Anyone else plan super far out?

[rentayenta]

I am planning our December 2011 trip to WDW. :blush: We are hoping for a one bedroom at SSR December 18-23 and then move to the THV December 23-28. My middle DD's bday is Dec. 21st and Hanukkah begins Dec. 20. Y'all know when Christmas is and I plan is to kill 3 very large birds with one very large stone. :thumbsup2


Anyone else plan this far ahead?

[Maliki2]

I am planning our December 2011 trip to WDW. :blush: We are hoping for a one bedroom at SSR December 18-23 and then move to the THV December 23-28. My middle DD's bday is Dec. 21st and Hanukkah begins Dec. 20. Y'all know when Christmas is and I plan is to kill 3 very large birds with one very large stone. :thumbsup2


Anyone else plan this far ahead?

We made plans for January 2011, wife is doing the half marathon!

[rentayenta]

We made plans for January 2011, wife is doing the half marathon!



Very cool. You've got less than a year! :woohoo:

[jelliott04]

Count me in as one to plans that far out too.

We have Mardi Gras holidays but sometimes that falls during Presidents week and it is too busy so we don't go. Instead we go the last week of May on those years. We also go for Halloween so I have my trips planned out till Oct 2011. Have my call dates set as reminders in my google calendars etc. :)

I am able to better plan my points out that way and see what we can and cannot do. Also lets me see that it is blatantly obvious that we need more points! :rotfl:

Jen

[Sheribo]

December 2012. Yes, we have some trips before then but that's the one that I've already starting working on. Making to we have enough points for a New Years stay at SSR. New Years Eve's falls on a Monday and I'm planning a Sunday to Saturday trip.

[Davids-Coco]

yup... we have three planned... Nov 2010 (soon), Nov 2011, and either sept or nov 2013. We just sit and hope that we can get everything. The second two are at home, so I'm not too worried. But the soon one I worry because it is not our home resort and we are trying to get a 2 bedroom lockoff at BLT.

[wilma-bride]

Yes, we are mega advance planners too - we are currently planning for a week-long trip in October 2011, hoping to get BCV :)

[bookwormde]

2011 is not far out by our standards (time and points and potential resorts blocked out through 2015)

bookwormde

[MAO]

I've got tentative plans out until 2017. Though, since I'm already telling people to plan on going with me in a specific year, I guess it's a little more than just "tentative." :-)

[Paticake]

We have plans in the works for May 2010, Nov.2010, and July 2011. Beyond that we are just thinking at this point. DS said yesterday we should plan a Disney cruise and park trip for our 40th anniversary in 2014!!! The wheels are spinning.

[bobbiwoz]

Meriweather is planning an exchangers meet and it will be in December 2011. I can't wait to meet some of my exchange partners!

Some in my family are planning to do the half marathon in January 2012, which is only a month later. By that time, I'm pretty sure DH and I will stay in our DVC accomodations for the month of January and some of February as well.

We have nothing penciled in beyond that!:lmao:

Bobbi:goodvibes

[Crystal_27]

Anyone else plan this far ahead?

For sure!! I'm an uber-planner and I wouldn't have it any other way -- planning just builds the excitement of the trip for me. :yay: I've actually been planning my December, 2010 vacation since July, 2009. I've had my spreadsheet of parks and ADRs prepared for months, and keep going back and tweaking it. When TGM releases his recommendations about parks, hopefully I won't have to change too much around but we'll see how close I come. :upsidedow

I figure that everyone has to be obsessed about something -- why not Disney vacation planning?

[Starr W.]

I'm probably into 2012 with our planning WDW and non-WDW trips. Though we are taking a WDW break, January 2011 will be our last trip until November 2012.

[photobob]

I think most DVCers plan farther out than most just by the nature of how DVC works. I don't plan specifics way out but I do plan generally about when we will go and how to optimize point usage and AP windows. For example we are going to VB this June, plan on a trip the week after Thanskgiving at SSR just DW and buying AP's, May/June 2011 when my daughter and her BF graduate high school at BWV and then October 2011 DW and I for F&W and getting a third trip with the AP.

[stopher1]

We have definite plans through 2010 and then timeslots/destinations planned out through 2016, between WDW (3), DL (2), DCL (1) & Hawaii (1). Plus we're considering the possibility of an international Disney destination (Paris?) and other non-Disney related trips as well.

[acomasdiaz]

I'm definitely a far out planner. :thumbsup2 We've got mental plans for 2012 already. In 2011, we want to go to Disneyland and in 2012 Hawaii...

[Checkers]

Started planning our May trip in October '08 when my DGD batted her big eyes and said "Grammy, can we celebrate my 7th birthday in Disney World?" Now we are planning for an Oct. trip for DH and myself, and as soon as the 11mo. window allows I'll be making reservations for spring break next year in March for our family. It seems we are always in "borrowing" mode!:rotfl:

[lah3hh]

OK I have to add myself to this list as well. I have trips not only planned but actually booked through July 2011. We have April 2010 (AKV) which is quickly approaching...September 2010 Westbound Transatlantic 14 day DCL cruise and a 5 nigh stay at OKW, December 2010 SSR, January 2011 inaugural cruise for the Disney Dream along with an extended stay at WDW and lastly 7 night DCL Alaska trip booked for July 2011.

After all of those, I am already beginning to think what would be next...see told you I am a uber planner on steroids!!! :laughing:

[Anal Annie]

:thumbsup2 Ummm...Anal Annie reporting in! :rotfl2:

We booked our DCL Med cruise for Aug. 2011 back in October when the itineraries were first released - we are FINALLY down to only 18 months away!! :lmao: Beyond that, we will plan for Ko'Olina & Maui in the summer of 2012 as soon as we can book it, probably with a couple of nights at DL on the way. :rolleyes:

[wildernessDad]

I have spreadsheets that go out to 2014. DVCMike likes to make fun of me, but I am just a smart planner. ;)

[RLRDA]

We've got the August 2010 trip booked and the August 2011 and 2012 trips planned out in our heads. For August 2011 we're going to try to get a THV at the 11 month mark so we can bring DAunt and DMom with us. August 2012 we'll maximize our AKV points for a trip for just the five of us - now we just need to decide between CL, Savanna view or Standard view. That will determine the length of the 2012 trip.

[Pixieflip]

We've got trips planned for sure for Feb. 2010, July 2010 and Oct. 2010. Not sure on 2011, but considering June 2012 for DL. :goodvibes

Looks like we're all in good company! I HAVE to think big picture or else I might not use my points wisely now and goodness knows they can't go to waste, don't have enough to throw away at all!

[rentayenta]

I am so feeling the plan-super-far-out love. :cloud9: I am even looking at ADRs and park days by using old calendars. :blush:

[Plutofan]

We always plan several years out. In June 2011 we are going to stay 6 night at the Beach Club Villas, 5 night on the Disney Dream and then move to Vero Beach for 5 nights to relax. We can not wait...

[DenLo]

We have trips with commitments through June 2011 and a tentative family gathering in June 2014. Have to admit we're starting to think seriously about 2012 and Hawaii. Or maybe just a west coast trip to DL with some side trips to some of the national parks in California instead.

[pooh2007]

October 2011 will be my grandaughter's first trip to Disney World and I can hardly wait. We are planning everything out already and saving all of our pennies. She will be 5 years old when we take this trip and she is telling everybody that she is going to Disney World. This will be the best trip I have ever taken when I get to go with my little princess. :tinker:

[DisneySJB]

We also have several vacations planned. May/June we will be heading to BCV and VB. In summer of 2011, we are saving points and heading to Myrtle Beach for a family vacation including extended family. We are going to Hawaii in 2012. We were married in Hawaii in 2001 and put off our 10 year anniversary trip hoping to stay at the new DVC resort.

[dvcdisney]

All the time!:thumbsup2

For me, it's important to know how many points are needed for our vacations for the next 3 years. That way, I can tell when we need to buy more points.;) :thumbsup2

However, in terms of plans for ADRs and which park to go to etc....I usually plan that out (or most of the time, I just use similar plans as the previous vacations) 11 mths in advance and refine it when the hours are out and ADRs are available to book.

[JennMouse32]

im planning a cruise in Sept 2011..

[Paticake]

Meriweather is planning an exchangers meet and it will be in December 2011. I can't wait to meet some of my exchange partners!

Some in my family are planning to do the half marathon in January 2012, which is only a month later. By that time, I'm pretty sure DH and I will stay in our DVC accomodations for the month of January and some of February as well.

We have nothing penciled in beyond that!:lmao:

Bobbi:goodvibes

Our plan is to be able to stay for the month of Jan. 5 more years!!!!

[Duchie]

We've already started planning our Feb 2011 trip to Disneyland. I'm the only one in the family who has ever been to Disneyland (unless you count my oldest DS, because I was pregnant with him the last time I went). It's changed so much since the last time I was there (which was 1996) so it will be like a new place to me. We're just hoping we can get GCV at the 7-month window.

[rentayenta]

We've already started planning our Feb 2011 trip to Disneyland. I'm the only one in the family who has ever been to Disneyland (unless you count my oldest DS, because I was pregnant with him the last time I went). It's changed so much since the last time I was there (which was 1996) so it will be like a new place to me. We're just hoping we can get GCV at the 7-month window.



We got it at 7 months no problem, 2 bedroom, theme park view. :goodvibes

[billsfan]

Please help me I have issues!

October 2011 4 night DCL Me and DFi
October 2012 3 nights Vegas through RCI & 3 night2 GCV Me and DFi
December 2013 4 nights BLT & 3 nights DCL Me and DFi and our moms
Summer 2014 6 nights THV Me, DFI, Our friends and their 9 yr old son
Summer 2015 6 nights BLT Me, DFi, Our other friends and their 9 yr old daughter
Fall 2016 7 nights Aulani Me, DFi and our moms

[Judique]

I am planning our December 2011 trip to WDW. :blush: We are hoping for a one bedroom at SSR December 18-23 and then move to the THV December 23-28. My middle DD's bday is Dec. 21st and Hanukkah begins Dec. 20. Y'all know when Christmas is and I plan is to kill 3 very large birds with one very large stone. :thumbsup2


Anyone else plan this far ahead?

Yes. 1 week in Jan at BWV, 1 week in Oct at BWV or BCV, and Thanksgiving at HH until 2042. Every 3 years a week at Vero in early spring.

[Sheribo]

I am planning our December 2011 trip to WDW. :blush: We are hoping for a one bedroom at SSR December 18-23 and then move to the THV December 23-28. My middle DD's bday is Dec. 21st and Hanukkah begins Dec. 20. Y'all know when Christmas is and I plan is to kill 3 very large birds with one very large stone. :thumbsup2

WOW! Christmas in a THV - what a GREAT idea. Oh no....

[Pixieflip]

We got it at 7 months no problem, 2 bedroom, theme park view. :goodvibes

What time of year was that reservation for?


Please help me I have issues!

October 2011 4 night DCL Me and DFi
October 2012 3 nights Vegas through RCI & 3 night2 GCV Me and DFi
December 2013 4 nights BLT & 3 nights DCL Me and DFi and our moms
Summer 2014 6 nights THV Me, DFI, Our friends and their 9 yr old son
Summer 2015 6 nights BLT Me, DFi, Our other friends and their 9 yr old daughter
Fall 2016 7 nights Aulani Me, DFi and our moms

:rotfl2::rotfl2: I think we can all relate.

[rentayenta]

WOW! Christmas in a THV - what a GREAT idea. Oh no....



I know, right? :idea: Hanukkah is what we celebrate but we do notice Christmas as well as far as having a tree. Plus with My DD's bday being Dec. 21, we might actually save $$$ by going for all three. At least that's what I am telling DH. ;) He told me last night he wants at least a full 2 days to relax and skip the parks so it looks like we'll arrive there Dec. 16th and leaving the 28th; I need 8 park days and one water park day and he needs 2 relax days and we don't do the parks on arrival or departure day. :woohoo:

What time of year was that reservation for?



This June; 13-18. :thumbsup2

[deebits]

I am right there with you. My DH just sits and nods about our plans. All he wants to know is what time to meet me at the airport.

We are planning WDW in Oct of 2011, DL and DCL Dec of 2011, WDW April 2012 and Hawaii Oct 2012.

I am a BIG planner and have my spreadsheets all ready and will know more once all the point charts are out.

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I am planning our December 2011 trip to WDW. :blush: We are hoping for a one bedroom at SSR December 18-23 and then move to the THV December 23-28. My middle DD's bday is Dec. 21st and Hanukkah begins Dec. 20. Y'all know when Christmas is and I plan is to kill 3 very large birds with one very large stone. :thumbsup2


Anyone else plan this far ahead?

On avg we will plan from 1 to 2 years out. makes it so much easier to save up for a wonderful trip.

[rentayenta]

I am right there with you. My DH just sits and nods about our plans. All he wants to know is what time to meet me at the airport.

We are planning WDW in Oct of 2011, DL and DCL Dec of 2011, WDW April 2012 and Hawaii Oct 2012.

I am a BIG planner and have my spreadsheets all ready and will know more once all the point charts are out.


:thumbsup2 Killer plans!!!! Care to share your spreadsheet? I haven't found one that I really really like yet.

[rentayenta]

On avg we will plan from 1 to 2 years out. makes it so much easier to save up for a wonderful trip.




::yes::

[Pixieflip]

This June; 13-18. :thumbsup2

GET OUT!!! That is exactly when we want to go! Woohoo!!! :cool1::cool1::cool1:

[rentayenta]

GET OUT!!! That is exactly when we want to go! Woohoo!!! :cool1::cool1::cool1:


No way! I love June at Disneyland. I guess I like anytime at Disneyland but in June the weather is perfect. :cloud9:



With the two day extension on the Dec 2011 trip, that trip will now cost 303 points. :faint:

[franandaj]

We just wrapped up two trips to WDW in the last six months. We won't be going back again until October 2011, :sad1: where we hope to return to SSR for about a week.

However, we are going to GCV for Food & Wine

April 16-17 (Napa Rose Cooking School)
May 1-2 (My birthday)
May 29-30 (Taste)

I also have a couple Saturdays in the Fall of 2010 booked in studios as well.

We'll probably do something similar for DCA F&W in 2011, but with the redistribution of points, I'll either need to buy more or make a few changes.

Like many others we also hope to get to Hawaii in 2012, which means if we have enough points left we'll be back at WDW in 2013. I'd really like to get me a contract at the BCV so I could stay there every other year or so for F&W!

[Ellester]

Please help me I have issues!

October 2011 4 night DCL Me and DFi
October 2012 3 nights Vegas through RCI & 3 night2 GCV Me and DFi
December 2013 4 nights BLT & 3 nights DCL Me and DFi and our moms
Summer 2014 6 nights THV Me, DFI, Our friends and their 9 yr old son
Summer 2015 6 nights BLT Me, DFi, Our other friends and their 9 yr old daughter
Fall 2016 7 nights Aulani Me, DFi and our moms

I see no issues!

Sept 2010 3 nights HHI
Nov 2010 9 nights SSR
Oct 2012 7 nights BCV or BWV
Sept 2013 Alaska for my mom's 70th
Jan 2015 7 nights SSR
With a few HHI trips thrown in to use up spare points!

In 2015, my now 11, 8, 5, & 1 year old kids will be 16, 13, 10, & 6! :scared1:

[rentayenta]

Oooooo, I want to post all my current plans now:


~Mexico, DVC trade, March 14-21, 2010
~Disneyland, GCV 2 bedroom, June 13- 18, 2010
~Disneyland, GCV 1 bedroom, October 3- 8, 2010
~WDW, SSR one bedroom 7 nights, THV 5 nights, Dec 16-28. We might stay the first night at POR if our flight gets in late.