***1st Week of December Thread ADR Plans, Park Hours, and dealing with Pop Warner***

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Hah! I'm on DxDP and have a large snack list for DS2! Plus planning to stop by the grocery too from MCO to get fruits milk and water

We're flying Southwest so we get 2 checked bags each. We will probably start to pack early just to get an idea of how much free space we'll have in suitcases. If we can manage to bring everything with us except milk and fresh fruit we might go that route then just get those as we need them from resort store/food court. We did already place an order for 2 cases of bottled water to be added to our Kingdom Stroller rental so we are good there.

 

[Party.Of.4-NY>>>FL]

Hah! I'm on DxDP and have a large snack list for DS2! Plus planning to stop by the grocery too from MCO to get fruits milk and water

Are you renting a car while there? That's one of the big advantages of having your own transportation IMHO.

 

[JamieOak]

so now that I am 45 days away (and it's all about me) and we are over 10k posts... how is everyone doing on their planning? Why don't we check in on things you are still hoping to get/score/change.

For me, besides RoL, I am all set. I have changed my FP+ more than I thought I would but I think I've changed it as much as I reasonably can. I dropped all of my CP backups when JibJab dessert party was released. The one thing nagging at me a bit is EMM, the reviews are SO good but I really just can't fit it in except on my "rest and 'Ohana" day. I do have a backup 'Ohana for another day in case i go crazy and book EMM but with my two PP and 7DMT FP+ I think I should be good. Also in play for me is the dessert party during MVMCP but now leaning toward dropping it again, lol.

what are you still working on/looking for/thinking about?

I just rescheduled our last 2 days a good bit since MK extended their hours on 12/3. So now on 12/3 I'm heading to Epcot first, then HS for JBJB. Then we go to MK after the JBJB at HS. I'm really hoping that late night touring in MK is lighter crowds. Then on our last day on 12/4 we can go back to either MK or AK in the morning, then Epcot for the rest of the day. I'm going to leave our last morning free of any constraints/ADRs so we can pick either AK or MK while we are there because I just don't know what which park we'll want to have more time in.

I'm still looking for a few ADRs. BOG or CRT on our party night on 12/1 has evaded me. I'm not liking where my Ohana reservation is so I'm looking to switch to another day. If I can move Ohana, then I can fit in other Epcot restaurants on my list that didn't fit in. And then there's the ROL question. I think I have a decent backup plan in place, but it has us eating dinner later than I'd have liked. I even have a Plan C for if we like ROL so much and want to see it again a 2nd time. Seems that might be a fat chance now...

I'm also trying to loosely schedule our resort crawl. That's a work in progress. And I don't think I have enough Disney Springs time.

And I seem to still have a really long to do list. I don't have any Universal plans yet beyond having a room reserved. I'd like to schedule transportation, probably a town car with a grocery stop between Universal and WDW. I need to do some more clothes shopping. I need to get on a good consistent workout program to get in shape for all the walking. I need to make my daily plans that I'll print and laminate for the trip.

 

[areno79]

I think I'm basically set, unless a 5:00 F! Package opens up at H&V. For now I have the 5:05 non-F! (Which is still great), but I'm not going to sweat over that one...if it's meant to be, it'll be.
Other than that I still need to plan my US/IOA day. I'm panicking a little on that one because I don't think we'all get to everything we want to do in one day.
I also need to get down to details and figure out what I'm doing for groceries, what I need to pack, ordering our Christmas shirts, and decorating my Magicband when it comes in. And start making/gathering my Christmas decorations for the resort window

 

[DisneyBelle27]

Let's see, I don't think I have much left that needs to be ironed out as I'm now only planning for myself.

- Sort out transport to/from the airport on my end. Not sure if I'll have family to drop me off/pick me up or if I'll need to scour Groupon and Living Social for deals on off site airport parking at Newark.

- Continue to wait on RoL. Not sure if I'd bother with a dining package as it's just me and I've already just spent way too much money in the past week (JBJB Dessert Party, got my plane tickets, got my park ticket). I've been practicing retail therapy to help me feel better but I need to keep an eye on it or I will run out of money!

- Do more research on MVMCP to sort out what my must-do's are (oh man, anyone else excited to see Stacy on the hotel TV when they arrive?? It's the very first thing I do when I enter the room!)

Hmmm, I think that's it. Maybe make touring plans for each day that I won't actually follow, since it's just me lol, but to keep myself occupied

Oh geez, and seeing @areno79 's post before mine, I also need to make sure I have enough fun Christmas-y clothes and decide if I want to decorate one or some of my MagicBands!

 

[Candycane83]

Are you renting a car while there? That's one of the big advantages of having your own transportation IMHO.

No, we're renting a car service because we start at universal Orlando it comes with a grocery stop

 

[Candycane83]

Let's see, I don't think I have much left that needs to be ironed out as I'm now only planning for myself.

- Sort out transport to/from the airport on my end. Not sure if I'll have family to drop me off/pick me up or if I'll need to scour Groupon and Living Social for deals on off site airport parking at Newark.

- Continue to wait on RoL. Not sure if I'd bother with a dining package as it's just me and I've already just spent way too much money in the past week (JBJB Dessert Party, got my plane tickets, got my park ticket). I've been practicing retail therapy to help me feel better but I need to keep an eye on it or I will run out of money!

- Do more research on MVMCP to sort out what my must-do's are (oh man, anyone else excited to see Stacy on the hotel TV when they arrive?? It's the very first thing I do when I enter the room!)

Hmmm, I think that's it. Maybe make touring plans for each day that I won't actually follow, since it's just me lol, but to keep myself occupied

Oh that's a good point about mvmcp! Can't wait for the first reviews of the first one and get the schedule so we can plan out night! @Lisa F and I need to decide on the dessert party as well...

 

[tacboze]

I got an ADR for my ENTIRE party of 9 for H&V!!!! I'm so excited!
Here's the problem:
It's during jibjab. . Which, is what I was expecting...thought after that came out, people would be cancelling.
So....now I have to decide.
But honestly, I was going to have to decide anyway bc our split ADR is at 5:50, and I don't think we can do a character dinner and be to the show in less than an hour. But my new ADR also means we definitely won't make F! Again...I had it in my head we probabaly wouldn't make it anyway.

so....ugh....decision time: H&V, which I have been waiting for for months and months? Or jibjab dessert party?

Did we decide if we thought it was possible to watch jibjab and still make it to F!? I'm thinking it's probabaly not.

 

[Iowamomof4]

so now that I am 45 days away (and it's all about me) and we are over 10k posts... how is everyone doing on their planning? Why don't we check in on things you are still hoping to get/score/change.

For me, besides RoL, I am all set. I have changed my FP+ more than I thought I would but I think I've changed it as much as I reasonably can. I dropped all of my CP backups when JibJab dessert party was released. The one thing nagging at me a bit is EMM, the reviews are SO good but I really just can't fit it in except on my "rest and 'Ohana" day. I do have a backup 'Ohana for another day in case i go crazy and book EMM but with my two PP and 7DMT FP+ I think I should be good. Also in play for me is the dessert party during MVMCP but now leaning toward dropping it again, lol.

what are you still working on/looking for/thinking about?

I'm still needing to either move Tusker House breakfast to my AK day or move my AK day the day I was able to score TH breakfast. I currently have ADR'S for Thursday and Monday, but Thursday is our MVMCP day and Monday would be the morning after our 2nd MVMCP if we end up doing 2. Tuesday, 11/28, is my current AK day, but I have been unable to secure a TH ADR.

 

[BDFmom]

I'm not looking to add anything!!! I've already added way too much. I might actually cut a couple of things.

I have space if ROL opens, if not i'm ready to book a bounceback for ROL and Star Wars.

I placed my garden grocer order at for 61 days. FP+ are set! Dinning is set with reserves, while make last minute changes on the fly.

I just need to do a little shopping for DD and myself. She wants to Disney bound on a couple of days. She's specifically looking for red pants. We bough a bunch of Disney T-shirts from khols over the summer. My DS refused to hear anything about matching outfits.

 

[Lisa F]

Oh that's a good point about mvmcp! Can't wait for the first reviews of the first one and get the schedule so we can plan out night! @Lisa F and I need to decide on the dessert party as well...

I think we need to decide together lol

I am waiting for the schedule too though

 

[Candycane83]

I think we need to decide together lol

I am waiting for the schedule too though

I think the best thing is to wait until the first couple of parties are done and decide

 

[rasadkowski]

so now that I am 45 days away (and it's all about me) and we are over 10k posts... how is everyone doing on their planning? Why don't we check in on things you are still hoping to get/score/change.

For me, besides RoL, I am all set. I have changed my FP+ more than I thought I would but I think I've changed it as much as I reasonably can. I dropped all of my CP backups when JibJab dessert party was released. The one thing nagging at me a bit is EMM, the reviews are SO good but I really just can't fit it in except on my "rest and 'Ohana" day. I do have a backup 'Ohana for another day in case i go crazy and book EMM but with my two PP and 7DMT FP+ I think I should be good. Also in play for me is the dessert party during MVMCP but now leaning toward dropping it again, lol.

what are you still working on/looking for/thinking about?

This morning I woke up with a "fear" that RoL will be released one of the last days of our trip. And I'd just HAVE to make it work, since right now I only have a free night for it on an earlier day. I'm freaking out about this possibility! Lol
But in all seriousness, I'm thinking of having backup plans now in the event that it does happen which involves quite a few changes

- being able to Switch party dates
-Needing another dessert party reservation
Having to change fp for a MK park day
.... In other words.. Probably not worth it

The only way I could fit it in if this were the case would be to add park hoppers. And I don't think it's worth that for us..

 

[Mal6586]

so now that I am 45 days away (and it's all about me) and we are over 10k posts... how is everyone doing on their planning? Why don't we check in on things you are still hoping to get/score/change.

For me, besides RoL, I am all set. I have changed my FP+ more than I thought I would but I think I've changed it as much as I reasonably can. I dropped all of my CP backups when JibJab dessert party was released. The one thing nagging at me a bit is EMM, the reviews are SO good but I really just can't fit it in except on my "rest and 'Ohana" day. I do have a backup 'Ohana for another day in case i go crazy and book EMM but with my two PP and 7DMT FP+ I think I should be good. Also in play for me is the dessert party during MVMCP but now leaning toward dropping it again, lol.

what are you still working on/looking for/thinking about?

I think I'm down to:

- Finalizing our dinner at H&V on 12/9. Right now I've got a 4:35pm F! pkg and then a 5:50pm regular ADR. Thinking 5:50pm is pushing it, so I'll probably drop that and the F! pkg if I can find something around 5:00pm instead. I've got the reservation finder looking for that. It buzzed me at 4:30 this morning with a 6:30 time, and I literally said out loud (to no one but my dog) "I can't possibly be at H&V at 6:30! We have the jibjab!!!)

- Still have the reservation finder looking for a later BOG time, but I can be happy with 5:05pm if I need to. We have a really early start that day with the tour at 8:00am, so we may be on a early eating schedule anyway.

- Like everybody else, hoping for Rivers of Light. Will probably give up my pm safari FP if they do become available. If not, we'll wing it. I didn't plan an ADR for our AK night, so we've got plenty of wiggle room.

- Need to book my offsite family's pre-party FPs when they reach 30 days. Think that's Nov 6th. Will adjust ours to match if I can't get the same ones.

- Need to order our skirts and tights for MVMCP once I see how our shirts turn out (they'll be here tomorrow! Yay!). We wanted to do one of us in a red skirt with green striped tights and the other in a green skirt with red striped tights. I already have these on my "wish list" on amazon. I just wanna make sure it'll look right with our shirts first. Kinda depends on how far down our logo and names on the front go.

 

[SilSprBea]

@JamieOak for your bar crawl planning. LOL!

http://blog.touringplans.com/2016/10/19/valueresortbarcrawl/

 

[JamieOak]

@JamieOak for your bar crawl planning. LOL!

http://blog.touringplans.com/2016/10/19/valueresortbarcrawl/

That was a good read this morning. Thanks for sharing! I guess I can scratch the value resorts off my bar crawl plans now.

 

[Candycane83]

I think I'm down to:

- Finalizing our dinner at H&V on 12/9. Right now I've got a 4:35pm F! pkg and then a 5:50pm regular ADR. Thinking 5:50pm is pushing it, so I'll probably drop that and the F! pkg if I can find something around 5:00pm instead. I've got the reservation finder looking for that. It buzzed me at 4:30 this morning with a 6:30 time, and I literally said out loud (to no one but my dog) "I can't possibly be at H&V at 6:30! We have the jibjab!!!)

- Still have the reservation finder looking for a later BOG time, but I can be happy with 5:05pm if I need to. We have a really early start that day with the tour at 8:00am, so we may be on a early eating schedule anyway.

- Like everybody else, hoping for Rivers of Light. Will probably give up my pm safari FP if they do become available. If not, we'll wing it. I didn't plan an ADR for our AK night, so we've got plenty of wiggle room.

- Need to book my offsite family's pre-party FPs when they reach 30 days. Think that's Nov 6th. Will adjust ours to match if I can't get the same ones.

- Need to order our skirts and tights for MVMCP once I see how our shirts turn out (they'll be here tomorrow! Yay!). We wanted to do one of us in a red skirt with green striped tights and the other in a green skirt with red striped tights. I already have these on my "wish list" on amazon. I just wanna make sure it'll look right with our shirts first. Kinda depends on how far down our logo and names on the front go.

You need to post a picture of that outfit! Wow! Great that your roomie is up for this! I can just imagine trying to talk DH into dressing like Santa so I can be an elf and DS can be a reindeer

 

[Candycane83]

You guys are making me want to buy more stuff

 

[Mal6586]

You need to post a picture of that outfit! Wow! Great that your roomie is up for this! I can just imagine trying to talk DH into dressing like Santa so I can be an elf and DS can be a reindeer

Haha! I'm am still kind of shocked that she agreed to the tights and skirt idea. She's not a dress person at all, so I thought I'd throw it out there, and she'd go, "Yeah, or I could just wear my red jeans and not be uncomfortable all night." But she loved it! I think I'm slowly rubbing off on her. Living together for 3 years will do that to you, I guess!

 

[PlutosUnDr8d]

is anyone planning to do a trip or dining report? I am thinking of doing a "kiddo & me" deluxe dining report with reviews from the little guy as well.

I am totally borrowing this idea--I am home schooling my 5th grader and have been letting him type up field trip summaries for our year book. Restaurant/dining reviews sound like a great section to add. Thanks, @Lisa F Great idea!