ChosenBelle
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Hello! I have decided to write a Trip Report for our most recent vacation to Walt Disney World! I am reminiscing about our wonderful trip and it is probably best to spare my Facebook friends anymore vacation photos and stories . 300+ pictures is probably enough, for them anyway Let’s get this party started!!!!
Who: Me , my husband & our 6 yr old daughter
When: November 4th-11th 2017
Where: Disney's BoardWalk Villas
This trip was all about our daughter . We usually go in August. We live in the south and are used to the hot, humid weather. My husband and I have August birthdays that are 3 days apart so we always choose our birthday week. My daughter wanted to travel for her birthday and since she is kindergarten, we knew this was the last year it would be acceptable for her to miss a week of school. Visiting Walt Disney World around the Christmas holidays has always been a dream of ours. We scheduled our vacation 2 weeks after her actual birthday and our dream became a reality!
At first she did not want to wear her 'I'm Celebrating!' birthday button until she heard Cast Members wishing others happy birthday and not her. She put it on the second day and was loving it!
Day 1: Travel Day
I usually dedicate travel days to just traveling. We take a late flight and relax. Last trip we braved the Magic Kingdom the first evening and it was the best decision. We crossed almost every must do off our list so it took some pressure off our other Magic Kingdom days. Since our daughter, I will call her C but her name is all over her clothes , is older and I wanted to maximize every moment I booked the 6AM flight which put us in Orlando at 1:15PM. We ended up in our room by 2:30PM. I just about cried when I walked on the balcony and saw our amazing view! We previously stayed at the Contemporary with a Theme Park View but that breathtaking view of Cinderella Castle was expected, and paid for , this view was a complete surprise!
Of course our luggage was not even close to being delivered and I had scheduled our Garden Grocery order to be delivered between 4-9PM, so it was just us in our room. My husband wanted to take a nap but come on, we are at Walt Disney World! We picked up the stroller we rented for the week and began to wonder around the resort. We spent the day around the resort and Disney Springs. We had a really satisfying dinner at The Polite Pig!
I was so tempted to walk over to Epcot but resisted. The trip was off to a magical start.
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