Headed to my dream vacation at WDW with my wife in the first week of May. It is our first trip to WDW as a couple and my first trip in 5 years and her first since high school. We will be there for 8 nights and 9 days, and I have been questioning all of my decisions to this point, but with less than a month to go time has hit a standstill. Here is what we have planned so far:
Wed- Early flight in from Philly should get us to the Poly at around 10:30 the latest. After dropping off our bags we plan to head over to Hollywood Studios for the 30th anniversary celebration. Our first fastpass is for 11:15am at Toy Story Mania and we have FP for Tower of Terror and Rockin Roller Coaster. We really hope that it isn't slammed that day, but we will roll with the punches. We also have a fantasmic dinner package at 12:00 at Mama Melrose.
Thurs- Original plan was to make this an all day AK day, but when Disney released their Disney After Hours into May we decided to take advantage of this and adjusted our plans for this day. We will hopefully get up early and Rope Drop FoP since we weren't able to get a fast pass after some Tonga Toast of course! We have fast passes for the Navi River Journey and Dinosaur. We plan on hitting up Flame Tree BBQ for lunch and then heading back to the Poly for some pool time before heading over to the Magic Kingdom at around 6:00 or so for some Fast Pass rides before After Hours start at 10:00pm. Really looking forward to an empty MK and hopefully riding Space Mountain and Big Thunder on repeat for an hour.
Fri- Our planned Epcot day. We have a 9:50 Frozen Ever After fast pass and hope to rope drop Test Track on our way over to Frozen. Outside of that we have FP for Mission Space and Spaceship Earth all before lunch. We plan on hitting up La Cantina de San Angel for lunch and maybe enjoy a margarita or two. Hopefully snag a fast pass for Soarin otherwise we plan to take it easy and stroll around the countries and taking in the sights. We have a 7:40 dinner at Spice Road table, and hope to catch the fireworks from there if not we will hopefully find a spot to watch.
Sat- Rest day! We have a DVC showing at 8:30 at the Poly and hope to snag some gift cards and extra fast passes for the tour. We are seriously considering it, and this will give my DW more info before we commit. After that we plan on hanging by the pool all day. Plan is to head over to Disney Springs at around 6:00 for our 7:05 dinner reservation at Chef Art Smith's Homecomin. After dinner everything is up in the air! I am very tempted to go to Jelly Roll's as I have some good memories from my Minor League Baseball convention days.
Sun- MK day! Plan on spending most of the day here with a pool break at the Poly at some point or maybe a trip over to resort hop. Have 7DMT, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain FP before our 12:35pm lunch at Be Our Guest. Hope to catch a ride on the Jungle Cruise and catch up on the Carousel of Progress in the afternoon. We have a 5:50pm reservation at Skipper Canteen, which I am really looking forward to, since the Jungle Cruise is my favorite ride of all time at WDW. After dinner hope to catch a ride or two before Happily Ever After and then returning to the Poly for maybe a late night Dole Whip.
Mon- Back to the AK for our FoP fast pass at 9:30. We have Kilimanjaro and Expedition FP as well that day. Also hope to hit up Kali River Rapids even though DW hates water wides. Plan to take it easy in the afternoon before our Teppan Edo Dinner at 7:30pm. Hope to catch Illuminations again or get one late night ride on Test Track before the park closes.
Tues- Back to Hollywood Studios for Rockin Roller Coaster, Slinky Dog Dash and Star Tours Fast passes. Probably do a QS lunch there and then head back to the pool at the Poly. We have a 8:30 dinner reservation at Le Cellier. Really hoping it is worth our 2 Table Credits.
Wed- Last full day at WDW. Back to AK for another FoP FP plus Dinosaur and Kilimanjaro Safaris. Highlight of this day is our 'Ohana Dinner back at the Poly at 9:35. We hope to catch the floating boat show before headed in for dinner that night. Also would like to hit up some MK rides that we might have missed on our previous days. Will treasure this last full day as it could be our last trip as just the two of us.
Thurs- Our flight isn't till 7:00pm so we have most of the day to explore. I have MK planned for this day with a 7DMNT FP along with Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain. Plan on headed over to Pecos Bills for lunch and just soak in the Magic till we have to take the Tragic Express back to airport and reality.
If anyone has any tips, I am all ears, and plan on sharing pictures and a debrief after the trip. Hope everyone enjoys!
Wed- Early flight in from Philly should get us to the Poly at around 10:30 the latest. After dropping off our bags we plan to head over to Hollywood Studios for the 30th anniversary celebration. Our first fastpass is for 11:15am at Toy Story Mania and we have FP for Tower of Terror and Rockin Roller Coaster. We really hope that it isn't slammed that day, but we will roll with the punches. We also have a fantasmic dinner package at 12:00 at Mama Melrose.
Thurs- Original plan was to make this an all day AK day, but when Disney released their Disney After Hours into May we decided to take advantage of this and adjusted our plans for this day. We will hopefully get up early and Rope Drop FoP since we weren't able to get a fast pass after some Tonga Toast of course! We have fast passes for the Navi River Journey and Dinosaur. We plan on hitting up Flame Tree BBQ for lunch and then heading back to the Poly for some pool time before heading over to the Magic Kingdom at around 6:00 or so for some Fast Pass rides before After Hours start at 10:00pm. Really looking forward to an empty MK and hopefully riding Space Mountain and Big Thunder on repeat for an hour.
Fri- Our planned Epcot day. We have a 9:50 Frozen Ever After fast pass and hope to rope drop Test Track on our way over to Frozen. Outside of that we have FP for Mission Space and Spaceship Earth all before lunch. We plan on hitting up La Cantina de San Angel for lunch and maybe enjoy a margarita or two. Hopefully snag a fast pass for Soarin otherwise we plan to take it easy and stroll around the countries and taking in the sights. We have a 7:40 dinner at Spice Road table, and hope to catch the fireworks from there if not we will hopefully find a spot to watch.
Sat- Rest day! We have a DVC showing at 8:30 at the Poly and hope to snag some gift cards and extra fast passes for the tour. We are seriously considering it, and this will give my DW more info before we commit. After that we plan on hanging by the pool all day. Plan is to head over to Disney Springs at around 6:00 for our 7:05 dinner reservation at Chef Art Smith's Homecomin. After dinner everything is up in the air! I am very tempted to go to Jelly Roll's as I have some good memories from my Minor League Baseball convention days.
Sun- MK day! Plan on spending most of the day here with a pool break at the Poly at some point or maybe a trip over to resort hop. Have 7DMT, Space Mountain and Splash Mountain FP before our 12:35pm lunch at Be Our Guest. Hope to catch a ride on the Jungle Cruise and catch up on the Carousel of Progress in the afternoon. We have a 5:50pm reservation at Skipper Canteen, which I am really looking forward to, since the Jungle Cruise is my favorite ride of all time at WDW. After dinner hope to catch a ride or two before Happily Ever After and then returning to the Poly for maybe a late night Dole Whip.
Mon- Back to the AK for our FoP fast pass at 9:30. We have Kilimanjaro and Expedition FP as well that day. Also hope to hit up Kali River Rapids even though DW hates water wides. Plan to take it easy in the afternoon before our Teppan Edo Dinner at 7:30pm. Hope to catch Illuminations again or get one late night ride on Test Track before the park closes.
Tues- Back to Hollywood Studios for Rockin Roller Coaster, Slinky Dog Dash and Star Tours Fast passes. Probably do a QS lunch there and then head back to the pool at the Poly. We have a 8:30 dinner reservation at Le Cellier. Really hoping it is worth our 2 Table Credits.
Wed- Last full day at WDW. Back to AK for another FoP FP plus Dinosaur and Kilimanjaro Safaris. Highlight of this day is our 'Ohana Dinner back at the Poly at 9:35. We hope to catch the floating boat show before headed in for dinner that night. Also would like to hit up some MK rides that we might have missed on our previous days. Will treasure this last full day as it could be our last trip as just the two of us.
Thurs- Our flight isn't till 7:00pm so we have most of the day to explore. I have MK planned for this day with a 7DMNT FP along with Space Mountain and Big Thunder Mountain. Plan on headed over to Pecos Bills for lunch and just soak in the Magic till we have to take the Tragic Express back to airport and reality.
If anyone has any tips, I am all ears, and plan on sharing pictures and a debrief after the trip. Hope everyone enjoys!
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