We've Bounced Back like Tigger SB09 TR NEW 9/11 CLOSING TIME....

[mousescrapper]

I have gone clothes digging in the basement too... but I haven't done any outfit planning yet. I'll be doing the outfits in a ziploc bag thing this year, but probably not until April.

I may do that too...have to decide. I'd really like to pack a little lighter than in June, we'll see if that helps.

Just wanted to say hi, Your family is beautiful. I love your planning book... as well as the box. Great Ideas!!!

Can't wait to read the next post...

Hi and Raecheal!

thanks for all the sweet comments!

--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Ok sorry this is not the Touring Plans post yet. I had a doc appt this morning and it's just about noon here and need to do lunch, then heading over to the kids school to help celebrate with Mae's K class the 100th day of school DH is taking a 1/2 day too and helping the kids build a castle/fort out of 100 cereal boxes.

I will try and post tonight or tomorrow!

But the Disney trip thing I did today was I just got off the phone w/ DTC and made the final payments on our ressies and canceled a couple ADR's we won't need.

So I guess it's officially official I'm going to Disney very soon! OH and for those of you who do not know, my kids still don't know yet we are going. Have yet to spring the great suprise!

Have a great Day!

J-

 

[DisMomAmy]

Alex loves the 100th day of school! They are still celebrating it in 2nd grade. With all the snow days, their 100th day of school falls on Friday - so they are having their 100th day celebration AND their Valentine's Day party on the same day!

The 100 cereal box castle sounds like fun!

 

[mousescrapper]

Alex loves the 100th day of school! They are still celebrating it in 2nd grade. With all the snow days, their 100th day of school falls on Friday - so they are having their 100th day celebration AND their Valentine's Day party on the same day!

The 100 cereal box castle sounds like fun!

I forgot my camera today, but I will be back in class on Friday to read w/ the kids and check out the twins v-day parties (Mae's is on Thursday) and I'll take a picture.

We got the castle to take home from when the twins were in K, and today the teacher asked Matt if we might have a spot for this one....

 

[mommytothreeboys]

But the Disney trip thing I did today was I just got off the phone w/ DTC and made the final payments on our ressies and canceled a couple ADR's we won't need.

So I guess it's officially official I'm going to Disney very soon! OH and for those of you who do not know, my kids still don't know yet we are going. Have yet to spring the great suprise!

Woo-Hoo for paying off your trip!!

Can't wait to hear how the surprise announcement goes. Do you know how you are going to tell them?

 

[mousescrapper]

Can't wait to hear how the surprise announcement goes. Do you know how you are going to tell them?

no not really, DH & I just really haven't had time to talk about it. We might tell them this weekend in conjuction w/ Valentines or push it off a little longer. But I'm gonna have to soon, as another piece of Disney mail came and Aldine was the one who got the mail.....

 

[DisMomAmy]

I'm feeling like we might have to cave in on the surprise a little early... Zachary was telling me about another little girl in his class who just got back from Disney. I think that is the 6th child out of 13 who has been already this year. He's feeling a little left out... if only he knew!

 

[mousescrapper]

Now before I get to the TP (no I'm not talking tp...)

I got some fun DISNEY MAIL yesterday:

When I handed it to DH (closed) he first asked "Are balloons going to pop out of it?"


------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

My Touring Plans:​

So the 1st step in any WDW trip plan should be your touring plan. Which days are you going to MK, DHS, etc? Which days will you attempt to make ADR’s for Chef Mickey’s, World Showcase Dining, etc? Which days will you do extra stuff like mini golf, water parks, etc? Which days will you take a rest at your resort?

This may seem not very complicated, but believe it’s not…

If you run by the seat of your pants or have a full out Operational Plan like my good friend Kathy RN, you still need to have some ideas. Like what the park hours hours, EMH hours and days, when are the evening shows being run and times, and a great trade secret the ‘lowest crowd charts’.

That is where I began: the ‘LCC’
When I originally pm’d MRYPPNS w/ my news, she checked out the UG (unofficial guide’s touring plans) LCC for me and what an awesome friend she is, she copied it and set it up in an excel spreadsheet and emailed me the info. I was like when I got that.

So based on that I went to work on some prelimery plans. My ‘The Parks Touring Plan’ or TPTP:
Here is a page form my planning notebook w/ some written out plans for Day 2) :

Here were some first thoughts:

Day 1) arrival-no park-no set plans-decide that day-options: eat, explore CSR, swim, go to Marketplace

Day 2) Mom’s b-day-1st full day in the parks-best park choices MK or DHS-or option C) Epcot **BTW DHS is my Mom’s fav park and there is no Spectro or F! tonight, and EMH morn @ Epcot
PLAN: M(orning)-rope drop park tour through lunch then leave
A(fternoon)-resort to rest/swim
E (vening)- go back to park, or go to MP, or go mini golf, or Mom/Dad
dinner out/us stay at CSR


Day 3) best park choices Epcot- Spectro tonight at MK, EMH morn @ DHS
PLAN: M-bfst in room or before park opening ADR at Norway, tour park
through lunch then leave
A- resort to rest/swim/explore or got to MP
E- stay at CSR, or go back to Epcot leave before Illuminations, or go
back to MK stay for Spectro, or night out for DH & I


Day 4) best park choices DHS-F! is going on today and EMH eve @ MK
PLAN: M- go to MP to shop, or rope drop park through lunch, or all day
DHS tour
A- go to DHS late stay for F!, or resort to rest/swim
E- go back to DHS for F!, or go to MP, or mini golf or stay at CSR


Day 5) best park choices MK-no Spectro, Wishes @ 9 pm only-no EMH’s- try to see MK horses at FWC and little museum this morning/or afternoon
PLAN: M- pre park opening ADR CP, or rope drop park thru lunch, or stay in at
CSR, or go to MP
A- resort to rest/swim, or arrive late to MK and stay for Wishes
E- go back to MK for wishes, or if MK already leave mid evening back
to CSR for night in

Day 6) best park choices AK or DHS-no EMH’s
PLAN: M-rope drop park thru lunch & leave or get to AK late a 11-6 tour
w/ parade included
A- resort to rest/swim or be at AK
E- go to MP, or mini golf, or stay at CSR, or night out for DH & I


Day 7) best park choices Epcot- no EMH’s
PLAN: M- rope drop park thru lunch, or go to MP
A- go to MP, or back to CSR rest/swim
E- go back to park leave before Illuminations, and/or night out for
DH & I, or mini golf

Day 8) best park choices AK or DHS-departure day-EMH morn MK
PLAN: M-park after checkout tbd
A- lunch in park, leave park no later than 3:30 pm, probably need to
catch DME back to airport by 4:10 pm (our flight out is 7:10 pm)
E- at airport, coming home


So here were some pre-decision critera:

*KIM we are using no PH tickets

*MK and Epcot are priority parks, need at least 2 reg non travel days for each

*Want to see Spectro

* Have never seen F! Mom really wants too

*need some early and late mornings

*don’t really want to tour MK on a Sat

*need time for shopping at MP

*don’t have an official “off” day so need to have lot’s of R & R at CSR scheduled in

* we have some priorty ADR’s for Epcot, MK, and DHS may determine days to tour or times

*need at least 2 1/2 days or 1 full day for DHS

I then pm’d MRYPPNS w/ these tentative touring plans and based on the above thoughts, her input, when I got the ADR’s and some more thinking this is what I came up w/. Yes I gave up some things for others, but over all I think it looks good!

Day 1) arrival day- “We’ve Bounced Back”
*ETA to CSR 3:30 pm
*No park
*lunch & dinner at CSR or MP
*activity options: explore CSR, swim, rest and/or go to MP if up to it

Day 2) Mom’s b-day “Make Mom’s (Grandma’s) Birthday Magical”
*MK rope drop
*special TS lunch in park
*longer touring day take full use of Mom’s b-day choice family FP
*try to leave park no later than 4pm
*surprise dinner for Mom & Dad (for her b-day & thanks) at TS @ CSR
*us eat at QS and decorate Mom’s room w/ b-day surprises

Day 3) “Soarin, Test Track, Morocco, & France…Oh My!”
*EPCOT
*pre-park opening breakfast ADR
*tour through early to mid afternoon
*rest night at CSR
*possible night out DH & I

Day 4) “Heigh Ho, Heigh Ho, it’s off to DHS we go”
*All-day Touring
*as close to park opening as possible
*possible eat breakfast at Starring Rolls Café
*lunch ADR-Mom’s choice
*possible break back at CSR or stay in park for a break inside
*stay at park for F!

Day 5) “Another Magical day at MK”
*Marketplace shopping morning
*possible stop at FWC
*arrive late to MK and stay for Wishes

Day 6) “Put your Pith Helmet on, We’re going to Africa”
*AK
*either rope drop morning leave after lunch OR arrive later and stay thru 4pm
parade
*evening plans tbd mini golf or stay at CSR (base on weather), and possible
other night out option for DH & I

Day 7) “Passports ready for more Epcot Adventure”
*rope drop stay thru lunch and leave (8:45 am-1:00 pm)
*afternoon tbd either Marketplace or CSR rest
*evening go back to Epcot leave before Illuminations

Day 8) departure Day “It’s time to Leave, but first we’ll visit ….”
*check-out
* head to a park choice tbd not sure if I’ll decide before we go or wait till
we are down there.


Well there you have it! Hope you like it and comments always welcome.

as well I will do other posts on our specific touring plans w/in each park

Thanks for reading!

J-

Up NEXT: Food, Food, Food,…oh all that Glorious Food
My QS choices and ADR’s

 

[DisMomAmy]

I think your plans look great - but one warning...

I have heard that DHS is MOBBED on F! days - even in the mornings. Earlier in your planning you mentioned DHS could maybe be a two half-day park - I would either park hop ($$) or plan it has two half days - one morning on a non-F! day and one evening to see F! Also - are you doing the FDP? Another option is to see the second showing of F! if they offer it. (They have been adding in a second showing on some nights based on attendance.)

I've looked into this quite a bit because we really wanted to see it, but have ruled it out for mid-week and it is a maybe (but unlikely) for our last night - with the FDP. A couple people who have been there recently (January) have said they will skip F! next time if it is still down to 2-3 nights per week and avoid DHS on any F! days. Sorry...

One other possible little blip is that you have MK scheduled on a Monday - can be busy since many people want to start their vacation at MK and that's often a Monday.

Isn't it exciting to have a TP!! I love mine - I just like to look at it even if I'm not changing anything. (Now that I'm finally happy with it!)

 

[MaryAz]

Yay, another trip! Just finished reading your last one recently. Love the box and all the lists. Also appreciate you listing your touring plans, ADR's etc. We are going for the first time in May and I am working on touring plans-also using UG and ADR's Have fun telling the kids!

 

[MRYPPNS]

You used " Pith Helmet"!!!!!! For some strange reason I love the phrase "Pith Helmet"......I'm an odd bird, I know!

Scrappie-Do had horrible park schedules from Disney to work with. I feel for all of you with vacations this spring. Disney is not making tour planning easy right now. I have friends going in two weeks so I'll try to get the low down on the whole F!/DHS crowds from her to see if it's improved at all.

 

[mousescrapper]

I think your plans look great - but one warning...

I have heard that DHS is MOBBED on F! days - even in the mornings. Earlier in your planning you mentioned DHS could maybe be a two half-day park - I would either park hop ($$) or plan it has two half days - one morning on a non-F! day and one evening to see F! Also - are you doing the FDP? Another option is to see the second showing of F! if they offer it. (They have been adding in a second showing on some nights based on attendance.)


One other possible little blip is that you have MK scheduled on a Monday - can be busy since many people want to start their vacation at MK and that's often a Monday.

I hear you Amy on both points...and orginally my thought was to split DHS to the Friday in the morning and the Sunday at night w/ F!...but then that ran me into terrible options for MK. With my best days for that park would be the Friday and Monday. We really decided that PH was a no option this year, becuase of the $$ factor and since my Mom is basically paying for the trip I have to think of her and what she is giving us...for her b-day to boot. Plus the PH-ing was just too much for Michael all that running around and now w/ only having the buses as our park transpo I didn't want to deal w/ more bus travel then I really have too, especially since Margaret was not so keen about the buses in June, DH vetod the option of us renting a car....

anyways w/ that in mind and the other best park days...I knew we needed 2 basically full days of MK and MK rulled out DHS being 2 days. Plus I have the last day as a tbd park choice and DHS is a possibilty.

No we are not doing a dinning package for F! becuase of where my Mom really wanted to eat TS at the park...which I'll get into later. If not everyone can handle F! we'll split up. Plus the crowds can not be nearly as bad as a SWW day

MK Mondays or Saturdays....both can kinda be scary...but since our 1st touring day is MK-Friday and we'll be banking on skipping any major lines w/ Michael and my Mom's b-day FP the big stuff is all scheduled on Friday leaving the lesser attractions for the Monday and Wishes can be treated the same as F!. I was very w/ the whole week but it can nver be truley perfect and I'm ready to go w/ it! Thanks for the heads up I will keep it in mind.

Yay, another trip! Just finished reading your last one recently. Love the box and all the lists. Also appreciate you listing your touring plans, ADR's etc. We are going for the first time in May and I am working on touring plans-also using UG and ADR's Have fun telling the kids!

Thanks for reading my June PTR and yes I'm super excited for this suprise bounce back. I'm thankful for reading other peoples plans too it really helps us make good Diz decisions

You used " Pith Helmet"!!!!!! For some strange reason I love the phrase "Pith Helmet"......I'm an odd bird, I know!



Scrappie-Do had horrible park schedules from Disney to work with. I feel for all of you with vacations this spring. Disney is not making tour planning easy right now. I have friends going in two weeks so I'll try to get the low down on the whole F!/DHS crowds from her to see if it's improved at all.

I agree....I really wasn't sure what to do w/ the whole MK/DHS thing, but I think your advice and giving UG a shot to see how it works, plus I don't want to become w/ the plans so I'm going w/ it. I'll be curious to see what they have [your friends] to say about F!

thanks for reading all!

J-

 

[mommytothreeboys]

We don't have PH either and are planning to do DHS on a F! day. It's just not an option to miss it. I will be interested to hear how it goes for you.

 

[DisMomAmy]

I know what you mean about getting all about itinerary planning!! I think that might have happened to me a tiny, tiny bit!

 

[KathyRN137]

I know the PHs are extra $$, but when I suggested to Ed that we just go base ticket this trip, he doesn't want to give up the flexibility.

I think he's remembering our first few trips (Pre-DIS, Pre-TGM). There were a couple of times when we felt that the park we were in was getting too crowded, so we would go to a different park in the evening. But, we were doing the afternoon-nap-at-the-resort back then as well.

I like staying in one place if at all possible, but, like you say, sometimes you just can't seem to get all the pieces to fit. I'm trying not to get myself too crazy about it next time.

I also definitely hear you about Michael not being able to do the bouncing around. Because of the whole Fantasmic scheduling difficulties, we had gone to one park in the morning and then to the Studios for just dinner and F!

Oh boy, was that a mistake! Billy obsessed all week until we got back to the Studios. He is so rigid about wanting to do certain things at each park...he couldn't handle that we were just there for dinner and the nighttime show!

So yes, we avoided the morning Studio crowds, but at what price? It just confused the heck out of him!

So, even though Ed wants to get the PHs, I'm really not planning on utilizing them unless absolutely necessary.

Ah, what to do, what to do, right?? Planning is such sweet sorrow......

Kathy

 

[mousescrapper]

"Star light, star bright, first star I see tonight, I wish I may, I wish I might, get this ADR tonite. We'll make a wish and call WDW-Dine, and all those dishes will be mine...."​

quote borrowed from Disboard member curioser




My Dining Choices:

This is the 2nd trip using some version of the Disney Dining Plan

In June of 08 we used the regular DDP which included 1 TS, 1 QS, and 1 snack per night of our stay which equalled out to be 70 meals and 35 snacks between the 5 of us (Margaret under 3 didn't count) on the plan. that's alot of food huh? At first I was wary since it is alot of $$ but then we we justified the kid cost of $9.99 a night and we could go to 4 Character Meals and the kid price is over that $9.99 we thought this acutally could be nice. After doing the fuzzy Disney Math and charting all the meals and just knowing hey it's all paid for one last thing to budget and worry about down there besides the TS tips we went for it.

I have to say I really enjoyed it. It was so nice to take advantage of the many great TS and Character meals that we would probably have never done w/ out the DDP. So we strongly felt we'd use it again on future trips!

Now to this year:

In the quick prelimery planning of this trip, My Mom thought the QSDDP (which includes 2 QS and 2 Snacks per person per night of your trip plus a resort refillable mug) would be sufficent for this trip and then just add in a few extra TS meals and pay OOP for those. I at first was disappointed, thinking but I really liked all the character meals, etc....

but after talking it over w/ DH and realizing that the TS meals do take alot of time away from touring or whatever else you want to do, it may be nice to have more freedom in when we want or need to eat. And besides the QS places are not an average McD's mind you.

So w/ Mom in agreement and since she's basically funding this little trip...that's what we went w/. as well I was concerned trying to book 7 TS less than 60 dyas out for 8 people may be tough.

We then discussed some TS options of where my Mom and us wanted to eat...

These were the TS choices to play w/:

MK-Liberty Tree Tavern
Cystal Palace
Tony's

Epcot- Princess Storybook Breakfast at Restaurant Akershus
Garden Grill

DHS- Sci-Fi Diner

Misc- Raglan Road
Boatwrights Dining Hall @ POR which was changed to Maya Grill at CSR
(POR was our first choice of resort, but it was all full so we got CSR)

On the day I called to make the ressie for our room/package I also attempted to make the ADR's. Below is a page from my pre-planning notebook as I was on the phone jotting down my times and dates and confirmation numbers.

This is what we ended up w/:

Friday 3-27 at MK (Mom's b-day) at 11:30 early lunch at Liberty Tree
Tavern at CSR (Suprise meal out for my parents) Maya
Grill at 7:00 pm

Saturday 3-28 at Epcot pre-opening breakfast w/ the Princesses at
Restuarant Akershus at 8:10 am

Sunday 3-29 at DHS Sci-Fi Diner for an early lunch at 11:15 or 11:30
(my notes are fuzzy) This is my Mom's choice, we last ate here
in '93 and she really want to do this.

I also had a ADR for Wed night at Raglan Road but cancelled that in just realizing we really wouldn't need it.

My QS choices:

These are not in stone but just what I'm thinking for now

CSR- Pepper Market

Marketplace- Earl of Sandwich
Cooke's of Dublin anyone ever eat here? we're Irish
so though this would be fun and make up for not eating at
Raglan Road

MK-Main Street Bakery
Columbia Harbor House
Pinocchio Village Haus

DHS- Studio Catering Co.
ABC Commisary (for soy milk if needed)
Backlot Express

Epcot- Tangierine Cafe in Morocco
Yorkshire County Fish Shop in England
Lotus Blossom in China
? Bakery in Norway
Liberty Inn in America
Sunshine Seasons (for soy milk if needed)

AK- Restaurantosaurus
Harambe Fruit Market

Breakdown of Meals per day:

We have 14 meals plus 14 snacks per person per night equalling 70 meals and 70 snacks that's alot of FOOD!!!!!

Day1) Travel
B-home/airport
L- CSR-QS [1]
D- CSR or MP-QS [2]

Day 2) MK
B-in room/snack credits
L- LTT (OOP)
D- us CSR-QS [14] M&D-Maya Grill (OOP-us)

Day 3) Epcot
B- Princess Storybook Breakfast (OOP)
L- in park-QS [3]
D- CSR-QS [4]

Day 4) DHSB- in room/snack credits
L- Sci-Fi Diner (OOP)
D- in park-QS [5]

Day 5) MK
B- CSR-QS [6]
L- CSR or MP or MK-QS [7]
D- at park-QS [8]

Day 6) AK
B- in room/snack credits
L- at park-QS [9]
D- at CSR or park-QS [10]

Day 7) Epcot
B- in room/snack credits
L- in park-QS [11]
D- in park-QS [12]

Day 8) travel/Park tbd
B- snack in room
L- at park-QS [13]
D- at airport

We'll have 2 QS credits remaining from my parents which we can proably use toward an extra meal for Margaret or something extra for breakfast one morning.

Food Allergies:

Now this is something new to deal w/ it still is all and feels like a big but my youngest Margaret has had food intolerances since a newborn pretty much as soon as my breast milk came in (sorry if TMI) she has been on medication, a restricted diet for me so I could nurse her, and then restricted diets her whole life. Right before the June trip she finally was on full cow's milk and during our vacation she flared up w/ horrible rashes up and down her arms, she looked like a burn victim
That was at age 18 mo. We took her back off cow's milk and went to soy milk w/ still have cow's dairy in forms of cheese, yogurt, ice cream etc (plus all along egg by-products I just didn't know) she has never had any peanuts or nut rpoducts to my knowledge at this point either. I still felt a few months later she was still having issues, so I took her off all dairy. and we seemed to have some improvement till the infamous night of the pecan chicken... duh!!!!
W/in 24 hours of having that she had a massive exzema flare-up and we suspected a nut allergy. OH NO! This was shorty before her 24 month well visit, she had a blood draw for common nuts and just a few so possible reaction. Next step was to take her to an allergist. Thant unfortunately didn't happen till just 3 1/2 weeks ago. (she turned 2 end of Nov.) she was skin tested w/ all common food allergens including milk and nut. But the only thing she reacted to was EGG!!!! WHAT?????? This was totally not what I was expecting. So the peanut thing was a fluke, it was proably egg in that chicken and then over the holidays of course consumption of major cookies=eggs!
It just really didn't add up for me.
So now to the past 3 weeks. I checked ingredient listings like crazy and pulled all egg items from her diet for 2 weeks. Unfortunately can't really say if there was any huge improvement as she was sick w/ a cold the whole 2 weeks then this week we've been in the re-introduce egg back in, 2-3 items a day. I was thinking oh she flare up like a tomato, but no she didn't. so I'm still Now starting on Saturday we have to a re-introduce milk and dairy back in and see what happens before she goes back to see the doctor on the 20th of Feb. UGH! this is very time-comsuming and tough. I now have a huge sympathy for those of you out there w/ this issues.

Anyways what does this have to do w/ Disney?
well I am not convience there is no food allergy or at least some type of lactose issue and I'm not going to swarm her w/ possible sickening food options on a week of vacation.
As of now I am prepared to go that week w/ no dairy or egg unless somethin major changes from now till then.
I have done my research of whcih QS places carry soy milk or other non-dairy or egg free food choices etc. But I'll get into that moe later.

Ok so the FOOD post has exploded and I really need to get some non-Disney things done today....so sad, but it's true

Thanks for Reading!

Up NEXT: Planning & Traveling w/ ADHD and Aspergers (high-functioning Austim) in mind-our son Michael

J-

PS I have to apoligize for the horrible spelling and typos in this post...normally I type it in Word and copy and paste, but didn't this time. I just re-read it and opps!!!! you'll get the gist though and hope you'll still be my frend....

 

[DisMomAmy]

Great choices for ADRs! We were going to try Sci Fi, but opted against it to go to Rainforest Cafe (OOP). It looks pretty cool though.

Back to the hoppers for a minute... we are doing a mix of hopping and non-hopping this year. We have usually taken a mid-day break and hopped. This year we'll either do a 3/4 day in ONE park OR hop. The majority of our hopping will be when DBIL & family are with us. We want to fit in all 4 parks during 3 days - plus we want to see Spectro on one of our non-MK days.

And about the DDP - I wish you could do half the week with one plan and the other half with another. A combination of the QSDP and the DDP would be PERFECT! We want TS meals, but I'm a little worried about 7 (8 including Rainforest Cafe).

We'll be doing a lot of evaluating after this trip - hopping vs. not hopping (now that we are past naps), dining plan, on-site vs. off, etc...

 

[DisMomAmy]

And one more thing...

Disney is the BEST when it comes to accommodating food allergies/intolerances. They did a fantastic job taking care of Alex on our last two trips with his gluten/dairy free diet. He ate better at Disney than he does at home. Unfortunately, he'll probably be back on the gluten/dairy free diet for our next trip - more on that when I have time to get back to my PTR with the Alex update...

I don't know how they deal with children under 3 though... you may want to forget to mention that the special food you are requesting is for her since she isn't technically on the dining plan... kwim??

 

[MRYPPNS]

suspected a nut allergy

I have a nut allergy (also shellfish).....that chicken pecan dish probably would have killed me. That being said.....I used to eat nuts as a child....I had mild reactions then but now as an adult it's a whole other story. I would keep her away from all nuts, peanuts included for now no matter what the tests say. I can't help with the eggs/milk.

I'm going to PM you about QS at DTD.....as I don't want to spoil my TR here.

 

[nu2wdisneyw]

Okay I am joining you!! You are extremely organized and I need some tips!!

 

[mousescrapper]

Great choices for ADRs! We were going to try Sci Fi, but opted against it to go to Rainforest Cafe (OOP). It looks pretty cool though.

I'm a little worried it will be sensory overload for Michael w/ the movie screen and eating w/ hitchhikers in our car...but we'll just see how it goes. We've eaten at the RC in the mall by us a few times, if its anything like ours, a couple rooms are very loud w/ extra noises and such, I can't remember if that is a problem for either of the boys, but check that out prior to be seated...

plus we want to see Spectro on one of our non-MK days. that would have been the only reason to hop on this trip for us...too bad you can't pay to hop only once huh?

And about the DDP - I wish you could do half the week with one plan and the other half with another. A combination of the QSDP and the DDP would be PERFECT! We want TS meals, but I'm a little worried about 7 (8 including Rainforest Cafe). I like that idea too

I have a nut allergy (also shellfish).....that chicken pecan dish probably would have killed me. That being said.....I used to eat nuts as a child....I had mild reactions then but now as an adult it's a whole other story. I would keep her away from all nuts, peanuts included for now no matter what the tests say. I can't help with the eggs/milk.

I have kept her away from all peanuts still. I don't even buy the peanut trail mix the kids like so much anymore, becuase I'm so nervous she'd get some and we have a jr epi pen too. Even though I think the nut thing was a fluke I'm still be high cautious cause you're right you never truely know.

Okay I am joining you!! You are extremely organized and I need some tips!!

nu2wdisneyw I hope I (an my great friends can help and you have a wonderful time at WDW

------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------


One side-note back to June:

The album should be done really soon! I am going to a scrapbook night at my church tonight and hopefully I'll get a bunch more done and be motivated to finish it off so I can post the pictures. Watch my siggie when it's done I'll post a link for it

J-