August planners, lets plan together!

[goofy's_gurl]

You're probably right and that's probably why they offered me free park tickets and free dining for all 4 of my kids. They want more people to go early August. Works for me!!!

how did you get free tickets and free food??

 

[momsavealot]

how did you get free tickets and free food??

A pin code I got by email but only for travel by 8/8 ( or so I thought - later learned that as long as you arrived before 8/8, you can extend the discount beyond that).

 

[Aliceacc]

Hi everyone! SO exciting to hear all the plans of people going around the same time as us! I'm making my ADRs in a couple days, but now I'm beginning to second guess myself on what day is the correct day to call... we arrive at Disney on August 21... Do I call on the 22 or the 23rd?

...Don't mind me, I'm the English major that had to take Math 101 three times!

The 23rd.

 

[nan214]

You're probably right and that's probably why they offered me free park tickets and free dining for all 4 of my kids. They want more people to go early August. Works for me!!!

I am sooo jealous!! thats great! we got the buy 4 get 3 free deal. but we only have 1 kid over 3 so we still made out pretty good. we are heading down 8/8. Hope they dont promote early august too much, im hoping for lower crowds!
have a great time!

 

[nan214]

I just saw on the Unofficial Guide to Disneyworld website that the crowd levels were predicted now at a 6. We are going 8/3 - 8/13 and originally it was mostly 8's with a few 7's.

I hope that prediction holds true.

Im crossing my fingers! going just about the same time 8/8-8/15..... can you imagine only level 6 crowds in august!! that would be awesome.

 

[TinaLala]

HURRAY!! I get to post on here too!!! Today we decided to book a trip for the last week in August into September using the free dining plan. Using our reward credits it's only going to cost us $1000 for the four of us to go.

Reading your posts make me a little nervous about the ADRs. I've got a few mapped out. So if we're in the 90days then I'm going to call tomorrow and if we decide not to go then I'll cancel them.

8/31 Mama Melrose - fantasmic package - Studios
9/1 Le Cellier - Epcot
9/2 Ohana - MK
9/3 Chef Mickey - AK
9/4 1900 Park Fare
9/5 ?

It's hard it's really not the right thing to do - spend the money on the vacation, but boy we really want to go!! We were just there last April - IT'S A DISEASE!!

 

[IMALOVNDISNEY]

We're going Aug. 19th - 30th. Called yesturday and got all the ADRs I wanted except for LeCellier. But, was able to get it on another day.

I was getting alittle scared thinking it was going to be hard getting what I wanted with Free Dinning. Only had to change a couple of times around and they were all with in 1/2 hr. of what I wanted anyway. Now I don't know what to do with myself.....Oh yea, I just surf the Dis for more great ideas.

 

[taymacsmom]

We are in!! Aug. 17 - 23 at POR. First time there and first time with free dining. Made all our plans and ADRs already so now, with so much time left til we go, I am second, third and fourth guessing my plans! Background, we have park hoppers but did not add the the water parks. Have planned to go one day to BB (and pay oop for one day pass). Here are our plans. Any suggestions or comments?

Aug. 17 - arrive at MCO 11:00 am, EPCOT, Dinner at Chefs de France @5:30,
hop to AK for evening EMH

Aug.18 - MK (morning EMH), lunch @ Tony's Town Square @12:05, back to
resort for swim and nap, back to MK and possible hop to EPCOT for
evening EMH or to HS for Fantasmic, CS dinner somewhere (?)

Aug. 19 - AK (morning EMH), CS lunch @ AK, dinner at Cape May @ 5:30,
possible hop to HS for evening EMH

Aug. 20 - BB (morning EMH), dinner @ Chef Mickey's @ 7:05 after shower
and change out of bathing suits

Aug. 21 - HS (morning EMH), CS lunch @ HS, swim and nap, dinner @ 1900
Park Fare @ 6:15, hop to MK for evening EMH and Spectromagic

Aug. 22 - Open to doing whatever everyone wants to repeat, lunch @ Tutto
Italia @ 12:00, then lots of hopping

Aug. 23 - Pack up, check out , DTD for lunch at Earl of Sandwich and
some shopping, depart MCO @5:15pm

Thinking about some changes. I can't help myself, I am an obsessive planner and thinker and rethinker.

Can't wait to be there, but, in a strange way, don't want the day to come because then it will all be over before I know it! Crazy I know, but in some strange way, this is a great part of the trip.

 

[JRoyster86]

Just booked our plane tickets!!! Ahhh, now it feels like it's actually happening! Made our ADRs yesterday, booked the plane tickets today...

SO EXCITED!!

 

[Disney Brat]

We will be staying at POP Aug 26-Sept 6! This will be our first stay at POP, and we are looking so forward to it!! Just sent in the final payment and booked our flights last week! Everything is so real now. We are just finalizing our ADR's and counting down to the 28th, when we can make them!!

 

[mikkiwikki]

they are out!

 

[disneyjunkie]

Please tell me I'm not the only one watching WDW vacation videos on youtube?

 

[taymacsmom]

Please tell me I'm not the only one watching WDW vacation videos on youtube?

You're not!!! Watched quite a few this morning with my DS4.

 

[TinaLala]

Does anyone know the times of the parades, fireworks or the spectromagic parade in august and september?

 

[PrincessMom4]

We are getting excited... Just booked again.... I had a small disney fix while I was waiting for the dining members to answer my call. ....." I am walking right down the middle of Main Street USA..." song is going through my head still

 

[TinaLala]

So 7am I'm on the phone this morning to make my ADRs for 8/27-9/2.

Tried to book Ohana - full all week. Tried to book LeCellier - booked all week.

I got the following

8/27 - Mama Melrose for LUNCH!
8/28 - Nine Dragon
8/29 - 1900 Park Fare
8/30 - Chef Mickey I was shocked to get that
8/31 - Tony's Town Square

I'm pissed that I couldn't get Ohana's! That's our favorite restaurant ever and DH wanted to get LeCellier so desperately! I'm thinking maybe when we get down there we can make some changes.

How did everyone else do with their ADRS? Anyone packing yet?

I so desperately want to pack, but I can't. This trip is a major surprise for our girls so I can't do anything until August. This morning I think DD9 heard me on the phone, but I covered it up pretty well. I'm sad though this trip there will be no BBB or Alice Tea party . Just a bland vacation to save money - hello at least we're going right.

 

[kidsrfun]

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So 7am I'm on the phone this morning to make my ADRs for 8/27-9/2.

Tried to book Ohana - full all week. Tried to book LeCellier - booked all week.

I got the following

8/27 - Mama Melrose for LUNCH!
8/28 - Nine Dragon
8/29 - 1900 Park Fare
8/30 - Chef Mickey I was shocked to get that
8/31 - Tony's Town Square

I'm pissed that I couldn't get Ohana's! That's our favorite restaurant ever and DH wanted to get LeCellier so desperately! I'm thinking maybe when we get down there we can make some changes.

How did everyone else do with their ADRS? Anyone packing yet?

I so desperately want to pack, but I can't. This trip is a major surprise for our girls so I can't do anything until August. This morning I think DD9 heard me on the phone, but I covered it up pretty well. I'm sad though this trip there will be no BBB or Alice Tea party . Just a bland vacation to save money - hello at least we're going right.

I know how you feel!! I tried to get O'Hana for two seperate night during the 14 nights that we are there and couldn't get anything! Crazy!! I did get LeCellier tho, so that made us happy and instead of O'Hana, we picked Kona. I'm happy to be going there, but not as happy as Ohana!

The reservations that I got are:

Kona
Mama Melrose (330pm for the fantasmic dinner package)
Crystal Palace for breakfast prior to MK opening
Wave
Chef Mickey for Breakfast
1900 Park Fare for Breakfast
Le Cellier
Teppan Edo
Tusker House (dinner)
Trails End (prior to carriage ride... I hope)
Yachtman's Steakhouse prior to Illuminations Cruise
Boma
Raglan Road

I'm really pretty happy with them!!

I CAN'T WAIT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[CanadianPaco]

I am amazed at how insane booking ADRs have been. But I have to say I was swayed by the posts. When I went to make mine on Tuesday, I thought that there would be no way I could Cali Grill during the week of Aug 24th. There was a thread devoted to that fact. So I started with Le Cellier instead. I managed after 4 attempts to get a lunch at Le Cellier and almost didn't even bother to ask about Cali Grill. But I did and guess what? I got it for the night we arrive. If I had been totally swayed, we wouldn't be watching Wishes from the balcony!

 

[lisaross]

Not sure if i posted my ADR's here on not...Anyway, i made mine on Thursday...After getting disconnected 2x was pretty happy - actually got eveything i asked for..of course i was pretty flexible w/the days etc.

8/26 Garden Grill (7:05P) would have liked a bit earlier...
8/27 Cehf de France 5:30p
8/28 50's PrimeTime 5:45p
8/29 LeCellier 11:55p
8/30 Yak & Yeti 12:30p (anyone try this???)
8/31 Crystal Palace 5:50p
9/1 Chef Mickeys 5:40p


lisa

 

[CanadianPaco]

Hey, we got the very same Le Cellier! See you in line!