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my DH and I love Boardwalk. The picture that you have for Boardwalk is the same view we had last time we stayed there. Dining looks good too. Glad the closures won't mess up your trip.
I'm lucky in the driving dept, ds 16 has had his license since January and he has been the chauffer this summer as well as my errand boy! So I really have no excuse for not cleaning or packing other than I'm easily distracted!
POTC is a huge bummer, but the rest I can live with!
I'm hoping by next summer DS16 will have his license, but I'm not sure!
I'm so sad about POTC!! It's one of my favorites. But, we'll be back!
You better get packing!
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Glad the closures won't interfere much with your plans!
It's not too bad for the end of summer. There's usually more closures than that!
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my DH and I love Boardwalk. The picture that you have for Boardwalk is the same view we had last time we stayed there. Dining looks good too. Glad the closures won't mess up your trip.
We do too! We had the most awesome room and view last summer. I'm afraid we won't get as lucky this time.
So excited to not have to cook for a week!
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We have a super early flight and should be in Orlando by about 10:00am!
We will check in at the Polynesian and our room will very likely not be ready that early!
So, we are heading off to a place we haven't been since January 2014:
Animal Kingdom s not our favorite park, but I am really looking forward to it this time. I think because it's been so long since we've been there.
We will do a Counter Service lunch there. Not sure where. Any ideas? I am considering the Yak & Yeti CS restaurant. But, I know it will be too funky for the kids, and maybe even too funky for us! Thoughts?
We have a FP for Dinosaur between 12-1.
DS16 and I have a FP for Expedition Everest between 1:30-2:30. DH and DS13 have one for ITTBAB. Not sure that they will even need it though. DS16 will likely go through the single rider line several more times on EE. He loves it! I do too, but only once.
Then we all have a FP for the Safari between 2:30-3:30.
I'm hoping to do a little more walking around AK than we normally do. There are so many things in that park that we have yet to see. But, I know it will be about 1000 degrees and as soon as we get that text saying our room is ready we will definitely be tempted to head back to the Poly.
We have no real evening plans, other than to hang out at the Poly and enjoy! I'm sure we'll be hitting the new pool! Dinner will likely be at Captain Cook's.
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We ate CS at Yak and Yeti once and we honestly weren't fans but I know people love it. We love Flame Tree. It wasn't open when we were there last month so we ate at Pizzafari and we really enjoyed it!
We really enjoyed our AK day on our last trip and it isn't a park we really care for. We wanted to walk some of the trails but then it started raining so we never did. It's on our "must do" list for our next trip.
I love Captain Cook's! The pork nachos are to die for. You'll love the Poly pool!
We ate CS at Yak and Yeti once and we honestly weren't fans but I know people love it. We love Flame Tree. It wasn't open when we were there last month so we ate at Pizzafari and we really enjoyed it!
We really enjoyed our AK day on our last trip and it isn't a park we really care for. We wanted to walk some of the trails but then it started raining so we never did. It's on our "must do" list for our next trip.
I love Captain Cook's! The pork nachos are to die for. You'll love the Poly pool!
I'm a bit afraid! We may just end up at Flame Tree. Pizzafari will be closed during our trip.
I always set out to do way more at AK than we actually do. IDK what it is about that park, but it never holds our interest for too long. Maybe it will be better after all the new stuff opens there!
Looking forward to the Poly pool!
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Today will be a Rope Drop day! We will get up and take the monorail to Magic Kingdom!
We will start with the usual - Peter Pan and It's a Small World! We always go there first, kind of a tradition I guess. Or, we just can't justify waiting in line for them later in the day!
Our Fast Passes are:
Little Mermaid - 9-10
Mine Train - 10-11
Space Mtn - 11:30-12:30 for DS16 and I
Buzz - 11:30-12:30 for DH & DS13
We are trying something new for lunch - Be Our Guest! We have done dinner there, and I did breakfast there on my work trip in June. Looking forward to trying lunch!
Not sure what we will do/ride after lunch. We'll just have to see where the day takes us I guess! We likely won't last much longer than about 2:00 in the heat.
When we're done we'll head back to the Poly for a rest and probably a swim!
The evening will bring some DTD shopping and dinner at Paradiso 37. Never been there before, but I hear it's good!
Looking forward to seeing all the changes and new things at DTD!
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We usually head to Peter Pan's Flight and Winnie the Pooh first, too. That whole area gets so full later in the day so we try to do as much and then head out to other parts of MK. For some reason though, we always seem to end the day back in Fantasyland. I guess it's our favorite part of MK.
We usually head to Peter Pan's Flight and Winnie the Pooh first, too. That whole area gets so full later in the day so we try to do as much and then head out to other parts of MK. For some reason though, we always seem to end the day back in Fantasyland. I guess it's our favorite part of MK.
Thanks, getting excited!
Yep, Fantasyland is a madhouse by late morning/early afternoon. There's no way I would wait 90+ minutes to ride PP!!
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