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16 Oct 18, 07:21 PM |
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Hibiscus & Holly At The Poly 2017 Trip Report Index **NEW**
Welcome to my 6th Disney Trip Report - Hibiscus & Holly At The Poly 2017!
So named because we were staying at our DVC Home Resort - Poly (that's the hibiscus), and we were going at Christmas time! (That's the holly.) It's been a while since I wrote out a Disney Trip Report Index - mainly because it took me two years to finish my WDW-40, 2016 report. In years gone by I have also written a pre-trip planning report, detailing all the things I was doing to plan for our upcoming trip. However, 2017 went by in a bit of a blur due to family issues, and so many things fell to the wayside... This is the Index for all of the days of this trip report– And I'm going to preface it with the following, just in case! It may also take me a while to get this trip report written, but I ALWAYS finish what I start when it comes to my Disney Trip Reports. If you are a regular reader of my trippies, you know that to be fact! Us at Epcot, 2015 Cast Members Me – Michelle, 41 on this trip – you’re never to old for Disney! When it comes to our holidays, anywhere in the world, I am the planner/organiser, trip report writer, photographer, and driver. I’m a plus-size woman, and have been to Walt Disney World at various sizes through the years from size 24 – 34. On this trip I am the biggest I have ever been, and I’ll be outright honest from the get-go, it was tough going. I write about [some] of the rides, and experiences as a plus-size guest, and often receive emails from readers that are concerned about fitting in rides, in plane seats, and other questions. I am always open and honest – my size is not something I can hide, and I’ve learned to embrace it somewhat in being able to help others. You can always email me with your personal concerns, and I will do my best to help you out. Him – Steve, celebrated his 45th birthday when we were there! He’s the pack horse, videographer, chief keeper of documents, and money manager when on hols. He keeps a track of every dollar and cent that we spend. He also loves to eat! I’m not sure where he puts it, but he knows his way around a Disney buffet! The Boy – Liam, 18 years old on this trip, (not so much a boy any more, but The Man just reminds me too much of the character in Z-Nation! ) my son, and Steve’s step-son. This is Liam’s return holiday to Walt Disney World as he didn’t come with us in 2016. As soon as I told him we were thinking of going for Christmas and would he like to come with us this time, it was an immediate yes! I’ve always been lucky that I don’t have a moody teenager on my hands – he has as much fun as we do when meeting characters, and going on rides! He loves a good American hamburger, and he exists on those and steak when we go out for dinner! Gutted that he couldn’t drink beer as the drinking age is 21 in the USA. We became Disney Vacation Club (DVC) Members in 2015, and our home resort is Disney’s Polynesian Villas & Bungalows. My trip reports are photo heavy, which you should know by now You will also be able to find all of the images from Hibiscus & Holly At The Poly 2017 in my Flickr Collection of albums from this trip. (As usual, and updated when I start uploading!) I use a Canon EOS 70D, and the two main lenses I use: Sigma 18-300mm F3.5-6.3 DC Macro and Sigma 30mm F1.4 DC Art. I also use my iPhone7, and do photo editing with Photoshop CS5 and Instagram's editing features and filters. I start at Day 0 – I always have for my trip reports! This is because it’s the day before we fly, and not really part of the holiday (although, it kinda is!) This report ends on Day 15 – the links below will become active as I write each day. Please allow me 6 – 12 months to get this finished! If I can get it written sooner, then of course, I will! ***I hope you enjoy this trip report - I probably won't start this for a couple days yet as I have some family stuff to deal with, but I thought if I had the index written up it will kick me to get writing! I'm excited for this, especially as it'll be Christmas again soon!***
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DVC Member at Polynesian Villas & Bungalows ♥ My Trip Reports: **NEW: Hibiscus & Holly At The Poly 2017 Poly '16 + Food Only 3 | Christmas DLP '15 | WL '15 | DxDDP '15 + Food Only 2 OKW '14 | DxDDP '14 + Food Only 1 | Villa '13 | Villa '11 | DLP '10 Edited at 09:19 PM. |
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16 Oct 18, 07:54 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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Looking forward to reading along.
You take some amazing photos
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16 Oct 18, 08:21 PM |
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VIP Dibber
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You started! Subscribed already. 😊
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17 Oct 18, 07:02 AM |
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Excited about Disney
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yay - love the Poly
looking forward to reading along |
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17 Oct 18, 07:27 AM |
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Apprentice Imagineer
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Looking forward to this I love your trip reports!
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17 Oct 18, 08:12 AM |
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VIP Dibber
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Can’t wait - I love your trip reports and we were there last November/Dec too so will bring back memories!
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17 Oct 18, 09:57 AM |
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Excited about Disney
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Wow your pictures are amazing! I can't wait to read along
Off to read your 2016 trippie now! |
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17 Oct 18, 12:51 PM |
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Excited about Disney
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Wow your pictures are amazing! I can't wait to read along
Off to read your 2016 trippie now! |
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17 Oct 18, 06:49 PM |
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Excited about Disney
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Looking forward to reading - love your trippies.
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1994 - Honeymoon I-Drive 2003 - Kids 1st time - 2 weeks villa & week in Naples 2005 - villa Southern Dunes 2007 - villa Southern Dunes 2008 - villa Oak Island Cove 2016 - Last minute Bahama Bay |
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17 Oct 18, 07:56 PM |
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Imagineer
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So glad to see you are writing another trippie! I absolutely love your photos too so excited to see what's coming up 😀👍
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