Hellllllo humans! Me again, back from the (proverbial) dead. Since the last time I started my (unfinished) trip report, a lot has happened! I was a management intern in the Merchandise shop at Pop Century from January - June of 2018!
I moved back to Sweet Home Alabama after completing this because, well, I missed my mom. I started working at a travel agency here (not Disney specialized, however I am the "Disney guru" of my office.) Since moving home we've taken three Disney trips! The first was in December of 2019 for my birthday and as a pre-wedding treat for my future sister-in-law. (I was also recovering from taking a tumble, face first, down a driveway the weekend before. I was concussed and bruised, but NOTHING was standing between me and the Christmas Party!) Our room at DAK lodge caught on fire (I wish I was joking) and I don't remember half of this trip due to the aforementioned injuries, but the pictures look like fun!
Then, my mom and I returned in April. We upgraded to AP's and I watched Auburn lose the basketball championship on this trip. I shamelessly shed a few tears at the Pop Century pool bar.
THEN in July, we went on a trip of epic proportions (even for us.) Me, my mom, my stepdad, my stepbrother, and my sister-in law, all on vacation together for a week. This was the first time that we had EVER gone on a family vacation, and in hindsight, I regret not writing a TR for that one because boy was it a TRIP! I passed out in the queue for FOLK and we all locked ourselves out of our room simultaneously at one point. We are never dramaless. Ever.
After July, my mom and I had decided that we'd had a good run and a long year full of trips. We were going to take a nice long break from Disney. Neither of us are Star Wars fans, so Batuu didn't intrigue us. My brother and mom are both teachers, so their schedules didn't allow for much wiggle room. Working for a travel agency gives me travel perks to open up my range of travel. We decided we needed to explore other options. Until they released the passholder coasters. I'm a sucker for a good passholder "freebie." I wish I could say that Batuu or MNSSHP were my initial draw to this trip, but, truly, it was all started by a coaster.
Enough with the backstory! Let's get into the trip!
When: October 8 - 11. My mom will be on fall break and my stepdad was able to work his days off around so that it worked out for all of us!
Where: Saratoga Springs. This is a brand new one for us! One of my best friends works there and we got a great passholder rate on a 1-Bedroom Villa
Who:
Me - Mary. Ex Cast Member times two, travel agency employee by day, professional Pirates photopass picture ruiner by night. (Someday I'll make a collage of me every time this picture is taken. I look like I would rather be ANYWHERE but in that boat. Every. Single. Time.)
My Mom - Ramona. My partner in crime in both Disney and life.
My Stepdad- Gary. He just married into this madness.
I moved back to Sweet Home Alabama after completing this because, well, I missed my mom. I started working at a travel agency here (not Disney specialized, however I am the "Disney guru" of my office.) Since moving home we've taken three Disney trips! The first was in December of 2019 for my birthday and as a pre-wedding treat for my future sister-in-law. (I was also recovering from taking a tumble, face first, down a driveway the weekend before. I was concussed and bruised, but NOTHING was standing between me and the Christmas Party!) Our room at DAK lodge caught on fire (I wish I was joking) and I don't remember half of this trip due to the aforementioned injuries, but the pictures look like fun!
Then, my mom and I returned in April. We upgraded to AP's and I watched Auburn lose the basketball championship on this trip. I shamelessly shed a few tears at the Pop Century pool bar.
THEN in July, we went on a trip of epic proportions (even for us.) Me, my mom, my stepdad, my stepbrother, and my sister-in law, all on vacation together for a week. This was the first time that we had EVER gone on a family vacation, and in hindsight, I regret not writing a TR for that one because boy was it a TRIP! I passed out in the queue for FOLK and we all locked ourselves out of our room simultaneously at one point. We are never dramaless. Ever.
After July, my mom and I had decided that we'd had a good run and a long year full of trips. We were going to take a nice long break from Disney. Neither of us are Star Wars fans, so Batuu didn't intrigue us. My brother and mom are both teachers, so their schedules didn't allow for much wiggle room. Working for a travel agency gives me travel perks to open up my range of travel. We decided we needed to explore other options. Until they released the passholder coasters. I'm a sucker for a good passholder "freebie." I wish I could say that Batuu or MNSSHP were my initial draw to this trip, but, truly, it was all started by a coaster.
Enough with the backstory! Let's get into the trip!
When: October 8 - 11. My mom will be on fall break and my stepdad was able to work his days off around so that it worked out for all of us!
Where: Saratoga Springs. This is a brand new one for us! One of my best friends works there and we got a great passholder rate on a 1-Bedroom Villa
Who:
Me - Mary. Ex Cast Member times two, travel agency employee by day, professional Pirates photopass picture ruiner by night. (Someday I'll make a collage of me every time this picture is taken. I look like I would rather be ANYWHERE but in that boat. Every. Single. Time.)
My Mom - Ramona. My partner in crime in both Disney and life.
My Stepdad- Gary. He just married into this madness.
From there, we plan on heading back to Saratoga and relaxing before an early dinner at The Turf Club (another new one for me! Being a travel advisor has really pushed me to try to get EVERYTHING at Disney done as research for work) followed by an early bedtime.