BariTravis
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- May 9, 2015
Hi Everyone!
Here is our pre trip report for Aulani! Let me know your thoughts/suggestions on our plans.
The Crew:
I'm on the left (Travis) and my husband (Paul) is on the right.
About Us:
We both love Disney! We are Annual Passholders to DisneyLand, DVC, and D23 members.
This trip is going to be the first trip we use DVC points and utilize our membership.
I work in HR and recently found out my company is relocating from Los Angeles to the Miami area at the end of May, so I'm using this trip as an escape to re-set the job search once I return, as I'm not a fan of moving to South Florida.
Paul works at a popular gaming company in HR as well, but on the systems side. We have two adorable fur babies! a 9 month old black cat named Jiggly(puff) and a 4 year old Shiba Inu named Yoshi.
When we are going:
May 7th - May 12th
5 Nights, 6 Days
Point Allocation:
105 Points
Room Type:
Deluxe Studio - Islands Garden View
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Sunday, 07 May 2017 -
Travel Day - We are still looking at flights out of LAX.
We plan to purchase them the last week of January.
Right now our two options have us arriving at 10:35am or 12:30pm.
We plan to get a rental car for the whole week.
We Plan to be at Aulani around 1:30/2pm at the latest.
Depending on how we are feeling we will either check in, and take a nap.
Or check in, drop off our bags, change, and go check out the lazy river!
That evening at 6:30 pm we have a reservation at Ama' Ama', which is great if its not raining or overcast as Sunset is set for 7pm based off historical data. I'm sure we will spend a good 1.5/2 hours soaking up the experience and potentially heading over to the Olelo bar for a drink or two before bed.
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Monday, 08 May 2017 -
The morning will be spent at the resort relaxing, laying out on the beach, the lazy river, and exploring the resort.
After we have a quick snack at a quick service area (possibly the AMC store ). Then back to the room for some sleep. The plan is to wake up around 3:30/4pm and head over to Monkey Pod for some happy hour drinks and appetizers.
This will be an early night as well as we will probably be stumbling back to our room after a good afternoon out. Depending on when the pools close we may go back for a swim before bed.
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 -
This morning we will be going to the Dole plantation to do the garden tour and the train ride. We plan to do some shopping as well. From there we will head to Matsumotos for some Shave Ice! After that experience we will head to ALI’I BEACH PARK to try and find some sea turtles! After exploring the area I hope we can stop by a shrimp truck on the way back to Aulani.
Once we get back we can rest up before our reservation at Makahiki at 7pm. We may adventure out or on property to go to a bar as well before the night is over.
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Wednesday, 10 May 2017 -
I left this morning open to visit the swap meet around 9am. I expect we will find breakfast there as well as snacks to try and souvenirs. While we are in the area, this would be a good time to see Waikiki before heading back to the hotel.
More to come as we plan it!
Here is our pre trip report for Aulani! Let me know your thoughts/suggestions on our plans.
The Crew:
I'm on the left (Travis) and my husband (Paul) is on the right.
About Us:
We both love Disney! We are Annual Passholders to DisneyLand, DVC, and D23 members.
This trip is going to be the first trip we use DVC points and utilize our membership.
I work in HR and recently found out my company is relocating from Los Angeles to the Miami area at the end of May, so I'm using this trip as an escape to re-set the job search once I return, as I'm not a fan of moving to South Florida.
Paul works at a popular gaming company in HR as well, but on the systems side. We have two adorable fur babies! a 9 month old black cat named Jiggly(puff) and a 4 year old Shiba Inu named Yoshi.
When we are going:
May 7th - May 12th
5 Nights, 6 Days
Point Allocation:
105 Points
Room Type:
Deluxe Studio - Islands Garden View
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Sunday, 07 May 2017 -
Travel Day - We are still looking at flights out of LAX.
We plan to purchase them the last week of January.
Right now our two options have us arriving at 10:35am or 12:30pm.
We plan to get a rental car for the whole week.
We Plan to be at Aulani around 1:30/2pm at the latest.
Depending on how we are feeling we will either check in, and take a nap.
Or check in, drop off our bags, change, and go check out the lazy river!
That evening at 6:30 pm we have a reservation at Ama' Ama', which is great if its not raining or overcast as Sunset is set for 7pm based off historical data. I'm sure we will spend a good 1.5/2 hours soaking up the experience and potentially heading over to the Olelo bar for a drink or two before bed.
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Monday, 08 May 2017 -
The morning will be spent at the resort relaxing, laying out on the beach, the lazy river, and exploring the resort.
After we have a quick snack at a quick service area (possibly the AMC store ). Then back to the room for some sleep. The plan is to wake up around 3:30/4pm and head over to Monkey Pod for some happy hour drinks and appetizers.
This will be an early night as well as we will probably be stumbling back to our room after a good afternoon out. Depending on when the pools close we may go back for a swim before bed.
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Tuesday, 09 May 2017 -
This morning we will be going to the Dole plantation to do the garden tour and the train ride. We plan to do some shopping as well. From there we will head to Matsumotos for some Shave Ice! After that experience we will head to ALI’I BEACH PARK to try and find some sea turtles! After exploring the area I hope we can stop by a shrimp truck on the way back to Aulani.
Once we get back we can rest up before our reservation at Makahiki at 7pm. We may adventure out or on property to go to a bar as well before the night is over.
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Wednesday, 10 May 2017 -
I left this morning open to visit the swap meet around 9am. I expect we will find breakfast there as well as snacks to try and souvenirs. While we are in the area, this would be a good time to see Waikiki before heading back to the hotel.
More to come as we plan it!