Sept is almost here!! Daily updates & My sister is there!!

[wdwmom0f3]

oops someone mentioned they were just posted...but i cant find em

THANK YOU!! I found then and I have been working on this all morning. I will post what I have planned and please advise if you see anything that I should do another way.

Sat Sept 12th - Magic Kingdom all day (9-10pm) S @9 W@10 Dinner at Chef Mickeys around 6 or 7.

Sun. 13th - Open HS hop to MK for emh till 11pm. Dinner @ Crystal Palace. W@8

Mon 14th - (mom arrives) 8:00 @ AK or 9:00 @ Epcot (depends on ADR)
Tues 15th- (could flip with above) 8:00 @ Epcot or 9:00 @ AK Dinner @ Kona Cafe. ***these two days will all depend on our ADR for Le Cellier.

Wed. 16th- Open HS / Dinner @ 'Ohana, then to DTD for some shopping.

Thurs. 17th- early EMH at MK, opens @ 8:00, Dinner @ LeCellier or Coral Reef. Watch Illuminations

Fri 18th- (mom leaves) anything goes day. Lunch at 50's Prime time???, close Epcot open till 11:00pm

Sat 19th- MK all day 9-9pm, Dinner @ 1900 Park Fare.

The only thing that I am working with is ADR's at Le Cellier and also I could flip flop my 1900 Park Fare with Chef Mickeys. Not sure what to do about that.

I also can't seem to fit Fantasmic in anywhere. It looks like it will be on Sunday @ 8:30, which is also EMH's @ Magic Kingdom which would be more fun for the kids. Then it will be held again on Friday @ 8:00 Which is EMH's at Epcot. We may just play this as it comes and with what everyone wants to do. I am leaning toward the Friday night show since we will have lunch/dinner there anyway.

What do you think?

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Congrats to your DH on his promotion. With your change in plans you're going to be there the same time that we are!

Your plans look great!

 

[AlternateEgo]

Congratulations on your hubbys promotion!! I have been following your thread in my email Seems a bit stalkerish, huh!!

But I had to come in and tell you that you and I overlap 2 days!! We will be there Monday September 7th - Sunday September 13th! Flying out on the 13th though

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Congrats to your DH on his promotion. With your change in plans you're going to be there the same time that we are!

Your plans look great!

Thank you!! I have been bugging him all day about adding a day to check in that Friday. I see that Epcot is having EMH's and I would love to make my ADR's a day early. My sister made her ADR's this morning with no problems. She got everything that she wanted and some great times too. That's encouraging because they are going over the holiday week, the week before us.

Congratulations on your hubbys promotion!! I have been following your thread in my email Seems a bit stalkerish, huh!!

But I had to come in and tell you that you and I overlap 2 days!! We will be there Monday September 7th - Sunday September 13th! Flying out on the 13th though

Thank you too!! We are excited for him.

You will be there when my sister is there. She will be there the 5th - 11th staying at POP. We should pass them on I-75 heading down, while they are on the way home. They may stay an extra day at the Nick hotel though, and head back on the 12th.


I am praying that he will let us go ahead and check in at Disney, and I hope that he decides tomorrow. This being sweet all day is killing me!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

My DH is so sweet. This morning I walked into the kitchen and picked up my grocery list. It was on a small piece of paper with very few items on it. DH had added a couple of things and told me to call him to get the brand of coffee that he wanted. So a little while later I called him and we chatted for a while. I didn't want to bring up adding the day to Disney again, I thought I would let him do it first, but it was on my mind. Anyway, after talking for a few minutes he said "You haven't looked at the back of the list have you?". Of course I had not, so I flipped it over and it said "Go ahead and add another day to Disney". I was so excited. I honestly do believe that it will be so much easier than changing hotels the next morning after we arrive. We will be getting there earlier that we thought too so it will be great. I called Disney and everything is set.

So now..... I need another place to eat for that Friday night. I am thinking about the Garden Grill. Any thoughts? We will be at Epcot, and after an 8 hour drive, I want to keep it low keyed and easy to get to.

This has been a great day!! Only 5 more days until I can make our ADR's!!!!!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

Ohhh that's awesome news!! I've never eaten at the Garden Grill but I hear it's good? I'm still trying to work my way around the countries and eat!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

OK, don't laugh but DH wants to go to Chef Mickeys our first night. He loves it. So we will start our trip with Chef Mickeys and end it there too.

Here is where we plan to eat in order. Chef Mickeys, 1900 Park Fare, Crystal Palace, Kona Cafe, Le Cellier, 'Ohana, Coral Reef, 50's Prime Tine Cafe & then Chef Mickeys again. That's a lot of food.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Yay for the extra day! And woo hoo for CM's two times in one trip!

We will be there at the same time. I'm going to compare my itin to the one you posted to see if we will be in the same park on any of the same days. How about a meet if we are?

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Yay for the extra day! And woo hoo for CM's two times in one trip!

We will be there at the same time. I'm going to compare my itin to the one you posted to see if we will be in the same park on any of the same days. How about a meet if we are?

That sounds great!! I am so excited about this trip. I need to update my schedule for ya, because I think it has changed.

11th- arrive & chef mickeys, possibly Epcot but not sure. We may just go back to the resort and chill.
12th- Magic Kingdom all day long.
13th- Hollywood Studios and later to MK
14th- Epcot all day & MK at night (with a break of course)
15th- Animal Kingdom / Epcot
16th- Hollywood Studios/ MK
17th- MK then Epcot
18th- AK, HS then Epcot (busy day)
19th- MK all day (possibly AK in the am if we didn't get there on Friday)
20th leave early to drive home.


I DID IT!!! I booked our ADR's today and got everything that we wanted. Here goes.

11th Chef Mickeys
12th 1900 Park Fare ( BBB @ MK @ 12:00 for the young girls)
13th Crystal Palace
14th Le Cellier for lunch. (dinner was booked or way to late)
15th Kona Cafe
16th 'Ohana
17th Coral Reef
18th 50's Prime Time Cafe for lunch.
19th Chef Mickeys again per DH's request.

I got great times too. I also booked for my friend and her family. They are eating with us at the same places all but two times and close to the same times. We did it this was in case they have to cancel. I didn't want to mess up my ADR's.

All in all, I am a happy camper today. We are leaving in a little while to go pick up my daughters new car. She will be SOOOOOO excited!!!!! It's a cute little Honda Civic. She will look so adorable in it. She get's her license next month. She was about 6 months late getting her permit. Anyway, wish me luck!!

Now that the ADR's are done..... I can sit back and relax.

 

[disneygirlinnj]

your ADRs are perfect! congrats on getting everything!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Thank you! I'm excited. I am just so ready for Sept to get here now.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Great job on the ADR's! I did ours today and plan to update my PTR tomorrow. I'll check out your new schedule to see if there is a day that we overlap for maybe a mini-meet?

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Great job on the ADR's! I did ours today and plan to update my PTR tomorrow. I'll check out your new schedule to see if there is a day that we overlap for maybe a mini-meet?

That sounds great!

I have been so frustrated because I have been having trouble with my internet connection. Bell South has been here three times and can't find out what the problem is. Don't they realize that I'm planning a Disney trip here?! Anyway, hopefully we will get it resolved soon.

My DD got her car and is so happy. She is making me a nervous wreck though. I think that my hair is starting to fall out. She still only has her permit, but she will be getting her license a week before school starts so we have been driving around for the past two days. This is by far the hardest thing that I have ever done in my life.

About Disney, I have been busy looking at different counter service places to eat. I would like to try a few new ones this time. There is one that I am looking at called Sunshine Seasons located at Epcot. It looks pretty good. Anyway, I have been looking at a lot of them to try to get the most bang for our buck, even if it is free.

We are headed to Gatlinburg, TN this Friday and we are excited. It's not like going to Disney excited, but it will still be fun. The kids are wanting to go to Dollywood & do the Nascar thing up there so it should be fun. We haven't been in the summer to many times so the change will be nice. We go every Christmas though, and we love it.

Off to read more about Disney!! See Ya!

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I'm back! We had a great time in Gatlinburg. Dollywood was fun and we ate at some great places during our stay but now it's time to get focused on all things Disney. I almost can't believe how fast time is going by. I have got to get serious about loosing weight and getting into shape. We did a lot of walking at Dollywood, but it's nothing like Disney so I have got to get going.

UPDATE: I added a day to my Mom & Dad's reservation so they are excited. My Stepdad finally broke down and told my mom about the trip. He is still struggling with his health but there is hope. The Dr's are running a new test on Friday to check for something new and we are fairly certain they will find something. Say a prayer for us. We just need them to find out what it is and get him better before Sept. If not he will need to be in a wheelchair.

My computer has been down for a while now. The AT&T guy came out today to fix it and he saw my Disney stuff on my desk. He said that they were also going in Sept. It was nice to talk Disney with someone. He wasn't sure if they had free dining or not so I told him about it and wrote down a few websites, including this one, for his wife. He seemed to appreciate it.He was very nice and I actually think that he fixed my computer, knock on wood.

Well, I'm off again!!

 

[racefanof88]

I'm glad y'all had a good time in Gatlinburg. We have never been to Dollywood. We went to Six Flags in New Orleans in 2003 and after having been to Disney it just wasn't the same. We didn't go back.

Your ADRs look great. I have to make my decision by Saturday because I am going to set my alarm clock for 5:45am Sunday so I can be on line at 6.......

 

[racefanof88]

Did you decide to order a cake? We ordered one for Dallas(my 10 yo) in May and had it delivered to Sci Fi. It was $85 but it was a fantastic cake.

I ordered chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream icing and white chocolate filling. The Mickey on top is White chocolate and the chef painted it.

Last year we ordered a cake at The Plaza and it was horrible.

I think we paid $30 for it.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

I'm glad y'all had a good time in Gatlinburg. We have never been to Dollywood. We went to Six Flags in New Orleans in 2003 and after having been to Disney it just wasn't the same. We didn't go back.

Your ADRs look great. I have to make my decision by Saturday because I am going to set my alarm clock for 5:45am Sunday so I can be on line at 6.......

I'm going to pop in and see how your ADR's went. I hope that you got everything that you were wanting. We have been to several Six Flags parks and we are just not that fond of them. When we lived in Lexington KY, we went to the one in Louisville and it was just OK. We have been to the one in Atlanta since I was a kid, growing up in AL, and living there now my kids go once or twice a year, but I hate it. It's just not Disney.


As for our trip, I am getting so excited now, we are getting so much closer. I have started a packing list, mainly of things that I need to go purchase for the trip. I bought a few things at WalMart yesterday and it was exciting. I put them in my "Disney Drawer" lol.

My DH will be working out of town for three months starting in Aug and it's going to be strange. I am so used to him being home every night. Oh well, it's going to be fine, and Disney will be in Sept so we will be together then. He will also be home every weekend and he will only be an hour away during the week so it's not to bad. I'm still gonna miss him.

Well, the kids want to swim again so I'm out of here again. Having a pool is nice, but in the summer I can't get anything done.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

Did you decide to order a cake? We ordered one for Dallas(my 10 yo) in May and had it delivered to Sci Fi. It was $85 but it was a fantastic cake.

I ordered chocolate cake with chocolate butter cream icing and white chocolate filling. The Mickey on top is White chocolate and the chef painted it.

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That chocolate cake looks wonderful!! MY DH's favorite flavor is chocolate so I will definitely get chocolate cake, but I am thinking white iceing with some kind of flowers or something since it's our anniversary. I can't decide. It's a tough problem isn't it.

 

[deslynnpatterson]

I am also planning to get a Disney Cake delivered to us at one of our Dinners. Most likely at 1900 Park Fare. I thought it would be fun to celebrate our 20 years of magic with Cinderella & the Prince. Is that weird or would somewhere else be better to do this?

i love your trip report so far so have a beautiful family!! my DH and I are going to disney sept 10-20th-- and we will also be celebrating our 5 year anniversary and i am curious about the cake thing-- how do you go about ordering the cake? and can you get it delivered anywhere i am curious about this i wanted to do this for DH for a little suprise-- and get a small version of our wedding cake made

 

[wdwmom0f3]

i love your trip report so far so have a beautiful family!! my DH and I are going to disney sept 10-20th-- and we will also be celebrating our 5 year anniversary and i am curious about the cake thing-- how do you go about ordering the cake? and can you get it delivered anywhere i am curious about this i wanted to do this for DH for a little suprise-- and get a small version of our wedding cake made

How fun!! Congratulations on five years too. This whole cake thing is new to me, but I have been reading the cake thread on the restaurants board. They have all kinds of information on there and if you have any questions, like me, they know all about it including the prices and such. I do know that they have a mini wedding cake that you can get and it's 25.00. When I say mini, that's what it is. It's still really pretty though.

Ready for an update? My step dad is doing much better this week. He has his esophagus stretched and is has helped him a lot. I hope that he continues to improve. I think that my sister and I have convinced then to rent the electric chairs for the week. My mom needs one for her ankle problem. She is going to have surgery on it after the trip. He needs one because of his recent problems. Anyway, it will be great for them and us too, because I won't have to worry about them so much.

We are down to under 70 days till out trip. I can't believe it. Things have been going so well that I am starting to worry that something is bound to happen to mess everything up. I'm keeping my fingers crossed and praying everyday.

I have naturally curly hair and I have been straightening it for years but I am worried about all of the heat and humidity in Florida. So, I bought some hair gel and I have been playing around with it and wearing it curly. Oh my, what a change. It has been so easy, but my DH hates it. He wont say it, but I can just tell. If anyone has advice on how to keep curly hair straight in high humidity, please let me know. Otherwise, I'm going curly!

I'm counting down the days until August 3rd. That's when DH leaves for his work detail. It's gonna be sad to see him go but he is doing this for all of us and I'm proud of him. I have GOT to focus on getting this weight off. I'm starting tomorrow, for the 100th time. Anyone want to join me?

That's all that I've got for now. Have a magical night!!