I love writing trip reports especially when they are Disney vacations. So, I am going to write a trip report on my blog, complete with pictures (when we take the trip). I am a HUGE planner and love every minute of it. I have even planned trips for a couple of friends before. Just give me a call if you need someone else to plan your trip. Hee hee! So here goes...
I haven't been to WDW in FOUR years! OH MY! It is about time I get back there. I could go multiple times a year, but Michael on the otherhand...
This trip came about for several reasons:
1. I NEED to visit my Happy Place again.
2. Victoria needs to visit, too.
3. Disney has a great military deal going on right now that simply can't be passed up.
4. Michael is deployed to Iraq. Now, we were actually hoping he would be able to join us, but alas, his R&R didn't work out, and he won't be able to go. So, it will be just Victoria and me.
So, the non-deployed people on this trip are:
Me (Laura) - 38. I've loved everything Disney my whole life.
Victoria - 14. Brought up on everything Disney.
My cousin, Jennifer - 26. More on her later! Hee hee!
WHEN: The middle of September during FREE DINING!
Victoria and I will be experiencing a lot of firsts on this trip:
1. We get free dining which we've never done before.
2. With that, we are eating at a lot of brand new restaurants for us.
3. We are also going to Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party (referred to as MNSSHP from now on) for the first time. We went to the one at Disneyland in California and loved it and know that WDW's will be even better.
4. We are also staying at Pop Century for the first time.
5. We have always driven to WDW, but it would be a two-day drive now that we've moved to Texas. So, we are flying for the first time.
6. Therefore, we are using Disney's Magical Express (DME from now on) for the first time.
7. The biggest new experience is this will be the first time going without Michael. It will be strange without him, but it will be a great opportunity to get away with Victoria during daddy's deployment. Hopefully it will break up these longs months without him, and we'll be able to share our vacation with him through our pictures and videos.
As for our plans:
Day 1 - Fly out of San Antonio and arrive in Orlando at 10:47 a.m. Take DME to Pop Century and see if our room is ready. I doubt it will be, but it will be worth a try. Today is going to be a day exploring resorts and Downtown Disney (DTD.) We'll have lunch at Wolfgang Puck Express and have Advanced Dining Reservations (ADRs) at 1900 Park Fare at 5:55 p.m., for dinner. Both of these restaurants are new for us! At 1900 Park Fare, we get to have dinner with Cinderella, the Prince, Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella, and the Fairy Godmother. It should be fun!
Day 2 - Once again, we are going to enjoy resort hopping and DTD and probably some miniature golf. We'll have lunch at Earl of Sandwich and dessert at Beaches and Cream. We have ADRs for Kona at 5:10 p.m., for dinner before we go to MNSSHP. However, if they let us into the MK at 4 p.m., for MNSSHP, we will skip Kona and eat CS in the park. Here's crossing my fingers.
Day 3 - As part of the active military, we get to go to Busch Gardens or Sea World free once a year. Since we have never been to Busch Gardens in Tampa, we are going there. We'll get up and get our rental car and drive to Tampa to spend the day at Busch Gardens. Since I didn't have to buy tickets, I bought an All-Day Dining Deal. You get an armband and can grab an entree, side or dessert, and a drink each time you go through the line at a participating restaurant. I thought that was a really good deal, even if we just grab a drink when we go through the line. I think it will be well worth the money. We'll drive back from Tampa straight to the Contemporary where we have ADRs for Chef Mickey's at 7:50 p.m. Have I mentioned that this entire day will be a brand new experience for us...from Busch Gardens to Chef Mickey's. At Chef Mickey's, we get to eat dinner with Mickey, Minnie, Goofy, Pluto and Donald.
Day 4 - Finally, we are spending time in the WDW parks! Today is our Disney's Hollywood Studios (DHS) day. We'll eat a counter service (CS) meal somewhere for lunch and then have an ADR for 50's Prime Time Cafe at 5:15 p.m., for dinner. 50's PT is one of the few places we have been to before. We didn't have a good experience the first time and are ready to give it another chance.
Day 5 - EPCOT day! We plan on getting chocolate from every country. We have a lunch ADR at 12 p.m., for Chefs de France in the France pavilion and dinner at 8:45 p.m., at Tutto Italia in the Italy pavilion. However, I also have an ADR for Tutto Italia at 5:30 p.m. I don't know if it's enough time between noon and 5:30 p.m., to eat again. I have to decide what to do.
Day 6 - This day is up in the air. DHS has Early Entry Hours (EEH) for resort guests at 8 a.m. It is really up to Victoria as to which park she'd like to do. We'll eat CS whichever park we're in. But, we have 4:10 p.m., ADRs at Coral Reef. We've never eaten here before.
Day 7 - Today is Animal Kingdom day! EEH is 8 a.m. Unfortunately, we'll be headed back to EPCOT for dinner since it was the only day we could get Le Cellier in the Canada pavilion. Our ADR is for 4:15 p.m. But, I am stoked about Le Cellier since we've never been, and I only here the best of reviews of this restaurant. This is THE MOST POPULAR restaurant in all of WDW.
Day 8 - Magic Kingdom day! I wanted to end our trip at MK. We have ADRs at 8:05 a.m., at the Crystal Palace (This will be out of pocket (OOP) unless we miss Kona on Day 2.) and dinner at 5:10 p.m., at Cinderella's Royal Table (CRT)! We have never been to CRT, and I am so looking forward to it. We really enjoy Crystal Palace (CP) as it is one place I can hang out with my beloved Eeyore. Also there is Pooh, Tigger, and Piglet. Spectromagic will be on this night, too, and we have never seen it.
Day 9 - We fly home today. We'll have breakfast at Everything Pop, and then we have lunch ADRs at T-Rex in DTD for 11:30 a.m. I have a gift card to use there. T-Rex is a brand new restaurant from the same people who created Rainforest Cafe. We are really looking forward to it. Our flight doesn't leave until 5:55 p.m., so we can enjoy DTD for just a little while longer.
So, those are our plans. Unfortunately, I couldn't get Boma during this stay. We've never been there either, and I was really looking forward to it. Oh well! It will have to be another time unless I can snag an ADR somehow.
It will be very weird traveling without my precious husband. We've only taken short trips without him, and he will be dearly missed. But, the place he said he wanted to go after he got home from his deployment is Disney! So, we are planning a trip for 2010!
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