Disney Vacation #18

[Christy702]

Okay so veteran to the parks, newbie at blogging. I'm coming up on my 18th Disney vacation (including DL, DLP, and WDW) and I'm inspired to do my first pre-trip/trip report. I went to WDW for the first time in 2002 (5 years old) and have been every year since (sometimes twice a year), with the exception of 2016. I haven't been to WDW since July of 2015, DL in maybe 2009, and I went to DLP in July 2013 for a couple of days. My last WDW vacation was an amazing 2 week adventure for my 18th birthday (my first birthday spent in the parks), and after that we took a little break because I went off to college and my new (barely) adult life kept getting in the way. A couple weeks ago my mom announced we were going back to WDW on a whim, which is honestly how we do most of our WDW trips. SOOOOO......
When: August 4th-9th
Where: Bay Lake Tower
Who: My mom, dad, brother, and 3 family friends

DAY 1: Arrival Day WOOHOO
Departing from Houston at 8:00 am
Arrive to WDW: 1:00pm
Check in to Bay Lake: 4:00 pm
So straight to Magic Kingdom it is

FP: Haunted Mansion 1:45-2:45
FP: Pirates of the Caribbean 3:05-4:05
FP: Splash Mountain 4:05-5:05

No ADRs because we literally booked this trip 2 weeks ago but we're hoping we can eat lunch or dinner at Skipper Canteen.

Day 2: HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
EMH at 8:00 am
FP: Star Tours 12:30-1:30 I'm going to be the Rebel Spy this time I know it
FP: Toy Story Mania 1:40-2:40
ADR (surprise we actually got one): 50s Prime Time Cafe Lunch 2:45
No reservations for dinner, but we'll most likely park hop over to Epcot, so who knows what QS we'll end up at.

Day 3: Disney's Animal Kingdom
EMH: 8:00 am
LITERALLY NO PLANS FOR TODAY but everyone stay calm, it will be fine.
There are also EMH from 10:00pm-12:00am.
We've obviously never done Pandora so we're probably gonna rope drop that and just suck up the ridiculous wait times, OR we might stay until midnight, get in line for FOP at 11:58, and be "those people".

Day 4: Maybe Magic Kingdom, honestly who knows
So this is departure day
We have an ADR at Liberty Tree Tavern for lunch at 11:15, and we don't have to leave for the airport until 5:00. Probably just gonna hit whatever we felt we didn't get enough of.

So this schedule would probably make most extreme Disney planners go into cardiac arrest, but this is the best we could come up with at 2 weeks notice. Even getting a hotel was a bit of a task. Even though we aren't staying as long as I'm used to, a day at Disney is better than a day anywhere else. ONLY 12 MORE DAYS PEOPLE.
I'm really excited about this trip because now I have a go pro and I think I'll get some really great videos of this trip. There are also so many new things I haven't experienced yet. I can't wait to share pictures once the time comes!!!