**COMPLETED** Trip Report of the not Surprise trip to FTW changed to YC & ASSp

[debraW76]

Hi Mom!! Glad you are enjoying reading this. If you are still reading then maybe you will subconsciously read my subliminal messages...


Your grandkids need glow sticks
Your grandkids need squeeze breeze bottles
Your grandkids need souvineer money
Your grandkids want to go fishing in disneyworld.
You want to spoil your grandkids

Love you mom!!

 

[debraW76]

I went to walmart this weekend and lo and behold I saw their squeeze breeze bottles on sale for $3. I went ahead and bought one for each of the kids. When I got to the cash register I was even more surprised to find that they were actually $2!!!!

One more thing taken off my list....

 

[debraW76]

Mom, the kids still need souvenir money

 

[debraW76]

I gave in and totally spoiled the surprise. We told the kids last night that we are not really going to Canada but instead to DisneyWorld. They were all very exctied. Then we got on the laptop and I showed them pics of where we will be staying. then I casually mentioned that I wish I could keep surprises better. To which princess Chi replied "Yea, mom. I wish you had surprised us. that would have been sooo much better!"

Sigh!!

 

[daisyduck7]

Hey Mom ,the shoes for the water parks that are like crocs are on clearance at Martin's and at Wal Mart, too . I know ! I have an , why don't we go looking maybe this Saturday after the football game. Maybe I can get those and the glow stix for,,,, and . Gotta go for right now. Oh, yeah, Cory said that Chi got Student of the week today at school. Tell her that MawMaw sends hugs and kisses . See U later

 

[debraW76]

Mom,
That sounds like a great idea mom. The glo stix are at the dollar tree. We have a really busy weekend with 3 birthday parties and a football game but I am sure that we can still find time to go shopping.

Also we changed our itinerary. I went ahead and purchased MNSSHP tickets for Monday night instead of Thursday night. I thought this would be better so that they would have the free candy for the rest of the week and maybe we wouldn't have to buy as many snacks. So now here is our touring plans:

• Saturday: MK all day with a break in the middle. Possibly watching water pageant from FTW or chip n dale campfire sing along.
• Sunday: AK in the morning (Dinoland and Asia), break in the afternoon, and Studios in the afternoon - dh has never seen Fantasmic!
• Monday: Sleep in - DTD/Pool/or tour FTW, the MNSSHP that evening
• Tuesday: Sleep in - Typhoon Lagoon then DTD that afternoon, Chip n Dale sing along campfire that evening or water pageant.
• Wednesday: Studios in the morning, rest in the afternoon, and AK that evengin (EMH)
• Thursday: EPCOT all day (with a rest in the afternoon). DH has never seen Illuminations either.
• Friday: Go home

 

[debraW76]

I got another pin code via email offering free dining so I emailed my TA telling her about the pin code and asked if we could switch to that. The email said through check-in date of 10/11/08 which is the exact date we are checking in. While I waited on her reply I called Disney myself and they said I couldn't apply it to our current ressie at the cabin because the offer wasn't good at the cabins but I could use it at the All Star Sports. When I got back to my desk there was an email from my TA saying that the pin code wasn't available for those dates. I replied back telling her what the CM told me just minutes before. Finally she got it and changed our ressie so now we are doing 2 connecting room at ASSp with FREE DINING

PEOPLE Prayer works! i am not kidding I had actually prayed for a free dining pin code and got one!

The price was almost the same for two rooms, 1 day tickets, and free dining for all 7 of us (actually it was $151 more) but we don't need the golf cart any more which saved us $313 for a net savings of $162. We already had some days left from a previos trip where we bought no expiry tickets so now we get to use their tix and still save one day on ours.

I had already made some preliminary ADRs for our trip but was planning on cancelling them because I didn't think we could afford eating out that much. So then I got back on the phone with 407-939-dine (which is now programmed on my cell phone) and made some changes.

So how did I do?

Saturday - Lunch at whispering canyon in the WL
Sunday - Lunch at Tusker House in AK
Monday - Breakfast at Kona (want to change to Ohana)
Tuesday - Dinner at Planet Hollywood
Wednesday - Lunch at Hollywood & Vine (also want to change this one)
Thursday - Lunch at Coral Reef in EPCOT

I've never eaten at any of these places and would like honest feedback. Am I wasting my meals since most are at lunch or should I try to switch some to dinner? We would gladly trade two of those meals for one at Cindy's table but as of today nothing is available. I'm still hoping that someone will cancel between now and then. I keep calling every couple of days but I am sure another 100 or so people are doing the same thing. Are all of these kid friendly? I know it is "free" but technically we are still paying for it as we are still paying for the room and all. So I really don't want to wast our credits if we could be getting something better. What do you think?

 

[debraW76]

Since we had free dining and two rooms anyway, we invited my niece, hmmm let's call her Sigma, to come with us to have a helper in the parks and maybe a date night for zeta and me. She asked if it was ok if she brought a friend with her, so her friend, Theta is coming too (did I mention that Sigma and Theta are boyfriend/girlfriend?)

Then Mom (daisyduck7) heard that we had free dining so she decided she wanted to come too and also bring my young niece so that princess Chi would have another girl to play with.

So let's revise our cast of characters:

Mom Grizwald - an attractive woman in her thirties who looks like she is still in her twenties. Spends most of her time doing laundry, changing diapers, running errands, working part time and planning vacations. Humbleness is her best characteristic!!

Dad Grizwald - an artist who spends most of his time working, doing yard work, cleaning, and listening to his wife talk about Disney. He is very lucky to have her.

Son Alpha (8) a young boy who takes his big brother status very seriously. He plays football, is a fast runner, and climbs anything and everything.

Daughter Princess Chi (7) Definitely the princess in the family. She enjoys complaining about her brothers and being the only girl. She is a brown belt in Tae Kwon Do and math is her favorite subject.

Son Omicron (6) The middlest child and also the most talkative of the Grizwald clan. Besides watching television he enjoys aggrevating his sister and reading.

Son Delta (5) The youngest of the big kids, he plays Tball, and smiles all of the time. He is artistic like his father and enjoys drawing on just about anything including furniture and walls.

and son Baby Tau (2) The baby of the Grizwald familiy. Spends his days taking his brothers cars, eating and making messes. He beleives that every yellow school bus is the one that his brothers and sister are on - even if they are in the car with us.

Niece Sigma (17) and her boyfriend Theta(17) They have been dating (or "going together") for a very long time and can't be apart for any length of time. Seriously, Sigma is a good girl, very nice and well mannered. Always helping out whenever she can. She babysits the greek kids after school.

Grandma Rho Just celebrated her 61st birthday. She is a little hard hearing sometimes so we sometimes have to shout. I SAID SHE IS A LITTLE HARD HEARING SOMETIMES SO WE HAVE TO SHOUT!

Niece Nu First trip to Disneyworld!!! Nu is like another daughter to me as she spends a lot of time with our kids. Honestly, when you have 5 already what is one more?

 

[daisyduck7]

Hello everyone, this is your Grandma Rho to let you all know that the more I heard and read about Debra and the rest of the gang going, the more excited I got, and then Niece Nu began to get all excited. She went one other time in 2001(or wuzit 2002) she was only 2 or 3 at the time and she doesn't really remember that much about it. It is actually my 4th time to go, but I am really more excited about this upcoming trip than I was all the others.......I am thinking about using roller skates this time, because of the agenda that is posted here at her spot. One of the things I am most excited about is the fact that I won't be having to drive my own vehicle. I will be willing to help them, though. Now I have to make out a list of what I need to go shopping for. SHOPPING , that is one of my favorite things to do: . I'll talk to you guys later, I've got lots of STUFF to do .

 

[daisyduck7]

Good morning everyone ! Well, here is my latest update on my effort to keep up with the Grizwalds. Yesterday, I went shopping at the Dollar Tree and I found all kind of glow stick things , so since it was the Dollar Tree, I picked up a few of them. I got glo bracelets, glo sticks, and wow ! I even found glow swords . I still have to get ponchos for me and for Niece Nu , also check on fanny packs ,for everyone. I also found all 6 shoes like crocs for the waterpark days at a very reasonable price, and they all fit. Yep, this trip is looking more exciting all the time. Well, gotta go for right now, I still have a lot of STUFF to do.Bye, now.

 

[debraW76]

Well it looks like we will be changing our plans again. Some messup with the reservation system and they didn't have our rooms connecting. So now we are staying two nights at the Yacht Club Then moving and staying 4 nights at the sports. I have mixed feelings about the whole thing but either way that is the plan.

Quick Itenerary:
Friday - drive half way and stay the night somewhere.
Saturday - finish driving, check into the YC, and hit MK
Sat Afternoon - check into room and rest or swim, then head back to MK
Sunday - MGM
Monday - take it easy, pack up and move to Sports, then head out to MNSSHP that evening
Tuesday - sleep in. head to Typhoon Lagoon, DTD that evening
Wednesday - Animal Kingdom
Thursday - EPCOT
Friday - drive back home

 

[daisyduck7]

OOOOOHHHH What is that burning sensation that I'm feeling ??????? Oh, it is just me getting caught up even more in the WDW Fever. I made reservations a little while ago for rooms in Valdosta, Ga. We will stop there for the night and rest up. I mean, let's face it kiddos, there wil be 6 kids aged 9 and under, and a 61 year YOUNG granny. Don't tell anyone, but my daughter and son-in-law think there is going to be 3 adults and 6 kids, but there is really going to be 2 adults and 7 kids. My Disney package came today. I have to do some re-arranging because I thought I had the same amount of T-shirts for the kids, and it turns out I only have 2 for each of the boys, then I have 3 each for DM and DH, 4 each for DD and DN, but guess who has 5. I will think of something though. I will only have 4 more days til blast-off,uuummm, I mean before we leave for WDW.

 

[debraW76]

Mama you are funny. DH stands for "Dear Husband" That is why I call Billy that. He is not your DH!! DN is Dear Niece, DD is dear daughter and Ds is dear son. You should call them SIL for Son in law, DGD for Dear Granddaughter, and DGS for Dear Grandson.

Or you could call them by their greek names:
Nu, Alpha, Chi, Omicron, Delta, Tao
and of course, Zeta and Mu and Grandma Rho


Oh, and you called earlier asking about the MNSSHP... You were right, originally we were going on Thursday but then we changed it to Monday. If you look back through the posts you can see where we changed it. Check your tickets to be sure they are for Monday's party...

Love ya,
Mu

 

[Disneychix]

All I can say is after reading your PTR I am laughing and have a smile on your face. You and your DM (haha) crack me up!

I love the subliminal messages!

Have a wonderful vacation!

 

[debraW76]

thanks for the comment. If you think Grandma Rho is funny here you should meet her in real life. She may be 61 but she doesn't know it. She still thinks she is in her thirties and sometimes acts like a teenager or even younger. The last time she and I took the kids to the beach I was telling her to quit giggling and go to bed so that the baby could sleep. Then she just starts laughing and gets all the big kids laughing with her. I finally had to separate them. That is I had to make Grandma Rho sleep on the couch so that the kids could get some sleep.

 

[daisyduck7]

O K, dudes and dudettes, we are getting down to the wire.......and speaking of wire, wires, and wired, my DD called me this morning on her way to work and she is SSSSOOOOOOOOO wired about the fact that we are leaving in two more days for WDW that she sounds kinda like a chihuahua(?) on speed when she starts talking about it. Man ! I still have to finish gathering things up and throw them in a suitcase, so I will have everything ready to throw in the van when DD comes by to get it. Keep those cards and letters coming, folks, cause I sure love reading them. Bye, ya'll I just love these disboards ! ! !

 

[debraW76]

Just checked the weather forcast and it looks like isolated thunderstorms all week. I know that is pretty typical of Florida but Omicron absolutely hates the rain. Last year was a big disaster when we took them to MGM during a downpour. We had 4 kids crying that they just wanted to go home!
I dont want to repeat that again!

 

[daisyduck7]

I sure hope the weather clears for us. The local is rainy some right the right now and this evening and tomorrow, but then it is supposed to dry up and be clear for the next week or so. I hope DS agrees about the ship thing, cause it sure sounds like fun . Got to go, it is time for me to leave for church. Talk to you on the flip side .

Love, me

 

[debraW76]

I had to cancel the illumination cruise - $320 is just not in our budget. HOwever, when I was on the phone this morning to cancel I asked if by chance they had a cancellation at Cindy's table and...

THEY DID!!!
So now we are eating in the castle on Saturday at 1:10 PM !!!!!!!!!!!!

I was so happy. I had been calling every other day for two months trying to get us a table.

 

[lisalonglash]

It's so fun reading the back-and-forth between you two I hope you both have an incredibly wonderful (and rain-free!) vacation! Looking forward to your report when you return...