Kansas DVC-ers?

[jpeka65844]

Since I live in Kansas City (Kansas), I'm an honorary member of the Missouri DVC Club. But, are there any other KS folks out there? I know LovetoDisney is!




Denice T.
Olathe, KS

[eepunk]

Overland Park, here. Joined DVC past May.

[SamSam]

Salina, KS here! Members since 2002, should have been members years earlier. :)

[Princess Tink]

Not Kansas...but, Kansas City, Missouri (actually 45 minutes north). I just had to respond....as the MISSOURI thread seems to consist maninly of EAST MO.

Anyone going to the Chiefs game this weekend?

[Kewz1]

I used to be!

Our first contract (BWV) was bought while we lived in Manhattan. I noticed in the recent VM there was a letter from a family living there. I wondered if they were Disers. :confused3

[DsnyGeek]

We are in Olathe! We used to own, but had to sell. Wish I still had it. Have been renting points for the last few years.

[goofy4dvc]

Wichita, Kansas! I know there are at least two other families from Wichita that are DVCers. We've been members since 2000. Own at VB, VWL, and BCV. Headed "Home" next month for MNSSHP!

[geffric]

I used to live in Overland Park.. but moved.. :wave2: hope you find lots of other DISers close to you..

[jpeka65844]

Wow.....us KS folk are slow to reply! The nurse at my school is a DVC member but I don't think they do Dis or anything "fanatical" like that.... :-)

Good to see you KS folk! I used to go to K-St until I found the error of my ways so I'm a former Manhattan-ite as well!



Denice T.
Olathe, KS

[goofy4dvc]

I used to go to K-St

DH went to K-State for 6 years. Has season tix for football. He bleeds purple!

[LoveToDisney]

:wave2: Hi everybody!
I'm in the Kansas City area...near Overland Park.
It's great to see other DVC families in the state. It's a small world afterall....

Going to the Chiefs game Sunday....hope we WIN! :mickeyjum

[mmccan]

We live in Kansas also. :wave: We are in St. John, about 90 miles west of Wichita. Go Jayhawks!!! :thumbsup2

[javamom]

Hi, we are near Wichita. Thinking seriously about buying DVC, but not sure. We decided to put off that decision until we get back from our trip in October.

Would be interested to here locals opinions on it, and what your transportation investments heave been since you bought in.

If this isn't the rightboard for that, just let me know. I was just looking for local opinions.

Thanks!

[ceejay13]

We live in Wichita and have owned since 2000. Have points at the BWV and BCV. We had looked at purchasing back in 1994 and I just ran across the information they sent. The points were a whopping $52.50. If only I knew then what I know now. I would have lots more vacations and spent a lot less. As to your question about transportation investments, I'm not sure what you are asking for specifically. We fly and have found AirTran out of Wichita to be the easiest and most economical. If you fly on Saturday, there is a non-stop flight and we love it. We also take a whole lot more WDW trips than we used. It used to be every other year in a moderate and now we go twice a year. My only regret is that we didn't take the leap in 1994. We have loved every minute of ownership. Let me know if you have any other questions. I'd be glad to answer if I can.

FYI - My DH also went to K-State and still talks fondly of those days.

[javamom]

Yes, I saw that flight when I was doing some planning. We want to be there for both my DS's 17th birthday (the 18th) and Christmas. So I decided that I really did not want to fly on the Saturday before his birthday. I decided to book on Delta (didn't research that enough ahead of time or I probably would not have done that, but it's done). I found a really great rate out of KC on a direct flight to Orlando. BUT, Delta cancelled that flight and we lost our direct flights. So, I really lost on this one. Live and learn I suppose. :confused3

I suppose that taking that Airtan Saturday flight would be a good deal. I hope Airtran sticks around here.

I know that some people book an All-Star, or other room, for the weekends instead of eating up their points. Do you ever do that?

[jpeka65844]

I'm sure you mean that last message for a PM, but, since we're talking travel out of MCI.....

We flew Southwest last year; we got a direct flight on a Sat. AM with "wheels up" at 6:50. And the plane was PACKED. Guess where everyone was going??? We were at our hotel (POFQ), bags dropped off, in Epcot, through Mission Space, and relaxing in front of Germany in WS with a beer by 1 PM. Hoping to replicate it again in March!

Southwest doesn't have their March schedule up yet.....



Denice T.
Olathe, KS

[LoveToDisney]

I heard of people getting refunds from Delta when they have booked a direct flight and it is cancelled, leaving no other direct flights to choose from.

[KS Jeff]

Add one to the Wichita contingent. And I plan our trips around the Saturday nonstop on Airtran, too.

[javamom]

Hello again, Kansas DVCers.

Can you tell me in by Kansas tax law, if there is any tax-deduction on your DVC load through either Disney Financing or a Home Equity situation.

We are seriously looking into buying in January 2008, so I am trying to research all the financial angles so we can decide how we want to pay for it.

[javamom]

Heh, since we bought in, I thought that I would unearth this thread. Any more Kansans???

Also, have any of you tried the Allegiant flights into Sanford from Wichita?

[3pirates]

HI....

Thought I'd say Welcome Home to y'all!:)

Do we count if we both graduated from KU (him undergrad, me mba) and were living in Overland Park when we bought our DVC?

That was in 1993. We moved to Atlanta in 1994 and had to add on, being that much closer we get there more than we initially thought we would...then we had another child and had to add on again!;)

[bmalonef45]

Welcome home! Good to see fellow Kansan's on here. Not sure about the tax question but I know we DIDN'T write anything off... at least I don't remember if we did.

We did use the flight to Sanford. The direct flight is awesome but the return flight leaves REALLY early and Sanford is a LONG way from WDW that early in the morning. My suggestion is to stay the final night near the airport. Its a pretty good deal usually and with kids you can't beat a direct flight. Both Airtran and Allegiant have been a blessing to KS DVC members.

Glad you brought this thread back up. I'd love to see others from the area post. We are from Wichita and have been members for a little over 3 years and we love it. Getting ready for a DCL cruise in a little over two months.

[javamom]

I always wonder when I'm in a parking lot and see a Disney antenna topper, or something like that, if they are fellow DVC-ers.
:laughing:

[jpeka65844]

Hi KS'ns! Olathe here! Seeing as how in my church alone, I've met two other families that own DVC (OKW and BWV) AND the new nurse in my school is an SSR and OKW owner AND the brother of my hairstylist is a VWL owner, then I'd say there's a lot of us out there! Woo-hoo!

As for flights, we're hooked on Midwest Airlines non-stop out of MCI. It leaves a little late in the AM for my taste (9:10) but it's assigned, two across, extra wide seating. We used to swear by Southwest but got fed up w/the cattle call and their prices are now no better than anybody else's. Although they do have a "wheels-up" flight at 6:55 AM which is more to my liking.... :-) That's about it for non-stop to MCO. There's no way I'm on a flight with small children with a lay-over......:sad2:

[javamom]

Do we count if we both graduated from KU (him undergrad, me mba) and were living in Overland Park when we bought our DVC?



Of course! Once a Jayhawk, always a Jayhawk!

[3pirates]

Definitely still Jayhawks! We even interrupted our WDW stay over the Holidays to drive down for the Orange Bowl!;) We wouldn't leave the world for too many reasons....

Two of our three sons were born in OP...well, maybe Lenexa, and we still have family/friends there so we visit often. They are Jayhawk fans now, but that will probably change as they are in high school and starting to look at colleges a bit closer to Atlanta! (In state would be nice!);)

[jfinke]

We live in Lenexa.

For our last trip (Jan 25 - Feb 3) we ended up flying Midwest Air for $125/person direct. We usually fly MWA or SWA because of the direct flights. It is usually worth it.

[Plantlady]

We are in the process of buying right now! Just waiting on the final paperwork...
I can hardly wait!

We're in Riley (18 miles NW of Manhattan).

[javamom]

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[javamom]

Well, I booked a Southwest flight out of MCI.

Any tips about this airport that I should know?

I checked out the parking info. I am wondering how convenient those shuttles to the teminals are??? I am hoping to park in the circle area. We have a 7:50am flight, do you think that our chances of getting one of these are good?

Also, do you think it is better to use the valet at BWV, or self-park?

[bmalonef45]

Other than the fact that the Airport seems closer to Omaha than Kansas City. Good luck with your flights and your trip.

[Princess Tink]

Well, I booked a Southwest flight out of MCI.

Any tips about this airport that I should know?

I checked out the parking info. I am wondering how convenient those shuttles to the teminals are??? I am hoping to park in the circle area. We have a 7:50am flight, do you think that our chances of getting one of these are good?

Also, do you think it is better to use the valet at BWV, or self-park?

Not from KS, we live on the other side;) But, I wanted to chime in about MCI parking. We found the parking plaza at kci to be very convenient, and you can't hardly beat the price....7.80/day. The parking plaza has valet parking, and they shuttle you back & forth to the terminal...not need to drag your bags across the parking lots. When you arrive at their facility, they help unload your bags and load them into the shuttle and you hand them your keys and tell them when you plan to to return.....off you go. They drop you off at the terminal you fly out of. Then when you return, you call them after claiming your luggage and they show up in a matter of minutes. Way better than 12/day circle parking imo.

I have friends that also swear by the parking spot....it runs 8.50/day. But, I've not used them.

Good luck! And have a great trip! And WELCOME HOME!!!

[mearshon]

Add another one to Kansas City, KS. Bought in March 2008. Will be going May 28th as a DVC'er for the first time.

[jfinke]

Just bumping this up.

We almost always use the parking spot, but I have a free membership that gives me a discount plus points for future parking.

[javamom]

That's what we ended up doing, it was great!

:thumbsup2

[bmalonef45]

Something I just found out about MCI to MCO last week. Airtran has discontinued some if not all of the direct flights. We were booked on one for our trip near thanksgiving but got an email changing our flights. I called and they let me know there was no direct flight available. So they changed our flight for us to leave from home, Wichita. Originally the KC flight was over 1100.00 cheaper for the 6 of us than flying Airtran from Wichita. Since they cancelled the direct flight they let us fly from home for the lower price. YEAH. Sometimes things work out for the best I guess. Still no direct flight but no drive to KC either.

[LoveToDisney]

Add another one to Kansas City, KS. Bought in March 2008. Will be going May 28th as a DVC'er for the first time. Welcome Home! I hope you had a nice trip the end of May.

[javamom]

We had the same thing happen in 2006 with Delta.

So anyone thinking about adding on points at any of the upcoming properties when they are released?

[LoveToDisney]

So anyone thinking about adding on points at any of the upcoming properties when they are released?Wow, I would love to own at the new Contemporary villas if that really becomes a DVC and the points aren't "to the moon and back."

[jfinke]

Looks like MWA is stopping direct flights to Orlando from Kansas City.

http://www.bizjournals.com/kansascity/stories/2008/07/21/daily1.html?f=et65&ana=e_du


Midwest Airlines will eliminate nonstop service from Kansas City International Airport to Orlando, Fla., and Madison, Wis., starting Sept. 8 as part of a reduced service schedule the company announced Sunday.

[LoveToDisney]

Looks like MWA is stopping direct flights to Orlando from Kansas City.I noticed the other day that MWA flights for the winter/spring to Orlando were taking 3 hops instead of being non-stop. Very sad since most of those planes were full on Saturday mornings. I guess you have to cut the good with the bad. SWA is our only non-stop from KC now. That will be a scramble at the popular vacation times!

[M & M]

Hi everybody we live in Topeka and own at SSR, we have been members since 2004. Looking forward to a one night stay at SSR before our cruise in Dec. A direct flight on SWA was $299 per person:eek: more than double last year.

[staceyj2]

Hi everyone. We are DVC'rs in Olathe. Our next trip is October. I about had a coronary when I had to pay $275 rt on SW. When we bought DVC I was paying around $100-125 rt. We now have a SW visa that we are using to help earn free flights. We certainly won't be able to go as many times this year with the cost of flights.

[jfinke]

We have a trip planned for Feb, and will probably use SWA since we have a credit with them. They actually lowered the price of the flight for our cruise in September and we happened to catch them and get the difference.

Unfortunately, they have not started taking reservations for Feb yet.

And now I think that they will be the only airline flying direct into Orlando. I will usually pay a bit extra to fly direct, so MWA is probably losing my business.

[jpeka65844]

MWA is discontinuing its Orlando non-stops from KC. We had one booked for December and got the cancellation e-mail day before yesterday. Eeek. We scrambled and got re-booked on SWA w/in 12 hours at an increase of about $300.

It's gonna be tough, now, isn't it?

[mearshon]

Same here. Midwest refunded my tickets for a trip November 10-17 to AKV. Looking for alternatives and during that time frame it looks like Delta is the cheapest although has a layover in Atlanta. Southwest is over twice as much for the non-stop version:eek:

[javamom]

I just booked a flight from Wichita to MCO on Airtran. Last time we flew SWA out of KC, but didn't feel like driving to KC this time.

I have a 2-hour layover in Atlanta, and I dislike the Atlanta airport. Oh well, it was the cheapest flight that I could find and the flight times were good for me, so I booked it. Since I will be flying alone, it's not that big of a hassle.

[jfinke]

Looks like AirTran is flying direct. I just priced one out for Feb @ $226/person.

[mearshon]

I believe that Southwest and Airtran are now our only two options for direct flights from MCI. Does anyone know of any other non-stop flights from MCI.

[jpeka65844]

Looks like AirTran is flying direct. I just priced one out for Feb @ $226/person.

I'm looking at AirTran's website and can't find anything direct; all have one layover, usually in Atlanta. Where are you finding your flight?

[LoveToDisney]

For those of you who have flown on AirTran, how's the leg room compare to SWA?

[DisneyMama629]

I'm so glad this got bumped! We live in Wichita and own at SSR.

To go with the current topic of the thread, we used to fly Allegiant direct from Wichita. Since they have now discontinued that we will be flying Delta in January when we go to run the marathon. They seem to be the cheapest lately.

[jfinke]

I'm looking at AirTran's website and can't find anything direct; all have one layover, usually in Atlanta. Where are you finding your flight?

I got it from mobissimo who redirected me to orbitz. The dates I searched for were Feb 21-March 1 if that helps.

Just searched and it was still coming up.

Sat, Feb 21 Depart: 7:00 am Kansas City, MO (MCI) AirTran Airways 857

Arrive: 10:35 am Orlando, FL (MCO)

Sun, Mar 1 Depart: 7:30 pm Orlando, FL (MCO) AirTran Airways 858

Arrive: 9:15 pm Kansas City, MO (MCI)

[jpeka65844]

I was cruising AirTran's website. Looks like nonstops are on Saturdays and Sundays only.

[bmalonef45]

We were booked on a direct from MCI on a Monday and returning on a Saturday in November and both were changed. I'd be surprised in the long run with the airlines cutting back if the MCI to MCO directs survive but hopefully for all of you KCers they do. We just lost our Allegiant directs from ICT not long ago.

[goofy4dvc]

We are from Wichita and fly out of here. We usually fly AirTran to Orlando with a layover in Atlanta since they have discontinued the Saturday direct flights. However, for some reason the week we are going in October, it was going to cost about $400 for a roundtrip Wichita to Orlando. I checked Tampa and it was only $250 roundtrip. We were going to rent a car either way so we decided we could handle the 45 minute drive for the $300 savings ($150 x 2). Also, Tampa airport is quick and easy to get around.

[bmalonef45]

Never thought about Tampa airport. Thats a good idea for the future. We got lucky on our November trip that Airtran cancelled our flight so we got ICT flights at lower MCI direct cost. But in the future we'll have to keep this in mind.

Just curious how many Wichita DVCers there are on this board? If you are lurking let us know.

[javamom]

Wow, look at all the Wichitans!! Hey neighbor-neighbors!
:thumbsup2

[mearshon]

Bump

[javamom]

*waves*

Booked a flight from Wichita with layover in Atlanta. I must say that it gets increasingly hard to find discounted fares. Even the discounted fares aren't very discounted.

I signed up for DING on Southwest to find deals out of Kansas City, Tulsa, and OKC and even those DING rates aren't particularly low, so I decided to just fly out of Wichita and not have to drive out of town.

Anyone thinking of adding on at BLT?? We are considering it.

[staceyj2]

*waves*

Booked a flight from Wichita with layover in Atlanta. I must say that it gets increasingly hard to find discounted fares. Even the discounted fares aren't very discounted.

I signed up for DING on Southwest to find deals out of Kansas City, Tulsa, and OKC and even those DING rates aren't particularly low, so I decided to just fly out of Wichita and not have to drive out of town.

Anyone thinking of adding on at BLT?? We are considering it.

Discounted fares are really hard to find right now aren't they? I got a ding fare for Tampa so I switched to that airport. We were renting a car anyway and it saved me about $60 per ticket, so I decided to go for it. But I haven't seen much for MCO that would work for us.

[goofy4dvc]

We love it that AirTran goes through Atlanta. We always make sure that we have enough of a layover to eat at Moe's Southwestern Grill. Love that place. Either the quesadilla or the enchalada. "Welcome to Moe's".

[LoveToDisney]

We added on Thursday night! We've been waiting and watching for BLT to be announced.:goodvibes

[javamom]

Yeah, I seriously want some points there. Not sure if it's going to happen any time soon though.

Thanks for the Tampa tip, I added that airport to my DING.

[bmalonef45]

Just booked a flight to Orlando for a business convention in Oct a week ago on Airtran via Atlanta for about 150.00 each way. I know thats more than in the good old days but for 3 weeks out from ICT I'm not complaining. It will be hard to be in MCO and not be staying at our DVC resort. I may make it to WDW though if there is time.

As for points at BLT... the timing is just not right for us. If the economy was a little brighter I think it would be tempting. Just too many unanswered questions right now. I do hope to stay there some day. We've got about 40 years to get it in! I also can't wait to book a Treehouse at SSR. The fact that they announced that really helped keep us SSR owners excited.

[jpeka65844]

I probably posted this before but our December Midwest flight from KC to MCO was cancelled outright at the end of July. Turns out Midwest is now running non-stops on weekends only. Blech.

We scrambled to get rebooked on Southwest at about the same price. No more two across seating..... :mad:

DH wasn't crazy about the BLT rooms at first but after further study, he has deemed them adequate. We're going to tour them in December when we're there; I wonder if we're going to walk out of there with an add-on. Last time, we did!

[SamSam]

Hi all, we're from Salina and fly out of both ICT and MCI, depending on which one has the best fares. Until the last couple of years we usually found decent priced flights out of Wichita on American. The last couple of years we usually make the drive to Kansas City and fly Southwest (the ding fares have been too good to pass up).
Thanks for the tip on Tampa, I've added it to my DING. Is it really only a 45 minute drive? That's not bad at all.

[LoveToDisney]

Thanks for the tip on Tampa, I've added it to my DING. Is it really only a 45 minute drive? That's not bad at all. We have never made that trip in 45 minutes. It's been over an hour for us. Assuming Mapquest is up-to-date, it estimates 1 hour and 20 min from the Tampa airport to Lake Buena Vista. I guess if you drive "fast" and don't get caught, you could make it 45 minutes.:rolleyes1

[staceyj2]

We have never made that trip in 45 minutes. It's been over an hour for us. Assuming Mapquest is up-to-date, it estimates 1 hour and 20 min from the Tampa airport to Lake Buena Vista. I guess if you drive "fast" and don't get caught, you could make it 45 minutes.:rolleyes1

Yes, that is what I found too. I was figuring somewhere between 1 and 1 1/2 hours from Tampa.

[Budahman]

Hello fellow Heartlanders. I'm not in KS or Mo. I'm in Omaha, but this thread is the closest I've ever seen to Omaha or let alone Nebraska. I never see Nebraskans around here.
Just wanted to say HI.! :thumbsup2

[goofy4dvc]

We have never made that trip in 45 minutes. It's been over an hour for us. Assuming Mapquest is up-to-date, it estimates 1 hour and 20 min from the Tampa airport to Lake Buena Vista. I guess if you drive "fast" and don't get caught, you could make it 45 minutes.:rolleyes1

I was going off memory. It didn't seem that long when we drove it 5 years ago. But we suspect we will be driving it more often because the fares from Wichita to MCO vs TPA is about $60 round trip. Take that $60 x 3 or more people and that adds up.

[mearshon]

Hello fellow Heartlanders. I'm not in KS or Mo. I'm in Omaha, but this thread is the closest I've ever seen to Omaha or let alone Nebraska. I never see Nebraskans around here.
Just wanted to say HI.! :thumbsup2

Don't worry, your close enough :goodvibes

[SamSam]

Yes, that is what I found too. I was figuring somewhere between 1 and 1 1/2 hours from Tampa.

Thanks everyone for the realistic time. Depending on the fare savings, it may still be worth it.

[mearshon]

bump

[jfinke]

Plane ticket prices don't seem to have come down much. I should have bought them when gas was $4+. lol...

[mearshon]

Apparently ticket prices for airfare go up quickly when the price of gas goes up but they are very slow to go down when gas prices go down.:confused3

[jfinke]

Looks like I can get in for $248/person now on Airtran. That is with no additional fees. Who knows what that would be.

I think I will still hold of for now.

[LoveToDisney]

DH wasn't crazy about the BLT rooms at first but after further study, he has deemed them adequate. We're going to tour them in December when we're there; I wonder if we're going to walk out of there with an add-on. Last time, we did! I agree about the first look at BLT. The promotional video they linked us to from the announcement email was AWFUL! All the special effects of the "dream" made it hard to see anything. It was later when we saw pics on the Dis and later the pics on the DVC site that we could get a better look at the rooms and decide it looked like something we could enjoy. Of course, WALKING to MK, was the deal maker.

[LoveToDisney]

For those of you who have flown AirTran, how's the leg room? We are tall and enjoy the extra room that we now have on Southwest. Is AirTran as roomy? Thanks.

[bmalonef45]

If you are tall and don't have the kids with you choose the exit row seats. If not take a yoga class the night before to increase flexibility. :)

Its not terrible but if I am able to get exit row seating I take it as I'm 6'3".

[thepowellslovedisney]

Kansas at heart! Dh and I are KU alum. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!

[jfinke]

Prices for Northwest $188/person.

Sat, Feb 21 Depart: 11:30 am Kansas City, MO (MCI) Northwest Airlines 1162
1 stop
Arrive: 4:37 pm Orlando, FL (MCO) Northwest Airlines 1036

Sun, Mar 1 Depart: 6:30 am Orlando, FL (MCO) Northwest Airlines 1037
1 stop
Arrive: 10:06 am Kansas City, MO (MCI) Northwest Airlines 1159

[LoveToDisney]

Kansas at heart! Dh and I are KU alum. Rock Chalk Jayhawk!Welcome to the Kansas DVC-ers thread! Kansas-at-heart always works! We're two KU alums, as well! Go Jayhawks!

[LoveToDisney]

Prices for Northwest $188/person.

Sat, Feb 21 Depart: 11:30 am Kansas City, MO (MCI) Northwest Airlines 1162
1 stop
Arrive: 4:37 pm Orlando, FL (MCO) Northwest Airlines 1036

Sun, Mar 1 Depart: 6:30 am Orlando, FL (MCO) Northwest Airlines 1037
1 stop
Arrive: 10:06 am Kansas City, MO (MCI) Northwest Airlines 1159For $189RT, you can take non-stop both ways on AirTran if you travel Sat, Feb 21 to Sat, Feb 28. I hate to waste time changing plans if I don't have to. I'm sure hoping that SWA gets their rates back down under $200RT because I like how you can change flights/dates without charge with them and use credits. I also like their leg room.;)

[jfinke]

Yeah, I am waiting for SWA as well because we have a credit from them from a past flight.

[jpeka65844]

They've dropped some MCI-MCO fares to as little as $200. We rebooked for December and saved enough to pay for one of our tix to DLR in June!

[kmintheville]

I am from Wichita, and still have a daughter in Shawnee, and with twins and two sons-in-law graduating from KU (I went there, too - love my 'Hawks!), I feel like I still have a healthy stake in Kansas! We have only lived in Kentucky for 2 1/2 years, but both DH and I are from Wichita, and we still have relatives there(in fact, bmalone45, are we related?).

Hope to run into fellow Kansans at WDW sometime!

[bmalonef45]

I am from Wichita, and still have a daughter in Shawnee, and with twins and two sons-in-law graduating from KU (I went there, too - love my 'Hawks!), I feel like I still have a healthy stake in Kansas! We have only lived in Kentucky for 2 1/2 years, but both DH and I are from Wichita, and we still have relatives there(in fact, bmalone45, are we related?).

Hope to run into fellow Kansans at WDW sometime!

Sometimes it seems like everyone in Wichita is related somehow. Welcome to the DIS. We are getting ready for our next trip over Thanksgiving. WSU is playing in a b-ball tournament at WDW. BONUS!

[kmintheville]

If not related, then 2 or less degrees of separation! The last name is the same, I think, with me. KMC grad a long time ago. Go Shocks... we all went there, too! what a treat for them to play there. I have adopted the Louisville Cardinals because I love BB, but a cardinal is not as fearsome as either a Jayhawk or a Wushock!

[bmalonef45]

Its funny one of my business partners is a native of Louisville so apparently you were traded for him.

I too am a graduate of the Catholic schools in Wichita. But I'm from BCHS almost 20 years ago... doesn't seem that long ago but it is.

There are a ton of us (Malone's) here in Wichita maybe we are related. PM me sometime and we'll try to figure it out. I've got quite a few relatives that went to KMC.

[javamom]

Crack me up, I am not Catholic, but nearly everyone that I work with is. I work for a family-owned company of about 500 employees, and a lot of them are related. I keep wondering if I'll ever run into a Wichita DISer somewhere, and I always wonder when I see a car with a Mickey antenna topper or something in a parking lot.

Jayhawks and Wildcats abound at my church, to the point that when we have collection bins for things like candy donations for the Fall carnival, they label one bin Jayhawks, and one Wildcats so they can compete to see which one has the most in it.

Senior Pastor is a Jayhawk all the way, to the point that he refuses to wear purple... ever. One of the staff members gave him a purple tie in our White Elephant Christmas exchange. He brought it back the next year for the Chinese Firedrill Gift Exchange.

Anyhow, hello from Wichipoo, or Doo-dah. Only old-timer Wichitans would remember Doo-dah though.

[LoveToDisney]

If you are flying SWA out of MCI, check your rates!

[okwdreamin]

Hi! We are in Wichita, OKW members since 1997. Me, DH, DS17 and DD13. I can't believe I haven't noticed this thread before! :wave2:

[ceejay13]

Just found it again myself. I hadn't remember I had replies when it first started 2 years ago. Nice to see more Kansans in the DVC.

[Disney_Mousketeers]

Hi! We live in Paola, KS and my DH is a K-State Alum. Just became members last May and are going for our first DVC Member trip Dec 5th.

[bmalonef45]

Welcome Home! Glad to see there are so many of us KS Dvcers around. We're not the east coast but we represent! Good luck on your first trip as members.

[jpeka65844]

Hi! We live in Paola, KS and my DH is a K-State Alum. Just became members last May and are going for our first DVC Member trip Dec 5th.

Yay! We're leaving on the 5th as well! Olathe resident here. What flight are you on? We're on the 7:15 AM SWA non-stop to MCO. Nothing like getting to WDW as soon as possible! There for awhile I was always on the same flight as someone I used to work with that was a Disney nut, not DVC, though. She kind of got me hooked so it was funny that we always saw each other.

[jfinke]

Ugh.. Looks like I should have bought plane tickets when gas was $4 instead of $1.50. :confused3

Southwest keeps going up and up.

[LoveToDisney]

Ugh.. Looks like I should have bought plane tickets when gas was $4 instead of $1.50. :confused3 Southwest keeps going up and up.I agree....sure don't understand it. I'm wondering if they are "banking" on reservations at the higher price and even though they hopefully will reduce prices later and give "credit" toward future flights, they have the money upfront.

[staceyj2]

I agree....sure don't understand it. I'm wondering if they are "banking" on reservations at the higher price and even though they hopefully will reduce prices later and give "credit" toward future flights, they have the money upfront.

I'm not sure where I heard this, or even if it is correct, but I heard that many airlines "pre-bought" gas at higher prices and now they have to pay that. Has anyone else heard anything like that?

[LoveToDisney]

I'm not sure where I heard this, or even if it is correct, but I heard that many airlines "pre-bought" gas at higher prices and now they have to pay that. Has anyone else heard anything like that?Yep, I heard that, too....probably on these boards. :goodvibes Who would have ever guessed the prices would have dropped as much as it has and stay. I think a lot of businesses probably thought it was a temporary drop and they bought the futures, not realizing everything was collapsing. :confused3

[jfinke]

Yep, I heard that, too....probably on these boards. :goodvibes Who would have ever guessed the prices would have dropped as much as it has and stay. I think a lot of businesses probably thought it was a temporary drop and they bought the futures, not realizing everything was collapsing. :confused3

Wouldn't surprise me much. That is how SWA kept prices so low. They purchased futures.

[ohtarabell]

Okay, I sort of belong. Jayhawk here, living in Ohio. Spent 20 years in Lawrence, Fairway, Stanley and Leawood. Rock Chalkkkkkkkkkkkkkkk

[javamom]

jayhawk!

[kmintheville]

Kkkkkkkkk Uuuuuuuuuuuu!

[LoveToDisney]

Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!
Rock Chalk Jayhawk KU!

[javamom]

OOps, I think we have hijacked this thread. NOKSFans!! We Luv ya too! Us Kansans have to stick together! You know because we still have to circle the wagons to ward off the natives. Seriously, a friend of mine was asked about that at Eagle Scout camp in Canada one year. I kid you not.
:sad2:

[SamSam]

OOps, I think we have hijacked this thread. NOKSFans!! We Luv ya too! Us Kansans have to stick together! You know because we still have to circle the wagons to ward off the natives. Seriously, a friend of mine was asked about that at Eagle Scout camp in Canada one year. I kid you not.
:sad2:

I know what you mean. When I was a teenager, a family moved to my town from the East Coast and they teen girls in the family thought they were going to see covered wagons on their drive through Kansas. :rotfl: :rotfl:

[MommyTo5]

Hi Everyone!

We're new DVC members from Olathe. We're really looking forward to taking our first trip 'home' to BLT in October 2009! :love:

[jpeka65844]

Hi Everyone!

We're new DVC members from Olathe. We're really looking forward to taking our first trip 'home' to BLT in October 2009! :love:

Waves from a fellow Olathe-ian! :wave2: We've owned at VWL since 2006. Welcome to the community! DH and I toured BLT when we were down there last week but we decided to add on at the Boardwalk instead. DH really liked them, though!

[mearshon]

Hi Everyone!

We're new DVC members from Olathe. We're really looking forward to taking our first trip 'home' to BLT in October 2009! :love:

Welcome to DVC and the Kansas Thread!! :cool1:

[jfinke]

Ugh.. Keep watching plane tickets going up and up and up. What is up with that?

[mearshon]

Ugh.. Keep watching plane tickets going up and up and up. What is up with that?

I got Southwest from Kansas City Non-stop to Orlando Feb-1 to 6 for $90 per way. Not the greatest but now that non-stop to Orlando is Taboo at MCI I figured that it wasn't bad.

[jfinke]

I am looking a couple of weeks after that, from the 21st to the first. I have been watching SW & AT slowly raise their prices as I have been expecting them to go down now that gas is $1.30/gal and oil is less than $40 a barrel. :mad:

[mearshon]

Funny how the airlines don't take the oil or fuel prices into effect. For that matter I wonder why they are still charging the extra fees for luggage (not sw). I guess they have seen the extra money and now are unwilling to give it back.

[jfinke]

Well, I changed the dates of our trip by a day and got decent prices with SW - $50 credit I had for our previous trip. So, that is over with for me now!

So, be prepared for record highs in KS during the end of Feb. It seems it is always warmer at home than in Orlando when we travel! :rotfl2:

[Disney Princess]

I don't officially belong anymore - but I lived the first 18 years of my life in Wichita!!! Any of those Mickey antenna toppers could have been mine. :goodvibes My aunt is a DVC member and lives in Wichita (don't think she is on the DIS though). Now we are members at BWV and live in TX. I still have my KS in me though!!

[javamom]

My mom moved to Dallas. Occasionally, we drive down there to see her and then fly out of Dallas to MCO.

[Disney Princess]

My mom moved to Dallas. Occasionally, we drive down there to see her and then fly out of Dallas to MCO.

It isn't too bad a drive - at least not for us. We are northwest of Ft. Worth, so it is maybe 5 hours home to Wichita. Considering that it takes 8 hours to drive to my sister's house which is IN TEXAS!!

[mearshon]

Southwest has some good fares ($79) to Orlando from Kansas City if anyone is sitting on the fence :)

[MommyTo5]

Southwest has some good fares ($79) to Orlando from Kansas City if anyone is sitting on the fence :)

There were several $49 flights up last week... I think they've now changed it to where $79 is the lowest if you are needing to fly into Orlando. You can still find the $49 flights to Tampa though!

We're flying into Orlando on 10/9 and back home from Tampa on 10/25 --- $49 each way!!! ;) I haven't snagged a deal like this in years!

[jfinke]

Southwest has some good fares ($79) to Orlando from Kansas City if anyone is sitting on the fence :)

Yeah, I should have purchased 2 days ago when I saw that. Now, the flight back that I want jumped to $135/person. Probably should just pull the trigger and if it drops get the credit back. :sad2:

[staceyj2]

There were several $49 flights up last week... I think they've now changed it to where $79 is the lowest if you are needing to fly into Orlando. You can still find the $49 flights to Tampa though!

We're flying into Orlando on 10/9 and back home from Tampa on 10/25 --- $49 each way!!! ;) I haven't snagged a deal like this in years!

Bummer! We leave on 5/27. I would have switched my flights to Tampa, but already have a rental car through priceline. My flights were only 79, but still would have loved the extra savings.

[MommyTo5]

Yeah, I should have purchased 2 days ago when I saw that. Now, the flight back that I want jumped to $135/person. Probably should just pull the trigger and if it drops get the credit back. :sad2:

When are you flying, jfinke?

[jpeka65844]

We're going Marathon weekend in January and supposedly, SWA will be opening booking by the end of Jan. Hope those $79 fares are still around!!!

[MommyTo5]

We're going Marathon weekend in January and supposedly, SWA will be opening booking by the end of Jan. Hope those $79 fares are still around!!!

I just noticed the following on the SWA website:

"We are currently accepting air reservations through October 30, 2009. On June 23, we will open our schedule for sale through January 15, 2010. This date is subject to change! Please check back frequently."

We are considering a quick trip for MLK weekend, but it looks like we'll be waiting a bit longer.

[mearshon]

I picked up flights on Southwest for 9/25 to 10/4 for $79 per person each way. I wish that I would have caught the $49 each way. Just happy to get the rates that I did :woohoo: Now just having the torturous wait for the Food and Wine Festival. This will be our first stay at the Beach Club so we are pretty excited.:banana:

[jfinke]

When are you flying, jfinke?

Sept 25 - Oct 3. The direct flight down that Friday is still $79. But the only flight back that I wanted jumped up. There is still one for $79 but it is at 8 in the morning. Little early for us.. ;)

We were planning on doing the Everest run, but my knees are bothering me... I really hate getting old. :mad:

[MommyTo5]

Sept 25 - Oct 3. The direct flight down that Friday is still $79. But the only flight back that I wanted jumped up. There is still one for $79 but it is at 8 in the morning. Little early for us.. ;)

We were planning on doing the Everest run, but my knees are bothering me... I really hate getting old. :mad:

That 8:10 flight isn't nonstop either. I won't book connecting flights anymore unless I absolutely have to! To me, that takes a lot of the fun out of flying.

Are you renting a car? If so, have you considered flying back from Tampa instead of Orlando? It's a very easy drive on I-4. Flight 1441 leaves at 11:25 am and it's nonstop --- and best of all, it's a $49 flight!

[bmalonef45]

I wish SWA flew from Wichita but thats not going to happen. We're just happy Airtran is here. For those from Wichita if you have a choice and the price is close please choose Airtran. I know from inside knowledge that there is a chance after next year they could go away without more subsidies. This would kill our costs to fly to MCO from ICT. I love MCI but don't need to add a 3 hour drive to the end of our flights.

[jfinke]

That 8:10 flight isn't nonstop either. I won't book connecting flights anymore unless I absolutely have to! To me, that takes a lot of the fun out of flying.

Are you renting a car? If so, have you considered flying back from Tampa instead of Orlando? It's a very easy drive on I-4. Flight 1441 leaves at 11:25 am and it's nonstop --- and best of all, it's a $49 flight!

I looked at it, but the times are not convenient. Plus, renting a car would wipe out any savings + more. We have been using DME since it came out. We pretty much stick to property when we are there. I have no interest in driving when I am on vacation... :cool1:

Oh well, I will watch a few more days and then pull the trigger. With my luck, the prices will go back up. lol.. A couple of weeks ago, they were ridiculously high. Delta was offering flights for $140. I think that that is what caused them to drop at SW. But, of course, you have to pay their cash cow, the baggage fee. :rolleyes:

[jfinke]

Southwest finally came out with their flights for February.

We got direct flights for two for $278 total. :banana:

[MommyTo5]

We booked our flights too! 2/6 - 2/14, 7 passengers, $1044.40 total!!! :yay:

[javamom]

I wish SWA flew from Wichita but thats not going to happen. We're just happy Airtran is here. For those from Wichita if you have a choice and the price is close please choose Airtran. I know from inside knowledge that there is a chance after next year they could go away without more subsidies. This would kill our costs to fly to MCO from ICT. I love MCI but don't need to add a 3 hour drive to the end of our flights.

Yeah, it's no fun.

[javamom]

Holy cow, we are taking a last minute (well at least for me this is last minute) trip on the 16th!!

But, I can't find any cheap flights out of Wichita, or anywhere close... SO.. we are going DRIVE.. omgosh, I said it.

So, has anyone taken the drive and can recommend a route or another??
Thanks!

[Pixieflip]

We almost always drive from Omaha! We head through KC and take 70 through St. Louis and head south in Illinois. Would that work for you? We've already got our hotel reservations in Georgia for December's trip!

[javamom]

THanks for the tip, but we are already south of KC, so we probably have to head through Little Rock. Just not sure if we should go South at Birmingham or go further East To Atlanta first to stay on more Interstate roads or not.

[Pixieflip]

Yeah, I wondered if you'd say that. Well, it could be a back up plan if the weather is uncooperative on your southern route. We always have to have that back up plan as we always travel in the winter.

[Carribbean Cruiser]

I don't know how I missed this thread, having visited this site often. We joined DVC in 1994, with OKW as our home resort. We always try to go down to Florida in September, mainly because the weather isn't so hot and the points are cheaper. We use to drive but got to the point that it took too long to get there and flying would get us there quicker. We are from Kansas City KS, and I am a BIG KU basketball fan. We just returned last month from WDW and had a great time.

[LoveToDisney]

Holy cow, we are taking a last minute (well at least for me this is last minute) trip on the 16th!!

But, I can't find any cheap flights out of Wichita, or anywhere close... SO.. we are going DRIVE.. omgosh, I said it.

So, has anyone taken the drive and can recommend a route or another??
Thanks!I can't help you on the route to take but wanted to sprinkle lots of pixie dust :wizard: for your trip down so all goes smoothly and you enjoy your trip. Where are you going to be staying?

[javamom]

Well, this was really last minute, so we aren't staying on points. We have plans for those already, later in the use year. Anyhow, we are going to Pop.. LOL!

[javamom]

Decided tonight was the night to unearth this thread!! Maybe we'll find a few more ;-)

Umm, yeah, another trip is on deck for us!
:thumbsup2

[wdwfanatic316]

So excited to see this thread! :banana: We joined DVC last year by buying a small BCV resale. We stayed at "home" last year for a five night stay in Nov and loved it! I'm planning on an adults only trip with my mom and uncle this Nov. to check out F&W Fest for the first time. :thumbsup2

I'm from Wichita, although we recently moved to the suburb of Andover. :goodvibes

[javamom]

HI there! I'm in Wichita too! We are headed back to BWV in October ;-)

[mearshon]

Bouncing off the walls here in KCK. We will be heading to Disneyworld in about 10 hours :yay: We are going again in November (Thanksgiving day to be exact) but that is soooo long from now that we had to get a fix in before that. 7 days at Pop Century, here we come....OK, I need to get some sleep now :goodvibes

[wdwfanatic316]

Bouncing off the walls here in KCK. We will be heading to Disneyworld in about 10 hours :yay: We are going again in November (Thanksgiving day to be exact) but that is soooo long from now that we had to get a fix in before that. 7 days at Pop Century, here we come....OK, I need to get some sleep now :goodvibes


Have a wonderful trip! :)

[LoveToDisney]

So excited to see this thread! :banana: We joined DVC last year by buying a small BCV resale. We stayed at "home" last year for a five night stay in Nov and loved it! I'm planning on an adults only trip with my mom and uncle this Nov. to check out F&W Fest for the first time. :thumbsup2

I'm from Wichita, although we recently moved to the suburb of Andover. :goodvibesWelcome to the thread wdwfanatic316! We lived in Wichita for 12 years and have friends in Andover....small world. We live in the Kansas City area now. Enjoy your trip this fall!

[javamom]

Time to revive this thread!!!!
Can you tell that I am ready to go NOW, instead of October?!!
:wizard:

[goofy4dvc]

We are from Wichita also. We have only driven one time and it was a one-way. We were driving a small moving van to Orlando. We purchased a townhouse last year and move some stuff down. We flew back. Anyway, we drove from Wichita to Birmingham where we spent the night, then on to Orlando the next day. While Birmingham looks much closer to Orlando than Wichita, the second day was still very long.

I wish the airfares would come down!

Have a safe trip.

[staceyj2]

We are heading back to the World in October. This will be the first trip where we are traveling with others (my DH's parents, sister and brother and their families will all be joining us). Hoping they don't cramp my style! :rotfl:;):

[SamSam]

Hi from Salina. We always fly, but as we are starting to stay several weeks in the fall, we keep talking about driving. We're just not sure we want to spend 2 days on the front and 2 days on the back of our trips in a car. :goodvibes

For those that haven't heard, Southwest plans on starting service out of Wichita next year. I'm not sure what routes, but I'm hoping one will be to MCO.

[KS Jeff]

Southwest at ICT is not a done deal yet, but we do have our fingers crossed.

[javamom]

Yes, I have every appendage crossed for that. LOL

Depends upon whether or not the City will agree to cough up the sweet deal for them that they gave Airtran. But THIS is something that I would support my tax dollars going to. As opposed to SEVERAL other things that I could, but won't, rant about right now.

Here's a bit of trivia, for Wichitans. I think my source is fairly reliable on this. I found out that many moons ago, Continental wanted to make Wichita their Midwest hub airport. But the City Council nixed it because the expansion, might have meant that they would "crowd" Cessna. They didn't want to tick off Cessna. And thus the coffin was sealed on the "Air Capitol" becoming a real Air Capitol.

[javamom]

goofed up the post... somehow?

[javamom]

We are heading back to the World in October. This will be the first trip where we are traveling with others (my DH's parents, sister and brother and their families will all be joining us). Hoping they don't cramp my style! :rotfl:;):

Hope it goes well. I want to try this, but thus far, no takers. Eh, may be just as well.
:thumbsup2

[wdwfanatic316]

Southwest at ICT is not a done deal yet, but we do have our fingers crossed.


Wow, I hadn't heard that (that's what I guess for not watching the news!). That would be awesome! :yay: Although I do admit, I get nervous flying SW about finding a seat with my family!

[staceyj2]

Hope it goes well. I want to try this, but thus far, no takers. Eh, may be just as well.
:thumbsup2

I don't hold out much hope for this! My Dh and I are very particular about out Disney travels. We get to the the parks early and follow a specific plan once inside the park so that we rarely wait in line more than 20 minutes. However one of the families is always late and loves to sleep in. That is going to drive me nuts! The other family is just grumpy! Hoping I can just remember to have a magical time. :banana:

[Silly Girl]

Ooh I just saw this thread. We live in Wichita (east side Andover school district). It's so exciting to see all you fellow Wichitans. We usually drive to WDW and are planning our next trip for Christmas. We are all very excited.

[LoveToDisney]

Hi to Everyone and Special Welcome to Silly Girl!

I'm so glad there are others in Kansas that are Disneyholics like me. Yesterday I noticed it was cooler in Orlando one evening than here in the Kansas City area....it has been so HOT and humid. Somehow the weather always seems better when you know you have fireworks to enjoy each night. As all of you, we're looking forward to the next trip. :goodvibes

Quite delighted to hear about SWA possibly adding Wichita. Be sure to let us know if it happens. Did you see on the transportation board that SWA will change the way they handle the ticketless travel funds? New reservations have a disclaimer on it that on Jan 29, 2011, unused travel funds may only be applied toward the purchase of future travel for the individual on the ticket. I hate that change because I'm usually mixing funds for different family members.

Hope everyone has a Mickey Lovin' Good Day!

[kcgirl]

Hi from Lenexa-We have been members since 2004. Our next trip is in October- can't wait!

[javamom]

Did you see on the transportation board that SWA will change the way they handle the ticketless travel funds? New reservations have a disclaimer on it that on Jan 29, 2011, unused travel funds may only be applied toward the purchase of future travel for the individual on the ticket. I hate that change because I'm usually mixing funds for different family members.

Hope everyone has a Mickey Lovin' Good Day!

LOL I never have any funds!! I keep watching the DING to see if my flights will go down, but they never do.

[staceyj2]

We have our Feb. trip booked to the world.:cool1: Every trip it seems like the flights are a little higher. When we bought DVC 4 years ago we were flying for around $100-$125 rt. Now I can't seem to find anything under $200 and most are even higher than that. Yikes. We usually fly SW, but maybe it's time to branch out. Anybody else have better luck lately?

[bmalonef45]

We've had really good luck via Airtran from Wichita. They go up and down but we've seen fares under 100.00 each way pretty often over the last couple of years.

[jfinke]

Looks like this thread had died a bit, so I am bringing it back. :cool1:

After a two year hiatus we are going back in January. We wanted BLT, but we waited a couple of days too long and are now waitlisted. We are currently at WLV. So, either way we will be experiencing a new resort.

[goofy4dvc]

I just read in the Orlando BUsiness Journal today that Southwest Airlines CEO said that they will probably do away with any of the cities that AirTran only flies out of once a day and those cities where they receive subsidies (which includes Wichita). I hope that isn't set in stone and that we can change his thinking!

Anyway, I have reservations on AirTran for me, my daughter, son-in-law, grandaughter (age 9) and grandson (age 6) to go to WDW in October. I also purchased MNSSHP tickets for one evening and plan to surprise the kids. We are splitting our stay (4 days at BWV and 3 days at VWL) so they could get the feel of both places. This will be their first visit and I am SO EXCITED!!!

[bmalonef45]

I just read in the Orlando BUsiness Journal today that Southwest Airlines CEO said that they will probably do away with any of the cities that AirTran only flies out of once a day and those cities where they receive subsidies (which includes Wichita). I hope that isn't set in stone and that we can change his thinking!

Anyway, I have reservations on AirTran for me, my daughter, son-in-law, grandaughter (age 9) and grandson (age 6) to go to WDW in October. I also purchased MNSSHP tickets for one evening and plan to surprise the kids. We are splitting our stay (4 days at BWV and 3 days at VWL) so they could get the feel of both places. This will be their first visit and I am SO EXCITED!!!

Wow... that would really be a bad thing for Wichita. We love Airtran and use it almost exclusively to get back and forth to WDW.

We too are headed to WDW next month and attending MNSSHP. Can't wait to go for the first time. The entire trip is a surprise for our kids and its been pretty hard to keep the secret. Thankfully its getting closer and closer to the day we leave!

[staceyj2]

Glad to see the Kansans posting! We are currently planning a December trip (Dec. 14-22). So excited to see WDW at Christmas. We are staying at AKV.

We hope to go to MVMCP but the only day that works is 12/18. Since that is the last day of the party I am guessing it will be really busy so I can't decide if we should go. Anybody go that late in December before?

I couldn't believe the flight costs! I knew Dec. would be higher, but yikes. I am paying about $270 rt out of KC.

[jfinke]

That will certainly stink if they cut that out. I know my inlaws fly airtran out of Wichita. Though if they are traveling with us, they usually come up to KC and fly out of MCI.

[SamSam]

Oh, no! I was really hoping that Southwest would start having more flights out of Wichita once the merge was complete. We usually drive to KC and fly Southwest because it's cheaper and there are more flight times available, but Wichita is certainly closer for us.

[bmalonef45]

I sent a email to the aviation reporter from the Wichita Eagle about this. Here is what she found out from SW.

http://www.kansas.com/2011/09/22/2028308/southwest-spokesman-downplays.html

Good to see she reads her emails! :)

[wigdoutdismom]

So glad I found this thread!
I'm from Derby, Kansas...
We own at Beach Club, Vero Beach, Old Key West, and Kidani.
I'm also hoping for some better fares out of Wichita.
We drove down for the first time last June and had fun, but we took our time...
It would be great to meet some of you members in our area!

[staceyj2]

So glad I found this thread!
I'm from Derby, Kansas...
We own at Beach Club, Vero Beach, Old Key West, and Kidani.
I'm also hoping for some better fares out of Wichita.
We drove down for the first time last June and had fun, but we took our time...
It would be great to meet some of you members in our area!

Glad you found us! I am from the Johnson county area. We have been OKW owners since 2007. We have a Christmas trip coming up in a little over 60 days and I am so excited. :)

[KatieRach]

We are in the Kansas City, KS area. It is nice to see all the Kansas people!!!

[disneypoor]

What a fun thread!:thumbsup2 We own at BLT and live in Ottawa, Kansas. We're about 45 minutes south of Kansas City. I noticed this thread was started way back in 2006, so thanks to those who kept it going! We're relatively new owners, and we can't wait for our first DVC trip to get here!

Susan

[jfinke]

So glad I found this thread!
I'm from Derby, Kansas...
We own at Beach Club, Vero Beach, Old Key West, and Kidani.
I'm also hoping for some better fares out of Wichita.
We drove down for the first time last June and had fun, but we took our time...
It would be great to meet some of you members in our area!

That is one heck of a drive. Don't think I could do that.

[wigdoutdismom]

That is one heck of a drive. Don't think I could do that.

It was a long drive but, we stopped along the way for some DIS meets with friends that we've met here on the boards. It really was fun! We both teach so we had plenty of time...
When we go during the school year we don't have the time to drive so we fly but airfare just kills us!

[Silly Girl]

We live in Wichita and always drive. It's just too expensive to fly out of Wichita anymore. We don't mind the drive down. It's coming back that's the hard part. I checked flights in the paper on Sunday and the cheapest fair was $309. For 4 we can drive for much less. We will be making the drive down for Thanksgiving this year. Only 6 more weeks.

[staceyj2]

We live in Wichita and always drive. It's just too expensive to fly out of Wichita anymore. We don't mind the drive down. It's coming back that's the hard part. I checked flights in the paper on Sunday and the cheapest fair was $309. For 4 we can drive for much less. We will be making the drive down for Thanksgiving this year. Only 6 more weeks.

Wow, that is high! We fly out of Kansas City and usually pay about $200 rt. We are going before Christmas this year and are still only paying about $240 rt. I expected it to be much closer to $300 in Dec. but I guess we got lucky. How long does the drive take you from Wichita?

[wigdoutdismom]

We live in Wichita and always drive. It's just too expensive to fly out of Wichita anymore. We don't mind the drive down. It's coming back that's the hard part. I checked flights in the paper on Sunday and the cheapest fair was $309. For 4 we can drive for much less. We will be making the drive down for Thanksgiving this year. Only 6 more weeks.

We would have been thrilled to find flights for $309 when we booked for the nine of us for our Christmas trip. I really hope SWA makes a difference!

[Silly Girl]

Wow, that is high! We fly out of Kansas City and usually pay about $200 rt. We are going before Christmas this year and are still only paying about $240 rt. I expected it to be much closer to $300 in Dec. but I guess we got lucky. How long does the drive take you from Wichita?

It takes 21 hours :eek: Last Christmas we drove straight through but stopped coming back.

[wigdoutdismom]

Wow, that is high! We fly out of Kansas City and usually pay about $200 rt. We are going before Christmas this year and are still only paying about $240 rt. I expected it to be much closer to $300 in Dec. but I guess we got lucky. How long does the drive take you from Wichita?

What airline do you use? We looked all over for decent airfares at Christmas and there was nothing under $400!

[staceyj2]

What airline do you use? We looked all over for decent airfares at Christmas and there was nothing under $400!

Southwest. We got $99 going out and $129 coming back. Dec. 14-22. We bought quite a while ago. Not sure what the fares are now. During the non-peak times we get flights for $79 and $89 sometimes.

We also check the flights into Tampa. Sometimes it is cheaper to fly there and we have taken advantage of that a couple of times.

[wigdoutdismom]

Southwest. We got $99 going out and $129 coming back. Dec. 14-22. We bought quite a while ago. Not sure what the fares are now. During the non-peak times we get flights for $79 and $89 sometimes.

We also check the flights into Tampa. Sometimes it is cheaper to fly there and we have taken advantage of that a couple of times.

We purchased our flights in July, but we are flying out on Christmas day. Maybe that's why they are so expensive. We were looking at various options but decided to pay a bit more to fly out early and make the most of our time.

[jfinke]

Well, we are under the 1 month mark. I guess I should start cracking on getting tickets.

I would really like to get the TiW, but no one knows when DVC members will be able to purchase it and for how much. I will be back for business in April, so I am debating picking up one AP for myself and getting the TiW that way. Decisions, decisions...

[wigdoutdismom]

Well, we are under the 1 month mark. I guess I should start cracking on getting tickets.

I would really like to get the TiW, but no one knows when DVC members will be able to purchase it and for how much. I will be back for business in April, so I am debating picking up one AP for myself and getting the TiW that way. Decisions, decisions...

We really like having our TiW and when I renewed my AP this past Oct. I went for the premium. It has already paid for it's self in the savings we get on shopping!

[SgtClaymore]

I've have been to Kansas and it's a fun place if you know the right things to do!!! Good eating for sure!!!
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