Boo to you, and Yo Ho Ho!! An Oct 2012 PTR. Updated 10/22!! Finally!!!!!

[ash-n-brensmom]

Thanks so much for post your answers! It's so much fun to read about other people's experiences and opinions about WDW!

 

[PixieMama]

I'm late, but bring on the Double-Digits Dance!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

I'm late, but bring on the Double-Digits Dance!

I love that I am not dancing alone!! You guys all get it!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Week 14:
The letter N

Nemo

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Just sliding in here! But I can proudly declare that I have read the entire PTR from start to finish...TODAY!!! Can't wait to hear all about your trip. Our 2013 trip will be our first October trip. I am looking forward to it, but just wish it was THIS October. A year and a half is just TOO LONG to have to wait between Disney trips!!!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Just sliding in here! But I can proudly declare that I have read the entire PTR from start to finish...TODAY!!! Can't wait to hear all about your trip. Our 2013 trip will be our first October trip. I am looking forward to it, but just wish it was THIS October. A year and a half is just TOO LONG to have to wait between Disney trips!!!

So glad you are here!! It's awesome to see a familiar face? Nope....name!!!

Anyways, it'll be fun planning along together...I hope that our PTR and TR for this Oct will help you plan your 2013 trip!

 

[nene0182]

Hey there! Just subbing. I followed you over from the FB group, but I need to go back and get caught up on your trip plans!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Thanks for joining in the fun!! Hope you enjoy the read and don't forget to share your planning with us as well!!

 

[oopsiDAISY]

Kind of bored this morning, so I thought I would tackle this thing:

DISNEY WORLD SURVEY

1. What is your name?::

Connie~oopsiDAISY

2. When was the first time you went to Disney World?::

1978

3. When was the last time you went to Disney World?::

March 2012

4. When is the next time you will be in Disney World?::

October 2013

GETTING THERE

5. How do you usually get to to Disney World?::

We drive...although last time we went I got a killer deal for SW and we actually got to fly. It was my childrens' first time flying.

6. What do you do to pass the time while getting there?::

Watch DVD's, talk, and EAT lots!

7.Do you have any particularly memorable or interesting experiences you can recall happening on your journey to Disney World?::

Three spills that happened during a two hour flight...

LODGING

8. What is your favorite place you have stayed at and why? It does not have to be on property::

POR~ it is big, but peaceful. LOVE the pool there (the heat was working when we stayed there )

9. What is your least favorite place you have stayed at and why? (It doesn't necessarily have to be a bad place, it's just that maybe out of all your list of favorites, this would be your least favorite)::

ASMu~ too noisy...lots of cheerleaders.

MAGIC KINGDOM

10. What is your favorite attraction in the MK?

Pirates of the Caribbean

11. What is your least favorite attraction in the MK?

Stitch...ugh, why is that attraction still in existence?

12. Tell me a random memory you have involving the MK.

We went for DD's 9th birthday in 2011. It was just magical to have characters stop during the Main St. Electrical Parade to tell her "Happy Birthday, Princess!"

13. What is your favorite place to eat in the MK?

Columbia Harbor House

EPCOT

14. What is your favorite attraction in Epcot?

Test Track Baby! (said in my best Stacy voice )

15. What is your least favorite attraction in Epcot?

Universe of Energy... snoozefest~

16. Tell me a random memory you have involving Epcot.

Meeting up with friends from home to have lunch at Sunshine Seasons and ride Test Track together.

17. What is your favorite place to eat in Epcot?

CS~ Sunshine Seasons
TS~ Chefs de France

18. What is your favorite country in the World Showcase?

Japan! I love the shops there, and Pick a Pearl

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS

19. What is your favorite attraction in HS?

Rock n Roller Coaster

20. What is your least favorite attraction in HS?

none~LOVE that park!

21. Tell me a random memory you have involving HS.

Jumping up and down acting like an idiot so that I would be picked to be in the Indy show...I was the first audience member picked for that particular showing of it!

22. What is your favorite place to eat in HS?

Haven't found one yet...not crazy about the CS choices, and we have had bad experiences at both 50's PT and Sci-Fi.

23. Do you watch the Citizens of Hollywood?

Occasionally

ANIMAL KINGDOM

24. What is your favorite attraction in the AK?

Expedition Everest

25. What is your least favorite attraction in the AK?

At the risk of getting lynched~ not crazy about the Nemo show.

26. Tell me a random memory you have involving the AK.

My very first bite of a jalepeno pretzel...heaven on earth!

27. What is your favorite place to eat in the AK?

Flame Tree BBQ!!!

OTHER DISNEY PLACES

28. Which water parks have you been to and which one was your favorite?
We haven't been to either of the water parks. Our oldest DD has requested a water park this time, though.

29. What was your favorite part about that water park?

Need to go and find out!


30. Have you been to Disney Quest?

Nope

31. What was your favorite thing about Disney Quest?

Not going and spending the extra money!


32. Have you been to the Wide World of Sports?

No.


33. What was your favorite thing about the Wide World of Sports?

I have heard the food at ESPN Zone is yummy.




EXTINCT DISNEY

34. What are some of your favorite attractions that are no longer around?

20,000 Leagues Under the Sea...it makes me incredibly sad that they got rid of this...Disneyland still has it, why can't we???


35. Have you ever been to Discovery Island when it was still running?

No.


36. Have you ever been to River Country when it was still running?

No.

37. What was your favorite part about the now shut down Pleasure Island?

Never went.


38. What is your favorite extinct show/parade?

We really miss the parade at DHS..the new one is lame!( I agree!)


RANDOMS

39. What is one thing you MUST do every time you go to Disney?

Pirates of the Caribbean and Jungle Cruise....we missed JC this time because we waited until evening EMH to do it and they didn't open it for EMH even though the app said it was supposed to be open. This was my worst disappointment from our trip.


40. What is one thing you MUST eat every time you go to Disney?

After that first heavenly bite of jalepeno pretzel I have daydreams about that goodness...it will from now on be on my must do list!

41. What is something you haven't done yet that you look forward to doing?

Fantasyland expansion stuff!!!

42. What is something you have done and have no interest in doing again?

Maelstrom. It was on my must do list because I had never done it...never again, so cheesy!

43. Who is your favorite Disney female?

Mulan~ a sassy, kick-a$$ female!


44. Who is your favorite Disney male?

Captain Jack Sparrow~cooky, crazy and HOT!


45. Who is your favorite Disney villain?

me no like villains...


46. Your earliest Disney Park Memory::

Getting my picture taken with a giant sombrero on.

47. What other Disney Parks have you been to outside of Disney World?

None


48. Have you ever had to explain your love for Disney to someone who just didn't "get" it?

Not really, I just get weird looks because I talk about Disney ALL THE TIME!

49. Blasphemous I know, but where is your favorite place to travel outside of Disney?

Gatlinburg

50. Which Disney character reminds you of you?
IDK...are there any characters that are just absent minded?? .[/SIZE][/FONT][/COLOR]

 

[jenneth79]

Totes late, but following over from the FB page and off to catch up! (Going to be doing a lot of reading, it looksl ike!)

Tee hee!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Awesome!! Another survey filled out!! Love reading these!!

Totes late, but following over from the FB page and off to catch up! (Going to be doing a lot of reading, it looksl ike!)

Tee hee!

Yay another person joining the party!!

Glad to have you here! Not too late, either..unfortunately we still have a long wait ahead of us...90 days to be exact!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Week 15:
The Letter O

Stitch came up with this for the letter o and I thought it was cute!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

So, a few updates to get to....

First, we are 3 months out from our vacation!!

Second, and I am sure that you will all be shocked by this statement..
So, I was looking at our schedule....famous last words, right?

But really, I was and I was thinking about how we needed to add a day of park tickets to our YES package because we made reservations for The Pirate's League on the day we are attending MNSSHP. And we hadn't planned on entering the park before 4 so we didn't buy a ticket for that day. You can't add on to the ticket package at WDW so I needed to either call ahead and request that, or ask my cousin's wife to ask her uncle who works in MK to get us in that day. That was a long shot to begin with, but sadly, now my dear cousin's wife has some family issues to deal with and the last thing she needs is me bugging her to save a couple bucks on tickets.

Which brings me back to needing that extra ticket. Now, Ferb and the girls are scheduled to attend their YES class at AK on our departure day. That's no problem and we have a later flight home that day thanks to Airtran changing our flight to 7 pm. We had originally planned to do AK on the 25th all day and then have dinner at Boma, and then maybe another hour or so on departure day after the YES class ended. Well, Ferb and I talked and instead of adding another ticket day, we have decided to focus our AK attention to departure day and hang at the resort on the 25th.

This means that we will miss the afternoon parade due to returning to the resort to catch ME.
What's that? ME? But I thought you were staying offsite, you say? That's right we are staying off site...but only for our first 6 nights and then we plan to be staying onsite for the last 2 nights. Which brings me to another change in plans.

We have a rental car because we are staying at WBC. I was mentioning to Ferb that we could save some money on the rental by returning it to MCO on the morning we check out of WBC and then take ME to whichever resort we end up at and then use Disney transportation for the remainder 3 days of parks. This would save us over $100 on the rental that we could use towards staying onsite, or even another TS meal if we wanted. I also think we would enjoy riding on ME and the regular Disney buses...I am all for saving money, but sometimes I miss that extra bit of magic like the bus recordings or the ME movie...

Anyways, that decision hasn't been made yet, and we haven't even made any resort reservations for those last two nights yet.

But, as it stands here is our new itinerary for the week:

10/22 Arrive: Raglan Rd dinner
10/23 MK: No ADR
10/24 DHS: 50's Prime Time Cafe
10/25 Rest shop swim: keeping Boma ADR
10/26 MNSSHP: The Plaza
10/27 Rest shop swim: Spirit of Aloha
10/28 Epcot: No ADR
10/29 MK: No ADR
10/30 YES at AK and then touring AK: No ADR

That's it for now...looking forward to our vacation to the Adirondack Mts coming up on Aug 5th! Gonna be so relaxing!!
Hope all is well with everyone!

 

[kdka421]

So, a few updates to get to....

First, we are 3 months out from our vacation!!
That's it for now...looking forward to our vacation to the Adirondack Mts coming up on Aug 5th! Gonna be so relaxing!!
Hope all is well with everyone!

Followed you over from FB

Woohoo, I like seeing another ticker at 3 months out!
Your schedule is looking great.

Also --- you're headed to the Adirondacks?? Cool! That's our neck of the woods (almost). We're just a little south from there, but that's our summer vacation spot, my grandparents own a little cabin up there. We were just up there last weekend. Whereabouts in the Adirondacks are you going to be?

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Followed you over from FB

Woohoo, I like seeing another ticker at 3 months out!
Your schedule is looking great.

Also --- you're headed to the Adirondacks?? Cool! That's our neck of the woods (almost). We're just a little south from there, but that's our summer vacation spot, my grandparents own a little cabin up there. We were just up there last weekend. Whereabouts in the Adirondacks are you going to be?

Welcome! So glad to have you here! We are staying in a house in Indian Lake. It's on Lake Abanakee. We can't wait. We always camped in the Rondies while growing up so my parents are really happy about it to!

Where's are you guys staying in Disney?

 

[jenseib]

How exciting. I think you have made some goo changes....get that room booked though!

 

[khertz]

So fun that you get to stay onsite for a couple of days! As much as we have loved our stays at WBC in the past and look forward to our future stays there, onsite will always have that little pull on me. I'm sure your kids will be excited about that too! It just might be hard going from a big unit at WBC to a little resort room (unless you swing for an AoA suite maybe? ). Can't wait to see which resort you choose!

 

[kdka421]

Welcome! So glad to have you here! We are staying in a house in Indian Lake. It's on Lake Abanakee. We can't wait. We always camped in the Rondies while growing up so my parents are really happy about it to!

Where's are you guys staying in Disney?

Cool! We stay at Brant Lake, that's about an hour East of where you'll be. Beautiful area.

Our WDW trip is booked at Caribbean Beach. We're okay with that if that's what it ends up being (I haven't stayed there since my first trip when I was 10, so it'll be nice to visit again), but I keep looking to see if any of the other mods open up. All the other mods have queen beds now, that'd be a lot nicer than the double beds at CBR.

Oh! Your plan says you're also doing MNSSHP on the 25th, is that still the plan? That's the date we'll be there too Awesome!

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

How exciting. I think you have made some goo changes....get that room booked though!

I know I need to get on that...

So fun that you get to stay onsite for a couple of days! As much as we have loved our stays at WBC in the past and look forward to our future stays there, onsite will always have that little pull on me. I'm sure your kids will be excited about that too! It just might be hard going from a big unit at WBC to a little resort room (unless you swing for an AoA suite maybe? ). Can't wait to see which resort you choose!

We are still thinking we want to stay at AoA..most likely a LM room because of cost, though. It's only two nights and while it will be cramped, at least we won't need to spread out as much for such a short stay.

Cool! We stay at Brant Lake, that's about an hour East of where you'll be. Beautiful area.

Our WDW trip is booked at Caribbean Beach. We're okay with that if that's what it ends up being (I haven't stayed there since my first trip when I was 10, so it'll be nice to visit again), but I keep looking to see if any of the other mods open up. All the other mods have queen beds now, that'd be a lot nicer than the double beds at CBR.

Oh! Your plan says you're also doing MNSSHP on the 25th, is that still the plan? That's the date we'll be there too Awesome!

We stayed at CBR in 2009 with a renovated room and I was bummed that they didn't decide to put queens in the mod hotels. Low and behold, they started to do just that a few years later. Those doubles can be very cramped when you are talking an extended stay. We loved CBR, though, very beautiful and relaxing and a great pool area with two slides.

We are planning to attend MNSSHP on the 26th actually. I tried to switch it to the 25th, but we couldn't get Pirate's League reservations for that date.

 

[Eoywin]

Can't wait to see how you like AoA!

We were at CBR for our honeymoon, but we had a king bed because it was just DH and I. That was my first Disney Resort and I think it will always have a special place in my heart.