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Hi everyone,
Just a bit of an update. It is now 83 days till we are off to WDW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is coming around so fast, i cant believe it.
I made a few changes to our ADR's
Here are my ADR's
3rd Jan Chef Mickey's (dinner)
4th January Chefs de France (dinner)
5th January Boma (dinner)
6th January Kona Cafe (dinner)
7th January Le Cellier (dinner)
8th January Coral Reef (dinner)
10th January WCC (breakfast OOP)
11th January 1900 Park Fare (breakfast OOP)
I originally was doing 1900 parkj fare for dinneer but i really wanted to see mary poppins and alice so i changed form dinner to breakfast.It will also be our wedding anniversary so i thought it would be a nice treat!
WHat do you think?
Jess
Hi everyone,
Just a bit of an update. It is now 83 days till we are off to WDW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
It is coming around so fast, i cant believe it.
I made a few changes to our ADR's
Here are my ADR's
3rd Jan Chef Mickey's (dinner)
4th January Chefs de France (dinner)
5th January Boma (dinner)
6th January Kona Cafe (dinner)
7th January Le Cellier (dinner)
8th January Coral Reef (dinner)
10th January WCC (breakfast OOP)
11th January 1900 Park Fare (breakfast OOP)
I originally was doing 1900 parkj fare for dinneer but i really wanted to see mary poppins and alice so i changed form dinner to breakfast.It will also be our wedding anniversary so i thought it would be a nice treat!
WHat do you think?
Jess
I have the same back and forth with 1900 Park Fare! It will be great no matter what! No worries!
I just started reading your pre-trip and I read it to the end...what a wonderful trip you are going to have...WDW, Universal a disney cruise and DL....its like four trips wrapped up into one...
Your plans sould great and so do your ADR's....I have hears such wonderful things about Kona (I am doing it on my trip in APril) cannot wait to hear your review...
Looking forward to hearing more of your plans and the TR when you get back....maybe you can start on your plane ride home...lol
Oh, my God Jess, time is running so fast!!! If you're only 87 days to your most wanted Disney Trip it means that we are 89 days away of our super-most-expected trip of the year!!!! Wahoooo!!!
I bet Mickey is waiting for all of us!!!!!! (you and us)
I just started reading your pre-trip and I read it to the end...what a wonderful trip you are going to have...WDW, Universal a disney cruise and DL....its like four trips wrapped up into one...
Your plans sould great and so do your ADR's....I have hears such wonderful things about Kona (I am doing it on my trip in APril) cannot wait to hear your review...
Looking forward to hearing more of your plans and the TR when you get back....maybe you can start on your plane ride home...lol
Thanks for coming on board. I am so excited only 77 days to go now!
Other than Chef Mickeys' all the resturants will be a first for us. I cant wait to write my trip reort when i get home
Oh, my God Jess, time is running so fast!!! If you're only 87 days to your most wanted Disney Trip it means that we are 89 days away of our super-most-expected trip of the year!!!! Wahoooo!!!
I bet Mickey is waiting for all of us!!!!!! (you and us)
Isa
Hi ISA
it is only 77 days to go now!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
We have to organise when we can meet up one day in the parks!!!
how are your plans going . PM them to me
I am so excited only 77 days to go!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I am going to pay for my Package and DIsneycruise tonight in full!!!!!!!! it is a month early but the Australian Dollar is at an all time high againgst the USA dollar so i want to pay it before the market drops!!!
I also added 2 more days worth of dining to my package. I am just making a few last min decisions about resturants. I cant decided. ANy help would be great
I need to pick 2 dinners
a)Akershus
b) Shutters
c) concourse steakhouse
d) The new Tusker house resturant
e)The Garden Grill
f) 50's prime time cafe
I can understand you paying for your trip - we've got a similar great situation with the exchange rate as well!
As for the extra days dining, I'd go for Akerhaus (we love dinner there) and then the Concourse Steakhouse, as it'll be your last chance to try it before it disappears sometime next year. We've also had some good dinners there.
I can understand you paying for your trip - we've got a similar great situation with the exchange rate as well!
As for the extra days dining, I'd go for Akerhaus (we love dinner there) and then the Concourse Steakhouse, as it'll be your last chance to try it before it disappears sometime next year. We've also had some good dinners there.
I have heard some mixed reviews about the food. What is it like?
My girlfriend just got back from HK disneyland and had a ball!!! I cnt wait to hear about your trip
Jess
I was in the same dilemma a couple of days ago and I have read so many good things about the Garden Grill that I am adding it to my list. I think it's kind of cool that the restaurant revolves around different scenarios and that the food is really great. There's a very "educational" thread but I still dont know how to make the link here, the name of the thread is simply "garden grill". You can catch a lot of information there.
I'll pm my plans to you today.
Keep on planning!!!!! Christmas is around the corner. We are almost there, girl...
You've done a wonderful job, Jess! Happy early Anniversary!
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