WDW Commando Club

[Dobby]

Sept. 27th - arrive around 1 or 2, swim, then head to DTD to shop. Supper at Wolfgang Puck Cafe. Early to bed because we have a 'butt-crack of dawn' early flight that morning. Not sure if we should keep the dinner reservation. I am looking at the flight info, and we have to be at the airport by 4am, we'll be travelling for a total of 7 or 8 hours. Not sure if we'll make it until 5:30 plus a bit of shopping.

Sept. 28th - DHS - early lunch at Starring Rolls
-dinner at Toy Story Pizza Planet

29th - EMH at MK - eat quick at the hotel before we go, no time to waste!
- grab lunch at Casey's, again no time to waste.
Back to the hotel to rest/swim. We'll see if this works, and if DS will actually sleep. Today will decide how rest time will go the rest of the week.
-back to MK for the Wishes dessert party.

30th - Eat then head to MK for the morning.
- lunch at Crystal Palace
- head to hotel for rest/swim
-quick bite to eat somewhere, then stay for Halloween party if it's on this night. Last as long as possible. lol!

1st - MK
- lunch at Tony's
-dinner at Columbia House (or another CS place) and catch the electrical parade.

2nd - AK -early day starting with breakfast at Tusker House
-lunch at the Yak and Yeti counter service place
-we'll stay until closing, as it's early.
-head to DHS for dinner at Mama Melrose and catch Fantasmic!

3rd - Epcot - breakfast at Akershus
- lunch at Chefs de France (DS loves Ratatouille, so I will try my best to catch Remy)
- rest/swim
- maybe head to MK for EMH

4th - Epcot - morning snacks from Boulangerie Patisserie
- Liberty Inn for lunch.
- rest of the day will be rides, sight seeing, and snacking around the world....

5th - Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare...love me some Mary Poppins!
-Animal Kingdom day.
-evening shopping at DTD, dinner at WPE.

6th - EMH at MK!
-brunch at the castle!
- early supper at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella!
-early to bed.

7th - breakfast at Ohana.
-the kids can decide which park to go to in the morning, then we'll head to MK at 4-ish for the Halloween party.

8th - breakfast at the hotel, swim if it's nice enough, then head back and get picked up to fly home


This is the latest...MK 4 days, DHS just one day plus Dinner and Fantasmic another time, AK twice, and Epcot twice. Does that sound reasonable?

 

[dvczerfs]

Sept. 27th - arrive around 1 or 2, swim, then head to DTD to shop. Supper at Wolfgang Puck Cafe. Early to bed because we have a 'butt-crack of dawn' early flight that morning. Not sure if we should keep the dinner reservation. I am looking at the flight info, and we have to be at the airport by 4am, we'll be travelling for a total of 7 or 8 hours. Not sure if we'll make it until 5:30 plus a bit of shopping.

Sept. 28th - DHS - early lunch at Starring Rolls
-dinner at Toy Story Pizza Planet

29th - EMH at MK - eat quick at the hotel before we go, no time to waste!
- grab lunch at Casey's, again no time to waste.
Back to the hotel to rest/swim. We'll see if this works, and if DS will actually sleep. Today will decide how rest time will go the rest of the week.
-back to MK for the Wishes dessert party.

30th - Eat then head to MK for the morning.
- lunch at Crystal Palace
- head to hotel for rest/swim
-quick bite to eat somewhere, then stay for Halloween party if it's on this night. Last as long as possible. lol!

1st - MK
- lunch at Tony's
-dinner at Columbia House (or another CS place) and catch the electrical parade.

2nd - AK -early day starting with breakfast at Tusker House
-lunch at the Yak and Yeti counter service place
-we'll stay until closing, as it's early.
-head to DHS for dinner at Mama Melrose and catch Fantasmic!

3rd - Epcot - breakfast at Akershus
- lunch at Chefs de France (DS loves Ratatouille, so I will try my best to catch Remy)
- rest/swim
- maybe head to MK for EMH

4th - Epcot - morning snacks from Boulangerie Patisserie
- Liberty Inn for lunch.
- rest of the day will be rides, sight seeing, and snacking around the world....

5th - Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare...love me some Mary Poppins!
-Animal Kingdom day.
-evening shopping at DTD, dinner at WPE.

6th - EMH at MK!
-brunch at the castle!
- early supper at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella!
-early to bed.

7th - breakfast at Ohana.
-the kids can decide which park to go to in the morning, then we'll head to MK at 4-ish for the Halloween party.

8th - breakfast at the hotel, swim if it's nice enough, then head back and get picked up to fly home


This is the latest...MK 4 days, DHS just one day plus Dinner and Fantasmic another time, AK twice, and Epcot twice. Does that sound reasonable?

ill be at some of the same parks at the same you will. if you see a baldish looking guy walking around, just tap me on the sholder.

 

[dvczerfs]

Petition Approved You are member #169 I love to help my friends plan thier trip, although I only will give them as much info as they are willing to listen to After that they are on thier own

Dave sums it up the best when they start to not listen or ask at the last minute Tell everyone Dave it always cracks me up

heres a park map, you can figure it out, youll be fine. i love the "you plan everything?? were just gonna wing it. were not sure what we are going to be hungry for." "your nuts" they always seem to avoid you after they come home. i have to ask, "hay, howd that trip work out for ya???

 

[Disney Commando]

Sept. 27th - arrive around 1 or 2, swim, then head to DTD to shop. Supper at Wolfgang Puck Cafe. Early to bed because we have a 'butt-crack of dawn' early flight that morning. Not sure if we should keep the dinner reservation. I am looking at the flight info, and we have to be at the airport by 4am, we'll be travelling for a total of 7 or 8 hours. Not sure if we'll make it until 5:30 plus a bit of shopping.

Sept. 28th - DHS - early lunch at Starring Rolls
-dinner at Toy Story Pizza Planet

29th - EMH at MK - eat quick at the hotel before we go, no time to waste!
- grab lunch at Casey's, again no time to waste.
Back to the hotel to rest/swim. We'll see if this works, and if DS will actually sleep. Today will decide how rest time will go the rest of the week.
-back to MK for the Wishes dessert party.

30th - Eat then head to MK for the morning.
- lunch at Crystal Palace
- head to hotel for rest/swim
-quick bite to eat somewhere, then stay for Halloween party if it's on this night. Last as long as possible. lol!

1st - MK
- lunch at Tony's
-dinner at Columbia House (or another CS place) and catch the electrical parade.

2nd - AK -early day starting with breakfast at Tusker House
-lunch at the Yak and Yeti counter service place
-we'll stay until closing, as it's early.
-head to DHS for dinner at Mama Melrose and catch Fantasmic!

3rd - Epcot - breakfast at Akershus
- lunch at Chefs de France (DS loves Ratatouille, so I will try my best to catch Remy)
- rest/swim
- maybe head to MK for EMH

4th - Epcot - morning snacks from Boulangerie Patisserie
- Liberty Inn for lunch.
- rest of the day will be rides, sight seeing, and snacking around the world....

5th - Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare...love me some Mary Poppins!
-Animal Kingdom day.
-evening shopping at DTD, dinner at WPE.

6th - EMH at MK!
-brunch at the castle!
- early supper at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella!
-early to bed.

7th - breakfast at Ohana.
-the kids can decide which park to go to in the morning, then we'll head to MK at 4-ish for the Halloween party.

8th - breakfast at the hotel, swim if it's nice enough, then head back and get picked up to fly home


This is the latest...MK 4 days, DHS just one day plus Dinner and Fantasmic another time, AK twice, and Epcot twice. Does that sound reasonable?

Sounds Good Did you look at Whispering Canyon Cafe for a possible lunch on the 1st The kids will have a blast, you never know what to expect, my son will ask who has the ketchup for months

 

[Disney Commando]

Welcome back! Way to go on the Transportation cards! It's looking for us a 2015 summer visit to WDW with a stay afterwards with some good friends of ours in Maryland for a few days. Our funds are too tight right now for me to start saving till the end of the year for the next trip. A split stay works well for us, and balances what my DH wants and the family want's. I'll have to see what the airfare between Orlando and Baltimore is to see if it's viable. Have a great day!

Trish

You never know, I hope you come into some unexpected funds and can get there sooner

 

[mamaprincess]

Give me my badge and teach me the secret hand shake!

I am the commando of our family and I run a tight unit. We have never abandoned a mission no matter how sore our feet. I don't get those laid back types who come strolling in the park late with no plan of action, content to do a couple of rides and then try to eat where ever there's an opening because they're to chill to make adrs.

We open parks and many times close them. This is especially true of MK during Christmas because I have to see all the special shows plus the parade. We get in at opening and never miss a fast pass opening. I have our best park days in sync with our ADRs. I have our days planned out from ride sequence to show times and meal times plus character meets. Not a moment is wasted. We have never waited more than 20 minutes in line yet we always go during peak season because of school schedules. We always get the adrs we want because I do it early. Even with tweaking as park schedules and best park days change, we always get the dining we want.

Even though we likely will be back and so far have been blessed to return each year, I treat each vacation as a singular event. Even if I was guaranteed that we would always return, I'd still want to do it all or as much as I could do each time. I have had to rally the troops to my cause on occasion and have even lost my captain once he figured out that he could take the bus and meet up with us at his leisure. He turned out to be a tender-foot that likes to pamper himself with long, luxurious morning showers. He's been demoted. My young soldiers however, are leaner and hungrier for magical memories and pixie dust. They always stay the course.

 

[dvczerfs]

Give me my badge and teach me the secret hand shake!

I am the commando of our family and I run a tight unit. We have never abandoned a mission no matter how sore our feet. I don't get those laid back types who come strolling in the park late with no plan of action, content to do a couple of rides and then try to eat where ever there's an opening because they're to chill to make adrs.

We open parks and many times close them. This is especially true of MK during Christmas because I have to see all the special shows plus the parade. We get in at opening and never miss a fast pass opening. I have our best park days in sync with our ADRs. I have our days planned out from ride sequence to show times and meal times plus character meets. Not a moment is wasted. We have never waited more than 20 minutes in line yet we always go during peek season because of school schedules. We always get the adrs we want because I do it early. Even with tweaking as park schedules and best park days change, we always get the dining we want.

Even though we likely will be back and so far have been blessed to return each year, I treat each vacation as a singular event. Even if I was guaranteed that we would always return, I'd still want to do it all or as much as I could do each time. I have had to rally the troops to my cause on occasion and have even lost my captain once he figured out that he could take the bus and meet up with us at his leisure. He turned out to be a tender-foot that likes to pamper himself with long, luxurious morning showers. He's been demoted. My young soldiers however, are leaner and hungrier for magical memories and pixie dust. They always stay the course.

i nominate you for vice pres. of the commando thread. may favorite sayings, "you can sleep when you get home." "a.i.s. is at 7am, if not there, you will be left behind!" "i did not drive 1100 miles for you to go swimming!" "if god wanted you to walk that slow, he would have only givin you one leg, lets go, chop chop!!!"

 

[BELLEDOZER]

It's looking like the split stay is a go, as the extra cost is minimal to stay at WDW for 7 days, then fly to Baltimore Maryland for 5 days (with 3 flight days AKA days that we are flying from place to place). We've got a place to stay in Baltimore, but will go out and supply our own food, as we don't want to be a burden to our friends that we would be staying with. Time to get in shape and find some part time work in the fall to help supplement the money for the trip so that we can get there sooner. Have a great day!

Trish

 

[DisDadDoc]

Sept. 27th - arrive around 1 or 2, swim, then head to DTD to shop. Supper at Wolfgang Puck Cafe. Early to bed because we have a 'butt-crack of dawn' early flight that morning. Not sure if we should keep the dinner reservation. I am looking at the flight info, and we have to be at the airport by 4am, we'll be travelling for a total of 7 or 8 hours. Not sure if we'll make it until 5:30 plus a bit of shopping.

Sept. 28th - DHS - early lunch at Starring Rolls
-dinner at Toy Story Pizza Planet

29th - EMH at MK - eat quick at the hotel before we go, no time to waste!
- grab lunch at Casey's, again no time to waste.
Back to the hotel to rest/swim. We'll see if this works, and if DS will actually sleep. Today will decide how rest time will go the rest of the week.
-back to MK for the Wishes dessert party.

30th - Eat then head to MK for the morning.
- lunch at Crystal Palace
- head to hotel for rest/swim
-quick bite to eat somewhere, then stay for Halloween party if it's on this night. Last as long as possible. lol!

1st - MK
- lunch at Tony's
-dinner at Columbia House (or another CS place) and catch the electrical parade.

2nd - AK -early day starting with breakfast at Tusker House
-lunch at the Yak and Yeti counter service place
-we'll stay until closing, as it's early.
-head to DHS for dinner at Mama Melrose and catch Fantasmic!

3rd - Epcot - breakfast at Akershus
- lunch at Chefs de France (DS loves Ratatouille, so I will try my best to catch Remy)
- rest/swim
- maybe head to MK for EMH

4th - Epcot - morning snacks from Boulangerie Patisserie
- Liberty Inn for lunch.
- rest of the day will be rides, sight seeing, and snacking around the world....

5th - Breakfast at 1900 Park Fare...love me some Mary Poppins!
-Animal Kingdom day.
-evening shopping at DTD, dinner at WPE.

6th - EMH at MK!
-brunch at the castle!
- early supper at 1900 Park Fare with Cinderella!
-early to bed.

7th - breakfast at Ohana.
-the kids can decide which park to go to in the morning, then we'll head to MK at 4-ish for the Halloween party.

8th - breakfast at the hotel, swim if it's nice enough, then head back and get picked up to fly home


This is the latest...MK 4 days, DHS just one day plus Dinner and Fantasmic another time, AK twice, and Epcot twice. Does that sound reasonable?

Looks good to me! Did I read you right, two Halloween nights? FUN!

 

[Dobby]

Yup! We did two parties last year at Disneyland too; expensive, but it was worth it to meet characters that weren't out normally, walk on popular rights, and catch the cool parade and fireworks!

Ron, I did contemplate Whispering Canyon, but I was thinking that one day of no hopping or anything would be nice, so we'll just stay in the park. We'll just say that it's another reason to come back, right?

 

[theduck619]

Ron, I think its about time I join this fine club you have assembled

The duck is reporting for duty

 

[BELLEDOZER]

Dobby, I love the way you timed the Halloween parties, enough time between them to get a good feed of snacks that will run out just in time for the second party, so that you can stock up before returning home.
theduck619...WELCOME!

 

[Disney Commando]

Give me my badge and teach me the secret hand shake!

I am the commando of our family and I run a tight unit. We have never abandoned a mission no matter how sore our feet. I don't get those laid back types who come strolling in the park late with no plan of action, content to do a couple of rides and then try to eat where ever there's an opening because they're to chill to make adrs.

We open parks and many times close them. This is especially true of MK during Christmas because I have to see all the special shows plus the parade. We get in at opening and never miss a fast pass opening. I have our best park days in sync with our ADRs. I have our days planned out from ride sequence to show times and meal times plus character meets. Not a moment is wasted. We have never waited more than 20 minutes in line yet we always go during peak season because of school schedules. We always get the adrs we want because I do it early. Even with tweaking as park schedules and best park days change, we always get the dining we want.

Even though we likely will be back and so far have been blessed to return each year, I treat each vacation as a singular event. Even if I was guaranteed that we would always return, I'd still want to do it all or as much as I could do each time. I have had to rally the troops to my cause on occasion and have even lost my captain once he figured out that he could take the bus and meet up with us at his leisure. He turned out to be a tender-foot that likes to pamper himself with long, luxurious morning showers. He's been demoted. My young soldiers however, are leaner and hungrier for magical memories and pixie dust. They always stay the course.

You are member #170 I like your attitude You might have to remind your DH he is part of the TEAM
T-Together
E- Everybody
A- Achives
M-More

Vacation starts when you get home

Ron, I think its about time I join this fine club you have assembled

The duck is reporting for duty

Dave you are member #171 IMO alot of the most informitive and top planners are assembled here

 

[Disney Commando]

Yup! We did two parties last year at Disneyland too; expensive, but it was worth it to meet characters that weren't out normally, walk on popular rights, and catch the cool parade and fireworks!

Ron, I did contemplate Whispering Canyon, but I was thinking that one day of no hopping or anything would be nice, so we'll just stay in the park. We'll just say that it's another reason to come back, right?

I thought that was the route you were going, just wanted to throw it out there
When you go to 1900 Park Fare be sure to try the Strawberry Soup (refer to post 1100)

 

[theduck619]

I thought that was the route you were going, just wanted to throw it out there
When you go to 1900 Park Fare be sure to try the Strawberry Soup (refer to post 1100)

I second that . We had it in May and are going again to 1900 Park Fare in Nov. All of the food was good and the stepsisters are excellent entertainment.

 

[mamaprincess]

Dvczerfs I will be quoting you!

Vacation starts when you get home...

I'm going to tell DH exactly this. He will crack up at it's accuracy.

 

[Disney Commando]

I guess I'll start a trip report soon, that is if anyone wants to read it

The Magic at WDW is all around you, but sometimes you have to make it happen This is my best Commando adventure that I helped along abit

As most of you know I always get a haircut at noon at the Harmony Barber Shop, it about 11:45 and we were in the store next to the Barber shop (I was checking out something for Deb's document, when I saw the Dapper Dans walking through the store, my wife and son were across the store so I went up to them and asked if they were going to be at the Barber shop at noon, They said they would try to make it after the Main Street show

I then told them how 8yrs earlier on our Honeymoon they cornered us in the store across the street (we were wearing the Bride and Groom ears) and sung "When You Wish Upon A Star" to us and she will never forget it

About 12:05 they walk into the Barber Shop (my son was in the chair already) they came up to me and asked what my wife's name was They then called her out and said they understand that 8yrs ago they cornered us in a store and sang "When You Wish Upon A Star" she said yes you did.

One of the Dapper Dans then said Guys you know what we got to do they than sang "When You Wish Upon A Star" to us in the Barber Shop (my wife started crying abit, this song lasts forever when someone is sining it to you) when they were done we gave each other a big kiss and everyone clapped

I guess that topped the $100 GC for WDW and dinner to the Outback I gave her 2 weeks earlier

Although there were alot more unplanned things that happened on this trip, IMO this one was the best, You gotta love The Dapper Dans they are AWESOME

 

[GoHerd1028]

A guy I went to high school with used to sing with the Dapper Dans. I got goose bumps from your story. Loved it! Disney Magic for sure!!

 

[Disney Commando]

A little trivia (you probably will never guess)

- What ride did we go on the most (it is a tie at 9 times)

- Who was the 1st to sign my sons autograph book

- What saying has my son picked up from a show (has no idea what it refers to)

I will be shocked if anyone guesses these I have told no one this info, but the answers are pretty interesting

 

[BigTikiDaddy]

I'll try to do better next time....

This was my fave achievment from our last full day at MK