HELP! I am having a mild panic attack about how unprepared for our upcoming trip I am. (We arrive 1/15 in the early evening to the HRH and are staying for 6 nights). I usually plan our vacations, have reservations made months in advance- veterean Disney Commando Mom here- and for a lot of reasons... hubby wanted a "more relaxing" vacation this, life has been chaotic, yada yada yada... I haven't really done any reasearch into restuarants, meal plans (other than hearing not to do a Universal meal plan from a couple people), will we need ressies etc. I don't even know which park we are going to first and I don't have a touring plan or know what Tour Guide Mike would do (is he still around?). This is just crazy talk.
I DID upgrade us to club level- my boys eat constantly (and grow constantly too) so between wanting a "more relaxing" vacation (ie, not waking up at 6am and running out the door) and my kids wanting to eat approximatley every 2 hours I thought club level would be good for a lot of reasons. I plan on having the kids and I go there when we wake up (no alarm clocks allowed
) to eat and we will bring coffee and a muffin or bagel back to the hubs. I'm thinking early lunch in the parks, snacks in the parks for the kids, back to the hotel snacks/appetizery type stuff in the club lounge and dinner on City Walk will be our course for the most part. We will be doing Blue Man Group one night, but haven't booked it. Yeah... that is stressing me out too.
SO, with that being said, and with my husband being very anti-reservations or "having to be somewhere at a set time" what are your suggestions? We are not picky eaters- DS13 does have nut allergies (only if he ingests, he can be near them on the table) and we like most every type of food. We enjoy restaurant experiences, the atmosphere, ambiance etc. Are there any MUST EAT AT restaurants? I literally have no idea what is available down there, a co-worker said to try Mythos but I don't even know where that is.
Also, is there a meal plan that is a good deal and can I do it if I booked room only and not a package? I don't want to be limited as to where we can go and I've heard the meal plan is kind of limiting. My husband is saying his ideal dinner plans would be to walk around City Walk and just "pick a place that looks good". This makes me anxious that we will run into trouble without reservations. I'm really hoping that the dates we are there (1/15-1/21) it isn't that crowded and we have no trouble.
Ok.... freak out over... I'm going to go look at the website and the dining thread now... I do appreciate any input, advice and suggestions anyone has.
ETA- I know there is a drink deal in the parks if you buy the cup you can get refills all day for a certain price... I think I remember someone mentioning there was a good deal in the Harry Potter area that was a little better than the coke one... maybe I'm imagining things. I'm thinking we will be hitting HP area first the days we go to IOA, so if that is the case I would do that deal.
that is exactly how we are.......eat where we feel like at the time.
