Pre-Trip The Dole Whip Extravaganza

Hello everyone!! I would like to say "I'm back" but I suppose I never left. That is a sad reflection on the amount of times I have been to Disney in the last year. No complaints from my end though! Anyway, I am back (from yesterday, when I finished my report) to tell you about the trip we have coming up!

Who?
You can all breath a sigh of relief that you will no longer have to look at pictures of just my mom and I. Even she and I were getting sick of looking at ourselves ;)
From left to right the cast of our next trip is : Jills boyfriend Nick, me, my sister Jill, my Mom (Mary) and my Dad (Jeff)
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Sadly my other sister Betta and her fiancé are not coming. My nephew would only be 8 months old and my sister isn't ready to bring him. Don't worry though, he will grow up a Disney fan for sure!
Here Max is in his first Disney ears
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When?
Jill and Nick will be there from April 29 - May 6
My mom, Dad, and I will be there from April 30 - May 12...thats right 13 days!

Where?
We will all be staying at Port Orleans French Quarter again. Oh man was I desperate to upgrade. I even tried to get the bounce back on two rooms which I couldn't do. I had dreams of staying at the Wilderness Lodge again (which probably is a good thing we are not because of all the construction). We also had dreams of staying at the Polynesian. Every Buffalo Bills game Jill and I would play the 50:50 and waited for our numbers to be called so we could use the money to upgrade. Sadly, it never happened :p Especially for the amount of days my parents and I are going we really couldn't swing staying at a deluxe so maybe next time. Truth be told I really love POFQ anyway, especially the boat ride to Disney Springs! Plus I did get a bounce back for my room so thats something haha

Why?
We actually had planned this trip while at the Princess Half Marathon. I never expected to go to Disneyland and Disney World in-between that trip and this one. No specific reason for this trip other than we talked about doing another family trip and so we planned it (and booked it before our November trip). Actually our trip will coincide with the Flower and Garden Festival which we have never done before so thats nice! It will be nice to get away from this annoying weather!
So much snow in the forecast :hungover:
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What's with the title?
Some of you with good memories (from way back in my first trip report) may remember that I actually do not like Dole Whips. However, I saw this gem on Facebook yesterday...
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I promptly sent this to Jill (who has never actually had a Dole Whip before) and she was excited about this so hence a title was born :)
Maybe the rum will make me like it better (do note, I do know you can get a Dole Whip with rum all year long but I have never actually had one haha)

Some prep work:
For me, planning a Disney vacation is half the fun! I spend endless amounts of time on the Disney website reading menus, figuring out what times the parks open, trying to arrange days and trying to pick out Fast Passes that everyone wants. This year I am pleased to say my mom and Jill have really caught the planning bug. My Dad was the one who planned all our trips before I took over the year Magic + started. So, I really should not leave him out as one of the planners, he just takes a back seat role now :) Jill made these super cool Mousekeeping envelopes:
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I really could not be outdone so I had to make my own (with my mom's help)...I even bought a Mickey Mouse shaped punch (thats a table-pad for our dining room table in the background in case you were trying to figure out why it looks so ratty...usually tablecloths go over haha)
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This was my Dads contribution to the project :happy: We all got a little carried away with the punch. Actually he did sit down and help us glue things too which was nice!
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Jill is even arranging some "themed" days for us. I used to say I didn't like when families wore matching things or similar themes but seeing as how my mom and I matched on several occurrences it actually started growing on us. Our two themed days are: Buffalo Bills gear and favorite ride shirts :) Jill and I also have matching Disney themed Big Sister Little Sister shirts to wear

Next up: Dining Plans
 

Doc Disney

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I work part time as a dental assistant in Williamsville! Have a great trip!!
Oh really?! What a small world :) Also, half my family is in the dental profession as well :)

Thanks! I've been wanting to spiff up my band but not ruin it.
I strongly considered drawing an Ariel silhouette with a Sharpie! You may have saved me from a MB fail ;-)

Oh no! Sharpie!!! hahaha glad I could help put before that happened ;)
 

Doc Disney

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Well we are leaving in 18 days and I still haven't made an attempt to pack! I am usually packed by now haha! I just need to buckle down and do it but it usually takes me a few hours (I have issues) so I haven't found the motivation yet. I will soon. Now that is starting to finally get warm out (we had yet another weird snow storm on Sunday night with yet more snow on the ground!) it will probably motivate me :) On a side note my Disney dreams are coming back meaning Disney is definitely close. I always get weird dreams like I forgot to take pictures/film my trips, we are stuck on a ride forever or we don't leave the hotel at all. My mom and sister have similar dreams too. So weird!
 

MerMom1981

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Well we are leaving in 18 days and I still haven't made an attempt to pack! I am usually packed by now haha! I just need to buckle down and do it but it usually takes me a few hours (I have issues) so I haven't found the motivation yet. I will soon. Now that is starting to finally get warm out (we had yet another weird snow storm on Sunday night with yet more snow on the ground!) it will probably motivate me :) On a side note my Disney dreams are coming back meaning Disney is definitely close. I always get weird dreams like I forgot to take pictures/film my trips, we are stuck on a ride forever or we don't leave the hotel at all. My mom and sister have similar dreams too. So weird!

Super weird. That totally happens to me! Last trip I dreamed we forgot to buy tickets! :eek:
 

Doc Disney

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11 days to go eek!!! I literally can not believe its so soon! I was thinking about it yesterday and when I got back in November I kept telling myself I just had to get through my Cardiac critical care month and my Inpatient Peds month and I would almost be to Disney and I can't believe those rotations are over (thank goodness!) and I am in the home stretch with a little bit of Orthopedic surgery to get me to the end!
I am almost finished packing! Now just need to get my hair done, nails done, etc etc etc wow theres a lot of work before vacation haha
 

Brian & Jill

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11 days to go eek!!! I literally can not believe its so soon! I was thinking about it yesterday and when I got back in November I kept telling myself I just had to get through my Cardiac critical care month and my Inpatient Peds month and I would almost be to Disney and I can't believe those rotations are over (thank goodness!) and I am in the home stretch with a little bit of Orthopedic surgery to get me to the end!
I am almost finished packing! Now just need to get my hair done, nails done, etc etc etc wow theres a lot of work before vacation haha
We are at 18 days out!!!!! I cannot believe how quick our trip is getting here. You are ahead of us we haven't had time to even think of getting the luggage out yet. Glad to hear you are almost done with your rotations. Now that nice weather is here we been busy doing outside work around the house and getting the vehicles cleaned inside and out oh and also trying to pickup an extra shift or 2 a week. Gotta make that "Mickey Money".
 

Doc Disney

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WOW, you are close! And great plans, both dining and FP!! Still in your countdown but have a more than magical stay!

Thanks for following along!

We are at 18 days out!!!!! I cannot believe how quick our trip is getting here. You are ahead of us we haven't had time to even think of getting the luggage out yet. Glad to hear you are almost done with your rotations. Now that nice weather is here we been busy doing outside work around the house and getting the vehicles cleaned inside and out oh and also trying to pickup an extra shift or 2 a week. Gotta make that "Mickey Money".

hahaha you guys are like my Dad...we actually just went to buy him a suitcase today so he obviously hasn't had to pack! Crazy how fast everything is coming along!
 

Doc Disney

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What is it about the final week of work that drags so much? Ugh this week seems to be going so slow and is crazy busy! Its also in the last week I buy tons of stuff for the trip I really don't need i.e. extra phone chargers, a new running shirt that matches nothing I own, etc etc haha. Amazon must really hate me and my two day shipping...haha!
 

Doc Disney

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Wish I was going soon, it's cold and I need some Disney :(

I will send some warm thoughts your way! Its freezing here at home too :oops:

Following along and looking forward to your report! Have fun!!

Thanks for following along!!

I'm the same way! Just panicked and ordered a new backup phone charger last night and i'm leaving Friday! Haha. Still hope we somehow cross paths :)

hahah glad I'm not the only one!!! Yes I'm hoping so too I will definitely keep my eyes out and make everyone look out too!!!!
 

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