Nov. 2013 Thanksgiving Week Surprise Trip! UPDATED Plans 9/29!!

[MouseMomma0304]

Welcome Aboard The Crazy Trip Planning Train!




Howdy! Yes, I have been lurking around these parts since June of 2011! We've only been to Disney World 3 times, but I swear I'm an expert!
(I'm the one with the sword in the pic!) We also have DH, Dad, DD 11, EM and DD9, KT.​

The WHEN & WHERE!

We are headed to THE MOST MAGICAL PLACE ON EARTH November 22-30, 2013. We will be resting our heads at the fabulous Coronado Springs Resort!

FYI: I've done Online Check-In this weekend AND customized our MagicBands AND have selected our FP+ for each day! (not sure how I feel about FP+)

THE FUN STUFF!
Here's the plans...for now!
11/22

• Leave our home between 4:30 and 5am to head to the airport. We should arrive in Orlando around 10:30 a.m. and board the DME shortly after!
• Head straight to the Online Check-In line, pick up our packet and hopefully eating lunch by noon! I'm thinking lunch at Pepper Market.
• Praying our room will be ready so we can nap before MICKEY'S VERY MERRY CHRISTMAS PARTY!! WHOOP!
• Head to MK for 4pm, take in as much MVMCP fun as we can handle!
• In bed as close to midnight as possible ... long first day!

11/23

• Head on over to Epcot as close to rope drop as possible, but considering the long travel day, I'm not sure that will happen.
• grab fastpasses for something ... Soarin', Test Track
• Breakfast at Sunshine Seasons
• QS Lunch...maybe Moracco? Not sure. Open to ideas...
• ADR Coral Reef at 7:30 pm...So EXCITED! We haven't been here since our first trip!
• IllumiNations
• Back to the resort for some zzzzzz's.

11/24

• Hollywood Studios day! ROPE DROP!
• Grab fp for TSMM
• ride, shows, fun
• QS Lunch...Not sure where just yet! Again, open to suggestions!
• Rides, play, fun, shows, etc...
• ADR at Maya Grill 9:15 pm

11/25

• Animal Kingdom EMH
• Grab Fastpasses for EE then ride standby
• More rides and walking
• Breakfast ADR Tusker House @ 9:45 am. I'm excited about this but a little nervous about missing out on park time.
• Shouldn't need lunch today. We will have a snack...Snack Suggestions for AK PLEASE!
• Dinner ADR Yak & Yeti 6 pm
• After dinner we may head on over to DTD or BW or MK... or maybe even back to the room for a swim.

11/26

• First FULL day at Magic Kingdom (I know this is crazy and we may switch it!) There for Rope Drop!
• Breakfast at Main Street Bakery (WhoooHoo for Starbucks!)
• Fastpasses for BTMR
• Head over to the New Fantasy Land
• QS Lunch...You know the drill! Thinking Columbia Harbour House or Pinocchio's Village Haus, but open to other things!
• Rides, fun, shows, Oh My!
• Dinner ADR Be Our Guest @ 4:45 pm
• Fun and more fun...Electrical Parade, Wishes.....etc

11/27

• Back to Epcot! ROPE DROOOOOP!
• QS Lunch Suggestions...
• Fun fun fun and more fun
• ADR at Hoop-Dee-Doo for 8:30 pm!
• Back to resort

11/28

• Hollywood Studios Day!/Thanksgiving Day! Rope Drop
• Considering taking a bus to MK or EP to have Tonga Toast at the Poly and just take it easy today.
• Hollywood Studios as soon as we can get there.
• Lunch...Good Question...QS suggestions please!
• Thanksgiving ADR *drum roll please* 'Ohana at 7:40 pm and watch fireworks from the beach!

11/29

• Bus to MK! Breakfast at a monorail resort QS... Maybe Contemporary.
• Head to MK for the morning, then to EP after lunch.
• QS Lunch? Where? What? HELP!
• ADR Via Napoli at 7:00pm
• To Bed Early

11/30

• Breakfast ADR at Crystal Palace at 8:05 am
• Last Day at MK, maybe park hop
• Hopefully meet up with my close friend and her mom for lunch or dinner. Their first trip to The Most Magical Place on Earth starts today!
• Shop, park hop, resort hop, finish using up snack credits
• Flight home 10:20 pm (best flight ever!)

I can't wait to bring you the full trip report complete with photos! I have preordered Photopass+ and intend to take full advantage of it!

Please feel free to make any suggestions/recommendations on any portion of our trip!

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[MouseMomma0304]

Made our ADRs today!! Woohoo

 

[happybelle]

YEA for ADR ressies!

 

[MouseMomma0304]

YEA for ADR ressies!

Ikr! I book our trips way too far in advance and the 180 day mark seems to take forever! It's done...got everything we wanted! Woohoo

 

[eeyoresnr]

ADR's details please!

 

[MouseMomma0304]

ADR's details please!

Sure!! Here's what we ended up with!!

11/22 arrival day. No ADR, but we will attend the MVMCP this night. .

11/23 - Coral Reef

11/24 - Maya Grille

11/25 - Tusker House - breakfast, Yak & Yeti -dinner

11/26 - Be Our Guest

11/27 - Hoop de Doo Musical

11/28 - Ohana

11/29 - Via Napoli

11/30 - departure day Crystal Palace - breakfast. Last year we did Crystal Palace on the morning of the day we left. It was so perfect.

 

[disneyhopeful2010]

Sounds like a great line up for ADR! I'm planning a surprise trip (dd12, dd9, ds4) Do you have any plans on how you are going to surprise them? We are actually leaving our anniversary and driving. We always drive at night, so I'm thinking I may not tell them until we leave that night or even when we stop for breakfast next morning

 

[MouseMomma0304]

Sounds like a great line up for ADR! I'm planning a surprise trip (dd12, dd9, ds4) Do you have any plans on how you are going to surprise them? We are actually leaving our anniversary and driving. We always drive at night, so I'm thinking I may not tell them until we leave that night or even when we stop for breakfast next morning

I haven't decided yet! We are leaving on the last school day before Thanksgiving break. So I don't know if we will make them get up and ready for school and "end up" at the airport in stead or if we wake them up and tell them. Lol we were going to drive and not say anything until they ask questions, but it's a 10-12 hour drive for us and my husband talked me out of it. Lol

 

[MouseMomma0304]