I didn’t ever intend on posting the Disney stuff on the home page of my site but this trip was a little different. Marc Jr was here for his last week in Summer and we kept the girls an extra weekend and decided to surprise them with a quick trip to Disney. Then my dad and Lynn decided to go too before she goes back to school in a few weeks so we booked rooms and left out last Thursday to go to Orlando. Friday we hung out at the pool and then Saturday was a park commando day, which we don’t usually do. Then Sunday was a huge 550 mile day to take Marc to Macon and then home. Here is a picture of us all at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, formerly MGM. I’ll get a full trip report and some video on the Disney trip page soon.

Just finally getting around to writing this trip report. Yes the kids were surprised with this one again although it was a lot harder since we were pulling a trailer, sort of hard to hide it. But Marc Jr was here for his last week of summer vacation and we had the girls this weekend too so Kriss and I decided to plan a surprise trip for the kids. We booked a room on Expedia (link in the right column) and got an awesome rate on a 2 bedroom at FantasyWorld Club Villas that was a few miles from Disney. I am the first to admit that we are WAAAY spoiled by staying on Disney property all these years and yes our first impressions were not of excitement, but we probably wouldn’t have been able to do this trip if it weren’t for Expedia. The room was a little small for 6 of us but fortunately my parents decided to go with us and were able to get the same rate and Marc stayed with them right next door. It was a 2 story room that seems to have been partially refurbished recently (it looks like they have been doing it gradually based on reports on Expedia) with a kitchen, living room, and complete bathroom downstairs and two bedrooms, bathroom, and washer/dryer upstairs. Read more