ª"˜ª¤.¸Official Team May 2014 Thread!¸.¤ª˜"ª

[cadale]

Just checking my ticker. Hi all!

 

[JamesGarvey]

Rented DVC for 24 Hour. No sleep will be had.

 

[ggr414]

Going May 3rd to the 10th for my daughter's sweet 16! We can't wait!

 

[amberdc1987]

55 days more!!
Working out some last minute details. Making shirts for my daughters and autograph books! Plus collecting stuff for their Welcome to Disney bags. I'm ready to do this!

 

[mrsparker13]

55 days more!! Working out some last minute details. Making shirts for my daughters and autograph books! Plus collecting stuff for their Welcome to Disney bags. I'm ready to do this!

We just received our girls new frozen shirts from etsy and I made an autograph book last week! My girls now have a personalized shirt for everyday this trip (7 days)!! 63 days to go!! Ready to make FP+ selections on Wednesday!! Hope you have a great trip!!

 

[AthenaBolina]

55 days more!!
Working out some last minute details. Making shirts for my daughters and autograph books! Plus collecting stuff for their Welcome to Disney bags. I'm ready to do this!

We just received our girls new frozen shirts from etsy and I made an autograph book last week! My girls now have a personalized shirt for everyday this trip (7 days)!! 63 days to go!! Ready to make FP+ selections on Wednesday!! Hope you have a great trip!!

We make our FP+ reservations in two weeks! I'm so excited!! I just ordered shirts for my kids from the Disney Store, and I am collecting things for their surprise bags. Today I actually ordered them personalized gift cards from Disney Store to use in the parks, with their favorite characters. I even found Mickey Mouse jelly belly bags, and disney themed pez (this is all for on the plane). Found my youngest some disney merch in the Target one spot too, which will keep the 8 year old entertained while we are flying. Woohoo!! 76 more days to go!

 

[mrsparker13]

We make our FP+ reservations in two weeks! I'm so excited!! I just ordered shirts for my kids from the Disney Store, and I am collecting things for their surprise bags. Today I actually ordered them personalized gift cards from Disney Store to use in the parks, with their favorite characters. I even found Mickey Mouse jelly belly bags, and disney themed pez (this is all for on the plane). Found my youngest some disney merch in the Target one spot too, which will keep the 8 year old entertained while we are flying. Woohoo!! 76 more days to go!

We got those Jelly Belly bags too! We found them at Toys-R-Us.

 

[melnbil]

EEEKKK Getting excited! 74 days till we leave, 75 till we get there!!

 

[ShellieCnOsMama]

Do you guys have room for one more in May? I just booked for the 24th through the 30th of May for myself and my two boys, 3 and 7, at Pop! Disapointed that my hubs can't join us this trip, but I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I have never been to Pop or in May before, but I cannot WAIT!

 

[melnbil]

Do you guys have room for one more in May? I just booked for the 24th through the 30th of May for myself and my two boys, 3 and 7, at Pop! Disapointed that my hubs can't join us this trip, but I AM SO EXCITED!!!! I have never been to Pop or in May before, but I cannot WAIT!

Of course we do!! We check in the same day at the same resort!! We will probably arrive between 10-11 are headed straight to MK!!!

 

[ShellieCnOsMama]

Melnbil: How cool! We get in around 6 and depending how the boys are doing we may head out for awhile. We are on mountain time, so they seem like night owls in Florida! Last trip they did well a couple nights until 11 or so...I feel like the new FP+ allows us to sleep in some. Oh my goodness, I am so darn excited, it's silly!

 

[mickeyplanner]

FYI Disney will refuse adults entry if they are dressed looking similar to characters, kids are allowed but strictly no adults..just dont want you turned away at the gate see the link below...

https://disneyworld.disney.go.com/faq/parks/recommended-dress/

Not for the 24 hour party! The theme is heroes and villains!

I am really confused now, for the 24 hour...adults can dress up like a Halloween Party? I need to start planning costumes

Rented DVC for 24 Hour. No sleep will be had.

We plan to be at MK at 6am but will never make the full 24 hours...good luck!!

 

[melnbil]

Melnbil: How cool! We get in around 6 and depending how the boys are doing we may head out for awhile. We are on mountain time, so they seem like night owls in Florida! Last trip they did well a couple nights until 11 or so...I feel like the new FP+ allows us to sleep in some. Oh my goodness, I am so darn excited, it's silly!

I am too! It is crazy to be this excited about a vacation this far ahead of time! Nah it is Disney! Can't be crazy!!

 

[amberdc1987]

We just received our girls new frozen shirts from etsy and I made an autograph book last week! My girls now have a personalized shirt for everyday this trip (7 days)!! 63 days to go!! Ready to make FP+ selections on Wednesday!! Hope you have a great trip!!

Awesome! I'm trying to make their shirts but I am probably the least crafty person in the world. But i'm managing.
They love frozen!!! It's hard to find Frozen things.
What type of autograph book did you make?

 

[mrsparker13]

Awesome! I'm trying to make their shirts but I am probably the least crafty person in the world. But i'm managing. They love frozen!!! It's hard to find Frozen things. What type of autograph book did you make?

Yes frozen things are hard to find. I bought my girls big sister/ little sister shirts from clever lime on etsy. She gave me 10% off my first order so for 2 shirts it ended up being $40.

The autograph book that I made came from a Pinterest post I found. I will include the link below to the website. I printed off all the characters I wanted on card stock paper as well as the front & back covers (which I copied into Microsoft word and personalized). I made the images print at 63% of the actual size and they are the perfect size. I took the front & back cover and had them laminated at staples. I punched holes in them and put 3 ring binder rings through them. When we get home with all the signatures I will either turn it into a picture book or take it apart and make it into a scrapbook.

http://www.notinjersey.com/2013/01/disney-autograph-books.html?m=1

 

[hsmamainva]

Today has been completely and utter frustrating!

It's my day to make our FP+ reservations.

We're staying one night on-site at AOA and then checking into an off-site pool house for a week (so we have 7-day tickets for our family of 6).

I was told, by Disney, that if we stay on-site for one night, we will have access to FP+ for the entire 7 days that we have tickets for.

Terrific!

Today, however, only Friday & Saturday would allow me to make FP+ reservations (Friday night would be our on-site night at AOA, don't you know).

So I called to find out why I can't make FP+ reservations for the entire stay and, apparently, our ability to do that has somehow been "turned off" and it's going to take several DAYS to turn back on. ?!?!?!

Meanwhile...other people are making FP+ reservations during our week!

Then I tried to use the link for the BOG FP+ lunch, which is supposed to be separate from the 3 FP+ reservations you're allowed each day -- and it wouldn't let me enter our confirmation number. It only let me put in the "3" and then there was no more room.

So I called Disney again and was told that the BOG FP+ lunch was on a trial basis and I have to be invited to participate. ?!?!?!

ARRGGGHHHH....if this wasn't my youngest daughter's absolute happiest place on earth, I'd cancel the entire trip.

And don't get me started on splitting up the FP+ ... my 19yo son doesn't want to ride Peter Pan's Flight so I have to split up that FP with Space Mountain for him and somehow get all the times to match up ...

I'm so frustrated I could just scream.

I will tell you -- I give them until the end of the week. If I'm not allowed to book FP+ for my entire 7-day trip, I will cancel. I'm not going to the kiosk at the park entrance half an hour before rope drop to stand in line every day for FP+ tickets. That's not a vacation!

Hope everyone else has had better luck than I have!

 

[RAPstar]

I'll be at Pop May 13-17 (doing Universal May 10-13). So excited for SWW and catching the tail end of the Flower and Garden fest!

 

[mickeyplanner]

Today has been completely and utter frustrating!

It's my day to make our FP+ reservations.

We're staying one night on-site at AOA and then checking into an off-site pool house for a week (so we have 7-day tickets for our family of 6).

I was told, by Disney, that if we stay on-site for one night, we will have access to FP+ for the entire 7 days that we have tickets for.

Terrific!

Today, however, only Friday & Saturday would allow me to make FP+ reservations (Friday night would be our on-site night at AOA, don't you know).

So I called to find out why I can't make FP+ reservations for the entire stay and, apparently, our ability to do that has somehow been "turned off" and it's going to take several DAYS to turn back on. ?!?!?!

Meanwhile...other people are making FP+ reservations during our week!

Then I tried to use the link for the BOG FP+ lunch, which is supposed to be separate from the 3 FP+ reservations you're allowed each day -- and it wouldn't let me enter our confirmation number. It only let me put in the "3" and then there was no more room.

So I called Disney again and was told that the BOG FP+ lunch was on a trial basis and I have to be invited to participate. ?!?!?!

ARRGGGHHHH....if this wasn't my youngest daughter's absolute happiest place on earth, I'd cancel the entire trip.

And don't get me started on splitting up the FP+ ... my 19yo son doesn't want to ride Peter Pan's Flight so I have to split up that FP with Space Mountain for him and somehow get all the times to match up ...

I'm so frustrated I could just scream.

I will tell you -- I give them until the end of the week. If I'm not allowed to book FP+ for my entire 7-day trip, I will cancel. I'm not going to the kiosk at the park entrance half an hour before rope drop to stand in line every day for FP+ tickets. That's not a vacation!

Hope everyone else has had better luck than I have!

Here's hoping everything works out this week for you. When it works, it is great and you will have great time during your trip but when the system is acting up...frustration is a nice word to use.

 

[hsmamainva]

Thanks!!

According to other threads, FP for off site guests (with one night on-site) works like ADRs. We have to log on each day and make the necessary reservations; we can't book all of them at the same time like those who stay entirely on-site.

So I will be online every morning for the next five or six days. LOL

 

[lemonears6]

Good to know