Whirlwind Work Trip - It's on!

You betcha! I hope it's as cool as it sounds. I've never had anything other than a mani-pedi at a Disney Spa, so we shall see.

Oh I see how it is, you just waited until I'd be gone. It's OK, I'll be running around like crazy this trip trying to pack everything in. I've got dinner scheduled with Robyn & Simon, but there's a bunch of folks that I'm not even going to tell I'm in town.

I'm anticipating a possible 'Frozen Ever After' opening soon after April 30th, and I have this feeling I'm going to miss it. Glad to know that someone will be there right after me who could gather some data!

So - my data comes from an unconfirmed source, but apparently the refurb and list is giving April 30th as the final date? My thought is that soft openings should happen the week after? It's all just speculation. I don't have access to that official list, but I believe TA's do.

101 Days to go!

I just added the Deluxe Dining Plan onto my, and bought a 2 day Park-hopper

Air - check!
Room - check!
DDP - check!
Park - check!

I made dining reservations at Tusker House (hoping to switch this out for Tiffins), The Boathouse, and Spice Road Table. I'm meeting Robyn for dinner at the Skipper's Canteen (no ADRs available yet)

Things are rolling right along

95 Days to go! I'm into double digits and the trip is looking pretty good.

Monday (add-on night) - Driving to Milwaukee for a date night with hubby. I booked a hotel near the airport on Hyatt points because I have to be at MKE at 4am, and I didn't want to have to wake up at 1:30am to get there. Tuesday - Flight in the early AM, I should be on the ground in MCO by 9:30am. I figure I'll check by bags at SSR, get my ECV, and be on my way to Disney Springs by about 11. I'm hitting Morimoto's Forbidden Lounge for lunch, and grabbing dessert at Vivoli Gelateria before hopping a bus to Animal Kingdom. At Animal Kingdom I need to hit a bunch of snack kiosks, Zuri's Sweets, Thirsty River Bar. I'll take some ride and entertainment pictures, and I have a dinner reservation at Tusker House (that I'm not emotionally attached to ).

At the moment, the DAK is listed as closing at 6PM, however sunset isn't until 8PM. If that holds - after dinner I'll be heading over to Hollywood Studios to do Launch Bay and watch the Fireworks. There are Extra Magic Hours at Epcot that night, so depending on how exhausted I am I may head to Epcot. Because - who needs sleep? (((HOWEVER! I'm *really* hoping that Rivers of Light will have debuted by the time I'm there. If that happens it gives me at least an extra two hours in the Park, I'll watch the show and *hopefully* get to do the night-time safari. I'm also hoping that Tiffins is open by this time and I'll get to eat there instead of Tusker House. But ALL of that is wishful thinking at this point. )))

Wednesday - If I haven't gotten to DHS my day will start there (If I have I'll start at Epcot). I really don't have a ton of ground to cover there - breakfast at Starring Rolls, Star Wars Stuff (by a fluke this also happens to be Star Wars Day), maybe some shopping?

Then it's over to Epcot to cover a couple of new-ish things I haven't experienced yet like the Kawaii exhibit and some of the newer entertainment. I have a Lunch ADR at Spice Road Table, want to try a few of F&G Outdoor Kitchens, the Short Film Festival, and the DVC Member Lounge if it's open. (((MAYBE Frozen Ever After)))

After lunch I'm heading over to the Magic Kingdom to take some photos of the new hub, eat cheeseburger eggrolls, ride pirates (because I HAVE to) and meet-up with Robyn & Sy for Dinner at Jungle Navigation Co. after dinner I'll be heading to the Polynesian to hit Trader Sam's, and to see if there are any new cupcakes at Captain Cooks. Whoosh... that's a lot of ground to cover in a day for me.

Thursday - This is departure day, sadness. As soon as I'm up (wake-up call 6:30AM) I'll be calling the Bellhop to come and get my bags, check-in for my flight, then enjoy breakfast at Artists Palate. I have an 8AM Spa appointment for a rejuvenating treatment and I'll probably catch another 30 minutes or so of sleep in the lounge there. From there I'll head back over to Disney Springs for snacks to Jock Lindsey's, pictures of the boathouse collection, harbor master fun, a water taxi ride, The Ganachery, a late lunch at The Boathouse before just wandering around a bit and doing some shopping. DME should pick me back up about 6PM - my flight leaves around 9PM - and I should be home by 1AM Friday Morning!

My Goals For This Trip
1) To fill every possible moment with useful fact finding and writeable experiences that I can share!
2) To get at least 6 hours of sleep a night, 8 would be better, but I only have about 55 hours on property.
3) To not push myself past my breaking point trying to cram in more experiences.
4) Not to forget to have some fun while I'm at it!
5) To remember I don't have to finish everything I buy to taste, because I'd totally make myself sick if I did.

I've got a list of about 55 blog articles that this plan should cover, but that only breaks down to roughly 13 weeks of stories, so if I can squeeze more in I need to. I'm trying to convince my husband that what this really means is that I should be making a quick trip to Disney every 3 months , he's not quite buying into that.

95 Days to go! I'm into double digits and the trip is looking pretty good.

Monday (add-on night) - Driving to Milwaukee for a date night with hubby. I booked a hotel near the airport on Hyatt points because I have to be at MKE at 4am, and I didn't want to have to wake up at 1:30am to get there.

Tuesday - Flight in the early AM, I should be on the ground in MCO by 9:30am. I figure I'll check by bags at SSR, get my ECV, and be on my way to Disney Springs by about 11. I'm hitting Morimoto's Forbidden Lounge for lunch, and grabbing dessert at Vivoli Gelateria before hopping a bus to Animal Kingdom. At Animal Kingdom I need to hit a bunch of snack kiosks, Zuri's Sweets, Thirsty River Bar. I'll take some ride and entertainment pictures, and I have a dinner reservation at Tusker House (that I'm not emotionally attached to ).

At the moment, the DAK is listed as closing at 6PM, however sunset isn't until 8PM. If that holds - after dinner I'll be heading over to Hollywood Studios to do Launch Bay and watch the Fireworks. There are Extra Magic Hours at Epcot that night, so depending on how exhausted I am I may head to Epcot. Because - who needs sleep? (((HOWEVER! I'm *really* hoping that Rivers of Light will have debuted by the time I'm there. If that happens it gives me at least an extra two hours in the Park, I'll watch the show and *hopefully* get to do the night-time safari. I'm also hoping that Tiffins is open by this time and I'll get to eat there instead of Tusker House. But ALL of that is wishful thinking at this point. )))

Wednesday - If I haven't gotten to DHS my day will start there (If I have I'll start at Epcot). I really don't have a ton of ground to cover there - breakfast at Starring Rolls, Star Wars Stuff (by a fluke this also happens to be Star Wars Day), maybe some shopping?

Then it's over to Epcot to cover a couple of new-ish things I haven't experienced yet like the Kawaii exhibit and some of the newer entertainment. I have a Lunch ADR at Spice Road Table, want to try a few of F&G Outdoor Kitchens, the Short Film Festival, and the DVC Member Lounge if it's open. (((MAYBE Frozen Ever After)))

After lunch I'm heading over to the Magic Kingdom to take some photos of the new hub, eat cheeseburger eggrolls, ride pirates (because I HAVE to) and meet-up with Robyn & Sy for Dinner at Jungle Navigation Co. after dinner I'll be heading to the Polynesian to hit Trader Sam's, and to see if there are any new cupcakes at Captain Cooks. Whoosh... that's a lot of ground to cover in a day for me.

Thursday - This is departure day, sadness. As soon as I'm up (wake-up call 6:30AM) I'll be calling the Bellhop to come and get my bags, check-in for my flight, then enjoy breakfast at Artists Palate. I have an 8AM Spa appointment for a rejuvenating treatment and I'll probably catch another 30 minutes or so of sleep in the lounge there. From there I'll head back over to Disney Springs for snacks to Jock Lindsey's, pictures of the boathouse collection, harbor master fun, a water taxi ride, The Ganachery, a late lunch at The Boathouse before just wandering around a bit and doing some shopping. DME should pick me back up about 6PM - my flight leaves around 9PM - and I should be home by 1AM Friday Morning!

That's more planning for a Disney trip than I've done in AGES.

My Goals For This Trip
1) To fill every possible moment with useful fact finding and writeable experiences that I can share!
2) To get at least 6 hours of sleep a night, 8 would be better, but I only have about 55 hours on property.
3) To not push myself past my breaking point trying to cram in more experiences.
4) Not to forget to have some fun while I'm at it!
5) To remember I don't have to finish everything I buy to taste, because I'd totally make myself sick if I did.

I've got a list of about 55 blog articles that this plan should cover, but that only breaks down to roughly 13 weeks of stories, so if I can squeeze more in I need to. I'm trying to convince my husband that what this really means is that I should be making a quick trip to Disney every 3 months , he's not quite buying into that.

My business card claims I'm a writer.

I read on another website today that the AP Newsletter says Frozen Ever After and the Summerhaus are now scheduled to open "Summer 2016" Guess we will both be missing it.

I still have my fingers crossed for Rivers of Light!