Let’s Get it Started…

By Mark Dingman | September 20, 2010 | Trip Planning

So how many of you just started humming a Black Eyed Peas song from 2003?  If you did not, you are one luck person! Unfortunately, that is not the case for me after working at water park in central New Hampshire during that summer which had a musical playlist that only consisted of top 40 music. I’m pretty sure lyrics to every Nsync, Backstreet Boy and Britney Spears song from 1999-2004 have been embedded into my cerebellum. Okay, well thanks for taking this ride in the sidetrack train, now back to the story…

So after the little history lesson you got from the last post you can see why we will be embarking on the magical Florida swamplands for our first vacation together.  What’s next you ask?  Well since we both have way more knowledge of the Mickeylands then any one person should acquire we have hit planning overload. There are so many questions, so many choices, and so many things we have learned from previous trips that planning one together adds a whole new dynamic of I know more then you know.  It’s not that anything we suggest is a bad idea, it’s just we have both had very different vacations over the years, but we will get into that more later.

Our easiest decision was where where we going to go.  Not that there are not a lot of options: You could go to the classic and original Disneyland in California, the immense and wonderful Disney World in Florida, any of the parks outside the U.S., or on a Disney Cruise. Since Disney World was pretty much a given for this first trip, now we need to determine when to go. This can be an easy choice for some and a difficult one for others depending on personal circumstances. Those who have kids or are in school are limited to school breaks, whereas those with more flexible schedules are able to choose from any time of year to experience “The World.”  Since we are clear and free of shortys and we are not in school, we’re in the latter boat, which means we have a lot of things to consider while picking a departure date.

We are pretty sure we know the answer for our trip but we want to use a lifeline early and ask the audience. So when are your favorite times to go to Disney World?