It’s Official!!! The Hoping for More Magic, Less Mayhem Pre-trip Report-
Well, it is April and I once again have a Disney vacation on the books as I like to call it!
And... it is in Hurricane season. (Again)
For those that read last year’s report you will remember it took us over 15 hours to get home during the great nightmare that was Irma. We have been that same time of year in 2007, 2008, 2014 and 2015. I swore, after that, I would not go back in September. Well, I lied. So here I am, the person that lives for summer, sunshine, and the pool- counting down the end of Summer. Go figure! (P.S. - will warm weather ever arrive? I was already able to get in the pool this time last year, I booked the dang trip in the pool!) If a Hurricane does show up, I am staying. No way would I drive thru that mess again.
With that, I will move onto the specifics-
The cast-
Me (Disneyshe)
Hubby- DisneyB
When- 9-3-9/10
We usually go close to our anniversary August 28th, but the crowds drop on Labor Day and after so we decided to arrive on Labor Day this year instead of before.
Where?
Coronado Springs Resort!
This was actually very funny because we planned Deluxe and had decided on Beach Club- then I read @bee trip report and seeing the pictures, I wanted to go back to what,in all reality, is my favorite resort. Don’t get me wrong I love, love Beach Club and would love to stay there and we will next time- but I feel like Coronado is going to change so much, that I wanna have one more go at it. I loved Old Key West’s accommodations and it is beautiful but I love walking at Coronado. It is the best resort for that at night IMO. I simply love it! So thank you Bee, had it not been for your pictures, I would have not chosen it again this year.
Dining reservations are exactly, basically the same we do every year. (Creatures of habit, we are) We have eaten at so many places, and to be honest, we know our favorites and tend to stick with them now. Being the smart planner I am- I made all my ressies as soon as I could (180) in case we would be able to go.
They are- Ohana twice- because it is that good!
Cape May- twice lol because really? Crab Legs!!
BoG- excited to try new menu
Mama Melrose- way underrated IMO and of course, Fantasmic seating.
And- Maya Grill
I love their food and I love spending an evening just walking around the resort and watching fireworks. Not to mention, Bunny watching. Those that have read my other reports will know I am a rabbit freak! If not, to catch you up- I have two house rabbits, that are cage free (except while we are on vacation) and litter box trained. I simply adore them and miss them like crazy when I am gone. I swear somehow Disney rabbits know that and seek me out. At least that is what I believe, so don’t spoil it for me lol.
Also on dining notes, we are hoping for free dining because we love it! We will see, if not we will pay for it because it just works out for us.
Food & Wine Festival will be amazing again, we love going during it. The only thing I am a bit worried about is I, after all these years developed a Gluten allergy.
Some things I can tolerate in moderation. Bread, crackers are not one of them though. I love bread too which stinks. The good news though I lost the extra weight I carried last year and look like me again!
The one thing that we absolutely decided not to do again is MNSSHP. Again for those that have read my previous reports- you know how much I loved this event and making costumes. I was heartbroken last year when it was a washout. I had wanted to go back with my son sooo bad and make him the best Captain Jack costume on the planet. I feel like I succeeded in that but was heartbroken it went so South, so quick. Starting with realizing all of the accessories I so painfully and carefully made fell out of the car somewhere. I had a Clark Griswold meltdown, fit basically after the monsoon. Anyway, that was something that I would never do without him. My heart just would not be in it.
I LOVE that boy. He is a man and a daddy but he will always be my boy.
It would be completely awesome if Club Villain came back but I am not counting on it.
We did the Backstage Magic tour in 2015 and may do it again but most likely will do Keys to the Kingdom to do something new. It is such much to take in doing the Backstage tour that I would love to do it again though. I was so shellshocked and amazed I don’t think I could absorb everything.
We always tweak and change as we go along but with that.....
Let the countdown and tweaking begin!!!!!!!!!
134 days! I am gonna miss my grandbaby though!
I wish he could go, he is obsessed with Toy Story and Mickey but we are looking forward to having an adult trip again. **Gosh, I have grown a little, haven’t I? Lol
And speaking of Toy Story... I can’t wait to see the land. I love Toy Story. I am disappointed they did not redo Pizza Planet but still very excited to see it, in all it’s crazy crowds. :-/
Well, it is April and I once again have a Disney vacation on the books as I like to call it!
And... it is in Hurricane season. (Again)
For those that read last year’s report you will remember it took us over 15 hours to get home during the great nightmare that was Irma. We have been that same time of year in 2007, 2008, 2014 and 2015. I swore, after that, I would not go back in September. Well, I lied. So here I am, the person that lives for summer, sunshine, and the pool- counting down the end of Summer. Go figure! (P.S. - will warm weather ever arrive? I was already able to get in the pool this time last year, I booked the dang trip in the pool!) If a Hurricane does show up, I am staying. No way would I drive thru that mess again.
With that, I will move onto the specifics-
The cast-
Me (Disneyshe)
Hubby- DisneyB
When- 9-3-9/10
We usually go close to our anniversary August 28th, but the crowds drop on Labor Day and after so we decided to arrive on Labor Day this year instead of before.
Where?
Coronado Springs Resort!
This was actually very funny because we planned Deluxe and had decided on Beach Club- then I read @bee trip report and seeing the pictures, I wanted to go back to what,in all reality, is my favorite resort. Don’t get me wrong I love, love Beach Club and would love to stay there and we will next time- but I feel like Coronado is going to change so much, that I wanna have one more go at it. I loved Old Key West’s accommodations and it is beautiful but I love walking at Coronado. It is the best resort for that at night IMO. I simply love it! So thank you Bee, had it not been for your pictures, I would have not chosen it again this year.
Dining reservations are exactly, basically the same we do every year. (Creatures of habit, we are) We have eaten at so many places, and to be honest, we know our favorites and tend to stick with them now. Being the smart planner I am- I made all my ressies as soon as I could (180) in case we would be able to go.
They are- Ohana twice- because it is that good!
Cape May- twice lol because really? Crab Legs!!
BoG- excited to try new menu
Mama Melrose- way underrated IMO and of course, Fantasmic seating.
And- Maya Grill
I love their food and I love spending an evening just walking around the resort and watching fireworks. Not to mention, Bunny watching. Those that have read my other reports will know I am a rabbit freak! If not, to catch you up- I have two house rabbits, that are cage free (except while we are on vacation) and litter box trained. I simply adore them and miss them like crazy when I am gone. I swear somehow Disney rabbits know that and seek me out. At least that is what I believe, so don’t spoil it for me lol.
Also on dining notes, we are hoping for free dining because we love it! We will see, if not we will pay for it because it just works out for us.
Food & Wine Festival will be amazing again, we love going during it. The only thing I am a bit worried about is I, after all these years developed a Gluten allergy.
Some things I can tolerate in moderation. Bread, crackers are not one of them though. I love bread too which stinks. The good news though I lost the extra weight I carried last year and look like me again!The one thing that we absolutely decided not to do again is MNSSHP. Again for those that have read my previous reports- you know how much I loved this event and making costumes. I was heartbroken last year when it was a washout. I had wanted to go back with my son sooo bad and make him the best Captain Jack costume on the planet. I feel like I succeeded in that but was heartbroken it went so South, so quick. Starting with realizing all of the accessories I so painfully and carefully made fell out of the car somewhere. I had a Clark Griswold meltdown, fit basically after the monsoon. Anyway, that was something that I would never do without him. My heart just would not be in it.
I LOVE that boy. He is a man and a daddy but he will always be my boy.
It would be completely awesome if Club Villain came back but I am not counting on it.
We did the Backstage Magic tour in 2015 and may do it again but most likely will do Keys to the Kingdom to do something new. It is such much to take in doing the Backstage tour that I would love to do it again though. I was so shellshocked and amazed I don’t think I could absorb everything.
We always tweak and change as we go along but with that.....
Let the countdown and tweaking begin!!!!!!!!!
134 days! I am gonna miss my grandbaby though!
I wish he could go, he is obsessed with Toy Story and Mickey but we are looking forward to having an adult trip again. **Gosh, I have grown a little, haven’t I? Lol
And speaking of Toy Story... I can’t wait to see the land. I love Toy Story. I am disappointed they did not redo Pizza Planet but still very excited to see it, in all it’s crazy crowds. :-/
It is breaking my heart!!!! As excited as I am, I get an awful skip in my chest when I think about leaving him. So, I am doing the only thing a Gigi can do and am spoiling him to an unhealthy degree with toys. He loves the Muppets now, such a nice change from Mickey’s Clubhouse for awhile lol. Trying to give his parents the guilt trip so they will let him go, but I know they won’t. 
