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178 days until Disney World!!

I made all my dining reservations, got The Pea set up to go to Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique, and have started my spreadsheets.  I am waiting on Southwest to open up their flight schedule for November and for The Tomorrowland Terrace Dessert Party to start taking reservations, but otherwise we are SET!

Here is the breakdown of our first few days...

Day 1: Arrive Orlando International Airport and take the Magic Express to Bay Lake Tower and check in.  Get our keys, which will, because we have the dining plan, be our meal tickets, and head to Disney's Hollywood Studios Starring Rolls Cafe...Red Velvet cupcake, come to mama.  We are heading to Hollywood Studios first because one, it will be the least crowded park that day, and two, we didn't get a day in that park on the last trip because of The Pea spending two days in bed sick.  After we pull ourselves out of our sugar comas we will hit Star Tours, Beauty and the Beast, Muppets 3D, and whatever else we can squeeze in without too much of a wait.  Then we head to 1900 Park Fare for dinner with the step-sisters.  Finally, The Pea will get to see them...that was the one thing she missed last time that I haven't heard the end of, so we will knock it out early. 

Day 2:  Magic Kingdom!  We will get up and WALK there, hopefully in time for the opening show and rope drop, and then enjoy the day.  The Pea has her Bibbidy Bobbidy Boutique appointment in the afternoon and then we will eat an early dinner at Crystal Palace, unless of course the new Be Our Guest is open, in which case we will try and eat there.  Since we are doing an early dinner, that is the night we will plan on doing the Dessert Party.  I'm not a fan of battling crowds, and it is a nice way to see the fireworks without throngs of people all up on you (plus there is CAKE...and pie, and tarts, and chocolate...hmmmmmmmm).  The best part of the night will be the luxury of walking back to the hotel instead of waiting for and enduring a bus.

Day 3:  Check out of Bay Lake Tower and in to Villas of Wilderness Lodge.  This should involve only the dropping off of our bags to bell services at Bay Lake, taking a boat over to Wilderness Lodge and a quick packet pickup for our new room/dining keys.  We shall see...this is my first split stay at two different resorts and while I have heard it is easy, I am not so sure.  We also switch dining plans at this point, from the regular to the deluxe...my mouth is watering just thinking about it.  Then, off to Epcot we go, first stop: Soarin'.  We will head to The Seas after The Land and do lunch at Coral Reef, The Pea LOVES that place...she won't eat the damn food, but she loves the place...hopefully TheGuy will like both the food and the atmosphere.  Despite it's notorious bad reviews, my one and only meal there was good, so hoping for another.  We will spend the day wandering, doing whatever everyone wants to do and for dinner we dine with the princesses in Norway.  The Pea and I love, love, love Akershus...I suspect TheGuy will tolerate it, but maybe he will get a kick out of pretty ladies stopping by our table for hugs and pictures.  After dinner we will head outside for Illuminations and then probably grab a cab back to the Villas.  Made the mistake of trying to do the bus deal at Epcot closing once, NEVER again.

Are you exhausted just reading?  I suspect we will fall into bed and crash hard after those three days...adrenalin (and cupcakes) can only keep you going for so long.  More on our plan tomorrow...and then over the next six months I will continue to change it, even though it is fine just the way it is.