tbone20102
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jul 3, 2010
I’ve been a lurker on here for a couple years and have just started to post. This will be our first Pre-Trip report! Background info is listed below:
ME: 27yr old Disney fanatic. My first trip to Disney was back in 2000. I’ve had several other visits since then as well as a stint with the College Program during the Fall of 2003. I’m currently an IT instructor at a local career college and own my own IT consulting company.
DW: My 24 year old wife. I believe I have finally managed to convert her… She looked at me with the strangest look when after she said yes I said “YAY, I get to plan our FIRST Disney trip”. Since our Honeymoon trip last September she has been hooked.
DS: Our 2 yr old son. This will be his first of many visits. He already knows most of the Disney characters and carries them around the house.
DMIL: My mother-in-law will be joining us this trip, both to help out with DS as well as to give her a break from reality.
On to the planning: Last year when DW and I were on our honeymoon we had a bounceback offer for free dining for this year. We debated it and decided not to book it (Kicking self now), as we though DS would still be too young to go. Fast forward to June of this year, I was really itching to return to WDW and was very impressed by how fast DS as progressed and grown over the past year. I asked DW if she wanted to take him in the fall. She was a little hesitant at first but I said we could take her mom as well. That sealed the deal. I’m defiantly OK with taking DMIL along; she’s filled a big void in my life since my own mom passed away almost 5 years ago.
We were limited to going in October because of when school breaks fall (I don’t get vacation during the terms but I do get 4 paid weeks of a year; APR, JULY, OCT, DEC). We decided we would stay at POP this time around. We’d go from Oct 17-Oct 22. Our original plans were to drive down from Northeast Ohio.
Our original plans were as follows:
Drive from NEO to Orlando, Stay at POP for 5 nights, drive back to NEO.
UP next changes, more changes, and even more changes!
ME: 27yr old Disney fanatic. My first trip to Disney was back in 2000. I’ve had several other visits since then as well as a stint with the College Program during the Fall of 2003. I’m currently an IT instructor at a local career college and own my own IT consulting company.
DW: My 24 year old wife. I believe I have finally managed to convert her… She looked at me with the strangest look when after she said yes I said “YAY, I get to plan our FIRST Disney trip”. Since our Honeymoon trip last September she has been hooked.
DS: Our 2 yr old son. This will be his first of many visits. He already knows most of the Disney characters and carries them around the house.
DMIL: My mother-in-law will be joining us this trip, both to help out with DS as well as to give her a break from reality.
On to the planning: Last year when DW and I were on our honeymoon we had a bounceback offer for free dining for this year. We debated it and decided not to book it (Kicking self now), as we though DS would still be too young to go. Fast forward to June of this year, I was really itching to return to WDW and was very impressed by how fast DS as progressed and grown over the past year. I asked DW if she wanted to take him in the fall. She was a little hesitant at first but I said we could take her mom as well. That sealed the deal. I’m defiantly OK with taking DMIL along; she’s filled a big void in my life since my own mom passed away almost 5 years ago.
We were limited to going in October because of when school breaks fall (I don’t get vacation during the terms but I do get 4 paid weeks of a year; APR, JULY, OCT, DEC). We decided we would stay at POP this time around. We’d go from Oct 17-Oct 22. Our original plans were to drive down from Northeast Ohio.
Our original plans were as follows:
Drive from NEO to Orlando, Stay at POP for 5 nights, drive back to NEO.
UP next changes, more changes, and even more changes!
Due to DH having his allergic reaction last visit, we were unable (WAY too sleepy) to make it to eat breakfast here. So, with DS and DM in tow, we will be attempting to make it there!!! DM loves polynesian type things, and I am hoping she enjoys this meal and being in the Poly! This is DM's real 1st visit. My family visited this past spring to watch my DS18 march her last Disney march, but only made it to one park. So this visit is like her 1st! 
Mainly because we did NOT want to lose our ADR for Le Cellier, and that day didn't seem like it needed changed at all! 
with this place! The food is amazing, the atmosphere is wonderful, and the wait staff is excellent! My DM is excited to go too, she loves Maple flavored foods! 
BUT Oh, well!!! DH 1 DW too many to count! 
