Ever done a spur of the moment trip?

SysFail · Post by **SysFail** » Jul Wed 19, 2006 10:47 am

I used to work in Celebration...and could be in Epcot drinking a Guinness in under 10 mins. I agree there is nothing like having a bad day at work and ending up in Disney to make it all fade away...

jrcohen · Post by **jrcohen** » Jul Wed 19, 2006 11:45 am

To those of you who live so close, are there rediculous traffic problems because it's so close? Is the benifit of being so close when you want to visit overpowered by the frustration of so many tourists?

foldmama · Post by **foldmama** » Jul Fri 21, 2006 9:39 am

Wow, I am so jealous of all of you that live in the Florida area. In 2002, my sister-in-law and I decided we were going in early November and only had 2 months to plan.

This year, we are already planning our November trip! Air Fare from NY is crazy right now!

Post by **horizons1** » Jul Fri 21, 2006 11:00 am

I worked for an airline that was starting service in Ft. Lauderdale. At the end of my stint training the agents I decided to rent a car and drive up to Orlando for a spontaneous one day trip. I drove up in the evening, spent the night at All Star Music, and the whole next day at Epcot before flying out that night. It was a very satisfying fix.

AKLRULZ · Post by **AKLRULZ** » Jul Fri 21, 2006 6:20 pm

Well, my spur of the moment romantic "couples only" trip went off without a hitch with barely less than 36 hours to plan! My wife was surprised, we had a lovely stay at the Contemporary in a junior suite, and had some amazing dining experiences at Jiko and California Grill (the two that stood out the most).

It wasn't a cheap spur thing to do (especially with that dagone airfare) but it sure created a fun lasting week of Disney and romance!

WhatsaPooh · Post by **WhatsaPooh** » Jul Sat 22, 2006 6:28 pm

We've been going every other year, and I usually make the ressies about 8 to 9 months out for those trips. We have a family trip planned for this December that I booked back in March.................... and I just made ressies for a "girls" only trip the end of September

so I have 2 months to plan this one out and this is as "spur of the moment" as I get

ericpabear · Post by **ericpabear** » Jul Sat 22, 2006 6:44 pm

I told my wife and daughter we were going camping in Florida for the weekend. We live 3 hours away from Pensicola, Fla., but 12 hours away from Walt Disney World. By the 6th hour, I was questioned. I told them I wanted lotto tickets from Georgia. When I turned south on Hwy 75, my wife knew. My daughter fell asleep on the way. She woke with a smile.

iloverags2 · Post by **iloverags2** » Jul Sun 23, 2006 1:02 pm

Spur of the moment is pretty much how we plan all our trips.

Shortest time frame was the night before we left. Right now our next trip was planned one month in advance (which is loooooong for us), and we are just dying with anticipation. We took a Disney cruise which we planned about 2 and a half weeks before sailing. That was fun!

laurie5658 · Post by **laurie5658** » Aug Wed 02, 2006 1:07 pm

I think 6 months was the least amount of planning time and that was cutting it short!

kapper1965 · Post by **kapper1965** » Aug Sun 06, 2006 11:08 am

3 weeks was the shortest. the hardest thing to plan in a short time is dining, but if you are good with counter service you are just fine!

fecns · Post by **fecns** » Aug Thu 17, 2006 9:07 pm

well my girlfriend would come over around 8:30 am from collage and we would just drive up and be there in 3 and a halfhours and spend the day.

jrcohen · Post by **jrcohen** » Aug Fri 18, 2006 9:56 am

fecns wrote:well my girlfriend would come over around 8:30 am from collage and we would just drive up and be there in 3 and a halfhours and spend the day.

Man, this is what makes me miss living in South Florida. It's so nice to be that close.

SimonTemplar · Post by **SimonTemplar** » Sep Mon 04, 2006 9:36 am

I guess that depends on the definition of "spur of the moment". Our quickest was deciding about 10 days before we left. A friend's parents work at WDW and were able to help us out immensely. Three nights lodging on WDW property and Park Hopper passes for my wife and I, all for a TOTAL of $181. I'll never be able to top that deal.

Blackie Pueblo · Post by **Blackie Pueblo** » Sep Tue 05, 2006 12:30 pm

My wife and I just did a spur of th moment trip for this past holiday weekend. It's nice to do these, but you don't get to stay in a Disney Resort. We had to stay at the local Motel 6. Still had a good time though.

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packwingfn · Post by **packwingfn** » Sep Thu 07, 2006 1:28 pm

I guess this next trip in January is my "spur of the moment" especially since I just got back from disney with my family at the beginning of August and now I got invited by the girlfriend's family. It was very spur of the moment for me I guess.