Mimi & Bill's Honeymoon/Vacation Pre-Trip Report

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Mimi & Bill's Honeymoon/Vacation Pre-Trip Report

yay yay yay It's finally down to the final couple days!

Thanks to all the wonderful advice and tips from this forum, I feel confident that I have all (or most of) my ducks in a row!

Small backstory:
Bill and I were married 07/07/07. We didn't take an actual honeymoon at the time. We had quite a few rocky financial years, but after A LOT of hard work and lots of long hours - we're finally able to have a proper honeymoon/vacation!

I have been to WDW once, over 10 years ago for a day and Bill has never been. I know that as soon as we cross into Disney territory he'll be hook! The one thing I'm most looking forward to is watching him relax and have the best time of his life! He sooo deserves it! (ok, gooey gooey mush mush - sorry you had to witness that)

Here's the plan: (Once we're at WDW, everything is subject to change, except our ADRs)

Day 1 - Head out on the road for our very long drive to WDW from the lovely suburbs of Chicago - stopping in Marion, IL to drop off our furry son, Buddy (a yorkie) to his "Aunt" for his weeklong vacation. Back on the road, planning an overnight in Tifton, GA just to get some sleep.

Day 2- Finish our road trip to arrive at our resort, Port Orleans Riverside Royal Guest Room! Hoping to head over to DTD to browse around and stop for lunch at Earl of Sandwich. There's suppose to be an RC Model store where Bill can build his own custom RC car - this is a MUST for him! 8:45p Carriage Ride

Day 3 - ADR for breakfast at Kona Cafe - we are addicted to Kona coffee - According to the crowd calendars - Epcot is the park to visit this day. Wish it was MK, but I'm really looking forward to the Flower and Garden Festival too. - Illuminations

Day 4 - MK!! for the day - hoping to take a midday break for a nap or rest by the pool. - then ADR for dinner at Prime Time Cafe (Bill's pick, he loves stuff like this - I'll be cowering in the corner with my hand shading my eyes Smile) - Fantasmic

Day 5 - HS for the day, same hope for a midday break - then ADR dinner at BOG!!! (this pick is all mine!) I understand that the Beast probably won't be there, but IF he is - I'm gonna hug him! biggrin - Wishes

Day 6 - ADR for breakfast at Whispering Canyon (another Bill pick) Probably Epcot during the day - midday break - unsure of which nightime show - may-be Wishes?

Day 7 - Road trip to the Beach - may-be Cocoa Beach or New Smyrna Beach - I CANNOT go to Florida and not go to the beach! - Just for half a day - then back to MK (?) - unsure of which nightime show - may-be Illuminations

Yes, we plan on doing a lot of park hopping - No, AK is not on our schedule (at least not now)

One big giant hitch - my Disney Surprise for Bill (we each planned a surprise for each other for when were are there)
- I got him the ride along at the Richard Petty racetrack (Vettelover suggestion!)-
It's not in the plans, because I can't tell him! eek

Day 8 - Check out day, perhaps another stop in DTD - then back on the road towards home! On the return we hope to drive straight through to Marion, IL - spend the night there - and then head back to our home the following morning.

One thing I keep telling Bill is that I don't want to stress about having to do and see everything - when were tired, we'll sit down - when we've had enough for a day - we'll go back to the resort. Whatever we don't get to, we'll plan on for our next trip!

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sounds like a fantastic vacation. can't wait to hear what his surprise is for you.

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Oh wow, your honeymoon sounds like it will be so amazingly phenomenal! muchlove Can't wait to hear all about it when you return--you're going to have such a magical time!

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Awesome plans! And only 3 more days!!!

yeah yeah yeah

That carriage ride sounds like alot of fun (well, everything does, but the ride is on my list for one of these times - POR and POFQ are so romantic at night).

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Wow, great idea to plan a surprise for each other! You guys are going to have a fantastic time!!!! mickey

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Happy Honeymooning! You're going to have a blast!

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Sounds like a great itinerary, and I am certain he will muchlove the Petty Experience. Have your camera ready!!

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Thank you so much everyone!!! muchlove

JoAnn C wrote:
sounds like a fantastic vacation. can't wait to hear what his surprise is for you.

I can't wait either !! I'm already surprised that he's kept it a secret so long! biggrin

JeffC wrote:
That carriage ride sounds like alot of fun (well, everything does, but the ride is on my list for one of these times - POR and POFQ are so romantic at night).

I'm really looking forward to the carriage ride, just hope the horse doesn't poop out from exhaustion, we're not the lightest couple wink

Vettelover wrote:
Sounds like a great itinerary, and I am certain he will muchlove the Petty Experience. Have your camera ready!!

Camera at the ready, Vettelover! I think you're right, he's gonna love playing racecar sidekick!

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I forget to mention that our silly goal on this trip is to find as many characters as we can and have Bill's picture taken with them (I don't do pictures..... uh, I'm in the witness protection program and cannot be photographed, yeah - I'm goin' with that story! silly ) We also have a list of cupcakes and quick service restaurants to try out. I hope we're not being too ambitious!

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Have a safe trip and enjoy the warm temps. Does not appear that spring is planning to arrive around Milwaukee/Chicago area any time soon.

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mimi wrote:
(I don't do pictures..... uh, I'm in the witness protection program and cannot be photographed, yeah - I'm goin' with that story! silly )

laugh rolling laugh

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Sounds like an awesome plan. I got one of those RC cars it was super fun to build Laughing out loud

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Wohoo! Have an absolutely fantastic time and we can't wait to hear all about it when you get back (especially what his surprise for you is)!

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Skunk wrote:
Have a safe trip and enjoy the warm temps. Does not appear that spring is planning to arrive around Milwaukee/Chicago area any time soon.

After this gray week, we are SO looking forward to the sun! Stay dry and toasty in WI!

dewingedpixie wrote:
I got one of those RC cars it was super fun to build Laughing out loud

Great news! I'm super excited for Bill to get to do something he's been looking so forward to! Thank you for the feedback!

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Just finalizing all those last minute items on the to-do list and then we're off in the morning! Thank you all so very much
for your suggestions, tips, and advice - I'll be thinking of all of you! muchlove

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Mimi have a wonderful time. Take a lot of pictures of Bill and may be you can show up incognito. mickey

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mimi wrote:

I forget to mention that our silly goal on this trip is to find as many characters as we can and have Bill's picture taken with them (I don't do pictures..... uh, I'm in the witness protection program and cannot be photographed, yeah - I'm goin' with that story! silly ) We also have a list of cupcakes and quick service restaurants to try out. I hope we're not being too ambitious!

Nope, Zzapper already uses that one, you have to come up with another reason, sorry! biggrin
Have a wonderful time though.

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Have a great time! I can't wait to hear all about it! mickey
I just might have to steal your idea about planning a surprise for each other! I love that idea! I can't wait to hear what your surprise is!

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Sounds like fun!!!