Early 2012 Planners - anyone else?!

October 14-26 here. :woohoo: I can make our DVC reservation in 207 days! :laughing: Trying to convince the crew to stay in the THV for part of the trip and getting nowhere....fast. :rolleyes1

Happy 2012 planning! :cloud9:
 
I'm down for a stay in THV! LOL.

Hopefully, we'll get to stay in AoA if it's open. Planning on 9/29-10/6. 10/5 is my birthday so I may treat myself to a deluxe resort for that night as a birthday present to myself. :)
 
:cloud9:We were originally going in March 2012. We are now going the first week of April 2012. We are staying at AKL. CAN'T WAIT!!!!
 
Yesss! I CANNOT WAIT! We are Southern Californians who live about 15 mins away from Disneyland, so we cannot wait for a "whole new world." ;) If the new value resort isn't available to be booked by then we'll be staying @ ASM. I have been looking for A LOT of ideas for her birthday. I plan on surprising her w/ a disney princess package from Disney Floral Arrangements, a cake (that I really haven't been able to find) :/, breakfast @ Cindy's, and a dinner for CM. If there is anything else that you have in mind that I can do to make her visit extra special let me know. She is afterall, the only princess in the family.. yet. :goodvibes Also, since it is my family's first vacation I will be doing special things for them as well. Just don't quite know what yet. :confused3 That sounds like so much fun!! Do you know about what month you will be going? No one is ever too old for Disney, I'm sure she loves you "making" her wear that pin. :):cheer2:

we are going in august 12 I know there is a grocery store and they do deliver gardengrocer.com, you may be able to get a cake there. we do crystal palace breakfast for her birthday as well and they have the table decorated and a card signed by pooh and the gang. you can also check out allears.net, there is a ton of info there as well as far as celebrations. so excited for you and your first visit! i love first visits!! there is nothing like seeing your childs face when they see that castle for the first time!! i have a brand new granddaughter , 6 weeks old, and a granddaughter who will be 2 in June and I cant wait to take them. We are thinking maybe next year taking them. I always got the birhtday pin when we checked into our hotel.
 

OH!!!! OH!!!! OH!!!! ME ME ME! I've been planning this for about two months now! My family and I will be going July 2012. Dates are already decided on, along with the hotel. :) I absolutely CANNOT wait! DD will be turning two while on vacation and this will be everyone's first family vacation. We are all very deserving of this trip and I cannot wait.:woohoo: I will keep everyone up to date! The real fun begins the first wk of August when we can book dates! :dance3:

FYI....Birthday Cakes may be ordered by contacting your Disney resort room service or the Lobby Concierge desk. Decorated cakes are available through the Goodings Bakery located at Crossroads, call 407-827-1200.

Birthday cakes are also available at all Disney-owned table service restaurants with no prior notice. All you need to do is inform the host or hostess that you would like to add a cake to your meal. The price (as of 5/08) is $12.50 for a 6 inch cake that will serve about 4 people. To
hope this is helpful!!
 
We've changed our dates, too!

We were going to go in May, but have changed to October 19-27.

Our oldest will be away at college, but the rest of us are going!

Looking forward to the F&W festival at Epcot and MNSSHP!
 
I've got two trips planned for 2012!! :cool1::banana::woohoo:

The first will be a quick 3 night trip in January to run the half marathon with my dad, and the second will **hopefully** be two weeks in July for our honeymoon!!!

I can't wait to start planning more in depth!!
 
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We've changed our dates, too!

We were going to go in May, but have changed to October 19-27.

Our oldest will be away at college, but the rest of us are going!

Looking forward to the F&W festival at Epcot and MNSSHP!

::yes:: Two of my favorite things at WDW!

I just read somewhere that AoA is slated to open in May 2012. Hoping this is true cause I'd really like to stay there for my Oct 2012 trip!
 
April 6-13, 2012!! I can't wait since the last time I we went was 2006 and we were without kids that time. Really hoping thag Fantasyland is mostly done by then.
 
we are going in august 12 I know there is a grocery store and they do deliver gardengrocer.com, you may be able to get a cake there. we do crystal palace breakfast for her birthday as well and they have the table decorated and a card signed by pooh and the gang. you can also check out allears.net, there is a ton of info there as well as far as celebrations. so excited for you and your first visit! i love first visits!! there is nothing like seeing your childs face when they see that castle for the first time!! i have a brand new granddaughter , 6 weeks old, and a granddaughter who will be 2 in June and I cant wait to take them. We are thinking maybe next year taking them. I always got the birhtday pin when we checked into our hotel.

Silly question, but which ADR is the one that is inside of the castle. If I'm not mistaken it is Cindy's correct? By any chance do you know if they decorate the table there also? Thanks, I will check out allears.net. I'll also write a mental note to ask for the pin at the hotel. :) Congratulations on your granddaughters! It seems to me that little girls are sooo much more fun than boys. :hippie:

FYI....Birthday Cakes may be ordered by contacting your Disney resort room service or the Lobby Concierge desk. Decorated cakes are available through the Goodings Bakery located at Crossroads, call 407-827-1200.

Birthday cakes are also available at all Disney-owned table service restaurants with no prior notice. All you need to do is inform the host or hostess that you would like to add a cake to your meal. The price (as of 5/08) is $12.50 for a 6 inch cake that will serve about 4 people. To
hope this is helpful!!

Thank you, I think I will keep this option open if I cannot pre order a special designed cake. :)
 
Silly question, but which ADR is the one that is inside of the castle. If I'm not mistaken it is Cindy's correct? By any chance do you know if they decorate the table there also? Thanks, I will check out allears.net. I'll also write a mental note to ask for the pin at the hotel. :) Congratulations on your granddaughters! It seems to me that little girls are sooo much more fun than boys. :hippie:



Thank you, I think I will keep this option open if I cannot pre order a special designed cake. :)

Yes its cindarella's royal table. When you make your ADR I would just tell them its her birthday, not sure if they decorate or not and you can probably ask them about a cake as well. Yes cant wait to take my granddaughters!! hhmmm bibbidy boppity boutiquie x's 2 = expensive for grammy!!! LOL cant wait!!!!!
 
so I just saw the free dining offer for 2011. It is for 08-28 to 09-24 2011. this is about 4 days later than it usually comes out. In the past it has been offerd as soon as the early august offer ends. Free dining has usually started on a Sunday, this is a Thursday. Wondering if I should think about the following week in 08-12
 
so I just saw the free dining offer for 2011. It is for 08-28 to 09-24 2011. this is about 4 days later than it usually comes out. In the past it has been offerd as soon as the early august offer ends. Free dining has usually started on a Sunday, this is a Thursday. Wondering if I should think about the following week in 08-12

What gives with the small travel window? I get that they released free dining for almost the entire year for 2011 last year but everyone was expecting the same mid-August thru end of September dates. I'm a TA, I have client's counting on it that aren't gonna be too happy :rolleyes1
 
What gives with the small travel window? I get that they released free dining for almost the entire year for 2011 last year but everyone was expecting the same mid-August thru end of September dates. I'm a TA, I have client's counting on it that aren't gonna be too happy :rolleyes1


me too, i was counting on checking in aug 17 2012 butn now wondering if we should go the following week. I wonder why they skipped over that whole week?? weird..... Since you are a TA i will ask you.. if i book aug 17 2012 and free dining comes out the following week, what are my chances of changing dates?? may have to change hotels??? thoughts??... im sure there are many who are not happy. I am hoping they offer what they did last year with the book by december date and have FD thru sept.
 
me too, i was counting on checking in aug 17 2012 butn now wondering if we should go the following week. I wonder why they skipped over that whole week?? weird..... Since you are a TA i will ask you.. if i book aug 17 2012 and free dining comes out the following week, what are my chances of changing dates?? may have to change hotels??? thoughts??... im sure there are many who are not happy. I am hoping they offer what they did last year with the book by december date and have FD thru sept.

As long as there is availability, you should have no problem switching your dates. Since you're a DIS-er, I'm assuming you'd jump on the promotion as soon as it's announced ;), so I don't think there'd be any trouble as far as having to switch resorts, etc. It's when you wait until last minute to take advantage of the promos that you run into these problems. I'm hoping they do the FD through sept 2012 again too. I'd love to get everything squared away by the end of this year for my 2012 trip. I'm planning 9/29-10/6 so lets hope they extend FD for 2012 through the end of Sept!
 
As long as there is availability, you should have no problem switching your dates. Since you're a DIS-er, I'm assuming you'd jump on the promotion as soon as it's announced ;), so I don't think there'd be any trouble as far as having to switch resorts, etc. It's when you wait until last minute to take advantage of the promos that you run into these problems. I'm hoping they do the FD through sept 2012 again too. I'd love to get everything squared away by the end of this year for my 2012 trip. I'm planning 9/29-10/6 so lets hope they extend FD for 2012 through the end of Sept!

yea i kinda figured as much with the reservation, just maybe a little difficult if my whole family goes. I book thru AAA and my TA there is great, she would be right on it for me!! :thumbsup2 Lets just keep our fingers crossed for some new promos in the summer. what concerns me is the opening of the new expansion, wonder if it will draw bigger crowds in the slow time and then there will be no need for free dining !!! :scared1: omg i cant believe i am already stressing about this and i have 475 days 123 hours and 39 minutes until check in!!! LOL ( disney vacation widget!!) LOL
 
yea i kinda figured as much with the reservation, just maybe a little difficult if my whole family goes. I book thru AAA and my TA there is great, she would be right on it for me!! :thumbsup2 Lets just keep our fingers crossed for some new promos in the summer. what concerns me is the opening of the new expansion, wonder if it will draw bigger crowds in the slow time and then there will be no need for free dining !!! :scared1: omg i cant believe i am already stressing about this and i have 475 days 123 hours and 39 minutes until check in!!! LOL ( disney vacation widget!!) LOL

People love free dining so I'm betting that's the one promotion that will never go away. They may change the dates but I don't think Disney would do away with it all together. That would make too many people angry! Plus, Fantasyland is opening in phases. Isn't it not slated to be complete until 2013?
 
People love free dining so I'm betting that's the one promotion that will never go away. They may change the dates but I don't think Disney would do away with it all together. That would make too many people angry! Plus, Fantasyland is opening in phases. Isn't it not slated to be complete until 2013?



I heard 2012. Fingers crossed for free dining 2012!!!!!!!!!!!!
 
Does anyone know if POR has had a room refurb or is scheduled for one this year? i'm planning my spring/summer 2012 trip.....considering staying there.

TIA!!!
 














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