***Official April 2013 thread*** SEE POST # 4028

[Mousemommy1]

Are they all listed on the parks websites?

If you go on the Disney website, you can click on the "Where to Eat" and start from there...it will sort out restaurants by park, etc...

You could also check out the restaurants board here on the Dis for information.

 

[Stefjp]

Thank you guys - you're all so helpful

 

[PoohsBees]

Just made the booking today!!! April 21st to May 4th.

We went right B4 my DD's 3rd b-day thinking it was a one time thing.... here we are 5 months later and booked for a repeat. (My mom is labeling everything "2nd Annual Disney Trip"- so I think we're all in agreement to try to do it again as often as humanly possible!!!) Three generations-Mom(76), Me(41), and DD(4). Just the girls!!

We're doing a LM room at AOA- (that's how we're doing two weeks this time....and still less than the FW cabins we did last year!!)
CAN'T WAIT!!!

 

[momtwoboys]

oooh adr's we were not going to do the dining plan but I added it We want :
Ohana dinner
Biergarten dinner
Tutto italia dinner
Cape May dinner
Sanaa dinner
Tusker house dinner??
Chef de France dinner
Be Our Guest dinner??

hmmm choices choices!

 

[tlh4hart]

We're hoping for:

-Easter Dinner at Narcoossee's, our family's favorite (DH and I had a lovely Christmas dinner there last year)
-Citricos (Mom's request)
-Brown Derby (Dad's request)
-1900 Park Fare for breakfast (so my brother can see Mary Poppins)
-Crystal Palace for breakfast (for me, I have to see Eeyore)
-Hoop Dee Doo Review (for DH)

Happy planning everyone!

i have to see retire also, I so love him

 

[tlh4hart]

i have to see retire also, I so love him

eeyore I so hate spell check

 

[pwdebbie]

We can't make ADRs until 10/20, but I already have it all planned out, lol! As long as they don't mess too much with EMHs anyway. We do the DxDP, so I will have 22 ADRs to make. I'm hoping that by starting early I can get all the changing-my-mind stuff out of the way before I actually make them. Since I usually spend the next month after they are already made changing and tweaking everything.

Me too! I've been looking at the travel agent calendar daily to see if April is released yet (it seems to come out before the calendar is posted on the Disney website). It is still showing April 2012. Oct. 17 is my day to book ADRs and I think I've got everything pretty well figured out using my Go To Morning EMH / Avoid Evening EMH park hopper plan. So all I need is to know for certain the EMH hours. Just about the time I think, "Aha! This park always has morning EMH on this day," I find a new calendar where that isn't true. They just like to keep us on our toes!

We don't do the DDP and there may be days I will make two ADRs with the intention of not eating a full meal but rather having appetizer and/or soups and/or salads, and dessert if it is worth the Weight Watcher points. The reason we don't like the DDP is that we didn't really care that much for the desserts any way in the past the two times we did use the plan.

You are going to have fun making those 22 ADRs! And tweaking and tweaking and tweaking . . .

 

[pwdebbie]

I wasn't planning on making any ADRs. Is this a mistake? I'm planning which parks to go to on which days etc, but was just going to see where the day took us and not plan our meals. I guess as its just me and my boyfriend will make that easier as we don't have kids to cater for?

If you don't mind possibly eating QS meals everytime, and not TS, then you'll be fine. If you have certain restaurants that you have your heart set on trying, I'd do ADR's. DH and I always did ADR's, even before children.

It's just so much to think about!!! How do I know where's good and what times are best for what places? I dont mind QS for lunch but i dont want it for every evening meal too. There's a couple of places in DTD and CW I like the look of- can I get ADRs for them too?

If you go on the Disney website, you can click on the "Where to Eat" and start from there...it will sort out restaurants by park, etc...

You could also check out the restaurants board here on the Dis for information.

I agree. You should make some ADRs. allears.net has all the restaurants and their menus (fairly current but may change by next April) and reviews. Warning though -- You could end up spending HOURS looking at the menus and reviews, not that I know anyone who as ever done this.

 

[pwdebbie]

Thank you guys - you're all so helpful

 

[pwdebbie]

Ok, I think I'm all updated. Check the first post please and make sure everything is ok.

Had a little "distraction" come my way -- Went to participate in a baby's birth over night. This was the ninth time I've seen a baby born and it never gets old. This baby is a Disney souvenir from the family's 2011 Christmas trip.

 

[Stefjp]

Well, I do think you will find a few people on the DIS who will be willing to help you plan.

I have (at the moment) no plans for this weekend, so feel a hardcore DISing and planning session is in order

 

[Stefjp]

Ok, I think I'm all updated. Check the first post please and make sure everything is ok.

Had a little "distraction" come my way -- Went to participate in a baby's birth over night. This was the ninth time I've seen a baby born and it never gets old. This baby is a Disney souvenir from the family's 2011 Christmas trip.

Ahhh, Disney. They really do think of everything ;-)

 

[mom24mouseketeers]

I am SOOOOOO excited! I just booked our flights!!!

I have been watching flights everyday and praying that the flights would drop (or that SW/AT would release fares after 4/12) and today I just happened to check and got $69 each way flights!!!! And yes that includes taxes and fees!!!

I spent $558 on flights when I had budgeted for $800 (for 4 of us)!

I used priceline - but it's on United Airlines IAD -MCO!

YAY!!!!

Just wanted to share my excitement!

 

[TJDisneymama]

wow, that is a FABULOUS deal. I wish I had more options. I can't believe only 3 airlines fly nonstop Boston-Orlando. You would think there would be more to someplace as popular as Orlando.

 

[TJDisneymama]

can you specify non-stop on Priceline? Ahhhh, never mind. I think I''m too picky for Priceline. I like to get early morning flights and would be bummed if we ended up on an afternoon or evening flight

 

[Mousemommy1]

I am SOOOOOO excited! I just booked our flights!!!

I have been watching flights everyday and praying that the flights would drop (or that SW/AT would release fares after 4/12) and today I just happened to check and got $69 each way flights!!!! And yes that includes taxes and fees!!!

I spent $558 on flights when I had budgeted for $800 (for 4 of us)!

I used priceline - but it's on United Airlines IAD -MCO!

YAY!!!!

Just wanted to share my excitement!

Wow!!! That is fantastic!!! It's always nice to have that part of the planning out of the way!!!

 

[thunderjones]

Anyone know when the schedules for Fantasmic will be posted for April? We're going from the 6-12 and want to make sure we have DHS planned fir one of those days!

 

[Mousemommy1]

Anyone know when the schedules for Fantasmic will be posted for April? We're going from the 6-12 and want to make sure we have DHS planned fir one of those days!

Disney typically releases their operating hours 6 months prior, so you should expect to see Aprils park hours in early October. I am patiently waiting too, so I can better finalize our days!

 

[TJDisneymama]

maybe park hours will be released this week!

 

[Stefjp]

maybe park hours will be released this week!

Where do you go to find them? The regular Disney site?