March 2012: Spring Break, Here we come! Threadjackers take over the world!

[DMGeurts]

None of them are guaranteed ... because they can't guarantee that a character won't fall ill at the last minute, slip and fall while putting on their makeup, etc. And they may or may not be able to contact a replacement in time. So none are guaranteed. But there are typical meals for them. And generally 1900 is Lady Tremaine and the Step-sisters. Sometimes Prince Charming makes an appearance. But I've read reviews where the FGM and the mice have been in attendance. I think I even read one where FGM was greeting at the door for pictures and the mice were circling the room (not even Cindy showed), but I could be mistaken. Some of them could be inaccurate, and some could be outdated. But I know WDW won't guarantee anything because, as I mentioned above, they know things happen.

Sure, it's easier to get a replacement for some of the characters, and they probably do have people on standby, but if the standbys and the original all ate the bad shrimp ... They gotta improvise.

I've read so many reviews were people try to argue that Belle greets (always) at Akershus and Ariel is NEVER in attendance. Which is not true. Aurora greeted us, Belle was there (in her blue "day" dress), and Ariel was in a gorgeous gown. But I do think if Chef Mickey or TH Donald was sick, they'd be able to find replacements easily and quickly.



I'm glad no flaming here, either! Honestly, we may end up cancelling CP and not going to MK at all. It's our "play it by ear" day. So we'll wait until closer, maybe arrival, and see how the first day or two goes.

I'm just all heartbroken over MK. I was excited to ride Dumbo ... but with Dumbo and BTMRR closed ... and no new content, I can honestly skip it and be okay. DD has even agreed. We had a family meeting about if we skip a park, which one it would be.

The kids voted Epcot. We all voted MK. So we have lots of room to work with this trip. I just hope you get all the MK time you need and want this year!!! Eat a steak at Tony's for me!





Semi-related to comments above ... But DD was asking yesterday about our trip. She wanted to know what happens if Cinderella, or another character, got sick for a character meal. I was trying to decide how to handle this, and was trying to word things carefully because I don't really know if she thinks the characters are real or not. So as I was pondering and trying to tell her that someone else may be Cinderella, she asked "Like Snow White?"

YES! SNOW WHITE MIGHT DRESS UP AS CINDY!

My DD totally believes in the characters! So I let her know that if Cindy got sick, one of her friends might raid her closet and put on her clothes.

I can see it now:
DD: Are you really Cindy or are you Snow White?
Cindy:
DD: Or are you Belle?
Cindy:
Me: She knows that sometimes you have engagements and if you get sick, one of your friends may borrow your clothes to fill in. She's just making sure you're the real Cinderella and not one of your Princess friends dressing up like you.
Cindy:
Me:

This might be an interesting trip.

ROFLMAO!!! I would love to be at your table for that one!

Thanks for not flaming!

TT won't close until April. It'll be operational in March. The only closures I have noted are:
DHS: Backlot Studio Tour and HISTK playground
MK: BTMRR, Aladdin's Magic Carpets, Dumbo

I'll be at the DISmeet. That's not changed.

Rut-Roh... D~ thinks Liddy won't be in Epcot that day...

D~

 

[Lidian]

ROFLMAO!!! I would love to be at your table for that one!

Rut-Roh... D~ thinks Liddy won't be in Epcot that day...

D~

Well, come join us at the MK for the Princess M&G and see if DD asks any odd questions.

.... .... I guess you'll have to wait and see what my plans are for the 8th.

 

[sjs314]

I'm hoping she doesn't freak out the characters. That would be ... unique.

I've not been able to tell a difference between character meals and the M&Gs in the park. I know sometimes people feel like they're rushed ... but we've never noticed. And if our cases have been rushed, so are the park M&Gs. They seem to take the same amount of time. Just enough that the kids know they care, but not so much they can't do their job. Actually, the only complaint I've had is sometime's Mickey is a little "too flirty", and sometimes the face characters aren't as pretty as I feel they should be. But if the kids don't notice, then I'm golden with it all. (I got waaay too many kisses from Mickey in May, and it made me feel a bit awkward ... especially since Mickey had never given kisses before. )

I'm sorry that your DS had to learn the truth so young. Both of my kids are kinda scared of Chuck E Cheese, but they love the WDW characters. Who knows. Maybe it's a Chuck E. Cheese thing.

With my DS it was Chuck E Cheese Big Ears, that was all he kept saying as he cried under the table .....Big Ears over and over again.

If we had gone to WDW Mickey Mouse might have had the same effect at that age who knows.

I have noticed that some of the princesses sometimes are not as pretty as other ones but as you said if the kids do not mind then it is all good.

Hmmm kissing Mickey is that allowed?

 

[DMGeurts]

Well, come join us at the MK for the Princess M&G and see if DD asks any odd questions.

.... .... I guess you'll have to wait and see what my plans are for the 8th.

It's OK Liddy... Honestly.

D~

 

[Lidian]

With my DS it was Chuck E Cheese Big Ears, that was all he kept saying as he cried under the table .....Big Ears over and over again.

If we had gone to WDW Mickey Mouse might have had the same effect at that age who knows.

I have noticed that some of the princesses sometimes are not as pretty as other ones but as you said if the kids do not mind then it is all good.

Hmmm kissing Mickey is that allowed?

I dunno ... Chuck E doesn't look as friendly as Mickey. Chuck E looks ... well, vicious. I think it's the teeth.

I dunno if kissing Mickey is allowed, but he sure does give out the kisses sometimes! I just went in for a family picture, Mickey grabbed me and Minnie grabbed DH. But after the pictures, Mickey kept giving me kisses. After the first one, I blushed and was all "Mickey!" (Kind of "shame on you" tone.) And it was replied with lots of kisses. I finally had to tell Mickey that it was time for me to go and he should take Minnie shopping (Minnie loved that).

So if you see this Mickey, he's a flirt:

It's OK Liddy... Honestly.

D~

Good!

 

[sjs314]

I dunno ... Chuck E doesn't look as friendly as Mickey. Chuck E looks ... well, vicious. I think it's the teeth.

I dunno if kissing Mickey is allowed, but he sure does give out the kisses sometimes! I just went in for a family picture, Mickey grabbed me and Minnie grabbed DH. But after the pictures, Mickey kept giving me kisses. After the first one, I blushed and was all "Mickey!" (Kind of "shame on you" tone.) And it was replied with lots of kisses. I finally had to tell Mickey that it was time for me to go and he should take Minnie shopping (Minnie loved that).

So if you see this Mickey, he's a flirt:











Good!

Love the family pic!

 

[Lidian]

If I survive the night ...

Wait, why wouldn't you survive the night?

Well ... once I tell DH what time we have to be up ...

Oh ... g'luck with that.

Yeah, I'll need it!

Anyway ... if I survive the night, we'll have to get up SUPER early.

Does anyone know FOR SURE what time the buses start running? I've heard one hour before park opens and I've heard up to two hours.

Anyway ... we'll get up well before the "crack 'o dawn" to get ready. We have a long day planned, and it starts EARLY. Once we're dressed ... we'll head to the car.

Wait a minute. You said car, again.

Did I? Oh, I guess I did.

Are you cheating on the Mouse again? That would be Bad Juju. You don't want any Bad Juju.

Well ... no. We're not cheating today.

Then why are you taking your car? Buses run to the Disney parks.

Well ... I've heard so many conflicting reports ... and we can't be late.

Late? Late for what? If you miss RD, no big deal.

Oh, we have to be there MUCH earlier than RD.

Why? The park isn't open before RD.

Because we're having our first ever character breakfast! And it's well before the park opens!!

We have 8:05am ADRs for Hollywood & Vine. The park opens at 9am today. So we'll drive over to DHS. Okay, we've NEVER driven to a park before, so I could really use some insight. What time should we arrive? I don't know anything about any of the parks parking lots, how long it takes to get from the car to the gate. I know how long it takes (roughly) to get from CBR to DHS, so just need to factor in arrival time to DHS gates, parking, and getting to the turnstyle so we can get over to H&V.

Anyway, we'll arrive and head over to H&V, because DS HAS to see Jake! My family has eaten at H&V for lunch, so they're familiar with the place (I was in the First Aid station). However, breakfast is new to ALL of us. We've never eaten breakfast in WDW. This meal will be OOP for us. When I looked over the ADRs, we kinda had three geared for DD, but only one geared for DS. So I booked this one for DS. So if anyone has H&V breakfast reviews, I'd love to hear them. Good and bad. It won't change the fact that we're going there for DS.

So we'll eat, play with characters, wait for Kouga and Akki to text saying they're in the park, and then DH will do a TSM FP dash and I'll take the kids to sign up for JTA. With a big breakfast, we'll have to hold off on some of the rides. We'll probably check out show schedules and mostly use FP for rides for the day. But it depends on lines. If waits are manageable, we'll score standby rides as well.

I do know I want to ride ST many, many times. And this time, I hope for at least ONE new element. (In May, we rode twice, and both times the ride was 100% identical, except for one element -- which I won't spoil for those who haven't ridden the new one yet.)

Our Must Dos are everything in the park. I don't know what all Kouga & Akki will do, but I'm not too worried about them. I am, however, sad that BLST and HISTK playground will be closed. I'm really not sure what DH will do with DS when we ride ToT and RnRC. Maybe he can take DS for some M&Gs around the park. If they have long lines, it won't matter, since there isn't much else they can do. I still expect TSM to have a long standby line, even if the park level is a 3.1 (Best). It's possible they may do ST a time or two. Or even play in gift shops. Maybe see Muppets again. I can't wait to see what DH does.

With a big breakfast, we'll take a late lunch. I'm considering Pizza Planet, Starring Rolls, and Backlot Express. I do know I have to get a cupcake from Starring Rolls. So it will sort of depend on what we're hungry for once we decide it's lunch time (I'm guessing around 1:30ish, which is late for us).

After lunch, more touring. And if we finish early, we may go find something else to do. And some of this will depend on what time the kids go back for JTA. However, we do have a dinner ADR at 6:50 for the six of us at 50s Prime Time Cafe! When I check in, I'll request a "playful" server. I can eat anywhere and have a regular server. This time, I want someone who will "babysit" us.

I can't wait for Mom's pot roast! Just look at how delicious this is!!!

I'm going to try to get Kouga in trouble. But I'll have to do it carefully or I'll get in trouble for tattling. Akki and my goal is to get Kouga sent to time out. If someone else goes to time out, that's awesome, too!

The park closes at 8pm, and I think F! is at 7:30, so dinner will be the last thing we can do (besides shopping). Yes, we're missing F!. But I've made my peace with it, so ... After dinner, we'll part ways and head back to the resort. It will be weird not catching a bus. And we'll have to hope I remember to take a picture of the area we parked in. DD is good at remembering stuff like this, so she'll probably know ... but I might forget to notice and tell her.

Once back at the hotel, it will be shower and bedtime. And remember, this is all pending DH doesn't kill me for making him get up early.

 

[Lidian]

Love the family pic!

Thanks!

Did you print it out so you can carry it and compare Mickey's?

 

[DMGeurts]

This day sounds awesome! Sorry about F! - if you live that long...

I think I am going to request a playful server when we go too, we had a mediocre one last time, so I'd really love to get the girls in trouble! ROFL!

I also love the family pic and the story that goes with it!

D~

 

[cogero]

We love H & V breakfast. It is a buffet so typical foods. They do have Mickey Waffles and a buch of other things.

 

[sjs314]

If I survive the night ...

Wait, why wouldn't you survive the night?

Well ... once I tell DH what time we have to be up ...

Oh ... g'luck with that.

Yeah, I'll need it!

Anyway ... if I survive the night, we'll have to get up SUPER early.

Does anyone know FOR SURE what time the buses start running? I've heard one hour before park opens and I've heard up to two hours.

Anyway ... we'll get up well before the "crack 'o dawn" to get ready. We have a long day planned, and it starts EARLY. Once we're dressed ... we'll head to the car.

Wait a minute. You said car, again.

Did I? Oh, I guess I did.

Are you cheating on the Mouse again? That would be Bad Juju. You don't want any Bad Juju.

Well ... no. We're not cheating today.

Then why are you taking your car? Buses run to the Disney parks.

Well ... I've heard so many conflicting reports ... and we can't be late.

Late? Late for what? If you miss RD, no big deal.

Oh, we have to be there MUCH earlier than RD.

Why? The park isn't open before RD.

Because we're having our first ever character breakfast! And it's well before the park opens!!

We have 8:05am ADRs for Hollywood & Vine. The park opens at 9am today. So we'll drive over to DHS. Okay, we've NEVER driven to a park before, so I could really use some insight. What time should we arrive? I don't know anything about any of the parks parking lots, how long it takes to get from the car to the gate. I know how long it takes (roughly) to get from CBR to DHS, so just need to factor in arrival time to DHS gates, parking, and getting to the turnstyle so we can get over to H&V.

Anyway, we'll arrive and head over to H&V, because DS HAS to see Jake! My family has eaten at H&V for lunch, so they're familiar with the place (I was in the First Aid station). However, breakfast is new to ALL of us. We've never eaten breakfast in WDW. This meal will be OOP for us. When I looked over the ADRs, we kinda had three geared for DD, but only one geared for DS. So I booked this one for DS. So if anyone has H&V breakfast reviews, I'd love to hear them. Good and bad. It won't change the fact that we're going there for DS.

So we'll eat, play with characters, wait for Kouga and Akki to text saying they're in the park, and then DH will do a TSM FP dash and I'll take the kids to sign up for JTA. With a big breakfast, we'll have to hold off on some of the rides. We'll probably check out show schedules and mostly use FP for rides for the day. But it depends on lines. If waits are manageable, we'll score standby rides as well.

I do know I want to ride ST many, many times. And this time, I hope for at least ONE new element. (In May, we rode twice, and both times the ride was 100% identical, except for one element -- which I won't spoil for those who haven't ridden the new one yet.)

Our Must Dos are everything in the park. I don't know what all Kouga & Akki will do, but I'm not too worried about them. I am, however, sad that BLST and HISTK playground will be closed. I'm really not sure what DH will do with DS when we ride ToT and RnRC. Maybe he can take DS for some M&Gs around the park. If they have long lines, it won't matter, since there isn't much else they can do. I still expect TSM to have a long standby line, even if the park level is a 3.1 (Best). It's possible they may do ST a time or two. Or even play in gift shops. Maybe see Muppets again. I can't wait to see what DH does.

With a big breakfast, we'll take a late lunch. I'm considering Pizza Planet, Starring Rolls, and Backlot Express. I do know I have to get a cupcake from Starring Rolls. So it will sort of depend on what we're hungry for once we decide it's lunch time (I'm guessing around 1:30ish, which is late for us).

After lunch, more touring. And if we finish early, we may go find something else to do. And some of this will depend on what time the kids go back for JTA. However, we do have a dinner ADR at 6:50 for the six of us at 50s Prime Time Cafe! When I check in, I'll request a "playful" server. I can eat anywhere and have a regular server. This time, I want someone who will "babysit" us.

I can't wait for Mom's pot roast! Just look at how delicious this is!!!

I'm going to try to get Kouga in trouble. But I'll have to do it carefully or I'll get in trouble for tattling. Akki and my goal is to get Kouga sent to time out. If someone else goes to time out, that's awesome, too!

The park closes at 8pm, and I think F! is at 7:30, so dinner will be the last thing we can do (besides shopping). Yes, we're missing F!. But I've made my peace with it, so ... After dinner, we'll part ways and head back to the resort. It will be weird not catching a bus. And we'll have to hope I remember to take a picture of the area we parked in. DD is good at remembering stuff like this, so she'll probably know ... but I might forget to notice and tell her.

Once back at the hotel, it will be shower and bedtime. And remember, this is all pending DH doesn't kill me for making him get up early.

We almost well almost could have run into each other again but we're not going to now..........I came very close to switching my MK and DHS days which would have put me in DHS on the 7th.

The buses start to run at 6:30am. One thing to note when driving from what I am reading in a few TR the parking lots "sometimes" are not open until 8am, I am trying to find out more info about this too since we might drive to MK(although I have been advised not to).

I have an 8:05am ADR at H&V also but I think we plan on walking unless the boat runs early(not sure)

I had at least 3 people tell me H&V Breakfast is great, the food is good, I was thinking of changeing it but for now it stays. DH is all about breakfast and he said the characters won't bother him sooooo

My main concern now with the breakfast is this "early" 8:30 am gate openings when the park is scheduled to open at 9am. I hate that we might end up behind the pack for TSM which we missed last trip.

Everytime I read you talk about having to get your DH up early, I smile since my problem is the exact opposite. DH tends to go to be so early I do not know how I am going to keep him up till 8-9pm. DH is up usually by 3am

He has been retired a little over a year now but still is on his work schedule, I told him a few weeks ago to try and start adjusting his bedtime and he said, don't worry about him he will be fine , just tired when we are on the trip

I might be needing a cattle prod to jolt DH into waking up during one of our late dinners.

I have never seen F! so I am looking forward to it this trip, although since I bought the F! dinner package we won't be eating at 50's PT I wish they would go ahead and add the 2nd shows, I might switch things up but I am thinking the 2nd show if added will be on EMH night

One of my DIS friends from the RC Thread did an excellent review of H&V if you want to read it here is the link

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41921688&postcount=551

 

[Lidian]

This day sounds awesome! Sorry about F! - if you live that long...

I think I am going to request a playful server when we go too, we had a mediocre one last time, so I'd really love to get the girls in trouble! ROFL!

I also love the family pic and the story that goes with it!

D~

I can't wait to hear all about your time at 50s!!!!

We love H & V breakfast. It is a buffet so typical foods. They do have Mickey Waffles and a buch of other things.

So glad that you love it! I've never had a Mickey waffle, but I'm sure that's all DS will eat. I'm super excited for it!

We almost well almost could have run into each other again but we're not going to now..........I came very close to switching my MK and DHS days which would have put me in DHS on the 7th.

Switch it back and hang out with us!!!

The buses start to run at 6:30am. One thing to note when driving from what I am reading in a few TR the parking lots "sometimes" are not open until 8am, I am trying to find out more info about this too since we might drive to MK(although I have been advised not to).

I'd say the parking lot opens at least an half hour before the first ADR. Because people have to be able to make it to their ADRs.

I have an 8:05am ADR at H&V also but I think we plan on walking unless the boat runs early(not sure)

DH wants to take the bus, but not so sure we'd make it in time.

I had at least 3 people tell me H&V Breakfast is great, the food is good, I was thinking of changeing it but for now it stays. DH is all about breakfast and he said the characters won't bother him sooooo

I've heard, majority-wise, that all breakfast buffets are pretty much the same. Same fare, same quality. And from what I've heard, it's all mediocre at best. But food is food. And we're going for the characters anyway.

If the characters don't bother him, keep it! And if you don't want them to visit, you can let the staff know and they might skip your table.

My main concern now with the breakfast is this "early" 8:30 am gate openings when the park is scheduled to open at 9am. I hate that we might end up behind the pack for TSM which we missed last trip.

Even if you finish breakfast at 9:30, you should still score decent TSM FPs. Worst case, you have a late return and you can score another FP around 11:30. Keep in mind, many people don't wander into the park until 30-60 minutes after it opens anyway. So don't stress it. And if you're worried, have DH run and score FPs in the middle of breakfast.

Everytime I read you talk about having to get your DH up early, I smile since my problem is the exact opposite. DH tends to go to be so early I do not know how I am going to keep him up till 8-9pm. DH is up usually by 3am

My DH feels you should sleep until 10am or MUCH later on vacation.

He has been retired a little over a year now but still is on his work schedule, I told him a few weeks ago to try and start adjusting his bedtime and he said, don't worry about him he will be fine , just tired when we are on the trip

I might be needing a cattle prod to jolt DH into waking up during one of our late dinners.

You better pack one! And if you have to use it, we want pictures!

I have never seen F! so I am looking forward to it this trip, although since I bought the F! dinner package we won't be eating at 50's PT I wish they would go ahead and add the 2nd shows, I might switch things up but I am thinking the 2nd show if added will be on EMH night

I love F! So I'm a bit sad to miss it. But looking forward to hearing how much YOU love it! Do you think it will be busy enough to warrant 2nd showings?

One of my DIS friends from the RC Thread did an excellent review of H&V if you want to read it here is the link

http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41921688&postcount=551

Thanks for the link! I'll scoot over there and check it out!

 

[kittylady1972]

Well it all sounds good to me and that pot roast looks so yummy. I am doing my best to resist making yet ANOTHER ADR to eat there. So far, we won't be eating any TS at HS and that's the first time in a long time. We usually eat at Mama Melrose or Hollywood Brown Derby and we've eaten at Sci-Fi and Prime Time before as well. It's weird not to have any TS meals at Studios, but I'm trying to be a little more flexible with our schedule this time. We do have a lot of TS meals at EPCOT this time to try several new places, but since we are staying at Boardwalk that makes a lot of sense to us. However it's not like Studios is THAT far away from Boardwalk either. MUST. RESIST. CHANGING. PLANS. AGAIN.

 

[Lidian]

Well it all sounds good to me and that pot roast looks so yummy. I am doing my best to resist making yet ANOTHER ADR to eat there. So far, we won't be eating any TS at HS and that's the first time in a long time. We usually eat at Mama Melrose or Hollywood Brown Derby and we've eaten at Sci-Fi and Prime Time before as well. It's weird not to have any TS meals at Studios, but I'm trying to be a little more flexible with our schedule this time. We do have a lot of TS meals at EPCOT this time to try several new places, but since we are staying at Boardwalk that makes a lot of sense to us. However it's not like Studios is THAT far away from Boardwalk either. MUST. RESIST. CHANGING. PLANS. AGAIN.

Do it! Come eat dinner with us!! You know you wanna.

Yes, I'm a horrible influence.

 

[kittylady1972]

Do it! Come eat dinner with us!! You know you wanna.

Yes, I'm a horrible influence.

Would love to come meet you and your beautiful family, but sorry that's my last night at Disney and also the night of my Wishes Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party! I'm not giving that up for ANYBODY!!

 

[lovethattink]

Holy guacamole, I got in to your PTR finally!! No error message!

Does anyone know FOR SURE what time the buses start running? I've heard one hour before park opens and I've heard up to two hours...we're having our first ever character breakfast! And it's well before the park opens!!

We have 8:05am ADRs for Hollywood & Vine. The park opens at 9am today. So we'll drive over to DHS. Okay, we've NEVER driven to a park before, so I could really use some insight. What time should we arrive? I don't know anything about any of the parks parking lots, how long it takes to get from the car to the gate. I know how long it takes (roughly) to get from CBR to DHS, so just need to factor in arrival time to DHS gates, parking, and getting to the turnstyle so we can get over to H&V.

We have arrived "too early" to both DHS and AK. And ended up in a huge line of cars waiting for the security booths to open for cars to get into the parking lot. You may want to run this by someone on the transportation board, because I think the parking lots only open an hour before the park opens. Of course, I could be wrong, as it's not very often I can get my troops to a rope drope and a breakfast prior to rope drop would be even more impossible!!

So we'll eat, play with characters, wait for Kouga and Akki to text saying they're in the park, and then DH will do a TSM FP dash and I'll take the kids to sign up for JTA. With a big breakfast, we'll have to hold off on some of the rides. We'll probably check out show schedules and mostly use FP for rides for the day. But it depends on lines. If waits are manageable, we'll score standby rides as well.

You may want to ask your server for your check even before you are finished eating, and get it squared away. Servers are notorious for disappearing when you are in a rush to get somewhere...you know, it's Murphy's Law.

I do know I want to ride ST many, many times. And this time, I hope for at least ONE new element. (In May, we rode twice, and both times the ride was 100% identical, except for one element -- which I won't spoil for those who haven't ridden the new one yet.)

Out of the zillion times we've ridden ST, that has only happened to us ONCE. Do you have any idea what the odds of only riding it twice and having the same sequence each time is??!! I can't believe with odds like that you didn't play the lottery when you got home!!

With a big breakfast, we'll take a late lunch. I'm considering Pizza Planet, Starring Rolls, and Backlot Express. I do know I have to get a cupcake from Starring Rolls. So it will sort of depend on what we're hungry for once we decide it's lunch time (I'm guessing around 1:30ish, which is late for us).

Don't forget that Starring Rolls closes way early in comparison to the other QS. The best selection of cupcakes is early in the day. We got there just before they closed and I think it might have been around 4pm that day and the selection was slim picking. So the next time, we arrived early and WOW, great choices!!

The pizza at Pizza Planet is mediocre. The kids will love eating there though as long as they can play at the arcade. That's one place we have to avoid or sit outside, too many blinking lights for Anakin from the arcade.

After lunch, more touring. And if we finish early, we may go find something else to do. And some of this will depend on what time the kids go back for JTA. However, we do have a dinner ADR at 6:50 for the six of us at 50s Prime Time Cafe! When I check in, I'll request a "playful" server. I can eat anywhere and have a regular server. This time, I want someone who will "babysit" us.

I hope you get a super playful server. We had a more reserved server because of Anakin, but even being reserved we got the full treatment. DH had to bring the dishes to the kitchen. He got in trouble so many times for elbows on the table and talking with his mouth full.

This day sounds awesome! Sorry about F! - if you live that long...

I think I am going to request a playful server when we go too, we had a mediocre one last time, so I'd really love to get the girls in trouble! ROFL!

I also love the family pic and the story that goes with it!

D~

I hope you get a playful one too! I look forward to reading your report.

We love H & V breakfast. It is a buffet so typical foods. They do have Mickey Waffles and a buch of other things.

We always loved it too. They had biscuit and gravy, carved ham, breakfast potatoes, limp bacon. Not sure what else, because those are the things I ate.

I'd say the parking lot opens at least an half hour before the first ADR. Because people have to be able to make it to their ADRs.

My bet is an hour before park opening, but then I'm not really a betting person.

 

[sjs314]

Do it! Come eat dinner with us!! You know you wanna.

Yes, I'm a horrible influence.

Yes you are a horrible influence,(just kidding) if you keep showing off that pot roast pic there will surely not be one available table at 50's Prime Time

 

[sjs314]

I can't wait to hear all about your time at 50s!!!!



So glad that you love it! I've never had a Mickey waffle, but I'm sure that's all DS will eat. I'm super excited for it!

You never had a Mickey waffle? I even have a Mickey waffle maker I haven't used it in years, maybe I should before our trip.



Switch it back and hang out with us!!!

No more switiching, I have now booked and paid for the Dessert Party on the 7th.



I'd say the parking lot opens at least an half hour before the first ADR. Because people have to be able to make it to their ADRs.

One would think so but after all it is Disney and logic does not always prevail



DH wants to take the bus, but not so sure we'd make it in time.

I think I might side with DH about taking the bus if you are at the bus stop for 6:30 no way you will get to your ADR late but if the parking lot does not open until 8:00am you might have to put your running shoes on to get there.





I've heard, majority-wise, that all breakfast buffets are pretty much the same. Same fare, same quality. And from what I've heard, it's all mediocre at best. But food is food. And we're going for the characters anyway.

If the characters don't bother him, keep it! And if you don't want them to visit, you can let the staff know and they might skip your table.

This is true, you can not mess up breakfast foods too badly, but I keep thinking Maybe I should see about rebooking Cape May since my main idea was for entering the park early. I hate when I start second guessing myself



Even if you finish breakfast at 9:30, you should still score decent TSM FPs. Worst case, you have a late return and you can score another FP around 11:30. Keep in mind, many people don't wander into the park until 30-60 minutes after it opens anyway. So don't stress it. And if you're worried, have DH run and score FPs in the middle of breakfast.

Yeah right DH leave the food to go get FP



My DH feels you should sleep until 10am or MUCH later on vacation.

Mine is usually ready for a nap by 10am



You better pack one! And if you have to use it, we want pictures!

You got it!



I love F! So I'm a bit sad to miss it. But looking forward to hearing how much YOU love it! Do you think it will be busy enough to warrant 2nd showings?


Thanks for the link! I'll scoot over there and check it out!

I think so, while beginning of March is not going to be as busy as a couple of weeks later when Spring Break is in full swing, the park days are also not all 1's and 2's either.
DH does not care if we see F! or not he is not big into shows or the crowds so worse case scenario(if he gets grumpy) we will have late lunch at MM and head back to the resort, maybe just go back for F! since we will have the VIP seating passes or skip it altogether I have a late dinner ADR at Cap't Grill for 8:30 that night.

I usually reach a point during our trips where I do not give a "XXXX" like last time when the last night we were suppose to go to MK and last minute I gave in and we all went to DTD instead resulting in my missing MK entirely that trip.

 

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Well it all sounds good to me and that pot roast looks so yummy. I am doing my best to resist making yet ANOTHER ADR to eat there. So far, we won't be eating any TS at HS and that's the first time in a long time. We usually eat at Mama Melrose or Hollywood Brown Derby and we've eaten at Sci-Fi and Prime Time before as well. It's weird not to have any TS meals at Studios, but I'm trying to be a little more flexible with our schedule this time. We do have a lot of TS meals at EPCOT this time to try several new places, but since we are staying at Boardwalk that makes a lot of sense to us. However it's not like Studios is THAT far away from Boardwalk either. MUST. RESIST. CHANGING. PLANS. AGAIN.

HA HA HA It doesn't matter where we stay almost all of our meals our at Epcot. Good thing in August we are actually staying at an Epcot resort.

 

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Would love to come meet you and your beautiful family, but sorry that's my last night at Disney and also the night of my Wishes Tomorrowland Terrace Fireworks Dessert Party! I'm not giving that up for ANYBODY!!

Fine, Fine! I see how it is.

I totally don't blame you. I wouldn't give that up for anyone either.

Holy guacamole, I got in to your PTR finally!! No error message!

YAY!

We have arrived "too early" to both DHS and AK. And ended up in a huge line of cars waiting for the security booths to open for cars to get into the parking lot. You may want to run this by someone on the transportation board, because I think the parking lots only open an hour before the park opens. Of course, I could be wrong, as it's not very often I can get my troops to a rope drope and a breakfast prior to rope drop would be even more impossible!!

Hmm.... well I didn't think the buses would be running early enough. So if they'll be running, it would be easier on us to just take a bus. Then we can relax on the way back to the hotel at the end of the day.

You may want to ask your server for your check even before you are finished eating, and get it squared away. Servers are notorious for disappearing when you are in a rush to get somewhere...you know, it's Murphy's Law.

Good point. Thanks for the reminder!

Out of the zillion times we've ridden ST, that has only happened to us ONCE. Do you have any idea what the odds of only riding it twice and having the same sequence each time is??!! I can't believe with odds like that you didn't play the lottery when you got home!!

That is the only time in a million years that it will happen. Or ... it only happens at ST. I guess we'll see what happens in March. But I can guarantee that if I threw money down, I'd lose everytime.

Don't forget that Starring Rolls closes way early in comparison to the other QS. The best selection of cupcakes is early in the day. We got there just before they closed and I think it might have been around 4pm that day and the selection was slim picking. So the next time, we arrived early and WOW, great choices!!

I imagine we'll hit Starring Rolls for a cupcake around 10 or 11. If we did lunch, it would be later, around 1 or so. I am so getting a cupcake this year!!!!!!

The pizza at Pizza Planet is mediocre. The kids will love eating there though as long as they can play at the arcade. That's one place we have to avoid or sit outside, too many blinking lights for Anakin from the arcade.

I don't expect much from pizza there (and would probably see if they had a salad or something instead for me), but I know DS wants to go there. He's a huge TS fan. But I have to see if there's something DD can eat, since she can't have pizza (cheese = milk). Or we may split up. If DS really wants PP, then the boys can go there and us girls can have a nice relaxed lunch somewhere else.

I hope you get a super playful server. We had a more reserved server because of Anakin, but even being reserved we got the full treatment. DH had to bring the dishes to the kitchen. He got in trouble so many times for elbows on the table and talking with his mouth full.

Oh that's hilarious! Our server was 100% "normal". DD didn't get praised for cleaning her plate (and when I told her that she ate all of her brother's veggies, the server was all "Good, they're healthy and good for you" and walked away). We would have loved to set the table, done homework, someone get sent to time out, etc. It's the main reason I booked it. However, the food was worth the trip anyway.

I hope you get a playful one too! I look forward to reading your report.

D in time out needs to be the most watched video on youtube.

We always loved it too. They had biscuit and gravy, carved ham, breakfast potatoes, limp bacon. Not sure what else, because those are the things I ate.

Sounds good!!! I love breakfast foods!

My bet is an hour before park opening, but then I'm not really a betting person.

So are you betting or not?

Yes you are a horrible influence,(just kidding) if you keep showing off that pot roast pic there will surely not be one available table at 50's Prime Time

What are you talking about?

I've never seen any pictures of pot roasts around here....

You never had a Mickey waffle? I even have a Mickey waffle maker I haven't used it in years, maybe I should before our trip.

I've never had breakfast at WDW.... So I'm very much looking forward to it, especially since I love to have breakfast for dinner!

No more switiching, I have now booked and paid for the Dessert Party on the 7th.

I see where your priorities are.

One would think so but after all it is Disney and logic does not always prevail

Good point!

I think I might side with DH about taking the bus if you are at the bus stop for 6:30 no way you will get to your ADR late but if the parking lot does not open until 8:00am you might have to put your running shoes on to get there.

If the buses are running, we'd much rather take one instead of driving. I just didn't think they'd be running that early.

This is true, you can not mess up breakfast foods too badly, but I keep thinking Maybe I should see about rebooking Cape May since my main idea was for entering the park early. I hate when I start second guessing myself

Do whatever fits your schedule best. Or just join us.

Yeah right DH leave the food to go get FP

I think he'd volunteer! He was livid at me for "my poor planning" and missing out on TSM FPs last year. I didn't think they'd all be gone THAT early. Oh, well.

Mine is usually ready for a nap by 10am

Oh, mine is, too. Even if he's not out of bed yet.

You got it!

I think so, while beginning of March is not going to be as busy as a couple of weeks later when Spring Break is in full swing, the park days are also not all 1's and 2's either.
DH does not care if we see F! or not he is not big into shows or the crowds so worse case scenario(if he gets grumpy) we will have late lunch at MM and head back to the resort, maybe just go back for F! since we will have the VIP seating passes or skip it altogether I have a late dinner ADR at Cap't Grill for 8:30 that night.

I usually reach a point during our trips where I do not give a "XXXX" like last time when the last night we were suppose to go to MK and last minute I gave in and we all went to DTD instead resulting in my missing MK entirely that trip.

DH said he'd never go back. I would like to see it. But I have to compromise and understand that I can't do everything I want and get everything I want on vacation.

Honestly, I'm okay to give up MK if we decide to make changes. So long as I have enough notice to cancel CP without being charged. I also read that the Liberty boat will be on refurb through May. It was supposed to be operational for our trip ... and now it won't be. No biggie, but I'm getting really tired of the refurbs.

HA HA HA It doesn't matter where we stay almost all of our meals our at Epcot. Good thing in August we are actually staying at an Epcot resort.

I hear ya! I would love to dine more at Epcot! If we had PHs, it might be where we take most of our meals.