Upheaval, Chaos, Overhaul?
I feel like my trip is in a state of upheaval.
I did call and cancel the dining plan - and I felt an instant sense of relief that it was gone so I know I made the right choice about that. It frees up a lot of time/energy that was being used for scheduling food, some of which I honestly did not want and I definitely do not need. As it is, I'm worried because not only do I have to fit in the seat on the way TO Disney, I also have to fit in the seat on the way HOME! So, less will be more for me and if I'm eating for the sake of filling up credits, well - that's not a good idea. So now I can do more eating as needed instead of as planned. Changing it, though, has made me question all of my ADR's, and to be honest I have my head in the sand about doing that although I need to just get all my paperwork out and just do it.
The other thing that is causing me chaos is that I took advantage of a couple of deals for Universal Studios. I bought 2 day tickets and got a 3rd day for free, and then also got a $30 statement credit for using my American Express card. Which is all fine and dandy except when I went to the crowd calendar pages on the
Undercover Tourist site, I found out that the weekend that I was planning to go to Universal was the weekend that they have the Harry Potter Celebration event! I really know nothing about this at all, but I can only imagine that the crowds for that weekend will be higher because of the event. So now I'm questioning ALL of my park plans, trying to decide which 2 or 3 days I want to spend at Universal (if I don't use the third day it isn't a loss since the ticket was free). The kicker is that the crowds at WDW are also predicted to be high that weekend so there isn't really an advantage one way or the other that I can see.
I was surprised to see that Universal crowds are listed as moderate for most of my stay, actually. I wonder if moderate crowds at US are the same as moderate crowds at WDW?
Anyway, I feel like I need to overhaul my whole trip and I've been just putting it off and not really thinking about it because when I do think about it, I feel really overwhelmed. Ugh.
Advice is always welcomed!
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