We are at HS on the 6th too before moving to WL from AKL. Maybe we will have a chance to say hello!So we are doing the 4-7. Driving down to Valdosta from northeast Atlanta Wednesday evening 7/3. Heading to Disney the morning of the 4th. We'll relax at the resort (CSR) and then go into MK about 5. We have FPs and the dessert party booked. Hoping to play a bit in the park after that, as late as we can make it. Fri 7/5 is AK and MK. Sat 7/6 is HS and Epcot. Sun 7/7 is departure day but I did make FPs at MK, just in case.
Same! Such a good feeling!Just paid my balance with the DVC Rental Store. It's getting real!
Getting so excited now!
July 12 - arrival, Epcot, FP@FEA, Figment, SE, Dinner@ La Hacienda
July 13 - MK, breakfast@BOG, Bippity Boppity Boutique, FP@SDMT, PP, ETWB, Dinner@Akershus
July 14 - HS, FP@TSMM, Frozen, ST, Dinner@Coral Reef (Epcot)
July 15 - resort day (BCV), dinner@ Beaches& Cream
July 16 - AK, FP@FOP, KS, KRR, dinner@H&V (fantasmic package)
July 17 - resort day/disney springs, dinner@T-Rex
July 18 - Epcot FP@TT, turtle talks, nemo, breakfast@Garden Grill
July 19 - MK, FP@Splash, BTMRR, Buzz, dinner@Sci Fi
July 20 - resort day, breakfast@Trattoria al forno
July 21 - HS, FP@SDD, ToT, RnR, dinner@Hurricane Hannah's
July 22 - AK, FP@Navi, Everest, FOTLK, dinner@Via Napoli
July 23 - departure, breakfast@Cape May
This definitely looks packed but we book FP+ early, early lunch, and leave the parks at 12pm for the afternoon and return for a late dinner. It works for us
My first experience with FP+ booking was this morning at 4:00am! (Which, by the way, is TOO EARLY!)
We got everything we wanted - yay!! We are a party of 2, which I know helps with availability. We got FOP at 9:45 on 60+5 - I was glad to see moving AK to later in the trip in order to get an AM FP paid off! We didn’t need SDD because we are doing EMM, but I could have gotten one at 3:30 or later on our HS day, which is 60+3. We also got TOT and SDMT (more than once) with ease. I was happy to get SDMT on our first full day - there was a lot more availability than I had expected. Our last trip was in May 2013, so a lot of this stuff is brand new to us! (Including FP+!)
For me, the hardest to deal with is MK. There is just so much there, and I don’t really have a concept of whether FP+ has made standby lines impossible to deal with for even more minor attractions. I’m used to DLR, which has FAR less FP attractions. I’m hoping that with a combination of the fast passes we already got, rope drop once, evening EMH, and villains DAH, we’ll be able to do it all. Also planning to use FP refresh to get more while there.
Anyway, just wanted to share here! I don’t have any Disney World friends in real life (we’re in CA so most people just do DLR if anything at all), and people just do not get this. “You have to get up at 4am to do WHAT??” I mostly just get looks of confusion. It’s much easier to discuss here.
Did anyone upgrade their MagicBands today? I upgraded my July trip and Nov trip bands to the Disney snacks band and the Dory band
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Did anyone upgrade their MagicBands today? I upgraded my July trip and Nov trip bands to the Disney snacks band and the Dory band
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Yes, I just did it!!Did anyone upgrade their MagicBands today? I upgraded my July trip and Nov trip bands to the Disney snacks band and the Dory band
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Did anyone upgrade their MagicBands today? I upgraded my July trip and Nov trip bands to the Disney snacks band and the Dory band
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Yes!! I got the pink Disney snack band, DH got the slinky dog, kids got sorcerer Mickey & Darth Vader and my mom picked the birthday band.
We also decided to book the HEA dessert party as a grand finale splurge for our last night on July 25. We had done the party the last time we were there in 2013 and loved it. We opted for the garden view this time as it seemed like the show would look a lot better from that vantage point. I am getting so incredibly antsy and excited for our trip!
Need to have DS13 pick one out and then we'll order! DH is getting the SE one, DS17 already has the sorcerer Mickey band and doesn't want another. Can't decide yet what I want but I'll be getting one for our July trip and one for my AP bandDid anyone upgrade their MagicBands today? I upgraded my July trip and Nov trip bands to the Disney snacks band and the Dory band
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