UnOfficial March 2012 Trip Planners Tread-DIS Meet 3/8 Info Pg 1

[sjs314]

Found this on another site:

UCA Nationals will be Saturday & Sunday, March 10 & 11, 2012... However, it is mandatory that all of the teams stay at the resort from the 9th through the 12th... I know alot of the teams stay at the All Star Sports Resort.

Thanks for that info.
Hmm I guess it will depend if they come in early before the tourny dates or stay after if they will impact the crowds when I am there............I leave the 9th.

 

[sjs314]

I remember discussing H&V on some thread but for the life of me I can not recall which one ...............anyhow I ran across a review tonight with great pics of the breakfast buffet which put my fears to rest about keeping that reservaton

If anyone is interested here is the link H&V is on the first page

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2829533

 

[emcclay]

Did you go around Columbus day? I've heard its more crowded then. We usually go more towards the 3rd week and have had really nice low crowds. We were able to ride EE 4 or 5 times pretty much walk on or less than 15 min wait through out the morning. The only thing that was consistently bad was TSM.

We were there the 10th-15th. My birthday is the 12th! I was unaware of the vacation time that the south has during that week.. aka I'm never waiting an hour for TSM EVER AGAIN!

Great attitude! Please remind of this when you see my on here whining and complaining. I have done nothing but obssess about crowds since Aug. I changed my dates 3 times because of my Disney OCD.

I will! Disney is my happy place. There will always be people there. Even more so since people are starting to spend more. I'm pretty sure the majority of us have Disney OCD. 3/4 of me hopes that my best friend and I can make the drive down to Florida in one day from CT so we can spend an extra day there.

 

[sjs314]

We were there the 10th-15th. My birthday is the 12th! I was unaware of the vacation time that the south has during that week.. aka I'm never waiting an hour for TSM EVER AGAIN!




I will! Disney is my happy place. There will always be people there. Even more so since people are starting to spend more. I'm pretty sure the majority of us have Disney OCD. 3/4 of me hopes that my best friend and I can make the drive down to Florida in one day from CT so we can spend an extra day there.

The week of October 12th ("Dia da Criança", many schools have no classes during this week) is also a popular time for the Brazilian Tour Groups which adds to the crowd levels

 

[Corrine 1973]

Unfortunatly a new article has showed up on Orlando Attractions Magazine about the enforcement of FP times. I tend to believe them more since they have several reporters who actually work at the parks. Here is a link to the article.

http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog...rks-to-start-enforcing-fastpass-return-times/

 

[MrsFerrell]

New and Final ADRs


Wed Feb 29--Liberty Tree Tavern 640
Thurs Mar 1-- Chef Mickey @520
Sat Mar 3-- 50's Prime Time @630
Sun Mar 4-- Akershus @5:20
Tues Mar 6-- Crystal Palace at 835 Plaza 6:10
Wed Mar 7--breakfast at Kona 745

 

[L-Harper]

Unfortunatly a new article has showed up on Orlando Attractions Magazine about the enforcement of FP times. I tend to believe them more since they have several reporters who actually work at the parks. Here is a link to the article.

http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog...rks-to-start-enforcing-fastpass-return-times/

Wow. That will definitely change how we do things. Bummer!

 

[emcclay]

The week of October 12th ("Dia da Criança", many schools have no classes during this week) is also a popular time for the Brazilian Tour Groups which adds to the crowd levels

Only saw one large group in MK and a smaller group in DHS. They posed no problems.

 

[DMGeurts]

Found this on another site:

UCA Nationals will be Saturday & Sunday, March 10 & 11, 2012... However, it is mandatory that all of the teams stay at the resort from the 9th through the 12th... I know alot of the teams stay at the All Star Sports Resort.

This is a bummer... I could have swore I checked this out when we first started planning and it was in Feb? Is this a different one? Do these cheerleaders usually stay at MK for parks, or do they actually have time to go into all the parks?

Corri - thanks for the link to the article on FP return times. This should be a very interesting week for us. Thankfully the girls and I are pretty easy going.

D~

 

[sjs314]

Only saw one large group in MK and a smaller group in DHS. They posed no problems.

I have never personally had any problem with the tour groups but then again I only recall running into them during my January weekend and that was in AK which tends to feel crowded everytime I have been in that park so that day we did a couple of the rides and then left and went back to the resort rather than feel like sardines in a can.

This is a bummer... I could have swore I checked this out when we first started planning and it was in Feb? Is this a different one? Do these cheerleaders usually stay at MK for parks, or do they actually have time to go into all the parks?

Corri - thanks for the link to the article on FP return times. This should be a very interesting week for us. Thankfully the girls and I are pretty easy going.

D~

I know there is normally some type of sports tourny thing in Feb cause My DS and Ddil stayed at the all-star sports during late February and it was overrun, their first expierience with a value and their last.

I agree about it being interesting, did you see that they are also installing new FP machines in AK and Epcot for attractions that did not have them before. It just seems like in the grand sceam of things someone is trying their best to throw a monkey wrench into all our plans.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/Finding-Nemo-The-Musical/News/08Feb2012-'Finding-Nemo---The-Musical'-to-offer-FASTPASS-later-this-month.htm

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Dining/Cosm...Construction-walls-up-inside-Cosmic-Ray's.htm

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions/The-Seas-with-Nemo-and-Friends/News/08Feb2012-PHOTOS---FASTPASS-being-installed-at-'The-Seas-with-Nemo-and-Friends-Pavilion'.htm

And then the Disney Blog is announcing new kids meals at various places, which has me wondering what they might be eliminating off the menus?

 

[Corrine 1973]

All these changes are giving me a headache.

 

[sjs314]

All these changes are giving me a headache.

I know what you mean, it seems like they have decided we are going to change everything during the end of February and mid March! It does seem like the number of refurbs/closures are up and so many changes at once, maybe it is always like this and we are just noticeng it now because it is going to interfer with our trips???

I am on pins and needles now to see if there are going to be more Park hour changes but after the decided only one day in advance to keep MK open later last week on a Saturday, who knows they could change hours while we are there too.

 

[kt_mom]

I just reboooked our flights to fly in Monday night the 12th and decided it would be easier just to head on over to Disney. I was able to get one night in a standard view at Jambo and then Tuesday morning we'll switch to our value studio for the rest of the trip.

But it means that we now have all day Tuesday to enjoy! I'm so excited!!

Tuesday is DD's birthday and it will be nice to have to fool with traveling at all on that day.

Now I just need to finalize our ADR's. I keep chaning things.

 

[sjs314]

New and Final ADRs


Wed Feb 29--Liberty Tree Tavern 640
Thurs Mar 1-- Chef Mickey @520
Sat Mar 3-- 50's Prime Time @630
Sun Mar 4-- Akershus @5:20
Tues Mar 6-- Crystal Palace at 835 Plaza 6:10
Wed Mar 7--breakfast at Kona 745

MrsFerrell - Your ADR list looks Yummy, all places I would go to. Updating you on page 1 shortly

I just reboooked our flights to fly in Monday night the 12th and decided it would be easier just to head on over to Disney. I was able to get one night in a standard view at Jambo and then Tuesday morning we'll switch to our value studio for the rest of the trip.

But it means that we now have all day Tuesday to enjoy! I'm so excited!!

Tuesday is DD's birthday and it will be nice to have to fool with traveling at all on that day.

Now I just need to finalize our ADR's. I keep chaning things.

Sounds like a good plan to me especially since the next day is DD Birthday. How great is it to wake up in Disney on your B-Day

 

[kt_mom]

MrsFerrell - Your ADR list looks Yummy, all places I would go to. Updating you on page 1 shortly



Sounds like a good plan to me especially since the next day is DD Birthday. How great is it to wake up in Disney on your B-Day

I know I'm so excited I can't hardly stand it. The whole thing is a surprise and I'm having such a hard time not spilling the beans!

DD was talking to me the other day and for whatever reason she told me that she would really like to stay at AKV sometime. And that's where we are staying in March! She's going to be so excited. And I'm excited to have one more morning to get more stuff done!!

 

[sjs314]

I know I'm so excited I can't hardly stand it. The whole thing is a surprise and I'm having such a hard time not spilling the beans!

DD was talking to me the other day and for whatever reason she told me that she would really like to stay at AKV sometime. And that's where we are staying in March! She's going to be so excited. And I'm excited to have one more morning to get more stuff done!!

I could never keep it a secret. Your DD is going to be so thrilled. AKL is beautiful and so unique, I love my short weekend there.

I am trying my best to keep the fact that I booked an ADR at Marrakesh , a place he has wanted to try for years. We were talking ADRs the other day and I told him I can not show him the new updated list cause there is a surprise on it for him and he started guessing thand goodness he did not guess correctly or I would have caved and told him.

 

[kt_mom]

I could never keep it a secret. Your DD is going to be so thrilled. AKL is beautiful and so unique, I love my short weekend there.

I am trying my best to keep the fact that I booked an ADR at Marrakesh , a place he has wanted to try for years. We were talking ADRs the other day and I told him I can not show him the new updated list cause there is a surprise on it for him and he started guessing thand goodness he did not guess correctly or I would have caved and told him.

We surprised my DN in October and it was really fun. It was hard to keep that secret but this is MUCH harder.

Let us know how Marrakesh is when you get back. I've often considered eating there because DH loves the CS in Morocco. He loves gyros and lamb meat so he always get the platter there when we go. I think he would really like Marrakesh but its so hard to get him back in a park for dinner and there are so many places in Epcot I want to try. Are you going for lunch or dinner?

 

[sjs314]

We surprised my DN in October and it was really fun. It was hard to keep that secret but this is MUCH harder.

Let us know how Marrakesh is when you get back. I've often considered eating there because DH loves the CS in Morocco. He loves gyros and lamb meat so he always get the platter there when we go. I think he would really like Marrakesh but its so hard to get him back in a park for dinner and there are so many places in Epcot I want to try. Are you going for lunch or dinner?

I have a late lunch early dinner booked for our arrival day. We will be checking in at BW then having lunch at BRBW as they do not require a reservation then heading over to Epcot. I am thinking neither of us will actually care for the food too much but I know he wants to see the "belly dancer" more than the food. So it will be a "waste" of a meal credit I am sure but it should make him happy and set the mood for the entire trip I think. I maybe be surprised and actually like the food who knows.

 

[kt_mom]

I have a late lunch early dinner booked for our arrival day. We will be checking in at BW then having lunch at BRBW as they do not require a reservation then heading over to Epcot. I am thinking neither of us will actually care for the food too much but I know he wants to see the "belly dancer" more than the food. So it will be a "waste" of a meal credit I am sure but it should make him happy and set the mood for the entire trip I think. I maybe be surprised and actually like the food who knows.

Well maybe you will be pleasantly surprised and enjoy the food. Its not my favorite type of food either. I'm not super picky, but I'm not real adventerous either. DH on the other hand is and he just loves lamb meat so I think he would like it. The few reviews I've read say the atmosphere is really nice too. I'm sure he will really enjoy it!

 

[sjs314]

To those of us here who have been obsessing about the crowd levels during our tips, if this DIS poll is any indication, those of us who will be there before the "official" start of Spring Break (3/9) the crowd level is lookin' good I think

http://www.disboards.com/poll.php?do=showresults&pollid=26244