I have now booked my pre-cruise ADRs using the online system which was an absolute breeze!!!
I hadn't really given any thought to what we were doing prior to the cruise except to plan
not to go to the parks!!! However, once I started looking at possible restaurants, I found I couldn't resist a peek at Tour Guide Mike and, of course, that scuppered the 'no parks' plan pretty quickly... So our revised itinerary is as follows...
Wednesday Sept 9th: OK, so let's assume we've crossed the Atlantic, been admitted to the USA, made our way to Bay Lake Towers and found the Lake View studio that is scheduled to be our home away from home for the next three nights. We've then dumped our bags, freshened up and headed out as I've broken with time-honoured Taylor tradition and booked a late first night ADR!!!
Normally we raid the room service menu but I'm hoping we make it to this lovely restaurant and bar for a change...
9.25pm: The Wave... I've opted for the convenience of on-site and hopefully the lateness of the reservation will preempt any delays... Famous last words, methinks...
Thursday Sept 10th: Our first full day now sees us getting up and out to Animal Kingdom first thing intending to ride Expedition Everest and Dinosaur until the Yeti and the Carnotaurus beg for mercy... We'll probably return to the resort for some pool time before heading over to EPCOT for a couple of hours fun before our early evening ADR...
7pm: Bistro de Paris... A new dining experience for us and we're keen to try the
Menu Degustation.
Post-dinner, we'll enjoy Illuminations before making our way back to Bay Lake Towers...
Friday Sept 11th: We're planning an early start as we want to get to Hollywood Studios and enjoy a little Toy Story Midway Mania!!! Not to mention a visit to that infamous Hollywood Tower Hotel... Ssssh, don't tell Dick, but I'm also intending to drag him into the American Idol attraction as last time he flatly refused - "It's just glorified karaoke!" I remember him saying scornfully.
Just karaoke?? Just
karaoke??? I still don't know what he meant by that...
Mmmm anyway, I think we'll stroll from DHS to the EPCOT resorts (specifically the Dolphin) and collect our hire car before heading back to the Contemporary and popping into the Magic Kingdom for a couple of hours. I'm hoping we can meet up with Claire (Pinky166) and her husband Lee at this point... We've decided to give
MNSSHP a miss and opt for a more sedate evening enjoying something of a pre-anniversary celebration at our final ADR location...
7.55pm: California Grill... We haven't been here for about 5 years so very much looking forward to our final pre-cruise dinner! I have notified the restaurant that we are (to all intents and purposes) celebrating our 27th Wedding Anniversary on this visit so we'll see what transpires... I've chosen this restaurant as I hope we'll be able to see Hallowishes from here...
We'll make our way back to our studio and prepare for tomorrow's departure to Port Canaveral...