Trip Report Part 1

Hey, y'all!  It's been a week since we returned home from Walt Disney World and I thought that it was time to start my trip report. So here goes......

We arrived around 3:30 PM on Friday, November 23rd, to the Port Orleans Riverside. We did online check in, which I highly recommend since I only had to wait about two minutes for someone to assist me, while the regular check in line was very long. I had faxed in our room recommendations a few days before arrival, something else I recommend, and we were happy to learn that they met every request. Considering the fact that we checked in during a very busy time, that was a shock.

We made it to our room, which was a Royal Room. I have a son and daughter, who are 9 1/2 years apart, I am very happy to report that they both loved the room. It wasn't overly girly so the boy liked it and it had enough princess touches to please the girl.  The beds were really comfortable and the room was spacious. I loved the bathroom which not only had a curved shower rod, but also a little seat so there was a ton of room. The room was quiet and we never heard anyone else around us or above us. That was a wonderful surprise. Here are a few pictures of the room:

Don't panic, y'all!

My family and I will be at WDW in one month. We are all very excited and ready to hit the parks running. The one and only issue is that I'm going into PTP. What is PTP? It's pre-trip panic, y'all.

I do this with every single trip we take. It can be a weekend to visit family or two weeks at WDW, but I always going into pre-trip panic. It's something that my mom does and probably something my grandmother did as well. It's a family trait, and probably one of my least favorite traits. I know that my family could do without it.

Don't wait!

Don't wait, don't wait, don't wait! I don't know if I can stress this enough. DON'T WAIT! One of the worst things that you can do when planning your Disney trip is wait too long to finalize your details.  Even a professional like myself has found themselves in trouble because they waited too long to take care of a specific detail.  I'm sure you think that I'm exaggerating, but I swear, y'all, I'm not.

When?

Probably one of the most frequent questions I hear is "When is the best time to go to Disney?"  Well, it depends on your needs. Do you want smaller crowds? Do you want to attend a special event? Do you want to make sure your kids don't miss any school? Do want to avoid the heat if possible?  All of the above?  There are a lot of factors that you need to consider when deciding when is the best time.