PTR Update 5/31
OK I've tightened up my plans just a bit and gave myself even more options, LOL.
June 8th: Arrival at MCO late at night, ME to Port Orleans Riverside. I'll probably eat something in the airport for dinner, if not, I usually have one of those instant ramen cups that I travel with which would make a good late late meal if I'm hungry. I declined magic bands for the trip and did online check-in so hopefully that means I can go straight to my room, although I will probably have no idea where my room is so perhaps a stop at the desk would be worth it.
June 9th: Lazy morning - wake up and walk to
POFQ to grab coffee and
beignets. Take a walk around
Riverside as it'll be my first time there. I'll check out of Riverside and have them transfer my luggage to Saratoga Springs. I booked late morning FP+ for
Epcot (
SE,
LWTL and
TT Update: Soarin'). I'll hop over to
DHS as I have a late lunch ADR at
Mama Melrose around 3pm. I heard though that the friendship boats are NOT running to DHS during my days, so it's either I walk or take a bus. I think it'll depend on where I am at that time of day, I would prefer to go out the International Gateway, but I guess it won't really matter. After DHS, perhaps I can do a few rides there, if I can get another FP or maybe I can do single rider for RnRC. If not then I will head back to Epcot to catch the 6:45 show of the
GoTG Awesome Mix concert. Perhaps I will catch
Illuminations at 9pm. I will grab a quick service dinner, and perhaps a grey goose slushie or avocado margarita. Not sure where I will have dinner though. I am contemplating heading over to MK to do some rides before it closes at 11pm. I think this will just depend on how tired I am but I will be ok with not going and just hopping on a bus after Illuminations to
Disney Springs - maybe a late drink at a bar, some shopping, and then head to
Saratoga Springs from there, hopefully I can figure out where my room will be.
Sometime during the day I'll be heading to the DVC member lounge in Epcot! Yay!
DVC Member Lounge in Epcot
June 10th: Morning FP+ at
DHS (
VoTLM and TSM, didn't make a 3rd one as nothing appealed to me at any other time). Ideally I'd like to have lunch at Mama Melrose today but there were no ADRs I could find that were around lunch time so I put it down in the TP reservation finder. If I can't find anything...I'm thinking of hopping over to
AK. I can probably watch FoTLK, do some
Donald's Dinobash meet n greets, and watch the
Up! Birds show. I am thinking that this is a good plan. That way, I can definitely have lunch at
Satuli! I will probably have the kids sized chicken bowl, a night blossom, and then a little later I can have my snack of shrimp mac and cheese! Also, a drink at Nomad Lounge sounds good, especially when it gets too hot.
Night Blossom in AK
It's either I go to AK or Disney Springs, I think it's whatever I feel like doing. If I head to Disney Springs, I will grab some lunch/snacks/drinks there. Jock Lindsey's, Wine Bar George, some poutine, or Earl of Sandwich all sound good to me.
I think I may head over to one of the monorail resorts in the early evening. If I'm hungry I will probably head to one of the bars, maybe
Trader Sams or
Tambu, or
Mizner's as some of you have recommended. I was thinking of getting some
Ohana Bread pudding at
Tambu, but not so sure because that evening, I have a reservation for:
Happy Ever After - After Fireworks Party
The viewing area in the plaza garden opens at 8:15pm. I don't need the best view, just a GOOD view, so I may just stroll in later after a few rounds on the Peoplemover. I have done the pre-fireworks party before, and although we didn't have a great experience, I think it was because HEA just premiered that week and everyone rushed to book the party and the desserts were slow to replenish. I have heard much better things since then. Also there has been different opinions on whether to do the dessert before or after the fireworks, with some recent reviews claiming doing dessert after the show as "moronic" - but technically the show will be over at around 9:40pm and the park closes at 10pm so technically it's more "moronic" to waste park time before the show, right?
Just my opinion. We have 1 hour for dessert which I think is way more than enough time for me. In addition to dessert there are also egg rolls, spinach artichoke dip, and fruit n cheese, so I get to have a nice late supper too
. Do you think I can watch the Kiss Goodnight from the Tomorrowland Terrace area?
June 11th: My flight doesn't leave until 9pm which leaves me a good deal of the day in a park. I have morning FP+ at
MK (
BTMRR,
Haunted Mansion, and
Pirates). Hoping to grab either a
Cheshire cat tail or a
nutella waffle sandwich for breakfast. I'll see what else I can do at MK and most likely a
Dismeet with
@Monykalyn! In the afternoon I will head to whatever park I feel like. If I didn't hit AK up yet I will do so just to check out the new stuff - the Up! show and Donald's Dino bash, oh and go to Satuli if I haven't been yet. If I already went to AK the day before then perhaps I'll go to Disney springs for some last minute shopping and food then head back to Saratoga Springs to await ME to the airport.
Maybe I will give myself a side quest or something: Go find all the photobooths! I had fun doing this before, and I love how it can be added to your memory maker. If you know any locations let me know! I know there's the one on Boardwalk, one in Space Mountain, Test Track too. Example below, may have been from the Boardwalk booth:
That's all for now!