Value Resorts and Inside Staterooms? Bah Humbug! 30 days of Disney fun! 02/10 Day 30

[KatMark]

Okay, so before I go back to my day by day vacation planning I better sum up the first few days I have already posted earlier. Some things have changed "a little".

So, here we go!

Day 1, Saturday Aug 14
Leave Austria at 10.20am via Frankfurt
Leave Frankfurt at 2pm via MCO
Land at MCO at 6.10 (Austria is 6 hours ahead)
Immigration
Pick up rental convertable
Drive to OKW and check in
Spend first CS credit at DTD at either WPE = first choice or EoS
Pick up drinks at either Hess gas station or Publix
Sleeeeeeeeeep!!

Day 2, Sunday Aug 15
Breakfast at Olivia's
Offsite shopping at Publix to fill the fridge
Epcot for some rides and hopefully lunch at Via Napoli (they don't take ADRs before Sept 10, so we might get lucky!)
Downtime at OKW - guess I need to nap!
Dinner at The WaveThe next trip I definitely want to try this
EMH at the MK until 1am

Day 3, Monday Aug 16
Sleep in and skip breakfast
Lunch at WPE
Explore DTD
DAK in the late afternoon and stay for EMH
Dinner at Artist Point

Day 4, Tuesday Aug 17
Rope drop at DHS
Breakfast at Starring Rolls Cafe
Lunch at Fairfax Fair
Downtime at the Resort
Dinner at Rose and Crown We've always enjoyed our meals here
EMH at Epcot

Well, here we go again ............ until I hit the wrong key again and post only half of what I intend to!

Day 5, Wednesday, Aug 18
Sleep in
Snack breakfast at the resort
MK
Lunch at Pecos Bill's
Downtime at the resort
Dinner at Mama Melrose A lot of people rag on this, but we'vef always had good food and good service
(at the moment we have the preferred fireworks viewing for Illuminations right after our dinner at DHS - I hope, I'll be able to change that to another date.)
EMH at DHS

Day 6, Thursday, Aug 19
Breakfast at WPE
DTD
Balloon Ride
Lunch at Cookes of DublinLet me know what you think of this
Offsite shopping
Dinner at Le Cellier An all-time favorite
EMH at Epcot

Day 7, Friday, August 20
Sleep in and snack breakfast in the room
AK
Lunch at the Mara at AKLWe like this food court
Relax at the resort
Dinner at Boma
EMH at MK
Pirates Dismeet!!! - Yuki, did you see that they changed the EMH for that day - they are midnight until 3am!!

Day 8, Saturday Aug 21
Sleep in and skip breakfast
Epcot
Lunch Sunshine Seasons or WS
Chill at resort
Dinner at Grand Floridian Cafe I've read some really great reviews on this; let me know what you think
MK
Preferred Fireworks Viewing for Wishes

Day 9, Sunday Aug 22
In room breakfast
Epcot for: ... Inspiration: Through Walt's Eyes Tour
Lunch Captain Cooks
Offsite shopping
Dinner Kona CafeWe're doing breakfast in September; let me know how dinner is
EMH at the MK

Day 10, Monday Aug 23
Sleep in
Snack breakfast out of the fridge
MK
Lunch at The PlazaWell, you know how I love this
AK in the late afternoon for EMH
Dinner at Kouzzina

My comments in red

 

[Kellybelly777]

sounds like a good line- up!!!

I didn't know you were going to the wave!!! We're going sometime later in the week so I'd love to know how it is if you get the chance to update during your first few days!!!

Ooh and look what i finally found:

 

[dizneeat]

YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!! Look what was delivered today!!!!

Today while we were having lunch our doorbell rang and at first I thought it was one of the workers who work across the street and they want us to move our cars, but NO ...........

this guy was from ..................


FedEx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(FedEx is NOT very common here and things being delivered to OUR house by FedEx usually come from DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!)

He delivered a package and look what was inside!

Half of the paperwork for our first cruise this summer! (Only Tom's was delivered today! )

Well, one step closer to our summer vacation - thought I HAD TO let all of you guys know!

 

[KatMark]

YIPPIE!!!!!!!!!! Look what was delivered today!!!!

Today while we were having lunch our doorbell rang and at first I thought it was one of the workers who work across the street and they want us to move our cars, but NO ...........

this guy was from ..................


FedEx!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
(FedEx is NOT very common here and things being delivered to OUR house by FedEx usually come from DISNEY!!!!!!!!!!)

He delivered a package and look what was inside!

Half of the paperwork for our first cruise this summer! (Only Tom's was delivered today! )

Well, one step closer to our summer vacation - thought I HAD TO let all of you guys know!

It brings it that much closer, doesn't it?

 

[dizneeat]

Sounds good, lots of great dining choices

Halloween would be a cool time to go, wonder if the Pumpkin Men and Witches are still there

Thank you! Artist Point and Via Napoli are the only new ones in the first ten days - we have too many favourite restaurants already!

I bet the Pumpkin Men and Pink Witches will be back! They seem to be permanent Halloween residents at DLRP!

Dinner at The Wave The next trip I definitely want to try this We have eaten there a few times before and LOVE it! Doesn't Nicki like it too?

Dinner at Rose and Crown We've always enjoyed our meals here We have only eaten there once - since we have an aunt near London we always were sceptic. But we were wrong - the food was good, BUT ....... the only letdown is that they were NOT able to produce a decent cup o'tea after dinner. Only herbal and Breakfast Tea - for dinner. This time I come prepared - I'll brind my own tea!

Dinner at Mama Melrose A lot of people rag on this, but we'vef always had good food and good service Same here - the food is good and the service was always good - last time we went with Mary Ellen and Joe we had a server who must have been a teacher in her former life - you could tell by the way "she gave you the eye" or how she spoke to you - we had a blast!

Lunch at Cookes of Dublin Let me know what you think of this We tried it for the first time last year - and LOVED it! Best fish and chips I have had on property so far. Maybe I'll try a Doo bar this time!

Dinner at Le Cellier An all-time favorite Here too! Cheese soup Filet with Mushroom risotto Mont Blanc Semifreddo

Lunch at the Mara at AKL We like this food court Good food, wonderful resort - Zebra Domes, what else can you want!

Dinner at Grand Floridian Cafe I've read some really great reviews on this; let me know what you think We've been a few times for lunch and dinner and LOVE it - the Grand Floridian Burger is to die for - lobster on a burger with hollandaise sauce, what else can you want! And their dessert sampler is out of this world!

Dinner Kona Cafe We're doing breakfast in September; let me know how dinner is We love breakfast here too - try the Lilikoi Juice - oh yum! Dinner is wonderful too - Tom and I looked at the online menu today and discovered that they offer a chef's menu like Le Cellier and I am really tempted to try this - all my favourite things are on the menu!

Lunch at The Plaza Well, you know how I love this We need to try the fries that you recommended!

MY replies to YOUR comments are in green!

sounds like a good line- up!!!

I didn't know you were going to the wave!!! We're going sometime later in the week so I'd love to know how it is if you get the chance to update during your first few days!!!

Ooh and look what i finally found:

Thank you!

We love the Wave and if we can fit it in will go there for lunch and dinner. We recently discovered breakfast there and will have that on our last day!

I'll try to update The Wave when we have a rest time at the resort!

for finding STITCH!!!

 

[dizneeat]

It brings it that much closer, doesn't it?

Yes, it does!

Now if only my paperwork would arrive and then two more envelopes for the second cruise! I can't get over the fact they send everything out individually!

 

[dizneeat]

More planning in a nutshell

Day 11, Tuesday Aug 24
Get to AK early
CS breakfast at Pizzafari
Animal Kingdom
Lunch WPE
Downtown Disney and rest at the resort
Dinner at Tutto Italia (and hopefully I can change the preferred fireworks viewing to that day!)
Evening EMH at Epcot

Day 12, Wednesday Aug 25
Sleep in and snack breakfast out of the fridge
Epcot
Lunch at Chef de France to see Remy and tell him that his French Restaurant is NOT good at all!
Back to resort and pack up most of our stuff
Dinner at California Grill
Watch Wishes from California Grill
Pack up the rest of our belongings

Day 13, Thursday Aug 26
The Wonder Cruises begin
Move everything into the car
Head over to DTD and have breakfast at WPE
Drive to Port Canaveral
Check in and have lunch at Beach Blanket Buffet
Lifeboat Drill
Sailaway Party
Golden Mickeys at Walt Disney Theater
Dinner at ? restaurant (depending on rotation)
Distribute FE round one
Chill on the balcony

Day 14, Friday Aug 27
Nassau day
Have breakfast at Tritons
Join excursion to Atlantis (thanks DisneyCrafter! ) to explore the aquarium and do some shopping
Get a snack from Goofy's, Pinocchio's or room service
Enjoy time on the balcony
Toy Story - the Musical at the Walt Disney Theater
Dinner at Palo
Pirate Party?
Distribute FE round two (if not earlier)
Chill on the balcony

Day 15, Saturday Aug 28
Have an early room service breakfast
Try to hit Castaway Cay early, check out store and Family beach
Go to Serenity Bay and enjoy sun and beach
Lunch at Cookie's Barbeque
More sun and beach fun
Do some shopping at "She sells sea shells"
Go back on board
Freshen up
Deliver last FE round
Disney Dreams at the Walt Disney Theater
Dinner at ? restaurant (depending on rotation)

Day 16, Sunday Aug 29
Have TS breakfast at ? restaurant, depending on rotation
Check out, pick up car and drive to Cocoa Beach for some shopping and a Starbuck's Coffee
Check in again
Have lunch at Parrot Cay
Liveboat drill
Sailaway party
Golden Mickeys at Walt Disney Theater
Dinner at ? restaurant (depending on rotation)
Distribute FE round one
Chill on the balcony

Day 17, Monday Aug 30
Breakfast at Tritons
Explore ship
Wonder into Nassau, explore on foot
Lunch at Beach Blanket Buffet
Take a ship's tour or do some tasting
Chill on the balcony
Toy Story - the Musical at the Walt Disney Theater
Dinner at Palo
Distribute FE round two (if not earlier)
Chill on the balcony

Day 18, Tuesday Aug 31
Have an early room service breakfast
Try to hit Castaway Cay early, check out store and Family beach
Go to Serenity Bay and enjoy sun and beach
Lunch at Cookie's Barbeque
More sun and beach fun
Do some shopping at "She sells sea shells"
Go back on board
Freshen up
Disney Dreams at the Walt Disney Theater
Pirate Dinner at ? restaurant (depending on rotation)
Pirate Party and Fireworks
Deliver FE round three (if not earlier)

Okay, that covers all previously posted days - 12 more days of planning coming up shortly!

 

[dizneeat]

YEAH!! I have finally finished to sum up the first 18 previously posted days of our vacation - so we can start with the fun updates again!

Day 19
Wednesday, Sept 1

Day 19
Wednesday, September 1

This morning we are supposed to sleep in a little. Guess we won’t have any problem with the beach day and Pirate Party the night before.

In the late morning we will head to Palo for their brunch.

We were blown away by the huge variety they were offering in 2009 and can’t wait to repeat the experience.

I guess brunch will take about two hours and after that we will explore more of the ship and hopefully be able to sign up for some offered ships activities like Wine Tasting or a ship’s tour.

In the afternoon we will need to pack up our stuff and get ready for Disney Dreams, the third of the Disney show productions, that are performed on board.

After the show we will head to dinner to the restaurant we are assigned to in the rotation.

It will be a sad day, as we will need to put out the luggage once we return as we will have to leave the Wonder the next morning.
I guess we will sit on the balcony for a while before we will go to bed for a last night’s sleep on the Wonder.

Day 20
Thursday, September 2

When we wake up we will already be docked at Port Canaveral and we will head to our assigned breakfast destination after getting ready.

We will then head back to the stateroom, pick up our hand luggage and say goodbye to our home for the last week before we head towards luggage storage.

Hopefully someone will help us with our luggage and we will store everything in our car before we head towards Orlando again.

We will then check in at Old Key West and pick up our Key to the World Cards that will include our free dining upgraded to deluxe dining. If our villa is not ready then we will leave our luggage with luggage services and head over to Epcot to spend the first of our many credits at Le Cellier.

After enjoying Epcot for a while after lunch

we will head to Publix to stock up on groceries and drive over to Krispy Kreme to pick up a few of our favourite doughnuts.

Once our villa is ready we will move our stuff in and relax and chill for a while until it is time to get ready for our dinner at the California Grill.

The fireworks are at 10pm so that should work our nicely with our dinner.
When we are done eating and being blown away by the fireworks we will head back to Old Key West to enjoy a nice and relaxed first night back at Walt Disney World.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Love your planning and for Fed Ex delivery!!!!

 

[DaveInTN]

Here's to Le Cellier and Cali Grill on the same day!

I'm really gonna enjoy living vicariously through you as you enjoy Deluxe Dining!

 

[jenseib]

I can NOT wait till your TR. The things you have planned look fabulous!

 

[Stefy]

Oh wow wow wow, its going to be so much fun for you guys on the Cruise, love the plans

Yay for getting your DCL documents, I didn't know they delivered docs for individual passengers, thought you got everything together, like with the resort packages.

 

[Kellybelly777]

Getting mail from Disney is the best!!! We recently got our Magical Express tickets and I freaked out I was so Excited!!!

The food at Palo looks incredible!!! I remember when my parents and the other adults of our group went on our last cruise, my sister, friend and I all stood out the window saying how good it looked (eventually the parents jokingly had a waiter close the blinds on us!!! )

I can't wait to hear more about your cruise, they're so much fun!!!

 

[dizneeat]

Short update! My travel documents for the first cruise still have not arrived, BUT I got a call from FedEx yesterday that they "enjoyed" travelling all over town, since I hadn't been home both times they tried to deliver them.
If FedEx won't make it to my flat this morning they are going to leave them in a shop down the road! I am on my way there to tell them what's going to happen.
I also told the FedEx guy that there will be a second delivery (for our second cruise) and we have decided that if he isn't able to deliver during the morning then paperwork will be left in the shop again.

As much as I love getting mail from FedEx (since it ALWAYS comes from Disney! ), but I hate the fact that they just don't put it into the mailbox. It's a pain if you are working OR have plans for the afternoon!

Love your planning and for Fed Ex delivery!!!!

Thank you! We were both so excited! Especially since last year I used a US based travel agent for the cruise part and we were not happy with it. Once I had refused to hand over my already paid in full other reservations she totally ignored us and we NEVER got anything delivered here. She even told me that she would just discard our paperwork and we should print it out from the internet!
There's a reason I don't use an Austrian TA and I have no intention on using a US based one either. Sorry for the rant, but it is just so much more exciting this year!

Here's to Le Cellier and Cali Grill on the same day!

I'm really gonna enjoy living vicariously through you as you enjoy Deluxe Dining!

Well, I thought we could kick it off big time!
We're going to do many more signature dining spots during this part of our trip and I can't wait to hear what you all think about them!

I can NOT wait till your TR. The things you have planned look fabulous!

Neither can Tom and I! 3 more weeks - but there is still lots more to do, so I won't be bored!
We are quite pleased with the plans so far, but since there are still three weeks to go .......... things might get tweaked a little!

 

[dizneeat]

Oh wow wow wow, its going to be so much fun for you guys on the Cruise, love the plans

Yay for getting your DCL documents, I didn't know they delivered docs for individual passengers, thought you got everything together, like with the resort packages.

Thank you! We can't wait to start our vacation - Tom is SO looking forward to get off work. It's so hard for him to have to walk around town in this heat delivering mail!

As for the cruise documents, I think they only do it because we do not live at the same address. When we booked we had to leave both our addresses and I guess that is why they send it out individually.
Resort package only has my name and address on it, so these are delivered to my address for both of us, HOPEFULLY!!! If I don't get anything until early next week I'll call Disney UK again to let them know we need our paperwork!

Getting mail from Disney is the best!!! We recently got our Magical Express tickets and I freaked out I was so Excited!!!

The food at Palo looks incredible!!! I remember when my parents and the other adults of our group went on our last cruise, my sister, friend and I all stood out the window saying how good it looked (eventually the parents jokingly had a waiter close the blinds on us!!! )

I can't wait to hear more about your cruise, they're so much fun!!!

Disney Mail IS the best!!! for getting your ME tickets! That IS a reason to get excited!!!!

Tom and I had such a good laugh when we read about how your parents had the blinds closed on you!
You HAVE TO come to the Aug 20 meet - I need to get to meet you - this picture needs a face put to it!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 21,
Friday, September 3

We hope to get up and out the door early after grabbing a bite to eat for breakfast out of the fridge.

IF we can do it we want to go to Animal Kingdom

to fit in a Safari

and a few rides before it gets too hot and to work up an appetite for our lunch reservation at Yak & Yeti.

We will hopefully still hold a FP for Expedition Everest, which we will do after lunch

before we head back to Old Key West for a little rest.

In the evening we will head to Yachtsman Steakhouse for dinner before we will head over to Epcot for Evening Extra Magic Hours.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Thumbs up for your Day 21 plans! Sounds like fun!

 

[KatMark]

Well, I had a crappy little donut for breakfast and was going to have a nice ceasars salad for lunch. That is UNTIL I CAME here to check up on how things were going. When will I ever learn?

Karin, we LOVE Yak & Yeti (I wish I could squeeze it in this trip). And the food on the liner? Oh my, all I can say is

 

[disneyfav4ever]

I don't have time right now to read through your whole pre-TR, but wanted to stop by and say hi before I head off to work. I'll make this my late night reading tonight!

 

[Kellybelly777]

Disney Mail IS the best!!! for getting your ME tickets! That IS a reason to get excited!!!!

Tom and I had such a good laugh when we read about how your parents had the blinds closed on you!
You HAVE TO come to the Aug 20 meet - I need to get to meet you - this picture needs a face put to it!

I'm deffinetly going to try to make it to the Dismeet!!! I'm positive I'll be in the park that night, so if I do happen to walk by you I'll absolutly stop to say hi!!!

If not, I'll be following your example and taking hundreds of pictures to post on a TR when I get back!!!