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Howdy!  So since you all were so nice about getting the perfect spot, and I have searched and searched the internet for first timers renting a travel trailer at The Fort, I thought I would try to do a live trip report.  Our trip is/was from the 3rd of June until the 12th.  We spent our first night renting points from a fellow DVC owner at the Poly in standard studio.  We are in a premium spot in the 1400 loop, and we rented our "little house"(according to our three year old) from Meacham's and we also rented a few things from A Babies Best Friend, and a propane grill from Derenters.  We are DVC owners who have used and abused our points so this was a cash trip and even though we are annual pass holders, for our budget we realized this new fun adventure was the most economical way to go, plus we needed something new. 
 
Who are we?!
I'm Melissa a true Disney junkie whose favorite thing to do beside hanging out with my family is planning our next Disney adventure. I'm 41(not ashamed to say that..lol) and an insurance agent by day.  I've been coming to Disney since I was a kid, and it truly is my happy place. We got married at the former Sunset Pointe before the bungalows in October of 2004.  We became DVC members in 2006.  
My DH John is 47 and is also an insurance agent by day, and an amazing papa.  He tolerates my Disney obsession and always wants new to try something new at Disney because we've been so many times.  His first time to Disney was our wedding trip, he understood when he married me that Disney and kiddos were part of the deal. LOL!
Lily, our very headstrong daughter who is 3 going on 13.  We tried for several years to have children but our babies were meant to come to us via adoption.  We truly believe in miracles because we had basically given up on having kids and came to Disney to celebrate my husband getting his permanent contract with our company. The last night we were in Disney we watched wishes, and literally 3 months and 1 week later, she came to us.  We were approached to adopt this amazing baby girl.  She's smarter than a whip and moody like her daddy.  Lol. 
Jonah, our 18 month old came to us via adoption the more traditional way.  His tummy mommy lives here in Florida so we have annual visits with her at her request and some other stipulations.  He's pure joy and a huge flirt. He loves the ladies, any age, it doesn't matter he just loves to flirt. He's usually pretty calm, but does have a bit of a temper every now and again.  This trip is to see his tummy mommy, and have fun at our happy place!
 
So far we've really enjoyed being here and I hope that this report will help fellow newbies.  We love it here. It's so relaxing and Disney at the same time. I know we're still in the "bubble" which is very important to me.  I want that Disney feel when I'm here. I don't want to leave for long if I'm here. A grocery run is ok. I don't mind paying way to much for food, I just want to soak it all in when I'm here. 
 
My my next post will be about me planning.  Have a magical day!
 
me.issa

Hi all!  Just checking in from The Fort!  We are in the inside loop in 1400.  Great spot from what I can tell so far.  We have had a long two days. Traveling all day yesterday with a major delay so it was 10:30 before we got to the poly.  We had an early morning at Chef Mickey's and a quick stop at the magic kingdom.  We got to the fort around 2ish.  
The travel trailer we rented is in phenomenal shape and Andrew from Meechams was fantastic.  We got our baby stuff delivered and a propane gas grill by 4:30. By that time I was pooped, and we decided to not go grocery shopping and we ended up at trails end.  Wow was that good! We love having a golf cart. It was nice when We stopped at Meadows and got a few things. Got back unpacked, bathed the kiddos and they are peacefully sleeping and we are having a glass of wine!  A good day overall. I may take this update and start a trip report. 
Thanks to all the help to make our first trip great!
 
Melissa

Hi all!  Just checking in from The Fort!  We are in the inside loop in 1400.  Great spot from what I can tell so far.  We have had a long two days. Traveling all day yesterday with a major delay so it was 10:30 before we got to the poly.  We had an early morning at Chef Mickey's and a quick stop at the magic kingdom.  We got to the fort around 2ish.  
The travel trailer we rented is in phenomenal shape and Andrew from Meechams was fantastic.  We got our baby stuff delivered and a propane gas grill by 4:30. By that time I was pooped, and we decided to not go grocery shopping and we ended up at trails end.  Wow was that good! We love having a golf cart. It was nice when We stopped at Meadows and got a few things. Got back unpacked, bathed the kiddos and they are peacefully sleeping and we are having a glass of wine!  A good day overall. I may take this update and start a trip report. 
Thanks to all the help to make our first trip great!
 
Melissa

Hi all!  Just checking in from The Fort!  We are in the inside loop in 1400.  Great spot from what I can tell so far.  We have had a long two days. Traveling all day yesterday with a major delay so it was 10:30 before we got to the poly.  We had an early morning at Chef Mickey's and a quick stop at the magic kingdom.  We got to the fort around 2ish.  
The travel trailer we rented is in phenomenal shape and Andrew from Meechams was fantastic.  We got our baby stuff delivered and a propane gas grill by 4:30. By that time I was pooped, and we decided to not go grocery shopping and we ended up at trails end.  Wow was that good! We love having a golf cart. It was nice when We stopped at Meadows and got a few things. Got back unpacked, bathed the kiddos and they are peacefully sleeping and we are having a glass of wine!  A good day overall. I may take this update and start a trip report. 
Thanks to all the help to make our first trip great!
 
Melissa