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Great update Coop! Tell Chuck Hi! for me and that I can't wait to see his lists!
Le Cellier....I have that ressie on my schedule and it is for lunch. Bc they don't offer the burger on the dinner menu. I the burger! It's so much more than your average plain jane burger, it's like a steak burger. Best burger I have ever had in my life hands down! Definately recommend it, in fact very highly!
Your down days sound great. I think it's good to have a plan in case you decide to go out. I haven't done PTC, mostly bc I can't get away from Sci Fi and we don't spend a whole lot of time in DHS. But it sure sounds yummy!
Can't wait to hear more! 3 months
OK - one burger coming up! Didn't really care for SciFi when I went with my BFF. We didn't get a car though, just a saucer table. Yay for 3 months!!!
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More great plans!! Downtime is always nice at Disney!!
Yeah right! It is Disney after all. Just being there is great!
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Great plans!
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Great plans and great dining! Most of our plans revolve around eating while at WDW!
So it's not just me? I was beginning to wonder if I was a glutton! People I work with can't believe that I not only know where I'm going to eat in November but what I will most likely order!
You are going to love HDDR I've been on every trip I've gone on and it still doesn't get old Even DW who has only heard what my ex-partner and I could do from it is looking forward to it
Don't feel bad about doing WDW on your stomache I plan park days and times around where we are going to eat. There are just far too many good places and variety
Tuesday Nov 8: This is our halfway point. Our plans today are kind of soft. We will spend some time in Epcot again. We have an ADR for Via Napoli at 12:30. This is a first for us both but sounds so good. Then back to the BLT (or bacon, lettuce and tomato as DH calls it) for a nap or swimming (or both).
Then we have an 8:00 pm ADR at WCC. This is new for us and should be fun. DH is a big kid (who isn’t at Disney though) and loves to have fun with people. He will mess with the waitresses. “How do you prepare the chicken? Just tell it that it is going to die?” “Is that whole milk from a whole cow?” I hear that this place can be hit or miss depending on how the staff is, but with DH - I always have a good time. Just love that man!!!!
Wednesday Nov 9: We have a 10 am ADR at The Wave (right next door) so we can “sleep in” a bit. (for DH - 6 am is sleeping in. For me, 6 am is bedtime as I usually work til 3 am. Last year, though, I was proud to say I usually got up before the alarm - sometimes even before DH! I converted to a daytime person for the trip)
This day we will probably go to AK as we haven’t been there since the beginning of this trip. Then we have a 7:30 pm ADR at Rose and Crown. We are going to ask for patio seating for Illuminations! Fingers crossed and pixies please. We didn’t see Illuminations last year. That was the only fireworks show we missed and DH has NEVER seen it. So that is a must! Today is also when the Osborne lights start but we won’t be able to fit that in until later in the week. RIP Jennings Osborne -
On a non-Disney note: Last week we had a ton of rain. I mean over 2 inches per hour, road flooding downpours. DH woke me up (at around 6 am) to show me that our basement was flooding. Yay. Not “Titanic” flooding but more like “A River Runs Through It”. So I was picturing $$$$ as I thought gutters, roof, foundation repair, water damage clean up, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. There goes Disney money. Well, we walked around the house (in said downpour) to check where it was pooling around the foundation etc. Come to find out - one of our downspouts was blocked and the water was pouring out around it! So said problem was fixed with 3 gutter extenders (to direct water away from the foundation of the house) for $60 and a coat hanger $0.05! We bought plastic tubs (think Owners Lockers) to hold our stuff and put those up on palettes but I think we are good. It rained hard last night and the basement was dry!
Up Next: Staying close to “home” and 11/11/11.
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Your little Mini Cooper dressed up like a cow is so cute!
All of your plans look great! It looks like you are going to have a very relaxed and delicious vacation!
I hope that you are able to get a window table at CG! also with getting a patio table at Rose and Crown for Illuminations! I Illuminations!! It is something I must see every time I am at WDW!!
Just a FYI.....when we had our patio table at R and C the wind was blowing in our direction! Which means the smoke from the fireworks was blowing our way as well!
Thank goodness the flooding wasn't worse! Glad you figured out was wrong in time! Your plans look good. I hope you get a nice table for Illuminations viewing at R&C--I can't believe your DH hasn't seen it!
Plans sound great again! for a patio table at R&C.
Chuck sounds like a character! @ BLT, how do you prepare the chicken?, and whole milk from a whole cow. He is too much!
We go to Sci Fi for every trip. It's one my DH's fave places. He loves the Sci Fi monster movies and cartoons they show there, he loves cars, and I love the atmosphere. DD thinks it's pretty neat too. We always order just burgers & fries, nothing fancy. So we aren't expecting more than just burger & fries.
Someday I might make it to PTC, it's just a hard one bc we don't like DHS as much so we only spend a minimum amount of time there, just not enough for 2 ADR's. We have the 2 half days planned for this year but that is only bc I want to see B&B, Fantasmic, and trying to sign DD up for Jedi Training. Resulting in 2 days, bc one thing is at night and the other in the morning.
I like Illuminations, and think everyone should see it! That being said, Wishes is my absolute fave and I could probably watch it everynight! This year will be a first for Illuminations for both DH and DD, as well as Fantasmic. DisneyDana convinced me to work in into my schedule as it's her fave show at WDW. I never wanted to fight the crowds for it or be in the park that long.
Thank goodness your flooding problem was an easy fix and no harm or foul to WDW planning.
I too plan my days around food for the most part and we our TS meals. So no you are not the only one by far to do that. People do look at me crazy when they know I know what my meals will be 6 months out, and what I am getting as well.
Can't wait to hear more about your plans. So far sounds like a great time!
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You are going to love HDDR I've been on every trip I've gone on and it still doesn't get old Even DW who has only heard what my ex-partner and I could do from it is looking forward to it
Don't feel bad about doing WDW on your stomache I plan park days and times around where we are going to eat. There are just far too many good places and variety
I warned DH about the "corny" jokes - but it was his choice. I know we will have fun though. Dining at Disney is just amazing!
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More great plans!
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Your little Mini Cooper dressed up like a cow is so cute!
All of your plans look great! It looks like you are going to have a very relaxed and delicious vacation!
I hope that you are able to get a window table at CG! also with getting a patio table at Rose and Crown for Illuminations! I Illuminations!! It is something I must see every time I am at WDW!!
Just a FYI.....when we had our patio table at R and C the wind was blowing in our direction! Which means the smoke from the fireworks was blowing our way as well!
Thanks! and thanks for the "heads up"
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Plans keep looking great! Glad the flooding did blow the Disney funds.
Yeah - me too!
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Great catch with downspout glad it was a simple fix not a major repair job
It had me worried for a bit.
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Thank goodness the flooding wasn't worse! Glad you figured out was wrong in time! Your plans look good. I hope you get a nice table for Illuminations viewing at R&C--I can't believe your DH hasn't seen it!
Yeah, we didn't see it last year (I did with my BFF in April) and before last Nov, the last time DH was at WDW was 1981! Epcot wasn't even completed!
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Plans sound great again! for a patio table at R&C.
Chuck sounds like a character! @ BLT, how do you prepare the chicken?, and whole milk from a whole cow. He is too much!
We go to Sci Fi for every trip. It's one my DH's fave places. He loves the Sci Fi monster movies and cartoons they show there, he loves cars, and I love the atmosphere. DD thinks it's pretty neat too. We always order just burgers & fries, nothing fancy. So we aren't expecting more than just burger & fries.
Someday I might make it to PTC, it's just a hard one bc we don't like DHS as much so we only spend a minimum amount of time there, just not enough for 2 ADR's. We have the 2 half days planned for this year but that is only bc I want to see B&B, Fantasmic, and trying to sign DD up for Jedi Training. Resulting in 2 days, bc one thing is at night and the other in the morning.
I like Illuminations, and think everyone should see it! That being said, Wishes is my absolute fave and I could probably watch it everynight! This year will be a first for Illuminations for both DH and DD, as well as Fantasmic. DisneyDana convinced me to work in into my schedule as it's her fave show at WDW. I never wanted to fight the crowds for it or be in the park that long.
Thank goodness your flooding problem was an easy fix and no harm or foul to WDW planning.
I too plan my days around food for the most part and we our TS meals. So no you are not the only one by far to do that. People do look at me crazy when they know I know what my meals will be 6 months out, and what I am getting as well.
Can't wait to hear more about your plans. So far sounds like a great time!
Yep, he is quite a character! He makes me laugh every day though. One time, we were at Cedar Point and a couple asked him to take their picture (the wife asked me to hold her purse!) and he started to focus the camera then turned around and started to walk away with their camera! He was joking naturally, but they were kinda shocked. Then we all had a laugh. (they probably also learned not to trust just anyone) He only plays if they can handle it.
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You have to make time for Illuminations its one of my faves In the past we made adrs around seeing it as often as poss
I know. Seeing Illuminations is a MUST! It seems like we may see Wishes a lot this trip. Just the way it is working out - wasn't intentional. We also want to see the Osborne Lights. But can we fit it in? Stay tuned.
Before I get into today’s update - Disney News: I just booked our Wild Africa Trek! 8 am on Friday 11/4!! Doing the happy dance for that one! Woo Hoo! Ok - on with the show.
Thursday Nov 10: We want to get up and out for RD at MK today. I have never seen RD there and we can walk over from BLT. We will meander through MK and when we want to leave , go back to the hotel. Our ADR is at 8 pm at O’Hana. New for both of us. (do they give you a lei? Or is that just the Luau?) I call today our day to stay around the monorail. Or staying near “home”.
Friday Nov 11: 11/11/11 - we wanted to do something special for this. I suggested a picture at 11:11 in front of the castle but DH came up with something mind-blowing! All four parks with pics in front of each main thing.
So - first up is RD at AK and a pic in front of the Tree of Life, maybe a quick ride for DH on EE or us on the safari. Then off to DHS for our 11:30 am ressie at HBD for Dine with an Imagineer. And a pic in front of the Hat. The Dine with an Imagineer takes probably a good 3 hours so not much time for anything else in this park. Then off to Epcot for pic with SE (the golf ball). After all this we head back to MK - which we have tickets to MVMCP and get a pic with the castle. After MVMCP is over all we have to do is walk back to BLT. A lot of traveling. We are going to be exhausted! (I am already just writing about it!)
Up next: Weekend wind down
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He will mess with the waitresses. “How do you prepare the chicken? Just tell it that it is going to die?” “Is that whole milk from a whole cow?” 
I hear that this place can be hit or miss depending on how the staff is, but with DH - I always have a good time. Just love that man!!!!
I mean over 2 inches per hour, road flooding downpours. DH woke me up (at around 6 am) to show me that our basement was flooding. Yay. 
Not “Titanic” flooding but more like “A River Runs Through It”. So I was picturing $$$$ as I thought gutters, roof, foundation repair, water damage clean up, cha-ching, cha-ching, cha-ching. There goes Disney money. 
Well, we walked around the house (in said downpour) to check where it was pooling around the foundation etc. Come to find out - one of our downspouts was blocked and the water was pouring out around it! So said problem was fixed with 3 gutter extenders (to direct water away from the foundation of the house) for $60 and a coat hanger $0.05! We bought plastic tubs (think Owners Lockers) to hold our stuff and put those up on palettes but I think we are good. It rained hard last night and the basement was dry!
for a patio table at R&C.
"Sparky"(My first trip.)
) and he started to focus the camera then turned around and started to walk away with their camera!
He was joking naturally, but they were kinda shocked. Then we all had a laugh. (they probably also learned not to trust just anyone) He only plays if they can handle it.
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