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Re: Help!!! -- Final Draft of Plans (I have burned myself out!!)
Hi there...........i know it is so hard to pinpoint what and when to do things!!!! My first idea is to let you know that from my experience here at the boards I have found it to be true that whispering canyon cafe is a bit heavy on the atmosphere which is ok but will you be up to something like as opposed to a quiet dinner after such a long day of traveling????? btw..iam hoping to do wcc it does sound like a lot of fun!!!!! the trips for rest is great....esp with the kids....I do think you might need a little more time for travel......and where r u staying???? also at mgm you might want to catch the muppet 3d show.....hpe to have been of help....
Re: Help!!! -- Final Draft of Plans (I have burned myself out!!)
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Hi there...........i know it is so hard to pinpoint what and when to do things!!!! My first idea is to let you know that from my experience here at the boards I have found it to be true that whispering canyon cafe is a bit heavy on the atmosphere which is ok but will you be up to something like as opposed to a quiet dinner after such a long day of traveling????? btw..iam hoping to do wcc it does sound like a lot of fun!!!!! the trips for rest is great....esp with the kids....I do think you might need a little more time for travel......and where r u staying???? also at mgm you might want to catch the muppet 3d show.....hpe to have been of help....
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Thanks so much!! Actually, we really don't have a long day of traveling. Our plane leaves at 3:45, and we arrive at 6:00, so I think we'll be up for something really fun (especially because I have a feeling the kids will nap on the plane, and will be wired)- my kids don't do quiet restaurants all that well. That being said, we also have a reservation for lunch there on Wednesday though in case we're too tired Sunday night (I'll just cancel in the car on the way there). We're staying at Wilderness Lodge (which is why I chose WCC-- I thought It would be good to do something fun at our hotel), I think I left a half hour open for all of our travel, I thought that would be enough- do you think it will take longer, its September, so I didn't think the busses and boats would be too crowded? Lastly, my 4yo has some strange (I don't know if its fear or he just absolutely hates them) thing with the Muppets. It's really weird, I loved them as a kid, and bought him the muppet movie and the Muppet Christmas CD, and he absolutely freaks out whenever he sees or hears them - so we're steering clear of the muppets-- which stinks because I've seen this several times and love it. Thanks so much for all of your input!!! I really appreciate any advice / suggestions anyone has!!
So now my questions are - I kind of went by the Passporter Travel Times, and figured a half hour for all of the travel-- is that enough? Secondly, I have a number of table service restaurants, since its September and not that crowded, do you think it will really take a long time to eat - am I wasting too much time on restaurants rather than doing Counter Service?
Re: Help!!! -- Final Draft of Plans (I have burned myself out!!)
hey there happymommy...........we r going in late nov/decand iam am leaving an hour for travel...for example...for early entry days i want to be on the bus not walking out of hotel room or out the hotel lobby by 7am.....so if it happens that i am on the bus by 7"15 it is not that bad.....I tend to strive for earlier and hope to be out at that time or shortly after.....as for the eating...since we r driving down iam am bringing all kinds of breakfast stuff so we can eat b4 we leave or on the way etc. also I heard on the boards that moderate and delux hotels will start to have refrigerators standard soon....as for lunch and dinner...if we have a ps for lunch then we will do dinner on the fly say at one of the kiosks(hotdogs for kids) and the turkey legs.....and vise versa....not only a time saver but a money saver too.....also hows about mickey ears for lunch!!!!!!!(ice cream)????
Re: Help!!! -- Final Draft of Plans (I have burned myself out!!)
Hey Dina,
My DS(6) also doesn't care to see the Muppets the next time we go, so don't feel alone! They don't freak him out, but he just doesn't care for them. As far as time to get to places, if I'm taking the bus, I try to give myself 45 just in case. If I'm driving to the restaurant, I give myself 30, but I may be overly cautious!
My family actually enjoys sitting down at sit down restaurants each day (a lot of times twice a day), just for the break. We try not to go commando. We would probably get to see more if we did counter service, but we always get to do what we want to do and feel happy at the end of the day!
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