1st Draft Any feedback please

[tescotom]

Hi All,
Well here it is... The very first draft of our holiday of a lifetime. I would be very gratefull for any tips or suggestions to improve the itinerary. We are Tom 39, Laura 37, Caitlin 8 (going on 18) and Kiera 5 ( the cutest little terror EVER!!!!), staying at All Star Movies for 21 days.

11/7 Arrive 14.35 Unpack, pinch each other to make sure it's not a dream, eat out at downtown disney.

12/7 Virgin welcome meeting ( free meal vouchers), MGM 1/2 day, pointe orlando for meal and new clothes.

13/7 Sea world.

14/7 Blizzard Beach am, Sea world pm ( the girls LOVE animals).

15/7 Magic Kingdom ( lunch and a swim at contemporary resort).

16/7 Animal Kingdom am, Coronado resort for swim and meal pm.

17/7 Epcot ( Princess storybook breakfast if I can get it booked).
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18/7 Sea World am, I-Drive pm ( mini golf and mooching around).

19/7 MGM (extra hour??) Fantasmic meal

20/7 Typhoon Lagoon am, MGM pm

21/7 Magic Kingdom( early entry??) Winnie the pooh Character Lunch, pm Polynesian resort to watch electric water parade pm

22/7 Universal Studios ( lunch at Hard rock cafe with free tickets)

23/7 Discovery Cove ( Booked and probably the most eagerly awaited part of Caitlin's holiday)

24/7 I.O.A

25/7 Blizzard Beach am, Magic Kingdom pm ( to see Spectra parade):rolleyes:

26/7 Free day ( Family arguement to decide who goes where,when and how!!):confused2

27/7 Epcot ( early entry) Ice cream social am, Betz shopping pm

28/7 Free day to chill out. Maybe hire a car and go to beach????

29/7 As 26/7 but without arguements:p:

30/7 Animal Kingdom ( Donald's Breakfastaurous)

31/7 Depart 18.15 any suggestions?????:cry: :cry:

So what do you think?????????

[Claire_L]

Looks good to me 3 weeks means you can pace yourself nicely and you have got the EMH worked out nicely :D the only thing is do you mean HRC instead of PH at Universal for free meal?
Claire :wink

[tescotom]

Hi Clare,
ooooops, have changed post.Thanks for spotting it.:blush:

[Claire_L]

BTW what type of tickets do you have for the parks?
Claire :wink

[keswick1uk]

I had a feeling the pools in the resort hotels are only open to residents of that hotel. Certainly when we dined at AKL we were not allowed into the pool area of AKL.

[Claire_L]

Originally posted by keswick1uk
I had a feeling the pools in the resort hotels are only open to residents of that hotel. Certainly when we dined at AKL we were not allowed into the pool area of AKL.

Oh yes hadn't noticed that. The pools are only for residents of the respective hotel at WDW.

Claire :wink

[tescotom]

Hi Clare,
We have 21 day ultimate tickets. I thought you could use any pool. Are we able to go and have a look round other resorts.We wanted to check them out for 2006:erm:

[Claire_L]

Originally posted by tescotom
Hi Clare,
We have 21 day ultimate tickets. I thought you could use any pool. Are we able to go and have a look round other resorts.We wanted to check them out for 2006:erm:

21 day ticket is good as means you can come and go as you please.

You are welcome to look around and dine at other resort hotels but use of the pool and leisure facilities is a big 'no no'.

Claire :wink

[Claire_L]

How about tickets for Seaworld and Universal?
Claire :wink

[keswick1uk]

We had meals at the Contemporary and AKL. At both we had a good look around the shops and lobby areas. With AKL we also went early and spent some time in the savannah viewing areas. I expect if you wanted to see a room you could ask and a member of staff would show you if one were free. I can't be sure but its the sort of thing I can imagine Disney obliging you with.

I didn't see any access to the gardens of the Contemporary but in AKL we could see the pool. The gates were locked and definitely had 'no no' signs on them. I also think the resident room keys opened the gates but I can't be sure.

[tescotom]

Hi Clare,
Seaworld is a free 7 day consecutive pass with Discovery cove tickets. Universal is a 2 day 2 park pass but are extended to seven days and covers city walks aswell.

[Claire_L]

From what I understand of DC the 7 days has to be either after DC or just and it has to run up til the DC date if you get what I mean. May be worth calling them on 00800 33 44 1818 (free phone) to confirm if the 7 days can be independent of the dolphin swim. I had a feeling it had to run directly either side or over to stop people using them on another visit.
Claire :wink

[Claire_L]

Hmm this is how it reads on the website -

*Passes valid for either SeaWorld Orlando or Busch Gardens Tampa Bay for up to seven consecutive days before or after your Discovery Cove visit. Combination park passes valid for up to 14 consecutive days before or after your Discovery Cove visit.

Claire :wink

[tescotom]

Hi,
I'll give them a call and find out.If necessary we'll swap the days around with MGM.Thanks keswick for your info too.

[Claire_L]

If the 7 days is immediately prior to the swim you could switch the 13th and 16th round.
Claire :wink

[tescotom]

Any tips on nice places to eat with two young girls. Also best places to shop for clothes,trainers etc.

[Claire_L]

Best place to shop I find is Premium Outlets (http://www.premiumoutlets.com/outlets/outlet.asp?id=17). As for food what are their favorite types of food or are they willing to try different things? Just a quick tip you may get a better/more varied respone to these questions by posting in the shopping/dining forum :)
Claire :wink

[tescotom]

Thanks for the link,dw plans to scan through directory when I'm at work tomorrow. I'll post about food tomorrow but girls are pretty happy with most things ( both like italian,chinese etc.).

[Big_Mark]

I would leave the first evening very flexible, after a very long day and no sleep the night before ( too much excitement, just like the advert) everyone will be very tired. This years trip we planned DTD for a meal we even got there but because it was around 18:00 the wait for a table was about 1 hour, we couldn,t even speak we were so tired so we headed back and ate in the food court.

Definitely try the Rainforest Cafe at DTD, the kids will love it, the theming is fantastic.

The first morning you will probably wake up about 05:00, due to the time difference. If this is the case head for a park with early entry , magic hours. You don't have to go to the welcome meeting the first morning, they are held every morning. Last year it was in ASMO's next to the food court, about 9-10 am.

I notice that on MK you are going to the Contempory resort, I can recommend Chef Mickeys character breakfast here, realy good. It only about a 5 min ride from MK on the monorail. If you ask the driver they may let you ride up front and the kids will get a special driverd licience, just ask.

Its a very busy itinerary but I like it that way.

[Sue]

I note that you haven't specified Epcot fireworks - Illuminations still I think. May be you are thinking of giving these a miss..........
YOU CANNOT GO TO WDW AND NOT DO THESE!!!!!!!
Just a personal opinion of course!

ps. you have to listen to me I'm from Dalton-in-Furness:d: