DisneyParkLover
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 30, 2013
Hi! I'm Katie and I'm relatively new to these boards. But I have really enjoyed reading everyone's trip reports and so I thought I would do one about my son's first visit to the world! Let me start by telling you how this trip came to be.
We were not always Disney fanatics. I went to WDW once as a child at age 8. I also went to Disneyland once when I was 13. My husband never went to Disney as a child. But in 2008, my brother had just turned 21 and I was 25. We were both in serious relationships with the people who would become our spouses. So my mom was staring down the barrel that is "empty nest syndrome". I am thinking that was the driving force behind my mom suggesting a big family trip. My brother and I were originally thinking Vegas, but my mom suggested Disney! This started me thinking. "Disney? Isn't that for little kids?" But both my brother and I loved our local amusement parks, so we were in to give it a try. So we went on an adults only Disney trip just the 6 of us (my parents, my brother and I, and the significant others!). How did it go? Well.....
we had an awesome time! This trip dispelled any thoughts that Disney wasn't for grown ups! So the next year when my dad's company sent him on a business trip at the Dolphin, my mom decided to tag along. But she didn't want to go to the parks alone while my dad was working, so she invited me! And I wasn't about to pass up a Disney trip with a free stay at the Dolphin! Sadly my husband couldn't get off work. And although my brother and sister-in-law loved our family trip, they didn't get bitten by "the bug". So it was just the three of us and we had another awesome trip!
So fast forward to 2012. My husband and I have been married for a few years and are thinking of starting a family. But I was longing for one last adults only trip, so we plan a trip in May 2012. We try to keep it fairly inexpensive so we stay off site, eat lots of PB&J, etc.! My parents also come down and join us for most of the trip. And again, we had a great time! (Do I sound like a broken record?). So that brings us through all my Disney history, but if you want to find out how this trip came to be then stay tuned!
Chapter Links: (thanks Brenda!)
Backstory - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50677099&postcount=2
Cast and plans - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50677574&postcount=4
Travel day 1 - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50680827&postcount=7
Travel day 2 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50682113&postcount=9
Travel day 2 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50689198&postcount=11
Day 1 - The One with Luke's First Park
Day 1 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50702185&postcount=12
Day 1 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50703448&postcount=13
Day 1 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50723827&postcount=21
Day 2 - The One with the Luke's First Fireworks
Day 2 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50732886&postcount=22
Day 2 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50737300&postcount=27
Day 2 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50751922&postcount=47
Day 2 (part 4) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50759974&postcount=56
Day 3 - The One Where We Hit the Fourth Park
Day 3 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50799505&postcount=63
Day 3 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50823496&postcount=66
Day 3 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50848016&postcount=71
Day 4 - The One Where Everything Breaks
Day 4 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50958147&postcount=89
Day 4 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50977829&postcount=94
Day 4 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50994254&postcount=103
Day 5 - The One with Fantasmic!
Day 5 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51068099&postcount=108
Day 5 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51079817&postcount=113
Day 5 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51188230&postcount=118
Day 6 - The One with Two Dining Reservations
Day 6 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51393747&postcount=127
Day 6 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51407776&postcount=132
Day 6 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51407783&postcount=133
Day 6 (part 4) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51590491&postcount=141
Day 7 - The One Where We Go Off Property (gasp!)
Day 7 (part 1) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51848650&postcount=155
Day 7 (part 2) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51952402&postcount=162
Day 7 (part 3) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51952419&postcount=163
Day 8 - The One with Downtown Disney
Day 8 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52321425&postcount=174
Day 8 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52366722&postcount=178
Day 8 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52397346&postcount=181
Day 9 - The One with the Best Meal Ever
Day 9 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52486903&postcount=184
Day 9 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52517306&postcount=185
Day 9 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524437&postcount=192
Final Thoughts
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524513&postcount=193
Baby Tips
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524606&postcount=194
Dining Plan Analysis
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52526930&postcount=199
We were not always Disney fanatics. I went to WDW once as a child at age 8. I also went to Disneyland once when I was 13. My husband never went to Disney as a child. But in 2008, my brother had just turned 21 and I was 25. We were both in serious relationships with the people who would become our spouses. So my mom was staring down the barrel that is "empty nest syndrome". I am thinking that was the driving force behind my mom suggesting a big family trip. My brother and I were originally thinking Vegas, but my mom suggested Disney! This started me thinking. "Disney? Isn't that for little kids?" But both my brother and I loved our local amusement parks, so we were in to give it a try. So we went on an adults only Disney trip just the 6 of us (my parents, my brother and I, and the significant others!). How did it go? Well.....
we had an awesome time! This trip dispelled any thoughts that Disney wasn't for grown ups! So the next year when my dad's company sent him on a business trip at the Dolphin, my mom decided to tag along. But she didn't want to go to the parks alone while my dad was working, so she invited me! And I wasn't about to pass up a Disney trip with a free stay at the Dolphin! Sadly my husband couldn't get off work. And although my brother and sister-in-law loved our family trip, they didn't get bitten by "the bug". So it was just the three of us and we had another awesome trip!
So fast forward to 2012. My husband and I have been married for a few years and are thinking of starting a family. But I was longing for one last adults only trip, so we plan a trip in May 2012. We try to keep it fairly inexpensive so we stay off site, eat lots of PB&J, etc.! My parents also come down and join us for most of the trip. And again, we had a great time! (Do I sound like a broken record?). So that brings us through all my Disney history, but if you want to find out how this trip came to be then stay tuned!
Chapter Links: (thanks Brenda!)
Backstory - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50677099&postcount=2
Cast and plans - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50677574&postcount=4
Travel day 1 - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50680827&postcount=7
Travel day 2 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50682113&postcount=9
Travel day 2 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50689198&postcount=11
Day 1 - The One with Luke's First Park
Day 1 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50702185&postcount=12
Day 1 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50703448&postcount=13
Day 1 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50723827&postcount=21
Day 2 - The One with the Luke's First Fireworks
Day 2 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50732886&postcount=22
Day 2 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50737300&postcount=27
Day 2 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50751922&postcount=47
Day 2 (part 4) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50759974&postcount=56
Day 3 - The One Where We Hit the Fourth Park
Day 3 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50799505&postcount=63
Day 3 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50823496&postcount=66
Day 3 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50848016&postcount=71
Day 4 - The One Where Everything Breaks
Day 4 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50958147&postcount=89
Day 4 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50977829&postcount=94
Day 4 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=50994254&postcount=103
Day 5 - The One with Fantasmic!
Day 5 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51068099&postcount=108
Day 5 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51079817&postcount=113
Day 5 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51188230&postcount=118
Day 6 - The One with Two Dining Reservations
Day 6 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51393747&postcount=127
Day 6 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51407776&postcount=132
Day 6 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51407783&postcount=133
Day 6 (part 4) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51590491&postcount=141
Day 7 - The One Where We Go Off Property (gasp!)
Day 7 (part 1) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51848650&postcount=155
Day 7 (part 2) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51952402&postcount=162
Day 7 (part 3) - http://disboards.com/showpost.php?p=51952419&postcount=163
Day 8 - The One with Downtown Disney
Day 8 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52321425&postcount=174
Day 8 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52366722&postcount=178
Day 8 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52397346&postcount=181
Day 9 - The One with the Best Meal Ever
Day 9 (part 1) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52486903&postcount=184
Day 9 (part 2) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52517306&postcount=185
Day 9 (part 3) - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524437&postcount=192
Final Thoughts
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524513&postcount=193
Baby Tips
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52524606&postcount=194
Dining Plan Analysis
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=52526930&postcount=199