Today is DD's last day of middle school - where has this school year gone?
My ticker probably gave it away
, but AoA has been replaced with Kidani Savanna View. A one bedroom opened up with our discount and I grabbed it. I had been trying to get either BLT or Kidani and after I switched our travel dates, Kidani magically appeared. Have any of you stayed at Kidani? This will be our first stay at a DVC and DH's first at AKL, but I've really talked up the great food and having two bathrooms, so I think this might work!
Absolutely. I do the laundry at least once per trip.
I'm laughing because I was asking Rebecca if she could do laundry while at WL (to pack less) and I re-read my post and it sounds like I'm asking if they have a laundry at WL. I'm way too familiar with that laundry room every trip
. They need to put a margarita bar in there and spice it up a little
Oh I do laundry halfway thru. I have a list too. But I work off of "what ifs" ......what if I need this or what if I need that?
There was a Seinfeld episode where George over-packed for a short trip to CA with Jerry. When asked why he packed so much, he said that he packs "for the many moods of George Costanza." I know exactly what he means and it sounds like you have the same issue.
We are at exactly two months today!!!
This comes with mixed emotions. My husband was one of the first to lose his job when the Mortgage industry started to fail in 2007. He retained another position in January 2008 with a local mortgage company and although they were very good to him the pay scale just wasn't there. He just got a position with a different company that has a much better pay scale and more along the lines of his former wages. This is great news for us as a family but sadly he probably will be unable to come with us for our family vacation.
Hopefully he can come with us on our December trip
Oh, how stressful that must be for you and your family. Yes, a bitter-sweet trip indeed. You'll need to book a BB so he can come to WDW the next time with all of you!
When do they put the Christmas decorations up? We are moving our trip dates to be there Nov 4th-10th, so we are hoping we will get to see some.
The Christmas decorations generally start being put up after all the Halloween decorations are taken down. There should be some up when you're there, but maybe not all yet.
I've been at WL since Saturday. We are in a refurbished room on the 6th floor. The room is nice, but the construction noise can get pretty loud. I have seen construction guys going in and out of rooms on this floor so they are evidently not done with all the rooms here, and we hear a lot of buzzing and hammering when we are here in the afternoons. It hasn't really bothered us but would definitely be a concern if we had little ones who needed a nap. They have also completely dry walled off the wing on the 1st floor right by the elevators down by Roaring Forks. Overall we are enjoying the resort. It's beautiful and the staff is wonderful.
I'm sure this is a distraction to guests, but it has to be done. I'm glad it hasn't been too bad for you. Thank you for the update and I hope you enjoy the rest of your vacation!
If you do automatic online check in, does it give you an area to ask for specifc room #/location?
Never mind, I found the info on the WDW site....
What information is collected online prior to arrival?
Information typically collected at the Disney Resort hotel front desk during the check-in process will be collected online, including:
A credit card that you may use for incidental charges
Arrival time
Departure time
Guest names
Room requests (subject to availability)
Address
On-site phone number
The WDW info. is a tad misleading because there is no line item for room requests with OCI. Some resorts will have a line item for some room requests, such as at BWI they have an option to request a Boardwalk View. You need to always add any room location requests to your reservation at least 5 days prior to arrival. Just call the WDTC or your TA and have your requests added to your reservation. Even if your request isn't reiterated on your OCI, it will still be in your reservation and the room assignor will see it.
I need you to come here and pack for me !!
I will admit part of my problem is having a son with Autism. The last thing I want to do is be 1200 miles from home and having forgotten the ONE thing he wants.
With that said, I have the suitcases packed except for shirts, and I will get that all settled today after work.
Thank you all for listening to my packing woes.
You have some additional challenges and you are probably always having to think one step ahead and anticipate, so I can see how packing might be more stressful for you. Keep us posted on how it's going
Yeah!
No, I am not celebrating booking WL yet but I have finally read all 192 pages of this thread. I've been reading through it for a few weeks. I already knew how beautiful the lobby is, especially in December, because Artist Point is one of our 2 favorite WDW restaurants. We hope to book WL the end of August 2013 for our grandson's first trip to WDW with us. As soon as the 2013 room rates are announced we're booking a room only for 4 nights in February at POFQ for just DH & myself prior to heading on down to Sanibel Island. Of course I hope to be able to book a BB during that short stay for WL in August.
Thanks so much for all the wealth of information I've learned about WL through reading this thread. I've copied and pasted many notes into my Word document for WL. You've all been such help, especially Kook.
How about that, I see that I began page 193.
I wish I had an award to bestow upon you for reading 192 pages (and being the FTP on 193
) - will this do? (Pretend your name is on it
)
Just found out yesterday I'll be going on a NON-Disney World vacation BEFORE our trip to the WL in December. My daughter is taking DH & I to Costa Rica over Labor Day. First big trip besides Disney for years! Gee, wonder if I'll know how to act someplace BESIDES Walt Disney World? What? No characters or Dole Whip Floats?!?!
Yep, you'll have to forget every DIS or WDW acronym you've ever learned and I'll bet you won't even have to make an ADR. Does Costa Rica have EMH?
You're going to have a great time and think of all the fishing! What a great gift from your DD
Hope you get your bounce back!
? Don't forget your free cup of OJ or grapefruit juice and wave to Mickey and the gang when you pass under the Welcome to WDW sign.
