September 2012 roll call

[Minniemum]

australiankaren took your idea and ran with it

Our friends details are 2 adults, 3 children

FLIGHTS
2/09/12 UA MEL-SYD-LAX-EWR
7/09/12 AA LGA-MCO
25/09/12 UA MCO-LAX-SYD-MEL (27/09/12 arrival)

ACCOM
2-7/09/12 Staying at Affinia Manhattan
7-10/09/12 Universal area still to book
11-25/09/12 POR with FD


Our details- 2 adults, 2 children

FLIGHTS
11/09/12 VA MEL-LAX-MCO
25/09/12 VA MCO-LAX-MEL (27/09/12 arrival)

ACCOM
11-25/09/12 POFQ with FD

ADR's (in alphabetical order)

Biergarten D
Boma D
Chef Mickey D
Coral Reef L
Crystal Palace D
Kona D
Le Cellier L
Les Chefs de France L
Liberty Tree L
Sci Fi D
T-Rex Cafe D
Teppan Edo D
Tusker House L
1900 Park Fare D

All booked for a party of 9 except dinner at Kona which is only the 4 of us.


OTHER STUFF
For the DD's (3 altogether) - BBB @ MK
For the DS's (2 " ") - Bayou Pirates at POR
For my DD - DWI @ HS's HBD
For the other family - 1 day at KSS, 1 day at US, 1 day at IOA and 1 day at Legoland
For our family - 1 day at KSS, 1 day at US/IOA

I think that about covers it!

 

[becpee]

Ok, i'll spill

Flights
11/09/12 VA MEL-LAX-MCO
1/10/12 MCO-LGA (NYC)
5/10/12 JFK-LAX
9/10/12 LAX-SYD-MEL

Accom
Hyatt Regency Orlando Airport
Hilton Orlando Bonnet Creek
Disney Fantasy
WDW Coronado Springs
NYC (yet to be decided)
LAX (yet to be decided)
Fairfield Inn Anaheim

ADR's
Biergarten Restaurant Epcot
The Crystal Palace Magic Kingdom Park
Hollywood & Vine Disney's Hollywood Studios
Sci-Fi Dine-In Theater Disney's Hollywood Studios
Rainforest Cafe Animal Kingdom Disney's Animal Kingdom Theme Park
House of Blues Restaurant in Downtown Disney West Side
Chef Mickey's Disney's Contemporary Resort
Coral Reef Restaurant Epcot
T-REX A Prehistoric Family Adventure Downtown Disney Area
Narcoossee's Disney's Grand Floridian Resort

Palo Brunch on Disney Fantasy

 

[Andona]

Conga Line is Go!

Flights
Out
14/09/12 Air NZ SYD-LAX
15/09/12 Virgin America LAX - FLL (Fort Lauderdale)
Home
7/10/12 Air NZ LAX - SYD

Accom - Stay
Crowne Plaza Hollywood Beach FL
Pier House Resort Key West FL
Somewhere near Tampa , FL via Everglades National Park
Yacht Club Resort, WDW ( only 2 nights though...)
Savannah, GA
Atlanta, GA
Memphis, TN
Natchez, MS
New Orleans , LA
Houston, TX
San Antonio, TX
Big Bend National Park, TX
Carlsbad, NM
Alomogordo, NM
Tucson, AZ, Saguaro National Park
Flagstaff, AZ
Las Vegas, NV staying at the Venetian.

over 7,500 km in 3-and-a-bit weeks!


ADR's
Cape May Cafe, Beach Club resort
Chefs de France, Epcot
Captains Grill, Yacht Club resort

Bookings
Love by Circque du Soleil in Vegas

 

[australiankaren]

here's me
sept 13 th..air new zealand 3.30pm syd-lax
sept 14th..delta 12.30 am lax-mco (red eye..oh dear)
oct 3rd..delta 7 pm mco -lax
..delta lax-las
..delta las-lax
oct 7th..air new zealand 10.30pm lax-syd

staying @
POP 14 sept
BLT 16 sept
freedom of the seas 23 sept
BLT 30 sept
LA 3 oct
las vegas ..luxor

getting clown car @ WDW

Tours @ WDW
Segway tour @ Epcot
By design @ AK

ADR's
garden grill-D
liberty tree tavern -D
Kona -B
Cape May -D
Biergarten -L
50's prime time-D
Le Cellier-L
Coral Reef -D
1900 park fare -B

Cruise excursions
PADI Course -12 hrs theory/ pool dives & 2 open water dives
Snorkle cruise

need to get travel insurance....still

 

[becpee]

getting clown car @ WDW

I was looking at hire cars today and the car kept popping into my head LOL and I could imagine my DH if I hired one of those...i'd be swimming home across the Pacific

 

[Travel Mum]

Oh I CAN'T WAIT to read your Trip Reports!! Such fantastic trips planned!!

 

[Aust]

Well we are going to DLR, not WDW, but will chime in anyway:

2 adults, 3 kids (11, 8, 3)

Flights

20/9 - VA1 Syd to LA

3/10- VA2 LA to Syd

Other transport:
Lux Bus between Anaheim and Las Vegas - 30/9 and 1/10

Accomodation

Paradise Pier

With 1 night in Las Vegas (Sun 30/9) - Paris

Dining
Rainforest Cafe
Plaza Inn
Goofy's Kitchen (dinner)
Big Thunder Ranch BBQ
Carnation Cafe
Surf's Up With Mickey and Friends character breakfast
Lots of different counter service places
Maybe Cheesecake Factory in Anaheim Gardenwalk

Day trips
Knotts Berry Farm

LA (husband driving) - Famer's Market, The Grove (for American Girl), La Brea Tar Pits, maybe Hollywood, Beverly Hills

Shopping

Other stuff
Fantasmic dessert seating (23/9

Halloween party (2/10)

BBB I think (haven't planned when yet)

 

[meandmygirl]

Going to Disneyland as well.

Myself, DD and my Mum.

15 Sept - Brisbane to LAX via Auckland
3rd Oct - LAX to Brisbane via Auckland

15 - 23 Sept - Staying at Candy Cane Inn
23 - 30 Sept - Disney Wonder Cruise
30 Sep - 3 Oct - Hojos

Daytrips - Legoland, LA Hollywood

Character Dining - Ariels Grotto (for DD's birthday), Goofy's Kitchen and Breakfast with Minnie.

Studio 365 for DDs birthday.

 

[BigDisneyOE]

From the top of my head:

DH, me and the twin boys going to celebrate their 5th birthdays in November (but no cruises in Nov, which is how the trip evolved).

Flights
8 Sept - PPQ/AKL/LAX
30 Sept LAX/AKL/PPQ

Beds
8 Hyatt House
9 - 16 Grand Pacific Pallisade Resorts, Carlsbad
16 - 23 Mickeys Hollow, Anaheim
23 - 30 Disney Wonder Pacific Coastal Cruise

No ADRs at DL.

Activities
Carlsbad planned for Legoland (across from GPPR) for several days, Sea World, Maritime Museum, Midway. Not sure about SD Zoo as we are probably going to Sydney Zoo next month. Tossing up on Julian.

Anaheim - 4 day flexi pass for DL/DCA. LA County Museum and OC County Parks. Venice Beach and Malibu (just so I can say I was there).

Booked our own things on cruise apart from adult brunch at Palo. Alcatraz and SF Fire Truck tours in San Fran. Plan on visiting Lefties for son and DH in SF. Doing our own thing in San Diego and Ensenada.

Think that's it.

 

[australiankaren]

everyone is doing something different, which is great so we can all compare notes.....

 

[AussieJess]

Solo trip

Flights
September 15th - MEL to LAX
September 24th - SNA to BNA
September 30th - BNA to LAX to MEL

Other transport
September 14th - Train from my town to Melbourne
October 2nd - Train from Melbourne back to my town

Accommodation
September 14th - 1 night- Best Western Atlantis (Melbourne)
September 15th - 9 nights- Desert Inn & Suites (Anaheim)
September 24th - 6 nights- Radisson Hotel at Opryland (Nashville)

Disney Theme Park Days
September 16th, - Disneyland
September 18th, - California Adventure Park
September 21st, - Disneyland
September 22nd (Half Day), - Disneyland
September 23rd, - California Adventure Park

 

[australiankaren]

Solo trip

Flights
September 15th - MEL to LAX
September 24th - SNA to BNA
September 30th - BNA to LAX to MEL

Other transport
September 14th - Train from my town to Melbourne
October 2nd - Train from Melbourne back to my town

Accommodation
September 14th - 1 night- Best Western Atlantis (Melbourne)
September 15th - 9 nights- Desert Inn & Suites (Anaheim)
September 24th - 6 nights- Radisson Hotel at Opryland (Nashville)

Disney Theme Park Days
September 16th, - Disneyland
September 18th, - California Adventure Park
September 21st, - Disneyland
September 22nd (Half Day), - Disneyland
September 23rd, - California Adventure Park

make sure you take heaps of notes, and heaps of pics......get a photopass for dL then you can get some great shots of yourself rather than asking others to take your pic we love our photopass, and on my solo wdw segment I got some great shots of me

 

[LizfromOz]

FLIGHTS
14th Sept - Syd - Lax
10th Oct - Lax - Syd

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel Maya Long Beach 14-16/9
Carnival Splendor cruise to Mexican Riviera 16-23/9
Hollywood Orchid Suites 23-27/9
Sand Pebbles Inn Cambria 27-29/9
GCH 29/9-5/10
HoJo 5-10/10

Activities

Day trip snorkelling in Cabo San Lucas
Day trip to Las Caletas Beach Hideaway at Puerto Vallarta
Visit The Grove in LA for shopping (American Girl for DD 7), Farmers Market
Amoeba Music store, lunch at Rainbow Room (DH's choice)
Getty Centre, Griffith Observatory
Hearst Castle - Santa Barbara for lunch on the way
NRL Grand Final - hopefully this will be shown at ESPN Zone at DTD
Mickey's Halloween Party 2/10

That's all I can think of at the moment, need a Bex and a good lie down just thinking about it all.

 

[australiankaren]

FLIGHTS
14th Sept - Syd - Lax
10th Oct - Lax - Syd

ACCOMMODATION

Hotel Maya Long Beach 14-16/9
Carnival Splendor cruise to Mexican Riviera 16-23/9
Hollywood Orchid Suites 23-27/9
Sand Pebbles Inn Cambria 27-29/9
GCH 29/9-5/10
HoJo 5-10/10

Activities

Day trip snorkelling in Cabo San Lucas
Day trip to Las Caletas Beach Hideaway at Puerto Vallarta
Visit The Grove in LA for shopping (American Girl for DD 7), Farmers Market
Amoeba Music store, lunch at Rainbow Room (DH's choice)
Getty Centre, Griffith Observatory
Hearst Castle - Santa Barbara for lunch on the way
NRL Grand Final - hopefully this will be shown at ESPN Zone at DTD
Mickey's Halloween Party 2/10

That's all I can think of at the moment, need a Bex and a good lie down just thinking about it all.

oh great...now the NRL grand final is on when we are away, meaning DH will want to track it down to watch somewhere ....so if its 7pm 30th sept, that then makes it 5.30 am 30th sept in orlando......great..we are on the boat....that was close.

 

[Minniemum]

Nooooo, this is not what I wanted.....now I want to go on a cruise, do a road trip like Andona, go back to San Fran, visit Nashville, see Carsland. Mmmmm thinking, plotting....

 

[austraveler]

My turn!

Flights
22 September Syd to SFO
23 September SFO to NY
29 September NY to LAX
2 October LAX to Syd

Accommodation
Family in San Francisco
Affinia Manhattan in New York
Disneyland Hotel in LA

Activities
Booked for Sony Wonder Lab in NY. Still to book a couple of amazing meals and block out our days. I have everything marked up on the NY map but have not fined tuned the plan yet.
In DL we have a dinner booked the first night at story time cafe with a surprise cake for my youngest, Flynn.

 

[AussieJess]

make sure you take heaps of notes, and heaps of pics......get a photopass for dL then you can get some great shots of yourself rather than asking others to take your pic we love our photopass, and on my solo wdw segment I got some great shots of me

I will definitely get photopass photos taken,no idea yet how many photos i will end with but im hoping to get lots.

 

[disneyaussiemum]

It will be myself, DH, My Parents and DS (5 years old).

Flights
1 Sept Australia to LAX
29 Sept LAX to Australia

Accommodation
1 to 8 Sept - CCI, Anaheim
8 Sept - Excalibur, Las Vegas
9 to 22 Sept - Various Accommodation on our road trip
22 Sept - Las Vegas
23 Sept to 29 Sept - Still to be determined - most likely Yosemite and Sequoia.

Activities
Disneyland
Legoland
Santa Ana Science Center
La Brea Tar Pits

Road Trip Locations
Bay of Fires State Park
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Kodachrome State Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Canyonland National Park
Arches National Park
Monument Valley
Grand Canyon National Park
Hoover Dam
Death Valley
Yosemite National Park (TBC)
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks (TBC)

 

[Andona]

It will be myself, DH, My Parents and DS (5 years old).

Road Trip Locations
Bay of Fires State Park
Zion National Park
Bryce Canyon National Park
Kodachrome State Park
Capitol Reef National Park
Canyonland National Park
Arches National Park
Monument Valley
Grand Canyon National Park
Hoover Dam
Death Valley
Yosemite National Park (TBC)
Kings Canyon and Sequoia National Parks (TBC)

disneyAussiemum, that is an awesome trip!! I love Disney but I have to say I love the great American National Parks even more!

You probably already know, but with that many parks on your itinerary you definitely want to get the "America the Beautiful" annual National Parks pass, its about $80 but with you visiting 9 national parks it will save you a packet

I think Bryce Canyon at sunrise was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen and Monument Valley is amazing. I envy your visit to Death Valley, it's the only one on your list that we haven't visited yet, it's on my " one day" agenda !

Hope you're planning to do a trip report?

Andona

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[australiankaren]

disneyAussiemum, that is an awesome trip!! I love Disney but I have to say I love the great American National Parks even more!

You probably already know, but with that many parks on your itinerary you definitely want to get the "America the Beautiful" annual National Parks pass, its about $80 but with you visiting 9 national parks it will save you a packet

I think Bryce Canyon at sunrise was one of the most beautiful things I have ever seen and Monument Valley is amazing. I envy your visit to Death Valley, it's the only one on your list that we haven't visited yet, it's on my " one day" agenda !

Hope you're planning to do a trip report?

Andona

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I agree...the national parks tour would be awesome..reminds me of wilderness lodge...I'd love to stay at a "real " lodge....

you TR will be awesome.... we look forward to reading it..no pressure