cdsmiler81
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- Jan 7, 2014
Hi all,
This is my first PTR. I haven't done one before as I hadn't found this board and you lovely people until relatively recently! Plus I plan SO far in advance, I've been done and dusted so far! But I thought I'd have a go at a PTR for our forthcoming, last Annual Pass, trip!
Date: 12th/13th - 17th October
Hotel: Santa Fe (2 days free deal), 2 rooms booked with one adult (and one child in one room) per room.
Cast:
Me!
Female, 32, Dream AP, DLP mad and obsessive planner. Happy to go on any ride, but not keen on anything that goes upside down..... but I have a ride challenge (see below!). Favourite rides - BTM and Tower of Terror.
DH -
Male, 37, Dream AP, not in to big rides, and would be happy not to do ANY rides as long as he was able to go on Buzz! lol Big shopper, and gotten DD into pin trading!
DD -
Female, 4 years old, Dream AP, loves characters. Favourite ride is Slinky Dog, last visit took a dislike to Pirates and Parachute, although previously liked both! Weird. This morning's discussion though gave me some hope! She's asking for bribary!! If she goes on Parachute, can I buy her a Minnie Lolly?! 
GM (Grandma) -
- (My mum) Female, late 50s, really looking forward to staying on site as never has done before! Quite happy with most rides (has been on SM before so is probably up for most things!).
GD (Grandad) -
- (My dad) Male, very early 60s, not overly looking forward to the trip as has previously only had one-day-mad-boiling-hot-long-queue-middle-of-August experiences in DLP!! I keep trying to tell him it will be SO different.......! Also happy with going on rides!
This will be a lovely change for me to have people coming who would do the slightly more grown up rides too! DH is happy with this, as is DD, as they can go pin trading while waiting for the rest of us to do a scary ride!
GM & GD have also NEVER been to the Studios (it wasn't built the last time they went!) or had much experience in the Village.
NONE of us have ever been there for Halloween either, so that's great!
We're all driving. DH, DD and I in one car, GD and GM in another. Using the Eurotunnel.
December 2013 trip (DD, DH and I) was lovely, Monday to Saturday, and very laid back - waking when we wanted, no rush for breakfasts, and the only day we did EMH was the final day, early nights when we wanted....
March 2014 trip (DD, DH, N & B and I - see trip report!) was just as lovely, Monday to Friday, but felt a little more rushed - mad really, we did everything we wanted to do but we seemed to be waking DD in the mornings most mornings, evenings seemed a little later.....
This is defintely the LAST trip we'll be doing to DLP for a good few years as we're planning on a little brother or sister for DD next year!
I have quite a few things left to plan:
Extra Night - DH, DD and I have decided, as we have annual passes anyway, and after DD suffering a little on our last trip due to lack of sleep, that we'll head to DLP a day earlier than planned, on the 12th, book a night in a hotel, nice meal in the Village, and start fresh on the Monday. This way we don't have to leave mega early to allow us to get to DLP by lunch (the day's almost gone!!), and knowing there will be a few late nights (Dreams!), she can have a good night sleep that Sunday to set her up for the week. We can then rock in to the park whenever we're ready, meet GD and GM when they arrive around lunch time, and off we go. Plus if there's any rides that are closed the rest of the week, HOPEFULLY they may still be open on the Sunday....
We're currently thinking of the Kyriad (easy access to the village) but need to ring DLP to see how much it would cost to add a night, room only, to our existing Santa Fe booking......
Restaurants
I LOVE planning the restaurants for the week! But I don't have COMPLETE free reign as DH is a picky so-and-so! GD and GM will eat with us most of the time to take advantage of the Dream AP money off! Here are my current notes.
GD & GM only - BBWWS (maybe, they haven't decided yet. We did it last trip, and it was great, but a bit overpriced to do it again, especially as DH didn't eat the food - I had his so I did REALLY well!!), Agrabah Cafe (so completely up their street, but DH hates that type of food, and I don't mind not going there).
All of us?-
Cafe Mickey (DD's favourite - been before)
Blue Lagoon (DH will only eat the main course, so could be a great one for Friday lunch before leaving... - been before)
King Ludwigs (our favourite from last trip! Obviously been before.)
Rainforest Cafe (loved this when we went in December! Obviously been before.)
Manhatten Restaurant (know very little about this but the menus look good on DLRPMagic - need to run it past DH! Not tried.)
Earl of Sandwich (I REALLY want to try this!! lol Not tried, but DH has!)
Walt's (DH is happy with the menu on DLRPMagic, so could be a nice lunch option when GD & GM go to Agrabah? Not tried.)
Hakuna Matata (we were supposed to be going here in March, but it was closed!! Gutted!! We wanted to try the crispy chicken!! IF it's closed this time, does Cowboy Cookout do something similar? Not tried.)
A back up lunch option is Toad Hall, as I've heard the fish and chips is pretty good.
Anyone have any recommendations, suggestions or any comments on the above?
Ride Challenge!
I have challenged myself to go on EVERY ride during these 3 trips!! So far, I think I've done everything except the following, but feel free to check me! So I still need to go on:
Indiana Jones (NEVER been on)
Ratatouille (NEVER been on - obviously!)
Crush (Never)
RC Racer (Never - and scares me a bit!)
Star Tours (been on years ago, but not this year)
Nautilus (I know it's only a walk through...but not been through it this year)
Robinson Crusoe tree house (as above)
Captain Hook's ship (closed last few visits!)
Is there anything less obvious that I might have missed out on? I haven't been on the boats around BTM, so I suppose I should add that!!
Rides for GM & GD
In addition to the rides above, they've never been on any rides in the Studios, or seen any of the shows there too. So we need to spend plenty of time in there for them to have time to do what they want. They've also never done Buzz, Indiana Jones, possibly not Casey Jnr or Les Pays..... Maybe not Orbitron either..... So I obviously want to make sure they get to go on the rides they want to too.
On a side note, Peter Pan was closed in March so DD didn't get to go on it, so that's in the plan this time too. EDITED TO ADD - Also, I should probably take her on the rope bridges, explore Robinson Crusoe's tree house, the pirate ship, Pocahontus village...anything I'm missing over that way??
Obviously all of the above is baring any closures!!!
Pixie Dust
We were very lucky in March with Pixie Dust in our room (gold coins, a rose, and a plush Thumper!) and a special free breakfast at the Hotel New York one morning too. So I'm not sure how to ask for the room pixie dust this time around......
Any other Must-Not-Miss moments?
Well, obviously, any Halloween related stuff, but can't plan any of that until closer to the time.
We've done Cafe Fantasia, Decent of the Stairs.....DD is too young for the park tours.
DD wants to see a Princess in the Pavillion again (grrrrrrrr), so I'll be queuing in EMH one morning for that then.....
Right, that's enough for now, this is long enough! When I think of more things, or make any first plans or decisions, I'll post!
C x
This is my first PTR. I haven't done one before as I hadn't found this board and you lovely people until relatively recently! Plus I plan SO far in advance, I've been done and dusted so far! But I thought I'd have a go at a PTR for our forthcoming, last Annual Pass, trip!
Date: 12th/13th - 17th October
Hotel: Santa Fe (2 days free deal), 2 rooms booked with one adult (and one child in one room) per room.
Cast:
Me!
Female, 32, Dream AP, DLP mad and obsessive planner. Happy to go on any ride, but not keen on anything that goes upside down..... but I have a ride challenge (see below!). Favourite rides - BTM and Tower of Terror.DH -
Male, 37, Dream AP, not in to big rides, and would be happy not to do ANY rides as long as he was able to go on Buzz! lol Big shopper, and gotten DD into pin trading! DD -
Female, 4 years old, Dream AP, loves characters. Favourite ride is Slinky Dog, last visit took a dislike to Pirates and Parachute, although previously liked both! Weird. This morning's discussion though gave me some hope! She's asking for bribary!! If she goes on Parachute, can I buy her a Minnie Lolly?! GM (Grandma) -
- (My mum) Female, late 50s, really looking forward to staying on site as never has done before! Quite happy with most rides (has been on SM before so is probably up for most things!).GD (Grandad) -
- (My dad) Male, very early 60s, not overly looking forward to the trip as has previously only had one-day-mad-boiling-hot-long-queue-middle-of-August experiences in DLP!! I keep trying to tell him it will be SO different.......! Also happy with going on rides!This will be a lovely change for me to have people coming who would do the slightly more grown up rides too! DH is happy with this, as is DD, as they can go pin trading while waiting for the rest of us to do a scary ride!
GM & GD have also NEVER been to the Studios (it wasn't built the last time they went!) or had much experience in the Village.
NONE of us have ever been there for Halloween either, so that's great!
We're all driving. DH, DD and I in one car, GD and GM in another. Using the Eurotunnel.
December 2013 trip (DD, DH and I) was lovely, Monday to Saturday, and very laid back - waking when we wanted, no rush for breakfasts, and the only day we did EMH was the final day, early nights when we wanted....
March 2014 trip (DD, DH, N & B and I - see trip report!) was just as lovely, Monday to Friday, but felt a little more rushed - mad really, we did everything we wanted to do but we seemed to be waking DD in the mornings most mornings, evenings seemed a little later.....
This is defintely the LAST trip we'll be doing to DLP for a good few years as we're planning on a little brother or sister for DD next year!
I have quite a few things left to plan:
Extra Night - DH, DD and I have decided, as we have annual passes anyway, and after DD suffering a little on our last trip due to lack of sleep, that we'll head to DLP a day earlier than planned, on the 12th, book a night in a hotel, nice meal in the Village, and start fresh on the Monday. This way we don't have to leave mega early to allow us to get to DLP by lunch (the day's almost gone!!), and knowing there will be a few late nights (Dreams!), she can have a good night sleep that Sunday to set her up for the week. We can then rock in to the park whenever we're ready, meet GD and GM when they arrive around lunch time, and off we go. Plus if there's any rides that are closed the rest of the week, HOPEFULLY they may still be open on the Sunday....
We're currently thinking of the Kyriad (easy access to the village) but need to ring DLP to see how much it would cost to add a night, room only, to our existing Santa Fe booking......
Restaurants
I LOVE planning the restaurants for the week! But I don't have COMPLETE free reign as DH is a picky so-and-so! GD and GM will eat with us most of the time to take advantage of the Dream AP money off! Here are my current notes.
GD & GM only - BBWWS (maybe, they haven't decided yet. We did it last trip, and it was great, but a bit overpriced to do it again, especially as DH didn't eat the food - I had his so I did REALLY well!!), Agrabah Cafe (so completely up their street, but DH hates that type of food, and I don't mind not going there).
All of us?-
Cafe Mickey (DD's favourite - been before)
Blue Lagoon (DH will only eat the main course, so could be a great one for Friday lunch before leaving... - been before)
King Ludwigs (our favourite from last trip! Obviously been before.)
Rainforest Cafe (loved this when we went in December! Obviously been before.)
Manhatten Restaurant (know very little about this but the menus look good on DLRPMagic - need to run it past DH! Not tried.)
Earl of Sandwich (I REALLY want to try this!! lol Not tried, but DH has!)
Walt's (DH is happy with the menu on DLRPMagic, so could be a nice lunch option when GD & GM go to Agrabah? Not tried.)
Hakuna Matata (we were supposed to be going here in March, but it was closed!! Gutted!! We wanted to try the crispy chicken!! IF it's closed this time, does Cowboy Cookout do something similar? Not tried.)
A back up lunch option is Toad Hall, as I've heard the fish and chips is pretty good.
Anyone have any recommendations, suggestions or any comments on the above?
Ride Challenge!
I have challenged myself to go on EVERY ride during these 3 trips!! So far, I think I've done everything except the following, but feel free to check me! So I still need to go on:
Indiana Jones (NEVER been on)
Ratatouille (NEVER been on - obviously!)
Crush (Never)
RC Racer (Never - and scares me a bit!)
Star Tours (been on years ago, but not this year)
Nautilus (I know it's only a walk through...but not been through it this year)
Robinson Crusoe tree house (as above)
Captain Hook's ship (closed last few visits!)
Is there anything less obvious that I might have missed out on? I haven't been on the boats around BTM, so I suppose I should add that!!
Rides for GM & GD
In addition to the rides above, they've never been on any rides in the Studios, or seen any of the shows there too. So we need to spend plenty of time in there for them to have time to do what they want. They've also never done Buzz, Indiana Jones, possibly not Casey Jnr or Les Pays..... Maybe not Orbitron either..... So I obviously want to make sure they get to go on the rides they want to too.
On a side note, Peter Pan was closed in March so DD didn't get to go on it, so that's in the plan this time too. EDITED TO ADD - Also, I should probably take her on the rope bridges, explore Robinson Crusoe's tree house, the pirate ship, Pocahontus village...anything I'm missing over that way??
Obviously all of the above is baring any closures!!!
Pixie Dust
We were very lucky in March with Pixie Dust in our room (gold coins, a rose, and a plush Thumper!) and a special free breakfast at the Hotel New York one morning too. So I'm not sure how to ask for the room pixie dust this time around......
Any other Must-Not-Miss moments?
Well, obviously, any Halloween related stuff, but can't plan any of that until closer to the time.
We've done Cafe Fantasia, Decent of the Stairs.....DD is too young for the park tours.
DD wants to see a Princess in the Pavillion again (grrrrrrrr), so I'll be queuing in EMH one morning for that then.....
Right, that's enough for now, this is long enough! When I think of more things, or make any first plans or decisions, I'll post!
C x
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