Pre-Trip Keeping My Fingers Crossed for June 2016

It's time to pull out the planning binder again!!

As of right now, we have:

"We" is me, Amy, my husband,Brian, and our three kids, Logan, Lily, and Owen. Here we are from the last trip we all took together in October 2011:

We have all been since then, just not at the same time!
Owen and I went with my mom in Dec. 2012.

And Brian and I went for my 40th birthday in November 2013.

Then the kids and I went to the parks and on a cruise in June 2014 with my parents and my brother's family.

And finally, Brian and I went on a cruise and to MK last October.

We've had a lot of upheaval recently, so we are not 100% sure we will be taking this trip, but I am being optimistic at this point!! However, we are not telling the kids until we know for sure. It is killing me to not be able to openly plan this trip!!
We have booked a 5 person room at Caribbean Beach Resort June 3-11, 2016. Brian and I honeymooned in the Jamaica section back in 1998, and we are hoping to stay there again!

I know there is a lot of hate for CBR on here, but we loved it on our honeymoon and Owen and I loved the pirate rooms on our 2012 trip, so I am really excited that they finally have rooms that have queen sized beds and sleep 5!! I figure we will take advantage this time, as next time we go we will need more than 1 bathroom, and Owen will be too big to sleep in the murphy bed!

We are obviously too far out to have any set plans yet, but you better believe that I already have the whole trip planned out in my head!!! We are going to spend our arrival day at the pool, hopefully have dinner at 'Ohana, and spend the evening at Downtown Disney/Disney Springs. We will have 2 days at MK, 2 days at Epcot, 1 day at AK, 1 day at DHS, and go to Typhoon Lagoon the remaining day during the week with a possible evening in MK. I still haven't decided how to spend departure day. A lot will depend on the timing of our flight. We will likely have breakfast at 'Ohana, then do some miniature golfing before returning to the airport, but we may hit a park if time allows. Dining plans include: 'Ohana (breakfast and dinner), Crystal Palace breakfast, Akershus breakfast, Garden Grill dinner, Tusker House breakfast, Mama Melrose Fantasmic! package, and 1900 Park Fare. I believe that we will be there during Star Wars weekends. I have no desire to fight the crowds during the weekend, but I'm hoping they will have the special dining during the week again, and I will try to schedule one or both of the character dining experiences for us. I'm also hoping to try to fit in the new Adventureland Veranda restaurant at MK. Also excited that the new night show will be open at AK. I don't really care, but Lily will be excited that the new Frozen ride should be open too.
I can't wait to share the plans with you all as they get firmed up!!
 

TheMouseFan

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So, I'm back.:( I had a little panic attack at Pop on Sunday night! I was checking out the welcome booklet to find the bounce back offer, and it still showed the room discount one that didn't include June!:eek: So I called and played innocent and said I hadn't found the one in the room but had heard there was a free dining one going on. Luckily, it was!! Ancil was awesome and got me all squared away quickly. We actually decided to book an extra day. Since I had to upgrade to the water parks and more anyway, we figured we'd add the extra day and hit both water parks! So we are booked June 2-11 at CBR with free dining and a request for Jamaica near the footbridge. Ancil also conveniently helped me cancel my previous reservation with no problems.

I had to leave for dance lessons as soon as I got home from the airport, so no pics or report yet, but I'll try to start one in the next few days.
 

fractal

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So, I'm back.:( I had a little panic attack at Pop on Sunday night! I was checking out the welcome booklet to find the bounce back offer, and it still showed the room discount one that didn't include June!:eek: So I called and played innocent and said I hadn't found the one in the room but had heard there was a free dining one going on. Luckily, it was!! Ancil was awesome and got me all squared away quickly. We actually decided to book an extra day. Since I had to upgrade to the water parks and more anyway, we figured we'd add the extra day and hit both water parks! So we are booked June 2-11 at CBR with free dining and a request for Jamaica near the footbridge. Ancil also conveniently helped me cancel my previous reservation with no problems.

I had to leave for dance lessons as soon as I got home from the airport, so no pics or report yet, but I'll try to start one in the next few days.

Extra days are always a good thing!
 

TheMouseFan

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Take two on the POG juice, and it was better this time! I never could find the box of passion fruit juice that @englanddg talked about, but I did find this at Walmart:
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Brian and I both thought it tasted more like the real thing this time!
 

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TheMouseFan

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I love your planning binders! That's so cool you got to go and book the Bounce Back! Glad it worked out for you! Following along!
Thanks! I'd be lost without my binders! It was a fun little impromptu trip! I'm just worried about what the kids are going to say about it when they finally find out!
 

TheMouseFan

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Got more Mickey mail today!
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It took a full month to get here after booking it! I just kind of figured I wasn't getting a new one since it took so long to get here!

And my list making has commenced!! I won't bore you with what is on every list, but I'll share what lists I have so far:
packing list of clothes for each of the 5 of us
packing list of toiletries for each of us
packing list of medications
packing list for our carry-on suitcase
packing list for my park bag
packing list for the kids backpacks for the plane
packing list of snacks/breakfast items for the room
shopping list of items to buy before leaving
shopping list of items to buy while we are there
must try food list
list of ADRs to make in 57 days
I'm sure I will come up with at least a few more before we leave!!
 

Figgy1

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Got more Mickey mail today!
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It took a full month to get here after booking it! I just kind of figured I wasn't getting a new one since it took so long to get here!

And my list making has commenced!! I won't bore you with what is on every list, but I'll share what lists I have so far:
packing list of clothes for each of the 5 of us
packing list of toiletries for each of us
packing list of medications
packing list for our carry-on suitcase
packing list for my park bag
packing list for the kids backpacks for the plane
packing list of snacks/breakfast items for the room
shopping list of items to buy before leaving
shopping list of items to buy while we are there
must try food list
list of ADRs to make in 57 days
I'm sure I will come up with at least a few more before we leave!!
I enjoy my lists and already heave mine set for next August LOL I bought some drink mixes yesterday for out trip as my boys are getting them as part of their Christmas gifts. When we have a Disney trip planned they get some of what goes in their new backpack for the trip.
 

TheMouseFan

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I enjoy my lists and already heave mine set for next August LOL I bought some drink mixes yesterday for out trip as my boys are getting them as part of their Christmas gifts. When we have a Disney trip planned they get some of what goes in their new backpack for the trip.
I sure am glad I'm not the only one!!
 

DisneyMorgan

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Got more Mickey mail today!
View attachment 113992
It took a full month to get here after booking it! I just kind of figured I wasn't getting a new one since it took so long to get here!

And my list making has commenced!! I won't bore you with what is on every list, but I'll share what lists I have so far:
packing list of clothes for each of the 5 of us
packing list of toiletries for each of us
packing list of medications
packing list for our carry-on suitcase
packing list for my park bag
packing list for the kids backpacks for the plane
packing list of snacks/breakfast items for the room
shopping list of items to buy before leaving
shopping list of items to buy while we are there
must try food list
list of ADRs to make in 57 days
I'm sure I will come up with at least a few more before we leave!!

Ummm I LOVE LOVE LOVE making lists!!!!!! My husband thinks i'm crazy for the lists I make but I love it! And outfit planning! I'm not sure when we are heading back to WDW, but we are booked for another cruise in 2017! Now I want to start making lists for that even though I have like 500 days til! LOL!
 

TheMouseFan

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Ummm I LOVE LOVE LOVE making lists!!!!!! My husband thinks i'm crazy for the lists I make but I love it! And outfit planning! I'm not sure when we are heading back to WDW, but we are booked for another cruise in 2017! Now I want to start making lists for that even though I have like 500 days til! LOL!
Yes, my husband just rolls his eyes at me! I've had these lists in my head for quite some time, I'm just now getting them on paper! I also love planning outfits! I have a general idea what I will be wearing every single day of this trip! I don't necessarily have the shirts bought yet, but I know what I want! Once again, my husband just rolls his eyes about this as well! He'll decide the day before we leave what he wants to pack. I guess we balance each other nicely!
 

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