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thanks everyone fro all of you kind words and your support!
DOes anyone know if i can get AAA discounts if i am from Australia?
Someone pointed out to me that if i had of booked the dining at the begininng of the trip and not the end of it i would have saved mysefl some money as in stead of buying a 10 pass, now i had to buy a 9 day pass and a 1 day pass. I wish the cast member told me thiss when i booked.
I cant be bothered to change it as it will cost me just as much in time and money for the call that i am happy jsut to leave it. It is our wedding anniversary in the second half of the trip and that is why i want the dining then.
Ok so i calculated the difference and figured out that it is going to cost me an extra $160 to leave my package as is so......... I decided to once again change my package. I called reservations:
Pop 2nd-8th Jan
6 nights dining
10 day hopper pass plus water parks and more
8th- 13th jan
5 nights room only
I feel much happeier about this aswell.
Here are the new adr's
01/02Whispering Canyon Café 7:20pm
01/03 Chef Mickey's @ 5pm
01/04 Chefs De France 6pm
01/05 Boma 8:30pm
01/06 1900 Park Fare (6pm)
01/07 Le Cellier 6:30pm
I cant believe how many times i have changed these!!!!
Quick Question: I have an ADR for Crystal Palace at 8am on a day when the park opens at 9am. Is it worth me keeping this just so i can get empty park photos of the castle or do you think taht i will be able to get empty park photos during the week 7-13 jan anyway???
Also i dont like Winnie the pooh!!! Is the food nice????
Thanks for letting me vent and for all of the advice thus far
Jess
CP has good food but you don't like POOH? How can you not like Pooh? Everybody likes pooh.
Crystal Palace's food was pretty good...waffles (shaped like Pooh's head), bacon, sausage, eggs, etc. Pooh didn't visit our table, you had to go stand in line for him...so if you're Pooh-intolerant, you don't have to see him!
Happy Anniversary! Hope this is the best trip!!!
Tina
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Sounds like some great ADR's!! Hope you have a tremendous time!!
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Looks like everything's coming together for you!
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Your new plans look great!
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Your new plans look great. CP has good food but you don't like POOH? How can you not like Pooh? Everybody likes pooh.
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Great PTR! You're a hoot! Love all the details... can't wait to hear the TR!
Thanks for all the support . I feel much better now that this is underway. next thing ill need opinions on is my trip plans. I am not sure if i am trying to do to much in one day!
Your new plans look great. CP has good food but you don't like POOH? How can you not like Pooh? Everybody likes pooh.
Ok so i know i am probably the only person on ythis planet who dislike pooh! It is beacuse in Australia, for a long time you couldnt get any disney merchandise other than pooh. I think that is why i resent him. I am learning to love hime now that disney seems to be in lots of places in Australia. DOnt get me wrong, i would still stand in line for a photo with him!!!
Okay guys, here are the outlines for the first 4 days of our WDW vacation. Remember I have 10 full days in WDW. I have tried to keep most of the days fairly relaxed and have even included a few sleep ins for my DH (I will probably be off exploring somewhere)
I have also tried to keep things relaxed as I am worried about the crowds after New Years Eve! I know it might be cold but we are going to do the water parks regardless. That was the one regret I had when I was a cast member, not doing the water parks.
Anyway here are the first few days, tell me what you think.
03/01 8 am Animal Kingdom
1pm pop to rest
5pm Chef Mickeys
Magic Kingdom (pm) closes 1am
04/01 10am Blizzard Beach (am)
3pm Pop to rest
6pm Epcot (pm) dinner Chef de France
Epcot closes midnight
05/01 slow day, explore hotels?
2pm MGM
6pm AKL (pm) dinner at Boma
Down Town Disney
06/01 10 am Epcot (am)
2pm back to pop
6pm dinner at 1900 park fare
8pm Magic Kingdom till 11pm
Great plans Jess I've loved reading your CM stories and your plans, sounds like you're going to have an awesome time. I Pop Century, hubby and I always stay there, it's our favourite, you're going to love it. Looking forward to more!
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Crystal Palace's food was pretty good...waffles (shaped like Pooh's head), bacon, sausage, eggs, etc. Pooh didn't visit our table, you had to go stand in line for him...so if you're Pooh-intolerant, you don't have to see him!
Pop Century, hubby and I always stay there, it's our favourite, you're going to love it. Looking forward to more!
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