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Your trip sounds fab. I know what you mean about relaxed trips. We were planning a different kind of trip for our trip in February. Originally I wasn't going to buy park tickets or do TS just chill at the resort and DTD and mini golf etc. . Somehow we have annual passes to WDW and Universal and 6 TS ADR,s. not really sure how it happened
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We will be there for almost your exact same dates! We get in late Friday (11/2) and leave Saturday (11/10). We are doing a split stay, but we will be at the Beach Club Villas 11/4-11/8. If I see you I wil be sure to say hi!
I totally agree with you regarding the craziness of the Wine&Dine along with the F&WF. Did you know there is a big golf tournament that weekend too? I hope the crowds aren't too bad!
Great picks on the ADRs! Love the laid-back approach. Every year I think we're gonna do the same thing... then somehow I wind up over-planning. I just can't help myself! We want to try new places, but we also don't want to miss our favs. Makes for a lot of eating!
You will LOVE Cali Grill. The food is amazing and the fireworks view is magical. We only went once as a special treat, but we'll definitely be back!
You have me rethinking Cali Grill. We hope to stay at BLT next year after the cruise. That would be a nice 'last' meal before getting up & driving home the next day. Hmmmm......
Love your choices! We've decided not to do a dining plan this time too. For many of the same reasons. Can't wait to hear about the plans!
I'm looking forward to trying this approach. It's going to be Craig's job to reign me in once we get there and I realize I can't take it slow!
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Your dining plans look good to me.
I think they're good. And I'm glad we gave the boys a choice this trip too.
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The dining choices sound great. I haven't scheduled that many TS meals for my next trip, either. I do like to eat at least one TS meal per day, but have been lucky getting things last minute or booking the day before or day of-- or just doing walk-ups.
We got YS this last trip last minute when we cancelled Jiko the last night. I'm glad we did because it was one of our favorite meals.
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Great dining plans!
Thank you
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The "Okay-so-I-finally-found-your-PTR-and-am-signing-on-after-only-the-intro-and-two-updates" reply! (Love the title!)
Great cast and plans.
Now you have to reply like that every time!
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I think your dining plans look great! Since we've always stayed off site before, that's usually how we planned dining, more relaxed with only about 3 or 4 ADRs for the entire trip. I think you are going to like it! I'm a little nervous about how the dining plan is going to work for us this year with ADRs nearly every day, but I think we'll survive
Oh, and Happy Birthday, my friend!!!
Thank you, thank you
When the DP is Free...I say go for it!! But, I'm glad we worked out the prices for us because it's forcing us to slow down a bit and not be so scheduled. (Well, sort of )
Looks good! I always say that we are going to book less ADR's and just wing it - but I have a very adventurous eating daughter and husband to contend with and they like their food!!! I think Em enjoyed the F&W most as she was just trying just about every type of food out there!!
I have one son that will try a lot of things, but unfortunately one that can't try a lot of things. There are a few places we'd like to try but they won't work for him.
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The dining choices sound good to me
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Food sounds lovely! I really loved Cali Grill when we went there. You have me wondering if I should add it back for our upcoming Feb trip (that I planned in a matter of an hour yesterday on my lunch break after drooling over TR's and Crissy's texts, lol).
I need to stop reading TR's and PTR's... I'm just going to end up at 5 TS's a day if I don't knock it off!
Craig and I ate there for our 5th anniversary. It was nice, except that we missed Wishes because the monorail from the Poly parked itself outside of MK to wait for the crowd after Wishes so we had to hoof it from there to the CG and missed the show. Hopefully this year will be better
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Great dining plans!
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I all your dining choices!
Thanks
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I am sooooo excited for your dinner at CG. You have a great time slot, plus I'm anxious to hear your review. I am holding out on that one until Andre can learn to stop throwing forks at people
Fabulous ADR's.
I hope you enjoy the heck out of that cinnamon bun!!!!!
That would only make dinner more exciting. 3-D fireworks
I'm dreaming of that cinnamon bun
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I'm hungry - and have no willpower so I may have to head to the kitchen after this. Kudos to you for sticking with Insanity! You're my hero!
And I'm with Linny, I'll be holding out on CG until my boys can behave as well as yours (or I have other people - aka grandparents - to watch them).
I'm a bad influence. At least there are no pictures for the PTR. Make sure you eat for the TR because I'm trying to be better about taking food pics this time around.
What makes you think for one minute that my boys are going to behave at CG??
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Yeah, another trip! I am trying BC when I go for my 40th bday celebration. I can't wait! Your food choices sound delish. I try to make a budget using Allears menus too to see what would be more beneficial. Sounds like a great trip is being planned.
Well, this is the first year we haven't gotten the DP because the last three times it was Free so a budget was a must this trip.
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I can't wait to hear more! Did Insanity help or ruin your love for the cinnamon buns?
If I get down there and Shaun T has ruined the MS Cinnamon bun for me, there is no where he'll be safe!!
Your trip sounds fab. I know what you mean about relaxed trips. We were planning a different kind of trip for our trip in February. Originally I wasn't going to buy park tickets to TS just chill at the resort and DD and mini gold etc. . Somehow we have annual passes to WDW and Universal and 6 TS ADR,s. not really sure how it happened
I can totally see how that can happen. You start planning and it takes on a snowball effect. That's why we're all here
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We will be there for almost your exact same dates! We get in late Friday (11/2) and leave Saturday (11/10). We are doing a split stay, but we will be at the Beach Club Villas 11/4-11/8. If I see you I wil be sure to say hi!
I totally agree with you regarding the craziness of the Wine&Dine along with the F&WF. Did you know there is a big golf tournament that weekend too? I hope the crowds aren't too bad!
Absolutely say Hi if you see us down there
I think there has been a golf tournament every year this time. Is it the Children's Miracle Network? That hasn't been a problem in the past. I'm worried about the Epcot crowds and our resort location this year. But, it's still the BC and we'll still love it.
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Yay for single digits
Woo Hoo!!!
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Great picks on the ADRs! Love the laid-back approach. Every year I think we're gonna do the same thing... then somehow I wind up over-planning. I just can't help myself! We want to try new places, but we also don't want to miss our favs. Makes for a lot of eating!
You will LOVE Cali Grill. The food is amazing and the fireworks view is magical. We only went once as a special treat, but we'll definitely be back!
I can't wait for the boys to see the fireworks from CG. And after missing them the only other time I've eaten there, I'm looking forward to them too
It's the planning creep. You start small and it creeps and creeps until it's huge!!
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Yeah for the single digit dance!!
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Yay! Single digit dance!!!!!
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Yay!! Thanks!!
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
You have me rethinking Cali Grill. We hope to stay at BLT next year after the cruise. That would be a nice 'last' meal before getting up & driving home the next day. Hmmmm......
Single digits!! WhooHoo!!!!
Cali Grill and Wishes to end the trip, I think that sounds about perfect
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Well, we’ve finally made it to the “this-time-next-week…” portion of the PTR. See, when you start it late, you get to the good stuff sooner. (And I’m refusing to think about Sandy doing anything about my getting there ).
So, this time next week we’ll be on a DME bus on our way to the bubble. We leave JFK at 11:15 and land at MCO at 2:05. Then we’ll grab our one checked bag with a change of clothes and essentials, hop on a DME bus, smile our goofy grins watching the movie on the way, and end up at our beloved BC.
We do have our first ADR tonight, Coral Reef which was Tyler’s choice, at 6:00. So, we’ll most likely just stroll through the IG…aaahhh…and walk around to see what we can do at Epcot before dinner. Whatever we get done, we’ll be in the bubble.
(I might give the rest of the plans all together in case Sandy decides she doesn’t want this PTR finished )
Yay! I love getting to the "this-time-next-week" portion And I have nothing to say about Sandy, well except that she better not get in between me and Disney!!!!
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