ckb_nc
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Feb 26, 2001
Background
We have been to Disney multiple times as a family, with the last in January 2012. Its a place we all love with my two DDs particularly fond of WDW. I was allowed to attend the Gartner Symposium at WDW in October and thus my wife and I started planning.
We planned for her to go down with me and then surprise the kids (DD17 DD15 and DS9) with a trip mid-week.
The Plan
The plan was for my wife and I to drive down and be there Sat through Wed., with the kids joining us. We booked Caribbean Beach for the two of us, then planned to move over to Port Orleans Riverside (it could fit us in a preferred room) - and then drive home Sunday evening.
About four weeks before we were to leave, my wife wrecked our minivan and it had to be retired. We bough a smaller SUV/crossover which meant we would fly - the plus is not driving down the minus is how to get back - we decided to rent a minivan one way on Sunday.
The kids were killing us as we told them that they were not going - I mean just badgering us non stop. I mean every night at dinner - but both girls through snooping found out along the way. So much for the surprise. We told DD9 about the same time we wrecked the car.
We have been to Disney multiple times as a family, with the last in January 2012. Its a place we all love with my two DDs particularly fond of WDW. I was allowed to attend the Gartner Symposium at WDW in October and thus my wife and I started planning.
We planned for her to go down with me and then surprise the kids (DD17 DD15 and DS9) with a trip mid-week.
The Plan
The plan was for my wife and I to drive down and be there Sat through Wed., with the kids joining us. We booked Caribbean Beach for the two of us, then planned to move over to Port Orleans Riverside (it could fit us in a preferred room) - and then drive home Sunday evening.
About four weeks before we were to leave, my wife wrecked our minivan and it had to be retired. We bough a smaller SUV/crossover which meant we would fly - the plus is not driving down the minus is how to get back - we decided to rent a minivan one way on Sunday.
The kids were killing us as we told them that they were not going - I mean just badgering us non stop. I mean every night at dinner - but both girls through snooping found out along the way. So much for the surprise. We told DD9 about the same time we wrecked the car.