Our Disney Holiday to be!

[PRmamiDEdos]

60 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Tinkermom76]

60 Days!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Love that banana!!!!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Love that banana!!!!

Thanks!! It's my funky 'nana dance, LOL.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Arrrrrrrrrrrrgggggggggggggggggghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!!!

They changed Epcot PM EMH from the 15th to the 17th. Now I need to change stuff around!!!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Whew! I went to check my ADR's and the CM didn't see my CLP for Le Cellier on the 14th!! I almost cried!! Thankfully, he looked again and found it under my husband's name. Whew!!!!!! That is the only ADR the DH really cared about and I would have hated it if it was lost with the whole system upgrade!!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

All plans are final (unless Disney changes hours again...)

Here are the links to my Google Docs. They show my Ridemax itineraries and my schedule spreadsheet.

Spreadsheet Schedule

Itinerary

Keep in mind, .... does not support EMH headache, so some of the wait times you see during a PM EMH may seem really long, but that's because I picked a night that the park was open until that time and it's based on regular AND hotel guests being in the park. I figure it gives me a good perspective on a busy night anyway.

I know it seems like we're on the go-go, but that's how we do Disney anyway. If we need a rest, we'll take one. We have 12/18 to do anything that we've missed so I'm not worried about doing too much at once.

Let me know what you think.

 

[Tinkermom76]

you have 2 AK days? I don't know that I will ever do 2 days there

I love that you have bathroom breaks scheduled

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

you have 2 AK days? I don't know that I will ever do 2 days there

I love that you have bathroom breaks scheduled

There are some shows we didn't get to see last time. I really want to see the flights of wonder and we loved Lion King so we want to do it again. I hope we have time left over each day but at least this gave me an idea of times.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Where's my Mickey Mail????

 

[Tinkermom76]

Where's my Mickey Mail????

I got my ME but not the Docs

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

On Sunday morning I woke up and couldn't stop sneezing. Yesterday my nose got stuffy. This morning my glands are swollen. I HATE getting sick. I just hope I can keep this to myself. We're 31 days out and if DH or the kids get it, then they give it back and so on and so forth. I would seriously hate to be sick at Disney.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Because I love to plan....and plan....and obsessively plan....I have tweaked a few things.

Saturday, December 11th -

Still not sure if we're driving or (hopefully) flying. We're waiting to see if the airline prices drop again. We would love to fly Southwest as the airport is really close to our house and it would be a breeze. Last time I checked the fares, it would have been $677 for all four of us, but DH wasn't ready. Now the same flights are $905 . So most likely, we'll be driving.

Arrive at 5 PM the latest and check in. Wanted to go to DTD and do a little retail therapy but this will depend on how early/late we get to the World. If we do go to DTD, we will be hitting the Lego Store for DS and getting t-shirts at Design-A-Tee. Mom's soon-to-be-ex-husband (my step-father) wants to see the kids and since he's living in FL now we hope we get to Disney early enough to spend some time with him. I know he misses his (step)grandkids so DTD would be a great opportunity for him to see them. He's been in their lives since they were babies/born so he's having a hard time with this divorce (divorce SUCKS!) and hopefully he can get there.

After DTD, we have to hurry back and get ready for Spirit of Aloha. We have ADR's at 8PM. I have yet to find a cute Hawaiian shirt that DH would wear. He's not too keen on them and I have to find something that he would think is cool. Apparently, he wasn't too fond of the ones at Walmart.... I would love if DSF could come to the dinner with us but we paid for Cat 1 seating and I'll have to see if I can convince DH to pay for another ticket. Thinking about this whole separation is seriously depressing so....moving on.

After SoA, I'm hoping we can catch Wishes from Poly Beach. I know the show is 2 hours long and if not Wishes, I would love to see the Electrical Water Pageant. We saw it while waiting for the boat from FW to MK in '06 and I thought it was sooo cute. After that, head back to the hotel and make sure the kids shower before bed. I have to monitor DD's shower time and it's getting annoying. She will take 30 minutes and that's without even washing her hair.. Off to bed to dream of MK for our first full day!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Okay, MK opens at 9 this day and I hope to be there for Rope Drop. Here's what we have planned in this order:

• Pirates
• Aladdin
• Haunted Mansion
• Breakfast @ Crystal Palace (10:15)
• Splash Mountain
• Tom Sawyer's Island
• Big Thunder Mountain
• Country Bear
• Tiki Room
• Dream Come True Parade
• Hall of Presidents (we HAVE to do something educational!!)

I'm hoping to be out of MK by 5 PM so we can catch the bus to Hollywood Studios!!

Since it's an EMH night, I'm hoping that the ride times for the following won't be too bad:

• First up - Osbourne Lights get turned on at 6
• Toy Story Mania
• Tower of Terror (I've never done this in the dark!!!!)
• Rock & Roller Coaster - Never done this period! Can't wait

The park closes at 11 so once we're done with all of these, we will be headed back to the room to bathe and head to sleep!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

EMH at Animal Kingdom on this day. Hopefully DH won't ring my neck for keeping him out late and then getting him up early!

• Out the door by 7 so we can hopefully catch the park opening with Rafiki.
• Mosey our way through the oasis and get to the safari. Maybe we can get FP's and then ride.
• Breakfast @ Pizzafari
• Primeval Whirl
• Tough to be a Bug
• Dinosaur
• Finding Nemo (10:30)
• Kali River rapids
• Ice cream for lunch at Anadapur Ice Cream Truck and Tea for me at the Tea Co.
• Flights of Wonder (1:00)
• Rafiki's Planet Watch
• Safaris
• Mickey's Jammin Jungle Parade (3:45)
• Yak & Yeti (4:15 ADR)
• Expedition Everest (in the dark!!!!)

I need to figure in some character time so I'm hoping they're out during morning EMH so we can take advantage.

We should be done by 6 and then it's on the the Magic Kingdom again for EMH hours!

• We should be getting to MK during the MSEP. Hopefully we can catch some of it.
• Wishes (don't know if I should skip this as we'll see Christmas Wishes on 16th)
• Jungle Cruise (in the dark!)
• Monster's Inc.
• Stitch's Great Escape
• Tomorrowland Speedway (hoping line isn't too long)
• Buzz
• Space Mountain for me and DD. DH won't do this one. When he was 12, he went on with his sister. His seatbelt unbuckled at the top of the first hill and he couldn't get it back on b/c he was holding on for dear life (remember the bars inside the cars?) while his sister held his shoulders down. This has put him off SM.

After these, head back to the hotel to rest up for another early day.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Epcot EMH...

• Get to park for rope drop and head to Soarin to ride and grab FP's for Test Track.
• Breakfast at Sunshine Seasons
• Circle of Life
• Seas with Nemo
• Turtle Talk (we MIGHT skip this)
• Test track
• Mission Space FP's
• Universe of Energy (more educational stuff)
• Mission Space
• Captain EO
• Living with the Land
• Club Cool
• Hotel break - we need to rest! Then shower & get dressed up!

Come back to Epcot...

• 5:20 Dinner at Le Cellier banana
• Walk over to America Gardens
• Grab drinks, use restrooms
• Wait in line for Candlelight Processional!!
• Watch Show
• Head over to reserved Illuminations seating and watch fireworks!
• Back to hotel.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

• Breakfast at hotel then on bus by 7:45
• Run to TSM, grab FP's and ride
• Rock & Roller coaster
• Jedi Training (9:55)
• Backlot Tour
• Grab more TSM FP's (they're out by 11-11:30!)
• Magic of Disney Animation (animator class after for DH)
• Muppet Vision 3D
• Toy Story
• Lights, Motors Action (1:20)
• Grab Tower of Terror FP's
• Quick bite/bathroom break
• Great Movie Ride
• Indiana Jones (4:15)
• Tower of Terror
• Use bathroom, get snacks, then get on line for Fantasmic
• Fantasmic
• Toy Story for 3rd time!! (hopefully my plan works...)
• 8:20 ADR for 50's Primetime.

I'm pretty sure after this day,my family will hate me....

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Here's where I let DH & the kids rest a bit, LOL.

• Wake up LATE (well...8 AM late)
• Take a leisurely stroll over to the food court and get some beignets
• Take a swim (if the weather cooperates)
• Nap
• Get ready for MK (this might be me on my own, we'll see)
• Arrive and head to It's a Small World
• Dole Whip Meet. Never had one so I'm looking forward to it!
• Toontown Character meets (?)
• Hopefully the family is here by this point
• Grab Peter Pan FP
• Philharmagic
• Dinner at Liberty Tree (4:10)
• Peter Pan
• Dumbo (depending on line...)
• Tea Party (maybe we'll do this BEFORE dinner...)
• Winnie the Pooh
• Carousel
• Snow White

MVMCP Starts!

Jump in line for Dwarfs 1st
Rest of plan to come later....

 

[Tinkermom76]

we paid 800 out of Buffalo on SW which is free bags!!!!

Tell your hubby he's lucky you guys don't live in Canada, for our dates out of Toronto would have been $1600 it is worth the 2 hour drive to Buffalo

You plans are great especially the Dole Whip meet!!!!!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

You plans are great especially the Dole Whip meet!!!!!

Figured you'd like that part.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

I have changed our plans around so many times and with these new hours that are supposed to be coming out (new hours listed on Disney travel), I think we're making some changes again.

We'll be there for 8 days, but we have a 7 day park-hopper and a separate ticket for MVMCP. I was going to use one of the PH days to enter the park early on the 16th (MVMCP), buuuuuuuut, MK will be open until 1 AM on the day we arrive. This is the day I originally planned to stay out of the parks, but who can resist being at MK until 1 AM??? DH is saying we'll be too tired, but I think it makes sense to use the PH on that day b/c we're paying to enter the park on the 16th and we can get in at 4.

Decisions, decisions. What do you guys think?