Calling all January 2011 POP'pers!!!

[Coconuts]

Finally paid our trip off and we can't wait.

 

[BeckyL620]

 

[alaskanmommy]

Yep, you're a couple days ahead of us!!! But I just about gave myself a heart attack. I went to the first page of this thread to see what your dates were and it says we're there until 2/2; we're actually there until 2/3. But I was like OMG, please tell me I booked my reservations and plane tickets correctly. Maybe I just posted that here when I was in my planning stage but I seriously though I messed something up!!!

OK, in order to avoid future heart palpitations I have changed your dates on the first post!!!

BTW, now I'm at 40 days!!!

 

[alaskanmommy]

Finally paid our trip off and we can't wait.

Isn't that a great feeling to have it paid off? I think it makes it more REAL!!! Congrats!!!

 

[rjmum]

Hello everyone!!! I just found this thread and am so glad to see there will be lots of other Disers there during our trip!
We went in June of this year w/ my sister. It was my first trip in 36 yrs and my DD first trip ever. We LOVED it! But it was WAAAY too hot and crowded for us. I started saving for a Jan. 2012 trip. On a whim decided life is too short and booked a trip this Jan.! Still can't believe I did it.
We are SO excited. This will be our first time at the POP and our first time not with a large group.
Thanks to Alaskanmommy for starting this thread!!

 

[rjmum]

Here are our ADRs.

23rd-Crystal Palace 8:05am
24th-Whispering Canyon Cafe 2:00pm
25th-Le Cellier 6:00pm
26th-Crystal Palace 8:05
Liberty Tree Tavern 5:10pm
27th-50's PrimeTime Cafe 12:30pm
28th-Crystal Palace 8:05am


Hi Jesemeca! We are doin CP at 8:05 on the the 28th too!! Never done breakfast before the parks open. This should be fun!!! My DD loves Pooh.

 

[rjmum]

So here's the plan:
Sat 29-ME pk up about 1230

Hi there! We are flying out of STL too! We are about 2hrs. SE of STL. We are flying back the same day, but we are taking the SW 5:40 flight back. What a small world.
Wishing you lots of Disney magic on your trip!!

 

[Jetsong]

4 weeks from today..Jan 9-Jan 16 celebrating sons 26 birthday..so glad I produced another Disney lover

 

[rjmum]

Sorry to make so many posts in a row but I guess because I am a late comer to this group I am trying to catch up to every one.
We are foodies too. I upgraded our free (than you Mickey! ) QSDP to DxDP. I like the idea of everything being paid for and not having to worry about it once I get there. However, we are not big eaters and it may be way too much food!

ADRs
1/24: Crystal Palace - lunch
1/25: Chef Mickey - dinner *
1/26: Aukerhaus - Breakfast *
Chef le France - dinner *
1/27: Ohana - breakfast *
dinner doing Downtown Disney that day and swing over to HS for Fantasmic in the evening. Haven't been able to get a dining package so debating between Mama Melrose and Reglan Road*
1/28: CP - breakfast
CRT - dinner *
WAY excited about this one!
1/29: Whispering Canyon - lunch *
With the DxDP I had a hard time balancing how much food and how much time in the parks!!

Decorating Windows
Yes, we are going to be decorating our window. Don't know exactly what, but I have picked up a huge stack of line green Micky heads from HD.

Merry Christmas and Pixie Dust to everyone!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

Sorry to make so many posts in a row but I guess because I am a late comer to this group I am trying to catch up to every one.
We are foodies too. I upgraded our free (than you Mickey! ) QSDP to DxDP. I like the idea of everything being paid for and not having to worry about it once I get there. However, we are not big eaters and it may be way too much food!

ADRs
1/24: Crystal Palace - lunch
1/25: Chef Mickey - dinner *
1/26: Aukerhaus - Breakfast *
Chef le France - dinner *
1/27: Ohana - breakfast *
dinner doing Downtown Disney that day and swing over to HS for Fantasmic in the evening. Haven't been able to get a dining package so debating between Mama Melrose and Reglan Road*
1/28: CP - breakfast
CRT - dinner *
WAY excited about this one!
1/29: Whispering Canyon - lunch *
With the DxDP I had a hard time balancing how much food and how much time in the parks!!

Decorating Windows
Yes, we are going to be decorating our window. Don't know exactly what, but I have picked up a huge stack of line green Micky heads from HD.

Merry Christmas and Pixie Dust to everyone!

Don't apologize about the posts...you're right, you DO have alot to catch up on! Your plans look great! Have a fantastic trip!

 

[jesemeca]

Hi Jesemeca! We are doin CP at 8:05 on the the 28th too!! Never done breakfast before the parks open. This should be fun!!! My DD loves Pooh.

As you can tell, I absolutely love Crystal Palace. We are eating there 3 times. Lol. Winnie the Pooh is my favorite. But that is only one reason why we are eating there. Being able to walk up an empty Main Street is just a perfect way to start the day. I love seeing the castle while I eat breakfast, especially that first morning. I better stop now, cuz I could talk about why I love Crystal Palace for hours.

Don't hesitate to say Hi if you see me. I'll be the one with birthday ears on acting like a 5 year old again. Lol.

Only 40 more days to go.

 

[mum1]

My husband and I will be at POP on the 8th and 9th! We are very excited, but I'm a little nervous since it's Marathon weekend.

 

[Coconuts]

As you can tell, I absolutely love Crystal Palace. We are eating there 3 times. Lol. Winnie the Pooh is my favorite. But that is only one reason why we are eating there. Being able to walk up an empty Main Street is just a perfect way to start the day. I love seeing the castle while I eat breakfast, especially that first morning. I better stop now, cuz I could talk about why I love Crystal Palace for hours.

Don't hesitate to say Hi if you see me. I'll be the one with birthday ears on acting like a 5 year old again. Lol.

Only 40 more days to go.

We'll be seeing you for breakfast at CP on 1/26! We love that walk up an empty Main St. too.

 

[rjmum]

I AM SO EXCITED I CAN BARELY STAND IT!!!!
I made my final payment Thursday and bought our airline tickets today. It now feels official and real. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DISNEY!!!!
Wow!!
12 days 'til Christmas and 42 days 'til we leave for Disney.
... b i g s l o w d e e p b r e a t h s ...
Okay ... so I got a REALLY good deal on airline tickets. Non-stop from St. Louis arriving at 10am and return flight leaves at 5:30pm. Round trip for $185 - total for 2 w/ taxes, etc. was $408. This is a good deal from STL. I evny you folks on the east coast who can fly jet blue. But I get 2 free bags a person.

Everyone have great week and try to stay WARM!! (We got 5 inches of snow yesterday and they are calling for an ice storm Wed. night. )

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

I AM SO EXCITED I CAN BARELY STAND IT!!!!
I made my final payment Thursday and bought our airline tickets today. It now feels official and real. WE'RE REALLY GOING TO DISNEY!!!!
Wow!!
12 days 'til Christmas and 42 days 'til we leave for Disney.
... b i g s l o w d e e p b r e a t h s ...
Okay ... so I got a REALLY good deal on airline tickets. Non-stop from St. Louis arriving at 10am and return flight leaves at 5:30pm. Round trip for $185 - total for 2 w/ taxes, etc. was $408. This is a good deal from STL. I evny you folks on the east coast who can fly jet blue. But I get 2 free bags a person.

Everyone have great week and try to stay WARM!! (We got 5 inches of snow yesterday and they are calling for an ice storm Wed. night. )

YAY!!! Great deal on airline, esp at such short notice. We're flying out of STL too, and our flights were cheaper, but we don't get to MCO until 805 PM!!! Sad that a whole day is wasted, but they were SO cheap (4 tickets, total of 549!!). Hoping Air Tran changes their flight times, like they normally do. I hear they're good about moving you to a different time. Here's hoping!!!!

 

[rjmum]

YAY!!! Great deal on airline, esp at such short notice. We're flying out of STL too, and our flights were cheaper, but we don't get to MCO until 805 PM!!! Sad that a whole day is wasted, but they were SO cheap (4 tickets, total of 549!!). Hoping Air Tran changes their flight times, like they normally do. I hear they're good about moving you to a different time. Here's hoping!!!!

WOW!! That is beyond cheap!! I looked at air tran but really didn't like late arrival/early departure. Last time we went we had really really cheap airfare but like you got in late (9 something I think) and left WAY early - we took ME at 5 am! Also, I went to Boston for business in Oct. I flew out of Marion, IL and took 3 flights both ways. I'm a seasoned traveler, but ACK!!! So I was determined to do non-stop, arrive early, leave late flights.
I just had to do 2 tickets. You can't beat 4 tickets at that price!
We're going to drive up to St. Louis the night before. That way even if the weather is bad we'll have pleanty of time and day light. I was planning on staying at the Pear Tree at the airport so I could leave the car there for the trip. Is the Pear Tree still the best for that or is there some place better now?

 

[VeganCupcake]

Just switched from ASMo to Pop yesterday! (Thank goodness I checked- Fl discounts were better then the AP ones and Pop was wideeee open!)

Going from 1/28-1/30

Fast weekend trip with my Family(DH, DS4) & first time going with -MIL,FIL, Neice-13, & Nephews-9&11 (8 of us, WATCH OUT!), and it is their first time ever going up for more than a day(they typically drive up from WPB at 5/6am and leave the park around 6 at night) Can't wait to show them an awesome time! Soooo Glad we got into POP and saved us $40 on top of it!

 

[Momto2PrncChrmgs]

WOW!! That is beyond cheap!! I looked at air tran but really didn't like late arrival/early departure. Last time we went we had really really cheap airfare but like you got in late (9 something I think) and left WAY early - we took ME at 5 am! Also, I went to Boston for business in Oct. I flew out of Marion, IL and took 3 flights both ways. I'm a seasoned traveler, but ACK!!! So I was determined to do non-stop, arrive early, leave late flights.
I just had to do 2 tickets. You can't beat 4 tickets at that price!
We're going to drive up to St. Louis the night before. That way even if the weather is bad we'll have pleanty of time and day light. I was planning on staying at the Pear Tree at the airport so I could leave the car there for the trip. Is the Pear Tree still the best for that or is there some place better now?

I'll ask my MIL-her and her sister fly several times a year and usually go up the night before, so I'll find out where they usually stay! Yeah, I'm definately not happy about the flight times, but they're non-stop, which I'm happy about, and we don't leave MCO until 330-ish, so at least we'll have time to go somewhere for breakfast before leaving. And we definately weren't planning a trip-totally NOT in the budget, but when I saw those flights, I just booked! I'll get back to you on the STL hotel info! Where in So Il are you from? My MIL grew up in Centralia (not sure if that's considered Southern or not), and I have a friend in Chester, Il.

 

[rjmum]

I'll ask my MIL-her and her sister fly several times a year and usually go up the night before, so I'll find out where they usually stay! Yeah, I'm definately not happy about the flight times, but they're non-stop, which I'm happy about, and we don't leave MCO until 330-ish, so at least we'll have time to go somewhere for breakfast before leaving. And we definately weren't planning a trip-totally NOT in the budget, but when I saw those flights, I just booked! I'll get back to you on the STL hotel info! Where in So Il are you from? My MIL grew up in Centralia (not sure if that's considered Southern or not), and I have a friend in Chester, Il.

We're in the Carbondale area. I think most people concider anything south of Peoria Southern Illinois. LOL Thanks for checking on the hotel situation for me.

 

[holliedd]

We will be at Pop from Jan 29-Feb 5. Celebrating my college graduation, mine and dh's anniversary, and our first trip to disney. Soo excited. 45 days to go!