Just Got Home...Let the Planning Begin!
I've been home all of 3 days and I am ready to start planning my next trip. We just had a fabulous 5-night stay at Disney's HHI resort. Now, I am ready to plan my birthday trip:party:.
I am going with my DSiL from October 13-18. My birthday is the 16th and DSiL has NEVER been to WDW so we will be doing a lot of "celebrating"...:cheers:.
I booked us in a savanna-view studio at AKV-Kidani for our first two nights. I LOVE this resort! We stayed in a standard 2BR the last time so I am looking forward to the savanna view. I've requested "close to the lobby" since we won't have a car. I have a waitlist for either a LV studio or a MK studio at BLT. If either of them come through, we are definitely going to TOTWL. If not, I will be completely happy at AKV.
The next three nights, we will be in a 1BR standard at BWV. I've never stayed at BWV before. In fact, I haven't even been to the Boardwalk since 2001 when we first did the DVC tour. I am very excited to try it! I'm hoping to get some pixie dust and score one of the "special" 1BR's that I've read about. When the CM took my reservation, she noted that it is my birthday and my DSiL's first visit. I hope that the room assigners see that too:wizard:.
We booked our flights already. We got round-trip, non-stop out of Grand Rapids for $200. That's pretty good considering the normal cost from GR runs about $300 or more. We leave at 12:30 and arrive at 3:30...roughly. Our return flight is at 2:45 and lands at 5:30. If I could have picked the perfect times, these would have been what I chose! Luckily, these were my only options for non-stop AND they were the cheapest. I fully expect AirTran to fiddle around with the schedule. I'm not terribly concerned with the outbound flight. I just don't want our return flight to be at 9am:eek:.
I booked our DME yesterday. When that arrives, I know that it is time to start packing:sunshine:.
So, I have started my planning. My 180-day ADR window opens on Friday. I want to book Akershus, Boma, Olivia's, LeCellier and Sanaa. We're also planning on doing the luau but I can't book that until 90 days.
This is my "pseudo-pre-trip-report...stay tuned for more updates!
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