Hey there guys! As I impatiently await my trip back to Disney World I have been reading a lot of your trip reports. I love reading them and I love writing and talking about Disney so I figured I would give it a go as well.
Last Trip:
I took my first trip to Disney world toward the end of May 2014 with some of my family. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I was not exactly wowed by this hotel. We had two rooms. The room I stayed in was missing the mini fridge...the other room was missing their remote and it took several calls to get them to actually bring one. The room was clean. The beds were comfy. It was like an ice box in our room, which two out of three of us loved. We couldn't get the ac to not be so cold though, but it was perfect for me.
We were only there for three and a half days. The day we arrived, three more days, then we left. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't a good trip. Lets just say we were the ultimate Disney World Newbies and didn't know how to use things like Fastpasses (never used a single one. The only bad wait was my sister and I waiting for 7DMT though. So Disney can be done with out fastpasses) We always did Dining Reservations the morning off and got all the places we wanted at the time. Crystal palace, Hollywood and Vine. We did a deluxe dining plan which was way more than we needed. Thought we were basically limited to mickey ice cream bars and the popcorn/bags of chips snacks. We were so short on time we tried to pack the days and didn't let the small children properly rest so they got cranky, parents got cranky, everyone else got cranky. Add in that I was dealing with mysterious health issues (turned out to be toxic mold in my wall from a leaky roof. So I was actually feeling better out of my house, but not 100%) along with recovering from hand, foot, mouth disease. While I was well past the contagious part, I had to deal with blisters on the bottom of my feet the entire time. We had fun, but had we actually looked into things it could have been better.
Coming Trip:
Dates: May 5th through May 12th
Resort: All Star Movies, requested preferred Toy Story room. Super excited about this resort! Value or not, the theme of it is amazing and it's just going to feel Disney-ish the entire time. (Caribbean was pretty, but didn't feel as in your face Disney as this one will.) I am a huge 101 Dalmatians lover and we have three in our party obsessed with Toy Story right now.
Dining Plan: Disney Dining Plan
Plans: (I don't have all the plans just yet. I will be getting an update on this hopefully Monday night and will be able to update you guys Tuesday night.) We also aren't big planners. So basically the plans will just include a general idea. Not going to list rides. Only going to list Fastpass and Reservations
May 5th: (Arrival in Orlando at 2:30pm)
-Pictures at the Resort
-Swimming at the Resort
-Shopping/Browsing in Downtown Disney
-Dinner at the Resort
-Resort hop to Art of Animation for more pictures.
May 6th: (MK)
-Magic Kingdom rope drop
-Peter Pans Flight for first ride while the others go to Anna and Elsa (Unless they happen to get a fastpass by then)
-Grab a Cinnamon Roll from Gaston's. (I really want one.)
-More rides/Pictures
-Lunch Reservations at Tony's Town Square restaurant at 12:45 (So excited! My pick because I LOVE Lady and The Tramp)
Fastpasses:
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin: 1:25-2:25
Seven Dwarfs Mine train: 2:55-3:55
-More rides
-Parade
-Wishes
May 7th: (AK)
-Sleep in a bit
-Do breakfast somewhere probably
-Wander a bit to check out animals and get pictures
Fastpasses:
-Kilimanjora Safari: 11:20-12:20
-Expedition Everest: 1:20-2:20
-Nemo Musical: 2:30-2:50
-More rides, Trails. I want to do Kali River Rapids at some point.
-Dinner somewhere
-Swimming at the Resort, Might go to illuminations
May 8th: (Epcot)
-Sleep in again
-Snack for Breakfast
-Head to Epcot
-Test Track
-Explore (We were only at Epcot a few hours last time and only rode Nemo)
-Lunch at Electric Umbrella
-Me and my eldest niece will hit up our Soarin' fastpass between 1 and 2 while the others do Nemo.
-Nemo
-Maybe hit Turtle Talk at some point
-Back to the resort for a bit
-Chef Mickey's Reservations at 7:25pm
May 9th: (Magic Kingdom)
Most likely going to sleep in once again
No real plans today except for...
Breakfast at the castle at 10:05am
Also my one sister and I will probably hit up the late extra magic hours here.
May 10th: (Most likely Hollywood Studios)
No plans at all for this day as of yet, but will probably be Hollywood Studios and therefore Fantasmic.
May 11th:
No plans as of yet, but it is our last day so it will include downtown disney and swimming at the resort again.
May 12th:
We leave bright and early. We find it best to get super early flights because then we all just sleep the entire flight home.
My Goals for this Trip:
~New and more Disney pictures of myself now that I am feeling better and looking better.
~Get a blue refillable mug from the resort
-Buy better, more amazing snacks
-Eat tons of food.
-See Fantasmic, Illuminations, and the water pageant
-Ride Peter Pan, Little Mermaid, and Kali River Rapids
-Collect a new giraffe item
-Purchase a Lady and a Dumbo stuffed baby (The ones that are wrapped in blankets.)
-Not spend all my money on stuffed animals this time.
-Purchase pet items for my three fur babies
At some point later I will be adding a "Meet the Group" post so you can get to know us a bit. Hope I do a good job and you all enjoy!
Last Trip:
I took my first trip to Disney world toward the end of May 2014 with some of my family. We stayed at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I was not exactly wowed by this hotel. We had two rooms. The room I stayed in was missing the mini fridge...the other room was missing their remote and it took several calls to get them to actually bring one. The room was clean. The beds were comfy. It was like an ice box in our room, which two out of three of us loved. We couldn't get the ac to not be so cold though, but it was perfect for me.
We were only there for three and a half days. The day we arrived, three more days, then we left. It wasn't bad, but it wasn't a good trip. Lets just say we were the ultimate Disney World Newbies and didn't know how to use things like Fastpasses (never used a single one. The only bad wait was my sister and I waiting for 7DMT though. So Disney can be done with out fastpasses) We always did Dining Reservations the morning off and got all the places we wanted at the time. Crystal palace, Hollywood and Vine. We did a deluxe dining plan which was way more than we needed. Thought we were basically limited to mickey ice cream bars and the popcorn/bags of chips snacks. We were so short on time we tried to pack the days and didn't let the small children properly rest so they got cranky, parents got cranky, everyone else got cranky. Add in that I was dealing with mysterious health issues (turned out to be toxic mold in my wall from a leaky roof. So I was actually feeling better out of my house, but not 100%) along with recovering from hand, foot, mouth disease. While I was well past the contagious part, I had to deal with blisters on the bottom of my feet the entire time. We had fun, but had we actually looked into things it could have been better.Coming Trip:
Dates: May 5th through May 12th
Resort: All Star Movies, requested preferred Toy Story room. Super excited about this resort! Value or not, the theme of it is amazing and it's just going to feel Disney-ish the entire time. (Caribbean was pretty, but didn't feel as in your face Disney as this one will.) I am a huge 101 Dalmatians lover and we have three in our party obsessed with Toy Story right now.
Dining Plan: Disney Dining Plan
Plans: (I don't have all the plans just yet. I will be getting an update on this hopefully Monday night and will be able to update you guys Tuesday night.) We also aren't big planners. So basically the plans will just include a general idea. Not going to list rides. Only going to list Fastpass and Reservations
May 5th: (Arrival in Orlando at 2:30pm)
-Pictures at the Resort
-Swimming at the Resort
-Shopping/Browsing in Downtown Disney
-Dinner at the Resort
-Resort hop to Art of Animation for more pictures.
May 6th: (MK)
-Magic Kingdom rope drop
-Peter Pans Flight for first ride while the others go to Anna and Elsa (Unless they happen to get a fastpass by then)
-Grab a Cinnamon Roll from Gaston's. (I really want one.)
-More rides/Pictures
-Lunch Reservations at Tony's Town Square restaurant at 12:45 (So excited! My pick because I LOVE Lady and The Tramp)
Fastpasses:
Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin: 1:25-2:25
Seven Dwarfs Mine train: 2:55-3:55
-More rides
-Parade
-Wishes
May 7th: (AK)
-Sleep in a bit
-Do breakfast somewhere probably
-Wander a bit to check out animals and get pictures
Fastpasses:
-Kilimanjora Safari: 11:20-12:20
-Expedition Everest: 1:20-2:20
-Nemo Musical: 2:30-2:50
-More rides, Trails. I want to do Kali River Rapids at some point.
-Dinner somewhere
-Swimming at the Resort, Might go to illuminations
May 8th: (Epcot)
-Sleep in again
-Snack for Breakfast
-Head to Epcot
-Test Track
-Explore (We were only at Epcot a few hours last time and only rode Nemo)
-Lunch at Electric Umbrella
-Me and my eldest niece will hit up our Soarin' fastpass between 1 and 2 while the others do Nemo.
-Nemo
-Maybe hit Turtle Talk at some point
-Back to the resort for a bit
-Chef Mickey's Reservations at 7:25pm
May 9th: (Magic Kingdom)
Most likely going to sleep in once again
No real plans today except for...
Breakfast at the castle at 10:05am
Also my one sister and I will probably hit up the late extra magic hours here.
May 10th: (Most likely Hollywood Studios)
No plans at all for this day as of yet, but will probably be Hollywood Studios and therefore Fantasmic.
May 11th:
No plans as of yet, but it is our last day so it will include downtown disney and swimming at the resort again.
May 12th:
We leave bright and early. We find it best to get super early flights because then we all just sleep the entire flight home.
My Goals for this Trip:
~New and more Disney pictures of myself now that I am feeling better and looking better.
~Get a blue refillable mug from the resort
-Buy better, more amazing snacks
-Eat tons of food.
-See Fantasmic, Illuminations, and the water pageant
-Ride Peter Pan, Little Mermaid, and Kali River Rapids
-Collect a new giraffe item
-Purchase a Lady and a Dumbo stuffed baby (The ones that are wrapped in blankets.)
-Not spend all my money on stuffed animals this time.
-Purchase pet items for my three fur babies
At some point later I will be adding a "Meet the Group" post so you can get to know us a bit. Hope I do a good job and you all enjoy!
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