nataliakristine
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Jan 16, 2012
Hey everyone! Im kinda new here, been reading some trip reports recently to fill the Disneyland void Ive been having in my life recently. My plan was to wait until we had this trip officially booked before I posted anything, but I didnt quite make it. Im too excited!
DH and I decided that we could go on this trip a few months ago after we realized we would be getting a huge refund for school this semester. We are both in our last semester of college and wanted to go on a Disney trip to celebrate our graduation. Originally we were looking at WDW, but since it is about $1000 cheaper for us to do Disneyland, we figured that would be more responsible. We just found out today the amount that we are getting back and should have that refund in our hands on January 26. So by the end of the month, the trip should be booked!!
The main reason to go on this trip is to celebrate our graduation from college. But we also just wanted to go on one more trip before we have to settle down into real "grown-up" jobs. Also, since we can't go to Disneyland very often due to money and distance, this may be our last trip before we have kids. So, in a sense, this i a "last hurrah" for our young, spontaneous lives.
When we first started talking about the trip, we were talking to his parents about it. They live about half an hour away from us and havent been to Disneyland for about 10 years. DCA was brand new when they went and they have never even experienced it! DH and I went for our honeymoon in June 2010 and have just been itching to go back, so we talked with the in-laws and we all decided to take this next trip together! Im so excited that we get to share this fun time with them!
Here are the details we have so far:
Dates: June 2-6. These are pretty much set in stone. My DMIL teaches early elementary ages at a local school and doesnt get out until June 1. We wanted to go as early in the summer as possible because we are hoping that DH will get a youth ministry job this next summer and we want to be flexible.
Transportation: Flying to Orange County from Boise via Southwest. Once there, we will just use Super Shuttle to take us to and from the hotel and airport.
Hotel: Still debating on this one. Either the Fairfield Inn (where DH and I stayed on our honeymoon, loved it!) or HoJos, which is about $200 less if we book now. Opinions anyone?
Everything else is still in progress. I have a subscription to Touring Plans since we will be there during a pretty busy time. Im hoping that Cars Land and Buena Vista Street will be open by then so that we can enjoy DCA to its fullest. But the crowds will probably be horrendous. Has anyone been to Disneyland on or near an huge opening? How were the crowds?
Next post I will introduce myself, DH, and the In-Laws. Cant wait till June!
DH and I decided that we could go on this trip a few months ago after we realized we would be getting a huge refund for school this semester. We are both in our last semester of college and wanted to go on a Disney trip to celebrate our graduation. Originally we were looking at WDW, but since it is about $1000 cheaper for us to do Disneyland, we figured that would be more responsible. We just found out today the amount that we are getting back and should have that refund in our hands on January 26. So by the end of the month, the trip should be booked!!
The main reason to go on this trip is to celebrate our graduation from college. But we also just wanted to go on one more trip before we have to settle down into real "grown-up" jobs. Also, since we can't go to Disneyland very often due to money and distance, this may be our last trip before we have kids. So, in a sense, this i a "last hurrah" for our young, spontaneous lives.
When we first started talking about the trip, we were talking to his parents about it. They live about half an hour away from us and havent been to Disneyland for about 10 years. DCA was brand new when they went and they have never even experienced it! DH and I went for our honeymoon in June 2010 and have just been itching to go back, so we talked with the in-laws and we all decided to take this next trip together! Im so excited that we get to share this fun time with them!
Here are the details we have so far:
Dates: June 2-6. These are pretty much set in stone. My DMIL teaches early elementary ages at a local school and doesnt get out until June 1. We wanted to go as early in the summer as possible because we are hoping that DH will get a youth ministry job this next summer and we want to be flexible.
Transportation: Flying to Orange County from Boise via Southwest. Once there, we will just use Super Shuttle to take us to and from the hotel and airport.
Hotel: Still debating on this one. Either the Fairfield Inn (where DH and I stayed on our honeymoon, loved it!) or HoJos, which is about $200 less if we book now. Opinions anyone?
Everything else is still in progress. I have a subscription to Touring Plans since we will be there during a pretty busy time. Im hoping that Cars Land and Buena Vista Street will be open by then so that we can enjoy DCA to its fullest. But the crowds will probably be horrendous. Has anyone been to Disneyland on or near an huge opening? How were the crowds?
Next post I will introduce myself, DH, and the In-Laws. Cant wait till June!