Oops, We Forgot to Leave Our Weather at Home! A Fantastic Festival of the Arts 2025 TR! (Updated 1/28!!)

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Hello and welcome everyone to my latest trip report! Thank you all for joining in on the fun!

This trip we headed down to Disney for a short trip to Festival of the Arts (FArts). Our trip this time was January 21st-26th, and we stayed at the BWI.

I’ve been to this FArts once before and LOVED it, it’s my favorite festival now, so I couldn’t wait to show it off to my mom.

Speaking of my mom, I guess it’s time for introductions!

For this trip it was once again a mother daughter trip.

This is my mom, Carol, and she is my favorite travel buddy. We travel so well together, and I love making all these memories with her.

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She is a semi-retired teacher, so we typically only can travel when she has breaks. This trip was actually during the final exam period for her school system, and since her exam was over early, it was the perfect time for a quick trip to Disney!

Next up there is me, Debbie!

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I’ll be your narrator for this trip report and I cannot wait to get into all the details!

Now, I had been raving about how amazing the weather is in Disney in January to my mom for the past two years since the few times I’ve been in January it’s been glorious. I’m sure you can see where this is going. ::yes::

Well, turns out the gross northern winter weather decided to follow us down to Florida. Guys, it SNOWED in Florida while we were there, and actual snow, not snoap! Granted, not in Disney, but still, that’s how wild the weather was this week.

So if you ever wanted to know what it would be like if Walt Disney had decided to build Disney World above the Mason Dixon line, you’re in for a treat because I’m going to tell you ALL about it. :rotfl2:

Also, there were SO many options for report titles for this trip report. We had so many hilarious things happen and then of course there was the weather that inspired some too. Some others that were on the table:

"How to Give Yourself a Black Eye at Disney" (of course there is a story behind this, we’ll get to that later of course)

"Making History at Disney!" (Because we seem to always go during historic weather events, snow in Florida? Check! Rainiest day on record? Check!...ya’ll might want to find out when we’re going since there’s a solid chance some wild weather will happen and it’s a great time to not visit!)

"I Guess They Call it FARTS for a Reason…" (Yes, this is another story time for later)

Anyways, I cannot wait to get into this TR! Even with the less than perfect weather, we had the most amazing time.

Now on with the show!
 
Popping over from your last TR . I am heading down this weekend for my first FARTS so can’t wait to read all about it .
 
HA! I will take the blame for the weather. We were there Jan 15-25.....so we brought it from Wisconsin. You are off the hook. :rotfl2: Yeah, back in 2023, our FotArts trip weather was incredibly gorgeous every. single. day. This was the WORST WEATHER EVER. Rain and mist sometimes all day. Cold and windy. Felt a little salty on check out day seeing bright blue skies and sunshine. Mother nature was glad to see our family leave I guess.

Looking forward to your TR.
 
I've been thinking about your trip because I knew you were there during the freezing cold Florida weather. You look like you brought the right coat for this trip, and Mom looks very cold in the picture. :)

Now, I had been raving about how amazing the weather is in Disney in January to my mom for the past two years since the few times I’ve been in January it’s been glorious. I’m sure you can see where this is going. ::yes::

We have taken many trips in January and like you, we had some glorious weather. But after too many really cold January trips we moved to the first week in February. The coldest trip we ever had in January was when we stayed at the BWI. We didn't get warm again until after we arrived at Chicago Midway. ;)
 
Joining in! I'm excited to read about another adventure with your mom.

It's too bad you got such cold and crummy weather! I went to Disney World in January years ago and found the daytime weather to be quite nice - only the evenings got chilly.

Also, your alternative trip titles... :eek::rotfl:
 
Woo hoo!!! And I'm glad I can now tell my aunt (Barb who went with me at Thanksgiving) whose fault the recent weather was. Usually she blames me, but I was holed up in VA. Can't wait to hear all the stories!
 
Joining in! Hubby and I are headed down in two weeks for a quick fARTS trip to celebrate my birthday! Literally fly in Friday after work and home Sunday night, but I am still excited for it! We went a couple years ago (and yes it was LOVELY January weather. PERFECT park weather, mid 60s low 70s), and took the kids and I have been itching to go back for adults only so I can browse better!
 
Popping over from your last TR . I am heading down this weekend for my first FARTS so can’t wait to read all about it .
Thanks for coming over to this TR! I hope you have an amazing FArts trip, this festival really is so much fun!
 
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HA! I will take the blame for the weather. We were there Jan 15-25.....so we brought it from Wisconsin. You are off the hook. :rotfl2: Yeah, back in 2023, our FotArts trip weather was incredibly gorgeous every. single. day. This was the WORST WEATHER EVER. Rain and mist sometimes all day. Cold and windy. Felt a little salty on check out day seeing bright blue skies and sunshine. Mother nature was glad to see our family leave I guess.

Looking forward to your TR.
Oh good, glad we can pass the blame along to you! :rotfl: I couldn't believe how bad the weather was this trip, I expect rain in Florida, but to have days and days of just rain and mist with no end in sight was a bit wild. We thought it was funny that the day we left the warm weather came back, of course right?
 


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