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Okay, I've planned and strategized and thought this through and this, as Regis would say is, "My final answer"!! I'd LOVE some feedback on my itinerary. Just to recap, going May 3rd - 12th with Me (37, trip #3), DH (39, trip #4), DS (13, trip #2), My parents (57, trip #1) - Staying in Magnolia Terrace, PO Riverside, with Unlimited Passes. I am the only certifiable Disney Fanatic in the group. My biggest question is what time to make PS for???
Arrival Day, May 3rd Flight lands 11:45, taking Mears to PO Riverside.
Lunch @ Hotel
Go to Magic Kingdom
Dinner - Crystal Palace PS
Day 1, May 4th
EPCOT - Future World - Illuminations 9:00
B Boatwrights
L Sunshine Season
D Garden Grille Buffet PS
Day 2, May 5th
MK - Parade 3:00 - Fireworks 8:30
B Colonel's Cotton Mill
L Columbia Harbor House
D Whispering Canyon Cafe PS
Day 3, May 6th
MGM - Star Wars Weekends - Fantasmic 9:00
B Starring Rolls
L Hollywood & Vine PS
D 50's Prime Time PS
Day 4, May 7th
Animal Kingdom - Blizzard Beach
(Can we do both of these before 6:00??)
B Rainforest Cafe PS
L Flame Tree
D Boatwrights PS
Day 5, May 8th
EPCOT - World Showcase - Garden Tour
B Hotel
L Yakitori House
D 1900 Park Faire, Villains Dinner PS
Day 6, May 9th
MGM
B Colonel's Cotton Mill
L Pizza Planet
D Ohanas PS
Day 7, May 10th
MK - Spectromagic 9:00 - Fireworks 10:00
Family Magic Tour
B Main Street Bake Shop
L Cosmic Rays Starlight Cafe
D Liberty Tree Tavern PS
Day 8, May 11th
OPEN
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L
D
Departure Day (sniff, sniff), May 12
Leave for aiport after lunch
B
L
So, what would you change, what am I missing, any thoughts????? :-)
I like your itinerary. You list a park intended for the day along with any special events that you plan on attending. The only thing I would say about your planning is don't schedule your dining times too close. The portions most restaurants serve are fairly large. We usually just plan on 2 main meals a day. If a particular restaurant is open for L & D you can save a good bit of money by going for a late lunch or early dinner (before 4:00 PM. Lunch meals are usually the same but with a higher price for dinners.
(hope I said this right...didn't sleep too well today...running on 2 hours sleep!)
Great job on the planning!
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HAPPY PLANNING! &
"Remember the Magic!"
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Take Care, debe-nj
It all looks great, my only suggestion is this: you may want to schedule a time to go back to the hotel and rest and/or possibly split up the parks. I had my honeymoon itinerary set up the same way pretty much and when I showed it to my best friend (who is the ultimate disney traveler) that is what she suggested.
Have a great time!
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-Allyson
4/81 - Off site
2/88 - Off site
10/99 - All Star Sports
9/01 - Beach Club
Thanks for the input......We may flip-flop our schedule a bit if we find we need the afternoon breaks. We did last time, but then my son was only 4. Now it may be ME who needs the rest break!!
30 days......but who's counting????
:::jumping up and down like Tigger, frantically waving my hand in the air:::
Looks good to me, Shelly. The only suggestion I have is Sat, May 5, at MK. This is an EE day at the MK and the park will be packed for the parade at 3. Is there another day that you can hit the MK for the parade?
DH and I were at the MK on a Saturday evening last summer and it was wall-to-wall people.
It looks great! I'm so jealous that you'll be at WDW on my birthday!
There is only one small thing I would change. Sunshine Season Food Fair and Garden Grill are both in the same building (the land). You may want to go someplace else for lunch, say the Coral Reef in the living seas.
Anyway, great itinerary! Have fun!
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"Everybody has a laughing place"
Contemporary Resort 7/1993
Off Site 6/1994, 12/2000
Coronado Springs 12/1999
Grand Floridian 8/1995, 7/1996, 7/1997, 7/1998, 7/1999, 6/2000, 7/2001
Now I'm confused a bit... I see Fortissimo said the park may be packed for the 3:00 parade on an EE day... I thought it would be better on that day since people do go earlier -- wouldn't they leave earlier?...
I was planning an EE day for the 3:00 parade -- should I change it?
Tanya
P.S... Your itinerary looks great!... You may be giving me some ideas...
Today, I made all my PS Ressies. I managed all my choices on my days!! <grin> I had to be a bit flexible on times, but who cares. It's Disney and I'm there!!
I also rec'd great news from the helpful voice on the phone about using our flex features. For Andrew and myself, I used them to book the Family Magic Tour @ MK. Then, I asked him to make reservations for DH & My Parents for the Garden Tour @ Epcot. He said I could use their flex features for their tours too. Together, this just saved us $230. Yipppeeee. That's A LOT of Mickey Bars!!! Needless to say......I was thrilled!!
26 more days.....
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