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Tami’s Half-Century Tour @ the CSR 3/21-3/28/09 Pre-Trip Report - UPDATED 2/17
This is my first attempt at a WDW trip report I LOVE reading trip reports and have been on many wonderful adventures with the words of Mestich, Jillybean, Princess Sharon, Caludercap, Karen of the biga$$ spreadsheet fame, MattandKat’smum, to name just a few and thanks to Chezp I have traveled the world so thanks to all of you for the fun times.
My cast of characters: Tami big Disney freak I turned 50 this year and have had a rough few years so this is my present to myself. My beautiful daughter Ali 14, my crazy nephew Joseph 17 (this is his first trip to WDW and his first time on a plane) and last but not least my Mother Sharon, she’s my rock and really deserves this vacation.
I have been planning this vacation since before Thanksgiving and talking about it for awhile at first it was just going to be me and Ali, but then I thought to add Joseph since his here all the time and Ali would have someone to hang out with they are best friends and he is very protective of her so I she’ll be well taken care of. Then last week my Mom said you know I would like to go to Disney with you guys. I almost fell over because she said she would never go to Disney again and that was 11 years ago. I quickly added her and bought her a non-refundable plane ticket so she can’t back out.
A little background, I live next door to my parents and my grandmother (Mom’s Mom) lives on the other side of my parents so we have this street covered. My mom is a great cook and takes care of all of us; we meet in the middle for dinner at least 4 or 5 times a week.
We are flying out of Dallas-Ft. Worth airport at 7 am on Saturday March 21 on AirTran it’s my first time using this airline but they had $200.00 tickets and the earliest arrival time, 11:02am. We are using DME to get to our resort.
We are staying at Coronado Springs Resort and are on the regular dining plan. I requested the Casitas in a (hopefully) remodeled room.
I have tweaked and changed ADR’s so much I’m surprised that I have been able to get all the places and times that I wanted. I changed all the places we had already been to so that we will have all new dining experiences. My final (I hope!) ADR’s:
3/21 Dinner Tokyo Dining 7pm
3/22 Breakfast with Donald at Tusker House 8am
3/23 Dinner Ohana 7pm
3/24 Lunch Sci-Fi 11:35am really dessert only we just want to check this place out. Dinner Whispering Canyon 7pm
3/25 Lunch T-Rex 2:30. Dinner just Mom and me at Raglan Road 6pm. The kids are going to a concert at the House of Blues.
3/26 Breakfast Chef Mickey’s 8am
3/27 Dinner at Crystal Palace 4:30pm this is our only repeat restaurant, but we have never had dinner here only breakfast.
3/28 Lunch Yak & Yeti 11:30am I chose this since AK is the closest park to our resort. Our plane leaves at about 7pm.
I have been trying to work out a touring plan. My mother and I both have limited mobility and I will be renting an EVC for us to share. My Mom has to walk some so she won’t get one for herself but I can get her to share mine. She loves to take pictures and was VERY excited when she heard the Flower and Garden show would be going on. We are all excited to try and catch all the British Invasion shows we all love the Beatles. Ali and Joseph are both big classic rock fans. Across the Universe is Ali’s favorite movie.
I'll have to get my daughter to teach me how to add photos. My goals for this trip is lots of laughter, FAB's, good food, hugs and good times.
We loved staying as CSR last year! We stayed in the Cabanas, a great location and they have a beach out front. A very good resort choice!
And I love Sci Fi, Chef Mickey's and Crystal Palace. T Rex is so much fun and the food was yummy, read my current trip report for more details, but I haven't written up that day yet. (my sig pic is at T Rex)
Hope you have a great time, can't wait to read all about it!
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Donning my Wellies to cut Peat in Scotland
Melissa
A quick update on our plans. Since we leave at 7am we decided to leave the night before and stay at a hotel at the Dallas airport, so I booked us at the Hyatt. I checked on rental cars and it is not much more to rent a car to drive to Dallas and back home as it is to park for the week. So I decided to do that.
So now the plan is Friday March 20 I will go to Texarkana to rent the car after I take my daughter to school. Come home so Mom and I can pack the car. I want to leave for Dallas when the kids get out of school. I plan for us to have dinner at Rainforest Café (to start the Disney vibe!) and then check in to the hotel. Next morning get up and check in luggage and turn in car. Hopefully our plane will be on time and we will be in the World after lunch.
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