The *Official* February 2011 Thread - Happy Dance Time...The Park Hours Are Out!

[ScoobySMC]

I just woke up this morning and realized that my final payment date is tommorow. With the holidays and having the flue twice since November time seem to have just disappeared!!! And the worst part is that i still have so many plans to still finalize and get all the details together. Also a few dining plans to tweak!! My sister decided that instead of Cape May Clam Bake, she would rather eat at bubba gump in Universal Studios. So i guess i need to cancel that one. Happy planning everyone!!

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

um- excuse my absence for the next few hours (or days lol) I will be re-working all my touring plans (retyping, reprinting, re-hole punching, rebinding, redrooling over) to include Gina's AWESOME planning sheets!

Thanks Gina


And? OMG I made it to your chart- I am honored!

 

[Gina]

um- excuse my absence for the next few hours (or days lol) I will be re-working all my touring plans (retyping, reprinting, re-hole punching, rebinding, redrooling over) to include Gina's AWESOME planning sheets!

Thanks Gina


And? OMG I made it to your chart- I am honored!

You're so funny... How would the charts even help you, since you're going the week before? If you like, I could redo the first one with data for your week. I actually have some down time right now, while I wait for the other departments to send me info for a report I need to compile. Just let me know!

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

cant talk- retyping, re-spreadsheeting lol

What do I do about my DHS days? I mean really, do I need 1.5 days there? one day we are going at rope drop (on a non-fantasmic day)- I will run with DD to get TSM FP (wish me luck) while DH takes ds to sign up for Jedi training. I will then meet them over there assuming ds gets into the first show. Then we will do the vader meet and greet (if still offered), ride TSM, meet buzz at Andy's room then lunch at pizza planet and leave for POP time, then DTD for lego store and Wolfgang Express

Then next DHS day? To accomplish: Beauty and the Beast, Little Mermaid, TSM again, Re-fight vader?, Starring Roles Back Lot express? Stunt Show? Dinner at MM with Fantasmic package, fantasmic at 7:30.....

Sound ok? What am I forgetting? ds wont do tower of terror, no rollercoasters, oddly isnt interested in Indy show

 

[Shunasee]

Show Times - I was on the WDW website and their schdules did not list anytimes for Beauty/Lion King/Nemo. We saw Flights of Wonder last time (cute show) no need to do it again..


GINA! those spread sheets are AMAZING!!

Sorry for the slow reply on the show times.. we had issues last night that are now taken care of and in the past!

 

[BethR9]

Ugh, that link is blocked here at work! I was so looking forward to seeing the spreadsheets (and using them!).

We have decided to skip DHS. (ducks head and runs....)

 

[Gina]

Thank you all for the nice words and for not making me feel quite so obsessive about planning! You enablers, you... LOL

Beth ~ PM me your email addy, and I can just send the spreadsheets to you, if you like.

Alli ~ All I can ask is, how are you not going to see the Muppets?!??

Show times: My fave place for that info is Steve Soares' site:

http://pages.prodigy.net/stevesoares/index.htm

He posts a week at a time, but show days/times generally don't change unless it's for a special event.

 

[scrappinmom]

Gina -

I LOVE them! Tonight when I get home I'm going to see if I can whip up those for my dates!

Is anyone interested in meetng for a "beverage" the 16-21? I know a couple of those nights will be late ones...but a few would be early too...

Gina - what's MSEP?

 

[BethR9]

Gina, done!

Thanks!

 

[TeresaZ]

Great - now I have to REDO MY spreadsheet!! LOL

 

[npierce25]

Alright so I am 24 days out.... looking for some feed back
I have the crowd predictions in () from TM. This is our 1st trip, so I really need some help. Please Let me know what you think.....

Sat Feb 5th: Arrive @9:30... DTD, lunch @ EOS, MK (5.2)..... Dinner @ chef Mickey
Sun Feb 6th: HS (5.9), Lunch @TSPP... Dinner @ 50's prime time, fantasmic, watch our Steelers in the game
Mon Feb 7th: MK (5.0), CP breakfast, watch MVP parade, TTSQ for dinner
Tues Feb 8th: EP (3.7) askerhause breakfast, garden grille dinner
Wenes Feb 9th: AK (4.9) tusker hosue breakfast.... cs dinner
Thurs Feb 10th: ?? let my daughter pick.... no resi's
Friday Feb 11th: ohana breakfast, park ??? she can pick again, Dinner 1900parkfair
Sat: MK, (6.0) BBB, and dinner CRT
Sun EP (2.8), lunch le celler... then head home

please give me some feed back..... thanks everyone!

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

YES! Steve Soares for show times

DARN IT the freakin muppets- how did I forget them. Must add them in too

Ok, so 1.5 DHS days seems ok? Not too much? I guess if we get bored I can sit at Starring Roles and eat cupcakes.

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

Alright so I am 24 days out.... looking for some feed back
I have the crowd predictions in () from TM. This is our 1st trip, so I really need some help. Please Let me know what you think.....

Sat Feb 5th: Arrive @9:30... DTD, lunch @ EOS, MK (5.2)..... Dinner @ chef Mickey
Sun Feb 6th: HS (5.9), Lunch @TSPP... Dinner @ 50's prime time, fantasmic, watch our Steelers in the game
Mon Feb 7th: MK (5.0), CP breakfast, watch MVP parade, TTSQ for dinner
Tues Feb 8th: EP (3.7) askerhause breakfast, garden grille dinner
Wenes Feb 9th: AK (4.9) tusker hosue breakfast.... cs dinner
Thurs Feb 10th: ?? let my daughter pick.... no resi's
Friday Feb 11th: ohana breakfast, park ??? she can pick again, Dinner 1900parkfair
Sat: MK, (6.0) BBB, and dinner CRT
Sun EP (2.8), lunch le celler... then head home

please give me some feed back..... thanks everyone!

Looks GREAT! We will see ya at MK on Saturday We officially have......

Wed Feb 2: Arrive Pop, head to EP. Dinner at La Hacienda
Thur Feb 3: Morning EMH at MK Dinner at The Plaza, parade, fireworks
Fri Feb 4: DHS/DTD no ADRs (lunch at pizza planet, dinner at wolfgang express)
Sat Feb 5: MK (I know MK on Sat isnt the best idea but I needed another day with the night parade in case we missed it on Thursday) 8am Breakfast at Crystal Palace, 6pm Dinner at The Wave
Sun Feb 6: AK- Breakfast at Tusker, Boma Dinner, watch superbowl somewhere
Mon Feb 7: EP- Dinner at Garden Grill
Tues Feb 8: MK- Dinner at Ohana
Wed Feb 9th: DHS- Dinner at MM Fantasmic package
Thurs Feb 10th: EP MY birthday!! Breakfast at Akershus, Dinner at Le Cellier
Fri Feb 11th: Open park day, meet Gina at 3pm, home

Um- thank goodness we are on the dining plan- still will have to pay oop for plaza (may skip) and crystal palace breakfast. I am pretending that I dont have to pay tips at all the TS places because I honestly cannot cope with the amount of money we will be shelling out for the "Free" dining (we upgraded to the regular dining plan since we enjoy character meals, etc with the kids)

 

[Gina]

Gina - what's MSEP?

Sorry, Main Street Electrical Parade. SO happy it's still at WDW, I have missed it soooooo much!! Spectro is just "eh" to me, but MSEP makes every cell in my being smile.

 

[Shunasee]

I adore the MSEP, living in socal all my life, I grew up on it. When I worked at the DLR, crowd control for the parade was my favorite thing to do.

However, having grown up on it, and seeing it the final night was to go dark forever, only to have it come back, I was really looking foward to seeing Spectro.

I figure MSEP will be in FL, untill all the construction is done a DCA, which will be a while. Hopefully I get to see Spectro soon.

 

[scrappinmom]

Alright so I am 24 days out.... looking for some feed back
I have the crowd predictions in () from TM. This is our 1st trip, so I really need some help. Please Let me know what you think.....

Sat Feb 5th: Arrive @9:30... DTD, lunch @ EOS, MK (5.2)..... Dinner @ chef Mickey
Sun Feb 6th: HS (5.9), Lunch @TSPP... Dinner @ 50's prime time, fantasmic, watch our Steelers in the game
Mon Feb 7th: MK (5.0), CP breakfast, watch MVP parade, TTSQ for dinner
Tues Feb 8th: EP (3.7) askerhause breakfast, garden grille dinner
Wenes Feb 9th: AK (4.9) tusker hosue breakfast.... cs dinner
Thurs Feb 10th: ?? let my daughter pick.... no resi's
Friday Feb 11th: ohana breakfast, park ??? she can pick again, Dinner 1900parkfair
Sat: MK, (6.0) BBB, and dinner CRT
Sun EP (2.8), lunch le celler... then head home

please give me some feed back..... thanks everyone!

I think it looks awesome!!!

 

[scrappinmom]

So time to finalize the plans (yeeah right) - This will be our 5th all girls trip. I just started a new job, so it's a quickie...our last trip was 16 days...don't have th

2/16 - Our flight lands at MCO at 9:15 - we will be dressed for the parks (a little cold getting on the plane I'm sure!)...ME to POP - I will do online check in so we'll grab our KTTK cards & be off to MK! - We have lunch at CP and then WIshes Dessert Party at night. In between the plan is to hit Tomorrowland and Adventureland. We will linger post Wishes for the Kiss Goodnight and then mosey back to POP

2/17Th - Rope drop at Epcot - Tour FW & then head over to WS by noon. Garden Grill at 7:15, Illuminaions at 9.

2/18TFr - Rope drop at HS. Hit TSM, TOT, RNR, and Lights, Motor stunt show & Disney Animation. That's all that's on the list here - Dinner at 50's Prime Time 7:15. We'll most likely head back to POP after dinner...but this could be a DTD night....

2/19Sa - Breakfast at Tuskar House 9am - The only must do's are EE and Nemo. Everything else is a bonus. We will stay for the parade & then perhaps either go to DTD or to MK - depends on crowds...this should be a really busy MK day so we'll see.

2/20 Su - MK when we get there. BBB at 1 & CRT at 2:15. MK is open till 2am tonight & it's a 9 so we will need it! I'll be following Ridemax to the T this day. We plan on Frontierland, Fantasyland & Liberty Square this day/night.

2/21 M- Chef Mickeys at 9:30 (that's if we make it...this may end up being a no show for us...we've done it before, but not at the end of the trip). This day I'm not sure where we are going. I will have printed a plan for each park. Typically our last day we go to DS (TOT, RNR), AK (EE), EP (TT & MS) then end at MK with the mountain trio & then parade/wishes. We won't leave where ever we are until the sweepers usher us out!

2/22 - ME at about 7am for our 10:30 am flight home

Do you guys have any thoughts? Sat,Sun & Mon are going to be nutso busy in the parks. We've done spring break/Easter 3 times before so I'm thinking the pres weekend crowds are similar????

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

Chris- TIME OUT! Whats the kiss goodnight at MK? Tell me all about it

 

[Gina]

Ok, so 1.5 DHS days seems ok? Not too much? I guess if we get bored I can sit at Starring Roles and eat cupcakes.

I like the way you think, LOL. I can't WAIT to try one of those amazing-looking cupcakes!! Can't believe I never have!

I don't know what to tell you about the 1.5 days at DHS... It seems like a lot to me, but I have no concept of how much time those shows eat up. I imagine a lot. Add in the sit-down meals, and the waiting in line for characters, and I'm sure you'll fill up the 1.5 days! I know you've said this a bunch of times, but now I can't remember if you're going to have hoppers or not... If you are, I would totally swap the half day with the whole day. DHS on a F! day is going to be so crazy crowded, I would show up just in time for that, pretty much.

Is anyone interested in meetng for a "beverage" the 16-21? I know a couple of those nights will be late ones...but a few would be early too...

Where were you thinking? I can't remember at all now where you're staying...

Okay, I keep wanting to do this and then forgetting -- I'm going to do it right now while I'm briefly remembering, lol. If you're staying onsite, and if you're interested at all, PM me with your dates and your resort, and I'm going to compile a list and post it here so we can see who is at what resort. That way people can easily plan a little get-together maybe, or do some resort-hopping to say hi, or whatever. Or if there's some additional info you'd like me to include in the list, let me know. Totally optional thing, just for whomever is interested!

 

[DisneyFirstTimer10]

I went there last trip just to try a butterfinger cupcake and? They were sold out! I swear they better have them this time. I want one for lunch, and one for breakfast the next day!!!

Mail came, and

ITS HERE! My mickey mail came! I cannot tell you how happy I am- and how crazy my son thinks I am after jumping up and down, while screaming "OH YEAH, OH YEAH, ITS HERE, ITS HERE" and then dancing lol