Happy Mickey-versary for 15 yrs! An Oct. 2011 PTR NEW: 11/13 Pretend Disney? & TRlink

[MRYPPNS]

If I got a vote....I'd vote for you doing the Wild Trek tour. It just looks so cool!

 

[mousescrapper]

And so the planning begins!! YAY!

yep...now we get serious...

Your plans sounds awesome!!

thanks Amy...this won't be a "resting vacation" packing it in... as in stuff...but we'll be lesiurely as we go about...don't want to be rushing

Good luck Tuesday morning.

thanks...early morning date w/ the computer and SWA...you won't be calling me now will you

If I got a vote....I'd vote for you doing the Wild Trek tour. It just looks so cool!

you always get a vote

 

[irish dancer]

Looks good so far! We did the Keys to the Kingdom tour on our anniversary trip and it was great but that Wild Africa one looks good too - decisions, decisions.............

When we went in Oct 08 they had a Haunted Carriage ride at Ft. Wilderness, it was based on the Headless Horseman storyline. Pretty cool.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Love all the little extras you are thinking of doing! I am with Heidi and voting that you should do the Wild Animal Trek! After all, Julie, it is the perfect time to do it when it is just you and Matt!

 

[exwdwcm]

hey all...for those of you who don't know I have a small little BLOG dedicated to scrapbooking and other crafty what-nots...mostl;y w/ a Disney flair (but of course )

I have just updated last month w/ another huge list of my overal goals for scrapbooking this year and had time today to get several things done:

take a look if you'd like:

http://juliesmickeymemories.blogspot.com/2011/03/capturing-memories-in-new-ways.html

thanks

J~

love it, i will definitely check it out and link it to my blog if you want. here is mine:http://williamreed1.blogspot.com/

love the schedule so far. don't you hate how there are so many nighttime activities and only so many nights to squeeze it all in? i hate that! I would definitely focus on doing the things you wouldn't normally get to do if you had the kids with you.

speaking of, the kids......they are gorgeous! what a beautiful family you have.

on the tours- we did the Keys to the Kingdom tour and loved it. We learned so much and I thought i knew a lot already from here and from being a CM and going through traditions. but i learned more and it was really interesting. i am one of those that 'backstage' doesn't ruin it for me, just makes it all that more magical. You do go backstage briefly to see the parade floats and also into the utilidors, but you don't go far. i've done a tour at DL too and now i am hooked. any trip i take sans kiddo, i will definitely be scheduling a tour!

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Love love the "Then and Now" pictures of the kids! Time certainly has flown by!! The twins will be teenagers before you know it!!

Your touring plans look good. I definitely want to take advantage of Food & Wine. I've seen so many fantastic things about it that I want to partake!

Do you have any idea when the hours for October will be coming out? Is it usually six months in advance?

 

[mousescrapper]

Looks good so far! We did the Keys to the Kingdom tour on our anniversary trip and it was great but that Wild Africa one looks good too - decisions, decisions.............

I know it's hard to decide...I need to read up on them both a bit more and look at the pricing...don't think there are any AP or DVC discounts yet for the Trek...

When we went in Oct 08 they had a Haunted Carriage ride at Ft. Wilderness, it was based on the Headless Horseman storyline. Pretty cool.

yes I read about that on allears

Love all the little extras you are thinking of doing! I am with Heidi and voting that you should do the Wild Animal Trek! After all, Julie, it is the perfect time to do it when it is just you and Matt!

OK two votes for the Trek

love it, i will definitely check it out and link it to my blog if you want. here is mine:http://williamreed1.blogspot.com/

just read some of it...sweet things

love the schedule so far. don't you hate how there are so many nighttime activities and only so many nights to squeeze it all in? i hate that! I would definitely focus on doing the things you wouldn't normally get to do if you had the kids with you.

thanks...yes this is tough and why I have a lot open ended right now too

speaking of, the kids......they are gorgeous! what a beautiful family you have.

thank you so much!

on the tours- we did the Keys to the Kingdom tour and loved it. We learned so much and I thought i knew a lot already from here and from being a CM and going through traditions. but i learned more and it was really interesting. i am one of those that 'backstage' doesn't ruin it for me, just makes it all that more magical. You do go backstage briefly to see the parade floats and also into the utilidors, but you don't go far. i've done a tour at DL too and now i am hooked. any trip i take sans kiddo, i will definitely be scheduling a tour!

we have only done the family tour back in 05...so I am looking forward to this new experience and thanks for some insight on the Keys...tour

Love love the "Then and Now" pictures of the kids! Time certainly has flown by!! The twins will be teenagers before you know it!!

oh no don't say that...eek

Your touring plans look good. I definitely want to take advantage of Food & Wine. I've seen so many fantastic things about it that I want to partake!

me too...need Matt to look at the blog I found on it too to help make up a game plan!

Do you have any idea when the hours for October will be coming out? Is it usually six months in advance?

Yes that is right...should be out early April just in time o finalize the ADR plans...

 

[mousescrapper]

Airfare booked

so yesterday I just left my house a little after 9 am and was going to be gone for several hours (which actually turned out to be almost the whole day ) when I recieved a text on my phone...

weird who would that be...it was AMY my trusty Disney "travel guide"...letting me know Southwest Airlines opened their new dates/rates a day early.

I quickly texted back...saying oh carp I'm not home...unsure what to do and not wanting to miss out on a good rate or flight time, I called Matt at work and luckily he wasn't to busy and was able to book our airfare w/ me on the phone as I was driving...

so how did we make out

we have a 7 am flight out of Chicago on Sunday the 16th (first flight of the day) and a 8:15 pm flight coming home from Orlando on Thursday the 20th...

now the catch is I wanted to book the 2nd to last flight of the day for any weird unforseen delays...but that flight was at 5:20 pm...meaning we'd have to leave Disney (to catch DME back) just before 3:30 pm... pooey I didn't like that at all...was hoping for a 7pm ish flight home. So we just opted for the last flight of the day (8:15 pm) and hope for the best...we have never experience any serious delays yet....KNOCK on Wood!


the pricing was a bit higher than I'd like too...we are going for just over $ 600w/ the taxes and fees...

but anyways...just glad this part is done and now it is officially official we are going

J~

 

[bellebookworm9]

Airfare booked

so yesterday I just left my house a little after 9 am and was going to be gone for several hours (which actually turned out to be almost the whole day ) when I recieved a text on my phone...

weird who would that be...it was AMY my trusting Disney "travel guide"...letting me know Southwest Airlines opened their new dates/rates a day early.

I quickly texted back...saying oh carp I'm not home...unsure what to do and not wanting to miss out on a good rate or flight time, I called Matt at work and luckily he wasn't to busy and was able to book our airfare w/ me on the phone as I was driving...

so how did we make out

we have a 7 am flight out of Chicago on Sunday the 16th (first flight of the day) and a 8:15 pm flight coming home from Orlando on Thursday the 20th...

now the catch is I wanted to book the 2nd to last flight of the day for any weird unforseen delays...but that flight was at 5:20 pm...meaning we'd have to leave Disney (to catch DME back) just before 3:30 pm... pooey I didn't like that at all...was hoping for a 7pm ish flight home. So we just opted for the last flight of the day (8:15 pm) and hope for the best...we have never experience any serious delays yet....KNOCK on Wood!


the pricing was a bit higher than I'd like too...we are going for just over $ 600w/ the taxes and fees...

but anyways...just glad this part is done and now it is officially official we are going

J~

I booked our flights with Southwest yesterday, too! We've got a non-stop leaving Buffalo at 6am on the 7th, and a non-stop leaving Orlando at 7:15pm on the 11th. I also bought Early Bird Check In for our return, so our grand total was something like $670.

 

[DisMomAmy]

Yay for airfare!! I'm always happy to help, but Tracy gets the credit for this one. I had mentioned needing to check the Southwest site today when they updated it with the next date of flights being released (covering our November dates). She then informed me that flights were already out!! I would have freaked out if I'd been planning to book something today.

 

[dekkerdisneydreamer]

Congrats on flights! It's really a bummer that we don't have SW within a hundred mile radius of us. Delta is the main carrier and we'd be lucky to get tickets for about $400 a piece!! It just makes more sense for us to drive. We'll see about October. I haven't looked yet.

Hooray for being Officially Official!

 

[mousescrapper]

I booked our flights with Southwest yesterday, too! We've got a non-stop leaving Buffalo at 6am on the 7th, and a non-stop leaving Orlando at 7:15pm on the 11th. I also bought Early Bird Check In for our return, so our grand total was something like $670.

well good to know the pricing seems equal at other big cities

Yay for airfare!! I'm always happy to help, but Tracy gets the credit for this one.

oh yes thank you...I was typing the post and doing two other things at same time...you know how that goes I knew there was something else...YES thanks to Tracy (Mickey_Mom) for first telling Amy who told me...

Congrats on flights! It's really a bummer that we don't have SW within a hundred mile radius of us. Delta is the main carrier and we'd be lucky to get tickets for about $400 a piece!! It just makes more sense for us to drive. We'll see about October. I haven't looked yet.

Hooray for being Officially Official!

yuch on $400 a ticket...eek we didn't even spend that much per ticket during T-giving week. yes SW is wonderful I have been officially converted over to them, I don't bother shopping around...

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Having airfare booked makes the trip so real! Congratulations!

 

[irish dancer]

Yay for getting the airfare booked!! That's always a great feeling making the trip "real".

 

[Charleston Princess]

Hurray for airfare being booked!!!

 

[Native NYer]

Yay for airfare being booked!

 

[Twoboysnmygirl]

Congrats on getting your airfare!!! I love SW and they are definitely the cheapest option for us, but not cheap enough this year. I was a little sad to see our flights were $300 each and with 5 of us, that's not happening! I'm guessing it's b/c of the gas going up b/c last year those same flights were half that price when my friend went!

 

[mousescrapper]

Having airfare booked makes the trip so real! Congratulations!

Yay for getting the airfare booked!! That's always a great feeling making the trip "real".

Hurray for airfare being booked!!!

Yay for airfare being booked!

thanks all...

Congrats on getting your airfare!!! I love SW and they are definitely the cheapest option for us, but not cheap enough this year. I was a little sad to see our flights were $300 each and with 5 of us, that's not happening! I'm guessing it's b/c of the gas going up b/c last year those same flights were half that price when my friend went!

yes I am always confused how people can get such cheap flights to Orlando...we spent a heavy penny last Nov for flights...I hope this gas crises settles down before we need to book airfare for Jan...it'd be nice to get down for alot less...

so what are you doing w/ transportation

 

[Mickey_Mom]

YES thanks to Tracy (Mickey_Mom) for first telling Amy who told me...

Your welcome


I can't believe how high SW is right now for the October return flight I need too. For now I'm holding on in the hopes it drops at least a little bit.

Congrats!

 

[mousescrapper]

hey all....taking a little weekend getaway w/ Matt and 3 other couples up into MI (something we try and do once a year....so I'll get back to posting more about the trip beginning next week....and I pre apoligize that my posting here will be a bit sporactic over the next month...I am in charge of the BIG end of the yr event at my daughter's Elm. school. And right now just about every spare moment I'll be working on inputing information and scheduling students into fun classes for this day...it's a HUGE job...I have help...but still very time consuming...

so please stay tuned....

we'll be talking food, ADR's, and hours very soon....

Plus hope you all had a wonderful St. Patty's day yesterday! I cooked up some good 'ol corn beef and the fixings and we ate dinner while watching The Quiet Man (what else would ya do ) then Matt and I met up w/ my SIL we did the drinking (she's pregant)...

Heidi...had my jager shot and green beer

leave you w/ these:

Julie