Originally, the husband (R) and I were going to be spending our upcoming trip with a couple days at WDW followed by a 4 night cruise on the Disney Dream. However, the closer we got to our Pay in Full date, the more conflicted he was getting about going on the cruise. So much like last year, our cruise is now postponed until next year. Again 
But that means we're going back to Walt Disney World!!!!! I thought something like this might happen so when the room discounts went on sale, I jumped at the chance of reserving a standard room at Coronado Springs for the week of the cruise when it was $160 a night. Woohoo!!! I'm glad I did because next to nothing was available by the time R decided to reschedule our cruise. So here are the current plans:
Day 1 - Saturday: Fly into MCO and check into Caribbean Beach Resort. This will be our first time staying here. The rest of the day will be at Disney Springs - dinner at The Boathouse followed by going to the movies to see Avengers: Endgame. I wanted to watch this movie multiple times while on the cruise but I guess watching it at DS isn't too bad. We don't have a Dolby theater close to us and I'm curious about it.
Day 2 - Sunday: Relax at the resort, maybe go to Typhoon Lagoon depending on weather. I'm waiting to buy water park tickets once we get down there. Then in the evening we're having dinner at our must do restaurant - 'Ohana.
Day 3 - Monday: Checking out of CBR and spending the day at Animal Kingdom, my favorite park. They have morning EMH that day so we'll be at the park early, then break midday to check into Coronado Springs, and then go back in the evening. Last year we didn't get to do AK at night so that's on our list this year. And I'm hoping they don't change the menu at Yak and Yeti Local Foods Cafe because I've been craving their breakfast burrito. Another place I want to try again is Satuli Canteen. R wants to try to BBQ place.
Day 4 - Tuesday: Today will be Epcot and their Flower and Garden Festival. R wants to ride Soarin since he hasn't done it since the update. We're planning on sleeping in and getting there early afternoon and just focus on the Festival and World Showcase. Do Spike's Pollinator hunt - I did that with the SIL last trip and it was a lot of fun. They are having night EMH and the park is open late so we'll do Future World then. I didn't get to spend time at Epcot EMH last trip so that's another must do. I just love the parks after dark - the energy is just different
Day 5 - Wednesday: Magic Kingdom Day - my second favorite park. Since they have night EMH we'll be getting to the park in the afternoon and spending the rest of the day there. We have an early lunch booked at Grand Floridian Cafe and we'll go to MK afterwards. I've wanted to try that restaurant a few times before but could never fit it into our schedule. But since we've been enough times now, I don't feel like we're going to miss out on anything by not being there at rope drop. Instead, I'm looking forward to sleeping in
I was in the process of reserving lunch at Be Our Guest when their system went wackadoo on me. By the time their system was fixed, I had lost the reservation. I figured it was a sign LOL.
Day 6 - Thursday: Free Day. We're still thinking of what we want to do - water park, mini golf, Disney Springs, or a day at Universal. I'm thinking Universal is out because a 1 day 2 park ticket is more than we want to spend this trip. We've never done mini golf at WDW so we might do Winter Summerland since it's across the street from CSR.
Day 7 - Friday: Check into Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani. I'm renting DVC points from my sister in law and I'm excited to finally get to spend a night here. If anyone read my trip report from 2016, then you might remember that we had a room at AKL for one night but it had to be cancelled because of Hurricane Matthew. So now it's my chance to have a redo Since we only have one night here, we're going to spend all day at the resort - lunch at Sanaa, enjoy their pool, and other activities around the resort.
Day 8 - Saturday: Our flight leaves at 8:30am so Magical (or Tragical) Express will be picking us up a little after 5am. I'm hoping the airline resort check-in will be available because I'm not a morning person and I really don't want to deal with luggage LOL. I might just stay up all night and crash on the plane. I don't travel well, and don't like airplanes, so the more tired I am, the more likely the anxiety meds will work.
I'm hoping this trip comes together. I had a lot of fun last trip but I was so focused on everyone else, that I completely forgot about me and doing what I enjoy. It's been stressful so far with the cruise being rescheduled. My friend who was supposed to house sit and watch our pets had to cancel on me - again. The pet sitter I used last year moved out of the area. So I had to scramble and find a pet sitter that was willing to come out to the country and watch our pets. She came by last month to meet us and the animals and she seems nice, mature, and dependable. But still a complete stranger so I'm going to worry about that again during our trip. My dog is getting older and has some health issues so I'm a little overprotective of him. Also, I was looking forward to the rest and relaxation of the cruise so now I'm trying to bring that into our WDW trip. This trip will be a lot more laid back than previous trips. And we're going to be staying at 3 different resorts this trip!!!! I have no idea how that will play out yet LOL. And I don't currently have Memory Maker and I'm debating whether we'll need it this trip. Right now, I'm leaning towards no.
But that means we're going back to Walt Disney World!!!!! I thought something like this might happen so when the room discounts went on sale, I jumped at the chance of reserving a standard room at Coronado Springs for the week of the cruise when it was $160 a night. Woohoo!!! I'm glad I did because next to nothing was available by the time R decided to reschedule our cruise. So here are the current plans:Day 1 - Saturday: Fly into MCO and check into Caribbean Beach Resort. This will be our first time staying here. The rest of the day will be at Disney Springs - dinner at The Boathouse followed by going to the movies to see Avengers: Endgame. I wanted to watch this movie multiple times while on the cruise but I guess watching it at DS isn't too bad. We don't have a Dolby theater close to us and I'm curious about it.
Day 2 - Sunday: Relax at the resort, maybe go to Typhoon Lagoon depending on weather. I'm waiting to buy water park tickets once we get down there. Then in the evening we're having dinner at our must do restaurant - 'Ohana.
Day 3 - Monday: Checking out of CBR and spending the day at Animal Kingdom, my favorite park. They have morning EMH that day so we'll be at the park early, then break midday to check into Coronado Springs, and then go back in the evening. Last year we didn't get to do AK at night so that's on our list this year. And I'm hoping they don't change the menu at Yak and Yeti Local Foods Cafe because I've been craving their breakfast burrito. Another place I want to try again is Satuli Canteen. R wants to try to BBQ place.
Day 4 - Tuesday: Today will be Epcot and their Flower and Garden Festival. R wants to ride Soarin since he hasn't done it since the update. We're planning on sleeping in and getting there early afternoon and just focus on the Festival and World Showcase. Do Spike's Pollinator hunt - I did that with the SIL last trip and it was a lot of fun. They are having night EMH and the park is open late so we'll do Future World then. I didn't get to spend time at Epcot EMH last trip so that's another must do. I just love the parks after dark - the energy is just different
Day 5 - Wednesday: Magic Kingdom Day - my second favorite park. Since they have night EMH we'll be getting to the park in the afternoon and spending the rest of the day there. We have an early lunch booked at Grand Floridian Cafe and we'll go to MK afterwards. I've wanted to try that restaurant a few times before but could never fit it into our schedule. But since we've been enough times now, I don't feel like we're going to miss out on anything by not being there at rope drop. Instead, I'm looking forward to sleeping in
I was in the process of reserving lunch at Be Our Guest when their system went wackadoo on me. By the time their system was fixed, I had lost the reservation. I figured it was a sign LOL.Day 6 - Thursday: Free Day. We're still thinking of what we want to do - water park, mini golf, Disney Springs, or a day at Universal. I'm thinking Universal is out because a 1 day 2 park ticket is more than we want to spend this trip. We've never done mini golf at WDW so we might do Winter Summerland since it's across the street from CSR.
Day 7 - Friday: Check into Animal Kingdom Lodge - Kidani. I'm renting DVC points from my sister in law and I'm excited to finally get to spend a night here. If anyone read my trip report from 2016, then you might remember that we had a room at AKL for one night but it had to be cancelled because of Hurricane Matthew. So now it's my chance to have a redo
Since we only have one night here, we're going to spend all day at the resort - lunch at Sanaa, enjoy their pool, and other activities around the resort. Day 8 - Saturday: Our flight leaves at 8:30am so Magical (or Tragical) Express will be picking us up a little after 5am. I'm hoping the airline resort check-in will be available because I'm not a morning person and I really don't want to deal with luggage LOL. I might just stay up all night and crash on the plane. I don't travel well, and don't like airplanes, so the more tired I am, the more likely the anxiety meds will work.
I'm hoping this trip comes together. I had a lot of fun last trip but I was so focused on everyone else, that I completely forgot about me and doing what I enjoy. It's been stressful so far with the cruise being rescheduled. My friend who was supposed to house sit and watch our pets had to cancel on me - again. The pet sitter I used last year moved out of the area. So I had to scramble and find a pet sitter that was willing to come out to the country and watch our pets. She came by last month to meet us and the animals and she seems nice, mature, and dependable. But still a complete stranger so I'm going to worry about that again during our trip. My dog is getting older and has some health issues so I'm a little overprotective of him. Also, I was looking forward to the rest and relaxation of the cruise so now I'm trying to bring that into our WDW trip. This trip will be a lot more laid back than previous trips. And we're going to be staying at 3 different resorts this trip!!!! I have no idea how that will play out yet LOL. And I don't currently have Memory Maker and I'm debating whether we'll need it this trip. Right now, I'm leaning towards no.
One thing is for sure - I will not go hungry at Disney Springs LOL.
