"I can't think of a snazzy title for this PTR" PTR - 7/19 Update

[MrsSkellington]

Free Dining! It can happen to you! I'm online trying to activate a cell phone for my mother's gift, watching my son try to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich, and prevent the dog from eat the boy's sandwich when I decide, hey, let's check availability again! I noticed some CBR rooms opening up with FD, and more values, so I thought I had a shot. Last night there were only CL rooms available at WL though. So I log in to Modify Reservation, and sure enough, there was my Woods View room with the FD option! I'm freaking out!

So I click "yes please confirm and give me FD", and at that point the boy falls out off his chair, knocking his cheerios and sandwich on the floor, the dog is eating it, he's crying, and I'm panicking because Disney is giving me an error message. Nooooo! So I grab the boy, pick up the cheerios, put him on my lap and hit "confirm" again. Then the clouds parted, the birds started singing, he stopped crying, and I got confirmation!!!

So now I have a park hopper that I don't think we'll need, but we have it, so I might have to re-think our plans. However, I have great ADRs, so I don't think I can change things too much. Eeek!

So yay! Now to run out to Target while my hubby gives blood. Time to start stockpiling the Disney box o'goodies!

 

[Glittercat]

Free Dining! It can happen to you! I'm online trying to activate a cell phone for my mother's gift, watching my son try to eat a peanut butter jelly sandwich, and prevent the dog from eat the boy's sandwich when I decide, hey, let's check availability again! I noticed some CBR rooms opening up with FD, and more values, so I thought I had a shot. Last night there were only CL rooms available at WL though. So I log in to Modify Reservation, and sure enough, there was my Woods View room with the FD option! I'm freaking out!

So I click "yes please confirm and give me FD", and at that point the boy falls out off his chair, knocking his cheerios and sandwich on the floor, the dog is eating it, he's crying, and I'm panicking because Disney is giving me an error message. Nooooo! So I grab the boy, pick up the cheerios, put him on my lap and hit "confirm" again. Then the clouds parted, the birds started singing, he stopped crying, and I got confirmation!!!

So now I have a park hopper that I don't think we'll need, but we have it, so I might have to re-think our plans. However, I have great ADRs, so I don't think I can change things too much. Eeek!

So yay! Now to run out to Target while my hubby gives blood. Time to start stockpiling the Disney box o'goodies!

Good job multi-tasking! Yay for FD! I'm so happy that you got the room you wished for and the dining deal! Have fun planning!



Bravo to your hubby for giving blood! As a recipient of many kind donations of blood over this lifetime please tell him how much that donation means. I had surgery all through child and teen hood. Hemorrhaged giving birth to my daughter and had to have three pints then. Grateful does not even express what a gift he's giving!

 

[MrsSkellington]

So after lots of contemplation, nail biting, and dis-searching, I decided to make some changes to our park schedule. I know. No one here has EVER changed their plans at least once. Bear with me.

So here's the new plan, based off of the crowd calendars (for the most part), the fact that we now have Park Hoppers, and the trip to an amusement park we took on Sunday.

Arrival, Thursday 10/29:
*Epcot*
Breakfast - on the road from relative's house
Lunch - San Angel Restaurante
Dinner - Food & Wine fest!

Friday 10/30:
*Hollywood Studios* (May hop to MK)
Breakfast - Starring Rolls
Lunch - Sci Fi
Dinner - Whispering Canyon Cafe

Saturday 10/31:
*Magic Kingdom*
No meal plans, all QS or snacks
MNSSHP!!!!

Sunday 11/1:
*Epcot*
Breakfast - Trails' End
Lunch - Food & Wine fest
Dinner - Coral Reef (thinking of ordering a cake for our anniversary and surprising hubby here!)

Monday 11/2:
*Animal Kingdom*
Breakfast - Tusker House
Lunch - QS or snacks
Dinner - 'Ohana

Tuesday 11/3:
*Magic Kingdom*
Breakfast - Pre-Opening Crystal Palace!

I think this allows for us to be a little more relaxed, and hopefully see lower crowds. The little guy definitely needed a break somewhere quiet around his regular nap time when we went to the local amusement park. But he LOVED the rides! Here's a sneak peek! Fitting that he rode the knock-off flying elephants first, right?

 

[Glittercat]

What a cutie he is , and your revised day by day plans look terrific! Park hoppers allow for so much more flexibility I'm a fan of them.

 

[Lidian]

Eeeek! I'm here! (From the Facebook group.)

So glad he enjoyed the local amusement park!

We are forced with the hoppers, too, but we're going to make use of them. We've never used them before. We're firm believers in sticking to one park ... but now, we can get up and say "Where do you want to go?" and then do it. I dunno how well this will work, but at least there's a few days we can hop. Plus, I'm not stressing over the nighttime entertainment anymore. If we miss it on the night planned, we'll just hop another night.

 

[Glittercat]

@Lidian love your human female World of Warcraft avi.!

 

[Lidian]

@Lidian love your human female World of Warcraft avi.!

Thanks! Do you play?

 

[Glittercat]

Thanks! Do you play?

Yes, Horde and Alliance, though account is not active currently- will be soon though! *smiles*

 

[Lidian]

Yes, Horde and Alliance, though account is not active currently- will be soon though! *smiles*

What server(s) are you on? I'm on Scryers, Argent Dawn, and Bladefist. Mostly Alliance, but I have some Horde characters scattered here and there.

 

[MrsSkellington]

Well, not much to report. Rental car is booked. Flight home is booked. Got a cute tote bag at Target to add to our box o'Disney.

Tonight I'm at home, drinking a Schofferhofer (Yum! I couldn't wait for Epcot; found them at Whole Foods!) watching Escape from Tomorrow. It's supposed to be a low-budget "horror" movie that had a lot of filming done at WDW and DL undercover. Disney was NOT happy when they heard about it. It had to be edited in South Korea. I love horror movies and I heard it's pretty lousy, but as of now it has a LOT of footage of rides, which is pretty cool.

 

[MrsSkellington]

Update to last time. That movie was awful. And I love awful horror movies. This was just a weird movie that made no sense.

So I have a "big" dilemma. I want to get a surprise cake for our anniversary, but since our anniversary is on Halloween and we'll be at MNSSHP, when should I get the cake?

10/30 at Whispering Canyon for dinner
or
11/1 at Coral Reef for dinner

Hmmm.

 

[MrsSkellington]

And here are the pictures from our 2nd trip to the amusement park. This kid LOVES rides! He seemed to be so excited that he was crying though. I've never seen that reaction before.



He really was having fun on the roller coaster, I swear!

 

[MrsSkellington]

I'm getting more and more nervous about the construction that has started at WL. People are reporting back about jackhammering during the day. This will NOT be good if it is still going on, since the little man will probably need a nap. The scaffolding will be up all year, but I don't think that's a big deal. So what does a nerd like me do? Start crunching numbers! If I have to switch, but wait for the room only discount, I can get a Cars Suite at AOA plus the dining plan (paid) cheaper than our current stay at WL. Only by $200 or so, depending on if the room discount is 15% or 20%.

However, the convenience of WL is hard to beat, with a little guy. BUT, if there is annoying construction, what good is it to be a few minutes away?

And, I'm thinking more and more that a suite would be better, so he could sleep alone. He is not that great about sleeping in the same room with us when we've gone away.

Sigh. What to do??? Thoughts?

 

[Glittercat]

What an absolute cutie he is! I understand lol I cry whenever emotions are high too.

If the construction is going to negatively affect your trip I say go with your gut feeling. This vacation has to be enjoyable for all of you and it sounds like you already had some trepidation about sharing a room. Will you enjoy the Cars Suite as much as you would the WL room? If so then sounds like you already know what is best for your family!

 

[MrsSkellington]

Well, not much new going on. I think we're going to stick with WL, despite the impending doom that is construction. If it's that horrible, I'm sure they will be able to help us out.

So, that being said, I've moved on to obsessing over other things, like ADRs. I made a new one for breakfast at Kona. Not sure if I'll keep it though. We're eating at 'Ohana for dinner one night, so I don't know that I need to trek to the Poly twice, especially at breakfast. Then I changed around our Tusker House to make it an early lunch, just because the food looks better at lunch than breakfast.

Now to wait until August for FP planning!

 

[MrsSkellington]

The Food & Wine menus are out! This is a welcome distraction that is the construction at WL. I'm still not sure what to do. I said I was sticking with it, but now I'm kind of over it. Waiting to see what the Fall RO discounts look like. So anyway, back to food. I just saw this post and think I will pick out what I think we'll be trying. Mr.Skellington and I are not big beer/wine drinkers, and I'm not terribly adventurous with food, while he will try anything once. Little man will probably need to sample everything too, so this could be interesting (and expensive)!

From: http://www.magicofmainstreet.com/a-first-glimpse-at-the-epcot-food-and-wine-festival-menus/

Mr.Skellington, Mrs.Skellington, BOTH

Africa

To eat:

• Berbere-style beef tenderloin tips with onions, jalapeños, tomato and pap*
• Buttered chicken with micro cilantro and naan bread

To drink:

• Indaba Chenin Blanc
• DeMorgenzon DMZ Cabernet Róse
• Fairview Pinotage*
• Jam Jar Sweet Shiraz

Cheese Studio (Future World)

To eat:

• Trio of artisan cheese
  • Karst cave-aged cheese served with honey
  • La Bonne Vie goat cheese served with Craisin® bread
  • Rogue Creamery Oregon Blue Cheese with berry port compote
• Sweet goat cheese panna cotta with guava gellé
• Cheese fondue with sourdough bread

To drink:

• Robert Mondavi FuméBlanc
• Still River Winery Apfel Eis (apple ice wine)
• Sterling Vintner’s Collection Cabernet Sauvignon

Wine Studio (Future World)

To eat:

• Trio of artisan cheese
  • Karst cave-aged cheese served with honey
  • La Bonne Vie goat cheese served with Craisin® bread
  • Rogue Creamery Oregon Blue Cheese with berry port compote

To drink:

• Avviato Pinot Grigio, Oregon
• 14 Hands Chardonnay, Washington
• Franciscan Equilibrium White Wine, California
• Acacia Pinot Noir, California
• Dry Creek Zinfandel, California
• Spellbound Petite Sirah, California
• Clayhouse Malbec, California
• Line 39 Cabernet Sauvignon, California

Australia

To eat:

• Grilled sweet and spicy bush berry shrimp with pineapple, peppers, onions, and snap peas
• Grilled lamb chop with mint pesto and potato crunchies* (much to my dismay - I don't eat lamb and don't like him to eat it around me, but hey, it's Disney)
• Lamington: Yellow cake dipped in chocolate and shredded coconut

To drink:

• Coopers Brewery Extra Strong Vintage Ale
• Château Tanunda Grand Barossa Dry Riesling
• Bulletin Place Unoaked Chardonnay
• Yangarra Estate Vineyard Shiraz*

Belgium

To eat:

• Potato and leek waffle with beer-braised beef and smoked gouda cream*
• Belgium waffle with warm chocolate ganache and whipped cream
• Belgium waffle with berry compote and whipped cream

To drink:

• Hoegaarden®
• Leffe® Blonde*
• Palm Spéciale Belge Ale
• Stella Artois® Cidre
• Chilled coffee featuring Godiva Chocolate Liqueur
• Beer flight: Hoegaarden®, Palm Amber Ale, Leffe® Blonde and Stella Artois® Cidre

Brazil

To eat:

• Escondidinho de carne, “Little Hidden One”: layered meat pie with mashed yucca
• Crispy pork belly with black beans and tomato*
• Pão de queijo: Brazilian cheese bread
• Cocada: Brazilian coconut candy

To drink:

• Kaiser Brewery Xingu Black Beer*
• Carnaval Moscato Sparkling White Wine
• Frozen Caipirinha featuring LeBlon Cachaça

Brewer’s Collection

• Radeberger Zwickel Pilsner (Unfiltered)
• Norbertus Special Hefeweizen
• BraufactuM Progusta IPA
• Shöfferhofer Zitrone Weizen-Mix
• Bier Flight
  • Radeberger Zwickel Pilsner (Unfiltered)
  • Norbertus Special Hefeweizen
  • BraufactuM Progusta IPA
  • Shöfferhofer Zitrone Weizen-Mix

Canada

To eat:

• Canadian cheddar cheese soup
• Chicken sausage with creamy polenta and Minus 8 onion jam
• “Le Cellier” wild mushroom beef filet mignon with truffle butter sauce*

To drink:

• Moosehead® Lager
• Neige Premiere Apple Ice Wine
• Inniskillin Vidal Icewine
• Tawse Vineyard Cabernet Franc*

China

To eat:

• Beijing roasted duck in steamed bun with hoisin sauce
• Gaoli beef slider*
• Black pepper shrimp with Sichuan noodles
• Chicken pot stickers

To drink:

• TSINGTAO Beer
• Francis Ford Coppola Su Yuen Riesling*
• Ritzy Lychee with cognac and vodka
• Happy Peach with peach liqueur and dark rum
• Kung Fu Punch with vodka and triple sec
• Mango jasmine tea with popping bubbles

Craft Beers (Blech, beer - Sorry folks!)

To drink:

• Brew Hub Keybilly Island Ale, Lakeland, FL
• Two Henrys Blueberry Vanilla American Wheat Ale, Plant City, FL
• Orlando Brewing Grateful Pumpkin, Orlando, FL
• Swamp Head Wild Night® Honey Cream Ale, Gainsville, FL
• 3 Daughters St. Pete Beach Blonde Ale, St. Petersburg, FL
• Florida Beer Company Passport 20 Belgian-Style Tripel Ale, Cape Canaveral, FL
• Funky Buddha Vanilla Espresso Porter, Oakland Park, FL
• Shipyard Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Clearwater, FL
• Flight #1: Florida Harvest
  • Brew Hub Keybilly Island Ale, Lakeland, FL
  • Two Henrys Blueberry Vanilla American Wheat Ale, Plant City, FL
  • Orlando Brewing Grateful Pumpkin, Orlando, FL
  • Swamp Head Wild Night® Honey Cream Ale, Gainsville, FL
• Flight #2: Craft Beer Lovers
  • 3 Daughters St. Pete Beach Blonde Ale, St. Petersburg, FL
  • Florida Beer Company Passport 20 Belgian-Style Tripel Ale, Cape Canaveral, FL
  • Funky Buddha Vanilla Espresso Porter, Oakland Park, FL
  • Shipyard Bourbon Barrel Aged Imperial Stout, Clearwater, FL

Desserts and Champagne

To eat:

• Chocolate cherry explosion
• Strawberry-basil champagne “toast”
• Guylian® Belgian chocolate seashell truffles

To drink:

• Nicholas Feuillatte Blanc de Blancs
• Möet & Chandon Impérial
• Veuve Clicquot® Ponsardin “Yellow Label”
• Dom Pérignon
• Möet & Chandon Nectar Impérial
• Orange Blossom Brewery Toasted Coconut Porter float with caramel ice cream
• Cream soda float with caramel ice cream
• Frozen S’mores featuring Monin® Toasted Marshmallow Syrup

Dominican Republic

To eat:

• Lechón asado: Roasted pork with mangú, pickled red onion and avocado*
• Soufflé de yuca: Yuca soufflé topped with griddled cheese
• Pescado con coco: Seared grouper, pigeon peas and rice with coconut sauce
• Caramel flan with rum-roasted pineapple

To drink:

• Presidente Pilsner Beer*
• Frozen Dominican piña colada featuring Ron Barceló Blanco Rum
• Frozen sugar cane cocktail featuring Ron Barceló Blanco Rum

Farm Fresh

To eat:

• Loaded mac n’ cheese with Nueske’s® pepper bacon, cheddar cheese, peppers and green onions
• Griddled “yard bird” with braised greens*

To drink:

• Woodchuck Raspberry Hard Cider
• Wyder’s® Dry Pear Hard Cider
• Two Henrys Elderberry Hard Cider
• ACE Hard Pumpkin Cider
• Florida Orange Groves, Key Limen Wine
• Tom Gore Chardonnay*
• Tom Gore Cabernet Sauvignon
• Hard cider flight: (DH is a cider nut!)
  • Woodchuck Raspberry Hard Cider
  • Wyder’s® Dry Pear Hard Cider
  • Two Henrys Elderberry Hard Cider
  • ACE Hard Pumpkin Cider

France

To eat:

• Croissant aux escargots with garlic and parsley
• Boeuf bourguignon: Braised short ribs in cabernet with mashed potatoes*
• Crème brûlée vanille chocolat: Vanilla & chocolate crème brûlée topped with caramelized sugar

To drink:

• Beer, Kronenbourg Blanc 1664
• Chardonnay, Macon-Villages, Vielles Vignes Mommessin
• Cabernet Sauvignon, Bordeaux, Château Bonnet*
• Sparkling Pomegranate Kir
• Ice Pop Pomme: Apple juice, vodka, and St. Germain liqueur
• La Passion Martini Slush: vodka, Grey Goose Le Citron, cranberry and passion fruit juice (I have heard so much about this! I'm so excited!)

Germany

To eat:

• Schinkennudeln: Pasta gratin with ham and cheese*
• Roast bratwurst in a pretzel roll
• Apple strudel with vanilla sauce

To drink:

• J&H Selbach Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Kabinett*
• Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Spätlese
• J&H Selbach Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Auslese
• Kallstadter Kobnert Spätburgunder (Pinot Noir) Spätlese Dry
• German Riesling flight:
  • J&H Selbach Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Kabinett
  • Selbach-Oster Mosel Riesling Spätlese
  • J&H Selbach Bernkasteler Kurfürstlay Riesling Auslese

Greece

To eat:

• Vegetarian moussaka with Gardein™ sausage crumbles*
• Greek salad in a cone
• Chicken gyro with tzatziki sauce
• Spanakopita

To drink:

• Domaine Skouras Moscofilero*
• Domaine Siglas Assyrtiko/Athiri
• Alpha Estate Axia Syrah Xinomavro
• Tzatziki martini featuring Crop Organic Cucumber Vodka and BOLS® Natural Yoghurt Liqueur

Hawaii

To eat:

• Kālua pork slider with sweet and sour Dole® Pineapple chutney and spicy mayonnaise*
• Tuna poke with seaweed salad and lotus root chips

To drink:

• Kona Brewing Company, Big Wave® Golden Ale*
• Kona Brewing Company, Pipeline Porter
• Maui Splash Sweet Pineapple Wine
• Mai Tai featuring Sammy’s Beach Bar Rum

Hops and Barley

To eat:

• New England Lobster Roll*
• Florida grass fed beef slider with pimento cheese
• Fresh baked carrot cake with Craisins® and cream cheese icing (I'll have this all to myself. He hates carrot cake!)

To drink:

• SweetWater Take Two Pils
• Goose Island® Honkers Ale
• Samuel Adams® Rebel IPA
• Dogfish Head Sixty-One IPA
• La Crema® Chardonnay*
• Cambria Estate Winery Julia’s Vineyard Pinot Noir
• Beer Flight (Includes 4, 4 oz. servings)
  • SweetWater Take Two Pils
  • Goose Island® Honkers Ale
  • Samuel Adams® Rebel IPA
  • Dogfish Head Sixty-One IPA

Ireland

To eat:

• Lobster and seafood fisherman’s pie
• Kerrygold® cheese selection: Reserve cheddar, Dubliner with Irish Stout and Skellig
• Warm chocolate pudding with Kerrygold Irish Cream Liqueur Custard*

To drink:

• Kilkenny Irish Cream Ale
• Bunratty Meade Honey Wine
• Chilled Irish Coffee featuring Bunratty Potcheen*
• Kerrygold® Irish Cream Liqueur

Italy

To eat:

• Ravioli alla caprese: Cheese ravioli, tomato sauce, mozzarella, parmesan and basil
• Filetto di pollo, con funghi al marsala: Chicken tenderloin, cremini mushrooms, marsala sauce and ciabatta bread*
• Cannoli al cioccolato: Chocolate-covered cannoli filled with sweet ricotta, chocolate and candied fruit

To drink:

• Moretti Lager Beer
• Moretti La Rossa Beer
• Pinot Grigio, Placido
• Corbinello, Montegrande
• Chianti Classico, Placido*
• Moscato Fior d’Arancio, Montegrande
• Prosecco, Bosco del Merlo
• Frozen margarita with limoncello and tequila

Japan

To eat:

• Spicy hand roll: Tuna and salmon with Kazan Volcano sauce
• Teriyaki gyoza bun: Steamed bun filled with chicken, vegetables and sweet teriyaki sauce
• Miso Udon: steamed shrimp, vegetables, and noodles in a spicy broth

To drink:

• Kirin Draft Beer
• Pineapple Fuzed Sake
• Sake – Komatsu Tateaki Samurai
• Sake – Suigei Drunken Whale* (This is going to be a dangerous booth for hubby! )

Mexico

To eat:

• Tacos de camarón: Battered shrimp, pico de gallo, pickled onions, and chipotle mayonnaise
• Chilaquiles de pollo: Corn chips layered with seasoned chicken, queso fresco, sour cream and cilantro
• Pastel de elote con queso: sweet corn cheesecake

To drink:

• Dos Equis Lager Beer with Floater*
• Mexican sangria
• Tequila Flight
• Guava margarita

Morocco

To eat:

• Kefta pocket: Ground seasoned beef in a pita pocket
• Harissa chicken roll
• Baklava

To drink:

• Casa Beer*
• Guerouane White*
• Sangria
• Mimosa Royale

New Zealand

To eat:

• Steamed green lip mussels with garlic butter and toasted bread crumbs
• Seared venison loin with wild mushroom marsala sauce and kumara dumpling*
• Lamb meatball with spicy tomato chutney

To drink:

• Kim Crawford Pinot Gris
• Brancott Estate® Flight Song™ Marlborough Sauvignon Blanc
• Kim Crawford Chardonnay
• Nobilo Icon Pinot Noir*

Patagonia

To eat:

• Beef empanada
• Grilled beef skewer with chimichurri sauce and boniato purée*
• Roasted Verlasso salmon with quinoa salad and arugula chimichurri

To drink:

• Undurraga Sparkling Wine Brut
• Calle Ocho Chardonnay
• Kaiken Torrontés
• Terrazas Reserva Malbec

Poland

To eat:

• Kielbasa and potato pierogi with caramelized onions and sour cream
• Sauerkraut pierogi with pork goulash*

To drink:

• Okocim Brewery, Okocim O.K. Beer
• Donausonne® Blaufränkisch Hungarian Wine*
• Frozen Szarlotka Apple Pie featuring Zubrowka Bison Grass Vodka

Scotland

To eat:

• Haggis with neeps and tatties: Traditional Haggis with rutabaga and mashed potatoes
• Fresh potato pancake with Scottish smoked salmon and herb sour cream *
• Seared sea scallop with spinach-cheddar gratin and crispy bacon
• The Tipsy Laird: Whiskey-soaked cake with lemon cream and toasted oats

To drink:

• Innis & Gunn® CASK OAK Aged Beer*
• Brew Dog Punk Ale
• Citrus Thistle featuring Hendrick’s Gin
• Glenfiddich® Single Malt 12-Year Scotch
• Glenfiddich® Single Malt 15-Year Scotch
• Glenfiddich® Single Malt 18-Year Scotch
• Glenfiddich Single Malt Scotch flight (12-, 15- and 18-year)

South Korea

To eat:

• Korean Barbecue Short Rib with Steamed Rice and Cucumber Kimchi*
• Roasted pork lettuce wrap with kimchi slaw

To drink:

• iCing Grapefruit Sparkling Rice Brew
• Myungjak Bokbunja Raspberry Wine*
• Soju Banana Milkshake featuring The Ginger People® Ginger Soother®

Sustainable Chew (Future World)

To eat:

• Pork Spareribs with red wine, fennel, and cheesy mascarpone grits
• Ricotta & zucchini ravioli with tomato sauce
• Vanilla panna cotta with fresh figs and pistachio brittle

To drink:

• Founders Spectra Trifecta (Chamomile Kolsch)
• Frozen Chew-tini
• Beso Del Sol White Sangria*

Chew Labs (Future World)

To eat:

• Olive oil poached salmon with fresh corn, bacon and pepper jam
• New York strip, parsnip silk, balsamic glaze and arugula foam*
• Liquid nitro chocolate almond truffle with warm whiskey caramel

To drink:

• Festival Chardonnay, Napa Valley
• Festival Cabernet Sauvignon, Paso Robles*
• Smoking Hibiscus featuring Montelobos® Mezcal Joven

 

[MrsSkellington]

Well, there have been some BIG changes. First was the PTR title. This one was boring. Next, after all the construction talk, and people getting discounts and switching resorts, I gave in and called Disney. When I mentioned switching resorts due to construction, they immediately transferred me to Guest Relations and had some options for me. I took them up on one of them and switched to THE CONTEMPORARY! We'll be staying in the Garden Wing, Garden View, which is fine, since it's supposed to be quiet there, but still in a great location. There was no upcharge AND I kept my free dining. Yeah!

Soooo, this meant I had to switch around some dining reservations. And while I was at it and reviewing crowd calendars, I switched around two of our days, EPCOT and Animal Kingdom.

Here's our new plan!

Thursday, 10/29, Arrival Day:EPCOT!
Arriving late morning, probably. Going to hit up F&W right away for some goodies and then have our "traditional" ADR at San Angel Inn for dinner (5:45)

Friday, 10/30: Hollywood Studios
Hoping for an early start to hit some rides, then an early lunch at Sci-Fi. Not much else there to interest us, so we might head to DTD and have dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express.

Saturday, 10/31: Magic Kingdom and MNSSHP!
I have a breakfast reservation at Kona, not sure if I'll keep it or not though. I'd like to just hit MK early and enjoy it. I scored a lunch reservation at BOG, so we'll have a nice mid-day break. I'm thinking we'll need to take a nice resort break before MNSSHP, so nap and pool time at the CONTEMPORARY!

Sunday, 11/1: Animal Kingdom
Again, hoping to get up early, but booked a breakfast at The Wave, since it was nearby. Not sure if we'll keep it or not. Lunch at Tusker House, and as an homage to our previously booked resort area, a dinner at Trail's End. Thought it might be fun to see what we're missing out on.

Monday, 11/2: EPCOT
Back to EPCOT for more F&W! No ADRs until dinner at 'Ohana, which I'm really excited about.

Tuesday, 11/3: Departure day, Magic Kingdom
Pre-Park Opening breakfast at Crystal Palace! We don't have to get leave for DME until 3pm or so, which gives us more time at MK!

Not sure if anyone is reading, but thanks for following along on my pre-planning adventure!

 

[MrsSkellington]

Just to see if anyone is even reading this, here's a quick picture needing a caption:

 

[chunkymonkey]

Oooh the Contemporary! I love the monorail resorts. I've only stayed at the Poly but would like to try the Contemporary one day! Nice ADR choices!

 

[MrsSkellington]

I survived my 1st time making FP+! I kept myself up until midnight on Saturday night, only to be completely overwhelmed and underwhelmed at the same time. I was expecting to see no availability for the rides I wanted, but got all of them. I didn't expect to feel so stressed afterward. I just feel like now I have this "schedule" that we HAVE to stick to, and I don't think it's possible. Sigh. But this is the new Disney, I guess.

Can someone take a look at my plans and tell me if they are reasonable? This is for me, the hubby, and the 2 year old, trying to use Rider Swap a lot, hence the large number of FPs. I'd book one for me, expecting hubby to use the RS later, and vice versa. We're staying at the Contemporary, no car.

Thursday - Check in day. Driving in from about an hour and a half away, hopefully arriving at 11am or earlier. EPCOT day.

• 12:25-1:25 FP for Spaceship Earth
• 2:00-3:00 FP for The Seas
• 3:10-4:10 FP for Living with the Land
• 5:45 ADR for San Angel Inn

Friday: Hollywood Studios day.

• 9:20-10:20 FP for Tower of Terror
• 10:30-11:30 FP for TSMM
• 11:30 ADR for SciFi lunch
• 1:20-2:20 FP for Star Tours
• 2:40-2:55 FP for VOTLM (don't really even want to do this, but just picked anything)
• Dinner at Downtown Disney?

Saturday: MNSSHP/MK day. Problems here are figuring out when to go back for a rest before the party. Will we be able to ride Splash or BTMRR later on, or should we push to keep these FPs?

• 8:05 ADR at Kona (can drop this, no big deal)
• 9:20-10:20 FP for Peter Pan
• 10:35-11:35 FP for SDMT
• 12:00 ADR for BOG lunch
• 12:10-1:10 FP for Space Mountain (is this even possible?)
• 4:30-5:30 FP for Splash
• 5:30-6:30 FP for BTMRR

Sunday: Animal Kingdom day.

• 9:20-10:20 FP for Safari
• 12:35 ADR for Tusker House lunch
• 1:30-2:30 FP for Dinosaur
• 2:30-2:50 FP for FOTLK
• 3:35-4:35 FP for EE
• 7:05 ADR for Trails' End

Monday: EPCOT day.

• 7:50 ADR for The Wave
• 9:30-10:30 FP for Soarin'
• 10:55-11:55 FP for Figment
• 12:45-1:45 FP for Test Track
• 1:25-2:25 FP for Captain EO (Don't laugh! I couldn't think of another FP I wanted and it's more of a reminder that I want to see it. I've never seen it.)
• 1:50-2:50 FP for Mission:Space
• 5:15 ADR for 'Ohana (trying to get one around 6-6:30 but no luck yet)

Tuesday: last day, MK day. Have to be back to get on ME by 3:30, I believe.

• 8:10am ADR for CP (pre-park opening!)
• 9:10-10:10 FP for SDMT
• 10:40-10:55 FP for Buzz (overlapped two separate FPs for hubby and I so we need to be here in this short window)
• 12:25-12:40 FP for Haunted Mansion (same as above)
  
• 1:20-2:20 FP for BTMR

Help please! I feel like I'm going to have to be so militaristic about our day. I don't like this feeling.