Trip Report Sometimes you have to spend money to save money!

Hi! My name is Amy, and I am a Disney addict!!

Let me first provide a little backstory for those of you who haven't read my June 2016 PTR. My family of 5 is scheduled to stay at CBR in June 2016, Disney recently released a new bounce back offer of free dining with arrival dates that happen to include the day we were scheduled to arrive! The offer is only good for one week in the spring, what are the odds that our arrival would actually fall into that week!?! With 2 of my 3 kids being "adults", we will be saving a ton of money with the free dining, so I had to book a quick trip for myself so I could take advantage of this offer!!
When: Sunday, September 6 - Tuesday, September 8
Where: Pop Century
Who: Just myself this time!!
Just a warning, after this first post, this TR will be very photo heavy, as I don't really have much to say, but I did manage to take almost 600 pictures!!

Sunday
My plane didn't leave Dayton until 2:40 pm, so I had a leisurely morning to pack and spend some time with the kids before leaving for my "work trip". Oh yeah, I forgot to mention that the kids don't know about the June trip yet, so I couldn't exactly tell them I was going to WDW without them!
The flight itself was uneventful, but my seatmate was a real treat!! She got on the flight at the very last second and just flopped herself in her seat. She hit me and the lady in the aisle seat numerous times with her sea tbelt, she sang (and not well!) almost the whole 2 hours, and then she kept leaning into my seat so she could see out the window! I was never so happy to get off of a plane!!
I waited about 10 minutes for DME, and was quickly seeing this:

Unfortunately, those are raindrops on the windshield!
We stopped at AoA before finally arriving "home".

I got all checked in (I did online check in, but still had to stop at the desk because I needed to pick up my MagicBand and pay for my second night since I made the reservation 8 days prior!), and was told that I didn't get my requested 70's lake view room, but they were able to give me a lake view room in the 80's building.
A few pics on the way to the room:




So, remember that 80's lake view room I was getting? This is the view I had from my room:

Not exactly a lake view!! Oh well, it didn't really bother me, but it was loud at night!
At least I got a king room!

Love the artwork since The Little Mermaid is my favorite!

 

[TheMouseFan]

Loved all your pics. The pics of the Frozen Fireworks were great! We loved that show last summer. I rank it as second behind Wishes, which is my favorite.
Don't know that I could have resisted the parks, but it looks like you had a lovely relaxing weekend enjoying the aspects of WDW we rarely slow down enough to enjoy.
I have the same earrings that you were wearing in your selfless! I love them. I wear them whenever I need a bit of cheering up!
Glad it all worked out and now you can enjoy your planning and countdown knowing you saved a nice chunk of money!!

Thanks! I really enjoyed taking it slow. I fully intend to do more of that on this next trip, but I have a feeling it just won't happen! I had several compliments on those earrings this trip! I can't wait to start scheduling ADRs and FP+...and then changing them up multiple times like I always end up doing!!

 

[blreinsel]

Loved your TR! I so badly want to have a trip where things are totally relaxed and I can just resort hop like you did, but I don't know if I could actually do it without being in the parks! Looks like you had a great time, thanks for sharing!

 

[TheMouseFan]

Loved your TR! I so badly want to have a trip where things are totally relaxed and I can just resort hop like you did, but I don't know if I could actually do it without being in the parks! Looks like you had a great time, thanks for sharing!

Thanks! If I had been there any longer, I definitely wouldn't have been able to stay out of the parks!

 

[TheMouseFan]

I got Mickey mail again today!!

I was a little nervous when I realized this was in the mail today, as I had to work later today and someone had already brought the mail in when I got home. Luckily, Lily isn't old enough yet to "have" to know everything and sort through the mail. The secret is safe for a little longer!!

 

[LisaBelle]

Close calll! Glad the secret is still safe.

 

[TheMouseFan]

Close calll! Glad the secret is still safe.

Well, we'll see how long that lasts! I've been so close to accidentally saying something soooo many times lately!

 

[Figgy1]

So excited to tell you!! I saw my neurosurgeon on Tuesday and he said despite all the PT I have done over the last 6 weeks that my back remains the same (I knew it already) and that he would recommend spinal fusion surgery after another 6 weeks of PT to strengthen my core muscles. So I was so down leaving the office, close to tears and when we reached the elevator I did start crying. My husband, always close by, takes my hand and says "let's look at going to Disney for a MNSSHP"!
Well, then I cried even more! The elevator opened and I pulled down my sunglasses, we got in the car and right away started talking dates! That night I booked an off site hotel, can't remember the name again, but it had good reviews on Hotels.com. We have to be really smart with money so the off site place is perfect. We will have a car, we looked at airfare too, can get some good deals out of Indy but I am so shy of making the plans that permanent. As much as I think I can make it another six weeks, the last words of the surgeons mouth are still ringing in my ears....call if you want this done sooner and we will do it right away. So, driving, taking a ton of breaks to walk and snack we should be okay if we have to cancel. One party for sure and another if we can! No other parks, just MK! So excited! Then I come home to the surgery and a long winter of recovery....

Good luck

 

[Figgy1]

What an amazing TR I hope @betty rose finds it!

 

[TheMouseFan]

What an amazing TR I hope @betty rose finds it!

Thank you!

 

[Figgy1]

Thank you!

You're quite welcome

 

[betty rose]

Love your trip report, so nice to go on a slower trip. We have been slowly adding more time for relaxation, it's a great way to go. Thanks for taking the time to write, I loved all your pictures. I think your girls would love the little mermaid rooms they are so adorable.

 

[TheMouseFan]

Love your trip report, so nice to go on a slower trip. We have been slowly adding more time for relaxation, it's a great way to go. Thanks for taking the time to write, I loved all your pictures. I think your girls would love the little mermaid rooms they are so adorable.

Thanks! Unfortunately, the Little Mermaid rooms won't fit all 5 of us, so it is not an option for us.