10/24/2009 - Bash on the Boat (I'm with BOB) - Thread #3

[Cheryl N. WI]

2 years ago when we went down at xmas we had cassie with us. robin and i
took presents for her but decided not to take any for each other....
sure enough, around xmas day my pop tart says "i want presents"
so i snuck down to the gift shop and bought her a disney holiday watch.

What's better than a Christmas present from Disney while at Disney

Actually no presents for Al and I is not very hard. We usually say our vacations or some other big thing for the house (like the big screen TV Al finally got for his upcoming birthday next month) are our gifts for each other and then we get something inexpensive that is "from Rachel". I'm just very, very happy to be going to WDW for Christmas this year Rachel wasn't too happy at first when we told her that this trip is her present, but I'm sure I'll be getting her a few things in addition

 

[Karen Mouse]

Ok, just catching up before I sign off...

I have us booked at a Fairfield Inn on I-Drive so that we accrue more Marriott points.

We stayed there last Oct - its nice

for those of you going to wdw and talking of not going to the parks much,
we suggest not missing the studios osbornes christmas, or epcots holiday decorations and music. and of course the MK is a must see.
we dont care if we have to ride wedway(a family fav) all day. just being there during the holidays is great.

Wedway? - is that the blue train - not another nutter who likes it???? - I cant get Ellis off the darned thing

 

[bigred]

10/24/09- Legends on the boat:

Cass
Bendy
Verandah Man

All on the same cruise,we are not worthy....

ps...When in ones company will we be allowed to approach you or will we be expected to wait to be invited over for an audience one of the said Legends?....

how soon you forget sweetie.
during our stolen moments on deck 10 you told me "I" was a dis legend.

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

for those of you going to wdw and talking of not going to the parks much,
we suggest not missing the studios osbornes christmas, or epcots holiday decorations and music. and of course the MK is a must see.
we dont care if we have to ride wedway(a family fav) all day. just being there during the holidays is great.

Thanks for mentioning these other things Mike! We saw the Osborne lights years ago when they were actually on the backlot. I've heard they're even better now, we can't wait to see them again! We also want to do the Candlelight Processional at EPCOT and see the different "Santas" at all the countries. How about the Animal Kingdom, do they do much for Christmas? I guess we will be in the parks not just in the mornings but at night for some of these things too, more and more I am thinking of getting annual passes. Then it doesn't feel so bad if we just spend part of a day in the parks. Also all the resorts are decorated beautifully so we are planning on doing some resort hopping to check out the decorations.

 

[Dyerneeds]

Wedway? - is that the blue train - not another nutter who likes it???? - I cant get Ellis off the darned thing

that it!! they can change the name of it all they want, but it will always be wedway to us.
"paging mr morrow, mr. tom morrow, your party from saturn has arrived"
cassies favorite line.

 

[DISNEYDUET]

for those of you going to wdw and talking of not going to the parks much,
we suggest not missing the studios osbornes christmas, or epcots holiday decorations and music. and of course the MK is a must see.
we dont care if we have to ride wedway(a family fav) all day. just being there during the holidays is great.

Mike are you and Robin staying on property?

 

[Cheryl N. WI]

I need to go pick up Rach from school. Hopefully I'll get back here later.

 

[Dyerneeds]

Mike are you and Robin staying on property?

yep. gotta go now. addisons here. will check back later.

 

[DISNEYDUET]

that it!! they can change the name of it all they want, but it will always be wedway to us.
"paging mr morrow, mr. tom morrow, your party from saturn has arrived"
cassies favorite line.

"Please give them a ring!"

 

[JLDSMD]

Our first night in Orlando we are staying off property (we don't get in until after 6) so I have been checking prices. Dreams Unlimited looked like they had some good prices for before Christmas at a number of different Orlando hotles including the Dolphin and Swan and actually for Gaylord Palms too. I am tempted to book Gaylord Palms but for now we I have us booked at a Fairfield Inn on I-Drive so that we accrue more Marriott points.

I saw the Fairfield. We've had good luck with them. That is an option for us.

I didn't know Dreams had room only. I'll have to check that out.

 

[JLDSMD]

Wow $440 for 13 nights is great! We are paying $268 for 8 nights and since I booked the car rental the prices have jumped

Tell me about the jump in car rental prices. I can't believe it is $300 for 5 days right after Xmas. Tampa is about $50-$60 less. Oh, and the $300 doesn't include all the crazy taxes and fees they throw on there.

Guess I won't get $5.89 a day before taxes like I did in Feb.

 

[JLDSMD]

for those of you going to wdw and talking of not going to the parks much,
we suggest not missing the studios osbornes christmas, or epcots holiday decorations and music. and of course the MK is a must see.
we dont care if we have to ride wedway(a family fav) all day. just being there during the holidays is great.

DS LOVES the people mover. He could just sit and ride it all day. I would only hit about a couple big rides and that is it. We'd have to do Buzz for DS, as well as Splash, Big Thunder for me, Haunted Mansion for Suz, and Space if it is not too nuts. I will probably skip Fantasyland rides all together this trip.

I forgot about the Osborne lights and the Epcot decorations. Maybe a second day, going to Epcot during the day to see the different lands and then Studios that night for the Lights. Don't think we'll get on RnR at Studios though. However, if we go to the Studios, get the fast pass for RnR, head over to Epcot to view the decorations and then back to Studios that night, that may work.

I think AK, one of DS's favorites, will be sacrificed this trip.

 

[JLDSMD]

Make sure you give me something to read in the morning

Yeah, cuz you always return the favor to us when we wake up.

 

[JLDSMD]

Wedway? - is that the blue train - not another nutter who likes it???? - I cant get Ellis off the darned thing

DS loves it too. Maybe we can just throw Ellis and him on there and you, Neil, Suz and I can tour the park.

 

[JLDSMD]

Looks like I'm all alone, so I will sign off too.

 

[GOS]

Not all unpacked yet. Rob had duty on Saturday (7am-7am Sunday) so we weren't able to move around the heavy stuff. Since I'll be here 3 and a half years, I am taking my time to put everything away. I'll even paint some walls, too. The house is bigger than the one I had before and I only have one neighbor as of yet. The other houses are still vacant. Honestly, it's a great house to be in for our last years in military life. It is new and I have NEVER lived in anything other than substandard quarters when it has to do with military housing.

Ooo...I like the boat one too.

 

[Verandah Man]

that it!! they can change the name of it all they want, but it will always be wedway to us.
"paging mr morrow, mr. tom morrow, your party from saturn has arrived"
cassies favorite line.

Mikey--I still call it the WEDway People Mover, just like you, they can change the name all they want.............

 

[GOS]

I'm off to bed folks...I'm shattered and Neil and I both have caught Ellis' cold and feel dreadful (of course...Neil being a mand thinks he has "man-flu" ...cant be just a normal cold for Neil ...he has to be worse than me and have "man-flu" ...thank god that men dont have babaies...the world would end in one generation

Goodnight folks....

Make sure you give me something to read in the morning

Hope your feeling better in the morning. G'night Karen

 

[GOS]

underdog is no dummy. he grabbed a hot chic before he lost his hair and got a scar. then she was trapped.

I'll wait and see what Robin has to say about this.

 

[Verandah Man]

Hazel just called and cancelled out on her class tonight, now I know she is really sick. Yep, just took her temp, it is 101.2.........

Hazel had her soup, now it's back to bed for her. Angelina is taking a nap and I think I might take a little power nap myself.............

These crazy temps, going up and down, are not helping one little bit......