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A Universal Disney Fantasy in three acts - Rehersal Report in Progress
It's a bit early but I'm so ready to go on this trip I figured I'd start up a pre-trip report to help pass the time. Since I work in the theater I decided to treat this report as a show.
THE CAST:
Act 1 - Me (wolfhunt), my wife (puzzlewoman)
Act 2 - Me (wolfhunt), my wife (puzzlewoman), My family (mom, her husband, my sister, my nephew), friends (Cheeser, Her husband, Cheeser's mother in-law, Evil_Queen*, Susanna)
Act 3 - Me (wolfhunt), my wife (puzzlewoman), My family (mom, her husband, my sister, my nephew), friends (Cheeser, Her husband, Cheeser's mother in-law, Evil_Queen*, Susanna)
*Evil_Queen is not the nickname for the mother-in-law.
THE SHOW: This is shaping up to be a three act show (it didn't start that way)
Act 1: Universal Studios. It has been over twenty years since I have visited Universal Studios. My hope is to go to Universal on Monday - Wednesday of arrival week. Possibly staying at Universal's resorts but might have a free stay/tickets through Windham if I listen to one of their spiels. I'll have no problem saying no to the timeshare stuff since I already have DVC but it's hard to pass up free tickets and lodging just for listening to a 2 hour spiel .
Act 2: WDW. A short stay at either Poly or GF. Since this is only a two-nighter I kinda want to stay at GF. Hopefully be checking out the new Fantasyland and trying the new restaurant in Fantasyland. Me and Puzzlewoman will also be doing the Family 5k at Disney during this act.
Act 3: The main event - a 7 night cruise on the Fantasy in the Western Caribbean. After our recent 4 night cruise on the Dream we really can't wait to go back to a cruise.
Current tour dates: should everything go as planned the show will hit the road starting January 7, 2013 and ending January 19, 2013.
As you can see Act 2 and 3 has a large cast of characters about half of which have never been on a cruise before. It should be a fun show for all involved (and maybe a few who aren't, you never know).
Remember to turn off your cell phones, pagers, and beeping watches as you enter the theater. Photography is permitted (how else can we prove what happens). Food and drinks are allowed in the theater (especially the fruity rum drinks featured in act 3).
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Since all shows need to reherse me and puzzlewoman have a DVC trip planned for late August. Since we have some leftover DVC points and our passes and TIW card are good until September we decided to make use of them and do a quick trip.
We have booked a room at Boardwalk villas (new to us) and have made our ADRs. Like any trip we take we try to go to new places to eat. This, however, is getting harder to do. We are running out of table service places to try.
The dining schedule is:
Saturday
We arrive. Originally had scheduled Bistro De Paris but I just received an email letting me know that it will now be in refurb. Our plan is now to eat dinner at Big River Grill at the Boardwalk. Possibly grabbing a counter service lunch in Epcot.
Sunday
Breakfast at Main Street Bakery, first cinnamon roll ofnthe trip
Lunch at Tony's Town Square
Dinner at Flulton's Crab House
(propably a dole whip or two thrown in)
Monday
Breakfast at Kouzzina. Love dinner there, since we are staying at BWV might as well try breakfast.
Lunch at Le Cellier.
Dinner at Cape May Cafe
Tuesday
Lunch at Sci-fi
Dinner at Hollywood & Vine with the Fantasmic seating package
Most of this trip is about relaxing and doing the stuff we like. Got some new photography tricks I want to try and of course scope out the new Fantasyland construction and ride Haunted Mansion a bunch of times (my fave). Also looking forward to seeing Fantasmic again. Last time we saw it was back in 2007.
Should be a good rehersal for the big multi-park Universal/Disney/Fantasy trip in January.
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