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Always missing Florida....
- Joined
- Sep 24, 2010
And it seems like FOREVER since we were swimming in that beautiful Orlando weatherIt seems like just yesterday we were wishing all of you December trip go-ers safe travels and now it's almost the new year!!!
I love the Christmas stores!! Our only Disney gifts were to Bree, who had all kinds of Cinderella stuff on her Santa listNo Disney gifts, but we hung up our new 2013 Wdw ornament on the tree that we bought during our August trip. Each year we buy a new ornament at the MK Christmas shop. this years was Dumbo!
WL is FABULOUS!! And the WL hostess Ms. KOOK is part of the original RC gang (she is awesome) You will find lots of WL love here, and May, what a lovely time to go!! Flower & GardenHI ALL! New to this thread. We are booked currently for May 2-12 at WL. We have moved our trip and resort about 5 times so this sounds like a great place to be. I look forward to planning my vacation with all of you!
We will wait for DVD, it's such a production getting our gang to the moviesPlanning to take DS or both kids to see Frozen this week. Not sure if DD would sit through a movie or not...maybe with popcorn? Lol
It's that amazing GF thread...makes it so hard NOT to want to stay thereSpeaking of which, still at GF, and content. It has been almost a month since our last change and I have no urge to! A Christmas miracle, I tell ya!
I am a complete MK fanatic...that said..F&W you CANNOT beat the Epcot resorts. DH and I went once and walking out of World Showcase right to your hotel can't be beat! I would stay away from Poly IMO because of the construction. Changing resorts is easy peasy.....another thought is the dining plan, you may not need it for CL AND F&W there's a lot of snacking and food involved. Just a thought. So Epcot resort first? Could you do CL at YC or BWI perhaps, and then do AKL CL. I'm a CL lover, so if it's a matter of budget. Stick with the F&W for snacksHubby and I are in the preliminary stages of planning our next adventure Nov 2 -7.
Nov 2 and 3rd we were contemplating staying at an Epcot resort and go to the F and W festival. We would arrive later in the day on Nov 2, not visit a park and spend Nov 3rd in Epcot.
Then switch resorts to AKL CL. Not sure if we should do two packages if offered (2 day stay has been the minium for dining) in recent years correct?
Also, I am not set in stone with an Epcot area resort, as my dream is a Theme Park view on any monorail deluxe except CR. I think WL is also out of the running, though I would also love to stay there... I have made reservations at WL before, but we always end up deciding to change them and stay at another resort.
It will be nice to get all the honest opinions and tips on changing resorts etc. AKL part of the trip is set in stone though. I was wondering if it would be better to book the package part of the trip (AKL CL) first part of the trip and get tickets for the entire length of stay as it is so cheap to add on. Since we plan to munch at the F/W, with up until midnight of check out day to use the snack credits and maybe save a counter service for the evening as it will be one of our last nights in Orlando. Please help me maximize my stay and help me indulge my dream.
Any comments on the Poly recently?
Kelly
I really like the look of the AoA suites too. But of course we don't fit I love that you are already planning 2015I'm already starting to look and price up our 2015 trip. I love the look of the AOA Lion King rooms, but it's so expensive! We'll be three adults which makes it really expensive, even though we're only going to do a few nights onsite. I'm also thinking of Pop, POR and maybe even CBR depending on how much we like the resort after staying there.
I would start looking at Orbitz and other sites when they have their 20-25% codes. Easter prices are insane, I do agree! If you weren't thrilled with WL room size, I think AKL is similar size. Although I do LOVE both resorts!! Have you considered GF or CR? Nice big roomsWe are normally pretty automatic with our resort given that we've tried several and have our favorites. However, going at Easter and given the sky-high rates, I'm now in a dilemma.
So where did I end up? Nowhere, really. Going to give it a week and see if any deals pop up and go from there.
Wanting to wish everyone a Happy New Year! If you are celebrating tonight have fun and be safe! Hugs
I saw you were considering an AoA suite, and this was actually what I was going to suggest. I would definitely look into the point rentals BUT there is normally no changes allowed with those.A little background... I can't ever decide where to stay.
Our first time onsite we stayed at Pop, after changing from POFQ. The next time we stayed at POR after changing from BC. We have stayed at the cabins. I liked those, but then again it was for 2 nights and we had a golf cart.
So this trip>>(March) myself, dh, ds and youngest dd are going down on a Friday. Oldest DD and her boyfriend are joining us that Monday. We will be staying for 7 days. That's where the fun begins. I don't know where to stay. Another thing my husband does not enjoy Disney food. He want to stay somewhere that has a microwave or something. The DVC rentals seem too high. He can stand the food for a few days, so that is why I thought we could try WL for a few nights, but I don't know... So in conclusion HELLO... I so belong here.
And a Happy New Year!I missed Christmas completely.... so a very late Merry Christmas to all!!
I am SO excited to see new peeps!! Awesome! ANd always great to see youJust wanted to say hi and welcome to the new RCers!! There is a great group of ladies here waiting to help and support you in your changes!!
Changing is the norm here, and I am very happy you are here!!!!!!!!!!!!!Thank you!!! Glad to be part of a board where changing my mind doesn't seem bad.
Safe travels!!!!!Wishing a Happy & Healthy 2014 to all...
is happy. My family can be very picky about hotels. [/QUOTE]
Happy New Year's my friends, my family!!!
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Maybe we change so much we have caused the thread to start changing itself....cue Twilight Zone musichappy new years y'all!!!!
ETA...ok, this is odd. I originally typed this in all caps, using caps lock. When I went to preview it, it was all lower case. I went back and changed it to all caps. When I previewed it, it had changed back to all lower case.
Happy to you too!!!
to anyone who has made an awesome change... I can't believe I have held on to my rezzie this long! ((of course I have made a call or seven to WTC to touch base... you know how it goes. )
Two weeks until surgery and then I'll be around a ton (I'm a klutz on one good and one mediocre hip... throw crutches into it and I'm a danger to myself and all others!) DH got me a Kindle Fire for Christmas for ease of surfing (really it's so I don't drain his laptop) but I'm geared up for some number crunching and ADR narrowing!
FUNNY STORY: I was visiting my folks over the holidays and the house line rang. Caller ID showed a (407) number. I immediately got riled up - they are 'eh' about Disney, why is someone from Orlando calling THEM???
My mom pats my head and says: "Sweetie, first, you need help. Second, it's just Hilton calling about new GVC opportunities. Take a breath, the mouse isn't cheating on you."
DH's new joke is "You know you're obsessed with Disney when you're checking your family's caller ID for numbers from Orlando"
I got that same call
Best wishes for your surgery And I also totally get calling to "check" and then not changing