April 29, 2012 ~ Aloha! ~ Inagural Wonder to Hawaii-Part 4

[Lexa]

Awww...this earrings are might cute, but I got too many already LOL

 

[Tinkerbel129]

Updated stateroom on roll call, champagne girls & fish extender lists. I think that was all of them.

If anybody looks at the roll call list please scan it carefully. There are duplicate names toward the bottom, looks kind of strange.

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Updated stateroom on roll call, champagne girls & fish extender lists. I think that was all of them.

If anybody looks at the roll call list please scan it carefully. There are duplicate names toward the bottom, looks kind of strange.

Thank you for updating the lists.

If there are duplicates on the champagne girls list that's ok. It tells me that two or more ladies are together and helps when I do the name badges.

 

[castoff]

Welcome...im trying im trying LOL I too love the FE and sometimes i guess im too much of a perfectionist for my own good. I am trying to make everyone happy yet leave no one out ( after all Ohana means family and no one gets left behind). I have heard from about 5 people today which is good. I think its actually better because thats more for another group and everyone elses too go down a little. Hubby has been a big help and made some cute graphics for the packets ill have in LA.

You can't make everyone happy but thanks for trying. I agree it's important not to leave anyone out.

I hope all of you living in tornado infested areas today are safe....it breaks my heart to see all the devastation......

Had to change the channel. Glad you are safe.

Awww...this earrings are might cute, but I got too many already LOL

I saw those ! Super cute. I sent my request in waiting to here back from her. Shhh glad my DH isn't a diser. Anyone know how long it takes to make a custom one ? I am asking her to make one that she has already made but sold out. It's the Mickey Mouse dangles.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

I hope all of you living in tornado infested areas today are safe....it breaks my heart to see all the devastation......

Well stated. Prayers for those of you dealing with the tragedies.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

I am sorry - should have my English teacher husband proof my posting. I should have said I have extra shirts, two of them are size small. no extra-small shirts.

Val

Hee hee hee Val.....I too have made the same mistakes on the use of the "english" or "american" language. No worries.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Well, thanks to all the posts, I also looked and we have 6650...must go see where that is....

 

[chip&dale&fun]

For everyone who is getting assigned rooms and is participating in the champagne girls, please go to page one and enter your stateroom number where you originally signed up. ALSO, please do not leave any blank categories. I need to know if you're a taster, sipper or honorary member. I need to know how much champage to order and there will be color coordinated name badges given out at the door. SO please don't make me track you down.....fill in all the blanks and the GTYs on the form. Thanks so much for all your help and cooperation.

It is late, I am both excited and tired but when I clicked on the link it said it was closed. I will try again tomorrow....

or shoudl ig be I have a real room now...

 

[dcannon101]

Well, thanks to all the posts, I also looked and we have 6650...must go see where that is....

We got our room assigned too. 6122 here we come.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

We got our room assigned too. 6122 here we come.

We may be across the hall neighbors. Our favourite cabin is 6142....we are on the opposite side of the ship...I bet we get lost...

 

[EllaEnchanted]

It is late, I am both excited and tired but when I clicked on the link it said it was closed. I will try again tomorrow....

or shoudl ig be I have a real room now...

I think you were on the wrong spreadsheet. Go to the ROLL CALL spreadsheet. Look at the tabs on the bottom and scroll over to the Champagne Girls. Click on it and that's the spreadsheet where you make changes.

Thanks for checking and updating.

 

[Lexa]

We may be across the hall neighbors. Our favourite cabin is 6142....we are on the opposite side of the ship...I bet we get lost...

Wow...DCL was busy today assigning all the staterooms. I'm glad they didn't wait till 30 days out or less.

 

[chip&dale&fun]

I think you were on the wrong spreadsheet. Go to the ROLL CALL spreadsheet. Look at the tabs on the bottom and scroll over to the Champagne Girls. Click on it and that's the spreadsheet where you make changes.

Thanks for checking and updating.

Ooopsie... silly me.... I see now that I was on the incorrect link. I found the right one and entered all our data...I hope it saved. Now I can work on our door magnets....

Ok maybe not now, maybe tomorrow...

 

[chip&dale&fun]

Wow...DCL was busy today assigning all the staterooms. I'm glad they didn't wait till 30 days out or less.

You betcha....

A hui hou!

The Hawaiian word for today is Good Night. = A huo Hou...

 

[disneygal0614]

It doesn't take Cheryl from Hokey Donuts long to make custom orders. She is really quick to fill orders and knows that the Hawaii cruise is in the near future.

 

[threebritts]

DCL must have heard me ...im excited everyoines gedtting cabins and its perfect timing....now to go see where I am

 

[EllaEnchanted]

Ooopsie... silly me.... I see now that I was on the incorrect link. I found the right one and entered all our data...I hope it saved. Now I can work on our door magnets....

Ok maybe not now, maybe tomorrow...

You're all good on the Champagne Girls List. It saved properly. Thanks.

 

[SanDiegoSteph]

Grrrrr - we were a 10A GTY and got our stateroom assigned some time ago (#7003). As I'm sure most of you know, there aren't too many 10A staterooms - just a few on Deck 7 and Deck 5 all forward.

We had our ILs reservation linked to ours and they had a GTY 11B. Since there are no 11B staterooms on Deck 7, we had hoped they'd get upgraded to an 11A to be placed near us.

No such luck!

In fact, they assigned them #5133 - 2 decks below us AND all the way aft!!

I just emailed Disney to see if we could get them moved to Deck 6 forward (#6303-6323). I also offered to upgrade them to 11A if they could give us #7009. Of course, any other 11A wouldn't really be worth the extra $$ especially if they have any of the Deck 6 11Bs that are right below us.

It will be a real hardship for them if they have to walk the whole length of the ship every time they want to see us. (sigh)

Any other suggestions as to how to get our rooms closer together?

Thanks
Stephanie

 

[ssnyder]

We are in 2508. No upgrade. We have always been aft on deck 6 or 7. This is forward so it will be a new experience. We are sort of below the Diversions area which is my favorite hangout so that might prove convenient.

 

[Fivepin]

Wow, hard question. Depends on the hours at the parks that day. If they are open early morning until midnight or so, you could do both parks. DL early over to CA for a few hours in the afternoon and then back to DL until close. It really is way easier to get from one park to the other than at WDW. BUT, if the parks close at 10 then I would just do DL. It has the magic of Walt's touch that you won't find at any other park. I would try to see/do the things that are not at MK.

I may not be the best person to answer this, since I've only been to DL a few times and I'm biased towards WDW. ^_^

You might be able to get both done in a day if you skip some of the rides that you can get at either park (DL or WDW). Maybe it is just me but I didn't think that either park was that big.

If you only pick one, personally I would go to Disneyland because it has the majority of my favorite rides and some that are different from WDW. Go Matterhorn!
California Adventure was okay, though, if you love Soarin' make sure you go because the wait never seems to be as long at DL as it is at WDW. Maybe because they are in California?

They also have a nice setup with their Downtown Disney area. It's compact and has plenty of food choices and places to shop!


Just my two cents and a hair clip on the matter.

DO NOT skip Pirates of the Caribbean or Space Mountain. They are NOT the same in both parks. I would also recommend not skipping the Haunted Mansion. Tower of Terror, I could skip that, I don't like the one-shaft mechanism at DL.

Hi
I have an annual pass to Disneyland Resort and love both parks. I guess it also depends if you have kids and what their ages are. If you plan on getting a park hopper ticket then I would recommend both parks but if you are only going to go to one park, I would go to Disneyland - the original. California Adventure (DCA) is under construction so there are areas that are fenced off. You can walk right into DCA from the Grand Californian. I think you are there on a Saturday so the parks are open late (Disneyland usually till midnight and DCA till 10). They are both doable knowing you cannot do everything. Definitely use fast passes. They are different systems in each park so you can get more than one fast pass at a time. I recommend the World of Color at California Adventure and the fireworks are great at Disneyland. The hotel used to give out fast passes that when you stuck them in the machine gave you fast passes that you could use right then (did not have to wait for a time later in the day as is typical). Works great so you can get more rides in.

My recommended attractions at Disneyland- Space Mountain (in my opinion better than WDW), Finding Nemo cuz WDW does not have it, Matterhorn if it is back up again (they were working on it), Small World, Pirates, Tiki Room, Indiana Jones (not at WDW). At DCA: Soarin over California, Screamin, Toy Story Mania (not fast pass so always long lines), Grizzly Rapids (you will get wet but you are staying next to the ride so can always change). You have to go see Aladdin-it is a great musical!

We always go to the Grand Californian to White Water for lunch instead of in the parks. Call dining and get reservations for the evening so you do not have to wait in line if you are eating at the park or a restaurant in the park. Sorry I am not much help in the dining department.

Have fun and remember the Disneyland Resort is a lot smaller than WDW. You can walk from your hotel to Downtown Disney to Disneyland to DCA. No buses!

Honestly, if you can only do one thing at DL, I'd suggest it be World of Color at California Adventure. It's so so so good. Jason and I love it. (In fact he watches it on Youtube all the time just for fun). We're really only going to have one day at the parks, too, because we get in late on the 27th...so we are getting a one day, 2 park hopper pass. There are lots of things at DL we will not NEED to ride (like most of the duplicates from WDW). The only two things I'm totally set on doing are WOC and the Little Mermaid...everything else is gravy as far as I'm concerned.

Thank you everyone for their advice. It looks we will get the park hopper for the day. Still have to check if there is magical hour for that day the 28th. It looks like we are planning on WOC for the 28th 1st show, just need to figure out which restaurant.

Awww...this earrings are might cute, but I got too many already LOL

That's why I haven't ordered yet-can't decide.

To all the people organizing stuff for this cruise to make it so memorable, thank you once again for your hard work. I don't know how you do it. I'm struggling to get all the FE's done for both cruises!