julesingeorgia
Earning My Ears
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- Apr 22, 2008
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Yay! I made my ADR's......then why do I have this feeling of emptiness? I have been obsessing and changing these plans since November. I've changed my resort alone 4 times. I swear I would change the resort again and probably change it right back again but most are sold out now...thank god! (We are at CBR in a pirate room) Just when I was getting ready to make my ADR's on 12/28 they changed the rule from 180 days out to 90 days out...DOH! Even more time to obsess! So I have a color coded spreadsheet with each park and each days meals on it. I have changed this form at least one gazillion times, including the colors, format, adding the Deluxe Plan and then taking it back off (too much food). I've changed my park days back and forth, including one last time late last night, just to change it back to what I had first thing this morning. I was scared to death I would not get the ADR's I wanted because I was unable to call right @ 7a! 
So I called at 8:32a this morning. I actually called twice before but had to hang up because I could not figure out how to pull up the numbers keyboard on my new blackberry storm so when they said push 1 for this and 2 for this I didn't know how to do it!!! 
Never buy a new phone the day before making ADR's!! So I got through and was put on hold for 13 minutes. I have read all the nightmare ADR stories on here and assumed I would be on hold for days so I started painting my fingernails, eating breakfast and reading my email. I even plugged my cell phone in to make sure it did not go dead while being on hold. So when the chick picked up on the other end she startled me and I got my hair stuck in my wet nail polish when I had to pick up the phone! Did I care? NO! I was happy. I got every single ADR I wanted within 30 minutes of when I wanted them. Oh wait, I did not get Crystal Palace the time I wanted. I wanted the 8:05a to get in the park early and they only had 8:30a so I skipped that idea. It was going to be OOP so I was ok with that. Anyhoo, I have been left with a feeling of emptiness. Why? Because everything is planned out and I have absolutely nothing to do but wait until May 28!!! Yes I have my touring plans set for the parks and where I'm eating my snacks and CS at....even what time! I know I won't stick to these plans exactly but I like having them. The only thing left to do is add all my Disney CD's I bought on half.com to my Ipod and that's it!!! That is only going to take 30 minutes maybe. There has to be something else I can obsess over surely!!!!
Doesn't this sound like it's my first trip to the World? Well it's not. I have no idea how many times I've been but it has been a lot. I used to live in South FL and have been going since I was 9....I'm 42! This is however the first time I get to stay for 7 whole days, the first time using the DDP AND the first time eating at these particular restaurants. Just when you thought this trip was all about ME, it's not. I'm taking my 11yo DS for his birthday! He could care less where he eats as long as he gets to eat....alot! I think my husband is ready to commit me. We are going to Jamaica in 2 weeks and I have done nothing but obsess over a Disney trip in May!So if anyone is interested, here are my ADR's. Feel free to comment if you like and thanks for listening. This is much cheaper than therapy!
5/28 T-Rex @ DD 12:30p
Garden Grill @ EPCOT 7:10p
5/29 Raglan Road @ DD 8:30p
5/30 Chef Mickey's @ Contemporary 7:30p
5/31 Tusker House @ AK 8:15a
Boma @ AKL 5:10p
6/1 Whispering Canyon @ WL 6:10p
6/2 50's Prime Time @ HS 12p
6/3 LeCellier @ EPCOT 6:55p
theres lots do yet! 
But, alas, I have found a few things to occupy my time.
-- you plug in what rides/attractions you want to see/do and it spits out a plan for you that minimizes wait times. The best part-- you can tweek it to your heart's content
-- What if you want to eat lunch an hour earlier/later? What happens to your plan then-- What if you choose to ride a certain ride twice-- the possibilities are endless
. May is not in their system yet, so I've been playing with days in March and April and seeing what the software comes up with. It's totally addicting. 2) Like a PP mentioned-- go check out the creative DISigns board. Those guys are awesome-- you can spend HOURS over there looking at DISigns!
