I'm here! Yayay another trip!
I love the idea of an ADR game! Don't know how it should be played but I love the idea.
Can't wait to see where you end up staying! Personally I hope it's the Beach Club- it looks amazing!
P.S. Maddie's spring vs. summer break options, of course, were perfectly reasonable
Girl, you know I wouldn't miss this for the world! There is nothing wrong with lists, lists for lists and don't even get me started on the beloved spreadsheet
Hello! I'm o excited you decided to start a PTR! I followed along with your trip reports and figured I'd come out of lurkdom for this one. I like the idea of the ADR game - should be fun!
Looking forward to this one. Read your previous one and enjoyed it! (Oh, and i totally agree with you about Kristen being robbed. Josie angers me everytime I see her face)
Yeah! So glad you're doing a PTR! Can't wait to hear all about your plans! And, can't believe I'm on the first page!
Here's someKaren
OF COURSE I'M HERE! I would go into Maddie withdrawals without it!
I will go ahead and tell you that I stink at ADR games, but I'm going to give it a try anyway. I may just put down character meals for every one.
Maybe I should look into renting points...hmmm...Brandon will be so pleased with you
Thanks for joining in! I'll see if I can arrange for some Maddie photo shoots for you between now and the trip. Let me know if you have any ideas how we should play. I was shocked to see how affordable it was though.
Glad to know I'm not the only one who is spreadsheet-dependent! I'm in ...
Joining in! I really enjoyed reading your last trip report and am looking forward to hearing all about this next trip too!
I will be taking my 3 princess-obsessed daughters (and my son too!) to WDW for the first time in Sept
YAAAAY for new plans, so excited, UGH! 16 ADRS?!?! WHAT? Im gonna go out on a limb here and say one of them is gonna be for Be Our Guest
Dear God, I just popped over to that DVC renting points website and Im pretty sure Im going to have to use that for my next trip! Hands down!! Like, 1500 for Bay Lake Tower, YES PLEASE! Looks like my next trip with Mom will actually be at a deluxe! I like how easy the website is to use, THANK YOU for posting about it!
Isn't incredibly easy to use? I was SHOCKED at how affordable it could be.
Ah!! Thats so not enough information for now! Lawl, you best be doing lots of real life updates to keep us all update on life and the excited plans for Disney. Eeek, this is awesome, Im excited to read more!!
Just stumbled onto this post today. I could have written this post myself (w/the exception of the little girl (I have 2 boys) and my DH is disney obsessed, and we will only be doing the DDP). I would really like to stay deluxe this time around, but pricing out resorts on the website I was getting discouraged. I checked out Davids Disney point rentals too and couldn't believe that we may be able to stay deluxe in a studio as well. Funny enough Beach Club (my dream resort) is on my list too. Wonder if we will be there the same time? We were thinking we would need to do CBR b/c of price. Let us know how renting points goes. I'm nervous as well, but I can't beat the price. I can't wait to read your report
Following along. Beach Club is my favorite resort for the decorations/theming. However, I would absolutely love to be be able to walk to the MK.Either one would be fabulous.
I'm here, Shannon. I cannot believe that my two summer trips are wrapped around yours and we will miss.
I'm so looking forward to another one of your family TR's.
I'm here!!! (And am putting in my vote now for "every princess character meal" on your ADR game!!!
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I'm here!!!!
Ohhh, guessing games! Wait! I know, Co. Mustard with the candlestick in the Drawing room!
that's it!Following along!
We rented points last year to stay in a 2BR at OKW (we went through **************.com though). I think their prices were very slightly lower than David's. I can't really comment on David's service obviously, never having used his site to rent points, but based on many positive reviews on the dis, I shall assume that it was comparable to the service we received from his competitor. As far as renting points in general, I highly recommend it. It's a WAY less expensive way to stay DVC vs going directly through Disney. The only downsides, for us, were: You pay a lot more upfront to make the booking (compared to the $200 donw payment that Disney requires!) and no daily mousekeeping service! Neither one are a deal breaker to me, but worth mentioning. Oh and having to submit a request and then wait for the return email with availability, then emailing again to book for sure, then getting a confirmation. It's just a lot of back & forth, when comparing to booking online or on the phone w/ Disney where you get instant gratification.
We booked through disney for this year's vacation, but next year I am fairly certain we will rent points again (It's normal to plan next year's vacation when you haven't gone on this year's yet, right? RIGHT?!?!).
OH, and I am in for an ADR guessing game. I like the idea of guessing by the day
Can't wait to see your plans start to take shape!
). OMG I can't wait to start buying her outfits. The Disney Store has the cutest dresses for spring/summer. I'm dying over them.
I'm a reality TV junkie too, but I have no idea what you're talking about.
I'm guessing your reality tastes run a bit more manly than mine? Pawn Stars, American Pickers, Duck Dynasty? I watch those too.
Smart girl.
She's got our number for sure.
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I'm somewhere between Yay!! An ADR Game and I really don't care, just tell us already.
But I'm picking Chef Mickey for the last meal.
It pays to read to read my TRs.
You use spreadsheets to plan your trips???
What kind of a freak are you???
Glad you're here!joining in
Just joining in! Enjoying it so far, i can't wait to read more!
Reality Show Junkie reporting for trip report reading duty, Sir! I mean Shannon
Oooh, you little tease you. Don't keep us in suspense too long!
Yay!! I'm in!! So excited to read your PTR! I always love your TRs! We are doing the DxDP in March, and I am really excited about it! Can't wait to read all of your plans!!
And spreadsheets? And favoriting stuff on the Disney Store site?? I resemble that remark...
Yes she was! And I'm so glad Josie finally went home.
Joining in for your PTR! I've enjoyed the last couple trip reports, so this is sure to be fun! I took my DS6 last Feb for our 1st trip and we are now hooked! But of course we don't do the princess related stuff, so it's fun seeing the pink, sparkly side of Disney with Maddie.
I have my lists in my notebooks and my spreadsheets on my laptop.
:Welcome!
Thanks for all the info! I'm really glad to hear that you had a positive experience with points rental. The things that you mentioned are exactly the things that gave me pause. I like having my bed made every day, and I like being able to instantly see my reservation on Disney's website. I enjoy tinkering with my reservations and such. Did any of them bother you in the long run?
It's totally normal to be planning the next trip already! In fact I think my DH lurks on here just to make sure that I'm not!
It was a little nerve wracking to not see my reservation instantly, but the main rental sites (david's and **************, as far as I know) both have really great reputations, always positive reviews, etc so that settled me for the most part. The beds not being made is a minor inconvenience.
