The "I wonder how Much it would cost" first trip. **Pre Trip Report**

[Tammy Stringer]

Looking forward to hearing all about it.

You must get your boys the Thing 1 and Thing 2 T shirts that they sell in Universal

Tammy

 

[jen_uk]

I can't believe that the boys are every naughty, they look too cute!!

 

[Sambaramba]

I can't believe that the boys are every naughty, they look too cute!!

Monsters in Training!!!

 

[Chilly]

Did Thing 2 bury Thing 1 in that first picture?

Hope you have a great first holiday but you will want to go back every year now though!

 

[Lisash]

Looking forward to reading more Sam. The boys look really cute

 

[Ware Bears]

Don't they just!!!

I agree, you must buy them the Thing Tshirts!

 

[florida sun]

Great start Sam, your boys are adorable, hope you have a wonderful time

 

[Sambaramba]

Oooh, thanks for all the lovely comments everyone. I've been meaning to get back on to let you all know my ADR list all week, but it was the boys & birthday party last night and it's all been a bit manic. I've also spent the day printing off everything that we need for the holiday, I feel like my brain ( and my poor little printer) is going to explode right now!
So, here go's:

Armed with the Free Dining Plan I've spent hours scouring menu's and reading reviews. I'm not too fussy, I just like to feel comfortable where I'm eating, DH will eat anything and has a huge appetite, Thing 1 is soo fussy, and would live on nuggets and chips if I let him and finally Thing 2 is a healthy eater, loves salads, fruit, pasta - you get the picture. Soo, to keep us all happy I've gone for as many buffets as possible, lots of character dining for the boys, with a few thrown in for me and DH too.
This is the list that we finally came up with

Crystal Palace (First Morning Breakfast)
Sci Fi Diner
Rose & Crown
Trails End Buffet
H&V Fantasmic
Chef Mickeys
Goofys Beach Club Breakfast (Breakfast)
Coral Reef (Wedding Anniversary Dinner)
Whispering Canyon
Mickeys Backyard BBQ
Liberty Tree Tavern
50’s Prime Time Café
Garden Grill

So, what do you think? Just hoping that we've made the right choices and the boys will be happy!

 

[natalielongstaff]

Crystal Palace (First Morning Breakfast)
Sci Fi Diner
Rose & Crown
Trails End Buffet
H&V Fantasmic
Chef Mickeys
Goofys Beach Club Breakfast (Breakfast)
Coral Reef (Wedding Anniversary Dinner)
Whispering Canyon
Mickeys Backyard BBQ
Liberty Tree Tavern
50’s Prime Time Café
Garden Grill

they look like fab choices !!! chef mickeys and LTT are lovely i also enjoyed sci-fi and the rose and crown and 50's prime time was a lot of fun

 

[Lizzy Lemon]

The boys look like they love mischief! I know what you mean about scouring the menus, I've had to do the same for my youngest son. We have gone for a lot of buffets too. Have a great time.

 

[Sambaramba]

Happy Dance Time

Have just checked the Virgin website and our tickets have been dispatched today!!!!

I'll be back tomorrow with our itinery. It all seems so real now!

 

[fizz13]

Hi Sam,
just found your trippie and it sounds like you are doing a fantastic job of organising, they are some great meal choices there, can't wait to read the itinerary. You must be very excited about getting your tickets, time just flies by doesn't it? looking forward to more

 

[Lizzybear]

Sounds like a great trip you have planned. My bf has similar tastes to your DH, did you know about the build a lightsabre in DTD? Not sure if you want to tell your DH or not! The twins are very cute

 

[Sambaramba]

Happy dance time again

My tickets arrived this morning!
Will definately be back later with my itinery!

 

[wideeyes]

Happy dance time again

My tickets arrived this morning!
Will definately be back later with my itinery!

Great news I got mine yesterday.

Not long to go now

 

[Sambaramba]

Evening all. Well, 7 days to go and I'm getting in a bit of a panic now. No reasdon why, it's just the way that I am. All the shopping is done, I just need to get myself into gear and start packing now! I'm also trying to get the boys school uniform sorted for when we get back. Just had a look at the bank balance and it's looking a bit sick!

So, as promised, here's our rough itinery. Knowing my boys though the end results will be nothing like this!

Day 1 (Sunday)
Drive up to Manchester airport for overnight stay (Still need to book this!)

Day 2 (Monday)
Morning flight to Orlando with Virgin. Try to keep the boys up as late as possible by a dip in the pool, look around the resort and if we're up to it, a quick trip to DTD.

Day 3 (Tuesday)
Breakfast at The Crystal Palace. Followed by a day at the Magic Kingdom.

Day 4 (Wednesday)
MGM. Dinner at Sci Fi Diner. Either a trip to DTD on the evening or if the lads are up to it, over to the Fort Wilderness for the Camp Fire

Day 5 (Thursday)
Collecting car early morning and then a quick trip to Walmarts. Afternoon / evening at Epcot. Dinner at The Rose & Crown and then Illuminations

Day 6 (Friday)
Day at IOA and then evening meal at Trails End Buffet

Day 7 (Saturday)
Universal Studios. Over to Old Town for the evening Car Parade

Day 8 (Sunday)
Quiet day in the pool and a bit of shopping. Evening meal at Hollywood and Vine, followed by Fantasmic

Day 9 (Monday)
SeaWorld and then over to Chef Mickeys for an evening meal

Day 10 (Tuesday)
Breakfast at Goofy's Beach Club and then a lazy day, shopping and in the pool. Possibly a drive to Celebration. Wedding Anniversary meal at Coral reef in the evening

Day 11 (Wednesday)
Taking the car back and then a day at Typhoon Lagoon. Evening meal at The Whispering Canyon.

Day 12 (Thursday)
Animal Kingdom and Mickeys BBQ in the evening

Day 13 (Friday)
Day at Blizzard Beach. MNSSHP in the evening, meal booked at Liberty Tree Tavern in the evening

Day 14 (Saturday)
MGM, dinner booked at 50's Prime Time Cafe. Magic Kingdom in the evening to seeSpectromagic and Wishes

Day 15 (Sunday)
Epcot. Evening meal booked at The Garden Grill

Day 16 (Monday)
Home today. Spending the day at the boys favourite park.

well, thats just about it. Can you see any obvious mistakes?

 

[Sambaramba]

just booked the hotel for the night before the flight. Stopping at Bewleys Hotel in Manchester Thats 1 step closer. Just need to sort the packing now!

 

[natalielongstaff]

are you dressing up for MNSSHP ?? we might see you there !

 

[Sambaramba]

are you dressing up for MNSSHP ?? we might see you there !

Now that's a good question! I'm hoping to talk my DH into it but not getting very far at the moment! Hopefully I'll change his mind when we get there! Are you dressing up?

 

[wicket2005]

Hope you have a fantastic time.