9/24/09 3 Day Wonder - Cruise Meets, and FEs, and Goombays oh my!

[jenny105]

I think you're only allowed to make 10 ADRs at one time on the online system so I have to do that and call. At least I'll have something to keep me busy Monday morning!

 

[karentan]

10 per login or ten in total?

 

[jenny105]

10 ADRs for that reservation via online. I don't know if it will let me pull it up again to add another 10. I'll have to see.

 

[karentan]

thats going to be a major pain if you can only do ten per reservation online, and have to do the others by phone.

i've decided to go with transferring my reservation to the TA i used last year, they were really good, and it means i get a bit more beer money!

 

[jenny105]

for beer money!

I'm not exactly sure that's how the system works but that's how the wording made it seem. I will give you all a full report on Monday.

 

[karentan]

you can be our unofficial dining reservations reporter! we can get you a hat and a notpad and everything

 

[jenny105]

I could rock that look, no problem. I hope it doesn't get screwed up. She seems like a very meticulous planner (she's probably on DIS!) and I don't want to mess up her plans.

 

[karentan]

i'm sure it'll be ok

 

[jenny105]

I hope so. She's planning on calling at 7 am that morning herself to get the ADRs that are somewhat difficult. (Le Cellier, CRT, Chef Mickey's)

 

[karentan]

i havent even thought about our ADRs yet, i know we need CRT but thats about as far as i've got!

 

[jenny105]

I know the places I want to go to but I'm going to wait until the park hours are announced before I really get a plan together. I keep thinking of places I want to try too. It's going to be tough to narrow them down!

 

[disney honeymooners]

Hey guys sorry i havent posted in a little while i had to take my mom to the ER last night and i haven't slept since 9am yesterday i am surprised i can even type. My mom has been admitted to the hospital for a few days she has asthma and COPD so with all the pollen that has been out down here and stress at work she had a really bad asthma attack and couldnt breath that great so the DR wanted her to stay in the hospital for a couple of days.
Yeah 2 or 3 goombays is plenty but if you are sitting down when you drink them dont stand up too fast or you will probably fall over. I have all of our adrs pretty much planned out i know where we want to eat i just havent figured out what times i need to ask for i am trying to get a little bit earlier than usual hoping that it will make it easier for us to get a ressie. the first 3 i am asking for are CRT(9/22/09) Le Cellier(9/23/09) and the Brown Derby (9/20/09) since i know those are a little harder to get and they fill up faster than the other 2 i am gonna make. I know its sad that i have already figured this out but i am scared if i wait too long to make up my mind that i wont get to eat where we want but i still may not get to eat there.

 

[m_kasch]

Lainey, I hope your mom is doing okay! Having asthma must be hard where there is so much pollen!

Jen, from what I was reading on the dining board, you can make 10 ADRs each time you log in. But, I think it is the new way with the new system for the CMs on the phone too. It's because of the new way that they put them in a cart instead of giving you conf. #s after each one, so that they don't get lost. But you can log out and back in to do another 10. And you can email confirmation of them to both the client and the TA. And you can cancel the ADR online, but not modify it -- so you would have to make a new one and then cancel the old one. That is what I know so far!! Too bad i'm not a TA!!

It's supposed to storm here tonight . I'm not wild about storms. Hopefully I can sleep!!

 

[jenny105]

Thanks for the input Mary! At least I can be somewhat prepared come Monday.

Lainey, I hope your Mom is ok!

I think I'll be able to get a reservation easy at some of the places I want to go to. The toughest one is probably going to be Le Cellier but I'm planning on having lunch there so I'm hoping it won't be too difficult. Are Ohana's and Hoop Dee Doo tough to book? I know you have to pay for Hoop Dee Doo in advance, which is great because that's one more thing that's paid for! It'll be at the end of our trip so we won't having the dining plan for it.

It's really rainy and gloomy here today. Blah.

 

[jenny105]

I am so indecisive! I was looking around at other resorts and saw I could get OKW for about the same price I'm paying for WL. OKW looks so pretty. What should I do, what should I do?

 

[disney honeymooners]

i have been to ohanas i would def do the ADR we tried to make a ressie the week before we left for our trip in may and they were all booked up so def make that one early. I would still stay with WL but i am partial i really like it.
Thanks For thinking of my mom she is still in the hospital they may keep her through the weekend so i dont know when she will be home i have been taking her crossword puzzle books so she wont get bored you can only watch tv so much before you get bored. i am just hoping that they will finaly find a way to stop her attacks being to severe.

 

[jenny105]

I really love the look of WL but OKW looks so relaxing and lush. I'm torn. The only downside I see to OKW is that it seems like it's very big.

I hope your mom gets out of the hospital soon. I've never had to stay in a hospital *knock on wood* but I can imagine how boring it would be.

 

[karentan]

we looked at OKW at one point for some reason, and we decided against it as it seems to be one of the most spread out resort. SSR is big but the main building is pretty much in the middle, so its better laid out.
i'd stick with WL, its so pretty!

 

[disney honeymooners]

the only time i saw OKW was on a bus from the airport at 2:30am on our way to the GF and i had the flu so i wasnt really focusing that great and it was before it was a DVC location it was before they had DVC so it has been awhile. yeah i am fixing to go see her and take her some McD's she is craving the fries we did figure out that stress is causing her asthma attakcs she had a stressful phone call and had an attack so they gave her a zoloft and it began to subside at least they are begining to see what it causing them but she works for a lawfirm in downtown ATL so stress sort of comes with the job.

 

[jenny105]

I'm so up in the air about the last couple nights of our trip. I really want to surprise and pamper Joe because he's been working so hard on this movie for almost a year now. I like WL because of the location and it looks gorgeous but OKW seems really laid back and that's just what we need!

I'm glad your mom is feeling better, Lainey. I hope there's a way they can help her manage her stress so she doesn't get them as severe.