AuroraRose
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 16, 2008
So, this here would be my first pre-trip report! I've lurked around the forums for a while now, and have recently come out of hiding to join in on the fun! I've read some pre-trip/trip reports and I figured this would be a good way to help the time go by!
INDEX
CH 1: Below
CH 2: ADRs
CH 3: Daily Itinerary
CH 4: Bill & Jeff Join the Party!
CH 5: 2 MONTH MARK! Plus Planes and Pin Trading!
CH 6: 1 Month.. and one day.
CH 7: Sad News
CH 8: And then there were 8 (and ½)
CH 9: Good News!
CH 10: Quick Stories
CH 11: The Time Has Come!
A little back story, since I've been in hiding all these years: We've been planning this trip since our trip to WDW last May. See, for the past three years we've been taking Disney trips with our friends. In 2008, Bill and I were in Disneyland when we traded pins with one of the DVC CMs who convinced us to go take the tour and get our free fast passes. We figured we couldn't pass those up, so we went ahead and scheduled our tour. Long story short, we bought into AKV, which helped us actually follow through with the idea to make last years trip a trip to WDW instead of DL, where we had gone the two years before. In April of last year, we went to DL with my parents and my grandmother and ended up adding on points for Grand Californian, and that is how Bill found himself with a free annual pass for WDW, which also helped make our last WDW vacation a reality. So, in order to get to use his AP one last time, we decided to head back to WDW for or 4th annual Disney trip, only this time, we had the crazy idea to bring everyone with us!!
On to the introductions!
My name is Kara and I am 29 years old (as of January 9th!). I'll be the one narrating this journey through our trials and tribulations! I'm engaged to this guy:
This is Bill, AKA sbill13. He's also 29, and has said he may come and add his two cents to this report at some point. I'm hoping this will be a joint effort, I think it would be fun to get both perspectives!
We've been together for 8 years, and we'll be getting married this October! We REALLY wanted to do a Disney wedding, but it wasn't in the cards (or our wallets).
Moving right along! Our friends who came with us last year:
Jeff (32) and Allison (29). I went to school with Allison in New York, and Jeff is her husband. Luckily for us, Bill and Jeff hit it off right away, and we're all best friends! And it seems our love of Disney has rubbed off on them! Randomness: Every year we buy matching Disney shirts to wear on our trips. We're such nerds, and I love it! (I need to dig out the pics so maybe I can post them later!)
And the new additions for this years trip (in no particular order):
My dad and my mom (and grams, who isn't coming on this trip with us, she'll be with my uncle). Quick story, they actually met at Disneyland right before my dad left for Vietnam. He followed my mom around the park, and she tried to lose him, but eventually she gave in and let him hang out with her. At some point that day, he told her he was going to marry her, to which she responded "You're crazy!" And here we are, 4 kids later, and still going strong! Have to share this cute picture of them from our Easter trip last year:
Bill's dad Bill (My Bill's the V) and his girlfriend Linda.
My sister Lauren (25) (With baby Kiera last Halloween). She'll be bringing her boyfriend:
Kyle (27). (With baby Kiera the day she was born)
And, the star of the trip:
Kiera, who will turn 8 months when we're at WDW! She's the love of my life, and I am so excited she's coming with us!
ALRIGHTY! If you've been keeping track, that's a total of 11 of us! It would have been 12, but my uncle wasn't able to come, so he'll be staying home with grams. Still, it's going to be INSANE!!!
We'll be in WDW from May 1st through the 8th at our home- Animal Kingdom Villas. It will be a first for us, since last year it was too late to get into AKV. We stayed at SSR instead, which was really nice!
In the two bedroom will be everyone but Bill's dad and Linda, who will be staying in the studio.
So, hello and
to anyone who stumbles upon our PTR! I hope to eventually do a TR once we come back as well, so this will be good practice! If you've managed to get this far, thanks!
Up Next: Dining? Perhaps?
INDEX
CH 1: Below
CH 2: ADRs
CH 3: Daily Itinerary
CH 4: Bill & Jeff Join the Party!
CH 5: 2 MONTH MARK! Plus Planes and Pin Trading!
CH 6: 1 Month.. and one day.
CH 7: Sad News
CH 8: And then there were 8 (and ½)
CH 9: Good News!
CH 10: Quick Stories
CH 11: The Time Has Come!
A little back story, since I've been in hiding all these years: We've been planning this trip since our trip to WDW last May. See, for the past three years we've been taking Disney trips with our friends. In 2008, Bill and I were in Disneyland when we traded pins with one of the DVC CMs who convinced us to go take the tour and get our free fast passes. We figured we couldn't pass those up, so we went ahead and scheduled our tour. Long story short, we bought into AKV, which helped us actually follow through with the idea to make last years trip a trip to WDW instead of DL, where we had gone the two years before. In April of last year, we went to DL with my parents and my grandmother and ended up adding on points for Grand Californian, and that is how Bill found himself with a free annual pass for WDW, which also helped make our last WDW vacation a reality. So, in order to get to use his AP one last time, we decided to head back to WDW for or 4th annual Disney trip, only this time, we had the crazy idea to bring everyone with us!!
On to the introductions!
My name is Kara and I am 29 years old (as of January 9th!). I'll be the one narrating this journey through our trials and tribulations! I'm engaged to this guy:
This is Bill, AKA sbill13. He's also 29, and has said he may come and add his two cents to this report at some point. I'm hoping this will be a joint effort, I think it would be fun to get both perspectives!
We've been together for 8 years, and we'll be getting married this October! We REALLY wanted to do a Disney wedding, but it wasn't in the cards (or our wallets).
Moving right along! Our friends who came with us last year:
Jeff (32) and Allison (29). I went to school with Allison in New York, and Jeff is her husband. Luckily for us, Bill and Jeff hit it off right away, and we're all best friends! And it seems our love of Disney has rubbed off on them! Randomness: Every year we buy matching Disney shirts to wear on our trips. We're such nerds, and I love it! (I need to dig out the pics so maybe I can post them later!)
And the new additions for this years trip (in no particular order):
My dad and my mom (and grams, who isn't coming on this trip with us, she'll be with my uncle). Quick story, they actually met at Disneyland right before my dad left for Vietnam. He followed my mom around the park, and she tried to lose him, but eventually she gave in and let him hang out with her. At some point that day, he told her he was going to marry her, to which she responded "You're crazy!" And here we are, 4 kids later, and still going strong! Have to share this cute picture of them from our Easter trip last year:
Bill's dad Bill (My Bill's the V) and his girlfriend Linda.
My sister Lauren (25) (With baby Kiera last Halloween). She'll be bringing her boyfriend:
Kyle (27). (With baby Kiera the day she was born)
And, the star of the trip:
Kiera, who will turn 8 months when we're at WDW! She's the love of my life, and I am so excited she's coming with us!
ALRIGHTY! If you've been keeping track, that's a total of 11 of us! It would have been 12, but my uncle wasn't able to come, so he'll be staying home with grams. Still, it's going to be INSANE!!!
We'll be in WDW from May 1st through the 8th at our home- Animal Kingdom Villas. It will be a first for us, since last year it was too late to get into AKV. We stayed at SSR instead, which was really nice!
In the two bedroom will be everyone but Bill's dad and Linda, who will be staying in the studio.
So, hello and
to anyone who stumbles upon our PTR! I hope to eventually do a TR once we come back as well, so this will be good practice! If you've managed to get this far, thanks! Up Next: Dining? Perhaps?
and another free day! This will probably be a shopping day to get whatever we didn't get in our walks through the park, possibly another day at one of the water parks. We have NO ADRs for this day because everyone decided they wanted to just see where we ended up. This will also be packing night. 
12 folks!! Whew!! 
Your TR will be interesting!! 
and my awesome friend Jeff 
have joined in on the fun! Bill, who I usually call Bilbo (Baggins), goes by 
