bubbles1812
Well-Known Member
Hello WDWmagic forum! It's my first time posting though I've been a long time reader so bear with me. I am hopefully planning a trip with a friend of mine for early December 2012 (around the 10th) as a "hey we made it through another semester of medical school without going insane, lets celebrate!" trip and I have a few questions. I'm going to bold my actual questions and then if you want to read my intro my brief accounts of previous Disney trips, you can but as you can see it's long so I won't be offended if you don't...I just wanted to put it out there to explain why I love Disney and I know some people enjoy reading about other's Disney experiences
Obviously no promotions will be released for late in the year yet but could anyone give me an idea of what they have been like in the past? I talked to a person on Disney.com and she recommended booking now and then I *may* be able to modify my reservations once those deals are released...but that *may* made me kind of nervous that if I find something I might not be able to apply it by booking now. Anyone have any suggestions? And on that note, how early should I be getting tickets for the Candlelight Processional and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party? I'm super excited about new Fantasyland hoping the beauty and the beast area and little mermaid ride will be open by that time but the "late 2012" Disney has on their website is certainly frustrating isnt it? :lol:
And since this is my first post...I little about my Disney experiences. My first trip to Disney was when I was 7 and my brothers were 5 and 3 (stayed at Dixie Landings when it was still called that). I can't honestly remember that much about the trip other than that my youngest brother was absolutely obsessed with Pirates of the Caribbean. Our last night of that trip we had a Pirates marathon where we raced to see how many times we could ride that sucker before closing (10x).
Second trip was over the week of my 10th bday (best bday ever!) and we stayed at the Poly. I got three free birthday cakes on my birthday and my dad took just me out that night to the MK. I got to choose the rides I wanted to ride, eat what I want, got a silly portrait done, and watch the fireworks...it's a really special memory that I share with my dad. My other fav memory from that trip was that we were walking along randomly (forget specifically where) and out of a door came Snow White and all 7 Dwarves! No one else had yet really noticed they were there so we got to take our time and get autographs and pictures before any lines started forming...and a picture with a 7 dwarves together.
Third trip, we stayed at Beach, when I was 13 (can't tell you how much I love that resort). Fav memory of that trip is going out with my mom autograph hunting...we met Jafar, Aladdin, and Jasmine (had never met a villian before so Jafar made my day). Also did Cinderella's Royal Table. I had never been up in the castle before so I was in heaven. The Godmother was even there! (or well right outside anyways)
4th trip was a mini one...parents felt guilty that the middle brother was on a 3 week choir tour of Europe (yeah, I was jealous too...) so mom booked a trip to the Hard Rock Hotel/Universal/Sea World. I do enjoy those parks but there was no way I was standing for us being that close to Disney without going. Youngest brother loves soccer so we went the ESPN club on the Boardwalk to watch the World Cup while I *magically* found my way over to Epcot. I also persuaded the parents to have us be in MK on the 4th of July (which would probably seem like a bad idea given the crowds...but we're pretty good when it comes to timing fastpasses and planning which rides to hit when. didnt have more than a 20 min wait the whole day )
5th trip (and last)...whereas most high school seniors chose to go to Mexico for senior trips, my best friend and I went to Disney (Port Orleans Riverside...aka Dixie Landings again). Was a really special trip/memory and Philharmagic became a new favorite...we just absolutely adore that attraction. Everest had just opened so we saw the Yeti in A mode too. We rode that ride 5x in a row. I also met Aurora (the last princess I hadn't met)...she wasn't yet common in the parks so I was super excited. Yes I was 17 and I totally know it's just an actor but it's still special to me to meet the characters (my fav all time character greet besides the 7 dwarves was meeting Darkwing Duck, Launchpad McQuack, and Roger Rabbit...all three were together and it was very random).
Ok...that was really long winded and maybe there was a better place for introductions but I couldn't find it and I wanted to share some of why I love Disney. Anyways, I'm super excited to (hopefully) begin planning a new trip and get back to that magical place
Obviously no promotions will be released for late in the year yet but could anyone give me an idea of what they have been like in the past? I talked to a person on Disney.com and she recommended booking now and then I *may* be able to modify my reservations once those deals are released...but that *may* made me kind of nervous that if I find something I might not be able to apply it by booking now. Anyone have any suggestions? And on that note, how early should I be getting tickets for the Candlelight Processional and Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party? I'm super excited about new Fantasyland hoping the beauty and the beast area and little mermaid ride will be open by that time but the "late 2012" Disney has on their website is certainly frustrating isnt it? :lol:
And since this is my first post...I little about my Disney experiences. My first trip to Disney was when I was 7 and my brothers were 5 and 3 (stayed at Dixie Landings when it was still called that). I can't honestly remember that much about the trip other than that my youngest brother was absolutely obsessed with Pirates of the Caribbean. Our last night of that trip we had a Pirates marathon where we raced to see how many times we could ride that sucker before closing (10x).
Second trip was over the week of my 10th bday (best bday ever!) and we stayed at the Poly. I got three free birthday cakes on my birthday and my dad took just me out that night to the MK. I got to choose the rides I wanted to ride, eat what I want, got a silly portrait done, and watch the fireworks...it's a really special memory that I share with my dad. My other fav memory from that trip was that we were walking along randomly (forget specifically where) and out of a door came Snow White and all 7 Dwarves! No one else had yet really noticed they were there so we got to take our time and get autographs and pictures before any lines started forming...and a picture with a 7 dwarves together.
Third trip, we stayed at Beach, when I was 13 (can't tell you how much I love that resort). Fav memory of that trip is going out with my mom autograph hunting...we met Jafar, Aladdin, and Jasmine (had never met a villian before so Jafar made my day). Also did Cinderella's Royal Table. I had never been up in the castle before so I was in heaven. The Godmother was even there! (or well right outside anyways)
4th trip was a mini one...parents felt guilty that the middle brother was on a 3 week choir tour of Europe (yeah, I was jealous too...) so mom booked a trip to the Hard Rock Hotel/Universal/Sea World. I do enjoy those parks but there was no way I was standing for us being that close to Disney without going. Youngest brother loves soccer so we went the ESPN club on the Boardwalk to watch the World Cup while I *magically* found my way over to Epcot. I also persuaded the parents to have us be in MK on the 4th of July (which would probably seem like a bad idea given the crowds...but we're pretty good when it comes to timing fastpasses and planning which rides to hit when. didnt have more than a 20 min wait the whole day )
5th trip (and last)...whereas most high school seniors chose to go to Mexico for senior trips, my best friend and I went to Disney (Port Orleans Riverside...aka Dixie Landings again). Was a really special trip/memory and Philharmagic became a new favorite...we just absolutely adore that attraction. Everest had just opened so we saw the Yeti in A mode too. We rode that ride 5x in a row. I also met Aurora (the last princess I hadn't met)...she wasn't yet common in the parks so I was super excited. Yes I was 17 and I totally know it's just an actor but it's still special to me to meet the characters (my fav all time character greet besides the 7 dwarves was meeting Darkwing Duck, Launchpad McQuack, and Roger Rabbit...all three were together and it was very random).
Ok...that was really long winded and maybe there was a better place for introductions but I couldn't find it and I wanted to share some of why I love Disney. Anyways, I'm super excited to (hopefully) begin planning a new trip and get back to that magical place