Do I have it all set to go..?

[Sabbie]

Does this all sound right for my upcoking trip.. I will be very busy over the weekend, so this is my last chance to edit anything up..

Tuesday 24th
Leave Jacksonville around 9am, arrive in Orlando around 10:30am; Visit UCF friends and family, lunch with them.. check in ar 2PM, dress up in costumes, and go to MNSSHP at 4PM for the night. Use CS for dinner that night.

Wednesday 25th
ADR at Crystal Palace at 8:10am. We're staying off property, so we need to arrive at Disney around 7:30ish. Spend the day at Magic Kingdom. Dinner ADR's at 1900 Park Fare at 6:35PM. Already ordered the Castle Cake for my boyfriend & my anniversary. Watch Specto and fireworks till close.

Thursday 26th
ADR at Princess Breakfast at 8:35am. Arrive at Disney around 7:45AM. After Breakfast, enjoy Epcot and the Food and Wine Festival. Then off to MGM for Fantasmic, and maybe hit up a couple of rides. ADR's back in Epcot's Marrakesh at 9PM (don't worry, we can last off snacks!).

Friday 27th
ADR at Ohana's at 8AM, so arrive at Disney around 7:30; then off to Animal Kingdom for the day (I've never spent a WHOLE day there!). Departing from Orlando around 6PM, and arriving back into Jacksonville around 7:30PM.



Does all of that seem okay? I know on Thursday, the transfer from Epcot to MGM, and back to Epcot for Dinner is kind woah, but that's alright. We've seen IllumiNations plenty of times, so no worries. We already have tickets for everything, and we have $1,000 put away for dining, and snacks, and souviners. Luckily, with gas prices, it'll only cost us $50~ for the trip! (Yay for high gas mileage!)


Anything you guys suggest I change? I don't have an itenerary for the parks.. we're naturals at it now.. but this is the first time I've EVER done ADR's! And is 1k enough to take?

 

[bleeps]

Responding to give you a bump--

I think that overall your plans/ADRs look fine -- I think what you really need is to hear from people who've stayed off-site and driven in for morning ADRs to find out if you're leaving yourself enough time to park and get to the gate, etc. Anybody out there with off-site/driving in experience who can chime in?

 

[Sabbie]

Responding to give you a bump--

I think that overall your plans/ADRs look fine -- I think what you really need is to hear from people who've stayed off-site and driven in for morning ADRs to find out if you're leaving yourself enough time to park and get to the gate, etc. Anybody out there with off-site/driving in experience who can chime in?

YES! I don't mind waking early.. our last few trips.. we've eating at the hotel we stayed at, and go to Disney around 8AM, with leaving around 7:45. That includes parking and all.. it's just the monorail system, and all that walking that worries me.. I might have to get to Disney around 7AM, LOL.

 

[Sabbie]

Bump.. hope to get some help from those who stayed off property with morning ADR's..

 

[mecllap]

Have you actually made it back and forth to JAX in 90 minutes? We ran into traffic and construction so it took a lot longer than that last Dec and May.

 

[Sabbie]

Yeah, I have MANY times. Takes me 40 minutes to go to i-4 and around another 40 to go to the Orlando-downtown area.

Once got there in an hour and 15.

 

[mickeysgirl17]

Hey neighbor (Sabbie). Wow, it usually takes us at least 2 hours to get to Orlando. Enjoy your trip. It looks great! I'm going Dec. 8-16th. Have fun!