I know you are anxious to buy but I really think you can get the Portland leg down. RT for us for August is showing $357 as the best price so what you seeing is decent but as it gets closer I think $120 is absolutely achievable.
Flights have consistently been running $220-250 within 3-4 months of the travel dates, just more further out and that was true over the summer so we are sitting on it until at least late April, probably early may.
Now is $30 worth the stress of waiting for one leg for you? probably not. But for LeAnn it'd be $60 so....just a thought.
The other thing is too I bet Alaska has a non stop to Portland, you might want to check on that.
MY perfect solo day would be during the Flower and Garden Festival, at the World Showcase.
Sigh.
Well, I just got a note from LeeAnn overnight. Seems she was just as anxious as myself and pulled the same transportation trigger. She'll arrive around 5 on the 5th, and we'll fly out together on the 13th at 6:00. She liked the price I guess on the Contenintal, so went for it. Now I hope I can get the same flight. Right after I post here, I'm going to try to book it.
You are right, $30 just isn't worth it to wait any longer. I think I really needed this "for sure" thing, so show DH that I'm not skipping out on this- it needs to look concrete. Does that make sense??
I was using cheapoair for my search- seems everytime I went straight to an airline, it was triple the cost?
Ahhh... F&G. I was enamored, too, with EPCOT with the topiaries and extra special things to do. Sadly, I was rushed- NOT a good thing to do with 400 people wanting to go 400 ways.
Read my TR !!!
I like to check in and get a little settled in my room and then head to Epcot after eating lunch at Pop!!!I always feel I AM HOME when I see that Huge Golf Ball !! The wonderful thing about being SOLO is you can set your own pace, choose what you want to do !!
I too would have done RECON. if I knew !!!!
Definitely reading your TR, Rosie! I wouldn't miss it for the world.
It is looking unanimous that EPCOT woudl be the park of choice. I think as I am making up my itinerary, I'm going somewhere else, but you'll have to stay tuned to find out where, and why.
I should have given you all a heads up before you left to do some recon for me, but totally spaced that off. Ah well, it's ok, I'll have fun looking for those perfect somethings.
Yeah! You got a great fare. It's great to have that locked-in.
I don't have anything to tell you about solo touring.
I'm sure you can do ME with any airline coming in. And you can do ME with any airline flying out, it's just that there are a select few that you can check-in from your resort before taking the bus to the airport.
It's a great feeling! So much more real and having it, is really, really helping me nail down my itinerary! Now, for those elusive park hours.
I think you're right. In fact, I got out my UG again to bone up on some basics, and it says even if you didn't sign up for it at all you can take it. Air Tran, I think doesn't participate, so I'm not getting to check in at POR-
NOW, the big question... to claim my own bags or let ME do that.
). It is something I want to share with her. 
I KNOW she's going to love it! But actually, there is a bigger reason I am choosing another park, and that I'll reveal when maroo and I get our itineraries nailed down. (within 2 weeks)
