So in all seriousness, what exactly do you have on the sheets you laminated? I may have to do that for my own trip!!
maybe use the protective sleeves for whatever goes in the binder and then laminate small cheat sheet type ones? But what should those cheat sheets entail? Besides ADRs...
I don't do spread sheets (they are EVIL ++ ) so I made up a grid system in Microsoft Word. The page is held in landscape view (as opposed to portrait) and there are seven vertical columns for the days of the week and 3 rows across the page. I have it set up in calendar mode with the dates so if we arrive on a Saturday my info starts in the column all the way to the right of the page.
In the date blocks where we are going to be at WDW I include:
Park hours for each of the parks...
in different colors, Ex:
Animal Kingdom = green and the times of the parades and fireworks in that parks corresponding color. I have numbers next to the parks indicating what touring plans says will be the least crowded (#1) and the most crowded park (#4). I include all parks in each square in case we park hop or change plans.
The first time I ever made up one of these I only did it for the park that we planned to go to that day and when the plan changed I didn't have the other park hours on the sheet for that day. (rookie mistake)
I also have my
ADR places, times and MOST IMPORTANTLY ADR Reservation Numbers!
At the bottom of the daily square I have
what park we are shooting for in the AM and PM.
What is the most interesting in my plan is the info I have in the empty boxes! I'll put my
Disney reservation number on there, my
flight info,
The direction that the Friendship boats run from DHS to EPCOT and the reverse. I also put
the way the countries run in Epcot from the international gate. Next is my
cell phone contact # in case my plan is left behind, like the time my DH left
the only copy at 50's Prime Time cafe (CM Byron saved his bacon that day I'll tell you that!)
There are also notes on there about
what time Jelly Rolls opens and when Yee Ha Bob performs. I also have
reminder notes, like to ask the CM's not to charge me sales tax on packages I ship home. Then there are
counter service restaurant recommendations that we'd like to try on the fly. If I have any character meet tips or strategies I put that in one of those little squares.
The only thing I don't put on my plan is my name. I figure the cell phone contact # is enough. If I'm traveling with other people I usually put their initials and their cell phone numbers so everybody who gets a copy has the contact info.
Now
on the back of that plan is a chart for each park that tells you the best times do do a certain ride. For example Toy Story Mania has FP (fast pass) in all the squares except for the first hour of the day and it has big black X's in every evening hour. By now I know the drill on the high demand rides so I actually don't need this information. I just use that chart to roll up and beat people on the head who try to tell me that we don't really have to get to the park at rope drop and do TSM first thing because it will be open all day.
I love watching newbies look at that chart of mine. All of a sudden recognition dawns on their face about all the stuff I've been trying to tell them before we left on the trip. Every once in awhile I'll travel with the skeptic who still doesn't believe me. Usually I'll make it a point to swing back by high demand ride later in the day and gleefully point out the wait times and long lines of hot and sweaty, SAD looking people who didn't listen when somebody said to get to the parks at opening and do the high demand rides first.
I usually make 5 copies of ~ "
THE PLAN " ~ more if I am giving others a copy. I keep 1 copy in my pocket and one in my backpack. The rest live in my multi-pocket traveling Disney folder, where the plane tickets, Magical Express booklet and a ton of other things live.
The other thing that is important is to
go to the Disney site and check the park hours right before you leave, then make any adjustments, print and laminate... then off you go!
Many uninitiated people have laughed at my organizational skills when it comes to planning for Disney. Usually after a day or two at the parks they are following me around like a little puppy asking to see the plan so they know what would be smart to do next. Keep in mind we are not park commandos, where each 15 minute block is scheduled. Instead of darts our "plan" is more like horse shoes....... where we know what we
Have to do first to avoid trouble and then we mosey on over to whatever the kids want to do at our leisure.
So far it's still 3 months, three weeks and three days until our trip and I've printed and modified my plan about seventy teen million times. I'm not laminating it until the printer runs out of ink and dies right before we have to leave for the airport. Then and only then will I consider lamination!
~NM
. My discovery of the DIS, I now know about room requests, because every stay we ALWAYS have had a juliet balcony. We want to request connecting rooms AND full balconies for our family of 5 adults. I know that they don't always honor requests, that it depends on room availability, etc. Just wondering what would be better if they can honor only one? Connecting rooms or full balconies? What would YOU prefer?I can tell you that the Connecticut richie rich stereotypes that you see on TV are pretty far from true. Actually we've had that luggage for 17 years. Got it right before we got married. If only the photo accurately reflected it's beat-up and tattered condition!
Also LOVE MHT, I wish I could still get direct flights between FLL or PBI and MHT, but everything is connecting now. I hate having to fly in and out of BOS. Your plans sound good, hope you get all the packing done tomorrow!!! And of course have a safe flight and fantastic trip 
Oh and your comment about Teena and Bob in the tank had me Sorry, but just had to post here, 100 days to go until the DW's and my "FANTASY" comes "cruising" along.
I really really hope the rest of your trip was less eventful!! Let us know how he is doing, as well as the rest of you! I hope you got to WDW were able to settle in and get some rest 
We are due to fly out tomorrow morning!! I think (hope/pray) he just ate something that didn't agree with him. He doesn't have a fever but we are keeping a close eye on him today. He just turned 10 and this will be only the 4th time he's ever thrown up. He's gone about 4 hours now since the last episode but his stomach is still very crampy. I've been sitting here at work (shhh, don't tell them I'm on the DIS) calling home to get updates from my MIL. Poor guy was crying this morning when I was getting ready to leave because he didn't want me to go to work - this was a morning he wanted to snuggle with mom -it broke my heart to leave. The boss said I could leave early so I will be heading home soon though. Hopefully he is feeling better tomorrow for our big day!!
Just tell the kids that Daddy bit the ears off of the "Mickey" Bars... then when you are in the parks with an actual Mickey Bar the children will run from him every time he gets close!
