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

[m_kasch]

I don't think you can ever see Cat. 1, 2, or 3 online, you have to call because you can't get refunded the deposit and they want to make sure you know that.

You had me worried there!! I was wondering if the Cracker Barrel was in some sort of scary neighborhood!! The Mystery Fun House looks interesting, LOL!! They have lots of cheesy places like that up at the Wisconsin Dells. We went there in High School, and went in to a cheesy haunted house, and my friend and I were screaming (for fun) in every room -- I think we freaked out the workers!! Haha!!

We'll probably just go to CityWalk on Tuesday. Monday, we're heading back to 'Ohanas for dinner, and then Wednesday I'm going to Jellyrolls with some crazy Disney freaks (LOL!!) after our "evening event" whatever that might be.

I was just checking, and once this thread gets to 3,000 posts we have to start a new one. It probably won't be long, at this rate!!

 

[karentan]

I'm going to Jellyrolls with some crazy Disney freaks (LOL!!)

what are you implying?

i think you're right, we're definately going to get to part 2 before long!!

 

[karentan]

steph, not sure if you were aware but we're also doing a FE gift exchange if you fancy joining in?

 

[jenny105]

Wow, you girls have been chatty this afternoon! We've been busy at work. I had a couple of people come in to pick up their Disney Docs (JEALOUS!) and the one family is staying in WL a month before I do. The one client I have has not even answered me when I notified them that their docs had arrived. They were a pain to get in touch with for the final payment so I can only imagine how difficult they're going to make this.

Steph, they used to have this place is Orlando called Nightmare on Church Street. My brother and sister told me about it, they went years ago. Is that still there?

 

[karentan]

i'm sure it'll be easier to get them to pick up their docs than it was to get money out of them, who can resist getting their documents, it means you're going on holiday soon!!

 

[jenny105]

So far everything with them has been done over the phone. I don't think they realize that I cannot mail out their docs. They have to be in office to sign for it. We'll just wait and see I guess!

 

[m_kasch]

We have been chatty today!! My day was going really great, but then our accounts payable department didn't send over these checks that I sent to be reissued yesterday, and the girl said that her boss had to call me. So I called him, because I used to sit next to him when I worked in accounting. They were having some huge dramatic problem with reissuing the checks, and blah blah blah...so I was really mad (I really just don't like the accounting department...), but then he called and said he would do them tomorrow, so -- whatever!! Hope they have fun when I have thousands to reissue instead of 13!! I needed a Goombay after my talk with them!!

Jen, if they don't come pick up their docs, i will pick them up for them and take their trip!! LOL!! I am such an OCD planner, I can't imagine NOT picking up something as soon as it was ready!!

 

[Dr.Girlfriend]

Steph, they used to have this place is Orlando called Nightmare on Church Street. My brother and sister told me about it, they went years ago. Is that still there?

Unfortunately, Terror on Church Street is gone. I had always wanted to go, but never had the chance to get there. I *believe* that was turned into Pearlman's space (the guy that embezzled all that money), but I'm not 100% sure. Halloween Horror Nights may be going on during that time, so you could always check that out.

What's a FE exchange?

 

[Dr.Girlfriend]

Oh, and document day doesn't seem as fun now as it once was. We did get a packet back when we made final payment on the cruise with a DVD and a booklet, but it was the same one that we had received on our last cruise in 2007. Boo!

 

[karentan]

lol at gary, once upon a dream from cinderella is playing in the background of a programme we're watching, and garys singing along. i dont know the words to that song, but he does!!

the FE thing is just a bit of fun, basically you hang a bag/hanging organiser off the metal fish outside your room, and you make/buy small gifts, and basically its kinda a secret santa kind of thing. you go and put a gift in everyone's bag who's participating at some point during the cruise, and its just a bit of fun coming back to your room and having a gift waiting for you. most of us going on the cruise so far are couples without kids and we're all having fun coming up with gifts and ideas to use.
you're more than welcome to join in if you want, there's no obligation to though if you dont fancy it.
it is good fun though!!

 

[jenny105]

Karen, I can't wait to hear your accent. Everytime I read what you write, I try and read it with an accent.

Ah, too bad that place is gone Steph. My brother and sister raved about how crazy and scary it was. I wish I could have seen it!

Ok, Mary, those docs will be coming your way if they don't pick them up. Clear the 3rd week of August!

 

[m_kasch]

Will Do!!

I was trying to talk Tim into going back in October for our actual anniversary last night, just for a long weekend. He thought I was crazy!! But I really want to go to the Party for the Senses...I guess I will just have to go next year.

But, I think we are going to go back in December, because Tim & his Dad just cannot STAND to not go around Christmas Time. I won't complain too much!! LOL!!

 

[Lilo's Mom]

I remember Church Street Station! There was an entire complex, there was Rosie O'Grady's, a dueling piano place..like Howl at the Moon, lots of shopping, an exhibit about trains, and Terror on Church Street.
Tickets from Kelly's Scrapbook

Kelly and her Dad waiting in line with tons of Brazilian Tourists

And the two of them laughing as they were coming out

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I am a BIG chicken, so I wouldn't go in there....people were screaming and running out, so I said "Not for me!" They would take people in groups of 6 or 8 and they had to walk in a single file line with their hand on the shoulder of the person in front of you. Kelly and her Dad were with a group of college kids vacationing in Orlando...they had one guy in their group that was afraid of everything (he wasn't smart like me and decided to stay outside). I guess he screamed the entire way through the attraction, and at one point elected Kelly to lead the way through (I somehow have raised a child that LOVES haunted houses). As they were walking out, one of the other guys said in a very southern accent "Damn Elijah you scream like a B**ch!" I snapped the picture as Kelly and her Dad busted out laughing.

 

[disney honeymooners]

MAN im at work for one day and y'all add 3 pages!!
I hope yall like goombay since we have been talking about it so much i hope yall like it. We will be on our second part very soon WOOHOO WE ROCK!!!
I thought the ressie for ohanas is 740? i was gnna check us in since we are staying at the Poly. Karen i will try and do a wedding report but im not making any promises. I am getting my final fitting 2morrow and i hope to have pictures posted after that.
Jen no offense taken the bus leaves the hotel at 11:15 no later(talked to someone who stayed@ the Poly on a Land and Sea trip)and i think we are the last ones on the bus b/c the people who are staying at the GF are in a higher stateroom class so i think they get a "Special Bus", but since the bus is taking us that means i can have one last lapu lapu (gees i sound like an alcoholic) Jen you may want to change to the earlier ressie just incase they cant seat you in enough time.
Mary we are disney freaks but we are all together and we know how to have FUN!!!! If the ship isnt very full it would be like our boards own personal cruise
Greg and i only have a few more things to do on the house and i will b moving in which is good i am running out of room for moving boxes. Oh i got our toasting flutes in today i think they are soo pretty!! I will post a pic of them
2morrow.

 

[karentan]

jenny, i havent got too much of an accent, garys got more of a noticable accent being from scotland. a lot of people think i'm from australia/new zealand when they meet me, partly because i've got slightly darker skin, and i think because i dont sound like most people from essex do. the essex accent is kinda horrific! people from the UK definately DO NOT sound like the accents that english people on american sitcoms sound like!
i really dont know what tv producers are thinking but i've never met anyone with a "tv-british" accent!!

lol at lainey drinking lapus at 11am!! dont worry though, i'm sure we'll all join in when we get on the ship!!

 

[m_kasch]

The 'Ohanas ressie that I made is at 8:20...i'm not positive about the one Karen made.

Karen, for the rental car -- Alamo is running a special right now where it's $20 a day for a midsize car, but you can't pick it up until 9am on Thursday, and you have to pick it up and drop it off at the same place -- but they have onsite places at the car care center and at the dolphin.

Lainey, that's exciting about your house being almost ready!! Is your dog going to freak out moving? Minnie was all weirded out when we were packing up our apartment before we moved to the house, but she loves it!! So much more room for her to play in, LOL!!

 

[karentan]

who knows what cerby will do when we finally get round to moving out, he sulks for days when he sees a suitcase. he gets really depressed!! poor thing!!

my ohana reservation is at 8.30, the way i saw it is that i wasnt too sure how many people we'd end up getting, i booked a reservation for the closest time to yours i could get, so if we do end up with more than the 8 people mary booked for, we should be able to link the two together with any luck.

thanks for the tip about alamo, i'll have a look now

the job hunt is not going well, i went into town to hit all the agencies, 2 were closed, one didnt have any office jobs, and the other one only deals with telesales. its not looking good at the mo.

 

[karentan]

oh well worth a try, i had a look at alamo, it couldnt find anything for any of the near disney rental places. think it might be something to do with the fact that i'm not from the US?

 

[m_kasch]

Karen, did you go to the alamo.com website? If you click on the Hot Deals tab up top, there is a link there for "weekend rentals starting at $20 per day". Then, if you want to use the Car Care Center, use ORLR72 for the location, if you want to use the Dolphin, use ORLR74. That's strange that it won't work, I read through the fine print and it doesn't say anything about citizenship, only that it is valid at US and Canada locations.

 

[karentan]

i went through and managed to get a quote this time, and it wanted $170 for thursday to sunday!! its about $60 more than budget. thanks anyway though, back to the original plan!