August 2012

[dsnycrzy]

Hello everyone,
I just bought my Auto Train tickets so my Arrival date will be 8/8 and departing 8/23. I haven't decided where to stay yet. I'd like to stay a few days at POP and a few days at CBR and the rest offsite. Im super excited after 2 years without WDW.

 

[litlpixie]

Hello everyone,
I just bought my Auto Train tickets so my Arrival date will be 8/8 and departing 8/23. I haven't decided where to stay yet. I'd like to stay a few days at POP and a few days at CBR and the rest offsite. Im super excited after 2 years without WDW.

Another member of TEAM AUGUST planning a long stay--Im so jealous of you guys Gonna have to make my 5 day stay count as much as possible!!

 

[Jake & Crew]

We are very excited have Disney on the calendar for 2012 ! Has been quite a while since we have been home

We at are staying at the BCV for the first part of the week then moving overto the AKL. We love to shake it up and have a goal of staying at every property

 

[AR81]

We are booked at POP from Aug 2nd-Aug 7th. The only thing we don't have yet is airfare which is driving me completely crazy!!! We are super excited. We have only been once before 9 years ago and needless to say didn't get to see a lot during that trip. Since then we have had our youngest so it is his first trip and we are super excited!!! Assure me I picked a good resort in POP. We wanted POFQ but it wasn't available with my pin...

 

[WeCantWait]

We will be there 8/27- 9/4. Staying at the WL! Can't come soon enough!

 

[jdd]

Count us in!

Driving down on August 4th, staying two nights on the dark side (the kids have to see WWofHP), then 5 nights at AKV - Kidani. Really splurging on this vacation - we're doing a 2-bedroom villa on rented points (can't beat the price there!) Since this is our umpteenth trip, we plan on spending more time at the resort, so wanted to be able to spread out.

I'd love to hear more about ordering groceries too. I'm planning one "restaurant" meal for each day, but want to do breakfasts and one other meal each day at the room (since we have a full kitchen). I was thinking of packing most of the stuff, since we're driving, but would love to know if garden grocer would be an affordable alternative...

 

[DanceMomCG]

Add me in to the August group! :cheer:

We are driving down - starting on the 3rd and stopping on the 4th in Daytona for the hubs to recoop from the overnight drive. Then we are booked from the 5th to the 11th at AllStarMusic.

This is our 5th time driving down from NJ, and my second (but families 1st) staying at ASMu. Wanted AKL but opted to go cheaper to splurge on Cirque this year!

 

[tweedlemom]

August 19-26 at ASMo
Can't wait!!!

 

[wallawallakids]

Count us in too!! August 23-30! Can't wait. Staying at BWI!

 

[Lucys2200]

Count me in!!! Booked yesterday My sister and I will be staying at the All Stars Music resort from August 5-10. My first time staying on-site.

 

[LeighDisney]

Another for Team August! We will have a convoy driving down! We have two cousins visiting from Germany, my MIL, DH, DD, DS, and myself. Then my BIL, his wife, and twos boys will be meeting us down there! A total of ten of us! So excited to be planning this family trip! We'll be staying at the AllStarsSports 8/22 - 8/26. My DS will be celebrating his 12th birthday while we are there, and we have lots of first timers, too! I'm way tooooo excited to have this long to wait.

 

[TCKK]

We'll be there from August 27-September 7 with free dining at POP! Can't wait!

 

[litlpixie]

Team August is certainly growing! Has anyone started their thoughts on touring strategy yet? I must admit I have. I'm using EasyWDW this time. Trying to get as much done in 5 days w/out dropping from heat exhaustion or dehydration!!

 

[ellie'smom]

Aug.21st to Aug.25th at Pop,then over to Riverside from the 25th to Sept.
5th.

 

[cruisindisney2007]

We will be there 8/19-8/25......heading on the Disney Fantasy after stay at Poly - all 10 of us. Everything booked and ready; can't wait. We were there last September and got the bounceback offer for the free dining.

 

[Whereisalyssa]

here are our plans so far! i'm sorry if they don't make sense! we might be moving things around a bit as well! ALSO, does anyone have an estimate as to when we will be checked into our resort and ready to go for a swim or to the parks if we land in orlando at noon?

MONDAY: drive to BUFFALO NY, stay at millennium hotel - flight at 9AM tuesday
TUESDAY: resort day - rainforest cafe @ DTD: 5:00pm- WISHES PREFFERED VIEWING @8:45PM
WEDNESDAY: EPCOT DAY (9AM OPEN) - le cellier for lunch @ 11:40AM
to get done: pick a pearl, soarin, mission space, CLUB COOL, world showcase, sum of all thrills, test track (?!)
illuminations@9pm (!?)
dinner - whispering canyon @6:20pm
park closes at 9pm
THURSDAY: *weather dependant* either universal studios (9am-9pm) OR typhoon lagoon (9am-6pm)
Dinner - TREX CAFE @ 6:30pm (cancelling if going to US)
FRIDAY: Magic kingdom (9am-1am) dinner at chef mickeys @5:30pm
to get done: silhouettes, ADVENTURELAND (we somehow skipped this on our other trips!! ), people mover, dole whip
MSEP: 9PM
leave after MSEP miss wishes as we saw it the first night
SATURDAY: hollywood studios (EMH 8am-9pm)
dinner: SCI FI @ 5:10pm
to get done: toy story, rocking' roller coaster, (get fast passes for both), star tours, BATB show, great movie ride, MEET: phineas and ferb, monsters inc.
Fantasmic!: 8:30pm
SUNDAY: *weather dependant* universal studios (9am-9pm) OR typhoon lagoon (10am-5pm) OR AK (9am-6pm) OR MK (9am-12am)
Dinner: planet hollywood @6:30pm
MONDAY: *weather dependant* universal studos (GET HOURS) or typhoon lagoon (10am-5pm) OR AK (8am-5pm) OR MGM (9am-12am)
dinner: TREX @ 6:30pm or 4pm (cancel if going to universal)


haha i hope everyone could understand that mess! those are our own personal notes! we plan on going to IOA at universal for 1 day out of the trip, and typhoon lagoon hopefully twice as it is our favourite park, but it really all depends on the weather!

 

[litlpixie]

here are our plans so far! i'm sorry if they don't make sense! we might be moving things around a bit as well! ALSO, does anyone have an estimate as to when we will be checked into our resort and ready to go for a swim or to the parks if we land in orlando at noon?

We usually end up always getting in approx. 10:25am since we always take the 7:30 flight and we use ME, so for the most part we arrive at the resort at about 11:30 or at least before noon. Check in has never taken long for us, maybe 10 minutes, not including if theres a line. If our room's not ready(and it rarely is that time of day) we take off for lunch or DTD. This has just been my experience.

 

[Whereisalyssa]

We usually end up always getting in approx. 10:25am since we always take the 7:30 flight and we use ME, so for the most part we arrive at the resort at about 11:30 or at least before noon. Check in has never taken long for us, maybe 10 minutes, not including if theres a line. If our room's not ready(and it rarely is that time of day) we take off for lunch or DTD. This has just been my experience.

okay! thats about how long i figured it might take... i'm hoping we'll be all ready to go by at least 2pm

 

[PoohsFan1]

Count us in We will be there from 8/28-9/9 doing a split between the Poly and BLT . I am really looking forward to this stay since this is the longest we have stayed on Disney property, plus we will be going to both water parks and Disneyquest for the first time . Our touring plan looks like this....Note that our DxDP will not start until 8/31 when we check into BLT, when we are staying at the Poly we are paying OOP.

8/28 - Arrival Day/checking into Poly/Heading to Epcot ....lunch at Kona Cafe whenever we get there (around noonish)
8/29 - DHS...lunch at Sci Fi, Dinner at 50's
8/30 - MK...doing CS meals all day
8/31 - Transfer to BLT/AK Day...lunch at Tusker House, Dinner at California Grill
9/1 - Typhoon Lagoon...Breakfast at Cape May Cafe, Dinner at Narcoossee's
9/2 - Epcot...Breakfast at Akershus, Lunch at Le Cellier, Dinner at Coral Reef.
9/3 - Open in Morning/MK later in the afternoon....1900 Park Fare Breakfast, Afternoon Tea with just my girls @ 2pm (DH will be finding something to do on his own), dinner at LTT then it is off to play the Sorcerer's of the MK game.
9/4 - DHS...Mama Melrose Fantasmic dining package for lunch, Brown Derby Dinner
9/5 - Disneyquest/Open Day....Boma's Breakfast, Fulton's Crabhouse dinner
9/6 - Epcot....Chef De France lunch, Teppan Edo dinner
9/7 - Blizzard Beach...O'hanas Character breakfast, Artist Point dinner
9/8 - MK...Crystal Palace breakfast, Tony's Town Square lunch, CRT dinner
9/9 - Departure Day/MK ...breakfast at Chef Mickey's.

Now if the new Be our Guest Restaurant opens up before we are there, then I will be doing some rearranging with my dining plans .

 

[crostorfer]

Yay, another August thread.

Heading home to the Polynesian 8/25-9/1. We're doing it in style this time, we're staying Club Level, whoo-hoooooo!

I can't remember my dining plans off of the top of my head but I think our general plan is:

Saturday: Arrive at 6am in Orlando. Breakfast at Kona, then cabana rental at the pool/ Epcot P.M.

Sunday: AK A.M
DHS P.M

Monday: Blizzard Beach

Tuesday: US/IoA

Wednesday: Typhoon Lagoon

Thursday: Magic Kingdom A.M
Epcot P.M

Friday: Magic Kingdom A.M
Epcot P.M

I know I have reservations at Tusker House, Ohana and Kona for breakfast, and Le Cellier, California Grill, Tutto Italia, Sci Fi (willing to give the new menu a chance, and Rose and Crown for dinner, but I don't remember which days and times, LOL.