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Okay folks - here is our day-by-day plan (it will probably get revised about a million more times ).
Day One
Arrive to the hotel by 2:15 and check - in (drop off our bags - will have them call us when the room is ready).
Catch the next bus off to Magic Kingdom. Once we arrive there we plan on going to the following rides (or if the lines are too long - get fast passes). We don't have to much of a plan since we sort of want to take in the "magic"! Anyway the rides we want to do are...
Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Space Mountain, The Haunted Mansion, Country Bear Jamboree, Enchanted Tiki Room, Jungle Cruise?
After we do the rides depending on the time we will either head back to the hotel and go for a swim, head back to the hotel and rent a car and go to one of the Disney Outlets and maybe Publix, or stay in the park. It will all depend on how we feel !
Day Two
Will be getting up SUPER early (6-6:30 a.m.) and getting to Typhoon Lagoon at least 30 minutes ahead of opening! That day we plan on doing ALL the major attractions at Typhoon Lagoon including...
Surf Pool, Crush N Gusher, Castaway Creek, Keelhaul Falls, May Day Falls, Gang Plank Falls, Humunga Kowabunga, Storm Slides,and Shark Reef.
We will probably be done with Typhoon Lagoon by 2-ish in the afternoon and will hop the bus back to Coronado Springs. Will probably pick up lunch and then head out to most likely Epcot (I was pushing for Hollywood Studios - but in the end there are only one ride/one show I wanted to do - Tower of Terror and Muppet Vision 3D). We want to do the following rides -
Soarin, Mission Space, Reflections of China, The American Adventure, and that's about it!
That night we have a reservation at Chef Mickey's for 8:50 p.m. (later than we would have liked.... but it's Chef Mickey's - so I was happy to get a spot at ALL!!). It will be our character dining experience of the trip.
Day Three
Today we will be checking out of Coronado Springs (maybe take one last dip in the pool real early). The resort is transferring our luggage over to AKL for us - so we don't have to worry about it (don't you just love disney???!!!). We plan on going to Animal Kingdom that day! We want to be done there around 2 p.m. so we can check in early to Animal Kingdom and explore the lodge and maybe take a dip in the pool! That said we have been reading in lots of place that AK (the theme park) takes a while to go through and you really need to stop and look at the detail - so I don't know how well that goal will get accomplished - especially with the fact that I already like the sound of Expedition Everest and will most likely do it at least 3 times!!! ANYway - here are the rides we want to do...
Kali River Rapids, Expedition Everest, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Dinosaur, Primeval Whirl (probably smart to do last!!)
After that we are hopping on a bus over to AKL - and be settling into our SAVANNA view room (which we got 40% off using discount code QNY). That night we have a ADR for Boma at 6:05 p.m. We did it earlier so we could have time to do something that night if we wanted to!
The next day is ... our final day ! That morning we are getting up super, super, super, super early and having fun around the resort! Exploring, watching the animals - taking in some final disney magic! That morning we depart back for the city on southwest...
I just realized that it might make more SENSE to do Epcot our first day there. Since our second day we have an ADR at Chef Mickey's which is at the Contemporary ... and since the Contemporary is a MK resort - it might be a lot easier to get too. So now it's Epcot first day - and then Magic Kingdom second day in the afternoon.
Do you guys think that makes sense - or do you think we should stick with our original plan?
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Thanks everyone for reading - yea all thanks to our handy dandy passporter we were able to look at the maps and realize that was a smart decision! Will update as more happens!
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to the boards! Your plans sound great! We loved our stay at CSR...great pool/hot tub! Can't wait to read more!!!
Thanks! Yea from what we here it sounds like a great pool!
I also ordered Dutch (don't tell him - although he's probably reading this) a PassPorter Pouch - that way he can be in charge of everything - since I'll forget.
I think he's a little more excited than me - not! I was a little hesitant to officially book it .... but when he found (thank you fozzy) the QNY discount code - I was hooked!
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(don't you just love disney???!!!). We plan on going to Animal Kingdom that day! We want to be done there around 2 p.m. so we can check in early to Animal Kingdom and explore the lodge and maybe take a dip in the pool! That said we have been reading in lots of place that AK (the theme park) takes a while to go through and you really need to stop and look at the detail - so I don't know how well that goal will get accomplished - especially with the fact that I already like the sound of Expedition Everest and will most likely do it at least 3 times!!! ANYway - here are the rides we want to do...
! That morning we are getting up super, super, super, super early and having fun around the resort! Exploring, watching the animals - taking in some final disney magic! That morning we depart back for the city on southwest...
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to the boards! Your plans sound great! We loved our stay at CSR...great pool/hot tub! Can't wait to read more!!!
Susan
- not! I was a little hesitant to officially book it .... but when he found (thank you fozzy) the QNY discount code - I was hooked!
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