Okay, admittedly I'm a terrible DISer. I stopped with the updates for a while because it made it seem like so long before the trip and there wasn't much to report after my ADR's were made. However, things have been moving right along. Here are the way things stand as of now, as you all know until we’re on the plane everything is subject to tweaks.
ADR’s didn’t shake out exactly like I wanted but pretty close.
ADR’s
11/30/2018 Kona Grill 8:10 AM
11/30/2018 Liberty Tree Tavern 5:20 PM
12/1/2018 Tusker House 11:00 AM
12/1/2018 ‘Ohana 3:45 PM (I’m still hoping to find a later reservation for this)
12/2/2018 Garden Grill 8:50 AM (I’m still hoping to find an 8:00 am for this)
12/2/2017 Via Napoli/CP 4:55 PM
12/3/2017 Sci-Fi Dine In 11:00 AM
FP+ (I can make these Sunday 9/30!! Hopefully I get these)
11/30/2018 – MVMCP
Seven Drawfs Mine Train 4:00 PM
Haunted Mansion 4:15 PM
BTMR 6:00 PM
12/1/2018 - Animal Kingdom - EMH
Rope Drop Na'vi River Journey
Kilamanjaro Safari 11:30 AM
Expedition Everest 12:00 PM
Flight of Passage 12:30 PM
12/2/2018 - EPCOT
Test Track 10:00 AM
Mission Space 10:30 AM
Spaceship Earth 11:00 AM
12/3/2018 – Hollywood Studios/Departure Day
Extra Morning Magic Toy Story Land
Rock 'n Roller Coaster 9:30 AM
Tower of Terror 9:45 AM
Star Tours 10:30 AM
Daily Plans:
11/29/2018 – Arrival Day
Flight arrives at 8:00 pm, Magical Express to Poly. We’ll get settled in our room and head to Trader Sam’s Tiki Terrace for a late-night snack/drink and hopefully catch the fireworks from MVMCP.
11/30/2018 – MVMCP
Breakfast at Kona Grill, I thought of making the ADR for closer to 9:00 but we are typically early risers and I think we’ll be ready for breakfast before 9:00 I might still change it to 8:30 if I can get one. MVMCP tickets are purchased for the 30th. The rest of the day will be hanging out at the resort and Monorail Resort Loop to check out their Christmas Decorations. We’ll most likely have lunch at the Contemporary QS and then rest up and get ready to be a MK by 4:00.
12/1/2018 - Animal Kingdom
HAPPY 12TH BIRTHDAY TO MY SON!!!! No breakfast reservations. I want to try to get to AK for rope drop but I’m not going to stress if that doesn’t happen. We have an early lunch at Tusker House and then plan to be back to Poly early for our 3:45 at ‘Ohana. Originally we planned to have a later ‘Ohana dinner and go to Trader Sam’s right at 4:00 now we’ll probably try to flip that assuming we can get in Trader Sam’s after dinner and before 8:00.
12/2/2018 - EPCOT
We have a breakfast ADR at Garden Grill. This is our favorite way to start a day at EPCOT. We’ll tour Future World in the morning and head back to the resort at lunch and have a couple hour rest. I’ve learned the hard way we cannot do EPCOT without a break. We have a 5:00 pm dinner at Via Napoli and the 8:15 Candlelight Processional show. I’m very excited to see the Candlelight Processional I just wish they would hurry up and post the narrator for that day.
12/3/2018 – Hollywood Studios/Departure Day ☹
I decided to get the Extra Morning Magic for Toy Story Land, this is a short day for us, so I wanted to be able make the most of it. We have lunch at Sci Fi Dine in and then will take a Minnie Van back to Poly to catch Tragical Express around 4:00ish. We might try to use our last QS credit for dinner before we leave the resort or get sandwiches to take with us if we aren’t hungry. Our plane leaves MCO at 7:30 and we’re back home around 10:00 hopefully we both make it through the next day back at work and school.
Other Plans Still in Progress
Birthday Surprise – I’m debating on an in-room celebration for my son from Disney Floral Dept. I don’t think I want to do the gigantic one and we don’t need the cake, but I’d like to do something fun to acknowledge it. If anyone has idea’s I’d love to hear them.
MVMCP Shirts – I was going to order us shirts off Etsy but the more I looked at them the more I thought I could do that. So, I bought myself a Cricut for my Birthday in August. I need to go ahead and get them made pretty quickly incase I still need to order something.
Other Completed Plans
Outfits – I’ve decided other than the MVMCP shirts I’m not going to go with Disney shirts this trip. I am going to try to DisneyBound Mary Poppins for our EPCOT day.
Ears – I ordered some ears from an Instagram shop (message me and I’ll be happy to share the name of the shop they were amazing!). The Mary Poppins ears are musical and the Toy Story bow and the Animal Kingdom bow are interchangeable. Plus, I have a pair of Disney Parks Christmas Ears that I got in a subscription box.
Pictures are borrowed from the shop Instagram.