The Blonde Diaries

Disney Trip Planning: The final checks

Mike and I have 4 days before we board a flight (hopefully from Houston) and head to Disney.  So far I think we are all set.  I have been making the final arrangements and checking the final items off our checklist but I have hit a few snags.

• Magical Express - this is the free service if you are staying on Disney property and fly to Orlando.  They will pick up you and your bags and bring you to the resort. You don’t have to do anything but check in at the Orlando Airport at the Magical Express counter.  They should send a packet about a month ahead of time with your luggage stickers so they can pull them for you.  Well mine never arrived and I just noticed.  Too late to have them resent so I will just have to get them myself and bring them with me to the counter.  Not terrible but I should have known better!
• Special Event Tickets - We are heading to Mickey’s Not So Scary Halloween Party next week.  If you order your tickets ahead of time you can receive a discount on select nights and avoid shipping fees by having them held for you at Will Call (of any Disney Park).  If you call Disney directly you can pay via Disney Gift Card (you can’t if you try to order online)!
• Disney Visa rewards - why is it every time I try and do something with Chase and this card I get an error message?  I just don’t get it.  Luckily, I made sure to order my rewards card about a month ago.  If you happen to forget to do this there is a location in Downtown Disney (DTD) that will pull up your account and issue you a card there and transfer your points onto it.  I think I will try and call Chase first and if that does not work I’ll just do it at that DTD location.
• Packing - you always think you have everything together and then you evacuate and find out you are missing things!  Mike and I went through everything yesterday and packed for vacation while here in San Antonio and I couldn’t believe the number of things I forgot or thought were in our backpack in the closet.  My biggest tip here so that you don’t forget things - get a box and label it “Disney Vacation” and throw everything into it as you purchase them.  I think Mike and I will make it back to my apartment before we leave Friday but just in case we will purchase extras at Walmart today.

Luckily, nothing major has popped up that we are missing or will cause problems with our vacation.  For some reason I just have not been as organized as in the past and have had these few “problems” pop up.  I will make sure not to do this again and I hope yall use my snags to help make your trip go a little smoother.  I hope to find some time tonight to post a few more Disney Ride videos and maybe another report as an evacuee.