irene_dsc
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 1, 2007
It's been a long time since I've posted on here, but I couldn't resist starting another PTR for our family's second WDW trip. I probably won't have time to post much, but here's the start:
First trip was Winter Break, seven years ago. My son was in 1st grade, and my daughter was 3. Now, my son is in 8th grade, and my daughter is in 5th grade, and complaining that she barely remembers our WDW trip. I'd been wanting to do our next trip in spring, and this is the last time for 3 years that they will be at the same school with guaranteed same Spring Break - and my daughter still wants to spend time with me! (My son, not so much, but just barely, lol.)
Last time, we stayed onsite at CBR, flew, did Magical Express, and the Dining Plan - basically, immersed ourselves in the Disney experience. But, we'd also like to visit Universal this time (Harry Potter!) and also have separate beds for the kids. So, offsite seemed to make a lot more sense (esp since the 10 year old would be an adult on the dining plan, but doesn't really eat like an adult).
Since we made our decision at the last minute, locations were filling up quickly, and since we want to go during prime Spring Break week, prices at the best places were going up, too. So, we finally snagged a reservation for a 1 bedroom condo at Blue Heron resort. We'd been hoping for a larger space, but at least it has bunk beds for the kids, and a separate living room from the sleeping spaces plus kitchen. Since we'll be off-site, driving makes a lot more sense (or at least, flying seems that much more expensive), and then I don't have to track down flights along with everything else at the last minute!
First trip was Winter Break, seven years ago. My son was in 1st grade, and my daughter was 3. Now, my son is in 8th grade, and my daughter is in 5th grade, and complaining that she barely remembers our WDW trip. I'd been wanting to do our next trip in spring, and this is the last time for 3 years that they will be at the same school with guaranteed same Spring Break - and my daughter still wants to spend time with me! (My son, not so much, but just barely, lol.)
Last time, we stayed onsite at CBR, flew, did Magical Express, and the Dining Plan - basically, immersed ourselves in the Disney experience. But, we'd also like to visit Universal this time (Harry Potter!) and also have separate beds for the kids. So, offsite seemed to make a lot more sense (esp since the 10 year old would be an adult on the dining plan, but doesn't really eat like an adult).
Since we made our decision at the last minute, locations were filling up quickly, and since we want to go during prime Spring Break week, prices at the best places were going up, too. So, we finally snagged a reservation for a 1 bedroom condo at Blue Heron resort. We'd been hoping for a larger space, but at least it has bunk beds for the kids, and a separate living room from the sleeping spaces plus kitchen. Since we'll be off-site, driving makes a lot more sense (or at least, flying seems that much more expensive), and then I don't have to track down flights along with everything else at the last minute!