February 13, 2019 - Disney Fever & New Disney Park Attractions

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​NEXT TRIP DEPARTS IN: 3 DAYS: DISNEY WORLD, FLORIDA

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​NEXT TRIP DEPARTS IN: 10 DAYS: LAKE TAHOE

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Disney Fever & New Disney Park Attractions

Hey there!  So happy to see the sun this morning and be greeted with a cheery day!

As you can see, there are three days left until me and my girls depart for Disney World.

Last night, I (finally) booked our Disney Dining Plan and today, I will be filling out and faxing back the "Grocery List" so that there will be some staples in our Vacation Club condo when we arrive. Since our flight gets into Orlando a bit past 8pm, it will be nice to have water and snacks already delivered when we check in.

My girls definitely have "Disney Fever" and are not enjoying the fact that they have to finish the school week.  Having a snow day yesterday didn't help, as they were not in the mood to get up early today and head back.  Oh well.

As for me, I'm still watching the airfare rates closely to see when (and if!) the rates dip low for our upcoming trip to Sicily.  I literally have the Kayak page open and refresh it every thirty minutes or so.  I'll keep you posted.

I had a chance to pack last night, but I have to fine tune it all .  The temperature is going to be fluctuating between mid-60's to mid-80's so we will definitely want to bring along a light sweater or sweatshirt for the evenings.  I brought shorts, leggings and jeans, dependent on the overall temps for the day.

And speaking of Disney, Travel & Leisure put together a great article detailing all the new attractions opening at Disney Parks this year:

Here’s Every Single Attraction Opening at Disney Parks in 2019read more...

Disney's Galaxy's Edge - new attraction coming this year (photo credit: disney parks)

In addition to the rides and attractions, we are very much looking forward to and anticipating the GREAT FOOD we'll be enjoying on our trip!  Lots of reviews and pics to come!!!

Here's to a magical day!
-Travelin' Elisa
xoxo

Valentine's Plans and Disney Memories 
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Hi folks!

Tomorrow is Valentine's Day and are you ready?
I'm not. 

It'll dinner and a movie night for us...
We actually have a family night planned, dinner reservations for 8 of us and then we will be heading to go see the movie Isn't it Romantic with funny girl Rebel Wilson.

Which is quite funny because  it's the complete opposite of what our Valentine's day will be...Romantic! LOL

Then while I was busy looking up the weather forecast in one of the oh so many cities that I like to keep my eyes on I also happened to come across this interesting slide show on
25 Heart-Shaped Islands and Lakes  I scanned through them and although I've been to a number of the locations, I haven't been to any of these heart shaped wonders.

Are you a Disney lover?
With all of Elisa Disney talk and the kids Disney fever, it sure has me thinking about Disney! 

It was long ago that I decided that as a family we only go to WDW every 4 years.
This keeps things very fresh and new for us! We always have such a great time. 

The last time was back in 2016 (during Hurricane Matthew), we were traveling with friends and even Elisa and the girls were suppose to meet up with us but "Matthew" had other plans.

October 7, 2016 - Tanya's Trip to Florida and Bahamas Cruise - Day 14 - Dealing with Hurricane MatthewOctober 8, 2016 - Tanya's Trip to Florida and Bahamas Cruise - Day 15 - Dealing with Hurricane Matthew
Although we had thought that maybe, just maybe we'd go back before our regular 4 years - there is so much going on this year already that it is difficult to fit anything else in and we aren't going this year.

But just as a memory refresher, Cosette and I did just go to Disney Shanghai as a last minute surprise which was super cool!!

5 Must See Attractions Unique to Shanghai Disneyland 
 
These new attractions were so much fun! They definitely are reason enough to go back to China and go back to Shanghai Disney!

Signing off,
-Travelin' Tanya