New To WDWFG And Disney ... Sort Of!

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New To WDWFG And Disney ... Sort Of!

Hey all! yay My name is Megan, and I am super excited to finally be posting. I've actually been reading the forum since last July, when I stumbled across it by accident. But what a happy accident it was! I've decided that today was the day to stop being a lurker, and start being a poster! So, here are a few more things about me, in a nutshell:

- My username doesn't reflect my real one, at all! I have three favorite Disney characters, all who have the same initials (as you'll be able to discover by scrolling down to my signature.) Can you guess all three before scrolling down?
- I have never been to WDW. I know, I know, but before you kick me out of the forums, I am currently saving up for a trip. My fiance also is about to get a settlement from an accident, and I think that a delayed honeymoon sometime in late October might be in the works for us. It all depends on how quickly things move along. (So, probably not, but we can dream!)
- I've been to DL once. I went for the first time at the end of August in 2010. It was the best vacation I have ever been on. I was lucky enough to go with a friend who grew up in SoCal, so he showed me all the tips and tricks. However, we no longer talk. So it's hard to look through the pictures and see him in them. Plus, The Haunted Mansion was closed for renovations (NMBC decorations were going up) and so was the Star Wars ride, so that put a damper on the trip, since those were a few of the things I was looking forward to the most!
- While I love all Disney movies, Pixar seems to be winning me over lately. Nemo, Wall-E, Monsters, Ratatouille, Brave, Up, and of course, Toy Story. I used to watch Wall-E every night before bed, after I came home from my first trip because it reminded me of the best day of my life.
- My favorite princess is Belle, since she has brown hair (like me), we both love books, and her dress was yellow, one of my favorite colors.

I think that's all for now. I'll try and keep up with you all, and live through your trip reports. I'm also working on getting a few pictures up for "artistic photos" thread. So happy to be here, and so nice to meet you all!

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welcome
Looking forward to getting to know you

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welcome Mrs_JS, glad you decided to start posting, glad to have you, and we would never shame you for never going to WDW before, planning your first trip is part of the fun!

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Welcome! If you have any questions as you start planning your first trip, you've come to the right place!

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welcome welcome welcome

No shame for never having been to the World! How exciting for you to be planning your first trip! I loved reading your introduction post and can't wait to hear all about your plans! October is a fantastic time for a WDW trip!

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welcome welcome , so glad you eventually decided to join, now don't be shy here cause you are among friends so jump right in and post along with us. That's what this forum is all about.

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Welcome Megan! I totally hope an October delayed honeymoon works out for you...when are you and your fiance getting married? I'm getting married in a month and a half and Disney-mooning as well! Laughing out loud It'll be his first Disney trip and my first "grown up" (read: not with my parents!) trip.

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welcome Mrs_JS to the forum. We are all Disney fanatics and everyone will be happy to answer any question you may have about planning.

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welcome

Let us know if you have any questions while planning.

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Thank you all so much! You sure know how to make a girl feel welcome! muchlove

@Kat - We're planning a minuscule wedding. (No joke, like, even small would be like, "Damn, that's tiny") Just us two, our moms, and our brothers are going to the court house, then out for a late lunch/early dinner. This reasoning is many fold, mostly because we're broke, and we want to get married on our anniversary, July 23, which happens to be a Tuesday. I've been following your wedding thread, and I am so excited for you! I'm also from MI! And I was so disappointed to hear about your problems with WeddingBee. I found them a few years ago (around the same time as OffBeatBride) and found it to be ... like a "lite" version of The Knot. And nothing against all those women, if that's what they want, more power to them! It's just not for me, but I am so glad you feel like you can talk to us about it. I'll send you a PM sometime, and we'll talk!

For everyone else, thank you! I plan on doing lots and lots of research over the spring and summer (depending on what school looks like for me.) My FDH hasn't been to WDW and his father passed away while they were on vacation in DL about twenty years ago, so I figured if we go during the F&W festival, he won't be so against it. (He's a chef and total foodie.) Thanks again!

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welcome Your going to love this forum. It will be very hard to match the love and enthusiasm you'll find here. Not to mention the amazing knowledge and inspiring trip reports.

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Hello Mrs_JS and Welcome!!...so glad you have decided to join us!

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Welcome, Megan! We're glad to have you!

So, if you're a Jack Skellington fan, you'll have to consider tickets to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party!! Nightmare Theme is incorporated into the Boo to You Fireworks, and is uh-mazing.

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Hi Mrs_JS, welcome home & congratulations. Hope to hear much more from you in the months to come, and remember, when it comes to Disney, it's never to soon to start planning! That's part of the fun & the magic wink

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welcome welcome welcome
Like you, I was a long time lurker. So many great people here with great info!
Congrats on the upcoming wedding and trip planning!

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