Official July 2018 Thread!

[Amy M]

How about a water park day? I think the mermaid makeovers at the Pirates League in MK would also be nice for your daughters' ages.

We are doing both waterparks (bought the hopper plus pass). We haven't done the mermaid makeover. That is something else I have found on the website. Have you had any experience with the makeovers there?

 

[Amy M]

One more thing...how do you guys get the ticker at the bottom of your posts to show how many days before your trips?

Edit: Nevermind...I figured it out!

 

[Mbuksa]

I know my trip isn't until July and maybe it's because of this cold weather here in Ohio, but I can't stop watching Disney vidoes on YouTube and listening to Disney theme park soundtracks. I can't wait to get back to the World. I hate to wish the next 6 months of my life away, but July can't come soon enough.

 

[Amy M]

I know my trip isn't until July and maybe it's because of this cold weather here in Ohio, but I can't stop watching Disney vidoes on YouTube and listening to Disney theme park soundtracks. I can't wait to get back to the World. I hate to wish the next 6 months of my life away, but July can't come soon enough.

I hear you! Also in Ohio. We had a heat wave today when the high went up to just freezing!

 

[coloredimage]

I know my trip isn't until July and maybe it's because of this cold weather here in Ohio, but I can't stop watching Disney vidoes on YouTube and listening to Disney theme park soundtracks. I can't wait to get back to the World. I hate to wish the next 6 months of my life away, but July can't come soon enough.

Agreed! I am way more prepared than usual this time of year for Disney because it's so darn cold that all I want to do is pack and plan!

 

[Capang]

I know my trip isn't until July and maybe it's because of this cold weather here in Ohio, but I can't stop watching Disney vidoes on YouTube and listening to Disney theme park soundtracks. I can't wait to get back to the World. I hate to wish the next 6 months of my life away, but July can't come soon enough.

I hear you! Also in Ohio. We had a heat wave today when the high went up to just freezing!

Also in Ohio ​

 

[Jfsag123]

Y’all are making me feel so much better about myself because I know I’m in good company! I too have a Disney notebook and spreadsheets. To amp up the crazy by an additional notch, I make multiple versions of plans with different parks/experiences plugged in at different dates and times to figure out which schedule I like the best. I may have a problem...

Almost ADR time!

 

[Summer2018]

I was up at 5:10 am so that I would be ready to book my ADRs online at 6:00 am. The website gave me trouble, but by 6:10 am I was up and running. I booked everything I wanted, except for BOG dinner. I guess those precious minutes I lost blew it for me. I did book the QSR lunch since we’ve never been there and DD really wants to go. In 2015, there was nothing available.
Anyway, I had to book CRT with my credit card. Will I be charged immediately? Also when booking everything else, I wasn’t able to secure them with my dining plan. They wanted my credit card too. I am assuming that I won’t get charged anything for the other restaurants till we are there. I will have to monitor my account closely.
My ADRs:
Cinderella’s Royal Table Breakfast
California Grill Dinner
Narcoosees 25th Anniversary Dinner
‘Ohana Dinner & Breakfast
Chef Mickey’s Dinner
Crystal Palace Dinner
Teppan Edo Lunch
Be Our Guest Lunch

Best of luck to everyone with your ADRs!

 

[Capang]

I was up at 5:10 am so that I would be ready to book my ADRs online at 6:00 am. The website gave me trouble, but by 6:10 am I was up and running. I booked everything I wanted, except for BOG dinner. I guess those precious minutes I lost blew it for me. I did book the QSR lunch since we’ve never been there and DD really wants to go. In 2015, there was nothing available.
Anyway, I had to book CRT with my credit card. Will I be charged immediately? Also when booking everything else, I wasn’t able to secure them with my dining plan. They wanted my credit card too. I am assuming that I won’t get charged anything for the other restaurants till we are there. I will have to monitor my account closely.
My ADRs:
Cinderella’s Royal Table Breakfast
California Grill Dinner
Narcoosees 25th Anniversary Dinner
‘Ohana Dinner & Breakfast
Chef Mickey’s Dinner
Crystal Palace Dinner
Teppan Edo Lunch
Be Our Guest Lunch

Best of luck to everyone with your ADRs!

They won't run your card, they hold it in case you don't show up for the reservation or don't cancel the reservation in time. If that happens then they charge you a no show fee. Not sire about CRT, I *think* you pay there but I'm not sure. I know some shows like HDDR are prepay.

 

[coloredimage]

I was up at 5:10 am so that I would be ready to book my ADRs online at 6:00 am. The website gave me trouble, but by 6:10 am I was up and running. I booked everything I wanted, except for BOG dinner. I guess those precious minutes I lost blew it for me. I did book the QSR lunch since we’ve never been there and DD really wants to go. In 2015, there was nothing available.
Anyway, I had to book CRT with my credit card. Will I be charged immediately? Also when booking everything else, I wasn’t able to secure them with my dining plan. They wanted my credit card too. I am assuming that I won’t get charged anything for the other restaurants till we are there. I will have to monitor my account closely.
My ADRs:
Cinderella’s Royal Table Breakfast
California Grill Dinner
Narcoosees 25th Anniversary Dinner
‘Ohana Dinner & Breakfast
Chef Mickey’s Dinner
Crystal Palace Dinner
Teppan Edo Lunch
Be Our Guest Lunch

Best of luck to everyone with your ADRs!

If you didn't have the DDP then you would be billed immediately for CRT (two of our party is going there for date night, and I paid for it as a birthday/Christmas present for them and it's already shown up on my CC statement), it's such a hard-to-get reservation/it's a fixed price meal that they have you pay in advance.

Everything else though, like Capang said, is just as a form of insurance. If you cancel a reservation less than 24 hours in advance or you don't show up and don't inform the restaurant they will charge you a fee ($10 per person on the reservation).

 

[Summer2018]

If you didn't have the DDP then you would be billed immediately for CRT (two of our party is going there for date night, and I paid for it as a birthday/Christmas present for them and it's already shown up on my CC statement), it's such a hard-to-get reservation/it's a fixed price meal that they have you pay in advance.

Everything else though, like Capang said, is just as a form of insurance. If you cancel a reservation less than 24 hours in advance or you don't show up and don't inform the restaurant they will charge you a fee ($10 per person on the reservation).

Thanks. I was charged $261.76 for 4 people because it’s a prepaid event.

 

[Summer2018]

They won't run your card, they hold it in case you don't show up for the reservation or don't cancel the reservation in time. If that happens then they charge you a no show fee. Not sire about CRT, I *think* you pay there but I'm not sure. I know some shows like HDDR are prepay.

You are correct. Thank you.

 

[dnllmz]

Thanks. I was charged $261.76 for 4 people because it’s a prepaid event.

CRT isn’t suppose to bill you if you have the dining plan when you book it but I know people that were on the plan in November were charged for it anyway. Some called Disney & Disney was able reverse the charge for them. I thought it was just a glitch in the system in November but maybe not.

 

[Summer2018]

CRT isn’t suppose to bill you if you have the dining plan when you book it but I know people that were on the plan in November were charged for it anyway. Some called Disney & Disney was able reverse the charge for them. I thought it was just a glitch in the system in November but maybe not.

The same thing happened on our last trip. I have more TS reservations than I have TS credits on the dining plan because we are eating at a couple signature restaurants, so I will leave it as is, paid in full.

 

[coloredimage]

The same thing happened on our last trip. I have more TS reservations than I have TS credits on the dining plan because we are eating at a couple signature restaurants, so I will leave it as is, paid in full.

Ah, that makes sense!

 

[DisneyDaddy17]

I got lucky and just booked a Saturday night dinner reservation for a large party at CRT about a month out! We will be dinning on the DxDP so no Credit Card required!!

 

[RLGNC]

Hello fellow July travelers! I just booked our trip last night. 7/15-7/21 at the Dolphin. First time in the Epcot resort area so would love to hear any experiences/tips! Not sure about ADRs yet. We're not huge eaters (i.e., I feel like a lot of the more expensive TS restaurants aren't worth it for us), but we do enjoy the experiences. May do Garden Grill because we haven't visited with Chip and Dale in a while. Looking forward to planning with you all.

 

[KNJWDW]

Ok. I made changes to our plans. It seems like I do this all the time! First of all, I switched our flight times around. Changed from a late night Thursday flight to a super early Friday flight to Orlando. This saves us from staying at the airport Hilton on Thursday night and then having to schlep our own bags to the DME on Friday morning, plus the expense of the hotel on Thursday night. Originally, the early morning flight was priced quite high, but I check SW almost daily and suddenly the priced dropped almost in half. Our flight gets into Orlando at 9:30 am, so we are good with that. Plus, I switched us from the WL to the Poly. I thought we should try something new this year, but my family really loves the Poly. Luckily, my TA still had a good deal available for the same dates.

Do most people make plans and stick to them or do you change things around? I make ADRs soon and I am certain I will end up re-doing those as well!

Amy

 

[Amy M]

I have a good idea what I want to do, but I am always making little changes with ADRs. We added 2 extra days to our trip too.

Ok. I made changes to our plans. It seems like I do this all the time! First of all, I switched our flight times around. Changed from a late night Thursday flight to a super early Friday flight to Orlando. This saves us from staying at the airport Hilton on Thursday night and then having to schlep our own bags to the DME on Friday morning, plus the expense of the hotel on Thursday night. Originally, the early morning flight was priced quite high, but I check SW almost daily and suddenly the priced dropped almost in half. Our flight gets into Orlando at 9:30 am, so we are good with that. Plus, I switched us from the WL to the Poly. I thought we should try something new this year, but my family really loves the Poly. Luckily, my TA still had a good deal available for the same dates.

Do most people make plans and stick to them or do you change things around? I make ADRs soon and I am certain I will end up re-doing those as well!

Amy

 

[Capang]

Hello fellow July travelers! I just booked our trip last night. 7/15-7/21 at the Dolphin. First time in the Epcot resort area so would love to hear any experiences/tips! Not sure about ADRs yet. We're not huge eaters (i.e., I feel like a lot of the more expensive TS restaurants aren't worth it for us), but we do enjoy the experiences. May do Garden Grill because we haven't visited with Chip and Dale in a while. Looking forward to planning with you all.

Stayed at BWV in October and that whole area was just awesome. Lots to do on the boardwalk. The magicians and other performers were very entertaining. Great to walk to Epcot and HS. It’s an area I would definitely stay at multiple times. I hear Il Mulino (or whatever it is called) is a decent Italian place at either swan or dolphin (not sure which). Flying fish is right there and very good and so is trattoria al forno. Even with lots of nightlife we never heard any noise.