Welcome to Planning Disney! My name is Doug, I'm 51 years old and an IT professional by trade (Software Quality Assurance). I live New Jersey with my fiancé, Donna (otherwise know as Ms. D) Between us we have 5 grown children ranging in age from 22 through 32. Each of us had previously visited WDW with the children when they were much younger. Ironically we both stayed at the Port Orleans resort on these family visits. Now that our children are grown our vacation time has become very important to us, thus our (well mostly mine!) obsession with Walt Disney World.
My obsession with vacationing at WDW gained root over the past year or so. Beginning in December of 2012, I looked to devise a surprise for Ms. D........a trip to Disney World to allow her to unwind from her job as a daycare provider. The key word was "Surprise". I had to "plan/pay for/and keep the secret" for the trip. During the 6 months leading up to the trip, in late May 2013, I become obsessed with everything WDW. The trip surprise was a great success and the trip itself was even better. Four months later, in September 2013 I booked our next WDW vacation........for September 2014. This blog is primarily about the planning for our September 2014 trip.
A point of reference............I'm not nearly the Disney aficionado, that many are. I've been to WDW a total of 5 times. In the world of Disney-phials I'm not even a rookie, I'm a wannabe! However, I've delved deep into the world of WDW vacation planning.....I'm a veracious reader of Disney travel information and I've combed the net's many WDW sites. When I don't know............I ask. I have many friends who've visited Disney many more times than I and I'm not afraid to ask others their opinions. I'm always looking for new ideas and tricks. I don't pretend to be an expert in anything but I do have the enthusiasm and planning skills (part of my career choice) that allow me to plan a GREAT Disney vacation. So while this is mostly about my next vacation I offer the following............Pick and choose for yourself as to what you might like to use for your Disney vacation....nothing here is set in stone, believe me you'll see.
Contained here in are the thoughts of one "Goofy-lovin", Disney freak..........wannabe!
Doug
My obsession with vacationing at WDW gained root over the past year or so. Beginning in December of 2012, I looked to devise a surprise for Ms. D........a trip to Disney World to allow her to unwind from her job as a daycare provider. The key word was "Surprise". I had to "plan/pay for/and keep the secret" for the trip. During the 6 months leading up to the trip, in late May 2013, I become obsessed with everything WDW. The trip surprise was a great success and the trip itself was even better. Four months later, in September 2013 I booked our next WDW vacation........for September 2014. This blog is primarily about the planning for our September 2014 trip.
A point of reference............I'm not nearly the Disney aficionado, that many are. I've been to WDW a total of 5 times. In the world of Disney-phials I'm not even a rookie, I'm a wannabe! However, I've delved deep into the world of WDW vacation planning.....I'm a veracious reader of Disney travel information and I've combed the net's many WDW sites. When I don't know............I ask. I have many friends who've visited Disney many more times than I and I'm not afraid to ask others their opinions. I'm always looking for new ideas and tricks. I don't pretend to be an expert in anything but I do have the enthusiasm and planning skills (part of my career choice) that allow me to plan a GREAT Disney vacation. So while this is mostly about my next vacation I offer the following............Pick and choose for yourself as to what you might like to use for your Disney vacation....nothing here is set in stone, believe me you'll see.
Contained here in are the thoughts of one "Goofy-lovin", Disney freak..........wannabe!
Doug