Heigh Ho! Heigh Ho! It's Off to Celebrate We Go!--LAST UPDATE!!! PG 62 ENJOY!!!!!!!!!

[Lady Lallie]

I think all of your plans look great.

Calm down about CRT, I am sure you will be able to get a reservation there, even if you have to do it on a different day. Maybe you should book that one first when you call.

 

[2xcited2sleep]

You weren't kidding about the tissue alert! What an amazing story and an amazing little girl you have. You all have SO much to celebrate!

I think your plans and ADRs look fantastic!

 

[micandminforever]

I made my ADR's today and got everything I wanted at the times I wanted, by using the online Dining at 6:00am. You get a jump on the phone callers by an hour. I would recommend the online. There is a sticky on the restaurant board to give you the steps, and alot of advice. Check it out before making ADR's. Good luck on the CRT ADR.

 

[lmillercrew]

You have a way with words sister! The story of Megan and your feelings for her warmed my heart! She is just a beautiful little miracle! You and Tom are so blessed, and I know I don't need to tell you guys that.
I'm glad someone cleared up the AllStar bus issue. We were there two years ago, and I can't remember that far back, isn't that sad???
Your plans are looking fantastic, and you have picked out some restaraunts that I wanted to try this year, that didn't come to fruition. You'll have to let us know how Tony's is. I wanted to try that one out.
You could do a late lunch at Cindy's castle, and then get a light dinner, since you're doing late EMH's. We've done that before and it works great for us.
My sister just made her ADR's for Sept and she didn't have too many issues. She was able to get her Crystal Palace breakfast, before park opening, no prob.
I'm so happy that Tom is helping with the planning this time around. It's nice to be able to bounce back ideas off of someone else.

 

[heartofdisney]

Hi Jenn,
I am a long time lurker,as I like to read trip reports at times,but don't often comment on them.Anyway,I read your trip report last year,and enjoyed it,so when I was reading another favorite trip report of mine(timandlesly's) and saw you had a new trip report going,I decided to hop on over here and check it out.
Your precious Megan is an adorable little girl,and seeing her in her dance costumes brought back sweet memories to me,as both my daughters danced from little on up.
You have every right to be proud of your daughter.She has come through a lot .My oldest daughter doesn't have the same problems as Megan,but she overcame others,and last month she just graduated college,and I was a complete soggy mess because I couldn't believe we had reached that point!
Thank you for entertaining me with your trip report.I will be going to Disney at the end of August and I can't wait to go,so it is nice to pass the time reading about other peoples trip plans,and picking up little tidbits of imfo and advice.I love the Dis!

 

[CRSNDSNY]

Your preliminary plans are right on target! We can start making our ADRs at the beginning of next week arleady! Yeah!!!

My preliminary plans are outlined on my TR website.

...but I'll be working on finalizing them today with the help of TGM.

I still cannot get over the fact that our trips are identical dates!

 

[moparop]

I was wondering about Beaches n Cream too! I hear that is always fun. Of course, with them not taking ADRs, it could really put into your time, depending on when you got there.

You could hop early and do a meal at Sci Fi?

 

[jenjolt]

Jen you have some great plans!! YAY!!! YOu want to make my ADRs for me too!!! You guys are going to have a great trip!!! You really are making the most of your time, I'm dealing with the same thing trying to make sure I get as much park time as possible so us ladies have a lot of late night meals so we can enjoy the parks!! Can't wait to hear more about your plans!

 

[TarzansKat]

Hon, the plans look great.

And listen, don't sweat it about Cindy's. Here's a ha ha little story for you. Mom and Nana always go in May. And we also happened to be going as a family that September. I believe it was actually our first trip with my FIL, and it was lovely. Anyway, as a fluke, Mom thought she would stop by the podium at the Royal Table in May and see if they had any open ressies for September.

They did.

For our party of 5. Mom laid that big surprise on me on Mother's Day that year, and what a treat.

So honestly, I know it books up fast, and I know it's really popular, but if you have the patience, I'm sure you can get your little princess in.

 

[disneylovinfamily]

Beaches and cream is YUMMY! We ate there a few trips ago on our 1st day. We got burgers and then shared the kitchen sink! It was an awesome experience!

 

[cherbear]

that last update made me HUNGRY!!

For CRT, just be VERY persistent, you can do it!!

 

[MegansMom]

Oh, all the plans and ADRs are so exciting, Jen! I love that Tom thinks park hoppers are a neccesity! That doubles the fun of trip planning, doesn't it?

All of your ADR choices look great -- I am hungry just reading about them! I am not sure what I would do about your Tusker House/Flame Tree/dinner day...but just so you know there are direct park buses from each of the parks -- so you will be able to board a bus bound for DHS at AK. Or you could head over to AKL for dinner at either the Mara (their food was so good) or Boma, and then head over to DHS. Or you could head to the Beach Club and eat at Beaches and Cream, and take a boat from there to DHS. That might be fun...

Do the direct buses to the other parks pick up by the hotel buses, because I don't remember them!!! I am thinking we will be taking a break now in the middle of that day, so I am not too concerned, but just in case I need one, I'll know they are there!!!! We have solved the TS problem for this night.....check out the update that is coming soon!

I second that idea! YUM-O!

Ice cream is yummy anytime!!!

and I Third that idea

We did that last year and loved it.

Simple and tasty food and ice cream..what more can you ask for

I could eat like that every night!!!

I think all of your plans look great.

Calm down about CRT, I am sure you will be able to get a reservation there, even if you have to do it on a different day. Maybe you should book that one first when you call.

I'm glad the plans look good.....I just hope they turn out for us!!!!

You weren't kidding about the tissue alert! What an amazing story and an amazing little girl you have. You all have SO much to celebrate!

I think your plans and ADRs look fantastic!

Thanks sweetie!!! Tomorrow is the big ADR day!!!

I made my ADR's today and got everything I wanted at the times I wanted, by using the online Dining at 6:00am. You get a jump on the phone callers by an hour. I would recommend the online. There is a sticky on the restaurant board to give you the steps, and alot of advice. Check it out before making ADR's. Good luck on the CRT ADR.

Thanks for the info about the online ressies.....I think this is what I am going to do!

You have a way with words sister! The story of Megan and your feelings for her warmed my heart! She is just a beautiful little miracle! You and Tom are so blessed, and I know I don't need to tell you guys that.
I'm glad someone cleared up the AllStar bus issue. We were there two years ago, and I can't remember that far back, isn't that sad???
Your plans are looking fantastic, and you have picked out some restaraunts that I wanted to try this year, that didn't come to fruition. You'll have to let us know how Tony's is. I wanted to try that one out.
You could do a late lunch at Cindy's castle, and then get a light dinner, since you're doing late EMH's. We've done that before and it works great for us.
My sister just made her ADR's for Sept and she didn't have too many issues. She was able to get her Crystal Palace breakfast, before park opening, no prob.
I'm so happy that Tom is helping with the planning this time around. It's nice to be able to bounce back ideas off of someone else.

I'm glad your sister was able to get her ADRs.....makes me feel hopeful!!!

Hi Jenn,
I am a long time lurker,as I like to read trip reports at times,but don't often comment on them.Anyway,I read your trip report last year,and enjoyed it,so when I was reading another favorite trip report of mine(timandlesly's) and saw you had a new trip report going,I decided to hop on over here and check it out.
Your precious Megan is an adorable little girl,and seeing her in her dance costumes brought back sweet memories to me,as both my daughters danced from little on up.
You have every right to be proud of your daughter.She has come through a lot .My oldest daughter doesn't have the same problems as Megan,but she overcame others,and last month she just graduated college,and I was a complete soggy mess because I couldn't believe we had reached that point!
Thank you for entertaining me with your trip report.I will be going to Disney at the end of August and I can't wait to go,so it is nice to pass the time reading about other peoples trip plans,and picking up little tidbits of imfo and advice.I love the Dis!

I feel so honored to have you back for another year of reading along, and even happier that you came out of lurkdom to say "hey!" Your words were so kind!! I am glad that I can help you pass the time until your wonderful trip!!! ENJOY!

Your preliminary plans are right on target! We can start making our ADRs at the beginning of next week arleady! Yeah!!!

My preliminary plans are outlined on my TR website.

...but I'll be working on finalizing them today with the help of TGM.

I still cannot get over the fact that our trips are identical dates!

Your plans looked great!!! I can't wait for tomorrow to be over with!!! Here's a wish for pixie dust for both of us that we get everything we want!!!!

I was wondering about Beaches n Cream too! I hear that is always fun. Of course, with them not taking ADRs, it could really put into your time, depending on when you got there.

You could hop early and do a meal at Sci Fi?

Hmmmmmm.........what an idea!?!??!?!?!!?

Jen you have some great plans!! YAY!!! YOu want to make my ADRs for me too!!! You guys are going to have a great trip!!! You really are making the most of your time, I'm dealing with the same thing trying to make sure I get as much park time as possible so us ladies have a lot of late night meals so we can enjoy the parks!! Can't wait to hear more about your plans!

I would love to make your ADRs for you.....that is if it didn't FREAK me out so much doing mine alone....I'm nervous for tomorrow!!!! I'm hoping I get what I want!

Hon, the plans look great.

And listen, don't sweat it about Cindy's. Here's a ha ha little story for you. Mom and Nana always go in May. And we also happened to be going as a family that September. I believe it was actually our first trip with my FIL, and it was lovely. Anyway, as a fluke, Mom thought she would stop by the podium at the Royal Table in May and see if they had any open ressies for September.

They did.

For our party of 5. Mom laid that big surprise on me on Mother's Day that year, and what a treat.

So honestly, I know it books up fast, and I know it's really popular, but if you have the patience, I'm sure you can get your little princess in.

Thanks sweetie!!!! Here's to hoping that a little persistence will pay off!

Beaches and cream is YUMMY! We ate there a few trips ago on our 1st day. We got burgers and then shared the kitchen sink! It was an awesome experience!

That sounds so good right now.....making me SO hungry!

that last update made me HUNGRY!!

For CRT, just be VERY persistent, you can do it!!

I know....I can't wait until I no longer need to look at ADRs, menus, etc.---then I won't be so darn hungry!!!!


UPDATE ON THE WAY!!!!

 

[Roxychica7]

Beaches and Cream, definitely!! And if you're worried about time, you can always get a milkshake or sundae to go! Although, Sci Fi is very cool too. Megs would LOVE the big screen and old time movies!! We love it!

So many yummy ADR's! I can't believe you make your reservations so soon! The time before your trip is going to fly by! I have noticed the same thing about Dbf, trying to plan for Gnomefest, he is now remembering what names of restaurants are and what parks they're located at and has input about duplicates that we've already eaten at that he wants to do again. Before, I used to get things like, "Where is the Jurassic Park ride at again? MGM?" "No honey..."

Btw, Megs is a totally cutie with her recital pics!

 

[MegansMom]

Happy Monday all my lovely PTR readers!!!! Sorry I have been "quiet" this weekend, but I had to celebrate Father's Day ALL WEEKEND LONG!!!!!! SO, I was quite busy, and away from the computer for the entire duration of the weekend!!! BUT NOW I'M BACK!!!!!!

This week is a GREAT week!!!!!!! Do you want to know why??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!??!




TOMORROW IS 90 DAYS UNTIL DISNEY!!!!! ADR DAY BABY!!!! I think it is becoming as sacred a holiday as Christmas around here!!! I am very excited that we are already at that point, but let me tell you, my overactive mind is driving me CRAZY!!!! I am getting so nervous about it all, I can barely eat!!!! I have been reading as much info as I possibly can about the new online system, I have test-run it, called the dining number and asked a zillion questions.......you would think I was buying a home...not just making simple dining reservations----but I just want to get what we want!!!!!! I am nervous that the Free Dining promo is going to create an overabundance of people who have already called and made ressies for the times and places we want!!!! Usually, I am SO much more laid back about the whole dining thing, but I want this year to be PERFECT!!!! (Or as close to it as possible!!!!) SO, I'm hoping all of you will be wishing me a GREAT big dose of pixie dust tomorrow morning that all goes well!!!!

And on that note:

We did finally decide where to eat the evening of the AK/DHS day......and the winner is........................................................................................................................Sci-Fi Drive-In DINER!!!!!!

Now, I know what everyone says about that place in reference to the food, and I'm just NOT going to let that get to me. We aren't going here for the food.....Tom thought that he and Megs would get a kick out of the whole car thing, so that is our motivation.....that, and the fact that it is in DHS so we will be ready to hit Fantasmic afterwards. A couple questions though for those who have tried this place:

1. Can I get a milkshake as my non-alcoholic beverage with my meal on the dining plan?

2. What---if anything---would you recommend for an entree? For a dessert???

3. Can I request a car when making the reservation?

So that solves our big dilemma on that day!!! YEAH!!!

I also wanted to share a funny sidenote with you all:

I was going over the agenda and ADR plans that I shared with you all with Tom and Megan the other day, and they were both generally pleased.....except for one thing! Now that we are getting the Parkhoppers (which Tom agrees will be beneficial to have extra hours), he is worried about his Fastpass Mastery skills. See, during the June 2008 trip, Tom became quite skillful in the Fastpass department....he would study the layout of where we were and what time our next FP would be available, and he would run around collecting FP for us all day.....we never really waited in any lines because of it!!! BUT, now he is worried that he won't be able to be as successful with this because we won't be in the same park at night!!!!!!! Seriously, can I make this guy happy!?!?!?!?!?! Does anyone who has used PHs before and FPs have any recommendations or advice I can give him so that I can once again make him a happy boy about the PHs?!?!?!?!? I would GREATLY appreciate it!


Okay, I'm off for right now to practice up for tomorrow.....may be updating again later today....you just NEVER know!!!!

 

[Roxychica7]

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YAY! You're going to love Sci-Fi!

Let me see...
1) I believe that you can order a milkshake as your drink. I have never gotten one, but they're supposed to be really good
2) They're burgers are awesome, I've heard their ribs are pretty good, nothing special but kinda like what you'd get at Chili's or equivalent. Burgers aren't on the menu for dinner, but you can request them, usually this is the safest bet! As for desserts, I've heard they've changed the menu since we went, but Dbf liked the apple crumble and they're supposed to have an awesome peanut butter chocolate thingy now.
3 I don't think you can request a car, it's usually first available when you check in, if they don't have any, you can just wait until one becomes available. But we have NEVER had a problem getting a car and I think we've eaten there 3 times

 

[Trentmom]

Good luck tomorrow


Are you callin or doing it online?

If you call, then I would open up online website at the same time.

While on hold, see if you can get any of what you want on your own.

Might speed up the process a bit for you

I think I heard you can get online at 6am to make your adrs...get a jumpstart on people calling at 7am

 

[kschafer]

I have read a couple great reviews of Sci-Fi recently.

Check out Alan Renfroe's TR:
part I - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=316
part II - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=317

And Morgy827:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32224269#post32224269

they both loved the food and atmosphere there but recommend that you stick with the basics

 

[trixiequilts]

Yay for getting everything planned out! I'll shoot some pixie dust your way promptly at 6 a.m. tomorrow! To be honest, I'm a little excitedly nervous for you! Not because I don't think you can handle it or because I don't think you'll get what you want...just because I'm so hoping everything will be perfect!

And I'm anxious to hear how the online ressie systems works out.

You go girl!!!

 

[moparop]

I haven't been to Sci-Fi in years, but it was a lot of fun to eat in cars. I do think the shakes are non alcoholic beverages, but I do not know about what's good on the menu. Lots of people rave about the burgers and onion rings, but are those available at night? I dunno!

I hope the ADR game goes well. Wishing you plenty of pixie dust!

 

[MegansMom]

Beaches and Cream, definitely!! And if you're worried about time, you can always get a milkshake or sundae to go! Although, Sci Fi is very cool too. Megs would LOVE the big screen and old time movies!! We love it!

So many yummy ADR's! I can't believe you make your reservations so soon! The time before your trip is going to fly by! I have noticed the same thing about Dbf, trying to plan for Gnomefest, he is now remembering what names of restaurants are and what parks they're located at and has input about duplicates that we've already eaten at that he wants to do again. Before, I used to get things like, "Where is the Jurassic Park ride at again? MGM?" "No honey..."

Btw, Megs is a totally cutie with her recital pics!

Thanks for the tip about Sci Fi!!!

I agree about time flying by.....in a way, I need it to SLOW DOWN just a bit so I can get everything done, and enjoy it all the more!!!!

YAY! You're going to love Sci-Fi!

Let me see...
1) I believe that you can order a milkshake as your drink. I have never gotten one, but they're supposed to be really good
2) They're burgers are awesome, I've heard their ribs are pretty good, nothing special but kinda like what you'd get at Chili's or equivalent. Burgers aren't on the menu for dinner, but you can request them, usually this is the safest bet! As for desserts, I've heard they've changed the menu since we went, but Dbf liked the apple crumble and they're supposed to have an awesome peanut butter chocolate thingy now.
3 I don't think you can request a car, it's usually first available when you check in, if they don't have any, you can just wait until one becomes available. But we have NEVER had a problem getting a car and I think we've eaten there 3 times

Thanks for the info!!!! I am not too worried about this one....I think it will be fun!!!

Good luck tomorrow


Are you callin or doing it online?

If you call, then I would open up online website at the same time.

While on hold, see if you can get any of what you want on your own.

Might speed up the process a bit for you

I think I heard you can get online at 6am to make your adrs...get a jumpstart on people calling at 7am

I think I am going to try online.....wish me luck on that!!!

I will make sure to update you all as soon as I am done.....I hope I have GOOD news!

I have read a couple great reviews of Sci-Fi recently.

Check out Alan Renfroe's TR:
part I - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=316
part II - http://www.disboards.com/showpost.ph...&postcount=317

And Morgy827:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?p=32224269#post32224269

they both loved the food and atmosphere there but recommend that you stick with the basics

I'm going to have to read those.....right now!!!!

Yay for getting everything planned out! I'll shoot some pixie dust your way promptly at 6 a.m. tomorrow! To be honest, I'm a little excitedly nervous for you! Not because I don't think you can handle it or because I don't think you'll get what you want...just because I'm so hoping everything will be perfect!

And I'm anxious to hear how the online ressie systems works out.

You go girl!!!

Thanks for all the support!!! I am SO hoping the "dust" is with me tomorrow!!!! I will be up early, so I will make sure you have something to start your day off with!!!!

I haven't been to Sci-Fi in years, but it was a lot of fun to eat in cars. I do think the shakes are non alcoholic beverages, but I do not know about what's good on the menu. Lots of people rave about the burgers and onion rings, but are those available at night? I dunno!

I hope the ADR game goes well. Wishing you plenty of pixie dust!

Thanks so much......I'll take all the pixie dust I can get!