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We normally get to the resort between 11 and 1 so as soon as we're checked in we check out our room (if ready) then high tail it down to the boat dock to catch the next boat to the MK. Really I don't think it would matter what time I got to the resort unless it was only an hour before closing, I'd have to go to the MK to know I'm finally there! :mickey:
Can't wait for my "hardly no planning long weekend trip" in Sept!
after honking the horn when passing through the WDW archway, :D , I get settled into my room, and turn on the WDW parks channel that comes on when you first turn on the tv.
I love that!! Its one of the things that makes me 100 % sure I'm back!
Go to MK and go straight to Disney's Philharmagic, it gets us in the Disney frame of mind and we feel like we are officially in Disney.:tuba:
Go to the room, flip on the WDW information channel and check out the view from the room.
The sooner I get into one of the parks, the better!
Lat time we went to DTD, ate lunch, then went back to the resort and took a nap before going to Epcot for dinner at Le Chefs. This next trip we are planning on hitting MK right off the bat (it shouldn't be too crowded). In the past that has really reassured me that I'm home!
We go directly to our resort pool!!!! We usually arrive about 930am and race to the pool ....after check in !!! My DD LOVES LOVES the pool !!! To be able to sit and smell the wonderful Floridian air and feel the great sun is just perfect for us!!! Just cant wait!!! :thumbsup:
We usually unpack and sit by the pool for a while, grab a bite to eat if we are hungry.
This year we are going to be arriving mid-afternoon and will not be using a TS that evening so we will probably go to Epcot and eat at a counter service restaurant.
It depends on arrival time.
Last year we drove down, and got there early afternoon. Usually when we fly we get there LATE.
One thing I try to do, before we bring in the luggage is to snap a photo or two of the room. Then bring it in, stow it, and collapse for an hour or so before heading out to do a park or eat or whatever. This year, we will be doing MNSSHP for our first night.
We have a routine (like so many others)...we check into our resort and spend some time exploring there and then it's off to Epcot (our absolute favorite place in the world) for Mexican food and drink:marg:.
We ALWAYS spend our first night at Illuminations...when the lights go out and the music starts...then we know we at finally back!!!:cloud9:
We usually stay at Fort Wilderness, so after we are set up we head to the marina and catch a boat over to the Contemporary or Macic Kingdom just for a look around. Then a lap on the monorail loop. Or may Trails End for a beverage ;)
Check in, hit the room, unpack and change into shorts and flops. Then it is straight to Magic Kingdom! :mickey::mickey::mickey:
Every trip, we fly in by 11am, check in at the hotel, have a bite to eat and go straight to the Magic Kingdom!! It has become tradition and last trip, I asked the kids if they wanted to start somewhere else, and they said no way...we always to to MK!! It is a great feeling to know they share my thoughts about "Coming Home"
This is exactly what we do! :thumbsup:Quote:
Originally Posted by divinedi
We have the same routine every year. Check in, go to Everything Pop Food Court for Breakfast/Lunch, wander around the resort, go to room for a nap, shower then head to DTD to shop, drink, & have dinner at WGP cafe.
We always get in late in the afternoon. We get
checked in and then go to DTD for supper at our
favorite place there - Wolf Gang Puck's Express
then shop at the World of Disney! On to the
parks the rest of our vacation. :mickey:
After unpacking and stocking up on a few drinks for the fridge etc ,we will normally hit DTD for a little wander and then come back and wander around the resort :thumbsup:
We usually check in, get in our suits, swim, grab a bite to eat then walk around the resort. We always make MK our 1st park to hit the next day. Last time we went, we played mini golf and that was really fun and relaxing, the girls loved to play ping pong pool side too!
If we get in during the day, we generally eat at Capt cooks under the palm trees and take in the Poly atmosphere and then off to MK!
If we arrive in the evening, a stroll around the Poly enjoying the tiki torches and sounds and that lobby "smell"
Simply Paradise....
We usually get there late in the afternoon or in the early evening so we get into our room, unpack a few things, splash some water in our face and then head to the Magic Kingdom, head up main street, say hi to the castle smile cause I am back home and then head into tomorrow land to ride spacemountain, which usually has no fast passes left by this point in the day or if there are we grab one for later, then we usually end the night by watching "wishes and then we always for some strange reason ride the haunted mansion before heading out of the park.