A-Hoy Mateys, the Crew of the Black Pearl Heads to WDW!

[smacky1]

Hey everyone! Its been a while since Ive checked in. I was hoping to see September hours released soon so I could narrow down our ADR. The only one Im sure of is Chef Mickey's on our arrival day. All the others will depend on park hours and parade times. I was hoping to get everyones help. I mentioned before that DH and I are celebrating our 9th anniversary on 9/23 which is a Weds. I was trying to think of something to do to celebrate it. We are not going to be in the parks that day (as of now) as we are planning on going to MNSSHP the night before so we've reserved that day as a resort/relax day. I was thinking we would eat out at one of the many restaurants between BCV/BWV/Swan/Dolphin, share a kitchen sink ice cream sundae at the Beach Club and then catch the fireworks in Epcot at the bridge between the Boardwalk and BCV. Of course, we do have a rental car, so if anyone has any suggestions outside the world that would be an option for us too. We've never been to the Universal area and I thought maybe we could check out the City Walk and have dinner there. If anyone has done anything outside the world that you think would be fun for an evening let me know.
How is everyone else doing with the ADR planning. Our dates are coming right up to get those ressies in! Good luck everyone!

 

[smacky1]

I just saw this posted on the budget board and thought you all might want to see it as well:
September Park Hours
http://www.disneytravelagents.com/S...pdf/ParkHours/WDW_Operating_Calendar_Sept.pdf

 

[WalkingintheFog]

http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/wd...alendarParkHoursMonthlyViewPage&date=20090901


Time to get to arranging what I might want.
And in less than 2 weeks, I'll be learning how much of what I want I can't have!




EDITTED to add:
Looks like that's in progress: you can see some hours, and know which days some have EMH, but not the actuall hours.
THe TA site that Smacky1 posted seems the better option at this point! Hope that is going to be pretty accurate!

 

[MrsKreamer]

Getting excited, we make our ADRs Sat!!!

 

[MrsKreamer]

So I call in my ADRs on Sat and here is what I am shooting for. *I know this is a lot of food, and a lot of breaking from the parks, however we need to do this because my youngest needs lots of breaks and some quiet time.

Friday Sept 18th-
Driving in
arriving around 3pm
Dinner at T-rex

Sat 9/19 Epcot
Bk- Chef Mickey's(let the kids see the mouse right away) 7:15a
Lunch- Coral Reef 12:45/1:15
break to room
Dinner- 9 Dragons 6:45p/7:15p

Sun-Animal Kingdom
B-Tusker House 7:45/8a
L-Yak n Yeti 12:45/1:15
leave park at 3p/4p
break
D-Hoop 7:15 seating*****Has anyone sat in Tier 2 or 3 seating, How is it?????


Mon-Epcot
B-Wave 7:30/7:45
L-Tokyo Dining 1:45
break
D-Biergarten

Tues(Kurt Jr's Birthday!!!) MK
B-Crystal Palace 7:30/7:45
L-Whispering Canyon Cafe 1:15
Break
D-Liberty Tree Tavern 6p/6:15
Possible MNSSHP

Wed-MK
B-Ohana 7:30a
L-Plaza 1:15p
Leave park around 4:30
D-California Grill 7:15/7:30p*****Is this a good time to be seated if we want to see fireworks???????


Thurs-Studios
B-Hollywood N Vine
L-50s Primetime
Leave park around 5/6p
D-Luau 8p


Fri-Studios/Epcot
B-Cape May 7:30
L-Sci-fi or Garden Grill ******can't decide?????
D-Le Cellier 7:15

Sat-Leaving day
B-Pop
check out
DTD to shop
L-Planet Hollywood or T-Rex again
Start driving around 2p or 3p


OK so any advice???

 

[parkers*momma]

They look really YUMMY!

 

[parkers*momma]

OK, mine are now set in stone.

Here is what I have for our upcoming vacation:



9/15---just checking in, checking out POP Century since we have never stayed here before then taking a bus over to MK then the monorail over to the Contemporary for Chef Mickey at 8:30pm.

9/16--- The morning is horseback riding at Fort Wilderness, then Typhoon Lagoon till 4, and a private Photopass shoot at 6:00PM (hopefully). After the Photoshoot, we have a ressie at Ohana at 6:30 but I might be sharing this ressie with a new friend from this Photopass shoot. I'm being mean and making her jump through hoops for it. (J/K-it's hers for the taking). I've decided it was pushing it with a 6:00pm photoshoot, 6:30pm Ohana, and being on the Tahiti beach in time for a hammock to watch wishes. SOOOO, we are going to grab a C/S, do a relaxed picnic on the beach, grab a hammock and watch Wishes on the beach and maybe meeting a new friend from Disboards.

9/17---DD Birthday! A day at MK with a 6pm ressie at Crystal Palace, birthday cake, then off to grab a spot for Spectromagic and Wishes.

9/18---A day at Epcot but first breakfast at yummy Boma at 8:00am. We'll probably grab a taxi to AKL unless you think we can make it by bus on time. A day at Epcot with Coral Reef at 5:00pm

9/19---Cape May at 9:00am, picking up a rental car and heading to Shell Island for the day. Then back to Disney with a 5:30 Ohana Ressie and the evening at DTD.

9/20---A day at Hollywood Studios. Lunch is at Sci-Fi at 11:00am. We also scored a Fantasmic Dinner Package at 4pm at Momma Melrose.

9/21---Donald's Safari Breakfast at Tusker House at 8am (DD LOVES their breakfast), Tusker house at 1:15 for the Nemo Lunch special, Private Photo shoot at Grand Floridian at 7:00pm, and then Narcoossee at 8:00pm.

9/22---Blizzard Beach until 3, then it's off to MNSSHP with a Liberty tree ressie at 6:00pm.

9/23---CRT for breakfast at....drumroll...8:00am! HOW COOL IS THAT! We have been to Disney 13 times and have never been able to walk down main street before the park opens. We were really excited about this ressie. For dinner, we are heading to LeCelliers at Epcot at 6:00pm.

9/24---1900 Parkfare at 9am and sadly leaving Disney for another year around Noonish.

There are other restaurants I wanted to try but I was Vetoed on them. So next year, hopefully, I'll get to try them.

 

[WalkingintheFog]

Happy Father's Day, EricM and all the other fathers out there!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

I spent the weekend at my parents' cabin preparing the flower gardens, thereby saving my Dad from the wrath of a hundred thousand mosquitos!
(despite wearing a fly net/hat, I have more than 30 on the back of my neck alone!). Last frost warning was last week, and first day of summer supposedly was Jun 21, so we're putting our gardens in! Woo Hoo!

 

[WalkingintheFog]

Nothing is ever carved in stone....
More like written in sand on the beach!


Still to finalize plans, but important ones are:

Sep 16: Supper at 'Ohana, courtesy of the gracious Parkersmomma! Woo Hoo! and Wishes on the beach after

Sep 19: Lunch at Brown Derby

Sep 21: 8am Brekkie at Cinderella's Royal Table
. . . . . . .late lunch at Le Cellier

When my 2nd window opens on Thurs Jun 25, I'll make a late lunch reservation at Biergarten for Sep 25, and a brekkie reservation for Sep 27 at 1900 Parkfare (thinking those may be easy enough to get , I may be a party of 1 at that point --cousin may only be joining me for week one).

Also planning on MNSSHP for the 15th (alt rain date Sep 22) and KTTK tour in the morning on the 18th.

Woo hoo! Time keeps getting closer!.... eeps! and time to leave for work!

 

[CapnJacksGirl]

It sounds like you guys are getting things squared away! I overslept on my ADR day and didn't get on the phone until 6:15 - BIG mistake. I was on hold for almost an hour. Fortunately, I didn't need many ADRs since we're foregoing the DDP this time and staying less tied to times and reservations.

My only disappointment was Donald's Breakfast on our AK day, 9/20. I wanted 8 am but it wasn't available. He offered me 9:10 as the earliest, but I figured we were better off hitting rope drop, riding Safari, and coming back to Donald's at 10 a.m.

We're doing CP at 8:15 a.m. on 9/21 for our first MK day, Teppan Edo at 6:10 on 9/22, and Ohana at 10 a.m. on 9/25. Our only other "for sure" meal is at Big River Grille, which I was informed doesn't take ADRs, the dirty rats. My DH loves, loves, loves blackened mahi, so I am making sure he gets it at least one time by going to BRG. We're staying at BWV, so it's not like it's a big sacrifice!

I hope everyone else had great success with their ADRs!!

 

[WalkingintheFog]

I just saw the room rate discount codes, 35% off, and decided to switch part 1 of my stay from POP to POR!
woo hoo! I'm so excited!
My cousin just confirmed via a Facebook Wall post that she would be joining me in Sep--I know she'll arrive ~11pm same day I arrive (I arrive about 1pm)
confused3Granted, I have no idea if she's just coming for 1st part of trip (8 days at POP), or if for 1st and 2nd part (part 2 is 6 days at Yacht Club)
She has such a hectic life, I usually let her contact me on her own time.)

BUT! when I saw the codes, I thought, gee, she really enjoys DTD, and I do hope to go there several times, and I had also decided I'd be taking the boat from DTD to POFQ for Beignets, and also to scope out the Treehouses!

And then I thought, hmm, and POR or POFQ the room is bigger, and there's the modesty curtain in place for the washbasins.... and they have sheltered bus stops..and maybe a bit less noisy than POP might be...and a fridge in place in the room.. and the grounds are so pleasant...

And I really enjoyed my stay at POR last year. So I switched from POP to POR! Woo Hoo!

I wonder, when will I tell her that? At the very latest it would be the day before we leave Canada.
yaay! ... but I'm not the least bit excited. No, not at all...

 

[ericm078]

Happy Father's Day, EricM and all the other fathers out there!

Hope you all had a great weekend!

I spent the weekend at my parents' cabin preparing the flower gardens, thereby saving my Dad from the wrath of a hundred thousand mosquitos!
(despite wearing a fly net/hat, I have more than 30 on the back of my neck alone!). Last frost warning was last week, and first day of summer supposedly was Jun 21, so we're putting our gardens in! Woo Hoo!

Hey there just saw your note thank you for the wish!

 

[CapnJacksGirl]

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great summer! My DSs and I are down to 68 days on our countdown board. Whoo-hoo!

What are you doing to pass the time? What's the funnest thing you've got going this summer???

As for me, DH and I just bought a Harley and have been taking rides whenever grandma can watch the boys. We've gotten two overnight rides in along the St Croix River in Wisconsin. Gorgeous!

 

[parkers*momma]

Hi everyone! I hope you're having a great summer! My DSs and I are down to 68 days on our countdown board. Whoo-hoo!

What are you doing to pass the time? What's the funnest thing you've got going this summer???

As for me, DH and I just bought a Harley and have been taking rides whenever grandma can watch the boys. We've gotten two overnight rides in along the St Croix River in Wisconsin. Gorgeous!

What are you doing to pass the time? Let's see...beyond working and trying to help my 67 yo father adjust to being a new parent-again-(he just recieved guardianship of twin 5 yo and a 7 yo)...I've been spending my summer teaching our DD everything there is to know about horses. She has had a passion for horses since the day she born and recently a kind old grandfather figure gave her a pony to ride anytime she wants at his farm. So every night we spend 2 hours there while she learns grooming, riding, and every other aspect of caring for a pony. At least I have a head start on getting my legs in shape for Disney....walking all over the pasture leading a pony around!


What's the funnest thing you've got going this summer??? Hmmmmmm....funniest thing?---Man that is depressing, I don't have a funniest thing unless it would be grooming my dog while trying to save money. Do you know how much hair a collie has? Did you realize that a collie is a very prideful animal? I mean seriously...He was soooo hot so I decided to shave him. I had more hair on me than he had on him when I finished. And the poor thing hides behind the couch most of the time, when it is time to go out..I swear....he peeks out the door to see if anyone is outside and if there is, he won't go out. He would rather potty on the floor and get in trouble than to let the neighbors poodle see him looking like this! But hey...I'm saving $85.00 a month, he really looks cute cut as a lion, and he is a lot cooler...he never leaves the air-conditioned house!

 

[parkers*momma]

Poor lil neglected thread.

How is everyone's planning going?

Is anyone going to try the hot air balloon ride in DTD?

Is anyone doing the private photopass session?

Hope all is well with the crew!

 

[smacky1]

Hi Everyone! I havent posted in a while. We are really getting excited now that our trip is only 2 months away! This summer we've been pretty busy. I started out training for my first marathon that I was going to run in the fall, but Ive recently been sidelined with shin splints and have to drop out of my training until they heal Im hoping to at least run the 1/2 marathon that takes place at the same time, but I want to let my legs get better first as I dont want this to become a chronic problem.

We did the private photo shoot last year at the BCV and the photos came out great. Our DS was not quite 2 yet so he would only stand for a few pictures, but the ones we got were nice. There were a few people in on our last photo share who did the photo shoot as well and they had so many nice pictures. Im thinking of doing it again and hoping my ds will tolerate a few more pictures. I think the price was worth it.
I hope you all are having a nice summer!

 

[parkers*momma]

OK...who is ready to invade Walt Disney World?

Is it just me or does it seem like the days are dragging all of a sudden?

Anyone going to the MNSSHP on 9/22?

 

[WalkingintheFog]

ONE month TWO weeks!
That's what my ticker says! Yours too Parkers*Momma!

I don't know where the summer has gone, but it means my vacation and WDW are that much closer!

Planning has come to a grinding halt. My 2 wk Solo plan was made, and then cousin announced she'd be joining me, arrival 10 hrs later same day. Her departure date still unknown! Most likely Tues Sep 22, but who knows!

Today she finishes conference that she was so busy planning for, and guess there'll be paperwork to finish up, and then hopefully she'll be able to focus on ME! (hee hee!). I have no problems at all with rearranging my plans, just want (not a real need, just a slightly OCD need!) to know how I need to change things (does she want to have brekkie at Cindy's Castle or not?).

I figure the time I've spent on planning and arranging my trip was almost (well, not quite) enjoyable as the trip, so it still had value to me (sigh.. that's been the funnest thing going this summer).

If she's interested in doing MNSSHP, then we'll do that on 18th. If not, that night is Fantasia, and I'll have 15th or 22nd that I'll do MNSSHP on--I'll keep an eye on the weather to decide the date.
Several ideas for costumes, I'll prob get that pulled together soon.

And yes. I have put a few things in the suitcases already (woo hoo, Air Canada--no luggage charge!)

 

[parkers*momma]

We are headed on the 22 to MNSSHP. I still not sure about a costume for myself. I've really got to focus on that one. I really enjoyed the photopass from MNSSHP...really neat ones!

 

[MrsKreamer]

MY TRIP IS PAID!!!IN CASH!!!

Ok sorry, had to get that off my chest!

We are planning on going to MNSSHP on 9/22, but we haven't bought the tickets yet. I am not sure if my kids are going to want to go...