Winter 1997 WDW Trip Reports

Richard H. Reynolds - February 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Personal Car
• Resort: WL
• Accommodations: Presidential Suite
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Unknown
• Comments: Richard tells the heart-warming story of how he asked his Fiancée, Christine, to marry him. It was quite a production, as you'll see...

Andrea & Family - February 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: Offsite
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: Beth Floro's friend Andrea and her family visited WDW in February. What makes this trip notable is the information Beth and Andrea provided on handicapped access and other such details.

Martin James - February 1997

• Time of Year: Spring
• Travel Method: Plane, Shuttle Service
• Resort: DL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: Martin's family went on holiday to WDW from Southhampton, UK in February. In addition to a nice report of their stay at Dixie Landings and the parks, Martin provides some insight that can be helpful to anyone that travels from Europe to Florida.

Marc Kortlander - February 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: PO
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Infant/Toddler, Elementary, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Frequent
• Comments: Marc and his family visited WDW with friends. Three kids were in the party, Matthew (6), Jonathan (4), and Jennifer (6). The Kortlander's stayed at Port Orleans. Marcs report covers what they did, with special emphasis on his opinions of the resorts and other details of WDW.

Janet Miller - February 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: DL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group:Teen, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: Janet, her husband Jim, and daughter Elizabeth (near 16 year old) and son Eric (just turned 12) were joined by Janet's Mom for a week long trip to WDW. Since Elizabeth edited the final version of the report, it includes some unique teen viewpoints. The family stayed at Dixie Landings during the trip...and a nice list of lessons learned is included at the end of the report.

Eureka - February 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane
• Resort: GRBR, WL, DL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult, Senior
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: Eureka and her husband stayed at three different resorts during this trip. Eureka's report also gives the reader a taste of some of the fun banter that goes on in the Usenet newsgroup rec.arts.disney.parks. As the Czarina of the Trimobious Disney Cabinet (TDC), she's well qualified to fill you in...if you don't know what I mean, read the report. You might not know what I mean after you read it, either, but you'll have fun! (and you can always email Eureka if you have questions).

Mariah Swan - January 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: DL
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Rookie
• Comments: Mariah and her Mom (Janice) stayed at Dixie Landings during their trip. This is a very entertaining report...it was Mariah's first trip to WDW and they had a great time. Especially good report for new visitors because it covers some things that us veterans tend to leave out.

Larry Steiner - January 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: DL, ASR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Veteran
• Comments: Larry and his party (ten people in all) stayed at Dixie Landings and the All Star Sports Resort during their seven day trip. If you're planning a trip with a large group, this is a great report to read.

Cindy Caprise - January 1997

• Time of Year: Winter
• Travel Method: Plane, Shuttle Service
• Resort: WL, CBR
• Accommodations: Standard Room
• Ages Represented in Group: Infant/Toddler, Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent
• Comments: Cindy and her family (including Cindy's three-year-old son) stayed at Caribbean Beach Resort and Wilderness Lodge during their eleven day trip. Very informative and detailed report.

Laura Gilbreath - January 1997

• Time of Year: Spring
• Travel Method: Plane, Rental Car
• Resort: OKWR
• Accommodations: 2 Bedroom Vacation Home
• Ages Represented in Group: Adult
• WDW Experience Represented in Group: Infrequent, DVC Member
• Comments: Laura and her husband Lee took their first Disney Vacation Club trip to Old Key West Resort in January and February. They met up with friends for the trip and had a great time enjoying one of WDW's less busy times of the year.