April 2010 ABD Backstage Magic : California Here We Come!!!

[katscradle]

Thanks! I am going to miss her so when I go on my trips



Hi Katherine,

OMG!! You beat me! My son is 24 now and made me a GM at 39 I had no idea that was even possible LOL, never thought of it that way, but since I had him at 18... well ... DUH to me! I can't believe you have 3 PLUS 2 lil ones too!! That is great. I remember your son's story riding with Kevin from the podcast!!



YAY Tracy and Bill

Oh and Kevin is starting with the rules already? He doesn't know what he is in for does he! Alright Kevin, we can make that rule # 12 lol

Hey it's great to have another young gramma on the trip.
We can compare stories. I had Julie at 18 as well.

 

[katscradle]

I am going to have to change my siggie.
Don't anyone panic when the ABD siggie disappears.
DS Kenny was asking questions about it last night.
He said we are going to Disneyland?
I said no daddy and I are going on a 2nd honeymoon!
He said your going to Disneyland without us?
I said no but that was the only other countdown siggie I could find for our trip. As we are going in December to WDW, and going on the cruise and WDW the next year. I don't think he believed me.
I am not a very good liar!

 

[stenogoddess]

You got busted by your countdown?! That's hysterical!

 

[katscradle]

You got busted by your countdown?! That's hysterical!

Yeah and all this time I was worried b/c I thought he was slow.
Not that slow!

 

[slapwhitey]

I gotta agree....that's too funny. We told DS already it was going to be just the 2 of us. I don't think he was thrilled but ultimately we don't think he'd get enough out of it to fork over another $2500. He doesn't do well with the scheduled tour thing....he'd get bored believe it or not. We will by him some pretty sweet souvenirs though from the imagineering store.

 

[miss missy]

Thanks everyone! Been too busy with PCC 2.0 to come over here, but I'm here now!

YAY! Welcome! Yes I know you are busy, you did my PCC 2.0 and I am all set Thanks!

Cant wait to meet everyone!

 

[miss missy]

I am going to have to change my siggie.
Don't anyone panic when the ABD siggie disappears.
DS Kenny was asking questions about it last night.
He said we are going to Disneyland?
I said no daddy and I are going on a 2nd honeymoon!
He said your going to Disneyland without us?
I said no but that was the only other countdown siggie I could find for our trip. As we are going in December to WDW, and going on the cruise and WDW the next year. I don't think he believed me.
I am not a very good liar!

the internet strikes again! can you imagine how many people get in trouble because if it

 

[Dodie]

There's just not enough "action" on this thread!

Good afternoon ABD peeps!

 

[Launchpad11B]

There's just not enough "action" on this thread!

Good afternoon ABD peeps!

That's because we are super jealsous of you and your trip packed signature!!

 

[DisneyKevin]

There's just not enough "action" on this thread!

Good afternoon ABD peeps!

I realize that this is a bit slow at the moment, but there is little that can be done until ABD allows us to start the booking process.

I will keep y'all posted when I know anything....but it could be a while.

 

[Dodie]

I realize that this is a bit slow at the moment, but there is little that can be done until ABD allows us to start the booking process.

I will keep y'all posted when I know anything....but it could be a while.

That's OFFICIAL action Kevin. I didn't expect any of that. I was just talking about UNOFFICIAL action of the yackity yack variety.

Thanks for checking on us though, Kevin.

 

[MenashaCorp]

That's OFFICIAL action Kevin. I didn't expect any of that. I was just talking about UNOFFICIAL action of the yackity yack variety.

Thanks for checking on us though, Kevin.

Yeah... Can't remember the last time I got me some unofficial action...

 

[corky441]

A big shout out to Dodie & all the other ABDers

I guess we're all just quietly waiting and doing our pre-planning planning. I think I've already pre-planned my pre-trip about 10 times. Even my airline - Jetblue - isn't that far ahead yet -

I have shopped already for the trip though - got myself a calorie counter book
this excess baggage on my hips has got to go before I hit California

 

[slapwhitey]

I was thinking the same thing Dodie....pretty quiet around here. Just less than a year away...we can't be out of things to say already.

 

[Tonya2426]

Is ABD firm on their luggage policy?

Please limit your baggage to one piece of luggage per person plus one carry-on.

With the 50 pound rule on the airlines, I am thinking that after all the shopping we do that I might need another bag. What is everyone else planning on bringing?

 

[Dodie]

Is ABD firm on their luggage policy?

Please limit your baggage to one piece of luggage per person plus one carry-on.

With the 50 pound rule on the airlines, I am thinking that after all the shopping we do that I might need another bag. What is everyone else planning on bringing?

I don't even want to think about how much money I'm going to spend on shopping!!!!! That will be so much fun - but you're right. It has to get home somehow. Maybe one of the California/Disneyland correspondents could help us with shipping stuff home?

 

[kab407]

There's just not enough "action" on this thread!

Good afternoon ABD peeps!

Hey BFF!!!

I realize that this is a bit slow at the moment, but there is little that can be done until ABD allows us to start the booking process.

I will keep y'all posted when I know anything....but it could be a while.

Thanks Kevin. Can't wait to vacay with you guys again!

A big shout out to Dodie & all the other ABDers

I guess we're all just quietly waiting and doing our pre-planning planning. I think I've already pre-planned my pre-trip about 10 times. Even my airline - Jetblue - isn't that far ahead yet -

I have shopped already for the trip though - got myself a calorie counter book
this excess baggage on my hips has got to go before I hit California

I'm playing the airline game also. I was looking to fly CO on miles. it appears that any combo of leave and return that I check has no mileage seats or upgrades left. I may try JB even if I have to drive out to JFK. JB coach is a whole lot more comfortable.

Is ABD firm on their luggage policy?

Please limit your baggage to one piece of luggage per person plus one carry-on.

With the 50 pound rule on the airlines, I am thinking that after all the shopping we do that I might need another bag. What is everyone else planning on bringing?

I'll ship everything home that I buy at the Imagineering Store and DL.

 

[tmli]

EEEWWW!!! I didn't think of baggage allowances!!! We are coming down for several days prior to the tour. I wonder if any of the dinners require "dressier" wear? Shipping home isn't an option for us as it costs a fortune and we would have to pay duty on it.

 

[tickledtink33]

Is ABD firm on their luggage policy?

Please limit your baggage to one piece of luggage per person plus one carry-on.

With the 50 pound rule on the airlines, I am thinking that after all the shopping we do that I might need another bag. What is everyone else planning on bringing?

I am bringing 1 checked bag and 1 carry on. You could pack an empty duffle bag and then you would have that if you needed it for your extra goodies.

 

[stenogoddess]

I, for one, am glad this thread is moving slowly. It allows me to maintain my job AND also follow the thread. I admit that my work actually suffered so much before the cruise that I had to take myself off the boards.

There shouldn't be any dressy clothing needed unless you're doing something on your own. From the trip reports I've read, our usual WDW clothes will be fine.

I contacted BradK on our boards about his trip reports because I remembered them being very, very good. He sent me back the following. It's a shame that he didn't finish, but what he did do helped me confirm what we want to do in the couple of days we're going out there early. In case anyone else wants to peek ahead, here they are: (whole thing is a giant SPOILER so be aware)

Re: Backstage Magic

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sorry for the delayed response, I was hoping to have something better, but.. I don't

i never finished the report i wrote... whatever I do have is at http://www.stitchkingdom.com/abdblog

i recently wrote something up for the WB tour, which you can find at http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...udio-tour.html

i know i've written on the universal tour somewhere... but i dunno where right now