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'Once Upon a Dream' PTR - May 2014, Hotel New York

dhidra said:
Such relief!

Excuse my enthusiasm, but here's a (very long) plan for our trip:

PTR

Sunday 18th
Up at 4am for our early flight, and we'll have breakfast at the airport. I've goody bags for the boys made for the plane.
Flight arrives in Paris @9:40am, we will be picked up by Ezyshuttle, hopefully
arriving at HNY by 11am. We'll check in to the hotel and then walk through the village, and in to the main park. We have Sunday Brunch at Inventions booked for 1pm, so we may or may not have time to get a fast pass for Buzz Lightyear and have a ride on Dumbo. (Dumbo will be closed from Monday so we have to fit it in at least once on Sunday!
After brunch we'll head back to the hotel to check in to our room and maybe have a nap.
If the kids don't nap, we'll go see the Descent of the Stairs at 4pm. We can see it on Thursday either.
After that we'll catch a few rides in Fantasyland and/or watch the parade.
I've booked Dinner at Manhattan Restaurant in the hotel @6:30pm but I doubt we'll be hungry enough for that so we'll get Mickey Waffles in Cafe Fantasia or grab something in the Village.

Monday 19th
We may or may not get up for EMH! Either way, I'd like to get to the studios at around 9:30am so we can go on Crush's Coaster (the queues were too long on our last trip).
Hoping to catch some characters at the meet and greets here, as well as Buzz Lightyear and Spiderman. We'll fit in as many shows as we can, and Toy Story Playland and the Cars ride. And the Stars n Cars Parade too!
Lunch is at Restaurant des Stars at 12:30pm where we'll feed to kids up as much as possible in case they don't eat much at Auberge later!
Dinner at Auberge de Cendrillion is booked for 6:30pm.
DH or I will take a sneaky trip to the shops to get some balloons for DS2s birthday the next day.

Tuesday 20th - DS2's birthday
First thing today we'll go to City Hall to get a Birthday sticker and Mickey phone call. Main park for today I think. We'll play it by ear, but we hope to do as many rides as the boys are tall enough for! I don't think they'll be too scared for anything, they're pretty fearless.
Lunch is at Cafe Mickey at 12:30pm with birthday cake. Dinner is Buffalo Bills Wild West Show at 6:30pm.

Wednesday 21st
Again we'll play it by ear today. Lunch will be Counter Service, wherever we happen to be near, DH suggested Cafe Hyperion. Dinner is 6:30pm @ Blue Lagoon.

Thursday 22nd last day :(
If we need another character fix, we might do breakfast at Cafe Mickey at 9:30am after checking out.
We catch up on any rides or shows we haven't done yet. Or repeat the favorites!
If we haven't gotten Mickey Waffles at Cafe Fantasia yet, we'll do it at lunchtime today. Or else grab a small snack somewhere.
I'd like to see Descent of the Stairs at 4pm if we didn't see it on Sunday.
There will probably be some last minute shopping in Disney Village before dinner at Rainforest Cafe at 5pm. Ezyshuttle will collect us at HNY at 7pm for our flight home at 21:50.

Im hoping we'll do EMH at least once. And obviously dreams aswell. If the kids aren't able to stay up, ill go myself, leaving DH in the room with the kids and a few beers!

So excited now!

Great plan! Have two goes on Dumbo, one for me cause we'll miss it! Those waffles look amazing! Very tempted :-)
 
Great plan! Have two goes on Dumbo, one for me cause we'll miss it! Those waffles look amazing! Very tempted :-)

will do! I love waffles anyway, but Mickey shaped has got to be better! and reasonable enough too ;)
 
Sounds like you have a fab plan. Not long to go. :banana::yay::banana::yay::banana:
 


Was just coming on to say that the postman came with another awaited thing this morning!
I emailed the Disney Store to request some 'Going to Disneyland' certificates and they've just arrived! I also ordered a card on moonlit with Mickey & co on it asking the boys to come visit!
We're having tea & cake tomorrow afternoon with family for DS2's birthday so I'm going to get a neighbor to post them through the letterbox then! Am fit to burst now though!
 


dhidra said:
Was just coming on to say that the postman came with another awaited thing this morning!
I emailed the Disney Store to request some 'Going to Disneyland' certificates and they've just arrived! I also ordered a card on moonlit with Mickey & co on it asking the boys to come visit!
We're having tea & cake tomorrow afternoon with family for DS2's birthday so I'm going to get a neighbor to post them through the letterbox then! Am fit to burst now though!

What a great way to reveal it!! It's lovely to have the grandparents there too to see their faces.
I'm waiting on a package to come so I can complete my last work order. Quite worried now though because I reckon it won't come & I'll be like a headless chicken!
 
What a great way to tell the boys, I'm feeling your excitement. :cool1::cool1::cool1:
 
Woke up at 4am and realized it was a good time to check in for our flight as it was inside the 30hour window and I could choose the seats. DH thought I was nuts getting up in the middle of the night! We'll be on the road at that time tomorrow!
 
dhidra said:
Woke up at 4am and realized it was a good time to check in for our flight as it was inside the 30hour window and I could choose the seats. DH thought I was nuts getting up in the middle of the night! We'll be on the road at that time tomorrow!

Lol!! I had that brain wave last night!!! Great minds! I've to wait til 3.45am to do the same. Did you get good seats? There wasn't a huge amount left on our flight in economy but so long as we get 2+2 we'll be grand. Super excited?!
 
Lol!! I had that brain wave last night!!! Great minds! I've to wait til 3.45am to do the same. Did you get good seats? There wasn't a huge amount left on our flight in economy but so long as we get 2+2 we'll be grand. Super excited?!
We're 2+2 aswell. Got row 8 and 10 so not bad at all.
I noticed that someone else had selected seats A, C, D and F in row 9, probably hoping there would be no one inbetween!

Am getting nervous now *** I've loads to do today. DH is playing the sega mega drive!!!!! grrrr!
 
On a happier note...got the nails done this morning! Love them!



And I made DS2's cake last night:
 
I'm running out the door just off to work :(
Had to post I love the nails they are fab !!!!
The cake is awesome :)
Have a great trip dee can not wait to read all about it xxx
 
I thought you'd like them alright!

Omg guess what a girl I work with came in this afternoon to show me her nails.
You will love these Rachael lol red with white dots just like yours.
I think you all know me to well ;)
The girl who does mine baby is due end of nov so I should have some Halloween disney nails for our next trip xx
 
no way, that's gas!

everything ready but there's always that fear of 'what did I forget?' Hope I can sleep!
 
Have a ball. You didn't forget anything! Hope the reveal was brilliant :yay:
And please say hi if you see us about! Eeeek!
 

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