Hello all! We have been busily planning our next couple (!) Disney trips and wanted to type up a quick update. Since we just passed our 60 day mark, I thought I would write up a Pre-Trip Report to share the excitement!!
Megan and I are treating our Mom to 4 days and 3 nights at the Boardwalk Villas on Mother's Day weekend This was her Christmas present from the 2 of us and also a nice splurge for ourselves! It's our first time renting DVC points and also our first stay in the Epcot area (It's been YEARS since any of us have stayed on property). We couldn't be more excited! Our tentative schedule is below:
Thursday, May 8: Arrival at MCO around 12:30 (our Mom will be flying in from Ohio and Meg and I are flying from Nashville). We get to take the Magical Express for the first time and are psyched for the magic to start immediately! Our first excursion will be to Downtown Disney to shop and explore the area a bit. We have dinner reservations at Raglan Road and then heading back to the Boardwalk. This day is pretty open and we will just go with the flow (aka, probably get ice cream or cupcakes at any and every stop possible!!). We want to make sure to turn in at a decent time to make sure we can make it to our breakfast reservations in the morning!
Friday, May 9: Up early and headed to the Beach Club for character breakfast at Cape May Cafe. Meeting the characters in their super cute beach-wear is the best way that I can think of to start the day! We will be heading to Epcot after breakfast so we plan on walking or taking a quick water taxi to the World Showcase. We will start in Future World and begin making our way around the circle. We really want to take our time and see the highlights, while leaving a lot of time to really explore the World Showcase. The Flower & Garden Festival is a nice bonus We have FPs for Test Track, Spaceship Earth, and Nemo and Friends, although I really don't think we will need them for anything other than Test Track (or Soarin, but obviously we can't have both!). I'm sure we will grab a Dole Whip or other snack along the way. We are thinking of doing lunch at Spice Road Table and later, we have reservations for dinner at La Hacienda de San Angel. Hopefully dessert will coincide perfectly with Illuminations!
Saturday, May 10: Magic Kingdom day! We are planning to be there for Rope Drop and will probably stop at Main Street Bakery for a quick breakfast. We definitely want to stroll through the shops on Main Street. Eventually we will make our way to Fantasyland as we are planning to get a FP for lunch at Be Our Guest (reservations aren't open yet...does anyone know about this??). Our attraction FPs are Thunder Mountain, Peter Pan, and Pirates. There are so many at MK that we love that we could barely decide! Again, we are going to hit our favorites and try to take time to 'smell the roses' and notice the details that we usually miss trying to make all of the rides! We are excited to see the new Festival of Fantasy parade (probably with a Mickey ice cream or LeFou's Brew in hand!). We are thinking of quick service dinner at Columbia Harbour House. Of course we will stay for Celebrate the Magic and Wishes!
Sunday, May 11: Leaving Day We are pretty flexible this morning until our brunch reservations at Kouzzina. We also won't leave for the airport until around 3:00, so we might take some time to explore the resorts in the area. And that's it! Best news is that we will be back in 6 months for a full week!!
If you have any suggestions, please let us know...we know y'all have great ideas!!