WELL, it turns out it's a good thing that DH won't be going on this trip. He just found out the dates for his professional engineering exam and yep, you guessed it, it's smack in the middle of our trip. So it's actually a very good thing that we didn't buy him park, party, and plane tickets, cuz he wouldn't have been able to use them. He's going to be nerding it up at a testing center. Poor guy! My cousin, Sleepy, who's taking his place on the trip and is also a professional engineer, said it's a good thing I won't be at home when he's taking the test because it was a very rough two days. So now DH has been forgiven in full for bowing out of this trip. Onto the plans!
I've been messing around with our itinerary lately and I think I've come up with a pretty good one. I'm trying to keep our options somewhat open just in case, but here's what I have so far...
Friday, October 26 - Arrival day!
Check in at AKL, hope for a great room, and then head over to Epcot. It's EMH at Epcot this night, so we might try to go on one or two rides after WS closes. Our main goal, however, is to just enjoy WS and soak up the atmosphere. Oh, and of course, to see Illuminations!
Saturday - Animal Kingdom in the a.m., then back to AKL for a break, then head over to MGM.
I LOVE MGM and I can not wait to go on TOT. It's my absolute favorite. I love EVERYTHING about it...from the theming of the queue to the movie you watch while you wait to the ride itself...I just adore it.
Can't wait! Oh, Beth will still be a breast-feeding mom at this point if all goes well, but baby will be home with his grandparents. So I think breaks will be necessary each day so Beth can pump and dump! BTW, Beth's due date was yesterday, but no baby yet! And this night will be our Boma night. Yummy!
Sunday - Magic Kingdom in the a.m., then break at the hotel, then Epcot in the evening. Magic Kingdom will have Little Ones EMH this morning. I'm a little worried that this will make the park too crazy. However, we will be at MK for
MNSSHP later in the week, so if we miss anything, we can try to hit it then. Has anyone been to the Little Ones EMH? If so, how was it?
Monday - MGM in the a.m., break at AKL, then Epcot in the evening. Does it seem like we're going to Epcot a lot in the evenings? We are cuz we all LOVE world showcase. I could live there in all those countries. Just set me up a bed in the church in Norway and I'm all set!
Today is our lunch at Hollywood Brown Derby. This is pretty silly, but Beth and I are calling this our "anniversary meal." We always joke that Halloween is our anniversary because that's the day we became roommates our freshman year of college. We both started out with bad first roommates (mine was smelly and hers was psycho) and then moved in together on Halloween. So this year will be our 10-year anniversary! Our anniversary lunch will be 2 days before the real anniversary, but it'll work. Our DHs always roll their eyes when we talk about our anniversary.
Tuesday - Water park in the a.m., weather permitting, of course. Long break at the hotel. Then, MNSSHP!!!!
Trick or treating in the happiest place on earth...does it get any better than that?!?
I think not. Oh, another dorky thing about me and Beth...every year during college and grad school, we would go to her parents' house to carve pumpkins and we would trick or treat in her parents' neighborhood. If you're one of those people who thinks only little kids should trick or treat, I'm very sorry. But I just love trick or treating. I don't even mind if I get pennies in my bag...I just love everything about trick or treating...the fun of dressing up, the generosity of people, and the sense of community. When else can someone just walk up to your door, ring the doorbell, and you'll just hand them a treat?!? Okay, I'll stop with that now. Oh, and yes, I did stop trick or treating when college ended. Can't wait to have kids, though, so I can take them!
Wednesday - This will be a sleep in day because of the late night the night before. Then we're off to Epcot to ride rides. Then to the airport for 7 p.m. flights
We only have 2 ADRs made. A lot of our dinners will consist of walking around WS and eating whatever we find there. Hopefully, breakfast will be in the room and lunch will be CS.
If anyone has any suggestions for our plans, please share them! Thanks!
shoe - all depends on the style and brand. However, in a Birkenstock, I had to get the equivalent of a 5!!! 
I asked if Birks makes clothes, too!! 
Very good food & a nice air-conditioned upstairs that overlooks Fantasyland/Haunted Mansion area. We also enjoy El Pirata y El Perico - the Mexican place by Pirates - but, it usually isn't open when we go during the Value Season. 
