praline3001
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WWOOHOOOOOO no stinky boy socks on this trip!!!!
We are soooo excited, my daughter and I. We are talking the whole 9 yards of fluff and glamour and princesses this week.
DH and the boys are going on a boy scout camping trip and DD and I decided we would do an all girl week at Disney while they are out being MEN. We will be celebrating DD's birthday while we are there so this makes it double special.
###please note we were just at Disney the first of Feb so this extra trip is for wandering and fun... no commando touring here. Its no big deal if we miss something because we just did so much on our last trip!!!#####
So what is in store for us? Well we are flying SWA direct flight... no yucky lay overs
We are still trying to decide if we will do the limo service from the airport or use ME. We did the limo just a few weeks ago and LOVED it but it depends on the trip budget.
Where are we staying? The Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf concierge
We stayed in a regular room recently but I have been convinced the best way to do Disney is concierge
What are in the plans so far?
Well here is what it looks like....
I had some huge changes and so I redid this portion of my pre trip report and it can be found on page 4.
June 14
We arrive at 10am in the morning, check in and all that good stuff.
I am having a special dress made up for DD for her birthday. She will be so cute in it. I am in the works of having our room decorated with Cinderella stuff for her Birthday. It is going to be soooo magical for her
Depending on how we are doing on time, we are going to hit some sites at the MK this afternoon. Nothing over the top with touring as we won't be there until noon. just our first visit to get the castle wish out of the way
We have ADRs for 1900 parkfare dinner 6:20pm. They know its her Bday and are going to have a little cake for her.
June 15
We are planning on eating breakfast in the concierge lounge... get our money's worth
After that, we are heading to AK. She loves EE so we will most likely head there first. We missed the Nemo show this past trip so that is a must do this trip. We will skip the safari (you will see why in the afternoon...) and either do the rapids or meet some characters.
Rides/shows we will NOT do at AK due to scaring the pants off my wimpy daughter
1. Dino ...she hates this ride
2. Bug life... she is totally creeped out by bugs
Other than that, we will wander through the park looking at animals and FP what looks interesting to her at that moment.
At 1pm we are planning on doing the safari tour for concierge guest. It is supposed to be air conditioned and last for a little over an hour. From what I read this is an outstanding tour and you get to see lots more animals and stuff from the safari than you would from the regular ride.
Also... no standing in line for an hour
After our Safari tour, we are going to leave AK to the heat and the crowds and head back to the resort for a nice swim.
We have ressies for Yak and Yeti's for 6:30 and if we can yank our little behinds out of the pool, we would like to make it back there for dinner as we really enjoyed ourselves there last time. If not, its resort shopping and dinner at the cafe or room service.
June 16
Again we are going to take advantage of the concierge lounge for breakfast!
This is our Epcot day....
We have to stop by Germany to make a special doll for her birthday. Thanks Channing for this idea!
We also have to stop by Morocco to give a shout out to a few CM's that we made friends with and stay in email contact with.
My DD missed Figment this last time as it was closed so we want to make sure to see him...
can't miss Figment
We also will try and ride Soarin once. We did it 5 times this past trip so no biggie if we miss it.
DD's Fav ride is TT... so I am sure we will swing on there once.
When it starts getting really hot, we are going to head back to the resort for another long swim.
We have ADRS for Garden grill 8pm. This meal we can't miss. My DD made specials friends with the munks this past time and she would be heartbroken if she didn't get to stop by and say HI!
Things we will skip epcot:
The Nemo ride we will most likely skip. She wasn't overly impressed this time with it...
Mission Space as she got dizzy and didn't care for it before
We just spent 2 full days doing the world showcase so we will do a quickie tour of it ... for the doll and to say hi to her friends but we won't do every nook and cranny this time.
June 17
Again... lounge breakfast
We are heading out to DHS this morning.
She loves RNR so that will be where we head first.
We are hoping the new Toy story ride is opened when we are there and that will be a must do!
We missed Beauty and the Beast show as he brothers outvoted her so that is a must do for us along with the Little Mermaid show.
We are going to skip light motor action along with Indy shows. They were good shows but this is a GIRL ONLY TRIP and we just saw them
Again, when it gets too hot and crowded we are heading back to the resort and hitting the pool. At some point during the day we are going to meet up with my brother and his family who live nearby. We see them a lot so its no biggie if we don't see them every minute of the trip
This day is his birthday so I have made ressies for Ohana's dinner. He has two little ones so this will be nice for them. I am in the process of having a special cake ordered for him so we can embarrass him during dinner.
June 18
We have ADRs for Cindy's castle breakfast at 8:05AM... yes I said AM
We wanted to get there well before the park opened. DD's fav princess is Cinderella sooooo this is a biggie for her!!!
She isn't too keen on HM so that one is off our list. We are going to play it by ear and see what has long lines and what doesnt and FP what we can. We are in no rush and there is no particular thing we HAVE to do.
We did miss the storytime with Belle, and DD said she would like to do that so adding it to our list.
When it gets hot we will head back to the resort (are you seeing a pattern here
) for a swim. We have ressies for LTT at 7pm but staying at the GF its only a monorail ride away.
June 19th
Again lounge breakfast....
We are going to hit DHS again and knock out what we missed on our first day there. Again...going slow and catching the sites.
We have ADRs for mama melrose for 4:10 but we may change that ...depending on how hot it gets. If we get too hot or tired, we will do dinner at the resort... either room service or cafe.
The plan is AFTER Melrose to head back to the resort...and you guessed it hit the POOL!
June 20th
Lounge breakfast..
We have yet to decide if we are going to do AK or Epcot on this day. It just depends on what we had gotten done so far and what she feels like doing this day as it is her birthday trip.
AS I said earlier... this is NOT a commando trip so this leaves us lots of room to change if need be. There are VERY VERY few can't miss things on this trip... the rest of the week is a go with the flow and relax trip.
We do have ADRS which we will not miss at Le ciellers steak house 6:20pm
Other than that.. this is a free day where we can do whatever she wants to
June 21
Our last day... we need to check out of our resort and take care of business.
We have breakfast ADrs for Chef Mickeys ...she loves this breakfast.
After that we will meander around MK for the day. Our plane doesn't leave until 8pm so we have plenty of time for last minute shopping and rides.
We have lunch ADRS for Tony Towne Square.
SOOOOOOOOOO that's it folks... thats all I have planned so far.
I know it might make some of the planning guru's a bit nutso but ohhh well. We are going to go to Disney this time and RELAX... take in the sites and have fun without killing ourselves
We are soooo excited, my daughter and I. We are talking the whole 9 yards of fluff and glamour and princesses this week.
DH and the boys are going on a boy scout camping trip and DD and I decided we would do an all girl week at Disney while they are out being MEN. We will be celebrating DD's birthday while we are there so this makes it double special.
###please note we were just at Disney the first of Feb so this extra trip is for wandering and fun... no commando touring here. Its no big deal if we miss something because we just did so much on our last trip!!!#####
So what is in store for us? Well we are flying SWA direct flight... no yucky lay overs
We are still trying to decide if we will do the limo service from the airport or use ME. We did the limo just a few weeks ago and LOVED it but it depends on the trip budget.
Where are we staying? The Grand Floridian Sugar Loaf concierge
We stayed in a regular room recently but I have been convinced the best way to do Disney is concierge
What are in the plans so far?
Well here is what it looks like....
I had some huge changes and so I redid this portion of my pre trip report and it can be found on page 4.
June 14
We arrive at 10am in the morning, check in and all that good stuff.
I am having a special dress made up for DD for her birthday. She will be so cute in it. I am in the works of having our room decorated with Cinderella stuff for her Birthday. It is going to be soooo magical for her
Depending on how we are doing on time, we are going to hit some sites at the MK this afternoon. Nothing over the top with touring as we won't be there until noon. just our first visit to get the castle wish out of the way
We have ADRs for 1900 parkfare dinner 6:20pm. They know its her Bday and are going to have a little cake for her.
June 15
We are planning on eating breakfast in the concierge lounge... get our money's worth
After that, we are heading to AK. She loves EE so we will most likely head there first. We missed the Nemo show this past trip so that is a must do this trip. We will skip the safari (you will see why in the afternoon...) and either do the rapids or meet some characters.
Rides/shows we will NOT do at AK due to scaring the pants off my wimpy daughter
1. Dino ...she hates this ride
2. Bug life... she is totally creeped out by bugs
Other than that, we will wander through the park looking at animals and FP what looks interesting to her at that moment.
At 1pm we are planning on doing the safari tour for concierge guest. It is supposed to be air conditioned and last for a little over an hour. From what I read this is an outstanding tour and you get to see lots more animals and stuff from the safari than you would from the regular ride.
Also... no standing in line for an hour
After our Safari tour, we are going to leave AK to the heat and the crowds and head back to the resort for a nice swim.
We have ressies for Yak and Yeti's for 6:30 and if we can yank our little behinds out of the pool, we would like to make it back there for dinner as we really enjoyed ourselves there last time. If not, its resort shopping and dinner at the cafe or room service.
June 16
Again we are going to take advantage of the concierge lounge for breakfast!
This is our Epcot day....
We have to stop by Germany to make a special doll for her birthday. Thanks Channing for this idea!
We also have to stop by Morocco to give a shout out to a few CM's that we made friends with and stay in email contact with.
My DD missed Figment this last time as it was closed so we want to make sure to see him...
can't miss FigmentWe also will try and ride Soarin once. We did it 5 times this past trip so no biggie if we miss it.
DD's Fav ride is TT... so I am sure we will swing on there once.
When it starts getting really hot, we are going to head back to the resort for another long swim.
We have ADRS for Garden grill 8pm. This meal we can't miss. My DD made specials friends with the munks this past time and she would be heartbroken if she didn't get to stop by and say HI!
Things we will skip epcot:
The Nemo ride we will most likely skip. She wasn't overly impressed this time with it...
Mission Space as she got dizzy and didn't care for it before
We just spent 2 full days doing the world showcase so we will do a quickie tour of it ... for the doll and to say hi to her friends but we won't do every nook and cranny this time.
June 17
Again... lounge breakfast
We are heading out to DHS this morning.
She loves RNR so that will be where we head first.
We are hoping the new Toy story ride is opened when we are there and that will be a must do!
We missed Beauty and the Beast show as he brothers outvoted her so that is a must do for us along with the Little Mermaid show.
We are going to skip light motor action along with Indy shows. They were good shows but this is a GIRL ONLY TRIP and we just saw them
Again, when it gets too hot and crowded we are heading back to the resort and hitting the pool. At some point during the day we are going to meet up with my brother and his family who live nearby. We see them a lot so its no biggie if we don't see them every minute of the trip
This day is his birthday so I have made ressies for Ohana's dinner. He has two little ones so this will be nice for them. I am in the process of having a special cake ordered for him so we can embarrass him during dinner.
June 18
We have ADRs for Cindy's castle breakfast at 8:05AM... yes I said AM
We wanted to get there well before the park opened. DD's fav princess is Cinderella sooooo this is a biggie for her!!!
She isn't too keen on HM so that one is off our list. We are going to play it by ear and see what has long lines and what doesnt and FP what we can. We are in no rush and there is no particular thing we HAVE to do.
We did miss the storytime with Belle, and DD said she would like to do that so adding it to our list.
When it gets hot we will head back to the resort (are you seeing a pattern here
) for a swim. We have ressies for LTT at 7pm but staying at the GF its only a monorail ride away.June 19th
Again lounge breakfast....
We are going to hit DHS again and knock out what we missed on our first day there. Again...going slow and catching the sites.
We have ADRs for mama melrose for 4:10 but we may change that ...depending on how hot it gets. If we get too hot or tired, we will do dinner at the resort... either room service or cafe.
The plan is AFTER Melrose to head back to the resort...and you guessed it hit the POOL!
June 20th
Lounge breakfast..
We have yet to decide if we are going to do AK or Epcot on this day. It just depends on what we had gotten done so far and what she feels like doing this day as it is her birthday trip.
AS I said earlier... this is NOT a commando trip so this leaves us lots of room to change if need be. There are VERY VERY few can't miss things on this trip... the rest of the week is a go with the flow and relax trip.
We do have ADRS which we will not miss at Le ciellers steak house 6:20pm
Other than that.. this is a free day where we can do whatever she wants to
June 21
Our last day... we need to check out of our resort and take care of business.
We have breakfast ADrs for Chef Mickeys ...she loves this breakfast.
After that we will meander around MK for the day. Our plane doesn't leave until 8pm so we have plenty of time for last minute shopping and rides.
We have lunch ADRS for Tony Towne Square.
SOOOOOOOOOO that's it folks... thats all I have planned so far.
I know it might make some of the planning guru's a bit nutso but ohhh well. We are going to go to Disney this time and RELAX... take in the sites and have fun without killing ourselves
when your sitting in the front row
