Our First Disney Vacation! A journal on the journey to September 7, 2011!

[L-Harper]

Animal Kingdom & Open Evening

breakfast- Tusker House at 8:15a
lunch - Flame Tree Barbecue or Yak & Yeti Counter Service
dinner- Counter Service Dinner {maybe Wolfgang Puck Express}

Daily Plans

-early entry into Animal Kingdom {picture opportunities!}
-breakfast at Tusker House at 8:15a
-Go straight to Kilimanjaro Safaris

-Counter Service lunch

-nap at Pop once we are done at Animal Kingdom
-either explore Pop and have dinner at Everything Pop or go to Downtown Disney and eat at Wolfgang Puck Express

 

[L-Harper]

Rest Day / Downtown Disney

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch - Counter Service Meal
dinner- Raglan Road at 5:45p

Daily Plans

-sleep in
-breakfast at Everything Pop
-play in the pools and explore Pop
-lunch at Everything Pop
-nap
-head to Downtown Disney
-shop
-dinner at Raglan Road at 5:45p

 

[L-Harper]

Magic Kingdom

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch - Counter Service Meal
dinner- Counter Service Meal
snacks- Dole Whip & Main Street Bakery

Daily Plans

-early breakfast at Everything Pop
-make rope drop by 9:00
-tour MK
-Counter Service lunch in MK
-go to Pop for a nap
-back to MK for the evening
-Counter Service dinner in MK
-back to Pop at a decent time

 

[L-Harper]

Epcot Future World

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch - Sunshine Seasons
dinner- Coral Reef at 6:20p -or- Garden Grill at 7:05p

Daily Plans

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[L-Harper]

Hollywood Studios / Boardwalk

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch - Starring Rolls
dinner- Cape May Cafe at 6:25p

Daily Plans

-early breakfast at Everything Pop
-make rope drop at DHS at 9:00
-dash to Toy Story Mania
-tour around DHS
-lunch at Starring Rolls (get some yummy pastries for tomorrow's breakfast)
-go back to Pop for a nap
-after nap go back to DHS
-tour around DHS for a bit
-dinner at Cape May Cafe at 6:25p
-maybe back to DHS

 

[L-Harper]

Open Morning / Magic Kingdom

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch- Counter Service Meal
dinner- 'Ohana at 5:15

Daily Plans

-breakfast at Everything Pop
-open morning to decide then {more than likely Hollywood Studios or Animal Kingdom)
-counter service lunch
-go back to Pop for a break/nap
-dinner at 'Ohana at 5:15
-evening at Magic Kingdom
-Main Street Electrical Parade at 8:00
-Wishes at 9:00

 

[L-Harper]

Open Day / Animal Kingdom Lodge

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch- Counter Service Meal
dinner- Boma at 6:15p

Daily Plans

-sleep in
-breakfast at Everything Pop
-do whatever we feel like doing
-head over to the Animal Kingdom Lodge for the evening
dinner at Boma at 6:15p
-pack

 

[dizneeat]

Hi!

Sorry I haven't been posting here much, but it has been a pretty busy time lately! But now I am all caught up again!
You are way ahead of me with your planning! I have not even planned the August part of my summer vacation in depth! Let alone the September portion! Hope they post the park hours soon, so we can do some restaurant planning!

 

[L-Harper]

Magic Kingdom / Departure Day

breakfast- Everything Pop
lunch-Crystal Palace at 11:40am

Daily Plans

-breakfast at Everything Pop
-go to Magic Kingdom for the last time
-lunch at Crystal Palace
-ride our favorite Magic Kingdom rides
-go back to Pop to get picked up by Magic Express around 4:00
-Sadly say goodbye to Walt Disney World
-dinner in the airport... hopefully we can grab food from the Magic Kingdom to maybe eat on the bus to the airport
-flight leaves at 7:00p

 

[L-Harper]

Hi!

Sorry I haven't been posting here much, but it has been a pretty busy time lately! But now I am all caught up again!
You are way ahead of me with your planning! I have not even planned the August part of my summer vacation in depth! Let alone the September portion! Hope they post the park hours soon, so we can do some restaurant planning!

HEY!!! It's great to see you here! Actually, some preliminary hours came out yesterday so I have been planning, planning, planning! I have our dining options set. {for now} I just have to get our touring plans set so I know what time to make our ADR's for. We are down to 206 days and can't wait!!!!

 

[dizneeat]

HEY!!! It's great to see you here! Actually, some preliminary hours came out yesterday so I have been planning, planning, planning! I have our dining options set. {for now} I just have to get our touring plans set so I know what time to make our ADR's for. We are down to 206 days and can't wait!!!!

Real life interfering with my Disney planning! I just checked and YES, September is up! I cannot believe it!
I plan my dining around evening EMHs as this is where we will spend the evening!
So, once I have my stuff for school all done tonight I will be planning those days! Thanks for letting me know!
My ADR date is March 5, when is yours?

 

[L-Harper]

Real life interfering with my Disney planning! I just checked and YES, September is up! I cannot believe it!
I plan my dining around evening EMHs as this is where we will spend the evening!
So, once I have my stuff for school all done tonight I will be planning those days! Thanks for letting me know!
My ADR date is March 5, when is yours?

You are so welcome! I was beyond thrilled when I found out!!! We're planning around morning EMH since we have little ones. My ADR day is March 11th, I think. I have a countdown ticker below. That is the only way I'll remember, I'm sure. What places are you wanting to eat at? You know, I'm going to WPE just because of you!

 

[annmarieda]

My ADR day is March 11th, I think. I have a countdown ticker below. That is the only way I'll remember, I'm sure. What places are you wanting to eat at? You know, I'm going to WPE just because of you!

I think I need to set one up too so that I can see when it is I can make my ADRS... couse...I have a bit of time. I think I have to wait until June. Still, a ticker would be nice.

 

[dizneeat]

You are so welcome! I was beyond thrilled when I found out!!! We're planning around morning EMH since we have little ones. My ADR day is March 11th, I think. I have a countdown ticker below. That is the only way I'll remember, I'm sure. What places are you wanting to eat at? You know, I'm going to WPE just because of you!

I have my list for August which includes Olivia's Cafe, The Wave, Jiko, Mama Melrose for Fantasmic, Yachtsman (or Le Cellier) and California Grill.
I guess my ADR list for September will have to wait until we are back from our trip next week! But I will let you know!

I think I need to set one up too so that I can see when it is I can make my ADRS... couse...I have a bit of time. I think I have to wait until June. Still, a ticker would be nice.

There is a calculator for ADRs here on the DIS - funnily enough it is a day early! I just checked with WDW!

 

[WDWfanatic2]

You are so welcome! I was beyond thrilled when I found out!!! We're planning around morning EMH since we have little ones. My ADR day is March 11th, I think. I have a countdown ticker below. That is the only way I'll remember, I'm sure. What places are you wanting to eat at? You know, I'm going to WPE just because of you!

I did the same ticker and it told me my date was March 9th, however I went on to Disney's site to check my reservation and on there it told me I could start booking on March 7th. Check it out it might be sooner for you too

 

[L-Harper]

I did the same ticker and it told me my date was March 9th, however I went on to Disney's site to check my reservation and on there it told me I could start booking on March 7th. Check it out it might be sooner for you too

Ooooh! Thank you! Where do I go to find out?

 

[AKL LOVER]

Joining in! Our kids were close to the ages of yours when we first took them to WDW. A few thoughts off the top of my head:

You are going to love AKL. (obviously I do! )

Your countdown calendar is awesome! I must be slacking, because I haven't even started mine yet, and I'm like 70 some days out--AAKKK!

We ate at Pecos Bills on our first trip and weren't big fans. However, there is Columbia Harbor House in MK which isn't as talked about but gets fantastic reviews (it's a CS place). We plan on trying this in May.

On your Day 9 relaxing day--have you considered dinner at Sanaa? It's over at AKL-Kidani village, but it is fantastic. The restaurant has really good views of the savanna too, which my kids LOVED!



I can't remember anything else that I wanted to comment on at the moment. Keeping my fingers crossed that you get all the ADRs you want (I know your ADR date is coming up soon!).

Keep planning and I'll keep readin'....

 

[L-Harper]

Joining in! Our kids were close to the ages of yours when we first took them to WDW. A few thoughts off the top of my head:

You are going to love AKL. (obviously I do! )

Your countdown calendar is awesome! I must be slacking, because I haven't even started mine yet, and I'm like 70 some days out--AAKKK!

We ate at Pecos Bills on our first trip and weren't big fans. However, there is Columbia Harbor House in MK which isn't as talked about but get's fantastic reviews (it's a CS place). We plan on trying this in May.

On your Day 9 relaxing day--have you considered dinner at Sanaa? It's over at AKL-Kidani village, but it is fantastic. The restaurant has really good views of the savanna too, which my kids LOVED!



I can't remember anything else that I wanted to comment on at the moment. Keeping my fingers crossed that you get all the ADRs you want (I know your ADR date is coming up soon!).

Keep planning and I'll keep readin'....

Thank you so much for joining! You have given be some great advice. I've been really debating on Sanaa. I actually posted a tread today looking for Sanaa reviews. I just don't think my DH and boys are adventurous enough. My husband really wants to go to Planet Hollywood so I gave in. I'm hoping to get an early dinner ADR.

I'm going to look into Columbia Harbor House more now that you've mentioned it. Pecos Bill was just one I pulled out of thin air, basically. It doesn't seem like there is much good in MK. I may go back to Main Street Bakery because the reviews of it look awesome.

Thank you so much for your compliments on my Disney board. You are so sweet. My boys are just so excited about the trip that I had to make something for them.

 

[WDWfanatic2]

Ooooh! Thank you! Where do I go to find out?

It's kind of confusing so I'll walk you thru it First go to disney.com from there you can log into your account (if you don't have one you can set one up with your email address) Once you are logged in click on the link for Parks and Travel (you can also do this first and then log in on the parks and travel page) The click on Walt Disney World. When you are logged in if your reservation does not come up you can click on reservations and then pull it up through the confirmation code. There will be a banner at the top that says "Reminder" and will have the date for your dining. Let me know if you have any trouble. My reservations were not there and it took a couple of tries to get the system to find them.

 

[L-Harper]

It's kind of confusing so I'll walk you thru it First go to disney.com from there you can log into your account (if you don't have one you can set one up with your email address) Once you are logged in click on the link for Parks and Travel (you can also do this first and then log in on the parks and travel page) The click on Walt Disney World. When you are logged in if your reservation does not come up you can click on reservations and then pull it up through the confirmation code. There will be a banner at the top that says "Reminder" and will have the date for your dining. Let me know if you have any trouble. My reservations were not there and it took a couple of tries to get the system to find them.

Thank you! I found it! Yeah, my ADR date is March 11! SQUEEE!!!!!