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    Timeshares and Disney tickets - a scam to avoid....

    Mike Yes, you're probably right about the scam word I used. I would withdraw it if I could and use something else. However, I do think though there is something more honest about offering FREE tickets (which is what most of the stories above talk about) as opposed to advertising cheap...
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    Timeshares and Disney tickets - a scam to avoid....

    Yup... I tried that too, saying that we were on our last day and going home tomorrow !! He still had a quick reply for me though... Have you got any unused days left to trade ?? To which, I quickly said no and departed. I realised then that this is how they're able to sell tickets so...
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    Timeshares and Disney tickets - a scam to avoid....

    I wonder if this subject has been covered before on the boards? One thing we noticed a lot of, and that is kiosks inside and outside supermarkets and ponderosa / denny's type eating places offering low priced Disney tickets. We were prewarned by our villa company that these were fronts for...
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    Greetings from Florida

    Hi. We're back at the library again !! Yup, we're all refreshed out now and getting set for going back to Orlando in the mornig to hit Universal and IoA on our last two days before we come home. Terry
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    Some good news from the parks

    :rolleyes: Interesting... but it really was no fun on Good Friday. MK was packed. IMHO if this was our first visit to a Disney Park I would have been extremely disappointed. Fortunately, we've been to EuroDisney and covered most of the rides there which are very similar to MK. So we...
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    Virgin Holidays really do need to get their act together ...

    :jester: :jester: :jester: Well done Mazzy!! Hi there - am reporting from Florida!! DC really is great and its a good way to finish off your holiday if you can schedule it for the end as we did (the end of our Orlando week anyway). It provides a very welcome respite from the hurly...
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    Telegraph Top Ten white knuckle rides

    Tower of Terror ?? Huh !!! Didn't do anything for Janet, sorry! :o Kraken was good though, we did that a few times on our first couple of days here in Florida. R n R - good but it takes your breath away (worried for DD Sarah as she's asthmatic but she was fine) and gave DW a...
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    Greetings from Florida

    :jester: :jester: :jester: Hi everybody - just popping by to say 'HI!' from sunny Florida (actually we're holed up in Bradenton Library waiting for the impending storm to pass!). Had an excellent, fun-packed 10 days in Orlando - done SeaWorld twice, all the Disney parks (LOVED MGM and AK...
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    We're going tomorrow

    :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Have already said this once but I'll say it again..... HAVE A FANTASTIC TIME!!!! :D Janet
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    We're off.....shortly

    :bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Excitement barely containable. Almost packed and ready :D Going to Heathrow tmw for overnight stay. Wanted to stop by to say THANKS to all you DIS'ers for the fabulous advice/tips given so willingly on these boards...I'm sure our holiday will be all the...
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    Once in a lifetime?

    :D :D :D I'll vote when I come back in three weeks!! You've only to see our counter - need I say more?! Yes - this is billed as our 'once in a lifetime' and its taken us so long to save up for it :rolleyes: Janet
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    A-Z of what to pack....

    :D LOL!! OK here we go... D - Diapers (not for our family I hasten to add!!) E - Endless lists of "must-do's" F - friends & family addresses (on sticky labels if poss - for those postcards) Who's next... Janet
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    A-Z of what to pack....

    :D this has been great fun! VWXYZ left... who's going to attempt those?? Any takers?? Mmm... V for Visa card - still obsessing about money!!! W - whole family X for x-citement! Y - youthful enthusiam & stamina Z - Zzzzzzzzzz
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    Scrapbookers! Magazines?

    :) been reading this thread with great interest. I have a friend who's very much into this and done some GREAT work on her first scrapbook based on things she did during Millenium year - she's very arty though. I'd love to have a go but find it intimidating - am content to admire her work...
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    New I4 exits

    Thanks heaps NMC - have printed this off. We'd have been totally lost 'cos its our first trip :rolleyes: Imagine the scene in the car! Where would we all be without DIS :) ;) Janet
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    A-Z of what to pack....

    We're going to sunny Florida a week today... the week isn't going to pass quick enough! For a bit of fun I thought I'd start off an A-Z of what to pack :rolleyes: I'll start the ball rolling with a few: A - Amex travellers cheques, autograph books B - Books (reading, travel..), bum...
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    10 things to pack ?

    Hi USA mad - I'm off a week today, can't wait!! Like you - I've started packing and buying last minute things. Thought I'd start a thread entitled A-Z of what to pack... for a bit of fun. Disney Owl - great idea re car sunshield, wish we'd got one. Happy planning and have a great...
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    Only 2 weeks and 3 days to go and still no tickets

    ;) Hi Audrey Am sure everything's fine. But if it eases your mind - phone the agency or airline. We only got our flight tickets yesterday (agency did say they would hold onto them for safekeeping until about 7/10 days before so I wasn't too anxious). Its great when they arrive though :)...
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    Tickets arrived!!/Check-in query....

    Our flight tickets finally arrived yesterday. Am skipping around saying 'we're going on a jolly holiday' and keep fetching them out to have a look :bounce: We're flying from Heathrow at 1pm a week on Sunday and been asked to check in at 10am. Is this the earliest check-in time?? (Airline...
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    o/t Alton towers hotel

    Hi Helen - we've stayed at Alton Towers Hotel twice, admittedly a few years ago but I doubt its changed much in the meantime - its great fun with excellent theming throughout and is a good family treat to stay there if planning to spend a couple of days doing AT. It is expensive but room...




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