*~*~*~*Official January 2017 Thread*~*~*~*~

[jgeib]

After doing some more research about Pro Bowl week I decided to push us to the week after. We're now at CBR 1/29-2/06. After reading this in the Disney blog "The Pro Bowl teams’ practices, an NFL Flag football event and other youth football events will take place at our sports complex." I nightmares about the marketing machine might turn this week into...

Now the question becomes... Go to the park or watch the Super Bowl? But that is a question for the Feb board.

 

[hsmamainva]

Can't make ours until the 24th!!! I can't wait!

 

[HelloMimi]

Just made our first ADR this morning (tea at the GF), so it's mostly official! My two sisters, their friend, and I will be there January 8-15, and we're hoping to do a split stay between AoA, Sapphire Falls (@ Universal), and somewhere else TBD. This will be our longest trip to Orlando and we're so excited! We loved Disney in January last year, though I wouldn't mind a little less of the freezing winds this time around!

I remember seeing a Memory Maker "group order" last year somewhere, but I can't seem to find it anymore (it might have been on the EasyWDW forum?). Can someone point me in the right direction?

 

[ArmyVet80]

Got our ADR's figured out and lined up and booked.. Thank goodness for the DlxDP..

2 Jan: Arrival day for the my DW's Dopey Challenge (land at 0800 am figure to be at the resort by no later than 1000 am)
Lunch(L): Spice Road Table @ 1135 am
Dinner(D): Liberty Tree Tavern @ 1900 pm

3 Jan: Free day
L: Via Napoli @ 1130 am
D: Teppan Edo @ 1910 pm

4 Jan: Run disney expo day
L: Sanaa @ 1130 am
D: Tiffin's @ 1645 pm (subject to change)

5 Jan: 5K
L: Sci-Fi Dine in Theater @ 1110 am
D: Yachtsman Steakhouse @ 1900 pm

6 Jan: 10K
L: The Wave @ 1200 pm
D: California Grill @ 2110 pm

7 Jan: Half Marathon
L: Coral Reef @ 1210 pm
D: Raglan Road @ 1915 pm

8 Jan: Full Marathon
L: Biergarten @ 1345 pm
D: Rose & Crown Dining Room @ 1945 pm

9 Jan: Departure day (magical express picks us up at 4:45 pm or 3 hours before our flight give or take)
B: Cape May Cafe @ 0730 am
L: Undecided but will be around 1300-1400 pm (Boardwalk area or Epcot)

 

[bowling4dis]

We have:

7th: Ohana dinner
8th: Akershus breakfast
9th: Tusker lunch
10th: 50s PT lunch
11th: Crystal Palace breakfast, BOG lunch

I'm super happy with everything, but now two people have told me that 1900 PF is lots of fun for dinner so I was thinking of adding that dinner on our AK day and nixing the 50s PT OR adding it and then paying for 50s out of pocket. Or should I leave it as is? Any thoughts?

 

[hsmamainva]

I LOVE 1900 Dinner!! It's expensive so you wouldn't want to pay that out of pocket! I'd go with both -- 50's is a lot of fun and not very expensive (it's not a buffet). You could easily pay that out of pocket.

 

[bowling4dis]

I LOVE 1900 Dinner!! It's expensive so you wouldn't want to pay that out of pocket! I'd go with both -- 50's is a lot of fun and not very expensive (it's not a buffet). You could easily pay that out of pocket.

That's what I'm thinking. I just needed someone to help me justify it!

 

[nicoll520]

Hi Every one! We're booked 1/24-1/31 at CBR. Thoughts on what Pro Bowl is gonna do to the crowd levels? I am nervous, but I am also like its Pro bowl.... Its not a major holiday and its not SuperBowl

 

[Melissa<3Disney]

Hi all!!! We will be there 1/27-2/3 at OKW! So excited!!! It's my little ones first trip ever and the countdown seems to be moving so slowly. He will be two, and we can't wait!

 

[Melissa<3Disney]

Got our ADR's figured out and lined up and booked.. Thank goodness for the DlxDP..

2 Jan: Arrival day for the my DW's Dopey Challenge (land at 0800 am figure to be at the resort by no later than 1000 am)
Lunch(L): Spice Road Table @ 1135 am
Dinner(D): Liberty Tree Tavern @ 1900 pm

3 Jan: Free day
L: Via Napoli @ 1130 am
D: Teppan Edo @ 1910 pm

4 Jan: Run disney expo day
L: Sanaa @ 1130 am
D: Tiffin's @ 1645 pm (subject to change)

5 Jan: 5K
L: Sci-Fi Dine in Theater @ 1110 am
D: Yachtsman Steakhouse @ 1900 pm

6 Jan: 10K
L: The Wave @ 1200 pm
D: California Grill @ 2110 pm

7 Jan: Half Marathon
L: Coral Reef @ 1210 pm
D: Raglan Road @ 1915 pm

8 Jan: Full Marathon
L: Biergarten @ 1345 pm
D: Rose & Crown Dining Room @ 1945 pm

9 Jan: Departure day (magical express picks us up at 4:45 pm or 3 hours before our flight give or take)
B: Cape May Cafe @ 0730 am
L: Undecided but will be around 1300-1400 pm (Boardwalk area or Epcot)

This sounds amazing!!!

 

[Melissa<3Disney]

Hi Every one! We're booked 1/24-1/31 at CBR. Thoughts on what Pro Bowl is gonna do to the crowd levels? I am nervous, but I am also like its Pro bowl.... Its not a major holiday and its not SuperBowl

I am wondering this as well!! We have MK scheduled for Saturday the 28th, but im worried thats the parade day. For those of you who have been on a big parade day how crowded is it usually? We plan to be there for rope drop ride and fastpass and then take a resort break before coming back for dinner and a few rides later in the evening. Its still early enough I can move things around, but I really wanted MK to be little man's first ever park.

 

[Limes96]

We made plans before we knew about the pro bowl. Arriving for one offsite night 1/28, then Polynesian for 6 nights! Hoping we miss most of the pro bowl crowds other than those first two days. One thing I did do was book our first night off site much earlier than I normally would have. Just in case there's no availability later.

 

[6travel]

Joining this thread as well. 1/29 - 2/4 at AoA.

 

[stobaugh6]

We just booked at ASMu in a family suite for January 21-30!!! It will be me, hubby, DS12, DD9, DS7, and DD3. This is our first time staying at ASMu. We are SO excited!!

Heather

 

[rosa727]

Just booked our dining today and got everything we wanted! Here's our plan:

1/15: dinner at Chef Mickey's

1/16: dinner at Rainforest Cafe (outside AK)

1/17: 8:05 breakfast at BOG (yay!)

1/18: dinner at 50's Primetime

1/19: BBB at 2:30 for my daughter (it's her 5th birthday trip) and Cinderella's Castle dinner at 5:30

1/20: Biergarten dinner

1/21: breakfast at 1900 PF

I'm super excited now! BTW, for some reason sci fi was unavailable for this time period - not sure why. My TA made the ADRs and had no idea.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Congrats, Rosa727! Looks like a fun week! Your daughter will have a great bday!

 

[ArmyVet80]

This sounds amazing!!!

Thanks. It took a reasonable amount of time to figure out places to eat for this trip. One of our friends that is going is a fishetarian (vegetarian but eats fish?) and my wife is still figuring out what seafood she likes. I think we mixed it up pretty well and that some of the places will accommodate our friend.

 

[NS8VN]

One of our friends that is going is a fishetarian (vegetarian but eats fish?)

Pescatarian. I don't even know why I know that, one of those trivia things that just popped in to my head.

 

[Twilight Sparkle]

Thanks. It took a reasonable amount of time to figure out places to eat for this trip. One of our friends that is going is a fishetarian (vegetarian but eats fish?) and my wife is still figuring out what seafood she likes. I think we mixed it up pretty well and that some of the places will accommodate our friend.

I'm pescatarian, and I think your plan sounds great. I bet your friend will be quite happy.

 

[hsmamainva]

Our ADR day was a success!!!!! We got everything we wanted!!!!

January 21st - Magic Kingdom - Breakfast at Crystal Palace / Lunch at BOG / Dinner at 1900 Park Fare

January 22nd - Hollywood Studios - Breakfast at Hollywood & Vine / Dinner at 50's Prime Time

January 23rd - Epcot - Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare / Dinner at Rose & Crown

January 24th we're at Universal Studios -- Shhhhh

January 25th - Magic Kingdom & my daughter's birthday! - Breakfast Chef Mickey's / Dinner at BOG

January 26th - Animal Kingdom / Disney Springs - Breakfast at Rainforest Cafe / Dinner at T-Rex

January 27th - Epcot - Breakfast at Akershus / Dinner at San Angel Inn

Only 179 more days until we leave! LOL