Trip Reports

Our 2011 trip was unlike any other trip we had taken. It was the first time in a long time it was just the 3 of us. It was also my first time in October and my first time during the Food and Wine Festival. So much happened on this trip it has taken me months to sort it all … [Read more...] about October 2011 trip

The year is 2000 and I am bringing my then girlfriend to Disney World for the first time. I had been visiting since 1983 but she had only been to Disneyland. The Polynesian Resort had always been a favorite of mine because of my interest in Hawaii so I decided it would be the … [Read more...] about 2000 June – Engagement trip

I got a call from my Disney friend who was out in Florida to pack up Lucky the Dinosaur to ship to Hong Kong Disney. He wanted to see if I would come on out and spend a few days in Disney World. I had to pay for the trip but the idea was to spend some time with my friend while he … [Read more...] about 2005 August – Research trip

Our annual trip to Disney World was starting to become bi-annual. In 2003 we purchased a new timeshare in Maui so it looks like the trend is going to be every other year in Disney World but we still make it to Disneyland here in California in the off years. This time we are … [Read more...] about 2004 July trip

This trip was special for many reasons. It was our first anniversary and our first time staying at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. We has visited the lodge the year before after it opened and ate at Jiko. We really wanted to stay there so we booked our anniversary to be a split stay … [Read more...] about 2002 July – Anniversary

This was the second Mancation trip for me and was going to be even better then the first because this time I knew the guys and knew what I was in for. Also I knew I would not lose as many balls on the course this time...hopefully. … [Read more...] about 2008 May – Mancation III

Well this was my first time I had been to Disney World 3 times in 10 months. Each of the trips were a new experience. The December trip was my first time there with the Christmas stuff up, first time going to Mousefest and the first time I froze while in Florida. My trip in May … [Read more...] about 2007 July – Tikifest I

The first week of May 2007 I went on an all guys golf trip to Disney World. The group was made up of 3 Disney Imagineers, friends of theirs and me. I met one of the imagineers at the Polynesian in 2004 after he contacted me through my site for his first trip to the Polynesian … [Read more...] about 2007 May – Mancation II

This was our first trip to WDW during the winter and was our son Kai’s (22 months old) first trip to WDW. He is a good traveler having been to Maui twice, Michigan and Disneyland (at 5 months old). Each trip to WDW we try a different resort at the beginning to experience other … [Read more...] about 2006 December – Christmas / Mousefest

This would be Tara's second time back to Disney World and after a great first trip and engagement it was going to be hard to beat her first impression. We were very excited to get to Disney World and I think we were looking forward to this more then the wedding. We went right … [Read more...] about 2001 July – Honeymoon