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

[Candycane83]

Dec 4 and Dec 6 as well has availability for Ohana!

 

[etzmn123]

I don't think I've posted about this on here yet but last week I dislocated my kneecap pretty badly and had to go to the ER. Just met with an orthopedist this morning and it looks like at least 3-4 months in a brace and I start physical therapy next month. No surgery though! I'm so glad I decided to book a Christmas trip this year instead of a Halloween one, hoping by December I'll have enough strength in it for some serious walking.

 

[SarBear]

Okay! I was up at 5 and didn't get everything I wanted, but looked again at noon and was able to change a couple things around. Man tables were limited this morning it felt like.

Dec 3rd: Wanted Garden Grill dinner, booked Marrakesh dinner
Dec 4th: Wanted BoG or Ohana nothing available at 5 so I booked LTT for lunch, checked back at noon and grabbed Ohana for 8:30 pm. We have to leave at 7 because it's a party night, but I think we'll take a monorail tour of Christmas decorations before dinner.
Dec 5th: Wanted 50s Primetime, booked 50s for 12:30
Dec 6th: Wanted BoG, booked Skipper Canteen at 4:10 (party night and we can't enter until 4. It'll be a very fast walk back to Adventureland, lol)
Dec 7th: Wanted Via Napoli, booked Garden Grill at 4:00. Might try and push this back a little later.
Dec 8th: Wanted Yak and Yeti, booked Yak and Yeti for 2:30. Will probably try and play with times a bit on this one to get either closer to lunch or dinner
Dec 9th: Wanted HDDR, booked BoG lunch and then HDDR at 6:15

Overall I'm VERY happy with what I ended up with. A couple times aren't ideal but we'll make them work. The only one I really wanted and couldn't get was BoG dinner, but we're all excited to try Skipper Canteen. I may try and push it back a little though so we aren't cutting it so close from our 4 pm entry.

Okay, now is the lull before FP+.

 

[21stamps]

I don't think I've posted about this on here yet but last week I dislocated my kneecap pretty badly and had to go to the ER. Just met with an orthopedist this morning and it looks like at least 3-4 months in a brace and I start physical therapy next month. No surgery though! I'm so glad I decided to book a Christmas trip this year instead of a Halloween one, hoping by December I'll have enough strength in it for some serious walking.

Ouch sorry to hear this!

Wishing you a speedy recovery!

 

[Candycane83]

So I just took the 5:0pm Ohana

I don't think I've posted about this on here yet but last week I dislocated my kneecap pretty badly and had to go to the ER. Just met with an orthopedist this morning and it looks like at least 3-4 months in a brace and I start physical therapy next month. No surgery though! I'm so glad I decided to book a Christmas trip this year instead of a Halloween one, hoping by December I'll have enough strength in it for some serious walking.

Good thing no surgery! Hope you feel much better soon!!

 

[Candycane83]

Okay! I was up at 5 and didn't get everything I wanted, but looked again at noon and was able to change a couple things around. Man tables were limited this morning it felt like.

Dec 3rd: Wanted Garden Grill dinner, booked Marrakesh dinner
Dec 4th: Wanted BoG or Ohana nothing available at 5 so I booked LTT for lunch, checked back at noon and grabbed Ohana for 8:30 pm. We have to leave at 7 because it's a party night, but I think we'll take a monorail tour of Christmas decorations before dinner.
Dec 5th: Wanted 50s Primetime, booked 50s for 12:30
Dec 6th: Wanted BoG, booked Skipper Canteen at 4:10 (party night and we can't enter until 4. It'll be a very fast walk back to Adventureland, lol)
Dec 7th: Wanted Via Napoli, booked Garden Grill at 4:00. Might try and push this back a little later.
Dec 8th: Wanted Yak and Yeti, booked Yak and Yeti for 2:30. Will probably try and play with times a bit on this one to get either closer to lunch or dinner
Dec 9th: Wanted HDDR, booked BoG lunch and then HDDR at 6:15

Overall I'm VERY happy with what I ended up with. A couple times aren't ideal but we'll make them work. The only one I really wanted and couldn't get was BoG dinner, but we're all excited to try Skipper Canteen. I may try and push it back a little though so we aren't cutting it so close from our 4 pm entry.

Okay, now is the lull before FP+.

That's great you found almost everything you wanted! I have a Dec 4 dinner for Ohana (5:20) but will cancel if I find something for Dec 8. I'm just waiting until the ADR window for my second reservation opens on Thursday. I'll let this board know if I cancel Dec 4.

 

[thetallone101]

We are going Dec 1-11/16 - staying at OKW

Dec 1 - Travel
Dec 2 - AK (was going to be MK but couldn't secure BOG PPO, but if I can snag it I will switch) - going for EE, Safari FP, will see what ROL shows up as
Dec 3 - Epcot - FP's - Soarin, Frozen and maybe Test Track but these are tier 1 so trying to figure out another FP and using one of these as a 4th option
Dec 4 - MK - BOG, MVMCP - SDMT, PP, HM FP
Dec 5 - down day - SHOPPING! 1900 PF 10:15am, Boat House 5pm
Dec 6 - Universal
Dec 7 - HS - 50's Prime Time @ 5:25, TSM, RR, _____ FP
Dec 8 - MK - BOG 8:05am, Space Mountain, Pirates, Splash FP
Dec 9 - Epcot - Beaches & Cream 7:20pm, Soarin, Test Track, _____ FP
Dec 10 - MK - Liberty Tree Tavern 5:00pm - SDMT, PP, Pooh FP
Dec 11 - Take Tragical Express to the airport

Now of course the FP's will vary depending on what I can snag but that's my wish list

 

[Lisa F]

How do you know Ohana hadn't been released for your dates? The CM just offered that information?

yes she did, and today magically availability opened up. were you looking for 12/8? check now!

 

[Lisa F]

That's great you found almost everything you wanted! I have a Dec 4 dinner for Ohana (5:20) but will cancel if I find something for Dec 8. I'm just waiting until the ADR window for my second reservation opens on Thursday. I'll let this board know if I cancel Dec 4.

availability is wide open for 12/8 at this point. I booked 3:30, want to maximize the party time (and digestion time lol)

I need to repost my plans now

 

[Lisa F]

I don't think I've posted about this on here yet but last week I dislocated my kneecap pretty badly and had to go to the ER. Just met with an orthopedist this morning and it looks like at least 3-4 months in a brace and I start physical therapy next month. No surgery though! I'm so glad I decided to book a Christmas trip this year instead of a Halloween one, hoping by December I'll have enough strength in it for some serious walking.

Oh no. Hope you are better very soon and 100% by december!

 

[Fall1]

Got my first 3 days done, will have to go back for the 2nd half of the stay on 6/8, grrrr. Wish they wouldn't do that!

So far, I've got:
12/3 Whispering Canyon dinner
12/4 Liberty Tree Tavern lunch
12/5 Ohana dinner

 

[Lisa F]

Ok now here we go - my plans as they are including some things I'm still trying to decide about. Been throwing myself into work and now taking a break to look at this to distract me from what might be bad news.

12/2 arrival - child has requested room service at BLT so we will either do that or play it by ear what we feel like eating if I can get a last minute ADR somewhere on the monorail or at WL check into BLT

12/3
saturday, AK day, Check out of BLT and into BWV
9:45 Tusker House Breakfast, want to switch for RoL package
4:00 Yak and Yeti if early RoL
5:05 Boma if RoL is a bust or is late enough that we can leave and come back

12/4
sunday, HS day, MEMH
Jedi Training
11:15 Sci Fi Dine in Lunch
5:00 CA Grill


12/5
monday, epcot day, CP day
9:05am Cape May Breakfast
2:30 Coral Reef Lunch (place holder for CP packages, would like to move this to dinner if it won't make the rest of the day too rushed)
CP
Illuminations

12/6
tuesday, DS/rest day, F! at night
9:35 Ohana Breakfast (will have car)
DS after breakfast
back to hotel for swim or rest or whatever
4:30 H&V Minnie's Seasonal Dine (hoping to swap with F! package but will FP+ if I need to)

12/7
wednesday, check out of BWV and into Poly Villas
10:00 Garden Grill Breakfast
5pm Narcoossees
non MVMCP night at MK - MSEP, regular wishes, extra magic hours if we are still going

12/8
thursday, MVMCP day!
9:30 Ohana (not sure if I want to do this this day or on our rest day, holding both right now)
thinking of maybe doing Crystal Palace for this day - just going in to MK for breakfast and then back to the resort for a break until dinner then back for the party. Opinions?
3:30 Ohana dinner OR
4:55 BoG dinner
HIGHLY leaning toward Ohana, just worried it is a heavy meal before the party but it is also very early in the day. Will let people know when I release BoG if anyone wants it.

12/9
friday, mk day
was going to do 9:30 CP, not currently booked (can't book til Friday). I'm thinking maybe after the xmas party it might be nice to leave that morning completely open. And if I cancel dinner at BoG maybe I can get a lunch at BoG this day.
6:15 HDDR (not booked yet but hoping it is available for that day).


Anyone have opinions of my last few open things? Seriously leaning toward popping into the MK for CP breakfast (this way no ohana twice in one day) on CP day and leaving the next day completely open until lunchtime - we can have breakfast in the room or at the resort or maybe pick something up at main street bakery or whatever. CP was just supposed to be a special last day thing but we are also doing HDDR.

 

[Lisa F]

Got my first 3 days done, will have to go back for the 2nd half of the stay on 6/8, grrrr. Wish they wouldn't do that!

So far, I've got:
12/3 Whispering Canyon dinner
12/4 Liberty Tree Tavern lunch
12/5 Ohana dinner

for whatever it is worth availability after 12/5 looks a lot more open than 12/2-12/4 (I can see 12/1 to 12/8)

I don't think you will have a problem getting what you want at all unless it is crazy hard to get.

 

[Candycane83]

availability is wide open for 12/8 at this point. I booked 3:30, want to maximize the party time (and digestion time lol)

I need to repost my plans now

Oh thanks so much for letting me know!!! I hope it will still be available until Thursday!! I'm having doubts seeing as to how fast these went for Dec 4-6. I checked it and after half an hour they were gone! But really really hoping it would be available. If not hoping BOG would be!

 

[Candycane83]

Ok now here we go - my plans as they are including some things I'm still trying to decide about. Been throwing myself into work and now taking a break to look at this to distract me from what might be bad news.

12/2 arrival - child has requested room service at BLT so we will either do that or play it by ear what we feel like eating if I can get a last minute ADR somewhere on the monorail or at WL check into BLT

12/3
saturday, AK day, Check out of BLT and into BWV
9:45 Tusker House Breakfast, want to switch for RoL package
4:00 Yak and Yeti if early RoL
5:05 Boma if RoL is a bust or is late enough that we can leave and come back

12/4
sunday, HS day, MEMH
Jedi Training
11:15 Sci Fi Dine in Lunch
5:00 CA Grill


12/5
monday, epcot day, CP day
9:05am Cape May Breakfast
2:30 Coral Reef Lunch (place holder for CP packages, would like to move this to dinner if it won't make the rest of the day too rushed)
CP
Illuminations

12/6
tuesday, DS/rest day, F! at night
9:35 Ohana Breakfast (will have car)
DS after breakfast
back to hotel for swim or rest or whatever
4:30 H&V Minnie's Seasonal Dine (hoping to swap with F! package but will FP+ if I need to)

12/7
wednesday, check out of BWV and into Poly Villas
10:00 Garden Grill Breakfast
5pm Narcoossees
non MVMCP night at MK - MSEP, regular wishes, extra magic hours if we are still going

12/8
thursday, MVMCP day!
9:30 Ohana (not sure if I want to do this this day or on our rest day, holding both right now)
thinking of maybe doing Crystal Palace for this day - just going in to MK for breakfast and then back to the resort for a break until dinner then back for the party. Opinions?
3:30 Ohana dinner OR
4:55 BoG dinner
HIGHLY leaning toward Ohana, just worried it is a heavy meal before the party but it is also very early in the day. Will let people know when I release BoG if anyone wants it.

12/9
friday, mk day
was going to do 9:30 CP, not currently booked (can't book til Friday). I'm thinking maybe after the xmas party it might be nice to leave that morning completely open. And if I cancel dinner at BoG maybe I can get a lunch at BoG this day.
6:15 HDDR (not booked yet but hoping it is available for that day).


Anyone have opinions of my last few open things? Seriously leaning toward popping into the MK for CP breakfast (this way no ohana twice in one day) on CP day and leaving the next day completely open until lunchtime - we can have breakfast in the room or at the resort or maybe pick something up at main street bakery or whatever. CP was just supposed to be a special last day thing but we are also doing HDDR.

Nice plans... Your party day looks like a lot of Ohana! Lol! But that's not a bad thing of course I see people letting BOG breakfast and lunch reservations go on the cancellation board, I think you should have a chance to get that. That being said, would your DS like it? Given his prior experience of course...

 

[Candycane83]

Hmm, can anyone check if there's availability for Coral Reef on Dec7 for dinner around 6ish? I just noticed that this seems to be one of the restaurants that is very much lacking in availability?! Maybe because of candlelight?

 

[brittanidp]

My 180 is tomorrow... I can't wait!

 

[Candycane83]

Got my first 3 days done, will have to go back for the 2nd half of the stay on 6/8, grrrr. Wish they wouldn't do that!

So far, I've got:
12/3 Whispering Canyon dinner
12/4 Liberty Tree Tavern lunch
12/5 Ohana dinner

On the same boat, have to wait until June 9 I feel even more anxious now than I was earlier...

 

[Candycane83]

Ok now here we go - my plans as they are including some things I'm still trying to decide about. Been throwing myself into work and now taking a break to look at this to distract me from what might be bad news.

12/2 arrival - child has requested room service at BLT so we will either do that or play it by ear what we feel like eating if I can get a last minute ADR somewhere on the monorail or at WL check into BLT

12/3
saturday, AK day, Check out of BLT and into BWV
9:45 Tusker House Breakfast, want to switch for RoL package
4:00 Yak and Yeti if early RoL
5:05 Boma if RoL is a bust or is late enough that we can leave and come back

12/4
sunday, HS day, MEMH
Jedi Training
11:15 Sci Fi Dine in Lunch
5:00 CA Grill


12/5
monday, epcot day, CP day
9:05am Cape May Breakfast
2:30 Coral Reef Lunch (place holder for CP packages, would like to move this to dinner if it won't make the rest of the day too rushed)
CP
Illuminations

12/6
tuesday, DS/rest day, F! at night
9:35 Ohana Breakfast (will have car)
DS after breakfast
back to hotel for swim or rest or whatever
4:30 H&V Minnie's Seasonal Dine (hoping to swap with F! package but will FP+ if I need to)

12/7
wednesday, check out of BWV and into Poly Villas
10:00 Garden Grill Breakfast
5pm Narcoossees
non MVMCP night at MK - MSEP, regular wishes, extra magic hours if we are still going

12/8
thursday, MVMCP day!
9:30 Ohana (not sure if I want to do this this day or on our rest day, holding both right now)
thinking of maybe doing Crystal Palace for this day - just going in to MK for breakfast and then back to the resort for a break until dinner then back for the party. Opinions?
3:30 Ohana dinner OR
4:55 BoG dinner
HIGHLY leaning toward Ohana, just worried it is a heavy meal before the party but it is also very early in the day. Will let people know when I release BoG if anyone wants it.

12/9
friday, mk day
was going to do 9:30 CP, not currently booked (can't book til Friday). I'm thinking maybe after the xmas party it might be nice to leave that morning completely open. And if I cancel dinner at BoG maybe I can get a lunch at BoG this day.
6:15 HDDR (not booked yet but hoping it is available for that day).


Anyone have opinions of my last few open things? Seriously leaning toward popping into the MK for CP breakfast (this way no ohana twice in one day) on CP day and leaving the next day completely open until lunchtime - we can have breakfast in the room or at the resort or maybe pick something up at main street bakery or whatever. CP was just supposed to be a special last day thing but we are also doing HDDR.

Just to add... Regarding Ohana twice on the same day, maybe you could do Ohana on your rest day and tour the different resorts to see Xmas decorations before resting in the afternoon? Keep CP I think since it's an additional character dining for your son just my thoughts

 

[brittanidp]

Does BOG have any dinner availability on 12/4 during the party or on 12/5?? TIA