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Do I Really Want to Dress Like Jack Sparrow>>>>How Much Fud Can We Eat in One Week?
Its time to start thinking about ADRs. Hmmmmmm. We did not have any last year but suffered on a couple of them so we wanted to make sure we made ressies for those that we had trouble with. First one I want to make is WCC. Last year we could only get one @ 9:30 pm and we are not what you would call night owls. I also learned that Sat. night is the best night to go. So I called to get a ressie for around 6:00 or 7:00 and the lady tells me that she heard that Disney MAY extend the PPP into Feb so we might want an earlier time so we would have time to get back to the MK (if we wanted to do that). I said, what the heck lets do it. We have a 5:10 time. I will take that one. I love the all you can eat" MEAT at your table. **quick insert from last trip** DW did not want the all you can eat meat pit, she wanted her own steak cooked the way she wants it (tell the cook, when you think its burnt cook it some more). When the very friendly wait staff came by the table to pick up the dishes and asked DW would you like me to take that for you?" DW, yes, thank you. Friendly waitstaff person: UH,,,I cant help but notice that you did not finish your veggies. DW,,, yes mam that is correct. Friendly waitstaff person I would hate to see you walking around the restaurant flapping your arms like a chicken saying I didnt eat all my greens, I didn't eat all my greens would you like me to leave you plate for now and come back in a minute? DW ..UHHH, yes please. As soon as the friendly waitstaff person left the table DW stuck a fork in the broccoli and shoved towards me, here eat this. **nuff reminisin' back to this year** OK, I will take the 5:10, thank you. 1 down and umpteen million to go. Not positive about the PPP but that is not a bad time. Next:
Another ressie that is a must is Breakfast @the Castle with Cinderella. We love the idea of the a buffet brought to the table (see a trend here?). DD loves all the princess that come around to the tables for autographs and pictures. I learned last year that, with a ressie @ the castle you can get in the park before everyone else.
The food was gud, the service was typical Disney and the inside of the castle was like nothing I expected. And for DD it was really like a Dream Come True. Disney=dreamy
A little story about last trip:
On our last trip we got into the park about 30 minutes B4 our ressie time and had to wait on the rest of our party. While waiting on everyone else we were leaning against the rope looking at Tinks treasures hoping to be able to get in and wake her up. Well the rest of our party called and said that they were about to leave their room (@ BWV) and would be headed to Castle ASAP. We are still watching for Tinks treasures to open. I turn and look back down Main Street and guess what I see? A HERD of cattle headed for the Castle, and I am still behind a rope.
Oh no, they are going to go around the castle and get in there before we can get past the rope. DD says daddy what do we do? We anxiously turn and look at the treasures and finally I see someone open the doors. The CM looks at us (behind a rope) and starts waving her arm (come here, come here). We hurdle the rope like relay racers in a made dash for the gold. DD & DW are half way through the door before I pick myself up off the ground and check for any blood or protruding bones, none, gud. 
No need to call the medics or get Air-Med enroute, Ill be alright. Now, look around to see if any body saw my stunt, whew, no-one laughing, that I can see anyway. I finally catch up with them, hoping they don't notice my lymp. DW what took you so long? I had to secure the rope back after I went around it. 
She was ok with that. The CM said she saw us standing BEHIND the rope, waiting patiently, and could not let us NOT get in to wake up Tink. 
CM=gud
Back to ADRs.
We are going to pay for this on OOP so we dont have to use 2 TS credits off DP. Again, we want to avoid the crowds so we decide to pick a day that we think will be low crowds. Cant do Sat (1st full day and will have a late night (maybe) with PPP. Sunday, no-way, incase of a late night with PPP. Monday is supposed to be a high crowd day according to UG book. So Lets try Tuesday, yeah thats the ticket. Call to get a ressie for 6 lunatics. I did not call at the 180 day mark. I did not think I needed call soo early since it was Jan and no large crowds, right??? Wrong!!!
Nothing available, all booked. Aw MAN! Ok, how about Wed? Nope! 
No table for 6. Thursday??? Nope! You should have called sooner. 
Ok, do you have 2 tables close together? I was finally able to reserve 2 tables instead of 1, on Wed morning. 
Oh well, they will be close together, I hope.
Next on the list of must dos is the Coral Reef. I've heard mixed reviews about the food but the special service
is the main reason I want this one. Plus DW LOVES seafood (I think she wuz a shark in a previous life). 
I am attempting to spread these first few ADRs out as to not crowd them together at first. Really, I dont know what kind of system I am using, it just sounds good as long as I am not at the same park too much. That being said, I shoot for Monday evening at 7:00. That way we will still have time to catch Illuminations. I call and the closest thing I can get is at 7:50. Not bad. If we scarf down the grubb we may still have a shot at the show. Then I call the manager to get some special request 
and talk to Debbi (she is cool), give her the ADR number and time of ressies. She said she would work on it for me. I, of course, said PLEASE. Debbi sent me an email the next day that said she would only be able to handle my special request if I could change my ressie time from 7:50 to 7:00. WaaHoo, no more indigestion. Bye-Bye Pepto. Debbi=gud. 
I email back to her, if that is all you have, that will do. So that one is done.
Enough of the ADRs for now. I can only do sooo much at once, with the busy schedule I am tring to keep.
DVC sends out this email alert that disneys PPP is soooooo popular, that they have decided to extend it into early 2008. WOW, what a surprise, I thought. I wonder if DD would like this. On top of that there is and early bird special. I ask clean lady if she would like for us to do that. I am not staying out that late, she informs me. Ok fine. I ask DD if she wants it, and show her all the pics on the puter. YEA, daddy, lets do it.
Ok. We find out that lil-man & Big Guy are going to join in on the fun while the wimps go back to the room (I found out later they are headed to DTD). I called and got the tickets without any problems. No changing dates or times. How did that happen?
Quatam Leap forward:
DW (clean lady) heard that there is a sale @ the Disney Stores so she goes online to check it out. 
I told her to find me a Pirate hat to look like a pirate. Well, she calls me to tell me that she found something. It is the WHOLE Jack Sparrow costume. Vest, pants, bandana with dreadlocks, eye patch and oh yea, a HAT. 
She also informs me that DD saw it and cant wait for her daddy to look like a pirate while she is in her princess dress. At this time DD gets on the phone and says daddy you are going to look soooo cool in that. You can guess what I said
. OK sweety. Daddy loves you. Let me talk to your momma! It is at this time I learn that I will need to stop by the Disney store in the mall to pick it up. They only have one left in my size and it is being held for me. Boy it sure fells good to be the MAN OF THE HOUSE. 
Here are some pix from last trip:
On our way to breakfast with DD's friend last year:
Turn me into a
I love autographs......and fingers too:
WAKE UP TINK: come on already
This is what we have so far>>>
Friday arrive early afternoon and do what ever comes natural
Saturday 5:10 ADR @ WCC
7:00 PPP @ MK while wimps are @DTD
Monday 7:00 @ The Coral Reef
9:00 Illuminations
Wednesday 8:55 Breakfast with Cinderella
Friday (2/1)..Leave WDW & head back to reality.
UP NEXT>>>>>>>>>SURPRISE, A NEW ADDITION<<<<<<<<<<
Its time to start thinking about ADRs. Hmmmmmm. We did not have any last year but suffered on a couple of them so we wanted to make sure we made ressies for those that we had trouble with. First one I want to make is WCC. Last year we could only get one @ 9:30 pm and we are not what you would call night owls. I also learned that Sat. night is the best night to go. So I called to get a ressie for around 6:00 or 7:00 and the lady tells me that she heard that Disney MAY extend the PPP into Feb so we might want an earlier time so we would have time to get back to the MK (if we wanted to do that). I said, what the heck lets do it. We have a 5:10 time. I will take that one. I love the all you can eat" MEAT at your table. **quick insert from last trip** DW did not want the all you can eat meat pit, she wanted her own steak cooked the way she wants it (tell the cook, when you think its burnt cook it some more). When the very friendly wait staff came by the table to pick up the dishes and asked DW would you like me to take that for you?" DW, yes, thank you. Friendly waitstaff person: UH,,,I cant help but notice that you did not finish your veggies. DW,,, yes mam that is correct. Friendly waitstaff person I would hate to see you walking around the restaurant flapping your arms like a chicken saying I didnt eat all my greens, I didn't eat all my greens would you like me to leave you plate for now and come back in a minute? DW ..UHHH, yes please. As soon as the friendly waitstaff person left the table DW stuck a fork in the broccoli and shoved towards me, here eat this. **nuff reminisin' back to this year** OK, I will take the 5:10, thank you. 1 down and umpteen million to go. Not positive about the PPP but that is not a bad time. Next:
Another ressie that is a must is Breakfast @the Castle with Cinderella. We love the idea of the a buffet brought to the table (see a trend here?). DD loves all the princess that come around to the tables for autographs and pictures. I learned last year that, with a ressie @ the castle you can get in the park before everyone else.
The food was gud, the service was typical Disney and the inside of the castle was like nothing I expected. And for DD it was really like a Dream Come True. Disney=dreamy A little story about last trip:
On our last trip we got into the park about 30 minutes B4 our ressie time and had to wait on the rest of our party. While waiting on everyone else we were leaning against the rope looking at Tinks treasures hoping to be able to get in and wake her up. Well the rest of our party called and said that they were about to leave their room (@ BWV) and would be headed to Castle ASAP. We are still watching for Tinks treasures to open. I turn and look back down Main Street and guess what I see? A HERD of cattle headed for the Castle, and I am still behind a rope.
Oh no, they are going to go around the castle and get in there before we can get past the rope. DD says daddy what do we do? We anxiously turn and look at the treasures and finally I see someone open the doors. The CM looks at us (behind a rope) and starts waving her arm (come here, come here). We hurdle the rope like relay racers in a made dash for the gold. DD & DW are half way through the door before I pick myself up off the ground and check for any blood or protruding bones, none, gud. No need to call the medics or get Air-Med enroute, Ill be alright. Now, look around to see if any body saw my stunt, whew, no-one laughing, that I can see anyway. I finally catch up with them, hoping they don't notice my lymp. DW what took you so long? I had to secure the rope back after I went around it. She was ok with that. The CM said she saw us standing BEHIND the rope, waiting patiently, and could not let us NOT get in to wake up Tink. CM=gud Back to ADRs.
We are going to pay for this on OOP so we dont have to use 2 TS credits off DP. Again, we want to avoid the crowds so we decide to pick a day that we think will be low crowds. Cant do Sat (1st full day and will have a late night (maybe) with PPP. Sunday, no-way, incase of a late night with PPP. Monday is supposed to be a high crowd day according to UG book. So Lets try Tuesday, yeah thats the ticket. Call to get a ressie for 6 lunatics. I did not call at the 180 day mark. I did not think I needed call soo early since it was Jan and no large crowds, right??? Wrong!!!
Nothing available, all booked. Aw MAN! Ok, how about Wed? Nope! No table for 6. Thursday??? Nope! You should have called sooner. Ok, do you have 2 tables close together? I was finally able to reserve 2 tables instead of 1, on Wed morning. Oh well, they will be close together, I hope.Next on the list of must dos is the Coral Reef. I've heard mixed reviews about the food but the special service
is the main reason I want this one. Plus DW LOVES seafood (I think she wuz a shark in a previous life). I am attempting to spread these first few ADRs out as to not crowd them together at first. Really, I dont know what kind of system I am using, it just sounds good as long as I am not at the same park too much. That being said, I shoot for Monday evening at 7:00. That way we will still have time to catch Illuminations. I call and the closest thing I can get is at 7:50. Not bad. If we scarf down the grubb we may still have a shot at the show. Then I call the manager to get some special request and talk to Debbi (she is cool), give her the ADR number and time of ressies. She said she would work on it for me. I, of course, said PLEASE. Debbi sent me an email the next day that said she would only be able to handle my special request if I could change my ressie time from 7:50 to 7:00. WaaHoo, no more indigestion. Bye-Bye Pepto. Debbi=gud. I email back to her, if that is all you have, that will do. So that one is done. Enough of the ADRs for now. I can only do sooo much at once, with the busy schedule I am tring to keep.
DVC sends out this email alert that disneys PPP is soooooo popular, that they have decided to extend it into early 2008. WOW, what a surprise, I thought. I wonder if DD would like this. On top of that there is and early bird special. I ask clean lady if she would like for us to do that. I am not staying out that late, she informs me. Ok fine. I ask DD if she wants it, and show her all the pics on the puter. YEA, daddy, lets do it.
Ok. We find out that lil-man & Big Guy are going to join in on the fun while the wimps go back to the room (I found out later they are headed to DTD). I called and got the tickets without any problems. No changing dates or times. How did that happen? Quatam Leap forward:
DW (clean lady) heard that there is a sale @ the Disney Stores so she goes online to check it out. I told her to find me a Pirate hat to look like a pirate. Well, she calls me to tell me that she found something. It is the WHOLE Jack Sparrow costume. Vest, pants, bandana with dreadlocks, eye patch and oh yea, a HAT. She also informs me that DD saw it and cant wait for her daddy to look like a pirate while she is in her princess dress. At this time DD gets on the phone and says daddy you are going to look soooo cool in that. You can guess what I said
. OK sweety. Daddy loves you. Let me talk to your momma! It is at this time I learn that I will need to stop by the Disney store in the mall to pick it up. They only have one left in my size and it is being held for me. Boy it sure fells good to be the MAN OF THE HOUSE. Here are some pix from last trip:
On our way to breakfast with DD's friend last year:
Turn me into a
I love autographs......and fingers too:
WAKE UP TINK: come on already
This is what we have so far>>>
Friday arrive early afternoon and do what ever comes natural
Saturday 5:10 ADR @ WCC
7:00 PPP @ MK while wimps are @DTD
Monday 7:00 @ The Coral Reef
9:00 Illuminations
Wednesday 8:55 Breakfast with Cinderella
Friday (2/1)..Leave WDW & head back to reality.
UP NEXT>>>>>>>>>SURPRISE, A NEW ADDITION<<<<<<<<<<
This team consist of 6 grown-ups, some of who (like yours truly) refused to grow up and two little ones. Might be a reason we love Disney as much as we do. 
I am David (how original were my parents)
and I am 41, and like I said, refuse to grow up. I made 4 trips to the world as a youngster beginning in 73 at the age of 7 and the last time in 85 at the age of 18. In 85 Epcot was still new but I did not go to Epcot. We had too much fun at the MK in the few days that we were there we did not feel the urge to go see a worlds fair,
after all, we just saw one in 84 in New Orleans. The thing I think I miss most is 20,000 leagues under the sea. Enough about me, for now, more to come later.
me on the other hand, will be happy living out of the suit case with the dirty clothes lying on the floor in the corner of the bathroom. 
Last Jan was her first ever trip to the world. I really loved watching her walk down Main Street USA the first afternoon we arrived. When we got to the castle I asked her what she thought. The only thing she said is that it was not what she was expecting. I asked her what she expected, an amusement park? She replied
..UHH
. I guess so. 
I took that as a sign that we were meant to have this blessing. She, too, went to Disney for the first time last year. I think I had more fun with her and her mom than they had themselves. 
Here is a pic of DD8 shortly after we arrived at, then, MGM.
Your DD in that first photo is absolutely beautiful! I'm actually looking forward to your actual trip ... but I'll go along for this ride ... 
