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

[katscradle]

Welcome John and Micki!!!!!!

 

[Carolinagal]

Welcome John and Micki -

Looking forward to meeting you all!

 

[slapwhitey]

It's my understanding that ABD allows pre- nights to be booked at the original hotel and post- nights to be booked at the last hotel. If you book these nights through ABD (via me), you will be provided complimentary transfers from the airport.

If you book additional night prior to or after the ADventure on your own...transfers are not included.

I currently have no information regarding those options. I have to wait for ABD to release their information.

The Dis is not planning any official pre or post Adventure activities.

I believe many folks are planning on arriving prior to the beginning of the Adventure. I also believe many folks are planning post Adventure activities.

Thats pretty much all of the information I have at this time.

Thanks Kevin, that's all I'm looking for. Tracey wanted me to make sure that you knew she had nothing to do with my post...lol. I just wanted to make sure I'm not missing any cool events if we do either San Fran or possibly Vegas pre-ABD. I don't mean to pester, I promise. Keep up the good work guys.


Chris

 

[slapwhitey]

Welcome John & Micki!!

 

[DisneyKevin]

Thanks Kevin, that's all I'm looking for. Tracey wanted me to make sure that you knew she had nothing to do with my post...lol. I just wanted to make sure I'm not missing any cool events if we do either San Fran or possibly Vegas pre-ABD. I don't mean to pester, I promise. Keep up the good work guys.


Chris

Tell Tracey that I knew she wasnt to blame.

I'm really bad at keeping secrets...I cant but Christmas presents too far in advance or I end up giving them to people and then I have to buy more.

This is a similar situation

I would love to give out every nugget of information that I get....but Disney tends to change things around alot.

As soon as I have something I can share....I'll bust my butt to get here to tell y'all.

 

[Dodie]

Yay! All 40 Adventurers are now accounted for! This is GREAT news!!!!

Phillip and I are thinking about adding a night or two at the end of the trip - to allow for one or more Disneyland days, since we don't make it there as often. Plus - we love the Grand Californian.

I doubt we'll be coming in beforehand.

I'd like to use some frequent flyer miles too - but that hardly ever works out exactly how I'd like. Maybe I can at least upgrad to first class for the cross-country flights. That would be awesome!

As I said a page or two ago, sometimes I think about this trip and just smile from ear to ear. We are both very excited about it. Well, to be honest, I'm very excited about it. Phillip will be too. He just doesn't get excited until a trip is less than a month away.

 

[tmli]

Tell Tracey that I knew she wasnt to blame.

Thanks Kevin!! I try to tell him Disney works in mysterious ways (and at their own pace!).

We have actually been pretty lucky with using our aeroplan miles with Air Canada....we have almost enough to pay for the flights for this trip. We figure by the time we decide what we are doing we will have enough!

After this weekend we will have a better idea if we want to go back to Vegas or maybe try San Francisco for the weekend. The dates of the trip make a pre trip a little easier. We plan on a pre somewhere the weekend before and then arriving in Hollywood early on the Monday. I want to do at least one VIP studio tour somewhere.

 

[corky441]

Hi John & Micki

Welcome to the group - looking forward to meeting you both.

Kevin, Thanks for letting us know that there aren't going to be any pre/post DIS events. Now I can finalize some pre-ABD plans. Hopefully DH & I will be getting a few days of R&R in Huntington Beach before our adventure begins.
I would have hated to miss something with the group

 

[TheTXTaylors5]

John and Micki have been added to the "Official List"

John and Micki!

Jennifer and Bill

 

[macman752]

Welcome Matthew and Miguel and John and Micki!!

Glad to know that all 40 of us have been accounted for.

...dave & sally

 

[klam_chowder]

John and Micki - looking fwd to meeting you!

Recently I just realized that the trip ends the day before my mom's b'day It's a milestone b'day for her and I am sure my siblings and I will be having a small family doo for her so I will leave right after ABD and fly directly there. DH will fly in separately to try to build his good son-in-law status

However, I will prolly arrive before ABD to at least check out Universal, etc. SF might be too far to go. Not sure how many days early yet.

It's early August so ABD is prolly going to release the details soon Kevin, no need to respond to this; I know you will tell us when you can and are on top of things - I'm just musing about my excitement!

cheers,

 

[tardis1029]

Thank you for the BIG Disney Welcome, John and I are excited too. I wish it was sooner. We were just at Disneyland in May and it was awesone. In Sept we are taking the family to WDW. I can't decide which one I like more - each one has it's own personality. What is your favorite part of the park and which show or ride do you just HAVE to do when you visit?
Micki

 

[stenogoddess]

Thank you for the BIG Disney Welcome, John and I are excited too. I wish it was sooner. We were just at Disneyland in May and it was awesone. In Sept we are taking the family to WDW. I can't decide which one I like more - each one has it's own personality. What is your favorite part of the park and which show or ride do you just HAVE to do when you visit?
Micki

Micki: Welcome to the madness. I'm glad you and John could join us. My fav. ride is Big Thunder. I MUST ride it or it's like I've missed something in our trip.

So what I want to know is does your handle, Tardis 1029, mean you're a Doctor Who fan? 'Cause I'm a rabid fan!

 

[tardis1029]

John goes back to the black and white days of William Hartnell.

 

[katscradle]

Thank you for the BIG Disney Welcome, John and I are excited too. I wish it was sooner. We were just at Disneyland in May and it was awesone. In Sept we are taking the family to WDW. I can't decide which one I like more - each one has it's own personality. What is your favorite part of the park and which show or ride do you just HAVE to do when you visit?
Micki

Hi Micki!
There are a couple of rides that are a must do for us when we go to WDW.
Epcot, Test Track & Soarin
HS, Toy Story, we like Rock in Roll and Tower of Terror, but they are not a must do.
MK Pirates of the carribean, & Big Thunder Railroad
AK, Dinasoar, Everest, & the Safari
Hope this helps!

Katherine

 

[miss missy]

Hi Everyone!! Havent been on in sooo long! Wanted to say hi! I leave for WDW Sunday, 6 days!! For a long 12 day trip!! I can't wait! How is everyone????

 

[aspen37]

I'm patiently waiting to see if we get to book today. I know that the pricing and dates for 2010 have been released. Just waiting, waiting, waiting...

 

[Dodie]

I'm patiently waiting to see if we get to book today. I know that the pricing and dates for 2010 have been released. Just waiting, waiting, waiting...

I saw that somewhere else too. I am anxious to be able to start paying on this trip!

 

[corky441]

I checked Disney's ABD website - the prices have increased for the 2010 trips compared to 2009. When you look for our trip's dates - it says they are N/A & to call.

I really hope our trip doesn't cost more than expected....

 

[aspen37]

I saw that somewhere else too. I am anxious to be able to start paying on this trip!

I can't wait to start getting this paid too.

You should see the ABD boards. People are not very happy. A ABD Marketing Director tried to help defuse the situation but it didn't help. No more early booking discounts. That seems to be the big problem. A lot of people are going to or already today have booked with other tour companies.