Day #2 of this trip will be spent exploring the resort and maybe doing a little shopping followed by our Anniversary dinner at 'OHana! We love hitting up antique stores in the Orlando area! Lots of walking and in and out of the car so, I want to be comfortable and cute! Does it get any cuter!? #OOTD
Packing for Disney can seem like an overwhelming task. You think you just have to have everything! I used to stress constantly about what I was forgetting. I would spend WEEKS packing for a trip, WEEKS! Rubbermaid containers all over the place, one for each kid, one for my husband, one for me, one for park gear, one for car gear and one more for all the other stuff. I feel like we've gotten it down now though. I've done this so many times now that it is almost second nature. It is also easier now that the kids are older. No more double stroller! For us, the easiest way to pack is to tackle it day by day. I think about each day and the plans for each day then focus on the needs to for those plans. Here's a simple packing guide for a quick couples trip we will be taking for our anniversary later this month.
Day 1: Travel Day
We never fly to Diseny and actually love to drive. We enjoy the ride. We reminisce, listen to old music, new music, everyone's favorite songs. So, being comfortable in the car is a must!
My favorite travel outfit is so comfy and keeps me warm in the car:
Sunglasses are required for me to step outside at all!
I talk to a lot of people about Walt Disney World vacations and I am a firm believer that you have to do Disney YOUR way. Every family is different and Disney has something for everyone, you just have to know where to find the best of Disney for you.
For us, our family has changed over the years and so has the way we enjoy WDW. There is a 10 year age gap in our children so once a upon a time, I had a double stroller walking around meeting princesses while my husband took the older two to ride the 'big rides' that our little girls were too small for at the time. NOW, our 'big kids' aren't even with us half the time (you know, growing up, becoming adults, jobs and schools) and our 'little girls' are begging to hit those 'big rides.'
For me though, the perfect Disney vacation will almost always be the ones that are NOT overly planned which has gotten easier as the kids have gotten older. We sleep late, get to the parks late, and stay later. In general, we don't rope drop, we don't stand in really long lines, and we don't fight the fireworks crowd. BUT, that's because we have already done it.
We still make a daily meal reservation. We still have a list of what we would like to do but we just go with the flow. We relax and utilize the Disney app as much as possible to make sure we keep wait times as short as possible. We typically only stand in one or two long lines per day at most. We love how the crowds thin throughout the day. We love riding Seven Dwarfs Mine Train during fireworks. We love riding the Skyliner during fireworks! We love trying things we've never done, eating food we've never eaten, going to shows we've never seen and at Disney, there's always something we've never done.
The best vacations are stress free and I want my children to remember fun times at Disney, not a stressed out mom trying to keep to a tight schedule. But that's me, you do Disney your way. If you want to stand in lines all day long, go for it. If you want to stay at the same resort each trip, have at it. If you want the 'popular' experiences, do them! But make sure that's what works for you. Don't do Disney everyone else's way. Do Disney your WAY!
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