Pre-Trip Here, in this hostile world, my story begins....

***Judy Dench or Jeremy Irons voice over optional


It takes (what feels like), 15,000 years to come up with my next bright idea: planning a trip for my wife and her mom so my wife would catch the Disney vacation bug and want to buy an AP! There was only one small problem, when they visit, I will have to stay behind.

Now, lets move ahead to the present in Atlanta, Georgia, because something is about to happen that will change the course of my future. I was digitally pounding reeds flat (typing on my computer) to create better record keeping plans for their February travels, finances, and unfortunately my own calendar plans which did not include me being at WDW. But it also brought with it the dawn of a great WDW trip in April!

At this point, my wife and MIL had taken over the trip I planned and I would have to stay home, which most of you already understand why. But my wife, who is as clever as a Phoenician came up with a solution! To create and plan a simple, relaxing trip in April to WDW for just us. Remember how easy it was to breeze through my last trip report full of beer pictures and swollen puffy eyes? Thank my wife- she invented this upcoming trip that will allow you to experience a brand new one!


Ok, ok, enough SE dialogue, lol. Lets get to it! As some of you have read in my other PTR, my wife and her mom are visiting in Feb which was a trip that took several changes and lots of waiting for an all clear from the Doctor. Giving away a Disney trip is not an easy thing to do, but they definitely need it and I will get "good husband" credit points for being so generous, hahaha! I was planning on cashing in my credit points to convince my wife to let me buy a 4 wheeler, but as she was planning their trip she asked if it would be ok if she got an AP. My response; Dilly Dilly!!! She was happy and she immediately asked if we could plan a trip in the Spring since it has been appx two yeas since we visited together. Another Dilly Dilly was in order. I was back to digitally pounding reeds flat on my computer and soon after I had trip booked!!

Who: My wife and I

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Where: 5 nights at BWV studio room.

The Boardwalk Resorts are are favorites (with AKL a close second). We spend a majority of our time in WS but I have a feeling that we will be in AK a lot this trip to try all the new food and booze offerings. She will get to experience it with her mom soon and that will help with planning our trip once she is more familiar.

You can also find us at Tune In Lounge early in the morning enjoying adult beverages

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Another favorite of ours is Crews Cup Lounge. Here is my wife reminding me that I am #1

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So much love!!! lol.

We have no yet started to plan any ADR's but are it looks like we have rain moving int Atlanta today which is dashing our plans of hitting the Atlanta Beer Fest taking place today. So the new plan is to find a good selection of craft brew, crank up Youtube and the MDE app make some plans this evening!

Updates coming soon. Thanks for following along everyone!
 
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RyPat

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Last week in April. Taphouse is a go, I repeat.....Taphouse is a go!!!! And you just earned a promotion in the Tambooo Lounge Club for proper spelling. Your stock is rising, young lady.
Maybe I'll see you guys at a lounge somewhere, Mom's must-do list is mostly trying drinks!

It's starting to sound like the list of people NOT going the last week of April is shorter than those who are...!
 

wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
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Quick update as we approach our travel dates and we have started to plan more ADR's as we will most likely get a TIW card. We had booked The Plaza after seeing the new menu (which looked good), however, my wife and her mom had lunch there a few weeks ago on their trip and their reviews were less than stellar. Not so much about the food, but the crowded and loud atmosphere. We have learned over the years not to write off a restaurant after just one visit but C was pretty hardcore about it, lol. Id love to hear anyone elses opinion/reviews of The Plaza.

She already cancelled our ADR at The Plaza (I told you she was hard core about it) and since she has still not been to BoG we are keeping our eyes on MDE to snag a lunch reservation. It is always easier to get an ADR at BoG at a 24 hour window as people cancel their reservations. IMO, BoG is pretty crowded and loud as well but it does have more room than Plaza.
 

krause

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we are keeping our eyes on MDE to snag a lunch reservation

Have you put in a request on the Touring Plans reservation finder? They will send you an email when one opens up! I don’t think you need to subscribe to use it either (although the $12 or whatever it is might be worth it). I’m not a huge fan of BoG but I definitely think everyone needs to do it at least once just to see inside!
 

wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
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If you’re just dying for a sit down at MK then head over to Skippers Canteen, it aint great just better than Plaza. Better yet take a short walk to The Wave.
Skipper Canteen was my first suggestion and she shot that down pretty quick. Good suggestion with The Wave. Thats a grand idea. Plus we can inhale the lobby smells too:cool:
 

bee

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If you’re just dying for a sit down at MK then head over to Skippers Canteen, it aint great just better than Plaza. Better yet take a short walk to The Wave.
Skipper Canteen was my first suggestion and she shot that down pretty quick. Good suggestion with The Wave. Thats a grand idea. Plus we can inhale the lobby smells too:cool:
Seconding The Wave. Good food, good drinks, much nicer atmosphere than any MK restaurant while still feeling casual enough that you can walk in wearing your park clothes.
 

wdisney9000

Truindenashendubapreser
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We are super excited as my wife and I havent visited together in over a year. I have visited several times with family in the last year and she has already been twice this year with her mom and finally we have trip for us.

We are also excited that this should be our last trip using AP room discount or renting DVC point because we recently became official DVC members! Those of you in the "Cool Kids Club" are already aware of this.

What is the "Cool Kids Club" you ask? Well, the first rule of CKC is you dont talk about CKC. JK, haha. It is basically the Club 33 of these forums:cool: started by our very own @TrolleyFollower91 . How does one become a member? Simple, you just have to private message @Tuvalu 3 times in one day and type the words "Tambooo" . Seriously though, DO NOT DO THAT!!! @lostpro9het and I are finally back on her good side after the Tambu/Tamboo wars raged on for months. If you have never been on the receiving end of a @Tuvalu snark attack you should keep it that way. Ok, ok, I am joking around. @Tuvalu is seriously one of the most sweet and kind people here and she has escalated bathroom pics and "Shirley" status to levels never dreamed of! And she is also a fellow ATL-ien like myself and @lostpro9het and as we say in Atlanta, "you dont want no problems!!!"

Back to the report. We will be at BWV for 6 nights and C has basically turned into an uber planner and has FP+ and ADR's all booked for each day. I told her that we park hop waaay to much to keep the schedule she has but she feels confident we will stick to it. I will be semi live posting during the trip and we shall see how steadfast her plans hold after she has a few cucumber margs each day.

As usual, I have absolutely nothing packed or even prepared to pack and I need to buy some new shorts and shirts so Im not wearing the same clothes as my last trip in our pictures. Ive got 9 days to finish training the current group of pups, shop for clothes and pack. Time to get to it! Thanks for following along and have a great day!!
 
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krisri18

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We are super excited as my wife and I havent visited together in over a year. I have visited several times with family in the last year and she has already been twice this year with her mom and finally we have trip for us.

We are also excited that this should be our last trip using AP room discount or renting DVC point because we recently became official DVC members! Those of you in the "Cool Kids Club" are already aware of this.

What is the "Cool Kids Club" you ask? Well, the first rule of CKC is you dont talk about CKC. JK, haha. It is basically the Club 33 of these forums:cool: started by our very own @TrolleyFollower91 . How does one become a member? Simple, you just have to private message @Tuvalu 3 times in one day and type the words "Tambooo" . Seriously though, DO NOT DO THAT!!! @lostpro9het and I are finally back on her good side after the Tambu/Tamboo wars raged on for months. If you have never been on the receiving end of a @Tuvalu snark attack you should keep it that way. Ok, ok, I am joking around. @Tuvalu is seriously one of the most sweet and kind people here and she has escalated bathroom pics and "Shirley" status to levels never dreamed of! And she is also a fellow ATL-ien like myself and @lostpro9het and as we say in Atlanta, "you dont want no problems!!!"

Back to the report. We will be at BWV for 6 nights and C has basically turned into an uber planner and has FP+ and ADR's all booked for each day. I told her that we park hop waaay to much to keep the schedule she has but she feels confident we will stick to it. I will be semi live posting during the trip and we shall see how steadfast her plans hold after she has a few cucumber margs each day.

As usual, I have absolutely nothing packed or even prepared to pack and I need to buy some new shorts and shirts so Im not wearing the same clothes as my last trip in our pictures. Ive got 9 days to finish training the current group of pups, shop for clothes and pack. Time to get to it! Thanks for following along and have a great day!!
The single digit countdown just makes it more real! We're at 12 days and haven't packed a darn thing either.
 

lostpro9het

Well-Known Member
We are super excited as my wife and I havent visited together in over a year. I have visited several times with family in the last year and she has already been twice this year with her mom and finally we have trip for us.

We are also excited that this should be our last trip using AP room discount or renting DVC point because we recently became official DVC members! Those of you in the "Cool Kids Club" are already aware of this.

What is the "Cool Kids Club" you ask? Well, the first rule of CKC is you dont talk about CKC. JK, haha. It is basically the Club 33 of these forums:cool: started by our very own @TrolleyFollower91 . How does one become a member? Simple, you just have to private message @Tuvalu 3 times in one day and type the words "Tambooo" . Seriously though, DO NOT DO THAT!!! @lostpro9het and I are finally back on her good side after the Tambu/Tamboo wars raged on for months. If you have never been on the receiving end of a @Tuvalu snark attack you should keep it that way. Ok, ok, I am joking around. @Tuvalu is seriously one of the most sweet and kind people here and she has escalated bathroom pics and "Shirley" status to levels never dreamed of! And she is also a fellow ATL-ien like myself and @lostpro9het and as we say in Atlanta, "you dont want no problems!!!"

Back to the report. We will be at BWV for 6 nights and C has basically turned into an uber planner and has FP+ and ADR's all booked for each day. I told her that we park hop waaay to much to keep the schedule she has but she feels confident we will stick to it. I will be semi live posting during the trip and we shall see how steadfast her plans hold after she has a few cucumber margs each day.

As usual, I have absolutely nothing packed or even prepared to pack and I need to buy some new shorts and shirts so Im not wearing the same clothes as my last trip in our pictures. Ive got 9 days to finish training the current group of pups, shop for clothes and pack. Time to get to it! Thanks for following along and have a great day!!
Someone had their coffee and redbull today!
 

Zipadeelady

Well-Known Member
As usual, I have absolutely nothing packed or even prepared to pack and I need to buy some new shorts and shirts so Im not wearing the same clothes as my last trip in our pictures. Ive got 9 days to finish training the current group of pups, shop for clothes and pack. Time to get to it! Thanks for following along and have a great day!!

So what you're saying is you need to go to the store and buy a couple of packs of white T-Shirts? :)
 

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