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

[Remmy]

It's official!! We are booked for January 24 to February 7 at the Pop! Our TA booked room only and will switch to the AAA package when it becomes available. She told me that when she phoned Disney that CM told her the packages should be out in about 2 weeks. I hope she is correct, I don't like waiting.

Thank you for posting January hours are now up. I can now start planning for our first week. It scares me to see MK open until 11pm on the 31st of January. Does this mean they think Disney will be packed for the weekend? We were thinking of going on Saturday and missing Sunday but now I think we will start going to the parks on the Sunday previous on the 25th. Super Bowl is really scaring me.

I am a bit disappointed that it looks like there won't be a Pirate and Princess Party in January. That was another reason for us wanting that time. Oh well, I can only hope it will be offered in the first week of February.

I am also wondering if they are closing both water parks for all of January to have more people in the parks. Thus far there are no hours listed. That would really make the water parks and more part useless other than if you wished to keep going to Disney Quest.

We too are going to book a Fantasmic meal as soon as we can. We may be under the new rule of 90 days out. We missed it last time due to our DS was only 18 months old, now he will be old enough to appreciate it and hopefully patient enough to wait for the show.

Thank you-Remmy

 

[amreli]

It's official!! We are booked for January 24 to February 7 at the Pop! Our TA booked room only and will switch to the AAA package when it becomes available. She told me that when she phoned Disney that CM told her the packages should be out in about 2 weeks. I hope she is correct, I don't like waiting.

Nice!! I hope that CM is right!!

 

[gourmetgirl]

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.

We really liked the 50's Prime Time Restaurant. We're not eating there this time because I don't want to repeat until I've tried all the great ones at least once.

We ate here close to the end of our trip. It was pre-DDP so we had been surviving mostly on chicken fingers and pizza.

It was nice to see something green on our plates. When our server came over to "yell" at us to eat our green beans, they were already gone. We actually asked her to bring us more

 

[Rhonda7011]

DH and I are going in January (1/7 - 1/14). DH is running the marathon (his second time) and I am going to try and run the 5K. Everyone wish me luck! I am an overweight 51 year old mom. I am doing an exercise plan called "from the couch to a 5K". I will need all the pixie dust you can send. We are staying at a 1 BR at Boardwalk villa for the first few days and then moving over to a studio at Beach club. We have an annual pass which is good til 1/14 and we had free air tickets to use so this trip is a bonus for us!

 

[miabellarose]

DH and I are going in January (1/7 - 1/14). DH is running the marathon (his second time) and I am going to try and run the 5K. Everyone wish me luck! I am an overweight 51 year old mom. I am doing an exercise plan called "from the couch to a 5K". I will need all the pixie dust you can send. We are staying at a 1 BR at Boardwalk villa for the first few days and then moving over to a studio at Beach club. We have an annual pass which is good til 1/14 and we had free air tickets to use so this trip is a bonus for us!

Good luck: I'll be there too, along with amreli, to do the 1/2 marathon. We just finished the "couch to 5K" program. It took a little longer b/c someone kept spraining her ankle, not me, but we finished it. Now, we're onto the 5K to 15K training.

 

[Laumau]

DH and I are going in January (1/7 - 1/14). DH is running the marathon (his second time) and I am going to try and run the 5K. Everyone wish me luck! I am an overweight 51 year old mom. I am doing an exercise plan called "from the couch to a 5K". I will need all the pixie dust you can send. We are staying at a 1 BR at Boardwalk villa for the first few days and then moving over to a studio at Beach club. We have an annual pass which is good til 1/14 and we had free air tickets to use so this trip is a bonus for us!

Here's some dust for you! Good luck in the 5K and good for you!

What a nice bonus!

 

[Laumau]

Nice!! I hope that CM is right!!

Me too!

 

[amreli]

DH and I are going in January (1/7 - 1/14). DH is running the marathon (his second time) and I am going to try and run the 5K. Everyone wish me luck! I am an overweight 51 year old mom. I am doing an exercise plan called "from the couch to a 5K". I will need all the pixie dust you can send. We are staying at a 1 BR at Boardwalk villa for the first few days and then moving over to a studio at Beach club. We have an annual pass which is good til 1/14 and we had free air tickets to use so this trip is a bonus for us!

Good luck to you (and a little pixie dust)!!!

That program *really* works!! miabella and I were both non-runners and I wasn't sure we'd finish (or should I say 'I'?), but we did and now we've moved on to our next program! Just take it slow and repeat weeks if you need to.

 

[trixiequilts]

That program *really* works!! miabella and I were both non-runners and I wasn't sure we'd finish (or should I say 'I'?), but we did and now we've moved on to our next program! Just take it slow and repeat weeks if you need to.

Is this program from a book or website or something? I'd love to hear more about it. Could one of you pm me with the details? Thanks so much!

 

[miabellarose]

Is this program from a book or website or something? I'd love to hear more about it. Could one of you pm me with the details? Thanks so much!

It's a website and here's the link: http://www.coolrunning.com/engine/2/2_3/181.shtml

 

[sharadoc]

How can you tell which is morning and which is evening Extra Magic Hours?

I looked at the EMH link from the calendar and it only goes through December. How are you all making these decisions?

I can see the special events/parades, etc. on each day, but for the life of me, I can't see how to tell which is an early day or a late night.

HELP!

 

[MissMagnolia]

I am "sort of " guessing, but look at November and Decembers EMHs and they are very similar to the days of the week they listed for January. It seems that the first day of the week for EMH of the park is a.m. and the second EMH day of the week for the same park is p.m. There is one park that this is a little funky for, but I can't remember which one.

So...for instance, Epcot a.m. EMH is on Tuesday and p.m. EMH is on Friday. These are the same days listed for January.

Of course, we won't know for absolute certainty until Disney updates the EMH site.

 

[trixiequilts]

Nobody knows for sure yet, everyone is basing the EMHs on previous months and/or years. I don't think Disney is finished with all the January info because the water park hours are missing and the EMH times aren't on the page (only through December is). It looks as though almost all the EMHs could maybe possibly be the same, except one. Good luck with the wait, I hope you're more patient than I am!

 

[peach3es]

Oh, Rhonda...do GREAT in the 5K! I ran my one and only 5K in 2003. It took me about a year and half to build up to it. What can I say...I don't like pain! My dad, who has always been a great runner, jogged with me the entire time. Since we were bringing up the rear, the ambulance was the only thing behind us! Talk about unnerving!

I wanted to finish the entire 5K jogging and I wanted to come in under 35 minutes. We were literally the last runners coming. As we approached teh finish line, I saw the clock read 34minutes and 40 some seconds. My dad shouted "go for it!" and I took off with all my might. People were cheering for me...it was really fun! I made it to the finish line, having run the entire way, in 34:54 seconds! And dad let me go first, so he technically came in last place. And I was just an out of shape 28 year old! But I did meet my own personal goals.

All that to say, do it for you! You'll be great!

~~Carrie

Now I have to say I just discovered all those cute, extra smilies and things! FUN!

 

[disneysuncat]

We WERE going for Halloween, then for Thanksgiving, and today, we officially moved our trip to arrive on New Year's Eve. And we are NOT moving it again! *shakes fist* So I'm in for January 2009. (actual dates 12/31-1/11) I am staying at WL and eating at WL for New Year's eve. I have Narcoosee's for New Year's day, and several of my other ADRs booked for the rest of the time, including Chef Mickey's. Looks like I'm going to have to re-think my wardrobe, possibly, since January weather is erratic!

 

[Laumau]

We WERE going for Halloween, then for Thanksgiving, and today, we officially moved our trip to arrive on New Year's Eve. And we are NOT moving it again! *shakes fist* So I'm in for January 2009. (actual dates 12/31-1/11) I am staying at WL and eating at WL for New Year's eve. I have Narcoosee's for New Year's day, and several of my other ADRs booked for the rest of the time, including Chef Mickey's. Looks like I'm going to have to re-think my wardrobe, possibly, since January weather is erratic!

Welcome to the Snowbirds! We'll be at the WL at the same time you are!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Welcome to the new Snowbirds!

And congrats and good luck to all those running in the marathon!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

January Snowbirds!

Backinoz ~ Dec 23-Jan 14 ???
Towers5 ~ Dec 28-Jan 9 ???
Ccfmioa ~ Dec 30-Jan 8 ASMo
Disneysuncat ~ Dec 31-Jan 11 WL
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

 

[2disneygirls]

OMG you guys...I go ONE DAY without checking this thread & there's 5 new pages!! LOL

Made my very last ADR today...and got all my switching around done too. *whew* ~ here's my new list:

Sat. 1/10 ~ Tutto Italia
Sun 1/11 ~ CRT
Mon 1/12 ~ Prime Time
Tues 1/13 ~ 1900 Park Fare
Wed 1/14 ~ Crystal Palace
Thu 1/15 ~ Chef Mickey's
Fri 1/16 ~ Coral Reef

All dinners except CRT

So glad THAT is done!!!

 

[hrsmom]

Made my ADRs today!

January 17 Biergarten - dinner
January 18 Hollywood & Vine - breakfast
January 19 Spoodles - dinner
January 20 CRT - breakfast
January 21 Chef Mickey's - breakfast
January 22 Le Cellier - dinner
January 23 Crystal Palace - dinner

If we decide to do the DDP then we'll have to make one more ressie.