**Official December 2010 Thread!!**

[Kaler131]

My sister and I are in the early planning stages for this December!! Can't wait!!!! We have never been to WDW in December and I am soooooo excited!!

 

[PalmettoPrincess]

Thanks for the advice, exwdwcm! That is just what I needed to calm my nerves! How are the crowd levels typically during this time? It's my first Dec trip......... Your itinerary sounds great too! Someday I'll get to park hopping (probably when I have kids of my own), but for now we're a one park a day kinda couple. I've been wanting to try Jiko too... it's too bad you can't find time! But you're right, Jiko will be there on your next trip!

This is my itinerary as of now:

Sunday: Arrive noon-ish, Explore AKL, dinner at Boma

Monday: Arrive at RD for DHS, lunch at Backlot Express, dinner at Sci-Fi

Tuesday: Arrive at RD for MK, lunch at Cosmic Ray's, dinner at Tony's

Wednesday: Sleep-in, Breakfast at Boma, Explore Monorail resorts & DTD, lunch at EOS, dinner at Ohana

Thursday: Arrive at RD for AK, lunch at Flame Tree, dinner at Yak & Yeti

Friday: Arrive at RD for Epcot, lunch at Sunshine Seasons, dinner at Le Cellier

Saturday: Quick breakfast at Mara, Arrive at US for WWOHP, dinner at Cookes

Sunday: Sleep-in, pack, lunch at WPE, head home

I hope it'll work out the way I plan! I know we'll be tired, but oh well! lol! I'd really like to do something "special", so I'm debating whether or not I'd like to do MVMCP or the Keys to the Kingdom tour. I think the DBF would like the tour better, but I'm worried I might not get the chance to do the Xmas party again.........

2) We have air vouchers with AirTran. They will not post their December dates for another month or so. Would you book WDW before the airline tickets? If I have to change by a day or so...is there a penalty?

i think most packages you can cancel up to 45 days out with no penalty too. The only concern really would be availability i think, not penalties.

amely, I agree with exwdwcm... you'll get refunded up to 45-days before (minus vacation insurance, if you choose to get it), so I would go ahead and book now

Dates are December 9-14 and staying at Poly! Hoping that Disney will do Free Dining again into December but know it's probably a long shot! Already have unused tickets and want to have meal plan so free dining maximizes our savings (unless they do the $750 gift card instead-wishful thinking!)

I'm hoping for Free Dining too! Would save me some money!! Haha... or the gift card too! That should definitely pay for our meals, or at least most of them! PS: Hi neighbor!

 

[DarthCarr]

While we have to wait to see if I get approved for SSI,the lawyer says that I'm a "poster child" for my benefits,and I plan on going December 5th-10th!!!!!! And then again in June of 2011.

Well this trip has been cancelled because me & my Mom are gonna celebrate my 21st Birthday next April in Las Vegas BUT the whole family is coming with us in June 2011 which makes that trip even more exciting!!!!!!

 

[Vickis3js]

I wish I could plan itenerary for our Dec trip but right now we are waitlisted for a 1bd conceirge at AKL if that comes through our plans will change a bit because we may be cutting one day out or doing one night at universal. I'vr decided that if it doesn't come through 2 weeks past the 7 month mark I am just going to cancel the waitlist. This way I can plan our dining and get it all set and not worry about it. Yeah right I can never not mess with my ADRs

 

[exwdwcm]

Dates are December 9-14 and staying at Poly! Hoping that Disney will do Free Dining again into December but know it's probably a long shot! Already have unused tickets and want to have meal plan so free dining maximizes our savings (unless they do the $750 gift card instead-wishful thinking!)

the rumor i am hearing is that is they do offer free dining, it will likely be the quick service plan only? you never know though what they will throw at us! I love being DVC now, but will hate missing out on free dining!

Thanks for the advice, exwdwcm! That is just what I needed to calm my nerves! How are the crowd levels typically during this time? It's my first Dec trip......... Your itinerary sounds great too! Someday I'll get to park hopping (probably when I have kids of my own), but for now we're a one park a day kinda couple. I've been wanting to try Jiko too... it's too bad you can't find time! But you're right, Jiko will be there on your next trip!

This is my itinerary as of now:

Sunday: Arrive noon-ish, Explore AKL, dinner at Boma

Monday: Arrive at RD for DHS, lunch at Backlot Express, dinner at Sci-Fi

Tuesday: Arrive at RD for MK, lunch at Cosmic Ray's, dinner at Tony's

Wednesday: Sleep-in, Breakfast at Boma, Explore Monorail resorts & DTD, lunch at EOS, dinner at Ohana

Thursday: Arrive at RD for AK, lunch at Flame Tree, dinner at Yak & Yeti

Friday: Arrive at RD for Epcot, lunch at Sunshine Seasons, dinner at Le Cellier

Saturday: Quick breakfast at Mara, Arrive at US for WWOHP, dinner at Cookes

Sunday: Sleep-in, pack, lunch at WPE, head home

I hope it'll work out the way I plan! I know we'll be tired, but oh well! lol! I'd really like to do something "special", so I'm debating whether or not I'd like to do MVMCP or the Keys to the Kingdom tour. I think the DBF would like the tour better, but I'm worried I might not get the chance to do the Xmas party again.........

This looks great!! i love AKL! you are eating at a few of the same places as us too! HOw is Tony's? that one is on my to do list one day. We tend to get stuck eating the same places over and over because we love it- or like this trip- want to show someone new that is coming with us. I could totally pass on sci fi (i love it more for hte atmosphere than the food- i am a big sci fi nerd), but i think DH wants to show his mom how cool it is. so we end up at the same places. now that we are DVC, i figure i have lots of future trips though where i can try out all the restaurants eventually. lol

we did hte KTTK tour in May and loved it. i spent 2 days at WDW prior to the DIS podcast cruise and it was just my parents, my cousin and I (no DH or son). We did the tour and had a ball. i do recommend it. it wasn't as much backstage/utilidors as i expected (but i had seen it all before as a CM), but still fun and i learned a lot of info and saw a lot of little things in the parks i had never noticed before!

Well this trip has been cancelled because me & my Mom are gonna celebrate my 21st Birthday next April in Las Vegas BUT the whole family is coming with us in June 2011 which makes that trip even more exciting!!!!!!

yeah for Vegas and then WDW! i love Vegas too (was married at Mandalay Bay almost 10 years ago). you will have a ball!

I wish I could plan itenerary for our Dec trip but right now we are waitlisted for a 1bd conceirge at AKL if that comes through our plans will change a bit because we may be cutting one day out or doing one night at universal. I'vr decided that if it doesn't come through 2 weeks past the 7 month mark I am just going to cancel the waitlist. This way I can plan our dining and get it all set and not worry about it. Yeah right I can never not mess with my ADRs

hope your waitlist comes through!

speaking of universal- how many of you plan to spend some time there? I am debating it. our son will be 3yo, so he is pretty little to really enjoy a lot of islands of adventure, other than Seuss landing. I've never done IOA, but have done Universal a few times here and in CA. It didn't do much for me and i even visited during a private corporate function where we basically had the park to ourselves with no lines and it still just didn't do much for me. now, i would like to check out HP, but not sure how bad the crowds could be too? plus i hate giving up a day at WDW, when i know our son will enjoy it more.

 

[PalmettoPrincess]

the rumor i am hearing is that is they do offer free dining, it will likely be the quick service plan only?

Well, if they do only offer the QS plan, we could still upgrade to the DDP for like around $10/day, right? That's still not bad at all!

This looks great!! i love AKL! you are eating at a few of the same places as us too! HOw is Tony's? that one is on my to do list one day. We tend to get stuck eating the same places over and over because we love it- or like this trip- want to show someone new that is coming with us. I could totally pass on sci fi (i love it more for hte atmosphere than the food- i am a big sci fi nerd), but i think DH wants to show his mom how cool it is. so we end up at the same places. now that we are DVC, i figure i have lots of future trips though where i can try out all the restaurants eventually. lol

we did hte KTTK tour in May and loved it. i spent 2 days at WDW prior to the DIS podcast cruise and it was just my parents, my cousin and I (no DH or son). We did the tour and had a ball. i do recommend it. it wasn't as much backstage/utilidors as i expected (but i had seen it all before as a CM), but still fun and i learned a lot of info and saw a lot of little things in the parks i had never noticed before!

Thank you! I'm thinking I might switch US to Friday since locals might still be swamping it on the weekends... I'll just have to wait and see as we get closer I guess... Yeah, I'm leaning towards the tour. We'll get a free lunch too, so I'll have an extra credit to use somewhere along the way. I haven't been to Tony's since '94, but my mom says it was good. I don't remember it much though. This trip we'd like to try new places for the most part. We've done Boma dinner (we liked it so much we're doing breakfast and dinner this trip), Sunshine Seasons (great variety and value!), Flame Tree (just can't do AK without Flame Tree!!) and Sci-Fi (the DBF doesn't want to do 50's although I tell him the food is good and the other TS don't really interest me, so we're doing Sci-Fi again; and honestly, I rather enjoyed it as did the DBF lol)

speaking of universal- how many of you plan to spend some time there? I am debating it. our son will be 3yo, so he is pretty little to really enjoy a lot of islands of adventure, other than Seuss landing. I've never done IOA, but have done Universal a few times here and in CA. It didn't do much for me and i even visited during a private corporate function where we basically had the park to ourselves with no lines and it still just didn't do much for me. now, i would like to check out HP, but not sure how bad the crowds could be too? plus i hate giving up a day at WDW, when i know our son will enjoy it more.

We're definitely doing US this time but just because of Harry Potter. We're both HP NUTS. IMO, since your son is only 3 I might skip US for now. I think Disney has more to offer for little ones. And that way you'll be kept happy too. US will still be there in the future and as you said, you're DVC now so you'll be going down a lot!

DarthCarr - - I hope you have a wonderful birthday in Vegas! The family trip sounds great!

Welcome Kaler131! This is our first trip in Dec too! It's gonna be so pretty and magical! I can't wait to see the decorations! Where are you staying?

Vickis3js - I hope you can get the 1BDR too! What is your other option?

Has anyone started a PTR???

 

[Vickis3js]

Right now we are booked in a 2bd standard view at Kidani. I will probably change that to a 1bd savannah view since we could only get a lock off and I would prefer a dedicated with the 3 kids. I am also going to try for a 1bd at BLT at 7 months. I have no clue what I want to do. My DS wants to see HP at Universal so we may do one night at HRH club level. I already have 2 tickets for universal so I would only need to buy 3 more.

Oh what to do what to do. Way too many options. DH is not being very helpful at all. He just says whatever you want darling just let me know where to be and when. So thats why I love coming here other people who know what its like to drive yourself insane wiht making plans.

I did find out from the kids where they want to eat. We have decided that we want to try every restaurant in WDW so we are not going to do anything we have already done. Well I did let them go someplace they have been as long as they pick a different meal. So if we did CM for breakfast we can only do dinner.

So far we have
CRT dinner
Mama Melrose
Sci Fi
CM dinner
Tusker House breakfast
Le Cellier

Still have a few more to pick though.

 

[Vickis3js]

For the OP who asked about Tony's DH and I ate there last month when we went and we both really enjoyed it. We did a walk in at opening for dinner and we were seated in about 10 minutes. Staff was so nice. The only thing we did not like was the shrimp salad appie. We were so stuffed we didn't eat dessert. Our meal was so hot I actually burnt my tongue on the pasta. We have added it to our list of will return to when we have finished eating at all of the restaurants.

 

[Dawn68PA]

Hello - just joining this thread. We are going to WDW from December 4-11 staying at BCV. We've never been during December before and are very excited! Our cast at trip time will be me (42), DH (44), DD19 and her fiance (23).

I'm trying to get an itinerary in some kind of order already. Work will be hectic next month and my ADR date is 6/7!. We are pretty set on the following restaurants:

Cape May Cafe
Teppan Edo (for the kids, DH & I will go elsewhere just not sure where yet)
50's Prime Time (lunch)
1900 Park Fare
Garden Grill
Hollywood & Vine (lunch maybe - still undecided here)
and maybe Kona (not sure on this one yet)

We've been to WDW 3 times before and are trying not to duplicate any place we have been before. Well we've done a 1900 Park Fair Breakfast before but not the dinner.

I hope to get to know y'all. Anyone else going during our time? Is there a list in this thread? I haven't read it all yet....

 

[PalmettoPrincess]

Right now we are booked in a 2bd standard view at Kidani. I will probably change that to a 1bd savannah view since we could only get a lock off and I would prefer a dedicated with the 3 kids. I am also going to try for a 1bd at BLT at 7 months. I have no clue what I want to do. My DS wants to see HP at Universal so we may do one night at HRH club level. I already have 2 tickets for universal so I would only need to buy 3 more.

Oh what to do what to do. Way too many options. DH is not being very helpful at all. He just says whatever you want darling just let me know where to be and when. So thats why I love coming here other people who know what its like to drive yourself insane wiht making plans.

I did find out from the kids where they want to eat. We have decided that we want to try every restaurant in WDW so we are not going to do anything we have already done. Well I did let them go someplace they have been as long as they pick a different meal. So if we did CM for breakfast we can only do dinner.

So far we have
CRT dinner
Mama Melrose
Sci Fi
CM dinner
Tusker House breakfast
Le Cellier

Still have a few more to pick though.

I totally understand that dilemma! The DBF is pretty much no help either... the only request he made was AKL with a Savanna view. The rest is pretty much up to me! Have you ever stayed at AKL with a Savanna view? I hear it's pretty much AMAZING! I'm so excited about it! Of course, your other options sound good too. I think BLT is gorgeous! I hope to stay there someday myself. Let me know how Mama Melrose is! I'm kinda scared to try it... We did CRT dinner last trip for my birthday and it was nice. We got a window seat over looking Fantasyland and that was perfect. See if you can request a window seat. I wasn't impressed with the Fairy Godmother-spiel, so I'm glad they changed it to another princess meal. We'll be trying Le Cellier for the first time too (hopefully)...... can't wait to try the Cheddar Cheese Soup and the Chocolate Moose!! :d

For the OP who asked about Tony's DH and I ate there last month when we went and we both really enjoyed it. We did a walk in at opening for dinner and we were seated in about 10 minutes. Staff was so nice. The only thing we did not like was the shrimp salad appie. We were so stuffed we didn't eat dessert. Our meal was so hot I actually burnt my tongue on the pasta. We have added it to our list of will return to when we have finished eating at all of the restaurants.

This is good news! Positive reviews for Tony's is pretty hit or miss on the Dis, so I'm glad that you enjoyed it! I don't remember Tony's, so it's like going again for the first time. What did you have to eat? I'm thinking about getting spaghetti and meatballs and doing the whole "Lady and the Tramp thing"

Hello - just joining this thread. We are going to WDW from December 4-11 staying at BCV. We've never been during December before and are very excited! Our cast at trip time will be me (42), DH (44), DD19 and her fiance (23).

I'm trying to get an itinerary in some kind of order already. Work will be hectic next month and my ADR date is 6/7!. We are pretty set on the following restaurants:

Cape May Cafe
Teppan Edo (for the kids, DH & I will go elsewhere just not sure where yet)
50's Prime Time (lunch)
1900 Park Fare
Garden Grill
Hollywood & Vine (lunch maybe - still undecided here)
and maybe Kona (not sure on this one yet)

We've been to WDW 3 times before and are trying not to duplicate any place we have been before. Well we've done a 1900 Park Fair Breakfast before but not the dinner.

I hope to get to know y'all. Anyone else going during our time? Is there a list in this thread? I haven't read it all yet....

YES! The DBF and I will be there Dec 5-12! Maybe we'll see you around! The only place I've been to on your list is 50's PT for dinner and I thought it was delicious! OMG, the pot roast was to die for! So tender..... I'd love to try Kona (I really want to try TONGA TOAST but I don't think we'll get there this trip).... what other restaurant are you considering while your DD and her fiance go to Teppan Edo?

 

[Dawn68PA]

We haven't decided yet. We have eaten a lot of places on the FW side but have only eaten at Italy and Norway on the WS side. I think France is the closest country to Japan. We could also do Le Cellier or Rose & Crown. Decisions decisions. Any recommendations?

 

[Vickis3js]

We stayed in a savannah view room last Dec and we loved it. I loved coming back to the room in the afternoon and enjoying a coffee or a drink on the balcony watching my zebra. We had 4 of them that always stayed around our balcony. We came home to 4 of them sleeping right there under it. We did a standard view room in March and we got lucky and had a pool view but it definatly did not come close to the savannah view.

We are not too sure of BLT. We love AKL, thats why we bought there, but we want to try them all atleast once. So we figure we might as well do it now while we can still get away with a 1 bdroom the 2 bd points are

 

[disneychick0412]

Hello all!! Hope you don't mind me joining this thread!!
After much back and forth, we have settled on December 4th-11th, 2010.
We actually booked a bounceback when we were there in February for 35% off of our CBR room! I have wanted to stay there for a long time, and finally just went for it!!!

We have been to WDW in December before (2006), but missed lots of cool things (Osborne Lights, resort decorations).

Anyone else think it seems like soooo far away?????? (That's the reason for all the back and forth in our dates)

First stay at CBR, First time seeing Osborne Lights and all those great resort decorations!! I'm super excited!!

 

[Vickis3js]

Hello! Dec is an amazing time to go. We go for Christmas, getting there the week before and leaving the day after. Osborne lights is AMAZING totally worth the wait I think. We love resort hoping and seeing all the decorations. When we went in March everything looked naked to me since we are so used to all the extra decorations.

It does seem so far away but planning with everyone at the Dis helps since you know you are not alone.

 

[exwdwcm]

Well, if they do only offer the QS plan, we could still upgrade to the DDP for like around $10/day, right? That's still not bad at all!

Thank you! I'm thinking I might switch US to Friday since locals might still be swamping it on the weekends... I'll just have to wait and see as we get closer I guess... Yeah, I'm leaning towards the tour. We'll get a free lunch too, so I'll have an extra credit to use somewhere along the way. I haven't been to Tony's since '94, but my mom says it was good. I don't remember it much though. This trip we'd like to try new places for the most part. We've done Boma dinner (we liked it so much we're doing breakfast and dinner this trip), Sunshine Seasons (great variety and value!), Flame Tree (just can't do AK without Flame Tree!!) and Sci-Fi (the DBF doesn't want to do 50's although I tell him the food is good and the other TS don't really interest me, so we're doing Sci-Fi again; and honestly, I rather enjoyed it as did the DBF lol)

We're definitely doing US this time but just because of Harry Potter. We're both HP NUTS. IMO, since your son is only 3 I might skip US for now. I think Disney has more to offer for little ones. And that way you'll be kept happy too. US will still be there in the future and as you said, you're DVC now so you'll be going down a lot!

Has anyone started a PTR???

hey there- i started a PTR- see my sig for the link! We never miss flame tree barbeque at AK either! too funny! wow, didn't kknow about upgrading to the regular dining plan- that is a good deal if only $10!!!! yeah, the free lunch is nice on the tour- i think they still do Columbia harbor house, but it is good and they put you upstairs in a special area away from the 'public'. i do enjoy sci Fi too- so i don't mind going back. we had a bad service experience last time at 50s, so decided to skip it the next few trips.

Right now we are booked in a 2bd standard view at Kidani. I will probably change that to a 1bd savannah view since we could only get a lock off and I would prefer a dedicated with the 3 kids. I am also going to try for a 1bd at BLT at 7 months. I have no clue what I want to do. My DS wants to see HP at Universal so we may do one night at HRH club level. I already have 2 tickets for universal so I would only need to buy 3 more.

Oh what to do what to do. Way too many options. DH is not being very helpful at all. He just says whatever you want darling just let me know where to be and when. So thats why I love coming here other people who know what its like to drive yourself insane wiht making plans.

I did find out from the kids where they want to eat. We have decided that we want to try every restaurant in WDW so we are not going to do anything we have already done. Well I did let them go someplace they have been as long as they pick a different meal. So if we did CM for breakfast we can only do dinner.

So far we have
CRT dinner
Mama Melrose
Sci Fi
CM dinner
Tusker House breakfast
Le Cellier

Still have a few more to pick though.

Hi Vicki! my DH lets me do all the planning too- although this time i am asking about where he wants to eat and he said Le Cellier and Ohana are musts. the rest he leaves up to me, which is fun, but yeah, can be frustrating too. so are these all new places you are trying then? you will love Le Cellier! i'd like to eventually try each place too, and we keep getting stuck at the same ones. i think the only new place we are doing this time is Teppan Edo.

For the OP who asked about Tony's DH and I ate there last month when we went and we both really enjoyed it. We did a walk in at opening for dinner and we were seated in about 10 minutes. Staff was so nice. The only thing we did not like was the shrimp salad appie. We were so stuffed we didn't eat dessert. Our meal was so hot I actually burnt my tongue on the pasta. We have added it to our list of will return to when we have finished eating at all of the restaurants.

thanks Vicki- i'll definitely have to add it on the list for next time then!

Hello - just joining this thread. We are going to WDW from December 4-11 staying at BCV. We've never been during December before and are very excited! Our cast at trip time will be me (42), DH (44), DD19 and her fiance (23).I'm trying to get an itinerary in some kind of order already. Work will be hectic next month and my ADR date is 6/7!. We are pretty set on the following restaurants:

Cape May Cafe
Teppan Edo (for the kids, DH & I will go elsewhere just not sure where yet)
50's Prime Time (lunch)
1900 Park Fare
Garden Grill
Hollywood & Vine (lunch maybe - still undecided here)
and maybe Kona (not sure on this one yet)

We've been to WDW 3 times before and are trying not to duplicate any place we have been before. Well we've done a 1900 Park Fair Breakfast before but not the dinner.

I hope to get to know y'all. Anyone else going during our time? Is there a list in this thread? I haven't read it all yet....

We are there at the EXACT same time- Dec 4-11th!!!! yeah for travel buddies! we should start a list of travel dates if there isn't one. i'll check.

I totally understand that dilemma! The DBF is pretty much no help either... the only request he made was AKL with a Savanna view. The rest is pretty much up to me! Have you ever stayed at AKL with a Savanna view? I hear it's pretty much AMAZING! I'm so excited about it! Of course, your other options sound good too. I think BLT is gorgeous! I hope to stay there someday myself. Let me know how Mama Melrose is! I'm kinda scared to try it... We'll be trying Le Cellier for the first time too (hopefully)...... can't wait to try the Cheddar Cheese Soup and the Chocolate Moose!! :d

YES! The DBF and I will be there Dec 5-12! Maybe we'll see you around! The only place I've been to on your list is 50's PT for dinner and I thought it was delicious! OMG, the pot roast was to die for! So tender..... I'd love to try Kona (I really want to try TONGA TOAST but I don't think we'll get there this trip).... what other restaurant are you considering while your DD and her fiance go to Teppan Edo?

hi there! so we have lots of Le Cellier newbies! i love the cheddar cheese soup and pretzel bread. The entire meal is just fantastic and we had the BEST service ever there. In fact we stopped at the front and asked for a manager so we could let them know how great our server was! i forget his name. The tonga toast is fantastic, actually Kona cafe in general is great. i need to get over there more often!

We haven't decided yet. We have eaten a lot of places on the FW side but have only eaten at Italy and Norway on the WS side. I think France is the closest country to Japan. We could also do Le Cellier or Rose & Crown. Decisions decisions. Any recommendations?

France actually has a great lunch option and for a while they were bringing around REMY from Ratatouille- a little animontronic version on a rolling cart and he is under a dish and talks to you. only at lunch apparently- not sure if they still have him or not. The french onion soup was good as were the sandwiches. We've done dinner there as well and it was good. had a great window seat. We also love Le Cellier- it is a must to try at least once. My family loves San Angel Inn for the atmosphere, but i don't care for the food much. I am anxious to see what this new outdoor eatery will bring. apparently they will serve quick service lunch, but sit down dinner, so it might be worth trying the next rennovated outside eatery (especially for a spot for illuminations!).

Hello all!! Hope you don't mind me joining this thread!!
After much back and forth, we have settled on December 4th-11th, 2010.
We actually booked a bounceback when we were there in February for 35% off of our CBR room! I have wanted to stay there for a long time, and finally just went for it!!!

We have been to WDW in December before (2006), but missed lots of cool things (Osborne Lights, resort decorations).

Anyone else think it seems like soooo far away?????? (That's the reason for all the back and forth in our dates)

First stay at CBR, First time seeing Osborne Lights and all those great resort decorations!! I'm super excited!!

yeah, another 4-11th!! me too! CBR is nice and they just redid the pool area, so you will enjoy it! the osborne lights are amazing! be sure to avoid them on the weekends though, the locals come in and it is more crowded. it is really crowded also when they first turn them on (dusk). we prefer to wait until near park closing time to visit them. the crowds are much less then and you can really move around easier and take more pics.

 

[Vickis3js]

Hi Vicki! my DH lets me do all the planning too- although this time i am asking about where he wants to eat and he said Le Cellier and Ohana are musts. the rest he leaves up to me, which is fun, but yeah, can be frustrating too. so are these all new places you are trying then? you will love Le Cellier! i'd like to eventually try each place too, and we keep getting stuck at the same ones. i think the only new place we are doing this time is Teppan Edo.

Yes all the places we have picked are new, except CM but we did breakfast the one time we went there. I know when DH and I went in March by ourselves for our 10th anniversary we did all new places and we loved it so much. We had a blast and actually found some places that we think our kids will love and can't wait to experiance it with them. We did Teppan Edo and we were not overly impressed but we have 2 awesome hibatchi places here that blow Teppen Edo out of the water. But ike I learned a long time ago I will take everyone's reviews with a grain of salt because we have loved what others have hated and hated what others have loved.

 

[amely]

Hello!

We booked (with a PIN...could not believe that we got one after hearing about them on the DIS boards) for Dec 1-8! We are so excited, and are going to surprise our DD(5) with this trip shortly before we leave.

Does anyone have a planning spreadsheet that they would be willing to share? Or are they posted and I am missing them?

TIA!

Amanda

 

[exwdwcm]

Hello!

We booked (with a PIN...could not believe that we got one after hearing about them on the DIS boards) for Dec 1-8! We are so excited, and are going to surprise our DD(5) with this trip shortly before we leave.

Does anyone have a planning spreadsheet that they would be willing to share? Or are they posted and I am missing them?

TIA!

Amanda

sure, i'd be happy to share mine- it is actually in word, but could easily be done in excel too. i just like word better, lol. Here is what it looks like. if you shoot me a PM with your email, i can send it over. I also do a short 'notes' version of each day, just so i know what time we need to wake up and what time to plan for our midday break. i typically put these on notecards and my mom laminated and put on a keyring for us last trip, since there were 14 of us. made it easy for everyone to know what the plan was and they could meet up or not- but at least they knew the meals that were booked if nothing else.

the green is the evening EMH and orange is the morning EMH- these hours/EMHs are just based on last years etc. I'll update it when the Dec 2010 hours are released, hopefully june 1!

here is how i do our notecards- with this sort of info, usually i have the ADR number next to the meal too- but of course i haven't booked these yet-

[FONT=&quot]SATURDAY, DECEMBER 4[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]6:55am flight departs DFW[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]10:20am arrive MCO[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11:30am to DTD, lunch at Earle[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2pm to BLT, check in[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]4pm head to Epcot[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]6:45pm Dinner Teppan Edo[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9:30pm Illuminations[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]SUNDAY, DECEMBER 5[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]7:30am head to MK[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7:45am Crystal Palace breakfast[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9am MK opens[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2pm back to BLT for break/swim[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5:30pm head to HS[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7:30pm fast food dinner [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9pm see Osborne lights[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11pm HS closes[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]MONDAY, DECEMBER 6[/FONT]

[FONT=&quot]8:30am head to Epcot[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]9am Epcot opens[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]11am lunch around the world/France[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]2pm break at BLT- nap and swim[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5pm dinner in room[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]5:30pm to MK[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]7pm Spectromagic[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]8pm WISHES fireworks[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]12am park closes[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot] [/FONT]
then th spreadsheet

 

[DenishaT]

I totally understand that dilemma! The DBF is pretty much no help either... the only request he made was AKL with a Savanna view. The rest is pretty much up to me! Have you ever stayed at AKL with a Savanna view? I hear it's pretty much AMAZING! I'm so excited about it! Of course, your other options sound good too. I think BLT is gorgeous! I hope to stay there someday myself. Let me know how Mama Melrose is! I'm kinda scared to try it... We did CRT dinner last trip for my birthday and it was nice. We got a window seat over looking Fantasyland and that was perfect. See if you can request a window seat. I wasn't impressed with the Fairy Godmother-spiel, so I'm glad they changed it to another princess meal. We'll be trying Le Cellier for the first time too (hopefully)...... can't wait to try the Cheddar Cheese Soup and the Chocolate Moose!! :d

LOL!!! This sounds like my b-day trip last year!!! All he said was 'eh, zebras!' so AKL Savanna view it was (which btw is amazing!! There's so much to see when you come 'home' from the parks and there's nothing like waking up in Disney to zebras!). I was left to by Disneyzilla and plan and plan and plan (not like there was anything wrong with dreaming about Disney every day while at work )

 

[BrittLeshea]

I'll be there with my BFF from Dec. 13 - Dec. 18, staying at Wilderness Lodge (Courtyard View)