Pre-Trip Two Overnight Disney Trips in One Month? Sure thing! (7/4-7/5/2023 & 7/19-7/22/2023 PTR)

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Earlier today my mom called me, asking if I'd like to be at the Grand Floridian July 19-22 as she is attending a conference there! I knew I couldn't turn down the opportunity to stay at Disney's most eloquent Deluxe Resort! Add to this I had a 1 night trip already booked for July 4-5 at the Contemporary as since 2021, I've been to WDW every 4th of July (which is sorta of a Disney Tradition for me going forward).

However, this 4th of July will be the first trip where I will be taking advantage of Disney's new reservation free entry for APs after 2pm for Magic Kingdom given my arrival time! This should be pretty cool! However, the Grand Floridian was booked for the conference, so it looks like we'll be doing a double dip over at the Contemporary! ;D


So here's the plans
Trip 1
Dates: July 4-5, 2023
Hotel: Disney's Contemporary Resort
Amtrak Winter Park to Kissimmee (connect to Link 56 to TTC), Magic Kingdom on 4th of July
Epcot/MK on July 5th, Lynx/SunRail home to Lake Mary in afternoon/evening

Trip 2
Dates: July 19-22, 2023
Hotel: Disney's Contemporary Resort
I'll be doing Magic Kingdom & Epcot on Thursday, and Epcot & Magic Kingdom (or Hollywood Studios) on Friday, plus Animal Kingdom on Saturday I'll likely take my usual SunRail/Lynx routing on Wednesday.
 
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Dining reservations for the second trip open on Saturday!
Hoping to secure California Grill Dinner for Thursday with a 8:45pm seating time!
 
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11 Days Left Until Trip No.1 (July 4-5)!
So here's the plan for that one!

July 4
Taking Amtrak Train 91 down from Winter Park to Kissimmee, then Link 56 to the TTC and in turn the monorail to the Contemporary to settle-in and unpack. Will then head out for MK to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening there! Lunch more than likely will be on the train, and dinner may be Sleepy Hollow or Casey's. My main focus will be Tomorrowland and most of Fantasyland, plus the fireworks from the train station balcony!

July 5
I'll start the day off at Epcot, by doing early entry for Test Track and Mission Space, before knocking down Soarin with a LL, and try to get one last look at Flower & Garden, plus do Gran Fiesta Tour and maybe some errands at the Japan Pavilion. Trying to figure out lunch, maybe I can snag a last minute ADR at Via Napoli or Le Creperie de Paris? I'll hop over to MK at around 2pm to knock down a few more things mostly in Frontierland and Adventureland before grabbing my usual Lynx and SunRail routing home from the TTC to Lake Mary.
 
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IanDLBZF

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Okay, since I'm all packed, I figured I'd tweak the gameplan a bit for trip No.1!
July 4
Taking Amtrak Train 91 down from Winter Park to Kissimmee, then Link 56 to the TTC and in turn the monorail to the Contemporary to settle-in and unpack. Will then head out for MK to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening there! Lunch more than likely will be on the train, and dinner may be Sleepy Hollow or Casey's. My main focus will be Tomorrowland and most of Fantasyland, plus the fireworks from the train station balcony!

July 5
I'll have breakfast at Contempo Cafe and finish packing (up bright and early), and I'll drop off my suitcase at bell services, all before I start the day off at Epcot, by doing early entry for Test Track and Mission Space, before knocking down Soarin with a LL, and try to get one last look at Flower & Garden, plus do Gran Fiesta Tour and maybe some errands at the Japan Pavilion. I have a lunch ADR at 12:50pm for Tutto Italia (I've done dinner here once and it's pretty good FWIW). I'll hop over to MK at around 2pm to knock down a few more things mostly in Frontierland and Adventureland before grabbing my usual Lynx and SunRail routing home from the TTC to Lake Mary.
 
IanDLBZF

IanDLBZF

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IanDLBZF said:
Okay, since I'm all packed, I figured I'd tweak the gameplan a bit for trip No.1!
July 4
Taking Amtrak Train 91 down from Winter Park to Kissimmee, then Link 56 to the TTC and in turn the monorail to the Contemporary to settle-in and unpack. Will then head out for MK to spend the rest of the afternoon and evening there! Lunch more than likely will be on the train, and dinner may be Sleepy Hollow or Casey's. My main focus will be Tomorrowland and most of Fantasyland, plus the fireworks from the train station balcony!

July 5
I'll have breakfast at Contempo Cafe and finish packing (up bright and early), and I'll drop off my suitcase at bell services, all before I start the day off at Epcot, by doing early entry for Test Track and Mission Space, before knocking down Soarin with a LL, and try to get one last look at Flower & Garden, plus do Gran Fiesta Tour and maybe some errands at the Japan Pavilion. I have a lunch ADR at 12:50pm for Tutto Italia (I've done dinner here once and it's pretty good FWIW). I'll hop over to MK at around 2pm to knock down a few more things mostly in Frontierland and Adventureland before grabbing my usual Lynx and SunRail routing home from the TTC to Lake Mary.
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