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So, I spent the afternoon at Karen's yesterday and we were both just itching to talk about Disney. I brought my planning folder in- I almost left it in the car and thought I'd get it later so she wouldn't think that was the only reason I'd come over but it was cold so I sheepishly brought it in. She laughed when she saw it and told me that she was waiting to get hers out because she didn't want me to think that was the only reason she wanted me to come over. 
We were both really antsy to know when homeschool days would be so she called to try to pump them for info- and what a good job she did!
Of course he wouldn't give her a definite date but he said the beginning of Ocotber so the first week is looking good. Even if they do it the second week we can still use the tickets during the first week so that is the plan at this point. 
I came home last night and worked on our itinerary. It's starting to feel more "official" since I have word documents with tables and bulleted lists going.
So without further ado our itinerary (and a few gratuitous pics from our last trip)...
Saturday October 1:
Travel day- I still haven't figured out where we'll try to stop along the way. It's a 17 hour drive w/o stops so probably 19-20 with breaks for meals, gas, bathroom, etc. I'd like to get about 14 hours done on our first day. I want to go as far as possible and since we've driven 14 hours as a family before I know this is probably our limit.
Sunday October 2:
Travel the rest of the way to Orlando- try to be at the hotel by about 2PM. I figure we will get checked in, rest, swim, relax for a bit and then head to DTD.
And finally we'll be ready to see the parks!!
Monday: Epcot, hop to MK in evening for Wishes/EP
Tuesday: Magic Kingdom
Wednesday: Hollywood Studios, dinner on Boardwalk
Thursday: Animal Kingdom, hop to Epcot for Illuminations
We could always choose to hop to Epcot on Wednesday as well, depending on what time we finish at DHS. And so far Tuesday isn't a party day so we'll just stay at MK until we're ready to leave. If they add a party we have the option to hop to Epcot (the other parks close too early) but can also just choose to have an early night and get some rest if we want. I'm actually leaning more toward CS dining at a resort (AKL or Poly) if there's a party. I learned a lot from my last trip and I'll still plan like crazy but the plans will be more flexible so we can relax and go with the flow.
Friday October 7:
We'll probably spend some more time at DTD before starting our drive back home. We'll stay in the same place as we did on the way down so we won't be doing the bulk of our travel on this day so we can take our time and enjoy DTD.
Saturday October 8:
Travel home
We were both really antsy to know when homeschool days would be so she called to try to pump them for info- and what a good job she did!
Of course he wouldn't give her a definite date but he said the beginning of Ocotber so the first week is looking good. Even if they do it the second week we can still use the tickets during the first week so that is the plan at this point. I came home last night and worked on our itinerary. It's starting to feel more "official" since I have word documents with tables and bulleted lists going.
So without further ado our itinerary (and a few gratuitous pics from our last trip)...Saturday October 1:
Travel day- I still haven't figured out where we'll try to stop along the way. It's a 17 hour drive w/o stops so probably 19-20 with breaks for meals, gas, bathroom, etc. I'd like to get about 14 hours done on our first day. I want to go as far as possible and since we've driven 14 hours as a family before I know this is probably our limit.
Sunday October 2:
Travel the rest of the way to Orlando- try to be at the hotel by about 2PM. I figure we will get checked in, rest, swim, relax for a bit and then head to DTD.
And finally we'll be ready to see the parks!!
Monday: Epcot, hop to MK in evening for Wishes/EP
Tuesday: Magic Kingdom
Wednesday: Hollywood Studios, dinner on Boardwalk
Thursday: Animal Kingdom, hop to Epcot for Illuminations
We could always choose to hop to Epcot on Wednesday as well, depending on what time we finish at DHS. And so far Tuesday isn't a party day so we'll just stay at MK until we're ready to leave. If they add a party we have the option to hop to Epcot (the other parks close too early) but can also just choose to have an early night and get some rest if we want. I'm actually leaning more toward CS dining at a resort (AKL or Poly) if there's a party. I learned a lot from my last trip and I'll still plan like crazy but the plans will be more flexible so we can relax and go with the flow.
Friday October 7:
We'll probably spend some more time at DTD before starting our drive back home. We'll stay in the same place as we did on the way down so we won't be doing the bulk of our travel on this day so we can take our time and enjoy DTD.
Saturday October 8:
Travel home
