Melissa & Jason's Disney Trip

Are you ready for Disney World!?

Of Course you are! So.... I have created an itinerary just for you!
Below is each day's Extra Magic Hours along with what park you should go to! Soon, I'll add each day's full schedule!

5 adults & 3 Children
Staying on Disney Property at All Star Music Resort
5 day tickets at Disney World! - with park hopper!
And Plus Dining plan!

Itinerary for the week: 

* items are bonus!

Wednesday - Check in after 3 and relax.

Ask clerk about going to Walmart since you don't have a car.
Downtown Disney if you arrived early - to shop, look around, and take pictures! Santa will be there! Look for gingerbread house.

Dinner at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort's 1900 Park Fare at 8:10 PM --(Cinderella, Step Sisters, evil step mother) (autograph books!)

(Take a bus to MK around 6:45 and then take another bus to Grand Floridian. Arrive early  so you can walk around!!)

At 9 PM the water parade starts! 

Downtown Disney - Festival of the Seasons (Meet Santa)
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Thursday - Magic Kingdom! 

EXTRA MAGIC HOURS: 7-8 AM
Arrive by 6:40 AM to see the opening ceremony! (If you miss it, no biggie) 

Get a picture as soon as you get close enough to the castle! There will be 5 photographers down Main Street! Scan Jason's band 

Seven Dwarfs Mine Train in FantasyLand

Peter Pan's Flight

Under the Sea- Little Mermaid ride

Space Mountain in Tomorrowland
**Get a picture in front of Cinderella's Castle -ASK FOR MAGIC SHOT

FastPass+                           

---Big Thunder Mt RR  9:20 AM                    
---Space Mountain 10:35 AM
---Enchanted Tales with Belle 11:35 AM

Ride buzz Lightyear space ranger spin Lunch in Magic Kingdom at Tortuga Tavern (quick service) for Jason+3 and Be Our Guest for 4 -Melissa! Under Jason's name 12:45 PM) *** look at ticket for coupon!
Watch Mickey's Philharmagic
Mad Tea Party (spinning tea cups)

Winnie the Pooh* 

At 2 PM, sit facing the castle at Walt and Mickey statue. Watch Dream Along with Mickey, and stay there until the Festival of Fantasy Parade! (Have kids run to Plaza Ice Cream Parlor or Main Street Bakery while they wait) 

*** stay there until parade ends around 4. Don't leave after the show! The parade will come by later and you'll lose your spot! Watch Festival of Fantasy Parade at 3 PM! 

Park hop to Hollywood Studios 
-- Go to FP+ Kiosk and see what you can get. 
Get picture in front of  Sorcerer's Hat
Grab a Park map and Time sheet!
Watch Beauty and the Beast Live
Get picture in front of Tower of Terror (ask for magic shot!)

--Go to FP+ Kiosk and get Fantasmic (latest showing)!

Watch Lights Motors Action Extreme Stunt Show*

Watch Voyage of the Little Mermaid 

(Make the guys watch it too!)
Watch Muppet Vision 3D*

Meet Woody and Buzz*

Dinner in Hollywood Studios at ABC COMMISSARY (quick service) *** look at ticket for coupon!!

Go to back of park to see Osbourne's Spectacle of Dancing Lights!

Watch Fantasmic! at 8 PM (Watch the crowd because they will let FP+ people in early!)

Go to bed!
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Friday  - Animal Kingdom! 
Take bus to AK! Park opens at 9 AM! So get on bus at 8:30
**Get a times sheet and plan the time for Nemo the musical & Festival of the Lion King**

FastPass+:                              

---Dinosaur 9:05 AM - 10:10 AM

---Expedition Everest (This goes backwards!) 10:05 AM - 11:10 AM
---Kilimanjaros Safari 11:05 AM - 12:10 AM

Run to Expedition Everest first! You'll ride it again at 10:05 with FP+ (you might get sick)
then continue to Dinoland for your Dinosaur FP+
Walk back towards the front of the park to have a family picture in front of the Tree of Life!
--Ask for a Magic Shot!
Go watch It's Tough to be a Bug
Meet Doug and Russel (Movie UP characters)
Walk over to Asia to ride Expedition Everest with FP+ at 10:05

Meet Pocahontas by the Tree
Walk to Africa to ride Kilimanjaro Safari (have your camera ready!) with FP+ 11:05

Lunch in Animal Kingdom at Tusker House (Donald Duck) at 12:50

Go watch Finding Nemo the Musical
Ride Primeval Whirl* (This spins and goes up and down at same time)
Meet Mickey & Minnie (they are in christmas outfits!) 
Watch Festival of the Lion King
Meet Rafiki
Meet Jungle Book characters

Meet Pocahontas (By the Tree of life) if you didnt earlier

Park hop to EPCOT - EXTRA MAGIC HOURS: 9:30-11 PM
Get a picture as soon as you all enter!
Go to FP+ Kiosk inside EPCOT and get Test Track or Mission Space

Ride Innoventions (I think it's the one to the left when entering EPCOT)- Sum of All Thrills (make your own Roller-coaster)

Nemo ride

Turtle Talk with Crush (youngest child sit up front in the floor)
Look around the aquarium if you want to. Manatees upstairs
---Look at the wait times for Test Track and Mission Space---

Dinner in EPCOT at different countries! (quick service) ** look at ticket for coupon!!
Mexico is real mexican - not tex mex. China is good. America is good. 

Ride Mexico's Gran Fiesta Tour
Meet Mexican Donald Duck
Meet Mulan in China (Check time sheet)
Meet Snow White in Germany
Meet Belle in France (along with Marie the Aristocat and Sleeping Beauty)

Walk through each country! 
Watch the movie in France!

Japan pick a pearl $17! 

- find a castmember and verify where to go for dessert party at 7-

Illuminations Dessert party for 2 at 8:15 PM (Sorry kids! They can go to France and get a chocolate eclair or something! Or Norway horn!)

Watch Illuminations: Reflections of Earth at 9:30 PM
after this is over - run to ride these:
Ride Soarin'
Ride Mission: Space
Ride Test Track
Go to bed! Park closes at 11
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Saturday - 
Breakfast at Chef Mickey's at Contemporary resort at 7:20 AM

(Take a bus to MK and then walk to the contemporary! Leave an hour early at least!!)

After eating at Chef Mickey's - walk back over to MK and take the bus to HS!

Hollywood Studios! EXTRA MAGIC HOURS: 8-9 AM

Younger Kids go meet characters at Animation Courtyard (big hero 6)
Older kids ride Star Tours & Rockin Roller Coaster (goes upside down)

FastPass+:

---Toy Story Midway Mania 9:05 AM-10:10
---Tower of Terror 10:20 AM - 11:25
---Star Tours 11:20 AM - 12:25

Skip lunch and just snack because you had a big breakfast and big dinner coming! (A good snack is the giant turkey leg!)

Younger kids watch Disney Junior Live & Meet Sofia and Jake*
Older people watch Light's Motors Action: Extreme Stunt Show (If you didn't get to the first day)

Muppets 3D (if you didn't the first day)

Frozen singalong (look at times and get there way early- this isnt very good in my opinion)*

Ride Great Movie Ride
-Go to FP+ Kiosk after using All FP+

Shop! 

Dinner at Hollywood Studios at 50's Prime Time Cafe at 6:55 PM (Jason pay for his 3 girls and him)

Park hop to Magic Kingdom! EXTRA MAGIC HOURS: 1 AM- 3 AM
---Go to FP+ Kiosk inside Magic Kingdom and get Buzz Lightyear Space Ranger Spin
Go Meet characters -  Peter Pan, Aladdin, Winnie the Pooh, Gaston (Compare muscles/ pushups!)
Go ride Pirates of the Caribbean
Ride Haunted Mansion
Ride It's a Small World*
Monster's Inc Laugh Floor*
Ride Tomorrowland Transit People Mover*
GO grab a seat facing the castle at the Walt and Mickey Statue around 8 PM.( look at times to verify. Things change)

Watch Wishes Fireworks and Electrical parade at night! - Don't leave until you are absolutely sure it is over! Frozen light castle, projection show, fireworks, then parade!) 
Ride Seven Dwarfs Mine Train*
Ride Big Thunder Mt RR
Ride Space Mt
Ride Jungle Cruise
Ride Dumbo

Go shop on Main Street Go to bed!
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Sunday:

EPCOT: Extra Magic Hours 8-9 AM 
Ride Soarin'
Ride Test Track
Meet Characters at the Character Spot
FastPass+                                   

--- mission space 9 AM- 10:05

-- spaceship earth 10:10 AM - 11:15
 ---Soarin' 11:20 AM - 12:25

Lunch at EPCOT at Sunshine Seasons or Electric Umbrella (quick service) for Jason+3 ** look at ticket for coupon!!
Lunch for Melissa+3 at Biergarten Germany at 12! Stay for the show!

Ride Living with the Land (Jason)
Go to aquarium (Jason)
See Turltle Talk with Crush (Jason)

-Meet back up with each other Go to each country to watch show! (Chinese Acrobats, Chair guy in France, etc) - look at time sheet
Get a family picture in front of each country!

EPCOT Processional (reading of Christmas Story -Bible)! Showtimes take place at 5:00 PM, 6:45 PM and 8:15 PM. Watch the 5 PM if you can make it to America.  Arrive an hour early!

As you leave EPCOT, go to Club Cool to try FREE unlimited samples of coke products around the world! Try the Beverly! *(the Beverly tastes awful- so make the kids do it first!)

Magic Kingdom: Extra Magic Hours 1 AM- 3 AM

Dinner at Magic Kingdom Polynesian Resort at 'Ohana  9:50 PM (Take the Polynesian bus)
Go to bed!
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Monday - 

Breakfast for 4 at Cinderella's Royal Table at Magic Kingdom at 8:30 AM

Magic Kingdom: Extra Magic Hours 7-8 AM

MK-  Fastpass+:

Seven dwarfs mine train 9:20 AM - 10:25

Enchanted tales with belle 10:15 AM  - 11:20

      (If you missed it the other day)

Meet Anna and Elsa 1:15 PM - 2:20

Monsters Inc Laugh Floor

- anything you missed!
!!! Check out when the Christmas Parade will happen!!! - I think 3:30 pm

Tomorrowland Christmas party - 3:40 & 4:40

Celebrate the Season - 4:20 & 5:20

Quick service for lunch! ** look at ticket for coupon!! 

You can go to Downtown Disney!
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Tuesday - Check Out!


You can book Dining reservations right now!- Because it is over 180 days out! You may book FastPass+ 60 days out from check in day! 

You already have Memory Maker - Yay!! With that, you will get EVERY picture the disney photographers take of you and your family! (even ride attraction photos!)

Disney's All Star Music Resort

Your resort overview:
          -Awesome guitar shaped pool & a piano shaped pool! You'll see characters like Donald Duck by the pool too!
          - Enjoy a free Movie Under the Stars at the guitar pool at night!
          - Playground
          - Gaming Arcade
          - You can walk to All-Star Sports Resort & All-Star Movies Resort to take pictures with other characters!
           - Intermission Food court inside your hotel!
           - Free WiFi in your room!
           - Free Disney merchandise delivery & pickup (When you buy a souvenir in the parks - a photo or toy or clothes - instead of carrying it around the rest of the day, tell the cashier to send it to your room!)

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/all-star-music-resort/

Free parking at the resort! Free transportation to the parks! Downtown Disney is free to visit! Because you are staying on Disney Property, you will get MagicBands free! FastPass+ is free so you won't stand in those long lines! You can choose which rides you want to reserve for FastPass+ 60 days in advance! Also, you will get the special extended theme park hours every day! Only Disney Resort hotel guests get to be in the park during those hours! You can also visit the other Disney Resorts (like the more expensive ones - Animal Kingdom Lodge - for free! Each resort has free activities for Disney Guests!

Visit my Freebies posts to see what else is free at Disney!

New to Disney World? - guide!

Are you new to Disney World? Hear people talking about FastPass but you don't have a clue what that is? 

First things first:

1- have you made your resort room reservation? You don't have to stay on Disney property! 

2-have you made an My Disney Experience account? Free! And download the app to your smart phone!

3- you can buy your tickets before you arrive! And it is much better if you do!

4-have you reserved your dining reservations? Only table service restaurants need reservations 180 days out

5-have you made your FastPass+ selections? You can make these 60 days out if you are staying on Disney property, or 30 days out if not!

6- have you customized your Magic Bands? You get free magic bands if you stay on Disney Property! You can choose color and put your name on it in the My Disney Experience website or smart phone app
7 - Get Memory Maker in advance!

8-have you ordered the free Disney planning guide DVD? Order on Disney website! Updates every year!

9- have you ordered the free Disney World Maps? Order on the Disney website!

1 you can call Disney or book your resort room online! 

   Choose a package with tickets, dining plan, memory maker, or just a room! 

   If you choose a package with the tickets, then you only have to pay $200 the day you book it, and then you can pay the rest off at your own time!
   If you only choose the room, then you have to pay the tax that day (around $250) and the rest is due the day you check in!
   Dining plan has quick service option, quick service or deluxe option. You get two meal credits, 1 snack credit, and 1 refillable drink credit per person per day. The quick service package is around $60 per person per day. The unused credits do roll over until the last day of you stay.
See https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/vacation-packages/2014/dining/ for more explanation.
---You DON'T have to stay on Disney Property! There are cheaper resorts available, but they might be farther away! If you do stay on Disney Property, then you get free transportation to and from the airport and to the parks! You also get free Extra Magic Hours where only the disney resort hotel guests can be in the park! - Use these Extra magic hours to make out your itinerary for your stay!
 
2  My Disney Experience account -- YOU NEED ONE ASAP! This is where you can book your Fastpass+, reserve dining, look at maps; on the smartphone app you can see each attractions wait time and find where you are on the map! You can also see what rides and characters are 'near me'! It is free to create and it is super useful! Even has a FAQ and you can chat with a Disney employee so they can answer all of your questions!

3  Buy your tickets before you arrive to Orlando!! You can purchase them at the Disney website, buy them as a package with your room, or buy them from undercover tourist -- my favorite place to buy them! always cheaper. You will have to decide how many day passes you need, and if you want a park hopper! You can't go to more than 1 park per day unless you have a park hopper. Only Disney sells annual passes and special event tickets (Mickey's not so scary Halloween party, Mickey's very merry Christmas party, Harambe nights, etc)
  You want to buy your tickets at least 60 days before your trip - prices go up every year so I buy mine as soon as I know I am going! They don't expire until you first use them at DW! Then they expire 14 days from first use - unless you buy the non-expiring tickets. You want to buy tickets before you arrive so you can link them to your My Disney Experience account and choose your FastPass+ attractions! If you wait until you arrive, all of the good FP+ selections will be taken!

4   You can get dining reservations 180 days out! If you are staying on Disney Property, you can book the whole week you are staying once the first day is 180 days out. Example, I am going in November so in May when my 180 days started, I booked the whole week (even thought the last day was 186 days out).
   Not every restaurant takes reservations - only the sit-down table service. Each Character Dining must have a reservation (character dining is where you eat breakfast, lunch, or dinner, and Disney characters walk around to take pictures and sign autographs for you). Character dining is the most expensive, but children love it! Best- O'hanas with Lilo and Stitch, Cinderella's Royal Table with princesses, Chef Mickey's with Mickey and Minnie, Tusker House with Donald and Daisy.
   You must have a credit card number to book your dining reservation - no charge unless you don't cancel before 24 hours out. If you don't cancel and you don't show up, then a $10 charge per person will be charged to the card.

5   Fastpass+ selections can be made 60 days out from your Disney Property hotel check in, or 30 days out if you aren't' staying on Disney Property! You may only choose 3 FP+ per day, but once you use all 3, you can go to a kiosk and select another attraction. Once that one is used, you can go back to a kiosk and select another... and so on! Last may I was able to use 8 FP+ in one day! You book FP+ through your My Disney Experience account. You must have linked your tickets to each person in order to book FP+ selections! You can book them as a group if you all want to do the same rides/shows, or you can book them separately! Once you choose your 3 attractions, you may go back and change the time of one or swap out one attraction for another! --- No penalties for missing a FP+ time! And you can arrive 5 min early!
   Magic Kingdom - get Enchanted Tales with Belle (if you have young children), Space Mountain, Big Thunder Mt, Peter Pan's Flight, Buzz Lightyear or Seven Dwarfs Mine Train! - You can also choose a FP+ for a character meet and greet (anna and elsa -Frozen)
   EPCOT- Soarin', Maelstrom, Nemo and friends, Figment, Test Track, Mission: Space, or character meet and greets!
   Hollywood Studios - Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster, Toy Story Mania, Beauty and the Beast live show, Star Tours, -- Make your last FP+ at the end of the day be Fantasmic!
   Animal Kingdom - Expedition Everest, Kilimanjaro's Safari ride, Festival of the Lion King, Dinosaur, Kali River Rapids

6   If you are staying on Disney Property or if you have an Annual Pass, you get free MagicBands! You can customize these on My Disney Experience and they will ship around 1-2 months before your vacation! You choose the color and have your name on them! They will be your room key, park ticket (once you linked your tickets), credit card, and FP+ !  If you aren't staying on Disney Property, you can buy these for around $13, but I wouldn't. Your plastic ticket will be used to enter the parks and for FP+.

7   Buy Memory Maker for $150 at least 4 days before your trip starts! This is the best deal Disney has made for all your pictures! Disney has hundreds of PhotoPass photographers spread throughout Disney World. They take your photo for free (and they can use your camera also if you ask!) Then they will scan your Memory Maker card or MagicBand and your pictures are ready! If you don't buy the memory maker, then be prepared to ask everyone to take your picture. I bought 7 photos (didn't have memory maker) for $100 in May 2014. This Memory Maker includes all attraction pictures, character meet & greet pictures, and PhotoPass photographer pictures ( these are photos in front of Cinderella's Castle, EPCOT ball, Tower of Terror, etc). You could easily get over 100 photos with Memory Maker. I have heard someone getting 300 photos! DON'T FORGET to ask for Magic Shots everywhere you go! - Google images of Disney World Magic Shot :)

8   & 9  - On the Disney Website, you can order free park maps and a free Disney vacation planning guide DVD!

Disney Photographers - Don't forget the Magic Shot!

Disney has hundreds of PhotoPass photographers scattered throughout the parks and they are free!
The pictures, however, are not so free... you can purchase a digital copy or purchase individual prints.

I spent $100 buying the digital copies of 7 Disney photopass pictures ($15 a piece plus tax)

NOW there is this super cool thing called the Memory Maker - if you purchase in advance it is $150 - and you get ALL of the photos!! Yes, all of the attraction, character, and disney photopass photographer photos!
Space mountain, Mt Everest, Aladdin, Epcot ball picture, Cinderellas castle picture, - you name it!

The exception is some of the character dining... that hasnt been worked out yet.

(if you wait and purchase it at Disney World, then Memory Maker is around $200

I WISH I had purchased Memory Maker for my trip this past May! I know we rode Splash Mountain, Space mountain 3 times, Tower of Terror, Rockin Roller Coaster, Dinosaur, Mt Everst 3 times, We met Aladdin, we had
our pictures taken in front of the castle, mt everest, the tree of life, and EPCOT ball/spaceship Earth...

MAGIC SHOTS!

These are photos where you pose, and something magical happens! Ex: Tinker Bell comes and sits on your hand! Stitch appears out of the ground beside you! Chip the teacup is on your head!

You usually have to ask the DW PhotoPass photographer for a magic shot, but sometimes they will tell you to pose a certain way, and surprise!

If you dont understand, just google images of Disney Magic Shot