Welcome Everyone to my first ever Trip Report Table of Contents:
Background on our 6 adult vacation group (this post)
How January at the Beach Club Became November at the Grand Floridian http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=52294158#post52294158
Me and my family will be visiting in early November for both F&W and MCVCP. We're staying at the GF for the first time and using DxDP which we normally do. This vacation will revolve around lots of food, seasonal activities, and doing some things that aren't necessarily "routine" during a WDW vacation.
I would definitely say we are not your typical Disney family. Originally we started going to Disney as a family of four adults and one child, but now I’m all grown up and our more recent trips have evolved to five adults. Now this will be the first trip with SIX adults. The original fab five plus an extra, but we’ll get to that later.
The fab five have had many trips together so we are somewhat Disney vets, but there are still many things we have yet to do. This will be a trip of many firsts, great food, and a few major celebrations.
Before I get too into detail lets go through the cast of characters
I’m Ashlyn, the planner of all the trips and totally Disney obsessed. I’m 22 and a recent graduate of Duke and pretty soon I’ll be starting med school.
This is my mom, Tanya, she’s a nurse manager, and her initials are TLC which are perfect for her. She’s the most nurturing and compassionate person I’ve ever met, and she’s probably the only person who has never had a meltdown on our trips. (Yes, adults have meltdowns too lol). She enjoys the family time during our trips.
This is my aunt, Kimi, and she’s a crisis counselor. Totally fits the bill of the fun/crazy aunt and enjoys the food aspect of our trips the most. She is chronically late which causes many of the meltdowns during our trips.
This is my grandpa, Doug or Pa-Pa, he’s 71 and still loves working full-time. Tried to retire, but he only lasted a few months. He is insanely silly, and he LOVES the entertainers at Disney. Like to the point that we have to drag him away from the Jammitors so we can make an ADR…
The last of the fab five is my grandma, Sally or Big G as we all call her. She’s turning 70 in December and is the perfect grandma. Cooks amazingly, extremely nurturing and supportive, just the right amount of nosiness *ahem* I mean interest in my life…she just holds a very special place in my heart. She’s a trooper and has had her gallbladder removed, liver transplant, a big MRSA scare, along with random other health issues and most recently a fall where she fractured her neck and wrist, but she still remains so positive, and I think this trip is a big motivator for her to stay healthy. She is perfectly happy people watching and loves the Christmas decorations and flowers around WDW. Her and Pa-pa will be celebrating their 50 year anniversary while at Disney!
Okay now onto the newest member of our vacation group, Dominic. Dom recently proposed, and we are now engaged!
He’s a 22 (almost 23) year old graduate of NC State, and he works as a district manager for a grocery chain. He surprised me with a day trip to Epcot (my favorite) during our senior spring break while we were in Florida (yes, he’s amazing), and I think that got him hooked-at least on the German beer.
He's missed out on six years of family trips because he played football and ALWAYS had practice. I honestly believe he’ll love everything about Disney. The rides, the atmosphere, the food, the resort, going out in Disney…everything. This is the biggest vacation he’s ever taken so I feel a lot of pressure to make it perfect. That’s ok...all the more excuse to obsess over planning.
I’m writing this PTR for 3 reasons.
1. It will help me see all of my plans fleshed out so I can see if there are any issues or revisions I need to make
2. Dom can an understanding of what kind of vacation this is, and he can really start to get excited.
3. I think this could be a good resource for other groups who are mostly adults or multi-generational. It’s always good to gather information from similar situations.
Stick around for some serious fun!