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Some nice ADRs and many of these you'll enjoy so much as on the upscale side!
Yup, mostly old favorites.
We're both eager to try Flying Fish after all the raves it's gotten. And, noshing our way around F&WF should be great fun.
Suuuurrre hope we get Chef's Table which is Drew's birthday wish, especially since we know what fun it is. They've also revised the menu since we did that a few years ago. If not, we'll try for Queen V's Room which is basically the same menu.
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“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” —Winnie-the-Pooh
Good luck with all of this and hope you get some Disney Magic bestowed on you and your wishes come true!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
I had to laugh at your list ESPECIALLY for the Sci-Fi.... and as a foodie that you both are, I could not picture you both dining there!
But I am so glad that you found something to substitute it! LOL
The rest of your schedule sounds so Yummy and I cannot wait for the full report of all the places you & Drew get to enjoy on your Trip! Adding something new always seems to bring a tad of excitement to me.....I am hoping to try Portabello and Narcoossee's this trip. I am hoping to add another new place too but looking into it..... aka deciding is a better word!
And I too am planning to try some sampling at Epcot during my 1st Food & Wine!
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Kate in PA All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them- Walt Disney
We surprised ourselves by tinkering with ADRs only slightly.
Changes noted in blue italics
OCTOBER 1-7, 2017 His Drewness's Big 5-0 Bash
SUNDAY, October 1
Dinner--Be Our Guest (early as possible)
***MNSSHP***
MONDAY, October 2
Breakfast--Crystal Palace
Lunch--F&WF kiosks with snack creds
Instead of Sci-Fi which ultimately didn't thrill us. We like to go through EP to get to DHS anyway, so grazing our way there on one of the less crazy F&WF days won bigtime.
Dinner--Flying Fish (only new-to-us)
TUESDAY, October 3
Breakfast--In Villa
Lunch--Les Chefs de France
Dinner--Citricos
WEDNESDAY, October 4
Breakfast--In Villa
Lunch--Tutto Italia
Dinner--1900 Park Fare
THURSDAY, October 5
Breakfast--In Villa
Lunch--Via Napoli
Dinner--Monsieur Paul
FRIDAY, October 6 Drew!
Breakfast--Cinderella's Royal Table
Lunch--Light lunch in Villa or Gaspy's Grill for a bite or two
Dinner--V&A's Chef's Table
SATURDAY, October 7
Breakfast--1900 Park Fare
For character fun and a cheery Disney farewell so I only when we drive past the "See ya real soon" sign as we start home. Yanno the feeling?
I just realized that I think my gang is going to the MNSSHP on Sunday October 1st as well. For the past three years, we have traveled to Orlando at this time to do Halloween Horror Nights at Universal Studios. Two of those years we were able to squeeze in MNSSHP but didn't last year and we missed it terribly! Maybe we will say hi!
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Goofing around at Tusker House Spring Break 2016
Michelle
Thank you, Uncle Sam refund, for your contribution toward 25 more VGF points.
We got these direct so now are cool on DVC benefits.
Once the add-on hits our account, we're planning to add another night in the 1br and cancel the one studio night we have. If we can work that, we'll both be more satisfied. We can arrive and settle in with no switch from studio to 1br the next day.
XXXXXX <-------fingers crossed for Disney magic to work that for us!
:::::: doing Disney-Happy Dance ::::::
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Nice going with the tax refund to make your vacation that much better!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
Update: Plans get scaled back a bit...and then expanded sorta-kinda
Getting adjusted to how we must do things now that we're DVC is proving a bit frustrating.
Contrary to what we thought, we could only make ADRs tomorrow for the single night we tacked onto our stay because it was a separate ressie without dining plan.
Which very likely meant we could forget getting Chef's Table for the last night of our stay, Drew's birthday, the one he REALLY wants. We'd have had to make ADRs for the 5-day ressie starting on Wednesday because it was the one with the dining plan.
We were advised by a Member Services CM that we could make the arrival day ADR ourselves online tomorrow and then call Member Services when they open at freakin' 9:00 a.m.!!! They can do a workaround and could book our entire stay.
See where I'm going with our likelihood of being able to score that all-important Chef's Table on Friday, the last night of our stay? So much for that 180+10 advantage! We were afraid some savvy online early bird would have nabbed that one before 6:05 a.m. while DVC CMs are probably still asleep! Yes, Chef's Table goes that quickly.
As ever, throwing more of your money at Disney solves such problems handily. We Tinker Belled (Disney Visa) one more dining plan day, and Member Services blended the two into a single reservation.
Problem solved. We mobilize as usual tomorrow morning to make ADRs for our entire trip. WHEW!
No more down to front desk the next morning to do a check out and check back in either. A relatively minor hassle but a relief that we now haven't that to do before heading to our traditional first morning breakfast with Eeyore and Tigger at Crystal Palace.
And now, we have three more ADRs to book. We know what, but we're not telling...until tomorrow.
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“People say nothing is impossible, but I do nothing every day.” —Winnie-the-Pooh
Too bad with the separate days which may have thrown a wrench into your planning! Just hope you luck out tomorrow and can score the chef's table! Otherwise it's plan B and hope you can find another special meal to do this as there are other chefs table possibilities and other special meals! Wishing you luck on this as you'll need it!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
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when we drive past the "See ya real soon" sign as we start home. Yanno the feeling? 
Just hope you luck out tomorrow and can score the chef's table! 
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