A Solo WDW Adventure: New Experiences, Repeat Highlights, & More! Oct. 2-9, 2017! *COMPLETED 12/20*

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A Solo WDW Adventure: New Experiences, Repeat Highlights, & More!
10/2-10/9, 2017!

Introduction

Hello everyone and welcome to my next trip report! You will be embarking on a very interesting trip for me. One reason is this will be my 4th trip to Walt Disney World since May. A crazy reason is I booked and planned this trip a week before I leave. Talk about a nightmare when it comes to planning especially with how much I like to plan. This will be my 2nd solo trip to Walt Disney World, and it will feature several experiences that I have never done before, as well as, highlights from many of my past trips. I really hope you enjoy reading about my solo adventure!


Picture taken at a recent Sporting Kansas City match where I am holding up the 2017 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Championship Scarf which Sporting Kansas City won on September 20, 2017. I’m a huge soccer fan.


A LITTLE ABOUT ME:

My name is Zach, and I grew up 20 minutes away from the Happiest Place On Earth (Disneyland) before choosing to go to school in Kansas. I still wonder why I left Disneyland for a school in a colder climate? :confused3 So, Disneyland is where my love for Disney began at a very young age. We would go to Disneyland about 2 times a week for most of my life.

I really like music (my Disboards name might answer that), and I actually got my degree in Music Education. I play several instruments (saxophone and piano), and I also sing. For this reason, I really like seeing shows more than riding attractions while at Disney Theme Parks. Even if I like shows more than attractions, I will still find myself going on rides.

Favorite Disney Theme Parks: Disneyland, Disney's Animal Kingdom (WDW).
Favorite Disney Theme Park Show: Festival of the Lion King.
Favorite Disney Parade: Main Street Electrical Parade.
Favorite Disney Theme Park Nighttime Show: Illuminations.
Favorite Disney Theme Park Attractions: Big Thunder Railroad, Expedition Everest, and Flight of Passage.
Favorite Disney Theme Park Entertainment: Voices of Liberty!
Favorite Disney Movies: Lion King and Toy Story (1, 2, and 3).
Favorite Disney Songs: Anything from the Lion King, A Whole New World (Aladdin), Santa Fe (Newsies - Broadway version), Seize the Day (Newsies), Go the Distance (Hercules), You've Got A Friend In Me (Toy Story), and many more.

MY DISNEY TRIPS IN 2017:

  • 4 trips to Walt Disney World (this will be my 5th)
  • An 11-Night Southern Caribbean Disney Cruise on the Disney Fantasy
  • Three trips to Disneyland
  • First time at the D23 Expo
  • First trip to Aulani

You can say I have had a crazy year of Disney travels!

PAST TRIP REPORTS:



Picture taken at Disneyland during the last week that the Main Street Electrical Parade was there this year.

MORE ABOUT THIS TRIP:

Like I mentioned above, this is my 2nd solo trip to Walt Disney World. I will be doing several experiences that I have never done, as well as, many highlights from previous trips to Walt Disney World. I will be embarking on 4 tours that will take me backstage at different locations of Walt Disney World. Another experience I will be doing is seeing Cirque Du Soleil: La Nouba for the last time. I also get to
experience my 2nd Mickey’s Not-So-Scary Halloween Party of 2017, and my second trip to the Food & Wine Festival in 2017. I am really excited about this trip!

I will be staying 7 nights at All-Star Music. This will be my
second time staying at All-Star Music within the past month. I tried to get an Annual Passholder rate, but I was not able to since all of the resorts at Walt Disney World are basically full. I was very fortunate to get a trip booked for this week when I did.

I hope you enjoy this adventure that I am about to embark on. I’m really excited to experience several new experiences, and I can’t wait to tell all of you about them!

I hope that you enjoy…A Solo WDW Adventure: New Experiences, Repeat Highlights, & More!
 
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Table of Contents:

1. Introduction
2.
Short Live-Updates! (Pages 1-3)
3.
Day 1: Travel Day!
4. Day 1: EPCOT’s 35th Anniversary + 1 Day!
5. Day 1: Illuminations: Reflections of Earth!
6. Day 2: A Morning At My Favorite Park - Part 1!
7.
Day 2: A Morning At My Favorite Park - Part 2!
8.
Day 2: Magic Kingdom - Part 1!
9.
Day 2: Magic Kingdom - Part 2!
10. Day 2: Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party!
11.
Day 2: MNSSHP - Mickey's Boo-To-You Parade!
12.
Day 2: MNSSHP - HalloWishes Firework Spectacular!
13.
Day 2: MNSSHP - Hocus Pocus Villain Spelltacular + Rest of Party!
14. Day 3: Backstage Magic Tour!
15. Day 3: Disney Springs + My Farewell To La Nouba!
16. Day 3: Magic Kingdom + Happily Ever After!
17.
Day 3: More Magic Kingdom!
18.
Day 4: A Rainy Morning at the Studios!
19.
Day 4: A Rainy Day Continues + My Favorite Restaurant!
20. Day 4: Your Vote is Revealed!
21. Day 5: A Day In My Favorite Park!
22.
Day 5: Wild Africa Trek - Part 1!
23.
Day 5: Wild Africa Trek - Part 2!
24.
Day 5: A Day In Animal Kingdom Continued!
25.
Day 5: Rivers of Light + Pandora At Night!
26. Day 6: Morning At EPCOT + Behind the Seeds!
27.
Day 6: I’m Never Going to Food & Wine On A Weekend Again!
28. Day 7: Keys to the Kingdom Tour!
29.
Day 7: EPCOT, Resorts, & the Magic Kingdom!
30. Day 8: A Final Trip to my Favorite Park!
31.
Day 8: Traveling Back to the Midwest!
32. All-Star Music Overview!
33.
Bought Merchandise!
34.
Conclusion!


My Next Trip Report: A Solo Trip: It's the Spirit of the Season at the Disneyland Resort!

My Next WDW Trip Report: Taking A First Timer To Walt Disney World!
 
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Jumping over from your last report. Looking forward to the new one. I have done some tours so looking forward to seeing which ones you do and what you think .
 


Jumping over from your last report. Looking forward to the new one. I have done some tours so looking forward to seeing which ones you do and what you think .
Thanks for joining in on this report as well! I'm really excited about the tours I booked. One of them I have done before and the other 3 will be "new" for me. I'm excited!
 
I will for sure be following along and checking out your older TR's
Thanks for joining in, and I hope you enjoy my other reports as well! Where do you own DVC? My Dad owns at Aulani and the Polynesian. I guess we like the tropical themed resorts lol.
 
POLL:

I am going to let those of you who are following my trip report vote for a show/shows that you would want me to see. I will do what you decide.

Question: When I go to Disney's Hollywood Studios for the evening, what nighttime show would you like for me to see?

1. Disney Movie Magic (which I have not seen)/Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular!
2. Fantasmic!


To vote, just make a post with your answer.

The poll will end tomorrow (Tuesday) at 9 p.m. EST.


 

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