Leaving For Florida Wed!!! [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

mbb

11-28-2006, 06:51 AM

Have a great time!

I'm new here - but are you Pongo's Paradise? If so, I so badly wanted to book your home and someone got there before me! You have a lovely villa.

I *think* that might be us :blush:
Our countdowns look right.. :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:
I promise, we won't have any fun at all, not one bit;)

...fingers crossed behind my back... pirate:

Have a wonderful trip Karen and Maria!!!

Turn up the heat, and leave the sun on for us!! LOL!!

:sunny:

jacmo

11-28-2006, 06:57 AM

I *think* that might be us :blush:
Our countdowns look right.. :teeth: :teeth: :teeth:
I promise, we won't have any fun at all, not one bit;)

Oh that's funny! You have good taste. ;)

5mins2disney

11-28-2006, 08:01 AM

Pictures...we wanna see lots of pictures! popcorn:: You can use a few new ones for your website anyhow...right? hehe

I'm contemplating buying a very expensive Canon Rebel XTi Digital SLR camera with a fisheye lens right now for that very purpose.... I may need to move to Florida though if I do though!! (So I'm told..hehe).

FLParadisevilla

11-28-2006, 08:47 AM

Or George you can buy the camera and take all kinds of pictures for me! I work in Photoshop all day long so I can clean and brighten all the pictures.
Seems to me like we could have the best pictures around! LOL

MBB Yes I think you got the dates they were looking for. I didn't want to be the one to say that. :goodvibes

Maria, Where are you staying?

MiaSRN62

11-28-2006, 09:00 AM

Have a wonderful trip Karen and Maria!!!
Thanks mbb !!!

Hi Karen, we're staying at the CBR. I'm going down with friends from work and they were all staying onsite, so I just wanted to as well to be close to everyone & we needed ME. We all couldn't get rooms at the same resort though. WDW is pretty darn booked that weekend. Two are at POP, one is at OKW/BCV, one is at VWL and I'm at CBR (all that was left when I booked !).
Hoping for good December weather for us all ! :thumbsup2 :sunny:

horseshowmom

11-28-2006, 09:32 AM

We are heading to Florida on Wed! I am so ready for a change of pace and some fun!!! This will be an interesting drive My Husband, Girlfriend and my 2 Dogs!! (against my husband's will we are taking the dogs) LOL
:bounce: :dance3:

Have a wonderful, safe trip! :wizard:

bbump

11-28-2006, 12:23 PM

Please tell us how the trip goes with your dogs when you get back.

Have a great time!!!

5mins2disney

11-28-2006, 02:44 PM

Ed: Now, I owe it to myself to tell you, Mr. Griswold, that if you are thinking of taking the tribe cross country, this is your automobile. The Wagon Queen Family Truckster. You think you hate it now, but wait till you drive it.

Ed, the car salesman: Wait a minute, I'll get to the bottom of this, we'll find your car. Davenport!
Davenport: Yes, Mr. Ed.
Ed, the car salesman: Where is Mr. Griswold's Sports Wagon?
Davenport: I don't know sir.
Ed, the car salesman: I know what must have happened. It didn't come in. Now I can get you the Sports Wagon; the only problem is that it may take six weeks. I owe it to myself to tell you that if you're taking the whole tribe cross-country, the Wagon Queen Family Truckster is the way to go. You think you hate it now, but just wait until you drive it.
Clark Griswald: Ed, I'm not your average fool. Now I want my super sports wagon now, or I'm gonna take my business elsewhere!
Ed, the car salesman: Davenport! Get Mr. Griswald's car and bring it back here!
[the car is in the process of being smashed. It returns flat, and clark tries to squat and open the door]

Clark Griswald: Roy; can I call you Roy? Have you even driven your whole family cross-country?
Roy Walley: Oh, hell yes. Once I drove all of them to Florida. The smell coming out of the back seat was terrible.
Clark Griswald: I know that smell, Roy; but what if you had driven all that way and Florida was closed?
Roy Walley: Closed? Uh, they don't close Florida.

Off to Wallyworld!! Just don't let your dogs have the same fate as Aunt Edna's in the movie! hehe

FLParadisevilla

11-28-2006, 03:17 PM

I think my Husband is just hoping for no bouts with motion sickness and no bad smells coming from the back! LOL I am hoping for that too!
This may be the first and last trip with the dogs or it may not be too bad! I am doing a tribal dance for it to be a smooth ride!
However I have so much stuff to take we may look like the Beverly Hillbillys! :rotfl:

5mins2disney

11-28-2006, 04:59 PM

Hehe...I was picturing more like the Griswolds loading up the old "family truckster" with Aunt Edna in the back and her little dog! LOL...remember how they had all kinds of stuff strapped to the roof even? Then they ended up forgetting about the dog leash tied to the rear bumper? :rotfl: Just saw it on Comedy Central over the weekend..hehe... be careful driving down there and have a great trip!!

spiceycat

11-28-2006, 05:11 PM

:rotfl2: :happytv: :goodvibes

have a good trip - Karen & Maria. I am going next week...

FLParadisevilla

11-28-2006, 05:35 PM

George
How did you know I was strapping boxes of stuff to the roof! :rotfl: :rotfl:
We are going to look very funny! LOL
Thank you all for the good wishes!
Maria it sounds like you have a great place to stay and will have lots of fun!! :thumbsup2

MiaSRN62

11-28-2006, 08:04 PM

have a good trip - Karen & Maria. I am going next week...
Thanks Pat ! May the three of us, and anyone else visiting during the month of Dec, have a wonderful time !
I see they up'd the temps for this week and into the weekend. Two days ago I checked and the highs were only going to be 65-70 and the lows were due to be in the mid to upper 40's ! Now, as of today, the highs will be 78-82 and the lows in the 60's. I'm HAPPY :goodvibes :woohoo:

FLParadisevilla

11-28-2006, 09:47 PM

Thanks Pat ! May the three of us, and anyone else visiting during the month of Dec, have a wonderful time !
I see they up'd the temps for this week and into the weekend. Two days ago I checked and the highs were only going to be 65-70 and the lows were due to be in the mid to upper 40's ! Now, as of today, the highs will be 78-82 and the lows in the 60's. I'm HAPPY :goodvibes :woohoo:

Wahhhoooo!! I am glad to hear its going to be warmer!! I want to leave the cold here and play in the warm weather! :cheer2: :cheer2:

Oh I have a question for you guys with kids. I have a guest coming in after me and they wanted to know if you can rent lockers at Disney... I have not been to Magic Kingdom in a while and I have no idea if they rent lockers there or not?

MiaSRN62

11-28-2006, 09:56 PM

Oh I have a question for you guys with kids. I have a guest coming in after me and they wanted to know if you can rent lockers at Disney... I have not been to Magic Kingdom in a while and I have no idea if they rent lockers there or not?
Yes....there are lockers in the MK under the the Railroad station. I think they're like $6-$7/day. Epcot, AK & MGM have them as well.

FLParadisevilla

11-28-2006, 10:01 PM

Maria,
Thank you so much!

isla bonita

11-28-2006, 10:29 PM

I wish I were one of you. I want out of this dreary, dark cold to the warm, green and bright. I still have 73 more days to go. Way to many.

All have a great time and send some sunshine my way. Cost little and would be so appreciated.

Safe trip all Deb

FLParadisevilla

11-30-2006, 01:44 PM

We made it! the Griswalds made it in one piece to Florida! We had a great trip it was a few more stops than normal and some traffic but over all it was a great drive!! :cool1:

5mins2disney

11-30-2006, 02:15 PM

You go into the gift shop on the right as you enter MK...you "purchase" the keys to your locker for the entire day from the CMs in there, then the key is good for the entire day, and you get your $10 deposit back at the end of the day when you return the key. It's nice because you can come and go and put stuff in or out of the locker all day long without having to feed it more quarters or anything.

We've used the lockers there on each of our recent trips to save us carrying around extra stuff. On busy park days though I've read that you want to get a locker early in the morning as they can sell out quickly, similar situation as strollers (we bring our own strollers and have them in our townhome for guests to use as well so this isn't an issue for us).

mbb

11-30-2006, 03:42 PM

We made it! the Griswalds made it in one piece to Florida! We had a great trip it was a few more stops than normal and some traffic but over all it was a great drive!! :cool1:

Glad to hear you made it safe and sound! :thumbsup2

Tell us about how fabulous it is!!

Been in the hot tub yet?

Are the girls settling in okay?

What are you having for supper??

...sorry...I'm just excited to get there already!! LOL!:teeth:

:sunny:

FLParadisevilla

11-30-2006, 05:22 PM

Everyone is settling in great! The hot tub is bubbling and great! The pool is so nice! The temp today was in the mid 70's so it was perfect not too hot! Malibu is laying at my feet snoring! LOL and Harley is on her bed sound asleep. It looks like they are making themselves right at home :teeth:
We are thinging of going for Girdonia's for Pizza, or Beef O'Bradys tonight! My hubby likes pizza!
Tomorrow is Smokey Bones! I love good BBQ. We are just waiting for the sale flyers this weekend to get the pool table and foosball for the garage!
We spent quite a bit a time in the pool today!!

I am not rubbing it in MBB just getting you ready to enjoy your stay!! I hope you are even more excited now!
:banana: :banana:

MiaSRN62

11-30-2006, 06:55 PM

Glad u got there safely Karen !!!!

5mins2disney

11-30-2006, 07:31 PM

:sad1: It's starting.......I SOOO want to be in Florida right about now....!! :sad1: :sad1: Think of me tomorrow morning shoveling lots of snow and cold while you're enjoying that pool...hot tub...! hehe

...WINTER STORM WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM MIDNIGHT TONIGHT
TO 12 PM CST FRIDAY...SNOWFALL TOTALS OF 6 TO 13 INCHES ARE EXPECTED ACROSS A LARGE
PART OF NORTH CENTRAL AND NORTHEAST ILLINOIS BY NOON FRIDAY.

SNOW IS EXPECTED TO DEVELOP AROUND MIDNIGHT TONIGHT. A MIXTURE OF
SLEET AND FREEZING RAIN IS POSSIBLE AT THE ONSET OF THE
PRECIPITATION MAINLY EAST OF I-57...INCLUDING WATSEKA...
KANKAKEE...THE SOUTHEAST SUBURBS OF CHICAGO...AND NORTHWEST
INDIANA. PRECIPITATION WILL BECOME ALL SNOW BY MORNING. SNOW WILL
BE HEAVIEST DURING THE MORNING RUSH HOUR FROM ABOUT 300 AM
THROUGH 900 AM. SNOWFALL RATES OF 2 INCHES PER HOUR ARE LIKELY AT
THE HEIGHT OF THE STORM AND LIGHTNING AND THUNDER ARE POSSIBLE.

Hey wait! My place IS open on Sat and Sun night only....hrrmmm......gets to thinking..... :wave2: Either that or making snowmen! Maybe I can make a Mickey Mouse snowman with the kids...that'd be fun!

FLParadisevilla

11-30-2006, 09:03 PM

Call southwest now!!! YOU KNOW YOU WANT TO!

Maria are you here yet?

mbb

12-01-2006, 12:55 PM

....Hey wait! My place IS open on Sat and Sun night only....hrrmmm......gets to thinking.....

:moped: :moped: :moped:

If only it wasn't a 38+hour drive for us:(

This is why we don't own a home in Florida...DH would never get me back to Canada!! :teeth: :teeth:

I couldn't stand knowing it was there, and we aren't! :crazy:

:sunny:

mbb

12-01-2006, 12:57 PM

...
Maria are you here yet?

I think she's enroute today:)

*sigh*
Have fun everyone!!

:sunny:

FLParadisevilla

12-10-2006, 05:40 PM

We are back home! We had a great time in Florida! The dogs did great with the ride! They were so good on the whole trip! We only had one problem my younger dog Harley fell in the pool while the pool blanket was on, I had to throw my phone and ear piece and jump in to get her before she got tangled up in the blanket....It was quite a funny site for my Husband who came out once I jumped in the pool! :rotfl: :rotfl: I would have loved to see that one on video! :teeth:
Its cold back here and of course I miss Florida! I can highly recommend the fruit stand at 27 and 192. We picked up a bag of tangerines and ruby red oranges there before we came home and they are so good!

Also the guests who were coming in after me used www.gardengrocer.com and ordered groceries from them. All we did was open the door, they came in and put the food away in the Fridge and Freezer and were on thier way! That is something I think we will do for ourselves on our next trip!

I think it soon will be time to plan the next trip down!

MiaSRN62

12-11-2006, 12:30 AM

Hi Karen !
Welcome back ! Glad u had a nice time ! Hope you and Harley are ok after the unexpected dip in the pool !!!!

We had a nice time as well. The weather was really warm (80's) for the first 3 days. The day we left it dipped, and I believe the highs were only in the upper 60's/low 70's for the rest of the week ? Still beats Philly which was at 37 degrees when we touched down at 5 pm.
Only down part of the trip was that my dh's flight was majorily delayed on Friday, Dec 1. The kids and I flew out Friday morning---we landed about 9 am in Orlando. DH was due to fly out of Philly at 8:30 pm and arrive at 11 pm. I get a call while I'm having dinner with friends at the WL that PHL airport is experiencing major delays. He had been at the airport since 6 pm and his flight would be leaving between 2 and 3 am ! This was due to high winds/heavy rain in Philly , as well as that nasty winter storm in the midwest. He got into WDW at 5:30 am having been up all day. He was dragging so bad by Saturday night that he was near delirious ! :rotfl:
Osbourne Lights were so beautiful...I hadn't seen them since 1998.
Mbb....hope your trip is going well too !!!
Here's a pic of my dh after being awake for like 38 hours ! Still had that smile on his face as he was waiting for a Casey dog in the MK at 11 pm !
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p438b927c6aef69ccd3b8f2bea8b963f7/ebb8c307.jpg

And his second favorite snack on Main Street :
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/paf6518026506c378928aaf60f4f86f6f/ebb8c272.jpg

My dd's in DD :
http://www.imagestation.com/picture/sraid220/p1c525250e44292423fc56a1f3eefd2be/ebb8ca6a.jpg

FLParadisevilla

12-11-2006, 05:19 AM

Maria,
The pictures are great!! I love it that you hubby was such a trooper! How great is that! I am also glad he made it to Florida ok but spending that much time in an airport YUCK! LOL
It looks like you had a good time! I know it was very cold the last day in Florida for us the high was 57, but it is still colder here in Maryland! I am just about ready to plan our next trip! LOL

MiaSRN62

12-11-2006, 05:39 AM

I know it was very cold the last day in Florida for us the high was 57, but it is still colder here in Maryland!
Wow ! Didn't realize it had dipped that low ! It that was the high, the lows must have been upper 30's/low 40's ? But you're right....still warmer than our neck of the woods !
And, thanks, glad u liked the pics.

isla bonita

12-11-2006, 06:44 AM

Karen I would have paid to see the dip in the pool. You will never forget this vacation.
and it seems like your husband won't either.

Maria your poor husband I got to say he is a die hard fan of Disney because if that were mr I would have crashed for at least 8 or more hours before I could be normal again. What a guy you have there. I know when my husband has had a long week I can not even get him out of bed or off the couch. Sounds like you also had a great time.

Welcome back. We have 60 days to go and I know that because I check almost every day. Here in RI we have gone from 58 on tue to 20 on wed. It has been real crazy. My brother his wife and 2 sons arrive on thurs. so we will have some fun with htem. Th boys are 5 months and 2.6 yrs. We have a lot to look forward to until vaca. It starts going by real quick.

Xmas, NY, DS BD, DD BD, and we leave 12 dats after her BD. I started with nothing going down. Usually I have tons. Now almost all the cases are full. My locked cabinet is being stocked. Found some good prices on some very nice linens. This time we will be doing Disney and one day in SW. When we were there we never got to see believe so we have special tickets to head in one day. Other then that it is all about Disney this trip.

Anything new either of you have done that was any good? We will be down for 16 days so we have time to check out things.

FLParadisevilla

12-12-2006, 06:39 PM

Deb,
I know what you mean about taking things, we just got back and I am now sending packages to my MC to hold for our next trip. LOL
Yes this trip was one to remember!

I know you have to be getting excited about going! I am trying to figure out if we can fly back for a long weekend in Feb! LOL Then a longer trip in May or June! Then maybe a long weekend in July/Aug! LOL My husband is going to love all the trips! LOL

We went to Celebration and they were making snow every night its soap bubbles but the kids loved it and were in the street making snow angels in the soap and shorts! That was great to watch! They have handsome cab rides and a small train ride that was fun.
They also have a Tavern resturant there that we got a great meal at!! Thier steak tips is wonderful!! So is thier new england clam chowder!
They have some fun and different shops!

Old town Kissimmee is a fun night too they have car shows and shops and some small rides!
We went to Gatorland it was very old and did not have the Disney factor, but for being the oldest attraction in Orlando it was very intersting to see all the local snakes, gators etc. It was worth the money at least once!

There is a fruit stand if you go out 192 to the left and make a right on 27 its on your right side before Wal Mart and we got some tangerines and Ruby Red Oranges that are to die for good! I may have to order some and have them shipped! They also sell fresh OJ and Tangerine Juice! They have samples for you to try!

You can try the space center and see if they have anything going on! Or a dinner show! If you want to look at any schedules for some of these places you can get some links to them here. http://www.flparadisevilla.com/attractions.htm

Oh we loved Typhoon Lagoon!! One of my favorites!
Have fun! :teeth: :teeth:

MiaSRN62

12-13-2006, 03:46 AM

Deb ~
Have fun with the countdown ! I'm also trying to find a way to get back down for a long weekend ! We didn't do anything new this trip as Karen did.........really just stuck to disney property (but we were only there for 4 days). One night, we just sat out on the WL beach behind the resort and relaxed on the lounge chairs as we watched the EWP go by. We had an added treat that night and got to see the MVMCP fireworks going off as well.
The holidays will fly by and soon you'll be looking your wdw trip right in the eye ! You picked a good time of the year to escape the cold.