Hello Everyone!
Happy Sunday! I feel like I say this everytime I write a post. But life has just been so busy! Work has picked up and end of the school year was BUSY!!!! But school is finally over! The girls finished with strong grades and are ready for the summer to start, for sure. But of course that means, that summer camp starts tomorrow! So, I have to get my act together and make sure they have camp backpack, sneakers, water bottle all those good things, that I used to have ready weeks in advance and now seem to do at the last minute ALL the time now!
We are going to see Toy Story 4 this afternoon, and I can't wait. I might be more excitied than the girls.
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So, let's get to the updates! And there are alot!!!
August Trip:
First off, the BIGGEST, is this tiny little announcement about Annual Passholder Previews for Galaxy's Edge!!! I have been stalking the dis thread for when they announce some REAL information. I am really really really hoping the timing works out and we can grab a slot while we were there. It would be AMAZING!!!! Of course, they announced this literally after I made all our fast passes and really finailized our plans. BUT this is DEF worth moving EVERYTHING around for.
SATURDAY
So, on Father's Day, we had a nice breakfast and I finally got eveyone to talk about the trip a little. And we decided to go ahead and do a water park day. Andy's logic is who knows if we will do August again. (I have a BIG fear that Andy is going to be miserable in the heat) And really, weather wise, it just makes the most sense.
So, Sunday will be a water park day! We will be getitng in fairly late, so the 10:00 open will also work in our favor to not have to get up and go quiet so early. Although, I do want to be there before it opens, to hopefully be some of the first people in.
Anyone know how early we should get there?
We are at Coronado for the first part, so I think we will just take a lyft there and back. I am still thinking Blizzard Beach but thinking, we can decided even that day.
That evening, we have plans to meet up with
@kastoney & fam for dinner. We were going to Morimoto for dinner but Kari snagged us
Hoop Dee Doo Review Tier 1 reservation for tonight! I think the girls will have a blast doing this together. And unlimited Sangria!! Hopefully this will be the first of 2 times I get to be part of the famous Tispy Notes!
We might use the Minnie Vans for this, at least one of the 2 ways. Since the extra cost totally makes sense to me since, they bring you all the way into the resort. Possibly, we can take the boat to MK and hop on 1 or 2 rides before heading back. MAYBE. But I do expect us to be tired from a day of water park fun.
SUNDAY
This will be Magic Kingdom Day and we will be spending a lot of the day with
@kastoney and fam again, as this is there last day. Kari has there fast pass day earlier than us, and she made fast passes for them. And I was able to basically match her times! We did let the girls each pick a ride, and well, we ended up with the headliners, which works!
Big Thunder Mountain
10:10 - 11:10
Splash Mountain
11:15 - 12:15
Space Mountain
1:10 - 2:10
After the Space Fast Pass, we will probably head back to rest a bit at the resort.
And then we have a fairly early dinner reservations at Sebastian's @ Caribbean Beach with Kari and family. They are staying there, and I suggested we eat there, and then let the girls swim in the pool there while the adults enjoy another beverage or two at the pool bar there.
I am hoping that the first 2 days are fairly low key, well as low key as a trip to Disney can be....
MONDAY
This will be our first day trying to coordniate some time with the C's (Andy's sister's family)
So, I ended up doing a leading/overlapping reservation to start booking fast passes 2 days early. And I couldn't get Slinky Dog until 4:00 or 5:00 PM!!! That would have been 5 days into our trip! Ok, SDD is super fun, but really?!?! In August?!?!
At any rate, the overall plan is Rope Drop HS, head to Tower of Terror for those who want to ride. Then use our fast passes
Rock n' Rollercoaster
10:05 - 11:05
Toy Story Mania
11:15 - 12:15
Star Tours
1:00 - 2:00
We will try for a Slinky Dog as a 4th fast pass but if not, oh well. We have dinner reservations in Disney Springs at 4:10. So, depending on how we are feeling, we will head out after Star Tours and rest a bit at the hotel or hang around until it is time to head to Disney Springs.
We have dinner reservations at
Homecomin' at 4:10 AM. Since we changed Morimoto to Hoop, we will def try and hit Jock LIndsay's maybe after for Gwen's Chocolate Bacon thing. And maybe Andy and I will try and get the Morimoto Ribs from the counter service window. I also would love to be able to try the Pineapple Frose that they have at Wine Bar George. But jsut typing that seems like a lot of food and drinks!
Depending on how long we wonder around DS maybe we can do some night swimming when we get back to the resort.
TUESDAY
Is Halloween Party Night. So, I booked MK fast passes for the morning, so we can go back and get a good rest before the party. I think the C's might stay all day, but there is no way we would last.
Peter Pan
9:10 - 10:10
Tomorrowland Speedway
10:30 - 11:30
Haunted Mansion
11:40 - 12:40
I feel weird booking a fast pass in the 9:00 am slot but I really want to get us out of there by 12:30 at the latest.
I saw the menu and a review of the new restaurant at Coronado, Three Bridges Bar & Grill. And it looks good! SO, I am hoping we can grab some food and drinks from there, swim a little and then rest in then rest in the room a bit.
And I think we will plan on getting to MK between 6-7. And then get our Halloween Party on!
WEDNESDAY
Today is a rest day and we are moving resorts! We will be leaving Coronado and moving over to Yacht Club!!! And I can't wait! We really love Yacht Club and it will be perfect with the hot summer weather.
I do hope to leave Coronado fairly early and move over to yacht so, we can get some good pool time in, and maybe even a nap today. I booked us dinner in EPCOT, as I knew we can easily walk over.
We have
Spice Road @ 5:10, and I am looking forward to this! I want to try the I also grabbed us a fast pass for Frozen, since it is the only things in the World Showcase. I can't expect us to leave the world showcase at all.
THURSDAY
We are headed to Animal Kingdom today. Originally I was thinking we would only do the morning in AK but I just don't think it will be enough time to do everything.
Flight of Passage
9:35 - 10:35
Kali River Run
10:45 - 11:45
Everest
12:15 - 1:15
I know it will be a bit of back and forth but I am thinking if we can get there at Rope Drop, we can head to the Safai first. Gwen absolutely loves Kali, so I figured I should def get a fast pass for that.
We have a
late lunch reservation at Sanaa that I DO NOT want to cancel!! I WANT... no ... NEED to have the bread service again. And I do think the lunch menu will be better for us. SO, I have a reservation for us at 2:10. So, I think we have enough time from our Everest fast pass to get to Sanaa as long as we go at the beginning of the window.
I also think that we will want to do the new drawing class out at Rafiki's Planet Watch. And I am thinking we will need to come back after lunch to fit this in. But I am hoping we can get a second FOP fast pass for the afternoon as well. Maybe we can do Kali again stand by? We will see!
FRIDAY
I am keeping this day fairly open again. The C's will be here all day and we have dinner reservations with them. But not till LATE. So, the plan in for a mostly pool day.
I do have a breakfast reservation at
Cape May Cafe @ 8:05. I figure that it will be easy to just roll downstairs and over for breakfast. And then we can go throw on some swim suits and relax at the pool.
We have dinner reservations at
8:15 with La Hacenda with the C's. They planned it that way, so they could watch Illuminations from the restaurant. And they were able to add us to the reservation. This will be a VERY late dinner for the girls. And I might have to feed them dinner before this and just hope they want an app or something.
I did get us some fast passes for us, for the evening.
Figment
5:00 - 6:00
Test Track
6:10 - 7:10
Spaceship Earth
7:15 - 8:15
I am thinking realistically we will hit Test Track and Spaceship Earth early so, we can get over to dinner on time.
The girls haven't seen Illuminations yet and Andy and I only once. So, this will be nice. And we will be able to just scoot out the back way and walk back to the room, which will be great!
SATURDAY
Is our last full day. I booked our 1st fast pass for mid day, just in case we are slow moving on this last day. But we will be headed to MK today.
Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
10:35 - 11:35
Big Thunder Mountain
12:55 - 1:55
Splash Mountain
2:!5 - 3:15
We have a lunch reservation with the C's at Skipper Canteen @ 11:40. Which we love, so I am glad we will get to eat here again. The C's have to leave at some point. And we will play it by ear whether we stay or go back to the resort.
We are leaving Sunday morning SUPER early (like prob 3 or 4 AM), so I am leaving it open.
So, this was a REALLY long post, but it helps to type it up and process all of it! Of course, like I said at the begining, if you even remember that part... But this may ALL change depending on whether what happens with AP Previews!
If I get to choose a day, I am not sure what day would be the best. Thoughts? But I am assuming I will get whatever we get. If anything at all.
If you read all the way through, THANKS!!!!