defhermit
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Sep 17, 2019
Hello there!
Posting like this is new to me. I'm new to Disney-related travel and like a lot of people have become obsessed with Disney forums, podcasts, streamers, etc since booking a trip on a whim a couple of months ago. Work bonuses keep surprising me (even though they come on a regular basis) so I planned and pulled the trigger on a WDW trip on a somewhat short-notice basis.
After spending a week or two pricing out off-site hotel costs I noticed how close their costs were, after all was said and done, to the lowest-cost Disney resorts. All-Star Sports and such. So after a week of knocking the idea of an All-Star reservation around, I actually clicked the button on a Pop Century stay instead after confirming that the Skyliner would be in operation by the time my trip rolled around. I'm all paid up for an 8-day stay at PC from Nov 15th to the 23rd! I'm travelling solo, as is my way. I think I'm gonna have a great time!
This will be my second trip to DW ever. As a 43 year old dude, I went one time before when my mom took me when I was 12 in 1989! I only have really vague memories of the trip. Looking back I realize that Disney MGM Studios must have just been opened, but I have no memory of going there. My mom might have skipped it. I do have several memories of Epcot and I remember thinking the futuristic exhibits were outdated. Now I realize that Epcot wasn't even open for that long in 1989! I also have a few vague memories of Magic Kingdom, but no pictures have made their way to social media. I've asked my mom to send me what she has but it's a hassle for her so we shall see.
Part of the reason I got interested in going to DW after all this time is due to a random trip I made to Disney Land last year just before Christmas (much like my upcoming trip). I went for a long weekend trip to watch a Podcast Festival (Peecast Blast, it was hilarious) and decided to tack on a DL trip. Much like my upcoming second-time-ever trip, with Disney Land I had been there once before 34 years previous in 1984 when my dad took me and my brothers on a cross-country van drive that wound up with a day trip to Disney Land. It was a satisfying trip down memory lane, but it also made me realize how much I enjoy the outright un-ironic joy that Disney theme parks bring out in people. As a kind of snarky gen-X guy I've been bathed in irony and sarcasm my whole life and it feels good to just enjoy nice things that are nice.
Here are some pics from my DL trip last year. You may be able to suss out which long-haired solo dude I am from the in-ride picture. I assure you I have memory maker for my upcoming trip and will post better pics.
Please let me know if I'm doing this right. I'd like to figure out how to embed individual pics right in the post in the future.
I've absorbed all that I can from various how-to's internet-wide, I woke up early and got my fast passes. I've got a few dinner reservations. I've cancelled a Hoop Dee Doo Revue reservation that people here convinced me I couldn't get to in time. I signed up for a lightsaber, and a droid. I really need to just wait and stop making add-ons at this point.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! I'm planning on working on this thread consistently up to and including during my trip from Nov 15th to 23rd.
Stayed at Pop Century recently? Traveled to WDW solo recently and have any pointers?
Thanks for reading!
Posting like this is new to me. I'm new to Disney-related travel and like a lot of people have become obsessed with Disney forums, podcasts, streamers, etc since booking a trip on a whim a couple of months ago. Work bonuses keep surprising me (even though they come on a regular basis) so I planned and pulled the trigger on a WDW trip on a somewhat short-notice basis.
After spending a week or two pricing out off-site hotel costs I noticed how close their costs were, after all was said and done, to the lowest-cost Disney resorts. All-Star Sports and such. So after a week of knocking the idea of an All-Star reservation around, I actually clicked the button on a Pop Century stay instead after confirming that the Skyliner would be in operation by the time my trip rolled around. I'm all paid up for an 8-day stay at PC from Nov 15th to the 23rd! I'm travelling solo, as is my way. I think I'm gonna have a great time!
This will be my second trip to DW ever. As a 43 year old dude, I went one time before when my mom took me when I was 12 in 1989! I only have really vague memories of the trip. Looking back I realize that Disney MGM Studios must have just been opened, but I have no memory of going there. My mom might have skipped it. I do have several memories of Epcot and I remember thinking the futuristic exhibits were outdated. Now I realize that Epcot wasn't even open for that long in 1989! I also have a few vague memories of Magic Kingdom, but no pictures have made their way to social media. I've asked my mom to send me what she has but it's a hassle for her so we shall see.
Part of the reason I got interested in going to DW after all this time is due to a random trip I made to Disney Land last year just before Christmas (much like my upcoming trip). I went for a long weekend trip to watch a Podcast Festival (Peecast Blast, it was hilarious) and decided to tack on a DL trip. Much like my upcoming second-time-ever trip, with Disney Land I had been there once before 34 years previous in 1984 when my dad took me and my brothers on a cross-country van drive that wound up with a day trip to Disney Land. It was a satisfying trip down memory lane, but it also made me realize how much I enjoy the outright un-ironic joy that Disney theme parks bring out in people. As a kind of snarky gen-X guy I've been bathed in irony and sarcasm my whole life and it feels good to just enjoy nice things that are nice.
Here are some pics from my DL trip last year. You may be able to suss out which long-haired solo dude I am from the in-ride picture. I assure you I have memory maker for my upcoming trip and will post better pics.
Please let me know if I'm doing this right. I'd like to figure out how to embed individual pics right in the post in the future.
I've absorbed all that I can from various how-to's internet-wide, I woke up early and got my fast passes. I've got a few dinner reservations. I've cancelled a Hoop Dee Doo Revue reservation that people here convinced me I couldn't get to in time. I signed up for a lightsaber, and a droid. I really need to just wait and stop making add-ons at this point.
Any feedback would be greatly appreciated! I'm planning on working on this thread consistently up to and including during my trip from Nov 15th to 23rd.
Stayed at Pop Century recently? Traveled to WDW solo recently and have any pointers?
Thanks for reading!