TheCakePopLady
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Jun 16, 2017
Hello hello! I didn’t start a Pre trip report for our first trip! I’m so excited to start one for this trip. It’s a year away but I’m so damn excited, I don’t care.
So when I was planning our very first WDW trip for Jan 2018 it was a lot different. We decided to go all out. We surprised my kids and didn’t tell them until the night before we were leaving. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. I bought everything new for them for this trip. I wanted them to experience top of the line Disney trip. It was the best time ever. A trip of a lifetime.
This time will be too, but doing things differently. Kids know about the trip this time and can be involved in planning. We are planning on staying at a value resort. We are thinking themed room at Art of Animation. I’m not buying every Mickey ear in my face that sparkles (lmao) and we are going to try to enjoy the trip for what it is, making memories without spending a crazy amount (although, the trip itself is still crazy expensive).
Trying to decide on dates, i just saw the school calendar year and we will either have to go peek time right after Christmas into January. Crowd levels look crazy. Or, pull kids from school for a few days (not opposed to this, but my oldest will be starting middle school, so not sure I want to do that and have her fall behind).
Here’s who is going!
Me:
L: Business partner and best friend
DD1: 12, will be 13 when we go
DD2: 7, will be 8 when we go
Stay tuned as I plan our second trip to WDW. I’m so excited...Mickey Bar, here I come!
So when I was planning our very first WDW trip for Jan 2018 it was a lot different. We decided to go all out. We surprised my kids and didn’t tell them until the night before we were leaving. We stayed at the Grand Floridian. I bought everything new for them for this trip. I wanted them to experience top of the line Disney trip. It was the best time ever. A trip of a lifetime.
This time will be too, but doing things differently. Kids know about the trip this time and can be involved in planning. We are planning on staying at a value resort. We are thinking themed room at Art of Animation. I’m not buying every Mickey ear in my face that sparkles (lmao) and we are going to try to enjoy the trip for what it is, making memories without spending a crazy amount (although, the trip itself is still crazy expensive).
Trying to decide on dates, i just saw the school calendar year and we will either have to go peek time right after Christmas into January. Crowd levels look crazy. Or, pull kids from school for a few days (not opposed to this, but my oldest will be starting middle school, so not sure I want to do that and have her fall behind).
Here’s who is going!
Me:
L: Business partner and best friend
DD1: 12, will be 13 when we go
DD2: 7, will be 8 when we go
Stay tuned as I plan our second trip to WDW. I’m so excited...Mickey Bar, here I come!