Going in Sept? Share your plans!!

[A&E'sMom]

We are staying at All Star Sports from September 23-October 3, with the free dining! It's going to be the biggest group we've gone with in awhile, and also our first trip with four kids. Last time we just had two. My mom is going with us, and possibly DH's mom, too. So one or two grandma's on deck will be wonderful! My mom loves WDW and DH's mom has never been. So, it will be a treat to take both. It's also our first time doing Disney with babies, but with all the tips and advice I've already found here and on other WDW message boards, I'm not nervous about it at all.

Counting down the days!!

 

[I'mAlittleBitGoofy]

Thanks!

There are a lot of signature restuarants I want to visit... however, a previous thread I started about the dining received a lot of feedback about spending a lot of time in the restuarants vs. at the parks. Although, our plans have changed (visiting earlier and staying more days)... I'm still torn.

Also, now we have the opporunity to participate in MNSSHP... just so many things to think about...

With the exception of the signature restaurants, most are available on the DDP. Like the op said, you get 1 counter, 1 table and 1 snack. For us (Me, Dh, Dd 8 and Ds 7) it's more than enough food. We only eat twice a day generally. If we're especially hungry, we'll eat 3 times. We try to make the most out of the plan. By that I mean we buy our breakfast out of pocket and use the counter service for lunch and table service for dinners. Breakfast is usually the cheapest meal of the day. (Unless you want a character breakfast). We've found that works for us. Hope this helps!

 

[JAG2007]

With the exception of the signature restaurants, most are available on the DDP. Like the op said, you get 1 counter, 1 table and 1 snack. For us (Me, Dh, Dd 8 and Ds 7) it's more than enough food. We only eat twice a day generally. If we're especially hungry, we'll eat 3 times. We try to make the most out of the plan. By that I mean we buy our breakfast out of pocket and use the counter service for lunch and table service for dinners. Breakfast is usually the cheapest meal of the day. (Unless you want a character breakfast). We've found that works for us. Hope this helps!

Thanks!

There are some places that are 2 table credits (like Spirit of Aloha) that I want to try, except we'd run out of table credits before the end of the trip.

I guess that means more incentive to visit again! LOL

 

[spider0215]

Checking my new ticker, friends in the chat room helped me set it up.

 

[disneyfreak42]

Yearly homage to see the Mouse Sept 26 - Oct 3!! Staying at POR!! DD 13th bday Sept 30. Eating at Mama Melrose(her fav) for bday dinner and Fantasmic. Other than that, love to eat at Le Cellier(absolute fav), Wolfgang Puck, Liberty Tree(bring back the characters!), Rainforest-AK, Ohana's, 1900 Park Fare, Hoop-de-Doo. Not sure of the dates though, since the park hours are not posted!! When I check in on-line, what rooms do any of you recommend? Would like to be fairly close to the bus stop and swimming. Thanks for the advice!!

 

[RFrank9504]

Going september-3~7 ,at AKL CL free dining-no plans yet. I'm all about nightime EMH-so until the calendar comes out I'm kinda without plans....I must be the only one.
I did decide 1 night to leave our kids at Simbas cubhouse-i hear its fun and safe..and I wanna eat our anniversary dinner (9/4) at Victoria and Ablerts. Regardless of reviews we're booking it, has anyone been?? I've never done this. I really need a night out to dress up and have fun just me and the hubby. I think it'll be glam and fun.
Other than that-I really am not sure what we're doing for dining. I never book a dining plan, but it was offered free so we said why not? I'm not all about eating on vacation. I hate to admit this (i'm gonna get slammed) I think the food in disney is pretty low class. High prices semi-decent meals. The magic fizzled IMHO. They shuffle you in and out-its not the same as it used to be-thats really why i never add dining (and I'm sure its not "free"). But its dinsey and I love disney so there really are no complaints.
I'm really looking forward to enjoying this resort. I plan on making one day all about poolside and savannah views and just hanging around the lodge.

 

[as dreamers do]

Just added two more nights onto the end of our trip! Now we're staying until 9/23!

After all, in matters of Disney, more is always better... even if you end up poorer for it.

 

[Meriweather]

Sept. 20-29 here...........no free dining for us. Staying at SSR.

 

[koima]

We cant wait either we will be there 9/20 - 9/26 at POP and FD!!! I am hoping we can get the ADR's we want esp on the 23rd as its my son's birthday. we are looking at Sci Fi, Yak & Yeti, CRT, CP, Garden Grill, rose and crown and le cellier

I dont mind the heat so much as we will do the indoor rides, shows when it is at its hottest in the daytime and i cant wait for the MNSSHP, as many times as i have been ive never done that!

We're going at the same time, staying at All Star Music, for my son's birthday on the 23rd! He'll be four. How old will your son be?

 

[nettii]

Hi all Sept Disers we are going in Sept too (we did have Aug ressies but had to change) So yay! we will be their from Sept 24th thru 28th. this is our plan..................................................................................
Thur 24th: Typhoon Lagoon and Poly for late dinner and Wishes on the Poly beach

Fri 25th: Men (My Dad DH & 2 DS's) Me and Mom? any suggestions thought about DTD or afternoon tea.
Whispering Canyon for a late lunch 2:30ish then off to MNSSHP!Our first MNSSHP! CANT WAIT!

Sat 26th: Maybe Donald's Breakfast then AK

Sun 27th Surf Lessons for the boys Epcot and Le Cellar for dinner

Mon Last day Cape may for breakfast with Goofy

Its a short trip but thats all I could pull off with my oldest going into High school this year. Might have to go more often!LOL just shorter trips!

Id love to here your suggestions thanks Nettii

 

[koima]

Well, I'm entrenched in planning! This is our first trip to Disney World, and as I mentioned, we'll be celebrating our son's 4th birthday while there. We've already started walking every night after dinner to build up endurance!

So far, my plan looks something like this, but won't be finalized until hours come out of course, so it will probably change even after that!

Does it look like a reasonable plan for a family with a 4 yo and a 1 yo? Every day we're planning about 3/4 a day of stuff, with either a late start or early evening and possibly a nap mid-day, depending on how well energy is doing!

We're trying to eat as healthfully as possible on the trip, and I'll be bringing cereal and milk for the room for breakfast, and plan on getting fruit for snacks during the day. Otherwise, do the meals look pretty diverse and at good places? Anything I should obviously change?

Day 1: Arrive in the afternoon, DTD - get Mr. Potato Head parts to play with in the room, dinner at Chef Mickey's
Day 2: Epcot - lunch at Krunga (Norway), dinner at Tangierine Cafe (Morocco), early to bed
Day 3: Animal Kingdom - lunch at Flame Tree, dinner at Boma
Day 4: DS's birthday - Magic Kingdom - lunch at Pecos Bill, dinner at Hoop Dee Doo Revue, boat ride back and forth from Magic Kingdom, fireworks?
Day 5: Epcot - lunch at Sunshine Seasons, dinner at Biergarten, Illuminations
Day 6: Hollywood - lunch at 50's Prime Time Cafe, parade, Backlot Express for dinner - eat while waiting for Fantasmic!
Day 7: Magic Kingdom - breakfast at Crystal Palace, late lunch/early dinner at Cosmic Ray's
Day 8: Downtown Disney - hit the road and head home!

What do you think?

I'm debating whether to use the Hoop Dee Doo Revue since it's two TS. I'm also on the fence as to whether to do that on night 1 and swap it with Chef Mickey's for breakfast on the last morning.

 

[arbolita]

I'm bored at work, so I'm joining all the September threads today, haha.


I'll be there for my honeymoon from September 22-29 =D

We're staying at CSR and hoping we can get ADRs for Yachtsmen, Ohana, Raglan Road, Rose and Crown, Cape May Cafe, Prime Time Cafe and Whispering Canyon. While we're down there we're going to do one day at Universal and go to their Halloween even, and one day at the Kennedy Space Center (probably Saturday, since I'm sure that will be the busiest day at the parks).

Aside from DHS, I haven't been the parks since 1990, so I can't wait!!

 

[crocko]

Staying at Kidani Village (AKL). Arrive on Sept 17th and leave on Sept 26th (sad to think about the departure day). 7 total people on the trip, me, DW, DS5, DD3, sister, mom, dad.

TS we plan on trying to do --
Character Breakfasts:
Crystal Palace
Akershus
Hollywood & Vince
Tusker House
(good variety of characters with those 4 -- I love Disney breakfast buffets)
Other:
'Ohana dinner
Boma lunch/dinner (this will just be DW, sister, and my dad) Rest of us will go find some good ol' American flavors.


Obviously full details are waiting for Sept. times to come out, but here is my prediction:

First 3 full days (Friday - Sunday, no early entries)
Monday - AK early-entry
Tuesday - Epcot early-entry
Wednesday - Hollywood Studios early-entry)
Thursday - MK early-entry
Last 2 days (Friday, Saturday no early entries)

Basing this prediction on trends from last year and the "change-in-schedule" that can be seen in August's early entry dates. The last week of August looks like a summer-to-fall transition of extra magic hour times. Same thing happened in 2008. Last week of August closely reflected September's times. But of course, I'll finalize my plans when I see an actual list.

 

[Cee]

Staying at one of the new THVs Sept. 6-11. No Free Dining for us....we're gonna
GRILL.

 

[koima]

Staying at Kidani Village (AKL). Arrive on Sept 17th and leave on Sept 26th (sad to think about the departure day). 7 total people on the trip, me, DW, DS5, DD3, sister, mom, dad.

TS we plan on trying to do --
Character Breakfasts:
Crystal Palace
Akershus
Hollywood & Vince
Tusker House
(good variety of characters with those 4 -- I love Disney breakfast buffets)
Other:
'Ohana dinner
Boma lunch/dinner (this will just be DW, sister, and my dad) Rest of us will go find some good ol' American flavors.


Obviously full details are waiting for Sept. times to come out, but here is my prediction:

First 3 full days (Friday - Sunday, no early entries)
Monday - AK early-entry
Tuesday - Epcot early-entry
Wednesday - Hollywood Studios early-entry)
Thursday - MK early-entry
Last 2 days (Friday, Saturday no early entries)

Basing this prediction on trends from last year and the "change-in-schedule" that can be seen in August's early entry dates. The last week of August looks like a summer-to-fall transition of extra magic hour times. Same thing happened in 2008. Last week of August closely reflected September's times. But of course, I'll finalize my plans when I see an actual list.

Where can you see the schedule from last year and this August? Any idea of extended evening hours?

 

[arbolita]

Okay, I think I just planned out our tentative ADR/Park schedule - this may change when EMH's come out, but I feel good about it. Can you all let me know what you think, since this is my first trip to Disney in almost two decades, and the first one where I've had to think about making ADRs?

Tuesday 9/22
Flight Arrives 11:00
Exploring Resort (CSR)
Dinner at Whispering Canyon Cafe
MNSSHP
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Wednesday 9/23
Magic Kingdom
Dinner at Ohana
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Thursday 9/24
Epcot
Lunch at Rose and Crown
Food and Wine Soft Opening
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Friday 9/25
Universal Studios/Islands of Adventure
Dinner at somewhere in City Walk
Halloween Horror Nights
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Saturday 9/26
Kennedy Space Center
Dinner at Yachtsmen Steakhouse
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Sunday 9/27
Animal Kingdom
Dinner at Raglan Road
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Monday 9/28
Epcot
Dinner at Cape May Cafe
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Tuesday 9/29
DHS
Lunch at Prime Time Cafe
Flight leaves at 6:00 PM

We have the park hoppers, so the park listed for each day is just a guess to where we would spend the majority of the day - we'll probably switch it up at some point, esp. since we won't have a full day at DHS, we'll probably go there some other time in the week

 

[SmellsLikeJapan]

My father and I will be arriving around 4:00 PM at the Polynesian. We will hopefully eat at Chef Mickey's, I haven't eaten there in ages, and want to indulge in swinging around a napkin with Mickey . We will probably go to EPCOT first when it opens, and then around 1:00 PM go MK and eat lunch at The Plaza Restaurant and eat dinner at Tony's on Main Street. On Sunday, we will unfortunately leave , we don't stay long, only for a weekend, but it's still very enjoyable

 

[buzyanne]

We are coming for our 25th anniversary. I am planning to bring our almost 3 grandson with us. We will be staying at POR. I can't wait to make our ADR's as soon as I can. I love to have everything planned out way in advance. I want to get Chef Mickey's and Le Cellier for sure.

 

[trekker93]

We'll be staying at Pop for the 3rd straight year. Friends and family will be joining us so we'll be very busy. Hopefully the weather will be kind to us like last year.

 

[mhf]

Looks like the family trip is back on. We THINK we have our days worked out so we can go Sept 3-7. The first 3 nites it will be 7 or 8 of us and then the final nite just DH and me. I am actually considering a split stay for the first time as we are doing a large off-site condo and I'm thinking DH and I may move on-site when it's just us.

Now to think about ADR's...

Melissa