• • The Official September 2014 Thread • •

[GaBelle]

Where can you do the carriage ride? That sounds awesome!

Ft Wilderness has carriage rides too.

 

[lilluv117]

So if we arrive on 9/7 when do you think is the latest I can add a return flight? Last year I got my tags before I added my return and on the way home my bag wasn't put on my connecting flight.

Don't they usually check your bags in at the airport? I think the magical express tags that they mail to you are only for going. They take them off and put new tags on when you check them in when you're leaving. That might have just been an error on the part of the airline.

 

[lilluv117]

I cant wait I'm surprising my son with a birthday week trip to Disney ;]

How exciting!!!

 

[rndmr2]

So happy to be finally going back, it's been since 2011 that we have been there

Please add us to September 25-Oct 2 at POP

 

[stindall]

Don't they usually check your bags in at the airport? I think the magical express tags that they mail to you are only for going. They take them off and put new tags on when you check them in when you're leaving. That might have just been an error on the part of the airline.

I was under the impression your bags are just taken from your room once you check out? Last year what happened was I didn't put my return flight in before I got all my tags (prior to the trip) so I had to go to luggage services on my last day and they checked it for me. The lady said "your bags will see you in Atlanta" (which is were my connecting flight was) but I didn't think anything of it because A. I had the flu and B. I had been in line for ages and was tired and the lady was rude so I was just bleh.

eta: never mind! I just remembered it was airline check in that I was doing instead of having ME take my bags. I'm an idiot!

 

[lilluv117]

I was under the impression your bags are just taken from your room once you check out? Last year what happened was I didn't put my return flight in before I got all my tags (prior to the trip) so I had to go to luggage services on my last day and they checked it for me. The lady said "your bags will see you in Atlanta" (which is were my connecting flight was) but I didn't think anything of it because A. I had the flu and B. I had been in line for ages and was tired and the lady was rude so I was just bleh. eta: never mind! I just remembered it was airline check in that I was doing instead of having ME take my bags. I'm an idiot!

Awww. What a miserable way to end your trip! The flu?! It's bad enough you're leaving Disney but to be sick on top of it just stinks!

Even when using magical express to go to the airport, I believe you still check your bags in at the hotel lobby to check your bags for the flight. Bell services can help take your bags down there. They take them and you don't see them again until you get to your home airport. You have until 1pm to check them at the hotel or else you take them with you to the airport and check them there. They weigh them and check your ID and then add new tags to your bags. Adding the return flight is so you can get your magical express time to go back to the airport. They usually leave an envelope on your door the day before last with your magical express information but last trip I added the return flight the day before we were leaving and they just told me my ME time over the phone.

 

[lilluv117]

Don't they usually check your bags in at the airport? I think the magical express tags that they mail to you are only for going. They take them off and put new tags on when you check them in when you're leaving. That might have just been an error on the part of the airline.

Sorry, I meant at the hotel lobby. I had just gotten off of working a night shift so my brain wasn't connected to my typing. Lol!

 

[stindall]

Awww. What a miserable way to end your trip! The flu?! It's bad enough you're leaving Disney but to be sick on top of it just stinks!

Even when using magical express to go to the airport, I believe you still check your bags in at the hotel lobby to check your bags for the flight. Bell services can help take your bags down there. They take them and you don't see them again until you get to your home airport. You have until 1pm to check them at the hotel or else you take them with you to the airport and check them there. They weigh them and check your ID and then add new tags to your bags. Adding the return flight is so you can get your magical express time to go back to the airport. They usually leave an envelope on your door the day before last with your magical express information but last trip I added the return flight the day before we were leaving and they just told me my ME time over the phone.

It was pretty awful. I got sick on day 3 or 4 of 7 and then just got worse and worse. My last day I ended up taking a nap in the top of Electric Umbrella and then going back to Pop!

Ah yes that's exactly what I did! I don't know why I forgot I was checking in! I guess I blocked it out? Thanks for explaining it. Last year since I was solo was my first time dealing with the luggage myself!

 

[IandGsmom]

9/19-9/26
Saratoga springs in a 2 bedroom! Can't wait to have extra room to spread out. My party is DH, twin 17 year olds and me!

 

[Victoriasmom98]

I have a PTR going as well......
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=3294168

 

[disneychic2]

It was pretty awful. I got sick on day 3 or 4 of 7 and then just got worse and worse. My last day I ended up taking a nap in the top of Electric Umbrella and then going back to Pop!

Ah yes that's exactly what I did! I don't know why I forgot I was checking in! I guess I blocked it out? Thanks for explaining it. Last year since I was solo was my first time dealing with the luggage myself!

Sorry to hear you were sick on your last trip! I was sick on our last trip as well. Spent 3 days in bed! That's why we're doing another trip so soon. It's our "do-over" trip! I hope this trip coming up will be "magical" start to finish for you!

 

[lovegrumpy]

Should be able to pick out my fp+ tonight. We decide to hit up HS one morning so I gotta ask dh wait date we choose.

 

[stindall]

Sorry to hear you were sick on your last trip! I was sick on our last trip as well. Spent 3 days in bed! That's why we're doing another trip so soon. It's our "do-over" trip! I hope this trip coming up will be "magical" start to finish for you!

Oh no! I thought it was impossible to be sick at Disney, I'm sorry you spend a few days in bed. I probably should have but i didn't want to waste the money I spent on park tickets. Hope your next trip is great too!

 

[npierce25]

So I am Trying to figure out my fastpass + selections.......

This is so nerve wracking!!!!

Advice Please!

Sat 27th (we won't be in the park until after 6pm)
Magic Kingdom
Crowd Level 5

Meet Ariel
7DMT
Ariel ride

Sun 28th
HS
Crowd level 1

Rock n Roller Coaster
Star Tours
Mermaid Show

then MNSSHP in evening

Monday 29th
Ak in am
Crowd level 2

No FP+..... AM I CRAZY?

EP in PM
Crowd Level 3
Test track
Charachter Spot
Misson Space

Tuesday 30th
Hollywood studios
Crowd Level 1
Toy Story
Indiana Jones
Lights Motors Action

Wenesday 1st
MK
Crowd Level 3

Family Magic Tour in AM

Peter Pan
Jungle Cruise
Space Mountain

Thursday 2nd
MK
crowd level 3

Big Thunder
Splash Mountain
Haunted Mansion

Friday 3rd
Ep
crowd level 4

Sorin
Space Ship Earth
Malestrom

Saturday 4th
AK
crowd level 5 (i might change this day....)

Yeti
Safari
lion king

Sunday 5
departure day

anna and elsa
7dmt
enchanged tales with belle



so let me know what you think!
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[Elevationist]

60 days!!! And FP+... DONE! Got exactly what I wanted!

 

[stindall]

60 days!!! And FP+... DONE! Got exactly what I wanted!

Congrats! What'd ya get?

 

[stindall]

Anyone else still waiting to get a return flight?

 

[klynch222]

Can't wait to book my FP tonight! We are leaving Sept 23-28th! Woo Hoo!

 

[daisy 'n donald]

we've booked 9/28- 10/3 at caribbean beach resort
so excited! first time in a long time not staying at a value resort (last time i stayed at a non value was cbr in 97) and we're taking dd who will be 21 months in sept for her first disney trip! so excited!!!! she has no clue, but she LOVES minnie and mickey and daisy and duck (doesn't call him donald lol) and of course doc and ariel....
cannot wait to take her!!!
only 66 days! and 6 days until we can book fp+
so far we have a dinner at chef mickeys, a breakfast at crystal palace and tusker house and lunch at hollywood and vine....hoping to catch a princess meal some time between now and then...
we got our little booklet in the mail the other day....when we went in 2012, we got luggage tags...do we not get those anymore? and my friend who just got back said he had gotten a little thumb drive in the mail with videos explaining the magic bands and fp+ etc...did they stop that already?

 

[amandals2007]

first time posting in here! i have had this planned since we left disney sept 2013, we got a bounceback offer for free dining back at POFQ which we were so happy about, especially since POFW was not included in the free dining this year. We will be there sept 7-15, and we are going to Universal sept 4-7 this year since they added harry potter stuff again. We are disney fans all the way, but with my dad being a travel agent we wanna see the new harry potter stuff and stay on universal property to tell guests first hand what its like....its no disney but its still cool lol

We have dinners at Be Our Guest, Restaurant Marrakesh(im really excited for this!), Mama Melrose Fantasmic dinner package, Crossroads at the House of Blues, Rose and Crown, Corral Reef, Cinerellas Royal Table, and Ohanas. Have all my FP+ done too, just gotta get my FP for lunch at BOG