Luv4my4 & HappyMommy (and husbands) Winter Getaway (without the kids) Itinerary - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Since we are leaving in 9 days, 11 hours, 40 minutes and 42 seconds I thought I would post our itinerary to see what you all thought of it!
The vacationers are: Luv4my4 (Stacey) and my DH Jimmy and HappyMommy (Dina) and her DH Joe.
Here are our plans, let us know what you think!!
Thursday, January 26, 2006
Arrive at airport and depart Philadelphia at 10:40 a.m.
Arrive in Orlando approximately 1:35 p.m.
Pick up rental car and get to CBR as quickly as possible!!
Check in and head for Disney-MGM Studios for several rides on Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster (among other things)
At closing head to Beaches and Cream for dinner. New restaurant for all 4 of us!
If we are not too tired walk to Boardwalk and/or ESPN Café for drinks.
Friday, January 27, 2006
Back to Disney-MGM Studios for awhile for more rides on Tower of Terror and Rock N Roller Coaster and anything else we missed the night before.
2:30 p.m. ADR at Le Cellier (new to Joe, a long time since Dina has eaten here and a new lunch place for Jimmy & I (we had dinner here last year)
EPCOT for the rest of the day including EMH until Midnight!! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
Illuminations meet with Sandy (WhoSez), Bob (BobMouse), Jill (Jillybean), Rachel (Simbarel) & Wally, and Robin (HueyDewy&LouiesMom) (and possibly Nala and her family)!
Saturday, January 28, 2006
Animal Kingdom early for a ride or two on Expedition Everest!!!
1:30 p.m. ADR at Liberty Tree Tavern New restaurant for Jimmy, Joe & I and Dina hasn't eaten here in years, I'm really excited to try it!
MK for the rest of the day until closing
Downtown Disney to check out Raglan Road Irish Pub (Jimmy wanted to check this out when we were there in November and we never made it over there so I know I will have to go this time [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/smile.gif[/img]!!)
Sunday, January 29, 2006
Our APs will expire at the end of the day Saturday so no parks for us today! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/frown.gif[/img]
We will probably head to Downtown Disney for some shopping and lunch at Earl of Sandwich (new to Joe & Dina but Jimmy and I ate lunch here last January and it was awesome!) before flying out of Orlando at 4:35 p.m.
All other meals will be counter-service and we will just play it by ear!!
Stacey!!! I was only kidding about not rubbing in the Expedition Everest (really!!!)
Joe and I don't get to ride [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cry.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/cry.gif[/img] hehehe!! (I was teasing Stacey about it earlier on our email-- I just wanted to make sure she didn't think I was serious [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]) So, we'll be doing Dinosaur once or twice, and maybe Primeval Whirl or maybe Tough to be a Bug-- can't decide! I'm excited about these, since we have to do these alone when we go with the kids!
Great itinerary!! Stacey!! (If I do say so myself!!)
That sounds fantastic! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/grin.gif[/img]
And I didn't even realize that you guys were going to be there at the same time as me AND that I was going to get to meet you! [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img] [img]/ubb/images/graemlins/woot.gif[/img]
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