Cirlonde
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 3, 2014
Hi! Welcome to my very first ever trip report. I’ve been channeling Rapunzel’s indecisive nature today as I tried to persuade myself to tackle this project! Here’s hoping it goes as well as her quest to chase down the floating lights, but maybe without quite so much hair raising adventure.
First off, a little background! My husband (Jeremy) and I (Chelsey) have been together for almost 15 years and married for 9 of those years. We're both 31 years young, live in Oklahoma and are a “childless by choice” family (although our two Yorkies might as well be toddlers). That’s us, right down there.
We took our first Disney vacation last year, in November of 2014. It was our big once-in-a-lifetime trip to celebrate turning 30. We hadn’t been on a vacation since the year we got married (2006) and had been saving up for the “dream trip”, so we really wanted to make it count. You know…since we’d probably never be back. (Spoiler alert: we went back!) We stayed at the Kidani Villas and had an all around amazing time, including two days at “the other park”. Of course, we hadn’t been home a month before I was running the numbers and trying to figure out how to get back to the World.
Turned out, if we were willing to cut some corners, we could manage a budget trip during the Halloween season. So we booked it! Our first trip had been physically brutal (you know, in that awesomely fantastic way that only Disney can really pull off!) We drove 18+ hours each way, spent nearly every possible hour inside the parks, got roughly four hours of sleep per night if we were lucky…it was fun, but wow! We were exhausted by the time it was over and it took several days for my poor feet to recover. So this year, we decided to take it easy and swore to take breaks, slow down and soak up the details. Plus, we flew instead of driving which made a big difference.
Introduction
Day One: Travel Day | Wilderness Lodge | Trail's End
Day Two: Magic Kingdom | Be Our Guest | Halloween Party
Day Three: Epcot | Food & Wine Festival
Day Four: Hollywood Studios | Exploring the Resort
Day Five: Magic Kingdom Take 2
Day Six: Animal Kingdom | Jambo House
First off, a little background! My husband (Jeremy) and I (Chelsey) have been together for almost 15 years and married for 9 of those years. We're both 31 years young, live in Oklahoma and are a “childless by choice” family (although our two Yorkies might as well be toddlers). That’s us, right down there.
Turned out, if we were willing to cut some corners, we could manage a budget trip during the Halloween season. So we booked it! Our first trip had been physically brutal (you know, in that awesomely fantastic way that only Disney can really pull off!) We drove 18+ hours each way, spent nearly every possible hour inside the parks, got roughly four hours of sleep per night if we were lucky…it was fun, but wow! We were exhausted by the time it was over and it took several days for my poor feet to recover. So this year, we decided to take it easy and swore to take breaks, slow down and soak up the details. Plus, we flew instead of driving which made a big difference.
Trip Facts
Dates: Saturday, October 24th thru Friday, October 30th
Resort: Art of Animation - Little Mermaid Room
Extras: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party | Food & Wine
ContentsDates: Saturday, October 24th thru Friday, October 30th
Resort: Art of Animation - Little Mermaid Room
Extras: Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party | Food & Wine
Introduction
Day One: Travel Day | Wilderness Lodge | Trail's End
Day Two: Magic Kingdom | Be Our Guest | Halloween Party
Day Three: Epcot | Food & Wine Festival
Day Four: Hollywood Studios | Exploring the Resort
Day Five: Magic Kingdom Take 2
Day Six: Animal Kingdom | Jambo House
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