scrpbookr
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 21, 2013
The Disney Bucket List..... chances are if you're here on the DIS Boards you probably have one.
Visiting the Disney Parks abroad is on my Disney Bucket List. I was fortunate enough to visit Disneyland in Hong Kong in 2010. My mom and her husband were living and working in China at the time and that afforded the opportunity to visit.
In the autumn of 2013 I began planning a trip for the autumn of 2014. Initially I was planning a European cruise leaving from Barcelona. I was planning to use air miles for the flight portion of the trip. When I tried to book Barcelona it wasn't working out. I manage Human Resources and payroll at an Independent School and my vacation window dates are determined by payroll schedules and really aren't very flexible. When Barcelona wasn't working I tried Paris and the dates fell into place for the air miles. That's when I switched gears easily and excitedly when I knew I could visit Disneyland in Paris.
I've traveled some on my own and enjoy it. My next decision was whether or not I'd invite anyone to join me. My husband isn't excited over this type of travel. I tend not to take my little boy out of school for trips, especially in the fall when he's just settling into the school year. After spring break 2014 when my Mom, my little boy and I went on a WDW and DCL vacation together I decided to invite my mom to join me for the Paris trip if she was interested. She was and I recommended that she check on her air miles, too.
Fortunately, she was able to use her miles for the air portion of the trip, too. In order to use her miles she arrived a night before I did and she also flew back home the day before I left at the end of the trip. For her first night before I arrived she was also able to use her Sheraton hotel points and stayed right at the hotel. This worked well so she could rest up after her flight before I arrived the next morning.
Or vacation consisted of:
2 Days in Paris, France (9/25 & 9/26/14)
1 Day in London, England (9/27/14)
1 Day in Disneyland Parc Paris (9/28/14)
1 Day in Brugge, Belgium (9/29/14)
1/2 Day in Disney Studios followed by another 1/2 day in Disneyland Parc Paris (9/30/14)
For the first part of this trip I'm going to stick with the Disneyland Paris pics. Following those I may do some smaller entries about the other parts of the trip.
One of my biggest hopes for the Disney portion of the trip was lots of fall décor. I have visited WDW at Christmastime before but had not yet made a Disney trip with a fall feel to it. I was also incredibly excited to see what is possibly the prettiest of the Disney castles. With those two dreams in mind you can just imagine how happy this next picture makes me! I took this just after the evening parade before the castle show in the evening....
It really is a gorgeous castle! I can't get enough of it!
As for the cast of characters.... Here I am (Brenda / scrpbookr)...
And here is my lovely mom, Becky. She has also been referred to as Nanny in some of my other trip reports since that is what my little boy calls her....
I'll hold a spot here for the....
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Disney Morning
Happy Halloween, Minnie!
Halloween on Main Street
Storybook Store Window Shopping
Lunch and then Castle
A Very Important Date!
The Storybook Cruise
Special Friends and It's a Small World
A Real Boy!
Visiting the Disney Parks abroad is on my Disney Bucket List. I was fortunate enough to visit Disneyland in Hong Kong in 2010. My mom and her husband were living and working in China at the time and that afforded the opportunity to visit.
In the autumn of 2013 I began planning a trip for the autumn of 2014. Initially I was planning a European cruise leaving from Barcelona. I was planning to use air miles for the flight portion of the trip. When I tried to book Barcelona it wasn't working out. I manage Human Resources and payroll at an Independent School and my vacation window dates are determined by payroll schedules and really aren't very flexible. When Barcelona wasn't working I tried Paris and the dates fell into place for the air miles. That's when I switched gears easily and excitedly when I knew I could visit Disneyland in Paris.
I've traveled some on my own and enjoy it. My next decision was whether or not I'd invite anyone to join me. My husband isn't excited over this type of travel. I tend not to take my little boy out of school for trips, especially in the fall when he's just settling into the school year. After spring break 2014 when my Mom, my little boy and I went on a WDW and DCL vacation together I decided to invite my mom to join me for the Paris trip if she was interested. She was and I recommended that she check on her air miles, too.
Fortunately, she was able to use her miles for the air portion of the trip, too. In order to use her miles she arrived a night before I did and she also flew back home the day before I left at the end of the trip. For her first night before I arrived she was also able to use her Sheraton hotel points and stayed right at the hotel. This worked well so she could rest up after her flight before I arrived the next morning.
Or vacation consisted of:
2 Days in Paris, France (9/25 & 9/26/14)
1 Day in London, England (9/27/14)
1 Day in Disneyland Parc Paris (9/28/14)
1 Day in Brugge, Belgium (9/29/14)
1/2 Day in Disney Studios followed by another 1/2 day in Disneyland Parc Paris (9/30/14)
For the first part of this trip I'm going to stick with the Disneyland Paris pics. Following those I may do some smaller entries about the other parts of the trip.
One of my biggest hopes for the Disney portion of the trip was lots of fall décor. I have visited WDW at Christmastime before but had not yet made a Disney trip with a fall feel to it. I was also incredibly excited to see what is possibly the prettiest of the Disney castles. With those two dreams in mind you can just imagine how happy this next picture makes me! I took this just after the evening parade before the castle show in the evening....
It really is a gorgeous castle! I can't get enough of it!
As for the cast of characters.... Here I am (Brenda / scrpbookr)...
And here is my lovely mom, Becky. She has also been referred to as Nanny in some of my other trip reports since that is what my little boy calls her....
I'll hold a spot here for the....
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Disney Morning
Happy Halloween, Minnie!
Halloween on Main Street
Storybook Store Window Shopping
Lunch and then Castle
A Very Important Date!
The Storybook Cruise
Special Friends and It's a Small World
A Real Boy!