1 Child and 10 Adults--A GG to Celebrate DD's 4th Bday :) TR Link is Posted

[MaryAz]

Yay for FD and CSR-so happy for you!! Great deal on the PP as well!!

[mommyof2Pirates]

I am so glad you got to add the free dining and the deal on the photopass is so great. I wish we had that for our trip. I ended up not even buying the cd. I didnt want to shell out the money ahead of time not know how much we would use the photopass. We ended up with only 30 or 40 pics. Probably if I had pre ordered we would have done more. I am so excited for you.

As for the MNSSHP I vote for everyone buying their own too. Or pre paying you first. That way they wont change their mind.

I cant wait to see your creations and hear about your party plans.

[Charlefours]

Originally Posted by wlwilliams9

Yay again for FD!! I'm getting really excited for you guys! I hope Lilian loves it as much as Emily does! I'm sure she will!

Uh, you didn't tell me about the photopass deal, I'm so jealous! Who is this Angela person and how can I get her to get me the deal??!!

Thanks Wendy! I did totally forget to mention at the park today about the photopass cd deal I got! Oops!

Angela is my (Becky and Katie's too) travel agent! She is fabulous helping me along our planning process.

Originally Posted by -Hope-

Hooray for free dining!!! I'm so glad you got the resort you wanted and everything is coming together.

I can't wait to see the Ariel dress!

Thanks Hope! I am so excited!! I saw on the FD thread you got it too! I am working my way around to other PTRs as I can today/night.

Thanks--I hope the dress comes out cute!

[Charlefours]

Originally Posted by KatMark

Well, since you are a neighbor (we both live in suburbs of Chicago), you got your free dining and you are staying at our favorite resort, I just had to join your pre-trip report.

to my PTR! I love your CSR thread. I have been reading a few pages here and there so I can learn more about my new home in September! We are super excited about trying it and having free dining!

[Charlefours]

Originally Posted by MaryAz

Yay for FD and CSR-so happy for you!! Great deal on the PP as well!!

Thank you Mary!! Your trip is going to be here so soon! I cannot wait to read about it.

Originally Posted by mommyof2Pirates

I am so glad you got to add the free dining and the deal on the photopass is so great. I wish we had that for our trip. I ended up not even buying the cd. I didnt want to shell out the money ahead of time not know how much we would use the photopass. We ended up with only 30 or 40 pics. Probably if I had pre ordered we would have done more. I am so excited for you.

As for the MNSSHP I vote for everyone buying their own too. Or pre paying you first. That way they wont change their mind.

I cant wait to see your creations and hear about your party plans.

Thanks Lindsay! I have a feeling that is the only way we will get any family shoots and definitely big group shots so that is why I went ahead and order the PP. I plan to take advantage of it as much as we can (without driving everyone insane of course ).

Prepay is what is going to happen for the MNSSHP. I am going to collect the bulk of the money this month and order tickets next month. It is going to be a huge bill!

Thanks, I hope to have more things created and planned in the next few weeks.

[Victoriasmom98]

Wow!! Everything sounds like it's really coming together. I can't wait to see the Ariel dress --- she's my favorite princess!

[Charlefours]

Originally Posted by Victoriasmom98

Wow!! Everything sounds like it's really coming together. I can't wait to see the Ariel dress --- she's my favorite princess!

Thanks Ann! Ariel is Lilian's favorite princess (at least most days ).

[Dancegrl624]

Originally Posted by Charlefours

The deal with the photopass is when they stopped the preorder. Disney would send out emails to guests not using TA or DVC members with the information on a discount. TAs had to request it for their guest. I asked A to get it for me as I knew right away that I wanted to have the cd. I had the code, so I entered it in when I preorder the cd yesterday and it worked!!

That is awesome! I hope to talk to my DH this week and see if he thinks we should do the preorder right now. We always stop at every Photopass photog we see, so it's really worth it to us. After I add borders, autographs, etc I end up with tons and tons of pictures. I like to have lots of different options!

[creativeamanda]

Yay for Free dining!!! Congrats!

[Charlefours]

Originally Posted by Dancegrl624

That is awesome! I hope to talk to my DH this week and see if he thinks we should do the preorder right now. We always stop at every Photopass photog we see, so it's really worth it to us. After I add borders, autographs, etc I end up with tons and tons of pictures. I like to have lots of different options!

It is great--I wish others could get the deal now still. I knew I wanted to take advantage of it--I have seen pictures on your PTR and other TRs of the pictures. I really like the editing and the borders you can add. I know it takes time to do it but I think it would be worth it! I think prepaying for it is going to make me more inclined to use it too as I won't want to waste the money we already spent on it.

Originally Posted by creativeamanda

Yay for Free dining!!! Congrats!

Thanks!!

[Charlefours]

Which color album should I use for Lilian’s photographs and autographs?

Raspberry
Cardinal

Here is what I am thinking I am going to do:

The Album: I know I want to put pictures (either photopass or the ones we take) with the autographs when we get home. I am eyeing the above albums because of this. I think I will take cards for the characters to sign, scan them in when I get home (so I can print them out to the size I need and to preserve them). The cards will be the autograph book essentially with the above being the final resting place for them. Lilian loves looking through my scrapbooks so I figure this would be hers—it would “live” in her room so she can look through whenever she wants--which is why I want an album with page protectors.

The Cards: I still not a 100% sure exactly what I am going to do with these. Two options pop into my head: 1) using a photo brag book that I would create a cover for; I would have blank cards inside. We would pull out a new one for each character to sign and put it back in the photo album for protection and 2) the cards would be held together by three jump rings. It would have a front cover decorated and a back cover for stability.
With the first option, I would have to get a mini clipboard to take so they could have a stable surface to sign on and both options would go down into a ziplock bag to keep them protected from inclement weather.

Thoughts? Suggestions? Which album color do you like best?

[KatMark]

Okay...I have to admit I've not read ALL of this...I'm too far behind so I did do skimming.

First, your family is beautiful and your daughter is precious (by the way, I like the raspberrry for Lilian's album). I read that Lilian loves Tigger and Pooh. Be sure when you are at Epcot to go into the toy store in the United Kingdom (near the back of the store) and Pooh, Tigger, Eeyore are there for photos and signing autographs. Also, have you made a reservation for a meal with Pooh, etc.? If not, you might want to consider it.

Okay...going back to read some more.

[jenny105]

Originally Posted by Charlefours

Thanks Jenny! I hope you got the ME mess straightened out.

MNSSHP: we are still waiting to hear who is going. I am going to get a check from DBIL tonight for it, DGM, DGP, DBF & DBFH I am getting the money at the end of the month. My Dad will give us the money in June. Not sure if DMIL and DFIL are going to go yet. They will let us know on Thursday. Once I get the money, I will order. So I am protecting us and our pocketbook! Whew, I added up all those tickets and it is going to be approximately $625 for them all. It is a good thing it is worth it from all accounts. If not,

I did. They had my clients set up for ME but didn't have their flight information and I know I gave it to them. So the documents say 'no flight information provided' And these clients ask a million and one questions so it'll be fun explaining that to them!

MNSSHP is totally worth it! I know you'll love it! Glad you're getting all the $$ before you order them. That's a big order!!

[jenny105]

I like the raspberry color. I like the idea of putting pictures in with the autographs. It'll be great if you can get a few of her and the characters as she's getting their autograph. I wonder where my old autograph book is. I know I had one when my parents took me to Disney for the first time. I wish I had kept better track of these things!

[-Hope-]

Both albums are cute- I guess it comes down to which one Lilian would like more. I know my dd would like the rasberry but some of her friends don't like anything pink so it's really about personal preference.

We're doing the brag book for our autograph cards. I attached a butterfly clip to it to hold the picture with and it is sturdy enough on it's own (it comes with cardboard backing in the front and back covers) that I don't need a clipboard. It was extremely easy and I like that the pages are protected. :