Today was the VERY end of our Disney trip. This won't be too lengthy of a post simply because the majority of our day was spent driving! But I did want to finish up our trip report!
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Disney Day 6 - Friday
Today was a sad day. It was our very last day at Disney! While we were excited about some of the things we had planned, we were also sad that our trip was literally almost over. It was also a misty day. It wasn't raining enough for a poncho, but it was sprinkling enough to frustrate you!
Disney Day 5 - Thursday
Today was an early morning. We had a breakfast reservation at Be Our Guest at 8:20 am. I wanted to be there fairly early so that we would be able to get in closer to 8 and take a few pictures with a fairly empty park. Our only other reservation for the day was for Emily and Justin at Hollywood and Vine for dinner. We also had Fastpasses scheduled in Magic Kingdom after breakfast.
Disney Day 4 - Wednesday
Today was meant to be our "break" day. We did have lunch reservations at Biergarten at Epcot along with a couple of Fastpasses. None of our Fastpasses were "required", but since we had a park ticket that day, we opted to book some Fatpasses just in case. The night before, Brad and I decided to try and make it to Epcot at park opening and do a few things before lunch. Then we could spend the afternoon and evening around the resort or at Downtown Disney.
Disney Day 3 - Tuesday
Tuesday was scheduled to be our busiest day yet. We planned to visit three parks - Epcot, Magic Kingdom, and Animal Kingdom. We had breakfast reservations at Garden Grill at 8:05, an hour before park opening. Then we had Fastpasses to the Na'Vi River Journey between 7 and 8 pm. The park closes at 8. So it was going to be a very, very long day! Long, hot, busy days tend to lead to breakdowns. Check out ours below!
Disney Day 2 - Monday
Our second day of our trip to Disney was actually our first full day in Orlando. Since we traveled so much the day before, we decided to take the morning easy. We made lunch reservations at the Garden Grill for noon. So that was our only true deadline. Our plans otherwise were to spend the day at Epcot. We had a few Fastpasses for that afternoon and dinner planned at Chefs de France.
Disney Day 1 - Sunday
Since we opted to drive to Disney with an 18 month old, we decided to leave our house as early as possible. We wanted Melody to sleep as much of the drive as we possibly could. We opted to leave at 2 am. On a "normal" drive, it takes 10-11 hours. Plus there is an hour time difference. We usually only stop once for food and, at most, once for gas. I knew that was not going to be the case with this drive however.
Disney Stroller Tag
This isn't a brand new post in that I posted about how I made a stroller tag for Melody's first Disney trip. Instead, this is just me showing you the Disney stroller tag I made for our December Disney trip.
Picture Frame Vacation Countdown
This is by far the easiest countdown that I have ever made for a trip. Of course this countdown was made for our December Disney trip. Simply design something in Word or any other document editor that you prefer. I simply drew a Mickey head, added a bow, and this was where the days would be listed. Then I added wording to better explain what the countdown was for. I printed the countdown on regular printer paper. Then I cut it to the frame size that I was using. I literally just found a frame around our house that wasn't being used. I framed the print out and each day, I changed the number using a dry erase marker. Easy-peasy!
Baby Travel Checklist
Before having Melody, we traveled all the time. Whether it was a visit to simply see family or small trips to the beach or even large trips to New York, traveling is a part of us. After having Melody, traveling did slow down, but we still traveled quite a bit. In the last six months we have tried to make an effort to slow down on traveling. But traveling cannot be avoided. So I decided to try and make it easier.
Disney Muffin Tin Countdown
Every Disney trip I try and come up with a fun countdown. I had an idea to do a sort of advent calendar but as a Disney countdown. I saw where people made an advent calendar using a muffin tin, so I decided to make something similar for Disney.
December 2017 Disney Planning
So we just got back from a trip to Disney World. We have been planning this trip for almost a year. Not only was it Brad, Melody, and me, but we also went with Justin, Emily (my best friend), and Lydia. Quite a lot of planning went into this trip...a lot more than our trip back in February. February was a much smaller trip, and there wasn't as many people to plan for! Check out all of the details below!
Disney with a Baby
So we took Melody on her first trip to Walt Disney World back in February. I have been meaning to write a post about generally doing Disney with a baby, but the baby has been occupying my time and this post has fell to the bottom of the pile. Anyhow, it is quite different from all of my other Disney trips. We are actually planning another trip over the holidays, so I thought I should freshen up on Disney with a baby by finally writing this post!
Beach Happy
We recently went to the beach for a wedding. We decided to make Melody a little "happy" for the beach. It was fairly inexpensive (minus the Bitty Baby clothes), and it is super cute.
Beach 2017
In early September, we went to Destin, FL for a family beach trip with my in-laws. Brad's cousin was getting married there, so we decided to make it a full vacation. Melody's first beach trip was August 2016 when she was about 3 months old. She didn't get to spend too much time on the actual beach on that trip though. This would be the first trip where she was mobile and would get to experience the ocean and sand.
Disney's Baby Care Centers
So I have been meaning to write about the Baby Care Centers at Walt Disney World for quite a while. I mean we last visited them in February! However, it has been falling on the back burner. With us planning another trip at Christmas, I decided I probably need to look back at the Baby Care Centers for myself for some planning purposes. So why not write about them now?!
Opryland Resort - August 2017
Our summer vacation this year was a trip back to the Opryland Resort. Brad and I have been a handful of times, and we even went last year at Christmas with Melody. Our experience this visit was much different than our trip at Christmas for a number of reasons. Melody is older and mobile; she eats more than baby food now; she doesn't have a cold; it was much warmer; the resort was far less crowded; and there was construction going on at the resort. We opted to go mid-August to avoid any of the out-of-school crowds that may also use this as a vacation resort. And to also help with the crowds, we decided to go in the middle of the week (Wednesday-Friday).
Disney Monorail Countdown
On our February 2017 trip to Disney World, I wanted a cute countdown that wasn't too involved. I had just returned from a trip to Disney World with my mom. Therefore, the countdown would need to be fairly short. Since Melody was so young, she really wouldn't be involved in this countdown. So I came up with just an easy countdown that begin 12 days out from our trip. I used the monorail as inspiration and Pinterest too! See below.
Stroller Tag
On our recent trip to Disney World, we knew we would be using our stroller A LOT due to having an 8 (almost 9) month old! If you have ever been to Disney, you may have noticed the sea of strollers. You are required to park your strollers a lot. You cannot take your strollers in most lines at the park or inside of a lot of the buildings. And in that sea of strollers, they all can start to look alike. We decided to make a stroller tag that would at least give it some distinction.
What to Wear to Disney in May
I love going to Disney World during the Flower and Garden Festival. It is absolutely gorgeous at Epcot. The first time I attended was during our honeymoon in 2013. I actually did not really know what it was, but when we arrived, it was stunning. We went back for our 2nd anniversary as well. They also used to have Star Wars Weekends, but they no longer do that anymore. We have found May to be great because it isn't very crowded, but the weather can be fairly warm. I have written two previous posts regarding what to wear to Disney World in January and in September. I find May to be very similar to September. It is actually a little bit cooler in May, but not by much. The highs are usually in the mid-to-upper 80's, and the lows are usually in the high 60's. Generally I recommend shorts/skirts, short sleeve shirts, or dresses. Below are some of the specific outfits both Brad and I have worn. I hope this helps if you are planning a trip around May!