So November is closing in FAST...hard to believe isn't it? Today this girl of mine turns SIXTEEN...also very hard to believe:
This was taken before the Homecoming dance over the weekend. My how time does fly!
I've managed to do a little bit of tweaking on our plans and I still have some I want to do. Before a class I had this week I was spending time looking over my plans and just thinking of the changes I wanted to make. A week or so ago I was considering looking into the Dining plan because we have a few character meals and I started thinking we just might come out ahead if we have a dining plan and keep all of those. Now I am thinking of dropping quite a few of them and only keeping a handful and that negates any value in the dining plan.
Anyway here are my current thoughts with changes in
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SATURDAY:
Arrive 9:15am MCO airport. Check-in at Shades of Green for one night.
Breakfast at The Plaza OR Lunch at Tony's Town Square.
We have fastpass reservations at MK for Pirates, BTMRR and Peter Pan with the last one around 3pm. We will then drop my FIL off at AoA since that is where he is staying with my SIL and her husband and my nephew. We may hang around at Shades of Green until my brother and family arrive for check-in and just have dinner there.
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SUNDAY: Check-out of Shades and head over to Magic Kingdom. Ride a few rides there standby before leaving around 11:15am to head over to the Contemporary for breakfast at Chef Mickey's. Hopefully it will be fun celebrating Mickey's 90th birthday there! Afterwards back over to MK to use our FPs for a few rides there (BTMRR and SpaceMT). Either have early dinner at The Plaza or leave around 4pm and head over to Animal Kingdom Lodge for check-in and then hang out there. Maybe have dinner at Sanaa? Maybe some late time at Animal Kingdom Park?
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MONDAY
Spend the morning at EPCOT. Arrive close to 9am opening and ride Soarin’ standby, followed by The Seas with Nemo. Head to Test Track followed by Spaceship Earth and Mission: Space.
Maybe try to squeeze in a ride on FEA after Soarin'? Grab some snacks at some of the food booths setup around EPCOT for the holidays. Leave around 2:30pm and head to Disney Springs to have an early dinner at T-Rex Cafe. Evening option at any park.
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TUESDAY:
Arrive at Animal Kingdom close to
8am opening. Ride Na’vi River Journey standby, then head to Expedition Everest and ride standby. Head to Dinoland and do rides there plus Dinosaur. Catch showing of Festival of the Lion King then lunch at Satu’li. Ride Safari. Break in afternoon. Possibly pick up DS at airport. Maybe head to AK park for the evening and catch Rivers of Light.
I have also booked the Jingle Bell Jingle BAM! dessert party for this night...debating if I'll keep it since it's for a large group of us (not including my SIL and family or my FIL).
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WEDNESDAY:
Arrive close to 9am opening of Magic Kingdom. Then head to ride SpaceMt (standby), Buzz, TTA, and then head over to ride BTMRR using FP+. Lunch for all at Liberty Tree Tavern. Next ride Peter Pan and any other Fantasyland attractions.
Break at resort for the evening. Maybe head to EPCOT and try some food booths there again. OPTIONAL: Dinner at Sanaa OR Rose and Crown Pub for dessert only and Illuminations Viewing.
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THURSDAY:
Arrive close to 8am for opening at Hollywood Studios and head to Toy Story Land immediately to ride Slinky Dog, Alien Saucers and Toy Story Mania all standby. Afterwards head to Tower of Terror and possibly Rock N’roller Coaster. Ride SlinkyDog again at 2:30pm with FP+. then head to Animal Kingdom Lodge for Thanksgiving Dinner. Evening maybe at HS for Fantasmic! OR at Magic Kingdom for final night.
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FRIDAY:
Check out of Animal Kingdom Lodge. Head to Animal Kingdom park for final rides
(FP for FOP, EE and Dinosaur). Head over to EPCOT as we have optional meals at the following: CP breakfast, CP lunch at Tutto Italia (all for 5pm CP show). Spend the day at EPCOT, see 5pm CP, then maybe a
few final hours at EPCOT or AK. Drive to hotel near airport that evening for final night.
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As of today we are just less than 19 days away from vacation!