disnemma
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- Apr 8, 2014
"So. Many. Selfies." A Mother-Daughter Trip! April 2014It is with deepest pride and greatest pleasure that we welcome you tonight. And now we invite you to relax, let us pull up a chair as the Dis proudly presents - my first trip report!
JAMBO! Welcome! Ive been reading trip reports for a few months now, and when we made reservations for a trip to the World for Spring Break I just knew I had to do one. For this trip, my mom and I went solo for the first three and a half days, and then my dad joined us for the last day and a half. So, without further ado, I give you: the Cast List!
Emma
Hello there! Im Emma. As you can probably assume, Im a HUGE Disney freak! Like, ridiculously obsessed. My love for the company (and especially the parks) started when my brother, Daniel, began the CareerStart program in 2007, when I was in third grade. Since then, weve been going every year, and every time I fall in love with WDW more and more! It would definitely be a dream come true to be able to work there someday, and I plan on doing the Disney College Program after I graduate. Here are some of my Disney favorites:
Parks: Magic Kingdom and Epcot
Resort: All-Star Movies (as amazing as the moderate/deluxe resorts are, the All-Stars just feel like home to me!), BoardWalk Inn, The Polynesian
Attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean, Carousel of Progress, Spaceship Earth, Soarin, Toy Story Midway Mania!, The Great Movie Ride
Entertainment: Festival of Fantasy, The Main Street Electrical Parade
Restaurants: Pizzafari, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, Earl of Sandwich
The 'Rents
These are my lovely parents, Beth and Sanford. As I mentioned above, my dad wont appear until the last half of our fourth day because he drove down to bring my mom and me home (and of course had to come to the parks for at least a day!), so it was just Mom and me for the first few days. Both of them are pretty cool people! My mom is a huge Disney fan like me, and we both consider WDW our home. My dad also likes the parks a lot, but hes not quite as into it as we are. He just really likes getting a chance to be off of work for a few days! Here are their favorites:
Parks: (Mom) Magic Kingdom and Epcot
(Dad) Epcot
Resort: Port Orleans- French Quarter
Contemporary
Attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean, Soarin, Toy Story Midway Mania!, Norway pavilion
Pirates of the Caribbean, Carousel of Progress, World Showcase, Soarin
Entertainment: Wishes, Festival of Fantasy
Citizens of Hollywood, Anastasia and Drizella face characters, Wishes
Restaurants: Earl of Sandwich, Pizzafari, Fish & Chips, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, L'Artisan des Glaces
Crystal Palace, Liberty Tree Tavern, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, Brown Derby
What were celebrating: Going home! Our first trip as annual passholders! My 10th trip!
Where were staying: Animal Kingdom Lodge- Jambo House for the first three nights, All-Star Sports for the last two nights
NO dining plan, so if youre going to WDW on a budget but still want to eat at the parks, this is the TR to read! (Were pretty frugal
)
FIRST TIME using annual passes, MagicBands, My Disney Experience app in the parks, Fastpass+
Oh- you may be wondering about the title of this TR, "So. Many. Selfies." Well, as we wandered around the various parks, Downtown Disney, the resorts, etc., we noticed that everybody. was. taking. selfies. Everybody! Literally everywhere you turn, somebody is baring their pearly whites or putting on a duck face at a camera and snapping a photo. It's crazy! So it became a kind of game to (discreetly) point out anyone we saw taking a selfie. I'll admit, we even took a few selfies of our own that you'll get to see later!
And I think thats about all I have for now. I hope you guys have as much fun reading this as I do writing it and reliving the trip! I cant wait to share all of our magical moments with you.
Thanks for reading, and have a magical day! Until next time!
JAMBO! Welcome! Ive been reading trip reports for a few months now, and when we made reservations for a trip to the World for Spring Break I just knew I had to do one. For this trip, my mom and I went solo for the first three and a half days, and then my dad joined us for the last day and a half. So, without further ado, I give you: the Cast List!
Emma
Hello there! Im Emma. As you can probably assume, Im a HUGE Disney freak! Like, ridiculously obsessed. My love for the company (and especially the parks) started when my brother, Daniel, began the CareerStart program in 2007, when I was in third grade. Since then, weve been going every year, and every time I fall in love with WDW more and more! It would definitely be a dream come true to be able to work there someday, and I plan on doing the Disney College Program after I graduate. Here are some of my Disney favorites:
Parks: Magic Kingdom and Epcot
Resort: All-Star Movies (as amazing as the moderate/deluxe resorts are, the All-Stars just feel like home to me!), BoardWalk Inn, The Polynesian
Attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean, Carousel of Progress, Spaceship Earth, Soarin, Toy Story Midway Mania!, The Great Movie Ride
Entertainment: Festival of Fantasy, The Main Street Electrical Parade
Restaurants: Pizzafari, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, Earl of Sandwich
The 'Rents
These are my lovely parents, Beth and Sanford. As I mentioned above, my dad wont appear until the last half of our fourth day because he drove down to bring my mom and me home (and of course had to come to the parks for at least a day!), so it was just Mom and me for the first few days. Both of them are pretty cool people! My mom is a huge Disney fan like me, and we both consider WDW our home. My dad also likes the parks a lot, but hes not quite as into it as we are. He just really likes getting a chance to be off of work for a few days! Here are their favorites:
Parks: (Mom) Magic Kingdom and Epcot
(Dad) Epcot
Resort: Port Orleans- French Quarter
Contemporary
Attractions: Pirates of the Caribbean, Soarin, Toy Story Midway Mania!, Norway pavilion
Pirates of the Caribbean, Carousel of Progress, World Showcase, Soarin
Entertainment: Wishes, Festival of Fantasy
Citizens of Hollywood, Anastasia and Drizella face characters, Wishes
Restaurants: Earl of Sandwich, Pizzafari, Fish & Chips, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, L'Artisan des Glaces
Crystal Palace, Liberty Tree Tavern, Kringla Bakeri Og Kafe, Brown Derby
What were celebrating: Going home! Our first trip as annual passholders! My 10th trip!
Where were staying: Animal Kingdom Lodge- Jambo House for the first three nights, All-Star Sports for the last two nights
NO dining plan, so if youre going to WDW on a budget but still want to eat at the parks, this is the TR to read! (Were pretty frugal
)FIRST TIME using annual passes, MagicBands, My Disney Experience app in the parks, Fastpass+
Oh- you may be wondering about the title of this TR, "So. Many. Selfies." Well, as we wandered around the various parks, Downtown Disney, the resorts, etc., we noticed that everybody. was. taking. selfies. Everybody! Literally everywhere you turn, somebody is baring their pearly whites or putting on a duck face at a camera and snapping a photo. It's crazy! So it became a kind of game to (discreetly) point out anyone we saw taking a selfie. I'll admit, we even took a few selfies of our own that you'll get to see later!
And I think thats about all I have for now. I hope you guys have as much fun reading this as I do writing it and reliving the trip! I cant wait to share all of our magical moments with you.
Thanks for reading, and have a magical day! Until next time!
Continued in Next Post
We are planning a few peak meals and eating on our own a lot!
) Thanks for joining! 
We were in boarding group A, 53rd and 54th in line. (For those of you who don't know, Southwest doesn't assign seats -- once you check in online, you get a boarding position that depends on what time you click "check in", and then once you board you get to pick any seat on the plane!) We sat on the right side of the plane over the wing so we could see the Gulf of Mexico once we got to Florida, and I got the window seat! An older lady sat by Mom. She said that she was going down to visit her sister, and her husband was also driving to pick her up! 
Then the stewardess said, "Welcome to Omaha -- oh, I mean Orlando!" We all had a good chuckle at that. 
i'm going around the same time next year, so it'll be nice to see what the crowds and stuff are like!
