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@Ajsmommy: also, touringplans.com has a reservation finder, so if you don't get what you wanted 180 days out, plug your wishlist in there and it'll constantly search for openings for you.
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@Ajsmommy: Book online what you can grab. Search when it goes live if you really want to try to stay up at midnight or whenever to log in right away.
Then use other resources (booking websites or phone) to call and try to fit other things you didn't get.
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http://blogmickey.com/2017/07/review-video-disneys-minnie-van-uber-like-service/
A new transportation option that looks really awesome!! "Minnie vans"...they take you door to door for $20 and come included with 2 car seats. I can see us using this option to go to our Ohana Dinner which takes a while via bus&monorail, or Disney Springs (where the buses are notoriously slow).
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@Charm54: wow that looks so awesome!!! Would definitely use that if it's available when we visit in November!
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@Charm54: awesome!!!
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@Ajsmommy: we were at WDW Sept 2016 and had an amazing time.
My top takeaways were
-give yourself extra time to get to the parks even if you are staying on site
-They will give you free ice water in a cup but it tastes a little funny, so we brought personal Brita filtered bottles
-Akershus at Epcot is the best Princess Breakfast
- if you are willing to get to the parks for open time, use that opportunity to head to the busy attractions that tend to fill up as the day goes on.
We ended up never booking a FastPass before 11:30am for this reason* the memory maker was also a very handy add on and gave us some amazing pics
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@StrawberryShortie: thanks for the info!!
I was able to book everything I wanted!!! I can't even believe it. I tweaked our plans a bit after doing more research.....
Hollywood studio day
bf at resort
lunch Hollywood and vine
dinner at resortanimal kingdom day
bf at tusker house
lunch at yak and yeti
dinner at California grill/contemporary *** see below for ??Magic Kingdom day 1
bf at be our guest
lunch liberty tree tavern
dinner be our guest (might cancel this/dd might be too scared of beast)epcot day
bf at askerhus
lunch garden grill
dinner---open... might try to do the elsa/anna dessert thingmagic kingdom day 2
bf Cinderella's royal table
lunch crystal palace diner
dinner open*** California grill/contemporary.... has anyone done this to see the fireworks?? was it worth it.. I read it's a long dinner. Like 2 hours so I'm not sure about taking the kids. But I think I'd want them to see the fireworks?? anyone have any input?
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@Ajsmommy: Great reservations! If you plan ahead and book early they usually make it pretty easy!
I dont think the Beast goes around to many tables at dinner. I think he may walk into each dining room and then you take pictures with him on your way out. He doesn't talk or anything. Very calm (because he is huge, about 8ft) so him and his handler move very slowly. I didn't' think it was scary at all.
However, as much as I love BOG, I dont know that I would want to tie up that much time eating there twice in one day.
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@T.H.O.U.: i was thinking two bog might be overkill but it's hard to pass up the experience... how long do you think the meals take? 2 hrs each?? I thought breakfast would be a little faster maybe??
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@Ajsmommy: Ive never done breakfast. Dinner was good, the actual service was pretty quick. Its just the waiting for your table (I think it was maybe a 15-20 min wait once we showed up and checked in at our reservation time). The actual dining length was about the length of a normal restaurant dinner. Plus then getting paid and out of there and then doing pictures with the beast. So yes, 2 hours unless you add a bunch of extras like appetizers and desserts or just eat really slowly.
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@Ajsmommy: I don't know, I love BOG :). I only did it for dinner, but I think since breakfast is more of a counter service type thing, you'd get a slightly different experience. If you got BOG breakfast before park opening, I'd keep it. If you're going to eat (haha) into prime morning touring time, I'd skip it. Since they have different rooms, you can pick where you sit for breakfast and then ask if it would be possible to wait for a table in a different section if they try to seat you in the same one you did at breakfast again.
I would skip the West Wing, or ask for another table if they send you there at dinner. It's dark and lighting strikes and may be a little scary for littles.
Beast when we went just walked through the dining room, and you could get pics with him on the way out. You could totally skip it if you think DD might be too scared, but he doesn't talk or anything, he's just tall. My DD was a little intimidated (she was about to turn 3 when we went), but still got pics as long as she didn't have to stand right next to him.
Congrats on your trip, it sounds amazing!
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@StrawberryBee: thanks!! great info here!
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OLD Disney thread but the new one had me reminiscing about our trip and I wanted to say THANK YOU to all of you who chimed in on this thread. We had a BLAST and all of the planning completely HELPED! We survived and even enjoyed our 7 day 8 night Disney trip with 5 days in parks w a 4 yo and an 11 month old.
So thank you every one!!
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@808love: thank you so much for the book recommendation, we took ours and DD was sooo excited to have the princesses sign it. It was so cute. SHe'd see who was up next and she'd find the page in the book and get all excited!
anyone wanting signatures I recommend taking a sharpie**
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@StrawberryBee: Thank you for chiming in on this thread.. I made notes to avoid the west wing in case dd was scared and guess what room she picked for breakfast!!!???
The west wing!! LOL
when we went back for dinner we were in the ball room and she was disappointed and wanted to be back in the west wing. AHHAHAHAHH ya just never know....
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@Ajsmommy: aww that's so cute!! I'm glad she liked the West Wing :D.
We're actually going to WDW in May...I can't wait!! 4 year old and an 8 month old.
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@Ajsmommy: glad you had fun!! Any tips for bringing a baby? My sister is bringing her 10 month old when we all go next month and is getting nervous...I've never brought a baby so I have no real advice
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@Charm54: honestly it was way easier than I anticipated! I made sure to keep snacks and drinks / bottles handy and kept him fed and hydrated. I also made sure to know where the baby care centers were and we used them for some down time..
Ds took short naps during shows and while we waited or walked in the carrier (frozen ever after in hs, lion king in animal kingdom, waiting on line in mk)
My advice is to try not to stress.
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@Ajsmommy: Oh I'm so happy!!!! It is really such a treasured, affordable memento. I'm not an autograph person but because I'm a book person, it made it that much more fun.
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@Ajsmommy: thank you
I will pass that all on to her!
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