I think I gained 5 pounds at the Food & Wine Festival - An Oct 2012 TR **NEW 3/18**

[khertz]

Somehow I missed the update of your Photopass pictures, but they came out great! Love the one of Kris meeting Buzz Lightyear and the one of y'all kissing in front of the Sorcerer Hat.

What a great TR! I really enjoyed following along with your trip. Looking forward to the next PTR! When do you think you will be going again?

 

[jenny105]

Somehow I missed the update of your Photopass pictures, but they came out great! Love the one of Kris meeting Buzz Lightyear and the one of y'all kissing in front of the Sorcerer Hat.

What a great TR! I really enjoyed following along with your trip. Looking forward to the next PTR! When do you think you will be going again?

Thank you! I won't be returning until 2014 but I think I have the week picked out. 10/29-11/5. Hoping the weather will be a little cooler! We are looking to rent points again and hope to end up at the Beach Club or Boardwalk Villas. Might be difficult because it's still food & wine at that point. Our back ups are VWL or BLT.

 

[khertz]

Thank you! I won't be returning until 2014 but I think I have the week picked out. 10/29-11/5. Hoping the weather will be a little cooler! We are looking to rent points again and hope to end up at the Beach Club or Boardwalk Villas. Might be difficult because it's still food & wine at that point. Our back ups are VWL or BLT.

I think you have a very good chance of ending up with better weather. On our trip last year, it seemed like the humidity finally broke around the middle of October so when we arrived at the end of the month, it was still hot, but without the humidity it wasn't nearly as miserable. And there were even some times that it was cool and we needed jackets or pants!

 

[jenny105]

I think you have a very good chance of ending up with better weather. On our trip last year, it seemed like the humidity finally broke around the middle of October so when we arrived at the end of the month, it was still hot, but without the humidity it wasn't nearly as miserable. And there were even some times that it was cool and we needed jackets or pants!

That's what I want! Warm enough to swim but not to the point where I'm breaking a sweat just walking out of the resort. I think these dates will work well for us. We talked about going in the winter but the weather is too unpredictable.

 

[jenny105]

Hi everyone! So since Carnival is a mess of a cruise line right now, we cancelled with them and re-booked with NCL. Two bonuses with that: brand new ship the Breakaway AND we stop in Port Canaveral so you know what that means right? A day spent at Disney!! The question is: Magic Kingdom or Epcot? I voted MK because it's my favorite park and I'd like to see New Fantasyland but it's not 100% complete yet. Since it's not done yet Kris said 'who wants to look at cranes? We can see cranes in NY.' He said we'll go when it's finished next year. He has a valid point. He votes for Epcot since it's the F&W festival and it's his favorite park. We won't make an ADR if we go there since we'll be eating at the booths but if we go to MK I'll probably try to get one at BoG or Ohana. Which park would you choose??

 

[klacey1]

Ooo, that's such a tough decision! I'd probably do Epcot, honestly. I wouldn't mind seeing New Fantasyland in a half done state (we will in August!), but the draw of the F&W festival would be too strong!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

epcot, cant pass up food and wine fest.

 

[jenny105]

Ooo, that's such a tough decision! I'd probably do Epcot, honestly. I wouldn't mind seeing New Fantasyland in a half done state (we will in August!), but the draw of the F&W festival would be too strong!

epcot, cant pass up food and wine fest.

I'm leaning toward Epcot. We wouldn't need an ADR because we can just eat around the world. We love the F&W festival so that's a huge plus in Epcot's favor. Plus TT was closed for refurb during our October trip and I'm dying to try the new version! It's looking like Epcot it is

 

[smile4stamps]

I love your good and bad part both include AKL. That is exactly the reason I wouldn't stay there. Except for the right price lol!

The weather broke about half-way through our trip. the temps were much nicer the second half. But then that it when my hubby said no more parks so we did the parks when it was hot and humid. We didn't get rained on though till our last day.

So cool you will get a Disney day during your cruise! I would pick Epcot during F&W.

 

[jenny105]

I love your good and bad part both include AKL. That is exactly the reason I wouldn't stay there. Except for the right price lol!

The weather broke about half-way through our trip. the temps were much nicer the second half. But then that it when my hubby said no more parks so we did the parks when it was hot and humid. We didn't get rained on though till our last day.

So cool you will get a Disney day during your cruise! I would pick Epcot during F&W.

AKL was the perfect price for $99/nt thanks to DVC point rentals. But if I were paying full price I'd choose WL since they're the same price. Much better location!

I'm looking to go in 2014 at the end of October/early November. I'm hoping the weather will be warm enough to swim but not to the point where I'm sweating as soon as I walk out the door.

We have decided on Epcot!

 

[jenny105]

As you can see below I have a new ticker! Nothing is booked yet (obviously 2014 rates have not been released) but after doing some research we've decided on dates. 10/28/14-11/5/14. Air seems to be less expensive during that time with Tuesday being the cheapest day to fly. Obviously we'll make adjustments as needed since it's so far off. I like the idea of being there for Halloween and the weather will still be warm enough to swim but not oppressively hot. Plus it's still Food & Wine Festival, our favorite! I'm concentrating on our cruise right now but once we come back I will be in full on Disney planning mode. I really just wanted a Disney signature in my ticker. Now to decide whether to rent DVC points or stay at a value or mod....