Boys Behaving Badly Tour...AKA Mike's 40th, 5 Days without the kids and wives tour!

[Mike]

Ok. How’s this look for an intensive 5-6 days at WDW and Universal in June? (Warning- LONG post!..sort of like my trip reports!:D)

Cast: Me (40 when I’m there!)
Scott (43), best mate
… and that’s it!.. my wife, Scott’s SO and our 4 kids are NOT coming!

Staying 4 nights at Best Western LBV and last night at Royal Pacific Resort, Universal (to get the FOTL access!)

Day 1.. Saturday 12th June

1030 Virgin flight from Manchester to Orlando International, supposed to land 1435. Get hire car before 2nd baggage reclaim, to miss the crowds (any reason why not?.. we can get back to the carousel, can’t we?)

Drive to hotel, via supermarket (probably Goodings) for beer & water, hoping to arrive 1630-1730. Dump cases and either : (1) Planet Hollywood for an early dinner and then onto Epcot, or (2) straight to Epcot and dine there. Wander WS and stay for Illuminations. Back to base.. quick beer and bed!

Day 2.. Sunday 13th June

Up early. Out for a biggish breakfast around 0700, before MGM at 810 for FOTL at rope drop. FP for RnRC, do ToT, RnRC FP time, then StarTours and catch 1st Indiana Jones show. Cruise New York Street. Possibly a couple more attractions, but more likely not. Leave before lunch.. drive to Animal Kingdom. See if lines are short or FPs available for the safari. Have lunch at Tusker House.. Walk the 2 wildlife walks. See Flights of Wonder. Do KalI Rapids if FP or lines permit. Coffee in Harambe. Wander the paths. Leave. (330-4pmish)

Back to MGM.. toying with the idea of a Fantasmic Dinner Package at Hollywood & Vine. Wander the park. Watch Fantasmic.

Back to DownTown Disney. Pleasure Island for an hour or two. Bed!

Day 3.. Monday 14th June..My Birthday!

Up early. Breakfast wherever. Epcot for 0810. (May use Disney transport today to allow drinkies!) At rope-drop, straight to TT for FPs, then to Mission Space and ride. Do TT. Get another FP for MS later.

Go to the Land Pavillion and ride the ride. Go to HISTA and see the show. Living Seas.. wander through. Universe of Energy…. Ride.

World Showcase open by now. Start at Mexico and cruise…. Source lunch (prob Japan for me) and have wine and coffee in several places! Factor in as much street entertainment as possible.. must include Masquerade/Italy (“Time to say goodbye…”), drummers at Japan and Off Kilter (if on that day).Take tea/dinner wherever we fancy.

After Illuminations, and assuming we came on the buses, exit via International Gateway and go to Boardwalk.. either the Brew Pub or Jellyrolls. (or both!)

Taxi back. Bed!

Day 4.. Tuesday 15th June.

Up early (there’s a surprise!) Breakfast. Magic Kingdom for 0810. Straight to Tomorowland.. Space Mountain, Buzz Lightyear. Walk to Frontierland: do BTMRR and Splash Mountain. Back to Fantasyland: Mickeys Philharmagic and possibly IASW! (Scott doesn’t have a clue about this!). Lunch (Aunt Pollys probably) then Haunted Mansion. Enough! Leave the park early pm.

Go find a Walmart for the experience and Game Boy games for the kids. Go to Celebration and have an early dinner at Market Street Café. Coffee on the rockers.

Back to hotel… depnding on time and fatigue.. DTD for a drink, possibly PI, then bed.


Day 5.. Wednesday 16th June.

Up VERY early.. pack.. snack Breakfast..check out.. transfer to Royal pacific, Orlando. Get room key (assume that room not available til 3pm) and go to IOA. Use FOTL access and do Hulk, Spidey, poss Dr Doom, Duelling Dragons, Jurassic River Adventure and Popeye/Bluto’s Barges. CITH ride. Exit park for US. Lunch wherever. Studios: Shrek, Jimmy Neutron, Mummy, Twister, Jaws, MIB, Back to the Future, ET.

Hotel: obtain room, dump gear. CityWalk for the evening… dining ideas please? Worth booking?

Do the bars n stuff. Hotel late!

Day 6.. Thursday 17th June.

Up early ( bear in mind I always get up early, 0500 at home and 0600 in Orlando as a rule!) Check out. DTD for 0830 – deposit bags at Virgin Check-in. If waterparks are open 0900, then probably Typhoon Lagoon for an hour or so. After this, or instead if only open at 1000, back to Universal Studios/IOA for last thrash using FOTL pass. Snack lunch. Leave for the Airport at 300-330pm for the 1800 flight.

Pheww!

So, what do you think? Any obvious holes? Alternative suggestions?

Don’t doubt our ability to keep up the pace… no kids, no partners, and both fit/active types used to full days. :D

Mike :mike:

[Clarey]

Wow you are going to be busy:D Has Scott been before?

[freckles11]

Sounds very busy! Do you stop for toilet breaks or wear nappies!!!!

[Claire_L]

WOW how tired will you be when you get home??!!!
One thing I would say is can you not do AK early one day, as the animals on the safari will be more active then?? By lunch in June it will be quite hot and most will be sleeping in the shade!! Just a thought!!!
Claire :wink

[Cinders Mum]

Mike...sounds exhausting, but sleep's for when you get home isn't it??!!

Just a quick thing to check, there was talk that IASW would be in rehab (I feel I should be in rehab after suffering it!!) when you're there.....

Val
xx

[TinkTatoo]

Phew I am exausted reading this Mike. Has Scott been before and are you confident he can keep up with this pace???

Apart from that sounds good - can't wait to read the actual trip report

[Mike]

Thanks for your reactions all...

Clarey & Tink - no, Scott hasn't been before, but he's used to my planning and epic productions from countless camping and walking trips with mates and families. Part of the rationale behind this trip is to give him a taster before he returns with his brood, probably April 05. He's an ex-squaddy, and has done time in Belize, so he should be able to cope with the humidity and heat!:D

Val.. I don't think I'll be too upset if Small world is shut!


Claire - hmm, didn't want to 'waste' an early start at AK.. I'd rather ToT and RnRC it than guarantee a seat on The Kilimajaro safari.. reason for going is just to soak up the atmosphere and have a coffee in Harambe! I love the theming at AK but could survive without any of the attractions.

Freckles - I'm sure we'll find time for a wee now and again! (Actually though, you raise an interesting point... if we don't drink at all, we won't need to pee, and think how much time we'll save!!:wink )

Mike:D

[mkingdon]

if we don't drink at all

Sorry, does not compute!!!!

Two blokes...40th brithday....if we don't drink at all.

Has someone posted under your username without you knowing????:confused2

[Ear_Poppin]

Sounds brilliant Mike I'm Soooo jealous! Now if we are being particular over detail mention that you would cruise into IOA by water taxi from Royal Pacific Resort.and cruise back again.

Also what about swimming at RPR the pool is lovely.

[Mike]

funny, Craig!:p: ...feel free to insert the words "water" or "before dark" somewhere if it helps!:wink

Denise- I am ashamed to say that I've not even looked at RPR on the web or anything - I don't even know exactly where it is!:blush: ... I intend to correct all this before June, of course - so far it's just been the key to FOTL.

Mike

[Mike]

Get hire car before 2nd baggage reclaim, to miss the crowds (any reason why not?.. we can get back to the carousel, can’t we?)

...just wondered if anyone could react to this... when I've arrived at most airports before, I've not really paid attention to whether, once you've exited the baggage reclaim area you can actually get back in again!

Mike:confused:

[Muppet]

You can just go back up in the lift and get your baggage. No worries.

[mcsue]

Would you describe yourself as a TYPE A personality Mike?

mcsue

[Mike]

....Type A?:confused: ...if you mean pleasant, likeable, kind to dogs and strangers, then, well, :blush: that's me in one!

.I just have a small suspicion you mean control freak though!:p: :D

[mcsue]

:wink :wink

mcsue

[edie_w]

Sounds brilliant Mike. I'd love to go sans kids with thrill ride fanatics!

I'd go for straight to Epcot on your first day, maybe with a PS.

By the time you've negotiated immigration, the bizarre double baggage claim, the monorail thingy and security, got car, been to get beer (v. important), found hotel & got changed it will probably be 5.30 pm rather than 4.30. Even with the "get car before 2nd claim" trick.

Did you find out what type A is??!

[Mike]

Originally posted by edie_w
Sounds brilliant Mike. I'd love to go sans kids with thrill ride fanatics!

I'd go for straight to Epcot on your first day, maybe with a PS.

By the time you've negotiated immigration, the bizarre double baggage claim, the monorail thingy and security, got car, been to get beer (v. important), found hotel & got changed it will probably be 5.30 pm rather than 4.30. Even with the "get car before 2nd claim" trick.

Did you find out what type A is??!


edie....I've been coming to a similar conclusion... I reckon that PH is always busy (queues outside every time I've passed), and was also a bit concerned that, if we spent too much time around DTD we might not get to Epcot at all. So I reckon we will go straight there, and under our own steam, by car, as I don't intend a drink until we get back to the room on the first night.

Don't think we'll make a PS, as I love the counter service opportunities at Epcot... Yakitori House or Tangerine Cafe for me!

Not enquired further about 'type A' in case it's less pleasant than my assumption above!:D

:mike:

[mcsue]

LOL - I am married to a Type A!

I well know that both descriptions can be fitting! A likeable and very pleasant control freak can and does exsist!! :wink :wink

mcsue

[gingernick]

WOW!! I didn't know the Paras were based in Bury!

[Mike]

Originally posted by gingernick
WOW!! I didn't know the Paras were based in Bury! :D:D:p:

[Mike]

UPDATE: ADDED A PS AT BOMA FOR BREAKFAST..

... on the Tuesday morning, 0730, before we go to MK for the morning!:D

[Totally_Angelic]

A couple of things spring to mind after reading your itinery....firstly, how can you possibly consider going to MK and not doing POTC....and secondly, a solution to the toilet problem: catheters and large leg bags!!!!
And by the way....isn't your wife miffed at being left behind.....thats divorce proceedings in my book!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Mike]

:D Totally_Angelic!!

...catheters eh? Hmm! We'll give that some thought!;)

Regarding DW.. she is pretty cool about it, honestly! My first suggestion was that the two of us should go, but she won't fly to Florida for less than 2 weeks, due to jet lag! I think she likes the rest when I'm not there!:D

[Totally_Angelic]

Well if I were her I would be storing up owed favours for years after that one!!!!!

[falcon46]

MikeJones

Pretty hectic schedule. Can't offer any advice as I havn't been before (First timers Aug 04).

One thing you have totally forgot to do though.

Open your birthday Presents and blow your candles out on theake Scott has bought you. Hasn't he !!!

[Mike]

:D ...falcon..he may remember, but I doubt it! I'll settle for a few beers in the Brewing Works on the Boardwalk!

Mike:wink

[Hops]

Looks like approaching 40 has slowed you down a bit... not even a quick run over to the west coast on your schedule! :D

[Mike]

Ken... you don't know how close I was to trying to fit that in!:D I figured a 530am start, arrive SK at 730ish, just as The Broken Egg opened, have breakfast, wander the village, and back to Orlando by 1200 noon for lunch! The only thing that stopped me was needing the early starts at the parks each day!:D

[Mike]

...now decided to do Sat pm at Epcot, Sunday morning at MGM, then probably Celebration for coffee/lunch, and then drive to Siesta Key, Sarasota, arriving 1800-1900, check-in to Best Western Siesta Key Village, catch the 'sundown/drumdown' celebration on the beach (see Xmas trip rep), evening in the Village Bars, sleep, Monday breakfast at the Broken Egg 0730, look around the beach, drive back to Epcot for 1200ish, and carry on as above 1st draft! Pheww!

Mike:cool:

[TinkTatoo]

So - when can we read the definitive itinerarie

[Mike]

...er...I reckon it's close enough now, that even if I re-draft with precision, enough will change over the holiday to make it wrong (weather,. flight delays, traffic problems, mechanical breakdowns at the parks etc).. so I think the next version will be the Trip Report!:D

Mike:cool: