August 16, 2011, Disney Dream - Part 2

[jenanderson]

Is there a kids thread for this cruise my daughter who will be 15 at cruising time wants to chat with friends?

No kid's thread at this time but there is a Kids Connect page on our website that lists some of the kids who are looking to chat with others and how they can connect (e-mails and such are listed). My DD will also be 15 at cruise time!

 

[kritter]

Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We just arrived today @ Disney's Vero Beach!!

 

[crystald]

How do you go on cruise website....its says not authorized

 

[hmansure]

How do you go on cruise website....its says not authorized

Send jenanderson a PM and she will send you the password/sign-on info.

 

[hmansure]

Hope everyone had a nice 4th of July!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We just arrived today @ Disney's Vero Beach!!

This year we stayed close to home for the 4th. After a day by the pool we had tickets to a local minor league baseball game. We were in a reserved section with some decent food (picnic variety) all included so it was nice. After the game we were permitted to go out on to the field, spread a blanket, and watch the fireworks - which were decent (many towns near us canceled fireworks this year). After the show of course my kids pointed out that the fireworks we saw at the MK last year were "better" <LOL> No duh!

The heat is blasting us here! Today - 102 degrees perhaps?! I could not run this morning because it was already over 90 degrees by 9AM.

Short work week

 

[hmansure]

Rescuing us from hitting page 3!

Back to work today.... just stepped out to get some lunch.... I really can't describe what it felt like to walk out into the heat we are experiencing... It topped out at 104 yesterday (after a 100 on Monday) and is 100 here currently. Hopefully relief is coming - especially for those most vunerable in this wind of weather.

 

[jenanderson]

Rescuing us from hitting page 3!

Back to work today.... just stepped out to get some lunch.... I really can't describe what it felt like to walk out into the heat we are experiencing... It topped out at 104 yesterday (after a 100 on Monday) and is 100 here currently. Hopefully relief is coming - especially for those most vunerable in this wind of weather.

Thank you for rescuing us!

Sounds like the east coast is getting hit with heat...please send it to the mid-west! My DH would like to tell you that it is hot here but it is just warm. The temps are in the mid to high 80s and it is humid...but it is not hot.

Just have to share...Jude (jbm02) and I signed up for the 2011 Disney Princess Half Marathon yesterday! Totally excited as it allows me to plan for a WDW trip while waiting for our cruise. It is going to be such a fun trip and we are hoping that Kristin can come with and cheer us on (I will get her an honorary princess outfit that matches mine)!

As for the cruise...DD was very excited about the spa for teens (or excited as a teen gets). I have a feeling some of her hard earned allowance will be spent on some sort of treatment there. She loves being pampered and all the fine things in life!

Hope everyone is staying cool!
Jen

 

[elgerber]

Thank you for rescuing us!

Sounds like the east coast is getting hit with heat...please send it to the mid-west! My DH would like to tell you that it is hot here but it is just warm. The temps are in the mid to high 80s and it is humid...but it is not hot.

Just have to share...Jude (jbm02) and I signed up for the 2011 Disney Princess Half Marathon yesterday! Totally excited as it allows me to plan for a WDW trip while waiting for our cruise. It is going to be such a fun trip and we are hoping that Kristin can come with and cheer us on (I will get her an honorary princess outfit that matches mine)!

As for the cruise...DD was very excited about the spa for teens (or excited as a teen gets). I have a feeling some of her hard earned allowance will be spent on some sort of treatment there. She loves being pampered and all the fine things in life!

Hope everyone is staying cool!
Jen

OK Jen, Saturday it was HOT! 92 and 70 degree dewpoints??? Maybe not NYC hot, but it was more than warm .

 

[jenanderson]

OK Jen, Saturday it was HOT! 92 and 70 degree dewpoints??? Maybe not NYC hot, but it was more than warm .

Erika - I will tell you...there has to be something wrong with my internal thermostat!

Yep, Saturday was hot but the rest of the days have not been. I think we reached 90° up north. You have to admit though, this week has not been hot...just warm.

I think I just need a good old stretch of 90-100° days and then I will feel better and enjoy the 80s.

 

[elgerber]

Erika - I will tell you...there has to be something wrong with my internal thermostat!

Yep, Saturday was hot but the rest of the days have not been. I think we reached 90° up north. You have to admit though, this week has not been hot...just warm.

I think I just need a good old stretch of 90-100° days and then I will feel better and enjoy the 80s.

Now, I never claimed the other days were hot, just Saturday LOL. The rest have just been humid and sticky, yuck! Hot and dry would be nice. This muggy stuff is gross. We are heading to Duluth Saturday, not usually hot there, but I'm cool with that!

 

[jenanderson]

Enjoy Duluth! We love to go there and visit the lake, drive up to some of the state parks and enjoy being outside. I am thinking it would be cool to go up there and camp out still this summer.

Are you guys doing anything special?

Now, I never claimed the other days were hot, just Saturday LOL. The rest have just been humid and sticky, yuck! Hot and dry would be nice. This muggy stuff is gross. We are heading to Duluth Saturday, not usually hot there, but I'm cool with that!

 

[BigDogHU75]

OK! Enough of the 100 degree weather. Jen, I would send it to you if I could. i drove past a sign yesterday and the temperature read 102 and today it read 103. However, the humidity makes it unbearable.

For those in this heat wave, stay safe and cool.

 

[ICEMANPAD]

Well we are going to see some cooler weather...heading to Hendersonville, NC in the morning for parents' weekend at son's camp..evening temps in the 60's and highs only in the 80's...

Chuck

 

[gfolchick]

I just booked an unplanned trip to WDW in 3 weeks! This is the quickest we've planned a trip (not like our veteran Jen who did one in April and was on the road in 3 hours!) Kids don't know yet, but we had a week banked in our timeshare that was going to expire so I couldn't let it go to waste
What do you think my chances are at getting any table service meals at this point? I haven't even looked at a calendar yet to see when Early Entry/Late Opening days are yet to come up with some plan.

We're back up to 100 here in CT, weather is supposed to break tomorrow and go to a more comfortable 80's through the weekend. Jim and Daniel are camping with Boy Scouts so that is good news for them since they are hiking into their campsite (all uphill of course!).

 

[uncw89]

I just booked an unplanned trip to WDW in 3 weeks! This is the quickest we've planned a trip (not like our veteran Jen who did one in April and was on the road in 3 hours!) Kids don't know yet, but we had a week banked in our timeshare that was going to expire so I couldn't let it go to waste
What do you think my chances are at getting any table service meals at this point? I haven't even looked at a calendar yet to see when Early Entry/Late Opening days are yet to come up with some plan.

We're back up to 100 here in CT, weather is supposed to break tomorrow and go to a more comfortable 80's through the weekend. Jim and Daniel are camping with Boy Scouts so that is good news for them since they are hiking into their campsite (all uphill of course!).

Have fun! You might luck out with some ADR's. If you can't get any online, try calling I hear that some times they get last miniute cancellations that don't show up online!

Stay cool everyone! It was nice for the 4th, but the temps are back up in the 90's.

 

[jenanderson]

I just booked an unplanned trip to WDW in 3 weeks! This is the quickest we've planned a trip (not like our veteran Jen who did one in April and was on the road in 3 hours!) Kids don't know yet, but we had a week banked in our timeshare that was going to expire so I couldn't let it go to waste
What do you think my chances are at getting any table service meals at this point? I haven't even looked at a calendar yet to see when Early Entry/Late Opening days are yet to come up with some plan.

We're back up to 100 here in CT, weather is supposed to break tomorrow and go to a more comfortable 80's through the weekend. Jim and Daniel are camping with Boy Scouts so that is good news for them since they are hiking into their campsite (all uphill of course!).

Have a great trip! As for the table service meals...be creative and possibly be open to trying new places. I also know that when we took our last minute trip, we could have gotten some reservations and that was spring break. We checked online but in the end did not make any because we wanted to save money. I think you should also call Disney dining when you get there and check each morning with Guest Services in the park for any unexpected openings. You will have to let us know what you end up getting!

To all my east coast cruising friends...stay cool!

Time to go run....
Jen

 

[jbm02]

Good morning everyone!!!
...for all of you veteran DCLers out there...I am trying to convince my parents to join my sis and her family on their Dream cruise in April 2010 (the timing does not work for them to join us on ours..and it just might result in my DH jumping overboard!!! ) Anyway, they think that it will be too "kiddish", even though they have APs, own DVC and love Disney. Any ides for arguments to convince them?? My sis lives in Nevada (my parents are in NY and FL) and have DD06 and DS 08....
Have a great day everyone!!!
Jude

 

[sdchickie]

Well we are going to see some cooler weather...heading to Hendersonville, NC in the morning for parents' weekend at son's camp..evening temps in the 60's and highs only in the 80's...

Chuck

We're going to Kerr Lake next week, I hope the temps stay that nice for us when we're down there! I can't believe how hot it has been here either, I've been either in the house or in the pool since the heat wave started.

 

[sdchickie]

What do you think my chances are at getting any table service meals at this point?

Something I did last time was just go to the place you want to eat just as they're opening (dinner is usually around 4) and ask, they usually can squeeze you in. It is a wait sometimes but other times it's only a couple of minutes. We have done this for O'Hannas, sci-fi, and even the Garden Grill. Just call and see what time they open and go about 10-15 min. before to see if they have any openings. Another thing is if they have a reservation open but it's not at the time you want (too late), take it and then go earlier when you want to eat and see if they have any openings, they will take you before any walk ups because you have a reservation. Good Luck!

 

[elgerber]

Enjoy Duluth! We love to go there and visit the lake, drive up to some of the state parks and enjoy being outside. I am thinking it would be cool to go up there and camp out still this summer.

Are you guys doing anything special?

Not really. We leave the kids home and drive the convertible up there, and go to Two Harbors and just stop anywhere along the way that strikes our fancy. Two Harbors has their summer festival this weekend with a HUGE parade and a car show and craft show. We stumbled upon it years ago, and have gone several times since. It's fun.
Then we'll just hang out in canal park for the evening and people/boat watch. Maybe go for a malt at the Portland Malt Shoppe!