Mirek Family Mayhem -- pre trip 5/27-6/3 About This Page:

[disney_duke]

CAST OF CHARACTERS:
Myself (32) - Disney nut. Only been 11 times, that number needs to be higher.

DH (32) - Pete, AKA Mr. Anti-Disney. Mostly cuz he doesn't like giving $$ to a mouse. But we'll see how that changes as our children get older.

DD5 - Jaden. Lucky dog, she's been twice already in her short life. She's the shy one who's starting to get bolder and braver with age. We'll be celebrating her 5th birthday (5/12) a little bit too.

DD3 - Camille. Another lucky dog, she's been twice with her sister too. She's the crazy and clumsy one. Gotta keep an eye on this one.

DS6mos - Wyatt. YEA!!! His first trip to the World!! Not that he'll remember, but what the heck. He'll look cute in the pictures.

Pete's parents - Carol and John (59 and 61). This is where it gets interesting. They've never been to WDW(what??). Infact, this is Pete's first "family" vacation with his parents that didn't involve hockey tournaments, hockey camp, or just anything hockey in general. Pete's not too sure he can put up with them for an entire week.... Also a good thing to note - Carol has only flown once in her life. She has to take dramamine and wear a motion sickness patch. So let's hope the flight is uneventful for her sake!

DATES OF FANTASY:
Sunday May 27-Sunday June 3. So we can catch the end of Epcot's Flower and Garden Festival (Carol's interest) and Jaden will be done with pre-school.

LOCATION OF DREAMING:
Due to the large party size and Pete's penny pinching worries, we're staying off site at an All-Star Vacation homes 3 bedroom condo. This is all new to me. I hope it's not too inconvenient, we'll see soon. Jennifer and Dave reported to like their place, so I'm guessing ours should be nice too. It will be rough staying offsite with 3 little kids though.

SCHEDULE OF WISHING:
Seeing as how I'm the former travel agent, I always get stuck with planning everything. I asked the in-laws specific questions to make sure they're happy with what we're doing, and her answer was "you go ahead and plan whatever you want." Great. Now I'm responsible for making sure everyone is happy without knowing what is going to make you happy. But I digress. Here is what's cookin':

Sunday - take it easy at the condo, play in the pool, grocery shop and get to bed early.
Monday - Epcot. The only requirement here is a FP for Soarin. Definitely hit Nemo and ths seas. After that, we're gonna wing it. Eat around the world and see what strikes our fancy. This is Carol's day. Hopefully, kids will stay for Illuminations, but we may have to take the little ones back to the condo early. (we have 2 rental cars for just such an occasion. Nuts, I know.)
Tuesday - MGM. Mostly for the kids, so we'll sleep in a little bit. In-laws may appreciate this park, we'll see. H&V Fantasmic package for dinner. Although, with the loud fireworks and time of the show, Camille, Wyatt and either Pete or I may go back to the condo early.
Wednesday - Sea World. This was supposed to be our "day off". But John really wants to go. And who am I to say no? We're all Sea World virgins, so I have no idea what we're doing here. I've done enough research to figure things out, but I won't know my way around the park and I don't like that feeling!!
Thursday - Animal Kingdom. We'll sleep in a little bit this morning too. But I have to get there early enough to get a FP for Everest!!!
Friday - Magic Kingdom. yea!! Finally, my favorite!! CRT for Jaden's birthday breakfast (gotta get her birthday button first) The girls will dress up as Cinderella and Sleeping Beauty. Later is dinner at Crystal Palace - Pooh is Carol's favorite. So excited for this day!!
Saturday - time to rest, Ahhhh. Pete and John are going fishing and Carol and the kids and myself are going to Cape May cafe for a character breakfast. The rest of the day will be free.

Then it will be time to pack for our flight home on Sunday. Wait a minute, didn't we just get here?

REASON FOR THE INSANITY:
It is crazy to do all this with 3 little kids. I'm totally aware of this. But I don't think Pete's parents will ever come back, so I wanna pack everything in that I can. I know we'll be back next year, but I wanna make sure Carol and John can experience everything. Oh, the main reason for this trip was unbelievable airfare - $138 round trip on Midwest airlines. Holy cow!!

That's it for now. Wyatt's crying in his crib, I guess he's not napping today. I'll try my best to do the post trip when we return, but it's hard to find time to do all this. Does anyone know where you can buy time?? I could sure use some.

[Colexis Mom]

Great start and plans Tanya I hope you guys have a great time (and you survive )!

[Karla]

Tanya,

I hope you all have a wonderful trip. I don't think your crazy at all, especially since the in-laws are going. Can't wait to read your trip report.

[ilovedisney0_0]

Wow, it sounds like you have a wacky, fun, exciting, magical trip planned! And how that your son gets to share his first experience of WDW with his grandparents!

[Cheriemek]

Sounds like a great plan !

[disneydani]

Great start, hope all the pieces fall into place for a great trip to WDW!

Boy, there are sure alot of PP going during this time frame...

danielle

[mattnkatsmum]

Wonderful start and great plans.

I'd love to hear all about All Star Vacation Homes - they get consistently good reviews.

Have a wonderful trip

[MickeyMAC]

Great start. We've stayed in homes rented from AllStar and they were always super. The condo's are not very far from Disney property but 192 can have heavy traffic. Hope you have a great time.

[ArielsMomto2]

Have a great time planning. Can't wait to hear more.

[bsblady01]

I hope that you and your family have a magical time at the world.

[NanaTink]

Sounds like a wonderful trip! I think your in-laws will enjoy MGM! Have a great time!

[Kelly66]

Sounds like a wonderful plan! Are you planning to do Country Bear Jamboree with the little ones and the in-laws? I think that would be fun. Have a great time.

[disney_duke]

I haven't seen Country Bear Jamboree in such a long time. If the kids are in a good mood and could use a resting break, that's a great idea. Thanks!

Yup, DisneyDani, lots of us PP's will be there at this time. If I knew I had some free time, I'd love to meet some face to face. We'll have a little open time, so maybe it'll be easy to spot us PP's with our "gear" on!!!

Tomorrow is only 3 more days!! wooo hooo!!!!

[DyanKJ130]

Great start Tanya!! Your plans look terrific! Won't be long now!