Okay so here we go... first time trying to do one of these but I made it official today so I thought I would do this so my friends won't be the only ones bombarded by my Disney trip OCD.
The who: just me, Bret, 42 high school math teacher. Lover of Cruella. This will only be my second trip to the world and it like the first time will be a solo trip so that I can have fun.
The when: October 3-11. We have a balanced schedule at school so we have a 2 week fall break so I decided to take 9 days.
The where: Pop century. I stayed there on the first trip and it was fine. I picked value because my major splurge is the deluxe dining plan. More on that in a moment...
The why: This trip is the culmination of my first year at my current job. It took time for me to get the job of my dreams, teaching students that others have given up on, but I finally got it...so reward!
The fact that I can take this trip in October is a bonus! Food and wine fest! The chew tapings at Epcot! The rare chance to meet the goddess that is Cruella at MNSSHP! It seemed prefect. And it also gives me a chance to try some of the places I couldn't eat at last time... I love trying new dining.
Today I pulled the trigger a few days early. I was waiting until I got my summer school pay check to pay for everything, but when I did my morning check on pricing the Disney site said they could no longer get me the flight I wanted. Indy has a delta hub and their flight times to Orlando are great!
The flight down I wanted lands in Orlando at 8:30am giving me a nearly full first day. And the flight back doesn't leave until 7:30pm so basically a half day on the final. Today Disney started saying no more morning flights, which I really didn't believe... So off to the delta sight I go and get my preferred flight times. So today I bought just the flight...later this week I get the room, the tickets, the dining, and probably the memory maker ( for a solo traveler, having the Disney photographers taking care of so much picture taking saves time and having to ask strangers to take my picture).
Starting the planning now...
The who: just me, Bret, 42 high school math teacher. Lover of Cruella. This will only be my second trip to the world and it like the first time will be a solo trip so that I can have fun.
The when: October 3-11. We have a balanced schedule at school so we have a 2 week fall break so I decided to take 9 days.
The where: Pop century. I stayed there on the first trip and it was fine. I picked value because my major splurge is the deluxe dining plan. More on that in a moment...
The why: This trip is the culmination of my first year at my current job. It took time for me to get the job of my dreams, teaching students that others have given up on, but I finally got it...so reward!
The fact that I can take this trip in October is a bonus! Food and wine fest! The chew tapings at Epcot! The rare chance to meet the goddess that is Cruella at MNSSHP! It seemed prefect. And it also gives me a chance to try some of the places I couldn't eat at last time... I love trying new dining.
Today I pulled the trigger a few days early. I was waiting until I got my summer school pay check to pay for everything, but when I did my morning check on pricing the Disney site said they could no longer get me the flight I wanted. Indy has a delta hub and their flight times to Orlando are great!
The flight down I wanted lands in Orlando at 8:30am giving me a nearly full first day. And the flight back doesn't leave until 7:30pm so basically a half day on the final. Today Disney started saying no more morning flights, which I really didn't believe... So off to the delta sight I go and get my preferred flight times. So today I bought just the flight...later this week I get the room, the tickets, the dining, and probably the memory maker ( for a solo traveler, having the Disney photographers taking care of so much picture taking saves time and having to ask strangers to take my picture).
Starting the planning now...