April 21, 2007 -- Western Magic -- anyone?

[alikat99]

Since it appears most of us are still waiting on docs, is anyone else besides us waiting on passports? We applied for the boys' passports on 02-12-07, and they're still not even in the system. DH and I applied a week later (we didn't have the "official" birth cert), and ours are showing up with a passport number, but it doesn't say anything about a date of when to expect them. It just says 10 weeks after applying, even though when we applied, they were still saying 6-8 weeks to receive them. But I think we all know that 10 weeks is stretching the truth a little. It also says to call if you're within 10-14 days of traveling, so Friday or Monday, I'll probably be on the phone all day long trying to get them sent out ASAP.

Wow, both of our girls' passports showed up incredibly quickly. I think that Emily's was back in about 2 weeks, and Madison was 3 weeks. This was a couple of years ago though, before everyone was trying to get them. And, I figured that the kids were quicker, since they were babies and it's not like they're fugitives!!!

Chris will need to renew his next spring, since it's been almost 10 years. He used to travel to Canada for work Monday - Friday years ago, so a passport was much easier. Then, since he was working in Canada during the week, I started going up there to visit him, so I got a passport. And, we took Emily when she was 2 to the Bahamas for my best friend's wedding, so she got a passport. Then, since the 3 of us had passports, we just got Madison one too. Thankfully, they all renew at different times, so we don't have to do it all at once.

 

[ohMom]

ok, we didn't get passports we are going old-fashioned with birth cerifiticates. still legal. are we the only ones?? Preston has one from traveling for work, but girls and I don't. too late now i guess. we don't have plans to travel out of country after this so we didn't see a reason for the expense.

no documents here. when they come and say passports only i will FREAK out this will not happen right?

 

[alikat99]

ok, we didn't get passports we are going old-fashioned with birth cerifiticates. still legal. are we the only ones?? Preston has one from traveling for work, but girls and I don't. too late now i guess. we don't have plans to travel out of country after this so we didn't see a reason for the expense.

no documents here. when they come and say passports only i will FREAK out this will not happen right?

You will be fine. I'm pretty sure that that the passport requirement isn't until 2008 now.

 

[shane23]

We also only have birth certificates. I made sure when I made the final payment that this was OK, and it was.

 

[ohMom]

ok i did look it back up and yes it's jan 2008. whew

 

[curlybop]

Mark had to renew his last year, it was at the 10 year mark. So we sent it about a month before expiration. I applied in Nov. last year & got mine back within a month. However for Emily, we're just going with the birth cert. for now. I had best intentions last year of doing it before this mad rush, but never did. Since the laws haven't changed yet, I'm not worrying. We'll apply for hers sometime late this year, so when we decide to cruise again we'll be set.

Oh, and Val, when I applied for mine I kept checking the site about 3 weeks after, and no info. was in there. It appeared online about a week before I got the passport in the mail. Go figure. You could always call them now & make sure they do have the info, and maybe they can give you a better idea of when to expect them.

 

[dvc2themax]

1. What's your favorite ride in each Disney park?
Me - MGM - Tower or Terror, MK - Space Mnt, Epcot - Mission Space, DH is the same, DD - MGM is tie between Tower of Terro and Muppet 3D

2. What's the one thing that you look forward to the most on our cruise?
getting away from work, home, school

3. Where were you born? And where do you live now?

ME - Born in Gettusburg, PA, joined the Air Force, and finally settled in NH - Would like to retire to WSW and work there
DH - Born in NY, and moved quite a bit due to his father's job, and settled in NH
DD - born and currently raised in NH

4. What's your favorite Disney character?
Me - BEAUTY AND THE BEAST
DH - Goofy
DD - Piglet and Ariel

5. What's your favorite Disney movie? Animated or not, doesn't matter.
PIRATE OF THE CARRIBEAN I, II, III ( I know, not even out yet!)

States: DOn't know about DH. Me - PA, MI, TX, CO, NV, FL, VT, MA, ME, CT, RI, NJ, MD, VA, West VA, Idaho, WY, Hawaii, SD, CA, Guam

Countries: Canada, Cozumel, Mexico, Jamaica (hated it), and can't think of any others
DH has been to many

-Paula

 

[Cyndibear]

Hi Everyone!

Whew! I have been busy the last couple of days. On Saturday we worked outside cleaning up the branches and getting things back in shape after the winter. Wanted to get a head start on it since we'll be away and won't be back till May 6th.

Work has been pretty busy for me the last 2 weeks. I'm usually stalking during the day but everytime I think I have a couple extra minutes, my phone rings or a patient comes in. Don't they know I can't do without my cruising buddies?

I'm so excited, on Saturday Eric was offered another job and excepted it. This means that his last day at the current company will be April 18. Our original plans were to work a half a day on the 19th and start our journey to FL in the afternoon. Since his last day will be the 18th, I took off the whole day on the 19th and we will leave in the AM This way we can arrive in FL early on Friday and enjoy some time exploring Cocoa Beach

On Monday, I received a email from our travel agent (we booked online ) that our documents are in and she has sent them priority mail. We should be getting them in 2-3 days. I'll let everyone know when we get them.

I'm pretty much set with the packing, just have to transfer the stuff from the bed in the spare room to the suitcases.

Well, I'm beat. Time to watch idol then get some sleep. I can't wait for vacation, work is killing me.





1. What's your favorite ride in each Disney park?
MK - Me Splash, DH- COP
EPCOT Me Soaring, DH Test Track
MGM Me TOT, DH RnR
AK Both -- EE
2. What's the one thing that you look forward to the most on our cruise?
Castaway Cay, relaxation, no cooking or cleaning up
3. Where were you born? And where do you live now?
Me - Allentown, PA DH - Sellersville, PA We now live in Coopersburg, PA not too far away from either place. Call us boring!! We will be moving to FL in the future.
4. What's your favorite Disney character?
Me - Mickey DH - Mickey and Goofy
5. What's your favorite Disney movie? Animated or not, doesn't matter
Me - Snow White DH - Herbie the Love Bug

States we have been in: NY, NJ, PA, VA, WVA, MD, IL, OH, NC, SC, GA, FL, Dh- all of the above plus Alaska & KS

Countries: Canada, Punta Cana, Bahamas, Dominican Republic,

Enjoy the night!

Cyndi

 

[sourmug]

1. What's your favorite ride in each Disney park?
MK- Splash mountain the themeing and ride together make it the best.
AK- the safari ride It makes you feel like you are in Africia.
MGM- tower of terror
EPCOT- Space Ship earth - it is old schoool
2. What's the one thing that you look forward to the most on our cruise?
Sailaway party -DH
enjoying riding the high seas

3. Where were you born? And where do you live now?
My husband was born at Highlands Clinic in Birmingham, Alabama.
I was born at Davis Clinic in Leeds, Alabama

4. What's your favorite Disney character?
DH - Goofy
Me - Goofy & Tigger
5. What's your favorite Disney movie? Animated or not, doesn't matter. I like Toy Story and the Little Mermaid

States I have been in: NY, VA,GA, MS, TN, GA, NC, SC, WA, CA, AK, TX, MS, IN, OH, MO and more I can not recall.
Countries: Mexico, ST. Thomas, Antiguia, St. Lucia, Barbados,

We booked thru DCL on the 11 day cruise in Sptember, 2006.



Sourmug In Al
DVC member since 1995
DW trip July 2003
Spring Break April 2005
Trip at least annually since 1989

 

[Corryn]

1. What's your favorite ride in each Disney park?
MK - Haunted Mansion; Just sitting on Main St. enjoying the Dixieland music.
EPCOT - Spaceship Earth, I really love sitting in there, hearing the music, truely relaxing;
AK - Dinosaur/Everest (tie!);
MGM - Muppets 3D/Great Movie Ride.
Blizzard Beach's Lazy River

2. What's the one thing that you look forward to the most on our cruise?
Being able to look at the time and say, Right About Now I would be sitting at my desk giving dictation...
Right About Now, I would be sitting in my anatomy/physiology class....
Right About Now I would be grading papers...and after thinking about my everyday mundane life, shrugging it off and saying,,,,,,
(Que Rob Base ) Right About Now -Now - Now - Now: Living For The Moment!
And enjoying my family without the shackles of life binding us to our daily routine!



3. Where were you born? And where do you live now?
Me: The Bronx;
Eddie: Bayshore, Long Island; but he earned his props as a city boy while working the midnight shift
as an NYPD officer in Jamaica, Queens (I'll give that to him )

We live in Holtsville, Long Island, NY - 45 miles away from the cultural heart of The World, New York City.

I've also lived in Santa Clara/San Jose back when I was a kid for five years and Upstate NY for a few years, too.
Ed spent some time in Brooklyn

4. What's your favorite Disney character?
DH - Donald Duck
Me - Mickey, Maleficent, Ursula & all those Wicked Villanesses!!!! They're so Bad!

5. What's your favorite Disney movie?
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty
Sleeping Beauty (get it? )

States I have been in:
NY, NJ, CT, MA, PA, VA, SC, CA, AR, AZ - We've also driven up and down the Eastern Seaboard,
so whatever is bordering the Atlantic Ocean - We've made many a pit stop!
Countries: U.S.A & The Bahamas (me)
DH - St. Thomas (Virgin Islands) Puerto Rico (Boriqua!)

We're just like Molli - We're goin' old school and using (gasp!) our Birth Certificates!!!!! My MIL is going nutso with that!
We have yet to receive our Documents.
Eddie is a supervisor at UPS and every morning he's been checking the truck that delivers to our area
(Think Yukon Cornelius striking the ice with his pick axe) Nothin!

God Bless those of you who have survived deadly diseases.
I'm guessing you can really relate to that country song, but I don't know the name - I keep hearing Skyyyyy Diving and a Bull named Fu Manchu!
I know the time spent on the cruise with your families will not be long enough; you'll savor every sunrise and sunset for seven days and nights; you'll gaze at the palm fronds gently swaying in the warm breezes on Castaway Cay while you're relaxing in one of the hammocks; you'll remember it all forever and so will your families.
Enjoy You Deserve It

 

[BlueFalconer]

My TA called me back last night regarding our cruise documents. She said that she called DCL and they said that all remaining documents for our cruise were sent out yesterday.

 

[alikat99]

Countdown to cruising!!!
17 days to go!!!
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[alikat99]

My TA called me back last night regarding our cruise documents. She said that she called DCL and they said that all remaining documents for our cruise were sent out yesterday.

Yippee!!! I sure hope that they come by the end of the week!! Even though I did the online check-in, getting the docs makes it a bit more real.

 

[Cyndibear]

1.
I know the time spent on the cruise with your families will not be long enough; you'll savor every sunrise and sunset for seven days and nights; you'll gaze at the palm fronds gently swaying in the warm breezes on Castaway Cay while you're relaxing in one of the hammocks; you'll remember it all forever and so will your families.
Enjoy You Deserve It

Well said

 

[dadlvsdisney]

1. What's your favorite ride in each Disney park?
MK - Splash Mountain
EPCOT - Tie - Soar'in and Mission Space
AK - Everest
MGM - Rockin Roller Coaster
Blizzard Beach - Summit Plummit ( The scariest ride at Disney!)

2. What's the one thing that you look forward to the most on our cruise?
Eating, Relaxing and Relaxing and Relaxing.


3. Where were you born? And where do you live now?
I was born in Hartford, CT, lived in CT most of my life, moved to New Hampshire 3 years ago.

4. What's your favorite Disney character?
Captain Jack

5. What's your favorite Disney movie?
Remember the Titan's and The Greatest Game ever Played. Next are The POCs

States I have been in:
ME, NH, VT, MA, CT, RI, NY, OH, PA, NC, DE, MD, DC(not a state), VA, SC, GA, FL, LA, TX, MI, WI, MN, SD, NE, IA, ID, MT, WY, CO, UT, IL, IN, and NJ, I think that's it.

Countries - Canada(New Brunswick, Quebec, Alberta, Ontario and British Columbia), Bahamas, Bermuda, Italy, Austria, Germany, Switzerland.

Soon to add Mexico and Grand Cayman.


I have not received my docs yet either.

OHMOM The MK COP ride. Whenver we go on that ride for the rest of the day my kids are singing " It's a great big beautiful tomorrow..."

As far as Disney Movies, I like all the Pixar movies plus Peter Pan and Mary Poppins, but the sports ones are my favorites.

 

[shane23]

Does anyone know if I cancel an excursion I had booked thru Disney if I will get a full refund? I'm not sure if there is a timeframe for full refund or if I'm out of luck. Thanks for any help.

 

[alikat99]

Does anyone know if I cancel an excursion I had booked thru Disney if I will get a full refund? I'm not sure if there is a timeframe for full refund or if I'm out of luck. Thanks for any help.

I believe that if you cancel the excursion before you get onboard, you'll be fine. But, I think that once you get on the ship, you will have a penalty if you cancel.

 

[dadlvsdisney]

....Countries: Ireland, Canada, Bahamas, my husband has been to Canada and Korea, our boys were born there and he took our oldest on a trip to visit the country of his birth a couple of years ago, I stayed home with the little guy, hopefully in another 10 yrs we will make the trip again so youngest DS can see his birth country too.. Would love travel more, hopefully someday....

CTC917 - An Nyung Ha Sim Ni Ka, Yul Il Gop days until the cruise. Yes, my DS and I take Tae Kwon Do lessons. Our master is sponsoring a trip to South Korea this summer. I have all my vacation days planned this year, but definately would love to go there some time and try some kim-chi.

An Nyung Hee Kye Sip Si Yo

If birth place is Canada Labatts ay! or You skate ay!

Val - On our trip (RVing) through Nebraska(saw Chimney Rock) we took Route 80 right by Grand Island to Omaha, I think.

 

[curlybop]

Countdown to cruising!!!
17 days to go!!!
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I can not wait. I'll stalk more tonight when Idol results are on.

 

[ctc917]

dadlvsdisney: my husband and older son loved the kim-chi I on the other hand tried it once and didn't like it at all, but then I'm a very plain food eater. Too bad you couldn't of gone to Korea my husband and son loved their trip..

So I tried contracting my TA for our documents and she is out of the country until Monday and we leave on Tue the 17th so what do you think are my odds of getting my documents(you do have to get them from your TA if you have one, correct?)before I leave. So what happens if I dont get my documents before we leave? Will this be a problem?

Cheryl