Planning Our Own Personal Trip to Walt Disney World in Orlando, FL Day 1 & 2

Yes! Another post about Walt Disney World!

Okay, I am obsessed. Seriously, we have plans to go to Jamaica to a conference where I will be talking to business owners in the Caribbean, Travel Vendors, Tour Companies about better accessible travel for those people with disabilities, mostly the blind.

More about that in another posting.

We are also going to the Bahamas for the 7th Annual Sandals Travel Agent Homes Based Conference. We always love going to a Sandals property and learning from everyone from the marketing team, taking pictures and videos of the properties. Enjoying everything so we can bring that all back to you and tell you why you should go this.

But, our all time favorite destinations in the world since I have been a child, and since I introduced my husband, and my children and grandchildren to Walt Disney World. We are just obsessed, and I cannot wait to celebrate our Anniversary there this November.

Now again, I cannot emphasize that you need to plan your trip well in advance for Walt Disney World Resorts and Theme Parks. I am also going to start saying WDW, to cut down the wording, also again to acknowledge the differences because Disneyland is in Anaheim, California.  It is also a lot small in California then in FL property.

I highly recommend that you book a  little more than 180 days prior to arrival, but you can book as far ahead as 499 days prior to travel.  Why? Especially if you are staying at a Walt Disney World Resort or "on property" remember this terminology versus off property and you want to eat either Breakfast, lunch or dinner at a sit down restaurant or signature dining experience like Cinderella's Castle in the Magic Kingdom or the Be Our Guest Restaurant at Belle and the Beast's Castle, which is also in the Magic Kingdom or any character dining option, you need to make a reservation for it. You cannot any longer just show up to these types of restaurants without one. You will be turned away.

Even at the 180 day mark, and Nelson and I are willing to make the reservations for you, because you need to get up at least a 5 am to be ready at 6 am the 180th day prior to your arrival and if you are thinking of months in advance that is almost 6 months out. Yes you need to be flexible, because I am still trying to get special places for me and Nelson to eat as well, I mean if all else fails we can eat at a quick service restaurant either at our resort the Port Orleans - Riverside Property or in the parks, or in Disney Springs or at any of the 26 other resort restaurants on property. But that also maybe not an option, and just wing it. But then, we will not be able to bring you the experiences that Disney is famous for, not only at the theme parks which are great, but the wonderful food experiences and not just character dining like I said at the castle or at the Polynesian Resort at Ohana's with Lilo and Stitch and other Disney Characters; or have Dinner with Cinderella and Prince Charming at the 1900 Park Fare at Grand Floridian Resort; or Mickey's Backyard BBQ. There are many more for the Family in dining or newest dining options for the older crowd

Here is what Nelson and I plan on doing so far, and since it is during Thanksgiving, the first few days we will be there will be very crowded and the last few days will have died down and then it will be at capacity during Christmas and New Year's Weeks.

November 24, 2016 Our first day there, since it will be Thanksgiving is eat at Boatwright's Dining Hall at our Resort (many of the restaurants around WDW will have traditional Thanksgiving meals with a twist, our will have some Cajun flair and themed because our resort is themed after New Orleans - To read all about Disney Restaurants, you can go to  www.Echevarriatravel.com/ or you can search them online at www.Disney.go.com

This day we are arriving in the afternoon, your rooms are not usually ready until 3pm anyway, but if you arrive early just check in, and walk around the resort or head on over to the parks. We will be checking out our resort and the other because they are all decorated for the Christmas Holiday, and there is nothing like this time of the year for Disney they go all out.

So we will be exploring the resort, checking out the pool, maybe take the river cruise around, after dinner we are doing a horse drawn carriage ride, this you can only due at this resort and Disney's Wilderness Resort.

November 25, 2016 we are heading over to the Magic Kingdom this day, we couldn't find anything at MK, so if I cannot find anything then we will have breakfast at our resort, and head over really early because of the Early Morning Hours for guests staying on property, and there is nothing like the pre-opening park welcome at the "Magic Kingdom". Mickey and the Gang, come along on the Steam Train and welcome everyone. It is so exciting.

We will had to some rides or we may have some coffee at one of our favorite places and do some people watching, we are not in a hurry to do anything, but if you are looking to do the Mountain Rides (Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mountain, Splash Mountain, and the 7 Dwarfs Mine (also roller coaster and brand new) do the FastPasses reserving your rides for a certain time, if you want more information on this. Give us a call and we will help you understand it all.

I am not a coaster person, and Nelson will not do them without me. But we do the other rides, don't worry you will know what we did either live through Facebook or when we come back.

For dinner that night, we are taking the Monorail from MK over to the Polynesian Resort to do the Spirit of Aloha dinner show. Definitely, we never miss this show. It is like you are in Hawaii and eating and seeing live show there.  After that, we will be watching the Lagoon Electric Water Pageant and then head back over on the Monorail to MK to see the Night Time Shows and of course the best fireworks in the world "Wishes" and Santa flies around Cinderella's Castle while this goes on.

From here and lazy time back to our resort.

Tomorrow is day 3 of our trip and we are going to "Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park" stayed tuned for what we have planned.