PassedTheEndorMoon
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Oct 9, 2018
Greetings internet strangers and fellow Disney fans! We have semi-recently (well… early 2024) returned from our fourth WDW trip. In our defense though, we had a baby in Spring 2023 and things take a little longer to get done these day. We had so much fun sharing our first three trip reports with you that we are back to share more stories featuring our family of 3 at WDW for the first time! If you want to explore those blasts from the past, read our past trip reports here (we think we were pretty funny):
Our First Trip/Honeymoon Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/c...time-trip-january-2019-completed-7-3.3748582/
Our Honeymoon 2.0 Return Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/y...19-honeymoon-2-0-trip-completed-1-18.3773723/
Our Post-COVID Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/c...ember-2021-trip-report-finished-4-10.3862459/
Our last trip was in September of 2021, and a lot has changed in the Parks and our lives since then! As a refresher for those of you coming back from our previous report and as an introduction for any new internet friends, allow me to introduce us:
Who: Nick (me, a chemist), Tory (my wife and a microbiologist), and Baby M (our kiddo, who was 8 months old at the time of the trip)
What: A six night we-are-parents-now-and-this-is-our-baby’s-first-trip-extravaganza!
When: January 19-25 2024
Where: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Why: Because we were feeling confident as first time parents, and couldn’t wait any longer to expose our kiddo to the Disney bubble
Favorites (from this trip):
Nick
Ride: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Park: EPCOT
Snack: The guava pancake sandwich at several carts in Animal Kingdom
Drink: Steve’s Special at Nomad Lounge (I’ll explain later)
Restaurant: Sebastian’s Bistro
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Tory
Ride: KIlimanjaro Safari
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: The guava pancake sandwich at several carts in Animal Kingdom
Drink: Monkey 47 Gin and Tonic from Toledo
Restaurant: Jiko - The Cooking Place
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Baby M
Ride: Jungle Cruise
Park: Blizzard Beach
Snack: Figment’s Signature
Drink: Breastmilk
Restaurant: Jiko - The Cooking Place
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Tory and I live in California and have been going to Disneyland all of our lives; however, it wasn’t until January of 2019 that we were able to make our first trip out to WDW to celebrate us getting married. We fell in love with the Disney Bubble and had the ability to really slow down and just relax. Unlike a day trip to Disneyland where we had to drive back home at the end of the day and enter back into the real world (filled with laundry, dishes, and responsibilities), our trips to WDW have been easy-going and laid-back. We knew going in that this trip was going to be even more laid back as we were traveling with a baby! Baby M came into our lives in spring of 2023. Our baby is so incredibly happy and easy going. After the newborn fog faded away, we realized we lucked out with a good sleeper who has the ability to nap almost anywhere (at least for the time being).
While on parental leave, Tory and I started dreaming of all the places we would get to bring Baby M. We made it a priority to take Baby M out into the world and expose our kiddo to all life had to offer. We knew that our travel would look different with a baby, but we were determined to try. So when Baby M was only two months old, Tory was browsing confirmed DVC reservations that were up for sale and found something perfect for us. SIx nights in a DVC studio at Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House with a Savanna view for January. Baby M would be 8 months old at that point, and we justified booking the reservation by telling ourselves that even if Baby M wasn’t handling the travel or park time well, we could always sit on our room’s balcony and watch the animals go by. Baby M did so great though, and there was really only one afternoon where we spent on the balcony while he napped in the room.
Joining us for this trip are my parents (who return readers met on our last trip) and my brother and sister-in-law. When we told my parents that Tory was pregnant, my mom said “Just let us know when the first Disney World trip is scheduled”. I don’t think she expected it so soon! Given that we were flying across the country, she wanted to make this trip special so she coordinated a whole family trip.. This was also my brother and sister-in-law’s first WDW trip!
That’s enough preamble. I can’t wait to share with you all my thoughts and feelings about experiencing my happy place as a parent!
Our First Trip/Honeymoon Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/c...time-trip-january-2019-completed-7-3.3748582/
Our Honeymoon 2.0 Return Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/y...19-honeymoon-2-0-trip-completed-1-18.3773723/
Our Post-COVID Trip: https://www.disboards.com/threads/c...ember-2021-trip-report-finished-4-10.3862459/
Our last trip was in September of 2021, and a lot has changed in the Parks and our lives since then! As a refresher for those of you coming back from our previous report and as an introduction for any new internet friends, allow me to introduce us:
Who: Nick (me, a chemist), Tory (my wife and a microbiologist), and Baby M (our kiddo, who was 8 months old at the time of the trip)
What: A six night we-are-parents-now-and-this-is-our-baby’s-first-trip-extravaganza!
When: January 19-25 2024
Where: Disney’s Animal Kingdom Lodge
Why: Because we were feeling confident as first time parents, and couldn’t wait any longer to expose our kiddo to the Disney bubble
Favorites (from this trip):
Nick
Ride: Guardians of the Galaxy: Cosmic Rewind
Park: EPCOT
Snack: The guava pancake sandwich at several carts in Animal Kingdom
Drink: Steve’s Special at Nomad Lounge (I’ll explain later)
Restaurant: Sebastian’s Bistro
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Tory
Ride: KIlimanjaro Safari
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: The guava pancake sandwich at several carts in Animal Kingdom
Drink: Monkey 47 Gin and Tonic from Toledo
Restaurant: Jiko - The Cooking Place
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Baby M
Ride: Jungle Cruise
Park: Blizzard Beach
Snack: Figment’s Signature
Drink: Breastmilk
Restaurant: Jiko - The Cooking Place
Lounge: Nomad Lounge
Tory and I live in California and have been going to Disneyland all of our lives; however, it wasn’t until January of 2019 that we were able to make our first trip out to WDW to celebrate us getting married. We fell in love with the Disney Bubble and had the ability to really slow down and just relax. Unlike a day trip to Disneyland where we had to drive back home at the end of the day and enter back into the real world (filled with laundry, dishes, and responsibilities), our trips to WDW have been easy-going and laid-back. We knew going in that this trip was going to be even more laid back as we were traveling with a baby! Baby M came into our lives in spring of 2023. Our baby is so incredibly happy and easy going. After the newborn fog faded away, we realized we lucked out with a good sleeper who has the ability to nap almost anywhere (at least for the time being).
While on parental leave, Tory and I started dreaming of all the places we would get to bring Baby M. We made it a priority to take Baby M out into the world and expose our kiddo to all life had to offer. We knew that our travel would look different with a baby, but we were determined to try. So when Baby M was only two months old, Tory was browsing confirmed DVC reservations that were up for sale and found something perfect for us. SIx nights in a DVC studio at Animal Kingdom Lodge Jambo House with a Savanna view for January. Baby M would be 8 months old at that point, and we justified booking the reservation by telling ourselves that even if Baby M wasn’t handling the travel or park time well, we could always sit on our room’s balcony and watch the animals go by. Baby M did so great though, and there was really only one afternoon where we spent on the balcony while he napped in the room.
Joining us for this trip are my parents (who return readers met on our last trip) and my brother and sister-in-law. When we told my parents that Tory was pregnant, my mom said “Just let us know when the first Disney World trip is scheduled”. I don’t think she expected it so soon! Given that we were flying across the country, she wanted to make this trip special so she coordinated a whole family trip.. This was also my brother and sister-in-law’s first WDW trip!
That’s enough preamble. I can’t wait to share with you all my thoughts and feelings about experiencing my happy place as a parent!