Belle & The Beast Return to the Castle-Pre Trip Report

[jenny1976]

Well Everyone...Here we go AGAIN!!!!
Only 7 more days until we leave and I cannot contain my excitement.
Cast:
Belle: Me, 33, Certified Obsessed Disney Nut since the tender age of 1 &1/2.
The Beast: DH, 36, Disney Nut In Training.
What: We have reserved our first vation in BLT since we bought into DVC, this is our home resort. We have a Bay Lake View Studio for 9 nights, 10 days with 8 day base tickets and the Dinning Plan. We have also included tickets to MVMCP.
When: Dec.7th-16th, 2009
Celebration: 7th anniversary
So, after having literally the year from HELL (which included getting hired, getting fired, loss of income, moving, credit score incidents galore and deaths of loved ones), we are capping it off right with a Disney vacation.
Here is the plan...imagine this...Now stay with me...
We leave for San Juan Airport Monday morning at 3am to depart on our JB flight @ 6:00 a.m. (Puerto RIco Time-no daylight savings thinggy) and arrive @ MCO @ around 7:45 a.m. (Florida time with daylight savings thinggy).
We will proceed to board DME to BLT and plan to arrive around 9:30 a.m. for check in and it's OFF to the DHS we go...
Plan to arrive around 10:30 a.m., get my GAC, maybe do ToT, RnRC and ST before our lunch reservations @ Sci-fi DIne in @ 11:30 a.m. Then proceed on to TSM &GMR, before heading to DTD to our HoB dinner reservations. After dinner we will head back to the hotel to go to the Lounge for Wishes.
Next day, we walk on over to Mk and board a bus over to Cape May for breakfast with Goofy and the gang. After that, it's off to Epcot (walking) for SE, SoAT, Soarin', TT, JIISF, TSwN&F, GFT, Maeltrom and lunch at Tutto Italia. Then, off to DTD for Characters in Flight.
Day 3 we will be off to AK after a quick snack at the resort. It's EMH day so we will be there all day doing as much as we can until our resservation @ Kouzzina.
Day 4 will be off. YES, off. We will lounge around the hotel all day before our resservation @ GFC for dinner and then off to MVMCP.
Day 5 is Akershus for Breakfast around 9:30 a.m. and WS all day. We will eat at Marrakesh and Cantina de San Angel. We will stay for EMH and IllumiNations. This is our Anniversary.
Day 6, we will go to DTD, have breakfast at the Wetzel's and lunch @ Earl, then it's off to see family.
Day 7 is DHS, we will have CS and Sn's and do only shows, starting with VotLM at 9:45 am. We will be there for Fantasmic and EMH.
Day 8 is MK, Fantasyland, Future World, Toontown, Liberty Sq., SpectroMagic, Make a Dream Come True Padrade, Wishes and EMH.
We will eat at the Bakery and Cosmic Ray's.
Day 9 is also MK, Frountier Land, Adventureland and Main St. We have to leave early bc it's a party night and we have made ressies at O'Hanna's Feast. Then a little Shopping.
Day 10 is MK for repeats and shopping. We leave the Park around 4:00 pm to board DME @ 5:00 pm for our 8:00 pm flight to SJU which will arrive around 11:39 p.m. San Juan time (again no daylight savings). It will all be CS & SN.
So there you have it...our special trip, we hope it to be our last without the daughter we have so desperately waiting to adopt. So, we might not go next year and go some time around 2011 or 2012. We will see...
Hope you enjoyed!

[faline]

Have a great time! Sounds like it's just what your family needs right now!

[princessgirls]

Hi Jenny,

You have a wonderful trip planned and I hope that it is truly magical.

May you be Blessed in 2010 with a child. I work in adoption, and I feel truly blessed to play a small, tiny role in bringing families together. It is an honor.

Julie

[BluewaterBrad]

Busy!! Have a wonderful time!

[vizsla]

Have a great time and a safe trip.

[DizNee143]

sounds like its going to be a great time!
hope you and your hubby have a wonderful time!

[KylesMom]

It looks like you've made some great plans for your trip. Have a very Happy Anniversary and a wonderful time!

[beksy]

you have it all planned out and sounds great! Happy Anniversary and good luck on the baby!

[DisneyorBust]

It looks like you both have a great vacation planned. Considering the year that you survived you'll need this trip! Looking forward to reading about your trip.

[mouseketeer mom]

Great plans! Especially love the plan you mentioned at the end about the daughter you are hoping to adopt. Wonderful!