GayDays 2011

[DOPEYLUVER]

I think I'm going!!!


Thought I was going last year but it didn't work out. I feel confident this year though.

I am a straight 50 (turning 51 in March) female who will be going with my BFF - gay 52(turning 53 in May) male. Also my 18 year old daughter will be finishing up her college program on June 1. I assume she will stay and attend with us.

 

[C&G'sMama]

We ARE going to Gay Days! It took some juggling by a supervisor, but DH did manage to get the days off!

My Crystal Palace table is now maxed out at 10 people. The request has been submitted to IPO and they will book it at my 180 day mark.

Yay!! Glad to hear the vacation bid worked out. See you at breakfast.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Yay!! Glad to hear the vacation bid worked out. See you at breakfast.

Can't wait to meet you and your family!

 

[TagsMissy]

Hubby and I decided we'll book a table for two for the brekkie at MK on the 4th he says "I promise to be awake" I laugh because I don't think we've ever made it out of our room when at WDW earlier than 10 or 11am; since that 10am is like 7am to us. By the time we get used to the time change is time to leave Florida

 

[C&G'sMama]

Hubby and I decided we'll book a table for two for the brekkie at MK on the 4th he says "I promise to be awake" I laugh because I don't think we've ever made it out of our room when at WDW earlier than 10 or 11am; since that 10am is like 7am to us. By the time we get used to the time change is time to leave Florida

Cool!! You can always take a big ole nap later in the day.

 

[TagsMissy]

Cool!! You can always take a big ole nap later in the day.

No way.. once we're out... we're out! but maybe a dip in the pool at Bay Lake will be in order before the Dole Whip Meet

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

190 days!!

 

[C&G'sMama]

ADRs on Tuesday. The reservation system goes down that night and back up Wed afternoon. (Thank goodness Wed isn't our day) But I think DP will have it covered before that.

I'll report back when we have our picks.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

ADRs on Tuesday. The reservation system goes down that night and back up Wed afternoon. (Thank goodness Wed isn't our day) But I think DP will have it covered before that.

I'll report back when we have our picks.

Good luck! I still need to e-mail the rest of our stuff to IPO.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

E-mailed the rest of my requests today. It's still 5 days 'til the ADR window opens, so I think I did pretty well.

 

[C&G'sMama]

With commentary (of course)

Sunday May 29th Dinner Chef Mickeys at 5:00 pm. We will go to MK this day. This is our day of arrival and the park is open 'til 2am with EMH. After being on the road since Friday we're hoping to check in, clean up and head to dinner. I love Goofy, he was a part of our first trip together to Disney.

Monday May 30th La Hacienda at 8:00pm. We will be watching Illuminations that night.

Tuesday May 31 st Cape May Cafe at 5:35pm Today we will go to Animal Kingdom

Wed June 1st Crystal Palace 6pm We will go to MK that day.Mom (93) and DB and DSIL are coming in on Sunday and I expect they won't go to the park that day so this will be their MK day.

Thursday June 2nd Mama Melrose 3:45pm We will GET 9:00 Fantasmic Tix for this. (since the reservation system was showing us as having canceled our entire trip , someone is supposed to call us next week to confirm) We wanted to do the package to make it as stress free as possible for mom. I haven't seen Fantasmic in about 12 years and the kids have never seen it.

Friday June 3rd Citricos at 7:30pm for Mommy and Mama's anniversary celebration, Neverland Club for C & G at 7pm(hopefully, I think we book this at 90 days out, we need to double check). I did more research on the restaurant board and that coupled with JSG's hearty endorsement led me to choose this. Mom and DB and DSIL will be flying out earlier that day. This will be an EPCOT day


Saturday June 4th Crystal Palace Breakfast at 8:15 (it was the earliest time available when DP made the reservation) well, so we can meet all of you.

We leave on Sunday and will probably go to DHS before hitting the road for home.

So that's it. Since we don't do well with heat most of our reservations are for later and we'll plan on hanging out in the resort in the am many days. We are not "get up early and go people usually" I'm making everyone get up and out on Saturday. Besides, my kids love a good Rainbow Parade (what they call our annual Pride Parade and I figure this is like Pride Parade on Steroids).

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Congrats on your ADRs!

 

[TagsMissy]

Yay on your ADRs! I thought I could book CP today but I need to wait until tomorrow as hubby and I did a split stay. I did however book a special romantic meal to celebrate my hubby's birthday at the Flying Fish on May 29th in JSG's recommendation

We're going to go light on reservations this trip; I think the only other res we'll make is CP.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

MMMMMM. Citrico's and Flying Fish!
We're doing both. In fact, we'll have dinner at Flying Fish twice!

 

[C&G'sMama]

DP and I will have to check out Flying fish on the next trip!

The ADRs make the trip seem real to me even though it's still 6 months off. We like to throw Buffets in because up until this trip both kids were 9 and under and children's menu items get old for them. They are adventurous eaters. Now DD is an "adult" and DS is GF so it's not as big an issue. But with mom it will be nice because she hates wasting food and she doesn't eat much anymore so this way she can pick a little bit of this and that and not be stressing about throwing food away. She grew up in the Depression and like many of her generation it has stuck with her.

My kids love mussels and steamed clams so while it won't be nearly as good as what they had in Boston a few weeks ago, they'll love Cape May.

We do the dining plan becuase for us it's just easier especially when we have other family with us because they like having us make all the ADRs and just being able to pick stuff up here and there and just not having to worry about it.

 

[TagsMissy]

WOOHOOO!!

I just got off the phone with DVC member services and I got hubby and I an 8:05 reservation @ CP on June 4th

 

[C&G'sMama]

WOOHOOO!!

I just got off the phone with DVC member services and I got hubby and I an 8:05 reservation @ CP on June 4th

Very Cool!!!!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Missy, YAY!

My WDW planning is on the back burner today while I try to wrap my head around a MAJOR schedule conflict that DS has next week.

He has an audition Monday, and I JUST THIS MINUTE found out that he also has a dress rehearsal. At the EXACT SAME time.

He can't do both. And the thing that chaps me is that I ASKED over a month ago if there was a conflict and I was told there was not.

 

[C&G'sMama]

Missy, YAY!

My WDW planning is on the back burner today while I try to wrap my head around a MAJOR schedule conflict that DS has next week.

He has an audition Monday, and I JUST THIS MINUTE found out that he also has a dress rehearsal. At the EXACT SAME time.

He can't do both. And the thing that chaps me is that I ASKED over a month ago if there was a conflict and I was told there was not.

What, he can't split himself in 2?

Good luck with that. Are they both for school?

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

What, he can't split himself in 2?

Good luck with that. Are they both for school?

I think he needs one of those "time turners" like in Harry Potter!

No, the audition is for the community theater and the dress rehearsal is for school. I was able to talk to the director and the folks in charge of auditions and work it out. They will do his group first for dress rehearsal, then he will have an excused tardy to the audition.

In WDW planning news...
AirTran has one leg of our flights up, but I am not going to book until they have the return flights up, too. So far they are the same price as American.