Driving down from Pa to Fl will take 2 days, it will be me, CJ, 3 kids and grandma
Arrive Friday, 4/30 and check in at Bay Lake Tower
* stand in room mesmerized for like hours, snap out of it (sort of) and unpack. Get our groceries sent to us. We will be ordering groceries online at Garden Grocer and will have them delivered the morning we arrive so they will be there when we get there.
* head to Epcot (park hours 9-9)
* dinner at Biergarten in Germany at 6:30
* Enjoy Epcot at a slow pace, stay for IllumiNations fireworks
Saturday, 5/1
* breakfast in room
* head to Disney's Hollywood Studios - grandma wants to see Beauty and the Beast, The Little Mermaid, The Great Movie Ride and Toy Story Mania! (EMH 8-9!!!!!! then open until 10 pm)
* back to BLT in the afternoon to check out the pool (or nap!)
* enjoy resort/relax
* head to the Beach Club (by our own vehicle) - we've never been to BC, can't wait to check it out!
* dinner at Cape May Cafe at 6:50 - this is just for grandma as she REALLY wants to check out the clam bake.
* Go back to Bay Lake Tower to watch Wishes from either the room or the 'Top of the World' lounge - if we can make it back in time!
Sunday, 5/2
* breakfast in room
* Magic Kingdom day (park hours 9-10; EMH 10 pm - 1 am)
* Lunch at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe - CJ's favorite place to eat!
* Olivia wants to get a Princess makeover at Bibbidi Bobbidi Boutique so we'll do that after lunch, appointment is for 2pm.
* CJ will take boys back to BLT to nap, grandma will stay with Livi and I for her makeover.
* Dinner at 1900 Park Fare at 6:25 - Olivia can see Cinderella and the Prince while she is in her gown!
* Wishes Cruise! Fireworks start at 10 pm so we need to board the boat at 9 pm. We're going to board from the Polynesian instead of the Grand Floridian. We'll have time to kill between dinner and the cruise so we'll pop by the Poly, because we LOVE it there!
Monday, 5/3
* take grandma to the airport - her flight leaves at 1:37pm
My MIL Fawn and my best friend Cherie will be arriving this day. I am guessing this day is good to use as a down day. One thing we really want to do is visit other resorts so I think this may be a good day to do just that.
* Check out Beaches N Cream Soda Shop at the Beach Club - grab something to eat and then ice cream YUM! Maybe we'll share a 'kitchen sink' heheheee
*Head over to the Boardwalk Resort and check it out.
Tuesday, 5/4
* Up early - quick breakfast in room
* Head to Animal Kingdom (park hours 9-5)
* SOMEONE better ride Expedition Everest with me!
* Back to BLT around 3ish - maybe; depends on how much fun we're having!
* Relax, check out pool or nap - if we go back early
* Head to the Polynesian Resort for dinner - did I mention we LOVE the Polynesian Resort? We always stayed at the Poly, until now, since we are DVC members, so we HAVE to eat at the Poly at least once!
* Dinner at Ohana's at 8:20. We have always eaten breakfast there so this will be our first dinner experience.
* Watch Wishes while we eat!
Wednesday, 5/5
* breakfast in the room
* Disney's Hollywood Studios for the day (park hours 9-9)
* Early dinner (3:45 pm) at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater - we weren't too impressed last time we were there but we'll give it a whirl again.
* SOMEONE better ride the Tower of Terror with me!
* head over to see Fantasmic - the 9 pm show
Thursday, 5/6
* breakfast in the room
* Magic Kingdom (EMH 8-9; then pen until 10 pm)
* back to the room for relaxing and something to eat
* Epcot for the evening. This way we are not at MK ALL day or Epcot ALL day. (park hours 9-9)
* dinner at San Angel Inn in Mexico at 6:45
* Stay for IlumiNations
Friday, 5/7
Last full day - free day.
* breakfast at Whispering Canyon Cafe at 10am
* CJ's mom leaves this day. She will be leaving the resort around 1:30pm or so
* After Fawn leaves maybe head to Downtown Disney to shop
* Lunch at Earl of Sandwich
* One last hurrah at Magic Kingdom - eat at Cosmic Ray's Starlight Cafe again, just for CJ
* MK for the evening to see SpectroMagic Parade and then Wishes in the park. (park hours 9-9)
Saturday, 5/8
* Cherie flies home - her plane leaves around 9 am. We drive back so we may take our time getting on the road.
4 comments:
Sounds like a fantastic week ! Awwe heck .. I'd ride Everest with you .. but my vacation will be over already ! :'(
Sounds like a great trip. I would ride the attractions with you, but I just came home from vacation. We broke the bank LOL
I totally get the breaking the bank statement! Where did you stay?
Michele - you're there RIGHT NOW!!! 8-)
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