Piper's Practically Perfect PTR..Wish Trip! 3/2-8...Upd Pg 126- TR Link!! Hooray!

[Millie12591]

Nite. Sweet lady. Sweet dreams.

 

[eandesmom]

The Big Give! How exciting is that!!!!!!!!!!

It couldn't happen to a more deserving little girl and her mom

 

[All7OfUs]

That's super exciting news!!! I'm so uber excited for you and Piper, and can't wait to see what goodies they all send you!

Speaking of which..I don't know whether to thank you or kill you for giving me the idea to butter pop-tarts over on Liesa's thread!!

I'm sure thanks are in order! Dairy group and all that!

Butter Pop Tarts? NOBODY tell my husband. Sheesh. You trying to kill us?

We'd LOVE to have you chime in on the Pop Tart thread if you have time!! Of course, sometimes it's been dubbed the Poop Tart thread.

LOL..I know..talk about cholesterol on top of cholesterol..of course..I won't try it..

Are you sure, Amanda!? Might be tasty- double it up with funnel cakes for dessert.

 

[Millie12591]

Are you sure, Amanda!? Might be tasty- double it up with funnel cakes for dessert.

Mmmmm, funnel cakes. The only place I'll allow myself to have these is somewhere in Disney. Last time I was in DL they had previously made one's that they heated and then gave you, no making them on site. I don't know if this has changed over the last seven years, but if not, WDW is the only place then. So bad for you, but soooo good!

 

[All7OfUs]

Mmmmm, funnel cakes. The only place I'll allow myself to have these is somewhere in Disney. Last time I was in DL they had previously made one's that they heated and then gave you, no making them on site. I don't know if this has changed over the last seven years, but if not, WDW is the only place then. So bad for you, but soooo good!

Packed with lardy goodness!

 

[Millie12591]

Packed with lardy goodness!

As my husband would say about anything bad to eat....."Just as God intended."

 

[Millie12591]

Packed with lardy goodness!

As my husband would say about anything bad to eat....."Just as God intended."

 

[pipersmom]

Nite. Sweet lady. Sweet dreams.

Thanks, Camille..

The Big Give! How exciting is that!!!!!!!!!!

It couldn't happen to a more deserving little girl and her mom

Thank you so much! I'm reeeally excited!

That's super exciting news!!! I'm so uber excited for you and Piper, and can't wait to see what goodies they all send you!

I know, I can't wait either!

I'm sure thanks are in order! Dairy group and all that!

Are you sure, Amanda!? Might be tasty- double it up with funnel cakes for dessert.

Actually I am going to have to try it ...(imagine that being said with a bit of guilt in my voice)..but I butter cheese danish...and I do mean butter..no margarine in my house!

Mmmmm, funnel cakes. The only place I'll allow myself to have these is somewhere in Disney. Last time I was in DL they had previously made one's that they heated and then gave you, no making them on site. I don't know if this has changed over the last seven years, but if not, WDW is the only place then. So bad for you, but soooo good!

Packed with lardy goodness!

As my husband would say about anything bad to eat....."Just as God intended."

I funnel cakes, as does Piper! We usually split one though. One of the local fast food joints has come out with funnel cake snacker things, but I can't remember which one..needs more research on my end.

 

[cantwaittoseemickey]

Funnel cakes and pop tarts!!?? Oh how I missed out on this thread last night Funnel cakes ahh sooo good. I could REALLY use a funnel cake right now. lol My body doesnt need it but I sure do!!

 

[pipersmom]

Funnel cakes and pop tarts!!?? Oh how I missed out on this thread last night Funnel cakes ahh sooo good. I could REALLY use a funnel cake right now. lol My body doesnt need it but I sure do!!

I can always use a funnel cake!

 

[englishrose47]

Good Morning all !!!

 

[pipersmom]

Here's the plan, Stan!

I love giving Piper a hard time..we're very fond of rhyming games, hence the title of this update! We'll be getting in the jeep, and I'll say something like "get right in, Flynn"..and I get "Mooooooom..my name's not Flynn" and we both giggle like crazy! So without further ado, this is the itinerary I've come up with so far, with Piper chiming in on the dining decisions.

Tues Mar 2nd- This is arrival day for us, our flight doesn't get into Orlando until 4:17 pm, and I'm figuring 30-40 min to get to GKTW. We'll spend the evening checking out the village, having dinner, and I'll do orientation at some point, probably during the evening activity, which on Tues nights is Family Fun Night. My understanding is that it's themed kind of like the old show "Double Dare". At some point I'll have to make a Wal-Mart run since Gram isn't on the rental car. We'll try to get to bed early to get ready for...

Wed Mar 3rd- Magic Kingdom! Breakfast at the village, and try to make rope drop at 9am! Piper decided she does NOT want to meet the Stepsisters at Park Fare, and that she'll see plenty of Mickey without eating at Chef Mickeys, so we'll do CS at some point, prob for dinner (Cosmic Rays or CHH). We may pack a lunch to bring with us. I know we want to see the parades at 3 and 7 (Spectro) and Wishes at 8. Penny pressing and pin trading galore! Tonight is Village Idol at the Village, so if we don't make it back in time, it's not really a big problem. I'm kind of on the fence..originally I had planned on going back to the Village at lunchtime for lunch and a nap before heading back to the MK, but that would prob eat about 3-4 hrs with travel time included, and I'm not sure that I want to do that. Some of it will prob depend on how Piper is holding out, and whether or not she's on O2, and whether we end up using a stroller or wheelchair for part of the day. There's also a lounge for wish families that we could always hit up for a rest time. I need to get a piccie of it anyway for another wish mom whose flash drive died..she lost a ton of piccies, just reading about it made me nauseous. When we get back to the village, we'll prob grab a snack, do meds, and hit the hay, with her meds taking 60-90 min, we will prob be getting up by 6:30-7:00am daily to get going at a decent hour. Again, this will depend on how she's doing though, I'm not going to push her on vacation!

Thur Mar 4th- Epcot! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with the Disney characters, hooray! We'll spend the morning doing Epcot, then move on to World Showcase when it's time for our ADR @ Akershus! Lunch with the Princesses! After lunch we'll tour the different countries, probably doing a passport, and possibly doing a KimPossible mission. I also want all three of us to do "Pick a Pearl". I'm thinking we'll hit the road around 5:00 or so as tonight is the village Winter Wonderland night!! Santa, elves, penguins, parades, and presents, every child's dream come true! This means we will be skipping Illuminations, but we're okay with that.

Fri Mar 5th- US/IOA! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with Universal characters..(I have no idea who might show up at this, but I'm sure Piper will enjoy it!). We have very few "must-dos" at US/IOA..I'm hoping she'll get to meet Scooby and the Gang at some point, and have lunch planned at Circus McGirkus. We're also hoping the soft opening of Harry Potter will have taken place by then so we can check out the Wizarding World as we're both huge fans of the books. I'm planning on very casual touring here, no rushing, and when we're ready to go, we'll go. The Pirates and Princesses party at the village is tonight at 7:30, my understanding is that it's more geared for the younger set, but we'll at least check it out.

Sat Mar 6th- SeaWorld! Breakfast at the village and horseback riding! We'll head for SeaWorld after the horseback riding, I'm planning this to be another laid-back touring kind of day, focusing more on the animals than the rides. Piper looooves penguins, so when we get there I'm going to ask about her possibly getting some one-on-one time with one. Wish families also get free trays to feed a dolphin, the rays, etc. We definitely want to see Believe and the show with the walruses (and maybe sea lions? I can't remember). We'll also hit a CS for a late lunch. I'm thinking we'll be heading out of here by 5, but it's flexible. Tonight is Mayor Clayton's birthday party at the village at 7:45. This will give us some time to have dinner, relax, maybe do some other activities at the village before the birthday party!

Sun Mar 7th- AK/DHS! Breakfast at the village and off to AK, hopefully for rope drop, which I've heard is cute, but if we don't make it, that's okay too. I'm not listing particular rides because I'm saving them for another update, but I will say we want to see Finding Nemo, and possibly Festival of the Lion King. We have an ADR at Rainforest Cafe for lunch, then depending on what Piper wants to do, we'll either tour here some more, or head to DHS. Fantasmic is at 7:30, we'll probably do a heavy snack at some point, then order pizza when we get back to the village...they'll deliver until 10:30pm..woohoo! Tonight is the Village Life-Sized Candyland game. I need to discuss it with Piper, but I think she'll be willing to skip it for Fantasmic, otherwise we're ermm..a not so pretty word.

Mon Mar 8th- Departure day..yuck, I don't even like writing about this one. On the upside..our flight doesn't leave until 5:15..woohooo! We'll prob spend until 11 or so at the village, the Disney characters will be out and about doing character greetings, and I'm sure there will be other things there Piper wants to spend more time doing. When we leave I'd like to hit DTD and maybe one of the Disney outlets on Intl Dr. Depending on how we did with the budget we'll either eat lunch before we leave the village (free..) or hit either the Giant McDonald's or someplace at DTD. We'll need to be at the airport by 2:30 or so to return the rental car, check-in, etc.

Okay, looking over this again, I'm pondering switching our Epcot and US/IOA days. I think I'd rather have the extra time at Epcot, and that way we could see Illuminations and have more time at the World Showcase. Would need to see if I could switch our Akershus reservation though..maybe even switch it to dinner and eat a good breakfast at GKTW, do snackie lunch at CS, then the dinner at Akershus. The thing is though, I planned our days to avoid EMHs..and Epcot has them the 5th. Also this would only give us until 5pm at US/IOA and I know there are things Piper wants to see in both parks. Any opinions? For that matter I'd be open to any opinions on any of this at all..lol. I know this was a "light" crowd week, but have no idea what it was day-by-day. A very generous Dis'er is sending us a Passporter though, and I think I can look up daily crowd schedules with that?

 

[pipersmom]

Good Morning all !!!

Good morning, Rosie!

 

[billwendy]

Here's the plan, Stan!

I love giving Piper a hard time..we're very fond of rhyming games, hence the title of this update! We'll be getting in the jeep, and I'll say something like "get right in, Flynn"..and I get "Mooooooom..my name's not Flynn" and we both giggle like crazy! So without further ado, this is the itinerary I've come up with so far, with Piper chiming in on the dining decisions.

Tues Mar 2nd- This is arrival day for us, our flight doesn't get into Orlando until 4:17 pm, and I'm figuring 30-40 min to get to GKTW. We'll spend the evening checking out the village, having dinner, and I'll do orientation at some point, probably during the evening activity, which on Tues nights is Family Fun Night. My understanding is that it's themed kind of like the old show "Double Dare". At some point I'll have to make a Wal-Mart run since Gram isn't on the rental car. We'll try to get to bed early to get ready for...

Wed Mar 3rd- Magic Kingdom! Breakfast at the village, and try to make rope drop at 9am! Piper decided she does NOT want to meet the Stepsisters at Park Fare, and that she'll see plenty of Mickey without eating at Chef Mickeys, so we'll do CS at some point, prob for dinner (Cosmic Rays or CHH). We may pack a lunch to bring with us. I know we want to see the parades at 3 and 7 (Spectro) and Wishes at 8. Penny pressing and pin trading galore! Tonight is Village Idol at the Village, so if we don't make it back in time, it's not really a big problem. I'm kind of on the fence..originally I had planned on going back to the Village at lunchtime for lunch and a nap before heading back to the MK, but that would prob eat about 3-4 hrs with travel time included, and I'm not sure that I want to do that. Some of it will prob depend on how Piper is holding out, and whether or not she's on O2, and whether we end up using a stroller or wheelchair for part of the day. There's also a lounge for wish families that we could always hit up for a rest time. I need to get a piccie of it anyway for another wish mom whose flash drive died..she lost a ton of piccies, just reading about it made me nauseous. When we get back to the village, we'll prob grab a snack, do meds, and hit the hay, with her meds taking 60-90 min, we will prob be getting up by 6:30-7:00am daily to get going at a decent hour. Again, this will depend on how she's doing though, I'm not going to push her on vacation!

Thur Mar 4th- Epcot! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with the Disney characters, hooray! We'll spend the morning doing Epcot, then move on to World Showcase when it's time for our ADR @ Akershus! Lunch with the Princesses! After lunch we'll tour the different countries, probably doing a passport, and possibly doing a KimPossible mission. I also want all three of us to do "Pick a Pearl". I'm thinking we'll hit the road around 5:00 or so as tonight is the village Winter Wonderland night!! Santa, elves, penguins, parades, and presents, every child's dream come true! This means we will be skipping Illuminations, but we're okay with that.

Fri Mar 5th- US/IOA! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with Universal characters..(I have no idea who might show up at this, but I'm sure Piper will enjoy it!). We have very few "must-dos" at US/IOA..I'm hoping she'll get to meet Scooby and the Gang at some point, and have lunch planned at Circus McGirkus. We're also hoping the soft opening of Harry Potter will have taken place by then so we can check out the Wizarding World as we're both huge fans of the books. I'm planning on very casual touring here, no rushing, and when we're ready to go, we'll go. The Pirates and Princesses party at the village is tonight at 7:30, my understanding is that it's more geared for the younger set, but we'll at least check it out.

Sat Mar 6th- SeaWorld! Breakfast at the village and horseback riding! We'll head for SeaWorld after the horseback riding, I'm planning this to be another laid-back touring kind of day, focusing more on the animals than the rides. Piper looooves penguins, so when we get there I'm going to ask about her possibly getting some one-on-one time with one. Wish families also get free trays to feed a dolphin, the rays, etc. We definitely want to see Believe and the show with the walruses (and maybe sea lions? I can't remember). We'll also hit a CS for a late lunch. I'm thinking we'll be heading out of here by 5, but it's flexible. Tonight is Mayor Clayton's birthday party at the village at 7:45. This will give us some time to have dinner, relax, maybe do some other activities at the village before the birthday party!

Sun Mar 7th- AK/DHS! Breakfast at the village and off to AK, hopefully for rope drop, which I've heard is cute, but if we don't make it, that's okay too. I'm not listing particular rides because I'm saving them for another update, but I will say we want to see Finding Nemo, and possibly Festival of the Lion King. We have an ADR at Rainforest Cafe for lunch, then depending on what Piper wants to do, we'll either tour here some more, or head to DHS. Fantasmic is at 7:30, we'll probably do a heavy snack at some point, then order pizza when we get back to the village...they'll deliver until 10:30pm..woohoo! Tonight is the Village Life-Sized Candyland game. I need to discuss it with Piper, but I think she'll be willing to skip it for Fantasmic, otherwise we're ermm..a not so pretty word.

Mon Mar 8th- Departure day..yuck, I don't even like writing about this one. On the upside..our flight doesn't leave until 5:15..woohooo! We'll prob spend until 11 or so at the village, the Disney characters will be out and about doing character greetings, and I'm sure there will be other things there Piper wants to spend more time doing. When we leave I'd like to hit DTD and maybe one of the Disney outlets on Intl Dr. Depending on how we did with the budget we'll either eat lunch before we leave the village (free..) or hit either the Giant McDonald's or someplace at DTD. We'll need to be at the airport by 2:30 or so to return the rental car, check-in, etc.

Okay, looking over this again, I'm pondering switching our Epcot and US/IOA days. I think I'd rather have the extra time at Epcot, and that way we could see Illuminations and have more time at the World Showcase. Would need to see if I could switch our Akershus reservation though..maybe even switch it to dinner and eat a good breakfast at GKTW, do snackie lunch at CS, then the dinner at Akershus. The thing is though, I planned our days to avoid EMHs..and Epcot has them the 5th. Also this would only give us until 5pm at US/IOA and I know there are things Piper wants to see in both parks. Any opinions? For that matter I'd be open to any opinions on any of this at all..lol. I know this was a "light" crowd week, but have no idea what it was day-by-day. A very generous Dis'er is sending us a Passporter though, and I think I can look up daily crowd schedules with that?

Amanda - looks so cool!! I just realized something!!! We may be there at the same time!! My 12 year old nephew is taking a MAW trip, and as of right now (dates not defiate yet) we are thinking the 1st week in March!! We have to wait for his last chemo treatment and removal of his pic line to get an exact date!!! Maybe we'll see you!!!!

 

[StefaniLyn]

Here's the plan, Stan!

Tues Mar 2nd- This is arrival day for us, our flight doesn't get into Orlando until 4:17 pm, and I'm figuring 30-40 min to get to GKTW. probably give it a good hour. It is a nice hike from terminal to baggage claim and includes a trip on the monorail. If you have a GPS, or a friend that you could borrow one from, I highly encourage you to bring it. We'll spend the evening checking out the village, having dinner, and I'll do orientation at some point, probably during the evening activity, which on Tues nights is Family Fun Night. My understanding is that it's themed kind of like the old show "Double Dare". At some point I'll have to make a Wal-Mart run since Gram isn't on the rental car. If you are considering pin trading, you can pick up lanyards at WalMart and pins for $5 each. You could also buy a lot of them on ebay before you go and get them for around $1-3 each instead.We'll try to get to bed early to get ready for...

Wed Mar 3rd- Magic Kingdom! Breakfast at the village, and try to make rope drop at 9am! Piper decided she does NOT want to meet the Stepsisters I soooooo want to share my videos of us meeting the stepsisters but don't want to spoil the surprise. It was the most fun we had the entire trip! Is that a firm "no" from Piper to the Stepsisters? at Park Fare, and that she'll see plenty of Mickey without eating at Chef Mickeys, so we'll do CS at some point, prob for dinner (Cosmic Rays or CHH). We may pack a lunch to bring with us. I know we want to see the parades at 3 and 7 (Spectro) and Wishes at 8. Penny pressing and pin trading galore! Tonight is Village Idol at the Village, so if we don't make it back in time, it's not really a big problem. I'm kind of on the fence..originally I had planned on going back to the Village at lunchtime for lunch and a nap before heading back to the MK, but that would prob eat about 3-4 hrs with travel time included, and I'm not sure that I want to do that. If Piper needs a rest, consider the Wish room. Minimize your travel time. Some of it will prob depend on how Piper is holding out, and whether or not she's on O2, and whether we end up using a stroller or wheelchair for part of the day. There's also a lounge for wish families that we could always hit up for a rest time. LOL. I guess you've already considered it! I need to get a piccie of it anyway for another wish mom whose flash drive died..she lost a ton of piccies, just reading about it made me nauseous. Gee, would that be ME? LOLWhen we get back to the village, we'll prob grab a snack, do meds, and hit the hay, with her meds taking 60-90 min, we will prob be getting up by 6:30-7:00am daily to get going at a decent hour. Again, this will depend on how she's doing though, I'm not going to push her on vacation!

Thur Mar 4th- Epcot! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with the Disney characters, hooray! We'll spend the morning doing Epcot, then move on to World Showcase when it's time for our ADR @ Akershus! Lunch with the Princesses! After lunch we'll tour the different countries, probably doing a passport, and possibly doing a KimPossible mission. you can sign up for these in Innoventions starting at 11am. I also want all three of us to do "Pick a Pearl". I'm thinking we'll hit the road around 5:00 or so as tonight is the village Winter Wonderland night!! Santa, elves, penguins, parades, and presents, every child's dream come true! This means we will be skipping Illuminations, but we're okay with that. There are 3 Wish lounges in Epcot if you need to take a rest while there.

Fri Mar 5th- US/IOA! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with Universal characters..(I have no idea who might show up at this, but I'm sure Piper will enjoy it!). we saw Scooby Doo at the Castle of MiraclesWe have very few "must-dos" at US/IOA..I'm hoping she'll get to meet Scooby and the Gang at some point, and have lunch planned at Circus McGirkus. We're also hoping the soft opening of Harry Potter will have taken place by then so we can check out the Wizarding World as we're both huge fans of the books. I'm planning on very casual touring here, no rushing, IOA was a half day for us tops. Seussland, Dinoland, and that was about all that interested us (and the Hulk for DD10), US was closer to a full day, but we repeated some rides. Does Piper like scary stuff? and when we're ready to go, we'll go. The Pirates and Princesses party at the village is tonight at 7:30, my understanding is that it's more geared for the younger set, but we'll at least check it out. I think Piper would enjoy the Pirates and Princess party.

Sat Mar 6th- SeaWorld! Breakfast at the village and horseback riding! We'll head for SeaWorld after the horseback riding, I'm planning this to be another laid-back touring kind of day, focusing more on the animals than the rides. the shows are amazing! Especially Believe! and the Dolphins. Piper looooves penguins, so when we get there I'm going to ask about her possibly getting some one-on-one time with one. Wish families also get free trays to feed a dolphin, the rays, etc. We definitely want to see Believe and the show with the walruses (and maybe sea lions? it has both, more more sea lions. I can't remember). We'll also hit a CS for a late lunch. I'm thinking we'll be heading out of here by 5, but it's flexible. Tonight is Mayor Clayton's birthday party at the village at 7:45. This will give us some time to have dinner, relax, maybe do some other activities at the village before the birthday party!

Sun Mar 7th- AK/DHS! Breakfast at the village and off to AK, hopefully for rope drop, which I've heard is cute, but if we don't make it, that's okay too. I'm not listing particular rides because I'm saving them for another update, but I will say we want to see Finding Nemo, and possibly Festival of the Lion King. We have an ADR at Rainforest Cafe for lunch, then depending on what Piper wants to do, we'll either tour here some more, or head to DHS. Fantasmic is at 7:30, we'll probably do a heavy snack at some point, then order pizza when we get back to the village...they'll deliver until 10:30Katie's kitchen delivers late as well - until 10 I think. We found the pizza to be so-so (ask for extra sauce on it if you do order)pm..woohoo! Tonight is the Village Life-Sized Candyland game. I need to discuss it with Piper, but I think she'll be willing to skip it for Fantasmic, otherwise we're ermm..a not so pretty word. we missed it too. One of my regrets.

Mon Mar 8th- Departure day..yuck, I don't even like writing about this one. On the upside..our flight doesn't leave until 5:15..woohooo! We'll prob spend until 11 or so at the village, the Disney characters will be out and about doing character greetings, and I'm sure there will be other things there Piper wants to spend more time doing. When we leave I'd like to hit DTD and maybe one of the Disney outlets on Intl Dr. Depending on how we did with the budget we'll either eat lunch before we leave the village (free..) or hit either the Giant McDonald's or someplace at DTD. We'll need to be at the airport by 2:30 or so to return the rental car, check-in, etc.

Okay, looking over this again, I'm pondering switching our Epcot and US/IOA days. I think I'd rather have the extra time at Epcot, and that way we could see Illuminations and have more time at the World Showcase. Would need to see if I could switch our Akershus reservation though..maybe even switch it to dinner and eat a good breakfast at GKTW, do snackie lunch at CS, then the dinner at Akershus. The thing is though, I planned our days to avoid EMHs..and Epcot has them the 5th. Also this would only give us until 5pm at US/IOA and I know there are things Piper wants to see in both parks. Any opinions? If it were me, I'd leave it as is. If you are doing US/IOA in one day, you will want as much time as possible. And you may have trouble switching those ressies. Even if its just a consideration, try making the new ressie, keep the old one, and cancel the week before. For that matter I'd be open to any opinions on any of this at all..lol. I know this was a "light" crowd week, but have no idea what it was day-by-day. A very generous Dis'er is sending us a Passporter though, and I think I can look up daily crowd schedules with that?

Don't forget to pick a night and schedule a Tuck In with Mayor Clatyon or Miss Merry.

 

[DisMomAmy]

I would definitely see Festival of the Lion King - it's my favorite show at Disney!!

 

[maroo]

Here's the plan, Stan!

I love giving Piper a hard time..we're very fond of rhyming games, hence the title of this update! We'll be getting in the jeep, and I'll say something like "get right in, Flynn"..and I get "Mooooooom..my name's not Flynn" and we both giggle like crazy! So without further ado, this is the itinerary I've come up with so far, with Piper chiming in on the dining decisions.

You guys are so cute!

Tues Mar 2nd- This is arrival day for us, our flight doesn't get into Orlando until 4:17 pm, and I'm figuring 30-40 min to get to GKTW. We'll spend the evening checking out the village, having dinner, and I'll do orientation at some point, probably during the evening activity, which on Tues nights is Family Fun Night. My understanding is that it's themed kind of like the old show "Double Dare". At some point I'll have to make a Wal-Mart run since Gram isn't on the rental car. We'll try to get to bed early to get ready for...

Sounds good. The drive from Orlando is about 30 minutes...but it will take you some time to get your luggage, etc. Looks awesome!!

Wed Mar 3rd- Magic Kingdom! Breakfast at the village, and try to make rope drop at 9am! Piper decided she does NOT want to meet the Stepsisters at Park Fare, and that she'll see plenty of Mickey without eating at Chef Mickeys, so we'll do CS at some point, prob for dinner (Cosmic Rays or CHH). We may pack a lunch to bring with us. I know we want to see the parades at 3 and 7 (Spectro) and Wishes at 8. Penny pressing and pin trading galore!

Try mousepins online for PINS, too...if you guys don't already have some. There have been reports from other wish families that they got some free pins as pixie dust!


Tonight is Village Idol at the Village, so if we don't make it back in time, it's not really a big problem. I'm kind of on the fence..originally I had planned on going back to the Village at lunchtime for lunch and a nap before heading back to the MK, but that would prob eat about 3-4 hrs with travel time included, and I'm not sure that I want to do that. Some of it will prob depend on how Piper is holding out, and whether or not she's on O2, and whether we end up using a stroller or wheelchair for part of the day. There's also a lounge for wish families that we could always hit up for a rest time.

The Wish Lounge should be perfect for you guys to rest in. They have this big "cushion" on the floor that was quite comfy! They also have chairs and couches.

I would pick up a wheelchair fairly early in the day (if you think you will use one)...as they sometimes run out. You can store it at First Aid until you need it. It is FREE with your Wish Button.

I need to get a piccie of it anyway for another wish mom whose flash drive died..she lost a ton of piccies, just reading about it made me nauseous.

Oh! I have pics of this! I should send her some, too.

When we get back to the village, we'll prob grab a snack, do meds, and hit the hay, with her meds taking 60-90 min, we will prob be getting up by 6:30-7:00am daily to get going at a decent hour. Again, this will depend on how she's doing though, I'm not going to push her on vacation!

Awesome plan!

Thur Mar 4th- Epcot! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with the Disney characters, hooray! We'll spend the morning doing Epcot, then move on to World Showcase when it's time for our ADR @ Akershus! Lunch with the Princesses! After lunch we'll tour the different countries, probably doing a passport, and possibly doing a KimPossible mission. I also want all three of us to do "Pick a Pearl". I'm thinking we'll hit the road around 5:00 or so as tonight is the village Winter Wonderland night!! Santa, elves, penguins, parades, and presents, every child's dream come true! This means we will be skipping Illuminations, but we're okay with that.

This is a great plan! Remember to line up for Santa early - that is usually the longest line you will stand in during your whole wish trip.

Fri Mar 5th- US/IOA! Breakfast at the village and character greetings with Universal characters..(I have no idea who might show up at this, but I'm sure Piper will enjoy it!). We have very few "must-dos" at US/IOA..I'm hoping she'll get to meet Scooby and the Gang at some point, and have lunch planned at Circus McGirkus. We're also hoping the soft opening of Harry Potter will have taken place by then so we can check out the Wizarding World as we're both huge fans of the books. I'm planning on very casual touring here, no rushing, and when we're ready to go, we'll go. The Pirates and Princesses party at the village is tonight at 7:30, my understanding is that it's more geared for the younger set, but we'll at least check it out.

Awesome plan! I would love to see the HP stuff one day!

Sat Mar 6th- SeaWorld! Breakfast at the village and horseback riding! We'll head for SeaWorld after the horseback riding, I'm planning this to be another laid-back touring kind of day, focusing more on the animals than the rides. Piper looooves penguins, so when we get there I'm going to ask about her possibly getting some one-on-one time with one. Wish families also get free trays to feed a dolphin, the rays, etc. We definitely want to see Believe and the show with the walruses (and maybe sea lions? I can't remember). We'll also hit a CS for a late lunch. I'm thinking we'll be heading out of here by 5, but it's flexible. Tonight is Mayor Clayton's birthday party at the village at 7:45. This will give us some time to have dinner, relax, maybe do some other activities at the village before the birthday party!

It will be cool to see if you guys can hang out with a penguin! Great plans!

Sun Mar 7th- AK/DHS! Breakfast at the village and off to AK, hopefully for rope drop, which I've heard is cute, but if we don't make it, that's okay too. I'm not listing particular rides because I'm saving them for another update, but I will say we want to see Finding Nemo, and possibly Festival of the Lion King.

Oh, I definitely hope you can see BOTH of those shows...they are great!

We have an ADR at Rainforest Cafe for lunch, then depending on what Piper wants to do, we'll either tour here some more, or head to DHS. Fantasmic is at 7:30, we'll probably do a heavy snack at some point, then order pizza when we get back to the village...they'll deliver until 10:30pm..woohoo! Tonight is the Village Life-Sized Candyland game. I need to discuss it with Piper, but I think she'll be willing to skip it for Fantasmic, otherwise we're ermm..a not so pretty word.

lol on the not so pretty word. It is possible that an extra Fantasmic show will be added at some point before you leave...so maybe you would be able to do both? At some point?

Mon Mar 8th- Departure day..yuck, I don't even like writing about this one. On the upside..our flight doesn't leave until 5:15..woohooo! We'll prob spend until 11 or so at the village, the Disney characters will be out and about doing character greetings, and I'm sure there will be other things there Piper wants to spend more time doing. When we leave I'd like to hit DTD and maybe one of the Disney outlets on Intl Dr. Depending on how we did with the budget we'll either eat lunch before we leave the village (free..) or hit either the Giant McDonald's or someplace at DTD. We'll need to be at the airport by 2:30 or so to return the rental car, check-in, etc.

Sad day already... But you will have had a great trip and will probably be tired and ready to sleep in your own bed.

Okay, looking over this again, I'm pondering switching our Epcot and US/IOA days. I think I'd rather have the extra time at Epcot, and that way we could see Illuminations and have more time at the World Showcase. Would need to see if I could switch our Akershus reservation though..maybe even switch it to dinner and eat a good breakfast at GKTW, do snackie lunch at CS, then the dinner at Akershus. The thing is though, I planned our days to avoid EMHs..and Epcot has them the 5th. Also this would only give us until 5pm at US/IOA and I know there are things Piper wants to see in both parks. Any opinions? For that matter I'd be open to any opinions on any of this at all..lol. I know this was a "light" crowd week, but have no idea what it was day-by-day. A very generous Dis'er is sending us a Passporter though, and I think I can look up daily crowd schedules with that?

I will PM you the crowd schedules...That may help with this...

 

[eliz991]

I know, much excitment!! I had no idea what it was either!!! I'm glad Jordy asked because I wouldn't have figure it out.
I have a picture of my family I thought I would share here since Piper hasn't really gotten to see a picture of Mackenzie and Since Amanda was brave enough to put her's here....well, I guess I have no excuses.

From left to right:
Ex-Stepwhateveroranother, My little sister, DH-in the Back-My Mr. Incredible, Me, in front-Mackenzie, Son-Tyler, My 93 yr. old Grandpa, and last but certainly not least- My dad. Pretty good looking family if I do say so myself.

Camille! I'm so glad you posted a picture - your family IS gorgeous, especially you!

Amanda...the plan sounds good to me but I'm hardly the expert around here. I will say it took us about 1.5 hours to get our rental car and luggage and get to the Dolphin in July.

 

[All7OfUs]

That's an ambitious yet wonderful, schedule!! Go, go, go!!

I wish I had time to respond more, but it's now 2 AM, and my gall bladder is killing me! Stress of company, and this huge, but decision-making process of when to pack up and get back to the States is STRESSING ME OUT!!

More on that after my company leaves and DH gets his vacation butt back to work!

 

[yinyanggirls]

Initially I was disappointed that we weren't going at the same time, but now that I see your schedule I'm glad you're going first! You can be the lab rat. Seriously though, I think you're going to be able to provide some great tips. It looks good to me, I would just double check the crowd schedules to see if that entices you to switch anything.