Monday, May 24, 2010

D-18 or 3 Mondays to Go!!!

I'll be shooting out countdowns on the following 2 Mondays before we leave.  In case the email from Jen didn't make it out to everyone, below is an itinerary with reservations that we can either use or cancel. There are some that sound AWESOME!  As you know, it is better to have them than to try and wing it.  Note the arrangements for Illuminations.....pretty cool!

WDW Weather today:  few clouds 82 degrees

Hours:  Magic Kingdom opens at 9am during our week with Nightastic kicking off at 10pm the whole week 

Pollshttp://ourdisney2010.blogspot.com/   Vote for your favorite animitronic!

Reservations are as follows:
6/12  4:55 pm @ 1900 Park Fare (Grand Floridian)
6/13 4;20 pm @ 50's PrimeTime (Hollywood Studios)
6/14 6:35pm @ UK Rose and Crown ( EPCOT) to view Illuminations
6/15 4 :35pm @ Crystal Palace (Magic Kingdom)
6/16 5pm @ Ohana (Polynesian)
6/17 2;35 pm Princess Lunch @ Castle (Magic Kingdom) and 8;20pm Dinner @ Chef Mickey's (Contemporary)
6/18 1;20pm lunch @ Le Cellier (EPCOT -France)
6/19 8:40 am breakfast @ Cona Cafe (Polynesian).

"All reservations are for 13 people.  I told her early times because of kids and also allows us to go on rides after dinner and maybe even grab a dessert a little later in the evening.  We don't have to go to any of them if it doesn't fit into our schedule.... there's an automatic 15 min no-show cancellation policy.  She told me that the UK dinner is always a wait and that we'd probably not get seated until 7ish.  She told me that we need to request outdoor seating when we check in to the UK so that we can watch illuminations at 9.  I realize that the kids are not going to be able to sit for 2 hrs, but we can each take turns walking around the park with them."
- Jen

Thursday, May 13, 2010

D-30...Captain EO

Depends on who you talk to....yesterday was the 30 Day window but some say the 'real' month til Disney is this coming Saturday.  Either way..we are under 30 days.

News:

  • Caption EO featuring Michael Jackson will begin to run in Epcot June 2nd and be shown where Honey I Shrunk the Kids is.   This is temporary but will run through the summer.
  • New game scenarios will be swapped in at the Toy Story Ride.  This is a feature of the way the ride uses computer software to generate the experience.  Pretty cool.
  • Interactive games will start appearing in the wait lines (or ques)  Right now one is being tested in the Haunted Mansion line. 

History
This month in 1989, MGM...now Disney Studios opened.