CourtneyKaro
Earning My Ears
- Joined
- Sep 9, 2018
Hi everyone! A bit about our family to get started we are a family of 4 myself: 35, I need to plan it all. DH will have just turned 39 Pooh shaped (in case it matters) spontaneous hilarious fun parent. DD will have just turned 14, athlete, just had knee surgery 3 weeks ago, typical teen drama . DS is 8. Our only other family vacation is when our DD was 4 we went to Disney and we have spent the last 10 years dreaming of going back.
Our trip: Dec 14-31st
What we are doing so far:
Dec 13th the kids will go to visit Santa. (No the 14 yr old doesn’t still believe but she fakes it well for her brother. ) Santa will hand us a letter to be opened in the car. The letter will contain directions to the Westin Hotel at DTW. The front desk person will hand them another letter directing them to our room. The room will have our luggage and an envelope containing plane tickets.
Dec 14- depart DTW at 10:30 arrive MCO 1:30. Chauffeured limo waiting for us with another letter telling us we are going to Universal. We are staying at Portofino for 3 nights and 4 day 2 park tickets. I have no meal plans for during this time. No idea what the plan should be at all really.
Dec 14-17th universal studios: must do all the Harry stuff for the teen.
Dec 16th we will come back to the room to find another letter from Santa, this one tells us our next stop is our time share The Fountains for 2 nights in the presidential suite.
Dec17-19 The Fountains Orlando - only plans scheduled- dinner at a Brazilian Steakhouse for the 18th. We will come back from dinner to find another Santa letter telling us to enjoy our time at WDW.
Dec 19-27th WDW Carribean Beach Resort. 8 day parkhopper DDP And Photo Pass.
Dec 19th arrive at WDW check luggage and head to HS, Fantasmic Package at Hollywood Brown for 4:15. 1st fantasmic show.
Dec 20th
Bfast: 7:30am Wildnerness Cafe (should we Uber? To breakfast? To park?)
Lunch: 1:30 crystal palace MK (may drop this still haven’t decided we are typically 2 meal a day people)
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha 8:05
Dec 21st
Ultimate Day of Thrills of VIP tour
Dinner: Chef De France Epcot 7:15 (as I believe this is where our tour will end?)
Dec 22nd -AK Day
Bfast: 8:30 at Tuskers
Dinner: Tiffins 6:20
Dec23rd- no park picked yet
Bfast- Boma 8:05
Lunch-QS somewhere
Dinner- 1900 park fare 8:50
Dec24th-rope drop MK- Switch to Epcot for evening
Lunch- liberty Tree tavern 11:05
Dinner-Epcot- Teppan Edo-8:40
Dec25th- Epcot all day
Lunch- La Cellier 11:40
Dinner- Coral Reef 7:30p
Dec 26th- no park picked FP+ dependant maybe? Kids choice?
Dinner- Disney Springs Paddlefish 8:45
Return to room to find letter from Santa
Dec 27th
Check out of Disney rent car, travel to Daytona Beach for 4 days of relaxation only planned thing is a deep sea fishing charter on the 28th
Fly home out of DAB 31st
Soooo what would you change? Add? Do? I want this to be the most magician vacation ever. Neither kid is particular into any specific characters. Both love steak and seafood and rollercoasters so I featured heavily on those. It has been suggested I try to get a DAS to help with my Narcolepsy to maximize the time I spend in the park. Any and all advice appreciated! I am planning last minute as we only decided 2 weeks ago that we could make this all work so my ADRs have been very limited.
Our trip: Dec 14-31st
What we are doing so far:
Dec 13th the kids will go to visit Santa. (No the 14 yr old doesn’t still believe but she fakes it well for her brother. ) Santa will hand us a letter to be opened in the car. The letter will contain directions to the Westin Hotel at DTW. The front desk person will hand them another letter directing them to our room. The room will have our luggage and an envelope containing plane tickets.
Dec 14- depart DTW at 10:30 arrive MCO 1:30. Chauffeured limo waiting for us with another letter telling us we are going to Universal. We are staying at Portofino for 3 nights and 4 day 2 park tickets. I have no meal plans for during this time. No idea what the plan should be at all really.
Dec 14-17th universal studios: must do all the Harry stuff for the teen.
Dec 16th we will come back to the room to find another letter from Santa, this one tells us our next stop is our time share The Fountains for 2 nights in the presidential suite.
Dec17-19 The Fountains Orlando - only plans scheduled- dinner at a Brazilian Steakhouse for the 18th. We will come back from dinner to find another Santa letter telling us to enjoy our time at WDW.
Dec 19-27th WDW Carribean Beach Resort. 8 day parkhopper DDP And Photo Pass.
Dec 19th arrive at WDW check luggage and head to HS, Fantasmic Package at Hollywood Brown for 4:15. 1st fantasmic show.
Dec 20th
Bfast: 7:30am Wildnerness Cafe (should we Uber? To breakfast? To park?)
Lunch: 1:30 crystal palace MK (may drop this still haven’t decided we are typically 2 meal a day people)
Dinner: Spirit of Aloha 8:05
Dec 21st
Ultimate Day of Thrills of VIP tour
Dinner: Chef De France Epcot 7:15 (as I believe this is where our tour will end?)
Dec 22nd -AK Day
Bfast: 8:30 at Tuskers
Dinner: Tiffins 6:20
Dec23rd- no park picked yet
Bfast- Boma 8:05
Lunch-QS somewhere
Dinner- 1900 park fare 8:50
Dec24th-rope drop MK- Switch to Epcot for evening
Lunch- liberty Tree tavern 11:05
Dinner-Epcot- Teppan Edo-8:40
Dec25th- Epcot all day
Lunch- La Cellier 11:40
Dinner- Coral Reef 7:30p
Dec 26th- no park picked FP+ dependant maybe? Kids choice?
Dinner- Disney Springs Paddlefish 8:45
Return to room to find letter from Santa
Dec 27th
Check out of Disney rent car, travel to Daytona Beach for 4 days of relaxation only planned thing is a deep sea fishing charter on the 28th
Fly home out of DAB 31st
Soooo what would you change? Add? Do? I want this to be the most magician vacation ever. Neither kid is particular into any specific characters. Both love steak and seafood and rollercoasters so I featured heavily on those. It has been suggested I try to get a DAS to help with my Narcolepsy to maximize the time I spend in the park. Any and all advice appreciated! I am planning last minute as we only decided 2 weeks ago that we could make this all work so my ADRs have been very limited.