***Official November 2013***

[stmize]

Crap so mad right now at myself. I knew I should have walked a ressie for nov for a grand villa but didn't now 2 of the 4 nights I need are not available.

Well I was worried for no reason. Logged on right at 8 this morn and got all 4 days I needed in a grand villa at okw I'm a happy camper today

 

[disneyfantotheend]

Congrats Stmize!

 

[stmize]

Congrats Stmize!

Thanks.

 

[belias21]

You can add us to this thread as we're officially booked!!

11/26-12/2 at OKW

Excited to be at WDW for Thanksgiving in 2013.

 

[taaren]

Ooh, add me too! We will be either Nov 17-22 or Nov 30-Dec 6 (Haven't decided if we're going to do it before or after Thanksgiving with the in-laws ...).

We're DVC so we'll be staying on points, wherever is available at 7 months, hoping for Bay Lake Tower, but more likely Animal Kingdom Villas, or if we're lucky and DH gets his wish: Boardwalk or Beach Club. Just hoping for something other than OKW or SSR.

In theory we weren't supposed to be going back to WDW for several more years, but with the DVC Premium Annual Pass offer it was only $20 to upgrade our three MYW hoppers on this last trip, so they're good through Dec 5, 2013 and in comparing the price of going to Disneyland and buying new tickets/APs vs flying to WDW (partly on leftover SW points) and using our PAPs, DisneyWorld was the winner!

 

[FigmentChick]

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. I had a really great interview on Thursday morning. And it's the holidays, so everyone is moving at a snails pace right now and people are off. I told my hubby that if I don't have a job by the second week of January, there is a serious problem. lol

stmize, congrats on the grand villa!!! I would LOVE to stay in a villa one day, but I don't think it's in the cards.

OK....going back and writing everyone's dates and places down. If you don't see your name on the first post, please PM me and I'll make sure to add you!!!

 

[FigmentChick]

Been searching for a November 2013 thread!!!! Hooray!!!! We will be staying at CBR with at least 16 people from November 14TH-24TH. Hoping to beat both Veteran's day and Thanksgiving crowds.

Welcome!!!

Glad to come across this thread. We will be staying at BWI Nov 9 - 12. I am very interested in finding out the dates of 2013 F&W Festival. Also if anyone has any information on car services or any means of transportation from Tampa Port to DW besides renting a car.

TIA Denise

Welcome! The F&W Festival will run through November 9th (based upon prior years' dates). And the only thing I can think of from Tampa would be a rental car or maybe a car service. You might be able to find a really good deal googling for coupons or using the DIS budget boards.

Pretty quiet thread. I was hoping there would be more crazy early planners like myself wanting to talk about their trips. I already have where I want to eat picked out. Hahaha!!! Guess it is too early for most. Just wondering if the *official* threads that I see for other months in 2013 are started by moderators or are they just people naming them that? I didn't see a November one yet.

I am a crazy early planner and used to come on every day, but I've been very depressed lately and just haven't felt like planning when so much else is going on (didn't really wat to be in a "happy place", I guess). Our family has already started a list of where we want to eat as well. We'll really narrow it down soon (even though I can't make the reservations until early May ).

I'm with ya! I'm checking out airfare right now...over $300!!! ugh. Hoping to hear from people there now.....hoping there is a FD BB to give us planners future hope

And this is the reason we chose the AutoTrain. I haven't looked at airfare lately, but three months ago it was going to save us over $800....I can only imagine how that's changed now.

We are hoping for free dining too! But I am already booked with the dining plan. We will be with a group of 14 or more. I have booked a few of our family members packages. We are staying at Caribbean Beach, by choice of family members. We will be going on future trips and they likely won't, so I let them choose where to stay. Touring wise, we will be going off in different directions, but we will be together for a couple meals plus in the evening at the resort.

I am sooooooo keeping my fingers crossed for free dining. The package should be out in July or early August if it will be available. Yes....we have to wait that long.

Hi guys!

I'm heading to WDW from Scotland on the 1st of November next year, staying for 14 nights, leaving on the 15th of November staying at the Yacht Club.

So far, flights haven't been released for my dates, but I'm planning on leaving Edinburgh on the 30th of October, overnight flight then a night in Bonnet Creek on the 31st of October ( we have a free nights stay voucher) to make sure that our first day on our 14 day tickets will be a full day in the parks!!

I'll be spending my 29th birthday in the parks too, so I'm really excited about this trip!!

Wonderful!!! Welcome aboard!

Hello I know our trip isn't till Nov '13 but I have already booked our room and am becoming very anxious since none of the discounts will be announced for some time now. It seems like everything needs to wait on what the other says. Military? FD? How many days for FD? Can't plan airline, don't know how many days I need to be elegible for FD or any other discounts.

I suppose it's just me trying to be the ubberplanner but I don't like loose ends.

Anyone else feeling the same way?

Denise

Don't be anxious. lol Look at my post above. My advice: book your room (or package) and just wait. It's all we can do at this point. Oh....and plan!!!!

Ok we are back in for November. I have talked DH into 2 trips a year. So next year we are going in June and again for Thanksgiving. Both 7 day trips. I booked with a AAA discount but am hoping for a better room discount. Free dining won't work for us anymore because we will be annual pass holders..... YAY!!!! But for the rest of you I hope free dining will be available also.

Whoo-hoo!!!! But we're probably still going to miss each other. lol

I have been waiting and looking for a November 2013 thread! We will be there Nov 10 - 17...hopefully that is outside of Jersey week

You'll catch the tail end, but it shouldn't be too bad.

Whew! Thank God! Just booked our train ride down for November!

I bought our tickets, too!!! So excited as we've never been on the AutoTrain before. The older kids and I take the train down to DC from Wilmington, DE all the time. I love it and it's soooo much better than driving. Andsince our trains will pass in the night (quite literally), I will wave to you.

I'm excited to see more comments on here as well!! We are in full on planning mode!!!currently booked at AoA LM but I'm going to change it. Thinking POR...started looking at airfare this week as well. I was hoping to find under $300....and I really want to know about the F&W half but they still haven't given the dates

Our family just loves POR!!! F&W Festival will run through November 9th. Just let me know your dates.

 

[stmize]

As of today I have 329 days til okw 1 night in a grand villa pre cruise on the dream. 330 days til disney dream for 3 nights. And 333 days til post cruise stay at okw grand villa for 4 nights. With my brothers, mom, niece, nephew, sil and my dh, dd and ds and I can't wait.

 

[lmc318]

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. I had a really great interview on Thursday morning. And it's the holidays, so everyone is moving at a snails pace right now and people are off. I told my hubby that if I don't have a job by the second week of January, there is a serious problem. lol

Woohoo!!!!!

Keep us posted! Good vibes going your way!

Got some good news myself yesterday. My 2nd CT after 6 chemo sessions came back with no visible signs of cancer. I'll be doing three more treatments and then I get a break. My cancer is not curable, but remission is possible, so that's the goal. Hoping these next three sessions get me a good, long remission! Of course now I'm looking at the site for March deals to help celebrate both my birthday and my break in treatment.

November is still on. Looks like we're going Nov 13-19. My parents are going as well. My sister and her family and my brother and his family are questionable right now. Regardless, it'll be an awesome trip, I'm sure. Can't wait to see new Fantasyland! We've settled on Wilderness Lodge as well. So my dates are set!

 

[stmize]

Thank you all so much for your kind thoughts. I had a really great interview on Thursday morning. And it's the holidays, so everyone is moving at a snails pace right now and people are off. I told my hubby that if I don't have a job by the second week of January, there is a serious problem. lol

stmize, congrats on the grand villa!!! I would LOVE to stay in a villa one day, but I don't think it's in the cards.

OK....going back and writing everyone's dates and places down. If you don't see your name on the first post, please PM me and I'll make sure to add you!!!

Thanks. We are Dvc members staying on 2 yrs of points other wise I wouldn't be either.

 

[FigmentChick]

Lisa, what wonderful news!!!! And how were your holidays? Did you make it through Christmas Eve ok?

I will update your dates and location ASAP!

 

[disneyfantotheend]

Wow Lisa! I am very happy that things are looking positive. Pixie dust and prayers that everything continues to go in the right direction with your treatments.

 

[figmentswife]

FigmentChick - You are going to find another job. Good luck this week and let us know. Also, you sat around already, so now it's time to pick up and get going. Another great job is out there waiting for YOU!!!!

Lisa, YOU GO GIRL!!!! You Rock that cancer and show it who's boss .

Figmentchick - what do you think about trying to plan a couple of DisMeets!!! For overlapping dates. I know it looks like WE won't get to, but maybe others will. And, one day, we will be there for the same dates.

I am super busy planning out June trip, and getting our shirts made, making our plans and such. Just found out we will be missing SWW, but we knew that was going to happen. DS graduates on the 11th so we can't leave till after that. But next year, we should be able to make SWW.

We are booked for POP, but I am checking rates for the Swan/Dolphin often. I would LOVE to get employee rates there for our dates. Would be nice to walk to Epcot & HS.

 

[FigmentChick]

FigmentChick - You are going to find another job. Good luck this week and let us know. Also, you sat around already, so now it's time to pick up and get going. Another great job is out there waiting for YOU!!!!

Lisa, YOU GO GIRL!!!! You Rock that cancer and show it who's boss .

Figmentchick - what do you think about trying to plan a couple of DisMeets!!! For overlapping dates. I know it looks like WE won't get to, but maybe others will. And, one day, we will be there for the same dates.

I am super busy planning out June trip, and getting our shirts made, making our plans and such. Just found out we will be missing SWW, but we knew that was going to happen. DS graduates on the 11th so we can't leave till after that. But next year, we should be able to make SWW.

We are booked for POP, but I am checking rates for the Swan/Dolphin often. I would LOVE to get employee rates there for our dates. Would be nice to walk to Epcot & HS.

Thank you so much for the encouragement!!! And, yes, I am totally up for everyone planning meets. We tried one for October 2011, but it was only my family and one other DISer. lol Not even someone who is one of my best friends now (I met her on the DIS....we've yet to meet in person) showed up! Although....she had a good excuse, her daughter was sick.

So....let the planning begin!!!

My daughter and I downloaded the new passporter on our Nooks today and we were trying to plan our restaurants. (we're keeping our fingers crossed for free dining!) We've got most of them, but we're short one. We just can't figure where we want to go. Of course, the park times aren't out yet (and subject to changes anyway) so that deters from a lot of the planning. Believe it or not, on the past two trips when we've had free dining, we've "missed" one table service meal.

 

[tigerali]

Hi everyone! We are booked at a mermaid room at AOA for Nov 23-30, 2013! It will be me, dh, and our 2 girls (ages 2 and 5 when we travel). We are Disney fanatics and were there this August for a kid free weekend, but cannot wait to take our girls! I am excited to plan with all of you

Do we have a Facebook group also? I know I've seen that some other groups have one, so just wondering!

 

[LadyBeBop]

Can I join?

Our trip overlaps from October into November. We'll be at Wyndham Bonnet Creek from October 27, to November 3. We're celebrating DGD's 5th birthday (born 10/31/2008).

 

[yankeesmom21]

Looking at flights....I can't believe the limited options for return flights on a Saturday. I know it's still early but YIKES!!!!!

 

[DisneyLvr55]

Hey guys - OP here! I'm so excited to see all the new people!!

I've added everyone that said they had made their reservations. If I missed you, I appologize - Please PM me with with your dates and hotel!

 

[belias21]

So this might just be the right thread to ask this in... 5 more months (or so) until we can book ADR's for thanksgiving. Where is the best place to have thanksgiving dinner? We won't be in the parks that day so it has to be a resort.

 

[DisneyLvr55]

So this might just be the right thread to ask this in... 5 more months (or so) until we can book ADR's for thanksgiving. Where is the best place to have thanksgiving dinner? We won't be in the parks that day so it has to be a resort.

I've never been there for Thanksgiving, so I don't know what places offer "special" meals, but off the top of my head, my choices would be....

Cali Grill
Schulas
Narcoossee's
Citricos
Spirit of Aloha Polynesian Luau - I think this would be super fun!
Yachtsman Steakhouse


Good luck choosing one!!