IT'S OFFICIAL!!!****OCTOBER 2014****...ROLL CALL!! Join the party!

[melissac]

Change in plans

AKV Kidani Oct 4-11

 

[laura12581]

Just booked the first trip WITH kids after 6 yr hiatus.
Oct 16-21 All Star Movies

 

[cteddiesgirl]

Just booked my room and flights for 9/28 - 10/3. I'm so excited. It's my first solo and my first trip back to WDW since 1997.

Will be staying at ASMo.

 

[DarleneP]

It's official - October 5-11 @ SSR

There is nothing better than celebrating a wedding anniversary during F&W!!!

 

[disnee4mygirls]

Going Oct 13-17! WOOP WOOP!

 

[Suelala]

As of today it's official! Going to WDW, yahoooo! Staying at POP 10/12-10/24 and my daughter, son in law and 2 youngest granddaughters will join me on the 13th! This is exciting!!!

 

[Lsdolphin]

So excited we have a BB trip booked. Split stay 10/23-25 at WL and then 10/25-28 at POFQ ! can't wait to make ADRs

 

[Dayman99]

Do you have dates yet so I can add those also?

Sorry, too excited and forgot to post!! Oct 2-7 POR!!! Royal Room for us!! Stayed at POP last 2 times, just wanted to check out another hotel!! Can't wait!!

Steve

 

[AJ1983]

So how is everyone's planning going, now that the park hours for October are available?

I am in the addicted stage now-Touring Plans for me is like Candy Crush or Angry Birds for others

 

[amg35]

So how is everyone's planning going, now that the park hours for October are available?

I am in the addicted stage now-Touring Plans for me is like Candy Crush or Angry Birds for others

I posted my plans a few pages back, but they got lost in the shuffle. Here they are again.

Also, I think I've updated everyone so far?


Okay, here are my plans below: (don't worry, I won't drink too much the night before early mornings! )

okay kids! Here's my plan thus far:

Tuesday 21 - arrive Beach Club (knock wood), hang out for a while, maybe Downtown Disney, then Epcot for a couple rides and dinner at Via Napoli around 8:15...pizza, sangria, yum.

Wednesday 22 - Animal Kingdom (sugar cane mojito calling me)!! Epcot food/wine at night - lime sake cocktail here I come!!

Thursday 23 - Magic Kingdom, early entry!! Epcot food/wine at night, food, drink, food, drink, drink, drink, better have more food!

Friday 24 - Hollywood Studios, dinner at Crew's Cup Lounge (Yacht Club), have some cocktails around hotel, maybe watch movie on the beach, or tour hotels. Maybe go to Future World at Epcot early evening for some more rides.

Saturday 25 - Back to Animal Kingdom for morning, pool time, MK at night. Possible stop at Outer Rim at CR before MK.

Sunday 26 - sleep in!! Breakfast at Captain's Grille around 10:30 (mmm mimosas), lay around pool all day, Halloween Party at night!!

Monday 27 - Epcot day, night open (maybe Studios again or maybe visit Contemporary and Grand Floridian)

Tuesday 28 - Magic Kingdom, dinner at Epcot, maybe Mexico? Not sure

Wednesday 29 - whatever we feel like we need to see before we go home

Thursday 30 - go home (and get ready to start looking for a dog to add to our family again! )

well, what do you think?? The last couple days of trip are pretty open ended, just relaxing and taking our time on those days.

 

[Denovagirl]

So how is everyone's planning going, now that the park hours for October are available? I am in the addicted stage now-Touring Plans for me is like Candy Crush or Angry Birds for others

Lol! Easywdw.com just added their detailed day by day October calendar too! He writes up a paragraph about each park each day an what to expect and puts some tips in there- very good to check out during the addicted phase of planning!

 

[AJ1983]

Lol! Easywdw.com just added their detailed day by day October calendar too! He writes up a paragraph about each park each day an what to expect and puts some tips in there- very good to check out during the addicted phase of planning!

Oooh thanks! The day by day breakdown wasn't posted when the park hours were initially posted. I wish Josh had a create your own plan like touring plans has...I like fiddling around with the schedule, getting a rough idea of wait times.

I have found that their respective reports for October are very conflicting. I think we will stick with a general strategy of attending morning EMH or RD, and using FP+ later in the day/another park in the afternoon when we hop.

 

[Denovagirl]

Oooh thanks! The day by day breakdown wasn't posted when the park hours were initially posted. I wish Josh had a create your own plan like touring plans has...I like fiddling around with the schedule, getting a rough idea of wait times. I have found that their respective reports for October are very conflicting. I think we will stick with a general strategy of attending morning EMH or RD, and using FP+ later in the day/another park in the afternoon when we hop.

I agree TP and Easywdw don't always line up, but I did some research and most seem to agree EasyWDW is more accurate...so I don't know. I lined my plans up to match low crowds according to both sites, and I'm pretty happy with it.

I think Oct in General is lower crowds so I'm not stressing to much over my in park plans, but I plan to use that same strategy of arriving for RD and then saving my FP+ picks for the afternoons when it's more hot and crowded. We try to avoid EMHs all together, but we had to schedule one
Of our Epcot days on the morning EMHs, luckily it's our first full day so well have lots of energy!!

 

[maa]

Has anyone attended MNSSHP on Halloween? Any tips?

We are planning it for our trip this year. We're going to do trip shirts for our family instead of costumes and the only characters we MUST see are Jack and Sally.

 

[AJ1983]

I posted my plans a few pages back, but they got lost in the shuffle. Here they are again.

Also, I think I've updated everyone so far?


Okay, here are my plans below: (don't worry, I won't drink too much the night before early mornings! )

Your plan definitely sounds relaxing, however not the type of trip I would plan..too much time in Epcot, my least favorite park. That's the GREAT thing about Disney...50 people could plan a vacation there differently and still have an awesome time.

We are more ride oriented, and nothing interferes with that, not even food lol. We do eat, but we are more content to have fruit and muffins for breakfast while walking through the park, and get hot dogs from a cart for lunch. We do not plan any sit down meals...unless the plan is to bring a pizza back to our room, sit down and eat it

 

[amg35]

Your plan definitely sounds relaxing, however not the type of trip I would plan..too much time in Epcot, my least favorite park. That's the GREAT thing about Disney...50 people could plan a vacation there differently and still have an awesome time.

We are more ride oriented, and nothing interferes with that, not even food lol. We do eat, but we are more content to have fruit and muffins for breakfast while walking through the park, and get hot dogs from a cart for lunch. We do not plan any sit down meals...unless the plan is to bring a pizza back to our room, sit down and eat it

Most of Epcot for us is at night, when other parks close early. It's Food/Wine, plan to take advantage of it since we are staying right there.

Saturday night I will be at MK (and Sunday for the Halloween party).

It's funny you said relaxing, I was worried it's too much!
It's a long trip, each park gets at least two visits, I'm sure we'll get to ride our favorites a few times!

 

[jm106]

I believe my plans are pretty much decided on(for now.)
Friday Oct 3, leave NJ near kids bed time(8pm) drive all night, alternating.

Arrive Sat 10/4, one nights stay(Hilton or HI near DTD.) Swim, relax. Dinner at DTD maybe.

Sun- Check out but use Pool, walk around DTD. 3pm Check in Timeshare off site, grocery store run. Boma Dinner ADR.

Mon- EPCOT. Friend and DD to Akershush for princesses at park open while We go to Soarin and TT. F&W. Illuminations.

Tues- MK- 8 am CP adr. Stay as late as we feel up to. BOG if I can get for early dinner.

Wed.- Universal Studios (early night)

Thurs- MK rope drop, mid-day break, MNSSHP in evening. QS meals

Friday- DHS QS meals. If weather looks good, we will allow for a break and return for evening and F! (kids have not had a chance to see it yet.)

Sat- Check out of Timeshare then head to IOA for the day. Later, check into one night hotel again by DTD.

Sunday- Flexible on what we feel up to but plan Epcot for a little while?
We don't want to leave until later so kids can sleep much of the drive home to NJ in late afternoon.

 

[Ceryssa]

I think this is what ours are going to look like (I may end up dropping a few of our meals):

Sat 10/25 flight lands at 10:05 am; check in at POR, head to the BW for a while, Beaches & Cream for lunch, Fantasia Gardens. DTD and Raglan Rd for dinner

Sun 10/26 MK--CRT breakfast, BOG lunch, do Fantasyland and leave the park mid-afternoon; dinner @ Boatwright's

Mon 10/27 Epcot--Food & Wine and Garden Grill, watch Illuminations

Tues 10/28 HS--breakfast @ Cape May, Sci-Fi dine-in for dinner, see Fantasmic!

Wed 10/29 MK--Crystal Palace breakfast, 'Ohana dinner, come back to the park for MSEP & Wishes

Thurs 10/30 Epcot--Food & Wine (more goodies! yum!), Biergarten for early dinner and cut out after

Fri 10/31 resort morning/afternoon, MNSSHP that night; QS meals

Sat 11/1 DTD before flight home, hopefully

 

[MidnightParade]

I am in the addicted stage now-Touring Plans for me is like Candy Crush or Angry Birds for others

Have you ever used the actual touring plans before? How well do they work? I played around with it the other day but I'm so used to winging it once we get in there.

I agree TP and Easywdw don't always line up, but I did some research and most seem to agree EasyWDW is more accurate...so I don't know. I lined my plans up to match low crowds according to both sites, and I'm pretty happy with it.

I had a day as well that TP listed HS at crowd level 2 but Josh had it as the least recommended park. So I swapped it with DTD day, it wasn't too disruptive. Just wanted to be safe and not kick myself later as we stood in a crowded HS.

 

[JamieLM]

Ohana and Kona, is it ok to book both in the same week? Is the food different? I just heard they are great places to eat!