That's so funny because I have a countdown on my phone.I guess great minds think a like.
So lets get this party started the right way and intoduce the cast of Characters. (snip)
Next is my DD Mia.
She is currently 6 years old but will be almost 8 when we go. (snip)
I have been talking to a friend of mine about going with us with her DD and making it an all girls trip. We would share a room making it a little bit cheaper for all of us. Since I haven't talked to her about including her information I will not say to much about her know. All we will say is that she is about my age and would be bringing her DD who will be 9 at the time of our trip.
Well that is it for now! Join us soon on our next instalment when I talk about possible resorts, my plans to save for this trip, and ideas for ADR's.
Until then, Have a Magical Disney Day!!!!
and yes, I finally reported in! 
Welcome DisDiva,
I am so glad that I am not the only one who is crazy enough to start planning a trip so far in advance. I must admite that I started planning some things (such as ADR's) back when I was planning my trip with my DS this last May. I was going to wait to start a PTR after I was done with the TR for that trip but find that I am dragging my feet finishing it. I hope that starting this PTR will give me the boost I am looking for.
I too hope that if I start doing a PTR I can finally do more of my TR. I vowed I wouldn't be one of those people who never finish it.. or took forever... yet look at me.
Now be nice you two or no Christmas cookies for you. And since they are Mickey Mouse Snowman Sugar cookies I am sure you want a couple.
Wait a moment, you never said anything about MM sugar cookies!? I so would have been like, sorry dad, going to Corrine's.. she gots cookies!
So here are my ideas for the ADR's for the trip.
First of all there is Boma (snip)
You liked it, so why NOT repeat it!
Next we have 1900 Park Fare
It would be perfect for a girl trip and I hear the food is good.
If you make sure to go when cindy and the sisters are there, it would be the BEST ever. not been myself yet, but still have it as a future goal.
Next we have Crystal Palace
Went this year and I think the girls would love the food and seeing Pooh and friends.
Yeah, that was a decent one. (I didn't care for the food at lunch... but I am a plain eater.) and who doesn't love Tigger!?
Than we have Akersus Princess Storybook Dinning
I thought the girls would love to see all the princess'
Never been to this one either, but may I make another princess suggestion? pre-rope drop ADR for breakfast in the castle(MK)? A photo is included, of whomever you wish with Cindy, delivered at the end of your meal. The food is GREAT, comes pre-plated nice and hot. (you can also special order pretty easily. like no onions etc.) you see the princesses, and get wands/swords and a wishing star. This has been priceless each time with DD. and let me tell you again.. that food is AWESOME!Now I am hungry! Oh, and of course the pictures of yall in front of the castle with little to no crowd behind you = priceless!
I would love to try breakfast at Ohana
I hear the food is good and you get to see Lilo and Stich
Oh.. have I not gotten to Ohana breakfast in my trip report yet?It is also one of the best meals I had there. and DD loved getting the lei's. She ended up talking the CM's into like 5 of them for her, and two for her stitch.
I have also heard some great things about the Tusker House Breakfast
And being in the park before everyone else sounds nice.
Never been so have no opinion.
The ADR at DHS is the one I am not sure of.
I can either do Mama Melrose again.
I know the food is good and would be a nice change.
Not been....
Or I can do Hollywood and Vine
Which is another Character meal but I heard the food isn't that good.
Are you kidding me!?! That one is now top of my list! the food was awesome! that smoothed chicken was sooo good. DD had pleanty of options she liked, we both got stuffed. My only thing about the play n dine is the question of if the girls would still be -into- the characters. They are the disney JR (aka playhouse disney) toons like handy manny, and agent oso. DD loved them this year, but I am concerned she will feel 'too old' for them next time. (oh well baby, dada loved the food!) But this was a lunch, not a dinner... I thought dinner wasn't a character meal?
Both of these are in the Fantasmic! Dinning Plan in which I am hoping to get, but if I change my mind about this I will probably get an ADR for 50's Prime Time Cafe whick looks like alot of fun.
(Sorry, No Picture.)
So tell me what you think.
I've been to 50's prime time. if kids like good natured ribbing and 'getting in trouble' it is the greatest. the food is good, and the waitresses are fun. But if they are like me, or my daughter... we just don't handle it well and isn't fun but torture for us.
Did you not look at Sci-Fi dine in? I know that may seem less girly, but my DD loved it. (would have loved it more if I wasn't a bad dad and let her dry out before going in...) and the food was good. even better for lunch as they have these great burgers then! I mean, this was the ADR I originally gave up a chef mickey dinner time for! but then again, I loved the drive ins, and loved pretending I was at a real one again. just the idea of having that make believe time with my girl makes me smile!
Epcot? have you thought about garden grill? They have the main toons, and it is awesome good food! (esp if you like fresh veggies and such!)
Do you have any plans to do something like BBB with them? DD loved that! Even with how much she dislikes her hair done, she was so happy and excited with that one! (and then for us to have gone from BBB in the castle, over to eat breakfast with the princesses right across the hallway.. that was great! could also do it the other way, eat first, princessed after.
Please forgive all mispellings, typos and just plain random missing or strange word replacements. I have been awake over 26 hours now and thus typing on autopiloit... now if only I could SHUT THE BRAIN DOWN! I could sleep...
We so would have to meet up at least once! DD would be 7 by then I think.
You know if we there at the same time we will have to meet up at some time. I can't go to Disney with out seeing my Disney Brother and Niece.
I too hope that if I start doing a PTR I can finally do more of my TR. I vowed I wouldn't be one of those people who never finish it.. or took forever... yet look at me.
I hope you do. It really helps with the Disney Duldrums. I am a glad you decided to wait, I think you will be much happier with a longer stay that you are not scrapping pennies together to afford. You can alway put extra money on taxes this year on to DGC's for the years trip.
Sorry Bro, I should have known that would get you over here. I promise to make some for you and your DD the next time you come out.
About Cindy's Meal. I would love to try it sometime but I really don't want to use to Credits on one meal. But than again I have to discuss all the options with my friend. As for Akushas, they also include a picture with the meal but it is with Belle so that is why I was thinking of it. I was also thinking about doing a Breakfast at CP to get in the park early but we are already doing two breakfasts.
I've been to 50's prime time. if kids like good natured ribbing and 'getting in trouble' it is the greatest. the food is good, and the waitresses are fun. But if they are like me, or my daughter... we just don't handle it well and isn't fun but torture for us.
I think that we would be ok with it as long as I explained to the girls that it was all in fun and not meant to be mean.
Did you not look at Sci-Fi dine in? I know that may seem less girly, but my DD loved it. (would have loved it more if I wasn't a bad dad and let her dry out before going in...
We went here for our Wish trip in 2009. I got the angus burger and the kids got the pasta with meat sauce. Very good food and good atmosphere. A little wierd for a larger family to sit all facing on way. It is an option but since we already did I was thinking something diffrent. But I have to sit down with every one to figure these things out.
Epcot? have you thought about garden grill? They have the main toons, and it is awesome good food! (esp if you like fresh veggies and such!)
I know that is another one I am looking at. But I am trying to get so many things into our trip and I can't do it all. Plus me and the other mom already agreed that 1 table service a day was good. Don't want to plan our days around multiple ADR's.
Do you have any plans to do something like BBB with them? DD loved that! Even with how much she dislikes her hair done, she was so happy and excited with that one! (and then for us to have gone from BBB in the castle, over to eat breakfast with the princesses right across the hallway.. that was great! could also do it the other way, eat first, princessed after.
So here are my ideas for the ADR's for the trip.
First of all there is Boma
Really enjoyed it in May and want to do it again.
[Next we have 1900 Park Fare
It would be perfect for a girl trip and I hear the food is good.
[Next we have Crystal Palace
Went this year and I think the girls would love the food and seeing Pooh and friends.
[Than we have Akersus Princess Storybook Dinning
I thought the girls would love to see all the princess'
[I would love to try breakfast at Ohana
I hear the food is good and you get to see Lilo and Stich
[I have also heard some great things about the Tusker House Breakfast
And being in the park before everyone else sounds nice.
[The ADR at DHS is the one I am not sure of.
I can either do Mama Melrose again.
I know the food is good and would be a nice change.
Or I can do Hollywood and Vine
Which is another Character meal but I heard the food isn't that good.
Both of these are in the Fantasmic! Dinning Plan in which I am hoping to get, but if I change my mind about this I will probably get an ADR for 50's Prime Time Cafe whick looks like alot of fun.
(Sorry, No Picture.)
So tell me what you think.
I wish I knew which park we were gonna go into on our last day, I have a feeling it will be DHS - since we only have one park day there - I would make an ADR for Sci-fi then, but I think we will be better off if we just roll with the punches that day.
We are trying Boma for the first time, this coming trip. DD #1 picked out all of our ADRs, and this is one that I had in mind too - so I was totally for it. I've heard mixed reviews that the breakfast is better than dinner - but we are going for dinner - and we are not picky eaters, so I am sure it will be wonderful. Any meal that I don't have to cook or clean up - it's wonderful.
We thought the food there was delicious. Even my slightly picky 9 year old loved it and got at least 2 plate fulls before dessert. Definatly try the ginger carrot soup (so good) and the zebra cakes.
We did 50's PT last time, and the girls were dying to do it again this time - so it really was, hands down, our first choice for our DHS park day. Although, I would really like to try the sci-fi dine in too, it just wasn't in the cards this trip.
I would make an ADR for it and if you can't make it just call and let them know. We weren't able to make our reservation on our last day in May and had no problem. They were very thankful that we called and told them we were not coming.
We have never done a F! dinner package, we just cattle call with the rest of 'em, and I've always enjoyed the seats we were able to get.
I am just so worried we wouldn't get seats. It was already crowded when we got there this year. But than another show got added so that would have been easier to get into.
I think you have some great ADR choices going, and by the time you go - Be Our Guest should be open, and the other new one in MK, as well - so you might want to add those to your list.
D~
Thanks for the Christmas Wishes D!!
Hope everyone had a wonderful Christmas this year and spent it with loving family.
So I have some exciting news, well at least to me.
So I go addictied to Orlando Attractions Magazine the show on youtube before our trip in may but haven't watched an episode since our return to our normal lives. Well just recently I go hooked again watching all the Christmas episodes and started watching them all backwards. It was when I was doing this that I can across an episode on July 7th. Episode # 32 I believe. When they came to the part of the show where they do a shout out to all of their fans the first name they say is mine. I think I must have gone back about six times to hear it again. LOL.
More news is that I ordered a new Walt Disney World Book for 2012. Only one since we are not going until 2013, but had to get never the less.
I bought the The Complete Walt Disney World 2012. I Love the Birnbaum books as well but didn't think that it would be a lot diffrent from the 2011 one I already have. Maybe I will still buy it later this year or just wait for the 2013 edition.
Because I can't imagine that it would be that different from the 2012 version. Aaaaand.... I am still using my 2006 Passporter, because I got a crate of them for $1/each when they were on sale a few years ago.
Sorry, but this just cracked me up... I am still using my 2002 version of Birnbaums.
D~ <---- Who has just realized that she is truly a tightwad.
But that is one of the resons I chose the one that I did. I did buy same book I just ordered in 2009 but I think my kids have hijacked it because I can't find it. My four year old loves Mickey and is always stealing my books. I guess I will have no problem finding a Disney partner in my old age.
You crack me up, D.
What is this, a crate of 2006 Passporter's. I sooooo want one.
I'm hoping that some of the books will come out in a new edition. I think this might happen especially since the new Fantasyland is opening in 2012.
When I made my Wish list for Christmas I wrote down some books I want to have on my Christmas wish list next year.
(Can you tell I am excieted about that.) As for the other books, if they like to keep current I am sure there will be new editions such as the Hidden Mickey book. We will both have to keep an eye on these.
