mouschievous
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 14, 2019
This trip was a bit of a lark. In January 2020, we rented DVC points and booked a 2 bedroom villa for a September 2020 trip to celebrate my parents' 50th anniversary. When that had to be canceled, the DVC rental place issued us a credit for the full amount spent. We used part of the credit for 2 nights at Wilderness Lodge when we went to WDW in January 2022, and used the rest to book a studio villa at GCH for 4 nights in July 2022.
Our trip to WDW was great for it's own reasons, but we both found ourselves missing DL something awful. WDW was big and huge and spread out, and we missed the homey cozy feeling of DL. So as soon as we got home I started looking for trips to DL and stumbled on this confirmed reservation for a VGC studio, checking in July 4 and checking out July 8. As H said, he needed to get the WDW taste out of his mouth, so we booked it and had something fun to look forward to!
The Travelers
Hi! I'm Mouschievous and this is Mr Mouse.
We're an adult couple in our 40s with 2 dogs and no kids. While past Disney trips have been with extended family, this time it was just us! I kept detailed notes about our trip, so this will be a long and detailed trip report. I welcome questions! We're done with Disney trips for a bit (there are other adventures out there!), but I love planning Disney trips and would be happy to help others figure out the best way to approach their own trip.
Our Strategy
So, here we go!
Arrival Day July 4: Happy Birthday America, and Happy Birthday to Me!
Park Day 1: A Disney Day to Remember
Park Day 2: Pal-ing Around, Pixar Style
Park Day 3: A Fantasmic Way to End
Departure Day: Relax to the Max
Our trip to WDW was great for it's own reasons, but we both found ourselves missing DL something awful. WDW was big and huge and spread out, and we missed the homey cozy feeling of DL. So as soon as we got home I started looking for trips to DL and stumbled on this confirmed reservation for a VGC studio, checking in July 4 and checking out July 8. As H said, he needed to get the WDW taste out of his mouth, so we booked it and had something fun to look forward to!
The Travelers
Hi! I'm Mouschievous and this is Mr Mouse.
We're an adult couple in our 40s with 2 dogs and no kids. While past Disney trips have been with extended family, this time it was just us! I kept detailed notes about our trip, so this will be a long and detailed trip report. I welcome questions! We're done with Disney trips for a bit (there are other adventures out there!), but I love planning Disney trips and would be happy to help others figure out the best way to approach their own trip.
Our Strategy
- Rope drop and close the park, with a midday break. You'll notice that we go pretty hard. We rope drop every day and close the park every night. This style isn't for every one, but it works well for us - especially since we get a nap in the middle of the day, and I looooove a good nap.
- NO Genie+
- YES Park Hoppers
- YES Single Rider lines
- Shows are important too!
- Second performance for evening shows
- NO dining packages for shows
- NO camping out - we don't typically arrive to a show more than 30 minutes early because, for us, that wastes valuable park time
- Also, I have food allergies. I am allergic to walnuts, bell peppers and added sodium nitrates and nitrites in meat, with intolerances for processed sugar and gluten. Even with the allergies, we decided not to do many sit down meals. We mostly ate in the room, with quick service dinners and snacks.
So, here we go!
Arrival Day July 4: Happy Birthday America, and Happy Birthday to Me!
Park Day 1: A Disney Day to Remember
Park Day 2: Pal-ing Around, Pixar Style
Park Day 3: A Fantasmic Way to End
Departure Day: Relax to the Max
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