A few updates in the world of planning...
I checked the rehab schedule today, and it looks like SSE is set to be closed from July 9- Nov 1! Am I the only one who thinks it's really sad that Epcot's icon will be CLOSED on Epcot's 25th birthday? That's just not right!
If it does open back up on Nov 1, at least, we'll be there for the reopening, which is kind of nifty.
In more exciting news, Kellylou got a job! So we'll know soon exactly how many days she'll be there, which means I'll finally be able to make ADRs, resort reservations, and plan for real- hooray!
I've been trying to find a good autograph book to use- if you recall, we had the idea to carry around a book and instead of getting the usual autographs (Mickey, Goofy, etc.), to have people who were a part of our trip somehow sign it- bartenders, the people who check our bags as we enter the park, a CM we trade pins with, etc.
So far, this plan has hit 2 snags! 1) I can't find a book! It probably doesn't help that I'm picky- I know I want one that's around 4x6 or 5x7- big enough for autographs and to decorate the pages, but small enough to be convenient to carry around. I know I want unlined pages, a "landscape" layout (ie longer than it is tall, and opening on the side), and it needs at least 50 or so pages. You wouldn't *think* that would be so hard to find, but strangely, it has been!
I have found this POTC one on ebay:
It looks like it might work, but I'd rather find one with a plain cover, since I'm planning to redecorate the cover, anyway. Do any of you have this one that could tell me what it's like inside?
Snag #2 in the master plan was that when I originally imagined the autograph book, I thought we could get one of those little polaroid cameras with the sticky film, snap a picture of the person, and stick it on their page. What can I say, I like instant gratification! Of course, I could just snap a regular photo of them, but then it's not printed till we get home, and what if we forget who's who? The little instant camera just seemed easier, and more fun.
Easier, that is, until I found out that they stopped making film for them years ago! D'oh!
I've been searching ebay, and almost all of the film for sale is expired (so it may or may not still work), and the few rolls available that aren't yet expired are selling for crazy prices like $30 for a roll that takes 12 pictures.
So, do I suck it up and end up spending like $40 to make my original idea happen, or give up on this one, and settle for just adding the photos when I get home?
Still To Do:
-Pirate costume! I've got a few major parts of it down, but I still either need to find or make a pretty large portion of it. I'm still keeping an eye out for little doo-dads to add in as embelishments, too.
-ADR's- The 180 day mark is long past, but I'm hopeful that we won't have trouble getting the ones we want. So far, it looks like the list will be:
* WCC- Can't decide between a breakfast or a lunch/dinner here, but I'm leaning towards breakfast.
* 50s Prime Time- Bring on the S'mores!
* Afternoon tea @ the GF
* RFC- although I don't think you make this one through Disney, do you?
* Mama Melrose (Maybe?)
* Sci-Fi (another maybe-I've heard the food isn't great, but I'd love the atmosphere. Maybe just desserts?)
* Restaurant Marrakesh- Yet another maybe. Being a bellydancer myself, I've always wanted to go, but it's not up on my must-do list.
And the non-ADR places in which we must eat:
* The Mara- Zebra domes keep callin' my name! Plus I love taking a lunch break at AKL!
* Boulangerie Patisserie - cheese plate! chocolate mousse! Heaven!
* Kaki Gori - I recently spent like $40 ordering snow cone syrup online so that I can recreate these at home (already have a snow cone maker, thankfully.)
* Lots and lots of F & W fest booths!
Also to do:
-T-shirts: One of Kelly's favorite words is "rockstar", and while looking online for Pirate themed shirts, I found one that said "Party like a rockstar, live like a pirate!". What a perfect slogan for this trip! I totally think we needs shirts that say that!
-Resort reservations, of course. I'm hoping that some people who had BCV studios reserved switched their reservations to the new AKL villas! The whole time we've been planning, I've imagined our trip taking place at BCV, and I guess I've gotten way too attached to the idea!
Actually done:
- We have business cards! I was poking around online a couple of months ago, and found a site where you could get 100 cards made for like $4. (About $7 once you add shipping.) I thought it would be fun to have some made with our myspace address and e-mail that we could give to fun people we meet on the trip. (I've met a few people from various internet Disney boards that have done this, and thought it was a great idea!). I ordered them with our hilarious "bringing sexy back" graphic, and then forgot about it.
A couple of weeks later, there was a cute little box in my mailbox containing 100 business cards for... Washington Theraputic Massage?
They had sent me the wrong cards!!! (Somewhere in Washington, some poor massage therapist is asking themselves "What the heck is a Disneyween?")
I went back to the website I ordered them from, and submitted an e-mail. After a week, I still hadn't heard anything, so I contacted them again. STILL nothing! Finally, I used the e-mail address on the site (The others were sent through a built-in form on the website), and that one FINALLY got a response, and they shipped my cards out! Yay!
-And one last to-do- I still need new
Crocs! I'm wearing my beloved Croc Athens flip-flops today, and they're so very comfy, but I've pretty much worn the tread off the bottom (as I discovered in the Beach Club in January when I slipped in water and ended up doing the splits!) I really want some of the cute new designs, but I haven't found a store that sells them yet! D'oh!
I think that about sums it up for the current State of the Disneyween Address! We're down to 144 days! That 100 day mark is approaching fast!
Pirates Movie Report! 
The maelstrom part is very cool. That's all I'm sayin' for now! Oh, and make sure you stay until the end of the credits! 
I look forward to reading all about your planning.
