Once in a lifetime !? April18 **UPDATED **

[Disneycraft]

How exciting for you you can add a countdown on here too ,click on forum countdown on the right hand column and you’ll be able to add yours .i love seeing mine every time I post on the Dibb

[Smilesonfaces]

Fabulous trip with your grandson. Well done for braving Everest surprising what children can get you to do !

[sacratini28]

Your right,Ive managed to avoid any kind of rollercoaster ride for over 50 years !

Always used the excuse of taking the pics !

Have to say Everest was a complete blast !

Maybe try to build up enough courage to attempt Hulk in September ! ?

[beanbunny]

I can feel the excitement in your post! Have fun planning, I fully expect to be in the same position as you in a few years and I can't wait either!

[sacratini28]

Your right !

Its opened up a whole new World ! The more were planning, the more exciting its become!

Im sure you will find the same !

[Palm trees]

What a lovely post. Your pleasure simply jumps from the page. I just wanted to reiterate what a poster said upthread that you can add a countdown on here, I love (possibly far too much) my dibb countdown. I also wanted to echo the comments on how great the dibb is, I really enjoy reading reports and have gathered lots of useful hints and tips through using it. My husband pretends to find it amusing but has acknowledged the positives of such a wealth of knowledge and enthusiasm.
Happy planning

[sacratini28]

Were getting more excited by the minute !

Like you Ive spent hours on here reading trip reports and picking up tips ! Thats whyI felt obligated to post and update our journeys !

We are currently narrowing down evening meals options, which again we were not really able to do in April when we had our Grandson.At 6 he's a typical livelier and doesn't like to sit anywhere for too long !

The only potentially slight negative we have at present is that there will be occasions when we are in places which will remind us of our April trip with him ! I suppose that is the one negative of going back so soon !

Im following a countdown timer on my mobile, will try and workout how to add it here !

Currently 97 Days 05 hrs and 44 mins

[GoofyPrincess]

Sounds like you had a great time

[sacratini28]

Yes we had an absolute Ball !

However, we weren't able do lots of things we would has liked too, hence the return in Sept when we can hopefully fill in the gaps !

[sacratini28]

So,as per the original update, my Wife and I went for 10 days starting Sept 5th !
It was our first Holiday as a pair in nearly 30 Years,and after the frantic week with our 6 year old grandson, we vowed that the plan for our "Honeymoon !" was that there would be no plan !

We stayed at Reunion Resort in a one bedroom Condo with Balcony,booked one night in Portifino with a Bay View and one night on the beach in Sarasota ,all of which were fantastic !

We did Universal but didn't feel we needed to revisit any Disney Parks so soon after the April trip ! We had a blaster mix of chilling by the Pool and strolling around the sites e.g Celebration,Universal !

My better half was in her element being able to escort me around various Shopping Malls and spending the evenings drinking Cocktails ! To use the old clique we didn't want it to come to an end !

Anyway,onto the "cunning plan"! On arriving home and experiencing the usual Orlando withdrawal symptoms I got to thinking ( which is always a dangerous and usual expensive thing !) what if we could combine the fun and enjoyment of watching a now 7 year Grandson have the time of his life, and get time for the two of use to spend time relaxing ,shopping and drinking Cocktails ! Eureka ,the cunning plan was born !

So at the end of March the "Once in a lifetime " will be revisited for the third instalment in under 12 months ! The cunning part is that we are taking (and paying for ) my 28 Year old son and Father to our Grandson,with us ! He can do the big rides, the Swimming the playstation evenings and we can work our own agenda !

We have booked a couple of Villas,a return to Balmoral Resort and a first visit to Solterra Resort with one night in the middle at the fantastic Portifino Hotel taking advantage of the express passes !

I'm currently counting down the days (another thing I get withdrawal symptoms from )

Will update the updated update !