AuroraMeansDawn
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Nov 3, 2008
Hello all,
Suggestions, tweaks and thoughts are quite welcome.
There are five of us, 3 adults and two boys aged 16 and 17. We are booked at the WL with the DDP. We have a bit of an issue with the DDP as it's for 5 nights but we arrive early and have most of our arrival day and fly out late so we have most of our departure day so I have 5 full days and 2 half days of meals to work out with only 5TS, 5CS and 5 Snacks on the DDP.
We're semi seasoned vets (Myself, DH and DS16) having visited the world four times but we are taking my adult niece and her DS17 on their first trip to the world. We want to make it very special for them since its their last year before he leaves for college and they don't vacation often and have dreamed about doing this for years so we really want to hit the iconic spots. Because of the age of the boys we tried to put in at least one All You Can Eat or at least a large meal per day and I tried to leave snack credits for them to use as they please. They are at that bottomless pit age.
We are going in Nov so I can't make my ressies quite yet but here are my plans
Thurs Arrival Day!!!!!
Should make it to resort around 12:30 p.m.
Plan - Head over to DHS for the afternoon and Fantasmic at 630 p.m. then late dinner at Chef Mickeys
Lunch CS (grab it at the WL or at Pizza Planet in DHS. I know Pizza Planet doesn't get rave reviews but our boys LOVE Toy Story and I thought for a first timer that it was cute) (1st CS used)
Dinner Chef Mickeys 8:45 p.m. (1st TS used)
Friday
Plan - Morning at MK through afternoon parade. Break until 6ish. Arrive at Epcot around 7, dinner 8ish , Illuminations 9PM then enjoy late EMHs until midnight
Breakfast - CRT, first available seating OOP
(With a little luck and pixie dust and calling at 7am 180 days out first seating)
Lunch: CS (2nd CS used)
Dinner 8:00ish Teppan Edo (Second TS used)
Sat
Plan - Early EMH at DHS and stay til late afternoon or when we are tired or done, whichever comes first. Evening off at the Resort for some much needed rest. Maybe go watch the ELP from the beach and the WL Movie or if we're feeling feisty scoot over to Fort Wilderness for Chip and Dale Singalong Campfire and movie.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - 50s PTC (OOP)
Dinner - WCC (Third TS used)
Sun
Plan - AK at Ropedrop and stay until we're done or tired then take break in late afternoon then MK 6ish for Spectro 9pm, Wishes 10pm and late EMH (10-1am)
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS (Maybe Picnic in the Park? Has anyone tried it?) (3rd CS used)
Dinner - Crystal Palace 6:30ish (Fourth TS used)
Mon
Plan Sleep in a bit since we will have been out til 1, head to Epcot noonish and stay till 7ish then a last night dinner at Ohana around 8.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS in Epcot (4th CS used)
Dinner - Ohana 8ish (last TS used)
Tues Departure Day
Plan Morning in the park of the kids choice (hoping they choose Epcot as it has early EMH so they can redo the rides they love) and depart by 3:30 to take ME back to ORD for 7:30 p.m flight home.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS (last one used)
Suggestions, tweaks and thoughts are quite welcome.
There are five of us, 3 adults and two boys aged 16 and 17. We are booked at the WL with the DDP. We have a bit of an issue with the DDP as it's for 5 nights but we arrive early and have most of our arrival day and fly out late so we have most of our departure day so I have 5 full days and 2 half days of meals to work out with only 5TS, 5CS and 5 Snacks on the DDP.
We're semi seasoned vets (Myself, DH and DS16) having visited the world four times but we are taking my adult niece and her DS17 on their first trip to the world. We want to make it very special for them since its their last year before he leaves for college and they don't vacation often and have dreamed about doing this for years so we really want to hit the iconic spots. Because of the age of the boys we tried to put in at least one All You Can Eat or at least a large meal per day and I tried to leave snack credits for them to use as they please. They are at that bottomless pit age.
We are going in Nov so I can't make my ressies quite yet but here are my plans
Thurs Arrival Day!!!!!
Should make it to resort around 12:30 p.m.
Plan - Head over to DHS for the afternoon and Fantasmic at 630 p.m. then late dinner at Chef Mickeys
Lunch CS (grab it at the WL or at Pizza Planet in DHS. I know Pizza Planet doesn't get rave reviews but our boys LOVE Toy Story and I thought for a first timer that it was cute) (1st CS used)
Dinner Chef Mickeys 8:45 p.m. (1st TS used)
Friday
Plan - Morning at MK through afternoon parade. Break until 6ish. Arrive at Epcot around 7, dinner 8ish , Illuminations 9PM then enjoy late EMHs until midnight
Breakfast - CRT, first available seating OOP
(With a little luck and pixie dust and calling at 7am 180 days out first seating)
Lunch: CS (2nd CS used)
Dinner 8:00ish Teppan Edo (Second TS used)
Sat
Plan - Early EMH at DHS and stay til late afternoon or when we are tired or done, whichever comes first. Evening off at the Resort for some much needed rest. Maybe go watch the ELP from the beach and the WL Movie or if we're feeling feisty scoot over to Fort Wilderness for Chip and Dale Singalong Campfire and movie.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - 50s PTC (OOP)
Dinner - WCC (Third TS used)
Sun
Plan - AK at Ropedrop and stay until we're done or tired then take break in late afternoon then MK 6ish for Spectro 9pm, Wishes 10pm and late EMH (10-1am)
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS (Maybe Picnic in the Park? Has anyone tried it?) (3rd CS used)
Dinner - Crystal Palace 6:30ish (Fourth TS used)
Mon
Plan Sleep in a bit since we will have been out til 1, head to Epcot noonish and stay till 7ish then a last night dinner at Ohana around 8.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS in Epcot (4th CS used)
Dinner - Ohana 8ish (last TS used)
Tues Departure Day
Plan Morning in the park of the kids choice (hoping they choose Epcot as it has early EMH so they can redo the rides they love) and depart by 3:30 to take ME back to ORD for 7:30 p.m flight home.
Breakfast - snack or granola bar type stuff from room
Lunch - CS (last one used)