It's no secret that me and the fam are going to Disney. It's also no secret that we are beyond ready to go. What a lot of people don't know about Disney is the fact that it's not one of those vacations that you just go and do, you actually need to sit down and plan it out.
Disney is so amazing, and once you plan everything out you can sit back and enjoy it, but until then you better set your alarms so you can get your behind up to be sure you get those reservations you wanted! Dining at Disney is an experience in itself, especially dining with the characters. You can start booking your reservations at 180 days prior to your vacation and for us, that day was today.
You can book online starting at 6am, or start calling Disney at 7am. I get up at 6:30 anyways to get ready for work, so I just set my alarm for a little earlier and did them right off my phone on the "My Disney Experience" app.
I am beyond glad that I got up and made them this morning, because just out of curiosity I looked this afternoon and all the times that we wanted (and got) were already booked...thank goodness for setting that alarm!
Here is our final dining itinerary and we are so ecstatic to be trying all of these experiences and even more ecstatic that we got all of the restaurants, days and times we wanted because normally you have to change your schedule around, but we got very lucky that we didn't!
When we arrive on Saturday, our first character dining experience will be with Sophia the First,
Doc McStuffins and Jake & the Neverland Pirates at Hollywood Studios, Hollywood & Vine. Cadence is beyond ready to meet with Sophia, so I figured we'd get her really excited about the trip by joining them in a feast on our first day.
On Sunday, our Epcot day, we have scheduled a lunch at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, which is where we will dine with the Princesses, such as Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Ariel and Aurora. You even get a complimentary photo with the Princesses...holla! Sunday night we have reservations at O'Hana, located in Disney's Polynesian Resort. We can literally take the monorail to dinner, how neat is that?! O'Hana isn't a character dining experience at dinner, but their food is said to be out of this world and is family style, which means that they bring these large portions and different options up to your table, unlike ordering off a menu or cruising through a buffet line. The other great aspect of O'Hana at dinner time, is the Magic Kingdoms firework show within view, along with earshot...because O'Hana coordinates the music and timing along with Magic Kingdoms firework show!
Monday is our first Magic Kingdom day. Well our first official Magic Kingdom day, because with the Park Hopper, I'm sure we'll walk in and catch a quick glimpse of Main Street, USA on Saturday. We have dining reservations at Cinderella's Royal Table for dinner, this is dinner inside the castle! One of the hardest dining reservations to get, especially at dinner, and I got them!
Tuesday is Cinderella's Storybook Dinner at 1900 Park Fare located in Disney's Grand Floridian resort. This is also a monorail resort and a dinner we are looking forward too. You not only get to meet Cinderella and Prince Charming, but you also get to meet Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella. They also dance and sing for you while you eat.
Wednesday is the day we will hit up Downtown Disney for dinner. We are going to Rainforest Café located in the heart of downtown Disney. While you eat their are simulated thunderstorms, volcanos and other mysterious happenings.
Thursday is our last full day at Disneyworld and we are eating dinner at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort located right next to Magic Kingdom. We will eat dinner with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and Goofy while the monorail whizzes by over head.
Lesson for the day, book early and get those spots you've been wanting. That extra 15 minutes of sleep would have been nice, but not as nice as getting these peak dining spots!
Disney is so amazing, and once you plan everything out you can sit back and enjoy it, but until then you better set your alarms so you can get your behind up to be sure you get those reservations you wanted! Dining at Disney is an experience in itself, especially dining with the characters. You can start booking your reservations at 180 days prior to your vacation and for us, that day was today.
You can book online starting at 6am, or start calling Disney at 7am. I get up at 6:30 anyways to get ready for work, so I just set my alarm for a little earlier and did them right off my phone on the "My Disney Experience" app.
I am beyond glad that I got up and made them this morning, because just out of curiosity I looked this afternoon and all the times that we wanted (and got) were already booked...thank goodness for setting that alarm!
Here is our final dining itinerary and we are so ecstatic to be trying all of these experiences and even more ecstatic that we got all of the restaurants, days and times we wanted because normally you have to change your schedule around, but we got very lucky that we didn't!
When we arrive on Saturday, our first character dining experience will be with Sophia the First,
Doc McStuffins and Jake & the Neverland Pirates at Hollywood Studios, Hollywood & Vine. Cadence is beyond ready to meet with Sophia, so I figured we'd get her really excited about the trip by joining them in a feast on our first day.
On Sunday, our Epcot day, we have scheduled a lunch at Akershus Royal Banquet Hall, which is where we will dine with the Princesses, such as Cinderella, Belle, Snow White, Ariel and Aurora. You even get a complimentary photo with the Princesses...holla! Sunday night we have reservations at O'Hana, located in Disney's Polynesian Resort. We can literally take the monorail to dinner, how neat is that?! O'Hana isn't a character dining experience at dinner, but their food is said to be out of this world and is family style, which means that they bring these large portions and different options up to your table, unlike ordering off a menu or cruising through a buffet line. The other great aspect of O'Hana at dinner time, is the Magic Kingdoms firework show within view, along with earshot...because O'Hana coordinates the music and timing along with Magic Kingdoms firework show!
Monday is our first Magic Kingdom day. Well our first official Magic Kingdom day, because with the Park Hopper, I'm sure we'll walk in and catch a quick glimpse of Main Street, USA on Saturday. We have dining reservations at Cinderella's Royal Table for dinner, this is dinner inside the castle! One of the hardest dining reservations to get, especially at dinner, and I got them!
Tuesday is Cinderella's Storybook Dinner at 1900 Park Fare located in Disney's Grand Floridian resort. This is also a monorail resort and a dinner we are looking forward too. You not only get to meet Cinderella and Prince Charming, but you also get to meet Lady Tremaine, Anastasia and Drizella. They also dance and sing for you while you eat.
Wednesday is the day we will hit up Downtown Disney for dinner. We are going to Rainforest Café located in the heart of downtown Disney. While you eat their are simulated thunderstorms, volcanos and other mysterious happenings.
Thursday is our last full day at Disneyworld and we are eating dinner at Chef Mickey's in the Contemporary Resort located right next to Magic Kingdom. We will eat dinner with Mickey, Minnie, Donald, Pluto and Goofy while the monorail whizzes by over head.
Lesson for the day, book early and get those spots you've been wanting. That extra 15 minutes of sleep would have been nice, but not as nice as getting these peak dining spots!
Wow all of those dining experiences sound absolutely amazing! You are going to have a fabulous time!
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