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Day 4 – Our Name in Lights Breakfast at Kouzzina (ADR)
Lunch at Sci-fi Dine-in (ADR)
Dinner at 50’s Prime Time (ADR)
Osborne Family Lights
Our morning starts bright and early, with a trip to the Boardwalk! FDH and I really looking forward to breakfast at Kouzzina … the breakfast menu looks awesome. And it’s the perfect spot for a pre-Hollywood meal so that FDH can get a boat trip in!
As far as DHS, we're a bit split on this one. I feel a little "meh" on the park (I've never been), and FDH has great memories. I am keeping an open mind. Maybe it'll be full of Disney magic!!
My must do list is really all about Toy Story Midway Mania! I also want to make sure we have some time to play on the Honey! Set. FDH's must-dos are Rock n Roller Coaster and Great Movie Ride.
Since I'm not as excited about the park itself, we decided to make sure we had great, interactive meal experiences. We looooove B-movies, so Sci-Fi was an obvious choice for us. And I can only hope that FDH is made to sing “I’m a Little Teapot” in 50s Prime Time. My mom used to say we shouldn’t play with our food … but we are looking forward to playing while we eat at the very least!
Other things we’d like to do include checking out Echo Lake Apartments, Starring Rolls and the Writer’s Stop. If there's time, we'll do Muppets 3D and Tower of Terror, too.
If we finish early enough, I'd also like to pop back over to the Boardwalk to take in whatever the evening's entertainment may be.
We hope to experience our FIRST Disney disappointment today … Star Tours was high on our must-ride… but I guess we’ll have to catch it next time around, as it’ll be closed for refurb.
I’m also kind of bummed that we won’t be able to do Fantasmic on this trip, but FDH has seen it before, and he didn’t care for it. And we really couldn’t make it work without missing something else, so I gave it up. Next trip!!
I'm feeling sad just writing about Day 4 because it's the mid-way point of our trip!!
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Congrats on the upcoming wedding.
I saw your post to my Dec 12-18. I don't think we have plans yet on the 16th, so I will keep you updated. We may acutally end up in Epcot, so it would be cool to meet.
Sorry it's been so long since my last post. Things are getting a little crazy at work and with the wedding ... I REALLY need this vacation!!
In exciting, sort-of-Disney news: my bagallini arrived today--I ordered one just for Disney (sure I'll use it on other trips). I was so excited when the package came. FDH thinks I am such a dork.
Anyway, here're our plans for day 5:
Early to Rise with the Elephants Lunch at the Yak and Yeti (ADR)
Dinner at the Grand Floridian Café (ADR)
Wishes from Poly Beach
We’ll be up bright and early for EMH at Animal Kingdom!! We'll eat leftovers or granola bars on the bus over. I want to be there for rope drop so we can get on one of the first safari tours and get a FP so we can ride it a second time. The safari is a big must do for us.
We also would like to hit Everest and Kali River Rapids, and we hope to have some time to walk one of the exploration trails and explore Harambe village. Our "second tier" to-dos are the Primeval Whirl and Tough to be a Bug.
We’re very much looking forward to lunch at Yak and Yeti. I’ve read that AK is very HOT even in the cooler months, so a nice, leisurely break will be appreciated, I am sure. We’re also super psyched by the menu. Every time we look at it, we notice something new and delicious that we MUST try. Ordering is going to be a nightmare (but the good kind, where you get to eat delicious food at the end!).
Depending on how we feel after lunch, we’re either going to power through ... or go back to our hotel for a nap. Day 5 is going to be a LONG one ...
After AK (or our nap), we’ve got fairly late reservations for dinner at the Grand Floridian Café. As I mentioned in my first post, I ordered a special mini two-tier wedding cake as a surprise for FDH. Some friends who live in the Florida-area may also be joining us for this dinner … should be sprinkled with fairy dust and completely, totally magical!
After dinner, I hope to continue the magic with a romantic stroll over to the Poly Beach. I’m hoping to snuggle up with FDH and enjoy a cocktail while we watch Wishes over the water. The perfect opportunity to wear our wedding ears and be shmoopy!
Then, as everyone else is leaving MK, we’re going to head back into the breach for evening EMH!! I said it was going to be a long day. Honestly, we’re probably going to be beat at this point. If all we do is Big Thunder Mt and Splash Mt, I’ll be happy!! (Maybe some shopping, too? And double maybe Jungle Cruise.)
Yea ... so we're pretty much going to be on the move from around 5:30 a.m. until around 2 a.m. ... sleeping in is going to be a BIG priority for Day 6 ...
Up next: Another Epcot Day! And maybe a meet up with some PPers!!!
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that we won’t be able to do Fantasmic on this trip, but FDH has seen it before, and he didn’t care for it. And we really couldn’t make it work without missing something else, so I gave it up. Next trip!! 
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We literally can spend hours in these stores....More great plans!
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