Calling all Kentucky Bluegrass DVCers

[ImagineerM]

I would love to know about Allegiant as well! I did notice that Air Tran (we are in NKY and have driven to Dayton, OH and flown with them since CVG is so expensive - great airline!!) has had some great deals out of lexington, but only flies on certain days as well. Have any of you used Air Tran yet?

I haven't flown AirTran yet, but have tickets for a super top secret getaway in Oct. Flying out of Indianapolis for $160/person roundtrip! I'll make sure to report back on both Allegiant and AirTran.

Btw...as a new DVC member, can I take a non-DVC member who is traveling with me to Welcome Home Wednesday?

 

[goslingl]

I am trying to talk DH into a short trip next weekend to WDW. He just laughs. You would think after 29 years of marriage he would know better.

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I am trying to talk DH into a short trip next weekend to WDW. He just laughs. You would think after 29 years of marriage he would know better.

 

[loveswdw]

I would love to know about Allegiant as well! I did notice that Air Tran (we are in NKY and have driven to Dayton, OH and flown with them since CVG is so expensive - great airline!!) has had some great deals out of lexington, but only flies on certain days as well. Have any of you used Air Tran yet?

We used AirTran out of LEX on our Disney trip just a few weeks back. They were great! No problems...in and out on time. Flew down on Wed. evening (6/2) & back on a Sunday afternoon (6/13).

We won't hesitate to use them again if the tix are a great price. We are about 1.5 hours from LEX and try to fly out of Lville when we can (Southwest). But SWA couldn't touch AT's price this past trip. We flew the 4 of us non-stop, RT for $695 total (including seat assignments & checking 2 bags & golf clubs each way).

Looking for a great fare for maybe October this year...not finding anything great yet. Missed SWA big fare sale this past week. Could've flown the 4 of us for less than $700 from Lville. But DH waited too late to give me the go ahead on the tix and the prices went up. I told him you've gotta jump on 'em when you see them.

We are considering driving down (rental car) but we've never done that and really don't want to...especially with a 2 year old & a 6 year old.

 

[AirGoofy]

I haven't flown AirTran yet, but have tickets for a super top secret getaway in Oct. Flying out of Indianapolis for $160/person roundtrip! I'll make sure to report back on both Allegiant and AirTran.

Btw...as a new DVC member, can I take a non-DVC member who is traveling with me to Welcome Home Wednesday?

I might try AirTran as well. Yes, you can take a non DVC member with you, as long as you are a DVC member. I'm not sure if they get to put their name in the drawing or not, but they are welcome in the event.

 

[lmshaggard]

I might try AirTran as well. Yes, you can take a non DVC member with you, as long as you are a DVC member. I'm not sure if they get to put their name in the drawing or not, but they are welcome in the event.

Air Tran is wonderful!, but they are limited on days - they are nonstop though and we have never had a delay or anything. I was looking at December and right before Christmas and fares were still super cheap!! Unfortunately, we fly back on thur the 23rd and they only do the 22nd or 24th. It is a huge family trip and I don't want to cut it short and my dh is worried about flying home on the 24th - too close to Christmas Maybe if we keep Air Tran busy, they will add extra days ? They also only charge $15 for bags - woohoo!!

 

[AirGoofy]

Some cooler days in KY. Hopefully, we'll have good weather for fireworks this weekend. Anyone have any good plans?

 

[ImagineerM]

Some cooler days in KY. Hopefully, we'll have good weather for fireworks this weekend. Anyone have any good plans?

Thank goodness for cooler days. Unfortunately, I've been stuck at ky summer job (I'm a teacher by day and movie theatre projectionist by night...errr, summer). This Eclipse movie has kept me super busy for a few days.

Saturday we are doing fireworks with the inlaws (blah!) and Sunday we are spending the day at my cousins house for BBQ, beer, & swimming. Thank goodness Disney is almost here.

Hope you are all well!

Cheers,
Josh

 

[AirGoofy]

Thank goodness for cooler days. Unfortunately, I've been stuck at ky summer job (I'm a teacher by day and movie theatre projectionist by night...errr, summer). This Eclipse movie has kept me super busy for a few days.

Saturday we are doing fireworks with the inlaws (blah!) and Sunday we are spending the day at my cousins house for BBQ, beer, & swimming. Thank goodness Disney is almost here.

We're going to a big 4th of July party with relative in Indiana. Lots of fireworks and beer - a great mix. So, from your signature, you were a former WDW CM. Every time I get back from Disney, I think about moving to FL. DW keeps telling me that working in FL is not the same as vacationing there. I bet you have some great stories!

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Had intentions of going to a huge fireworks/tx hold em/cornhole party at a co-workers house in IN but instead I decided to work tomorrow and rake in the big bucks. There aren't many days throughtout the year that I can earn $500 in a single day so I'm going to take advantage of it. I'm sure I'll need earplugs to sleep tonight.

 

[HollyH]

Wow. Just found this thread. Had no idea there were so many KY DVCrs! We live in Buckner with a LaGrange address! We have been VB owners since '99. I'm a former CM so our children were raised properly! We will be at OKW 7/11 with our now older children. DS now married in a house divided. He's U of L and my DIL is UK and they have a new baby girl who will only be 6 weeks when we go in a few days. Our DD is a sophomore at U of L. Amazing to come full circle and be bringing a grandchild to the World.

Favorite line from my DS. He was in the U of L marching band performing at WDW after the Citrus Bowl one yr. When they were done performing and released into the parks his friends said "lets get a map". My DS said... "we don't need a map... where do you want to go?". Like I said, they were raised properly!

Special hello to my LaGrange neighbors. Great thread Susan!

 

[AirGoofy]

Wow. Just found this thread. Had no idea there were so many KY DVCrs! We live in Buckner with a LaGrange address! We have been VB owners since '99. I'm a former CM so our children were raised properly! We will be at OKW 7/11 with our now older children. DS now married in a house divided. He's U of L and my DIL is UK and they have a new baby girl who will only be 6 weeks when we go in a few days. Our DD is a sophomore at U of L. Amazing to come full circle and be bringing a grandchild to the World.

Welcome. We stayed at VB once and had an Ocean View room. Watching and listening to the waves rolling in was wonderful.

 

[AirGoofy]

A great weekend of beer and fireworks. Fortunately (for everyone), I was able to just watch and let those far sober than I set them off. Hope everyone had a great and safe holiday weekend.

 

[KyCruisinSusan]

Welcome to the thread Holly, our Dis family is growing and growing.

Goofy, glad to hear you had a safe 4th of July holiday and weren't to goofy to realize that matches and beer don't mix well.

Looks like today is gonna be another scorcher in the 90's. Keep cool everyone.

Is it December yet?

 

[goslingl]

Wow. Just found this thread. Had no idea there were so many KY DVCrs! We live in Buckner with a LaGrange address! We have been VB owners since '99. I'm a former CM so our children were raised properly! We will be at OKW 7/11 with our now older children. DS now married in a house divided. He's U of L and my DIL is UK and they have a new baby girl who will only be 6 weeks when we go in a few days. Our DD is a sophomore at U of L. Amazing to come full circle and be bringing a grandchild to the World.

Favorite line from my DS. He was in the U of L marching band performing at WDW after the Citrus Bowl one yr. When they were done performing and released into the parks his friends said "lets get a map". My DS said... "we don't need a map... where do you want to go?". Like I said, they were raised properly!

Special hello to my LaGrange neighbors. Great thread Susan!

Welcome! We too are emty nesters expecting our first granddaughter in Nov. I can not wait to take her to WDW and on cruises. I guess we will have to let her parents go with us for a little while anyway. My kids were raised on Disney. They were so spoiled with the DVC accomedations that when we went other places they would be disappointed. We are cruising and goign to W & F in October. It can not come fast enough.

 

[goslingl]

A great weekend of beer and fireworks. Fortunately (for everyone), I was able to just watch and let those far sober than I set them off. Hope everyone had a great and safe holiday weekend.

glad you are safe!

 

[AirGoofy]

Goofy, glad to hear you had a safe 4th of July holiday and weren't to goofy to realize that matches and beer don't mix well.

glad you are safe!

Thank for the well wishes.

They were so spoiled with the DVC that when we went other places they would be disappointed. We are cruising and goign to W & F in October. It can not come fast enough.

We have another trip planned in October, but have a long time before grandchildren (dds 8,6). We did a cash stay at a exchange resort in Gatlinburg and ended up with a 2 bedroom. We had fun at the pool, aquarium, space needle, etc., and when we asked children favorite part of vacation, they both answered the hotel room. They are spoiled too. We own at SSR and currently have enough points for 2 studio stays per year. I would like to add BLT points, so that we could do two 1-bdr stays per year.

 

[disneychick0412]

Can I join in?
I am in Madisonville not too far from Owensboro!!!! Although we don't own DVC yet, its definitely on the list for us one day! We love to travel to WDW and even stay on points. Love me some AKL!

I'm so excited to find another DIS'er from Madisonville!!! And like you, we are not DVC members yet, but I'm spending lots of time on the DVC threads, in anticipation of purchasing in the future!!
The expert DVC'ers are going to be tired of replying to my questions!!
(I hope not)

The only DVC resort we have stayed at was SSR (free upgrade) and we loved it! Such a beautiful resort!

 

[goslingl]

I'm so excited to find another DIS'er from Madisonville!!! And like you, we are not DVC members yet, but I'm spending lots of time on the DVC threads, in anticipation of purchasing in the future!!
The expert DVC'ers are going to be tired of replying to my questions!!
(I hope not)

The only DVC resort we have stayed at was SSR (free upgrade) and we loved it! Such a beautiful resort!

You should do it. We own at AKL and BLT and regreted that we did not do it sooner. We are empty nesters and are looking forward to taking grandchildren. We are expecting our first Granddaughter in November. I can not wait to buy her first princess dress in Oct when we are there.

Our kids have both asked how many points they get to use and we laugh hysterically at the thought that they think we are going to share our points.

 

[disneychick0412]

You should do it. We own at AKL and BLT and regreted that we did not do it sooner. We are empty nesters and are looking forward to taking grandchildren. We are expecting our first Granddaughter in November. I can not wait to buy her first princess dress in Oct when we are there.

Our kids have both asked how many points they get to use and we laugh hysterically at the thought that they think we are going to share our points.

Congrats on your first grandbaby!! That is wonderful news!!

I would like to buy into DVC, but don't know that I want to sign up for those annual dues for the next few decades. We just can't decide!