Holiday 1997 WDW Trip Reports

Mike Banks - December 1998

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Shuttle Service
• Resort: CBR
• Accommodations
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments:  This is a fantastic trip report describing Mike and Rebecca's honeymoon trip to WDW.  The couple enjoyed a lot of what WDW has to offer, since they were able to stay at CBR for a full week (with the Food 'n Fun program).

Victoria S. - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: DL
• Accommodations: Standard (with rollaway bed)
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult, Senior
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments: Vicki, her husband, mother, and nieces spent a nice weekend at WDW in early December. This is a very lengthy play-by-play report and is nicely detailed. For those folks that are planning a trip with younger kids, Vicki does a great job of giving you an idea of what to expect.

Liz Ostrander - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Shuttle
• Resort: BVR
• Accommodations: Studio
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: The Ostranders, from a town that is about a fifteen drive from my home, visited WDW in early December. Liz found it quite amusing that my web site would originate from Saginaw, Michigan. The report Liz wrote, gives a lot of detail about their trip...and how to take advantage of the Boardwalk Villas prime location when traveling with kids.

Aileen Toner - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Personal Car
• Resort: PBR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult, and Seniors
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent (working on Veteran status)
• Comments: Aileen's family had a reunion of sorts at WDW in Early December. The report covers the details of the trip, and provides a lot of useful information for anyone planning a trip.

Robert Patterson - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Personal Car
• Resort: CR / CSR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: Robert and his new wife Tara spent their honeymoon at WDW in December (that's a great idea, in my opinion -- Barb and I did the same thing a few years ago). The couple stayed at a couple of resorts...and Rob describes the process of dealing with reservations for the trip -- quite a convoluted story.

Vicki McDonald - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: OKWR
• Accommodations: Two-Bedroom Vacation Home
• Ages Represented in Group: Toddler, Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran, Infrequent, Rookie, DVC Member
• Comments: Vicki's family had a reunion at Old Key West Resort during the early part of December. The group assembled from four different points in the US to get together for a nice vacation. The group enjoyed a lot of the attractions and restaurants of WDW during their visit.

Leslie Larkins - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: ASMR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent, Infrequent
• Comments: Leslie and a couple of friends stopped into the All Star Music Resort for a short early-December stay. Besides the break the trip provided, the group enjoyed the Christmas decorations -- especially the Osborn family lights at the studios.

Sue Holland - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Personal car
• Resort: OKWR
• Accommodations: One Bedroom Vacation Home
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran, DVC Member
• Comments: Sue and her son were joined by some friends for a few days at WDW. As Florida residents and long-time Walt Disney World veterans, Sue and company know how to do WDW...and see some of the out-of-the-way features of the vacation kingdom. To top things off, Sue was on her maiden voyage as a DVC member, so her comments on the club are notable.

Darla Rice - December 1997

• Time of Year: Holiday Season
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: VBR/OKWR
• Accommodations: Studio
• Ages Represented in Group: Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: Darla and her son Steven visited Vero Beach and OKWR for a few days early in December. Besides having a nice stop by the ocean, the family also enjoyed the holiday goings-on at WDW.