kittylady1972
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THE PLANS...an UPDATE
So as I mentioned, I cancelled our LeCellier ADR. Just looking at my food budget is just...wow.
Day 1: Travel day. We will get the kids out of school around 1pm, hit the road soon after as the airport will take us a minimum hour plus on a GOOD traffic day and we are in DC traffic...at rush hour...so wish us luck! Our flight departs around 5pm. Provided we arrive at MCO on time at 7pm, we will hit the ground, head to get our rental car and drive directly to...the Magic Kingdom! No passing GO, no collecting $200 for us. I would love to get in there for the last hour of the park. Minimum we can hopefully catch one of the last rides of the evening on 7DMT. Otherwise at least catch the Castle Lights show and Wishes! What a way to start a vacay! After that, we can then head to Shades of Green and checkin there and if we are still awake enough...maybe over to the Polynesian for some adult beverages!
Day 2: MK and F&W: This is EE for MK day, so we need to be there early. We are early risers anyway, so we can grab a quick bit at Shades or wait and get something at the MK. I'm gonna miss the Main Street Bakery for sure, but I think the new Starbucks there still serves some food? I'm not a coffee drinker, but the other adults are and may need it!
I have lunch plans for us at The Plaza. After that, we may just hop the monorail over to EPCOT for the rest of the day. We have some FP+ reservations for afternoon and we'll hit a few F&W booths too! Once we've had our fill there, I'd love to try to head to Port Orleans and catch Yeehaa Bob that night. Never seen him, heard great things. It's on our NEW-TO-TRY list just like 7DMT.
Day 3: HS MK Frozen Fireworks: This is our Hollywood Studios day, so plan to head there in the morning. We'll get in a few rides and then take a break for pool or waterpark, weather permitting. I have my ONE and ONLY FP+ reservation for all 7 of us for 7DMT at 5pm this day, so if we haven't had the chance to ride it yet (Wed or Thurs) then we'll head over to MK quickly to get in that ride. I'm honestly hoping we don't have to do that. If we can catch 7DMT at park opening on Day 2, and then do it again at night for MNSSHP I think we'll be okay. Dinner that night might be OKTOBERFEST, as Shades of Green is having a Bavarian Buffet. We then need to plan to head BACK to HS sometime that even to experience the Frozen Fireworks, since they are only going on Fri/Sat/Sun.
Day 4: AK Waterpark Illuminations: This is our Animal Kingdom day. EE is one of our favorite rides. I think we'd like to do this a few times...and of course the Safari. Anything else is a bonus. We have lunch plans at Sanaa this day, so we'll head there around 12:30pm. After that it's back to either a waterpark or our pool. That evening we have a late reservation at Rose and Crown, just for drinks and dessert as my DH loves their Sticky Toffee Pudding! Illuminations is at 10pm this evening so we are hoping to catch that while eating and drinking at Rose and Crown. I'm still not totally sold on this plan. I appear to be the only one that is very fond of Illuminations. Nobody else ever seems to want to see it on our trips except me. So we'll see if this sticks. There are always more F&W booths to hit for drinks and dessert.
Day 5: HS MNSSHP: I'm torn here. I was thinking this would be another HS day, but maybe we'd just do MK since it's a party day so low crowds all day. We could do stuff there in the morning, take a break for lunch and the pool or a waterpark, then return that evening for MNSSHP. I'd like to get a big meal in before the party so we don't have to stop and eat while there, other than maybe a snack or two. This is our last night, so we want to do it right!
Day 6: EPCOT & Homebound: Rise and shine and pack up our stuff...time to check out of the hotel. We have a late flight, so we still get all day to enjoy a park or two, so I'm thinking more Food and Wine at EPCOT. I have lunch plans at Via Napoli, but maybe we'll drop them as that just eats up more park time. Our flight is at about 7pm, so I'm sure DH will want to hit the road by 4pm or so. We arrive back at our home airport at 9pm.
So as I mentioned, I cancelled our LeCellier ADR. Just looking at my food budget is just...wow.
Day 1: Travel day. We will get the kids out of school around 1pm, hit the road soon after as the airport will take us a minimum hour plus on a GOOD traffic day and we are in DC traffic...at rush hour...so wish us luck! Our flight departs around 5pm. Provided we arrive at MCO on time at 7pm, we will hit the ground, head to get our rental car and drive directly to...the Magic Kingdom! No passing GO, no collecting $200 for us. I would love to get in there for the last hour of the park. Minimum we can hopefully catch one of the last rides of the evening on 7DMT. Otherwise at least catch the Castle Lights show and Wishes! What a way to start a vacay! After that, we can then head to Shades of Green and checkin there and if we are still awake enough...maybe over to the Polynesian for some adult beverages!
Day 2: MK and F&W: This is EE for MK day, so we need to be there early. We are early risers anyway, so we can grab a quick bit at Shades or wait and get something at the MK. I'm gonna miss the Main Street Bakery for sure, but I think the new Starbucks there still serves some food? I'm not a coffee drinker, but the other adults are and may need it!
I have lunch plans for us at The Plaza. After that, we may just hop the monorail over to EPCOT for the rest of the day. We have some FP+ reservations for afternoon and we'll hit a few F&W booths too! Once we've had our fill there, I'd love to try to head to Port Orleans and catch Yeehaa Bob that night. Never seen him, heard great things. It's on our NEW-TO-TRY list just like 7DMT.Day 3: HS MK Frozen Fireworks: This is our Hollywood Studios day, so plan to head there in the morning. We'll get in a few rides and then take a break for pool or waterpark, weather permitting. I have my ONE and ONLY FP+ reservation for all 7 of us for 7DMT at 5pm this day, so if we haven't had the chance to ride it yet (Wed or Thurs) then we'll head over to MK quickly to get in that ride. I'm honestly hoping we don't have to do that. If we can catch 7DMT at park opening on Day 2, and then do it again at night for MNSSHP I think we'll be okay. Dinner that night might be OKTOBERFEST, as Shades of Green is having a Bavarian Buffet. We then need to plan to head BACK to HS sometime that even to experience the Frozen Fireworks, since they are only going on Fri/Sat/Sun.
Day 4: AK Waterpark Illuminations: This is our Animal Kingdom day. EE is one of our favorite rides. I think we'd like to do this a few times...and of course the Safari. Anything else is a bonus. We have lunch plans at Sanaa this day, so we'll head there around 12:30pm. After that it's back to either a waterpark or our pool. That evening we have a late reservation at Rose and Crown, just for drinks and dessert as my DH loves their Sticky Toffee Pudding! Illuminations is at 10pm this evening so we are hoping to catch that while eating and drinking at Rose and Crown. I'm still not totally sold on this plan. I appear to be the only one that is very fond of Illuminations. Nobody else ever seems to want to see it on our trips except me. So we'll see if this sticks. There are always more F&W booths to hit for drinks and dessert.
Day 5: HS MNSSHP: I'm torn here. I was thinking this would be another HS day, but maybe we'd just do MK since it's a party day so low crowds all day. We could do stuff there in the morning, take a break for lunch and the pool or a waterpark, then return that evening for MNSSHP. I'd like to get a big meal in before the party so we don't have to stop and eat while there, other than maybe a snack or two. This is our last night, so we want to do it right!
Day 6: EPCOT & Homebound: Rise and shine and pack up our stuff...time to check out of the hotel. We have a late flight, so we still get all day to enjoy a park or two, so I'm thinking more Food and Wine at EPCOT. I have lunch plans at Via Napoli, but maybe we'll drop them as that just eats up more park time. Our flight is at about 7pm, so I'm sure DH will want to hit the road by 4pm or so. We arrive back at our home airport at 9pm.
. I know I can't believe we only have three more days until our trip. Just. So. Excited. 
Yes it's true. I told you all my last trip to WDW was November 2012. It was not. If you check my signature you'll see we were there I n January 2013. Yeah another TR I never finished. So our time between visits has been about 20 months...and not 22 months.
That last answer I got was that they would look into it and contact me in 7-10 business days, but of course I'll be home from my trip by that time so there's a good chance I won't get to use my Disney Rewards (or at least $108 of them) for this upcoming trip. This does NOT make me very happy as you can imagine. 
They put themselves to bed also and my husband came home at 9:30pm and they were all in bed. I arrived around 10pm...and then showered and went to bed myself. 
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Not just the typical Florida shower passing through, but light rain and then hours of rain! I sure hope we can get in 
They were not so lucky! 
MK is open until after midnight (evening EMH) and we have no early plans tomorrow. We may grab a late dinner or snack at MK while there and then just ride stuff. There is still hope for a water park visit tomorrow morning but we will see. Tomorrow is also late night at MK for 
