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Not sure how I missed this but yes APs are addictive! The first year we had ours I went down 4 times in one year. I think I OD'd my poor DH though so now I try to keep the trips to one or two per year... well except this year. I had booked our airfare for last October via SW and their prices dropped so I had a credit of over $400 that had to be used before June so we got the APs and booked three trips in the one year
We will be there in October as well. We LOVE the F&WF also. We went last year with our then 19 month old and found the crowds at night to be a bit much because of excessive drinking but since the world showcase opens at 11am we went over for lunch a few different days and it was very quiet at lunch time. Perhaps if it's similar this year you can enjoy earlier days in Epcot and hop to the MK at night!
Whoops! I was already working on the reply when you posted (and then my boss interrupted me and the other director interrupted me - so much for my lunch hour!)
Anyway See above about why I'm not sure about doing it at DTD. Then again, it may be too much to do MK that day, the crowd levels for that day are all 5 and above for the various parks.
just caught your response, didn't know about the price increase not being affected if you used one day. oops.
With Fantasmic running every night now, I think I might drop the Fantasmic pkg. However, it would allow me a better viewing spot without waiting forever and hopefully it will be less crowded which equals an easier exit from the theatre. I might still book out of there before the finale if the crowd is too much for me. The one and only time I experienced Fantasmic, the exit had me nearly crying.
It wouldn't be a Disney trip if plans didn't get changed around!
That's a really good point, I guess I should stop trying to get the changes to stop and just go with them.
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Not sure how I missed this but yes APs are addictive! The first year we had ours I went down 4 times in one year. I think I OD'd my poor DH though so now I try to keep the trips to one or two per year... well except this year. I had booked our airfare for last October via SW and their prices dropped so I had a credit of over $400 that had to be used before June so we got the APs and booked three trips in the one year
We will be there in October as well. We LOVE the F&WF also. We went last year with our then 19 month old and found the crowds at night to be a bit much because of excessive drinking but since the world showcase opens at 11am we went over for lunch a few different days and it was very quiet at lunch time. Perhaps if it's similar this year you can enjoy earlier days in Epcot and hop to the MK at night!
I can't wait to hear more!
Thank you for heads up on the excessive drinking! That could become a problem. Thank goodness you can park hop with APs!!
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just caught your response, didn't know about the price increase not being affected if you used one day. oops.
With Fantasmic running every night now, I think I might drop the Fantasmic pkg. However, it would allow me a better viewing spot without waiting forever and hopefully it will be less crowded which equals an easier exit from the theatre. I might still book out of there before the finale if the crowd is too much for me. The one and only time I experienced Fantasmic, the exit had me nearly crying.
The reserved seating for the Fantasmic dinner package is not great. WDW Today podcasts constant diss the view you get from that seating. And it doesn't make exiting any easier.
We have a new VP at work. My boss's boss's boss... And it's a good thing, he's got some great ideas and good things are going to happen. I've been "selected" to be on this committee to review our work intake process and to streamline it and formalize it. And this man works FAST!! We folks were volunteered late Tues. Tuesday at 4:50pm, an invite comes out for a 8am Wed meeting. Then we met again at noon, and then again at 3:30! And we met today and have two more meetings tomorrow. He wants this thing vetted, streamlined and done It's a good thing, and I'm not just saying that because I want to believe in it. It really is a good thing. It's something that we've been hoping would happen for years.
Well, we were going to go to Animal Kingdom on Wednesday. But I've captured my convoluted logic above if you wish to re-read
Instead, we'll be doing breakfast at Crystal Palace - BEFORE THE PARK OPENS!!!! - with all the breakfasts I have scheduled between this trip and last trip, I hadn't made one for a place in the park before it opens.
So I think the day will be similar to Tuesday - split time between MK and DHS. A quick check at touringplans.com shows that Tuesday will be the last day that we'll want to spend any significant amount of time in the park due to crowds.
Wednesday night is Boma though Stitch is treating me (via the dinning plan! ) to dinner at Boma. And thanks to Timothy Mouse, I know that there is fireside storytelling at 7:30 in the lobby, so dinner is for 5pm And afterward, I know that you can use night vision goggles to look into the savanna. Squee. So we will get some Animal Kingdom flavor in our trip
Boma is our dress up dinner. Stitch recently got a dress for her cousin's wedding - her first dress in four years. And I want her to wear it more than once! So, she planned out this dinner. I'm liking her planning!!!
ok, so two weeks from today, what will I be doing? (I'm trying to post daily about what I'll be doing to make these last few days go faster and to get through the "fun" at work.)
Anyway, so it will be Thursday.
Breakfast will be at 1900, a little later than our "crack of dawn" times from the last two days.
The day will be spent at Epcot, mostly in Future World since we skipped the whole thing (except Imagination) last time. Especially after seeing "Finding Nemo" I can't wait to see Crush! Duuuude!!!
For the afternoon, Stitch has penciled in the tea at Grand Floridian. We'll see if we have energy. I have a feeling that our commando touring from the first couple of days will be catching up with us.
No dinner plans, so I suspect we'll be in the pool as the sunsets.
Ah.... much better than worrying about a hurricane!!!
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Your plans for a second trip are fabulous!!! I love your "two weeks from today" updates also. Too bad you can't fit in another trip at Thanksgiving. LOL Then Little Dude and Merlin can get together and discuss the life of SDs.
Your plans for a second trip are fabulous!!! I love your "two weeks from today" updates also. Too bad you can't fit in another trip at Thanksgiving. LOL Then Little Dude and Merlin can get together and discuss the life of SDs.
I'm glad you're liking the "two weeks from today" - it's really giving me something to look forward to rather than constantly checking the count down ticker on my iPhone.
I so wish they could meet up, that would be so cool!!! Service dogs in general aren't that common and psych dogs are even less common so it would be wonder to swap stories, tips and tricks.
Every year we host Thanksgiving for our group here in NJ, about 30 people or so, the Saturday after Thanksgiving usually. So we're already pre-booked with plans.
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All your plans are looking good!
Thanks!!!
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Tea at GF could be just the respite you need. It's very relaxing, quiet and yummy!
Hmm - good point!! LOL - the wheels are turning in my head about this... Hmm.
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