Staci, Just checking in after my *Girl's Weekend on the Coast* and saw your post. My DS is 17, and is probably also too old for most GKTW stuff, but I will post when I get back so you know what he thought was fun. WhosyourMickey also has teens, I think, so she might be able to help as well...
ONLY SIX MORE DAYS!!!
When you get to the parks there will be photographers there. The first time you get your picture taken by them, they will give you a card (size of a credit card). Each time thereafter when you get your pic taken by a photographer, give them the card, they will scan it so the pics go into your account. Getting the pics taken is the free part. Getting the pics is the expensive part!!
http://www.stitchkingdom.com/photopass/
Take a picture with your own camera of the back of the photopass (side with photopass#). That way, if you do lose the photopass card, you can still have access to your pix on the website - just plug in the number from the card. If you don't have that number -- you can't get to your pictures!
I also take a picture of the closest sign to my car in the parking lot....scrolling through the photos is much easier than walking up and down aisles!
Hi, haven't been here in a few days.Well, we got most of it sorted out!!!! I called our coord. and asked her to double check on the date of our dinner. It is on the 28th, not the 24th. But, now we have two sets of tickets for that night. So, I called WDW ticketing and explained what had happened and they said I could send our tickets back and get a refund! We are keeping the one for my MIL as MAW did not get one for her. Soooo....Camster.....talk to your org. and tell them you want MVMCP tixs!! This all would have been taken care of and I would not have had to deal with this if I would have just told them in the first place that we wanted to go to MNSSHP. Now the other prob we have is that our reservation for Cinderella at the castle is for just the four of us and not MIL. I called WDW Dining and they are booked solid, no luck getting her in. I don't know what to do there. I don't want her to not be included. I would be more than happy to have DD1 sit on my lap if it means MIL can eat with us. What to do....what to do???
Well, we got most of it sorted out!!!! I called our coord. and asked her to double check on the date of our dinner. It is on the 28th, not the 24th. But, now we have two sets of tickets for that night. So, I called WDW ticketing and explained what had happened and they said I could send our tickets back and get a refund! We are keeping the one for my MIL as MAW did not get one for her. Soooo....Camster.....talk to your org. and tell them you want MVMCP tixs!! This all would have been taken care of and I would not have had to deal with this if I would have just told them in the first place that we wanted to go to MNSSHP. Now the other prob we have is that our reservation for Cinderella at the castle is for just the four of us and not MIL. I called WDW Dining and they are booked solid, no luck getting her in. I don't know what to do there. I don't want her to not be included. I would be more than happy to have DD1 sit on my lap if it means MIL can eat with us. What to do....what to do???
Thanks for the advice! I think I'll put in a call to my MAW volunteers - haven't heard from them all summer but they said they would be contacting us a month or two before the trip. They had joked that I was leaving them nothing to do for us since I had taken care of all of our ADRs - let's see if they can come through for us!
As far as your ADR at CRT, I can't believe that if you show up the day of your ressie, they wouldn't accommodate your MIL - especially being a MAW family. Will your DD1 sit in a high chair? I know it can be a problem going from a table for 4 to a higher number, but if your DD can sit in a high chair you should still all be able to sqeeze in at the table for 4. Might want to suggest this?
If you can't get a legitimate ressie for five, I'd just show up with mil and throw yourself on the mercy of the cast members at the podium. It can't hurt to try and they might come through for you.
Ok, first: I still have figured out how to do multiple quotes - how did you do it?
Secondly: I've done 1900 Park Fare; doing it again this trip. I think it's one of the best buffets and have heard that now the stepsisters are there, it's really one of the more entertaining character meals. Give it a try!
Lastly, heard back from my MAW coordinator: big fat NO to the MVMCP tix; said I could get them myself or wait and use the money they give us for expenses. So I'm just going to get them now - I can sleep easier knowing I've filled that hole in our schedule!