Just Got Home...Let the Planning Begin!

[kristenrice]

Only 12 more days!!!

I haven't updated my "trip report" in a while so here's where I'm at...

On Thursday, October 13, my mom is going to pick up DSiL around 9:30-10am and then heading to my house to pick up me. I live about 15 minutes from the airport so we should be there by about 10:30 or so. We are flying AirTran (planning on getting the business class upgrade at the 24-hour check-in) and our flight leaves at 12:35pm. It's non-stop to Orlando and arrives at 3:10pm. Using DME (and assuming a worst-case scenario), I'm hoping to be checking in to BLT by 5:30pm.

After a quick run up to the room to make sure everything is in order, we'll head over to DHS. We already have our AP vouchers so we will need to stop at guest services to get the passes. I'll also be buying a TiW card at that time. The only thing planned for DHS is the 8pm showing of Fantasmic. It is the ONLY night of our trip that we will be able to see it. I'm hoping to be in line by 6:45pm at the latest.

After Fantasmic, it's back to BLT. Here's where my plan and DSiL's plans are a little different.

We are doing the DxDDP for our first two nights. Between the two of us, we have 12 dining credits available. I have 10 of those accounted for with ADR's, leaving 2 credits for our arrival night. *My* thought was to take the bus to the Poly and eat at Kona Cafe (I booked a 9:45pm ADR in case we decide to do this). Since we get an app/entree/dessert/beverage, I thought that we would just order *1* meal and share it. Then, the next day, since we have breakfast at 7:30 (Chef Mickey's) and dinner not until 5:15pm (Boma), we could use the remaining credit to split a CS meal at the AK park. *DSiL* believes that we'll probably be exhausted and she would prefer to order one meal from in-room dining and share that instead. I'm OK with that plan since the TiW card can be used at the CS locations at AK so a light lunch wouldn't set us back too much. Besides, we'd need a gratuity if we eat at Kona, whereas it is included if we order in-room dining.

What do you think?

The rest of the trip is laid out like this...

Friday: Breakfast at Chef Mickey's....AK park...Dinner at Boma...TOTWL for Wishes at 9pm
Saturday: Breakfast at The Wave...Epcot...culinary demo at 3pm, wine demo at 4pm...luau at 8pm...somewhere in there, we'll need to hop over to the BWV and check in.
Sunday: DHS during the day....LeCellier at 5:50pm for dinner...Epcot for the rest of the evening, including Illuminations.
Monday: MK at last!...lunch at 1pm at Olivia's (*since we are staying at OKW in June, and this is a "research" trip, I thought we'd make a trip over to let DSiL check it out. I've stayed there twice and I love it!)...back to MK for the evening activities like the MSEP and EMH until midnight!
Tuesday: Breakfast at 10:00am at Kouzzina...DME to MCO around 11:45am...flight leaves at 2:46pm and arrives back home at 5:10pm. My DH and kiddos are planning on picking me up at the airport.

So that is our trip in a nutshell. I know it will fly by so fast! It seems to me that it is a "bare-bones" itinerary. I know that there is so many things we will need to skip, simply do to time constraints. I'd love to spend an afternoon lounging by the pool with my Kindle and a few drinks, but there is too much to do!

We're going back in June for our family reunion and that will be a 7-night stay at OKW...I will be able to relax then!