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

[SilSprBea]

Hi everyone!

So it took me a long while, but here is a breakdown of my itinerary so far...
We had to do a lot of recent changes and still very possibly may change our party date. (12/6 flipping ak days)
And I'm 100% sure that things will change

12/3
Arrive at poly around 1030 am
Hopefully swim and explore before check in. If it's too cold, go to Disney springs
Chef Mickey 515

12/4
EMM
hit a few fantasyland rides
Bkfst at Pinocchio
Fp Elena
Fantasyland rides and attractions all morning / probably re-ride a few/ splash pad, etc...
(Need 2 more fp can't decide) maybe another pp? I have hm but I think it may be cancelled...
Quick lunch
Walk to Main Street and shop before heading to the front entrance for parade
Leave after parade (345)
1900 park fare 515
We'll get there early but oh well..

12/5
Cp ppo ( hopefully hours do not change)
Potc
Adventure land attractions
Jungle cruise fp
Splash Fp
Btmrr Fp
Fit in lunch/ country bears/ tom sawyer island
Head out for 4 o clock Ohana

12/6
Kona bkfst
Poly pool
Head to ak around noon
Dinoland
Trails
Fp Kali
Fow
Yak and yeti as backup, but I'm confident we'll be at flametree followed by a lovely early evening of RoL

12/7
Ppo Akershus
Fea
Anna Elsa m&g
Fp Spaceship earth
Baymax/ joy/ sadness
Fp imagination
Mexico ride
Fp fea
Meander through World showcase and eat and eat
Biergarten dinner 5

12/8
Ppo tusker
Fp Safari
Fp lion king
Trails
Quick lunch
Back to poly for small break
( give me a "yeehaw" if you're still with me!)
Off To MK for mvmcp
Dessert party

12/9
955 crt
Fp hm
Fp 7dmt
Fp etwb
A few fantasyland rides
A few Tomorrowland rides
Shop main st
BOG 5
Shop and get kicked out

12/10
Early flight home

Lots of early mornings, but I hope the early nights will balance it out..
As always... Work in progress....
Thoughts are welcome here

@rasadkowski Somehow I missed this in the morning. They look so wonderful. Our plans are so similar (great minds think alike!!!!) We are doing Chef Mickey on our arrival night too, we just arrive the day after you

Some fast pass suggestions for you on 12/4 would be Talking Mickey and Ariel's Grotto. I've been watching those in the lines app to see what SDFP availability would be like and it's not good! Also, if you will be in Tomorrowland at all either Buzz or the Tomorrowland Speedway might be fun ones for your girls. On 12/4 we are doing FPs for Buzz, Tomorrowland Speedway, and Meeting Ariel.

On 12/5 we have 2/3 of the same fast passes you do (plus talking Mickey) before our lunch and planning to do country bears and tom sawyer island too, although we might do tom sawyer island before our fast passes for splash mountain and BTRR

On 12/8 we also have FPs for safari and lion king before our Tusker lunch.

We have FPs for 7DMT and ETWB on 12/9 too so we are really stalking each other

 

[SilSprBea]

It's official...just paid off my trip and have a zero balance!

Ugh! I still haven't been able to pay off my balance because my TA won't seem to do it. I finally got hold of her on Wednesday and asked her to pay it off, but nothing yet. I just hope she doesn't forget by 11/4 and somehow Disney cancels my trip.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Ugh! I still haven't been able to pay off my balance because my TA won't seem to do it. I finally got hold of her on Wednesday and asked her to pay it off, but nothing yet. I just hope she doesn't forget by 11/4 and somehow Disney cancels my trip.

I'm so sorry your TA is such a dud! She'll lose her commission if your trip gets cancelled, so I'm guessing she'll at least get this much done for you.

 

[Iowamomof4]

Yulilin3 just posted on the MNSSHP thread that Disney has ADDED cm discount days here at the end of the month for MNSSHP's! Apparently this move is pretty much unprecedented. As of today, only 3 parties have sold out. I think about 1/2 of them sold out last year, so I guess Disney finally crossed the pricing line. I hope the trend continues for the Christmas parties.

 

[rasadkowski]

@rasadkowski Somehow I missed this in the morning. They look so wonderful. Our plans are so similar (great minds think alike!!!!) We are doing Chef Mickey on our arrival night too, we just arrive the day after you

Some fast pass suggestions for you on 12/4 would be Talking Mickey and Ariel's Grotto. I've been watching those in the lines app to see what SDFP availability would be like and it's not good! Also, if you will be in Tomorrowland at all either Buzz or the Tomorrowland Speedway might be fun ones for your girls. On 12/4 we are doing FPs for Buzz, Tomorrowland Speedway, and Meeting Ariel.

On 12/5 we have 2/3 of the same fast passes you do (plus talking Mickey) before our lunch and planning to do country bears and tom sawyer island too, although we might do tom sawyer island before our fast passes for splash mountain and BTRR

On 12/8 we also have FPs for safari and lion king before our Tusker lunch.

We have FPs for 7DMT and ETWB on 12/9 too so we are really stalking each other

We just have such great minds!!!!
I like looking at the plans laid out. It's good to see what I can tweak! I definitely agree with @Candycane83 about baymax etc.. So I'll likely stalk her that morning, then on 12/6, I'll plan to jump out at you from a cave on tom sawyers island.
I'm tempted to book Ariel for that morning. I'm thinking my girls will have enough princess time at the adrs though . I don't know how excited they are to really meet with them. Right now I have an extra etwb that I'll probably drop. It makes more sense to do it Monday 12/5. But, I think it'd be more fun to do it before our bog dinner on 12/9. So just a bit more tweaking here
We'll be crossing paths often!!
Thank you so much for your feedback

 

[Mintycake]

Yulilin3 just posted on the MNSSHP thread that Disney has ADDED cm discount days here at the end of the month for MNSSHP's! Apparently this move is pretty much unprecedented. As of today, only 3 parties have sold out. I think about 1/2 of them sold out last year, so I guess Disney finally crossed the pricing line. I hope the trend continues for the Christmas parties.

Is that only for cms or to the public?
If there is a discount for mvmcp we may just do it!

 

[Iowamomof4]

Is that only for cms or to the public?
If there is a discount for mvmcp we may just do it!

Just cm's. The general public would be hoppin' mad if they suddenly discounted the tickets for people who hadn't already purchased. I guess I'd be okay with it as long as they refunded the difference to me, but either way, this is just for cm's and it's just for certain Halloween party dates so far.

 

[pigletgirl]

I was thinking about doing the same because we're all sharing suitcases. I'm dividing it by days instead of by person since we have a triple split stay. Hmm... I might try this soon especially since I can pack some summer t shirts away already (cold now)

Yep, it's been unseasonably warm here lately. But, I have set aside Disney shirts that the girls won't wear until the trip. It just makes so much sense packing each day with the entire outfit. DD1 has been dressing herself lately, and it'll make it much easier on DH and I to just set out the bag with that particular day's clothing without hesitation. It'll be also easy to pack into the park bag on her BBB day if she's tired of wearing her princess dress.

Has anyone been looking on accuweather for the Orlando forecast 45 days out?

 

[areno79]

I was wondering if anyone here was planning on decorating their room/windows/doors? I had originally ordered this tiny, light-up, collapsible tree https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0130LJ772/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 so the bf and I would have a Christmasy room. I'm debating still bringing it and sticking it by the window, to add some holiday cheer to the room, lol. Anyone else doing any room/door/window decorating?

I'm decorating my room window!! I actually need to hit up the craft store to see if I can get some ideas.

I just heard about zazzle from @areno79 and splurged today. I might not survive another splurge

I haven't even hit up Etsy yet so I'm in trouble!!!

Ugh! I still haven't been able to pay off my balance because my TA won't seem to do it. I finally got hold of her on Wednesday and asked her to pay it off, but nothing yet. I just hope she doesn't forget by 11/4 and somehow Disney cancels my trip.

That is so frustrating! Does she have an office you can go to or a boss you can call ??

 

[Candycane83]

Yep, it's been unseasonably warm here lately. But, I have set aside Disney shirts that the girls won't wear until the trip. It just makes so much sense packing each day with the entire outfit. DD1 has been dressing herself lately, and it'll make it much easier on DH and I to just set out the bag with that particular day's clothing without hesitation. It'll be also easy to pack into the park bag on her BBB day if she's tired of wearing her princess dress.

Has anyone been looking on accuweather for the Orlando forecast 45 days out?

It does make sense. I need to start looking at non essentials and planning which outfits for what day for DS.

Disneybelle27 posted it a few days ago, looks warm accdg to the forecast now

 

[Candycane83]

I'm decorating my room window!! I actually need to hit up the craft store to see if I can get some ideas.



I haven't even hit up Etsy yet so I'm in trouble!!!


That is so frustrating! Does she have an office you can go to or a boss you can call ??

I just looked at teepublic and want to spend a lot there... someone stop meeeee!!!!

 

[areno79]

I just looked at teepublic and want to spend a lot there... someone stop meeeee!!!!

I keep telling myself I only have so many days there to wear these shirts! Haha

 

[pigletgirl]

I just looked at teepublic and want to spend a lot there... someone stop meeeee!!!!

Told you! Ugh, I want them all!

I keep telling myself I only have so many to wear these shirts! Haha

I know, I have to store these shirts after the vacation. I don't want to think that far ahead yet

 

[Candycane83]

I'm going to sleep so I don't spend any money... tonight... goodnight all!!!

 

[DisneyBelle27]

It does make sense. I need to start looking at non essentials and planning which outfits for what day for DS.

Disneybelle27 posted it a few days ago, looks warm accdg to the forecast now

Here's the forecast I had found! I can't believe they have a daily forecast out for that far away, lol, it's so ridiculous!

 

[Wood Nymph]

Anyone know how they will be keeping track of their itineraries? Will u be printing a hard copy or will you just be relying on your smartphones??

I used post it notes, one for each day, and then stuck that day's note to my annual pass card, or credit card. Anyway, it worked really great. I used to take a screen print of the itinerary from the MDE app, and look at the picture instead of using the website. But the post it note worked much better.

I was thinking about doing the same because we're all sharing suitcases. I'm dividing it by days instead of by person since we have a triple split stay. Hmm... I might try this soon especially since I can pack some summer t shirts away already (cold now)

It is nice to have one suitcase that is dirty clothes when you pack up and move to the next resort. Then you never have to open it until you are home. .

 

[rasadkowski]

Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice start to the weekend!

You've all got me really excited about packing we just bought the girls their first real suitcases last week!

I've been thinking about Epcot a bit, and was wondering about Anna and Elsa..
So the more I find out about joy/sadness wait times being longer than sommerhaus, it makes me wonder why?
I'd so much rather go right to the sisters after riding fea at rd, just because these are the only characters my girls really asked to see.
BUT I think I'll head to baymax and the others first now.... It makes me wonder, why do Anna and Elsa have such short wait times now?

 

[Candycane83]

Good morning! Hope everyone had a nice start to the weekend!

You've all got me really excited about packing we just bought the girls their first real suitcases last week!

I've been thinking about Epcot a bit, and was wondering about Anna and Elsa..
So the more I find out about joy/sadness wait times being longer than sommerhaus, it makes me wonder why?
I'd so much rather go right to the sisters after riding fea at rd, just because these are the only characters my girls really asked to see.
BUT I think I'll head to baymax and the others first now.... It makes me wonder, why do Anna and Elsa have such short wait times now?

Happy weekend!!!

The wait times for Anna and Elsa are much shorter because they have thee separate rooms (three sets of sisters) meeting. I think there is only one set of joy and sadness. I think baymax line may not be as long as Joy and sadness. hope that helps!

 

[rasadkowski]

Happy weekend!!!

The wait times for Anna and Elsa are much shorter because they have thee separate rooms (three sets of sisters) meeting. I think there is only one set of joy and sadness. I think baymax line may not be as long as Joy and sadness. hope that helps!

Ahhh!! That's awesome! It'd be so funny to see them together! Thanks for clarifying

 

[Lisa F]

I've never had a touring plan other than ADRs. This time we'll have FP+ as well and I have notes, but they aren't set in stone. I guess you and I are crazy or maybe we aren't.

it's weird but I have been to the parks and know them so well that I can plan on the fly easily between ADRs and FP+. That said, to utilize SDFP I will have to plan a bit more... I might just be old fashioned and write out cards with plans as I have the fill in SDFP. last time I just used the app on my phone to track and change FP+ on the fly and it was fine but my FP+ were NOT very well organized, it had been a while since my last trip and I was out of the groove. I only tried to hold on my head whatever was planned next and the rest was on the fly.