It's a Year of Celebration; Nerds invade WDW, a PTR -- Updated To Buy/To Pack 5.13.09

[pipermae]

June 4

* Get up early & catch the bus to MK for Crystal Palace breakfast ADRs

*Lunch: The Pinocchio Village Haus

*Take boat to Wilderness Lodge

*Dinner: Whispering Canyon Cafe

*After dinner take bus to EPCOT for EMH

 

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June 5

*Get up EARLY!

*Breakfast on your own @ FC (OOP!)

*Get on bus 7ish

*MGM EMH 8am-9am

*At Rope Drop, book it over to TSM for FP

*Nerd it up Star Wars Style

*Lunch: Pizza Planet

*Dinner: 50s Prime Time Cafe

*EMH @ MK 10 pm - 1 am (Wishes at 10)

 

[pipermae]

June 6

*Sleep in today

*Breakfast on your own @ FC (6 am - 11 am)

*Board bus to AK at 11ish

*Lunch at Flame Tree

*AK closes at 5 pm

*Pool, DTD, tour monorail resorts, go to MK (close at 10), etc. Will decide together.

*Dinner will be a CS meal (DISers! What would you recommend?!)

 

[pipermae]

June 7

*GET UP EARLY!!!

* Breakfast oop @ FC

*Board EPCOT bus @ (seems I forgot to put them time... but I imagine it's pretty early)

*At 12:30 or so, boys and girls will split up for the afternoon. This will include lunch. (I'll make a list of CS places for the DDP so we'll have quick access)

*Meet at Spaceship Earth 1 hour before ADR time

*Dinner: Le Cellier

*MK EMH 9-12

 

[pipermae]

June 8

*Up early!

*Breakfast at Tusker House (YAY, DONALD!) in AK

*At 4-ish we'll split up (so Tony and I can clean up for date night)

*Dinner:
T/K - Rose and Crown
R/H/K - San Angel Inn

 

[pipermae]

June 9

*Vote on Park to Visit, decide lunch that way as well

*Dinner: Hoop Dee Doo Review

 

[pipermae]

June 10

*DTD for lunch

*Go home

 

[jewels1916]

June 10

*DTD for lunch

*Go home

Aw....sad face.

 

[pipermae]

Aw....sad face.

Saddest day of the whole trip. :'(

BUT! Then yours comes along soon, and we read yours!

 

[annabean]

Just finished reading your plans... heehee... pee before I pick up you dang it!

 

[pipermae]

I. AM. SO. BUMMED.

Donald's Breakfast is booked solid.

 

[annabean]

What a bummer.... what about Donald for another day?

 

[pipermae]

It's booked the whole week!! So, we're going to Boma instead, I believe.

 

[jewels1916]

Oh no! No Donald's breakfast? Boma should be good though! I am anxious to know how you like it. You can say hello to my future resort while you are there.

 

[pipermae]

As I mentioned earlier, before I disappeared for midterms, Donald's Breakfast Safari is totally booked for the entire week. And we're going to Boma instead, which looks okay I suppose. I just wanted to meet Donald and this was sort of guaranteeing that. Oh well, now I just get to stalk him in Mexico... at least there's plenty to drink, I mean do there. Haha.

We also didn't get Le Cellier for dinner, but for lunch instead. I went ahead and took the ADR, even though I had already planned that day. Oh well!

Everything else we got, well... except San Angel Inn. Our TA's computer system is down and so she can't get our information until it's up and running. *le sigh*

Well, I put together our notebooks and we went to eat at Red Robin (yummmm!) So far it includes:

• Abbreviations
• Emergency Info (I.E. everyone's phone #, resort # & address, etc.)
• Hotel Confirmation #s & TA Info
• Packing List (of extras, like, clear - over the door shoe organizer for bathroom)
• Resort Info (pool times, food court times, etc.)
• DDP info
• Dining Confirmation #s
• Park Hours & EM Hours
• A short itinerary for each day
• And a 1-5 scale on how scary/rough each ride is (especially for Hannah because she gets motion sickness)

The days were re planned to fit our ADRs and EMHs. The only major change was on the 8th where we'd split up boys & girls for the first part of the day and then DBF and I would go to date night after cleaning up at the hotel and Kaytea, Rod, and Hannah could go to their ADR as soon as it's made.

 

[pipermae]

OH! I forgot to mention, my wonderful DBF bought me an awesome "Just Because I Love You" type gift.

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.ph..._search_query=disney&ga_search_type=tag_title

Ch-Ch-Check it out! I <3 me some Etsy.
And HM is my favorite ride.

 

[jewels1916]

Hey Kadye! Just checkin' in. You are so organized. It's great!

 

[annabean]

ooo I love etsy! You can always find the coolest things there! And those earrings are pretty darn cool! hehe. Your dbf is super sweet!

 

[pipermae]

Hey Kadye! Just checkin' in. You are so organized. It's great!

I try to be. A friend told me today that I needed help, after he saw my binder!

ooo I love etsy! You can always find the coolest things there! And those earrings are pretty darn cool! hehe. Your dbf is super sweet!

He is. After he bought me those earrings, I found an awesome necklace. http://www.etsy.com/view_transaction.php?transaction_id=14670269

...and I bought it... It's the last gift I can buy myself until I get this trip paid off!

Money's due in less than a month (April 20th) and I've still got... well, to be frank... I owe about $670, still! I can do it, I've lived off of plain noodles and water before.

So, since I have so much due, I'm budgeting myself on food/gas/etc.

Food - $40-50 a week. That's it. This includes eating out with my boss/co-workers, etc. Plus, I need to eat healthier and buying a few pounds of apples is a lot cheaper than McDonald's. (Yeah, I still haven't lost any weight... but I haven't gained any! Fencing really helps. Lots of activity when it involves stabbing people!)

Gas - $25 a week. This gets me through, virtually, the whole week. I drive a PT Cruiser and it gets pretty good mileage!

Each paycheck, I'm trying to take $25 out for my Credit Card bill. It's a little too close to it's Max value for my comfort. (Though, since I'm just a college student, my limit's pretty low. It's the second lowest they offer, I think. $500. I've got about $445 on it. Shame on me, so I've gotta get that paid off!)

Budgeting is one of my weaknesses. I like to shop. Our Budget Board doesn't help, because they give me all sorts of coupons and codes to go buy more stuff I don't need! I actually need to go through my clothes and get rid of about 50% of it!

Sad news... San Angel Inn will be closed for Refurb when we're there. So, now I'm trying to think of another place that Rod/Hannah/Kaytea (I think they'll be referred to as DR, DHa, and DK from now on... less typing involved) can go eat when DBF and I have our date night. They want somewhere (okay, DR & DHa want somewhere, as DK will be 20, not 21) that has good boozey drinks for them to partake of. Any TS suggestions with good booze where it won't be difficult getting an ADR 1 week after my 90 mark? I was thinking something besides burgers, but they're not terribly adventurous (Japanese/Moroccan have been nixed). Any Italian/Seafood/Mexican type places you love?

AH! It's getting closer! I'm going to be lost whenever I do my TR. Maybe I'll start a blog and you guys can stalk me that way!

 

[pipermae]

Uhoh...

My completely wonderful TA sent an e-mail out to her clients.

Free dining dates & when we can book...

Guess who's going back to WDW in August?

Me. Maybe Hannah, too.

I've sent away for a quote.

Wow.