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

[Lisa F]

Part 2~

12/3 - MK/DS
(8:10) - Be Our Guest PPO Breakfast
(10:20-11:20 FP+) - Peter Pan
(11:40-12:40 FP+) - Pooh
(1:25) - Liberty Tree Tavern
Parade
(3:25-4:25) - It’s a small world
Rest/Family arrives
(7:35) - Raglan Road Dinner

12/4 - Rest Day/Resort Decorations
Sleep in
Dads play golf
(12:00) - Kona Cafe Lunch
DH and Bro take older girls to ride FEA
(2:40-3:40 FP+) - FEA
Pool Time
(7:35) - Art Smith’s Homecoming

12/5 - USF/HS
Girls with grandparents
(9:25) - Hollywood and Vine Breakfast
(10:35-10:50 FP+) - Beauty and the Beast (11 am show)
(11:50-12:50 FP+) - Muppet Vision 3D
Snack/Lunch
(1:00-1:15 FP+) - Frozen Ever After (1:30 show)
Rest/Pool
(5:50) - 1900 Park Fare Dinner
(DH and I… arrive at USO at 8:30, start in US. Will eat at Toothsome… arrive back at AKL by ~ 8:00pm)

12/6 - AK/Epcot PM EMH
(9:25) - Tusker House Breakfast
(12:30-12:45 FP+) - Festival of the Lion King (1pm show)
(1:55-2:55 FP+) - Dino Whirl
Snack
(3:10-4:10 FP+) - Safari
ROL? (if running, will cancel Via Napoli)
(7:10) - Via Napoli

12/7 - MK (my birthday!)
(8:15) - Kona Cafe Breakfast (macadamia pancakes, anyone?)
(10:45-11:45) - Jungle Cruise
Lunch/Snack
(12:05-1:05) - 7D Mine Train (DD is 39 inches!)
(1:15) - BBB appointment!
(1:45-2:45) - Haunted Mansion
Parade
(6:15) - V&A (DH and I)
(5:55) - Chef Mickeys (kids + family)
(night at GF)

12/8 - Epcot
(10:05-11:05 FP+ ) - Spaceship Earth
(11:25-12:25 FP+) - Living with the Land
(12:30) - Garden Grill CP Lunch package
(2:40-3:40 FP+) - FEA
5:00 CP show
7:10 Dinner at Spice Road Table

12/9 - Last day
AK morning
No FP's
Lunch at Flame Tree BBQ
ME leaves resort at 1:40ish

looks great. I am so envious of V&A!

 

[disneydreamer781]

Has anyone done the Merry Mixer? I would really like to do it this year but I have a split stay and it falls on a check-in day. Is it worth it and can you drop in for a bit and then leave?

 

[Iowamomof4]

Has anyone done the Merry Mixer? I would really like to do it this year but I have a split stay and it falls on a check-in day. Is it worth it and can you drop in for a bit and then leave?

Merry Mixer?

 

[Talby]

Has anyone done the Merry Mixer? I would really like to do it this year but I have a split stay and it falls on a check-in day. Is it worth it and can you drop in for a bit and then leave?

What is this Merry Mixer you speak of? (scurrying of to research! lol)

ETA: Ah-ha! Looks like this is DVC related?

 

[Talby]

I've really enjoyed reading everyone's plans; they all look fantastic. So well thought out....almost as if you've been obsessively planning for months or something!

 

[Iowamomof4]

What is this Merry Mixer you speak of? (scurrying of to research! lol)

ETA: Ah-ha! Looks like this is DVC related?

I was feeling too lazy to open a new tab and type. lol Thanks for checking!

 

[Candycane83]

Has anyone done the Merry Mixer? I would really like to do it this year but I have a split stay and it falls on a check-in day. Is it worth it and can you drop in for a bit and then leave?

@Lisa F is attending I think. Not sure if she's attended before

 

[Talby]

I was feeling too lazy to open a new tab and type. lol Thanks for checking!

Hahaha....we posed essentially the same question at the same time, and I'm wondering if we're not all starting to think alike when it comes to planning. (HEY, what's THAT event? Do I have room in my plans? What will I need to flip around to attend?)

 

[disneydreamer781]

What is this Merry Mixer you speak of? (scurrying of to research! lol)

ETA: Ah-ha! Looks like this is DVC related?

Sorry. Yes it is. It's being held every Friday from late November through December. Have never done it and was wondering if anyone else has.

 

[Lisa F]

Sorry. Yes it is. It's being held every Friday from late November through December. Have never done it and was wondering if anyone else has.

I haven't done it but they announced it too late and I couldn't fit it in. Will be in MK that day.

I have heard that it is better to show up for the second half - there is a huge line to get in at first but then people start to leave. There are characters and a free ornament. If you go can you get me an ornament? lol.

 

[disneydreamer781]

I haven't done it but they announced it too late and I couldn't fit it in. Will be in MK that day.

I have heard that it is better to show up for the second half - there is a huge line to get in at first but then people start to leave. There are characters and a free ornament. If you go can you get me an ornament? lol.

Sure! I'll do my best. Any particular color?

 

[Talby]

Is anyone here in the path of Hurricane Matthew?

And @Wood Nymph I believe you were in AK, was it last night? How long is your stay?

Can't help but think "stay safe" thoughts. I'm surely sending them.

 

[Happysahd]

Is anyone here in the path of Hurricane Matthew?

And @Wood Nymph I believe you were in AK, was it last night? How long is your stay?

Can't help but think "stay safe" thoughts. I'm surely sending them.

We're far enough inland not to worry, but the kids are home from school because SC sent all the school buses to the coast to help evacuate people.

Stay safe everyone.

 

[SilSprBea]

I need some serious help with my animal kingdom day. I'm torn between two options:
(1) rope drop at 9am, tour for 4 hours, tusker lunch at 1pm and back to hotel for a nap, then return to AK in evening for river of lights and quick service dinner.
(2) late start around 10ish, tusker lunch at 1pm, stay at park with no nap until river of lights.

I am also holding a 5:25 tusker dinner. Attached are my current super messy fast pass selections for the day.

What would you all do? Rope drop or late start? Lunch or dinner? There's a part of me leaning towards option 1 and lunch because my son still naps. And the next day at MK will be early for EMH. However, my fastpasses support option 2 and not option 1. But I don't know if clustering them too close is helpful because the park is so big!

Also considering splitting my animal kingdom fast passes for dinosaur/Everest into ones for only 2 people (child swap since my son can't ride) and adding a fourth for all if us. Maybe a show? What would you add if I did this?

Please help!

 

[Lisa F]

Correct me if I'm wrong, if you aren't able to see Santa in MK, isn't he also in DS? That's our back up plan, we we don't get to see him in MK.

just saw this. i don't know. does anyone have a link? We are spending a couple of hours in DS, it might be the best time to do it (less crowded middle of the day there)

 

[Lisa F]

Sure! I'll do my best. Any particular color?

haha you're sweet. Seriously I wish I could go, it is also the 25th anniversary celebration (I want to check out the dvc member lounge too) so I wonder if there will be anything special. If you manage to score an extra I'd love it but please do not feel obligated! if there is a color choice... red

 

[Candycane83]

just saw this. i don't know. does anyone have a link? We are spending a couple of hours in DS, it might be the best time to do it (less crowded middle of the day there)

Actually wish I could see pictures of each I'm trying to look for schedules but only found the one for Epcot so far.

 

[Candycane83]

I need some serious help with my animal kingdom day. I'm torn between two options:
(1) rope drop at 9am, tour for 4 hours, tusker lunch at 1pm and back to hotel for a nap, then return to AK in evening for river of lights and quick service dinner.
(2) late start around 10ish, tusker lunch at 1pm, stay at park with no nap until river of lights.

I am also holding a 5:25 tusker dinner. Attached are my current super messy fast pass selections for the day.

What would you all do? Rope drop or late start? Lunch or dinner? There's a part of me leaning towards option 1 and lunch because my son still naps. And the next day at MK will be early for EMH. However, my fastpasses support option 2 and not option 1. But I don't know if clustering them too close is helpful because the park is so big!

Also considering splitting my animal kingdom fast passes for dinosaur/Everest into ones for only 2 people (child swap since my son can't ride) and adding a fourth for all if us. Maybe a show? What would you add if I did this?

Please help!

hmm which resort are you staying again? I would prefer to go for a nap but the timing seems a little tight. Im thinking it really depends on what time AK closes. If it remains at 7pm, I would just do a late start and stay. If you're planning to stay until late if and when hours get extended then maybe a nap could be done. Also depends on what you want to accomplish and if your son could nap in the stroller? Maybe start with which attractions would you want to do and try timing it through that. Like if you split your day, I would probably do festival of lion king, rafikis planet tough to be a bug and safari (basically that side of the park first) then lunch. Then take a break, go to the other side of the park. Maybe I would switch Everest and dinosaur. I think boneyard closes early? Try to hit that first along with the rest of dinoland and Everest. And catch ROL?

 

[Talby]

just saw this. i don't know. does anyone have a link? We are spending a couple of hours in DS, it might be the best time to do it (less crowded middle of the day there)

Actually wish I could see pictures of each I'm trying to look for schedules but only found the one for Epcot so far.

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...s-come-to-town-at-disney-springs-marketplace/

I have this link bookmarked. A couple things stand out to me about this; pagers while you do other things and it is across from Ghiradelli! I'm hoping it is the same for this year as this blog is from Nov 2015.

 

[Candycane83]

https://disneyparks.disney.go.com/b...s-come-to-town-at-disney-springs-marketplace/

I have this link bookmarked. A couple things stand out to me about this; pagers while you do other things and it is across from Ghiradelli! I'm hoping it is the same for this year as this blog is from Nov 2015.

Ooohhh nice plan!! Ice cream while waiting for Santa! Hmm maybe the morning of mvmcp would be a good time I wonder how many Santa pictures we'd go for! Lol! I was hoping to do mr and mrs Claus that Epcot, then there's Santa goofy at h&v... I was thinking MK for Santa but maybe ds is a better option in terms of waiting.

I read about that virtual queue. I think Kenny the pirate reported that they would have princesses there temporarily.