*UN*Official 20 Years of Dreams Event Thread

[afan]

Helps that getting Flight of Passage isn't as key with the party allowing access to that ride

This combined with the DAH at MK I'm doing has me a bit perplexed on fps. We're also going to do Soarin' before our GG breakfast so that takes another off the list. My problem is some of what I want to do don't have fp's because not all character meets have them. Just wish I knew when the podcast taping would be so I can do fp's for after I think. I don't know. Being solo makes it easier to refresh so I guess it's not a huge deal. My first and last days are the only one's I know what I'll do for fp's so far.

 

[SG131]

This combined with the DAH at MK I'm doing has me a bit perplexed on fps. We're also going to do Soarin' before our GG breakfast so that takes another off the list. My problem is some of what I want to do don't have fp's because not all character meets have them. Just wish I knew when the podcast taping would be so I can do fp's for after I think. I don't know. Being solo makes it easier to refresh so I guess it's not a huge deal. My first and last days are the only one's I know what I'll do for fp's so far.

I’m trying to keep my plans open. I’ve been to Disney enough lately that there’s nothing that will be hugely disappointing if I miss. But I’ve got a bit of a twitch developing due to fighting my obsessive need to plan!

I also can’t decided what I’m doing for transportation after the party. I’m torn between Lyft so I can leave immediately when I’m done or the bus transportation which may take longer but will be easier.

 

[afan]

I also can’t decided what I’m doing for transportation after the party. I’m torn between Lyft so I can leave immediately when I’m done or the bus transportation which may take longer but will be easier.

I'm planning to uber simply because what if I decide not to stay until the very last minute of the party and want to leave early. Plus I feel like Pop isn't that far and I'd rather just be back than ride around to other places on my way back, though I know there are a lot of people staying at Pop so it may not be that bad.

 

[disneyholic family]

i need to buy tickets to enable reserving FPs, but i'm not sure yet what ticket to buy.

i have to get my proverbial in gear, but i'm also busy planning the big family trip that's right before this one (all 9 of us - 3 days in barcelona, 7 days on the disney magic, 4 days at disneyland paris).

We return home 11 days before chani and i hop back onto a plane for orlando (a 13.5 hour non-stop flight...)

i'm kind of overwhelmed right now with all the planning and worrying and fretting over the big trip, i've sort of lost focus regarding the 'little one' (orlando)..

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[k8Davies]

As my FOP need will be satisfied at the party, if you need me at the party you’ll probably find me in that queue lol.

my main FP+ will be slinky dog, Which I’m hoping to get for 8/6. As my flight lands at 2pm so with international customs and DME I thinking if I got a 7pm or 8pm FP I should be okay (well if the gondolas are work know I’ll definitely be able to do it); and it will help me stay awake to beat my jet lag.

Then I plan to get a FP+ for Alien swirling saucers for my last morning 8/12 (covering everything that’s new since my last trip)

I will definitely plan other FP+ for the rest of my trip but will be prepared to dump/change them if I like the look of one of the official events.

 

[dkrauss]

As my FOP need will be satisfied at the party, if you need me at the party you’ll probably find me in that queue lol.

my main FP+ will be slinky dog, Which I’m hoping to get for 8/6. As my flight lands at 2pm so with international customs and DME I thinking if I got a 7pm or 8pm FP I should be okay (well if the gondolas are work know I’ll definitely be able to do it); and it will help me stay awake to beat my jet lag.

Then I plan to get a FP+ for Alien swirling saucers for my last morning 8/12 (covering everything that’s new since my last trip)

I will definitely plan other FP+ for the rest of my trip but will be prepared to dump/change them if I like the look of one of the official events.

Keep in mind SDD FP's can be tougher to get earlier in your trip......just because so many people who arrived before you have access to that FP before you. I would imagine you have a back up day

Doug

 

[TheMaxRebo]

As my FOP need will be satisfied at the party, if you need me at the party you’ll probably find me in that queue lol.

my main FP+ will be slinky dog, Which I’m hoping to get for 8/6. As my flight lands at 2pm so with international customs and DME I thinking if I got a 7pm or 8pm FP I should be okay (well if the gondolas are work know I’ll definitely be able to do it); and it will help me stay awake to beat my jet lag.

Then I plan to get a FP+ for Alien swirling saucers for my last morning 8/12 (covering everything that’s new since my last trip)

I will definitely plan other FP+ for the rest of my trip but will be prepared to dump/change them if I like the look of one of the official events.

Keep in mind SDD FP's can be tougher to get earlier in your trip......just because so many people who arrived before you have access to that FP before you. I would imagine you have a back up day

Doug

Yeah, you might want to flip flop and plan for SDD on your last day - or at least as a back up if none left for your first day

 

[1Grumpy9]

Sort of like you in just picking out one or two key ones and then not worrying about the others

For past events I know they did not plan other smaller meets for the same day as the main party - so in this case Saturday. So I am thinking of doing DHS that morning and trying to get Slinky Dog FP for then. Otherwise, not really worried. Helps that getting Flight of Passage isn't as key with the party allowing access to that ride

I think I am doing the same thing for the day of the party...Head to HS in the morning and get Slinky Dog FP and try to do walk-on TSM. Around 2 or 3, I am going to try to head to AK to possibly do some of the highlights. I know that on the 11th HS has EMH in the morning, so if I can't get to some of the rides the day before, I might head there in the morning and then over to the podcast recording.

Next Saturday is my FP selection day, so lets hope I can get what I am hoping for.

 

[Braddy007]

As my FOP need will be satisfied at the party, if you need me at the party you’ll probably find me in that queue lol.

my main FP+ will be slinky dog, Which I’m hoping to get for 8/6. As my flight lands at 2pm so with international customs and DME I thinking if I got a 7pm or 8pm FP I should be okay (well if the gondolas are work know I’ll definitely be able to do it); and it will help me stay awake to beat my jet lag.

Then I plan to get a FP+ for Alien swirling saucers for my last morning 8/12 (covering everything that’s new since my last trip)

I will definitely plan other FP+ for the rest of my trip but will be prepared to dump/change them if I like the look of one of the official events.

There's also EMH at Epcot on the 6th!!!

 

[k8Davies]

Keep in mind SDD FP's can be tougher to get earlier in your trip......just because so many people who arrived before you have access to that FP before you. I would imagine you have a back up day

Doug

Yeah, you might want to flip flop and plan for SDD on your last day - or at least as a back up if none left for your first day

If I can’t get SDD on my first day will try again for the 12th. Although as I want to stay up don’t mind a bit of a queue. As I can wait until the evening shows are on and hopefully get on fairly quickly.


Or if all else fails, on the 12th they’re having a before hour ticketed event for Toy story land so might just go there.

Although I would rather go to the MK villain event - just waiting on the reviews as I don’t want to drop the cash if it’s oversold or just a bit meh,

 

[disneyholic family]

what day is fastpass d-day if our first day is the 6th?
hmm...
OMG it's friday june 7th...
i'd better figure out which ticket to buy and figure out our schedule..
i'm losing my mind..
we always work in opposition to EMH....
meaning, we try never to go to a park that has EMH that day...
so first things first, better check that i have those entered into my excel correctly..
then check the ADRs that i made a zillion million years ago...(or so it seems)..
then try to see if that's actually where we want to be..
and then figure out the FPs..
given that our next time to WDW will be in either 2 or 3 years, we've got to make this count..
oh the pressure...LOL...

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[k8Davies]

There's also EMH at Epcot on the 6th!!!

I saw that but that and was debating whether to head over, but it might be a bit to late for my jet lag. As at 9pm my body will be thinking it’s 2am.

 

[TheMaxRebo]

what day is fastpass d-day if our first day is the 6th?
hmm...
OMG it's friday june 7th...
i'd better figure out which ticket to buy and figure out our schedule..
i'm losing my mind..
we always work in opposition to EMH....
meaning, we try never to go to a park that has EMH that day...
so first things first, better check that i have those entered into my excel correctly..
then check the ADRs that i made a zillion million years ago...(or so it seems)..
then try to see if that's actually where we want to be..
and then figure out the FPs..
given that our next time to WDW will be in either 2 or 3 years, we've got to make this count..
oh the pressure...LOL...

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here is what I see the park hours as, though I expect them to change to later closings. Color shading is based on WDW Prep School crowd calendars:

 

[disneyholic family]

here is what I see the park hours as, though I expect them to change to later closings. Color shading is based on WDW Prep School crowd calendars:

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i like the way you have your excel set up better than mine...
much easier to see at a glance..

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[Kathleen Glasgow]

Does anyone doing the GG breakfast want to do a team for the scavenger hunt since we'll be in the park together so there's less coordination to make it work?

ETA we could be team garden grillers

Sounds good to me!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

***** Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

Hi everyone - as this is the week many of us at book FastPasses, I put together a spreadsheet of a schedule for the week that includes park hours for each day and the Official and *Un*Official events (as much as I know).

I have attached it here as a zip file (only way I could figure out how to do it) and pasted it as an image below and will also attach it to the Facebook group.

Feel free to download it (or I can send it to you if you have issues) and adjust for your own schedules (remove and add events, put in your fastpass and ADR times, etc.)

A few notes:
- I am proposing the Bar Crawl be "happy hour time" on Thursday, August 8th. Seemed the most open and will still allow time for people to head to dinner after or to the nighttime shows or to the DVC event at Animal Kingdom ... I'll post separately to update everyone that has shown interest
- I moved the "pre-party" events up 1 hour. I saw in the official thread someone asked about transportation to Animal Kingdom for the party and John mentioned that Disney transportation wills top running when the park closes for the regular day - which is 9pm, so I figured the pre-party at Vitoria Lounge at Animal Kingdom Lodge needs to end by then at the latest if people want to take the Disney bus to the park for the party (I did add in a slot fo transport to Animal Kingdom)

If anyone has any thoughts on a better way to organize things let me know. If anyone sees any info missing or incorrect, let me know. For a few events I wasn't sure who the contact person was so if you see one listed as "TBD" and want to be the contact person, let me know!!! TIA

Thanks,
Phil

***** /end Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

 

[dkrauss]

***** Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

Hi everyone - as this is the week many of us at book FastPasses, I put together a spreadsheet of a schedule for the week that includes park hours for each day and the Official and *Un*Official events (as much as I know).

I have attached it here as a zip file (only way I could figure out how to do it) and pasted it as an image below and will also attach it to the Facebook group.

Feel free to download it (or I can send it to you if you have issues) and adjust for your own schedules (remove and add events, put in your fastpass and ADR times, etc.)

A few notes:
- I am proposing the Bar Crawl be "happy hour time" on Thursday, August 8th. Seemed the most open and will still allow time for people to head to dinner after or to the nighttime shows or to the DVC event at Animal Kingdom ... I'll post separately to update everyone that has shown interest
- I moved the "pre-party" events up 1 hour. I saw in the official thread someone asked about transportation to Animal Kingdom for the party and John mentioned that Disney transportation wills top running when the park closes for the regular day - which is 9pm, so I figured the pre-party at Vitoria Lounge at Animal Kingdom Lodge needs to end by then at the latest if people want to take the Disney bus to the park for the party (I did add in a slot fo transport to Animal Kingdom)

If anyone has any thoughts on a better way to organize things let me know. If anyone sees any info missing or incorrect, let me know. For a few events I wasn't sure who the contact person was so if you see one listed as "TBD" and want to be the contact person, let me know!!! TIA

Thanks,
Phil

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***** /end Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

Hey Max this chart is fairly impressive if you ask me. What I like is it gives a great picture as to the events this group has planned . There are a few "convergences" (nothing major at all) but it's all really spread out and it has plenty of gaps to add DIS Team events. I would imagine there will be "more"DISer's than are in this group so I'd suggest you carry a copy of this and maybe ask if you can post it at the Event Registration location and where the Silent Auction Items are being reviewed!

Nice job my friend.........all we need is the DIS Teams updates!

Doug

 

[dkrauss]

Hey Max this chart is fairly impressive if you ask me. What I like is it gives a great picture as to the events this group has planned . There are a few "convergences" (nothing major at all) but it's all really spread out and it has plenty of gaps to add DIS Team events. I would imagine there will be "more"DISer's than are in this group so I'd suggest you carry a copy of this and maybe ask if you can post it at the Event Registration location and where the Silent Auction Items are being reviewed!

Nice job my friend.........all we need is the DIS Teams updates!

Doug

Oh....BTW maybe we could do a "Farewell Dole Whip and a Drink" event on the 11th at Trader Sam's or the Tambu Lounge at the Poly.....just a thought. It's something that could be done later in the day maybe around 8pm and we could watch the fireworks from there too........

Doug

 

[jennie622]

***** Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

Hi everyone - as this is the week many of us at book FastPasses, I put together a spreadsheet of a schedule for the week that includes park hours for each day and the Official and *Un*Official events (as much as I know).

I have attached it here as a zip file (only way I could figure out how to do it) and pasted it as an image below and will also attach it to the Facebook group.

Feel free to download it (or I can send it to you if you have issues) and adjust for your own schedules (remove and add events, put in your fastpass and ADR times, etc.)

A few notes:
- I am proposing the Bar Crawl be "happy hour time" on Thursday, August 8th. Seemed the most open and will still allow time for people to head to dinner after or to the nighttime shows or to the DVC event at Animal Kingdom ... I'll post separately to update everyone that has shown interest
- I moved the "pre-party" events up 1 hour. I saw in the official thread someone asked about transportation to Animal Kingdom for the party and John mentioned that Disney transportation wills top running when the park closes for the regular day - which is 9pm, so I figured the pre-party at Vitoria Lounge at Animal Kingdom Lodge needs to end by then at the latest if people want to take the Disney bus to the park for the party (I did add in a slot fo transport to Animal Kingdom)

If anyone has any thoughts on a better way to organize things let me know. If anyone sees any info missing or incorrect, let me know. For a few events I wasn't sure who the contact person was so if you see one listed as "TBD" and want to be the contact person, let me know!!! TIA

Thanks,
Phil

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***** /end Schedule of Events - use for your planning! *****​

Thanks!!!! Please add me to the bar crawl!!!!

 

[TheMaxRebo]

***** UPDATE TO BAR CRAWL - DATE/TIME PROPOSAL *****​

Hi all, as we are getting close to FastPass selection day, one "unknown" in my schedule had been when to have the Bar Crawl. Based on the rest of the schedule, I am proposing that we hold it on Thursday, August 8th at "happy Hour" - or around 4:30. I figure this way people can do this and still be able to make dinner plans or get to any evening shows or even get to the DVC Moonlight Magic at Animal Kingdom if they are doing this

Please let me know if this is ok - obviously hard to find a time that will work for everyone but if there are a ton of people that say this bad then we can try to find something else

Location is still TBD - still hoping it can include the Skyliner but if not, probably Monorail resorts. Idea would to largely focus on location outside of parks so people that aren't using a park ticket that day dont' have to (but could do an in-park bar before or after)

Tagging the people that expressed interest in this so that they see it:
- @TheMaxRebo and wife
- @Cousin Orville
- @disneyholic family (Beth - if she can conquer her fears) and daughter @Mickeymouseisking (Chani)
- @MaryKatesMom and her husband
- @k8Davies
- @dina444444
- @wnwardii
- @SG131
- @3cmom and husband and son (10)
- @gberg
- @WorldExplorer
- @javaman
- @CynthiaC925
- @AMusicLifeForMe and Dad
- @skittles67 and her Husband
- @bartleyosu
- @thiabelle and her daughter
- @rchristiansen and husband
- @Sylver
- @wiihoo888 and her Husband
- @pSTANchio and wife
- @Kathleen Glasgow
- @Dennis McEwen
- @Braddy007 and wife
- @Bedsypoppins and husband
- @disneysteve and wife and daughter
- @PamNC
- @NWasikWare and sister
- @met19
- @travelinjenn and Husband and Daughter (17)
- @DanielleC
- @Idaho Mouse and wife and kids
- @jennie622

Thanks!!!

***** /end UPDATE TO BAR CRAWL - DATE/TIME PROPOSAL *****​