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Mouseketeer
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- Jun 24, 2009
Greetings!
We returned a week ago from our first trip to the world at Christmas time. I have several pics from the VGF and a few from the WLV and would love to share them and some of our adventures if anyone is interested in reading about it
Background of the trip:
DH surprised me when the VGF went on sale last Spring with a small add-on. I was so excited to plan our first stay in a standard view 1BR for the weekend before Christmas! Our trip originally was just the 5 of us. DH, my 8yo DD, 5yo DS, and 2yo DD. Plan was to arrive Thurs, and check-out on Monday.
Two months prior to the trip, I had some thoughts about taking the kids down a few days early. DH had to work through Wed, but the kids were off the entire week from school. We have APs and extra HHI pts available and I made the mistake of checking availability only to find....a 1BR at the WLV for the three nights right before our VGF trip! Too perfect to be true? I obviously booked it right then
But yikes, 3 nights alone with my kids at Disney? If y'all have any idea what my 2yo is like you would think I was insane for considering it. Oh and did I mention my 8yo is a red-head? I was definitely going to need some back up assistance. I called on one of my favorite babysitters. She helped me regularly during college but graduated last year and has a 'real' job now. She loves Disney and my monsters so I thought I would see if there was any chance she could come with us the first 3 nights. SHE SAID YES! Which meant our split stay adventure was a go!
Plan for the trip:
First three nights in a 1BR at the WLV. Myself (Mrs Incredible), beloved babysitter (Mary Poppins), DD 8 (Merida), DS 5 (Buzz), and DD 2 (Tinkerbell). I brought a twin size air mattress and planned to put Merida on the floor in the master, sleep in the king with Tink and Buzz. Mary would be on the pull out in the living room.
I would drive with the kids and arrive the first afternoon around 2pm. Mary had to work that day and planned to fly in late the first night and take the ME to the resort. I scheduled the meal plan, which we rarely do but figured for three nights it would be worth it not to deal with groceries when we would only be in the room for 3 nights.
I scheduled the following table service for the first three days: Day 2 breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Dinner at Teppan Edo in Epcot. Day 3 Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the GF.
We planned to do Epcot the second day and MK the third (there was a MVMCP scheduled the first full day and I wanted to get the most out of Mary's non hopper 3 day tix). The fourth day we were checking out of the Lodge and into the VGF. Mary had to catch the ME bus at the WL at 1:30 and then DH (Mr Incredible) would arrive at the VGF by ME around 2.
Next four nights in a standard view 1BR at the VGF with Mr. Incredible, myself and the kids. Did I mention we are kind of spoiled and usually stay in a 2BR? Love all the space of the 2BRs at HHI and OKW, but to save pts I wanted to try the 1BR at VGF. Regardless of the room size, I couldn't wait to try the VGF! No meals scheduled the last part of the trip, DH really doesn't like Disney Dining so we typically eat in the room. Figured one of us would head to the store on Thursday afternoon.
We had Magic bands, and Fast Pass + and dining credits so a little more scheduled than our typical trips. But I was excited to be adventurous
Next up, arrival at the Lodge!
We returned a week ago from our first trip to the world at Christmas time. I have several pics from the VGF and a few from the WLV and would love to share them and some of our adventures if anyone is interested in reading about it
Background of the trip:
DH surprised me when the VGF went on sale last Spring with a small add-on. I was so excited to plan our first stay in a standard view 1BR for the weekend before Christmas! Our trip originally was just the 5 of us. DH, my 8yo DD, 5yo DS, and 2yo DD. Plan was to arrive Thurs, and check-out on Monday.
Two months prior to the trip, I had some thoughts about taking the kids down a few days early. DH had to work through Wed, but the kids were off the entire week from school. We have APs and extra HHI pts available and I made the mistake of checking availability only to find....a 1BR at the WLV for the three nights right before our VGF trip! Too perfect to be true? I obviously booked it right then
But yikes, 3 nights alone with my kids at Disney? If y'all have any idea what my 2yo is like you would think I was insane for considering it. Oh and did I mention my 8yo is a red-head? I was definitely going to need some back up assistance. I called on one of my favorite babysitters. She helped me regularly during college but graduated last year and has a 'real' job now. She loves Disney and my monsters so I thought I would see if there was any chance she could come with us the first 3 nights. SHE SAID YES! Which meant our split stay adventure was a go!
Plan for the trip:
First three nights in a 1BR at the WLV. Myself (Mrs Incredible), beloved babysitter (Mary Poppins), DD 8 (Merida), DS 5 (Buzz), and DD 2 (Tinkerbell). I brought a twin size air mattress and planned to put Merida on the floor in the master, sleep in the king with Tink and Buzz. Mary would be on the pull out in the living room.
I would drive with the kids and arrive the first afternoon around 2pm. Mary had to work that day and planned to fly in late the first night and take the ME to the resort. I scheduled the meal plan, which we rarely do but figured for three nights it would be worth it not to deal with groceries when we would only be in the room for 3 nights.
I scheduled the following table service for the first three days: Day 2 breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Dinner at Teppan Edo in Epcot. Day 3 Dinner at 1900 Park Fare in the GF.
We planned to do Epcot the second day and MK the third (there was a MVMCP scheduled the first full day and I wanted to get the most out of Mary's non hopper 3 day tix). The fourth day we were checking out of the Lodge and into the VGF. Mary had to catch the ME bus at the WL at 1:30 and then DH (Mr Incredible) would arrive at the VGF by ME around 2.
Next four nights in a standard view 1BR at the VGF with Mr. Incredible, myself and the kids. Did I mention we are kind of spoiled and usually stay in a 2BR? Love all the space of the 2BRs at HHI and OKW, but to save pts I wanted to try the 1BR at VGF. Regardless of the room size, I couldn't wait to try the VGF! No meals scheduled the last part of the trip, DH really doesn't like Disney Dining so we typically eat in the room. Figured one of us would head to the store on Thursday afternoon.
We had Magic bands, and Fast Pass + and dining credits so a little more scheduled than our typical trips. But I was excited to be adventurous
Next up, arrival at the Lodge!