I know I’ve mentioned it several times in various posts but I haven’t actually come right out and talked about our plans. I’ve been itching to take the boys to Walt Disney World since….well….since before Matthew was born. I finally compromised with Mike and was promised a trip in 2011. Thankfully, Mike is equally excited!
We leave Sunday, November 13 and return Saturday, November 19. We chose this time of year so that we could (hopefully) avoid the huge crowds and insane Florida heat. We’re also super excited to see the parks and resorts all decked out for Christmas since they start working on Christmas decorations right after Halloween. Another reason we picked this week? How about the fact that my birthday falls during the trip!?!?!? Can you imagine a better way to spend your birthday!?!?!
Thanks to a pretty kick ass 40% off email I received, we will be staying at Disney’s Wilderness Lodge. Our resort is absolutely gorgeous (as seen here) so we’re pretty excited. Our resort has also some of the best displays of holiday decorations. Check out some photos here and here!
We’ve booked our trip with the Disney Dining Plan so I’m working on where we’d like to book sit-down dinner reservations. There are a lot of places to choose from and only a limited amount of time to see everything. I get to start booking reservations on May 17th (180 days prior) so I have a little time to figure everything out.
As I’ve mentioned before, we plan to eat in Cinderella’s Castle. With the Princesses!!! ON! MY! BIRTHDAY!!! (I’m not remotely excited about this, am I? LOL) I’m thinking Ian and Matthew might need some Prince costumes to wear during our meal. (Grandma Samulski – interested in helping us out?!?!?)
We’re also thinking about eating with characters at Chef Mickey’s, Play and Dine at Hollywood and Vine and possibly checking out the antics at the Hoop Dee Doo Musical Revue.
Tentative plans include 3 days at Magic Kingdom, 1 day at Epcot and 1 day at Hollywood Studios. We plan to go to the hotel every day after lunch for naps, are not planning to get hopper tickets and will probably be skipping the special event they have during the Christmas season called Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party (because the boys are too young to stay up late enough for us to fully enjoy it).
It’s a lot to get figured out so stay tuned!
