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Thanks for all your great comments, ya'll!! I will have the itinerary posted tomorrow. I am actually quite proud of it because I think it may actually make all 7 people happy!! Go figure
Well, here I am, another itinerary nerd, and I am delaying going to bed cuz I thought there was an itinerary attached to this PTR!!!!
Let's get with it girlfriend!!
Love the pictures of everyone!! Also love hearing the back story of how a trip was originally thought of & then how plans are once everything comes to fruition.
I'm really tired (just got home from work) and am going to hit the hay as I'm making all kinds of spelling errors and correcting them......all the while nodding off for 10 minutes here, 5 minutes there.......but when I get back I want to see an itinerary, got it?
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So here it is - I feel like there should definitely be some dramatic music playing in the background or some type of angels singing. It is a thing of beauty, folks. Thanks to a spreasheet emailed to me from mestitch last vacay, I have a perfect template to fill in all of our plans. It is color coded and everything. I wish I could share a picture of it, but I'm sure that would be complicated, and it would probably involve getting Rob's (RobDVC) help and lets face it, I bother him more than any woman other than Margaret (his DW) should . . . . Anywho, on with the show. . . . .
The items in red are things I could use help with or advice on -
Monday - Arrival Day
Check in approx 1pm at POFQ (our flight lands at approx 11:30am)
Either hang and swim or head straight to MK. We will see how it goes since this is yet another vacation where the day we leave it's straight from DH's night shift
We will probably have lunch at either POFQ cuz I'm sure we'll be starving, or if we head straight to MK, we will hit up Peco's Bills or Casey's
We have a 6:20pm at Chef Mickey's - so we will just hop on the monorail and head over there for dinner.
Who ever is not tired will head back to the MK for Spectro (9pm) and Wishes (10pm)
Tuesday - 8/12/08
Today is a busy day. We will grab a quick breakfast at POFQ and head straight to MK. It is MEMH, but lets face it, we ain't makin' it. . . . We can do whatever we didn't get to do yesterday and grab some lunch at CHH.
Danny, Eric, and Jimmy have a tee time of 4pm at LBV, so they will need to head back to FQ by approx 2:30pm.
Mary and I have Grand View Tea at 3:20, so we will just hop on the monorail probably at around the same time they head out and hang at the GF til tee time.
Marilyn and EJ will probably use this opportunity to go back to FQ and either nap or swim.
I cancelled the dinner ADR we originally had (Kona Cafe), because I have no clue what time they'll be done with golf.
It is Epcot EEMH, so we will either head back there for CS in the WS, or over to DTD and grab something there. (I vote for Epcot, so I'm sure the planner will prevail)
Wednesday - 8/13/08
The Beltans plan on going to US/IOA today. Personally I think it is a huge waste of money for them (not in general, just for them) because Marilyn being 7 months pregnant is probably going to be ready to go by about 1pm and they will have spent approx $300 between the 3 of them on tickets and transportation there and back. Don't you agree? Are there alot of shady places for her there? Do you think she will be okay all day there?
Danny and I have a 12:30 lunch ADR at Le Cellier. This will be our first time there. So we will be heading to Epcot today, regardless of what the Beltrans decide. I'm not sure what the Desimones plan on doing - maybe swimming and meeting up later, or maybe coming to Epcot and eating lunch somewhere else? Whatevskies. Doesn't matter to me, all I know is we are having Le Cellier!!!
After lunch, we will hang at Epcot a bit and depending on how we feel maybe take a swim break before dinner.
It's DHS EEMH tonight, so we are eating at Mama Melrose at 7:30pm and then hanging there. I don't know if we'll do Fantasmic or not. If EJ is tired, then we'll probably skip it, but if he is good to go, then we'll probably take him to see it.
Thursday 8/14/08
We will either head back to Epcot first thing today or perhaps MK. It's another MEMH at MK. I am hoping to convince someone to join me for opening ceremonies, but we'll see how it goes. If we are at Epcot, I'm hoping to have lunch at Beaches and Cream. We have a 5:15pm at Teppan Edo and then I plan on hopefully meeting up with Melissa and Andy for perhaps a BI show. Tonight I plan on having everyone stay for Illuminations. Tonight is EEMH at Epcot again, so we'll have plenty of time to accomplish everything here today. This is why I'm thinking maybe give MK a go in the morning. What do you think?
Friday 8/15/08 - Departure Day
I am hoping to get a late check out today. We have tried this twice and have been unsuccesful, so we'll see. We have a 9:30am at O'Hana. This is another first for us. We think EJ will like it here. I have no idea what we are gonna do after that. It is completely open. We don't depart til around 7pm, so I'm thinking a 4pm DME pickup. This pretty much gives us the whole day. Maybe we will take a trip to AK so EJ can ride EE. This is probably what we'll end up doing. Also, today I am hoping to meet up with Marnie (Colexismom) as I do believe today is her first FULL day on property. Hopefully we can make this happen, Marnie!!
So that's it. Not to toot my own horn, but I think it's pretty darn good. Everyone has already been told to feel free and do whatever their little hearts desire. There is no obligation. Yes, the ADR's have been made, but if your tired, hot, cranky, whatever, feel free to bail. I could care less. I understand the level of unpredictabilty when travelling with a large group, let alone one who will be 7 months pregnant, and a 7 year old, so I am not going to force anything on anyone.
As a very wise PP once said (unfortunately I can't remember if it was Jill or Tanya ) you have to put happiness in front of people and let them do with it what they wish. (maybe it wasn't exactly that, but something like that )
Up Next - Things I still need to do, that in all honestly, probably should have been done already . . . . .
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It is Epcot EEMH, so we will either head back there for CS in the WS, or over to DTD and grab something there.
I'd probably go with what you're feeling at the moment. I like some spontaneity on every trip.
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Don't you agree? Are there alot of shady places for her there? Do you think she will be okay all day there?
If they are going to visit both parks, I think it would be easy to be there until closing. We went for the first (and only) time in August 2006. It will depend on how much EJ likes thrill rides, as IOA is loaded with them. As for the shade, I don't remember much shade, but it's been 2 years and -at the time- DH was very sick on those days. I do remember it being very hot. Staying hydrated would definitely be key and I wouldn't hesitate to rent a wheelchair if needed.
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This is why I'm thinking maybe give MK a go in the morning. What do you think?
This could work; you'd probably be able to get a lot done in Fantasyland with little or no wait. I would just get the heck out of there if it became crowded.
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I have no idea what we are gonna do after that. It is completely open
I'd let EJ pick. It's been our tradition to kind of leave at least the last day open for Kyle to choose what he would like to go back and do. When he was 6, I think we rode Buzz Lightyear 20 times in a row before moving on to something else!
Sounds like you've got some great plans to look forward to!
I certainly hope your lunch @ LeCellier is wonderful.......
I'm sure you know this (as you've got downtime pencilled in), but taking the time to relax and "go with the flow" can make all the difference in the world. It took a few trips but I finally realized this when I was down there solo in May-and can't wait to just "hang" at the MK our first day, doing whatever mood hits us, and sitting in the courtyard waiting for Wishes to start.
If I was your pregnant friend I don't think I'd be spending $300 to go to a park where I wasn't going to be able to ride very much due to being pregnant!! That's almost a week of the dining plan for two of us!
Thanks for posting your itinerary......I hope you know I was just giving you a hard time this AM!
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