Confessions of an obsessive planner... Let the countdown begin!!

[lexmas]

Your revised plan sounds great. Tell me more about this bakery on the boardwalk that takes QS (a link would be more than fantastic. Is there a name? Boardwalk Bakery LOL?).

 

[Victoriasmom98]

Too well! You don't even ask for my advise anymore! *sob*

I'll ask for it, Karen!!! I promise!!!

 

[-Hope-]

Your revised plan sounds great. Tell me more about this bakery on the boardwalk that takes QS (a link would be more than fantastic. Is there a name? Boardwalk Bakery LOL?).

Yep, it is Boardwalk Bakery.

This link has all (I think) of the menus at Disney, tells where they are located, the hours their open, if they're on the dining plan and what type of credit is used (TS, QS, Signature).

HTH!

 

[DrMomof3]

I'm not sure Amanda- I'd hate to spend your entire EMH standing in line! What I know is that they take the first 15 people in line and that there is a line to get in line after the first show. I almost wish they still did the random pick from the audience and then we could just enjoy the show with the possibility of being picked but no real expectations.

I agree! I don't want to waste time standing in line for JTA but I know that he's really excited about it. We might have one parent wait with him while the other parent takes the younger kids to do stuff.

Amanda

 

[lexmas]

Thanks for the info and the great link!

 

[-Hope-]

I agree! I don't want to waste time standing in line for JTA but I know that he's really excited about it. We might have one parent wait with him while the other parent takes the younger kids to do stuff.

Amanda

Good idea!

Thanks for the info and the great link!

You're welcome!

 

[crazyforgoofy]

Meh, I don't think my idea will work out. I was just trying to get you lunch earlier (this will save time, we got DRINKS once at Flame tree in Sept. and it too Mary Alice almost 40 mintues?!?!?! Long lines mid-day). It ends up being the same time finishing up though, with 3 shows and trying to coordinate their times, I think that's what makes it seem so hard to get your itinerary to fit! We'll talk more today!

I'm like Beetlejuice, if you say my name I appear.


Hello, my two crazy Disney freaks. For everyone else - I'm Mary Alice (aka crazyforgoofy) and I'm a recovering Disney World addict (20 or so visits over the years). I plead guilty for being Karen's Disney drug pusher. She's far outdone me where planning is concerned. My last trip was in May 2009 and I don't know when we'll return. But I'm having a blast reading Hope's and Karen's PTs.

I shall now hear some of your plans in person and read some here. The force is strong in you two.

 

[-Hope-]

I'm like Beetlejuice, if you say my name I appear.


Hello, my two crazy Disney freaks. For everyone else - I'm Mary Alice (aka crazyforgoofy) and I'm a recovering Disney World addict (20 or so visits over the years). I plead guilty for being Karen's Disney drug pusher. She's far outdone me where planning is concerned. My last trip was in May 2009 and I don't know when we'll return. But I'm having a blast reading Hope's and Karen's PTs.

I shall now hear some of your plans in person and read some here. The force is strong in you two.

You know crazy is better when you have company.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I'm like Beetlejuice, if you say my name I appear.


Hello, my two crazy Disney freaks. For everyone else - I'm Mary Alice (aka crazyforgoofy) and I'm a recovering Disney World addict (20 or so visits over the years). I plead guilty for being Karen's Disney drug pusher. She's far outdone me where planning is concerned. My last trip was in May 2009 and I don't know when we'll return. But I'm having a blast reading Hope's and Karen's PTs.

I shall now hear some of your plans in person and read some here. The force is strong in you two.

It's about time!

My plans are all up in the air, but I think I've passed the torch and you would be proud. Hope's trip is going to be amazing!

 

[-Hope-]

I am feeling a little lost with all my touring plans finished. I've spent so much time and energy getting them just right that I just don't know what to do with myself now.

Don't get me wrong, I still have things to do. I'm just having a hard time getting excited about them. Since I don't have to make shirts for parents I can make a few more for us but when I go to the DISign boards I'm just not enthusiastic about sifting through it all. A few months ago I was ADDICTED to those boards. I also bought some card stock so I could think about making the kids passports and autograph books but I just can't get excited about that either.

Perhaps I need something non-disney to distract me so that I can get excited about the other stuff again. I've been thinking about doing a photography challenge to take pictures every day for a year. I think I may do that- so don't be surprised if some random pictures show up in my PTR.

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

I was just about to ask you about the photography challenge! I think we should do it!

 

[-Hope-]

Yay!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

and I think we should post our pics all over our PTR's...if no one wants to look at them, they don't have to!

 

[-Hope-]

hehehe, I think so too!

 

[lexmas]

I would be more than happy to look at random pictures every day! What good is having a PTR if you can't do random things on it just because you want to?

Plus, have some more disney days to give me more inspiration!

 

[-Hope-]

We have a day planned tomorrow but... it's not a Disney movie!

The kids all really wanted to do Cloudy With a Chance of Meatballs so that's what we're doing.

 

[Charlefours]

Awww, Hope I think you are in a slump. I admit to getting into these lulls where I do not feel motivated to do anything Disney related. I think it is natural!


I think the photography challenge will be a great idea! I would not mind you posting them either.

 

[-Hope-]

Yep, I've had these minor little slumps before. I tend to throw my whole self into something until I just absolutely burn myself out. I haven't quite gotten to that point with WDW- I still want to be on the DIS and still like tweaking things but I definately need a new project- so pictures it is!

 

[-Hope-]

Karen and I created a joint blog! We are challenging ourselves to take pics every day for a year and decided a blog would be a good place to showcase those pics. We'll both post a new picture every day so be sure to keep going back!

The 365 Project

 

[Arielssister]

Okay, this post is one of those confessions mentioned in the title of this thread... you are about to see just how obsessed I truly am.

After spending so much time fine tuning and perfecting my park days and ADRs I was pretty much sucked in... or so I thought! My next venture was to wander over to the DISign boards. Now, Karen had sent me a few other links to the dis for restaurant and resort reviews but I'd remained a lurker for those. So when she sent me a link to the DISign boards I didn't give it a second thought...

I was GLUED to the computer for DAYS- I had to tear myself away so the kids could use it sometimes and I would stay up VERY late because I just needed to find one more thing! T-shirts were my obsession and I emerged with a plan to make FORTY shirts. The kids have enough that they will have to wear more than one per day! I did eventually scale back a little when I started thinking about buying all of those t-shirt transfers and shirts but not much... my current plan inlcludes 35 shirts and two pillowcases. I will make a couple of the shirts for mom and I last so if I run out of transfers I won't have to buy another pack. Really as long as the kids have their shirts that's all that matters but they would like for us to match them so if I have the transfers we will- at least part of the time. I even talked my dad and Robbie into joining in for a couple of the shirts.

I should also probably confess that I have three MWord tables to help me keep track of all of these shirts. I have one table that outlines the disigns for each person, one that outlines what color shirt the disigns will go on and one that outlines what color shirt each person needs. I know, I know, obsess much?

This is what I have planned for us... (I'll post pics later when I actually start making the shirts) I put this in italics so that you can skip to the bottom if reading about shirt designs isn't your cup of tea

Day 1: The kids will both have pillowcases for traveling. Jace's pillowcase says "We're going to Disneyworld today!" and Kya's has Tiana next to a Mickey Head that says "I'm almost there" I haven't decided what color pillowcases to use because I'm going to scour the clearance aisle. Probably light blue, light green, or white depending on what I find.

Day 2: We're going to Epcot WS and I have "Around the world in a day" shirts for the kids, mom and myself to put on light yellow shirts. Robbie will have a "Conquering the world, one beer at a time" shirt with Grumpy. It's a similar design to ours and has a circle of Mickey Heads filled with flags. My dad will have a shirt with Grumpy that says "I don't do matching shirts... unless my grandkids ask me to." I'm not really sure if he'll wear it on this day or not, but since the rest of us will have matching shirts I'm thinking maybe. The guys shirts will be black

Day 3: Going to DHS, Jace will have Aaron Stone name fill on a blue shirt, Kya Hannah Montana name fill on a pink shirt. Nothing for the adults that day.

Day 4: Magic Kingdom- this is the big day that we all have matching shirts! We have a shirt with 6 pirate Mickey heads that says "We be together" and the pirate MHs with our names for the front pocket of the shirt. These are going on white shirts. That evening the kids are going with my parents while Robbie and I have a night to ourselves so I got a disign for them to wear to dinner that says "I have something to celebrate, I'm seeing the World with my grandparents!" For my parents it says grandkids instead of grandparents. These are going on navy shirts.

Day 5: Epcot FW- We're meeting up with Karen and her daughter so the girls have shirts to wear with Tink and Silvermist that say "Friends make life magical" Jace has a Lego Star Wars shirt to wear that day. I'm thinking some shade of green for these shirts. Again, nothing for the adults on this day. This is one of the places I scaled back because I was going to make shirts for us to wear to Wishes that night but decided against it.

Day 6: Blizzard Beach- Jace picked out a Disign with Phinneas and Ferb surfing that seems appropriate for the water park. Kya will have a Wizards of Waverly place shirt, both on royal blue. Nothing for the adults that day but in the evening Robbie, the kids and I are going to Chef Mickey's while my parents go to dinner. The four of us will wear Mickey heads to CM. Kya's has a tiara and an eye patch and says "A little bit pirate, a little bit princess" Jace's has a jedi mickey, Robbie's has Grumpy (again, ) and mine is a pink kind of graphic designed MH. Those are all going on brown shirts.

Day 7: Animal Kingdom- The kids, mom and myself will have tan shirts with a circle of MH filled with various animal prints. There are also names with characters in safari clothes and the names filled with animal print for the sleeves or front pocket area. That night we're going to Park Fare for dinner. Mom (who still dyes her hair platinum) will have shirt with Cinderalla looking over her shoulder and says "Gentlemen prefer blondes" I'll have a glass slipper on a black background that says "The right shoes can change your life" Kya's will say the same thing as mine but hers will have Cinderella on it instead of just a glass slipper. I tried to come up with a shirt for Jace and did have some ideas but nothing I thought he'd actually ever wear again so he's getting a star wars name fill instead of something PF themed. All of these are going on sky blue shirts.

I also had a couple of shirts for mom and I that didn't match anything else but thought I'd put on the same color shirt the kids were wearing but this is where I "scaled back"

Of course Kya also has lots of shirts with Disney characters she wants to bring with her so she may be changing even more than the rest of us.

It's definately a long list... perhaps a *touch* obsessive but I finally finished so now I could walk away from the DISign boards... but wait what about those goody bags I mentioned earlier

I just found your PTR and I am SO glad I did! I love your shirt ideas and everything. You are adorable. There really should be more people like you in this world. Thanks for doing a PTR. I am really enjoying it and I am posting this only after reading up to page 2! Can't wait to keep going.