OK….so here is the plan for our Disney World Vacation. Remember……this trip is all about exploring the things at Disney World that one usually misses. Watching all of the little shows, seeing all of the magical touches, pin trading, hidden Mickey’s, etc. I’m really looking forward to this whole trip!!! It will be the best birthday present ever!!!

Our trip dates are as follows: Jan 16th-21st we will be staying at the Tree House Villas (the new Disney Vacation Club part of Saratoga Springs). Jan 21st -24th we will be doing the 3 night Disney Cruise. We haven’t decided on excursions yet but need to get moving since we can start booking them on November 2nd. Then Jan 24th-Jan 30th we will be staying at the Beach Club Villas. I think that I’m even more excited about the resorts that we are staying at as I am about being at Disney World!!!

Sat, Jan 16th – Arrival Day. My parents will most likely come in earlier that week and stay at their Florida house about 3-4 hours away. They will just come up to Disney World planning to arrive late afternoon. Kevin’s and my flight will arrive at MCO at 8:45 PM and LuJean’s and Joe’s flight from Utah comes in at 10:55 PM. It will be a late night but that is ok….we can sleep in the next morning!!

Sun, Jan 17th – Resort day. We will spend today just enjoying our resort and relaxing after the long travel day. With my in-law’s health concerns….this day is extremely important. I know it will just be so much fun to explore this fun, new resort area.

Mon, Jan 18th – Animal Kingdom Day. I already have a dining reservation made for us to eat at Donald’s Safari Breakfast at 8 AM. I love the idea of entering the Animal Kingdom one hour before everyone else can!!! It is going to be an amazing experience. Joe and LuJean absolutely love this park and my parents have never been. I just think this will be a magical way to start off our trip!! We will stay that the park until the parade and then head over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for dinner at Boma’s. I know both sets of parents are going to love the chance to check out this resort. Again…another fun experience. We will grab a cab to take us back to our resort right after dinner.

Tues, Jan 19th – Magic Kingdom Day. Of course we will practice our good touring skills and arrive at the gates no later then 8:30 for that 9 AM opening. Splash Mountain is going to be closed (which is so sad since it is a favorite of everyone in our party!!!) so really, we don’t have a lot of major attractions to do today. I figure that we will be done with everything by 2 PM and will head over to the Polynesian Resort to relax on the beach until time to check into our dining reservation at Disney’s Spirit of Aloha Luau. We are all excited about this show and meal. After the show, we will return to the beach were we will watch the Wishes Fireworks show. Depending on how tired everyone is….we might also stay long enough to watch the Electric Water Pageant. Then back to our Tree House for a good night’s sleep.

Weds. Jan 20th – Epcot Day. We all love Epcot and I know that we are looking forward to this day. We will again…arrive nice and early (8:30 AM for that 9 AM opening). The plan today will be to grab a few of the headliner attractions in Future world and then head over to the World Showcase to enjoy the Countries. Our goal this trip is to see all of the different shows that each country offers. I’m so excited about this and know that we will have a blast!!! We will leave the park about 1 PM and return about 4:30 so that we can have a break and not get overly tired. We have a dining reservation at Biergarten in Germany at 6:15 PM and stay through Illuminations. This is my in-law’s favorite so we will try and see it a couple of times this trip.

Thurs. Jan 21st – Cruise day!!! Today we leave for the cruise. We are all looking forward to this and I know that it will be a fun, relaxing break in our Disney World touring. We return to Disney World on the 24th.

Up next: the second half of our Disney World/cruise itinerary!!!