Two Bunnies Return to WDW

[racefanof88]

I have GOT to stop reading Disney menus before dinner.

Isn't it hard to decide what to cook for dinner after reading all the menus?

 

[jwhtewolfd]

Still waiting on those stinkin' October hours. When will Fantasmic! be???

Meanwhile I was productive today with the days I do know. I filled in my spreadsheet with ADRs and made up an "order of attractions" schedule. It's more just a "what to do next" than an actual minute by minute schedule, even though it looks that way. The mornings are pretty solid, but afternoons are very flexible. I just thought it would be a good idea to have an answer to the all-too-often-asked "what next?"

I figured out how to take screenshots, but not how to get the screenshot into photobucket to post here. So I took pictures instead.

This is the trip in general. EMHs, park hours, show times (from Steve Soares, inaccurate atm of course), etc.

This is the detailed day by day. It looks strict, but really I'm just estimating 30 minutes per attraction (worked well last year) and hoping to be more efficient by knowing where to head next. I tried my best to have some sort of flow through the parks and not criss cross and backtrack too much.

And since I broke the camera out, here's the countdown chain. It's still a little long, but look how much progress we've made!

Eep. Just realized I need a countdown to riding Space Mountain in January. I'll have to check the signature guidelines for number of images first.

...Days Left Until 2009 Walt Disney World Vacation!
96 - Walt Disney died Dec. 15, 1966, 5 years before WDW opened
95 - Main street uses forced perspective to appear larger than it is
94 - Each Test Track vehicle has 22 wheels, 4 of which are visible
93 - Mickey would need to be 350 feet tall to wear the giant Sorcerer Hat
92 - Walt Disney died of lung cancer (not a very fun fact, but I hoped it would make an impression on Tony, who is a smoker )
91 - The windows on Main Street have names of WDW designers on them
90 - Each Test Track vehicle has six braking systems
89 - Rock N' Roller Coaster opened in the Studios on July 30, 1999
88 - Roy O. Disney dies Dec. 20, 1971, 3 months after WDW opened
87 - Walt Disney built the Carolwood Pacific Railroad in his backyard

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

OMG! That is SOME spreadsheet!

I tried to find a picture of what I do, but can't right now...if I find it later I'll post it. My dad makes fun of me because he thinks it's overkill but it's got NOTHIN' on what you got going there!

Do you laminate yours? I do.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

OMG! That is SOME spreadsheet!

I tried to find a picture of what I do, but can't right now...if I find it later I'll post it. My dad makes fun of me because he thinks it's overkill but it's got NOTHIN' on what you got going there!

I would HOPE all of that is packed away.

Do you laminate yours? I do.

Eh, I probably won't laminate. At this point I'll be lucky if I can even print it out. I just went to check the printer to tell Tony what kind of cartridge to get and there's NONE in there.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

It was inevitable. Here come the ADR changes. The TA Oct hours have Fantasmic! on Thursday the 1st. (So what the heck was up with those Fridays in September?!?!) It just doesn't makes sense to brave DHS crowds on a F! day, just to waste 2 hours hopping for a meal in Epcot and come back to DHS for F!

ALSO: I cannot BELIEVE they still haven't added another Spectro between the 26th and the 3rd. Now I have to start contemplating whether to add another park day so we can see Spectro on the 24th or the 3rd. I guess we can decide when we get there. We're supposed to do DTD on the 24th, but who knows. If we make great time driving, we might do both. I did like DTD after dark though. UG. Why can't they just have Spectro on the 30th!? I really am trying to be reasonable and NOT do parks on the 3rd. It's just too dangerous to make the drive home that way (wake up at 7, parks til close and 10 hour drive home ).

So here's the old plans.......................................and the new plans:
Fri 9/25 Tony's Town Square 11:30 am..................same
Sat 9/26 Mama Melrose 4:15 pm...........................cancelled
Sun 9/27 Boma 5:45 pm......................................same
Mon 9/28 Coral Reef 11:40 am..............................same
Tue 9/29 Crystal Palace 5:45 pm..........................same
Wed 9/30 Le Cellier 12:30 pm...............................same
Wed 9/30 Garden Grill 5:35 pm..............................same
Thurs 10/1 Tutto Italia 7:00 pm............................Brown Derby 5:40pm
Fri 10/2 Kona Cafe 5:10 pm..................................Tutto 7:15pm

These are our 9 TS credits. We lost Kona, moved Tutto, lost Mama Melrose and picked up Brown Derby. Mama Melrose was a substitute for Brown Derby in the first place. The deal was that if I could get Le Cellier, we'd do MM for the 1TS instead of BD. But I sure was looking forward to the breads and spreads appy.

I still really want Kona for dinner. I'm willing to pay 1 TS OOP, probably for Crystal Palace or Garden Grill, if we can still do Kona, but atm I can't get a dinner time that will work with the nighttime shows. I'll keep trying to work it in with the online system.

The park plans and nighttime shows didn't change at all. And now I can finally buy my MNSSHP tickets. I'll still probably wait til the F! schedule is posted on disney.com - JUST in case. What? Me? No! I'm not paranoid. Not at all. nuh-uh. just overly careful.

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Good thing I "preview post" first. I just edited out a WHOLE LOT of rambling. You would think I had typed this out at 4am. I kid you not, it was bad. I gotta get a life.

 

[Vallie]

just wanted to say hello!

love love love the countdown chain!

dbf and i are heading down to the world in august and staying at pop too! im excited!! we arent paying for the preferred room either so wondering where they will place us too! hehe

 

[jwhtewolfd]

just wanted to say hello!

love love love the countdown chain!

dbf and i are heading down to the world in august and staying at pop too! im excited!! we arent paying for the preferred room either so wondering where they will place us too! hehe

Hello!

Thanks. The chain took about 3 evenings to do...unless you count the fact that I extended the last evening way too late b/c I wanted to finish it.

Sure I love Lady and the Tramp, but it's really not a big deal where we stay. Actually last year we didn't even SEE past the lobby of ASMo until our 4th night. We were on the outer edge of the Mighty Ducks building. We used Music's buses b/c they were stupidly close. While it was horribly convenient, I felt like we missed out on seeing the theming. I will be happy no matter what, b/c we will be in Disney World!

 

[jwhtewolfd]

Got KONA!

Ok, so it's not til 9:45pm. But I had to make it fit around the nighttime shows. So the plan now is Friday the 25th, our first day (and anniversary): Magic Kingdom, Tony's at 11:30, hop to Studios for Fantasmic! at 8pm, bus to Poly for Kona @ 9:45pm, monorail to MK (MNSSHP) to catch bus to Pop. Is this TOO crazy? I guess we'll find out.

Besides, we couldn't end our first night at 9pm. We'd go stir crazy in the room.

...Days Left Until 2009 Walt Disney World Vacation!
86 - Spaceship Earth would fit inside the aqaurium in the Seas pavillion
85 - Rock n' Roller Coaster launches from 0 - 60 mph in 2.8 seconds
84 - WDW is located in the cities of Lake Buena Vista and Bay Lake
83 - The Tiki Room was the first attraction to use audio-animatronics
82 - Soarin' opened in the Land pavillion in Epcot on May 5, 2005
81 - The Tree of Life in Animal Kingdom took over 18 months to build
80 - Twilight Zone Tower of Terror opened in the Studios in July 1994

 

[jwhtewolfd]

Finished the itenerary!
Mornings are pretty much set, but afternoons are flexible. Each line is a workable chunk (at least in my head): order can be switched, shows worked in, skipped completely, etc.


Day 0: Thurs - 9/25, Drive, DTD, Earl of Sandwich, +/- Spectro/Wishes

Day 1: Fri - 9/25,MK, 9am - 7pm (Anniversary)
bus from Pop, arrive MK RD (9:00 am)
Thunder Mtn, Splash Mtn, Pirates, Jungle Cruise, Tiki Room
Tony's Town Sq (11:30 am), Monster's Inc, Buzz Lightyear, TTA, CoP, Philharmagic
Haunted Mansion, Riverboat, Hall of Presidents, Philharmagic
Hop to HS, Fantasmic!
bus to Poly, Kona (9:45 pm), monorail to MK, bus to Pop

Day 2: Sat - 9/26, HS, 8am - 7pm
Toy Story FP, RnR Coaster FP, Great Movie Ride
Dis Animation, Little Mermaid, One Man Dream
Catalina Eddie, Beauty & Beast
LightsMotorAction, Indiana Jones, Star Tours, Muppet 3-D, Backlot Tour
Counter Service, Hop to MK, Spectro (8:00), Wishes (9:00), bus to Pop

Day 3: Sun - 9/27, AK, 9am - 5pm
bus from Pop, arrive AK RD
Safari, Pangani Trail
Fest of Lion King, Discovery Trail, Pizzafari
Exp Everest FP, Flights of Wonder, Jungle Trek, Finding Nemo
Dinosaur, Primeval Whirl, Tough 2B a Bug
bus to AKL, Boma (5:45 pm)
bus to MK, Wishes (9:00), Pirates, Thunder Mtn, Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic, Fantasyland, bus to Pop

Day 4: Mon - 9/28, EP, 9am - 12am
bus from Pop, arrive EP RD
Soarin' FP, Test Track, Mission: Space, Universe of Energy, Spaceship Earth
Coral Reef (11:40 am), Finding Nemo, Turtle Talk, Soarin', Living w/ Land, Imagination, HISTA
Innovations, World Showcase, Illuminations (9:00 pm), Soarin', bus to Pop

Day 5: Tues - 9/29, AK, 9am - 5pm
bus from Pop, arrive AK RD
Exp Everest, FP Safari
Wildlife Exp Train, Conserv. Station, Habitat Habitat, Wildlife Exp Train
Safari, Yak & Yeti CS, Flights of Wonder, Everest FP, Jungle Trek
Discovery Trail, Fest of Lion King, The Oasis
bus to MK, MNSSHP, Crystal Palace (5:45 pm)
Pirates, Thunder Mtn, Haunted Mansion, Philharmagic, Fantasyland
Fantasyland, HalloWishes, Villians Mix, Boo to You
Tomorrowland, Fantasyland, bus to Pop

Day 6: Wed - 9/30, EP, 9am - 9pm
bus from Pop, arrive EP RD
Soarin' FP, Test Track, Mission: Space, Spaceship Earth, The Seas, Soarin' +/-FP, Living w/ Land
Le Cellier (12:30 pm), World Showcase, Garden Grill (5:35 pm), Soarin'
Monorail to MK, Philharmagic, TTA, Wishes (9:00 pm), bus to Pop

Day 7: Thurs - 10/1, HS, 9am - 7pm
bus from Pop, arrive HS RD
Toy Story FP, RnR Coaster FP, Starring Rolls
Little Mermaid, Beauty & Beast, Dis Animation
Lights Motor Action, Indiana Jones, Star Tours, Backlot Tour
Great Movie Ride, Brown Derby (5:40 pm), Fantasmic! (8:00 pm), bus to Pop

Day 8: Fri - 10/2, MK, 9am - 7pm
bus from Pop, arrive MK RD
Dumbo, Peter Pan, Winnie the Pooh, Mad Tea Party, Snow White, Carousel
PhilharMagic, Small World, Haunted Mansion, Columbia Harbor
FP Thunder Mtn, Pirates, Celebrate Parade, Jungle Cruise, Thunder Mtn
RR to ToonTown, TTA, Buzz Lightyear, monorail to EP
Tutto Italia (7:15 pm), Illuminations (9:00 pm), bus to Pop

Day 9: sleep in, check out, Everything POP CS, drive home

 

[Vallie]

your day plans are just WOWOWOW!

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

Wow...I'm getting tired just reading your plans! Your trip sounds great!

 

[jwhtewolfd]

your day plans are just WOWOWOW!

Heh, thanks. They had to be. Last year I used Touring Plans' maps to make sure we hit everything important. Worked out so well that we had all this extra time in the afternoons. And once we finished "the plan" I was foolish enough to try to involve Tony in decision making. That made for alot of Jungle Book vulture moments.

I just hope we can fit in more visits to Philharmagic than the schedule shows. Last year any time we found ourselves in MK with "nothing to do", we made a bee line for PhilharMagic.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

Wow...I'm getting tired just reading your plans! Your trip sounds great!

This is why I purposely schedule to have three days off when I get home instead of extending the vacation. I'm starting to think that with this level of planning I won't even need to write a post-trip report.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

How bad is it? I just had a dream that I changed all my ADRs online and updated my PTR with the new times.

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

I just have nightmares lately.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

I just have nightmares lately.

Flashbacks from NYC? Don't worry, you're safe now.

 

[jwhtewolfd]

Bought our MNSSHP tickets just now!

We'll be there Tuesday, September 29, after adventuring through Animal Kingdom and feasting in the Crystal Palace. From what I can tell, we should see quite a few DISsers there. Great minds, and all that...

It's our 75 day mark!
- Part of me is that it's so close
- Part of me is that it's so close
- Part of me is that it is so far away

Last year during the pre-trip planning phases I was lamenting having nothing to plan or look forward to once the trip was over. That was, of course, before booking a bounce back. That being the case, it's been 10 months of anticipatory and planning bliss. It's still not certain if we'll have the funds for a '10 trip, but at least I'll have my one Space Mountain day in January to look forward to.

...Days Left Until 2009 Walt Disney World Vacation!
79 - Walt Disney World property encompasses 25,000 acres
78 - EPCOT - Experimental Prototype Community Of Tomorrow
77 - The Jungle Cruise boats reach top speeds of 3.2 feet per second
76 - The 5 large balloons in The Land represent Earth and the 4 seasons
75 - The Rock n Roller Coaster guitar is a Fender Stratocaster

 

[jwhtewolfd]

I need to stop. Now I'm trying to figure out how to fit in sandwiches at The Plaza. Online ADRs is the best business decision Disney could make.

Depending on how tomorrow goes, I might do some Disney supplies shopping, but I really need to do some digging through the house to see what leftovers I can rustle up first. That means breaking out THE LIST:

driving directions
laptop
camera (p)
camera memory cards (p)
batteries AA and AAA (p)
ziplock bags (p)
money for tolls
rain ponchos (p)
umbrella
confirmation #s (p)
MYW package paperwork
snacks, drinks (cokes, diet cokes and gatorade)
meds (pepcid, advil, claritin, neosporin, gas-x, blistex) (p)
park bag (p)
extra socks
extra shoes
clothes, pajamas, underwear
cell phone and charger
hairbrush, tooth brush and paste, deodorant
eyedrops (p) and extra contacts
sunglasses (p)
sunscreen 50 spf (spray and cream)
watch/ring (p) (I have to remind myself to bring my ring b/c I don't wear it everyday to work)
scissors (p)
money (cash, credit, checks)
sharpie (p)
nail clippers
camera and laptop cables
moleskin (p)
band-aids (p)
hand-held fans (p)
misty fan (p - only as needed)
aloe vera gel
planning/autograph book (p)
power strip for all the electronics in the room

(p) = taking into parks

 

[racefanof88]

Wow you have a long list . I still have a lot of my stuff packed from the May and July trip. I always pack a huge medical bag and all of that is still packed. I can't pack clothes yet because we are wearing all of our summer clothes right now. I payed off my trip today so I am excited about that .

 

[Where'sPiglet?]

You do have a long list! So organized are you!

And what is the Sharpie for?