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Here are the plans that DBF and I are thinking... It's a little more traveling around than I'm used to so opinions would be awesome! And we usually eat dinner later but with things closing so much earlier and wanting to take advantage of EEMH I feel it might benefit us to eat earlier so I'm not sure how I feel about 5pm meals yet
Sunday 8/16
Arrive, head to MK and have CRT dinner around 8 (new for us)
Monday 8/17
Hollywood Studios EMH, QS Lunch
Tutto Italia dinner around 5 (new for us)
Animal Kingom EEMH
Tuesday 8/18
Typhoon Lagoon morning, QS lunch
Coral Reef Dinner around 7 (a must-do again) Epcot EEMH
Wednesday 8/19
Animal Kingdom EMH, QS Lunch
Boma dinner around 5 (new for Jon!)
Hollywood Studios EEMH
Thursday 8/20
Blizzard Beach EMH, QS Lunch
Animal Kingdom Afternoon
Downtown Disney and T-Rex dinner around 8 (we've done Rainforest but this will be new)
side question, can you make reservations at T-Rex?
Friday 8/21
Hollywood Sudios EMH, QS Lunch
Ohana or Kona for dinner around 7? (Ohana would be new for both, Kona would be new for Jon)
Magic Kingdom EEMH
Opinions on which to choose for dinner?
Saturday 8/22
CP Breakfast at 8:05 (fingers crossed, this is my must do!)
Probably Epcot afternoon, QS around WS
California Grill dinner at Wishes time which I don't yet know.
if the Wishes time isn't out yet what time would you all suggest?
Sunday 8/23
whatever we feel we missed in the morning and lots of snacks or QS whatever is left over then off the the airport
wow... I didn't realize I was trying so many new things this time! exciting exciting! Hopefully I can get all the times I want... my summer classes of course start on May 18th... my ADR day!
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I would go for 'Ohana, as we love dinner there. As for the time for the California Grill, how about 8.00 - that should work whether Wishes is at 9.00 or 10.00 that night....
Another vote for 'Ohana! You can make ressies at T-Rex, but you need to call the restaurant directly, not WDW-DINE. As for Cali Grill, I think that time of year Wishes was at 10 (we were there last year at that time) so I'd go for 8:30 at CG!!
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Agreed on 'Ohana (though service has gotten bad there, you still have that awesome dessert!!). Also, see if you can schedule 'Ohana to watch Wishes as well--it's a better show from 'Ohana than from Cali Grill (just because of vantage point).
Looks great! Jon will LOVE Boma (how can you not?!?). Cute pic with Cinderella, too! :-)
We are going the same week and have some of the same choices! We're planning on a Monday dinner @ Tutto Italia and are trying for 'Ohana on Friday too. We have not been able to get into 'Ohana on our last 2 trips, so I'm thinking if I don't get it, Kona will be a good back-up. Hope you get everything you want and I second that your picture is just too cute!
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I can't believe I didn't even think of watching Wishes from the Poly! I'll see if Jon wants to watch from 'Ohana (do they pipe the music in? or the beach after dinner but I didn't realize it was such a hard reservation to get!
And thanks, even though it's just a Cinderella statue it's still one of my faves from that trip
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You can make ressies at T-Rex, but you need to call the restaurant directly, not WDW-DINE. As for Cali Grill, I think that time of year Wishes was at 10 (we were there last year at that time) so I'd go for 8:30 at CG!! 
We are going the same week and have some of the same choices! We're planning on a Monday dinner @ Tutto Italia and are trying for 'Ohana on Friday too. We have not been able to get into 'Ohana on our last 2 trips, so I'm thinking if I don't get it, Kona will be a good back-up. Hope you get everything you want and I second that your picture is just too cute!
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