MrsSaraG
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- Feb 18, 2015
FP+ day is 30 days from now! Which means only 90 days until our trip! I'm trying to nail down our plans and would love if someone could give me thoughts, opinions, things I missed, just overall critique my plans! I have some questions interspersed. And they are quite lengthy - I can't help it. It's a curse.
It will be my DH, DD5, and myself. We are staying at AKL and will be there from Nov 10-18. We have 7 day Park Hoppers. DD is just over 40" (so not tall enough for the 44" rides) and she LOVES thrill rides. We are typically park open to close type people, but I'm pushing for downtime this trip (still not sure any will happen during the day, but maybe more earlier nights and later mornings).
Day 1 – Saturday, November 10 – Arrival Day
Flight lands around 10:35 AM. Fingers crossed we can be to AKL by noonish. Get checked in and grab lunch at the Mara. Then explore the resort. Possibly head over to the Boardwalk to play some mini golf. Dinner reservations at Boma at 7:00 PM.
Day 2 – Sunday, November 11 – Epcot
· Breakfast at Trattoria al Forno 7:40 AM
· RD Epcot
· Head to Test Track (if it’s open, I feel like it often has issues at RD)
· FP+ for Spaceship Earth (probably 9:00-10:00, or would 9:30-10:30 be better?)
· FP+ for Meet Disney Pals (I realize this probably isn’t necessary but not sure where else to use it? Timing immediately following Spaceship Earth)
· Meet Baymax and Joy & Sadness
· FP+ for FEA any time after that (preferably earlier than later so we could attempt a 4th FP+ later)
· Enjoy one of the last days of F&W and WS
· Illuminations if we aren’t super tired
When should I fit Soarin’ in? Try for that after Test Track, 4th FP+, or later in the evening? Also, will try to hit The Seas with Nemo at some point.
Day 3 – Monday, November 12 – AK
· Not necessarily going to RD today, but will try if we are not tired.
· Going to attempt a FP+ for FOP, will probably take any time I can get, if I can even get it at 60+3. If I can’t get FOP, I will FP+ Navi as we have a 2nd day later in the trip specifically to get a FOP FP+
· Will walk around exploring Pandora
· FP+ KS
· FOTLK at 12:00 (can we take food into the show? I think it would be good to grab lunch or at least a snack and eat while we watch, otherwise I will have to rethink this time because my DD will be wanting to eat by now)
· Pangani Forest trail (maybe?)
· Discovery Island to see the Tree of Life, I somehow never went over to this last trip!
· Adventurers Outpost to meet Mickey and Minnie
I always feel a little lost with AK. Last time we were there we did not spend a ton of time there, and I feel like we missed a lot. I’d like to explore more this time. We do not have TS reservations this day. Not sure if we will even stay for ROL. We may leave early to go over to Disney Springs.
Day 4 – Tuesday, November 13 – MK & MVMCP
· RD MK
· FP+ at BTMM (9:00-10:00)
· FP+ PotC (10:00-11:00)
· FP+ 7DMT (11:00-12:00). Will attempt moving these earlier once we tap our bands.
· Have a 12:00 reservation at Tony’s Town Square with the FoF Dining Package
· Will take our time at lunch and then possibly grab Starbucks before heading to the Parade viewing area
· FoF parade at 2:00
· Maybe try (earlier in the day) for a 4th FP+ for Jingle Cruise.
· Then hit the Aladdin ride
· Line up for Moana (Assuming she’s back for MVMCP and assuming she comes out around 5:00 as she did last year)
· MVMCP – Which I have not figured out plans for yet
Day 5 – Wednesday, November 14 – MK
· Would like to attempt getting to MK as close to RD as possible, but it will be a late night the previous night so we will see. If we do make RD, maybe attempt Space Mountain using Rider Switch. We can utilize that if we don’t FP+ correct? My DD won’t be tall enough so DH and I will have to ride by ourselves taking turns.
· Ideally I’d like to FP+ 7DMT (again because my DD will LOVE it) 9:00 – 10:00 AM and get on later in the FP+ window. Let me know if it’s possible to do both rides before 10:00 AM.
· At 10:10 AM we have reservations at BBB
· At 12:05 PM we have lunch reservations at CRT
· FP+ Enchanted Tales w/ Belle 2:00 – 3:00 (Does this need a FP+?)
· FP+ PP 3:00-4:00
· Then hit all the other rides we had not been able to do at our two MK days or go back to AKL for a short nap. Not sure about that though since doesn’t it take like 30 mins to get to AKL from MK?
· 7:30 HEA Dessert Party. Fireworks aren’t until 9:00. I have no desire to get to the party at 7:30 and will use some of that time to keep riding rides. Will probably head over to the party at 8:15 PM to enjoy some desserts before the show.
· There are EMH until 11:00 this evening. Not sure if we will take advantage of this or not.
Day 6 – Thursday, November 15 – Epcot/HS
· No FP+ (We will be saving them for HS later in the day)
· Plan on mostly sticking to Future World and hitting any rides we missed earlier in the week
· Lunch reservation at Garden Grill at 1:00
· Park hopping to HS
· FP+ for SDD (3:30 PM or later) and checking out Toy Story Land
· FP+ for ST (5:00 PM or later)
· FP+ for ToT (6:00 PM after Star Tours)
· We will be looking to see Jingle Bell, Jingle Jam, which I believe is 8:30 PM
What time should we try to get our first FP+ at HS if we are having lunch at Epcot at 1:00 PM? How is the TSMM standby line now that TSL is open?
Day 7 – Friday, November 16 – Hollywood Studios
· Ride RnR single rider line because DD won’t be tall enough yet so we will each have to ride on our own
· FP+ ToT (9:30 – 10:30)
· Beauty and the Beast 11:00 AM
· We have lunch reservations at Minnie’s Seasonal Dine at Hollywood and Vine (Fantasmic Package) at 12:15 PM – We will work our FP+ around this, but will try to get them all before lunch.
· Frozen Sing-along 2:30 PM
· FP+ Voyage of the Little Mermaid for the 3:30 showing (Is this necessary? Or would this be better spent for the Frozen sing-along or Beauty and the Beast?)
· FP+ AS2 sometime in the afternoon (will be able to figure out timing once I figure out what show to FP+)
· Fantasmic 8:00 PM
I would also like to get the new Disney Jr show in on one of our HS days. Once the schedule has been released maybe I can work that in.
Day 8 – Saturday, November 17 – AK
· EMH this morning, but it’s more likely we will want to sleep in at this point.
· FP+ FOP (or Navi, depending on what we get on our AK day earlier in the week) (10:00 AM)
· FP+ Dinosaur (11:00 AM)
· Donald’s Dino Bash (I need to find more info on this)
· FP+ Everest (1:00) and use RS OR Do the single rider line and use the FP+ for something else, maybe KS again? I hate to make my DD waste her FP+
· UP! A Great Bird Adventure 3:30 PM
· Dinner reservation at Yak and Yeti at 6:00 PM
I’m thinking this will be an early night after that to go back to the room and pack.
Day 9 – Sunday, November 18 – Departure Day
· Breakfast at O’Hana at 10:00 AM
· Explore the Poly
· Disney Springs if we haven’t made it prior to today
· Or enjoy a little bit of time at AKL
· Tragical Express picks us up around 3:00 PM
If you read this to the end, thanks for sticking with me! Did I miss anything? Too much scheduled in one day? I tried to keep things from walking back and forth all over the parks too much.
Thanks for your suggestions and help!
It will be my DH, DD5, and myself. We are staying at AKL and will be there from Nov 10-18. We have 7 day Park Hoppers. DD is just over 40" (so not tall enough for the 44" rides) and she LOVES thrill rides. We are typically park open to close type people, but I'm pushing for downtime this trip (still not sure any will happen during the day, but maybe more earlier nights and later mornings).
Day 1 – Saturday, November 10 – Arrival Day
Flight lands around 10:35 AM. Fingers crossed we can be to AKL by noonish. Get checked in and grab lunch at the Mara. Then explore the resort. Possibly head over to the Boardwalk to play some mini golf. Dinner reservations at Boma at 7:00 PM.
Day 2 – Sunday, November 11 – Epcot
· Breakfast at Trattoria al Forno 7:40 AM
· RD Epcot
· Head to Test Track (if it’s open, I feel like it often has issues at RD)
· FP+ for Spaceship Earth (probably 9:00-10:00, or would 9:30-10:30 be better?)
· FP+ for Meet Disney Pals (I realize this probably isn’t necessary but not sure where else to use it? Timing immediately following Spaceship Earth)
· Meet Baymax and Joy & Sadness
· FP+ for FEA any time after that (preferably earlier than later so we could attempt a 4th FP+ later)
· Enjoy one of the last days of F&W and WS
· Illuminations if we aren’t super tired
When should I fit Soarin’ in? Try for that after Test Track, 4th FP+, or later in the evening? Also, will try to hit The Seas with Nemo at some point.
Day 3 – Monday, November 12 – AK
· Not necessarily going to RD today, but will try if we are not tired.
· Going to attempt a FP+ for FOP, will probably take any time I can get, if I can even get it at 60+3. If I can’t get FOP, I will FP+ Navi as we have a 2nd day later in the trip specifically to get a FOP FP+
· Will walk around exploring Pandora
· FP+ KS
· FOTLK at 12:00 (can we take food into the show? I think it would be good to grab lunch or at least a snack and eat while we watch, otherwise I will have to rethink this time because my DD will be wanting to eat by now)
· Pangani Forest trail (maybe?)
· Discovery Island to see the Tree of Life, I somehow never went over to this last trip!
· Adventurers Outpost to meet Mickey and Minnie
I always feel a little lost with AK. Last time we were there we did not spend a ton of time there, and I feel like we missed a lot. I’d like to explore more this time. We do not have TS reservations this day. Not sure if we will even stay for ROL. We may leave early to go over to Disney Springs.
Day 4 – Tuesday, November 13 – MK & MVMCP
· RD MK
· FP+ at BTMM (9:00-10:00)
· FP+ PotC (10:00-11:00)
· FP+ 7DMT (11:00-12:00). Will attempt moving these earlier once we tap our bands.
· Have a 12:00 reservation at Tony’s Town Square with the FoF Dining Package
· Will take our time at lunch and then possibly grab Starbucks before heading to the Parade viewing area
· FoF parade at 2:00
· Maybe try (earlier in the day) for a 4th FP+ for Jingle Cruise.
· Then hit the Aladdin ride
· Line up for Moana (Assuming she’s back for MVMCP and assuming she comes out around 5:00 as she did last year)
· MVMCP – Which I have not figured out plans for yet
Day 5 – Wednesday, November 14 – MK
· Would like to attempt getting to MK as close to RD as possible, but it will be a late night the previous night so we will see. If we do make RD, maybe attempt Space Mountain using Rider Switch. We can utilize that if we don’t FP+ correct? My DD won’t be tall enough so DH and I will have to ride by ourselves taking turns.
· Ideally I’d like to FP+ 7DMT (again because my DD will LOVE it) 9:00 – 10:00 AM and get on later in the FP+ window. Let me know if it’s possible to do both rides before 10:00 AM.
· At 10:10 AM we have reservations at BBB
· At 12:05 PM we have lunch reservations at CRT
· FP+ Enchanted Tales w/ Belle 2:00 – 3:00 (Does this need a FP+?)
· FP+ PP 3:00-4:00
· Then hit all the other rides we had not been able to do at our two MK days or go back to AKL for a short nap. Not sure about that though since doesn’t it take like 30 mins to get to AKL from MK?
· 7:30 HEA Dessert Party. Fireworks aren’t until 9:00. I have no desire to get to the party at 7:30 and will use some of that time to keep riding rides. Will probably head over to the party at 8:15 PM to enjoy some desserts before the show.
· There are EMH until 11:00 this evening. Not sure if we will take advantage of this or not.
Day 6 – Thursday, November 15 – Epcot/HS
· No FP+ (We will be saving them for HS later in the day)
· Plan on mostly sticking to Future World and hitting any rides we missed earlier in the week
· Lunch reservation at Garden Grill at 1:00
· Park hopping to HS
· FP+ for SDD (3:30 PM or later) and checking out Toy Story Land
· FP+ for ST (5:00 PM or later)
· FP+ for ToT (6:00 PM after Star Tours)
· We will be looking to see Jingle Bell, Jingle Jam, which I believe is 8:30 PM
What time should we try to get our first FP+ at HS if we are having lunch at Epcot at 1:00 PM? How is the TSMM standby line now that TSL is open?
Day 7 – Friday, November 16 – Hollywood Studios
· Ride RnR single rider line because DD won’t be tall enough yet so we will each have to ride on our own
· FP+ ToT (9:30 – 10:30)
· Beauty and the Beast 11:00 AM
· We have lunch reservations at Minnie’s Seasonal Dine at Hollywood and Vine (Fantasmic Package) at 12:15 PM – We will work our FP+ around this, but will try to get them all before lunch.
· Frozen Sing-along 2:30 PM
· FP+ Voyage of the Little Mermaid for the 3:30 showing (Is this necessary? Or would this be better spent for the Frozen sing-along or Beauty and the Beast?)
· FP+ AS2 sometime in the afternoon (will be able to figure out timing once I figure out what show to FP+)
· Fantasmic 8:00 PM
I would also like to get the new Disney Jr show in on one of our HS days. Once the schedule has been released maybe I can work that in.
Day 8 – Saturday, November 17 – AK
· EMH this morning, but it’s more likely we will want to sleep in at this point.
· FP+ FOP (or Navi, depending on what we get on our AK day earlier in the week) (10:00 AM)
· FP+ Dinosaur (11:00 AM)
· Donald’s Dino Bash (I need to find more info on this)
· FP+ Everest (1:00) and use RS OR Do the single rider line and use the FP+ for something else, maybe KS again? I hate to make my DD waste her FP+
· UP! A Great Bird Adventure 3:30 PM
· Dinner reservation at Yak and Yeti at 6:00 PM
I’m thinking this will be an early night after that to go back to the room and pack.
Day 9 – Sunday, November 18 – Departure Day
· Breakfast at O’Hana at 10:00 AM
· Explore the Poly
· Disney Springs if we haven’t made it prior to today
· Or enjoy a little bit of time at AKL
· Tragical Express picks us up around 3:00 PM
If you read this to the end, thanks for sticking with me! Did I miss anything? Too much scheduled in one day? I tried to keep things from walking back and forth all over the parks too much.
Thanks for your suggestions and help!