PlutoTheDog89
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- Joined
- Sep 19, 2011
It felt like yesterday that I was waking up at 3:45am to head to the airport for my family's 7th Christmas trip in 8 years. We grew up going to Disney—my parents, both in their 60s, my 32 year old sister and me, a 27 year old male.
Of course, as my sister and I get older, we're met with tons of questions.
"Isn't it for kids?"
"Don't you get sick of Disney?"
and my favorite: "what will you do when you have a girlfriend or your sister has a boyfriend... or wife/husband?"
No, it's not just for kids. Sure, we get a little sick of it... we go into every year saying "maybe this will be the last year for a little while." Then you know what? By our second-to-last day, we start planning our next trip. And as for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives, well... they better be Disney lovers.
So how'd it all start? Well, my grandparents lived in Tampa, so my parents would always bring my sister and I down to see grandma and grandpa, then over to Disney. We went to Disney every 2-4 years and it was our special "big" trip. We've celebrated birthdays, graduations and anniversaries at Disney. For most of my life, we drove. We took the train down once and ever since, have been flying.
I'll never forget the call I received in 2009. My freshman year of college came to a turbulent end in 2008. I found out my dad had cancer. After countless chemo treatments and surgery, he was in remission. When we asked him how we could celebrate, he flashed a bright smile and said "you know, I've heard Disney is really cool during Christmas." Or so I'm told... I was in my junior year at college when I got the call that we'd be celebrating Christmas in Disney.
We made a lot of mistakes in 2009 and again in 2010. We skipped in 2011 after I graduated and by 2012, we were ready with a slew of new informations, tactics and strategies. And you know what? We still made mistakes. It wasn't until 2013 that we started to "get it" and by 2014, we considered ourselves experts.
I love Disney. As a copywriter (who obviously loves writing) I often blog about Disney and have written my own ebook about Christmas at Disney. Everyone worries about the crowds. Yes, it's very crowded during Christmas, as it's the most popular and in-demand time of the year... but I couldn't think of a better time to go, or better place to spend my Christmas. While my friends and family are going back to their everyday lives on December 26th, we're waking up and heading to the parks. Our holiday doesn't just last 1 day - it lasts 8!
So, come along as I recap my awesome Christmas trip and provide some tips, tricks and strategies to planning a perfect, seamless trip!
Of course, as my sister and I get older, we're met with tons of questions.
"Isn't it for kids?"
"Don't you get sick of Disney?"
and my favorite: "what will you do when you have a girlfriend or your sister has a boyfriend... or wife/husband?"
No, it's not just for kids. Sure, we get a little sick of it... we go into every year saying "maybe this will be the last year for a little while." Then you know what? By our second-to-last day, we start planning our next trip. And as for boyfriends, girlfriends, husbands and wives, well... they better be Disney lovers.
So how'd it all start? Well, my grandparents lived in Tampa, so my parents would always bring my sister and I down to see grandma and grandpa, then over to Disney. We went to Disney every 2-4 years and it was our special "big" trip. We've celebrated birthdays, graduations and anniversaries at Disney. For most of my life, we drove. We took the train down once and ever since, have been flying.
I'll never forget the call I received in 2009. My freshman year of college came to a turbulent end in 2008. I found out my dad had cancer. After countless chemo treatments and surgery, he was in remission. When we asked him how we could celebrate, he flashed a bright smile and said "you know, I've heard Disney is really cool during Christmas." Or so I'm told... I was in my junior year at college when I got the call that we'd be celebrating Christmas in Disney.
We made a lot of mistakes in 2009 and again in 2010. We skipped in 2011 after I graduated and by 2012, we were ready with a slew of new informations, tactics and strategies. And you know what? We still made mistakes. It wasn't until 2013 that we started to "get it" and by 2014, we considered ourselves experts.
I love Disney. As a copywriter (who obviously loves writing) I often blog about Disney and have written my own ebook about Christmas at Disney. Everyone worries about the crowds. Yes, it's very crowded during Christmas, as it's the most popular and in-demand time of the year... but I couldn't think of a better time to go, or better place to spend my Christmas. While my friends and family are going back to their everyday lives on December 26th, we're waking up and heading to the parks. Our holiday doesn't just last 1 day - it lasts 8!
So, come along as I recap my awesome Christmas trip and provide some tips, tricks and strategies to planning a perfect, seamless trip!
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