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Well friends, I did it. I changed my ADR's slightly. I said I wasn't going to change a thing and that is what I intended. Unfortunately I to read PTR/TR's especially getting so close to a trip. This morning I was on here reading a PTR and what catches my eye completely, which happens to be quite suddenly because I have heard of this place before and never considered it.
CAPE MAY CLAMBAKE!!
I was reading about this place on this PTR and it inspired me to go to Allears and read the menu, which in turn...turned me into a mad woman trying to figure out how to add it.
First stop, WDW website to see if there was availability. My idea was the day that it would fit perfectly into, and I mean perfect, I needed about a 5:00ish ADR. We are having breakfast at 10:00 and I figured that we can probably eliminate a CS meal between, and using that elsewhere...resulting in a small amount of $ being saved towards CMCB.
Lucky me, they had a 5:10 ADR open! So I snatched it up. I figured take it while the taking is good, and then figure it out. :rolf: I can always cancel it if I find we can't swing it.
Back to the drawing board of our schedule and budget. It really takes a bit of work to figure out what meals are in your best interest to use on the DDP vs. OOP.
Originally, I just plugged in CMCB at $105. But then I realized that we were planning to use a credit for Donalds at Tusker House which is only $75 including tip OOP.
That set me on a mission, and in about 30 minutes total....I had decided that the meal that was best replaced from DDP to OOP is 'Ohana for Breakfast at $65 including tip. That just saved me $50!! So my new ADR schedule looks like this......new addition in red.
Tuesday 9/13/11- Arrival Day - No park this day
Lunch- Resort Caf, if hungry when we arrive
Dinner- O’Hana 6:50 pm- DDP
Wednesday 9/14/11- MK and Epcot
Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique 9:00am
Breakfast- Cinderella’s Royal Table 10:25am $$
Lunch- CS either at MK or Epcot depending on where we are
BREAK at resort
Dinner- Garden Grill 7:45pm DDP
Thursday 9/15/11- MK and DHS
Breakfast- CS at resort
Lunch- Liberty Tree Tavern 12:55pm $$
BREAK at resort
Dinner- CS at DHS either Catalina Eddie’s or Fairfax Fare
Friday 9/16/11- AK and Epcot (open till midnight)
Brunch- Donald’s Safari Breakfast 10:20am DDP
BREAK at resort Dinner- Cape May Clambake 5:10pm DDP
Saturday 9/17/11 DHS and MK
Breakfast- CS at resort
Lunch- Sci Fi Dine in Theatre 12:05pm DDP
Dinner- CS at MK
Sunday 9/18/11 Epcot and MK (open till 1am)
Breakfast- CS at resort
Lunch- Le Cellier 12:45pm $$
BREAK at resort
Dinner- 1900 Park Fare 7:15pm DPP
Monday 9/19 AK and MK
Breakfast- CS at resort
Lunch- Crystal Palace 1:00pm DDP
Dinner- CS at resort with fellow PP Jess (Jessie092408) and her DH David 6:30pm
Tuesday 9/20/11- Departure Day L- MK
Breakfast- O’Hana, Lilo & Stitch 8:30am $$
My whole family including my DD-7 loves seafood. I especially love steamers and mussels. Even though we come from an area where there is lots of seafood, fresh seafood, we don’t get it as often as we would like as it is expensive. So this all you can eat clambake is right up our alley.
I remember reading in benjiboo's TR from last year that you can walk from YC to Epcot.
Can you do that from the BC too? I am planning on taking the bus to BC from AK but then after dinner we are heading to Epcot because it's open till midnight. Just trying to figure out what might be a good way to go.
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Cam! I know it's getting so hard to contain my excitement! In 4 short hours, I will be at 58 days! 
"Sparky"(My first trip.)
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A small change of plans....
to read PTR/TR's especially getting so close to a trip. This morning I was on here reading a PTR and what catches my eye completely, which happens to be quite suddenly because I have heard of this place before and never considered it.
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