madeline07
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Aug 31, 2019
Hi! I'm Syd, I'm a senior in high school, and this January I'll be taking a trip to Walt Disney World with my parents and two of my friends. My mom and I began planning this trip last year, and I finally convinced her and my dad to rent DVC points. Previously we've only stayed at value and moderate resorts, and I've always enjoyed these stays. Plus, we never spend a lot of time in our hotel room. It serves no greater purpose than being a bed and a shower. However, I've always wanted to stay in a deluxe resort, and my mom has had her eye on some deluxe resorts since we've started taking annual trips to Disney. As soon as we decided the dates for the stay, my mom and I got onto David's Vacation Club Rentals and booked two deluxe studios at Beach Club Resort! One for my parents, and one for me and my friends. I am so grateful that I'm able to bring friends this time, as I never have before. While I love going to Disney with my parents, it's always been a tiny bit lonely as an only child (it's very fussy thing to complain about I'm aware), so it'll be fun going with my friends!
Another thing unique about this trip is that I'll be flying without my parents for the first time. Last time we went to Disney we drove down, and all the times before that we've flown. While my mom and I enjoy flying, my dad dreads it, and prefers driving. My friends and I can't afford to spend the extra time it requires to drive (an extra day there and an extra day back), but my parents can, so they'll be departing a day before me to start their drive down. My friends and I will be flying down the 20th, which'll be strange because I've never flown with friends nor flown without my parents. However, I've flown plenty of times, so hopefully travel goes smoothly.
As soon as we purchased our tickets, we made our park reservations. Our trip is January 20-26, so our general itinerary is as follows:
In addition to our ADRs, I made sure to get a reservation at Savi's Workshop to build a lightsaber! I love Star Wars, and built one last time, but I loved it so much I decided I want to build another one this time.
I'm super excited for this trip, and I'm pretty sure I've done most everything I needed to in terms of planning and reserving things. Hope to be back with an update soon!
Another thing unique about this trip is that I'll be flying without my parents for the first time. Last time we went to Disney we drove down, and all the times before that we've flown. While my mom and I enjoy flying, my dad dreads it, and prefers driving. My friends and I can't afford to spend the extra time it requires to drive (an extra day there and an extra day back), but my parents can, so they'll be departing a day before me to start their drive down. My friends and I will be flying down the 20th, which'll be strange because I've never flown with friends nor flown without my parents. However, I've flown plenty of times, so hopefully travel goes smoothly.
As soon as we purchased our tickets, we made our park reservations. Our trip is January 20-26, so our general itinerary is as follows:
- January 20 - Fly down to MCO, Disney Springs
- January 21 - Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure
- January 22 - Animal Kingdom
- January 23 - Magic Kingdom
- January 24 - Hollywood Studios
- January 25 - Epcot
- January 26 - Disney Springs, flight home
In addition to our ADRs, I made sure to get a reservation at Savi's Workshop to build a lightsaber! I love Star Wars, and built one last time, but I loved it so much I decided I want to build another one this time.
I'm super excited for this trip, and I'm pretty sure I've done most everything I needed to in terms of planning and reserving things. Hope to be back with an update soon!