Hey Everyone!
i finally booked something for us for November. I booked Caribean Beach for us for the whole stay. I wanted a room with the 5th sleeper but that wasn't available. And Wilderness Lodge had weird availablity. So, I just gave up on that for now. It's easier to book one package anyway. I am sure I will try and fiddle with it later. But I really need to focus on the April trip!
92 Days!!!!
Work has been super crazy and I have barely been able to think about the trip. But one day I hit my breaking point at work and booked the November trip. And started pulling some thoughts together. And I have been slowly typing this up over the course of the week. So, sorry for it being so long, but it has been how i have been processing this trip. Layering a little each time.
I am not loving the flow of the days... It really is like a jisaw puzzle! Trying to fit the right amount of park days with the restaurants we want to eat at with the right amount of rest time.... Plus I have Easter and Andy's birthday to add in there.
Travel Day - Saturday:
Our travel day we will be at our hotel hopefully by 2 at the latest. So, we have the afternoon to do something.
Option 1: We could be super chill and just swim, eat dinner at 3 bridges.
Option 2: Or we could go to Disney Springs, have some light snacks and go to Morimoto Asia like I had planned for our Feb. trip.
I know we should do the 1st option, the day may be stressful flying for the first time and we could use a super relaxing afternoon / evening. BUT I also want to squeeze Morimoto Asia into the dinning plans. And it makes sense here...
Easter Sunday:
The next day is Easter Sunday. And I am thinking we go to Magic Kingdom in the morning. (as we will be dyeing to go.)
Parks: Magic Kingdom AM / EPCOT PM
Rope Drop: Space Mountain
Maybe we can see the Easter Bunny in passing?
Lunch: Steakhouse 71
I was thinking maybe Steakhouse 71 for lunch this day, and then we could head to EPCOT in the afternoon and do the egg hunt around the world showcase. And just snacks / food booths for dinner.
Dinner: Food booths @ Flower and Garden.
Monday:
I have us going to Hollywood Studios this day. It's. our next favorite park, so it makes sense to go here today.
Park: Hollywood Studios
Rope Drop: Mickey and Minnie's Runaway Railway
Dinner: Sanaa
I am also thinking possibly Sanaa for dinner this night. We tend to not eat sit down in HS these days, so it makes sense. I can make a 5 reservation, and if we want, we could hop back to HS after if we really wanted to do something at night.
Possible Night Time Show: Fantasmic? or Magic Kingdom Fireworks?
Tuesday:
So, here is where things get hairy... The crowd calendar has today as one of the busiest days all around. So, from that perspective, I was thinking this could be a non park day.
Option 1: Go to Disney Springs early. Eat lunch at Polite Pig and head back to the resort to swim early afternoon. Eat dinner at 3 Bridges if we don't on travel day.
Option 2: Swim in the AM / early PM. Head to Disney Springs for dinner and see Cirqu Du Soliel? This was on my list to do for the staycation trip.
But it feels too early for this! Like we would benefit with a rest day later in the trip. And I was debating swapping it with Andy's birthday day as an option. But as I have started to layer on things, I do have us going HARD the first 2 days. So, maybe this would be a good re-set, before we continue on with the park days.
Wednesday:
I have us going to Animal Kingdom this day. AK always ends up on a day where we are super tired. So, I thought this would be a good day to go. Hopefully we will be rested and ready to go!
Park: Animal Kingdom
Rope Drop: Flight of Passage
This will be our only AK day unless we want to hop over later in the week, which might be an option depending on when Everest opens back up. They are saying mid-April.... we will be smack dab the middle of April, so hopefully it will open back up at least some point during the trip.
Dinner: Tiffins, this was Andy's request as we have never been. So, it will be our first time trying it out.
Thursday:
Today we will have to switch hotels. We will be moving from Coronado Tower to Yacht Club!
Park: EPCOT
Rope Drop: None - This would be our only day to rope drop EPCOT, Do we need to Rope Drop Remy these days? I need to see how the standby line is going these days. We could suck it up and buy ILLS for it if we wanted....
So, I was thinking we do EPCOT today. We can finish packing up, uber over to yacht club, check in and then walk into the World Showcase. The focus today would be to eat around the world, so we wouldn't have to rush to get to the park, which I think would be nice with the switching hotels day.
Dinner: Eating around the World. No dinning reservation.
Friday:
Again this is where I am a little hazy on what to do. Right now I have us at Hollywood Studios again. Mostly because of the plan for the next day.
Park: Hollywood Studios
Rope Drop: Rise of Resistance
It feels like a long time since we will have been in Magic Kingdom AND the first day won't be a full day. If we stick with Hollywood Studios today.
Dinner: Wine Bar George or Frontera Cocina
I was thinking another Disney Springs dinner, either Frontera Cocina or Wine Bar George. Wine Bar George has been on my list to try for awhile and Andy has been wanting to try Frontera.
Saturday:
Today is Andy's actual 50th birthday. There is a big question mark on what to do today... I asked Andy the other night where he might want to eat dinner on his birthday. And he replied back with "I don't know. I'm not hungry yet" ha ha.... the main contenders right now are either Homecomin' or Le Celier. I was also considering Hoop Dee Doo Review if it does in fact reopen in time.
I just talked to Andy about it again this morning. he came up with a fun idea... Hitting a few parks to get pictures of him with 50th signs for his 50th! I will have to do some research on where there are actual 50th signs on property! Anybody know if there are 50th signs at each park?
But that got me thinking, maybe we do some sort of park hopping challenge....
(1) Ride per park
(1) Snack per park
(1) 50th Photo per park
Maybe we can end in Disney Springs for dinner? hmmm.....
Possible options for the day:
Option 1: Magic Kingdom in the AM / EPCOT in the PM for food booths - = Le Celier
Option 2: Magic Kingdom in the AM / Swim pool time in the PM. = Homecomin' or even Le Celier. We are walking distance to EPCOT.
Option 3: Pool time all day (maybe rent a cabana) / Event dinner in the PM = Hoop Dee Doo Review or Homecomin'
Option 4: Park challenge for 50th Photos
Sunday:
I have us going to Magic Kingdom in the morning for sure. Touring plans has it as a 2 out of 10! Will it stay that way, who knows? but that would be amazing if it did! I don't think we have ever expierence that low of crowds.
Park: Magic Kingdom most of the day / EPCOT for dinner only
Rope Drop: I don't think we will rope drop today. Just try and get there on the early side.
Dinner: Space 220
I was thinking that I could grab a Space 220 reservation and we could hop over to EPCOT for dinner.
Monday:
Park: Hollywood Studios AM / EPCOT in the PM for Extended Hours.
Rope Drop: Maybe if we want to ride Rise again?
this would be our last Hollywood Studios day, so I assume it will be getting on the greatest hits kind of morning. Probably heading back to the hotel to relax for a bit.
Dinner; Le Cellier
Night Time Show: Harmonous
I am thinking an early dinner at Le Cellier, so we could see the new nighttime show in EPCOT and then take advantage of the Deluxe Extended Evening Hours. This will sadly be our only one we can take advantage of, unless Disney changes the cadence of the parks and days.
Tuesday:
Park: Magic Kingdom all day
Rope Drop: Seven Dwarfs Mine Train
This will be our last full day. And I think we will just stay at Magic Kingdom all day. I am even thinking we could literally stay from park open to park close!?! I don't think we have ever done that.
Lunch/Dinner: Skipper Canteen
Nighttime Show: Fireworks
Wednesday:
Travel day home. we will pretty much only have time to pack up and leave today.