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schoolmom1852 - December 17, 2008

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  Reply to: Your Disney dream vacation  

By schoolmom1852

Ooooooh, I love this topic. I would love to go to the parks for a week, staying in the Wilderness Lodge by Animal Kingdom, and then go for a 1-week cruise on the big red boat to recuperate! We've only been to the Contemporary before, and will probably have to go value resort next time, but this is the dream, right? My kids love animals, and I heard from a friend that sometimes you wake up and see giraffes or zebras right outside your window at Wilderness. We've never hit anything other than the Magic Kingdom and Downtown Disney, so I would set aside one day for Animal Kingdom, one for Epcot, two for the MK, and one for the waterpark, then have a couple leftover to return to favorites! I know friends who have gone on the cruise, and given my boy's love of pretend play and costumes (see attached picture), I think they would FLIP on the cruise. They would want to be signed up for every activity, pirate party, and excursion. And just think of all that time it would be just me and my hubby.... it would be like a second honeymoon mixed in with a family vacation. Maybe throw in a spa treatments or two, and lots of character dining! My younger son has special needs, and is convinced that every character he has met at the MK is a close personal friend. It means so much to him, we would have to plan on him getting to meet and greet everyone. Of course, I would have to get the Disney PhotoPass CD. Since I'm dreaming big, I would also have my parents, in-laws, brother and nephew join us, too! I'm guessing all this would be in the range of $25,000 - but who knows, I could hit the lottery someday. Thanks for encouraging me to dream!!!