Making my mom's dream come true! Nov 28-Dec 3 PTR

[Nettaboo]

THREE more days!!!!

 

[PamelaKay]

What you are doing for your parents is awesome!!

From the looks of your ADR's we have the same taste in food. Please write dining reviews when you get back from your AKL trip

Thank you. I will. I am also taking a quick solo trip in 3 days. I will be dining at Citricos, Tepan Edo, Flying Fish, Yak & Yeti's, Jiko's and 50's prime time. I will hopefully have reviews when I get back from that trip.

THREE more days!!!!

Thanks for remembering. I can hardly stand the wait. It seems like Sunday will never get here. I have walked 2 miles with my neighbor 5 of the last 7 days. Trying to make sure I am ready!

 

[PamelaKay]

Exciting news. I just got back from a quick selfish, solo trip to Disney's AKL Club level. I had a wonderful 4 days. While staying there, I received a bounce back offer for another visit in 2010. I immediately called reservations and asked if that offer could be applied to my December Poly trip (Garden View Club Level). The agent said she had good news and bad. The bad was that the offer was not good for garden view club level, but the good news was they could UPGRADE me to THEME PARK VIEW Club leveland I would still get a significant refund.

I am so excited to have a ressie for Poly TPV Club level.

 

[Nettaboo]

I don't know how I missed this..congrats!!!!!!

 

[PamelaKay]

Well I have officially submitted dining reservation requests for my mom's surprise trip.

Here is what I planned

Sunday, November 28

Mom and dad arrive around noon (I will be there at 8:00 a.m)
Head to Magic Kingdom
1:45 Lunch at Crystal Palace
8:00 Dinner at Narcoosees

Monday, November 29
Epcot all day
12:00 Lunch Coral Reef
6:00 Candlelight Processional Dinner at Le Cellier

Tuesday, November 30
Morning at DHS afternoon open for relaxing
12:30 Lunch Mama Melroses
7:30 Dinner at Artist point

Wed, Dec 1
Animal Kingdom all day
Wildlife excursion at 10
Counter Service Lunch
7:45 Dinner at Citricos

Thursday, December 2
Day is open see Epcot resorts decorations and take in anything we missed
5:00 Go to DHS to see Osborne Lights
7:30 Dinner Flying Fish

Friday, Decmeber 3
9:00 Breakfast at Boma

 

[moparop]

Hi I am joining in! We are going to be there some of the same time and the gift you are giving to your parents sounds amazing. What a thoughtful daughter you are!

Your list of ADRs looks wonderful! I hope you can get everything you asked for. We are staying at CR, so maybe we'll see you on the monorail!

 

[Nettaboo]

Hey you!! How was your trip with your BF??

 

[PamelaKay]

Hi I am joining in! We are going to be there some of the same time and the gift you are giving to your parents sounds amazing. What a thoughtful daughter you are!

Your list of ADRs looks wonderful! I hope you can get everything you asked for. We are staying at CR, so maybe we'll see you on the monorail!

Thanks! I really want to stay at CR. That will be my next trip.

Hey you!! How was your trip with your BF??

It was awesome. Melissa was very surprised and cried when we got there. It was very hot and we had to take advantage of the pool in the afternoons.

 

[2kids2luv]

Hi, I'm joining in. What a wonderful thing to do for your mom. Your ADR look soooo good. We'll be at WDW the same time but staying at AKL.

 

[PamelaKay]

Hi, I'm joining in. What a wonderful thing to do for your mom. Your ADR look soooo good. We'll be at WDW the same time but staying at AKL.

I stayed at the AKL in March and absolutely loved it. I am a morning person and loved getting up and sitting with a cup of coffee on the balcony and watching the giraffes and zebras. I would love to take my mom there, but the only transportation option is buses and since she will be in a scooter, I thought it might be easier to stay at the Poly to be close to the monorail.

Have you stayed at the AKL before?

 

[2kids2luv]

I stayed at the AKL in March and absolutely loved it. I am a morning person and loved getting up and sitting with a cup of coffee on the balcony and watching the giraffes and zebras. I would love to take my mom there, but the only transportation option is buses and since she will be in a scooter, I thought it might be easier to stay at the Poly to be close to the monorail.

Have you stayed at the AKL before?

This will be our first stay at AKL. It was a toss up between AKL or WL. We had reserved POFQ but received a pin with FD so upgraded. DS(9) and DD(6) are super excited.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Joining! I think it is fabulous, what you are doing for your parents.

Congrats on your upgrade.

I can't wait to hear more about your plans. I love what I have read so far.

 

[PamelaKay]

So I have had a few more days to think about my ADR's that I submitted to the Poly IPO and now I am not sure about Wednesday.

Wed, Dec 1
Animal Kingdom all day
Wildlife excursion at 10
Counter Service Lunch
7:45 Dinner at Citricos

Since we are staying in a club level room at the Poly, I planned to take advantage of the breakfast there and then use 2 dining credits and do signature dining each night. That being said. I think it would be awesome if we could do a character dinner with Mickey Mouse so I could get a great pic of us with Mickey and use that for a Christmas card.

I was not originally planning on dining at Citricos with mom and dad, but I was just there May 14th with my best friend and the food was awesome and we had the best service. Wade was our server and he totally made the evening special. I mentioned I was coming back in Dec with Mom and he said I should dine there and ask for him.

I am so torn about what to do. If I cancel the Citricos, we could have breakfast at Kona that morning (mmmm Tonga Toast) and then we could do dinner at Chef Mickey's. Another option would be dinner at Ohana and then do a Tusker House breakfast on Friday morning.

I really want a picture of mom and dad with Mickey and don't want to wait in a character greeting line to get it. I think I am going to call the IPO today to make a change.

 

[PamelaKay]

Well, I didn't even make it a week before changing my mind on a few ADR's. I am really good with my Sunday-Tuesday plans, but had to change Wed-Friday.

Here is what I had previously planned

Wed, Dec 1
Animal Kingdom all day
Wildlife excursion at 10
Counter Service Lunch
7:45 Dinner at Citricos

Thursday, December 2
Day is open see Epcot resorts decorations and take in anything we missed
5:00 Go to DHS to see Osborne Lights
7:30 Dinner Flying Fish

Friday, Decmeber 3
9:00 Breakfast at Boma

This is what I have changed it to
Wed, Dec 1
Animal Kingdom all day
Wildlife excursion at 10
Counter Service Lunch
7:00 Dinner at Ohana . I have never had dinner at Ohana and since we are staying at the Poly and might really need a relaxing evening I have decided to try this for dinner.

Thursday, December 2
1:30 - Lunch at Biergarten- My dad loves German food. I have not eaten at this restaurant and I love to try new things.

Day is open see Epcot resorts decorations and take in anything we missed
5:00 Go to DHS to see Osborne Lights
7:30 Dinner Flying Fish

Friday, Decmeber 3
8:00 a.m. Breakfast at Chef Mickey's - I really want a photo of mom and dad with Mickey. Before her disease got bad, my mom taught home economics and owned her own catering business so this photo will certainly be a treasure for me.

I really wanted to try breakfast at Boma, but can't seem to work it in on this trip. After this trip, I will have taken my parents to Disney and taken my younger sister to Disney (we stayed at Wilderness Lodge). I have an older sister that is slightly envious and mentioned that she would like me to take her once. I think I will need to plan a trip for her next year and Boma will definitely be on the agenda.

 

[moparop]

I love ending the trip with a character meal. It's the last little bit of magic to take away with you. And like you said, so fun for the christmas card!

We are pondering both Ohana and Biergarten too. I still do not have park days or ADRs planned out AT ALL. I need to get crackin. We are so close to ADR day!

 

[PamelaKay]

I love ending the trip with a character meal. It's the last little bit of magic to take away with you. And like you said, so fun for the christmas card!

We are pondering both Ohana and Biergarten too. I still do not have park days or ADRs planned out AT ALL. I need to get crackin. We are so close to ADR day!

I decided to do Ohana and Biergarten instead of Citrico's. I have a goal to try all the table service restaurants at least once and to stay in all the deluxe resorts at least once.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

We're trying Ohana this trip too for the first time for dinner. I've been to Biergarten multiple times for dinner. I think you will like it. It tends to get loud in there, but it's a fun loud/

Chef Mickey's is a fun place too. We were there last year. I think that the characters spend more time at each table at Chef Mickey's than they do at some other resorts.

 

[mrsksomeday]

I read your report tonight so I am going to comment as I read through it.

I am loving how sweet you are to take your parents to WDW, how wonderful !!

It's great that you are getting an ECV for your Mom, it will really help her with getting around WDW. Aww a surprise, a WDW is an amazing surprise! YAY club level at the Poly .

Great first day plans, we loved seeing the fireworks from Narcoosee's.

Sorry your sister doesn't "get Disney". Just stick with us we will stay excited with you .

For your AK day sometimes it can be hard to get all 3 shows in, I would make sure to keep up with the times thru Steve Soares site, he keeps the show times updated.

I am so sorry your Mom took a fall, I hope she is better. Fantastic about the upgrade to the room!!

We change ADR's around a lot, that is just part of Disney trip planning . I am Disney trip planning obsessed, I don't think I could handle someone else making our ADR's, I would be a wreck .

Great pre trip report, I look forward to reading more.

 

[scdak]

PamelaKay - sounds like a great trip ....must be why I am doing a very similar trip to surprise my mother Almost the same dates, I fly out of Charlotte on 11/29, split stay at POFQ/Poly, still deciding my final ADR requests but I have until 6/2/10 to make up my mind and let the TA know, ADR day is 6/3 for me! I am choosing alot of character meals ..... kill two birds with one stone you know, eat and greet! Have a great time!

 

[mrsksomeday]

PamelaKay - sounds like a great trip ....must be why I am doing a very similar trip to surprise my mother Almost the same dates, I fly out of Charlotte on 11/29, split stay at POFQ/Poly, still deciding my final ADR requests but I have until 6/2/10 to make up my mind and let the TA know, ADR day is 6/3 for me! I am choosing alot of character meals ..... kill two birds with one stone you know, eat and greet! Have a great time!

Congrats to you for doing that for your Mom.