I thought I'd start our trip report now in hopes that we can update and post as we go. I figure if there are two of us working on it we might update it as we go.
Travel dates: April 6-16, 2012
Travel method: DFF4 and Family Driving down from NC; HB and Family Flying from the SF Bay area.
Resort: DFF4 8 nights Villas at the Wilderness Lodge; HB and Family Resort hopping Jambo House at AKL, Old Key West Resort and the Villas at the WL, they are doing three nights at each I believe.
Accommodations: DVC Studios
Ages Represented in Group: Me DFF4 (42) My DH also known as DisneyFunDaddy4 (38) DD8 & DD11; HB is a wee bit younger than me, her DH will be turning 40 on this trip and their DD15.
Disney Resort Experience Represented in Group: We have all been to DL more times than we can count, granted I cant count any further than I have toes and fingers, but you get the picture! Haha! We have been living in NC for the past 2 years and this will be our 6th trip to WDW in the past 16 months. We met HB and family at WDW for Christmas which was HB and her DDs first trip and they were hooked. HBs DH has been a couple times before. We are all fairly new DVC memebers.
Comments: We knew we wanted to make a trip in the spring before our passes expired at the end of April and we moved back to Cali but we were not sure when. Sometime last spring maybe summer HBs DH found out he had a conferences the week after Easter, as it turned out our kids all had the same spring break so the planning started. We already had our Christmas trip planned together so this was just a bonus!
The plan
HB and family arrive on Friday.
We (DFF4) will arrive on Saturday and stop at DTD for lunch at Wolfgang puck express, do some last minute Easter Basket shopping for pins etc. then we will go check in to VWL. We will all meet up at Saana (new for everyone) for dinner. Yay!
Sunday (Easter) I think we are planning on starting off at MK so we can get pics with Mr & Mrs Easter Bunny, we may go to GF to check out the handmade chocolate eggs in the lobby. We have no ADRs today but HBs DH has requested that we do beaches and cream so we can attempt to conquer the kitchen sink. Well do whatever HBs DH wants to do before he has to leave us for his conference. MK has EMH until 3am so we have plans to close down the park. The latest weve made it so far is 130am. Can we make 2am? What about 3am? Stay tuned.
Monday we have a late ADR at Kona for breakfast to accommodate our late night the night before. Maybe AK after breakfast?
Tuesday we will start at DHS. We have a ADR a at SciFi (new to HB and her DD) for lunch, our girls loved it last time. And the ambiance is fun. We have talked about trying to do Fantasmic! We love F! at DL and we want to compare. We may try and do the 2nd show but dont have anything set in stone for this.
Wednesday we have a late breakfast ressie for CRT (new for all of us) so we will spend the morning at the MK. The girls have no idea we are going but they have been begging have a meal in the castle, but we keep telling them its way to expensive. DD8 even asked HBs DH if he wanted to change his B-day dinner from Ca Grill to CRT. I really think he was tempted! LOL! Now to figure out how to surprise them. We are thinking we will do the sushi bar at the Poly for sushi, wings and drinks for dinner.
Thursday we will start at EPCOT. We have a lunch ressie at San Angel inn, this is another one that is new to us. No other set plans for the day.
Friday we have a Ca Grill ressie to celebrate HBs DHs B-day.
Saturday well do whatever HBs DH wants to do since he will have spent the week working. We have a ADR at R&C for dinner.
Sunday is travel home day. Boo. We have a early breakfast ressie at WCC before we all say see ya real soon and hit the road/skies.
Our wish list for this trip.
We want to enjoy the resort. We LOVE WL, I need to try and remember to ask about being the flag family of the day when we check in. DH and the kids would really enjoy that. Im hoping maybe we could do it the 2nd Saturday when we are all at the VWL.
We have not seen the Lights, Motor, Action stunt show at DHS so we want to see that. The girls want to see Muppet Vision 3D. They have seen it a million times at DCA but have yet to see it at DHS and I'm sure it's just so much differnt! haha! they love it and it's a nice little break from the heat and crowds.
Id like to try and catch Voice of Liberty. Weve only seen them at Christmas time before (and on 4th of July in the American garden pavilion which was amazing).
HBs DD is requesting a meal at Earl of Sandwich, who are we to deny her that?
Im sure there is more but thats it for now.
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