[Starla4436]

The Jolly Holiday w/ Noonie PTR 10/24-10/29

Who
Me: Maria-"NOONIE"(25 love love love Disney with a passion) 5th trip

Ben (my husband loves Disney almost as much as me) 6th trip

Mallory (my 14 year old little sister not as dorky as us about Disney but loves it all the same) 3rd trip

Kaia (my 7 year old niece and godchild who is our rookie)1rst WDW vacation

me and Kaia at my wedding last year

Where
Pop Century Resort (hope fully in the 50’s facing the Bowling Pin Pool)
MYW w/Dining

When
October 25-29

Why
Do we really need a reason?
It all started last week with a call from my older brother....he is going to surprise his wife and 4 year old son with a little weekend trip to WDW Oct 26-28...of course I invited myself.

Background:
**I have been to Disney 4 times always staying at a WDW resort my last trip was my husband an I’ s wonderful 9 day honeymoon last October at the CBR.
**Ben my DH has been to Disney 4 times but never stayed at a WDW resort until he met me (he called me a resort snob) but now he loves it and could not see doing a trip w/o it.
**Mallory my DS has been to Disney twice once when she was six and hated everything after being scared by Honey I shrink the Audience and then again when she was 12 where she appreciated it a lot more…she is an adrenaline junky.
**Kaia has done only one tragic day trip to the Magic Kingdom this summer with her dad where they arrived at noon and could only ride 2 rides and waited for 40 minutes for a popcorn. I convinced her parents to let me take her since she is on her fall break…it’s a surprise to her and she will not know where she is going until we are on our way to Florida…hope I can keep the secret.

Our Plan thus far…

Wednesday October 4th

-We leave Louisiana at 2:30PM as soon as Mallory get off the bus from school.
-We are going to do 9 hours of driving on this first day and sleep the night at a Holiday Inn Express 3 ½ hours outside of Orlando.

Thursday October 5th

-leave Holiday Inn Express at 6:30 AM
-arrive at Pop Century around 10:30 PM
-try to check in
-eat lunch at Pop Century food court
-head to Epcot at noon? Or Swim and relax until about 2PM?
-work way over to WSC and see a couple of countries before our dinner
-dinner at 7:50 PM @ Princess Storybook Dining - Restaurant Akershus
-watch Illuminations after dinner head back to resort

Friday October 26

-7 AM wake up call
-breakfast in room or food court
-arrive at Animal Kingdom @ 8:30
-eat lunch at Flame tree BBQ
-head back to room at around 2 PM
-rest relax swim
-head to Wilderness Lodge at 6PM to surprise my brother wife and my nephew-they have no idea there going to WDW and then will have no idea we are going to be there once they get there.
-we will all take the boat to MNSSHP ****right now I am working on a group costume for our foursome***
-Go to MNSSHP
-eat counter service dinner @ Pecos Bills
-return to resort

Saturday October 27

-6:30 Wake Up Call
-breakfast in room or at Pop food court
-arrive at MGM for EMH morning 8 AM
-eat lunch at MGM CS or head to boardwalk for Pizza?
-head back to Pop at 1 ish

I am not sure about the rest of the day it tentative…

But we have a reservation @ the Coral Reef for 7:50 PM which I may or may not change.

Sunday October 28 (my dh and my 1 year anniversary)
-Wake up call 6:30 PM
-Arrive for little one EMH
-Magic Kingdom Morning!!! I love MK in the morning …
Plan of Action:
Re-ride all favorite and ride things we couldn’t ride at MNSSHP
-Leave at around 2
-head back to resort rest
-Go back to MGM for Fantasmic Dinner Package at The Brown Derby @ 4:50
-see Fantasmic and enjoy MGM EMH after

Monday October 29
10 AM-Departure

to be continued....because of course their has to be cha cha cha changes or its not my PTR