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I LOVE this new change in plans regarind the Poly! We've stayed there before and absolutely LOVED it! I wish we could afford to go back but it was my "we aren't going to go back in a while" trip which turned out to be a big fat lie!
You're making me nervous with O'hana dinner. Did you have a bad experience? It's my BF's favorite meal, although I end up eating the noodles only, I would hate to cancel.
Awesome changes! Kona Cafe has such yummy food! We got Ds to try sushi there.
Thanks!! . Hopefully, we will still make it there with our new plans!!
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Oh Tara, I just love your crazy-ever-changing plans!! So much alike, I tell you!! You'll be pretty close to Cali Grill for a nice dinner if you like it there.
Are you planning any excursions for your cruise? Way back, I did this snorkeling excursion on a Western Caribbean, Royal Caribbean cruise, I don't remember exactly what it was called or what island it was on (helpful, aren't I? ), but every 2 people got their own motorized dingy boat and you would follow the guide to a snorkeling area, then jump off and swim around. It was extremely fun, and we were the only excursion that wasn't cancelled that day because the water was too rough, but our boats were small enough to get to the good snorkeling spots! I would highly recommend it if you want to do any snorkeling!
Thanks, Mel!!. We haven't looked at any excursions yet, but we usually plan a couple. That sounds fun!!
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What about Artist Point? Only a monorail and boat ride away, and you'll be at his favourite resort too
Thanks!! . It'll be a bit more than that now, but what a great idea!! I will tuck that one in!!
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Maybe I missed it, but what about California Grill? Maybe you could catch the fireworks from there? We are doing the Christmas Party and the Candlelight Processional too and I am so excited!
I the Cali Grill!! That will definitely be a possibility!! I can't wait to go to the Christmas Party. Sadly, the Candlelight Processional is no longer an option for us.
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I was going to suggest California Grill, since you will be on the monorail....
All of that is changing, Colleen!
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I don't think your nuts! It's hard to narrow down all the good choices at Disney. What about Liberty Tavern Inn for an early dinner the night you do MVMCP?
That is an excellent idea! Except, it will now still be in refurbishment.
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I just had this feeling that the Poly wasn't totally out of the picture. Congrats on booking Club Level! Very nice way to spend those winnings. Like a couple of other here, I was going to suggest Artist Point and Cali Grill. deciding!
Thanks, Cam! But! See my next post!
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Glad I didn't see the "evil" hint earlier! The alterations seem great and as David Bowie once said CH- CH-CHANGES!
You have no idea, Dave!
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I LOVE this new change in plans regarind the Poly! We've stayed there before and absolutely LOVED it! I wish we could afford to go back but it was my "we aren't going to go back in a while" trip which turned out to be a big fat lie!
You're making me nervous with O'hana dinner. Did you have a bad experience? It's my BF's favorite meal, although I end up eating the noodles only, I would hate to cancel.
Well, we have once again changed things up a bit! . Definitely don't go by us with 'Ohana. I think we were just unfortunate enough to have two bad experiences in a row there. Lots of people that place!!
. So, what do all of these crazy responses mean?!?!?
I think you're totally nutty, Tara, and I'm more than qualified to judge since we absolutely swore we would never ever go annually for any number of silly reasons. Then, it was "We spent plenty last year and should wait a few years to go again" which turned suddenly into "Holy Guacamole! This is the perfect special offer, and we CAN go for Christmas this year timewise."
Ain't being nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake fun? I think so, and it's even seasonal besides.
Welcome to the Disney funny farm, Tara.
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So, what do all of these crazy responses mean?!?!?
I have two words for you. Two stinkin' little words that have completely thrown this trip into tumult!! Let me explain..............
Back in 1996, we went to WDW with our best friends and their daughter over Spring break. We went over Easter week and stayed at the Wilderness Lodge. We had such a marvelous time that we decided to go back in December 1997 and stay there again! We even extended the vacation for two more days and were so excited to be at WDW at Christmas time for the first time ever!! Our travel dates were December 1st through December 9th...............
Throughout that year, we kept hearing snippets about a weather phenomena that was caused by warming in the Pacific Ocean. We kept hearing that it may affect the weather in the Southern states in December and January. We paid very little attention to this stuff, not being weather savvy or too interested and that turned out to be a grave mistake.............
We made it down to Orlando just fine! But to say that it poured the entire 9 days we were at WDW would be an inderstatement. The roof of the Wilderness Lodge was leaking. The CM's were amazing and did the best they could to keep people entertained indoors, but the entire week was just awful! It poured buckets!!
Back to this year..............
We are again hearing those weather snippets. This time, we are paying rapt attention to them. We could be absolutely wrong, and I hope we are, but with our past experience being just about the same dates, we are not willing to take the chance. So we just rearranged our entire trip! We are still doing the cruise portion as this part of the trip would be little, if any, affected. But we now have a separate trip planned for WDW!
Details to follow..............................
P.S. Those two stinkin' little words are ........EL NINO!!
. Next: Our totally refurbed trip!!
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I think you're totally nutty, Tara, and I'm more than qualified to judge since we absolutely swore we would never ever go annually for any number of silly reasons. Then, it was "We spent plenty last year and should wait a few years to go again" which turned suddenly into "Holy Guacamole! This is the perfect special offer, and we CAN go for Christmas this year timewise."
Ain't being nuttier than a Christmas fruitcake fun? I think so, and it's even seasonal besides.
Welcome to the Disney funny farm, Tara.
Agreed!! Thanks for the support, Dot!!
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Congrats on the Poly! Good luck deciding where to eat!
Well, thank you in hindsight, Marnie. We have a new plan now.....
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In a perfect world, I would have spared you guys all of my drama leading up to this trip. This here would be page one. I hope you don't think that we have completely lost our minds, but we feel much better being conservative when we spend a boatload of money. Anyway!
We are probably just being big chickens but with our past experience at WDW in the drenching, unyielding rain, we are changing our Christmas trip to a Food and Wine/ Early Christmas adventure!!
There are a couple of things that we will miss out on by doing so. We are going too early for the Candlelight Processional. We will only get to see the decorations and Christmas finery for our last few days. . That means we certainly won't get to enjoy them extensively, but we will try to hit the highlights. Everything we have read says that Disney will be in full swing Christmas mode by the 1st MVMCP, but there is nothing official out yet, so we will see!
We also realize that the time we chose will be crowded! We will be there during a marathon weekend, but these are the dates we had to pick. And! Last, but certainly not least, we will be missing out on the Polynesian and Club Level pampering.
On the other hand!! .
We will get to enjoy a lot of the Food and Wine Festival!!! I haven't done this for years and Muffin never has!! We both love food and wine!!!
We are still going to MVMCP!! (Thank you, Chelsea!). Those tickets were already bought and paid for and were supposed to be non refundable and non transferable, but a lovely CM in ticketing services helped us out with that!
We will, at least, get to see some Christmas stuff!! .
This and our cruise now becomes two vacations instead of one!!
The only thing that will send me into a deep depression is if we don't get to see the Osbourne lights!! I am anxiously awaiting a date to come out for when they start.
So! Erase all previous trip data from your minds!! We are beginning anew!!
Who: Me and Muffin
When: November 3rd through November 10th ( Notice how I got an extra day in there!)
Where: Animal Kingdom Lodge ( my favorite and also how I got another day in there! ) with a Savanna View!!
Why: That is the only thing that has not changed much. Except! To include the Food and Wine Festival!!
I am completely exhausted with all of these changes! I am now figuring out our park days and ADR's once again!'
Are you sure you shouldn't look at Beach or Yacht Clubso you can walk in and out of F&WF?
Oh, ye gawds and gawdesses, Colleen! Don't for eternity's sake give her MORE resorts to switch to.
Otherwise, I'm gonna run out of fingers to keep track of how many resorts they were for sure going to stay in and how terrific staying there would be only to find a couple hours later that all that went down the you-know-what with a whoosh, and now they're staying in the Orlando Ritz-Carlton completely off-property or something really improbable like going to Disneyland Paris before their cruise.
I sincerely nominate Tara for the PassPorter Award for Most Resort Switches in the Shortest Timespan EVER. Seriously!
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Congrats on the extra day & savanna view but I too would really be thinking Food & Wine Festival - ease of popping in & out = EPCOT resorts! I would At least look into it & their club level would give yourselves a little pampering.
I can completely understand your concerns about the weather. Josh is constantly reminding me that "We haven't gotten a hurricane in far too long," so even though he doesn't have any proof, I think the change of dates is a smart move F&WF will be a blast!!!
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. Hopefully, we will still make it there with our new plans!!
You'll be pretty close to Cali Grill for a nice dinner if you like it there.
), but every 2 people got their own motorized dingy boat and you would follow the guide to a snorkeling area, then jump off and swim around. It was extremely fun, and we were the only excursion that wasn't cancelled that day because the water was too rough, but our boats were small enough to get to the good snorkeling spots! I would highly recommend it if you want to do any snorkeling! 
the Cali Grill!! That will definitely be a possibility!! I can't wait to go to the Christmas Party. Sadly, the Candlelight Processional is no longer an option for us. 
Very nice way to spend those winnings. Like a couple of other here, I was going to suggest Artist Point and Cali Grill. 
deciding! 
The alterations seem great and as David Bowie once said CH- CH-CHANGES! 
Let me explain..............
Thanks for the support, Dot!!
And! Last, but certainly not least, we will be missing out on the Polynesian and Club Level pampering. 
We are beginning anew!!
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