January 2009. . . Calling all Snowbirds ~ Part I !!!

[Laumau]

That was a close one Laumau!

So what time did you get your ADR for MM Fantasmic?

You're tellin' me!! That was so close! We could so easily have been completely dinked!

I got it for 3:55. Our original one was for 4pm, so basically the same.

 

[Laumau]

We're doing it on Monday, 1/5 and Fantasmic is at 6:30pm on the calendar. This is the only part that stinks because I would rather do dinner afterwards, but we had to do it between 3:30-4pm and we got 3:45. I think we could have gotten it a little after 4pm, but we would have been split between 2 tables (7 of us). So, it's more like a late lunch, early dinner. It'll be ok though.

Oh my gosh- we'll see you there! Our ADR at Mama Melrose is at 3:55!

 

[amreli]

Oh my gosh- we'll see you there! Our ADR at Mama Melrose is at 3:55!

Actually, we're doing Brown Derby for dinner (DH's request).

We'll see you at Fantasmic though!

 

[Laumau]

Actually, we're doing Brown Derby for dinner (DH's request).

We'll see you at Fantasmic though!

Cool!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

YAY look we have Snowbird matches already!!

 

[emh1129]

We're booked for the fantasmic package on the 5th, too

 

[emh1129]

Oh my gosh- we'll see you there! Our ADR at Mama Melrose is at 3:55!

We're there at 4:00!

 

[Chime]

*waves to the rest of the snowbirds*


And our trip is scheduled for 1/23-1/30. We're hanging off another month or so to make ressies until we get a final headcount. My fiance and I are taking our neices with this time and would like to include our nephew (who lives much farther away).

We're planning on staying at CBR. I've never stayed there before and am excited about it.

 

[amreli]

We're booked for the fantasmic package on the 5th, too

Another one! Fun!

 

[emh1129]

Another one! Fun!

We'll have to look for each other

I'm jealous that you're doing the half marathon, btw! I missed the sign ups and I was so bummed. Definitely next year, though. I can't wait

 

[emh1129]

What do you all think of 50s Prime Time? We've never tried it before and I made an ADR for dinner. Not sure whether we should keep it or not.

 

[Laumau]

We'll have to look for each other

I'm jealous that you're doing the half marathon, btw! I missed the sign ups and I was so bummed. Definitely next year, though. I can't wait

Yes, we'll all have to wear something distinctive like the DIS color lime green or something like that!

 

[amreli]

We'll have to look for each other

I'm jealous that you're doing the half marathon, btw! I missed the sign ups and I was so bummed. Definitely next year, though. I can't wait

Jealous?

No, really I can't believe how fast that filled up! My SIL and I (miabellarose on here) signed up back in February or March. Some friends of ours were going to sign up in April and it was completely full! I couldn't believe it. It's my first *real* race and I'm excited... so long as I don't get swept off the course for going too slow.

My SIL said that someone on here posted that they get lime green mickey heads from the paint section of Home Depot. I've never looked for them before, but we'll have to go pick up some of those or something.

 

[peach3es]

What do you all think of 50s Prime Time? We've never tried it before and I made an ADR for dinner. Not sure whether we should keep it or not.

I can't speak from personal experience, but everyone I asked on another board I frequent said they really enjoyed it! We booked our dinner meal for our day at DHS. It sounds like fun, though I don't think dh's going to like it so much! He's not really into interacting with the characters!

 

[MissMagnolia]

50s PTC is a must for us each vacation. My DH loves the pot roast and I have to do lunch so I can get the chicken pot pie (not available at dinner). I have heard that the waitstaff is hit or miss on how much they play along, but we have always gotten a great one.

The time we had cousin Jenny she named everyone - I was Sweet Pea, my DD was Honey Bun, my DH was Skippy, and... I'd have to go back and look at my scrapbook to remember the rest. My DH didn't want his green beans so he made a white "I surrender" flag out of a fork and a sugar packet and stuck it into the beans. Cousin Jenny picked it up for the whole section we were sitting in to see and said, "Skippy here doesn't want to eat his green beans, so..." he got them airplaned into his mouth!! Too funny

My kids like the dessert menus because they are on viewfinders. I have some great photos of everyone looking over their "menus".

I think it is one of the best places to eat at DHS (formerly known as MGM ).

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

*waves to the rest of the snowbirds*


And our trip is scheduled for 1/23-1/30. We're hanging off another month or so to make ressies until we get a final headcount. My fiance and I are taking our neices with this time and would like to include our nephew (who lives much farther away).

We're planning on staying at CBR. I've never stayed there before and am excited about it.

We will be at CBR Jan 21-27!! It's our second time there. We LOVE it! It's like a vacation within a vacation. Love the tropical Caribbean feel to it! Make sure to schedule some "down time" to enjoy the resort!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

January Snowbirds!

Backinoz ~ Dec 23-Jan 14 ???
Towers5 ~ Dec 28-Jan 9 ???
Ccfmioa ~ Dec 30-Jan 8 ASMo
Maplemouse ~ Jan 1-5 ???
Tink1978 ~ Jan 1-7 POFQ
Laumau ~ Jan 1-7 WL
4girls2sets ~ Jan 2-9 SOG
Miabellarose ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Amreli ~ Jan 3-11 ASMu
Peanut1 ~ Jan 4-10 AKL
Simzac ~ Jan 4-10 OKW
Snykymom ~ Jan 4-11 CSR
Missmagnolia ~ Jan 4-12 ???
Tigerlovinggrandma ~ Jan 4-20 POFQ
Ehm1129 ~ Jan 5-16 ASMo
Kaos928 ~ Jan 6-12 POP/POR
Rhonda7011 ~ Jan 7-14 BWV/BC
Peach3es ~ Jan 8-16 POP
Aussieangel ~ Jan 8-20 WL
Rockonthemoon ~ Jan 8-18 ???
2Disneygirls ~ Jan 9-17 ???
Ginaluvsdisney ~ Jan 10-18 POFQ
Gillettes ~ Jan 10-19 POFQ
Lovemy2boys ~ Jan 11-21 AKL
Eve700 ~ Jan 12-???
Mindyluvsmickey ~ Jan 12-19 Poly
Adais ~ Jan 13-21 AKL
Kiteri ~ Jan 16-24 FW
Mommy2emmamaddie ~ Jan 16-25 ???
Drakes ~ Jan 16-26 ASMo
Sixisenough ~ Jan 17-24 AKL
Hrsmom ~ Jan 17-24 BWV
Disneyspaz ~ Jan 17-24 SSR
Jenkh ~ Jan 17-31 BWV/AKV
Spokanemom ~ Jan 17-31 POP
Splashmtncrew ~ Jan 18-24 WL
GPA1015 ~ Jan 18-30 POP
Sharadoc ~ Jan 19-30 ASMu
Laurainsem ~ Jan 20-??? ???
Momof2disneyboys ~ Jan 21-27 CBR
Trixiequilts ~ Jan 21-28 AKL
Minniemom09 ~ Jan 21-28 POFQ
Kazooie01 ~ Jan 21-28 ???
Disneygroders ~ Jan 22-25 POFQ
MickeyNicki ~ Jan 22-26 Poly
Cinderellamom123 ~ Jan 22-Feb 1 Cabins
Petuniamilz ~ Jan 23-30 Offsite
Chime ~ Jan 23-30 CBR
Jnykly ~ Jan 24-30 ???
Billysmommy ~ Jan 24-31 BWV
Gourmetgirl ~ Jan 24-31 WL
Remmy ~ Jan 24-Feb 7 POP
Meggybear17 ~ Jan 27-Feb 3 POP
Echo29 ~ Jan ??? CSR
Amreli ~ Jan ??? ASMu
Tinkerbelluk ~ Jan ???
Ppan77 ~ Jan ???
Lukenick1 ~ Jan ???
Trissy ~ Jan ???
Kimis ~ Jan ???
Jaksil ~ Feb ??? WL/AKL

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

(from Disney's website)----
Quote:
We are continually focused on providing the best possible experiences for our Guests who visit the Walt Disney World® Resort. Within the last six months, we have added significant new attractions and shows at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™, including Block Party Bash, Toy Story Midway Mania!, Pixar Place and Journey Into Narnia: Prince Caspian.

Coming in October 2008 will be the recently announced “High School Musical 3: Senior Year” and later this year, Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ will host the annual Night of Joy event for the first time and welcome back ABC Super Soap Weekend. At the same time, we have continued to update existing offerings such as Playhouse Disney—Live On Stage! Next year, the park will unveil The American Idol Experience, host the first Grad Nite events at Disney’s Hollywood Studios™ and welcome back ESPN: The Weekend and Star Wars Weekends.

We regularly evaluate and refine our operations. At the same time we unveil The American Idol Experience in January 2009, we will make an adjustment to our operation by offering Fantasmic! on select evenings each week. Fantasmic! will be performed two times weekly –generally Mondays and Thursdays - and more often during our busiest times of the year.

On nights when Fantasmic! is not performed, Guests (with appropriate ticket media) will continue to have the opportunity to enjoy nightly fireworks spectaculars such as Wishes at the Magic Kingdom® Park and IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth at Epcot®.

Showtimes will be published for Guests in the Times Guide, which is available at the theme parks, and online at disneyworld.com (end quote)

 

[MissMagnolia]

Check out a thread I started on the Dining Plan forum. I figured all the costs of the places we were planning on eating, what we would order and comparing it to the total cost of the dining plan. THEN I added up all the desserts that we probably wouldn't order without the DDP and the difference between some of the TS restaurants we would probably switch to CS and came up with a total!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1890852

The DDP is a good value for us.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Your thread looks good Missmagnolia! You are very organized!

I did all the totals before we went in May and decided that it was a good deal for us too for now, until DS turns 10 and will be charged as an adult, then it will no longer be a good deal for us.