librarygeek
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- Jan 1, 2011
Looking forward to seeing the parade pics! And I love that big Minnie bag!
\\Normally I stay at a Value but this is a once in a life time trip. I got a good deal with free dining in the UK so decided to go for it. Looking forward to AKL as it is my favourite resort to visit. Hope marching down main street was as magical as it sounds.
We will be staying for 12 nights, so lots of time to soak up the magic but also take it slow. It's a 9 hour flight and a 5 hour time difference so a short trip wouldn't make sense for us. My favourite park is and always will be MK.\\
AKL and Free Dining?! SCORE!! How long will you be staying at WDW and the US? I am guessing with the long travel time and expense, one would typically take a longer vacation if possible than the four to seven days that I am accustomed to taking when I go.
What park is your favorite? Mine is MK.
We will be staying for 12 nights, so lots of time to soak up the magic but also take it slow. It's a 9 hour flight and a 5 hour time difference so a short trip wouldn't make sense for us. My favourite park is and always will be MK.
My first and last day are always MK because it is the best. IMHO.Twelve nights will be nice! I do not envy your long flight! The noise of the airplane bothers me when I fly. I would have to try noise reduction headphones if I was on a plane that long. The longest trip I have taken on a plane is two and a half hours.
We are like minded in that MK is our favourite park! So, what do you want to do first once you arrive at MK??
Have you planned the order of the parks you will see? Are you like me in that your first and last day starts with MK?
My first and last day are always MK because it is the best. IMHO.
I will be making a touring plan for December but it will be quite relaxed as I am travelling with family and I want everyone to have a nice time.
I am going on a solo trip in 35 days, which will be awesome. Starting and ending at MK and doing whatever I feel like in between. It will be brutally hot and humid so plan to take it nice and slow. Do you have any trips planned?
I have ADR's for my December trip as we got free dining but have booked several signature dining restaurants that will cost 2 credits so we have more freedom on other days. We also like fine dining and will be travelling without children so we can enjoy our fancy dinners in peace.It is nice you have two upcoming trips that will be so different from each other. It will be nice to just have some basic plans, some ADEs and then just go with the flow with the family trip. That should lead itself to a less stressful trip for everyone. I would want to make ADRs for dinner some of the nights just because I know my family gets awfully cranky and irritable when they are hungry and have to wait a long time to be seated and served. So, I recommend making some key ADRs for the family to limit the time you have to wait for a table. The other nights you can just go with the flow and possibly eat counter service if the waits for table service or too long.
I would love to take a solo trip! I would enjoy walking around checking out all the little shops and scenery without having to think about holding up the others in my party. I had a little taste of that on my last trip when it was just my DD and myself. We took things much more leisurely and did things that we wanted to do but knew my son or husband would not enjoy as much.
Right now, I don't have a specific trip planned. But as a true lover of WDW and DISer, I of course have ideas of a future trip in mind. I am hoping to go back in 2017 or 18 for a week. I even started the "Who's Planning a 2017-2018 trip" thread about a year ago now. There are several of us that have been sharing ideas and dreams of our far away trips. Here is the link in case you are interested in joining the thread.
http://www.disboards.com/threads/whos-already-planning-for-2017-or-2018.3332439/
How awesome that your son got to march at Magic Kingdom. Years ago my step-daughter was in the 'parade' at Universal and that was exciting for us. I can't imagine if she could have done that at Magic Kingdom.
What's the white stuff on top of Haley croissant?
I have ADR's for my December trip as we got free dining but have booked several signature dining restaurants that will cost 2 credits so we have more freedom on other days. We also like fine dining and will be travelling without children so we can enjoy our fancy dinners in peace.
Love the pictures of your son's band marching in the MK! I had high hopes that older DS might one day be able to do that, but unfortunately he decided to quit band this year And younger DS has no interest.
Great update, love all the pics! Glad you enjoyed BOG. We also ate there on our Feb. trip last year, twice for dinner and once for lunch (yes, we really love it lol ). We had eaten dinner there when it first opened in Nov. 2012. At this point we've had dinner 5x and the one lunch, dinner being our favorite. We're eating there again on our Nov. trip and I've already booked it for when DH and I go on our quick get-away trip in January!!