dianachaney77
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jan 2, 2008
Hi everyone! Welcome to my second TR!!! I love being able to relive our adventures and share them with anyone interested in following along!
I am Diana and this is my second time visiting DW. The first time we went to DW was last October to celebrate my 40th birthday. I am traveling with my DH, Casey, and our DS, Caleb. This was a quick, one-day trip, but worth every minute (and calorie).
I am thankful that both my DH and DS love Disney as much as I do. We hope to have many more trips to DW in our near future!
The Cast
Planning
After DH's retirement we moved from California to Jacksonville, Florida. We knew one of the first things we wanted to do was squeeze in a quick trip to Disney World. Since our trip last year, we have been dying to get back!
Initially, I was apprehensive about going in early August, but after some input from the boards I decided it was worth fighting the crowds and dealing with the heat.
We were limited on which days we could visit due to my husband’s new job and my son starting school so we decided to drive down on Friday, August 10th, spend Saturday in the parks and then head home on Sunday morning.
We decided not to stay on site this trip because I found a great deal at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Orlando Lake Buena Vista and they offer a complimentary breakfast. We were pleasantly surprised by all the offerings and never left hungry. I love being able to save money on breakfast so I can spend it on other treats in the parks!
I ordered our park tickets from Shades of Green and they arrived in plenty of time to select our Fastpasses 30 days prior. We knew we would start the day in Epcot so I made the following FP selections:
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM Soarin’
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM Spaceship Earth
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM Living with the Land
I also made an ADR at 50’s PrimeTime Café at 4:15 pm. The plan was to leave Epcot around 3 pm and head to Hollywood Studios in plenty of time for our ADR. After dinner we didn’t make any solid plans and figured we would just play it by ear.
Once I had all the details dialed in we would begin our countdown. Lucky for us we had so much going on the time just flew by.
I am Diana and this is my second time visiting DW. The first time we went to DW was last October to celebrate my 40th birthday. I am traveling with my DH, Casey, and our DS, Caleb. This was a quick, one-day trip, but worth every minute (and calorie).
I am thankful that both my DH and DS love Disney as much as I do. We hope to have many more trips to DW in our near future!
The Cast
Planning
After DH's retirement we moved from California to Jacksonville, Florida. We knew one of the first things we wanted to do was squeeze in a quick trip to Disney World. Since our trip last year, we have been dying to get back!
Initially, I was apprehensive about going in early August, but after some input from the boards I decided it was worth fighting the crowds and dealing with the heat.
We were limited on which days we could visit due to my husband’s new job and my son starting school so we decided to drive down on Friday, August 10th, spend Saturday in the parks and then head home on Sunday morning.
We decided not to stay on site this trip because I found a great deal at the Fairfield Inn & Suites by Marriott - Orlando Lake Buena Vista and they offer a complimentary breakfast. We were pleasantly surprised by all the offerings and never left hungry. I love being able to save money on breakfast so I can spend it on other treats in the parks!
I ordered our park tickets from Shades of Green and they arrived in plenty of time to select our Fastpasses 30 days prior. We knew we would start the day in Epcot so I made the following FP selections:
9:40 AM – 10:40 AM Soarin’
11:35 AM – 12:35 PM Spaceship Earth
1:40 PM – 2:40 PM Living with the Land
I also made an ADR at 50’s PrimeTime Café at 4:15 pm. The plan was to leave Epcot around 3 pm and head to Hollywood Studios in plenty of time for our ADR. After dinner we didn’t make any solid plans and figured we would just play it by ear.
Once I had all the details dialed in we would begin our countdown. Lucky for us we had so much going on the time just flew by.