707MickeyGirl
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Only 4 more days until my dates start showing up on the calendar! Yay! But... I'm super bummed that both parks will have early entry both days - my plan for going opposite-park won't work because we're staying offsite. But it's great for all of the onsite people! This is our 3rd trip this year and we stayed at GCH and at DLH this year, so in order to save money for all of the ADRs we have this time, we're staying at the CCI. We have 7 park days so I'm sure we'll get to do everything we want. Speaking of ADRs, since it's going to be soooo busy while we're there, I wanted to make at least one ADR for each day so that we don't get caught standing in a mob at QS. Here's the plan:
We're driving down on 12/26 and will stop by Griffith Park on the way. I'm excited about this little detour! After we check into the CCI, we'll wander over to DTD and browse/shop/get goodies at Marceline's, then my DGD will probably want to play in the Lego Store for a while. We have a reservation at RFC because my DGD loves it there. I joined Landry's so I have a $25 credit on my account now, plus my birthday is in December so I'll get another $25, so that will cover our dinner. Although I have an AP, my DGD doesn't so she has a 5-day PH and a 2-day PH (hate that you have to pay SO much for extra days), so we won't be going into the parks on arrival day. Early to bed, to get up and get in line for... a park TBD. I don't really know yet what we'll do since both parks will already be full of early entry people.
We have a premium room at CCI so we'll have our breakfast delivered every morning and we'll use the surplus breakfast items (fruit, bagels) for snacks later in the day. On Sunday the 27th, our first park day, we have WoC lunch at WCT. My DGD is a picky eater and WCT will make her pasta *exactly* the way she likes it. We're going for the holiday version of WoC because I like it better than the Celebrate! version. If Celebrate! had more Walt and less NPH, I'd love it.
Monday we'll do Surf's Up breakfast (we love Stitch); Tuesday we have the princess lunch at Ariel's (so-so food, but we've never done the princess lunch so DGD is thrilled); Wednesday we have the Fantasmic! dinner at Blue Bayou; Thursday we're doing the NYE dinner and character celebration at the PCH Grill; Friday we have Minnie's breakfast at the Plaza Inn (by far the BEST character meal) and we also have dinner at Carnation Cafe that night; and Saturday we have breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. I made the breakfast reservations late - no earlier than 11am - since we'll have actual breakfast at the hotel. I think it's a good plan. I've never made this many ADRs for one trip though! We usually do 3 or 4 and this time it's 8! Yikes, food budget!
It's getting close, December people! 46 more days for us!
We're driving down on 12/26 and will stop by Griffith Park on the way. I'm excited about this little detour! After we check into the CCI, we'll wander over to DTD and browse/shop/get goodies at Marceline's, then my DGD will probably want to play in the Lego Store for a while. We have a reservation at RFC because my DGD loves it there. I joined Landry's so I have a $25 credit on my account now, plus my birthday is in December so I'll get another $25, so that will cover our dinner. Although I have an AP, my DGD doesn't so she has a 5-day PH and a 2-day PH (hate that you have to pay SO much for extra days), so we won't be going into the parks on arrival day. Early to bed, to get up and get in line for... a park TBD. I don't really know yet what we'll do since both parks will already be full of early entry people.
We have a premium room at CCI so we'll have our breakfast delivered every morning and we'll use the surplus breakfast items (fruit, bagels) for snacks later in the day. On Sunday the 27th, our first park day, we have WoC lunch at WCT. My DGD is a picky eater and WCT will make her pasta *exactly* the way she likes it. We're going for the holiday version of WoC because I like it better than the Celebrate! version. If Celebrate! had more Walt and less NPH, I'd love it.
Monday we'll do Surf's Up breakfast (we love Stitch); Tuesday we have the princess lunch at Ariel's (so-so food, but we've never done the princess lunch so DGD is thrilled); Wednesday we have the Fantasmic! dinner at Blue Bayou; Thursday we're doing the NYE dinner and character celebration at the PCH Grill; Friday we have Minnie's breakfast at the Plaza Inn (by far the BEST character meal) and we also have dinner at Carnation Cafe that night; and Saturday we have breakfast at Goofy's Kitchen. I made the breakfast reservations late - no earlier than 11am - since we'll have actual breakfast at the hotel. I think it's a good plan. I've never made this many ADRs for one trip though! We usually do 3 or 4 and this time it's 8! Yikes, food budget!
It's getting close, December people! 46 more days for us!
It's been almost 4 long months! 
And so excited to go to DL as a family, usually it is just DD(13) and myself. But this time, DH & DD(19) will be coming along too. Had to convince DH that we can't be apart at Christmas time and that he needed to come along. 
Since, DH & DD(19) have not seen all of Fantasmic or WOC Celebrate - we have booked ressies at BB and Carthay. Also, making sure that we catch Aladdin a few more times before it is gone. And of course, have to eat at BTBBQ a couple of times too before it is also gone. 
DD(13) and I are really looking forward to spending NYE at DCA (DH & other DD will be going home 5 days before us). We love the holidays at the parks!
