a return visit but on arrival home things happened that would prevent me, or so I thought (but more of that shortly), from returning until 2009, hence the title of this thread. So my planning began.......
