*UPDATES*
Swapped around a few dinner ADR, still checking daily for a dinner at BOG to open up! (I know its a long shot)
Called this morning & made our reservations for the Magic Express! We were back & forth on whether to take ME or call for an Uber and finally I decided to do ME (neither of us have ridden before) We also plan on doing carry on, as to not have to wait for our luggage later in the day. Anyway, I had a nice chat with a CM named August who was wonderful. Our conversation got me even more excited for our trip.She asked if we were going for a special occasion and when I told her it was our late honeymoon she made note in the system that we would be receiving buttons
After hanging up with August I finalized our itinerary:
ARRIVAL DAY
(this is technically our 'resort day')
Thurs, 10/26
-First flight out of Newark, NJ at 5:45AM
-Arrive at MCO at 8:20AM
-Magical Express to our resort (AS Movies)
-Check in (hopefully we will be able to store our bags at the front desk?)
-Uber to a Publix, or Wal-Mart to get some things for the room
(if anyone can let me know the best spot for this off property please let me know!)
-Bus over to TTC, then hop on the monorail over to CR
-1:05PM ADR at Chef Mickey's (will be my first time
)
-After brunch, head over to Disney Springs
-*Hopefeully our room will be ready at this point*
-Bus over to TTC to grab another bus to AKL
-6:55 PM ADR at Sanaa
-*Depending on how exhausted we are, our last stop is over to the Poly to walk around
& grab a Dole Whip (another first for me)*
-FINALLY, back to our home for the week to get some sleep before hitting the MK the next morning
**My sister looked at our itinerary and said, "UGH you're going to be one of those people that has a step by step list- Sanaa, 6:55 Monorail, 7:45 Dole Whip 8:30"
DAY 1
Fri, 10/27
MK & Epcot
-Morning & afternoon in MK
-Planning to see the parade at 2:00
-Monorail over to Epcot
-5:15PM ADR at Coral Reef (one of my favorites when I was a little girl)
-Illuminations
DAY 2
Sat 10/28
AK & MK
-We have a 9:50AM ADR at Be Our Guest, so we'll get to MK for rope drop, hopefully get to an attraction or two beforehand
-Morning & afternoon in AK
-7:00 PM ADR at Rainforest Cafe
-Bus back to MK for Happily Ever After
DAY 3
Sun, 10/29
HS & Epcot
-Morning & afternoon in HS
-6:05PM ADR at 50's Prime Time Cafe
-Fantasmic!
-Over to Epcot for EMH
DAY 4
Mon, 10/30
AK & MK
-Morning & afternoon in AK
-Bus over to TTC, monorail over to Wilderness Lodge
(WL was the first deluxe my family stayed in, back in May of 1996! Has always been my parents favorite resort)
*If we somehow grow bored of AK, we'll head over to MK early- this is why I love Park Hopper!!!*
-6:45PM ADR at Whispering Canyon Cafe
-Ferry over to MK for EMH
DAY 5
Tues, 10/31 Happy Halloween!!!
EPCOT & HS
-Morning in Epcot (most likely World Showcase)
-Afternoon in HS
-5:40PM ADR at Sci-Fi Dine-In Theather (another old favorite of mine)
-Star Wars: A Galatic Spectacular
*This is going to be both mine & my husband's first time in Disney on a holiday! He's only been once
And my family went every May (with the exception of 2003, we went in June and in 2007, when we went in July)
DAY 6
Tues 11/1
On all of our family trips, our last day was always reserved for all the things we wanted to do one last time! It was also the day that my sister & I would pick our "gift" from the trip- we would get lots of little things throughout (pens, pencils, little knick knacks) but we were always allowed to pick one main gift at the end. I usually went for something that involved what my favorite attraction was that year, or some sort of appareal. My sister was crazy about Winnie the Pooh so that was usually what she picked
We'll start the day at MK for EMH, then kind of go from there- park hop, shop, etc.
I did not make any ADR for this day
DEPARTURE DAY
Thurs, 11/2
We have a 10:55AM flight out of MCO, so I imagine we will have little time to do much of anything before we have to get on ME. I'm already sad, just thinking about it! Lol. Probably just a quick breakfast at the food court before we get on our way.
So, that's the plan so far. Next Saturday, (8/26) I am finally able to start reserving FP+ I'll be setting the alarm & getting up early for this!!
