PassedTheEndorMoon
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- Joined
- Oct 9, 2018
Greetings internet strangers and fellow Disney fans! We’ve finally gone through our photos from our First Trip/Honeymoon Trip and we’re so excited to share it with you all! First off the introductions:
Who: Nick (me, a chemist) and Tory (my new wife!! and a microbiologist)
What: A 9-night Honeymoon Trip and our first time to WDW!
When: January 22 – 31, 2019
Where: Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House
Why: To celebrate our recent nuptials!
WDW Favorites:
Nick:
Ride: Flight of Passage
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: Cheeseburger Spring Rolls, Bacon and Cheese Roulade
Drink: Hippopoto-Mai Tai from Trader Sam’s
Restaurant: Jungle Skipper Canteen
Lounge: Trader Sam’s
Resort: Yacht Club
Tory:
Ride: Flight of Passage
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: Schoolbread, Mr. Kamal Fries
Drink: Avocado Margarita from La Cava del Tequila
Restaurant: Saana
Lounge: Wine Bar at Jiko
Resort: Animal Kingdom Lodge
Tory and I are Disneyland locals. It’s in our blood. Disneyland is our home away from home. We both grew up there in the early to mid 90's when Fantasmic! was new, California Adventure was a parking lot, and the line for Indiana Jones would often stretch to Main Street. It was a different era. I have particularly strong memories of the Lion King Parade and getting to shake a rain stick while sitting on the curb on Main Street USA. Meanwhile, Tory has a strong recollection of meeting her favorite princess Snow White while being held in her Dad’s arms. We hold these memories, and many others close, thanks to our parents who brought us frequently to the park. We were both raised in the Disney spirit and it never left us.
Flash forward to July 1, 2015. Tory and I had our first date at the Anthill Pub and Grill on the campus of UC Irvine. We got to know each other and the topic of Disneyland quickly came up. After asking her how she felt about the Autopia (I promise not to rant too much about this ride in what should be a positive WDW trip report), discussing how great the new Paint the Night Parade was, and other topics, we had finished our beer. Neither of us wanted the night to end so soon, and we made the somewhat bold decision to hop into her car and drive the 20 minutes (there's no traffic at 9pm) over to the park to catch the 9:25 PM Disneyland Forever fireworks show. The rest is history. We were meant to be.
Flash forward again, to July 2, 2017. A warm Sunday afternoon in Southern California. Tory and I had finished up our Sunday morning chores and grocery shopping when I suggested we head over to Disneyland for an afternoon walk. Once there, I then did something that childhood me would be so proud of. I proposed to her, in Disneyland. She said yes, thankfully. And the rest is history, yet again.
We even took engagement photos at Disneyland.
The first wedding planning decision we made was that we would obviously be honeymooning at Walt Disney World! Despite us both being lifelong Disneyland locals, neither of us had made it out to the World before.
We thankful had a reasonable long engagement (18 months!) because planning a WDW honeymoon was no small feat. We woke up at 2:45 AM to get dining reservations sometime last summer and upgraded to Premier passes (financially it made more sense) the day before Thanksgiving. That was a stressful day since we also had out one month out walk-through at our wedding venue and we had to brine a turkey that evening. The day after Thanksgiving, we woke up just before 4 AM to book FPs.
We quickly found out that our passes weren’t linked to our account! We called Disney and chatted with the nicest Cast Member who promised to fix the issue and made sure to book us the in-demand FP rides while the issue was being sorted out. The issue ended up being fixed around 9am West Coast time, and there were still plenty of FPs available. We realized that the FPs the Cast Member booked were “extra experiences” and we were still able to book 3 FPs ourselves. So, we ended up with four FPs most days!
We were then only 60 days out from our first WDW trip! We got married at the end of December and had a classy tropical-themed wedding! Again, we love all things tiki and tropical! Our cake was pina colada flavored and had little flamingo cake toppers.
We then had 3 very long weeks before we left. But eventually, it arrived! We gave our pup Bieksa some last minute cuddles before we dropped him off at Doggy Day Care for boarding the evening before. Then, we finished packing (it was going to be cold for us Southern Californians!), and went to bed early for our morning flight.
Stay tuned for our whirlwind Honeymoon trip, including our thoughts on Drinking Around the World, the Wanyama Safari, Brunch at the Top, the Chef’s Table at V&A’s, our first time at 4 new Disney parks, and much more!
Who: Nick (me, a chemist) and Tory (my new wife!! and a microbiologist)
What: A 9-night Honeymoon Trip and our first time to WDW!
When: January 22 – 31, 2019
Where: Animal Kingdom Lodge – Jambo House
Why: To celebrate our recent nuptials!
WDW Favorites:
Nick:
Ride: Flight of Passage
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: Cheeseburger Spring Rolls, Bacon and Cheese Roulade
Drink: Hippopoto-Mai Tai from Trader Sam’s
Restaurant: Jungle Skipper Canteen
Lounge: Trader Sam’s
Resort: Yacht Club
Tory:
Ride: Flight of Passage
Park: Animal Kingdom
Snack: Schoolbread, Mr. Kamal Fries
Drink: Avocado Margarita from La Cava del Tequila
Restaurant: Saana
Lounge: Wine Bar at Jiko
Resort: Animal Kingdom Lodge
Tory and I are Disneyland locals. It’s in our blood. Disneyland is our home away from home. We both grew up there in the early to mid 90's when Fantasmic! was new, California Adventure was a parking lot, and the line for Indiana Jones would often stretch to Main Street. It was a different era. I have particularly strong memories of the Lion King Parade and getting to shake a rain stick while sitting on the curb on Main Street USA. Meanwhile, Tory has a strong recollection of meeting her favorite princess Snow White while being held in her Dad’s arms. We hold these memories, and many others close, thanks to our parents who brought us frequently to the park. We were both raised in the Disney spirit and it never left us.
Flash forward to July 1, 2015. Tory and I had our first date at the Anthill Pub and Grill on the campus of UC Irvine. We got to know each other and the topic of Disneyland quickly came up. After asking her how she felt about the Autopia (I promise not to rant too much about this ride in what should be a positive WDW trip report), discussing how great the new Paint the Night Parade was, and other topics, we had finished our beer. Neither of us wanted the night to end so soon, and we made the somewhat bold decision to hop into her car and drive the 20 minutes (there's no traffic at 9pm) over to the park to catch the 9:25 PM Disneyland Forever fireworks show. The rest is history. We were meant to be.
Flash forward again, to July 2, 2017. A warm Sunday afternoon in Southern California. Tory and I had finished up our Sunday morning chores and grocery shopping when I suggested we head over to Disneyland for an afternoon walk. Once there, I then did something that childhood me would be so proud of. I proposed to her, in Disneyland. She said yes, thankfully. And the rest is history, yet again.
We even took engagement photos at Disneyland.
The first wedding planning decision we made was that we would obviously be honeymooning at Walt Disney World! Despite us both being lifelong Disneyland locals, neither of us had made it out to the World before.
We thankful had a reasonable long engagement (18 months!) because planning a WDW honeymoon was no small feat. We woke up at 2:45 AM to get dining reservations sometime last summer and upgraded to Premier passes (financially it made more sense) the day before Thanksgiving. That was a stressful day since we also had out one month out walk-through at our wedding venue and we had to brine a turkey that evening. The day after Thanksgiving, we woke up just before 4 AM to book FPs.
We quickly found out that our passes weren’t linked to our account! We called Disney and chatted with the nicest Cast Member who promised to fix the issue and made sure to book us the in-demand FP rides while the issue was being sorted out. The issue ended up being fixed around 9am West Coast time, and there were still plenty of FPs available. We realized that the FPs the Cast Member booked were “extra experiences” and we were still able to book 3 FPs ourselves. So, we ended up with four FPs most days!
We were then only 60 days out from our first WDW trip! We got married at the end of December and had a classy tropical-themed wedding! Again, we love all things tiki and tropical! Our cake was pina colada flavored and had little flamingo cake toppers.
We then had 3 very long weeks before we left. But eventually, it arrived! We gave our pup Bieksa some last minute cuddles before we dropped him off at Doggy Day Care for boarding the evening before. Then, we finished packing (it was going to be cold for us Southern Californians!), and went to bed early for our morning flight.
Stay tuned for our whirlwind Honeymoon trip, including our thoughts on Drinking Around the World, the Wanyama Safari, Brunch at the Top, the Chef’s Table at V&A’s, our first time at 4 new Disney parks, and much more!