oh, we’re dreaming of another trip to the World...

I'm trying to convince the family to drive it again (c'mon, have you proced flights for five lately?), but I'm losing the battle. For now.

One thing I do know is that we're gonna put the brakes on some of the frivolous spending... maybe even avoid Downtown Disney altogether. I mean, seriously, the Lego store has enough of my money. No, really, they do. Especially since we're getting a LEGO store of our very own here in Columbus! (link)

Based on our learnings for the previous three trips, we're honing our process... so here's the list of things we're planning on doing:

Accomodations

• Well, we're gonna stay at the Poly. After having tried
  another resort (see post below), we'll stick with what we
  know. The Poly (yes, it's way too much money) is simply
  our family fave.

Restaurants

• O'Hana (The Polynesian, aahhh....)
  
• Liberty Tree Tavern (Magic Kingdom, though they've discontinued the character dining... boo.)
  
• Rainforest Cafe (outside fo the Animal Kingdom)

Magic Kingdom

• Space Mountain (extra magic hours)
  
• Big Thunder Mountain (extra magic hours)
  
• Splash Mountain (extra magic hours)
  
• Montsters Inc. Laugh Floor
  
• Tomorrowland Transit Authority
  
• Tomorrowland Indy Speedway
  
• Pirates of the Carribean
  
• Stitch's Great Escape
  
• The Barnstormer at Goofy's Wiseacre Farm
  
• Mickey's PhilharMagic
  
• Swiss Family Treehouse
  
• The Haunted Mansion
  
• Tom Sawyer Island
  
• Walt Disney World Railroad

Epcot

• Soarin' (extra magic hours)
  
• Mission: Space (extra magic hours)
  
• Ellen's Energy Adventure
  
• Test Track (extra magic hours)
  
• Turtle Talk with Crush
• Nemo Ride

Hollywood Studios

• Lights, Motors, Action
  
• Indiana Jones Stunt Show
  
• Rockin' Roller Coaster (extra magic hours)
  
• Tower of Terror (extra magic hours)
  
• Star Tours
  
• Fantasmic
  
• American Idol
  
• Toy Story Mania
• Muppet Vision 3-D

Animal Kingdom

• Expedition Everest (extra magic hours)
• Kilimanjaro Safaris
• Finding Nemo Show
• Dinosaur!
• Kali River Rapids

I'll post more about the other aspects of it as we move forward, or rather, if we move forward, so keep an eye here.

16 january 2009 | venny