Pre-Trip First crack at this posting stuff, hope I don't blow it!!!

Ok I’m going to give this a shot.

I’m new to the board but have lurked for some time now. I have learned a-lot of great stuff from all the different post, so I figured if I stared my first post with a pre-trip/trip report, I wouldn’t bother to many people if it sucks. “here goes.”

Some background on us, we are married 28 years, have a daughter in collage, and we try to get to Disney at least once a year (It is truly our Happy Place). For the past 8-10 times we have been going, I have been making a small planner type book with all our dinners, excursions, FP’s, and any other notes of things we wanted to do or remember.

Yes, I know, I have the Disney app on my phone, and yes, I know, I have My Disney Experience on my tablet and computer, but call me old school, I like to plan out on paper, arrange things so I can see everything at once and then figure out or dinners, FP, and excursions, it helps me to remember better. I did say I was OLD, and as my wife says, Anel!!

Anyway if you got this far into my story, instead of typing out my Pre-trip report I’ll just attach pictures of the small book I carry along with us. We have 18 days to go and it’s just my wife and I heading down this time, our daughter has her last year of collage to finish.

Thanks for looking, and will put up a Trip Report once we get going.

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I Know some days the FP selection is strange but we have a-lot of time to fit stuff in and some FP were not available.
 

DRD

Well-Known Member
I'm the same way when it comes to having things on paper. I kept a spreadsheet of all our FPs, ADRs, confirmation #s, etc in our backpack throughout the whole trip. Came in very handy a few years ago when the MDE app was in and out of service while we were at the park. Good snags on the fastpasses, especially Slinky Dog!
 

MinnieM123

Premium Member
I'm also a big fan of paper -- gotta have a Plan B when the electronics break down, right? ;) (Also, I just prefer paper anyway.)

You have some nice plans so far. And don't hesitate to change plans once you're there--sometimes, it's good to just go with the flow. (Also, keep in mind that sometimes attractions shut down for rain, etc., but you'll always be able to find something else to do when that happens.)
 

Tobes58

Well-Known Member
Original Poster
I'm also a big fan of paper -- gotta have a Plan B when the electronics break down, right? ;) (Also, I just prefer paper anyway.)

You have some nice plans so far. And don't hesitate to change plans once you're there--sometimes, it's good to just go with the flow. (Also, keep in mind that sometimes attractions shut down for rain, etc., but you'll always be able to find something else to do when that happens.)

Thanks MinnieM123, We will definitely be arranging the plans as we go. Some of the FP I booked just cause they were there like, FoTLK, I know we don't need a FP for that, took it because we have dinner at 6:15 that night and didn't want to get FP for EE and get messed up before dinner. LOL

We have 10 days so i'm sure plans will change a bit along the way, just like to have something to go by not go in cold. Thanks for looking at thispost, next up, I'll try my luck at a trip report.
 

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