My very first PTR - Can you hear the music? ~ We're off tomorrow & it's MAYHEM here!

[lisalonglash]

OK, I've finished last week's HS reporting, so I thought I should share our tentative plans for our vacation. I can't wait to finalize our ADRs for our awesome TA - yay!!!

Here's what I have (of course, this could all change when the park hours come out LOL):

Day 1
~ Arrive at MCO at about 9:30am
~ Take ME to ASMu - I'm estimating we'll be at ASMu by about 10:30am
~ Check in (although I'm sure our room won't be ready yet) and drop everything off at Bell Services
~ Take our first WDW bus of the vacation to DTD for lunch and shopping
~ Return to ASMu mid-afternoon to get settled into our room, go for a swim, have dinner at ASMu and enjoy the pool activities/movie

Day 2
~ Tusker House character breakfast (8:05am)
~ Ride Safari
~ Hit our must-do rides (Everest, Kali, Dinosaur, Lion King (haven't seen that yet, looking forward to it) and Whirl)
~ Flame Tree for late lunch (hmmmm ... can almost taste those ribs!)
~ Do the rides/see the stuff we haven't done yet or want to do again
~ ASMu for dinner, pool time and movie

Day 3
~ Hit Epcot for rope drop
~ Ride Test Track then get a FP to ride again!
~ Hit our must-do ride (M:S (for dh and the boys, NOT me lol) and ride those we missed last time (Crush, Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy (ds#1 will LOVE that one, guaranteed!)
~ Early lunch at Boulangerie Patisserie (ahhh, French food, LOVE IT!)
~ Wander around WS and take the time to enjoy each pavilion
~ Biergarten for dinner (6:00pm)
~ Back to ASMu for pool/movie

Day 4
~ Crystal Palace for breakfast (8:05am)
~ Hit our must-do rides (BTMRR, Splash, Buzz, HM, PotC & Tomorrowland Speedway) and get to those we missed last time (Country Bear, TTA)
~ Have a late lunch/early dinner at Columbia Harbour House (dh's request)

Day 5
~ Open day
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at ASMu
~ Hang out at resort, go to DTD, visit Animal Kingdom Lodge
~ Dinner at Boma (5:00pm)

Day 6
~ Hit MK for rope drop
~ Do whatever we missed on Day 4 or want to do again
~ Have an early lunch at Cosmic Ray's (chicken/ribs plate, anyone? lol)
~ Back to ASMu for dinner and pool/movie

Day 7
~ Hit DHS for rope drop
~ Hit our must-do rides (Star Tours, RnRC & ToT (again, for my men, NOT me lol) and TSM) and get to those we missed last time (Jedi show, Muppets, Great Movie Ride)
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at some counter service
~ Dinner at Sci-Fi (6:00pm), dh's request
~ Back to hotel

Day 8
~ Epcot for rope drop
~ Early lunch somewhere in WS (probably Boulangerie Patisserie)
~ Hit everything we missed on day 3 or want to do again - I'm doin' TT
~ Dinner at Chefs de France (6:00pm) because I love my dh (oh, and I love French food as much as he does! lol)
~ Back to hotel

Day 9 - last day...
~ Breakfast at Chef Mickey's (9:00am)
~ Check out of hotel, store bags at Bell Services
~ Go to DTD and get Goofy treats to take home

So, input? Advice? Whatever?

 

[WDWRocksMySocks]

Why is it that while I was reading through your itinerary all I could really focus on was the food part? Now I'm thinking about some yummy ribs and chicken...thanks! Seriously though, I think you're plans look great. The first day seems so nice and relaxing. I didn't see Soarin' on any of the Epcot days. Are you guys not fans? Btw, I'm a huge TT fan too. DH isn't all that impressed, but I think it's a blast!

 

[JAG2007]

Wow! What a schedule!

How do you pick where you want to eat; that's the one part I am stuck on!!

 

[MinnieNurse]

Looks great. Will Remy still be a Chefs when you are there? I cant remember when he is leaving.

 

[lovemyblt]

Looks great. Will Remy still be a Chefs when you are there? I cant remember when he is leaving.

How come they aren't keeping him on? I don't think he will be there when I get there in late September Bummer

 

[lisalonglash]

Why is it that while I was reading through your itinerary all I could really focus on was the food part? Now I'm thinking about some yummy ribs and chicken...thanks! Seriously though, I think you're plans look great. The first day seems so nice and relaxing. I didn't see Soarin' on any of the Epcot days. Are you guys not fans? Btw, I'm a huge TT fan too. DH isn't all that impressed, but I think it's a blast!

Mmm ... ribs/chicken plate
Nope, Soarin' isn't a priority for us. If we have time, we'll do it kwim?

Wow! What a schedule!

How do you pick where you want to eat; that's the one part I am stuck on!!

I scour my UG (mine is last year's WDW with Kids version) and my 2009 Passporter for restaurant/food info, I read lots here on the DIS and I show my dh the menus (after I've already decided on the meals - but don't tell him, k? )

Thanks for posting!

Looks great. Will Remy still be a Chefs when you are there? I cant remember when he is leaving.

Thanks! Sadly, no, he'll be gone already - he goes to Disneyland after Sept. 5th

How come they aren't keeping him on? I don't think he will be there when I get there in late September Bummer

I don't know, I wish they would keep him there - we'd all be thrilled to see him! Unfortunately, no, Sept. 5th is the last day for him

 

[lisalonglash]

What kind of deal would I find for airfare? Would I get the flights we wanted? Would a WDW discount become available for our dates? Hmmm…..

I forgot to answer my own questions

I watched airfare on way too many sites for well over four months. Yes, you read that right - FOUR months Dh and I did lot of hammering out the final trip dates, based on what days he decided he could be away from work kwim? Of course, I changed the final trip dates - oh, about 17 times or so, based on fare and travel times One morning, I did the usual checking of multiple sites with the usual annoying results. Then, I was evidently bored later in the day because I decided to check the same sites again! Well, well, turns out that the flights we wanted had dropped in price for our dates I told dh to get on the phone with VISA (his ticket was purchased with VISA points) and told him the flight information, so that he and I could book at the same time (me online and him on the phone).

So happy with the final price - CDN$370 each, return/all in! We got the redeye flight we wanted going (unfortunately, there is no longer a direct redeye from any airline from Seattle to MCO so we took a redeye with a quick stop in Atlanta, which should work just fine for us) and a direct flight coming back that leaves MCO in the evening. Perfect!

I'd estimated CDN$1200 for our 3 flights and the taxes on DH's free flight - and we came in under budget! Not that I have an Excel table for my budget or anything, nope, I don't have one. Don't have an Excel table for trip planning either, not me

As for a discount, I don't even know why I worried....

 

[MinnieNurse]

You've been to Disney Land in Paris? How is it. I would love to go. My very best friend is from Canada. She came over about 10 years ago because at that time nursing jobs were bad in Canada. Now I think its the opposite, anyway she ended up married with children. So now she's stuck. We worked together for about 8 years. She is the the funnest person I have ever met in my life. Anyway, I would love to visit Canada someday, her Dad has a cabin we could stay in.

 

[lovemyblt]

YAY for coming in under budget!!! Gotta love that. Bummer that you have to stop but at least you can stretch your legs for a few right?

When they released the Military special on tickets I about went through the roof!!!! I was so excited 1 free five day and 5 others at $99!!!!! so then we added park hoppers and water parks and more!

okay maybe i should put that in my own pre-trippy but I love saving money so I thought I'd share!

I need to get a disney excel sheet! do you have a blank copy you could email me(see this is me being lazy not wanting to set it up!!)

 

[inkedupmomma]

OK, I've finished last week's HS reporting, so I thought I should share our tentative plans for our vacation. I can't wait to finalize our ADRs for our awesome TA - yay!!!

Here's what I have (of course, this could all change when the park hours come out LOL):

Day 1
~ Arrive at MCO at about 9:30am
~ Take ME to ASMu - I'm estimating we'll be at ASMu by about 10:30am
~ Check in (although I'm sure our room won't be ready yet) and drop everything off at Bell Services
~ Take our first WDW bus of the vacation to DTD for lunch and shopping
~ Return to ASMu mid-afternoon to get settled into our room, go for a swim, have dinner at ASMu and enjoy the pool activities/movie
sounds perfect!
Day 2
~ Tusker House character breakfast (8:05am)
~ Ride Safari
~ Hit our must-do rides (Everest, Kali, Dinosaur, Lion King (haven't seen that yet, looking forward to it) and Whirl)
~ Flame Tree for late lunch (hmmmm ... can almost taste those ribs!)
~ Do the rides/see the stuff we haven't done yet or want to do again
~ ASMu for dinner, pool time and movie
I can't wait for tuskerhouse! Dak is always a good day to do nothing afterward!

Day 3
~ Hit Epcot for rope drop
~ Ride Test Track then get a FP to ride again!
~ Hit our must-do ride (M:S (for dh and the boys, NOT me lol) and ride those we missed last time (Crush, Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy (ds#1 will LOVE that one, guaranteed!)
~ Early lunch at Boulangerie Patisserie (ahhh, French food, LOVE IT!)
~ Wander around WS and take the time to enjoy each pavilion
~ Biergarten for dinner (6:00pm)
~ Back to ASMu for pool/movie
We are trying Biergarten on this trip as well..I am very curious about it!

Day 4
~ Crystal Palace for breakfast (8:05am)
~ Hit our must-do rides (BTMRR, Splash, Buzz, HM, PotC & Tomorrowland Speedway) and get to those we missed last time (Country Bear, TTA)
~ Have a late lunch/early dinner at Columbia Harbour House (dh's request)
Country Bears scare me

Day 5
~ Open day
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at ASMu
~ Hang out at resort, go to DTD, visit Animal Kingdom Lodge
~ Dinner at Boma (5:00pm)
Sounds relaxing!

Day 6
~ Hit MK for rope drop
~ Do whatever we missed on Day 4 or want to do again
~ Have an early lunch at Cosmic Ray's (chicken/ribs plate, anyone? lol)
~ Back to ASMu for dinner and pool/movie
MK is my favorite!

Day 7
~ Hit DHS for rope drop
~ Hit our must-do rides (Star Tours, RnRC & ToT (again, for my men, NOT me lol) and TSM) and get to those we missed last time (Jedi show, Muppets, Great Movie Ride)
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at some counter service
~ Dinner at Sci-Fi (6:00pm), dh's request
~ Back to hotel
We LOVE the Muppets 3-D! Most people don't, but it is our must do! So is TSMM now! I LOVED LOVED LOVED it last trip!

Day 8
~ Epcot for rope drop
~ Early lunch somewhere in WS (probably Boulangerie Patisserie)
~ Hit everything we missed on day 3 or want to do again - I'm doin' TT
~ Dinner at Chefs de France (6:00pm) because I love my dh (oh, and I love French food as much as he does! lol)
~ Back to hotel
You sure like the Frenchy food, dontcha?

Day 9 - last day...
~ Breakfast at Chef Mickey's (9:00am)
~ Check out of hotel, store bags at Bell Services
~ Go to DTD and get Goofy treats to take home
Yes, goofy treats are the BESTTTTTTTTTT
So, input? Advice? Whatever?

What are your dates again?

I forgot to answer my own questions

I watched airfare on way too many sites for well over four months. Yes, you read that right - FOUR months Dh and I did lot of hammering out the final trip dates, based on what days he decided he could be away from work kwim? Of course, I changed the final trip dates - oh, about 17 times or so, based on fare and travel times One morning, I did the usual checking of multiple sites with the usual annoying results. Then, I was evidently bored later in the day because I decided to check the same sites again! Well, well, turns out that the flights we wanted had dropped in price for our dates I told dh to get on the phone with VISA (his ticket was purchased with VISA points) and told him the flight information, so that he and I could book at the same time (me online and him on the phone).

So happy with the final price - CDN$370 each, return/all in! We got the redeye flight we wanted going (unfortunately, there is no longer a direct redeye from any airline from Seattle to MCO so we took a redeye with a quick stop in Atlanta, which should work just fine for us) and a direct flight coming back that leaves MCO in the evening. Perfect!

I'd estimated CDN$1200 for our 3 flights and the taxes on DH's free flight - and we came in under budget! Not that I have an Excel table for my budget or anything, nope, I don't have one. Don't have an Excel table for trip planning either, not me

As for a discount, I don't even know why I worried....

WOW The cost of plane tix costs half as much as our upcoming trip!! Times like this make me happy I do not fly!! But I'm glad you got a good deal

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

OK, I've finished last week's HS reporting, so I thought I should share our tentative plans for our vacation. I can't wait to finalize our ADRs for our awesome TA - yay!!!

Here's what I have (of course, this could all change when the park hours come out LOL):

Day 1
~ Arrive at MCO at about 9:30am
~ Take ME to ASMu - I'm estimating we'll be at ASMu by about 10:30am
~ Check in (although I'm sure our room won't be ready yet) and drop everything off at Bell Services
~ Take our first WDW bus of the vacation to DTD for lunch and shopping
~ Return to ASMu mid-afternoon to get settled into our room, go for a swim, have dinner at ASMu and enjoy the pool activities/movie

Day 2
~ Tusker House character breakfast (8:05am)
~ Ride Safari
~ Hit our must-do rides (Everest, Kali, Dinosaur, Lion King (haven't seen that yet, looking forward to it) and Whirl)
~ Flame Tree for late lunch (hmmmm ... can almost taste those ribs!)
~ Do the rides/see the stuff we haven't done yet or want to do again
~ ASMu for dinner, pool time and movie

Day 3
~ Hit Epcot for rope drop
~ Ride Test Track then get a FP to ride again!
~ Hit our must-do ride (M:S (for dh and the boys, NOT me lol) and ride those we missed last time (Crush, Spaceship Earth, Universe of Energy (ds#1 will LOVE that one, guaranteed!)
~ Early lunch at Boulangerie Patisserie (ahhh, French food, LOVE IT!)
~ Wander around WS and take the time to enjoy each pavilion
~ Biergarten for dinner (6:00pm)
~ Back to ASMu for pool/movie

Day 4
~ Crystal Palace for breakfast (8:05am)
~ Hit our must-do rides (BTMRR, Splash, Buzz, HM, PotC & Tomorrowland Speedway) and get to those we missed last time (Country Bear, TTA)
~ Have a late lunch/early dinner at Columbia Harbour House (dh's request)

Day 5
~ Open day
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at ASMu
~ Hang out at resort, go to DTD, visit Animal Kingdom Lodge
~ Dinner at Boma (5:00pm)

Day 6
~ Hit MK for rope drop
~ Do whatever we missed on Day 4 or want to do again
~ Have an early lunch at Cosmic Ray's (chicken/ribs plate, anyone? lol)
~ Back to ASMu for dinner and pool/movie

Day 7
~ Hit DHS for rope drop
~ Hit our must-do rides (Star Tours, RnRC & ToT (again, for my men, NOT me lol) and TSM) and get to those we missed last time (Jedi show, Muppets, Great Movie Ride)
~ Late breakfast/early lunch at some counter service
~ Dinner at Sci-Fi (6:00pm), dh's request
~ Back to hotel

Day 8
~ Epcot for rope drop
~ Early lunch somewhere in WS (probably Boulangerie Patisserie)
~ Hit everything we missed on day 3 or want to do again - I'm doin' TT
~ Dinner at Chefs de France (6:00pm) because I love my dh (oh, and I love French food as much as he does! lol)
~ Back to hotel

Day 9 - last day...
~ Breakfast at Chef Mickey's (9:00am)
~ Check out of hotel, store bags at Bell Services
~ Go to DTD and get Goofy treats to take home

So, input? Advice? Whatever?

Your itinerary sounds great. I love your choices. We're rope droppers too. Gotta love starting out early!

 

[lisalonglash]

You've been to Disney Land in Paris? How is it. I would love to go. My very best friend is from Canada. She came over about 10 years ago because at that time nursing jobs were bad in Canada. Now I think its the opposite, anyway she ended up married with children. So now she's stuck. We worked together for about 8 years. She is the the funnest person I have ever met in my life. Anyway, I would love to visit Canada someday, her Dad has a cabin we could stay in.

Yes, we spent a grand total of about 1/2 day in DL Paris. It was a side trip for us, we just love hangin' out in the city! LOL One thing though, it was pretty awesome being able to enjoy a Disney park walking around eating an authentic crepe - heaven on earth, those things are!

We're generally a funny bunch, hey? Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Dan Akroyd, John Candy, etc. - all canucks

Where's your dad's cabin?

YAY for coming in under budget!!! Gotta love that. Bummer that you have to stop but at least you can stretch your legs for a few right?

When they released the Military special on tickets I about went through the roof!!!! I was so excited 1 free five day and 5 others at $99!!!!! so then we added park hoppers and water parks and more!

okay maybe i should put that in my own pre-trippy but I love saving money so I thought I'd share!

I need to get a disney excel sheet! do you have a blank copy you could email me(see this is me being lazy not wanting to set it up!!)

Yes, I don't mind the stop going - it arrives at just before 6am and leaves less than an hour later I think. So, we can all snooze on the flight from Seattle to Atlanta, then just sort of dreamwalk to the second flight before we have to wake up - in Orlando!

That's an awesome deal on the tickets! The MYW tickets are expensive!

Yep, I'll PM it to you

What are your dates again?

Sept. 12-20. The itinerary is really preliminary - I can't nail anything down without those darn park hours! The whole thing could change completely!
WOW The cost of plane tix costs half as much as our upcoming trip!! Times like this make me happy I do not fly!! But I'm glad you got a good deal

Lucky you that WDW only costs you that much! My budget is CDN$4000 for the trip and I'm just squeaking in under that amount

It's not cheap to fly from one side of the country to another, but boy, is it worth it!

And yes, we LOVE French food - if we could transplant ourselves to France, preferably in the south, we'd be happy campers! LOL

Your itinerary sounds great. I love your choices. We're rope droppers too. Gotta love starting out early!

Thanks! I really hope I can force get my men out of the room in time LOL!

 

[Backstage_Gal]

Hi, Lisa, joining in here from Nebo's report. I totally missed when you are going, LOL.

Hmm, wait, did you ever report the dates yet?

 

[lisalonglash]

Hi, Lisa, joining in here from Nebo's report. I totally missed when you are going, LOL.

Hmm, wait, did you ever report the dates yet?

Hi Marita! We're going Sept. 12-20 (flying out the evening of the 11th). Cannot wait!!!

 

[inkedupmomma]

Sept. 12-20. The itinerary is really preliminary - I can't nail anything down without those darn park hours! The whole thing could change completely
Ok, I thought we had the same dates!! woo hoo for meetups... we are meeting up right lol

Lucky you that WDW only costs you that much! My budget is CDN$4000 for the trip and I'm just squeaking in under that amount

It's not cheap to fly from one side of the country to another, but boy, is it worth it!
Well, I don't fly. ever. so that helps lol. what is cdn..im going to feel dumb for asking that I am sure!
And yes, we LOVE French food - if we could transplant ourselves to French, preferably in the south, we'd be happy campers! LOL
and you would love my boss, he is a gourmet french chef!!

 

[lisalonglash]

Ok, I thought we had the same dates!! woo hoo for meetups... we are meeting up right lol

Cool!

Well, I don't fly. ever. so that helps lol. what is cdn..im going to feel dumb for asking that I am sure!

Oh sorry, I meant in Canadian dollars

and you would love my boss, he is a gourmet french chef!!

Yes, we WOULD love your boss - well, we'd probably love his cooking anyway

 

[lisalonglash]

OK, as promised, here are some of our WDW trip pictures from last year:

Mickey hangin' out with BIG Mickey at the hotel (ASSp)

Both boys with the MK Fire Chief!

Aww, poor Tigger - must've done something pretty bad in MK

Hmm... it seems he has turned the tables on his little brother!

Here we are at DAK

We also went to US/IOA (I know! But it was really fun LOL):

We need to fix the flux capacitor!

Grumpy and Tigger with the Bluesmobile!

Tigger and me with Elwood - Grumpy was jealous!

 

[lovemyblt]

Love the new pics!!!

That's an awesome deal on the tickets! The MYW tickets are expensive!

Yep, I'll PM it to you

Yes we reaaly lucked out with the tickets a bit of Pixie Dust for us!

Thanks I'll look for it!

 

[ibedancin824]

Joining in! Just found your PTR and read through! I am considering writing my first PTR but wanted to see others first!

 

[MinnieNurse]

Yes, we spent a grand total of about 1/2 day in DL Paris. It was a side trip for us, we just love hangin' out in the city! LOL One thing though, it was pretty awesome being able to enjoy a Disney park walking around eating an authentic crepe - heaven on earth, those things are!

We're generally a funny bunch, hey? Jim Carrey, Mike Myers, Dan Akroyd, John Candy, etc. - all canucks

Where's your dad's cabin?

Thanks! I really hope I can force get my men out of the room in time LOL!

Its her Dad's cabin. I will have to ask. I know its better not to visit in the winter where ever it is, cause she said the pipes freeze up in the winter. I have a terrible memory, not sure where, but I am going to ask her.