Are you an Auguster?

[lorli]

I didn't make the list

I am an Auguster rah rah rah

We'll be there August 30 - September 8 at the Wilderness Lodge!

You made it now.

 

[MEK]

pick me! pick me!

8/24 - 9/1 All Star Music!

 

[Ravenmike]

Aug 29 - Sep 4...Can't wait!

 

[DisGirlAllie]

Warning to all Augusters! It is hot as heck right now! BRING FANS!

 

[stepdisney]

You made it now.

I don't see my name ......But I'm still an Auguster .

 

[Stacerz4life]

im going 8/17-8/24!! just a few more days!!! YAYA!!!

 

[MEG&MINNIE]

Just 3 more days till POP !!!!

 

[disneylover4eva]

leaving on friday too!! also satying at pop. maybe we'll bump into each other

 

[Stacerz4life]

leaving on friday too!! also satying at pop. maybe we'll bump into each other

hey! Im staying at pop starting friday too!! so excited...hope you both have fun!!

 

[swalke6]

Warning to all Augusters! It is hot as heck right now! BRING FANS!

I'm glad you had fun. Hot, sweaty, fun!

It is humid in DE now too, but I KNOW what Florida summers are like & nothing compares. (I had friends from Phoenix who were going in August one year who couldn't understand why I thought they might be uncomfortable when they lived in 100 degrees for a good part of the year.... that is until they got back. They said even their sweat felt hot & they've never felt so yucky in their lives. Welcome to Florida -showers are a waste of time.

3 questions:
1. how did you beat the heat?
2. how crowded were the parks? (aka your estimate of wait times in the afternoon for popular attractions?) My husband keeps insisting he wants to be able to relax and not rush in the mornings & I keep telling him to at least read the boards to understand that each extra hour you sleep in translates to several hours of waiting in line in the Florida heat for each ride. Burn thru the park in the am & spend the afternoon in the waterparks or hotel pool (my vote), or napping. I reminded him of our trip to Busch Gardens VA last year over Easter where we waited over 2 hours in line for a single ride and then asked him to add the hot sweltering heat of the Florida sun in the summer. I'm asthmatic & he's diabetic...who's going to last the longest? (the 8 year old gets my vote) This helped him think about it at least, but I could use some help waking him up ----any suggestions?
3. rain ponchos. did you need them? Was the weather so unpredictable that you needed them even on days that called for sun most of the time? He is a weather channel fan & will check it frequently and will only agree to ponchos if it is absolutely called for. (this is another sticking point with him on what we need to carry with us. I say they only weigh a few ounces..why not be prepared?)

He is Mr. Consumer Reports and needs to see it in writing or at least several reviews b4 he believes it, but I don't want to wait for 2 days into the trip for him to finally realize he needs to be commando in the morning in order to chill for the rest of the day. This is probably our one and only trip to WDW in this decade, and I want to make the most of it.. especially since the parks close early while we are there (8/21-8/26).

 

[Harlemgirl720]

Warning to all Augusters! It is hot as heck right now! BRING FANS!

Bring it on. I can take it. Been there a few times in August.

 

[crossfamily]

Allie I didn't know you had this thread going. My names not on that list.. I'll be there 21st to the 29th....

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[crossfamily]

Just 3 more days till POP !!!!

leaving on friday too!! also satying at pop. maybe we'll bump into each other

hey! Im staying at pop starting friday too!! so excited...hope you both have fun!!

I'll be there on Tuesday.. Are you guys putting lgmh's in your hotel windows? I'll have them on mine. Look for me as i'll keep my eye out for you guys. Have a great vacation..

 

[stepdisney]

count me in too!!! Aug 30th - Sept 8th.....

Disneydiva we are there the same time Aug. 30 - Sept 8 !!!!! Can't wait!!!!!

Are your attending any of the meets scheduled?

 

[johnstonfamily]

Are you going to Disney in August? If so come and join in! If you are going in August you are an Auguster! It is like a mayer but you are an Auguster! Come and join the club!


I am August 11- August 19.

Go Augusters! Wow as you can see we've already got over 139 Augusters going!

Woo our Augusters cheer!
We are Augusters rah rah rah!
We like the heat rah rah rah
We are AC deprived rah rah rah
We are the Augusters rah rah rah!

Our Auguster Hall of Heat
July 21 - August 8 Chris
July 25- August 5 geffric
July 29 through Aug 5 Smooshdog
7/30-8/2 SillyAuntJen
July 31-Aug 4th Bamafan121s
July 31st thru Aug 6th MeWiseSooner
July 31st - August 14th hogwartsdropout
August 1st-6th Beauty1125
AUGUST 1 - AUGUST 10 Daytona99
8/2-8/9 katdocnorf
August 2nd to the 5th DisneyGirl625
August 4 – 9 sharonmickey
Auguster! 4-9 CaptainH00k
August 4th to the 11th Princess Jessica
Aug 4 to Aug 12 DISUNC
8/4 - 8/12 ‘OhanaMama
August 5-9 Willow1213
8-5 to 8-11 Higginsgirls
August 5-12 chefmb
August 5th - 12th ryantab02
August 5th-12th teach22180
August 5-12 Kazzy1548
August 5th - 19th goofyandplutoluver
August 6 - 11th Mrs.Reese
August 6th-13th tinkerbell60
August 6th- 15th BandGeek911
August 6-16 Disneymaddnes
Aug 7-12 FutureCinderella88
Aug 7 to Aug 13 disney fan1972
August 7-14th Pinkdiamond816
8/7 - 8/16 disneychick2721
August 7-17 CR Resort Fan 4 Life
Aug. 7-17 Luv2CDisney
Aug 7th - 28th chip&dale1
Aug 8 – 13 kikiq
aug8-14 stefffe
8/8 - 8/14 PA2DISNEY
Aug 8-16 fsmith2845
Aug 08-20 Servants of Evan
August 8 - 21 CA Disney Fans
August 8 – 22 candykisses
8/9 - 8/16 InnerStrenth06
August 9-17 PrincessCJM
August 9-18 Jack’s Girl
8-10 to 8-16 Where's Tigger?!?!
8/10-8/17 kk8273
Aug.10-19 Aurora in blue
August 10- August 20 gratenana
Aug 11 – 16 izzys4
8/11-8/16 LoveKermit
Aug 11-17 cruella813
Aug 11-17 sdwjones
August 11-17 Cruella’s Hubby
August 11-19 klofan
August 11-19 ecteacher23
August 11- August 19 DisGirlAllie
August 11 - 25th Adamm
Aug. 12- 18 lillylynnb
August 12th-18th MotherofLandon
August 12-18 Princessbaby
August 12-18 gmotlagh
August 12-18th babybunrab
Aug. 12-18 MD DisneyFreaks
Aug. 12th-19th dlrhine
8/12-8/19 sessharps
August 12-19th GoochiGirl
August 13 – 19 PoohGal05
August 13th-20th MarcyPoo
Aug 13-23 doc hog
August 13 - 23rd stemikger
August 13th to 27th DisneyJo
August 14th - STOPxMickeytime
Aug 14-20th AlyssinWonderland
8/14-8/21 PixiePowered
August 14-21 lorli
Aug 14-22 mrstomrice
August 14-23rd TinkerTracy
August 14-24 jcc0621
Aug. 14-25 dbmarie
August 14th 7am-August 25th 7pm FancyBrat
August 15-19 Cherbear013
August 15-21st dina7
Aug 15-21 clownchk
8/15 – 21 dydo2424
August 15-22 WDWshopaholic
August 15-23 Ariel8676
Aug. 15-Aug. 24 Thumpersmom
August 15-24 VanillaRum
Aug 15-25th diazwoman
8/15-8/26 wendydarling826
Aug 17-24 MEG&MINNIE
August 17-24 SleepingBet
8/17 - 8/24 lesprivate
August 17th-25th Cricketmint
8/17-8/26 zigzagzerr
August 18th - LAS321
Aug 18-22 I Believe n Faries
Aug 18th-23rd Tiggr924
8/18-23 Bethifoody
August 18th thru 25th BrADmatt
August 18-25 baileyonline
August 19-23 Procrastinator
aug 19th -aug 24th hotwheels
August 19-26 Stitch’scousin
August 20 - August 27 storzo
August 20th - 29th PrincessBelle23
August 20th - 30th DizzDoll
August 21-27 swalke6
August 21-August 27th PoohBear2
Aug. 21-28 crazytp93
August 21-29 IMDORY
August 22-25 PrincessSuzanne
aug 22-sep 2 IrishTink
Aug 23 - 26th disneydiva2005
8/23-9/6 Simbee3
August 24th - September 2nd Mickey Mouse Fanatic
August 25 disney100666
August 25-30 StephaBabe50
August 25th-31 rotlex
August 25th - September 1st SmallWorld71
Aug 25-Sept 1 Ellasgirls
8/25-9/2 nellie0100
8/25-9/2 Goofy 4 WDW
August 26th Jasmine45
Aug 26-29 bgbodnar
8/26 to 8/31 RJD
August 26th through August 31st mikkimouse3
August 26th until August 31st mvazul
Aug 26-Sept 1 myrsfmly
August 26- sept 1 robin09
August 26-Sept. 1 PrincessMom4
August 26-September 1 Scornelius
August 26 to September 2 Harlemgirl720
August 26 - Sept. 3 gotalluvmickey
08/26-09/03 Nurse Mommy4
8/26 - 9/3 4disneygenerations
August 26th-September 3rd BuffaloSabres
August 26-sept 4th DisneyTeen2592
Aug 27-31 NikiM20
8-27 ti 9/1 Stitcheriffic
August! 27th - Sept 1st Smile4Me
8-27 to 9-2 Dianewes
August 27-Sept 3 bell.of.the.ball
8/27 to 9/3 matt&jakesmom
Aug 27th -Sept 3rd Cupmom
August 27-September 4 Pirate Me
Aug 27th leaving Sept 5th faindrops27
August 28th-September 4th Pirate Me
Aug 29 - Sept 3 kymickeyfan717
August 31st thru Sept 7th Joyerbides
Aug 30th - Sept 8th disneydiva2007

Aug 30th - Sept 4th johnstonfamily (wish we could stay longer)

 

[Part of Your World]

This year, the heat beat us! We were 10 minutes late to MGM opening, and waited 20 minutes in line to get to the RnR FASTPASS machines!! The crowds were Easter-large! We jumped from gift shop to rest room when a cool respite was required. The amount of sweat flowing from everyone was startling! Even the kids agreed when we decided to leave at 2! It's impossible to have fun waiting in those lines in that heat! We've done August before, but later in the month when the crowds were much smaller. Won't do it again! Today we are trying a new strategy. We are beating the heat by spending the day, 4 hours so far, in the ER waiting for my 6 yo DD to be seen. She had a nasty fall into a marble window silln resulting in a large wide cut on her hip and a little difficulty walking. After sitting so long, she now knows the true meaning of bored, and is walking just fine! Don't try this on your vaca! Make the most of your trip!

 

[nellie0100]

my family and i always go in late august. and even though it is hot (which is expected) the lines seem to be shorter because some kids are already back in school!

just thought id let you know

 

[pamouselover]

Long as the hurricanes stay away I will be ready to deal with the heat.
Hot here in Pa.
Aug. 26th Sept. 2nd Can you say free dinning!

 

[Harlemgirl720]

Long as the hurricanes stay away I will be ready to deal with the heat.
Hot here in Pa.
Aug. 26th Sept. 2nd Can you say free dinning!

I am looking at the weather too. T Been tracking that TD headed towards the carribean. If it continues its path, it should be gone before we leave.

 

[PrincessSuzanne]

I'm glad you had fun. Hot, sweaty, fun!

It is humid in DE now too, but I KNOW what Florida summers are like & nothing compares. (I had friends from Phoenix who were going in August one year who couldn't understand why I thought they might be uncomfortable when they lived in 100 degrees for a good part of the year.... that is until they got back. They said even their sweat felt hot & they've never felt so yucky in their lives. Welcome to Florida -showers are a waste of time.

3 questions:
1. how did you beat the heat?
2. how crowded were the parks? (aka your estimate of wait times in the afternoon for popular attractions?) My husband keeps insisting he wants to be able to relax and not rush in the mornings & I keep telling him to at least read the boards to understand that each extra hour you sleep in translates to several hours of waiting in line in the Florida heat for each ride. Burn thru the park in the am & spend the afternoon in the waterparks or hotel pool (my vote), or napping. I reminded him of our trip to Busch Gardens VA last year over Easter where we waited over 2 hours in line for a single ride and then asked him to add the hot sweltering heat of the Florida sun in the summer. I'm asthmatic & he's diabetic...who's going to last the longest? (the 8 year old gets my vote) This helped him think about it at least, but I could use some help waking him up ----any suggestions?
3. rain ponchos. did you need them? Was the weather so unpredictable that you needed them even on days that called for sun most of the time? He is a weather channel fan & will check it frequently and will only agree to ponchos if it is absolutely called for. (this is another sticking point with him on what we need to carry with us. I say they only weigh a few ounces..why not be prepared?)

He is Mr. Consumer Reports and needs to see it in writing or at least several reviews b4 he believes it, but I don't want to wait for 2 days into the trip for him to finally realize he needs to be commando in the morning in order to chill for the rest of the day. This is probably our one and only trip to WDW in this decade, and I want to make the most of it.. especially since the parks close early while we are there (8/21-8/26).

Swalke6, I am going to try to answer your questions for you as best I can. I haven't been to WDW in August, but their temps seem to be about 10 to 15 degrees cooler than ours and we are at 104 degrees or with heat index about 112 degrees today in Central Alabama. I am looking forward to getting to WDW and it being that much cooler.

Freeze bottles of water at your resort, if you can and take them with you to the parks. Get to the gate at least 30 to 60 minutes before opening time, then when the gates open go ride the most popular rides first. Go back to your room about 1:00pm until about 4:30pm, then go back to the park until closing. That is what we did in June. We made ADRs for restaurants inside the park before official park opening and then we were finished before the crowds even made it into the park. During the time that you are supposed to be there is probably a slower time, since most children have already gone back to school in the south (at least AL and GA kids have). We walked onto most rides. The longest line we saw was for Peter Pan at MK and we didn't want to ride that anyway. Space Mountain had a pretty long line as well as Splash Mountain, again I don't ride those either.

It is iffy on the ponchos. August is not the rainest month in Fl, June is and it rained twice while we were there both times about 3:00p to 4:00p and it lasted only about 30 minutes and it wasn't even a downpour. Usually the rain will cool things off a bit.

The attractions that the line is in a covered area were pretty cool. I carried a hand held fan that I got for $0.75 at Party City and I carried a wet wash cloth from the resort and kept it in the cooler with my ice cold water, sure felt good midday. The water was melted just enough by then to be really refreshing.

I say if DH can't get his bu** in gear go without him. I am not one to get up early except when we got to Disney, then I am up at the bu** crack of dawn and ready to go in a matter of minutes.

Suzanne