*Of COURSE I'll Cry at Wishes!*-Oct 09 PTR

[redsunfish]

We are practically neighbors up here and apparently we'll be practically neighbors in Disney as well at POFQ ha ha !

Yeah, I'm think I'm justifying my grocery order on bottled water and the ability to have fresh fruit in our room I think I'm going to try to get my sunscreen and things like that through there too to pad my total so I don't have a lot of wasted food items I'm pretty sure my husband is convinced now that it's a good idea. Personally I think he just wants to have milk on hand to go with our left over dinner desserts from the dining plan He can't eat sweets without milk......even at our wedding he had them bring out a glass of milk to go with his cake!

 

[areno79]

That is too funny...although I'm the same way. I don't really like chocolate, but when I do have something chocolatey, I need a cold glass of milk to wash it down.
DH would be fine if I just ordered chips. I swear the man could live on chips alone!

I'm trying to firm up my touring plan, and having a really hard time. I can't make a decision on what to do, and I know having a plan is important to help avoid waits and long lines. I just can't seem to wrap my head around it. I'll post what I have so far here and maybe you all can chime in.

 

[mchelle77]

Yeah, post up. I wanna see.

I have a Disney binder with ALL kinds of crap in it. Loved doing it, wish I had more to plan.

 

[redsunfish]

Yeah, same here. I'm love to see it!

I'm wondering if we'll be going to the same parks on the same day.

I had a great time doing my planning but I consider it still changeable at a moments notice if I think of a better plan

 

[areno79]

Okay, here goes:
Saturday, 10/17 (Arrival day)
-Plane lands at MCO at 11:20, planning on arrival at POFQ at 12:30
-Check-in, if room is ready drop off bags. If not, leave bags at front desk
-Take bus to Epcot
-Have some snacks at F&WF
-ADR at Akershus at 5:10 (arrive at 4:50)
-Take bus back to POFQ after dinner
-Pool then in bed early!

Sunday, 10/18
-Catch bus to MK at 8am for 9am rope drop
-Head to Fantasyland (Ride Dumbo first!)
-Ride other Fantasyland rides (PP, Snow White, Pooh, IASW)
-Ride HM
-Head to Frontierland, get FP for either SM or BTMRR (whichever has the longest line)
-Ride either SM or BTMRR
-Lunch at Pecos Bill's
-Get FP for Jungle Cruise
-Ride POTC
-Ride Aladdin
-Ride Jungle Cruise
-Take train from Frontierland to Toon Town
-Visit Mickey & Minnie's houses
-Ride Goofy's Barnstormer
-Get FP for Buzz Lightyear
-Watch parade
-Ride Buzz Lightyear
-Ride Indy Speedway (if time permits)
-Leave at 4:30 for boat to WL
-5:15 ADR for WCC
-After dinner, boat to MK, bus to POFQ

Monday, 10/19
-Catch DHS bus at 8am for 9am rope drop
-Ride TSM
-Ride Backlot Tour
-Lights Motor Action
-Great Movie Ride
-FP for RnRC
-11:50 ADR for H&V or 12:45 ADR for Sci-Fi (haven't decided yet)
-Beauty & the Beast
-Ride RnRC
-Head back to POFQ, nap
-5:15-Get bus to DHS
-Pick up CS meal at Catalina Eddie's or Rosie's
-Get seat for Fantasmic at 7:30; eat dinner
-After Fantasmic, take boat to Boadwalk, then bus to MK for EMH

Tuesday, 10/20
-Sleep in!
-Breakfast at POFQ
-Pool or DTD
-Get bus to MK at 3:30
-ADR at CP at 4:40 (arrive at 4:25)
-After dinner, Laugh Floor or Stitch
-Get in line for Snow White at 6:45
-MNSSHP!

Continuing in another post...

 

[areno79]

Wednesday, 10/21
-Arrive at AK in the AM (I'd like to be there for rope drop, but it's probably not feasible because we'll be at MNSSHP the night before)
-Ride Safari
-Kali River Rapids
-EE
-Finding Nemo
-Triceratop Spin
-Lunch at Flame Tree
-ITTBAB
-Bus to DTD
-Shopping
-Bus to Poly
-5:10 ADR at Poly (arrive at 4:50)
-Take monorail to MK, get spot for Spectro, then Wishes

Thursday, 10/22
-Get 8am bus to Epcot for 9am rope drop
-Soarin
-The Seas
-Turtle Talk
-Innoventions (Disney Visa Meet & Greet)
-Test Track
-Bus to POFQ
-Rest/Pool
-5:20 Get bus to MK
-Walk to Contemporary for 6:35 Chef Mickey's ADR
-After dinner, take monorail to Epcot for Illuminations

Friday, 10/23, Our last full day
-MK AM
-5:00 ADR at HDDR (take boat from MK)
-Pool/pack after dinner

Saturday, 10/24
-Leave at 7:30am on ME

 

[mchelle77]

That stinks that you have to leave so early on your last day!

Are you going for any EMH? I realized that Epcot and day 2 of MK have AM hours, and AK on Friday has PM hours. Not sure if that's a good or bad thing (since it can get crowded). I REALLY doubt we'll need them at AK, but it will depend on how crowded it is and how much we can get in during the day.

 

[areno79]

That stinks that you have to leave so early on your last day!

I know...especially since our flight's not until 10:30! I didn't realize that ME would pick us up 3 hours before our flight. Plus our bags will already be checked at the resort, so pretty much we'll have 3 hours in which to drive to the airport and go through security. Then I guess we'll just sit there and wait.

We're going to try to catch the evening EMH at MK on Monday that we're there. Our current plan is to catch Fantasmic at 7:30, then go over to MK. For some reason they're also open until 10:00 that night, so with EMH they'll be open until 1AM. Not sure if we'll last that long, but we'll try.

 

[areno79]

I have to firm up a way to surprise my cousin with the trip. Her mother said I could tell her a week before we leave (so she doesn't drive her nuts ). My current plan is to have her open the Disney backpack I brought her, and pick out all the stuff inside (clothes, Disney watch, sunglasses, etc.) Basically all stuff she's bringing on the trip. Then at the bottom, have some kind of card with a picture of the castle on it that says something like "You're Going to Disney World!"
I'm hoping she'll understand...I mean, I'm pretty sure she knows what Disney is. I remember her looking at pictures of my previous trips and asking if she could go.

 

[redsunfish]

I'm not as planned as you are. I know what parks I'm going to, I have my ADRs planned to go with what park i'm at, and I know what attractions I want to see. I've read touring plans to get an idea of what to do and when is the best time but I'm not sure I can quite plan out attractions to that detail...plus I think my husband would kill me

But, now that I've seen your plan, I can tell you we'll be at MK in the morning on 10/18 the same as you and we'll also probably be on the same bus from POFQ to HS for Fanstasmic since we have pretty much the exact same Fantasmic plan.

Just a few more things to do and then packing and i'm ready to go!!

 

[areno79]

That's so cool...I'm going to see if I can sneak a LGMH with my username on DH's backpack. If you see me, let me know! We'll be the brunette chubby couple with an adorable brunette little girl. You'll know it's us because I'll be the one telling my husband what to do.

I should put a disclaimer on my touring plan. I usually start out commando style on the first day, but by the second day DH is ready to kill me so I relax a bit.

Oh, and I just noticed that they added a bunch of Fantasmic shows for the week we're there. I'm hoping (CROSSING FINGERS), that that means the 1st show won't be as crowded. If it is, we'll deal with it. I am glad about the extra showings though...last time we didn't get to see Fantasmic because of the rain.

 

[mchelle77]

I'm not as planned as you are. I know what parks I'm going to, I have my ADRs planned to go with what park i'm at, and I know what attractions I want to see. I've read touring plans to get an idea of what to do and when is the best time but I'm not sure I can quite plan out attractions to that detail...plus I think my husband would kill me

Exactly the same with me

 

[areno79]

11 days to go!!!


I've had a productive few days. Here's what I've knocked off my list:

-Booked airport hotel (we're doing the park and fly deal since our flight leaves at 8am and the airport's about an hour away)
-Placed and confirmed order with wegoshop.com
-Made iron-on pirate t-shirts
-Got Halloween t-shirts in the mail
-Made mousekeeping envelopes

I also started assembling clothes in our "packing" room (i.e. guest room). I'll get the suitcases out in the next couple of days and start putting things in it.
Oh, and tomorrow I'll be able to check in online for the resort

 

[mchelle77]

I wanna pack now.

 

[areno79]

Last time I started packing a month in advance I ended up with everything but the kitchen sink in my suitcase I find 2 weeks or less is optimal

 

[mchelle77]

OK, so 12 more days for me. I can deal with that!

 

[areno79]

How about you start packing when I leave? That's close enough

 

[areno79]

I took some pictures of the t-shirts. DH and I are each wearing the green one for MNSSHP (I made them using zazzle.)
I made the pirate shirts using iron-on transfers.
Front:

Back:

 

[areno79]

I'm kind of bummed with the way Davina's shirt turned out since you can see the white around the image. With the text there was just no way to cut it without it showing.

 

[mchelle77]

SO cute, though! That happened when I made a shirt for my friend last Christmas (it was black on black, and you could see the edge because the iron on part was shiny) Still, great job! I wonder if I could get Russ in one .. (Doubt it!)