(Less Than) 2 Weeks Out: A Marathon Weekend Trip Plans Update
After many teases, it's finally here! My trip plans! (Sorry about the lack of pictures, but I'm too lazy to track down anything)
Without further ado, here we go:
*Note: pretty much everything here is subject to change.
Wednesday, January 9th
Early flight from LGA (ugh) ... probably gotta leave the apartment around 5ish, maybe even earlier. Much coffee will be needed once I arrive at the airport. Land then DME to the Beach Club! Should probably get there around 11ish, maybe a drop earlier. Checked luggage will go straight to the room from the airport. If my room is ready when I get there, dump my carry-on in the room, otherwise dump it with luggage services. Then head to the...
EXPO! This will be my first time going to the expo so early. I have some mild claustrophobia and crowd anxiety, so I hope it's not too crowded. If it is, then I'll just grab my bibs and shirts and come back to browse later. If not, I definitely want to browse a little and check out the vendors. No specific purchases in mind, but we'll see if anything strikes my fancy. Once I finish at the expo, I'll head back to the hotel to dump my stuff, then it's off to...
Magic Kingdom!
Current FP+:
- 3:40 PM - 4:40 PM - Splash Mountain
- 5:20 PM - 6:20 PM - Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
- 6:20 PM - 7:20 PM - Big Thunder Mountain Railroad
Other than that, I'll do whatever seems to have a decent line and/or I can get later FP+ for. Would like to see Happily Ever After because I never have, but we'll see. MK has EMH until 10pm (I think), and I'd like to be in the park until 9ish.
Thursday, January 10th
5K and then (Beth's
and) my traditional post-5K park: DHS!
Current FP+:
- 9:25 AM - 10:25 AM - Star Tours (my first time!)
- 11:50 AM - 12:50 PM - Alien Swirling Saucers
- 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster
Will definitely wait in the long standby line for Slinky Dog Dash. Probably will do the Frozen Sing Along (wanna join me,
@jennamfeo?
). Other than that ... all the character medal pictures. Will probably end the night with Fantasmic!, but we'll see how tired I am.
Friday, January 11th
10K then AK.
Current FP+:
- 9:50 AM - 10:50 AM - Kilimanjaro Safaris
- 10:55 AM - 11:55 AM - Expedition Everest
- 3:20 PM - 4:20 PM - Avatar Flight of Passage
I wasn't originally planning to be in the park that late, so we'll see if I end up blowing off the FoP FP+
Then Sabbath-ing ... Sabbath starts at 5:30ish, I think (I gotta look that up...). Will light some candles (gotta track down my matches and/or lighter), eat a sad lonely meal (I say this from experience eating Friday night meals solo in my apartment), drink some wine, and then maybe read a little before hitting the sack early.
Saturday, January 12th
Still chilling in my room Sabbath-ing.
Sabbath ends at 6:30ish, and I'll head to DHS after that for an hour or so.
Current FP+:
- 5:50 PM - 6:50 PM - Rock 'n' Roller Coaster (I may miss this one)
- 7:00 PM - 8:00 PM - Slinky Dog Dash
Will possibly also eat dinner at DHS, but I may not. I'll probably play that by ear.
Sunday, January 13th
Marathon! Not really sure what I'm doing post-race, but my FP+ are for MK:
- 12:55 PM - 1:55 PM - The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh (probably gonna miss this one)
- 2:00 PM - 3:00 PM - Meet Mickey Mouse at Town Square Theater
- 3:15 PM - 4:15 PM - Buzz Lightyear's Space Ranger Spin
Original plan for the day was Mickey in all four parks. If I'm feeling up to it, I would like to do that, but we'll see how I feel.
There's EMH at DHS, so I'd like to end my night there.
Monday, January 14th
May start the day off at AK for EMH, but we'll see. If I do head to AK, I'll probably be out of there by 9:30-10ish
I was originally considering joining DATW, so I made my FP+ for Epcot. That's no longer in the plans (I'll probably get to that more if I do an end-of-year recap, but in case I don't, the short version is: I haven't been feeling super comfortable here lately, so I've decided to take a step back from the runDisney section of the boards and focus more on other running communities where I feel more comfortable). So if I end up unexpectedly doing Epcot earlier in the trip, I'll probably change to a different park. But for now, here are my FP+:
- 9:10 AM - 10:10 AM - Spaceship Earth
- 10:30 AM - 11:30 AM - Living with the Land
- 11:50 AM - 12:50 AM - Frozen Ever After
Tuesday, January 15th
This is the day I check out of Beach Club and check into Cabana Bay. Original plan was to hop over to Universal first thing in the morning (will probably Uber/Lyft), but I may have made an early Slinky Dog Dash FP+. I may or may not run into DHS for my SDD FP+ before checking out and making my way over to Universal.
I haven't really planned my Universal stuff much, but I think I'm going to start my day at Diagon Alley, take the train over to Hogsmeade, and then spend the rest of the day at Islands of Adventure. Not sure what the story is with bringing food in, so I may have to take a mid-day break at the hotel. We shall see. Night will be spent doing any Harry Potter night shows that may exist (I should probably find out if there is one...) and exploring CityWalk. Unlike the one in California, there's no Coffee Bean, so I automatically don't like it.
Wednesday, January 16th
Departure Day
Plan is the opposite of Tuesday - start in Hogsmeade, then Hogwarts Express over to Diagon Alley, then spend the day in Universal Studios. Undecided if I will attempt Rip Ride Rockit.
I haven't figured out how I'm getting to the airport yet, but I think my flight is at like 7:45ish, so I'd probably head to the airport around 6ish.
So ... those are the not-at-all-detailed plans. If you're gonna be in the same park as me at any point in time, please let me know and I will try to track you down. Even though I'm skipping the meetups, I still want to see people!! And since I'm solo and have an AP (aka I can park hop), I can be super flexible!