July 2016 WDW! Who's Going? :D

[Glittercat]

*smiles* We'll be facing crowds, lines, and sunshine! Never too early to start planning...Who's in?

 

[Glittercat]

We're headed to the Poly July 20th 2016, and I cannot wait! It feels like we'll be waiting endlessly, but I know that waiting is part of the game, and well worth it for Disney magic!

 

[TXdisney]

Hello Glittercat!!! I made our reservations for July 2016 at the GF

 

[cmdg]

We are! No reservations yet, but thinking July 6-14 either 1br VWL, two rooms in the WL or a room at the poly

 

[cmdg]

Now rethinking dates bd we are supposed to meet family there and they want to go earlier - maybe 6/28-7/6. Will that be crazy crowded?

 

[Cluelyss]

Hi!

Planning for July 2016 too, hoping for a magical deal at the Poly! I know it will be hot, I know it will be crowded, I know it will be awesome!

 

[Ninja]

We're in, 28/07 we go to CBR can't wait!

 

[mrsmouse1960]

Just booked our July 2016 trip 2 weeks ago. We have celebrations that time which include birthdays, holiday and anniversary. We have done this the last 3 years and it is awesome. Very, very hot that time of year, but if you pace yourself and take air conditioner breaks it is great. This past July the grows were not bad at all, especially since we have seen them worse on Halloween and New Year's Eve. So looking forward to going again.

 

[Shellyb84]

I'm in and super excited! We're planning for July 2 through 12th (We went July 1st through 7th this past July and it was great!). Haven't made reservations yet as we can't decide on a split stay of 3 nights Poly/7 nights Beach Club, or staying at BC for the full 10 nights. My husband thinks I'm crazy for planning this far ahead!!

 

[bangzoom6877]

I'm in for July 2016!!! Checking in July 25th at Boardwalk Villas, our DVC home! We stay for 10 nights, so checking out August 4th. It will be me, DH, and our 2 sons who will be 9 and 11 by then. We are celebrating my son's elementary school graduation as well.

My parents, sister, brother-in-law, nieces (12 and 15 when we go) and my nephew (2 when we go) are joining us for the first 4 days. This is my nephew's first time going to WDW and he is obsessed with Mickey Mouse already! He watches Mickey Mouse Clubhouse every day, he loves doing the "Hot Dog Dance," and he refers to Mickey as "Disney"!!!

Can't wait to go! I'm already looking at restaurants to book our ADRs and have a pretty good idea of lots of places! Definitely doing a Mickey meal for my nephew! So excited!

 

[capegirl]

Just booked for July 17-28. We missed out on our summer vacation this year, because we went in April with extended family. We're looking forward to our 'old school' Disney summer road trip.

 

[karalecia26]

After having to cancel/modify the past 2 trips that I had planned, we are booked for July 8-15, 2016 at Port Orleans Riverside in a preferred room! Plane tickets have been purchased ($220 a ticket round trip although we have to drive 4 hours to the airport but better than 30 in the car!) so no turning back!

 

[weaves18]

Headed to Animal Kingdom Lodge July 10-16! I can't wait! We went last July and stayed at All-Star Sports and really enjoyed it...I can't believe my DH agreed to AKL. SO hot but we paced ourselves and loved it. We plan on sleeping in (or spending time on our balcony watching the animals) then going to the parks at night when it is still hot but not AS hot. My nephew is going with us but it is a surprise to him, he thinks we are visiting family!

 

[bangzoom6877]

Anyone starting to look into their ADRs yet? Here are places we are considering, some a must and some a maybe:

Breakfasts:
Garden Grill at Epcot (Mickey for my nephew...and the rest of us lol!)
Kona Cafe
Olivia's
Tusker House
1900 Park Fare

Lunches:
Hollywood & Vine
Be our guest
Chefs de France
Plaza restaurant

Dinners:
Whispering Canyon Cafe
Sci-Fi Dine In
Kona Cafe
Biergarten
Yachtsman Steakhouse
Boma
San Angel Inn
Boatwright's

Wanted to go back to Flying Fish so badly, we loved it so much last time. Food and service were just perfect and it's right on the Boardwalk! But it's going to be closed for refurbishment. So we replaced it with Boma, which we haven't been to for dinner in a long time.

We are going to Animal Kingdom park for the first time since 2008, which was our first and only time there when the kids were very little. They want to go on a lot of the bigger rides there so we are going back. I'm looking forward to Dinosaur again! And Festival of the Lion King. And of course DH and I can't wait to have Dole Whips topped with rum, a must have!

We are also going to Universal for one day on this trip. Only to Universal Studios, not the other park. The Studios has everything my kids want to do. And while they like the Harry Potter books, they're not so into it that they feel they need to see everything Harry Potter at both parks. They love the Simpsons, Transformers, and are interested in a lot of other rides at Universal Studios. We will buy the express passes too, so we don't have to be there opening to closing. We can go for park opening, but not leave there too late. I'm a bit nervous about one thing though...DS10 is allergic to tree nuts, peanuts and shellfish, and we are accustomed to how wonderfully Disney handles allergies. I'm hoping Universal is good with this too. I will contact them of course, but I'm wondering if we should book a table service restaurant there just to play it safe. There are only two TS restaurants at Universal Studios, and one of them is a seafood restaurant so that leaves the pub restaurant which looks good. But DS10 is already asking about the Simpsons food area and would love to eat at Krusty Burger for the novelty of the experience. He knows we might not be able to, but it would be nice if we could. For me personally, I prefer TS but I will eat in the Simpsons food area for my kids, why not!

 

[DisneyRomance]

Going to CBR July 2nd - 9th. Soooo excited! 1st time at CBR. We will be there for my DD's 13th B-day.

 

[lizzyb]

We might be going at the end of July... just trying to plan everything out now.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

We go every July. It can be quite crazy but hey you're in Disney!!

 

[fwizard]

AKL on July 16th-22nd...cant wait...

 

[Marlyn]

July 12-26 for us at POR. Yes, it will be hot, we will be sweaty, we will swim a lot, we will fight crowds and I CANT WAIT!!!

 

[BooJJMommy]

We are booked 7/24-7/30 at CBR! Last time we went was in August after the southern schools were back in session, curious how crowds will compare.