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

[Candycane83]

Etsy is sooooo dangerous for me! Lol. Before I finalized my orders I think I had like 20 items in my cart. It was a real struggle to pair it down to the 6 or 7 items I ended up going with!

I know and I'm trying to avoid it along with teepublic and zazzle!

 

[SilSprBea]

I was looking at the touring plans crowd calendar and it was showing a 9 at MK for 12/5. The rest of the week is fairly light at all the parks. Is this only
Due to the fact that there is not a mvmcp that night?

Yes, it's been a 9 for a few months now. Apparently, Mondays are one of the busiest days at the MK, and since Mondays/Wednesdays/Saturdays have no parties, they are the only days of the week that people can go for a long day and see Wishes. I still have a hard time believing it will be 9 levels. When I first starting planning the trip, Touring Plans listed it as a 6/10, but then increased it to 9.

 

[Themadhatter21]

Yes, it's been a 9 for a few months now. Apparently, Mondays are one of the busiest days at the MK, and since Mondays/Wednesdays/Saturdays have no parties, they are the only days of the week that people can go for a long day and see Wishes. I still have a hard time believing it will be 9 levels. When I first starting planning the trip, Touring Plans listed it as a 6/10, but then increased it to 9.

Thank you!

 

[SilSprBea]

Many pages back on this thread, we'd talked about the Frozen castle lighting show. Disney officially has it on their schedule at 6:30 now on all nights through at least 12/5 when I checked, with an additional showing later on party nights. I see it as scheduled at 6:30 on both Sunday 12/4 and Monday 12/5 on the MK hours page for those dates on the Disney website. Hooray!

 

[Mrs. Inc]

I really need another stomach!

can I get a non- gluten free stomach for a second stomach??? Please!!

 

[Mrs. Inc]

I just went back to the SDFP thread and found this. It says "Unlike bands, cards don't have to be linked to an MDE in order to work at the kiosks.":

So I am a little confused...cards will work to secure sdfp before your three linked fast passes are used up?? Do magic bands work for sdfp, but only after your first three are used up? We have never planned ahead enough for magic bands before...we are first timers

 

[BDFmom]

So I am a little confused...cards wifi work to secure sdfp before your three linked fast passes are used up?? Do magic bands work for sdfp, but only after your first three are used up? We have never planned ahead enough for magic bands before...we are first timers

To work as SDFP the cards or MB cannot be linked to your primary account (name). Anythung linked to your MDE under your name will be a clone.
We have a RO reservation on 11/26 and then our package starts 11/27. Disney is sending us 2 sets of MB but they can be used interchangeably as they as both linked to our MDE under our real names.

I purchased a set of MVMCP tickets using alternate names in MDE (middle name, first initial, last name). Those cards can be used for SDFP on any day except the party night. For the party night I can book FP+ 30 days in advance.

Does that make sense?

 

[Mintycake]

I don't think you need to be... I have not tried but I know @Mintycake has booked her DD for lilo's playhouse and she's staying at BC? (I think)

Anyone can book...you don't need to be staying on proper ty. I'm 90% sure. You just can't get in room babysitting off site.

 

[Mintycake]

It tool me forever to catch up with this thread. We started the remodeling on our kitchen and second bathroom and the contractors have torn the rooms apart. We no longer have a kitchen ceiling and the walls of the kitchen and bathroom are gone. It has made quite a mess. But it will be nice when it is done.

I've ordered Magic Band covers from this site. I like your Christmas covers.

We really liked the new Soarin' while the FEA ride was just okay. There isn't a lot to it.

Welcome back and thanks for the maps!!!

 

[DisneyBelle27]

So I am a little confused...cards wifi work to secure sdfp before your three linked fast passes are used up?? Do magic bands work for sdfp, but only after your first three are used up? We have never planned ahead enough for magic bands before...we are first timers

And yes, if you are only using the magicbands or tickets tied to your actual profiles in MDE, you will not be able to get SDFP until you have used all 3 of your advance-booked fp.

 

[Mintycake]

That's so cool that you dressed up for the grandkids! I didn't even put out a pumpkin this year - although we did have candy and trick or treaters.
I still have JBJB party reserved on the 5th (3ppl). Did you get a reservation for that day? If no one here needs it, I might keep it to go a second time if the initial reviews are good.

NOVEMBER is here!!! Arrival month for some of our friends on the thread! and just a couple of days until 30 for most of us ;-)
Did anyone start or bump up a walking regimen (a question to the non-runners like me)? I looked at new shoes on Sunday but didn't buy anything. I did go to Joanns with my sister. She is making me a big cross body (some cool princess fabric that we found), my other sister a smaller cross body (we picked out Naughty or Nice fabric but when she got home she found some cool Disney villain fabric that she had, and my nephew a couple of string backpacks in Star Wars fabrics). At least I did something this weekend, but still so much to do....

WE are going shoe shopping this weekend for all of us. Also have been walking more and starting 21 day fit on November 7!

 

[Mintycake]

Yes, I'm at a moderate (POR). My only options are highest, ground, and corner. Interesting that they are all different! I'm using the fax method (through touring plans to request more). Since my friend is traveling with me, we need to request that our rooms are adjoining or at least near each other!

I have the same options at bc.

 

[Mintycake]

I'm kind of sad that my plans do not include seeing the Welcome show at MK. Our only morning there is EMM, so we'll miss the Welcome show because we'll already be in the park having fun. My last 2 days are still flexible though and we might end up change them to another MK morning on the fly.

The struggle is real to wake up early. I would hope that with just it being DH and I that we can climb out of bed and become presentable quickly. My morning routine is pretty quick and carefree haha. And we don't like to eat as soon as we wake up, so we'll be taking something to eat while waiting outside the gates.

I remember how easy it seemed to wake up earlier than usual on a workday to make my FPs though. That excitement will be helpful while we are there.

I'm the same and sad to miss welcome show. We are actually only Rd at epcot one morning. At mk we are doing emm and then later starts and at hs we have a ppo. Getting up early will suck but most nights I'm guessing we will be in bed by 10pm so getting up at 7am should be ok!

 

[Mrs. Inc]

To work as SDFP the cards or MB cannot be linked to your primary account (name). Anythung linked to your MDE under your name will be a clone.
We have a RO reservation on 11/26 and then our package starts 11/27. Disney is sending us 2 sets of MB but they can be used interchangeably as they as both linked to our MDE under our real names.

I purchased a set of MVMCP tickets using alternate names in MDE (middle name, first initial, last name). Those cards can be used for SDFP on any day except the party night. For the party night I can book FP+ 30 days in advance.

Does that make sense?

Bummer...my party cards are linked to MDE......found one independent card from our last trip, DD can't throw anything away with Minnie Mouse on it! I will keep digging for mine, but I am not hopeful.

 

[pigletgirl]

I know and I'm trying to avoid it along with teepublic and zazzle!

Our teepublic order comes today! I hope they are of good quality.

 

[SilSprBea]

Bummer...my party cards are linked to MDE......found one independent card from our last trip, DD can't throw anything away with Minnie Mouse on it! I will keep digging for mine, but I am not hopeful.

Can you unlink them and link them to a phantom? @Lisa F did I recall you writing you did something like this when you added your day? I can't recall...

 

[DisneyBelle27]

You know, it's so funny to hear everyone talking about their RD plans. Can you believe I have never once in my life been to a park at or before RD?! lol. We'll have to see what happens on this trip, maybe it'll be a first for me, haha. I tend to be a night owl though, as opposed to a morning person, so it might not happen!

And, I just did my first ever room request. I'm using the TP fax option, which is so darn cool! (this is my first time having a paid TP subscription). The 2nd half of my split stay is at OKW and that resort is just sooo sprawling! We'll see if I end up getting my request. I'm debating putting in a request for SS too, not sure yet. I do have location preferences already chosen for my online check-in, and the resort isn't as sprawling, with fewer areas that I'd be unhappy to be in. Hmm, still have to decide.

 

[Maryemcd]

I couldn't wait so I went to the TA's office during lunch! When I got back, one of our matching shirts had come in!

Those shirts are great!!!
I was looking again on Etsy and TeePublic but haven't bought anything yet!

Anyone can book...you don't need to be staying on proper ty. I'm 90% sure. You just can't get in room babysitting off site.

Thanks. found a site that says a couple are open to all and a couple you have to be an on-site guest.

 

[pigletgirl]

Do you guys ever get tired of planning the nitty gritty? Once I have my ADR's and FP's I usually feel pretty set.

 

[Mal6586]

You know, it's so funny to hear everyone talking about their RD plans. Can you believe I have never once in my life been to a park at or before RD?! lol. We'll have to see what happens on this trip, maybe it'll be a first for me, haha. I tend to be a night owl though, as opposed to a morning person, so it might not happen!

And, I just did my first ever room request. I'm using the TP fax option, which is so darn cool! (this is my first time having a paid TP subscription). The 2nd half of my split stay is at OKW and that resort is just sooo sprawling! We'll see if I end up getting my request. I'm debating putting in a request for SS too, not sure yet. I do have location preferences already chosen for my online check-in, and the resort isn't as sprawling, with fewer areas that I'd be unhappy to be in. Hmm, still have to decide.

We made rope drop twice when we went two years ago, once at MK and once at AK. On that MK day it was the first day of our trip, and we hadn't really planned to be there at RD, we just couldn't contain our excitement anymore! We were up like 2 hours before our alarm! On the AK day, we had a breakfast at Tusker House not long after park opening to make.

This time, I think the only RD we'll make will be on our last day at MK, but only because we have to be there at 7:30am for our Marceline to Magic Kingdom tour. Even then, we won't really be doing RD rides or anything since we'll be in the tour all morning.

I'm like you, I'm more of a night owl. I imagine we will be closing parks far more often than we would ever be opening them! Haha!