***1st Week of December Thread ADR Plans, Park Hours, and dealing with Pop Warner***

[Candycane83]

but @areno79 and @TiggerManiac I love Rick Riordan and just finished 2 of his books! (I can read in bits only these days because DS2 often pulls the book away from me ) Also looking forward to reading the next Casandra Clare and Holly Black book

 

[pigletgirl]

Probably one of the best things about us renting points is the fact that we cannot change resorts! I did that about 100 times last year.

I need to clean the house today, but when I'm done, I need to tweak our itinerary. I'll expand on that soon!

 

[Iowamomof4]

why are you wanting to switch? H&V are tough to come by! I would prob stick with what you have!

I want to spend time in MK during daylight hours so I can ride 7dmt and btmrr when it's light out (rode them in the dark last time and felt they were too fast, I'm thinking I'll like them better in the light). I'd like to have that opportunity before we attend the party so I can decide then if I want to ride them again in the dark now that I have experience with them in daylight. Tuesday is the first day it makes sense to go to MK for the day, but we would like to rope drop it or possibly do EMM, which would mean we might be either too exhausted to fully enjoy the party or we might get kinda bored with MK by the time the party starts.

If we do the party on Thursday night instead, it will be day #5 and after 4 park days in a row it would make for a good day to take a bit of a break. We can sleep in a bit, head to Boma for a late breakfast (10:55), and then hit Disney Springs or go swimming back at our resort until it's time to get ready for the party. That way we'll be a little more fresh and will hopefully get as much out of it as possible. We could also consider the Friday night party, but I'm sure that one will sell out and I have slight hopes Thursday night won't.

So, having said all of that, the ways we could still make the party work for Tuesday night would be to still go to MK but NOT do rope drop or EMM, arrive around 10 or 11 and use Fastpasses for 7dmt and btmrr (probably Space Mountain as well) and then plan to stay through for the party that night. I just don't know though... rope drop at MK seems awfully important these days. Oh, and we tried the whole "take an afternoon break at your resort" thing last time and the family will revolt if I make them do that again! lol

EDIT: I'm open to being persuaded though!

 

[Talby]

why are you wanting to switch? H&V are tough to come by! I would prob stick with what you have!

@Iowamomof4 And not to interrogate you on H&V or anything (lol)...but you're one of the people I've been scoping out H&V for. Are you looking for 11/28 still?

 

[areno79]

I actually let my husband make that call a couple days ago, since he is more into Star Wars than I am. I'm not big on fireworks in general. So I'd want to go to the SW party just for dessert and booze lol. I showed him the SW fireworks on youtube and asked just if it was something he wanted to see. Surprisingly, he said no! And I watched a video of F! and I don't think we'd be interested in that either. So not looking good for late night entertainment in HS for us. We'll just settle with the rides and some of the shows throughout the day.

My husband was very disappointed when I told him Jedi training was only for kids! As another poster mentioned, he said he was going to try to sign up anyway and I told him I was going to pretend I didn't know him. haha.

I'm scheduling in seeing Illuminations once, since that is easy to see without reserving spots and we'll be in Epcot a lot at night. I'm also planning to see Wishes on our party night and possibly our late night in MK on a non-party night, depending on how we liked the party version.

Yeah, that was my DH! How about if we let our husbands go get kicked out of the Jedi Training and you and I go to the SW Dessert Party and get boozy?

 

[JamieOak]

It's totally up to him, of course, but I will say that nearly everyone who has seen the Star Wars: A Galactic Spectacular show agrees that the videos just can't do it justice. As a Star Wars fan, I absolutely can't wait to experience the show in person even though the video didn't exactly "wow" me.

I do try to keep that in mind as I'm watching videos. But in this case, the video may be a more pleasant experience for me because if I was watching in person I'd have to deal with the crowd too. I wasn't bummed that he wanted to skip it, so I didn't push him to reconsider too hard! I would do the SW dessert party if we wanted to see the fireworks at all, which is why it was important to get a "yay" or "nay" on that now so I know whether to plan on booking that. But now I think we'll just save that $$ for other things.

 

[Talby]

For some reason I totally forgot to join/watch this thread! We are going the first week of December (Nov 30 - Dec 8th), this will be our first time going in December, last year we just missed all the holiday decorations (we left as they were literally putting up the train and stuff at YC). Can't wait!

As I'm sure you can see, it's quite a lively thread!! lol We've been once in December and it is truly spectacular!

 

[JamieOak]

Yeah, that was my DH! How about if we let our husbands go get kicked out of the Jedi Training and you and I go to the SW Dessert Party and get boozy?

Oh now you are convincing me to reconsider!! It is definitely hard for me to ever pass on desserts too.

 

[Iowamomof4]

@Iowamomof4 And not to interrogate you on H&V or anything (lol)...but you're one of the people I've been scoping out H&V for. Are you looking for 11/28 still?

That is so sweet of you! Yes, if we can find H&V on 11/28 then I can give up my 12/1 reservation. Unless @Lisa F or anyone else talks me into switching our plans back so we can keep the 12/1 H&V instead of going to MVMCP that night. Confused yet? lol

 

[areno79]

I do try to keep that in mind as I'm watching videos. But in this case, the video may be a more pleasant experience for me because if I was watching in person I'd have to deal with the crowd too. I wasn't bummed that he wanted to skip it, so I didn't push him to reconsider too hard! I would do the SW dessert party if we wanted to see the fireworks at all, which is why it was important to get a "yay" or "nay" on that now so I know whether to plan on booking that. But now I think we'll just save that $$ for other things.

I think those of us going to the party are counting on strength in numbers. I mean, the big plus to do the party is to not have to fight the crowds for a good viewing spot. As for the party itself, the rest of us pretty much plan on strong arming people to give us space!

(Kidding!!)

Seriously though, if you're not into it, I get it. It would be awesome to get to meet everyone though!

 

[Talby]

That is so sweet of you! Yes, if we can find H&V on 11/28 then I can give up my 12/1 reservation. Unless @Lisa F or anyone else talks me into switching our plans back so we can keep the 12/1 H&V instead of going to MVMCP that night. Confused yet? lol

Hmmm...I wonder what it says about me that I 100% fully understood that! haha It's the uber planner mentality! Gotcha!

 

[areno79]

Hmmm...I wonder what is says about me that I 100% fully understood that! haha It's the uber planner mentality! Gotcha!

Agreed. So many of my plans go like this:
If I get X ADR, I'll cancel A ADR.
But if I don't get X ADR, I'll keep A ADR and look for B ADR on another date.

Planning is basically a complicated algebra problem. LOL

 

[JamieOak]

I think those of us going to the party are counting on strength in numbers. I mean, the big plus to do the party is to not have to fight the crowds for a good viewing spot. As for the party itself, the rest of us pretty much plan on strong arming people to give us space!

(Kidding!!)

Seriously though, if you're not into it, I get it. It would be awesome to get to meet everyone though!

I totally agree, that would be really neat! If you don't plan to meet up, you guys might end up strong-arming each other and not knowing it.

 

[Iowamomof4]

I totally agree, that would be really neat! If you don't plan to meet up, you guys might end up strong-arming each other and not knowing it.

Oh my goodness, picturing all of us giving each other the evil eye as we elbow our way to the desserts without knowing totally makes me crack up!

 

[Talby]

I totally agree, that would be really neat! If you don't plan to meet up, you guys might end up strong-arming each other and not knowing it.

Oh my goodness, picturing all of us giving each other the evil eye as we elbow our way to the desserts without knowing totally makes me crack up!

Hysterical! Oh my gosh....laughing so hard thinking about it...

 

[areno79]

Speaking of work...DH almost gave me a heart attack this morning.

He calls from work and says "I'm going to Denmark for work."
Me: "When?"
Him: "Coming back on December 3."
Me: "WHAT?!?!?!
Him: "Oh, I mean returning October 3."

I swear, that man is going to put me in an early grave.

His company's global headquarters is based in Denmark; he went last August when I had my first knee surgery so my sister and mom had to come up and take care of me. His timing really is impeccable so it wouldn't surprise me if he inadvertently planned a work trip when we're supposed to be on vacation.

 

[Talby]

Agreed. So many of my plans go like this:
If I get X ADR, I'll cancel A ADR.
But if I don't get X ADR, I'll keep A ADR and look for B ADR on another date.

Planning is basically a complicated algebra problem. LOL

Isn't that the truth?!?! It can get even WORSE though, right? Like switching park days for an ADR? I've totally done that once....or twice.

 

[Lisa F]

I want to spend time in MK during daylight hours so I can ride 7dmt and btmrr when it's light out (rode them in the dark last time and felt they were too fast, I'm thinking I'll like them better in the light). I'd like to have that opportunity before we attend the party so I can decide then if I want to ride them again in the dark now that I have experience with them in daylight. Tuesday is the first day it makes sense to go to MK for the day, but we would like to rope drop it or possibly do EMM, which would mean we might be either too exhausted to fully enjoy the party or we might get kinda bored with MK by the time the party starts.

If we do the party on Thursday night instead, it will be day #5 and after 4 park days in a row it would make for a good day to take a bit of a break. We can sleep in a bit, head to Boma for a late breakfast (10:55), and then hit Disney Springs or go swimming back at our resort until it's time to get ready for the party. That way we'll be a little more fresh and will hopefully get as much out of it as possible. We could also consider the Friday night party, but I'm sure that one will sell out and I have slight hopes Thursday night won't.

So, having said all of that, the ways we could still make the party work for Tuesday night would be to still go to MK but NOT do rope drop or EMM, arrive around 10 or 11 and use Fastpasses for 7dmt and btmrr (probably Space Mountain as well) and then plan to stay through for the party that night. I just don't know though... rope drop at MK seems awfully important these days. Oh, and we tried the whole "take an afternoon break at your resort" thing last time and the family will revolt if I make them do that again! lol

EDIT: I'm open to being persuaded though!

Oh I see. I do think EMM and party in one day is excessive and would not make for a whole lot of fun, too long of a day. It's just that H&V is such a tough ADR to get. I don't feel like you need to RD at MK though. It seems like if you are there more than one day that 3FP+ early in the day + a lot of stuff that is more like walk on + adding FP+ as you go (there is tons of availability) that you could do a FP+ an hour pretty much while you are there and there is plenty of stuff to fill the time in between. Just my feeling though.

 

[Candycane83]

Speaking of work...DH almost gave me a heart attack this morning.

He calls from work and says "I'm going to Denmark for work."
Me: "When?"
Him: "Coming back on December 3."
Me: "WHAT?!?!?!
Him: "Oh, I mean returning October 3."

I swear, that man is going to put me in an early grave.

His company's global headquarters is based in Denmark; he went last August when I had my first knee surgery so my sister and mom had to come up and take care of me. His timing really is impeccable so it wouldn't surprise me if he inadvertently planned a work trip when we're supposed to be on vacation.

Oh my gosh! this is the second time already!!! Hopefully this is all done by the time your trip happens!

 

[areno79]

Hysterical! Oh my gosh....laughing so hard thinking about it...

Okay, THAT would be hilarious!! Can you picture us all after our trip coming back here and complaining about each other?? "And then there was this BEYOTCH in a red Minnie Mouse shirt with brown hair who kept giving me the stink eye and wouldn't move!"

Isn't that the truth?!?! It can get even WORSE though, right? Like switching park days for an ADR? I've totally done that once....or twice.

Umm I am totally doing that now!! LOL