bc_butterfly
Excitedly and neurotically planning our second DW
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- Sep 10, 2007
So here goes. Ive thought about doing this last time but never seemed to find the time. This time no excuses 
I am planning our second surprise vacation to the World, January 21st to the 31st. My parents are taking the boys down to Florida a week before us to spend some time at the beaches and seeing the sites. The plan is to meet up on the 21st and spend the rest of the time at Disney World with a few extra excursions thrown in for good measure.
The last time we were at Disney World was back in January of 2008 with the same cast of characters. It was a surprise Christmas present for all the kids last time and we had the most amazing vacation. So amazing we are doing it all over again. I will never forget how excited the kids were when they watched the video I made them Christmas day telling them their present was a ten day trip to Disney World. Every time I think about it, it brings a huge grin to my face; I cant wait to surprise them again!
Here is the video from the last time. Christmas Video
Im struggling to come up with another way to surprise them, lots of ideas but nothing that feels right just yet.
To date I have booked our flights and have reserved two rooms at AKL. I am still trying to change to AKV Jambo House but there isnt any availability yet. Fingers crossed that will work out, if not two rooms will do us just fine.
Booking the flights was one of the more stressful things I have done. We are using airmiles to fly off Vancouver Island and had hoped to get a flight into Seattle then fly to Orlando, as the flights within the US are so much cheaper than flying from Canada. However, airmiles put a restriction on the flights coming into Vancouver due to the Olympics so we are flying to Calgary instead with airmiles and then onto Orlando from there. It seems like a long way to go about it but this way we dont have to deal with the Ferries and driving up and down the island in the middle of winter.
Normally this wouldnt bother me but the last couple of years our winters have been terrible. We usually only see a foot or two of snow over the entire winter, but over the last couple years weve had quite a few four foot snow falls. Driving for an hour up island after a relaxing sun filled (we hope) vacation is never a great way to end it.
(Says the girl that lived in the interior of BC and should just suck it up and realize snow is a part of winter and get over it.)
I suppose I have rambled on enough for one evening. Next step will be planning out all the ADRs and itinerary.
Four+ months and counting . cant wait!
The cast of characters:
Darragh (Me) planner, mom
Keith DH & Damon (aka: Dids or Bud) DS8
Jonathan (aka: J or JJ) DS12
Olivia (aka: Liv, Livie or Livinator) DD4
Chris (aka: Grandma) My Mom
Peter (aka: Grandpa) My Dad
Keith DH & Damon (aka: Dids or Bud) DS8
Jonathan (aka: J or JJ) DS12
Olivia (aka: Liv, Livie or Livinator) DD4
Chris (aka: Grandma) My Mom
Peter (aka: Grandpa) My Dad
I am planning our second surprise vacation to the World, January 21st to the 31st. My parents are taking the boys down to Florida a week before us to spend some time at the beaches and seeing the sites. The plan is to meet up on the 21st and spend the rest of the time at Disney World with a few extra excursions thrown in for good measure.
The last time we were at Disney World was back in January of 2008 with the same cast of characters. It was a surprise Christmas present for all the kids last time and we had the most amazing vacation. So amazing we are doing it all over again. I will never forget how excited the kids were when they watched the video I made them Christmas day telling them their present was a ten day trip to Disney World. Every time I think about it, it brings a huge grin to my face; I cant wait to surprise them again!
Here is the video from the last time. Christmas Video
Im struggling to come up with another way to surprise them, lots of ideas but nothing that feels right just yet.
To date I have booked our flights and have reserved two rooms at AKL. I am still trying to change to AKV Jambo House but there isnt any availability yet. Fingers crossed that will work out, if not two rooms will do us just fine.
Booking the flights was one of the more stressful things I have done. We are using airmiles to fly off Vancouver Island and had hoped to get a flight into Seattle then fly to Orlando, as the flights within the US are so much cheaper than flying from Canada. However, airmiles put a restriction on the flights coming into Vancouver due to the Olympics so we are flying to Calgary instead with airmiles and then onto Orlando from there. It seems like a long way to go about it but this way we dont have to deal with the Ferries and driving up and down the island in the middle of winter.
Normally this wouldnt bother me but the last couple of years our winters have been terrible. We usually only see a foot or two of snow over the entire winter, but over the last couple years weve had quite a few four foot snow falls. Driving for an hour up island after a relaxing sun filled (we hope) vacation is never a great way to end it.
(Says the girl that lived in the interior of BC and should just suck it up and realize snow is a part of winter and get over it.)I suppose I have rambled on enough for one evening. Next step will be planning out all the ADRs and itinerary.
Four+ months and counting . cant wait!
Hopefully I can convice my MIL to help me out 
and work some more on our itinerary so we can be ready to make our ADR's in a couple weeks! 
So that is one thing I will probably add on the Friday or Saturday, even though it means one more car rental. The boys can go to Disney Quest and my mom, Liv and I will do what we do best
Zombie. Damon wanted to be Darth Maul, 
which was even easier because Jonathan was the same thing a few years back. 
In turn that means I am insanely busy trying to keep up with him at work (we work together) and trying to keep the house from falling down around us. I keep repeating to myself "two more months, only two more." 
This is a huge deal breaker for us as it is one of the kids favorite things to do when we get back from the parks. This time we even tried to arrange things so we had more time to spend there.
Hope the rest of your planing goes smoothly and you are able to get a 2 bedroom @ Kidani! 
I really hope we can get the 2bdr to. Didn't get a chance to call today so hopefully tomorrow i'll be able to grab a spare 15mins and see what is what.
I'm still at a loss as to the best way to do this. Like I mentioned in another post that last time I made them a movie, so I can't use that one again. I've toyed with the idea of a scavenger hunt, a puzzle, a card... but nothing fits quite yet. I would love to hear suggestions that anyone might have.
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Some pixie dust for warm weather!!
