***April 2016 Thread***

Counting down... 14 days, 8 hours, 55 minutes... til our plane departs!!!!!
Wow, down to the minute, that's impressive!! While I am excited about our departure day, I am also dreading it a bit. We will be flying all the way across the country. We are used to going to WDW, where it is a direct, 1.5 hour flight!
 
Wow, down to the minute, that's impressive!! While I am excited about our departure day, I am also dreading it a bit. We will be flying all the way across the country. We are used to going to WDW, where it is a direct, 1.5 hour flight!
We're coming from AK on Friday, will be a total of 2,397 miles! It takes 2 flights to get us there. Not looking forward to it either, especially because it's a red-eye, but I booked that one purposely so we can have a full day there. I can't wait for touch down at SNA!!
 
Wow, down to the minute, that's impressive!! While I am excited about our departure day, I am also dreading it a bit. We will be flying all the way across the country. We are used to going to WDW, where it is a direct, 1.5 hour flight!

DD13 supplied the down to the minute count...just when I was starting to think she wasn't excited about our trip. We're also flying cross country from Boston and I'm not looking forward to it. For us, because we are using frequent flyer miles, we don't even have direct flights. It's a long day of travel each way but free is free! As long as it gets us there.
 

Hey, I go by myself all the time and it's surprising how easy it is. It's the only destination I can go and not feel like I'm all by myself. Even if I am sitting on a bench or waiting in a line, there is always a good possibility of someone who will engage you in conversation. Being by myself will never stop me from going to Disney. Enjoy your trip !

Thanks for the encouragement! It looks like my first solo trip will now only be 50% solo -- a friend is joining me on Saturday. :)
 
Anyone else going to be there this weekend? It's supposed to be gloomy & rainy, but I don't care! I just booked the GCH for the first time since we are celebrating our 25th!! Can't wait!!
 
We arrive Saturday, but not hitting the parks until Monday. We were hoping to head to the beach on Sunday, I guess we'll wait and see what the weather does. I'm more freaked out about the fact that I haven't packed anything yet than I am about the weather!
 
We will be there. If it rains, it rains. Maybe the lines will be shorter?! (One can hope). We are in Newport Beach today and it is beautiful.
 
I'm at less than 2 weeks now! Super excited. Anxious for it to be a little closer so we can start deciding what to pack. I love how the weather is all over the place, just like Florida's. :p
 
I will be there the last week in april to celebrate my 40th birthday! I finally convinced the DH that's where I needed to celebrate! I'm so excited and it's a surprise for the kids also so I can't wait!!!
 
I need to stop checking Accuweather's forecast! I still am 3 weeks out, but they do a forecast over a month out! At first it was predicted to be kind of chilly, and then warmer in the 80s and now chilly again. I am fairly certain I won't really know until a few days before. Makes it hard for a girl to plan her wardrobe! :smooth:
 
less than 2 weeks now! Super excited. Anxious for it to be a little closer so we can start deciding what to pack. I love how the weather is all over the place, just like Florida's. :p

I need to stop checking Accuweather's forecast! I still am 3 weeks out, but they do a forecast over a month out! At first it was predicted to be kind of chilly, and then warmer in the 80s and now chilly again. I am fairly certain I won't really know until a few days before. Makes it hard for a girl to plan her wardrobe! :smooth:

I'm in the same boat. My plan is to pack Spring clothes (70's during the day and 60's at night) but we'll bring 2 outfits for warmer (shorts and light T's) and 2 for colder (jeans and fleece) just in case. Which is exactly what we did for December in Orlando and it worked out great.
 
We'll be there this weekend. First day is Friday. The next 48 hours are going to go by sooooo slowly.
 
Wow 86 today, 68 on Saturday, looks like a cooler week is on the way. Might make it into the parks around 5-6 on Monday for a few hours, whole solo Day next Wednesday, yay.
 
We will be there in 2 weeks!! OMG!!!

Our dates are April 21-24. We are doing a quick, spur of the moment trip to celebrate my son's 12 birthday. (Which happens to coincide with the 60th celebration.) Win-Win!

I've been watching the weather, as well, so I am packing for warm and cool. I just checked and it looks like Thursday's high will be 78, but then Friday and Saturday have a high of 72. Sounds perfect!
 
Hi all, we will be there 4/23 - 4/30. This will be our 4th and final trip on our AP's this year. We are doing a split stay between Eden Roc (we stayed here in Dec and loved it) and Hotel Indigo. We've never stayed at Hotel Indigo so if anyone here has let me know how it is. I'm hoping for some good weather this time because the last time we were there it was so cold 30's to 50's!
 
I need to stop checking Accuweather's forecast! I still am 3 weeks out, but they do a forecast over a month out! At first it was predicted to be kind of chilly, and then warmer in the 80s and now chilly again. I am fairly certain I won't really know until a few days before. Makes it hard for a girl to plan her wardrobe! :smooth:
I'm glad it's not just me! :rotfl2:I keep looking and today breathed a sigh of relief when it indicated it might be a bit cooler than it originally was predicted. I don't do so well above 80 degrees...
 
Thanks for the encouragement! It looks like my first solo trip will now only be 50% solo -- a friend is joining me on Saturday. :)
I went by myself when I was 18 (on my way home from Tahiti), and I had a great time. I ended up flying home with a child-sized Mickey Mouse. Hard to believe that was the year of their 25th! anniversary.
 
We leave the house late tonight for our "red-eye" flight to SNA! Will be there at 9a tomorrow! :banana::cool1:Well now the forecast is showing 72 for tomorrow! Maybe it won't be sunny all day, but I'm thrilled!! :beach: Coming from AK, it's warming up here, but not fast enough for me!! I want warmth!! It looks like Saturday will be the rainiest day, with 80% chance of rain :eek: Sunday shows partly cloudy skies at night. I'm most concerned about the parade & fireworks shows being cancelled on one of the nights, wouldn't you say Saturday?? The thing is, I booked a special dinner for us for tomorrow night at Napa Rose, it's called "Chef's Counter" so it's supposed to be a Lonnngggg experience, like 3 hours, and it starts right around the time Paint the Night does! I wonder if we should go through with it, or try to get a reservation elsewhere at a much earlier time to avoid missing the parade? I considered getting an Aladdin's meal, is it worth it to do that to get front views? We don't normally like to eat that late, but that was the only reservation they had available.
 
The thing is, I booked a special dinner for us for tomorrow night at Napa Rose, it's called "Chef's Counter" so it's supposed to be a Lonnngggg experience, like 3 hours, and it starts right around the time Paint the Night does! I wonder if we should go through with it, or try to get a reservation elsewhere at a much earlier time to avoid missing the parade? I considered getting an Aladdin's meal, is it worth it to do that to get front views? We don't normally like to eat that late, but that was the only reservation they had available.

We have done the Chef's Counter at Napa Rose and it was phenomenal, so if you think this is the only time you would do it then I would definitely keep the reservation. Saturday does look like the worst for weather so far, I wonder if you would be able to change your reservation to Saturday night. It might be worth checking on.

We arrive Saturday and had planned to just swim and shop. Now I'm thinking we might take in a movie instead.
 



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