Darleen
blättert noch in der Broschüre
ahhhh Mist ich meinte unser Trip Ende März 2011 als Thema! sorry!!
Hallo und danke fürs vorbei schauen
ich hatte im Vorstellbeitrag schon erwähnt das ich plane einen Liveblog zu schreiben wenn wir in Disney World sind. Da meine meisten Verwandten Amerikaner sind, ist dieser aber auf Englisch! mir wurde versichert das ihr es trotzdem lesen möchtet, also macht das bitte auch
Da ich hier neu bin dachte ich, ich stell uns mal kurz vor:
LINKS: Das bin ich, 26, momentan Studentin, Hausfrau und Stiefmutter. (mittlerweile aber wieder blond). RECHTS: Mein Mann Bob. 26 Jahre und 2 Tage alt Student
LINKS: Meine ältere Stieftochter Grace, 6, Schülerin RECHTS: Chloe, 3, the pain in my butt
Wir machen am 25.3. hier los und bleiben 7 Tage in DWD. Wir werden im Pop Century Resort wohnen und haben schon einiges geplant. Aber egal ...
hier sind nun die bisherigen Einträge des Blogs:
My first Disney Trip
So I (Andrea) went on my first Disney Trip in the Summer of 2005. At that time I was an exchange student and nanny. We went with a 10 year old Girl and a bunch of boys (16, 15, 13, 6). We stayed at the Pop Century Resort.
My hostfamily used to live around the corner from Disney and went every single weekend!!!
Therefore they knew everything and the mom would run in the front while I was in the back making sure noone dared to glance at something twice. For the 6 year old goofy fan it was the first trip and we sure had a hard time keeping up with the group.
We got to go on a lot of ride but didnt see much. We ate one meal at Crystal Palace with Winnie the Pooh and friends. And we ate one breakfast at Chef Mickeys which was my favorite memory because the 6 year old got to meet Goofy who took at least 30 minutes to hang with him (it was early and the restaurant was nearly empty).
We had a good time but due to the stress I didnt enjoy it as much as I wish I would have.
Our honeymoon!!
We did not really have the time or money to go on a honeymoon after we got married on August 15th of 2009 (in the mountains of NC in front of a beautyful waterfall). Not too long after our wedding my husband also deployed.
I had too much time on my hands and saw an add for a military disney trip. 99 bucks for a 4 day ticket!?!
So I annoyed my husband who didnt believe in the magic at Disney World for a while and he gave in. A while after he came back we moved a friend into our house so the pets wouldnt be alone and went on our journey. 11 hour train ride to Florida! oh yes haha ... It went by somehow and we checked into our hotel in kissimmee and ate at IHOP. The next day our trip began!
We had a busdriver (free service from hotel) named Giovanni and he added a lot to the trip. He spoke with a thick italian accent and was always singing or making jokes. He would drop us off at a different park everyday and would say his trademark sentence "I will pick you up at the magic kingdom/transportation center/etc! So dont come here! Because I WONT be here!" We heard that about 20 times a day.
Also we weren at Disney, we were at Dis-E-ney.
The first thing we did was going to the Magic Kingdom! we saw the opening ceremony and everything!
We walked through the gate and just looking at Main Street USA is so special that the man next to me turned 5 again for the day
Bob on Main Street USA
The first ride we took was a classic! "its a small world" ... I think Bob still hates me for suggesting it and I might have to ride that one alone with the girls haha
Well and then Bob was able to do one of the things on this bucket list! Ride the Haunted Mansion Ride!
And yes it is now his favorite!!!
Im sure we did more that day but my memory just doesnt seem to work right now :/ thats why I plan on writing the next trip down day by day! Im pretty sure we also went to Epcot though!
But I do know that we went to the Animal Kingdom the next morning!
First we went on the safari and then we rode Kali River Rapids which is one of my 2 favorites!!! (next to Test Track).
We got in line for expedition everest but when we were almost there the ride broke. People were stuck and had to climb down .. I wore flip flops that day because I hurt my foot the day before and Im scared of heights! man was I happy that I wasnt stuck up there!
The first cart is already empty...
We went to Rafikis Island and walked around a bit and then went to my favorite park!!! TYPHOON LAGOON!!!
We went and swam with sharks, went on the waterrollercoaster (it pushes you UP! it isnt a slide!) and everything
And later we went to Magic Kingdom again to see the Electric Parade!
The next day we started with the Typhoon Lagoon and later went to Hollywood Studios (which I will forever call MGM).
Us at MGM
We did not spend enough time in Hollywood so we will make sure to spend a lot more time there next time!!!
The rest of the day we spent at Magic Kingdom and also the rest of the next day (we left at noonish to go back home)
Entry from Feb 2nd:
its booked!!!
So today I reserved the vacation!
After ending up with 3,000 Bucks less in our tax return I searched the web until I found "small world vacations" (as much as Bob hates "its a small world" he loves those guys Im sure ). They were able to book our vacation "kids stay and play free"! wooohooo! All we paid for them was park hopper and waterpark tickets and of course the dining plan Its still extremly expensive up at least we can afford it now!
2 days later we paid everything off and a few days later we booked the flight
we will be staying at the Pop Century Resort for 6 nights, 7 days with dining plan (1 sit down, fast service and snack a day) and of course park hopper and water parks option!!!
planing the fun
Now that the vacation was reserved I planned everything out! Who wants to see a little girls face if a Cast Member says "oh sorry the restaurant is booked"?
So I maxed out our sit down meals on the dinging plan and reserved everything!
Here is a list:
T-Rex is not on the Dining Plan but its a MUST GO! Dinos for Grace and yummy yummy food for the rest of us! We also added a breakfast at Ohanas for our first day. the girls have nooooo clue yet!
Also we have all the quick service meals left which will feed us good AND all the snacks (Turky legs, Ice crea, drinks...). On the 1st we will probably go to a restaurant in Hollywood Studios that my husband wants to go to.
A real princess has its style
So we had to stock up on cool clothing
Thanks to Mema and Pepa we already have a bunch of shirts with Mickey, Tink and the Princesses. The Girls already packed them away onto the "Disney Pile" haha
On a trip to Wal-Mart I saw this Princess Dress though and we brought the girls back to choose one (they had Dresses, Shirts, Pants, etc with different Disney Characters). Well both girls choose the same dress! The one I liked too! haha
Then we found out how expensive it is to get the make over at disney world (250 bucks per child!) and made a compromise! we got dresses online for a lot less! and they will get the 50 bucks each make over (hair and make up!).
Well our little Cinderella fan Grace isnt that faithful if you show her pretty dresses and picked a Sleeping Beauty dress! (I must say that dress DOES look amazing!!)
our rough-and-tumble-princess Chloe choose a Piratedress
Grace still has her Ariel outfit from Halloween and she wants to wear at at the parks too!
Grace in her Arieloutfit is on the left. Chloe ripped her fairydress already
Since Chloe doenst have her Halloweenoutfit anymore we got her a snow white dress! ... Gotta love the look on the models face!
And they dont know it yet! but we got them shirts too!
Grace got a shirt of her favorite football player Tim Tebow!
And Chloe will get a Handy Manny Shirt with her name on it!!
now with the clothes they already have this should be perfect!!
Also we want to make our own shirts for the first day with some german words on it
Lets get them tatoos!
A while ago we all went out for a friendly game at the arcades and some pizza at godfahters. Well at the exit they had this machine with Disney Tattoos!
We got them some until the machine ran out today we will try again and hope for a bigger collection!
Hallo und danke fürs vorbei schauen
ich hatte im Vorstellbeitrag schon erwähnt das ich plane einen Liveblog zu schreiben wenn wir in Disney World sind. Da meine meisten Verwandten Amerikaner sind, ist dieser aber auf Englisch! mir wurde versichert das ihr es trotzdem lesen möchtet, also macht das bitte auch
Da ich hier neu bin dachte ich, ich stell uns mal kurz vor:
LINKS: Das bin ich, 26, momentan Studentin, Hausfrau und Stiefmutter. (mittlerweile aber wieder blond). RECHTS: Mein Mann Bob. 26 Jahre und 2 Tage alt Student
LINKS: Meine ältere Stieftochter Grace, 6, Schülerin RECHTS: Chloe, 3, the pain in my butt
Wir machen am 25.3. hier los und bleiben 7 Tage in DWD. Wir werden im Pop Century Resort wohnen und haben schon einiges geplant. Aber egal ...
hier sind nun die bisherigen Einträge des Blogs:
My first Disney Trip
So I (Andrea) went on my first Disney Trip in the Summer of 2005. At that time I was an exchange student and nanny. We went with a 10 year old Girl and a bunch of boys (16, 15, 13, 6). We stayed at the Pop Century Resort.
My hostfamily used to live around the corner from Disney and went every single weekend!!!
Therefore they knew everything and the mom would run in the front while I was in the back making sure noone dared to glance at something twice. For the 6 year old goofy fan it was the first trip and we sure had a hard time keeping up with the group.
We got to go on a lot of ride but didnt see much. We ate one meal at Crystal Palace with Winnie the Pooh and friends. And we ate one breakfast at Chef Mickeys which was my favorite memory because the 6 year old got to meet Goofy who took at least 30 minutes to hang with him (it was early and the restaurant was nearly empty).
We had a good time but due to the stress I didnt enjoy it as much as I wish I would have.
Our honeymoon!!
We did not really have the time or money to go on a honeymoon after we got married on August 15th of 2009 (in the mountains of NC in front of a beautyful waterfall). Not too long after our wedding my husband also deployed.
I had too much time on my hands and saw an add for a military disney trip. 99 bucks for a 4 day ticket!?!
So I annoyed my husband who didnt believe in the magic at Disney World for a while and he gave in. A while after he came back we moved a friend into our house so the pets wouldnt be alone and went on our journey. 11 hour train ride to Florida! oh yes haha ... It went by somehow and we checked into our hotel in kissimmee and ate at IHOP. The next day our trip began!
We had a busdriver (free service from hotel) named Giovanni and he added a lot to the trip. He spoke with a thick italian accent and was always singing or making jokes. He would drop us off at a different park everyday and would say his trademark sentence "I will pick you up at the magic kingdom/transportation center/etc! So dont come here! Because I WONT be here!" We heard that about 20 times a day.
Also we weren at Disney, we were at Dis-E-ney.
The first thing we did was going to the Magic Kingdom! we saw the opening ceremony and everything!
We walked through the gate and just looking at Main Street USA is so special that the man next to me turned 5 again for the day
Bob on Main Street USA
The first ride we took was a classic! "its a small world" ... I think Bob still hates me for suggesting it and I might have to ride that one alone with the girls haha
Well and then Bob was able to do one of the things on this bucket list! Ride the Haunted Mansion Ride!
And yes it is now his favorite!!!
Im sure we did more that day but my memory just doesnt seem to work right now :/ thats why I plan on writing the next trip down day by day! Im pretty sure we also went to Epcot though!
But I do know that we went to the Animal Kingdom the next morning!
First we went on the safari and then we rode Kali River Rapids which is one of my 2 favorites!!! (next to Test Track).
We got in line for expedition everest but when we were almost there the ride broke. People were stuck and had to climb down .. I wore flip flops that day because I hurt my foot the day before and Im scared of heights! man was I happy that I wasnt stuck up there!
The first cart is already empty...
We went to Rafikis Island and walked around a bit and then went to my favorite park!!! TYPHOON LAGOON!!!
We went and swam with sharks, went on the waterrollercoaster (it pushes you UP! it isnt a slide!) and everything
And later we went to Magic Kingdom again to see the Electric Parade!
The next day we started with the Typhoon Lagoon and later went to Hollywood Studios (which I will forever call MGM).
Us at MGM
We did not spend enough time in Hollywood so we will make sure to spend a lot more time there next time!!!
The rest of the day we spent at Magic Kingdom and also the rest of the next day (we left at noonish to go back home)
Entry from Feb 2nd:
its booked!!!
So today I reserved the vacation!
After ending up with 3,000 Bucks less in our tax return I searched the web until I found "small world vacations" (as much as Bob hates "its a small world" he loves those guys Im sure ). They were able to book our vacation "kids stay and play free"! wooohooo! All we paid for them was park hopper and waterpark tickets and of course the dining plan Its still extremly expensive up at least we can afford it now!
2 days later we paid everything off and a few days later we booked the flight
we will be staying at the Pop Century Resort for 6 nights, 7 days with dining plan (1 sit down, fast service and snack a day) and of course park hopper and water parks option!!!
planing the fun
Now that the vacation was reserved I planned everything out! Who wants to see a little girls face if a Cast Member says "oh sorry the restaurant is booked"?
So I maxed out our sit down meals on the dinging plan and reserved everything!
Here is a list:
T-Rex is not on the Dining Plan but its a MUST GO! Dinos for Grace and yummy yummy food for the rest of us! We also added a breakfast at Ohanas for our first day. the girls have nooooo clue yet!
Also we have all the quick service meals left which will feed us good AND all the snacks (Turky legs, Ice crea, drinks...). On the 1st we will probably go to a restaurant in Hollywood Studios that my husband wants to go to.
A real princess has its style
So we had to stock up on cool clothing
Thanks to Mema and Pepa we already have a bunch of shirts with Mickey, Tink and the Princesses. The Girls already packed them away onto the "Disney Pile" haha
On a trip to Wal-Mart I saw this Princess Dress though and we brought the girls back to choose one (they had Dresses, Shirts, Pants, etc with different Disney Characters). Well both girls choose the same dress! The one I liked too! haha
Then we found out how expensive it is to get the make over at disney world (250 bucks per child!) and made a compromise! we got dresses online for a lot less! and they will get the 50 bucks each make over (hair and make up!).
Well our little Cinderella fan Grace isnt that faithful if you show her pretty dresses and picked a Sleeping Beauty dress! (I must say that dress DOES look amazing!!)
our rough-and-tumble-princess Chloe choose a Piratedress
Grace still has her Ariel outfit from Halloween and she wants to wear at at the parks too!
Grace in her Arieloutfit is on the left. Chloe ripped her fairydress already
Since Chloe doenst have her Halloweenoutfit anymore we got her a snow white dress! ... Gotta love the look on the models face!
And they dont know it yet! but we got them shirts too!
Grace got a shirt of her favorite football player Tim Tebow!
And Chloe will get a Handy Manny Shirt with her name on it!!
now with the clothes they already have this should be perfect!!
Also we want to make our own shirts for the first day with some german words on it
Lets get them tatoos!
A while ago we all went out for a friendly game at the arcades and some pizza at godfahters. Well at the exit they had this machine with Disney Tattoos!
We got them some until the machine ran out today we will try again and hope for a bigger collection!