Check in here if you won a OMDD trip! UPDATE: We HAVE 16 (+1) Winners!!

[watkinsme]

Did any of you get an email a few minutes ago from Ventura asking you to choose which prize you were going to take, WDW or DL?

Debby

YES

I got my email about 2:00 asking me to choose.

MIne was at 3pm eastern time

I got mine and sent it back right away! I also asked her if we're going to hear from Disney soon. Hope she answers soon. For all the other winners, check your e-mail!!!

I am sending mine back now

That's about right. You're an hour ahead of me. So, which one did you choose? Have you sent it back yet?

I am sending it back in a few minutes - we are choosing DL.

 

[cerilene]

Did any of you get an email a few minutes ago from Ventura asking you to choose which prize you were going to take, WDW or DL?

Debby

I got mine at 3pm. I'm choosing WDW!

 

[dbbydk]

Debby,
Thanks for working on clarifying the rules for us!!!

No problem. I want to know for myself too. If both spouses can enter email and text daily, I want to be able to tell that to the family we are going with so they can up their chances.

 

[dbbydk]

YES



MIne was at 3pm eastern time



I am sending mine back now



I am sending it back in a few minutes - we are choosing DL.

Those of us choosing DL (me too, even though I've never been to WDW), anyone thinking of going in October?

 

[stitch34]

I've been entering by text. It is rare that I get a call on my cell - last time I got a call was over a week ago and it was the wrong number.

So this morning it starts ringing.. please, let it be THE call I am thinking.. wrong! It was school calliing to tell me to pick up my son, that he has a stomach virus. NOT the call I wanted, that's for sure!
He vomited all over the car on the way home. Have spent the day thinking ya know, this really would be a GOOD day to find out I've won.... but obviously hasn't happened.

 

[watkinsme]

Those of us choosing DL (me too, even though I've never been to WDW), anyone thinking of going in October?

we are hoping either - the first week in October OR the first week in December

 

[Toystoryfan32]

I got mine and sent it back right away! I also asked her if we're going to hear from Disney soon. Hope she answers soon. For all the other winners, check your e-mail!!!

I called my husband and was like are we 100% sure on where we are going?????????? Of course we have been discussing it non stop at our house So I emailed back right after I got off the phone. Can't wait to here back from them!

 

[dbbydk]

I called my husband and was like are we 100% sure on where we are going?????????? Of course we have been discussing it non stop at our house So I emailed back right after I got off the phone. Can't wait to here back from them!

I called my husband too, just to verify, and he said, "nah, let's go to WDW". I finally got him to admit he was kidding.

we are hoping either - the first week in October OR the first week in December

We are going the second week of October, during my daughter's fall break. The first time we went with kids it was decorated for Christmas (I have never seen tree ornaments that HUGE!), so it will be fun to see it decorated for Halloween. And nice to get out of the heat of Arizona, because yes, it will still be hot.

 

[Toystoryfan32]

That's about right. You're an hour ahead of me. So, which one did you choose? Have you sent it back yet?

We chose WDW. We go there every year but this year we didnt think we were going to be able to afford it. So what a blessing!!!!! We usually stay at Pop but have stayed at Coronado Springs, All Star Movies and Saratoga Springs before. But we have always dreamed of staying at the Grand Floridian. So I am really praying we get to choose a deluxe. I was tempted to pick Disneyland because it was exciting and new, but I was afraid the next time we went to WDW I would pass by the Grand Floridian and be sad that I didnt take the chance when I had it. We could never afford to stay there. My youngest turns 10 next month so my kids will be charged as adults so it is getting more and more expensive for park tickets, food etc. and less likely I would fork out for a deluxe. I hope it works out for us but I will be happy to stay anywhere, just grateful to have won.

 

[Senator Tressel]

What is the area code of the number that they could call you from?

 

[cerilene]

I didn't even check with DH before I replied to the email selecting WDW. We've been talking about WDW since I won and since we had such a not warm fuzzy experience at DL last year I can't imagine he'd want to go back there.

I can't wait to hear all the details about what we get to pick.

Does anyone know if we'll be able to take 5 people if one of those is an infant? We have 3 people in our family, soon to be 4 once little one gets here. So since DD2 will still be free for the parks and flying do you think we'll be able to take my mother with us as the fourth person?

 

[watkinsme]

We chose WDW. We go there every year but this year we didnt think we were going to be able to afford it. So what a blessing!!!!! We usually stay at Pop but have stayed at Coronado Springs, All Star Movies and Saratoga Springs before. But we have always dreamed of staying at the Grand Floridian. So I am really praying we get to choose a deluxe. I was tempted to pick Disneyland because it was exciting and new, but I was afraid the next time we went to WDW I would pass by the Grand Floridian and be sad that I didnt take the chance when I had it. We could never afford to stay there. My youngest turns 10 next month so my kids will be charged as adults so it is getting more and more expensive for park tickets, food etc. and less likely I would fork out for a deluxe. I hope it works out for us but I will be happy to stay anywhere, just grateful to have won.

I really wanted to go to WDW - but I really wanted to go to DL too - DH wanted to go to DL - so I agreed DL - with the stipulation that we would go to WDW in the fall of 2013 AND we would stay at a deluxe. So once we get back at the end of Feb I am going to book our 2013 trip and then pay it off over time

 

[suevr]

We also chose DL because we've never been before and wouldn't be able to afford to go any time soon. We're going to have to go in July although I'd rather go for Thanksgiving or Christmas. Unfortunately DH is in the military and will have to deploy before too long so we don't really have a choice. So thankful that we won and I don't care where we stay or when we go really!

I asked if she knew when we'd hear from Disney and she said she didn't know. She was just notified today about the park request.

 

[cousinbb]

so exciting to hear the winners got a special e-mail and it is fun to read up on your plans please continue to do so!

 

[dbbydk]

We chose WDW. We go there every year but this year we didnt think we were going to be able to afford it. So what a blessing!!!!! We usually stay at Pop but have stayed at Coronado Springs, All Star Movies and Saratoga Springs before. But we have always dreamed of staying at the Grand Floridian. So I am really praying we get to choose a deluxe. I was tempted to pick Disneyland because it was exciting and new, but I was afraid the next time we went to WDW I would pass by the Grand Floridian and be sad that I didnt take the chance when I had it. We could never afford to stay there. My youngest turns 10 next month so my kids will be charged as adults so it is getting more and more expensive for park tickets, food etc. and less likely I would fork out for a deluxe. I hope it works out for us but I will be happy to stay anywhere, just grateful to have won.

We feel that way too, about a trip to WDW of this caliber. I'm pretty sure, at some point after I go back to work, we could do the Grand Californian, but I just think our son is too young to appreciate WDW, so I'd rather wait until the kids are older and will remember it.

 

[Toystoryfan32]

I didn't even check with DH before I replied to the email selecting WDW. We've been talking about WDW since I won and since we had such a not warm fuzzy experience at DL last year I can't imagine he'd want to go back there.

I can't wait to hear all the details about what we get to pick.

Does anyone know if we'll be able to take 5 people if one of those is an infant? We have 3 people in our family, soon to be 4 once little one gets here. So since DD2 will still be free for the parks and flying do you think we'll be able to take my mother with us as the fourth person?

I hope that it works out that your Mom could go. That would be awesome. It would make sense to me since you wouldn't need a plane ticket or park ticket for the baby. Hopefully you will find out soon. When are you due, if you don't mind me asking?

 

[dbbydk]

I didn't even check with DH before I replied to the email selecting WDW. We've been talking about WDW since I won and since we had such a not warm fuzzy experience at DL last year I can't imagine he'd want to go back there.

I can't wait to hear all the details about what we get to pick.

Does anyone know if we'll be able to take 5 people if one of those is an infant? We have 3 people in our family, soon to be 4 once little one gets here. So since DD2 will still be free for the parks and flying do you think we'll be able to take my mother with us as the fourth person?

I would imagine since the baby won't cost anything, as long as your mom stayed in your room with you (since the baby can sleep in a pack n' play) she should be able to count as body #4.

I read about your stroller getting stolen. I've left mine parked at rides so many times, and thought, "nobody would steal a stroller at the Happiest Place on Earth, would they?" But now I've read about 2 getting stolen. The other was a rental. Was yours a rental, or your own?

 

[Toystoryfan32]

We feel that way too, about a trip to WDW of this caliber. I'm pretty sure, at some point after I go back to work, we could do the Grand Californian, but I just think our son is too young to appreciate WDW, so I'd rather wait until the kids are older and will remember it.

We have family in the the Los Angleles area so eventually I am sure we will get out to Disneyland someday. My kids don't seem super excited yet. They just keep laughing at me because I have already been making my trip spreadsheets! We would like to go in the fall but it's hard with a daughter in high school. So we are thinking we might go in June maybe in time for Star Wars weekends.

 

[PamelaASmith]

No call or Fed Ex envelope for us today. Wah! Somehow I got it into my head that Wednesdays were the days our winners here were being notified. Hopefully I just have a poor memory and this week isn't dead yet! After all, tomorrow is another day!

 

[cerilene]

I hope that it works out that your Mom could go. That would be awesome. It would make sense to me since you wouldn't need a plane ticket or park ticket for the baby. Hopefully you will find out soon. When are you due, if you don't mind me asking?

Yeah I'm keeping my fingers crossed that we can take her! She loves Disney, but my dad doesn't do well there so it'd be nice to drag her everywhere with us!

I'm due on March 6th so I only have a few more weeks till we get to meet our sweet little girl.