Hi all!!! Welcome to the pre-trip thread of our next trip! We are myhappyplace (Amber, age 38 at time of trip), and my husband Mrhappyplace (David, age 46 at time of trip).
If you read our last trip report where we went on our first DCL cruise, you will recall that we booked our next trip while on board-we loved it that much! We have decided to add days on prior to the cruise, and possibly one on the end. We've never been during Christmastime, and I am so anxious to see the parks and resorts decorated for the season.
This is also our first trip renting points. We are using DVC Rental Store, our agent is Stephanie. So far the experience has been painless, and easy. I have never had a desire to stay at the Contemporary. I think I even remarked on that in my last report. But we simply could not pass up the proximity to MK and MK resorts, which will be where we spend the majority of our time looking at decorations. Now, I am actually looking forward to getting to stay at the BLT.
We hope to do a MVMCP on our arrival day if it is offered-December 1. If i am looking at past party dates correctly, it "should" be. We will be splitting one day between DHS and DAK., though we will probably do the majority of the day at AK because of Rivers of Light. Another day will be at Epcot. Then a full day for MK, plus the party. If we do indeed add the day at the end of our cruise, we will not go into a park, and just tour the resorts. As of now, we just have the stay prior to the cruise booked.
We won't be doing a dining plan, and just doing the majority of our meals at quick service. One exception is the morning of our full day in MK, we want to get an early breakfast at BOG. We really enjoyed it last year, and loved how early they let us in, which would be valuable decoration picture-taking time!!
OK, so tentative plans are as follows:
-Leave home late evening November 30th.
-December 1- arrival day at BLT, (hopefully) MVMCP
-December 2- Epcot
-December 3- DAK/DHS
-December 4- MK (with BOG breakfast)
-December 5 through 9- Disney Dream cruise
-December 9- possibly explore resorts, possibly AKL on rental points for one night. If not, head home.
Will update as we go along if and as things change!
If you read our last trip report where we went on our first DCL cruise, you will recall that we booked our next trip while on board-we loved it that much! We have decided to add days on prior to the cruise, and possibly one on the end. We've never been during Christmastime, and I am so anxious to see the parks and resorts decorated for the season.
This is also our first trip renting points. We are using DVC Rental Store, our agent is Stephanie. So far the experience has been painless, and easy. I have never had a desire to stay at the Contemporary. I think I even remarked on that in my last report. But we simply could not pass up the proximity to MK and MK resorts, which will be where we spend the majority of our time looking at decorations. Now, I am actually looking forward to getting to stay at the BLT.
We hope to do a MVMCP on our arrival day if it is offered-December 1. If i am looking at past party dates correctly, it "should" be. We will be splitting one day between DHS and DAK., though we will probably do the majority of the day at AK because of Rivers of Light. Another day will be at Epcot. Then a full day for MK, plus the party. If we do indeed add the day at the end of our cruise, we will not go into a park, and just tour the resorts. As of now, we just have the stay prior to the cruise booked.
We won't be doing a dining plan, and just doing the majority of our meals at quick service. One exception is the morning of our full day in MK, we want to get an early breakfast at BOG. We really enjoyed it last year, and loved how early they let us in, which would be valuable decoration picture-taking time!!
OK, so tentative plans are as follows:
-Leave home late evening November 30th.
-December 1- arrival day at BLT, (hopefully) MVMCP
-December 2- Epcot
-December 3- DAK/DHS
-December 4- MK (with BOG breakfast)
-December 5 through 9- Disney Dream cruise
-December 9- possibly explore resorts, possibly AKL on rental points for one night. If not, head home.
Will update as we go along if and as things change!
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My husband and I are planning our first Disney Cruise for May 2017 with a few days before in WDW just because I can't be that close and not go to the parks for at least a few days. Also, side note- I saw that you are from Winder and I have a lot of family in Winder as well. Small world 
. Have fun planning the rest of your trip!
