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Glad MDE was easy to use. Glad you got the tee times you wanted. My dad always does the two round pass special too!
The two round pass is a good deal, but still not cheap, but expected at Disney or a resort!
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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!
Yes and quite so...and also with something else in the planning stages as well!
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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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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!
Today is a big day as I’m now at the 60 day mark until my trip begins! What does that mean? Well, I can officially go on the Disney site to MDE and finally make my Fastpass+ selections! I’m just wondering....Can I get everything I want? We shall see. The other thing is with my golf reservations and how much they will be as an obstacle to each other? I’m paying for the golf and not for Fastpass+ so the golf gets priority.
So I went over to MDE and see how easy it would be to make these selections. There was a few steps to go through such as selecting your first date, theme park, time of day and then your three selections. On my golf days I tried to make these between my golf and dinner ADRs. Who knows how this scheduling will work out once I get there. It was relatively easy to make the Fastpass+ selections, but had to go back and make changes as some were too early and others too late. So I just switched them around a bit. Took a while to get used to using the modification function, but worked out well and pretty much got what I wanted. So here they are!:
Saturday, March 29-Hollywood Studios
Tower of Terror:12:40-1:40
Toy Story MM: 1:40-2:40
Star Tours: 2:40-3:40
Hope my flight arrives on time and no problems at check in and all will be good.
Sunday, March 30-Magic Kingdom
BTMRR: 3:35-4:35
Splash Mt: 4:35-5:35
Space Mt: 5:35-6:35
Today is my first golf day, so these are a bit later. I’m not betting that all these will work out!
Monday, March 31-Animal Kingdom
K Safari: 3-4
Primeval Whirl: 4:25-5:25
Dinosaur: 5:35-6:35
Another golf day and with an ADR at the California Grill at 7:30, I wouldn’t be surprised if this completely changes. May be a mistake on my part. Usually better to go to the AK on a complete free day unless I’m staying at the AK or CSR. Have to deal with the extra stop at Blizzard Beach, which is a pain in the neck at times.
Tuesday, April 1-Epcot
Spaceship: 10:30-11:30
Soarin: 11:30-12:30
Living/Land: 12:30-1:30 and 1:10-2:10
Today is another free day, so plenty of time to spend at Epcot! The last Fastpass+ was odd as I wound up with two Fastpass+ reservations for this as I edited the time and the other was never removed. Why couldn’t this have been Soarin?
Wednesday, April 2-Hollywood Studios
Movie Ride: 2-3
RNR RC: 3:40-4:40
Tower of Terror: 4:40-5:40
Last day of golf today. The first one, I’d most certainly would not be able to do as I doubt if I’d get back to POR before 3 pm. I also have an ADR in DTD at 7:15 so going to Studios may be tough! I also want to spend some time before dark in DTD to see all the new changes they’ve made there.
Thursday, April 3-Magic Kingdom
Space Mt: 10:10-11:10
Barnstormer: 11:10-12:10
Jungle Cruise: 12:50-1:50
Today is another free day, so I’d probably be able to do all these. Plan on a lunch ADR here as well. I have an ADR at Jiko at 7:30 tonight as well, so I may have time for a bit of the AK as well, once I return to POR and pack for the trip home and make a call to airline baggage services to pay for my extra bag.
Friday, April 4-Epcot
Mission Space: 10:30-11:30
Test Track: 1:30-2:30
Nemo: 2:30-3:30
It’s flying home day, but want to pack as much as I can on my last day in Epcot. I have an ADR at Teppan Edo at 12:30, so the reason for the gap in time between the first two. Depending how quick, I can have my bags picked up and brought to Airline Resort Check In will be the difference in getting to Epcot at a good time. Mission Space is usually easy to walk on to as the wait times are short for Green and Orange lines.
So there you have it and hope for the most part these work out! I’m not betting on it as this is something new for me and most of us here!
NEXT: More ADRs and Other Planning!
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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!
Glad you were able to get FP+ sorted out along with your tee times and ADRs!
Just hope it coordinates well for me!
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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!
Got some good Fastpasses and had little trouble getting what I wanted! Just stay tuned for the TR!
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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 was quite happy with my selections, but hoping they work out!
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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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I was quite happy with them! You did quite well on your recent trip with the use of the Fastpass+ kiosks!
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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!
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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The other thing is with my golf reservations and how much they will be as an obstacle to each other? I’m paying for the golf and not for Fastpass+ so the golf gets priority.
It was relatively easy to make the Fastpass+ selections, but had to go back and make changes as some were too early and others too late. So I just switched them around a bit. Took a while to get used to using the modification function, but worked out well and pretty much got what I wanted.
Usually better to go to the AK on a complete free day unless I’m staying at the AK or CSR. Have to deal with the extra stop at Blizzard Beach, which is a pain in the neck at times. 
I also have an ADR in DTD at 7:15 so going to Studios may be tough! I also want to spend some time before dark in DTD to see all the new changes they’ve made there. 
Liz 
I was quite happy with them! 
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