The Fifth Time of Firsts - August 2019 Pre Trip Report

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After our last trip earlier this year we are now back planning again for next August!

A brief introduction...

Me - Emma, chief trip planner, I feel like I should have a degree in Disney World by now!
David - we had our first Disney experience at Disneyland in California in 2008, when we decided we may as well do a day as part of a California road trip. We both loved it, and have both had 4 trips to Florida, 2 to California and one to Disneyland Paris.

We have three boys:
Alex, 10 - this will also be his 5th trip. He is a big Stitch fan, and is increasingly brave with rides

Sebastian, 7 - he will be 8 just before our next trip, his 4th. He has a diverse range of interests from Princesses to superheroes, Ariel being a particular favourite of his (very appropriately!)

Barnaby, 2 - he will be 3.5 on our next trip, his 2nd. Currently obsessed with Zootropolis and Peppa Pig, but it will probably be something else by next year!

Our most recent trip was in February, when we went with our friends, which was a brilliant trip. On all four of our trips we have stayed in villas, three times in Windsor Hills. We have also never been to Universal Orlando as we felt the boys weren't old enough or brave enough to be worth it, though David and I spent a day at Universal Hollywood.

After our last trip, we were both really keen to go back again, and the older two are now desperate to do Universal as they are into Harry Potter. We decided on August to fit with school holidays, we have been once before at the end of August in 2015, and whilst I didn't love the heat and humidity, it seemed the best option overall.

I really wanted to try staying on site, and this seemed a sensible option if we wanted to do any Disney meals, as with Alex now classed as an adult and Barnaby over 3, they would otherwise be prohibitively expensive. Having always thought I would want the Contemporary, on our last trip I visited the Boardwalk for the first time and loved the area, so based on that and having read about Stormalong Bay which I thought the boys would love, we settled on Beach Club. I did toy with Caribbean Beach as a cheaper option, but decided if we were going to be onsite, it would also be really good to have two parks in walking distance.

As we didn't think we would survive a whole holiday in the same room, and we love having a villa too, we decided to split our stay, and I booked 5 nights at Beach Club when free dining was released.

More to follow!