Show off your MouseFest/December vacation itineraries

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

I love to see how other people tour WDW. So, what does your itinerary look like?

12/10
Drive to pick up MIL
Drive to WDW
Check into the CR
Dinner at Contempo Café

12/11
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Epcot
Goofy Gingerbread Pin Signing by Chef Lothar (2-4pm)
Lunch at Rose & Crown
Santa’s and Storyteller’s
Candlelight Processional with Marlee Matlin at 5:00pm
Dinner at Liberty Inn or Sunshine Seasons

12/12
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Magic Kingdom
Lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern
Have a Dole Whip for Bawb
Dinner at Pecos Bill’s Tall Tale Café
Ride Aladdin’s Magic Carpets (going into rehab 12/14)
MouseFest Pin-a-Palooza Meet at POR 7pm to 10pm

12/13
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Drive to Disney Hollywood Studios
Lunch at Backlot Express
Dinner The Hollywood Brown Derby
See the Osborne Family Dancing Spectacle of Lights
Attend the Toy Story Mania DIS-Meet!

12/14
Morning Off!
Get Updated KTTW with DDP & Merch Card
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Lunch at Contempo Café
At 4:00pm be at the Magic Kingdom
Meet up with Family & get PhotoPass Pics taken
Dinner at Liberty Tree Tavern
Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party
Have hot cocoa for DVCsince02 and my other DIS peeps that can't be here for the holidays!

12/15
Day OFF - up late
Late Breakfast at Rainforest Café ($25 GC)
Check out the decorations at the Grand Floridian
Afternoon Tea at GF
Shopping at DTD
Dinner at Cap’n Jack’s

12/16
Breakfast at The Wave
Magic Kingdom
Lunch at Cosmic Ray’s
Dinner at Pecos Bill’s Tall Tale Café
If desired we can hop over to Epcot for the tree lighting
Dinner and IllumiNations

12/17
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Drive to Animal Kingdom
Lunch Tusker House
Finding Nemo Reserved seat at 3:15pm
Dinner at Contempo Cafe
Go to Magic Kingdom
SpectroMagic at 7:00pm
Wishes at 8:00pm

12/18
Breakfast at Contempo Café
Epcot
Lunch at Liberty Inn or Sunshine Seasons
Santa’s and Storyteller’s
Dinner at Le Cellier
IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at 9:30pm

12/19
Pack up and load the car
Breakfast at Kona Café
Drive to MIL's house
Unload MIL's stuff
Drive home

 

[UrsulasShadow]

I'm shockingly lax this time around. Only 2 ADRs, one of which I didn't make. Being solo is so freeing....

Arrive 12/9 late...go shopping, enjoy house and pool, if possible

12/10 Probably MK, maybe Epcot at ropedrop
May try The Wave for lunch as a walk-in...if not, plenty of CS options
Evening is open

12/11 8am Boatwright's for DISmeet breakfast
12-1 MouseFest 101
1-2 MF Kickoff Reception
3-4 Mike Scopa's Dole Whip Meet/Aloha Isle
8pm Bob Jackson Meet/ScatCat Lounge

12/12 AK at ropedrop
Possibly Allearsnet AK meet
Maybe eat lunch at Yak&Yeti bar, maybe CS somewhere
1-2 Star Tours meet, DHS
3-? Muppet Meet
4-5 Podfest Meet/Backlot Express
Run like the dickens from DHS to WS, for the.......
5:30 DATW with ADP/US!!!!
which may or may not meld in with the
8:30 PassPorter Celebration in Italy/American Adventures
The rest of the night is sort of a blur........

12/13 Wake up, grab Motrin and ice pack, head to Epcot as soon as all genuflections to the Porcelain God have been completed
10am MegaMouseMeet Early Entry
11-1 MegaMouseMeet for the hordes
Kidnap Tracy, take her on the 2nd DATW, which may or may not get sidetracked to ICE to try to turn the slide into an ice luge...
Time and meets blur here....
7pm Fantasmic Dessert Party Meet with Matt Hochberg
9:30 DISMANIA! at Toy Story Mania, with my favorite people of all time.
There is a meet at Jellyrolls later that night, but I really can't say I'll be making that one.

12/14 If still alive, wake up.
Gospel Brunch at HoB
I may use this day as a recovery day, or I may poke around MK and meet up for a few MF events.
DUSK- Epcot Tree Lighting with the DIS Unplugged team in memory of Bawb.

I'm leaving the 15th/16th/17th open. I leave the 17th at around 5pm.

How's that for a plan?

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

I'm shockingly lax this time around. Only 2 ADRs, one of which I didn't make. Being solo is so freeing....

(snipped the good stuff)

How's that for a plan?

I like your plan. If I was going solo, I would be doing much the same stuff. It sounds like great fun to me!

 

[ADP]

Here's mine. I only have two ADRs at the moment because I want to try out the Tuskers House lunch with the Finding Nemo reserved seating and the other for the Tonga Toast meet.

Tuesday, Dec. 9th
Arrive & Check-In SSR
DVC Annual Condominium Association Meeting - 1:00 - 3:30 Boardwalk Convention Center
EPCOT

Wednesday, Dec. 10th
Tour Resort Decorations
Animal Kingdom
Tusker House ADR with Finding Nemo Reserved Seating
Animal Kingdom EMH

Thursday, Dec. 11th – Magic Kingdom
DIS Breakfast at Boatwright’s – 8:00 – 9:30 – Port Orleans Riverside
MouseFest 101 – 12:00 – 1:00 – Contemporary Resort Nutcracker Ballroom 2 & 3
MouseFest 2008 Kick-Off Reception – 1:00 – 2:00 - Contemporary Resort Nutcracker Ballroom 2 & 3
Dole Whip Meet – 3:00 – 4:00 – Aloha Isle
?Mickey’s Very Merry Christmas Party?

Friday, Dec. 12th – Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios
Check-Out SSR & Check-In ASMu
Africa Meet – 9:30 – 10:30 – Harambe Fort across from Tusker House
Expedition to Everest – 10:30 – 11:00 – Meet at wall that overlooks Everest at rope drop to get Fastpasses & then head to Harambe Village for Africa Meet
Star Tours Meet – 1:00 – 2:00 – Meet just outside Star Tours
500th Episode Celebration Meet – 2:00 – 3:30 – Backstage Prop Shop
PodFest 2008 – 4:00 – 5:00 – Backlot Express
Run as fast as I can to try and catch Mindy, Brandie, and others to EPCOT
Drink Around the World – 5:30 - ? – EPCOT’s World Showcase

Saturday, Dec 13th – EPCOT & Hollywood Studios
Mega Mouse Meet, Extra MouseFest Hour – 10:00 – 11:00 – Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center (Grand Harbor Ballroom North)
Mega Mouse Meet – 11:00 – 1:00 – Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center (Grand Harbor Ballroom North)
Fantasmic! Saturday at the Studios Dessert Party – 7:00 – 9:30 – Hollywood Hills Amphitheater
DIS Mania Meet Dessert Party – 9:30 – 12:30 – Pixar Place at Toy Story Mania

Sunday, Dec. 14th – Magic Kingdom
Check-Out ASMu & Check-In SSR
Tonga Toast Meet – 7:30AM – 9:30AM – Kona Café
American Idol Tour – 10:30 – 11:00 – American Idol Theater
TriviaFest 2008 – 1:00 – 2:00 – Tomorrowland Terrace Noodle Station
EPCOT Tree Lighting Ceremony Meet – 5:45 - ? – World Showcase Plaza
DHS EMH (I may find a place to sleep in the park)

Monday, Dec. 15th - Hollywood Studios & EPCOT
No Meets planned
Magic Kingdom EMH

Tuesday, Dec. 16th
Downtown Disney
Depart

 

[Annette_VA]

Mine is short & sweet. I wish I could be there longer & do more stuff, but this is just a quick trip.

Friday, Dec 12
2pm: Arrive & check in at ASMu
5:30: DATW - EPCOT

Saturday, Dec 13
9am-1pm: KTTK Tour
9:30pm-12:30am: TSM Meet

Sunday, Dec 14
Flight leaves at 9:30am

Those are my only planned events. The rest of the time will be winging it, I can do whatever the heck I want, I don't have to worry about what anyone else wants to do, I'm in the parks w/ no kids time

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Wow! That is a short trip. But since I went solo this past April, I know that even a short trip like that can be totally worth it when you consider the memories that will be made with your DIS friends. I hope you have a wonderful time.

 

[georgemoe]

We have a shorty trip coming up in eight days with my sister and BIL. First time they have been to WDW. Should be a treat for them.

Mon - Dec 1
04:00am - Pick up sister and hubby
05:15am - Arrive at MHT
06:30am - SWA flight to MCO
09:55am - MCO arrival
11:30am - SSR arrival
12:00pm - Epcot
10:00pm - DTD
?? - Walk back to SSR

Tue - Dec 2
07:30am - Breakfast
08:30am - Wegoshop delivery
09:30am - AK
02:00pm - Bus to Wilderness Lodge - tour grounds
03:00pm - Lunch at WL
03:30pm - Boat launch to MK
04:00pm - MVMCP
** Rides **
06:30pm - Cinderella's Holiday Wish / Dream Lights
07:00pm - Mickey's: TTNBC
** Rides **
09:30pm - Holiday Wishes
10:00pm - Celebrate The Season show
10:30pm - 2nd Christmas Parade
11:00pm - Meander/shop until kicked out

Wed - Dec 3
08:30am - Bus to DHS
** Rides **
01:00pm - Boat to BW for lunch
02:30pm - Walk or boat back to DHS
** Rides **
05:30pm - Streets of America: Osbourne Family Lights
07:00pm - Fantasmic
08:00PM - DHS close
08:30PM - Bus to POR
09:00pm - River Roost Lounge for cocktails/ Yehaa Bob Jackson
10:45pm - POR boat to DTD
11:15pm - Meander/shop until kicked out.

Thu - Dec 4 - Departure
(Sis will actually choose what she wants to do/redo today)
08:30am - Bus to AK for Safari / Everest
01:00pm - Bus to GF - tour grounds - lunch
02:30pm - Monorail to MK
04:30pm - Bus back to SSR
06:00pm - DME to MCO
09:00pm - SWA flight back home to MA.

 

[scarlett873]

I'm another quick tripper...going solo too!

Friday, Dec 12
Arrive MCO around 9:30am-ish
Pick up rental car
Head to Dolphin (praying my GPS works)
Catch the boat (or walk) to DHS
Star Tour Meet 1:00pm
Stop, Drop, & Roll Meet 2:30pm (maybe)
OR
MuppetMeet 3:00pm
Podfest 4:00pm
I'm not running to catch up to Mindy, ADP, et al...I'll probably be walking with them!
DATW with the most interesting people on the planet! 5:30pm
EMH Epcot! (hopefully with everyone else from DATW!)
Wonder what it's like to ride Soarin' after DATW?

Saturday, Dec 13
10am MegaMouseMeet Early Entry
11-1 MegaMouseMeet for everyone
Either another DATW with AskTracy and everyone or ICE with everyone...i'm just a follower!
No other meets planned...probably head over to DHS
Fantasmic!
Osborne Lights
and then the whole reason i'm even going...
9:30pm DISUnplugged Toy Story Mania Meet!!!!! I'll finally get to meet some of my 300 bestest friends!!!

Sunday, Dec 14
Wake up...somehow...
Still on the fence about Gospel Brunch with Mindy...sounds intriguing, but depends on if I got my shopping done
If I don't do Gospel Brunch, i'll be shopping at DTD for last minute stuff
My flight departs MCO at 3:45pm so i'll be heading to the airport around noon-ish so I have time to return my car, etc

 

[Minniemouse07]

My friend and I are going to meet up down at WDW to "do" MouseFest together. We both arrive on the 11th and depart on the 15th and are staying at POR.

Thursday, December 11th
Leave the house at OMG it's early for a 6am flight!
Arrive MCO around 9am
DME to POR, Check in, leave bags w/ Baggage desk if room not available
OPEN
12:00pm-1:00pm MouseFest 101
1:00pm-2:00pm MouseFest Kickoff Reception
2:00pm-3:00pm Mike Scopa's Dole Whip Meet (maybe)
Meet friends for Early Dinner at Kona Island Sushi Bar
MVMCP
7:00pm 'Twas the Night Before Christmas Show
9:00pm MVMCP Fireworks Meet
10;30pm PassPorter's MVMCP Parade Mingle

Friday, December 12th
9:30am-10:30am All Ears Africa Meet (maybe)
OPEN
2:00pm WDWToday 500th Episode Meet (waitlisted)
3:00pm MuppetMeets 08 (maybe)
4:00pm PodFest 08
Dinner - Tokyo Dining
8:30pm PassPorter's 10th Anniversary Kickoff Celebration (Watch Illuminations)

Saturday, December 13th
9:00am Ride Soarin'
10:00am-1:00pm MouseFest MegaMeet
Afternoon World Showcase
7:00pm Osborne Lights
8:00pm-12:30pm Toy Story Mania DisMeet

Sunday, December 14th
7:30am MouseFan's Tonga Toast Meet
10:00am-12:00pm MiniMouse Adventure (maybe)
12:00pm Haunted Mansion Meet (maybe)
1:30pm - PassPorter Ornament Exchange
OPEN
Dinner - Citricos
8:30pm Illuminations Dessert Party

Monday, December 15th
Totally OPEN!
3:00pm DME to MCO

 

[chirurgeon]

12/05

Leave PIT on SW 9:10am
Arrive MCO 11:30
Meet Tiffany Town Car
Arrive at POFQ
Check in
Go to Magic Kingdom
Get Tables in Wonderland Card at Guest Services and Exchange AP Voucher
Walk up Main Street (must do)
Lunch Cosmic Ray’s or Pecos Bill’s
Do a couple of rides
Artist Point for Dinner 5:30
Epcot for EMH (if I last that long)
Soarin’ (hopefully, my favorite ride)

12/06

Fort Wilderness Segway tour 8:30 am
Downtown Disney Jim Shore Signing
Lunch Wolfgang Express
Le Cellier for Dinner 5:15
Candlelight Processional

12/07

Magic Kingdom
Crystal Palace Breakfast 8:20
Ride everything I can
Lunch Cosmic Ray’s or Pecos Bill’s whichever I didn’t go to
Rides
Yachtsman Steakhouse 5:40
Hollywood Studios EMH

12/08

Animal Kingdom AM EMH
Rides
Lunch Flame Tree
Rides
Dinner 1900 Park Fare 5:55 (will try to get in early)
Magic Kingdom EMH
Spectro and Wishes
12/09

Epcot EMH
SOARIN’ as many times as I can
Anything else I can ride
Lunch Chef de France 12:00
Rides
Dinner Portabello Yacht Club 5:00
Downtown Disney

12/10

Disney Hollywood Studios
Rides
Lunch Sci Fi Dine in 11:30
Rides
Dinner Yak and Yeti 4:15
Ride Expedition Everest in the dark
Rush to Magic Kingom for Spectro and Wishes
3 Parks in one day. I’m nuts.

12/11
Breakfast Boatwrights 8:35
Possibly going to Disney outlet
12:00 Mousefest 101
1:00 pm Mousefest Kickoff Reception
3:00 pm Dr. Scopa’s Dolewhip Meet
4:30 pm Magic in Pixels 101
9:00 MVMCP Fireworks Meet
10:45 MVMCP Christmas Parade Meet


12/12
9:30 am All Ears Africa Meet
10:30 am Magic Pixels Tree of Life Meet
1:00 pm Star Tours Meet
2:00 pm WDW Today 500th Podcast (sold out)
4:00 pm Podfest
6:30 pm HO HO HO Lotta Lights Osborne Meet
8:30 pm Passport Illuminations Meet



12/13
7:00 am Boardwalk Sunrise Photo Walk
10:00 am MegaMouse Meet
Check in at AKL Concierge
NAP (hopefully in my room)
4:00 pm Magic in Pixels Photo Walk Around the World
7:00 pm Fantasmic Saturday Dessert Party (Sold Out)
9:30 pm DisUnplugged Toy Story Mania Party

12/14

Sunrise Safari 7am
A couple of rides
Back for a nap
Afternoon Tea
5:45 pm Epcot Tree Lighting
Candlelight Processional

12/15

Boma 8:20
?
Lunch?
?
Dinner?
MCO for flight home

 

[CinderelliCinderelli]

Nov 29th Arrive at 11am, hope to get to the hotel by 1pm.
Off to Epcot, dinner reservations at Coral Reef
Illuminations

Nov 30th Sea World

Dec 1st Magic Kingdom EMH at night. Adr's Tony's Town Square

Dec 2nd Epcot EMH morning, then back to Magic Kingdom for lunch at Crystal Palace

Dec 3rd Animal Kingdom Adr's at Tusker House

Dec 4th Hollywood Studios - Adr's at 50's primetime
Osbourne light show at night

Dec 5th Hollywood Studios morning and back to the Magic Kingdom for MVMCP! Liberty Tree Tavern for dinner

Dec 6th HOME

 

[Yvet]

Hi,

I'm going to post only my Mousefest plans.
Because otherwise you get bored reading my schedule for the whole 3 weeks .

Thursday 12/11

• Mousefest 101 (Must do)
• MouseFest 2008 Kick-Off Reception (Must do)
• Mike Scopa's Fifth Annual Dole Whip Meet (Very likely)
• The Magic in Pixels - Photography 101 Meet (Likely)

Friday 12/12

• AllEars® Meet in Africa! (Maybe)
• The Magic In Pixels' Tree of Life Animal Hunt (Likely)
• Say Cheese with the Big Cheese (Maybe)
• WDWTODAY's 500th Episode Celebration Meet (Must do)
• MuppetMeets 08 – The Muppets Take Mousefest (Maybe)
• PodFest 2008 (Very likely)
• DIS - Unnofficial Drink Around The World Meet (Must do)

Saturday 12/13

• Mega Mouse Meet - Extra MouseFest Hour (Must do)
• MEGA MOUSE MEET (Must do)
• Special Passholder Speaker Event! - No Mousefest event (Very likely)
• The Magic in Pixels Epcot Night Time/ Dark Ride Photo Meet (Likely)
• DIS MANIA Meet, Toy Story Mania Ride and Dessert Party Must do)

Sunday 12/14

• Give Kids the World Meet (Very likely)
• TriviaFest 2008 (Very likely)
• Passholder Tour Of The American Idol Experience - No Mousefest event (Very likely)
• Epcot Tree Lighting Ceremony (Must do)

I used must do, very likely, likely and maybe just to make the schedule some bit lighter.
I know myself, we are probably going to drag ourselves to every event i have scheduled and maybe some other on the way......

We are only going to do Mousefest (and Passholders events) the parks and all the holiday decorating and holiday events and shopping and so on we do that in the 2.5 weeks that we are there and while there is no Mousefest.

 

[Yvet]

Planning the rest of the 3 weeks...
Tried very hard to get the schedule inserted here but it's an excell sheet and it's not going to work......
Sorry

 

[Madi100]

12/1: Arrive at 11:00 PM and stay at ASMo
12/2: Check out and head over to SSR, lunch at 1:00 Cap't Jacks
12/2: Park ??? Whatever we feel like, probably MK
12/3: Animal Kingdom w/ Kona Cafe at 7:10
12/4: Maybe MK morning, otherwise Epcot Tuto Italia (sp?)
12/5: Possibly Epcot, Chefs de France and Candlelight Processional
12/6: DHS, PYC for dinner and Cirque
12/7: Sci-Fi Dinner
12/8: MK, Wave Dinner
12/9: Flight leaves at 7:40 PM

We really don't have any set plans besides ADRs. We are really looking forward to just relaxing. No kids, and DH and myself.

 

[DVCsince02]

Let's see...

Friday, 12/13
Grocery shopping, changing diapers, homework, and wiping dirty noses

Saturday, 12/14
Changing diapers, laundry, and wishing I was with my DIS friends

Sunday, 12/15
Checkin' out the DIS for pictures of the TSM meet, reading trip reports, and changing diapers


Next year I'm going to Mousefest, come heck or high water!

 

[Timon-n-Pumbaa Fan]

Let's see...

Friday, 12/13
Grocery shopping, changing diapers, homework, and wiping dirty noses

Saturday, 12/14
Changing diapers, laundry, and wishing I was with my DIS friends

Sunday, 12/15
Checkin' out the DIS for pictures of the TSM meet, reading trip reports, and changing diapers


Next year I'm going to Mousefest, come heck or high water!

Awwww..... I promise to drink some hot cocoa just for you while I am at MVMCP on the 14th.


ETA: I officially edited my itinerary in the OP.

 

[crazydisneyman]

Okay....

Dec 13th
Arrive
MegaMouse Meet (note: give jumprope to Kevin)
TSM (School ADP at TSM by getting the high score)

Dec 14th
Not sure yet....
Tree Lighting in EPCOT

Dec 15th
CP ADR early
MK

Dec 16th
Cape May early
Depart (maybe on the same flight as ADP)

We are also getting the new baby boy something but not sure yet......

Are Corey and Julie registered somewhere? If not, gift cards saved us with our little Virgina so we might do that for them.

 

[ADP]

TSM (School ADP at TSM by getting the high score)

Nothing can compete against the power of my "Sooped-Up" Spring Action Shooter!

 

[scarlett873]

As long as we all have higher scores than J-Kim...it's all good!

 

[Tonya2426]

My Tentative Schedule - subject to change and whims of course

Wednesday, Dec. 10th
Arrive & Check-in at Pop Century
Go to AK EMH or MK

Thursday, Dec. 11th – Magic Kingdom
MouseFest 101 – 12:00 – 1:00
MouseFest 2008 Kick-Off Reception – 1:00 – 2:00
Mike Scopa's Fifth Annual Dole Whip Meet – 3:00 – 4:00 – Aloha Isle
Bob Jackson Meet - The Party Continues - Port Orleans Riverside - 8:00

Friday, Dec. 12th – Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios
AllEar's Meet in Africa – 9:30 – 10:30
The Magice in Pixels' Tree of Life Animal Hunt - 10:30-11:30
Be Our Guest on-The Air! - 12:00-1:00 - Flame Tree BBQ
MuppetMeets 08 - The Muppets Take Mousefest - 3:00
PodFest 2008 – 4:00 – 5:00 – Backlot Express
DATW – 5:30 - World Showcase

Saturday, Dec 13th – Epcot & Hollywood Studios
Hidden Mickeys at Epcot Resorts - 8:00 - 9:00
Mega Mouse Meet, 10:00 – 1:00 – Disney’s Yacht & Beach Club Convention Center (Grand Harbor Ballroom North)
DATW - 1:00 - World Showcase
DIS Mania Meet Dessert Party – (Check-in 8:30) 9:30 – 12:30

Sunday, Dec. 14th – Magic Kingdom
American Idol Tour – 10:30 – 11:00 – American Idol Theater
PassPorter's 3rd Annual Ornament Exchange Event – 1:30 – 2:00
Epcot Tree Lighting Ceremony Meet – 5:45 - World Showcase Plaza

Monday, Dec. 15th - Hollywood Studios & EPCOT
no plans

Tuesday, Dec. 16th
no plans
Depart at some point