WIZARDS, REAL AND AMAZING, CHRISTMAS PARTIES AND CANDLELIGHT- PTR - Page 18 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Sounds like great plans for Studios and the MK! Funny, as you have the same FP+ ressies that I do for Studios on my first day!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
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Congrats on the savings at US! I would have done the same thing concerning the photos. I don't like to share anything without the permission of all involved. Congrats on getting your FP+ selections. Your plans are looking great!
Your plans look great. No better time to be at WDW than Christmas. Have never stayed at AKL. It's on my wish list of places to stay at WDW. Looking forward to reading more plans.
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Congrats on the savings at US! I would have done the same thing concerning the photos. I don't like to share anything without the permission of all involved. Congrats on getting your FP+ selections. Your plans are looking great!
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Your plans look great. No better time to be at WDW than Christmas. Have never stayed at AKL. It's on my wish list of places to stay at WDW. Looking forward to reading more plans.
We are headed to Epcot today for the first part of today. We are planning to again get there early. We have FP's for:
Soarin'
9:10 AM - 10:10 AM
Mission: SPACE
10:25 AM - 11:25 AM
Meet Disney Pals at the Epcot Character Spot
12:10 AM - 1:10 PM
After our fastpasses, we really don't have a lot of plans today. We may go back and take a nap so that we can stay up for the party tonight. We may do a little more at Epcot. Who knows?! .
We were originally going to eat at LTT but Muffin said he wasn't really excited about it. Someday I will talk him into it!. Anyway! Last year, we ate at BOG during the Christmas Party and had a great time, so we decided to try for that again! Well!!
I have been checking relentlessly every day, a few times a day with no luck. Just yesterday, I finally found an opening for 9:20 PM. I booked it immediately but I am on the fence about keeping it. It is right in the middle of the party, which we paid a nice chunk of change for. We would miss the second Christmas parade, which I love. We have eaten here three times now. It is an enchanting place to eat and the food is good. That is the only thing on the plus side for us, but I am leaning heavily toward giving it up. I'm going to take a day to think about it as it probably won't come up again before our trip. So if we cancel this ADR, I think we may just have a nice breakfast and then eat snacks for the rest of the day!!
As for MVMCP itself, we had such a great time last year at this party and can't wait to do it again!! My best memory is when I photobombed the 7 Dwarves because no way was I standing in a two hour line to get my picture taken with them!! The Christmas parade is also my absolute favorite parade!! It is so fun and festive!! There are also some great photopass opportunities at the party!!
This is also the day that Laura and Angela arrive. We most likely will not see them today as their group is headed to Disney Springs, but we'll be in touch via text to make sure that they arrived safely and to see when we can get together.
Next: December 9th.-Day 7. MK, a new dining experience and a flexible evening plan!!
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We just LOVE MVMCP!!! The parade and snow along Main Street get us right into the holiday spirit. (The cookies and cocoa don't hurt either!) I'm a big fan of BOG - and I will say it is beautifully decorated for Christmas. We had the chance to sit next to the huge Christmas tree and windows with falling snow, and it was really amazing. That being said, I understand your concern about the late reservation. I'd keep checking for an early one, and would probably skip it otherwise. Hard to give up two hours of MVMCP for dinner! Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll have a great time either way!!! You'll still be in MK!
Nice going with MVMCP! Some nice FP+s for your day.
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Man, I'm so on the fence about MVMCP! The more I hear reviews like yours I want to go, but with the price and the fact that we could only go on a Friday (when I've heard it is most busy) I'm just not sold. Glad you're able to go though!
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I'd personally cancel that ADR. The last time we ate at Be Our Guest, we waited about 40 minutes to even get in there. If that happens to you, that's a huge chunk of the party to miss.
Welcome back by the way Aimee! Lovely to see you back here with us....
Sounds like it will be another great day! Not sure I'd keep that ADR either. Keep checking back for a cancellation!!
I will keep checking but either way, I am cancelling the ADR.
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We just LOVE MVMCP!!! The parade and snow along Main Street get us right into the holiday spirit. (The cookies and cocoa don't hurt either!) I'm a big fan of BOG - and I will say it is beautifully decorated for Christmas. We had the chance to sit next to the huge Christmas tree and windows with falling snow, and it was really amazing. That being said, I understand your concern about the late reservation. I'd keep checking for an early one, and would probably skip it otherwise. Hard to give up two hours of MVMCP for dinner! Nevertheless, I'm sure you'll have a great time either way!!! You'll still be in MK!
That is exactly what I am going to do Aimee!. I will surely miss BOG but we are eating at some other faves as well. I think we will go with the hot cocoa and cookies for dinner!
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Nice going with MVMCP! Some nice FP+s for your day.
Thanks, Dave!!
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Man, I'm so on the fence about MVMCP! The more I hear reviews like yours I want to go, but with the price and the fact that we could only go on a Friday (when I've heard it is most busy) I'm just not sold. Glad you're able to go though!
All I can say is the party is wonderful and festive!!. We wouldn't miss it!!:
It did get really expensive this year but I hope you find a way to fit it in!!
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I'd personally cancel that ADR. The last time we ate at Be Our Guest, we waited about 40 minutes to even get in there. If that happens to you, that's a huge chunk of the party to miss.
Welcome back by the way Aimee! Lovely to see you back here with us....
We are cancelling!. We will be mildly sad but there is so much other fun stuff to see and do!!
I'd hate to spend a lot of party time in the restaurant, and I simply can't eat that late. Too bad Muffin isn't interested in LTT because I love to eat there.
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Funny, as you have the same FP+ ressies that I do for Studios on my first day! 
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I would have done the same thing concerning the photos. I don't like to share anything without the permission of all involved. 
The Christmas parade is also my absolute favorite parade!! It is so fun and festive!! There are also some great photopass opportunities at the party!! 
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