Getting Ready for the BIG 4-0 in WDW - A July 2011 PTR TR Link 7/17/11 Pg. 6

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I'm excited to. But you better get crackin' on this PTR lady!

You are doing a great job posting for me Keep up the good work

 

[IheartDDuck]

you are doing a great job posting for me keep up the good work

slacker!!!!

 

[TanzUnited99]

In that case I can't wait to try the Dessert Party!!

Btw I love the banter that is going on with you two in this PTR - reminds me of the relationship I have with my mum!

I will keep my fingers crossed that Riley enjoys Typhoon Lagoon. Can't wait to hear what you think of the new Star Tours - lol at Joaquin saying he's scared!

 

[IheartDDuck]

In that case I can't wait to try the Dessert Party!!

Btw I love the banter that is going on with you two in this PTR - reminds me of the relationship I have with my mum!

I will keep my fingers crossed that Riley enjoys Typhoon Lagoon. Can't wait to hear what you think of the new Star Tours - lol at Joaquin saying he's scared!

Ha ha, yeah that's pretty much how it is for us every day.

I hope she enjoys it too. I just talked to her today and she said that she was going to the water parks with us, but sometimes I think kids just tell you what they think you want to hear.

 

[IheartDDuck]

Here is my spreadsheet for this day.

This is a very busy day.

We're starting out at Cinderella's Royal Table. This is a girls only breakfast that will happen, so the boys can fend for themselves. Riley has a new outfit just for this. She will be going as.....

Her favorite princess of the moment. It also helps that Riley's favorite color is purple, so naturally, this dress was the choice.

Let me tell you, it was such a pain to find this dress. So I searched high and low at every Disney Store for months, put my name in. Never had Riley's size. It was getting down to the wire a few weeks ago, and I'm not going to lie, Mom and I were getting nervous. Then, a Disney Store that I put my name in at called and said they got ONE of her size in, and that it was on hold until the end of the day. It's on my dad's way home from work, so he picked it up. SAVED!

I of course, will be looking forward to this.....

Mmmmm.......

After our breakfast, it's only a short bit of time until we have to bring Joaquin to the Pirate League, so he can become.....

Or at least a small equivalent.

From there the day will likely be spent at the Magic Kingdom. For participating in the Pirate's League, Joaquin will be allowed to participate in the Pirate parade in Adventureland. Bonus, I had no idea they did that!

Then at 5:30pm we have our reservation at Liberty Tree Tavern. Looking forward to that!

 

[TanzUnited99]

What a great day you guys have planned!

Can't wait to see Riley in her Rapunzel outfit - yay on being able to get one!

 

[IheartDDuck]

What a great day you guys have planned!

Can't wait to see Riley in her Rapunzel outfit - yay on being able to get one!

I'm super excited to give it to her. I also hope that she has a really good time at the breakfast.

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

I couldn't believe that we did end up getting the Rapunzel dress. Danielle was right that we were both stressing out. I had even called the World of Disney store in FL to see if they had one. I would have had them ship it to us just to make sure but they were even out of Riley's size. We are now looking around for a Pirate costume for Joaquin. Not sure if I want to pay $65.00 for the Disney one. We'll see what we come up with.

 

[TanzUnited99]

I couldn't believe that we did end up getting the Rapunzel dress. Danielle was right that we were both stressing out. I had even called the World of Disney store in FL to see if they had one. I would have had them ship it to us just to make sure but they were even out of Riley's size. We are now looking around for a Pirate costume for Joaquin. Not sure if I want to pay $65.00 for the Disney one. We'll see what we come up with.

Phew - am glad to hear it all worked out!

Good luck with the pirate costume - $65.00 does seem a bit steep!

 

[IheartDDuck]

So here is my spreadsheet for this day.

So the plan is to visit the Animal Kingdom. Such a pretty park to see.

However, the last time I visited this park, I had some serious problems with a certain someone....

Which is why he has been punished and is not allowed on this trip.

We may have breakfast at Pizzafari. I put it out there as a suggestion to everyone.

Lunch is almost a guarantee at the Flame Tree Barbeque.

For the evening we have a DTD night ahead of us. So we can all partake in the lovely dining experience called the Earl of Sandwich.

And some Ghiradelli.....

Can't wait!

 

[Kat in GA]

I think you are following me!

We leave Saturday for two weeks - coming home on July 9th. And then we are there again for the FW - and I think you come right after us then, too!

I love your spread sheets. We do the same thing - and we just added another column with the per park numbers too. Have you looked at the numbers recently? When I first did it at the end of May - and when I looked at it two days ago - oh my have those numbers changed. Including best and work park days. We had to completely revamp...which was not a big deal as we don't have any ADRs...but we still changed just about all of our plans. Now I'll probably be checking again right before we go!

 

[IheartDDuck]

I think you are following me!

We leave Saturday for two weeks - coming home on July 9th. And then we are there again for the FW - and I think you come right after us then, too!

I love your spread sheets. We do the same thing - and we just added another column with the per park numbers too. Have you looked at the numbers recently? When I first did it at the end of May - and when I looked at it two days ago - oh my have those numbers changed. Including best and work park days. We had to completely revamp...which was not a big deal as we don't have any ADRs...but we still changed just about all of our plans. Now I'll probably be checking again right before we go!

Oh my goodness, it really does look like I'm following you, doesn't it?!

This is the first trip I've built a spreadsheet for. Because it was put in my hands to figure everything out, I figured it was the easiest way for me to send the itinerary to everyone else.

I haven't checked the per park numbers, I just look to see what park is suggested by Touring Plans. They did change a little, but not enough to affect our trip.

 

[TanzUnited99]

Great AK park plans!

Lol at Yeti having to stay behind this time - how does he feel about that?

Mmm ending the day at Ghiradelli's - that sundae looks great!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Great AK park plans!

Lol at Yeti having to stay behind this time - how does he feel about that?

Mmm ending the day at Ghiradelli's - that sundae looks great!

He's not extremely happy about it. There was some yelling, but ultimately my decision stuck!

I am so looking forward to Ghirdelli's right now. I looked at my own picture and had to wipe the drool off of my computer.

 

[TanzUnited99]

He's not extremely happy about it. There was some yelling, but ultimately my decision stuck!

I am so looking forward to Ghirdelli's right now. I looked at my own picture and had to wipe the drool off of my computer.

Am glad to read you put your foot down and did not let him change your mind!

I did exactly the same thing on seeing it!

 

[DVCWDWMEMBER]

MMMMM I want Chocolate
Can't wait......
So tonight we go over to Chris, Sara and Riley's to give some clothes that Danielle and I bought for Riley for the trip...... and off course to give her the Rapunzel dress. She has no idea that we found it so it will be interesting to see her reaction. Danielle took pictures of all the clothes we bought for Riley and Joaquin so I am sure she will post them soon. Will update and let you know Riley's reaction to her princess dress.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

I love all the plans so far!!!!!

Gotta love those AP Discounts

TL is my favorite too! When I worked there 2 yrs ago, I would go to TL on my days off and just crash poolside for a few hours and then go home to get things done before work started again lol. I plan on doing the same thing starting next week...I'll have to buy an AP for that or see if I can add it to my WDW AP since my old Waterpark AP expired

Good food choices as well

 

[IheartDDuck]

I love all the plans so far!!!!!

Gotta love those AP Discounts

TL is my favorite too! When I worked there 2 yrs ago, I would go to TL on my days off and just crash poolside for a few hours and then go home to get things done before work started again lol. I plan on doing the same thing starting next week...I'll have to buy an AP for that or see if I can add it to my WDW AP since my old Waterpark AP expired

Good food choices as well

Oh man, that would be awesome to be able to live in the area and just go to TL whenever I wanted to just relax and sit by the water!

 

[IheartDDuck]

Here is our spreadsheet for this day.

This is the last day that the entire family will be together, and this itinerary is really very basic and open. Chris, Sara and Riley will be leaving to check in at the Beach Club for another five days, while Mom, Dad, Jason, Joaquin and I will be flying back on Saturday.

We will all be spending the morning together at the Magic Kingdom. This is so the kiddos can have some fun together before we all go our separate ways.

For the evening, I planned a dinner for my mom and dad at.....

I told my mom this, but it's still a surprise for my dad. This way they can have a nice anniversary dinner together on their own.

Jason and I have no idea what we're going to do for the afternoon and evening. I was thinking that maybe we could go to.....

Joaquin is a big fan of water, so I thought he would enjoy going back to a water park. For dinner we're just going to putz around and see what we come up with.

The following day, is our departure day.

We have a morning planned at.....

We have a lunch reservation at

We all love this restaurant and I think it will be a lot of fun for Joaquin.

Our flight leaves that day at 4:50pm, so we will be heading to the airport around 2pm.

 

[IheartDDuck]

I'm so ready. We're leaving on Friday and the rest of this week cannot go by fast enough. I finished my packing today, so I'm ready to go.

Mom and I both bought some outfits for Riley. They're really cute, so I'm going to share them. I had bought a bunch of clothes for Joaquin, but I didn't get a chance to take a picture of all of them before I gave them to Jason. Sorry about that.

I think she's going to look adorable in her new outfits. Hopefully Chris and Sara remembered to pack all of them for her.

Here is what I managed to get a picture of for Joaquin.

I love the shirt with Animal on it. So appropriate somehow.....

We also bought a bunch of stuff for Riley for in the car. We bought enough so that Sara could give her something new every few hours.

Also got some things for Joaquin.

He doesn't have a long car drive, so we didn't get him quite as many things.

And the coup de grace.

The dress.....finally!

Sorry, no picture of Riley in it. Everyone will just have to tune in to the TR to see Riley in it.