Hi Everyone!
I'm so excited to be back with another pre-trip report! I just wrapped up a report for my last trip from this past August which you can read about here if you'd like: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/august-2015-trip-report-completed.909458/.
WHO: Myself (Ashton - 25) and my DH (Jonathan - 26)
Here we are during our August 2015 trip:
Our August trip was my DH's first time to the World and while he has not acquired the level of Disney obsession that I have, he had a good time and was actually the one that suggested this trip as you'll see below
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WHAT: Two WDW days in between a weeklong trip to Daytona, FL
WHEN: Daytona: 7/15/16-7/22/16
WDW: 7/18/16-7/19/16
WHERE: 1 Night @ Pop Century
WHY: When we came back from our August trip, I was in deep Disney depression not knowing when we would be coming back. We had several other trips/commitments already planned for 2016 so it didn't look like it was in the cards. Then one day, my DH and I were talking about a trip to Daytona that we were going to take in July with his extended family and my DH says, "You know, Daytona is not that far from Orlando. We could probably do a day trip to Magic Kingdom if you want".
So of course, the wheels in my head start turning and I'm trying to think of how we can make this happen for real. A couple months go by and we're looking at pictures from our previous trip and my DH starts talking about how he would really like to go to EPCOT too thus our day trip had turned into two days. I was not complaining one bit!
With everyone's schedules being so different, my DH's family would be coming to Daytona at staggered times so we decided to plan our Disney days in the middle of our vacation week so we could see everyone. We're sharing a three bedroom condo with J's immediate family so we won't have to worry about checking out/checking back at our room in Daytona which is helpful as well.
So let's get on to the details shall we?
THE PLAN:
-Friday, July 15th: Work half a day and then make the 6 hour drive down to Daytona.
-Saturday, July 16th: Daytona
-Sunday, July 17th: Daytona
-Monday, July 18th: WDW - Magic Kingdom
*6am: Drive to Orlando. Head straight to the Magic Kingdom to try and make 9am
opening.
~Per google maps, it takes an hour and a half to get from Daytona to Orlando so I'm trying to factor in an extra hour and a half to account for morning traffic and the time it
will take to get from the MK parking lot - TTC - through bag check, etc. HOPEFULLY this will be enough time. This is probably going to be the most stressful part for me so fingers crossed for a smooth trip!
*12:35pm: Lunch ADR at Be Our Guest
*We may leave the park late afternoon to take our bags to Pop Century if we feel like we need a break from the heat & crowds but we are going to try and stay all day if possible.
*Dinner will be QS at Casey's or Columbia Harbor House
*Stay at MK to see Wishes and park close
-Tuesday, July 19th: WDW - EPCOT
*Check out of Pop first thing and head over to EPCOT for 9am opening
*Morning: Future World
*1:10pm: Lunch ADR at Via Napoli (I'm pretty sure this is the whole reason my DH wants to come to EPCOT since he loved it so much on the last trip)
*Afternoon: World Showcase
~We don't have a set plan on when we're going to leave EPCOT, we'll just feel it out on that day.
-Wednesday, July 20th-Friday, July 22nd: Daytona
This is definitely going to be a quick, whirlwind trip just to give us a little Disney in our days to hold us over until our Land & Sea Five Year Anniversary trip in May 2017.
We're 64 days out as of today and I'll be able to make our Fast Passes on Thursday so stay tuned!
I'm so excited to be back with another pre-trip report! I just wrapped up a report for my last trip from this past August which you can read about here if you'd like: http://forums.wdwmagic.com/threads/august-2015-trip-report-completed.909458/.
WHO: Myself (Ashton - 25) and my DH (Jonathan - 26)
Here we are during our August 2015 trip:
Our August trip was my DH's first time to the World and while he has not acquired the level of Disney obsession that I have, he had a good time and was actually the one that suggested this trip as you'll see below
.WHAT: Two WDW days in between a weeklong trip to Daytona, FL
WHEN: Daytona: 7/15/16-7/22/16
WDW: 7/18/16-7/19/16
WHERE: 1 Night @ Pop Century
WHY: When we came back from our August trip, I was in deep Disney depression not knowing when we would be coming back. We had several other trips/commitments already planned for 2016 so it didn't look like it was in the cards. Then one day, my DH and I were talking about a trip to Daytona that we were going to take in July with his extended family and my DH says, "You know, Daytona is not that far from Orlando. We could probably do a day trip to Magic Kingdom if you want".
So of course, the wheels in my head start turning and I'm trying to think of how we can make this happen for real. A couple months go by and we're looking at pictures from our previous trip and my DH starts talking about how he would really like to go to EPCOT too thus our day trip had turned into two days. I was not complaining one bit!
With everyone's schedules being so different, my DH's family would be coming to Daytona at staggered times so we decided to plan our Disney days in the middle of our vacation week so we could see everyone. We're sharing a three bedroom condo with J's immediate family so we won't have to worry about checking out/checking back at our room in Daytona which is helpful as well.
So let's get on to the details shall we?
THE PLAN:
-Friday, July 15th: Work half a day and then make the 6 hour drive down to Daytona.
-Saturday, July 16th: Daytona
-Sunday, July 17th: Daytona
-Monday, July 18th: WDW - Magic Kingdom
*6am: Drive to Orlando. Head straight to the Magic Kingdom to try and make 9am
opening.
~Per google maps, it takes an hour and a half to get from Daytona to Orlando so I'm trying to factor in an extra hour and a half to account for morning traffic and the time it
will take to get from the MK parking lot - TTC - through bag check, etc. HOPEFULLY this will be enough time. This is probably going to be the most stressful part for me so fingers crossed for a smooth trip!
*12:35pm: Lunch ADR at Be Our Guest
*We may leave the park late afternoon to take our bags to Pop Century if we feel like we need a break from the heat & crowds but we are going to try and stay all day if possible.
*Dinner will be QS at Casey's or Columbia Harbor House
*Stay at MK to see Wishes and park close
-Tuesday, July 19th: WDW - EPCOT
*Check out of Pop first thing and head over to EPCOT for 9am opening
*Morning: Future World
*1:10pm: Lunch ADR at Via Napoli (I'm pretty sure this is the whole reason my DH wants to come to EPCOT since he loved it so much on the last trip)
*Afternoon: World Showcase
~We don't have a set plan on when we're going to leave EPCOT, we'll just feel it out on that day.
-Wednesday, July 20th-Friday, July 22nd: Daytona
This is definitely going to be a quick, whirlwind trip just to give us a little Disney in our days to hold us over until our Land & Sea Five Year Anniversary trip in May 2017.
We're 64 days out as of today and I'll be able to make our Fast Passes on Thursday so stay tuned!
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. I also really wanted the "new" purple band. It's the little things for us Disney folks I guess 
