A Spring Adventure: Wilderness, Flowers, and the Force (with Cam and Luke) PTR Updated 5/22 - Page 37 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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I always feel a little silly posting plans because Luke and I are very flexible once we get to WDW. Adapting to crowds, our own moods or wants, and the weather, all factor in to what we actually do on any given day. I do check a couple of websites for crowd tracking. But honestly, no one knows for sure how crowded any particular park will be until they get there. Sometimes the websites have been spot on with their predictions; others times they’ve missed by a mile. I’ve enjoyed making FastPass selections, but I don’t see them as hard and fast, poured in concrete. Since I’ve read of others finding it very easy to change them if a standby line is short or a ride is down, I pretty certain that we’ll be making some changes once we’re there. We’ve chosen morning times because it gives us a reason to get up and out the door rather than wasting the morning. We also factored in that we’ll be at each park for two days, except for DHS, which will be a day and a half. As fun as it would be to ride some rides over and over, for the most part, Luke and I happy to get one ride on our favorites, though FastPass+ may allow us to get in multiple rides of a few that we really enjoy most.
Now where will we be on Day 4? Wednesday is our mid-week visit to Epcot for our first look at the Flower & Garden Festival as well as the Outdoor Kitchens. Park Hours for Epcot are currently posted as 9:00 – 9:00 for Future World and 11:00 – 9:00 for the World Showcase. Again I am hoping to make park opening to get in lots of photos of the topiaries at the front of the park. In fact, a whole lot of today will be devoted to photography.
Our FastPass Selections for today are:
9:45 – 10:45 AM Mission Space (We will do the green side, so it is highly likely that we won’t need the FastPass. If we don’t need it, we’ll cancel and pick one for later in the day.)
10:50 – 11:50 AM Test Track
12:20 – 1:20 PM Spaceship Earth (Again if this FP+ is not needed, we’ll swap.)
Soon after our ride on Spaceship Earth, we plan to have our first tasting of the Outdoor Kitchens for lunch. As we munch, we’ll stroll the pavilions and check out all the flowers and topiaries. Dinner tonight is not until 7:50 PM at the Rose & Crown Pub. Of course, I’m hoping for a nice spot for Illuminations, even we have to get up and head to the viewing area while I dinner waits. Since the park closes at the end of Illuminations, I’m hoping for a leisurely walk through the World Showcase on our way out the park with maybe some nighttime photos of the topiaries as we exit.
I like the planning of "photography" time. I lose my head sometimes with getting from A to B in the parks that I forget to stop and "smell" the flowers. Can't wait to see your pages! Those topiaries will be quite a sight!
We your very much the same way. We usually have a general idea of where we will be based on park hours and dining ADR's
Oh - and by the way - apparently I did try a Once Upon a Vine wine.....starting writing up my TR (haven't posted yet ) from the F&WF and noticed that I had it in my notes
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I have just spent a couple hours (with frequent interruptions) to read this from start to finish. David and I went on our honeymoon back in 2009 during the Flower and Garden Festival quite by accident. We really enjoyed it! All of your plans sound fabulous, as per usual, and it's so awesome that you also get to do a Star Wars Weekend! I'm sure I'm forgetting a lot I wanted to say, but I am all caught up now!
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A good bit of my recent trip was spent on photography, experimenting with my new camera. I had a great deal of fun in Epcot with the topiaries and nighttime shots all over the park. It's a great park for photography.
so far nice MK and Ep plans. The FP+ is a challenge. It is like where do I think I'll be around noon - do I need a FP for that ride - will I be able to get one. Just getting too stressful.
What great plans!!
I haven't used FP+ yet, but from what I've read, I like the flexibility to change your times if one ride has a short wait. I'm planning a November trip, but my DS is going in a few weeks. I"m hoping he becomes an expert on all this "techno-stuff", because Mama is not the sharpest tool when it comes to that!
Can't wait to see all your photos!!!
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