Mommy2PrincessAbby
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 17, 2007
I have to start putting all my findings and thoughts down somewhere, so here goes my 1st PTR! I keep editing this page as I book things... easier for me to see it all in one place!
Cast of Characters: Me and dd who will be 6 3/4 at the time of the trip.
Background: We are from Oregon, hubby has been going to Mexico on boys fishing trips the last couple years, so I am squeezing in trips to DL as payback!!
DD does not have school the 7th & 8th, so I think I will pull her out the 6th too.
I've booked the PPH concierge level theme park view!!! Woohoo!
DL park hours for this time last year were Wed: 10-8 pm, Thurs: 9-10 pm, Fri-Sun 8-midnight. DCA is usually open at 10... Information is coming in now that the TOTP will be in DL Tues & Fri... which puts a cramp in my hours, so I'll need to be flexible about that!
Magic Morning for us will be Thursday, Sat & Sunday... which will mean the parks open at 8 on Thursday and 7 on Sat & Sun for us.
Flying in on Jet Blue (yay!!) into LGB, arrive at 9:29 am on the 6th! And have a 7:05 pm flight out on the 10th!
We usually do a private car shuttle--Primetime usually, need to look into that. Might just do a taxi this time...
Looks like the cool Halloween fireworks will be only shown during the ToTP, so we'll have to watch them on Friday during the party.
I have no idea when they will be showing F! if they have the TOTP at DL on Tuesday and Friday night... so my nightly entertainment is all up in the air. IF they are doing fireworks every night (they may only be during TOTP) I'd like to see them on Wednesday night when we arrive. TOTP is sounding like it has to be on Friday night, so I am hoping they'll do F! then, or if not, maybe they'll do it Thursday--if they do it Thursday, i'll book F! seating for Thursday. That leaves WOC for Saturday night--which I am sure will be insane--now that they announced WOC seating, I think we'll do WCT at 4 pm w/ WOC seating. Oh calendar of events, I need you!!
Need to figure out when to watch Parades as soon as calendar comes out, incorporated them below based on 2009 dates.
Meal planning--when it is just dd and I sit-down meals are important...
Wed: breakfast @ airport & snacks on plane, 12:30 lunch @ Ariel's, cross to DL, Celebrate Parade at 3:30??, dinner @ Bengal BBQ, fireworks @ 8 pm?
Thu: breakfast in room at 7:00 am--then off to MM, 1st seating lunch @ carn cafe, nap time, 5 pm dinner @ BB before 9 pm F! (please, have F! on Thursday!)
Fri: breakfast at PPH @ 7:30 am or 8 am depending on when DCA opens, DCA after, noon lunch @ Rainforest Cafe, nap time & maybe time at pool, 5:00 pm dinner @ PPH grill before Trick or Treat.
Sat: sleep in!! breakfast @ Storytellers @ 8:30 am--go to DCA after, lunch @ Farmer's market (corndogs and nuggets), WCT for WOC seating at 4 pm, Play Parade at 5:15??, Fireworks if missed them.
Sun: Breakfast @ Minnie's @ 8, lunch @ WWS, check out, hold bags, and goof around until car pick up @ ~3 pm.
Okay, back to work... more later... I am concerned about the parks reaching capacity and what to do if that happens...
Cast of Characters: Me and dd who will be 6 3/4 at the time of the trip.
Background: We are from Oregon, hubby has been going to Mexico on boys fishing trips the last couple years, so I am squeezing in trips to DL as payback!!
DD does not have school the 7th & 8th, so I think I will pull her out the 6th too.
I've booked the PPH concierge level theme park view!!! Woohoo!
DL park hours for this time last year were Wed: 10-8 pm, Thurs: 9-10 pm, Fri-Sun 8-midnight. DCA is usually open at 10... Information is coming in now that the TOTP will be in DL Tues & Fri... which puts a cramp in my hours, so I'll need to be flexible about that!
Magic Morning for us will be Thursday, Sat & Sunday... which will mean the parks open at 8 on Thursday and 7 on Sat & Sun for us.
Flying in on Jet Blue (yay!!) into LGB, arrive at 9:29 am on the 6th! And have a 7:05 pm flight out on the 10th!
We usually do a private car shuttle--Primetime usually, need to look into that. Might just do a taxi this time...
Looks like the cool Halloween fireworks will be only shown during the ToTP, so we'll have to watch them on Friday during the party.
I have no idea when they will be showing F! if they have the TOTP at DL on Tuesday and Friday night... so my nightly entertainment is all up in the air. IF they are doing fireworks every night (they may only be during TOTP) I'd like to see them on Wednesday night when we arrive. TOTP is sounding like it has to be on Friday night, so I am hoping they'll do F! then, or if not, maybe they'll do it Thursday--if they do it Thursday, i'll book F! seating for Thursday. That leaves WOC for Saturday night--which I am sure will be insane--now that they announced WOC seating, I think we'll do WCT at 4 pm w/ WOC seating. Oh calendar of events, I need you!!
Need to figure out when to watch Parades as soon as calendar comes out, incorporated them below based on 2009 dates.
Meal planning--when it is just dd and I sit-down meals are important...
Wed: breakfast @ airport & snacks on plane, 12:30 lunch @ Ariel's, cross to DL, Celebrate Parade at 3:30??, dinner @ Bengal BBQ, fireworks @ 8 pm?
Thu: breakfast in room at 7:00 am--then off to MM, 1st seating lunch @ carn cafe, nap time, 5 pm dinner @ BB before 9 pm F! (please, have F! on Thursday!)
Fri: breakfast at PPH @ 7:30 am or 8 am depending on when DCA opens, DCA after, noon lunch @ Rainforest Cafe, nap time & maybe time at pool, 5:00 pm dinner @ PPH grill before Trick or Treat.
Sat: sleep in!! breakfast @ Storytellers @ 8:30 am--go to DCA after, lunch @ Farmer's market (corndogs and nuggets), WCT for WOC seating at 4 pm, Play Parade at 5:15??, Fireworks if missed them.
Sun: Breakfast @ Minnie's @ 8, lunch @ WWS, check out, hold bags, and goof around until car pick up @ ~3 pm.
Okay, back to work... more later... I am concerned about the parks reaching capacity and what to do if that happens...