Pre Trip Report & Itinerary
First off, let me say that my trip isn't until December of this year (2010)! :brick:But, I can't freakin' wait so I'm posting this now!!
My name is Jon and I live in North Carolina (Go Tar Heels!). I am 32 years old and married to the woman of my dreams who got me turned on to Disney and now I'm a WDW Freak! I have been to the World 4 times in my life. I went once when I was about 10 years old with my parents and brother, once with my school when I was in the 10th grade, then in February of 2006 with my girlfriend (now wife) and her family and my last trip was in January of 2008 with my fiance (now wife) and her family again. I've been ready to go back since I walked out of the Magic Kingdom that last night in January 2008...
Here is my tentative itinerary:
Saturday Dec. 4 - Arrive at Walt Disney World - Fort Wilderness Campground. My in-laws have a HUGE 5th Wheel Camper so we love to stay at the campground. It's SOOOO much cheaper and we spend all our time in the parks, so it just makes sense for us. We drive all the way from North Carolina so we usually stop to spend the night near the GA/FL line on Friday night. We will finally arrive at the WDW Resort around lunch time on Saturday and proceed to check in at Fort Wilderness. After we take time to set up the camper, grab a few things from the outpost, and explore the campground for a bit, we will proably either head over to the Magic Kingdom or go over to Downtown Disney (if not both) and then come back to rest up for our first full day in the parks!
Sunday Dec. 5 - Animal Kingdom. We usually grab a quick breakfast on our way to the bus stop. Probably a pop tart or something like that.
We always make a B-Line straight for Kilimangaro Safaris as soon as the ropes drop because the best time to see the animals are first thing in the morning. But this time, I think I'm going to get everyone's card ticket and sprint toward Expedition Everest and get us all Fast Passes and then meet the rest of my crew at the Safaris. I want to try some of the different restaurants in Animal Kingdom this time because in the past we just grabbed something quick.
Some of my cant' miss attractions in DAK are: Expedition Everest (my favorite in this park and overall in WDW), Kilimangaro Safaris, It's Tough to be a Bug, Festival of the Lion King, Kali River Rapids, Dinosaur and of course all the trails (I love animals). We always close out a day at Animal Kingdom by visiting the Rainforest Cafe! The atmosphere there is just awesome!
Monday Dec. 6 - Hollywood Studios. We always like to be at the parks at rope drop, so DHS is no exception! The last time I was at WDW, Toy Story Mania was not there yet... so after reading all the trip reports and ridiculous wait times for this attraction, I'll go there first and either ride and then get fast passes or just get fast passes for later. DHS is probably my favorite park... well I love them all, but I really like this one. It has my 2nd favorite attraction at Disney (TOT) and my 3rd favorite (RRC), not to mention great shows!
My can't misses for Hollywood Studios are: Tower of Terror, Rockin' Rollercoaster, Beauty and the Beast, Star Tours (Can't wait for the new one!), Great Movie Ride, Blacklot Tour, Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, Muppet Vision 3D, Lights Motors Action and of course Fantasmic!
Tuesday Dec. 7 - Sea World. I know, I know. We cheat on Disney one day during our trip, but we love Sea World! Nemo forgives us every time. :kiss: We don't go all day without getting a taste of Disney though... First thing in the morning we will be driving over to the Contemperary Resort for breakfast at Chef Mickey's! This is our favorite character meal EVER! So yummy!! After that, it's off to Sea World for the day. Sea World closes around 6:00pm so we normally come back to the campground and then hop on over to which park is having EMH that night! You've got to love the fact that the Park Hopper option only goes up by like $3 a day after like 5 days! I mean, $3 to spend three or four hours in a Disney park? That's a deal you can't beat!
Wednesday Dec. 8 - Magic Kingdom - Ahhhh, the classic Disney park! How can you not just love it!?! I love scheduling a breakfast at either Crystal Palace or Cinderella's Castle before the park opens just so I can walk down Main Street USA when it is empty... It's just awesome. I love to snap a few pictures of the park and castle with nobody in the park and then snap a few shots later when it gets crowded. What a contrast! Anyway, we never really have a touring plan for Magic Kingdom, so we just explore all day and ride until Wishes lights up the night sky... I do want to try a Dole Whip on this trip (never had one before) and I also want to do the Jungle Cruise at night. My can't miss attractions for MK are: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain (It was closed for refurb on my last visit), Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear, Carousel of Progress and the TTA! I love all the shops along Main St. USA and all the places to eat! This park is truly magical!
Thursday Dec. 9 - EPCOT - EPCOT is another one of my favorites! I get excited just thinking about it! First things first - we sprint to Soarin' and then we get fast passes for it for later. We spend a little time in Future World and do all of our favorite attractions there along with the Land and the Seas with Nemo and Friends. Then, my favorite part, World Showcase! I love going to and exploring all of the countries, trying the food and browsing in all of the shops! A day at Epcot is not complete without taking in Illuminations! What an awesome display! My Epcot can't misses include: Soarin', Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land, Mission:Space, Test Track, the American Adventure and Maelstrom.
Friday Dec. 10 - I have nothing planned for this day as of yet, but it will probably consist of hitting all of the parks and doing our favorite attractions one last time before heading home or grabbing that souvenir that we passed on earlier in the week.
I hope you guys enjoyed the rough draft of my tentative itinerary for my WDW trip that is still several months away! Oh well, the time will fly and it will be here before I know it! I'll update as plans fall into place... Until next time....
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First off, let me say that my trip isn't until December of this year (2010)! :brick:But, I can't freakin' wait so I'm posting this now!!
My name is Jon and I live in North Carolina (Go Tar Heels!). I am 32 years old and married to the woman of my dreams who got me turned on to Disney and now I'm a WDW Freak! I have been to the World 4 times in my life. I went once when I was about 10 years old with my parents and brother, once with my school when I was in the 10th grade, then in February of 2006 with my girlfriend (now wife) and her family and my last trip was in January of 2008 with my fiance (now wife) and her family again. I've been ready to go back since I walked out of the Magic Kingdom that last night in January 2008...
Here is my tentative itinerary:
Saturday Dec. 4 - Arrive at Walt Disney World - Fort Wilderness Campground. My in-laws have a HUGE 5th Wheel Camper so we love to stay at the campground. It's SOOOO much cheaper and we spend all our time in the parks, so it just makes sense for us. We drive all the way from North Carolina so we usually stop to spend the night near the GA/FL line on Friday night. We will finally arrive at the WDW Resort around lunch time on Saturday and proceed to check in at Fort Wilderness. After we take time to set up the camper, grab a few things from the outpost, and explore the campground for a bit, we will proably either head over to the Magic Kingdom or go over to Downtown Disney (if not both) and then come back to rest up for our first full day in the parks!
Sunday Dec. 5 - Animal Kingdom. We usually grab a quick breakfast on our way to the bus stop. Probably a pop tart or something like that.
We always make a B-Line straight for Kilimangaro Safaris as soon as the ropes drop because the best time to see the animals are first thing in the morning. But this time, I think I'm going to get everyone's card ticket and sprint toward Expedition Everest and get us all Fast Passes and then meet the rest of my crew at the Safaris. I want to try some of the different restaurants in Animal Kingdom this time because in the past we just grabbed something quick. Some of my cant' miss attractions in DAK are: Expedition Everest (my favorite in this park and overall in WDW), Kilimangaro Safaris, It's Tough to be a Bug, Festival of the Lion King, Kali River Rapids, Dinosaur and of course all the trails (I love animals). We always close out a day at Animal Kingdom by visiting the Rainforest Cafe! The atmosphere there is just awesome!
Monday Dec. 6 - Hollywood Studios. We always like to be at the parks at rope drop, so DHS is no exception! The last time I was at WDW, Toy Story Mania was not there yet... so after reading all the trip reports and ridiculous wait times for this attraction, I'll go there first and either ride and then get fast passes or just get fast passes for later. DHS is probably my favorite park... well I love them all, but I really like this one. It has my 2nd favorite attraction at Disney (TOT) and my 3rd favorite (RRC), not to mention great shows!
My can't misses for Hollywood Studios are: Tower of Terror, Rockin' Rollercoaster, Beauty and the Beast, Star Tours (Can't wait for the new one!), Great Movie Ride, Blacklot Tour, Indiana Jones Stunt Spectacular, Muppet Vision 3D, Lights Motors Action and of course Fantasmic!
Tuesday Dec. 7 - Sea World. I know, I know. We cheat on Disney one day during our trip, but we love Sea World! Nemo forgives us every time. :kiss: We don't go all day without getting a taste of Disney though... First thing in the morning we will be driving over to the Contemperary Resort for breakfast at Chef Mickey's! This is our favorite character meal EVER! So yummy!! After that, it's off to Sea World for the day. Sea World closes around 6:00pm so we normally come back to the campground and then hop on over to which park is having EMH that night! You've got to love the fact that the Park Hopper option only goes up by like $3 a day after like 5 days! I mean, $3 to spend three or four hours in a Disney park? That's a deal you can't beat!
Wednesday Dec. 8 - Magic Kingdom - Ahhhh, the classic Disney park! How can you not just love it!?! I love scheduling a breakfast at either Crystal Palace or Cinderella's Castle before the park opens just so I can walk down Main Street USA when it is empty... It's just awesome. I love to snap a few pictures of the park and castle with nobody in the park and then snap a few shots later when it gets crowded. What a contrast! Anyway, we never really have a touring plan for Magic Kingdom, so we just explore all day and ride until Wishes lights up the night sky... I do want to try a Dole Whip on this trip (never had one before) and I also want to do the Jungle Cruise at night. My can't miss attractions for MK are: Space Mountain, Splash Mountain (It was closed for refurb on my last visit
), Pirates of the Caribbean, Jungle Cruise, Big Thunder Mountain Railroad, Haunted Mansion, Buzz Lightyear, Carousel of Progress and the TTA! I love all the shops along Main St. USA and all the places to eat! This park is truly magical! Thursday Dec. 9 - EPCOT - EPCOT is another one of my favorites! I get excited just thinking about it! First things first - we sprint to Soarin' and then we get fast passes for it for later. We spend a little time in Future World and do all of our favorite attractions there along with the Land and the Seas with Nemo and Friends. Then, my favorite part, World Showcase! I love going to and exploring all of the countries, trying the food and browsing in all of the shops! A day at Epcot is not complete without taking in Illuminations! What an awesome display! My Epcot can't misses include: Soarin', Spaceship Earth, Living with the Land, Mission:Space, Test Track, the American Adventure and Maelstrom.
Friday Dec. 10 - I have nothing planned for this day as of yet, but it will probably consist of hitting all of the parks and doing our favorite attractions one last time before heading home or grabbing that souvenir that we passed on earlier in the week.
I hope you guys enjoyed the rough draft of my tentative itinerary for my WDW trip that is still several months away! Oh well, the time will fly and it will be here before I know it! I'll update as plans fall into place... Until next time....
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