Cruising towards 10 days of fun... a July/Nov 2012- & We're BACK!!! Pg.50-51

[MEK]

Nicki, the food queen, recommended it and we've gone every year since (she was NOT crazy about dinner). The juice alone is worth the price.

Only if they make it into a Lost on Safari!

 

[glennbo123]

Monday Nov. 5
Animal Kingdom
Breakfast at Tusker House
Dinner possibly at DTD or a resort or Boma (Animal Kingdom Lodge)
http://allears.net/menu/menu_bomadin.htm

Everyone wants to try Boma.. thanks GLEN for the idea! I've wanted to eat here for a while but I always forget about it.

You won't regret it!

But this is a really weird feeling -- I have teenagers...I'm not used to anyone taking my advice.

 

[Poolrat]

You won't regret it!

But this is a really weird feeling -- I have teenagers...I'm not used to anyone taking my advice.

I know the feeling...

 

[that's nice]

I t looks good.
I originally had Via Napoli for the 8th for dinner too, but then I thought to do Arkershus for Princesses with my family...but my sister is still undecided if she is staying for the WDW portion of the trip, so I am going to make ADR's for just Claire and I. My Mom won't make any commitments till my sister decides and my Aunt and Uncle are waiting as well, and the cousin wants to do what Aunt and Uncle do. So most likely I won't be meeting up with family for dinners. LOL. Which is fine, but I think Claire would like it.
I don't know if it would be right to make an ADR for 12 and then show up with 2?

They might get upset with you... or you can just say 'I told the CM 2, she must of mistakingly put it in for 12'

plans look good Tim

we ate at Boma in April....it was good and does have some foods for the unaventures in your group!

Thanks!

I am really excited to eat there and to see AKL again!

oh, MVMCP on friday and then you running in the early morning, ouch you are going to be a tired guy!

It's only a 5K... I stay up to midnight now and run at 8:30am. It won't be much of a difference.

Tim, plans are looking good. We've never done Boma for dinner, only breakfast (best breakfast buffet in Disney!).

I've heard breakfast is really good there! I guess I will have to add that to my never ending list of restaurants I want to eat at in Disney.

I think your plans look great and I am all for adding Boma to a list of ADRs. I have a funny story of a friend who traveled there with her kids and stayed off site. She canceled a Jiko reservation in the morning (not a kid place) and got an ADR for Boma instead. She loved it so much she went back 2 nights later and just waited for a table.

I have a Boma breakfast scheduled for June and I can't wait!!!!!!!

We ate at Jiko in 2009 and took Juliana with us. She is a well behaved kid but Melody & I felt a little out of place there. I loved my meal Melody thought hers was just OK. I doubt we would go back there anytime soon.

We're spending a long weekend over our anniversary at the Swan. That way we can indulge at Food & Wine without worrying about needing to drive home. So now Disney is a "staycation." Which also makes me geek out

NICE! What are you dates?

Will you be able to walk from Epcot to the Swan?

You won't regret it!

But this is a really weird feeling -- I have teenagers...I'm not used to anyone taking my advice.

Thanks again for the recommendation!

LOL.... It won't be long till I know that feeling too.

 

[brookelizabeth]

Your ADRs had my stomach growling!

So excited for you guys, I keep thinking of your big group at these character meals with all those cute kids...so fun!!!

 

[PennyLane1084]

Hi Tim. I've been lurking around your PTR for a while and finally decided to post. BTW, Christopher is adorable! Your plans for November look really nice. Is Michael going along for the trip again?

The cruise is such a nice way to celebrate Ana being cancer free! She's going to love it. It will be nice for her to have you and Melody all to herself for a while. Can't wait to hear more.

 

[Captain_Oblivious]

Looks like an excellent plan. But are you really going to skip the parks on a 1/10 day?

 

[that's nice]

Your ADRs had my stomach growling!

There are still a few places I need to try someday but we all gave 2-3 ADRs that we wanted to go to. Plus we have a few new restaurants too. Did I mention how excited I am for this trip?

So excited for you guys, I keep thinking of your big group at these character meals with all those cute kids...so fun!!!

It should be interesting!

Hi Tim. I've been lurking around your PTR for a while and finally decided to post. BTW, Christopher is adorable! Your plans for November look really nice. Is Michael going along for the trip again?

Hey Kristin!!!!! I hope everything is well with you!

Now that you mentioned it, we didn't add Michael on our ADRs. I hope we can sneak him into the restaurants.

But yes, MJ will be coming with us... as long as Dave & Branda remember to bring him.

The cruise is such a nice way to celebrate Ana being cancer free! She's going to love it. It will be nice for her to have you and Melody all to herself for a while. Can't wait to hear more.

I cannot wait for our cruise. It is perfect timing for me- right after my busy time ends. I'll need a vacation by then.

Looks like an excellent plan. But are you really going to skip the parks on a 1/10 day?

Good question. Melody has made it know she wants a day off. So I might try to get to a park for the am with Juliana. Or just hang at the pool for the day. I have no idea how Christopher is going to be on this trip.



Our ADRs have been made... I will try to get back here tonight and tell you what we got!!!

 

[that's nice]

So our ADRs have been made. Now our trip feels real. I am getting so excited for November even though it is 6 months away. This trip is going to be awesome I just know it. We were able to get every ADR we wanted- most of them at the exact time we requested. I think the biggest difference between the time we requested and the actual ADR time was 40 minutes. Not too bad! Here is the list:




Friday Nov. 2
Everyone arrives
Chef Mickey's Dinner 6:20



Saturday Nov. 3
We are spending morning/early afternoon at Give Kids The World then visiting with Melody's cousin
Our friends will be heading to some park morning/early afternoon
Dinner- 'Ohana 6:35



Sunday Nov. 4
Hollywood Studios
Lunch- Sci-fi 1:20
Dinner- Possibly Beaches & Cream (no ADR) (Beach Club Resort) or something in DTD or at our resort?



Monday Nov. 5
Animal Kingdom
Breakfast at Tusker House 8:00
Dinner Boma 6:00



Tuesday Nov. 6
Magic Kingdom
Pirate's League 10:10
BBB 11:00
Cinderella's Royal Table Lunch 12:05



Wednesday Nov. 7
Touring plans has this day as a 1/10 meaning it should be very slow in the parks. I know that we want to have a day off but it might be worth heading to the parks for the am for a little while? Maybe Melody or I will take Juliana to a park for a few hours. We can also play mini-golf, goto the Boardwalk, take the boat to DTD.
Our friends are probably heading to a park
Dinner- Cape May 5:00


Thursday Nov.8
Epcot

Dinner Via Napoli 6:20
Food and Wine festival is going on so we might not even need a reservation for food if we snack around the World Showcase



Friday Nov.9
MVMCP (Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party) Park entry @4pm.
Breakfast- Kona 9:35
Maybe hang at the pool late morning/ early afternoon before the party



Saturday Nov. 10
Bill, Jamie, and the girls leave
Tim possibly running in the 5K in the am
Visiting with Melody's cousin late morning/early afternoon
Dinner- 50's PT 5:10
DHS at night to see the Osbourn Lights



Sunday Nov. 11

Dave, Branda, & the kids leave
I'm not sure what we are going to do... maybe MK?
Dinner Kona Cafe 5:00



Monday Nov.12
We leave




I want to give out a BIG shout out to Brook for all your help!

Now the question is how many changes will we make to this schedule in 6 months?

 

[afwdwfan]

I wish we could go for that many days. It would be nice to have scheduled days off like that.

The plans look good and hopefully you can get healed up and make that 5K happen.

 

[jenseib]

Love the plans! I think the 8th looks like a good meet up day!

 

[KatMark]

Congrats on getting all of your ADR's and within the time frame you wanted.

 

[Stringbean&Wingnut]

Yay for getting all of the ADR's you wanted!!!! Now, time to change them all!

 

[Caretames1]

So our ADRs have been made. Now our trip feels real. I am getting so excited for November even though it is 6 months away. This trip is going to be awesome I just know it. We were able to get every ADR we wanted- most of them at the exact time we requested. I think the biggest difference between the time we requested and the actual ADR time was 40 minutes. Not too bad! Here is the list:




Friday Nov. 2
Everyone arrives
Chef Mickey's Dinner 6:20



Saturday Nov. 3
We are spending morning/early afternoon at Give Kids The World then visiting with Melody's cousin
Our friends will be heading to some park morning/early afternoon
Dinner- 'Ohana 6:35



Sunday Nov. 4
Hollywood Studios
Lunch- Sci-fi 1:20 We'll be there at 12:30, Kadence loves that place!
Dinner- Possibly Beaches & Cream (no ADR) (Beach Club Resort) or something in DTD or at our resort?



Monday Nov. 5
Animal Kingdom
Breakfast at Tusker House 8:00
Dinner Boma 6:00



Tuesday Nov. 6
Magic Kingdom
Pirate's League 10:10
BBB 11:00
Cinderella's Royal Table Lunch 12:05



Wednesday Nov. 7
Touring plans has this day as a 1/10 meaning it should be very slow in the parks. I know that we want to have a day off but it might be worth heading to the parks for the am for a little while? Maybe Melody or I will take Juliana to a park for a few hours. We can also play mini-golf, goto the Boardwalk, take the boat to DTD.
Our friends are probably heading to a park
Dinner- Cape May 5:00


Thursday Nov.8
Epcot

Dinner Via Napoli 6:20
Food and Wine festival is going on so we might not even need a reservation for food if we snack around the World Showcase



Friday Nov.9
MVMCP (Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party) Park entry @4pm. I'm hoping it's not too busy with it being the first party

Breakfast- Kona 9:35
Maybe hang at the pool late morning/ early afternoon before the party



Saturday Nov. 10
Bill, Jamie, and the girls leave
Tim possibly running in the 5K in the am
Visiting with Melody's cousin late morning/early afternoon
Dinner- 50's PT 5:10
DHS at night to see the Osbourn Lights I'm so excited to see this for the first time!

Sunday Nov. 11

Dave, Branda, & the kids leave
I'm not sure what we are going to do... maybe MK?
Dinner Kona Cafe 5:00



Monday Nov.12
We leave




I want to give out a BIG shout out to Brook for all your help!

Now the question is how many changes will we make to this schedule in 6 months?

Our park days match up almost exactly! Touring Plans?

I think everyone's plans should come with a disclaimer; plans subject to change.......a lot!

 

[dizneeat]

Finally caught up again! (Have been away for the last two weeks.)

All your plans look fab and congratulations on the ADRs!
No blame for not booking Palo, but should you take a longer cruise, it's definitely worth it!

Don't worry about the port arrival time ...... 11.30 is soon enough! There will be loads of time to have lunch and check out the ship before the sailaway party!

 

[tinacaplan]

Congrats on getting all of your ADRS!!! Isn't Kona great? I didn't realize your trip was so long...you're lucky. And I think you're going to have an incredible trip. I'd love to be able to go down with a big group of friends and kids.

 

[mommy2mrb]

on your ADR's

 

[JPFamilyMom]

Congrats on all your ADR's, looks like you've got a good plan there, I hope you get to do the 5K

 

[mommy2mrb]

for Mel.....

 

[brookelizabeth]

I want to give out a BIG shout out to Brook for all your help!

Now the question is how many changes will we make to this schedule in 6 months?

Your welcome!!!

Changes...oh yes, the inevitable changes. I am usually good about letting my own trips stick until the last minute...then I second guess all the plans. I think it's a DIS-ease!