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I get to make my FP+ selections on Wednesday! Who wants to remind me what time they open up? midnight? 6am? 3:32am?
Oh, so anyway, let me fill you in on the rest of the details for this trip!!
Who: Myself, Rosanna, serious WDW addict and planner,
DD, Peyton, senior in high school, looking forward to buying her graduation
ears,
DS, Cannon, sophomore, looking forward to many, many cheeseburgers,
DH, Clint, finally joining us for the entire trip this year (God willing and the
creek don't rise).
What: Tickets you ask? The kids and I have our APs, and I purchased a 6 day base
ticket for DH. Also, I have the TiW card, for massive dining savings!
When: March 29th-April 6th, AKA Spring Break!!
Where: OKW, studio. Splurged and rented DVC points for this trip. Woot Woot!
Very excited to check out this resort!
Why: Well, that's a silly question!! It's Spring Break! It's what we do! The sad
reality is that with DD graduating and heading to college next year, this might
be our last Spring Break trip The kids have really enjoyed all of our trips,
but times, they are a-changing. I am tempted to keep my AP and watch for
cheap flights to Orlando and just go by myself
So, on to the plans:
We are driving down, leaving Saturday morning, spending the night in Jacksonville and having dinner with our friends there. Then on to Orlando in the morning.
Sunday: Lunch at Trail's End(new for us), 1:40. Check in OKW at 4pm. MK evening.
Monday: Epcot day. Dinner at Rose and Crown, 7:50.
Tuesday: Animal Kingdom day. Date night! Boma for 2 at 6:05!
Wednesday: Down day as it is housing registration day for VCU and DD must be on
the computer at noon. I have booked breakfast at Olivia's (another
new one) at 10:20. Probably going to hit DHS in the afternoon with
FP+ for some of our favorite rides, and then dinner at Paradiso 37
(new!!). Maybe bowling after dinner?
Thursday: DHS day. We will take the boat to BC for a 1:30 ADR at Beaches and
Cream (you guessed it...NEW!).
Friday: MK day. Lunch will be at the Grand Floridian Cafe at 1:50(new for the
rest of the family). And then...Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party! We'll
see if DH likes it as well as the Rose Garden experience we got to enjoy last
year.
Saturday: Check out. Pre-drive breakfast at Kona Cafe at 10:15, then we
will hit the road.
What do you think? I'm pretty excited about all of the new restaurants we are trying out on this trip, and of course, we love some of our old favorites too. I will miss my friend and her family as they won't be joining us this year after 7 trips together. They are empty nesters and the college spring breaks don't match up with our public school break. She is an Assistant Principal now, so can take vacation when her daughter does, which is good for them. They might make it to WDW themselves, just not at the same time we go.
Also excited about OKW. Any tips or hints for making the most of that resort are appreciated.
I have a feeling that Fastpass+ reservations open at midnight, as I'm sure I did ours before we went to work, which would put that at around 2:00am EST. Hope you get everything you want!
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I have a feeling that Fastpass+ reservations open at midnight, as I'm sure I did ours before we went to work, which would put that at around 2:00am EST. Hope you get everything you want!
Thank you! I guess I will be staying up late tonight
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Good luck with the FP+. Exciting that you're going on another trip. Your plans look great!
Thanks. I'm sure it will be bittersweet, but we always have a good time
Great start, Rosanna! FP+ ressies open up at midnight EST. getting what you want. What a nice collection of new restaurants. We're trying Paradiso 37 for the first time on this year's May trip.
Great start, Rosanna! FP+ ressies open up at midnight EST. getting what you want. What a nice collection of new restaurants. We're trying Paradiso 37 for the first time on this year's May trip.
Thanks Cam I will let you know what we think
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Sound like a great trip! Good luck with your FPs!
Thank you!
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Great start! We will miss you by a week!
Will you be there before or after?
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Today was FP day for you!!! What did you end up with?!
Last year was the first year in 5 trips we went solo without my friend & her son. It was really weird & I missed them terribly so I know how you feel!
I will let you know in just a few minutes how it went.
With out my friend, I am afraid the whole "vibe" will be off. You never know, once I start telling her all about my plans, she might just decide to come anyway.
So, I either had too much caffeine after 4pm, or the age-related insomnia kecked in last night. I told my DH I was going to stay up until midnight to make the FP+s, and he said I was nuts. I decided to just get up a little earlier in the morning and make them before work. However...I had barely fallen asleep when I was once again wide awake (I love this whole getting older thing...NOT!). I checked the clock and lo and behold, it was 12:29am. I decided I might as well get something done, so I grabbed the Ipad and got to work. Here is what I ended up with:
Sunday: MK/ BTMR 7-8, SDMT 8-9, SM 9-10.
Monday: Epcot/ Soarin' 10:20-11:20, SE 11:20-12:20, MS 12:20-1:20.
Tuesday: AK/ KS 9:40-10:40, PW 10:40-11:40, KRR 12:05-1:05
Wednesday: Down day, but we are going to hit DHS for our faves/
ToT 12:45-1:45, TSMM 1:45-2:45, ST 2:45-3:45.
Thursday: DHS/ (these will look familiar) ToT 10:15-11:15,
TSMM 11:20-12:20, ST 12:20-1:20.
Friday: MK/ 7DMT 9:35-10:35, SM 10:55-12:55, BTMR 11:55-12:55.
Too bad my children are all so over the character meets and are really not into Frozen. I could have picked up the elusive Frozen meet n greet
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. I decided to just get up a little earlier in the morning and make them before work. However...I had barely fallen asleep when I was once again wide awake (I love this whole getting older thing...NOT!). I checked the clock and lo and behold, it was 12:29am. I decided I might as well get something done, so I grabbed the Ipad and got to work. Here is what I ended up with:
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