All New Atlantic Canada Thread....

[silverhaze269]

Just wanted to pop over to wish everyone a Happy Easter!!!

 

[weezy26nm]

Just wanted to pop over to wish everyone a Happy Easter!!!

Same to you!

 

[pooksma]

Any Disney cruisers out there?

Wondering about clearing customs as Canadian citizens at PC. Is it the same as in Tampa where we had to get up early and go to a theatre with all the non US citizens?

Tx.

 

[Canadian Disney Mom]

Is PC Port Canaveral? We sailed on the Wonder out of San Pedro California in January and we did not have to do anything special as Canadians.

 

[pooksma]

Oops, I should have clarified that PC is Port Canaveral.

 

[jkpmac]

We went through US customs getting off the plane at Orlando, then Disneyworld for a couple of days before going to CP, We got off the bus, registered at the terminal and went on board. Easy as that. Leaving we went through Canadian customs in Montreal and I think I vaguely remember something with Customs when we got off the boat, but not sure.

 

[silverhaze269]

I've never done a Disney cruise before, but during the other cruises I've been on, you do have to go through customs when you get off the ship. It's in the terminal building, but they pretty much just waved us through. Just asked where we were going, it was nice and simple.

 

[Fundytrail]

Weather is cool in the AM the last few days here at OKW 52 this morning but going up to75 today,sunny and clear

 

[silverhaze269]

Weather is cool in the AM the last few days here at OKW 52 this morning but going up to75 today,sunny and clear

Not far off from what it is here today (in Halifax)...mind you, we'll be staying right around that 52 all day

Enjoy the sunshine and have a magical Disney day (so wish I were there now )

 

[hockeymomNS]

Tickets for our Give Kids the World Fundraiser/DisMeet are on sale now. They are $10.00 each, we also have donation tickets which give you chances at some of our prizes as well.

 

[silverhaze269]

Tickets for our Give Kids the World Fundraiser/DisMeet are on sale now. They are $10.00 each, we also have donation tickets which give you chances at some of our prizes as well.

Where can you buy them? (forgive me if you've already mentioned this )

 

[braddillman]

I'm moving to Ottawa (from Halifax). My wife got a great opportunity to move up from Costco to CostcoHQ, and I found a job pretty easily - which is nothing short of a miracle coincidence, since my position at DND got whacked just a few weeks later anyway. People are telling me to buy a lottery ticket, but I haven't yet.

Anyway, good luck to everyone here, I've learned more from this board than anywhere else on the net (with respect to Orlando, etc.).

- To find the busy days, follow the money. Check hotel and airline prices.

- Reserve anything that doesn't have a cancellation penalty (e.g. rental car) well in advance; if you find a better price later, take it and cancel the first one. Keep ratcheting down.

- If you own a timeshare, but you don't plan to use it in a year, consider reserving the most popular week just to get better re-sale or trading power, e.g. book Christmas or something if you're not going some year.

- Off-site rules, especially for families, with one exception: free Disney dining. The cost of restaurants dominates pretty quickly with a family, so getting a place with a kitchen and pool saves big bucks. I prefer my timeshare, but vacation houses are just as good and don't require any investment. Vacation cooking isn't as bad as people think: the kids would eat pizza or chicken fingers at a restaurant anyway, so let the oven and dishwasher do the work. BBQing can be fun, just bring a radio and a beer to keep you company, and buy the steaks at costco (only about 10 minutes from I-drive or seaworld).

- I always had plenty of aeroplan points and lived near the Halifax airport, but I always considered flying out of the US. The flights are much cheaper, and it's not the just fees; try doing a detailed comparison and factor out the fees, and the US is still much cheaper.

- To really work aeroplan (and other plans), learn the insider tricks at flyertalk.com http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/air-canada-aeroplan-375/

- Undercover tourist worked great for us, plan to use it again.

Now I have to learn more about flying out of the northern US, e.g. Syracuse, after driving from Ottawa. I'm sure I can find it here somewhere.

 

[hockeymomNS]

To buy tickets to our event, just PM me and I'll make arrangements!!!!

 

[Applemomma]

Where can you buy them? (forgive me if you've already mentioned this )

To buy tickets to our event, just PM me and I'll make arrangements!!!!

Also, I've got some tickets with me if you are in the Valley end of the province!

 

[Applemomma]

I'm moving to Ottawa (from Halifax). My wife got a great opportunity to move up from Costco to CostcoHQ, and I found a job pretty easily - which is nothing short of a miracle coincidence, since my position at DND got whacked just a few weeks later anyway. People are telling me to buy a lottery ticket, but I haven't yet.

Good luck with everything. But don't hesitate to post on this thread....once a Maritimer always a Maritimer!

 

[silverhaze269]

To buy tickets to our event, just PM me and I'll make arrangements!!!!

Sounds good! I'll be sure to mention it to my Disney loving family and friends too

 

[Fundytrail]

Free wi-fi at Epcot this summer.

http://www.wdwmagic.com/Attractions...i-for-the-first-time-this-summer-at-Epcot.htm

"For the first time, Disney are offering FREE WiFI to guests inside the park. The hotspot will also be conveniently located in tents to give guests some shade."

 

[Disney_Mama]

Will be driving down for the first time from Atlantic Canada. Have done the drive many time from Ontario when we lived there.
Going to Leave from Saint John (DD 12 will be at a camp) on the evening of Friday August 17th. Leaving in 2 cars. Drop off DH at the Bangor airport and then continue on in one car through the night till we get to Washington. Spend the day doing the tourist thing. My cousin lives in Bethesda MD so dinner and night with them. Then up early and head off to Hilton Head for a night at the DVC there. Hope to get there early enough to enjoy some looking around. Then up early and OKW will be the next stop. We will be enjoying Disney and surrounding are till Aug 31st.
DH will fly home and me and the 2DD's will continue our adventure and drive back to Ontraio. Where my 2 dogs will be waiting for us to bring them back home. I'm just winded from typing all this.

Any advice with driving from Atlantic Canada? Any places we should avoid?

 

[hockeymomNS]

No advice on places to avoid, but the weekend before, you should come to our GKTW Dis Meet here in Nova Scotia. Teresa and Kathy from the DIS are coming!!!!

 

[caisland]

In 2006 we got stuck around Washington. Took several hours to get thru. Bumper to bumper and slow... on a Sunday morning.