wilber29
05-08-2008, 07:20 AM
Our Details:
Who: Wilber Family: Lisa, Brian, & Madelynne AKA Maddy (5)
North Family: Mike, Nichole, Katelyn (6), & Adam (4)
Dates: May 27 – June 3, 2008
Travel Method: Car from Dell Rapids, SD - Delta from Omaha, NE - Magical Express
Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Experience: Brian and I visited WDW in 2002 for our honeymoon. Brian also made a short trip as a child with his parents. This is Madelynne’s first trip to The World. The North’s have visited before as a couple but this is their first trip as a family.
Our Introduction:
Honestly, I started thinking about this trip about one week after returning from our honeymoon trip. I’ve dreamed of taking our children to WDW and now that it’s finally (almost) here I’m over the moon excited. I began seriously planning this trip a year ago. We booked our vacation package through Small World Travel. I didn’t do this for our last trip but will ALWAYS do this in the future. The ease of planning with our agent, Angela, made it all very simple.
When we began planning this trip we joked with our best friends that they should come to WDW with us. Katelyn and Madelynne are best friends so we thought it would be great for them to experience WDW together for the first time. Well, all the joking turned into a real vacation to WDW for them too. We are excited about sharing this trip with our other family!
We will leave for our vacation two days after Madelynne’s 5th birthday. This trip is in celebration of her birthday and we are hoping for a little extra magic.
We purchased 7-Day Magic Your Way Park Hoppers and are on the Disney Dining Plan. We LOVE to eat at new places so the dining plan was a no-brainer for us. I love the idea of ordering what I want and not having to worry about the prices of the food. We are staying at POR which is where we stayed for our honeymoon. We loved the atmosphere last time and feel that it suits our family perfectly. We are hoping for connecting rooms in the Alligator Bayou section.
Our Tentative Schedule:
Tuesday, May 27th – Travel, Arrive in Orlando at 1pm, Check in to POR, Magic Kingdom Wednesday, May 28th – MGM, Fantasmic
Thursday, May 29th – Animal Kingdom, Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Friday, May 30th – R&R, Magic Kingdom, Disney Boardwalk
Saturday, May 31st – R&R, Epcot
Sunday, June 1st – Epcot, Downtown Disney
Monday, June 2nd – Magic Kingdom, Spectomagic, Wishes
Tuesday, June 3rd –Travel Home
Our ADR’s:
Tuesday, May 27th – Whispering Canyon, 5:10pm
Wednesday, May 28th – 50’s Primetime Café, 6:50pm
Thursday, May 29th – Coral Reef, 7:00pm
Friday, May 30th – Boma, 7:05pm (Brian & Lisa) & Chef Mickey’s, 7:05pm (North’s & Maddy)
Saturday, May 31st – [/B][/B]1900 Park Fare, 7:30pm
Sunday, June 1st – Le Cellier, 2:40pm
Monday, June 2nd – Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, 6:35pm
Tuesday, June 3rd – Boatwrights, 7:30am (Wilber’s)
Our Final Thoughts:
We are completely psyched for our family vacation. I want to speed up time for the next two weeks and then slow it down for the week in WDW. I wish I had those kinds of powers! I hope you enjoy reading our pre-trip report. I’ll try to get our actual trip report posted soon after returning. I would love to hear comments or suggestions!
Who: Wilber Family: Lisa, Brian, & Madelynne AKA Maddy (5)
North Family: Mike, Nichole, Katelyn (6), & Adam (4)
Dates: May 27 – June 3, 2008
Travel Method: Car from Dell Rapids, SD - Delta from Omaha, NE - Magical Express
Resort: Port Orleans Riverside
Experience: Brian and I visited WDW in 2002 for our honeymoon. Brian also made a short trip as a child with his parents. This is Madelynne’s first trip to The World. The North’s have visited before as a couple but this is their first trip as a family.
Our Introduction:
Honestly, I started thinking about this trip about one week after returning from our honeymoon trip. I’ve dreamed of taking our children to WDW and now that it’s finally (almost) here I’m over the moon excited. I began seriously planning this trip a year ago. We booked our vacation package through Small World Travel. I didn’t do this for our last trip but will ALWAYS do this in the future. The ease of planning with our agent, Angela, made it all very simple.
When we began planning this trip we joked with our best friends that they should come to WDW with us. Katelyn and Madelynne are best friends so we thought it would be great for them to experience WDW together for the first time. Well, all the joking turned into a real vacation to WDW for them too. We are excited about sharing this trip with our other family!
We will leave for our vacation two days after Madelynne’s 5th birthday. This trip is in celebration of her birthday and we are hoping for a little extra magic.
We purchased 7-Day Magic Your Way Park Hoppers and are on the Disney Dining Plan. We LOVE to eat at new places so the dining plan was a no-brainer for us. I love the idea of ordering what I want and not having to worry about the prices of the food. We are staying at POR which is where we stayed for our honeymoon. We loved the atmosphere last time and feel that it suits our family perfectly. We are hoping for connecting rooms in the Alligator Bayou section.
Our Tentative Schedule:
Tuesday, May 27th – Travel, Arrive in Orlando at 1pm, Check in to POR, Magic Kingdom Wednesday, May 28th – MGM, Fantasmic
Thursday, May 29th – Animal Kingdom, Mickey’s Jammin’ Jungle Parade
Friday, May 30th – R&R, Magic Kingdom, Disney Boardwalk
Saturday, May 31st – R&R, Epcot
Sunday, June 1st – Epcot, Downtown Disney
Monday, June 2nd – Magic Kingdom, Spectomagic, Wishes
Tuesday, June 3rd –Travel Home
Our ADR’s:
Tuesday, May 27th – Whispering Canyon, 5:10pm
Wednesday, May 28th – 50’s Primetime Café, 6:50pm
Thursday, May 29th – Coral Reef, 7:00pm
Friday, May 30th – Boma, 7:05pm (Brian & Lisa) & Chef Mickey’s, 7:05pm (North’s & Maddy)
Saturday, May 31st – [/B][/B]1900 Park Fare, 7:30pm
Sunday, June 1st – Le Cellier, 2:40pm
Monday, June 2nd – Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, 6:35pm
Tuesday, June 3rd – Boatwrights, 7:30am (Wilber’s)
Our Final Thoughts:
We are completely psyched for our family vacation. I want to speed up time for the next two weeks and then slow it down for the week in WDW. I wish I had those kinds of powers! I hope you enjoy reading our pre-trip report. I’ll try to get our actual trip report posted soon after returning. I would love to hear comments or suggestions!