Such an amazing week! We had some hiccups and meltdowns and all sorts of imaginable things that one would expect from a five, four and one year old.
But we also made magical memories! We stepped out of comfort zones, went on crazy adventures and, overall, had a blast! The kids were troopers and walked over 35000 steps a day!
Im always impressed by the design, detail and organization of Disney Parks. This was no exception.
We stayed at Homewood Suites (the convention location) and it was most definitely accommodating. They provided delicious breakfasts, and rotated the menu so there was something different the next day and we tried to take advantage of the complimentary dinners Monday through Thursday!
Our room was huge! It was a one bedroom suite with kitchen and was very roomy for our family of five. We could see the fireworks from our window. One minor “complaint” is that there was not enough dishes to accommmodate everyone in our party. We did utilize their complimentary grocery pick up and delivery twice. The first time, I sent them screen shots of our Vons order so they basically got everything but we had to order second time because I forgot some things so I just wrote a list and they didn’t get the right things (chef boyardee when we wanted real, fresh ravioli and pizza sauce when I specified “pasta sauce” 🤷🏻♀️)
We shuttled to the parks from the Toy Story Parking Lot across the street. By day three we figured out a routine that worked best for our family. We would go in the morning, come back for lunch (and a nap for the little guy) and then go back to the park in the evening. By the end we had a pretty good system going. I'm glad we brought our double stroller (despite it being cumbersome and annoying to fold and carry on the bus four times a day...) If Ella and Lily got really tired, we would put them in the stroller and I would wear Theodore.
We shuttled to the parks from the Toy Story Parking Lot across the street. By day three we figured out a routine that worked best for our family. We would go in the morning, come back for lunch (and a nap for the little guy) and then go back to the park in the evening. By the end we had a pretty good system going. I'm glad we brought our double stroller (despite it being cumbersome and annoying to fold and carry on the bus four times a day...) If Ella and Lily got really tired, we would put them in the stroller and I would wear Theodore.
We used MaxPass for the first couple of days. It was really helpful but gets expensive after a while. I kept it on one ticket after that just for the photos and utilized the FastPass distribution centres as much as we could and we used Rider Switch a lot!
As we walked out of the park for the last time on Thursday night, I shed some happy-sad tears. Our family probably won’t be visiting again for a while and I’m so grateful for the opportunity that we had to go.
I’m going to miss those fireworks though! 🎆 they’re always so spectacular!
I miss it already, and already dreaming of our next trip 💭✨
The last pictures are a “Goodbye Disney” tradition that we used to do when we would go when I was a kid. We would share chocolate milk at the airport waiting for our plane.
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