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[Disney Commando]

Our last trip ended on Dec 11, 2010 On our ride home I planned our next trip

1st let me intoduce ourselves, My name is Ron (aka Disney Commando) a proud member of The Dis Dad Club & WDW Commando Club My wife Rachel & most important my 5 yr old son Hunter (this will be his 7th trip)

Our next trip is booked For August 21-27, will be staying at All Star Movies, 7 day Park Hoppers, & Dinning Plan (1QS, 1TS, 1S per day) I booked through AAA for the extra perks since it was the same price, but really will be ahead of the game, since they had a promo going on, also recieved the kids play and stay free deal

Now being a Commando, all ADR's are already made, since they were all made in the first 5mins they could be made, I was off by 15mins total of what I planned, but got everything I wanted

I also made ressie's for a couple of extras, once again no problem

I promised my wife this trip we could do some down time, I'm a extreme Commando, so this was a hard thing to do, but with no extra stuff going on it is possible. I know in my gut it will not work since she want's to take down time from Noon till 4 (alot of shows going on then) So I'm prepaired for her submit of defeat (although she would like to rest, she also hates to miss anything) So who knows what will happen (I got a good idea though)

It's going to tough to pull of such a great trip as our last Dec trip, But for my son I'm willing to take the challange

Welcome

 

[luvdumbo]

I'll be in DW the sametime as you guys! Ill sub in and enjoy your planning as much as mine!

 

[Disney Commando]

I'll be in DW the sametime as you guys! Ill sub in and enjoy your planning as much as mine!

To GOOD times ahead

 

[Disney Commando]

All are ADR's are made (did it the 1st minute system would let me)

I was very pleased with the times I got, my main goal was to get 1st seating so we wouldn't have to sit around waiting for a table

8/21 - Ohana 5pm
8/22 - Whispering Canyon 5pm
8/23 - Teppen Edo 4:10pm
8/24 - 1900 Park Fare 8am breakfast
8/25 - Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic Package 4:30pm
8/26 - LeCellier- 11:35am Lunch

I am completly happy with the ADR's, don't need to try changing times or anything, So now I can plan all around the ADR's

 

[~Tonga Wingo~]

Subscribing!

My trip is the end of April/early May. This is going to make me want to go again this year...

 

[Disney Commando]

Subscribing!

My trip is the end of April/early May. This is going to make me want to go again this year...

I hope I can keep it interesting, have a few gut speculations that I hope will pan out, these are my favorite kind of plans (even though these things do not exist as of now)

 

[Disney Commando]

My favorite must do event and what led up to it

We got a 12noon Ressie for Harmony Barbershop

OK now you might ask yourself What's the big deal

On our Honeymoon trip, 1st hour, 1st day in MK we got Bride & Groom Mickey Hats, we were walking through the stores on Main Street, and were cornered in a store by 4 men, They asked us our names and when we got married, they then announced it in the store and we were surrounded by a crowd, They then sang When You Wish Upon A Star to us, these 4 men were none other then The Dapper Dans

A couple of trips ago, we got on the back seat of the horse drawn trolley, as it was getting ready to go The Dapper Dans jumped on the back, and all the way down MS sang songs to my son

Now a few months before our last trip I read a post that someone saw them at The Harmony Barber Shop around noon, they had no idea that they would be there or if they are there all the time
To me this made alot of sense, since they are a Barbershop Quartet and noon seemed like a rite time for something like this, I made a noon ressie, on a huntch hoping it would pan out

Around 12:05 The Dapper Dans arrived Both my son and I were in a barber chair getting a haircut, not alot of room in the shop so only a few other people were inside (but a crowd outside), They were dressed to the nine in festive Holiday colors (Christmas) and sang some Christmas and Disney songs Then they posed for a pic with my son and I in the chair and the barbers

As far as I know this only happens at noon.

So the 1st day I could (180days) I made our next 12noon haircut ressie, this is now something we will do every trip, It is are Father, Son Disney thing that he really enjoys, most likey years down the road, he will do the same

 

[Disney Commando]

This is a daily park list we will be doing so far

8/21 - Arrivial, I let my son pick the park, depends what he wants to go as his first ride, after dinner we will be in MK till 1am

8/22 - AK 8am - after dinner will be HS till 10pm

8/23 - HS 9am (MK opens at 8, but we have to get in Jedi Training, would rather do it sooner then later), after dinner Epcot till 12am

8/24- Epcot breifly for AAA Storytime at 10am, then Seaworld, T Rex Cafe for dinner and DTD

8/25 - MK 8am, after dinner HS (have Fantasmic package)

8/26 - Epcot 8am, after dinner MK till 1am

8/27- up to my son, we have to be on our way home around Noon

 

[luvdumbo]

All are ADR's are made (did it the 1st minute system would let me)

I was very pleased with the times I got, my main goal was to get 1st seating so we wouldn't have to sit around waiting for a table

8/21 - Ohana 5pm
8/22 - Whispering Canyon 5pm
8/23 - Teppen Edo 4:10pm
8/24 - 1900 Park Fare 8am breakfast
8/25 - Hollywood & Vine Fantasmic Package 4:30pm
8/26 - LeCellier- 11:35am Lunch

I am completly happy with the ADR's, don't need to try changing times or anything, So now I can plan all around the ADR's

I have scheduled a Le Cellier lunch, Whispering Canyon Dinner and 1900 Park Fare Breakfast also! of course ours are on different days.

Looks like you made some good choices!

 

[Disney Commando]

I have scheduled a Le Cellier lunch, Whispering Canyon Dinner and 1900 Park Fare Breakfast also! of course ours are on different days.

Looks like you made some good choices!

What are the chances of that, plus these 3 are my repeat must do, written in stone ADR's the other 3 are newbie's

The only ADR I have this trip that I'm worried about is Hollywood & Vine it has some stuff I like but it has alot of stuff alittle different (I'm a pickey eater, so is my son) but I promised my wife we would see Fantasmic, so I'll just roll with it

 

[Disney Commando]

Just booked our travel via The Autotrain, it went up $90 in 2 days, who knows what it will be by the time we leave, with the gas prices going up everyday

 

[Disney Commando]

A few things that are a must to do this trip, most we have done , but have some new stuff in the mix

- Jedi Training
- Have son try to get some more Transportation Trading Cards
- Haircut
- New Lego Store
- T-rex Cafe
- AAA Storytime
- Disney Visa Pic
- Ride any vechicle on Main Street
- Sing A Long Campfire with Chip & Dale at Camp Wilderness

 

[Disney Commando]

Thinking about doing Chip & Dales Campfire Sing Along at the Camp Ground. Anyone ever done it, is it worth going to

 

[Disney Commando]

We are looking forward to going to the Tiki Room, heard they were dropping the Under New Management and maybe going back to the original, it's been so long I don't remember how the original went

 

[luvdumbo]

We are looking forward to going to the Tiki Room, heard they were dropping the Under New Management and maybe going back to the original, it's been so long I don't remember how the original went

I heard this too, but after further investigating this rumor is not true

It will stay under New Management!

 

[Disney Commando]

I heard this too, but after further investigating this rumor is not true

It will stay under New Management!

 

[luvdumbo]

My thoughts exactly!

 

[Disney Commando]

Wow they just keep adding meet & greets coming soon

-Phinias & Ferb
-Magician Mickey
-Angelica, Blackbeards Daughter from upcoming POTC movie
-Cars referb for upcoming Cars 2


And of course the new Star Wars Star Tours

With alittle over 4 months to go, I'm sure alot more will be added

 

[Disney Commando]

Another couple of days we will be in the double digits, almost time to start my have to do list (they keep adding stuff, gets longer every week) also I'll have to start my cut list

 

[Disney Commando]

I heard this too, but after further investigating this rumor is not true

It will stay under New Management!

They must have changed thier mind, in the WDW news today, they said it will be going back to something similiar to the originial