Sarilas' O-fficial Pre-Trip Report -1/2009 (a.k.a. Vacation, Take TWO!) - Page 18 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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50 days till Disney! Too bad I can't really use my 50 day countdown calendar since we're now actually going to WDW on day 22! (Have I confused you yet?)
The trunk of Animal Kingdom’s Tree Of Life is an expansive 50 feet wide.
Okay, today is 49 days till Disney and let me just tell you, 49 was NOT an easy piece of trivia to fill in! That being said...
On December 12, 1949, Actor Bill Nighy - Davy Jones in the Disney feature Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Man's Chest - is born in Surrey, England.
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Lara, I think you should still use your calendar and maybe on day 22 when they lift the flap have is say you are going to WDW today or something like that. I don't know how you intend to surprise them, but maybe that would help. How exciting, I can't wait to hear more.
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Me and the family Magic Kingdom New Years Eve December 29, 2009-January 9th, 2010
Lara, I think you should still use your calendar and maybe on day 22 when they lift the flap have is say you are going to WDW today or something like that. I don't know how you intend to surprise them, but maybe that would help. How exciting, I can't wait to hear more.
That's actually exactly what I did! I wrote "Surprise! We're going to WDW tomorrow!" under day 22 (I guess it's the 23rd day we're leaving on! LOL) and then taped it down really well so nobody can peek. My 1 year old keeps ripping the Mickey heads off anyway so nobody's noticed that #22 seems to be REALLY well taped down yet...
It's such a weird time to be planning a trip to WDW, during the holidays- it's hard to find time to do what needs to be done in the midst of presents and family obligations!
Note to self: Next time go BEFORE or well after Christmas!
Actress June Foray provided the voice of Grandmother Fa in Mulan 48 years after providing the voice Lucifer the Cat in Cinderella
Alright come on, that was an original one!
I hope everyone's having a nice Saturday! My DH is out tutoring a friend in Photoshop so I'm all by my lonesome this morning. Or as by your lonesome as one can be with four kids!
I've got an ADR update I'm working on (you KNOW how I like my visuals) and I want to show you the daily cards I'm sending to my phone rather than carrying physical cards with me each day- it's good to have one of these new fangangled phones I tell ya!
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Walt Disney purchased over 47 square miles of land to build Disney World in after being frustrated at the inability to keep cheap motels, neon signs, and tourist-trap gift shops out of view of his guests at Disneyland.
Yeah, that IS a problem with Disneyland.
And I'm still working on that update for you all- I've got Cherry Pecan Bread in the oven and banana bread ready to go in- I'm working on my updates in between holiday baking!
I just am loving the trivia, and what a great bunch of surprises for the kids
Looking forward to seeing your ADR update...(by the way I the gingerbread houses).
So, after much delay I FINALLY have an actual update for everyone! I know, cue the shocked looks now! :lmao:
We've been having power fluctuations all day so if my power goes out while I'm typing this I might loose my noggin. You've been warned.
First of all there are new ADR's to speak of! When I last left you there were some serious gaps in our dining plan. Well no longer! NOW we have a complete schedule and everyone is happy- and it only took 6 months and a bazillion changes to get that way!
Here's a breakdown of our schedule with our dining plans for the day- I uploaded this to my phone along with individual daily plans and ADR #s! It works GREAT. No index cards, no pieces of paper to lose... just my phone to keep track of!
January 30 - I'm not sure what time we'll arrive in Orlando (hopefully plane tickets will be purchased this weekend!) so lunch is a questionmark of where we'll be. Dinner will either be Earl of Sandwich or Wolfgang Puck Express, depending on what catches our fancy when we get there!
January 31 - AK day! We'll have lunch at either Yak & Yeti QS or Pizzafari (DH is not a fan of BBQ), and probably head back to POR for a break- this is questionable as it IS day 1 and it IS a short day for us- the park closes at 5 and we have reservations at Boatwrights back at POR at 5:30... who knows, we may try to hack it out the whole day!
February 1 - MK day! We'll get there early for ropedrop (the early night before should help) and have lunch at Crystal Palace. Then we will DEFINITELY head back to POR for naps and general chilling out, as we'll be heading back to MK for dinner at Tony's and a night of EMH!
February 2 - Epcot day! We'll do our darndest to make it to ropedrop at Future World, but if not it's no biggie- we're planning on multiple days here. Everyone wants to grab lunch at various QS places throughout World Showcase, so that's just what we'll do. Then we'll probably head back to POR for naps and restage, and back to World Showcase for dinner at Le Cellier (tonight is a late dinner so everyone can get really GOOD naps this day to catch up on lack of sleep).
February 3 - DHS day! Today we'll try for ropedrop again (we'll see!) and grab lunch at a yet to be determined QS location inside the park. (Your input here would be greatly appreciated- I haven't heard fabu things about DHS eateries!) We'll determine needs for naps (lord knows the little ones may just crash in their strollers if the big kids are having a good time) and head over to SPOODLES for dinner! I'm really excited to try this one! There's a boat to Boardwalk from DHS, is that right?! I'm dying to check out the Boardwalk!
February 4 - Today our second MK day! We'll shoot for ropedrop again and today... TODAY we have lunch with Cinderella in the castle! Talk about a bunch of excited little girls! (And one big one!) Then we'll grab naps at POR and head back to MK till our late dinner at Chef Mickey's! (Where I plan on my husband falling in love with the Contemporary so we can stay there next time!) :rolleyes1
February 5 - This could be the beginning of our park hopping days. We have no need for it the first few days but IF we end up falling in love with AK and/or DHS we may squeeze park hopping in here on the second half of our trip! But as it is planned for now, we'll quite possibly take the chance to sleep in before heading over to Epcot. We'll grab a QS lunch from wherever the heck we wish, probably go back to POR for more sleep and then head back for dinner at Tokyo Dining! Everyone's looking forward to this one for sure (the thought of sushi has the men in my family drooling out the corner of their mouths).
February 6 - Scheduled at MK, we'll see if everyone's rejuvenated enough to make it to ropedrop or not! We'll grab lunch at a QS location, take our usual break at POR and head back to grab the monorail for dinner at 1900 Park Fare! YES! Finally I will see Anastasia meet Anastasia! :rotfl:
February 7 - Our last full day at WDW. Sigh. We'll do our darndest to make Future World as it opens, grab lunch at World Showcase again (the kids would eat at all 11 countries for lunch if they could) and then head back to POR for our break. Then we'll return to World Showcase for dinner at San Angel Inn, which we're all looking forward to! Both for the ambiance AND the menu- we love authentic Mexican food (we like Tex Mex too but LOVE the real stuff) and are looking forward to the new menu here!
February 8 - Check out day. Sigh again. This day is kind of up in the air until I get our plane tickets- IF I can get us tickets on a late flight we may get another park ticket for this morning and afternoon! If I understand correctly we can pack up, leave our luggage at bell services and go into the parks before returning to the resort to catch the bus, is that right?! 'Cause that'd be AWESOME! :woohoo: But we'll grab a QS lunch from the hotel or a park or wherever we happen to be that day for sure.
And here's my calendar of what we're doing each day, at a glance- this helps a ton when I'm trying to remember where we are and when!
Coming soon... Park bags and park shoes and trinkets, oh my!
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