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Hi and welcome to my very first trip report. I only recently discovered DisBoards while we were in the process of purchasing our DVC resale, and now I am completely hooked. I have found other disneyaholics like myself, and it feels sooooo good to be able to talk about Disney without people saying things like: "There are so many other places in the world I would like to see, why do you keep going back there." (Uhhh, because it's awesome and FUN!, what's wrong with having a vacation that's all about having fun?) Anyways, back to the trip report. We will be at Disney January 21st - 28th 2012. I'm super excited for this trip for two reasons. Firstly, this trip will be our first use of our DVC membership. We'll be staying at Old Key West in a 1 bedroom unit. Secondly, this will be our first trip to Disney as a family of three by ourselves. While I am very excited about this trip there is one thing that I am a little concerned about...how will my wussy easily terrified toddler deal with Disney? So without further ado, let's meet the cast of this trip report.
First there's me. I'm 29, and besides Disney I love playing with my son, being active, quilting, board games, smutty tv (like Say Yes to the Dress and The Real Desperate Housewives), and doing just about everything under the sun to avoid actually working on my dissertation. Of the two types of Dis'er personalities (planners vs go with the flow types) I am definitely a planner. Any moment in a park not spent optimizing the number of rides ridden is considered wasted. My idea of hell is walking through a park to see how pretty everything is and marvel at the theming. Marvelling can be done once all the rides are ridden! That said, I've had to change my pace a bit given the new little beasty added to the situation. During our first trip with our son when he was 14 months old I was surprised at how well I adapted to going at his pace. This was made easier by just seeing how happy he was exploring the simplist of Disney pleasures.
Second up is my husband, I call him Grizzly. That DH, DS, DW stuff just doesn't work for me, so when I say Grizzly, I'm talking about my husband. He's 35 or something like that. I'm not sure really, he was 29 for years waiting for me to catch up in age. He never went to Disney as a child, his first time was with me 9 years ago, and we've been back every year since. He loves it. And even loves to wear the silly hats with me. We bring them back with us every year, our Goofy hats and mickey ears. We make a great Disney team as he feels the same way about rides vs. marvelling at scenery. We follow the Unofficial Guide touring plans religiously.
Last up is our son. We nicknamed him Tigger during an ultrasound where he was bouncing around all over the place, so we'll call him Tigger here. He just turned 2 years old this past week. This trip wasn't planned as a birthday trip, it was the only time we could go before some of the DVC points expired. Tigger is awesome, but so is everybody else's kid in the eyes of their parents. He's not allowed to watch tv, so his only real knowledge of mickey or anything disney is from the mickey mouse stuffed animal and his figment stuffed animal from last trip. It would be so cute to see him meet a character that he loved from TV, but that will have to wait until next trip. He has been to disney once before when he was 14 months old. He loved the rides, and we loved watching him enjoy the rides. His favorite was the Mad Tea Party. He HATED the characters, he was completely terrified of them. My plan is to be very cautious this trip and to not ride anything that has any chance at all of scaring him. Since our last trip my son has completely blossomed into his full wussness. He is scared of EVERYTHING (although not terribly shy). He is scared of his race track, a cookie monster that eats cookies, the vacuum cleaner even when it's off, trying on new clothes (especially shoes and jackets), jack in the boxes, and especially especially especially ride on toys (hmm will he like the Carousel?). Like most Mom's I could go on and on and on about my son, but I'll just leave it at this. He's a sensitive little guy.
So the question is: Will Tigger like Disney? Will mom survive another slow paced trip? Will the DVC be all that we imagined? Will we accidentally terrify Tigger on a ride and have him refuse to ride anything else the rest of the trip? Hmmmm.... only time will tell.
Our first thing to tackle is the plane ride down. We're all packed, all we have to do is show up.
First there's me. I'm 29, and besides Disney I love playing with my son, being active, quilting, board games, smutty tv (like Say Yes to the Dress and The Real Desperate Housewives), and doing just about everything under the sun to avoid actually working on my dissertation. Of the two types of Dis'er personalities (planners vs go with the flow types) I am definitely a planner. Any moment in a park not spent optimizing the number of rides ridden is considered wasted. My idea of hell is walking through a park to see how pretty everything is and marvel at the theming. Marvelling can be done once all the rides are ridden! That said, I've had to change my pace a bit given the new little beasty added to the situation. During our first trip with our son when he was 14 months old I was surprised at how well I adapted to going at his pace. This was made easier by just seeing how happy he was exploring the simplist of Disney pleasures.
Second up is my husband, I call him Grizzly. That DH, DS, DW stuff just doesn't work for me, so when I say Grizzly, I'm talking about my husband. He's 35 or something like that. I'm not sure really, he was 29 for years waiting for me to catch up in age. He never went to Disney as a child, his first time was with me 9 years ago, and we've been back every year since. He loves it. And even loves to wear the silly hats with me. We bring them back with us every year, our Goofy hats and mickey ears. We make a great Disney team as he feels the same way about rides vs. marvelling at scenery. We follow the Unofficial Guide touring plans religiously.
Last up is our son. We nicknamed him Tigger during an ultrasound where he was bouncing around all over the place, so we'll call him Tigger here. He just turned 2 years old this past week. This trip wasn't planned as a birthday trip, it was the only time we could go before some of the DVC points expired. Tigger is awesome, but so is everybody else's kid in the eyes of their parents. He's not allowed to watch tv, so his only real knowledge of mickey or anything disney is from the mickey mouse stuffed animal and his figment stuffed animal from last trip. It would be so cute to see him meet a character that he loved from TV, but that will have to wait until next trip. He has been to disney once before when he was 14 months old. He loved the rides, and we loved watching him enjoy the rides. His favorite was the Mad Tea Party. He HATED the characters, he was completely terrified of them. My plan is to be very cautious this trip and to not ride anything that has any chance at all of scaring him. Since our last trip my son has completely blossomed into his full wussness. He is scared of EVERYTHING (although not terribly shy). He is scared of his race track, a cookie monster that eats cookies, the vacuum cleaner even when it's off, trying on new clothes (especially shoes and jackets), jack in the boxes, and especially especially especially ride on toys (hmm will he like the Carousel?). Like most Mom's I could go on and on and on about my son, but I'll just leave it at this. He's a sensitive little guy.
So the question is: Will Tigger like Disney? Will mom survive another slow paced trip? Will the DVC be all that we imagined? Will we accidentally terrify Tigger on a ride and have him refuse to ride anything else the rest of the trip? Hmmmm.... only time will tell.
Our first thing to tackle is the plane ride down. We're all packed, all we have to do is show up.