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

[Candycane83]

it's a half hour show but literally the entrances are right next to each other. I would probably be there 5 min late but 10 min at the most. I just worry about dinner running too long!

I think you should be fine. If we're all really going to the 12/3 dessert party, I don't think you need to worry about being late we'll save your spot for sure I don't really think you need an hour and a half to eat dessert either anyway

Speaking of Ak, I really need to plan how to tackle that park! I'm splitting it to 2 half days- a morning and an afternoon. But I'm not sure how to tackle it. Thinking of safari during AM EMH and maybe it's tough to be a bug? Does not seem a lot open in the morning. The train opens at 9:30? 10 for the boneyard right?

 

[rasadkowski]

I think you could. How long is the flights of wonder show? It's an odd time too so I think it should be ok.

I'm also hoping ROL would show a little later. The second day I have open for it is after 4pm HDDR

what time do you guys think they will offer it based on past shows?

 

[Candycane83]

what time do you guys think they will offer it based on past shows?

Hmm if I had to guess I would think it would be similar to fantasmic-7pm but I hope that it would follow fantasmic from last year where they had some days where it shows twice a night- 7pm and 8:30pm... Right now though, seems like Disney is not really following anything they have been doing before

 

[Lisa F]

I think you should be fine. If we're all really going to the 12/3 dessert party, I don't think you need to worry about being late we'll save your spot for sure I don't really think you need an hour and a half to eat dessert either anyway

Speaking of Ak, I really need to plan how to tackle that park! I'm splitting it to 2 half days- a morning and an afternoon. But I'm not sure how to tackle it. Thinking of safari during AM EMH and maybe it's tough to be a bug? Does not seem a lot open in the morning. The train opens at 9:30? 10 for the boneyard right?

For me the EMH (that were announced AFTER I made my ADRs and were a surprise to me) are a huge bonus because kiddo loves the dinoland stuff and it was going to be a little squished and a lot of walking back and forth to fit it all in. I know your little guy can't ride anything in dinoland but all of those rides are rides my kiddo would enjoy "looping" on (going more than once) so we will just do that I think.

I'm leaning toward now (based on advice of a former member of this thread who moved her trip to september... booo lol)
EMH - hitting up dinoland
9-10am FP+ for Everest
9:45 Tusker House breakfast
11:30-12pm Flights of wonder
11:30-12:30pm FP+ for Safari (aim to go on it as close to noon as possible)
12:30-12:50FP+ for Festival of the Lion King
1:00-1:30pm Festival of the Lion King
Then I am completely free from 1:30-3pm and we can do any of the following we feel like:
Rafiki's Planet Watch
It's tough to be a bug (might just book the FP+ window for 1:30-2:30 or something like that so we have the option)
Majarajah Jungle trek

We won't be able to do all 3 of those but kiddo might involve the rafiki thing and then we can do the jungle trek afterwards (I really loved both the tigers and the bats - that is sort of spend as long as you wish) and then go to dinner at Y&Y. That kind of sounds the best to me.

Alternately if kiddo will not do everest we can maybe do it's tough to be a bug on the way back to africa. and then just have an hour and a half after festival of the lion king just to explore. I will have to talk to him when he gets back from another weekend with dad about everest. I could skip it. He says he never wants to go on it again but I think we could probably book the everest FP+ in advance and if he decides he DOESN'T want to do it, swap it out for it's tough to be a bug day of and just hit that on the way to our TH breakfast. This way it lets him decide right before if he wants to do it or not.

Hmmm I think I am liking this plan much more now than my previous plan. Also both of those plans would more likely allow us to get to Tusker House earlier for our 9:45 ADR. I would like to be out of there by not much later than 11 if possible to get a good seat at flights of wonder. With the safari there is more chance of showing up late plus we'd have to leave dinoland kind of early too.

 

[Lisa F]

I just read the FP FAQ thread and you can not only book 1 tier 1 FP to kind of cheat the system and get another tier 1. You have to do (or let expire) the two tier 2 FPs also before you can get another tier 1.

thanks for clarifying that. that is what I would have guessed but with Disney who knows!

the one thing you can do is book your FP+ windows for 9-10, 10-11, 11-12.

OR check out some shows... I haven't looked into this in HS but in AK the FP+ window for festival of the lion king is only 20 minutes long, you could maybe save a bit of time doing a show for a fp+

 

[Wood Nymph]

You have to link them to a dummy MDE?

The easiest way to do it is to create fictional friends on your MDE account. That way you only have to deal with one MDE account. Otherwise you will be logging into and out of a second MDE account, which is a real pain.

You can also plan your fps early so that you are able to book the 4th fp early in the day.

 

[Lisa F]

alright, iteration #3 of AK day:

EMH - hitting up dinoland
9-10am FP+ for Everest (switch to tough to be a bug if kiddo decides it's a no go last minute)
9:45 Tusker House breakfast
11:30-12pm Flights of wonder
12-1pm pm FP+ for Safari (aim to go as close to noon as possible)
Rafkiki's planet watch OR it's tough to be a bug
1:30-1:50FP+ for Festival of the Lion King
2:00-2:30 Festival of the Lion King
Majarajah Jungle trek (a half hour should be plenty for that since it is at your own pace)
3:00pm Y&Y "dinner"

I think this is it. I am also chattering on another thread too lol. One day down, 6 to go lol

 

[Lisa F]

The easiest way to do it is to create fictional friends on your MDE account. That way you only have to deal with one MDE account. Otherwise you will be logging into and out of a second MDE account, which is a real pain.

You can also plan your fps early so that you are able to book the 4th fp early in the day.

If you take a photo of the kiosk screen so you can remember your SDFP schedule there is no reason to have to log into another MDE account at all. You can't manage them from there, you can only make changes at a kiosk.

 

[Mal6586]

NEW TOPIC (or assignment rather):

I know a lot of people are feeling overwhelmed about the 60 day window and FP+ booking so here is a way to start:

When is your FP+ window open?
When are you planning to book your FP+ for 7DMT? (and how many are you booking?)
When are you planning to book your FP+ for FEA? (and how many are you booking?)
What is your third most important FP+?

IMO if you can answer these 3 questions, you will be fine for booking at the 60 day window. ANYTHING else truly can be changed around with quite some time. I just checked FP+ for 30 days out and it is available for everything except those two. Maybe not every time all day but it is available. Also it's good to discuss our thoughts.

For me, I will go first.

mine opens 10/3

I have 3 MK "days" when I can book FP+ and I'm honestly not sure what I should aim for at this point. They are toward the end of my trip, so that is actually a good thing I think. I am not fussed about when I get it - last time we went we rode it in the morning of our last day because it was all I could get. I think I might aim for sometime during our last day as well - because the other two times I will be there after dark. Does anyone know if this is better during the day or after dark? I actually have no idea. I may book it once at night and once during the day but I don't remember it being my favorite.

For FEA I have decided to target the 7:30-8:30 time frame on my epcot day. I know that is specific but I think it will be easier to grab one later in the day (most people with princesses who are dying to ride it are going to want to grab it earlier in the day I think) than hinge my plans on getting it first thing. I know this pretty much kills my ability to get a 4th FP+ for the day but with SDFP I think I can manage the rest of the Epcot day ok. I am just planning for the one FP+ - kiddo is not frozen crazy but he is Soarin' crazy and I admit it is one of my all time favorite rides too... we are going to both RD it and FP+ it on two separate days.

My 3rd FP+ that I feel is important to book is the 9am Safari (or close to it) on my AK day. Checking availability 30 days out, the early morning safaris go first - the first available for me 30 days out is 12:10am. This is kind of important to the flow of my AK day because I plan to do EMH and do the dinoland stuff and then do safari before my 9:45TH breakfast. There are a few shows I want to fit in and it is kind of a short day so cross your fingers. I'm a little nervous because it is the first day of my vacation so more likely to overlap with people who are from the previous week and will have already booked the good safaris!

Who's next? Would love some input on 7DMT because I am truly at a loss as to how to plan my MK days! anyone else have any feelings about what are better daytime vs. nighttime rides?

Our Fastpass day is 10/5.
We're at MK on 12/6 (3 hours pre-party) and 12/10, so definitely going to get 7DMT for both of those. Only doing one Epcot day, so FEA on 12/7. There's not really anything else that's as OMG MUST HAVE for us. If we can't get fastpasses for some other favorites, we'll just standby them.

The only wrench in my Fastpass planning for 12/6 is that I have 8 other family members who will be there, but they're staying offsite, so I can't help them make Fastpass reservations until 30 days out. I figure I will snag mine at 60 days, and then try to match theirs as best I can. We'll all be at MVMCP though, so I figure even if we can't Fastpass 7DMT before the party all together, the queue shouldn't be too awful toward the end of the night, and everybody can ride it then.

 

[garada3]

NEW TOPIC (or assignment rather):

Who's next? Would love some input on 7DMT because I am truly at a loss as to how to plan my MK days! anyone else have any feelings about what are better daytime vs. nighttime rides?

I can give an opinion on this

Two years ago my group rode 7DMT with a mid afternoon FP+ in early August. We were unable to clearly see the scene inside the cottage at the end of the ride due to the glare of the sun off the window. I could see a little bit because I knew what I was looking for, but the rest of my group were struggling to make out any detail at all.

I am hoping to get an evening FP+ so that we can better see the final scene.

 

[garada3]

NEW TOPIC (or assignment rather):

I know a lot of people are feeling overwhelmed about the 60 day window and FP+ booking so here is a way to start:

When is your FP+ window open?
When are you planning to book your FP+ for 7DMT? (and how many are you booking?)
When are you planning to book your FP+ for FEA? (and how many are you booking?)
What is your third most important FP+?

For starters, thanks to all the posters on this thread! I am a frequent reader. I have enjoyed all the planning, decision making and reconsidering that has been happening over the last few months. My plans have not changed much from when I posted a tentative schedule prior to the 180 mark. We are hoping to have a more free form trip this visit with a minimum of have to be somewhere on time moments - well, besides 30 minutes prior to rope drop, FP+ windows and 6 ADRs. To help in the resistance of making additional ADRs and other arrangements, I have been planning FP+ since 179 days out!

Our FP+ window opens 12/4.

I am hoping to book 7DMT for the Wednesday 12/7. MK has EMH and we will pop in after dinner at the California Grill. We only need to ride this once. I would like to experience the ride in the dark so that we can better see the cottage scene.

For FEA, I am looking at 12/6 in the evening after dinner. We only need to ride this once.

The third most important FP+ is Splash Mountain because that attraction is my favorite

I have been doing lots FP+ strategy research and learned that when trying to secure hard to get FP+, it is best to try for days later in your vacation first. The people who arrive just before your dates will have access to "your" days for scheduling before you do. Later in your vacation you will have had access to FP+'s before people that check in after you arrive.

I have also read to book your most important FP+'s in order of importance and not worry about choosing the additional two FP+ to go with that priority FP+ - come back later to fill in the other two after getting the most important FP+.

I have a list for 7DMT and FEA:
my desired date/time
my back up time on same date
my back up date/time

We are two adults traveling without kids which makes dealing with any disappointment if we don't get the FP+ easier -

 

[Lisa F]

I can give an opinion on this

Two years ago my group rode 7DMT with a mid afternoon FP+ in early August. We were unable to clearly see the scene inside the cottage at the end of the ride due to the glare of the sun off the window. I could see a little bit because I knew what I was looking for, but the rest of my group were struggling to make out any detail at all.

I am hoping to get an evening FP+ so that we can better see the final scene.

Thanks! I am thinking of trying to get it on our first night there (which will be crazy packed) or before MVMCP.

 

[Lisa F]

I have been doing lots FP+ strategy research and learned that when trying to secure hard to get FP+, it is best to try for days later in your vacation first. The people who arrive just before your dates will have access to "your" days for scheduling before you do. Later in your vacation you will have had access to FP+'s before people that check in after you arrive.

I have also read to book your most important FP+'s in order of importance and not worry about choosing the additional two FP+ to go with that priority FP+ - come back later to fill in the other two after getting the most important FP+.

I have a list for 7DMT and FEA:
my desired date/time
my back up time on same date
my back up date/time

We are two adults traveling without kids which makes dealing with any disappointment if we don't get the FP+ easier -

Yes that is why knowing a lot of people are overwhelmed at the FP+ process I asked that question the way I did. I think you will have plenty of time/opportunity to move things around even day of EXCEPT for those two... and then some other popular ones you might not have as much flexibility after 30 days but those are the two biggest ones. They are not even available at 30 days, I have been watching! If you don't stay on site you have to RD these or wait a long time.

I happen to be doing MK last 3 days of my trip so I think I can get 7DMT. I am highly leaning now toward trying to get a 5:30-6:30 return before the christmas party. it just seems like the thing to do on christmas party day so 12/8.

FEA I need much earlier in my trip which is why I am aiming for much later in the day. I feel those will fill up later than mornings. I want monday 12/6 for that. Hoping I can get it when the time comes

 

[Candycane83]

@Lisa F i think I like you plan 3 for AK for me I think the attractions we would do at AK is the safari, triceratop spin, rafiki's planet, boneyard. Then I'm thinking about flights of wonder, festival of the lion king and it's tough to be a bug... Not sure how to arrange that in two half days. I want to do the sunset safari too if possible. My dinner is 5:45 at yak and yeti so I'm not sure how to time that.

For 7dmt, I think I'll look for one on 12/7 evening. DH and DS can ride tomorrowland speedway and while I ride that and we can switch. I can go on pooh or tea cups with DS

 

[areno79]

NEW TOPIC (or assignment rather):

I know a lot of people are feeling overwhelmed about the 60 day window and FP+ booking so here is a way to start:

When is your FP+ window open?
When are you planning to book your FP+ for 7DMT? (and how many are you booking?)
When are you planning to book your FP+ for FEA? (and how many are you booking?)
What is your third most important FP+?

IMO if you can answer these 3 questions, you will be fine for booking at the 60 day window. ANYTHING else truly can be changed around with quite some time. I just checked FP+ for 30 days out and it is available for everything except those two. Maybe not every time all day but it is available. Also it's good to discuss our thoughts.

For me, I will go first.

mine opens 10/3

I have 3 MK "days" when I can book FP+ and I'm honestly not sure what I should aim for at this point. They are toward the end of my trip, so that is actually a good thing I think. I am not fussed about when I get it - last time we went we rode it in the morning of our last day because it was all I could get. I think I might aim for sometime during our last day as well - because the other two times I will be there after dark. Does anyone know if this is better during the day or after dark? I actually have no idea. I may book it once at night and once during the day but I don't remember it being my favorite.

For FEA I have decided to target the 7:30-8:30 time frame on my epcot day. I know that is specific but I think it will be easier to grab one later in the day (most people with princesses who are dying to ride it are going to want to grab it earlier in the day I think) than hinge my plans on getting it first thing. I know this pretty much kills my ability to get a 4th FP+ for the day but with SDFP I think I can manage the rest of the Epcot day ok. I am just planning for the one FP+ - kiddo is not frozen crazy but he is Soarin' crazy and I admit it is one of my all time favorite rides too... we are going to both RD it and FP+ it on two separate days.

My 3rd FP+ that I feel is important to book is the 9am Safari (or close to it) on my AK day. Checking availability 30 days out, the early morning safaris go first - the first available for me 30 days out is 12:10am. This is kind of important to the flow of my AK day because I plan to do EMH and do the dinoland stuff and then do safari before my 9:45TH breakfast. There are a few shows I want to fit in and it is kind of a short day so cross your fingers. I'm a little nervous because it is the first day of my vacation so more likely to overlap with people who are from the previous week and will have already booked the good safaris!

Who's next? Would love some input on 7DMT because I am truly at a loss as to how to plan my MK days! anyone else have any feelings about what are better daytime vs. nighttime rides?

Ok, after talking to DH yesterday, I've decided to switch my AK and Epcot days. DH specifically asked to go to AK on our first day, because every other trip we go to AK as our last park and we're always so tired he feels we don't see as much. Plus with out ADR's, the only way we'll be able to do Candelight Processional at Epcot is if we go on 12/5 (we have a 7:35pm BOG for 12/5.)

So, here's my tentative park and FP+ plan:
-My booking day is October 3.

12/2- Flight arrives at 8pm, arrive at AoA around 9:30, eat QS at the food court and go to bed early.

12/3- Arrive at AK at 7:30 for RD. Head to safari at RD, because I'm assuming I won't get an early Safari FP.
I'm going to try for a FP+ for Safari (unlikely), Kali River Rapids, and It's Tough to be a Bug. DH won't ride Expedition Everest so I'll do single rider line. Other than that we're going to eat an early QS at Y&Y or Flame Tree depending on how FP's shake out, catch the Festival of Lion King, and whatever else we decide to see. Dinoland isn't a big draw for us.
As of right now, I have a 3:45 ADR for H&V at HS, then hopefully the SW dessert party with some super cool people I know! *If* by some miracle I end up getting a 12/6 H&V ADR, I'll cancel the 3:45 ADR and we'll probably just do another QS at AK or HS, depending on how we feel the day is flowing.

12/4- MK day! Arrive for RD. Trying for 7DMT FP+ mid morning (doesn't really matter when to me the exact time), plus going to FP+ BTMRR for afternoon, and Peter Pan in the AM. On RD, go to SDFP kiosk and get SDFP for Anna and Elsa, Buzz Lightyear, and Splash Mountain.
Plan is to do Fantasyland and New Fantasyland first; head over to Tomorrowland, then head back and do Haunted Mansion. Lunch at CHH QS, then over to Adventureland for POTC, Jungle Cruise, then Frontierland for our BTMRR FP+, and our Splash SDFP. After that I'll see what's available for FP+ for the rest of the day and play it by ear. We'll be zonked by then so we'll probably leave Frontierland and take the train around the park.
We have a 7pm Chef Mickey's ADR, which works great as it's a party night. Going to try to head to Epcot after dinner for Illuminations.

12/5- Epcot Day. Trying for FEA FP+ sometime mid-day. At RD, head to SDFP kiosk for TT, and Joy/Sadness M&G. Then head over to Soarin, Living with the Land, Finding Nemo, Figment, and depending on the time, Visa M&G. Then scoot over to do the SDFP M&G, then TT for our SDFP. Hopefully we'll be ready for our FEA FP+ at that point. I'll likely book a CP package for lunch or late breakfast, so we'll eat, then mosey around World Showcase, and catch the 5pm CP show. After that we'll ride Spaceship Earth on our way out, the take the monorail over to MK for our 7:35pm BOG dinner. If we have time, ride a ride or two, then watch Wishes.

12/6- HS day. *If* I don't get a F! Package at H&V, I'll FP+ Fantasmic. I'll also FP+ Star Tours, and Muppet Vision. At RD, we'll head to TSMM, then SDFP TSMM for later in the day, as well as Indiana Jones. DH will likely not ride RnRC, so I'll single rider line for that and if I'm feeling adventurous, do ToT by myself. Then we'll do the Great Movie ride, and then we have an 11:45 Sci-Fi lunch. After that, we'll do Star Tours FP+, then Muppet Vision FP+. If the timing works out, we'll do Indy, then go back to TSMM for our SDFP. Really hoping for H&V F! to open up, other wise we'll grab QS in the park, then go to Fantasmic. Early night back to the hotel after that.

12/7- US/IOA and MK EMH!
For FP+, I'll try for late night 7DMT, Peter Pan, and BTMRR. Grab a quick breakfast in the AoA food court, then Uber over to US/IOA for opening! Not really sure what the plan of attack is but all of the HP things. I want a Butterbeer!
Park closes at 7, so we'll Uber back to AoA most likely before that, clean up a little, then head to Cali Grill for our 9:30 ADR and Wishes After that go to MK for late EMH, ride some FP+ rides, and poke around Main Street.

12/8- Sleep IN! It's our MVMCP day, so we're going to relax at the hotel in the AM, then hit DS for some shopping and lunch at WGP Express.
Back to the resort for some rest and to change into our Christmas stuff. Hopefully will have an Ohana ADR at 3:30, then head to MK for MVMCP!!
I have no idea what to FP+ yet for this day!

12/9- Sleep in, 10:30 breakfast at 1900 Park Fare. No idea what we're doing this day; probably go resort hopping to check out decorations after breakfast, then back to Epcot. 6:15 HDDR, then MAYBE ROL if it ever opens. Pack

12/10- Bring luggage to bag check. I am going to make either a late brunch or lunch ADR, just haven't decided where yet. Tragical Express picks us up at 5pm for our 8pm flight, so we have a good chunk of time to go to whichever park we want; most likely will hit MK for one last time, and then if we have time, DS.

I'm still a little out of place with my plans....but I need to do some more research on using FP+ and SDFP and strategies.

 

[Candycane83]

Ok, after talking to DH yesterday, I've decided to switch my AK and Epcot days. DH specifically asked to go to AK on our first day, because every other trip we go to AK as our last park and we're always so tired he feels we don't see as much. Plus with out ADR's, the only way we'll be able to do Candelight Processional at Epcot is if we go on 12/5 (we have a 7:35pm BOG for 12/5.)

So, here's my tentative park and FP+ plan:
-My booking day is October 3.

12/2- Flight arrives at 8pm, arrive at AoA around 9:30, eat QS at the food court and go to bed early.

12/3- Arrive at AK at 7:30 for RD. Head to safari at RD, because I'm assuming I won't get an early Safari FP.
I'm going to try for a FP+ for Safari (unlikely), Kali River Rapids, and It's Tough to be a Bug. DH won't ride Expedition Everest so I'll do single rider line. Other than that we're going to eat an early QS at Y&Y or Flame Tree depending on how FP's shake out, catch the Festival of Lion King, and whatever else we decide to see. Dinoland isn't a big draw for us.
As of right now, I have a 3:45 ADR for H&V at HS, then hopefully the SW dessert party with some super cool people I know! *If* by some miracle I end up getting a 12/6 H&V ADR, I'll cancel the 3:45 ADR and we'll probably just do another QS at AK or HS, depending on how we feel the day is flowing.

12/4- MK day! Arrive for RD. Trying for 7DMT FP+ mid morning (doesn't really matter when to me the exact time), plus going to FP+ BTMRR for afternoon, and Peter Pan in the AM. On RD, go to SDFP kiosk and get SDFP for Anna and Elsa, Buzz Lightyear, and Splash Mountain.
Plan is to do Fantasyland and New Fantasyland first; head over to Tomorrowland, then head back and do Haunted Mansion. Lunch at CHH QS, then over to Adventureland for POTC, Jungle Cruise, then Frontierland for our BTMRR FP+, and our Splash SDFP. After that I'll see what's available for FP+ for the rest of the day and play it by ear. We'll be zonked by then so we'll probably leave Frontierland and take the train around the park.
We have a 7pm Chef Mickey's ADR, which works great as it's a party night. Going to try to head to Epcot after dinner for Illuminations.

12/5- Epcot Day. Trying for FEA FP+ sometime mid-day. At RD, head to SDFP kiosk for TT, and Joy/Sadness M&G. Then head over to Soarin, Living with the Land, Finding Nemo, Figment, and depending on the time, Visa M&G. Then scoot over to do the SDFP M&G, then TT for our SDFP. Hopefully we'll be ready for our FEA FP+ at that point. I'll likely book a CP package for lunch or late breakfast, so we'll eat, then mosey around World Showcase, and catch the 5pm CP show. After that we'll ride Spaceship Earth on our way out, the take the monorail over to MK for our 7:35pm BOG dinner. If we have time, ride a ride or two, then watch Wishes.

12/6- HS day. *If* I don't get a F! Package at H&V, I'll FP+ Fantasmic. I'll also FP+ Star Tours, and Muppet Vision. At RD, we'll head to TSMM, then SDFP TSMM for later in the day, as well as Indiana Jones. DH will likely not ride RnRC, so I'll single rider line for that and if I'm feeling adventurous, do ToT by myself. Then we'll do the Great Movie ride, and then we have an 11:45 Sci-Fi lunch. After that, we'll do Star Tours FP+, then Muppet Vision FP+. If the timing works out, we'll do Indy, then go back to TSMM for our SDFP. Really hoping for H&V F! to open up, other wise we'll grab QS in the park, then go to Fantasmic. Early night back to the hotel after that.

12/7- US/IOA and MK EMH!
For FP+, I'll try for late night 7DMT, Peter Pan, and BTMRR. Grab a quick breakfast in the AoA food court, then Uber over to US/IOA for opening! Not really sure what the plan of attack is but all of the HP things. I want a Butterbeer!
Park closes at 7, so we'll Uber back to AoA most likely before that, clean up a little, then head to Cali Grill for our 9:30 ADR and Wishes After that go to MK for late EMH, ride some FP+ rides, and poke around Main Street.

12/8- Sleep IN! It's our MVMCP day, so we're going to relax at the hotel in the AM, then hit DS for some shopping and lunch at WGP Express.
Back to the resort for some rest and to change into our Christmas stuff. Hopefully will have an Ohana ADR at 3:30, then head to MK for MVMCP!!
I have no idea what to FP+ yet for this day!

12/9- Sleep in, 10:30 breakfast at 1900 Park Fare. No idea what we're doing this day; probably go resort hopping to check out decorations after breakfast, then back to Epcot. 6:15 HDDR, then MAYBE ROL if it ever opens. Pack

12/10- Bring luggage to bag check. I am going to make either a late brunch or lunch ADR, just haven't decided where yet. Tragical Express picks us up at 5pm for our 8pm flight, so we have a good chunk of time to go to whichever park we want; most likely will hit MK for one last time, and then if we have time, DS.

I'm still a little out of place with my plans....but I need to do some more research on using FP+ and SDFP and strategies.

I read through this very quickly so just have two comments. Anna and Elsa are in Epcot with no fastpasses but relatively quick waits. Also, I don't think you can make FP for EMH time?

 

[BDFmom]

Yes that is why knowing a lot of people are overwhelmed at the FP+ process I asked that question the way I did. I think you will have plenty of time/opportunity to move things around even day of EXCEPT for those two... and then some other popular ones you might not have as much flexibility after 30 days but those are the two biggest ones. They are not even available at 30 days, I have been watching! If you don't stay on site you have to RD these or wait a long time.

I happen to be doing MK last 3 days of my trip so I think I can get 7DMT. I am highly leaning now toward trying to get a 5:30-6:30 return before the christmas party. it just seems like the thing to do on christmas party day so 12/8.

FEA I need much earlier in my trip which is why I am aiming for much later in the day. I feel those will fill up later than mornings. I want monday 12/6 for that. Hoping I can get it when the time comes

Thank you for making the process seem a tad less daunting....

Focus on the hardest FP+ and family priority - FEA, 7DMT, as such. The rest will fall into place due to the higher availability and flexibility of secondary FP choices. Adding SDFP further increases flexibility for adding attractions based on your family's mood that day .

I've was studying the AK map this morning imagining the follow of our first to AK. It's such a large park and seems you can easily 'over' walk. Looking at the tiny map it all seems so close. Then you map the actual walking -- it's miles!!
Now... the hard part. Choosing priorities. Whatever we end up choosing, it will be magical!


I'll post a plan when I have one..

 

[rasadkowski]

Was someone looking for chef mickeys breakfast? ( this is 945 am) for 12/6 ? Someone just posted on the canceled thread for 13 guests.

 

[areno79]

I read through this very quickly so just have two comments. Anna and Elsa are in Epcot with no fastpasses but relatively quick waits. Also, I don't think you can make FP for EMH time?

Ohhh, that's good to know! I must have been reading old info that said Anna & Elsa M&G was in MK... I still need to research character locations a little more.

Also, I didn't realize you couldn't do FP+ for EMH...that definitely cements my plans to head to Safari for RD!!

 

[areno79]

Ok you guys, just had a long talk with DH. He agreed to do the CP dining package on 12/5. It took about an hour to nail down which restaurant we wanted...plus finding a lunch time that worked for us to do the 5pm show. We were torn between Garden Grill, Coral Reef, or Chefs de France. Ultimately ended up with an 11:50 lunch at GG. We've never been to Coral Reef, but I just have a hard time spending $70 pp for a menu that looks iffy when really we only want to go for ambiance. DH was also interested in Biergarten, but I just don't know if I'd like the food there. Anyway, I think the 11:50 lunch will flow best because that gives us plenty of time to eat snacks in Epcot before our BOG dinner at 7:35.

But here's the biggest news...DH just agreed to do EMM on our MK day so I just booked it!!!
We were discussing the flow and how FP+ works and all that. When I told him that we might be too tired to do our BOG PPO on our last day, he agreed. I mentioned EMM again, and he was all "Oh yeah, I told you I wanted to do that!" However, I distinctly remember talking to him about it, and he said it wasn't worth the money for 3 rides. Anyway, once I explained that 7DMT is the most popular ride in Disney right now, and that people are going on that and the other two rides multiple times, he was all for it! His exact words: "Think of how much time we'll save getting those rides out of the way!!" Plus breakfast being included means we can plan on a later QS lunch, which I think will make the most sense. I'm pretty excited he agreed to do both CP package and EMM; I think he's feeling guilty for getting really drunk last night at our friend's birthday party.