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Once we nailed down the touring plan and dining reservations, I stalked several websites to get the inside scoop on the ideal FastPass+ options based on the time of day we planned to visit the parks. Since I have the utmost confidence in the touring plans we use for morning touring without FastPass+, I knew most of our selections would occur at our afternoon park. I also made sure to account for some free time/breaks during the day since we are not planning to break in the middle of the day as we did last year. After securing our FastPasses, I logged into my parents' account and was able to schedule their FastPasses for either the same time or an overlapping time consistent with ours. AWESOME!
Saturday, September 13, 2014-Transfer Day *No Park Touring-we plan to transfer to Beach Club, explore the resort, and swim
Sunday, September 14, 2014-Epcot AM/Hollywood Studios PM 2:05pm – Tower of Terror 3:50pm – Toy Story Mania 4:55pm – Voyage of the Little Mermaid (this may be revised)
Monday, September 15, 2014-Pool Day *No Park Touring-swimming today
Tuesday, September 16, 2014-Pool Day/Magic Kingdom/MNSSHP *Swimming at Resort and Late Arrival to MK at 4pm for MNSSHP 10:40am – Enchanted Tales with Belle (Rescheduled to Friday) 12:30pm – Seven Dwarfs Mine Train (This was a casualty, as expected) 5:05pm – Splash Mountain (Rescheduled to Friday)
Wednesday, September 17, 2014-Animal Kingdom AM/Hollywood Studios PM 1:40pm – Toy Story Mania 2:40pm – Tower of Terror 4:00pm – Lights Motors Actions (this may be revised)
Thursday, September 18, 2014-Animal Kingdom AM/Epcot PM 9:00am – Expedition Everest (try to ride standby first then again FP+) 10:00am – Kilimanjaro Safari 12:30am – Festival of the Lion King
Friday, September 19, 2014-Magic Kingdom 1:40pm – Splash Mountain 3:25pm – Peter Pan’s Flight 4:40pm – Enchanted Tales with Belle
Saturday, September 20, 2014-Departure Day *No Park Touring-swimming and packing for departure
Will you try to catch the Seven Dwarves Mine Train on MNSSHP night? You're lucky it works out for you to go to the party during the week - crowds should be lower.
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Great plans! I'm worried about making FP+ since I'll be doing it after 60 days. Oh well - better than not being there I suppose! Hope you can still do 7 Dwarves.
Will you try to catch the Seven Dwarves Mine Train on MNSSHP night? You're lucky it works out for you to go to the party during the week - crowds should be lower.
Thanks! We are crossing our fingers that the Seven Dwarfs Mine Train will have a shorter line during MNSSHP and we will get a chance to ride then.
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Originally Posted by OhToodles!
Great plans! I'm worried about making FP+ since I'll be doing it after 60 days. Oh well - better than not being there I suppose! Hope you can still do 7 Dwarves.
Thanks! Good luck getting the FP+ you want...I didn't have too much issue with rescheduling the MK FP+ minus the Seven Dwarfs. Hopefully we can still ride with shorter lines during MNSSHP.
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Congrats on the FP+ selections!
Thanks!
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Originally Posted by kingfamily1129
your FP+'s are looking great! Sorry about the Mine Train casualty maybe you'll get lucky and there will be a short line
Thank you! I too am hoping we will get lucky during MNSSHP. If not, no big deal, my vacation will not be ruined.
Today we are officially 30 days from our Disney vacation! We received most of our Disney mail already; MNSSHP tickets, Memory Maker, Disney's Magical Express documents, and our Beach Club Resort package documents. We are still waiting on our Magic Bands, which should have shipped already so we should receive them soon. I also ordered some additional travel items from The Container Store that shipped and should arrive by tomorrow.
As each new Disney-related item arrives, I get more and more excited for this trip but at the same time, my anxiety level slowly increases worrying how DH will handle everything. For the most part, he is recovering very well. The only thing that he still struggles with is the extreme fatigue. I mean...EXTREME FATIGUE. It's a roller coaster ride. One day he will be ok, tired, but not overly so. The next day, he will be so fatigued that he stumbles, his speech is slurred, and he can barely keep his eyes open. My heart breaks on these days because I know this frustrates him to no end and I feel guilty worrying if our trip is in jeopardy. I know we still have 30 days before our trip, but I worry he needs more time. We cancelled a party, a camping trip, and a beach trip already this summer. At this point, DH refuses to cancel this vacation and insists that if we rent a scooter, everything will be fine. I really hope so...we could surely use a miracle at this point. I started researching scooter rentals for him, but I mostly just want him to feel better. Here's to faith, trust, and pixie dust!
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