Let's start with a little back story shall we? I've been going to "The World" for years (see my signature for details). Started taking DH the year we met (2004) and have been taking DS7 since he was 10m old. We are no strangers to vacationing at Walt Disney World yet somehow, we've never managed to really experience the Holidays on property. DH and I visited in December/January years ago when we had APs but they were quick day-trips only. We've never seen the Osborne Family Lights or the Dreamlights on Cindy's castle so lately we've been talking a lot about how "someday" we'd have to plan a trip during the Holidays.
We had some unexpected expenses over the past month that resulted in having to create some high interest credit card debt, as well as having to take a small loan from my father. DH and I decided we'd take out a loan from my 401(k) to get it all paid off and reduce our monthly payments.
As I was modeling the loan I said "I wonder how much the payment would change if we built in enough to go to Disney." We had a Free Dining PIN in my inbox that expired on 8/14 so it was awfully tempting. DH and I laughed and did our usual "wouldn't that be nice?" thing but then we modeled the loan and realized even with adding that in, our monthly "out" would still be less than it is now to pay the debts. We went back and forth for a good 3 hours about the pros and cons of doing it and then finally settled on "screw it, let's do it!"
The Players
Jenn/Mom = Me!
Bill/Dad = DH
Aaron = DS7
The Logistics
Arrival: Monday, December 2nd
Departure: Saturday, December 7th
Resort: Caribbean Beach - Standard View (the only non-deluxe left for PIN users)
Dining: Free Dining (DDP)
Tickets: 4-Day Park Hopper
Travel Method: Drive
ADRs
Monday: Chef Mickey's (5:15p)
Tuesday: Garden Grill (3:30p)
Wednesday: Crystal Palace (10:00a)
Wednesday: Be Our Guest (FP+ Arrival of 1:10-1:40)
Thursday: T-Rex (4:00p)
Friday: Boma (8:50a) - A first for us!
Friday: San Angel Inn (7:15p)
We're still debating doing MVMCP. We've never done it (obviously) but we also don't want to over extend ourselves so we'll see.
As of 10/18 we were able to add FP+ selections into the mix so figured I'd share what we came up with here as well!
Tuesday: TSMM, RNR and Fantasmic
Wednesday: PPF, Under the Sea and POTC
Thursday: Kilimanjaro Safaris, Nemo and Dinosaur
Friday: TT, Soarin' and Maelstrom
So there it is! Whatcha think folks?
We had some unexpected expenses over the past month that resulted in having to create some high interest credit card debt, as well as having to take a small loan from my father. DH and I decided we'd take out a loan from my 401(k) to get it all paid off and reduce our monthly payments.
As I was modeling the loan I said "I wonder how much the payment would change if we built in enough to go to Disney." We had a Free Dining PIN in my inbox that expired on 8/14 so it was awfully tempting. DH and I laughed and did our usual "wouldn't that be nice?" thing but then we modeled the loan and realized even with adding that in, our monthly "out" would still be less than it is now to pay the debts. We went back and forth for a good 3 hours about the pros and cons of doing it and then finally settled on "screw it, let's do it!"
The Players
Jenn/Mom = Me!
Bill/Dad = DH
Aaron = DS7
The Logistics
Arrival: Monday, December 2nd
Departure: Saturday, December 7th
Resort: Caribbean Beach - Standard View (the only non-deluxe left for PIN users)
Dining: Free Dining (DDP)
Tickets: 4-Day Park Hopper
Travel Method: Drive
ADRs
Monday: Chef Mickey's (5:15p)
Tuesday: Garden Grill (3:30p)
Wednesday: Crystal Palace (10:00a)
Wednesday: Be Our Guest (FP+ Arrival of 1:10-1:40)
Thursday: T-Rex (4:00p)
Friday: Boma (8:50a) - A first for us!
Friday: San Angel Inn (7:15p)
We're still debating doing MVMCP. We've never done it (obviously) but we also don't want to over extend ourselves so we'll see.
As of 10/18 we were able to add FP+ selections into the mix so figured I'd share what we came up with here as well!
Tuesday: TSMM, RNR and Fantasmic
Wednesday: PPF, Under the Sea and POTC
Thursday: Kilimanjaro Safaris, Nemo and Dinosaur
Friday: TT, Soarin' and Maelstrom
So there it is! Whatcha think folks?
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