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When I last left you, I had just booked my second week at All Star Music. Not much has been updated since then, but I did make my ADRs for my week in WDW. Ladies and Gentlemen, here are my incredible dining plans for my week at Disney:
Arrival day (Saturday): lunch at Raglan Road - my first time eating there (I spent six weeks in Ireland this year, so it felt appropriate to visit the Irish pub)
Sunday: lunch at Le Cellier - this is a MUST for every trip I have to Disney.
Monday: lunch at Chefs de France - first time eating here as well (during my six week trip to Ireland, I did spend one weekend in Paris, so I thought I'd keep the nostalgia going)
Tuesday: Spirir of Aloha luau dinner - this is something I regretted missing on my last trip. I've done it before and absolutely loved it
Wednesday: breakfast at the Grand Floridian Cafe - another first for me. I love the atmosphere at the GF, so I thought it would be a great way to start off a Magic Kingdom morning
Thursday: lunch at Biergarten - yet another first for me
Friday: dinner at Coral Reef - this is a return visit for me, but I LOVE this place - both for food and atmosphere.
Can you tell I REALLY like Epcot?
I can make Palo/shore excursion ressies tomorrow!!!!!
So, someone must have sent a little pixie dust my way, because I not only got EVERYTHING I wanted, but I got everything on the days I wanted as well!!
Here are my booked cruise plans (aaaaah! I'm so excited!)
Palo brunch: 1st @ sea day (Monday, 11:30am)
Cozumel: Dolphin swim at Dolphinaris
Grand Cayman: Island Tour and Snorkeling with stingrays
Palo dinner: 2nd @ sea day (Thursday, 8:00pm)
Castaway Cay: float and bike rental
Well, now there's not a whole lot left to do but wait! Less than 90 days to go!!!
So, now that I am 35 days away from my trip (), I thought I would update my PTR with my Disney plans. I LOVE planning Disney trips - to me, planning is half the fun! I don't always stick to my plans, but it's so much fun to just sit and plan my days out. For this trip, my general plan is to spend the morning in one park, take a break after lunch (which will probably consist of a nap or a dip in the pool), and then spend the evening in another park, followed by EMHs. This is my first on-property stay, so EMHs are a big deal to me! The plan for the week is as follows:
Saturday: Disembark cruise, pick up my rental car from Budget, and head to WDW. I don't have a lot of plans as to which park to go to first or anything - the idea of the day is a "best of Disney day." I plan to hit whatever parks strike my fancy, and only ride my favorites. I'm thinking of it as a teaser for the week. I do have an ADR at Raglan Road (which I'm SUPER excited for!!), and plan to end the day watching Wishes. Although Wishes isn't my favorite of the firework shows, it's become a must to end my first day at Disney watching it - there's just something so magical about watching the fireworks over the castle and knowing you still have a whole week of magic ahead of you!
Sunday: I'll start my day in Animal Kingdom (my goal is to make it to the rope drop ceremony), and then take a quick detour to Epcot for lunch at Le Cellier. After my afternoon break, I'll head to DHS, being sure to catch Fantasmic. After that, it's EMH at the Magic Kingdom! (And yes, that is all 4 parks in one day! Woo hoo!)
Monday: This is the one day that I don't plan to change parks midday. This is my Epcot day. I lovelovelove Epcot, and could probably spend an entire week's vacation just in the World Showcase. LOL. I plan on having lunch at Chefs de France. I do plan, though, to head over to DHS for EMHs.
Tuesday: This is the day I've granted as my "day off." The plan is to relax and just soak up some Disney goodness without all the craziness of the parks. I have a late breakfast booked at Kouzzina, so I can sleep in before going there. I plan to spend the rest of the day relaxing by the pool, and possibly exploring some resorts. I also have the Luau booked at the Poly at 8pm.
Wednesday: I have an early ADR for breakfast at The Grand Floridian Cafe. This is also my way of making sure I can make it to rope drop at the Magic Kingdom (I've never seen the ceremony there before!) I'll spend the morning in the Magic Kingdom, and after my break, I'll spend the afternoon at Animal Kingdom. Animal Kingdom is also having EMHs that night, so I plan to stay for those, and then head to Epcot for Illuminations!
Thursday: I'll spend the morning at Epcot, and then spend the afternoon at DHS. I have an ADR for dinner at Mama Melrose, and plan to stay for Fantasmic. I'm also going to take in a midnight showing of Alice in Wonderland, since that's the night it opens - SO excited!
Friday: I plan to sleep in a bit, and then have another "Best of Disney" day, hitting all my favorites one last time. I have a dinner ADR at Coral Reef, and then I will watch Illuminations and enjoy some EMHs at Epcot.
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If you guys remember, I was "chancing" week 2 - I hadn't gotten the time off officially approved, but didn't want to miss out on the Buy 5 get 2 nights free deal, so I booked it anyways. My second week off was officially approved yesterday, so I am 100% good to go!
In fact, in a month from today, I will be getting ready to board the Disney Magic for the first time! Yippee!!
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), I thought I would update my PTR with my Disney plans. I LOVE planning Disney trips - to me, planning is half the fun! I don't always stick to my plans, but it's so much fun to just sit and plan my days out. For this trip, my general plan is to spend the morning in one park, take a break after lunch (which will probably consist of a nap or a dip in the pool), and then spend the evening in another park, followed by EMHs. This is my first on-property stay, so EMHs are a big deal to me! The plan for the week is as follows:
I do have an ADR at Raglan Road (which I'm SUPER excited for!!), and plan to end the day watching Wishes. Although Wishes isn't my favorite of the firework shows, it's become a must to end my first day at Disney watching it - there's just something so magical about watching the fireworks over the castle and knowing you still have a whole week of magic ahead of you!
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