Congratulations on your ADRs! Touringplans did a research on which restaurants are difficult to get and Garden Grill actually appears to be a hot ticket!
As you know, I am one of those RD persons!
I think you really should try it one day and preferrably at the MK. The show they have there is so cute!! AK is quite good, too. Also RD seems to be a good strategy for your NYE trip and so it would be good to have a trial run on your September trip. You can then officially call it a "research trip"!
I was a bit surprised at the Garden Grill being so popular....I'll have to go check that out on Touringplains. I haven't gotten much into that site yet, other than the calendar and actual touring plans.
The more I read TRs with people getting there at rope drop (or very close to), the more I want to try it. Get a bunch of stuff done, eat, go to the pool. Sounds good to me! Plus, it satisfies both my desire for the parks, and Joe's desire for relaxing at the pool.
We ARE doing RD for NYE...gotta, gotta. So, I like your idea of a research trip...
Ya for getting all your ADRs!!
That's awesome!!
We're also RD people and I agree with Flossbolna - give it a try as a practice run for you New Year's trip! We've enjoyed the opening shows and taking advantage of the (relatively) cooler part of the day - another thing to consider for your trip. It'll be hot even in the morning and gets hotter as the day goes on - it's awfully nice to head back for a swim and some downtime in the hotel room during the hottest part of the day and then head back to the parks for the (relatively) cooler evening.
That is exactly it-pool time and a NAP. I cannot remember the last time I took a nap during the day! That sounds so wonderful.
too bad you're not going in early Feb 2010....because that is when our official dates are!! We have been waiting on my brother to confirm whether they were going or not...and they are!!!
SO they told me for my birthday that we were going!!!
I agree, Brook should really take an early February 2010 trip, too!! That's when I will be at WDW as well!
CONGRATS ON THE OFFICIAL DATES!!!!
Early Feb is very tempting...!
So cool about the ADRs!
Congrats!
Thanks! I was surprised and excited!
Congrats on the ADRs! I am happy that you got most of what you wanted.
You have never done rope drop??
Never!
I know, not a true DISer am I???
We rarely get to sleep in at home, so we love taking advantage of that on vacation. But then we end up in the parks alllllllllll day and Henry sleeps in the stroller and we have to squeeze in pool time-which is Joe's favorite part of any vacation. So...I'm thinking we might need to sacrafice a bit on this trip. Besides rope drop is at 9:00 am! That's so not early! As long as we don't dwaddle around we can make it on time or very close to without a problem.
Congratulatons on the ADR's.
Rope drop is a lot of fun! I am one of those freaks who does it every day. My companions on my last trip? Not so much. Give it a try. I know you'll enjoy the welcome show at MK!
I have seen pics and read a description of the show at MK and it really does look like fun. I think Henry would have a great time seeing all the characters and the TRAIN up there!
Hurray for getting everything you wanted!!!
Rope drop is something EVERYONE should experience at some point!
I think we are being converted...
Congrats on getting your ADRs!!
I'm in agreement with everyone else, you just gotta try RD once! I'm an early morning park girl, you can get so much done in that first hour to hour and a half, and the cooler temps are nice too.
I am shocked sometimes at what people get done. Riding the big ticket rides over and over with no wait. I just can't imagine it being true!
Yay for getting your ADR's. You guys will be there on Trent's birthday (Sept. 4th).
I am excited about our ADRs. We kinda picked places we normally don't gravitate toward-just to try 'em out with free dining...nows the time to do that, right? I've heard great things about Crystal Palace and we want to do a burger/fries/shake lunch at Sci Fi since last time we went we both got steaks that were not so good...gotta try the burger that a lot of people seem to love!
Henry's birthday is Sept. 1, so we'll be celebrating that a bit throughout the trip. I don't think he would qualify for anything even if we were there on the 1st though, being he'll only be two!
