PTR/TR October 6-10, 2010--we're back! TR starts page 11!
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Mommy2PrincessAbby
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2 and a half months exactly!!!!
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2 and a half months exactly!!!!
Woo hoo!!
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Revised again, with the current info that WOC will be running nightly!
Day 1—Wed (flight lands at 9:29 am, arrive at hotel ~10:30 am)
Awake 4 am--Bed 9:30 pm (nap on plane)
DL 10-8, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: on plane
Lunch: Carnation Café 11:50 am
Dinner: WOC WCT at 4:00 pm
Head to DL first, eat lunch, ~1pm tour castle, short line rides, maybe Pixie Hollow if line looks short. ~2:30 pm walk over to DCA, Bug’s Land area before early WOC dinner. After dinner watch PPP (5:15 pm) then go get in WOC line (Abby rest in stroller), watch WOC at 8:15, go to bed.
Day 2—Thu
Awake 6:45 am—Bed 9 pm (nap in room)
MM 8-9 & DL 9-10, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: room service @ 7:00 am
Lunch: Ariel’s @ 11:40 am
Dinner: Bengal BBQ @ 5:30 pm
Breakfast, then line up for MM. Wear Princess dress for morning. Go do Peter Pan, Alice (?), Matterhorn, Dumbo, Toad, Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups. Then probably over to IASW, and then around to Buzz, FPing Space on the way, head over to Pooh and grab Splash FPs when we can. Cross to DCA at 11:15 am, grab Soarin’ FPs. Lunch, then nap. After nap (1:30-3:30 pm), go through DCA to ride Soarin, and then cross and do Space & Splash, and whatever till dinner. Dinner @ Bengal BBQ. Celebrate Parade at 7 pm (try and sit near Carnation Café.) Wondering if they will have regular fireworks that night??
Day 3—Fri
Awake 7:45 am—Bed 10 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-7, MHP 7-11, DCA 10-11
Fireworks during MHP
Breakfast: Storytellers @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Farmer’s Market @ 11:30 then nap & pool
Dinner: PPH 5:30 pm
Doing DCA this morning, Soarin 1st, then TSMM (if opened early—if not got to Monster’s), TOT, lunch @ Farmer’s Market, Grizzly on way out, then nap (12:30-2:30), pool time (3-4:45), and dinner at PPH Grill before MHP @ DL that night (which looks like it will start at 4, we'll go around 6) During the MHP we'll just ride whatever we feel like (hopefully ToonTown will be open too, so we can swing through there), if it is anything like when it was at DCA ride lines will be nice and short. Hopefully DD will be tall enough for Indy, cause she wants to try it! Looks like this may be our only night to see the fireworks too, hopefully they'll be around 9 or so...
Day 4—Sat
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:15 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
F! 9:05 pm
Breakfast: PPH @ 7:50 am
Lunch: Taste Pilot’s Grill @ 12 pm
Dinner: Blue Bayou @ 5 pm
Soarin 1st (is TSMM open yet?!), Monster’s, Silly Swings, Animation Academy, Turtle Talk. Lunch, nap (1-4), go to DL for BB dinner (do I need to p/u F! dessert passes early?) DL will probably be very crowded, just stick it out around Pooh, Pirates, HM etc until time for F! at 9:05 pm. Sit for fireworks if they are having them. Then off to bed.
Day 5—Sun (leave at 4:45 pm)
Awake 7:30—fly home at 7:05 pm
DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
Breakfast: Minnie’s @ 8:15 am
Lunch: Rainforest Café @ 11:45 pm
Dinner: on plane
Go to Minnie’s breakfast, repeat favorites for the morning, go to early lunch at Rainforest Café, then back to DCA & favorites there like Bug’s Land (is TSMM open yet?!), Aladdin @ 3:05, shop for 45 minutes or so in DTD, then go get bags and grab a cab to airport @ 4:45/5pm.
Day 1—Wed (flight lands at 9:29 am, arrive at hotel ~10:30 am)
Awake 4 am--Bed 9:30 pm (nap on plane)
DL 10-8, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: on plane
Lunch: Carnation Café 11:50 am
Dinner: WOC WCT at 4:00 pm
Head to DL first, eat lunch, ~1pm tour castle, short line rides, maybe Pixie Hollow if line looks short. ~2:30 pm walk over to DCA, Bug’s Land area before early WOC dinner. After dinner watch PPP (5:15 pm) then go get in WOC line (Abby rest in stroller), watch WOC at 8:15, go to bed.
Day 2—Thu
Awake 6:45 am—Bed 9 pm (nap in room)
MM 8-9 & DL 9-10, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: room service @ 7:00 am
Lunch: Ariel’s @ 11:40 am
Dinner: Bengal BBQ @ 5:30 pm
Breakfast, then line up for MM. Wear Princess dress for morning. Go do Peter Pan, Alice (?), Matterhorn, Dumbo, Toad, Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups. Then probably over to IASW, and then around to Buzz, FPing Space on the way, head over to Pooh and grab Splash FPs when we can. Cross to DCA at 11:15 am, grab Soarin’ FPs. Lunch, then nap. After nap (1:30-3:30 pm), go through DCA to ride Soarin, and then cross and do Space & Splash, and whatever till dinner. Dinner @ Bengal BBQ. Celebrate Parade at 7 pm (try and sit near Carnation Café.) Wondering if they will have regular fireworks that night??
Day 3—Fri
Awake 7:45 am—Bed 10 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-7, MHP 7-11, DCA 10-11
Fireworks during MHP
Breakfast: Storytellers @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Farmer’s Market @ 11:30 then nap & pool
Dinner: PPH 5:30 pm
Doing DCA this morning, Soarin 1st, then TSMM (if opened early—if not got to Monster’s), TOT, lunch @ Farmer’s Market, Grizzly on way out, then nap (12:30-2:30), pool time (3-4:45), and dinner at PPH Grill before MHP @ DL that night (which looks like it will start at 4, we'll go around 6) During the MHP we'll just ride whatever we feel like (hopefully ToonTown will be open too, so we can swing through there), if it is anything like when it was at DCA ride lines will be nice and short. Hopefully DD will be tall enough for Indy, cause she wants to try it! Looks like this may be our only night to see the fireworks too, hopefully they'll be around 9 or so...
Day 4—Sat
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:15 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
F! 9:05 pm
Breakfast: PPH @ 7:50 am
Lunch: Taste Pilot’s Grill @ 12 pm
Dinner: Blue Bayou @ 5 pm
Soarin 1st (is TSMM open yet?!), Monster’s, Silly Swings, Animation Academy, Turtle Talk. Lunch, nap (1-4), go to DL for BB dinner (do I need to p/u F! dessert passes early?) DL will probably be very crowded, just stick it out around Pooh, Pirates, HM etc until time for F! at 9:05 pm. Sit for fireworks if they are having them. Then off to bed.
Day 5—Sun (leave at 4:45 pm)
Awake 7:30—fly home at 7:05 pm
DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
Breakfast: Minnie’s @ 8:15 am
Lunch: Rainforest Café @ 11:45 pm
Dinner: on plane
Go to Minnie’s breakfast, repeat favorites for the morning, go to early lunch at Rainforest Café, then back to DCA & favorites there like Bug’s Land (is TSMM open yet?!), Aladdin @ 3:05, shop for 45 minutes or so in DTD, then go get bags and grab a cab to airport @ 4:45/5pm.
Mommy2PrincessAbby
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2 months!!!!!!
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It sounds like you have a great plan! 
We are also planning a surprise for the kids and hopefully we can hold out!!!
We will be driving down from NorCal and am wondering when they might figure it out and haven't decided if I will even tell them if they guess correctly or wait until we drive into the HoJo.
EXCITING!!!!
We are also planning a surprise for the kids and hopefully we can hold out!!!We will be driving down from NorCal and am wondering when they might figure it out and haven't decided if I will even tell them if they guess correctly or wait until we drive into the HoJo.
EXCITING!!!!
Mommy2PrincessAbby
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It sounds like you have a great plan!
We will be driving down from NorCal and am wondering when they might figure it out and haven't decided if I will even tell them if they guess correctly or wait until we drive into the HoJo.
EXCITING!!!!
Oh, how fun!! Your kid's ages are so spread out, it would be hard to decide when to tell them... Maybe not until one of them spots the DL sign??
I love the surprise... the last time I surprised dd, she told me that next time, she didn't want me to tell her till we actually arrived there--so I am going to try that this time... last time I woke her up at 3:30 am with "you want to go to disneyland today?"
Mommy2PrincessAbby
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Updated my budget... the nice cm let me switch to the new fall special, saving me $75 a night on the PPH concierge room... super sweet!!
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We are headed to DL Oct 6-9! I have had the trip booked since April and I still haven't told the kids. Probably in a couple of weeks when school starts I will. Thay are always so depressed when school is about to start (and so I am- I am a teacher) so hopefully it will be a big surprise that will cheer everyone up and give us something to look forward to.
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Following along! I cant wait to have kids so I am can surprise them with Disney trips! My husbands parents did it for him and his brother when he was 6 and it is one of his favorite memories from his childhood. Your daughter will have so much fun looking back on this! So excited for you and your little princess!!!
Mommy2PrincessAbby
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I am getting really excited... there have been a couple times when I wanted to tell her, but stopped myself. We surprised her before, and it was very cool., but her request was that I don't tell her when I wake her up next time, she doesn't want to know until she is there... so it may be a little anti-climactic, but that is okay... now, if that darn calendar would just get updated!!!
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Well, I bought a stroller today... I know, dd is 6, she should be able to hang in there and walk all day, but we did dl without a stroller when she was 3, and I am not ready to relive that yet... I was soooo sore from carrying her back to the hotel each night I thought I wouldn't make it.
So, I got a britax blink--weight limit is 55 lbs, which dd has a good 12 more lbs to go... I toyed with getting the maclaren volo that lots of people on here love, but it was $105 for last year's model in a color I wasn't crazy about, and the blink was $85 with shipping. The last couple years we used the cheapo Target umbrella stroller (like $12) and it worked great, but with a 35 lb weight limit, I didn't want to push it, would suck if it broke on day 1!!
For us the stoller is mostly used to and from the hotel (4 trips per day--cause we go back for naps) then most of the rest of the time we park it nearby the rides we are hitting and just get it before moving to another land. But that back and forth, and back and forth adds up on little legs. So, I know dd with be happy to have wheels!!
So, 1 more thing taken care of!!
So, I got a britax blink--weight limit is 55 lbs, which dd has a good 12 more lbs to go... I toyed with getting the maclaren volo that lots of people on here love, but it was $105 for last year's model in a color I wasn't crazy about, and the blink was $85 with shipping. The last couple years we used the cheapo Target umbrella stroller (like $12) and it worked great, but with a 35 lb weight limit, I didn't want to push it, would suck if it broke on day 1!!
For us the stoller is mostly used to and from the hotel (4 trips per day--cause we go back for naps) then most of the rest of the time we park it nearby the rides we are hitting and just get it before moving to another land. But that back and forth, and back and forth adds up on little legs. So, I know dd with be happy to have wheels!!
So, 1 more thing taken care of!!
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I think that even at six you are going to like having the stroller. The days are long at Disneyland and that walk back to the hotel no matter how short seems so long at the end of the day. And a bonus I like about the stroller is that if your child wants to walk you can carry things in it like jackets and such.
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Okay, so I spent more time tweaking my itinerary now that the calendar is up. Rumor has it that Aladdin will be back on the 7th, unfortunately, I don't have tons of time to squeeze it in... so we'll plan on seeing it right before we leave... unless I tweak this again, which could happen. I have all my PSs, including WOC dinner, and I am going to have to do Ariel's for WOC, in fact Ariel's 2 times in one day, unless I can figure out a better way to see the princesses... I have looked at the WCT menu 100 times, and can't get excited about it, so back to Ariel's we will go, since there are multiple things on the menu that dd and I like.
Day 1—Wed 10/6 (flight lands at 9:29 am, arrive at hotel ~10:30 am)
Awake 4 am--Bed 9:00 pm (nap on plane)
DL 10-8, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: on plane
Lunch: Little red wagon
Dinner: Carnation Cafe 2:30 pm
Arrive, check-in, go to DL, get Space FPs, get corn dogs, tour castle, short line things (Pixie Hollow if line is short)—go back to Pooh, ride Splash if line looks short. Lunch, more short line things (Space return time?) Cross to DCA at 4:15 to get a snack and good place to watch PPP. PPP @ 5:15, cross back to DL at 6ish. Get an ice cream and stake out place near Carnation Cafe for Celebrate Parade at 7 pm. After parade head back to hotel to sleep!
Day 2—Thu 10/7
Awake 6:45 am—Bed 9:30 pm (nap in room)
MM 8-9 & DL 9-10, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: in room @ 6:45 am
Lunch: Ariel’s @ 11:40 am
Dinner: WOC @ Ariel's 4:30 pm
In line for MM at 7:30, wear Princess dress for morning. Go do Peter Pan, Alice, Matterhorn, Dumbo, Toad, Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups. Then probably over to IASW, and then around to Buzz (Grab Space FPs), head over to Pooh and ride HM, Pirates, and Indiana (Space return time?) Cross to DCA at 11:15 am, grab Soarin’ FPs. Lunch (11:40-1 pm) then nap (1:30-3:30). Head to Ariel's for early dinner (4:30-6), then line up for WOC. WOC at 8:15, head for hotel to sleep afterward.
Day 3—Fri 10/8
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:30 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-7, MHP 7-11, DCA 10-11
Fireworks during MHP
Breakfast: Storytellers @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Lucky Fortune Cookery @ 11:30 then nap & pool
Dinner: PPH 5:30 pm or maybe just PPH Surfside or concierge closer to 5 pm
Storytellers breakfast, then DCA, Soarin’ 1st, Monster’s, TOT, Bug’s Land, lunch, Grizzly on way out, then back to room for nap (12:30-2:30) then pool (3-4:45), dinner, then over to MHP. Check Indiana line... Cavalcade is at 8:15 and 10:30 and fireworks at 9:30. Back to room after MHP fireworks if we get to see the 8:15 cavalcade.
Day 4—Sat 10/9
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:15 pm (nap in room)
MM 7-8 & DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
F! 9:05 pm (booked)
Breakfast: PPH @ 7:50 am
Lunch: WWS @ 12 pm
Dinner: Blue Bayou @ 5 pm
PPH breakfast, then DCA, Soarin’, Silly Swings, Carousel, ITTBAB, Animation Academy, Turtle Talk, lunch then nap (1 pm-4pm). After nap go to BB for dinner, Tiki room before or after, hang out in general area for F! dessert and fireworks following.
Day 5—Sun 10/10 (leave at 4:45 pm)
Awake 7:30—fly home at 7:05 pm
MM 7-8 & DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
Breakfast: Minnie’s @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Rainforest Café @ 11:45 am
Dinner: on plane
Minnie’s breakfast, Pixie Hollow if haven’t been there yet. Repeat favorites, take Monorail to lunch at RFC, back to DCA, 3:05 Aladdin? Shop in DTD for a bit; grab a cab at 4:45/5 pm for airport.
Day 1—Wed 10/6 (flight lands at 9:29 am, arrive at hotel ~10:30 am)
Awake 4 am--Bed 9:00 pm (nap on plane)
DL 10-8, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: on plane
Lunch: Little red wagon
Dinner: Carnation Cafe 2:30 pm
Arrive, check-in, go to DL, get Space FPs, get corn dogs, tour castle, short line things (Pixie Hollow if line is short)—go back to Pooh, ride Splash if line looks short. Lunch, more short line things (Space return time?) Cross to DCA at 4:15 to get a snack and good place to watch PPP. PPP @ 5:15, cross back to DL at 6ish. Get an ice cream and stake out place near Carnation Cafe for Celebrate Parade at 7 pm. After parade head back to hotel to sleep!
Day 2—Thu 10/7
Awake 6:45 am—Bed 9:30 pm (nap in room)
MM 8-9 & DL 9-10, DCA 10-8
Breakfast: in room @ 6:45 am
Lunch: Ariel’s @ 11:40 am
Dinner: WOC @ Ariel's 4:30 pm
In line for MM at 7:30, wear Princess dress for morning. Go do Peter Pan, Alice, Matterhorn, Dumbo, Toad, Snow, Pinocchio, Tea Cups. Then probably over to IASW, and then around to Buzz (Grab Space FPs), head over to Pooh and ride HM, Pirates, and Indiana (Space return time?) Cross to DCA at 11:15 am, grab Soarin’ FPs. Lunch (11:40-1 pm) then nap (1:30-3:30). Head to Ariel's for early dinner (4:30-6), then line up for WOC. WOC at 8:15, head for hotel to sleep afterward.
Day 3—Fri 10/8
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:30 pm (nap in room)
DL 8-7, MHP 7-11, DCA 10-11
Fireworks during MHP
Breakfast: Storytellers @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Lucky Fortune Cookery @ 11:30 then nap & pool
Dinner: PPH 5:30 pm or maybe just PPH Surfside or concierge closer to 5 pm
Storytellers breakfast, then DCA, Soarin’ 1st, Monster’s, TOT, Bug’s Land, lunch, Grizzly on way out, then back to room for nap (12:30-2:30) then pool (3-4:45), dinner, then over to MHP. Check Indiana line... Cavalcade is at 8:15 and 10:30 and fireworks at 9:30. Back to room after MHP fireworks if we get to see the 8:15 cavalcade.
Day 4—Sat 10/9
Awake 7:30 am—Bed 10:15 pm (nap in room)
MM 7-8 & DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
F! 9:05 pm (booked)
Breakfast: PPH @ 7:50 am
Lunch: WWS @ 12 pm
Dinner: Blue Bayou @ 5 pm
PPH breakfast, then DCA, Soarin’, Silly Swings, Carousel, ITTBAB, Animation Academy, Turtle Talk, lunch then nap (1 pm-4pm). After nap go to BB for dinner, Tiki room before or after, hang out in general area for F! dessert and fireworks following.
Day 5—Sun 10/10 (leave at 4:45 pm)
Awake 7:30—fly home at 7:05 pm
MM 7-8 & DL 8-12, DCA 10-10
Breakfast: Minnie’s @ 8:00 am
Lunch: Rainforest Café @ 11:45 am
Dinner: on plane
Minnie’s breakfast, Pixie Hollow if haven’t been there yet. Repeat favorites, take Monorail to lunch at RFC, back to DCA, 3:05 Aladdin? Shop in DTD for a bit; grab a cab at 4:45/5 pm for airport.
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Your schedule sounds like so much fun, mind if I become your child for a few days? 
Mommy2PrincessAbby
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Your schedule sounds like so much fun, mind if I become your child for a few days?
I know huh? Well, our dates overlap, we might run into eachother!
I would say my dd is spoiled, but really most of the schedule is for me
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I'm calling to pay off my package today... hopefully it will be okay that I didn't pay yesterday since it was technically a holiday! I doubt they'll turn down getting $$ from me!
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It must feel good to have it paid off. I know it did for me. You are getting so close to your trip. Can not wait for you to come back!
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