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eeyorefanuk · 11-16-2009, 03:12 AM

We are flying into Sanford, and arrive at 14.05.

Cannot decide whether to book a TS for this first evening or do you normally feel so tired a CS will do at maybe DTD?

What do you normally do on your first day of arrival .... just unpack and get to sleep or go into the parks or ????

Many thanks

JohnnySharp2 · 11-16-2009, 03:35 AM

Very little to be honest, Joshua is usually too tired.
If we stay in a villa for the whole holiday, which has often been the case, we just unpack and I go to Publix. That's about it.

catherine · 11-16-2009, 03:39 AM

It really depends on what time we arrive. If we're arriving mid afternoon, which we usually do, we book a TS meal. This time we're going to Rainforest at DTD.

wayneg · 11-16-2009, 04:26 AM

All depends what time we arrive, August it was around 10pm so unpack and sleep.
If we are direct and arrive mid afternoon we unpack, nip to Publix and DTD to collect any tickets and a wander around.
Last Xmas we arrived on Xmas day so dropped cases at hotel, called at Walgreens for a few essentials and into Magic Kingdom, stayed until fireworks.
I never goto bed before midnight on arrival or I would be up at 5am, staying up late gets me onto Florida time.

disneyholic family · 11-16-2009, 05:08 AM

we usually arrive mid-afternoon....
check in, change clothes (after traveling for 24 hours straight - since we come from a lot further than the UK), then head for DTD for a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich......

however, DD did the free dining last year and i scheduled her differently...
she arrived midday (since they'd done 3 days in New York first), so she and her friend had a dinner ADR at the Crystal Palace.
It was her friend's first time ever at WDW, so i figured they should head straight for the MK after checking in....and since her friend is a pooh-bearaholic, i thought the crystal palace would put her over the moon - which it in fact did

so i guess the answer is, it depends...

T16GEM · 11-16-2009, 05:45 AM

We usually arrive at about 8pm so a quick trip to Publix to get the essentials and then bed as the kids (and me) are usually so tired!!

Up and at 'em early the next day though!

Jets fan · 11-16-2009, 10:27 AM

We usually have counter service somewhere, it gives us greater flexibility as by 9pm (2am our time) we are shattered, especially in the summer months. Would love to have the energy to go out to a park, but unfortunately we never have. Mind you we are always up by 5/6am!

Tina

Neoshoegal · 11-16-2009, 10:38 AM

We go for a CS, there's plenty of nice ones (POR is our favourite). You just never know how you'll feel on the night or suffer with flight delays. Seems like table service can be a bit wasted.

orangetiggs · 11-16-2009, 10:47 AM

we normally get a cs the first night as after the flight and getting to hotel I am normally tired so grab something at hotel and head to bed early around 9pm

Elise79 · 11-16-2009, 12:07 PM

We always grab a CS - usually at DTD. Would want to waste a TS on the first night when I wouldn't be hungery or awake enough to enjoy it properly.

Our fave is Earl of Sandwich

jackieleanne · 11-16-2009, 12:14 PM

Last time when I went with bf we were delayed a few hours so as off site and shattered we just unpacked and looked around the hotel and used the Fairfield Inn foodcourt. Previous years with parents we have had villa and usually just unpack and make a trip to Walmart to stock up then usually a swim in the pool before an early night.

Next year hopefully getting virgin flights and staying SSR for our first onsight stay. Virgin flights from Manchester usually get in about half past 2, usually magical express so once checked in I think we are just going to chill around the pool and look around the hotel/DTD and grab a counter service as knowing what Ive been like in past not usually up for eating a full table service meal and I wouldn't want to feel like I was missing out if the flight was delayed.

team harris · 11-16-2009, 01:11 PM

We normally have a swim and a walk around the resort, find out where bus stops are etc.. and then have an onsite CS before bed. We have a delay of 6 hours before now, so I would be too nervous to plan a TS on the first night which could leave us with an extra credit and no space to use it!

natalielongstaff · 11-16-2009, 01:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elise79

We always grab a CS - usually at DTD. Would want to waste a TS on the first night when I wouldn't be hungery or awake enough to enjoy it properly.

Our fave is Earl of Sandwich

And us

scottishgirl87 · 11-16-2009, 01:41 PM

We arrive at, I think, 4.15pm-ish in May and all I have planned is for us to explore whatever resort we end up in and if we've got any energy go to DTD for an hour or 2

Pooh's-Honey-Pot · 11-16-2009, 04:16 PM

We have made ADR's in the past but never got to them - always too tired. Now we spend the time exploring the hotel, unpacking and maybe a swim - we always just have counter service at the hotel that night, or get a pizza delivered!

11-16-2009, 03:12 AM	#1
eeyorefanuk DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Devon Posts: 1,197	Arrival Day We are flying into Sanford, and arrive at 14.05. Cannot decide whether to book a TS for this first evening or do you normally feel so tired a CS will do at maybe DTD? What do you normally do on your first day of arrival .... just unpack and get to sleep or go into the parks or ???? Many thanks __________________ WDW Florida 1989 Off Site For 3 Weeks - SL December 2001 - NPB Summer 2005 - NPB December 2005 SF August 2006 - HNY December 2006 -NPB December 2007 - HNY May 2009 -Disneyland Paris Shareholder 2009

11-16-2009, 03:35 AM	#2
JohnnySharp2 No man stands so tall as when he stoops to help a child. Thank God Joshua has a very tall Dad! Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Thornton-Cleveleys, Lancashire, England Posts: 7,050	Very little to be honest, Joshua is usually too tired. If we stay in a villa for the whole holiday, which has often been the case, we just unpack and I go to Publix. That's about it. __________________ Johnny Boy

11-16-2009, 03:39 AM	#3
catherine Hey not fair, you guys already have a bunch of tags, and poor me I haven't got one Cheer up. You've been tagged by the tag fairie Join Date: Aug 2000 Location: Sunny Lancashire, UK Posts: 3,195	It really depends on what time we arrive. If we're arriving mid afternoon, which we usually do, we book a TS meal. This time we're going to Rainforest at DTD. __________________ "Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts." Winston Churchill "In the middle of difficulty, lies opportunity." Albert Einstein

11-16-2009, 04:26 AM	#4
wayneg VMK AceCaptainWayne Join Date: Jul 2003 Location: Dewsbury, UK Posts: 11,088	All depends what time we arrive, August it was around 10pm so unpack and sleep. If we are direct and arrive mid afternoon we unpack, nip to Publix and DTD to collect any tickets and a wander around. Last Xmas we arrived on Xmas day so dropped cases at hotel, called at Walgreens for a few essentials and into Magic Kingdom, stayed until fireworks. I never goto bed before midnight on arrival or I would be up at 5am, staying up late gets me onto Florida time. __________________ 1993Travelodge Maingate East,1997Holiday Inn Nikki Bird,1999Sheraton 4 Points/Clearwater Hilton, 2000(Xmas) Disney’s ASMo 2001Travelodge Maingate East, 2002 NYC Crowne Plaza Times Sq./Orlando Sheraton World Resort 2003(Aug) La Quinta Lakeside 2003(Oct) Disney Wonder +Raddison Parkway2004(Oct) Disney Magic + Homewood Suites, 2004(Xmas) Hilton DTD 2005(Oct) Disney Magic + BW Lakeside, 2005 (Xmas) BW Lakeside, 2006(Aug) Courtyard By Marriott LBV + 1st RCCL cruise, 2006(Oct) Disneyland, Cailfornia Howard Johnson, 2006(Xmas)Comfort Inn LBV,2007(Easter)Fairfield Inn, Marriott Village 2007(Aug)Courtyard By Marriott LBV, 2007(Oct) Disneyland CA, HoJo/Vegas, Flamingo,2008(Easter) Windsor Hills, Disney Wonder, Fairfield Inn 2008(Aug)Country Inn, 2nd RCCL, AKL, 2008(Oct)& 2008(Xmas)Fairfield Inn, 2009(May)Country Inn 2009(Aug)OKW, Disney Magic, Regal Sun 2010(Easter) Hampton Inn LBV 2010(Aug) Royal Pacific & OKW 2011 (Aug)Disney Dream

11-16-2009, 05:45 AM	#6
T16GEM I must have a funnel cake when I'm in Florida! Confucious say: Friends don't let friends do AOL Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: England- United Kingdom Posts: 5,109	We usually arrive at about 8pm so a quick trip to Publix to get the essentials and then bed as the kids (and me) are usually so tired!! Up and at 'em early the next day though! __________________ My Dis Buddies are SaratogaGirl and Goofysmate

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11-16-2009, 05:08 AM	#5
disneyholic family DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: in my heart i'm always in WDW Posts: 8,554	we usually arrive mid-afternoon.... check in, change clothes (after traveling for 24 hours straight - since we come from a lot further than the UK), then head for DTD for a sandwich at Earl of Sandwich...... however, DD did the free dining last year and i scheduled her differently... she arrived midday (since they'd done 3 days in New York first), so she and her friend had a dinner ADR at the Crystal Palace. It was her friend's first time ever at WDW, so i figured they should head straight for the MK after checking in....and since her friend is a pooh-bearaholic, i thought the crystal palace would put her over the moon - which it in fact did so i guess the answer is, it depends...

11-16-2009, 10:27 AM	#7
Jets fan DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Berkshire, UK Posts: 1,007	We usually have counter service somewhere, it gives us greater flexibility as by 9pm (2am our time) we are shattered, especially in the summer months. Would love to have the energy to go out to a park, but unfortunately we never have. Mind you we are always up by 5/6am! Tina

11-16-2009, 10:38 AM	#8
Neoshoegal would rather be in Walt Disney World Join Date: May 2005 Location: South Yorkshire, UK Posts: 933	We go for a CS, there's plenty of nice ones (POR is our favourite). You just never know how you'll feel on the night or suffer with flight delays. Seems like table service can be a bit wasted. __________________ Previous trips: 2 Weeks of Celebrating our Wedding Anniversary at SSR, September 2009 Cruise, Convention and Disney, staying at Wilderness Lodge Villas, Yacht Club and off site, January 2009 My 30th birthday, staying at Port Orleans Riverside, June 2008 Husband's 30th birthday, staying off site, March 2006 View our video and photos on www.2legalaliens.com

11-16-2009, 10:47 AM	#9
orangetiggs Married my sweetheart in DISNEY!!!!! Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Essex, UK Posts: 4,190	we normally get a cs the first night as after the flight and getting to hotel I am normally tired so grab something at hotel and head to bed early around 9pm __________________ My planning journal and wedding trip report: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....296824&page=49 Our Twin girls Megan^Jayne and Ava Lily born 27th Nov 2009!!!!!

11-16-2009, 12:07 PM	#10
Elise79 DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: East Anglia, UK Posts: 994	We always grab a CS - usually at DTD. Would want to waste a TS on the first night when I wouldn't be hungery or awake enough to enjoy it properly. Our fave is Earl of Sandwich __________________ September 2009/March 2009/April 2008/September 2007/September 2006 - WDW Coronado Springs February 2008 - DLRP Newport Bay (First DLRP Trip) April 1999 - WDW Offsite in Villa June 1998 - WDW Offsite Holiday Inn Maingate July 1989 - WDW Offsite Lake Buena Vista

11-16-2009, 12:14 PM	#11
jackieleanne DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Manchester, England Posts: 1,076	Last time when I went with bf we were delayed a few hours so as off site and shattered we just unpacked and looked around the hotel and used the Fairfield Inn foodcourt. Previous years with parents we have had villa and usually just unpack and make a trip to Walmart to stock up then usually a swim in the pool before an early night. Next year hopefully getting virgin flights and staying SSR for our first onsight stay. Virgin flights from Manchester usually get in about half past 2, usually magical express so once checked in I think we are just going to chill around the pool and look around the hotel/DTD and grab a counter service as knowing what Ive been like in past not usually up for eating a full table service meal and I wouldn't want to feel like I was missing out if the flight was delayed. __________________

11-16-2009, 01:11 PM	#12
team harris Mouseketeer Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Little Wakering, Essex Posts: 398	We normally have a swim and a walk around the resort, find out where bus stops are etc.. and then have an onsite CS before bed. We have a delay of 6 hours before now, so I would be too nervous to plan a TS on the first night which could leave us with an extra credit and no space to use it! __________________ Team Harris 1st visit Sept 87 Off Site 2nd visit Oct 89 Off Site 3rd visit Oct 90 Royal Plaza 4th visit Oct 91 Off Site 5th visit Oct 92 Off Site 6th visit May 97 DLP (Hotel Cheyenne)7th visit Oct 03 Off site 8th visit Aug 04 Disneyland Paris (off site)9th visit Feb 06 Davy Crocket 10th visit Aug 07 Pop Century 11th visit Aug 09 OKW

11-16-2009, 01:41 PM	#14
scottishgirl87 DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Glasgow, Scotland Posts: 595	We arrive at, I think, 4.15pm-ish in May and all I have planned is for us to explore whatever resort we end up in and if we've got any energy go to DTD for an hour or 2 __________________ DLRP - 1997 - 1998 - Hotel New York May 2009 WDW - Enclave Suites October 2003 - Pop! (1 Week)/RPR (1 Week) May 2010 Universal Hollywood - November 2008

11-16-2009, 04:16 PM	#15
Pooh's-Honey-Pot Disney Bride June 19th 2006 Join Date: May 2007 Location: Norwich, England Posts: 1,785	We have made ADR's in the past but never got to them - always too tired. Now we spend the time exploring the hotel, unpacking and maybe a swim - we always just have counter service at the hotel that night, or get a pizza delivered! __________________ Sonya Tony and dogs Wilbur & Milly Disney trips:- 1989 - WDW Off Site; 1990 - DLR off site; 1997 - Disneyland Paris off site; 1997 -WDW off site; 2002 - WDW off site; 2003 - WDW off site; 2005 - WDW AS Movies; 2006 - WDW CBR (Disneymoon and Disney Wedding Pavillion Bride!); 2007 -DLR off site; 2008 - WDW POFQ; 2009 - DCL-A week on the Disney Magic (Western) + WDW POFQ; 2010 - Disneyland Paris Hotel Cheyenne; 2010 - WDW Saratoga Springs Resort Take a peek at my 2009 reviews "But We Haven't Lost Last Years Weight Yet"! http://www.disboards.com/showthread....5#post32039625 Check out my 2008 food report "Gluttony . . . Pure Gluttony" http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1837106

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