Summer (June-August) 2003 WDW Trip Reports

Karen Seemuth - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, shuttle
• Resort: ASMuR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Teenage, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent, Veteran
• Comments: Karen and her daughter got to spend four days at Disney World as a birthday present. They both get their comments in, in this trip report.

Sharon Lozano - June 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, shuttle
• Resort: ASMoR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Rookie, Frequent
• Comments: Sharon is someone you may recognize for having written previous trip reports, but not under this name. You see, on this trip she received a proposal and it has since led to a name change. Even the short trips can be very memorable.

Krista Fulkerson - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, shuttle
• Resort: WL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: A casual joke about making a weekend trip to Walt Disney World for the Mission: Space previews planted a seed in Krista's mind that couldn't be denied. As a result we get her first trip report for MousePlanet, and it is a good one.

Mary-Ellen Marks - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, shuttle
• Resort: WL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments: Mary-Ellen is a recent convert to the Disney magic, having made her first Disney trip in 2001. Three trips since then, thoug, have her quickly moving towards the veteran category.

Beth Hodges - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Personal car
• Resort: ASMoR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments: Beth and her family usually visit Walt Disney World in the winter and have it all figured out. This time, though, they are making their first summer trip and it is a whole new experience.

Larry Wilmot - July/August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: ASMoR, Offsite
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: It is time for the Wilmot's annual summer trip to Walt Disney World . . . from Scotland. This one falls into the epic category, but Larry has a good sense of humor and a lot of detail keeps this one moving along.

Jeremy Phelps - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: CR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Rookie
• Comments: A conveniently times change of station and some good military discounts from Disney meant it was finally time for Jeremy and his family to experience Walt Disney World. It rained too much, and they spent a little too much on their way to Disney World, but it was still a great time.

Lori Vonachen - July/August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: BCV
• Accommodations: 2 Bedroom Villa
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Rookie, Infrequent, Veteran
• Comments: On this trip, Lori goes to Disney World with family and friends for a week. Lori shows great early planning skills, but events show that even the best laid plans can be distrupted by lightning; but a great time is had - even in the middle of summer.

Joe Hamblin - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: CR
• Accommodations: Standard
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Senior
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent, Veteran
• Comments: Joe doesn't feel we have enough trip reports giving the "senior" experience. And with a self-starting attitude we have to admire, he sets out to change that. In this report, Joe and his wife take the grandkids to Disney World for a week and a great time is had.

Vincent Randall - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Personal Car
• Resort: ASSR
• Accommodations: Standard
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments: This isn't your standard trip report. Vincent loves Disney World but simply was not happy with his last trip, and the trip before that. While his experiences may not be typical, it is good to hear another view of things.

Evelyn Brewer - June 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Personal Car
• Resort: YCR
• Accommodations: Standard
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: Actually staying on property at Walt Disney World was a new experience for Orlando-residents Evelyn and Mark. But complimentary passes and an anniversary weekend were more than enough of an excuse for them to try it out.

Sue Holland - August 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Personal Car
• Resort: Offsite, OKWR
• Accommodations: Studio (OKWR)
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: Generally, Sue would rather not be at Walt Disney World during the hottest part of the summer. However, it can change your perspective when a friend is in town and you can get the job to pay for it. But she still wasn't willing to take other people's kids to Universal.

Ellen Cunningham - May-June 2003

• Time of Year: Summer
• Travel Method: Plane, Shuttle
• Resort: CR
• Accommodations: Concierge
• Ages Represented in Group: Teenager, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: It was a busy hectic period in her family's life, but when her mother was sad to not spend her birthday at Disney World this year, Ellen made the short notice decision to do so after all. With her travel agent, perhaps rightly, out of business she took care of arrangements herself this time around.