Well, I wanted to post what we think are our final plans now because I am determined to finish my Girls TR from June by Monday, if not sooner. I hope to do part of the final updates tomorrow if work allows me and then on Monday. Saturday will be spent cleaning the entire house while Mark is umpping Fall baseball and then Sunday we are going to Milwaukee to go to the zoo and have lunch with some dear DIS friends (although they are very rarely on the DIS anymore)...we try to go to Milwaukee once a year to see them.
So here are our final plans...subject to change, of course.
If we have not talked and you plan on being at the World as the same time as us, please stop us and say hello.
Friday, September 19 -- Arrive Orlando around 2:10 p.m.; pick up rental car and check in at resort. Room, hopefully by this time will be ready and we will dump luggage, have Garden Grocer order delivered and grab a bite to eat at Mara. Then we will head to the Studios for our AP's and then meet Cynthia and Jeff (eandesmom) at the Tune Lounge and hopefully the rain will stay away and we will be watching the Frozen Fireworks.
Saturday,, September 20 -- Breakfast at Kona in the morning; pool until about 3:30; dinner at Olivia's and then go to Magic Kingdom where they have EMH's until 1 a.m. (FP+ selected for Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder and Mine Train)
Sunday, September 21 -- Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare (new for us); then to DTD to do some shopping and then back to the pool. We will head to Epcot around 4 p.m. for our FP+ and our dinner at Rose & Crown (FP+ selected for Soarin', Spaceship Earth and Mission: Space). We are also hoping to run into another DISer, Judy and her family (her girls are performing at House of Blues this Saturday).
Monday, September 22 -- Breakfast in the room and pack the car; drive to the Studios where we will be having a DIS meet that I've been waiting for years for...we will be meeting that's nice (Tim) and his beautiful family.. We have 3 FP+ selected that we will do with them...Toy Story, Tower of Terror and Star Tours. Right before our FP+ for Star Tours, Wendy (teekathepony) and Johnny will be meeting us and we will all ride together. I am sure that Mark, Tim and Juliana will be hitting up Rock & Roll Roller Coaster. I will stay with the littles if Mel (TIm's wife) and Tim's mom want to go too. I am sure we will do some Frozen stuff.
Then we will drive to the Beach Club for our ADR at 3:00 (actually, we may just go to the Boardwalk and park there since we will be going back there after our ADR to check in for the next four nights and just walk to the Beach Club...it will depend on time). After checking into the Boardwalk, we will probably just hang at the pool and possibly eat on the Boardwalk or just grab food at the pool.
Tuesday, September 23 -- we are meeting Tim and family for a mega group breakfast at Crystal Palace at 8 a.m. Yes, my favorite time...an empty Main Street. We then have FP+ for Anna and Elsa, Buzz and Mine Train which we will do with them. At this point, Tim says they probably aren't going to do the Halloween Party. Therefore, I made an ADR this morning for Be Our Guest when I saw it pop up. I wanted Kona but there was nothing available until very late. Tim said that perhaps we could meet them at BLT where they are staying at watch Hallowishes from there with them.
Wednesday, September 24 -- We will have breakfast in the room and then head to the Animal Kingdom where we are doing the Backstage Safari. After our safari, we will go to Flame Tree for lunch and then do our FP+ for Festival of the Lion King, EE and Finding Nemo (I will do a walk on for Dinosaur). We will then go to the pool for a bit perhaps and then head to Epcot to experience our first Food & Wine by grazing.
Thursday, September 25 -- breakfast in the room and then head to the Magic Kingdom for Extra Magic Hours. We have FP+ for Be Our Guest for Lunch and then FP+ for Pooh, Big Thunder and Splash Mountain. We will then head to Epcot and spend our time in World Showcase and hae dinner at Nine Dragons (again new for us)
Friday, September 26 -- breakfast at 7:30 at Whispering Canyon Café (I still couldn't get Cinderella's Royal Table which I wanted to try) and then head to MK where we have FP+ for Buzz Haunted Mansion and Pirates. We have lunch at p.m. and then will pass out a balloon to a child in memory of my dad and then start our drive to Marco Island for nine days. Nicki and I talked last night and will be talking tomorrow and we have most of our plans decided of where we are eating, etc.
We did cancel our one signature meal. If Mark's severance check comes before we leave (final paperwork was signed late last week), we will try to rebook it.
So that's it.
Thanks for joining and I hope you'll all join the TR when we get back. I'm sure we will have lots of great photos to share of DIS meets and adorable kids (yes, Tim, your kids are adorable...they all take after your lovely wife).
I wish that I were doing some shopping at DTD right now. I told John yesterday that I need to go back before Christmas because I need another set of Christmas ornaments. Yeah, like that's the only reason that I need to go back. 
I mean, we need some flexibility, right?
