Alright, the girls are down for a nap (@ the same time. It is a miracle!!). Finally time for me to start laying out some plans for our trip!! Lets start with my general plan and then I'll go more into detail as I have time. I'm going to leave out exact dates for safety reasons, I'm sure all of you Disers are fantastically nice people that would never ever dream of stealing our stuff while we're away... But who knows. There could be some sneaky pirates in the mix!! If so, "Yo ho, yo ho, don't steal my stuff from me".
Saturday: Arrival Day
Sunday: Resort Day
Monday: MK
Tuesday: Epcot
Wednesday: HS
Thursday: Resort Day
Friday: MK
Saturday: Epcot
Sunday: MK
Monday: Depart
I know. I know. We are missing Animal Kingdom this trip. We decided that it would make more sense to spend more time at Magic Kingdom. There are just so many thing we want to accomplish there and I don't want to feel rushed. AK was our sacrifice because we only have two musts at that park... Kilimanjaro Safari and FOTLK. I will miss those this year, but something had to be cut and V needs his down time or he is a grumpy dwarf.
Okay, let's jump right on in!!
Saturday:
Our flight departs at 3pm central time. We can all assume at that point I will be happily drugged and zombie like. I do worry about V potentially having to take care of all three of us girls on the flight, but he is a tough man. We will load the Kindle up with a couple of movies for Lo. Plus this is her first flight so I am sure she will be thrilled to take it all in. There is the minor detail that I will need nurse Reese for take off and landing, but I'm sure we'll manage. She's a pro!! We are scheduled to arrive @ 6:35pm eastern time.
We are planning on taking the ME to Port Orleans, but I've never actually used this service before so I'm not 100% sure I completely grasp how it works. Do we have to wait around at the airport until the bus is full? Do we have the option of getting our own checked luggage? I love the convenience of the luggage delivery, but if it takes up to three hours to get the bags we may not get them until past 10pm. On average how long does it take from landing at MCO to checking into the hotel? Any guidance on these things would be so so helpful!!
I assumed it would take about an hour and a half until we were walking into our room at POR, so I made an 8:45pm dinner reservation at Boatwrights. Plenty of cushion time and time to have the groceries I order delivered. So now, here is my latest pondering... Do I surprise everyone at dinner with a custom cake? Here are my thoughts, I love cake. The custom cakes are adorable. But would it be too much dessert since we already get desserts with the dining plan? I say no. We could have it for breakfast or a snack, right? Also do I get a mini cake that feeds one-two or the 6" round that feeds 5-6? These are the questions that fill my brain constantly right now... It's a good problem to have
Apparently it can be tricky to get through and order the cakes @ POR. We actually booked this vacation with a TA, my cousin. She's the one that woke up at the butt crack of dawn to book with free dining, but other than that I like to do everything. I think I'll have her take care of this cake thing too!!
I anticipate a late night tonight, so the next day we will sleep in and take it easy!