Ms Poppins
I'm sure I'm very affected by all this Disney talk
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- Mar 14, 2009
Sneaky Halloween visit - Pre-trippie
So, we didn't intend to plan a trip at all this year, like most we'd decided to wait until next year for the 25th anniversary. But, I've had serious DLP withdrawals and over the last few weeks we've managed to talk ourselves into a sneaky wee 2 night trip....well, I managed to talk everyone into it
The Cast:
Me - Julie (41)
DH - John (45)
DD - Abbey (19)
DS - Lewis (12)
Here are Abbey and Lewis from our Halloween trip last year:
When:
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 October
We are late in booking flights and cost from Glasgow is quite high as it's the school week here so we are flying from Liverpool. I have a credit on my Travelodge account so we are using that to stay overnight before and after the trip.
Where:
For the first time in for ever (are you singing?) we don't actually have a hotel booked yet And also for the first time we are getting annual passes instead of booking a hotel package. After weeks of number crunching and the help of the wonderful posters on the Dis, I worked out that I could get Classic passes by post.
I choose Classic because we always stay on site so will benefit from EMH and I get a better discount with Shareholders so could not think of a reason to go for a more expensive pass. The blockout days won't affect us and we will miss the contractual block outs by ordering them via post. We will also benefit from the 20% family discount to get my eldest DS Mark a pass. He won't be on this trip but is coming with us next summer so it made sense to use the postal service. We also get 15% shareholder discount so it's a very cost effective way to own passes.
I spoke to the annual pass helpline and they reluctantly gave me a price for the Hotel New York, but I couldn't book just yet. I posted the forms off today so will wait a week or so and call back to see if I can book. Honestly, I'm actually not too fussed on where we end up, as long as it's on site. I'm just soooo happy to be going back
Plans:
'We'll just go with the flow' says I......mmmmm.....maybe not....With only two meals to plan we've already had extensive discussions about this and will most probably eat in Annette's on our first night. We missed this completely last time. I'd also like to try another buffet, maybe Plaza Gardens.
Stuff we want to see/do:
EMH - Main St is my favourite place on earth during EMH
Mickey and the Magician - new show in the Studios
Ratatoullie - fantastic!
Crush - is closed up until our last morning so we might try and squeeze this in
Cafe Fantasia - afternoon tea is so nice in here
Tower of Terror Lewis and I are going to try and be brave and give it another go.......
I've got Ezyshuttle booked for the airport transfer, Travelodge booked for UK part of trip and flights booked. So aside from the fact that I don't have a hotel or passes yet I'm pretty organised
So happy to be going back and being back here on the Dis
So, we didn't intend to plan a trip at all this year, like most we'd decided to wait until next year for the 25th anniversary. But, I've had serious DLP withdrawals and over the last few weeks we've managed to talk ourselves into a sneaky wee 2 night trip....well, I managed to talk everyone into it
The Cast:
Me - Julie (41)
DH - John (45)
DD - Abbey (19)
DS - Lewis (12)
Here are Abbey and Lewis from our Halloween trip last year:
When:
Tuesday 18 - Thursday 20 October
We are late in booking flights and cost from Glasgow is quite high as it's the school week here so we are flying from Liverpool. I have a credit on my Travelodge account so we are using that to stay overnight before and after the trip.
Where:
For the first time in for ever (are you singing?) we don't actually have a hotel booked yet And also for the first time we are getting annual passes instead of booking a hotel package. After weeks of number crunching and the help of the wonderful posters on the Dis, I worked out that I could get Classic passes by post.
I choose Classic because we always stay on site so will benefit from EMH and I get a better discount with Shareholders so could not think of a reason to go for a more expensive pass. The blockout days won't affect us and we will miss the contractual block outs by ordering them via post. We will also benefit from the 20% family discount to get my eldest DS Mark a pass. He won't be on this trip but is coming with us next summer so it made sense to use the postal service. We also get 15% shareholder discount so it's a very cost effective way to own passes.
I spoke to the annual pass helpline and they reluctantly gave me a price for the Hotel New York, but I couldn't book just yet. I posted the forms off today so will wait a week or so and call back to see if I can book. Honestly, I'm actually not too fussed on where we end up, as long as it's on site. I'm just soooo happy to be going back
Plans:
'We'll just go with the flow' says I......mmmmm.....maybe not....With only two meals to plan we've already had extensive discussions about this and will most probably eat in Annette's on our first night. We missed this completely last time. I'd also like to try another buffet, maybe Plaza Gardens.
Stuff we want to see/do:
EMH - Main St is my favourite place on earth during EMH
Mickey and the Magician - new show in the Studios
Ratatoullie - fantastic!
Crush - is closed up until our last morning so we might try and squeeze this in
Cafe Fantasia - afternoon tea is so nice in here
Tower of Terror Lewis and I are going to try and be brave and give it another go.......
I've got Ezyshuttle booked for the airport transfer, Travelodge booked for UK part of trip and flights booked. So aside from the fact that I don't have a hotel or passes yet I'm pretty organised
So happy to be going back and being back here on the Dis