The "Dumbo or Die" Pre Trip report.. updated 9/5

[justakrazymom]

Everything looks great! I like your comment about having seen and done everyhing by day 8. I'm hoping for this, too! We have 8 park days, 2 waterpark days, and1 day offsite. So I'm hoping we get to see everything at a relexed pace! I'm jealous of your ADR's. Eating in the park/ Disney restaurant didn't ft into our budget this time. But you look like you have some great meals on there. Too bad about Harmony. Maybe they'll have some cancellations and you'll be able to do walk ups while you're there.

We have free dining. Honestly i would prefer 2-3 ADR"s for the whole trip..but I get vetoed by the food loving hubby.. I guess I can allow that lol.

We will def be more relaxed even this time since we know certain things we have no desire to do again ( Ellens' is one..lol) and things we know we want to kwim? we have so much time there. Harmony is def my own fault..oh well..the kids don't seem phased..lol

 

[justakrazymom]

Declan had his oral surgery today.. he did great. so glad it's over now though. I have to say I am stuck..stuck in Disney-ville. I can do nothing but think about this trip. tomorrow I am packing the kids up to go to the lake for the day just so i can't be near a computer..LOL..

 

[justakrazymom]

So I just called and spoke to the best CM ever.. she was so super nice. I added a night to our Boardwalk leg of the trip. After much debate we just decided it would be best to have 2 nights at the same resort verses a 3rd resort and more moving around.

 

[ZehnJahren]

I had a few pretty personally traumatic things happen in the past two months or so, and I'm just now (as in, the last four or five days) starting to feel like going to Disney again. I think it happened after I booked our final itinerary at WDW, a split stay at YC and ASSp; I finally started getting back into the spirit.

Only bad thing is, I am super busy at work so there's not much time to research and read there, and I don't have internet at my new home yet (this weekend it's installed!), so any reading I'm doing is on my little phone or while I'm connected to my mobile hotspot. Once I get internet, I'm going to be just like you! Have to drag me away from the computer again!

 

[justakrazymom]

I had a few pretty personally traumatic things happen in the past two months or so, and I'm just now (as in, the last four or five days) starting to feel like going to Disney again. I think it happened after I booked our final itinerary at WDW, a split stay at YC and ASSp; I finally started getting back into the spirit.

Only bad thing is, I am super busy at work so there's not much time to research and read there, and I don't have internet at my new home yet (this weekend it's installed!), so any reading I'm doing is on my little phone or while I'm connected to my mobile hotspot. Once I get internet, I'm going to be just like you! Have to drag me away from the computer again!

I'm very sorry about whatever happen ... I have a little too much time on my hands because my day job is seasonal and I have the entire summer off...

 

[justakrazymom]

Yep.. I'ma be a grandmother ( although I am entirely too young for that word).. I so can't wait to bring this baby to Disney..even though it's other grandparents will prolly get the first trip with him.

 

[annmarieda]

So after all night and this morning rearranging, tweaking and stressing about dinning and what park what day I think I finally have it set!

Sept 14th/15th ~ Leave sometime between 10pm and 2 am

Sept 15th stay overnight south of FL border

Sept 16th..check in to BWI . Enjoy the pool and resort. Dinner at Kouzzina @ 6:45 pm. YUM! I so want to try that restaurant! I think I may go all by myself on our next trip

Sept 17~ Noah and my mom fly at 6:30 and are due to arrive at MCO at 9:25. We will switch from BWI to POFQ and just hang around while we wait for them. Then once they are there and settled we will head off to MK. We have dinner at CRT @ 6:50pm

Sept 18th~ Hollywood Studios with lunch at 50's Prime Time @ 1:10pm

Sept 19th~ Epcot with Dinner at The Garden Grill @ 5:20pm

Sept 20th ~Animal Kingdom with dinner at Boma @ 6:15pm

Sept 21st~ breakfast at 1900 Park Fare @ 9:10am then whichever park we want

Sept 22nd ~ Epcot with lunch at Teppan Edo @ 1:00pm

Sept 23rd ~ Animal Kingdom with dinner at Cape May @ 5:00 pm

Sept 24th ~ Hollywood Studios no ADR's this day

Sept 25th ~ O'Hana Breakfast @ 7:30am then down time until MNSSHP at 4:00

Sept 26th ~ Magic Kingdom with a late lunch at The Crystal Palace @ 3:15pm then head back to POFQ to pack us up.As of right now, we are planning to be there in the morning

Sept 27th ~ Noah and My mom get picked up by Magical Express at 6:00am.. the rest of us will finish packing then head to one of the water parks for the day. After we are done we are driving 4.5 hours North to one of my best friends house.

Sept 28th and 29th hang in Georgia

Sept 30th ~ Take the 16 hour drive back home..

October 1st..unpack, recover and start planning the next trip. Hoping for a free dinning bounce back..LOL

I love it! I think I am always in the process of planning our next trip.

So I just called and spoke to the best CM ever.. she was so super nice. I added a night to our Boardwalk leg of the trip. After much debate we just decided it would be best to have 2 nights at the same resort verses a 3rd resort and more moving around.

I think split stays are great, but yes... a thirds resort could be problematic..maybe.

Yep.. I'ma be a grandmother ( although I am entirely too young for that word).. I so can't wait to bring this baby to Disney..even though it's other grandparents will prolly get the first trip with him.

Congratulations!!! When is baby due?

 

[justakrazymom]

Feb 8th

 

[annmarieda]

Feb 8th

 

[justakrazymom]

 

[aras4007]

Congrats! Thats very exciting!

 

[justakrazymom]

Just got back from an almost 3 mile walk with Taejan ( and Ziah).. Taejan will NOT have a stroller this year and he def needed some work on his stamina. I am proud to say he walked the whole thing ( up hills and down some too) without a single issue!!

 

[justakrazymom]

So i'm bored..I should be cleaning, or something like that. Instead I decided to run some numbers.

Our trip ( 2 rooms at POFQ water view) 10 nights, 10 day MYW base tickets, 7 people ( 5 "adults" 2 children) was a grad total of $6119.73. Had we taken advantage of a room only discount ( not avail for POFQ so I based this on CBR standard) it would have been $5377.17.

So "Free dining" is costing us $742.56 in "lost discount".. that amounts to $10.61 a day per person. So for 10.61 a day per person we will each each 1 sit down meal, one snack and one counter service.. approx $50-75 worth .. ha ha.. so dining isn't FREE but it is certainly rather cheap!

oh and that doesnt even take into account the drinks with the free refillable mugs.

 

[ZehnJahren]

Wait Alison, you're going to be a gramma? Did I miss something? Who is having a baby??

Congrats, regardless; gotta love babies!

 

[justakrazymom]

Wait Alison, you're going to be a gramma? Did I miss something? Who is having a baby??

Congrats, regardless; gotta love babies!

Yep I sure am.. My oldest and his girlfriend ( the smiley girl from the trip last year..the one that was;t his girlfriend at the time of said trip..lol)..

 

[justakrazymom]

50 days til we leave.. ( or sooner).. I just paid off my moms last bit of the ressie ( she paid for her own flight and park tickets only..).. because I needed it paid off..lol.. I also added early bird to both of their flights. what to do for the next 50 days??

 

[annmarieda]

for 50 days!!!

 

[justakrazymom]

for 50 days!!!

Even less now.. & 7 weeks from right now Noah and My mom will be getting ready to taxi down the runway to head to MCO!

 

[justakrazymom]

SO after reading the entire 95 page thread on the Boardwalk Inn I really feel like we are going to be way in over our heads..lol. We are going to stick out like sore thumbs!

 

[bookgirl]

SO after reading the entire 95 page thread on the Boardwalk Inn I really feel like we are going to be way in over our heads..lol. We are going to stick out like sore thumbs!

Do you mean you're worried that you typically stay at values and this is a deluxe?

Disney is the great equalizer. I've stayed at all three levels of hotels at disney (plus some truely upscale hotels around the country and some budget motels that are lucky not to have people sharing bathrooms ), and I have seen everybody from every walk of life at all of them. Disney is great that the lady in the Prada and the lady in the Walmart special are both squealing over the same things. My mom was worried about staying at beach club because she is firmly set in the middle class, but it was great and she loved talking to everyone and they were so nice.

Or do you mean it seems like a whole lot more going on at such a busy atmosphere, Again Disney it is the one place where newtimers and veterans both still are amazed by their surroundings. I think you'll have a blast. More stuff offered...well it just means more to do.