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We Made It!

12 Comments 09 February 2010

After a long day in the car I am happy to report we made it safely and happily to Orlando. Notice I said “Orlando” and not “Disney”? I made the error of telling Preschool Boy we were driving to Disney World today, so imagine his displeasure when we were actually off-site at a (completely amazing) vacation home and not seeing Mickey ir riding rides. He got over it relatively quickly, surprisingly, and was content to explore our temporary home away from home.

stroller at doorThis week we’re staying at a gorgeous vacation home courtesy of Global Resort Homes. They hooked up big time and we’re getting comfortable in a fully equipped 5 bedroom home. Preschool Boy has already proclaimed that he loves “our new fancy home.” I’m really interested in the Disney experience when staying off site – the home is located 1.5 miles from the park (not sure which park or attraction) so we’re not far.

When we arrived at the house this evening there was a twin stroller waiting from Orlando Stroller Rentals. They deliver and pick up from on and off-park locations. Isn’t that cool? It’s so freaking convenient, the stroller is nice (Baby Jogger City Mini) and we didn’t have to take up valuable trunk space bringing ours from home.

Disclaimer: Thanks to Global Resort Homes and Orlando Stroller Rental for providing sample experiences for the purpose of review.

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12 Comments so far

  1. 1

    WOW! I’ve never, ever heard of stroller rental. How awesome! Thx and have fun! :)

  2. 2
    mom2kmjx2 says:

    Can’t wait to hear more about this.

  3. 3
    Hana says:

    Have fun!! We stayed off site last year thru a giveaway I won from the Jolly Mom blog. It was amazing! I’ve never heard of stroller rental. That’s cool and so convenient. This year we are staying on-site. Looking forward to that experience as well. Hope you have a blast!!

    • 3.1
      Kate says:

      I remember your trip! The house is beautiful. It’s definitely different from staying on-site but it is just really convenient. And big!

  4. 4

    What a great idea! Can’t wait to hear more about Orlando and your trip :)

  5. 5
    Jana says:

    Sounds awesome! I’ll be interested in hearing your comments about staying off-site. We stayed at a Disney resort for our first trip in 2009. We’re lucky enough to be going again this year, thanks to the kindness of a friend. We’ll be staying off-site this time in a condo, less than 10 minutes from Magic Kingdom. I definitely felt like part of the fun last year was being surrounded constantly by Disney, but I’m guessing that’s probably Orlando wide!

    Hope you’re having fun!

    • 5.1
      Kate says:

      In a lot of ways we haven’t missed anything not staying at a WDW resort hotel because we drove so had our car and drove so many places when we stayed at the Port Orleans last time. Having our own kitchen and everyone having their own room has been awesome.

  6. 6
    Xmasdolly says:

    I hope you and your family has oodles of fun, and I’m glad things are going so smoothly

  7. 7
    Amy says:

    How awesome! I’ve never heard of stroller rental either but I can’t wait to hear all about your trip and see some more pics of this fancy house!


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