Fall 2016 planning (continuation of 2016 Free Dining Watch)

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ONE MORE DAY TILL WE FLY OUT>......

have a great trip!

 

[Elsaalltheway]

So exciting!!!

I'm beyond excited will be in the air in eight hours for the first leg or our flight. Will be seeing the mouse in less than 24 hours....

 

[Elsaalltheway]

I have to make mine next Tuesday. I know which attractions I want to FP+ but a few I don't know what I should do. EE at AK, we are going to Rope Drop it and the kids really want to ride it at night but right now the schedule for November has AK closing at 6PM. Plus if I use the last FP+ for late in the day that restricts me for trying to get a 4th one.

Check the wather channel and see what time sunset is on that day. We are doing rope drop and running to safari and then going to fast pass EE and night time safari.

 

[CandiceF]

Hope your kids enjoyed their summer break!! Good luck with your FP picks!!

They loved sumer break except for the heat! I always miss them when they go back to school. I am excited for FP day because then I know the 60 day count down begins!

I feel your pain regarding fireworks and Fantasmic. Our HS day is a Tuesday so now I'm trying to figure how best to park hop over and see the fireworks without having to redo my schedule too much.

I wish they would have the schedules finalized by the 60 day mark and that would help make planning a schedule easier! You must be getting excited your trip is coming up soon!

 

[cshell624]

They loved sumer break except for the heat! I always miss them when they go back to school. I am excited for FP day because then I know the 60 day count down begins!



I wish they would have the schedules finalized by the 60 day mark and that would help make planning a schedule easier! You must be getting excited your trip is coming up soon!

I can't believe I'm saying this, but I feel like our trip is coming up too fast!! Since the middle of August, things have been really busy and it doesn't look to be slowing down anytime soon. I knew I should have started packing the first of August . The slow release of calendar updates for this year just blows my mind. I gave up on planning late night at AK and now it's open till 8:30(I did snag a KS FP for 6-7). I didn't even know the Star Wars fireworks would be something I would have to plan for, but both girls really want to see them. Oh, and MK opens at 7am on our last day so if we want to see the Welcome Show we'll have to be there by 6:30am . Not sure I want to see it that bad . It will all be ok though because WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY!!!!!

 

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I can't believe I'm saying this, but I feel like our trip is coming up too fast!! . It will all be ok though because WE'RE GOING TO DISNEY!!!!!

all of a sudden I am feeling the same way but we are still 2 months away. 2 months from Monday we will be on our way!
I booked the trip the 3rd week of April; a few days before FD dropped but trusted the predictions of Black and Dirty Steve so went with the Magical deal from a TA.
Flights were booked in early June.

Now its almost time to make FP+, do on line check in and order our MBs. Ordered a portable cell phone charger and some good walking shoes this week. not that long now until we will be there!

 

[prettypatchesmsu]

I have 14 days and I am freaking out running around trying to get everything done. Arg! I did just finish getting our MagicBand vinyl decals put on our bands. Mines the purple one. I'd got them on Etsy, mine was a custom order. I really like them!

 

[scard192]

I have 14 days and I am freaking out running around trying to get everything done. Arg! I did just finish getting our MagicBand vinyl decals put on our bands. Mines the purple one. I'd got them on Etsy, mine was a custom order. I really like them!

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cute

I am going to order from here:
http://www.magicyourband.com/index.php/magicband-skins/character-magic-bands.html

 

[CandiceF]

all of a sudden I am feeling the same way but we are still 2 months away. 2 months from Monday we will be on our way!
I booked the trip the 3rd week of April; a few days before FD dropped but trusted the predictions of Black and Dirty Steve so went with the Magical deal from a TA.
Flights were booked in early June.

Now its almost time to make FP+, do on line check in and order our MBs. Ordered a portable cell phone charger and some good walking shoes this week. not that long now until we will be there!

We have 65 days to go, I think we might be there around the same time as you. We didn't go with FD this year because we really wanted to try POR this time. We stayed there last year for 1 day because we couldn't add an extra day onto our CBR FD reservation and the kids loved it! We booked last year before prices went up and it worked out to be a better deal than this years RO discount so we are happy. I have to try and drag my DH who hates shopping to get new walking shoes. It seems like our trip is still so far away until I start thinking of all the things I have to do and then I get a little panicky, LOL!

 

[CandiceF]

I have 14 days and I am freaking out running around trying to get everything done. Arg! I did just finish getting our MagicBand vinyl decals put on our bands. Mines the purple one. I'd got them on Etsy, mine was a custom order. I really like them!

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I love the Marie decal!!!

 

[cshell624]

I have 14 days and I am freaking out running around trying to get everything done. Arg! I did just finish getting our MagicBand vinyl decals put on our bands. Mines the purple one. I'd got them on Etsy, mine was a custom order. I really like them!

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Those are so cute!! We're doing purple and orange bands this year too!!

 

[cshell624]

We have 65 days to go, I think we might be there around the same time as you. We didn't go with FD this year because we really wanted to try POR this time. We stayed there last year for 1 day because we couldn't add an extra day onto our CBR FD reservation and the kids loved it! We booked last year before prices went up and it worked out to be a better deal than this years RO discount so we are happy. I have to try and drag my DH who hates shopping to get new walking shoes. It seems like our trip is still so far away until I start thinking of all the things I have to do and then I get a little panicky, LOL!

I love, love, love POR!!! I'm glad you mentioned walking shoes because I still need to break mine in before our trip!!

 

[CandiceF]

I love, love, love POR!!! I'm glad you mentioned walking shoes because I still need to break mine in before our trip!!

We are so excited to stay at POR this time 1 day was not enough last time! Is it a long walk to French Quarter from POR? My DS wants to explore both resort on our day off, LOL.

 

[cshell624]

In case anyone is interested, I was at Walmart earlier and they had just got in some cute Disney Halloween shirts. Oldest DD and I picked up a Jack Skellington one and a Mickey one. Picked up a few things to decorate our window with too.

 

[cshell624]

We are so excited to stay at POR this time 1 day was not enough last time! Is it a long walk to French Quarter from POR? My DS wants to explore both resort on our day off, LOL.

Not a bad walk at all. Maybe 10 or 15 minutes depending on where your room is at. Maybe a little more if your room happens to be way back in Alligator Bayou. The girls preferred the pool theme at French Quarter over Ol' Man Island so we would walk over to the French Quarter to go swimming. We always enjoyed waving to the boats as they passed by when we walked over too. The boat ride to Disney Springs is nice if you plan on going there on you day off.

 

[lancgirl]

cute

I am going to order from here:
http://www.magicyourband.com/index.php/magicband-skins/character-magic-bands.html

thanks for this link! LOVE that Epcot SSE pink metallic pattern!

 

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We are so excited to stay at POR this time 1 day was not enough last time! Is it a long walk to French Quarter from POR? My DS wants to explore both resort on our day off, LOL.

it's a pretty walk, we stayed at FQ last trip and walked over to POR. I think you can take the boat too.
have you used this website?
http://www.portorleans.org/

 

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just customized our Magic Bands

 

[OnceUponATime15]

For those looking for MB decals, I've been very happy with the many we've had from www.myfantasybands.com

So much to choose from, very hard to narrow it down! lol.

The owner/designer Erin is a doll & has accommodated us at least once when I decided in the eleventh hour that I wanted to add to my collection - she shipped directly to our resort & they were waiting for us at check in!

 

[Valstew]

We don't normally customize our bands but this trip my mil went to WDW in July and they had a special band made at dtech for my DS and of coarse DH wants one now so we will probably be getting him one while we are there. We are down to 8 days banana: single digit dance) and I have so much still to do and no time left