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So far the plan is a trip in July 2011 with a group of 15 possibly 17 relatives.
We are staying at Shades of Green -- at least some of us, the others are at a time share.
Our plan is to at least all go to the same park on the same day but split up as we see fit, etc...
The only BIG thing with everyone has to be together and that is an Illuminations dessert party. I have already been in contact with them regarding it and we have it 90% set-up.
I'm thinking I would LOVE to set up a VIP tour on the Hollywood Studios day but not really sure if that will be feasible (and may just be my little family doing that).
My sister's kids have 2 big events -- we will be there over my nephew's birthday & my niece just got married this summer so this is her delayed honeymoon.
One of my brother's kids just had a big event -- they just got married and are also having to delay their honeymoon so we are hoping we can talk them into joining us.
This is the last vacation we will have with my oldest as a "child" she will be 17. Not sure that's a happy celebration but it's the last one without having to pay for an extra adult in the room.
That is pretty much all we have planned at the moment. It feels like I'm winging it compared to last time we went when I had planned for 3 years and had it fairly well scheduled. I haven't figured out how to do meals yet since we won't be on any dining plan. I'm thinking we are going to want to get a big breakfast, small lunch and nice dinner except for Illuminations party day since I think we will sleep in that day as EPCOT doesn't have a ton of stuff we want to do.
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DD-17, DS-14, DS-11, DS-7
Contemporary 2005
Crazy Family Get Together July 2011 Ft. Wilderness Cabins with free dining!
Last edited by Becky2005; 11-04-2010 at 10:43 PM..
Sounds like fun. If you're all going to be in the same park each day, it would be easy to plan a time and place to meet for lunch at a CS, and same for dinner. Not sure if you're planning on doing TS each day for dinner or CS? Or a combo of both.
Personally, I rather just grab a quick bite at my resort cs for breakfast, rather then a big sit down breakfast. Takes too much time, we like to get to the parks at opening, to avoid long lines. And I don't want to get up that early to have a sit down breakfast and be finished before parks open
I personally could do a quick in-room breakfast (we are driving -- so we can bring whatever) & my DD doesn't even really like 90% of the normal breakfast foods but DH *really* wants a big breakfast...so...he wins. He doesn't even like Disney so, when there is something he actually voices an opinion about that isn't sarcastic about it being Disney -- I defintiely defer to it.
I do know we all enjoyed our Crystal Palace breakfast last time so I'm 99% sure we will attempt to do that one again. We got a before park opening reservation last time.
DH really liked the one in AK too but it has changed, so not sure about that.
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DD-17, DS-14, DS-11, DS-7
Contemporary 2005
Crazy Family Get Together July 2011 Ft. Wilderness Cabins with free dining!
Just for giggles & grins -- I figured I would update this...considering I was doing a search on VIP tour and my own thread came up! (By the way anyone know how you weed out stuff on search? I wanted VIP tour stuff but it also pulled the word tour -- I enclosed them in quotes but not really sure).
The totally revamped plans are DH is staying home and Grandma is taking his place. I'm not sure which is worse. Grandma thinks Disney "is for the kids" and the last time she went was back in the 70's. Also, unfortunately, my brother's son & new wife can't join us. We figured it was a very long shot but it would literally have been the first time ALL the grandkids were together in one place.
We have a lunch ADR for Crystal Palace for our Monday that we are all going to go together with and then we also have our Illuminations dessert party.
Those are the only 2 things definitely done. I can't believe we are to the point of having to make ADR's....so not ready.
I'm still on the fence about the VIP but I'm leaning toward the more likely than not since my family will be the only ones with 5 day park hoppers. It would be on that Friday and since it would be me with the 4 kids with a 10 year age span, several different likes/dislikes for rides....YIKES. One that likes coasters but doesn't like small world, one that doesn't like "spinny" rides, one that is probably too short for some of the rides, one that WANTS to go on It's a Small World but doesn't really do heights/coasters....see why although it's expensive I can justify the cost in my head for not only the extra help but having VIP seats at shows, etc... could be worth it. We will ditch most TS since we can't have dining plan anyway and with 3 of my kids being "adult" -- basically just a couple character meals for us and it would be the same cost!!!
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Becky
DD-17, DS-14, DS-11, DS-7
Contemporary 2005
Crazy Family Get Together July 2011 Ft. Wilderness Cabins with free dining!
Last edited by Becky2005; 01-21-2011 at 02:46 PM..
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Not sure that's a happy celebration but it's the last one without having to pay for an extra adult in the room.
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(By the way anyone know how you weed out stuff on search? I wanted VIP tour stuff but it also pulled the word tour -- I enclosed them in quotes but not really sure).
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