cinderaimee
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Welcome, welcome everyone!
This is my third trip report here and while I still consider myself somewhat of a newbie on the boards, I feel like these are getting easier to write and I hope anyone out there reading will enjoy it, so let's do the doing.
This TR will be totally different than my last TR's because I went with a totally different group of people. My last two trips have been with my DH and our two boys. This trip was girls-only, adults-only, and led to a much different touring style. Did I mention there were no kids? NO KIDS! This was also my first time staying at a value resort, first time with park hoppers, and the first time going in the summer, so I was very interested to see how different the experience would be.
But before we get into too many details, let me introduce some people! And for no reason in particular, let's do it oldest to youngest!
First up is my older sister, who I will refer to as Big Sister.
Big Sister is an elementary school teacher. She travels a lot with her husband and loves scuba diving. We share a deep love of coffee. She is only 16 months older than me so we have always been super close. Big Sister has not been to WDW since we were in our teens, so a lot has changed since then.
Favorite characters: Ariel & Buzz
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Flight of Passage
Next up is my Sister-in-Law, referred to as SIL.
I will not be sharing any pictures of SIL as she is very private and does not use social media at all, so I will be using this Mulan emoji to represent her. SIL is my husband's sister and one of my best friends. She is a stay-at-home mom with two boys and has watched my boys since they were babies. SIL visited Animal Kingdom in 2016 with her kids but has not been to the other Disney parks except Epcot as a child.
Favorite character: Mulan
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Soarin'
Next up is me - Aimee, your writer and trip planner.
I am a government professional and mother of two boys who are ages 5 and 7. I love Netflix, coffee, and Instagram. I've planned two trips with my DH and our boys in 2016 and this past January. Before that I made trips to WDW with my high school marching band and with a friend in college.
Favorite character: Cinderella
Favorite park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite ride: tie between Space Mountain and Flight of Passage
Last but not least is Little Sister.
Little sister is our drinks captain. (True story she forgot a backpack and a water bottle for the parks but did bring four mini bottles of rum for the plane and three bottles of wine in her suitcase ) She is a veterinary nurse and mom to the sweetest six month old little girl.
Favorite characters: Belle and Tigger
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Expedition Everest
Where:
Four nights at Pop Century (August 17-21) with a free Quick Service dining plan. I hadn't stayed in a value resort before, but I know Pop has a lot of fans so I was excited to give it a try. We booked this literally hours before the Free Dining offer expired in February.
Why:
If you read my last report, you may remember that my mom passed away last November. Even though it was the worst time in my life, it brought me so much closer with my sisters (who I was already super close with anyway), and we realized we hadn't done anything just for us without husbands or kids in a very, very long time, so a sister's trip to a happy place seemed like just what we needed, and then I invited SIL along since she has spent the last five years looking after four small boys and if anyone deserves a vacation, it's her.
Lastly, before I wrap up this introduction, let me explain my title. Little Sister and I spent several years of our early 20's working together, living together, and shared a group of friends. One thing we did a lot was watch a ton of movies and we have a lot of inside jokes where we quote a movie line applicable to a situation we're in and the other person has to name the movie it's from. It's actually very annoying to people who are not in on the joke. So as we're waiting in the sun in the security line for our first park, Little Sister leans over and says:
(which is from the second Ace Ventura movie and one of our favorites), and it became our motto whenever we were somewhere hot. Which is many places in Orlando in August. And it never got less funny, no matter how tired Big Sis and SIL got of hearing it.
We had lots and lots of fun and I can't wait to share all of it!
This is my third trip report here and while I still consider myself somewhat of a newbie on the boards, I feel like these are getting easier to write and I hope anyone out there reading will enjoy it, so let's do the doing.
This TR will be totally different than my last TR's because I went with a totally different group of people. My last two trips have been with my DH and our two boys. This trip was girls-only, adults-only, and led to a much different touring style. Did I mention there were no kids? NO KIDS! This was also my first time staying at a value resort, first time with park hoppers, and the first time going in the summer, so I was very interested to see how different the experience would be.
But before we get into too many details, let me introduce some people! And for no reason in particular, let's do it oldest to youngest!
First up is my older sister, who I will refer to as Big Sister.
Big Sister is an elementary school teacher. She travels a lot with her husband and loves scuba diving. We share a deep love of coffee. She is only 16 months older than me so we have always been super close. Big Sister has not been to WDW since we were in our teens, so a lot has changed since then.
Favorite characters: Ariel & Buzz
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Flight of Passage
Next up is my Sister-in-Law, referred to as SIL.
I will not be sharing any pictures of SIL as she is very private and does not use social media at all, so I will be using this Mulan emoji to represent her. SIL is my husband's sister and one of my best friends. She is a stay-at-home mom with two boys and has watched my boys since they were babies. SIL visited Animal Kingdom in 2016 with her kids but has not been to the other Disney parks except Epcot as a child.
Favorite character: Mulan
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Soarin'
Next up is me - Aimee, your writer and trip planner.
I am a government professional and mother of two boys who are ages 5 and 7. I love Netflix, coffee, and Instagram. I've planned two trips with my DH and our boys in 2016 and this past January. Before that I made trips to WDW with my high school marching band and with a friend in college.
Favorite character: Cinderella
Favorite park: Magic Kingdom
Favorite ride: tie between Space Mountain and Flight of Passage
Last but not least is Little Sister.
Little sister is our drinks captain. (True story she forgot a backpack and a water bottle for the parks but did bring four mini bottles of rum for the plane and three bottles of wine in her suitcase ) She is a veterinary nurse and mom to the sweetest six month old little girl.
Favorite characters: Belle and Tigger
Favorite park: Animal Kingdom
Favorite ride: Expedition Everest
Where:
Four nights at Pop Century (August 17-21) with a free Quick Service dining plan. I hadn't stayed in a value resort before, but I know Pop has a lot of fans so I was excited to give it a try. We booked this literally hours before the Free Dining offer expired in February.
Why:
If you read my last report, you may remember that my mom passed away last November. Even though it was the worst time in my life, it brought me so much closer with my sisters (who I was already super close with anyway), and we realized we hadn't done anything just for us without husbands or kids in a very, very long time, so a sister's trip to a happy place seemed like just what we needed, and then I invited SIL along since she has spent the last five years looking after four small boys and if anyone deserves a vacation, it's her.
Lastly, before I wrap up this introduction, let me explain my title. Little Sister and I spent several years of our early 20's working together, living together, and shared a group of friends. One thing we did a lot was watch a ton of movies and we have a lot of inside jokes where we quote a movie line applicable to a situation we're in and the other person has to name the movie it's from. It's actually very annoying to people who are not in on the joke. So as we're waiting in the sun in the security line for our first park, Little Sister leans over and says:
(which is from the second Ace Ventura movie and one of our favorites), and it became our motto whenever we were somewhere hot. Which is many places in Orlando in August. And it never got less funny, no matter how tired Big Sis and SIL got of hearing it.
We had lots and lots of fun and I can't wait to share all of it!