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This is our first trip in 8 years so it is a big one!! We are trying to pinch pennies as much as we can so you will not see many ADR’s on this trip. We are planning mostly CS meals and meals at the house. We will see if I can stick the budget I have set. It actually excites me to see how little I can do this whole vacation for.
We have 8 day regular passes- no park hopping. I hope I am not being overly ambitious with doing a park each day. Let me know what you seasoned Disney travelers think.
Day 1: September 19th Time to leave
4:30 a.m. Wake up get in the car for the 2 hour drive to Detroit. (YUK!)
6:30 a.m. Get to Airport. No baggage to check (thanks mom and dad)
8:35 a.m. Take off!
11:10 a.m. Land in Orlando. Get rental car. Go straight Downtown Disney for Lunch.
Lunch at Wolfgang Puck Express. Look around shops. Breathe, don’t forget to breathe.
3:00 p.m. Check –in at Buena Vista Suites
6:00 p.m. Order in Pizza-maybe a swim –early to bed (if the excitement does not take over and I lay there awake, dreaming of all the info on these boards, again)
Day 2: September 20th First full day
Wake up-free full breakfast at hotel-check out
9:00 a.m. Animal Kingdom
Lunch at FT BBQ
Park closes at 5 p.m.
Dinner at the house
Day 3: September 21st
7:30 a.m. Breakfast at house
9:00 a.m. Epcot
No real plans for food at all just eating everything and anything that looks good!!! I actually have that written in my budget for food that day.
Not sure on when we will leave. I guess when the kids have their fill. This is the only park that we are not doing at least 2 times. So anything that I want to do or see I have to do today.
Day 4: September 22nd
7:30 a.m. Breakfast at house
9:00 a.m. Hollywood Studios
Lunch at Pizza Planet (for the kids, they love Toy Story)
6:00 p.m. or so leave for Dinner at home.
Day 5: September 23rd
Breakfast at home…again
9:00 a.m. Magic Kingdom Yippee!!
Lunch at Pinocchio Village haus
6 or 7 leave for Dinner at home
This is the first day all 16 are for sure doing together. All wearing the matching shirts I made, no less. My DM wants to see all the grandkids’ faces when they see it for the first time. We are not hanging out together all day, but may meet up here and there.
Day 6: September 24th –Round two starts
Guess where we are having breakfast…house….No sillies, 8:15 ADR’s at Tusker House for Donald’s Safari Breakfast for all 16 of us. How fun
9:00 a.m. Animal Kingdom opens-jump on Safari right away!!
Lunch at Pizzafari
Park closes at 5 p.m. Dinner at home again
Day 7: September 25th
Breakfast at home
Lay by the pool for a while- a chill kinda morning
Lunch at home
1:00 p.m. Magic Kingdom again
Dinner at Cosmic Rays
A snack somewhere before park closes at 9:00 p.m. Get back to the house in time to watch the 2 hour season premiere of Gray’s Anatomy. Why in the world would they plan the premier for when I am on vacation, honestly? lol
Day 8: September 26th.
Breakfast at…Surprise...Home... ha got ya!
No big rush, get to AK when we get there
3:40 p.m. late lunch ADR’s at Sci-Fi for 12 (booked 2 cars)
Snacks later if hungry
Park closes at 8p.m.
Pack up all things to leave house in morning. Awww, it is almost over.
Day 9: September 27th-Our Last full day
Breakfast in the house before we leave it for good.
Magic Kingdom visit #3
Lunch maybe at Plaza
Leave around 2 or 3
Check back into Buena Vista Suites for last night
Dip in the pool, eat dinner, rest a bit
Back to MK for night time fun!
Park closes at 12 so we can enjoy it till the kids poop out.
Day 10: September 28th- Time to go home
Wake up early- eat big breakfast at hotel
Check out-return rental car
Fight home leaves at 8:20 a.m.
11:00 a.m. get in to Detroit-2 hour ride home
Get ready for school and work tomorrow. How can I be expected to get out of Disney mode so quickly?
So that is it! That is our big family trip. I hope to update while down there and add some Pics. DH loves his cameras and wants tons of pics. We are also have Pre-purchased a photopass CD for the whole family. This is a long vacation and we should be plenty tired when we get back huh? Again let me know what you think. I would love any input as I made most of my decisions based on my passporter and you lovely people on these boards!!
O.K. O.K. …I have to say that I did gloss over any upcoming drama I am worried about. With all these people in one house something is bound to happen, but I am a firm believer in thinking positive to get a positive outcome (at least I keep telling myself that I am). Fingers crossed and many a pixie needed please.
OMG you are SOOOOOOOOOOO Brave... Thank goodness for all those bathrooms.... I only have 1 and for a family of 4 we have a hard time with it. But I am looking forward to hearing more and more about your trip. Many ixies: for you and have a safe and magical journey...
Happy 25th Anniversary Mom and Dad you deserve all the happiness.
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I know you are trying to save money or stay on a budget with food, but do you think that be leaving the parks in the evening to go back and eat dinner at the house, that you will lose the feeling that you are in disney? That is just me, when we stay off property, the minute we leave the parks, it sometimes feels like we aren't in disney, so we like to do as much as possible there. Have you figured how much you might spend on food for the house compared to a couple dinner ADR's or even counter service? Do you plan on staying for parades or fireworks any night?
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Sammy 5 years and Peyton 15 months - September 2013
1. I know you are trying to save money or stay on a budget with food, but do you think that be leaving the parks in the evening to go back and eat dinner at the house, that you will lose the feeling that you are in disney?
2. Have you figured how much you might spend on food for the house compared to a couple dinner ADR's or even counter service? Do you plan on staying for parades or fireworks any night?
1. I hope we do not lose to much of the feeling of disney!! The next time we do disney we do plan on staying on property. This was what my mom wanted to do. She loves seeing all her kids and grandkids together. We will try to keep our disney magic up
2. I can do a great cheap dinner at home compared to dinner at disney. My husband can pack a lot of food away for his size and just feeding him in the parks could break us. I have ideas for cheaper dinner plans already and just need to look at the ads for publix one more time to be sure.
We may stay late for parades thursday night and we know we are going to stay late saturday night but with a break for check-in and dinner.
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. I have ideas for cheaper dinner plans already and just need to look at the ads for publix one more time to be sure.
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