Our little thread of BIG Resort changes*OLD THREAD link on last pg. to new thread!

[SeptemberGirl]

Koh1977 - The place is in St. Charles. I hear it's been updated since I was there, but I loved the non-updated version.

My family is from Joliet - nearly all of them. Some elderly aunts still live in Chicago. I'm usually out there once a year to see my cousins. We are very long term NJ transplants!

 

[Alysa]

But of course it will!! ps...dates please??

October 9th to 22nd.

 

[Grumpy Grandma]

**, you ladies have been chatty today, I'm going to attempt them impossible (catching up on this thread ).
Jennyjinx - Your DH is too adorable!! I'm glad he had such a good time.

Jennyjinx - not family vote on this one. The DH is set on staying at the Swan that night. Although, after his idea to take him, our 2 DSs, his father, and his grandfather to the Texas Rangers game this Sunday we may just end up at a cheap offsite hotel that night.

Miss - I am loving all the AKL pictures!! I actually have a girl that I grew up with that is staying at the AKL with her family right now and then another friend at Bonnett Creek. The one at Bonnett Creek says it's way better than her stay at Port Orleans.

Koh - I'm hoping for low crowds when we are there in September. This will be our first time to go in that month. I'm glad your TA got everything moved.

SueM - I have the same problem. I usually always end up buying pints of Ben & Jerry's and then I never eat mine because I forget about it. Plus, I can't eat an entire pint of ice cream in one sitting. It takes me like 3 or 4 times. Well unless I'm really ticked off and then I can eat it all at once.

Miss - I love giraffes!! Thanks for the pictures.

Mousemommy1 - Don't go CL, spend the money you would have spent on CL doing a tour, treating yourself to a spa treatment, or one of the cruises. oooooo, or a dinner at V&A's.

MAGIC - I would rather do the AKL too, so we don't have to pack up and move resorts the next morning. It wouldn't be as bad if the Swan would move our luggage for us.

Mousemommy1 - Ugh, I'm so sorry. That stinks!! Hopefully it won't be an expensive fix. We actually just found a huge ant mound in the house. They found it when they took out the bathtub unit in the middle bathroom (that shares a wall with the bathroom for our room). It's under and around the shower unit in our bathroom.

Oh and our dates changed just a little. We added a day to the beginning of the trip. Surprisingly it was the DH's idea, because he wants more time at the MK after I showed him my "must do at the MK" list. Our new dates are 9/8 -9/14/13, and we're still at the AKL PV.

Luckily, nothing new going on here. I have to go to school in a few hours, but nothing has happened today that has made me want to pull my hair out. Oh and if y'all have a Kindle, today the book Keys to the Kingdom is free on Amazon for it. Someone in the September FB group posted about it, and I already have my copy.

DD and I might be there the same time as you .... not sure of our exact dates yet but hoping to stay at AKV Jambo!

 

[i_heart_the_mouse]

I'm here!

Janet - My most recent RC for my August trip (dates still 8/7-8/17)
Poly CL - 3 nts
BC CL - 5 nts
AKV - 2 nts

My new trip is 10/24-10/28 Resort TBD...

I know you're busy, so no hurry on updating

SeptemberGirl - I see a lot of RCing in your future. That's a whole lotta planning to do!

Mousemommy - My bad on the CL confusion. Still, no worries. Wherever you end up will be awesome!

So pas, were you hinting that you changed this morning.... what's the latest??? Love the newest thread. Thanks again for all you do

 

[letthewookiewin]

DD and I might be there the same time as you .... not sure of our exact dates yet but hoping to stay at AKV Jambo!

Sweet!! Maybe we'll run into each other.

The DH and I were talking about our trip when he called as he was driving to his next appt. He had me make an ADR for Ragland Road at 4:15 PM on the day we check into the AKL. He is thinking that instead of trying to get an early ADR, we could just hang out at the resort and swim for a couple of hours. Before I go ask on the AK thread, do y'all know if there is a place we could change into our swim suits at the pool, if our room isn't ready? Also, how long do we need to allow for travel to DtD, whether it be by Disney bus or by our minivan? His plan is to get to the AKL, check in, swim for a couple of hours, eat at Ragland Road, and then go to the MK for PM EMH.

 

[Grumpy Grandma]

Sweet!! Maybe we'll run into each other.

The DH and I were talking about our trip when he called as he was driving to his next appt. He had me make an ADR for Ragland Road at 4:15 PM on the day we check into the AKL. He is thinking that instead of trying to get an early ADR, we could just hang out at the resort and swim for a couple of hours. Before I go ask on the AK thread, do y'all know if there is a place we could change into our swim suits at the pool, if our room isn't ready? Also, how long do we need to allow for travel to DtD, whether it be by Disney bus or by our minivan? His plan is to get to the AKL, check in, swim for a couple of hours, eat at Ragland Road, and then go to the MK for PM EMH.

There is a place to change near the pool! You'll probably find us at the pool most afternoons!

 

[Koh1977]

Oh my goodness! Jeanette says a new thread will be up shortly. I go to lunch with my sister and get home to see the new thread is up. I go to subscribe and we're already on page 2!!!

Going back to get caught up!


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[Koh1977]

Koh1977 - The place is in St. Charles. I hear it's been updated since I was there, but I loved the non-updated version.

My family is from Joliet - nearly all of them. Some elderly aunts still live in Chicago. I'm usually out there once a year to see my cousins. We are very long term NJ transplants!

Used to live in Plainfield!! . (Although family is from Springfield where we live now)

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[Missoutandabout]

Hello to all you lovelies!

 

[Koh1977]

All paid!! just need to see if there are any other ADRs I want to change/add...or if we could fit in the Family Magic Tour or not...

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[Koh1977]

Hello to all you lovelies!

Hi!! When do you fly out?

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[Grumpy Grandma]

Hi!! When do you fly out?

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Yay for all paid!!!

 

[johnsonet]

johnsonet... then this thread is for YOU!

Thank you

Yay! Newbie on the new thread!


My trips...

8/21 - 8/24 no resort yet...dates subject to change!

WDW - 1/10-1/14 no resort yet!
DL 1/14-1/17 no resort yet!
1/17/- 1/21 - GCV

May 2014 BWV???

4 trips, only one confirmed!!!

118 days until we are at Vero in a Deluxe Villa and then on to Saratoga Springs and Animal Kingdom Lodge. It will very likely change.

Sounds so great

 

[Willows909]

Yoo Hoo! I am here too! I have not changed my resort in the last 24hrs...what's up with that??!!

 

[sjs314]

Took a long nap today and I got up finding I am behind on 2 RC threads and the new one is already on page 3!

 

[dfarner]

Yoo Hoo! I am here too! I have not changed my resort in the last 24hrs...what's up with that??!!

So glad I'm not the only one....I'm two weeks away from our trip (Beach Club) and I'm seriously considering a change to one of the monorail resorts. I need help

 

[Willows909]

Originally Posted by Willows909 View Post
Yoo Hoo! I am here too! I have not changed my resort in the last 24hrs...what's up with that??!!

So glad I'm not the only one....I'm two weeks away from our trip (Beach Club) and I'm seriously considering a change to one of the monorail resorts. I need help


We all need help! But I'm okay with that!! Although I gotta say...I am liking my choices for 2 straight days! Mmmmm....

 

[Missoutandabout]

Thanks a million for the reviews of BWV (on my phone or I would multi-quote!) I'm wondering if the standard view studios will be relatively quiet ... at least compared to the Pool/Water view villas.

On the Magical Depress right now. Went over to DHS after Miss M did her final bead activity this morning, one last ride of Star Tours, gifted some Fastpasses onto some really appreciative girls and their momma, then took the boat over to the Swan. (Did a sneak peek walk-through of the clown pool, wanted to remind myself of what the pool looked like.) Got a Snakebite to sip whilst watching the band play over in the UK pavilion, took the kiddo on Nemo then headed back to the resort for some last minute giraffe viewing. I did try the Zebra Domes! Yummmm-o.

The hubster keeps turning around giving me a pouty look! Haha, I think the man is hooked.

P.S. we'll be lucky to make it home this evening. Severe weather warnings back home with "quarter sized hail and tornado like winds" ...

 

[letthewookiewin]

Hello to all you lovelies!

Hello

All paid!! just need to see if there are any other ADRs I want to change/add...or if we could fit in the Family Magic Tour or not...

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We had our trip all paid for. Until the DH decided that after looking at my "must do" list for the MK that we needed more time in that park and added a day. I just made a payment and now we're down to only owing $177.

Took a long nap today and I got up finding I am behind on 2 RC threads and the new one is already on page 3!

When I woke up from my nap this morning, I was behind 3 (or maybe 4 pages) on the old thread and the making of the new one.


I swear men complain about how often and quickly, women change their minds, but I swear the DH is just as bad sometimes. When I first talked to him about it today the plan was to wake up on Sunday, September 8, and check into the AKL no later than 10 AM. Then swim for a few hours before getting dressed for our 4:15 ADR at Ragland Road. Then we would head to the MK for PM EMH. Well we had to get off the phone for him to do an appt and by the time he got done, he had changed his mind. He now doesn't want to swim. He wanted to head straight to the MK after checking in, and then get to our 4:15 ADR at Ragland Road, before going back to the MK for PM EMH. I just thought that was silly. It makes more sense to me to move the Ragland Road ADR earlier and then spend the rest of the afternoon/evening in the MK. I needed to leave for school, so we didn't get to talk about it, but we will when I get home tonight.

 

[Janet B]

**, you ladies have been chatty today, I'm going to attempt them impossible (catching up on this thread ).

Wookie, I'm massively behind too for an extra day!

I'm here.....will catch up soon

Melissa, missed out on the last thread for sending you a virtual Think Jen said it best....forget those that only like to DISh out negativity, we love ya here!!

Yay! Newbie on the new thread!

My trips...

8/21 - 8/24 no resort yet...dates subject to change!

WDW - 1/10-1/14 no resort yet!
DL 1/14-1/17 no resort yet!
1/17/- 1/21 - GCV

May 2014 BWV???

4 trips, only one confirmed!!!

No problem... you have a recurring theme going So it will be a "TBD" ... nothing out of the ordinary on this thread.

October 9th to 22nd.

Yeah!! Nice.long.trip.

I'm here!

Janet - My most recent RC for my August trip (dates still 8/7-8/17)
Poly CL - 3 nts
BC CL - 5 nts
AKV - 2 nts

My new trip is 10/24-10/28 Resort TBD...

I know you're busy, so no hurry on updating

Iheart!! thy will be done! and congrats on booking October!

So pas, were you hinting that you changed this morning.... what's the latest??? Love the newest thread. Thanks again for all you do

See post #2 (although no guarantees it's still accurate!