alicia1506
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Aug 26, 2011
so my sister calls me last night.. she wants to go back to the usa in 2013 but this time, she wants it to be the 4 of us that had originally planned on going.. her, me, my partner carlo, and carlo's brother: calin.
she wants to do a cruise - the 14 day to hawaii, but i instead talk her into the 7 night caribbean on the fantasy.
then she wants to do a 7 night stay at wdw.
then a 2 night stay at wwohp, just to touch base with harry, and drink so much butterbeer we roll out the door.
then back to dlr for a 3 or 4 night stay then home.
so.... not much planning involved there at all. and all 3 mickey locations in one trip. that's a lot (A LOT) of disney.
so my planning begins. my Dreams TA got me some prices for an overnight stay at the hyatt MCO and then the cruise for the 4 of us -- in 3 seperate staterooms no less. i'm really, really happy with the prices we've been given.
it's the fact that we'll be going to wdw that has my stress-o-metre skyrocketing. so much planning. so many decisions to make. so many decisions to make in conjunction with 3 other people.. ugh!! so... i'm coming to you on bended knee and begging for help.
we're going in september 2013. the dates have been pretty well locked in. we'll probably be in wdw from 21st to 27/28th. can anyone shed some light on the weather (temps/rainy-ness etc) we should expect. we normally travel in november, so i imagine it will be somewhat warmer in september.
we're also going to wdw. the problem is we're going not in value season (at least, i don't think so) and we'll need either a 2 bedroom villa (both my sister and his brother require their own seperate sleeping space, plus room for me & carlo) or 3 x rooms. 3 rooms at disney world is looking very expensive, even at a moderate, so am i better to go villa/family suite route, or the multiple bedrooms at someplace like pop???
also.. is deluxe dining worth it? we typically like to pay for our food as we go along, as not everyone feels like eating at the same time... and i don't want to waste food... but the idea of having 2 or 3 lovely sit down meals in some really lovely restaurants all over the place... seems like a no-brainer to me...
and i've heard rumours that free dining may be offered in september? anyone know from previous years whether that is a possibility?? also, am i better off using my current TA or just booking it myself? the rates i found online via the website for the Art of Animation family suite + deluxe dining + 7 day hoppers + free transport was about $1500 less than he quoted me... not sure what's causing the mark-up there if anyone has a great TA for wdw travel, i'd love to hear about it
i think that's it for now...but i'm sure i'll be bugging you all with more questions the closer we get to this epic disney trip...
she wants to do a cruise - the 14 day to hawaii, but i instead talk her into the 7 night caribbean on the fantasy.
then she wants to do a 7 night stay at wdw.
then a 2 night stay at wwohp, just to touch base with harry, and drink so much butterbeer we roll out the door.
then back to dlr for a 3 or 4 night stay then home.
so.... not much planning involved there at all. and all 3 mickey locations in one trip. that's a lot (A LOT) of disney.
so my planning begins. my Dreams TA got me some prices for an overnight stay at the hyatt MCO and then the cruise for the 4 of us -- in 3 seperate staterooms no less. i'm really, really happy with the prices we've been given.
it's the fact that we'll be going to wdw that has my stress-o-metre skyrocketing. so much planning. so many decisions to make. so many decisions to make in conjunction with 3 other people.. ugh!! so... i'm coming to you on bended knee and begging for help.
we're going in september 2013. the dates have been pretty well locked in. we'll probably be in wdw from 21st to 27/28th. can anyone shed some light on the weather (temps/rainy-ness etc) we should expect. we normally travel in november, so i imagine it will be somewhat warmer in september.
we're also going to wdw. the problem is we're going not in value season (at least, i don't think so) and we'll need either a 2 bedroom villa (both my sister and his brother require their own seperate sleeping space, plus room for me & carlo) or 3 x rooms. 3 rooms at disney world is looking very expensive, even at a moderate, so am i better to go villa/family suite route, or the multiple bedrooms at someplace like pop???
also.. is deluxe dining worth it? we typically like to pay for our food as we go along, as not everyone feels like eating at the same time... and i don't want to waste food... but the idea of having 2 or 3 lovely sit down meals in some really lovely restaurants all over the place... seems like a no-brainer to me...
and i've heard rumours that free dining may be offered in september? anyone know from previous years whether that is a possibility?? also, am i better off using my current TA or just booking it myself? the rates i found online via the website for the Art of Animation family suite + deluxe dining + 7 day hoppers + free transport was about $1500 less than he quoted me... not sure what's causing the mark-up there if anyone has a great TA for wdw travel, i'd love to hear about it
i think that's it for now...but i'm sure i'll be bugging you all with more questions the closer we get to this epic disney trip...