Disney Dreamy Getaway for Chase and Bridgette version 1.0

[Boo Bear]

I'm so excited about creating my trip report and I hope I do this right.


I'm Bridgette, 24 and I'm going to WDW with my long time boyfriend, Chase, 23

We're going August 2nd - 7th 2008

Our resort of choice = The Contemporary

Our room = Garden Wing with Garden View

We booked through AAA with 6 days Magic Your Way Tickets with Park Hopper Option and basic Dining Package

The schedule so far is:

Friday, Aug 1st:

• Fly from Indianapolis to Orlando on NWA and stay either with Chase's aunt Kathy in Ovedo or with Jeff, Chase's best friend and Disney Cast Member

Saturday the 2nd:

• Arrive to WDW Contemporary Resort via our friend Jeff
• Early Check-In to get passes and room key charge card and leave luggage if room not available.
• Head to Downtown Disney by bus
• Return to Resort by taxi around 8:00pm
• ADR at the California Grill at 9:30pm

Sunday the 3rd: Magic Kingdom

• leave the Contemporary at 8:00-8:15 and walk to park
• pick up Times Guide on way in
• head to Tomorrowland and ride Space Mountain
• Ride Buzz Lightyear
• head to Fantasyland and ride Winnie the Pooh
• ride Peter Pan's Flight
• get pictures in front of Mad Tea Party (Alice is SO's fav movie)
• go to Liberty Square and see Haunted Mansion
• head to Frontierland and ride Splash Mountain (get FP if wait is longer than 20 min... it probably will be)
• ride Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
• ride Pirates of the Caribbean in Adventureland
• return to Splash Mountain with FP
• eat Lunch at Peco Bill's
• take WDWRR from Frontierland to Mickey's Toontown Fair and get pics with Mickey and friends... see country house and Judge's Tent
• pick up WDWRR to Main Street U.S.A.
• depending on the tiredness factor, tour and shop

-return to resort to rest up for evening EMH-

• head back to the park via monorail around 4pm-ish (depends on when we left)
• see Town Square Exposition Hall (I'm a photographer, don't want to miss this)
• take WDWRR to Frontierland
• see Enchanted Tiki Room
• tour Swiss Family Treehouse
• ride the Liberty Belle Riverboat
• see Mickey's Philharmagic
• ADR at Tony's @ 8:15pm
• see Monster's Inc. Comedy Club
• ride Tomorrowland Transit Authority
• see Wishes
• see Spectromagic

• play at EMH evening!

Monday the 4th: Epcot/Animal Kingdom

• not sure of exact plans but I think we'll sleep in a little bit and head to Epcot for a slow paced late morning and afternoon
• head to Animal Kingdom by bus around 4:30pm
• tour Animal Kingdom until ADR at Boma for 7:15pm
• EMH evening!

Tuesday the 5th: Epcot

• arrive by 8:30 from the Contemporary via Monorail
• pick up Times Guide
• head to Soarin' and get FASTPASS
• head to Future World East and ride Test Track
• ride Mission: Space without FASTPASS
• if time before Soarin' FP return time, ride Living with the Land
• Return to Soarin' and ride with FP
• get 2nd set of FP for Soarin'
• See the Seas with Nemo and Friends
• See Turtle Talk with Crush
• Tour the Seas
• Ride Journey into the Imagination with Figment
• See Honey, I Shrunk the Audience
• if return window for Soarin' FP is close, return and ride
• eat lunch at Sunshine Seasons
• if we didn't before, return to Soarin' and ride with FP
• ride Spaceship Earth
• Visit Universe of Energy
• World Showcase plans aren't finalized yet
• ADR at San Angel Inn at 8:00pm
• Illuminations
• EMH Evening!

Wednesday the 6th: Disney's Hollywood Studios

• Arrive by 8:30am
• Get Times Guide
• head to Pixar Place and ride Toy Story Mania
• go to Sunset Blvd. and get FP for Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
• ride Tower of Terror
• ride the Great Movie Ride in Hollywood Boulevard
• return to Rock 'n' Roller Coaster and ride with FP
• check wait time for Voyage of the Little Mermaid in Animation Courtyard (if longer than 20 min come back in evening)
• take the Backlot Tour in Pixar Place
• Head to Streets of America
• check wait time for Lights! Motors! Action! and get FP if longer than 20 min.
• eat lunch at ABC Commissary
• (return to LMA if using FP)
• explore Streets of America
• See Muppet-Vision 3D
• Head to Echo Lake and check wait time for Star Tours, get FP if longer than 20 min.
• See Indiana Jones Epic Stunt Spectacular
• head to Pixar Place and see One Man's Dream
• see the Magic of Disney Animation in Animation Courtyard
• (return to Star Tours if using FP)
• eat dinner at Sci-Fi Dine In Theater with ADR
• (return to Voyage of the Little Mermaid if needed)
• see Beauty and the Beast
• tour Hollywood and Sunset Boulevards
• hang out until time to go and wait for Fantasmic! (9:45 for 10:30 show time)
  
• evening EMH

Thursday the 7th (LAST DAY): Magic Kingdom (most likely but not 100%)

• plans aren't finalized but begin with room service breakfast
• check out and leave luggage for storage
• head to Magic Kingdom until time to return to hotel to leave for airport (around 5:30pm)

I'll be back soon to post more trip details. Thanks for reading!