A Pre Thanksgiving/Christmas Vacation, Our First Split Stay & Our 5th Trip to Disney!

[rusafee1183]

I hope they have a great time seeing the Osbourne lights. I have ALWAYS wanted to go at Christmas time.

 

[JoBird]

I hope she isn't waterlogged---- I think it's pouring there!

Stay dry, Shelly!!!!!

Day 5 ~ Wednesday November 11th:


Can you believe it will be day 5 and we haven't even gone to MK yet? Crazy, I know! As you have already read, MK isn't a favorite park for any of us. But we still all love it. It's just so magical! We always do MK 2 days. One day we will open MK and stay until about 2-3. Another day we will go to MK around 2-3 and stay til closing and watch Wishes. This is the day that we will get to MK late. And believe it or not, this day starts with "sleep in". We will get up whenever and hang out at POR for a bit. Maybe swim. Definitely get lunch at the food court. And head to MK whenever we feel like it. We have no ADR's this day, because the following day we have 2. So it will be CS for us on this day. Our CS dinner will either be at Casey's Corner (which all 3 of the boys love, I could take it or leave it) or we will try something new and go to Cosmic Ray's! We don't really have any plan of attack for MK on this day. On the day that we will open MK (later in the week) we will go for Fantasyland first. Just tradition I guess. Really though I think it is the fact that I like to go and do the Fantasyland attractions first thing when there are no lines because I just can't justify waiting in long lines for them later. So we will most likely skip Fantasyland and maybe even Mickey's Toontown on this day and focus on the bigger rides and attractions. DS10 is bummed that Space Mtn will be closed. Unless by some miracle the opening day is bumped up by a week or so! I am so curious as to what it will be like after the rehab. I thought it was so rough and jerky before. We will probably spend some time in Tomorrowland regardless of if Space is open or not. We all love Buzzlightyear and Monsters Inc. DS10 loves the Jungle Cruise, so we will definitely hit that at least once. And definitely Big Thunder. We will skip Splash and save it for later in the week. We will definitely stop at Aloha Isle and get a Dole Whip Float! (okay, at least I will, the boys don't like them. ) We'll probably see some characters and I'd like to see the Pirate Tutorial show (we've never seen it). Maybe the boys will get chosen! We haven't seen the castle stage show in a few trips, so I'd like to see it as well. Spectro is showing that night, but we may skip it since we just saw it in January. We'll see what we feel like. But we will definitely see Wishes!

 

[trixiequilts]

It's a Dole Whip Float day!!!

 

[NewCrew42]

I have another friend who is at WDW this week. She posted on facebook last night that it had started raining at Magic Kingdom after it got dark. It was supposed to rain all day yesterday, but the rain had held off.

I hope Shelly's having a great day. I love Magic Kingdom in the rain.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

I just hope those boys have got to hit that water slide!!!!!!! I know they were soooo looking forward to it!!! do you know if it's gotten cooler, or did it stay warm for them so far?

 

[JoBird]

Well, my little birdie just called and said that it rained last night until midnight, isn't raining this morning.

So that is good news.

Don't know about the temp-- I forgot to ask. Yesterday it was in the high 70's in the morning, though, I do know that.

Warm enough for a swim-- especially when you're used to cold weather.



Hoping they can finagle their way onto Space Mtn.


Jo

 

[drakes]

Another Sleep In Day I really don't know how you can sleep in knowing MK awaits you!
I hope the rain stays away and that the crowds are low so you walk on everything and then have some down time to sit and eat your Dole Whip and people watch.

My MK favorites ..... POTC, JC, all of Fantasyland, SpaceM (too bad it's closed - but they may be doing soft openings? )

I sure do hope they used that waterslide too!

 

[trixiequilts]

Hey everybody! I just talked to Shelly...she says hi and that they're having a great time! I'm not going to give anything away and spoil her TR, but she said the temps have been very good. It only rained a bit last night and it was holding off so far today. Hopefully it will stay that way!

I told her we were all very jealous of her!

 

[drakes]

Hey everybody! I just talked to Shelly...she says hi and that they're having a great time! I'm not going to give anything away and spoil her TR, but she said the temps have been very good. It only rained a bit last night and it was holding off so far today. Hopefully it will stay that way!

I told her we were all very jealous of her!

Thanks for the update
Glad they are having a great time!

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

Trixie~ Thanks for the update!! Glad the weather is cooperating for them!!

 

[Monny2AE]

So glad to hear the rain held off!

I wonder if the boys got into the Jedi show yesterday!

 

[trixiequilts]

I wonder if the boys got into the Jedi show yesterday!

Oh rats! I meant to ask her that and I forgot.

 

[Monny2AE]

that's okay it will just make the TR that much more exciting

 

[rusafee1183]

Shelly and her boys are probably heading to bed geting ready for Epcot and Le Cellier tomorrow!

I'm not jealous, I'm happy, I'm not jealous, I'm happy....

 

[JoBird]

Now THIS is going to be a perfect day.

Tonga Toast, Epcot, Epcot, Epcot, Epcot.....Le Cellier, Epcot, Illuminations....
*sigh*


Did I mention Epcot???

I'm going to be pea green with envy alll day.

Have a wonderfully beauterific fantastically gorgeously fun time, Shelly!!

Day 6 ~ Thursday November 12th:



This day may or may not begin with sleep in! Yes, we have no real early morning plans. Shocking, I know! We have a late breakfast ADR at Kona Cafe at the Poly. Never been there. I am going to have to try the famous Tonga Toast! After breakfast we will walk over to the TTC and take the monorail to Epcot! We usually open Epcot, so this will be new for us arriving there around 11:30-12. Of course we will do our 2 favorites - Test Track and Soarin! Probably several times, depending on the crowds. We will probably get fastpasses to use for later on too. DH and the kids will ride Mission Space. After my last experience on it I will be passing. We will ride Nemo and check out the Seas pavilion. We will ride Spaceship Earth and then watch our cool videos afterwards! We will probably ride Living with the Land, even though DS10 & I find it a bit boring. I'm sure we'll stop by Club Cool for some nasty drinks! If the line isn't too long at the Character Spot we will stop by there for some pics!

Then we will start our journey around World Showcase. Stopping by most of the countries. Definitely doing the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico and Maelstrom in Norway. I'd like to see the Chinese Acrobats since we have never timed it right to see them before. And I hear that Italy has the best snow-cones, so we will probably stop by there to try them! We have a dinner ADR at LeCellier. Really looking forward to it, it's my favorite! After dinner we will look for a good spot to watch IllumiNations.

 

[JoBird]

Trix-
Thanks for giving us an update on them!!! I think we ALL are enjoying living vicariously thru them this week. I hope they can appreciate how much joy they're giving us.


Jo

 

[NewCrew42]

Originally Posted by Momof2Disneyboys
Day 6 ~ Thursday November 12th:



This day may or may not begin with sleep in! Yes, we have no real early morning plans. Shocking, I know! We have a late breakfast ADR at Kona Cafe at the Poly. Never been there. I am going to have to try the famous Tonga Toast! After breakfast we will walk over to the TTC and take the monorail to Epcot! We usually open Epcot, so this will be new for us arriving there around 11:30-12. Of course we will do our 2 favorites - Test Track and Soarin! Probably several times, depending on the crowds. We will probably get fastpasses to use for later on too. DH and the kids will ride Mission Space. After my last experience on it I will be passing. We will ride Nemo and check out the Seas pavilion. We will ride Spaceship Earth and then watch our cool videos afterwards! We will probably ride Living with the Land, even though DS10 & I find it a bit boring. I'm sure we'll stop by Club Cool for some nasty drinks! If the line isn't too long at the Character Spot we will stop by there for some pics!

Then we will start our journey around World Showcase. Stopping by most of the countries. Definitely doing the Gran Fiesta Tour in Mexico and Maelstrom in Norway. I'd like to see the Chinese Acrobats since we have never timed it right to see them before. And I hear that Italy has the best snow-cones, so we will probably stop by there to try them! We have a dinner ADR at LeCellier. Really looking forward to it, it's my favorite! After dinner we will look for a good spot to watch IllumiNations.

I hope they are having a great time in Epcot today!!!

I can't help but wish I were eating at Le Cellier!!!

 

[rusafee1183]

I hope they are having a great time in Epcot today!!!

I can't help but wish I were eating at Le Cellier!!!

Me too NC!

Random fact about Le Cellier -

Last time we were there we were talking to our server about how good our meal always is there and he told us that all they do is use salt and pepper on the steaks, but the reason that the steaks are so flavorful is because they have someone come in 3 times a week and he smokes the salt in duck fat.

It was so interesting to find out that's where all that flavor comes from.

 

[NewCrew42]

Wow salt smoked in duck fat!

I don't even know how that happens!

 

[JoBird]

That's one smokin' Quack attack.