August 1 & 2 - depart home and drive toward WDW. (I don't have this part down yet - I just know I'm expecting about 2.5 days so we can see some of the area we're driving through!)
Oh...forgot to mention we have 7 day park hopper tickets and the basic dining plan.
August 3 - arrive at WDW around 11AM - check into POP. We are paying for a standard room and I haven't figured out what buildings that gives us. I understand we can ask for an upgrade if one is available...hmmm...
Once we've checked in and gotten our tickets, it's off to Animal Kingdom! Since it's our first trip - we're really not sure what we're going to like more or less. Even though Sean and I are animal people, we're expecting to be more epcot and magic kingdom...we'll see though...
We're hoping to do: Dinosaur, Expedition Everest, Kali river rapids, Kilimanjaro Safaris, Maharajah Jungle Trek, The Oasis, Pangani Forest Experience trail, Primeval Whirl and The tree of Life and Trails. Is this possible in 7 hours?
Lunch...Flame Tree Barbque
Dinner...we have reservations at Yak & Yeti
Then...back to hotel, find our room, check out the Pop and call it a night.
August 4 - Epcot! grab breakfast at Pop and find our bus. Epcot opens at 9 and closes at 9pm. Our hopes for today may be a little extreme - so...what ever we don't get to, we'll have a second chance later in the week. Here's the Epcot plan in no particular order: all the different countries, Club Cool, Gran Fiesta Tour, Maelstrom, Soarin', Test Track.
Lunch? I have no idea.
Dinner - Rose & Crown at 7:30...we're hoping for patio seating and a view of illuminations!
Then...slowly walk to the bus and back to hotel for some sleep.
August 5 - Oh yeah!!! my favorite Day!!! We're off to the Magic Kingdom!!! ( I know it's bigger, more spread out, etc. but it's the closest to my home than any other park!!!) And it's extra magic hours for the evening so we're there from 9AM until...can this be right? ... 3AM?????? Like that's going to happen!!
So here's what I want to do on this day. More than anything - I HAVE TO DO THESE THREE THINGS! Country Bear Jamborie, People Mover, and Carousel of Progress! I miss those so much and was so excited when I heard they were at WDW. All that's missing are the buckets! (so ... who gets that reference?!) The other activities: Astro Obiter, Big thunder Mountain Railroad, Buzz Lightyear, Haunted Mansion, Jungle cruise, Mickey's PhilarMagic, Monsters, Inc Laugh Floor, Pirates of the caribbean, Space Mountain, Splash Mountain, stich's Great Escape, Tiki Room, tom Sawyer Island, Railroad.
Lunch? not sure...
dinner? reservations at Liberty tree - probably our last character meal - I did mention Sean's 14, right?
August 6 - if we wake up (heeeeeheeeee) we're off to disney Hollywood Studios. Extra magic evening hours again! Plans for today include: The Great Movie Ride, Indiana Jones Epic Stunt, Lights, Motors, Action! Extreme Stunt Show, Muppet Vision 3-D, One Man's dream, Rock n Roller coaster, Star tours, Studios Backlot Tour, toy Story Mania, Twilight Zone Tower of Terror.
Lunch...again...not sure.
dinner? 50's prime time cafe!
I don't forsee us spending forever here. But I do know we will want to do ToT and Rock N Roller Coaster a few times so, that' take up a few hours!
We'll probably spend some time on this day at the hotel...maybe sleeping or swimming...
August 7...Back to Epcot! Enjoy everything we may have missed, everything we loved, and everything we may have decided we really should have done. Dinner is at LeCellier Steakhouse. this is another kick back and just enjoy day.
August 8...Wrap up our last full time day at the Magic Kingdom. I've been known to spend 5 straight days at disneyland on any given SoCal vacation, so I can't imagine not spending our last full day at it's sister in Florida. Dinner is at tony's town square. They will have to drag me out when the day is over.
August 9 - I don't know what we'll do. Probably something easy. check out and maybe head over to Animal Kingdom - I can see that as a good finish. Though I know Sean also wants to hit downtown disney at some point. Theoretically, we need to start heading home. But...I don't have to be back to work until the 13th, so we have a little time. Even if we just get an hour or two down the road before we sleep, we'll be on our way.
So...how does this sound? Is it possible to do what I propose?
I have the Passporter, the unofficial guide, the little black book, and a couple of imagineer books on the Magic Kingdom and Animal Kingdom.
I also bought a pal mickey for fun on ebay. So I'm hoping to have his programming updated at Animal Kingdom. If not, I do know there's a location in MK - I would like to do it earlier than later!
So...what does everyone think?
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