Half a Ton Big Guys Dis Meet? DLR/DCA Oct. 24th -28th(MToT Party 10/28) My Reasearch

fast past stratagy:From what I have read, the extremely popular attractions like Splash and Space Mtn. will often have return times 45 minutes later first thing in the morning, so you can get another Fastpass once that window opens. This is not a sure thing, so I'm not planning on it. However, Roger Rabbit's Toontown Spin is disconnected, so you can get this FP at ANY time, and it doesn't affect when you can get other FP tickets in the park. Also, after 10am, my DH will be at his conference, so I am going to collect FP tickets while he's gone. California Adventure and Disneyland are not connected on the FP system, so I plan to hop between parks to pick up Fastpasses. It may be a lot of walking, but I don't mind because it means that DH and I will be able to go on all the major rides in the evening together without huge waits. (In case you didn't know, you can use your FP anytime after the window listed on your pass, just not before).
 
Espn Zone : go online and get VIP cards from the ESPN Zone website...free 40 points for the arcade room.
 
If your a thrill ride junkie, you might look at Magic Mountain, it has some big coasters and is about an hour north of DL.
 

fast past stratagy:From what I have read, the extremely popular attractions like Splash and Space Mtn. will often have return times 45 minutes later first thing in the morning, so you can get another Fastpass once that window opens. This is not a sure thing, so I'm not planning on it. However, Roger Rabbit's Toontown Spin is disconnected, so you can get this FP at ANY time, and it doesn't affect when you can get other FP tickets in the park. Also, after 10am, my DH will be at his conference, so I am going to collect FP tickets while he's gone. California Adventure and Disneyland are not connected on the FP system, so I plan to hop between parks to pick up Fastpasses. It may be a lot of walking, but I don't mind because it means that DH and I will be able to go on all the major rides in the evening together without huge waits. (In case you didn't know, you can use your FP anytime after the window listed on your pass, just not before).
Just a warning, they have been testing out a scanning system that makes sure your FP is valid for the time you are returning, which means no more using it after the designated time.
 
Just a warning, they have been testing out a scanning system that makes sure your FP is valid for the time you are returning, which means no more using it after the designated time.

Hi do you happen to be going on June 22nd early in the day...the are having a pin signing....do you collect the pins?
 
Pluto Party
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Happy Fathers Day CM Wade and the other families with Dad's...thanks for helping with my trip planning.
 
Making a hyperlink: When inserting a hyperlink into text, all you have to do is highlight the text you want to link by click/hold/drag your mouse across it. Then just click on the tool right above the text box that looks like the earth with the two little chain links at the bottom. A pop up box with open and you just paste the web address that you want to link it to.
 
Learning to Dis-sighn Link

http://images.google.com/images?q=disney+wallpaper&gbv=2&hl=en&sa=G&imgsz=xxlarge

If you are looking for clipart instead of wallpaper then google "disney clipart" and limit your search to large or extra large images (you can also do medium but don't even look at anything less than 300x300 cause it'll get all pixely when enlarged

http://www.disneyclips.com/holidays.html

FAQs:

There is a sticky on top of this board too with some great design tips.

What software do you use?
I use Photoshop Elements 5.0. There are many fine programs that will do the same types of things. I'm familiar only with this program for designing and editing.

Can I use one of your designs?
You may use anything I have posted here or that is in my photobucket. The link is in my signature. You do not have to ask my permission to use something in my photobucket but I would love to know if you do. I always love seeing pictures of the finished product if you get a chance.

When I enlarge your designs from photobucket they get all grainy and pixely. What am I doing wrong?
You must save the largest size image from photobucket. When you look at a page of several designs in photobucket, those are just the thumbnails. You must click on the design and usually click once more on the design until you see the full sized image then right click (for Windows users) to save the image to your computer.

Help! The image was in my PM but now it is gone. Do you have it saved to your computer? Can you resend it to me? Major PSA : I delete things from my photobucket. Sometimes it was a design I did months ago and I never really liked it. So I get rid of it. Sometimes it is an unusual name or an unusal character. I assume once you have the design that you have saved it to YOUR COMPUTER. I certainly don't save them to my computer. Please, if you see a design you like or think you might like in the future, take the time to save it to your computer.

Another reason to save things to your computer and not to expect that the designs will be on this board forever is that designers come and go and with them often their designs are deleted from photobuckets or whatever image hosting site they are using. Do yourself a favor, if you think you will ever need or use the design....save it to your computer.

How do I put a picture inside of text (or inside a mickey head or some other shape?)
In Photoshop Elements (PSE) 5.0: The way I do it is to have the Text or mickey head (without background - that is very important) on one layer and the pattern or picture that I want to use to fill the text or mickey head on the layer above.

With the pattern / picture layer selected I go to the "Layer" menu up on top and select "Group with previous" and Voila!

Where do you get your graphics?
Google is your friend. Go to Google (or MSN or whatever search engine you prefer), click on images and type in "Disney". You'll get a bazillion images to use. I usually limit my search to medium or large images and as a rule I do not use images that are under 300x300 because they get icky looking when they are enlarged.

Do you have some links for sites with wallpapers and clipart?
www.disneyclips.com

http://www.hayleung.com/wallpaper/disney/page_16.htm

http://princesas.disney.sites.uol.co...in_gallery.htm

http://www.disneyexperience.com/customize/paper1.php


Will add more later...

Where do you get your fonts?
I get mine at dafont.com mostly. They are free there. Google "free fonts" and you'll get a ton of sites. Google "disney fonts" and you'll get a ton of sites where you can download all sorts of disney fonts from.

How do you install fonts on your computer?I'm using Windows XP. This is what I click on.
Right click on the font. Save. Double click on the zip file. Extract all files. Next. Browse. My Computer. Local Disc: C. Windows Folder. Fonts folder. OK. Next. Finish.

(Save unzipped file to the Fonts folder in Windows).

What type of transfers do you use?
I use Avery dark transfers (used to use an ebay seller). I follow the directions exactly and have always had good luck. I have never had any running of ink on the transfers. I set my printer to text quality so there is not too much ink on the transfer.

How do I resize for printing?
I'm not the one to ask about this. Sorry. I know how I do it on my computer but everybody's computer isn't the same. There may be others that can help with this.

Will you customize someone else's design?
No.

Will you customize your own designs?
Not now. If you see something in my photobucket that you would like to try customizing yourself please look in my 'Blanks' folder or in the 'Mickey Minnie Head' folder to see if it is there before you ask me for a blank. There are several pages of designs to look at so page through them all before asking me to do it for you please.
 
the proper way to sign one's family name in holiday greetings.
Which of the following are correct?

1. Happy holidays from the Smith's
2. Happy holidays from the Williams'
3. Happy holidays from the Smiths
4. Happy holidays from the Williamses
5. Happy holidays from the Smiths'
6. Happy holidays from the Williamses'
7. Happy holidays from the Williams family.

Only sentences 3, 4, and 7 are correct.

The first two examples are wrong for two reasons. First, the apostrophe makes the names possessive, and when we send greetings, the greetings are from us, not from something we own. The names "Smith" and "Williams" would need to be in the possessive case only if the greeting were from Jane Smith's hamster or John Williams's goldfish.

Second, they are wrong because they are singular. These greetings are supposed to be from an entire family, not from an individual, so the names need to be made plural. Yet when we place the apostrophe where we have it in sentences 1 and 2, we have made a singular word possessive rather than plural.

The middle two examples are correct because in both cases the words are plural but not possessive. To form the plural of any word that does not end in "s" or another sibilant (more on sibilants below), we simply add an "s." Thus the name "Smith" becomes plural when we add an "s" to make "Smiths."

"Williams" is a little tougher because it ends with an "s." Names (and all other words, for that matter) that end with the sounds "s," "sh," "ch," "z," or "x" (what we call sibilants) are made plural by the addition of "es." Thus the name "Williams" in its plural form is "Williamses." Here are some other correct examples of names that end in sibilants and are thus made plural by adding "es":

-- Happy holidays from the Bushes (plural form of the name Bush)
-- Happy holidays from the Birches (plural form of the name Birch)
-- Happy holidays from the Joneses (plural form of the name Jones)
-- Happy holidays from the Foxes (plural form of the name Fox)

The following names do not end in sibilants and are thus made plural simply by adding "s":

-- Happy holidays from the Swansons (plural form of the name Swanson)

-- Happy holidays from the Bradleys (plural form of the name Bradley)

-- Happy holidays from the Berrys (plural form of the name Berry—notice that we do not drop the "y" and add "ies" to proper names)

Sentence 7, of course, skirts the issue by making the family name an adjective. In this case, it does not need to be plural or possessive.

TEST YOURSELF: How would each of the following names be made plural but not possessive?

1. Knox
2. Thomas
3. Sawyer
4. Lewis
5. Riley
6. Marcollini

ANSWERS:

1. Knoxes
2. Thomases
3. Sawyers
4. Lewises
5. Rileys
6. Marcollinis
 
I have passes for the following and would be up for them on the 25th (as I couldn't readily go after work):
Universal Studios
San Diego Zoo & Wild Animal Park
Sea World

Hi cmwade, were are going to DLR on the 25th if you want to meet us? We could probably exchange cell phone numbers closer to then if you want to ... Come by the Adults link in my signature and say hello to the others that will be at the Dis-Meet if you get a chance. :goodvibes
 
the proper way to sign one's family name in holiday greetings.
Which of the following are correct?

1. Happy holidays from the Smith's
2. Happy holidays from the Williams'
3. Happy holidays from the Smiths
4. Happy holidays from the Williamses
5. Happy holidays from the Smiths'
6. Happy holidays from the Williamses'
7. Happy holidays from the Williams family.

Only sentences 3, 4, and 7 are correct.

The first two examples are wrong for two reasons. First, the apostrophe makes the names possessive, and when we send greetings, the greetings are from us, not from something we own. The names "Smith" and "Williams" would need to be in the possessive case only if the greeting were from Jane Smith's hamster or John Williams's goldfish.

Second, they are wrong because they are singular. These greetings are supposed to be from an entire family, not from an individual, so the names need to be made plural. Yet when we place the apostrophe where we have it in sentences 1 and 2, we have made a singular word possessive rather than plural.

The middle two examples are correct because in both cases the words are plural but not possessive. To form the plural of any word that does not end in "s" or another sibilant (more on sibilants below), we simply add an "s." Thus the name "Smith" becomes plural when we add an "s" to make "Smiths."

"Williams" is a little tougher because it ends with an "s." Names (and all other words, for that matter) that end with the sounds "s," "sh," "ch," "z," or "x" (what we call sibilants) are made plural by the addition of "es." Thus the name "Williams" in its plural form is "Williamses." Here are some other correct examples of names that end in sibilants and are thus made plural by adding "es":

-- Happy holidays from the Bushes (plural form of the name Bush)
-- Happy holidays from the Birches (plural form of the name Birch)
-- Happy holidays from the Joneses (plural form of the name Jones)
-- Happy holidays from the Foxes (plural form of the name Fox)

The following names do not end in sibilants and are thus made plural simply by adding "s":

-- Happy holidays from the Swansons (plural form of the name Swanson)

-- Happy holidays from the Bradleys (plural form of the name Bradley)

-- Happy holidays from the Berrys (plural form of the name Berry—notice that we do not drop the "y" and add "ies" to proper names)

Sentence 7, of course, skirts the issue by making the family name an adjective. In this case, it does not need to be plural or possessive.

TEST YOURSELF: How would each of the following names be made plural but not possessive?

1. Knox
2. Thomas
3. Sawyer
4. Lewis
5. Riley
6. Marcollini

ANSWERS:

1. Knoxes
2. Thomases
3. Sawyers
4. Lewises
5. Rileys
6. Marcollinis

Wow.. I feel like im in English class :rotfl: It did stimulate my mind though. :thumbsup2 My last name is Gates. So it would be Gateses? :rotfl2:
 
Wow.. I feel like im in English class :rotfl: It did stimulate my mind though. :thumbsup2 My last name is Gates. So it would be Gateses? :rotfl2:
Yes this is DISign T- Shirts 101

students please take out your drawing pads and get to work....lol

:welcome:
ok...so come over to the other thread in my signature is where all the fun is.
 
How's the trip research going BH? Where are you guys going to stay? I'm alien lime green with envy about your trip. I hope you'll do a (((live))) trip report if you are able.

Sincerely,
LB
Dedicated Moo thread lurker
 
How's the trip research going BH? Where are you guys going to stay? I'm alien lime green with envy about your trip. I hope you'll do a (((live))) trip report if you are able.

Sincerely,
LB
Dedicated Moo thread lurker

:welcome: how are you? we have most of the chit chat going on in the other link in my signature.....DonaldTDuck is the trip planner he will do the TR.. We are staying at the Cortona Inn its less than a mile from the parks an Donald is affraid of heights so we are limited to which hotel we can stay...I wanted hojo's but no such luck.

.Im the recruter for our dismeet ...we have about everything set
 
O.k., here's my two cents on SW. I'm hoping you meant Sea World. I love Sea World since its acually by the pacific ocean! You can smell the ocean air (minus any smog). I don't know how changed the park will be since AB has been taken over. If you go to the AB pavillion, they'll give you samples ;). I wish SW orlando could pipe in the salt water smell w/o you having to get spalshed by a mammal.
 
O.k., here's my two cents on SW. I'm hoping you meant Sea World. I love Sea World since its acually by the pacific ocean! You can smell the ocean air (minus any smog). I don't know how changed the park will be since AB has been taken over. If you go to the AB pavillion, they'll give you samples ;). I wish SW orlando could pipe in the salt water smell w/o you having to get spalshed by a mammal.

Ive never been to sea world...its going to be so awesome for me...Ive always wanted to swim with dolphins too but its pricey...I may have to wait for a Bahamas trip for that. But I will see how that goes. what is AB?
 













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