jeanelle
Mouseketeer
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- Jan 25, 2005
I've been reading and enjoying so many trip reports, I thought maybe I would start one myself.
Background: DH and I were married 3 years ago after knowing each other for over a decade. We met, dated, separated and then got back together 5 years ago. During the time we were separated, I moved to Florida and fell in love with all of the parks. When it came time to plan our honeymoon, I knew I wanted to go to Disney. I planned for a year and half for our trip and it was very nice but not relaxing at all. I had planned everything out to the minute it seemed with fast passes and meals as for the first time ever we were on the dining plan. It was just too much. We ended up exhausted.
Fast forward to about a year ago, I wanted to go back to Orlando. My DH wanted a relaxing vacation. We had only a week available to take due to our jobs and my DH insists on driving. I knew there was no way we could see everything at Disney in a week. A thought dawned on me....Universal! There are only 2 parks as we just are not water park people. We would stay onsite with Express and shouldn't have any wait for lines (another of DH's complaints). Finally, DH and I are both huge Harry Potter fans. I had been to Hogsmeade several times (including opening day) but moved before Diagon Alley was completed. DH agrees as long as we can make sure to have some relaxing times. I hurried online and looked at prices. What do you know, a great deal popped up for Club Level at HRH. I quickly booked it and a trip was born!
Because I have OCD tendencies, I cannot go anywhere without some planning. I have tried to keep it to a minimum but here are our current plans.
Friday, Nov. 9 - Travel day. Will stop in Macon, GA overnight.
Saturday, Nov. 10 - Travel day. Check in at HRH followed by Luau at RPR that evening.
Sunday, Nov. 11 - Park day. Will focus on the Harry Potter areas of the parks
Monday, Nov. 12 - Park day. Will focus on the other areas of the parks. Dinner reservations at The Palm (a shout out to Schumigirl for this. The food looked so good in her reports, we had to do it.)
Tuesday, Nov. 13 - Relaxing day at the HRH pool. Cabana rented. Possibly a trip to the parks for the water rides depending on weather and mood.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Park Day. Will do what we have missed and favorites.
Thursday, Nov. 15 - Park Day. Again will do what we missed and favorites.
Friday, Nov. 16 - Departure and Travel day. Will stop in Dalton, GA overnight.
Saturday, Nov. 17 - Arrive home again.
For the park days, we are not planning on spending the entire day at the park. We will eat where the winds take us. I'd like to eat at the Leaky Cauldron since I have not and would like to take DH to Mythos since that is one of my favorites.
Will this be the relaxing vacation my DH wants? Will he want to come back again and again like me? We shall see.
Background: DH and I were married 3 years ago after knowing each other for over a decade. We met, dated, separated and then got back together 5 years ago. During the time we were separated, I moved to Florida and fell in love with all of the parks. When it came time to plan our honeymoon, I knew I wanted to go to Disney. I planned for a year and half for our trip and it was very nice but not relaxing at all. I had planned everything out to the minute it seemed with fast passes and meals as for the first time ever we were on the dining plan. It was just too much. We ended up exhausted.
Fast forward to about a year ago, I wanted to go back to Orlando. My DH wanted a relaxing vacation. We had only a week available to take due to our jobs and my DH insists on driving. I knew there was no way we could see everything at Disney in a week. A thought dawned on me....Universal! There are only 2 parks as we just are not water park people. We would stay onsite with Express and shouldn't have any wait for lines (another of DH's complaints). Finally, DH and I are both huge Harry Potter fans. I had been to Hogsmeade several times (including opening day) but moved before Diagon Alley was completed. DH agrees as long as we can make sure to have some relaxing times. I hurried online and looked at prices. What do you know, a great deal popped up for Club Level at HRH. I quickly booked it and a trip was born!
Because I have OCD tendencies, I cannot go anywhere without some planning. I have tried to keep it to a minimum but here are our current plans.
Friday, Nov. 9 - Travel day. Will stop in Macon, GA overnight.
Saturday, Nov. 10 - Travel day. Check in at HRH followed by Luau at RPR that evening.
Sunday, Nov. 11 - Park day. Will focus on the Harry Potter areas of the parks
Monday, Nov. 12 - Park day. Will focus on the other areas of the parks. Dinner reservations at The Palm (a shout out to Schumigirl for this. The food looked so good in her reports, we had to do it.)
Tuesday, Nov. 13 - Relaxing day at the HRH pool. Cabana rented. Possibly a trip to the parks for the water rides depending on weather and mood.
Wednesday, Nov. 14 - Park Day. Will do what we have missed and favorites.
Thursday, Nov. 15 - Park Day. Again will do what we missed and favorites.
Friday, Nov. 16 - Departure and Travel day. Will stop in Dalton, GA overnight.
Saturday, Nov. 17 - Arrive home again.
For the park days, we are not planning on spending the entire day at the park. We will eat where the winds take us. I'd like to eat at the Leaky Cauldron since I have not and would like to take DH to Mythos since that is one of my favorites.
Will this be the relaxing vacation my DH wants? Will he want to come back again and again like me? We shall see.
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