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

[Wilsonfamily4]

i am excited as the photopass share I started this week is full and I preordered the CD this morning! One more thing to mark of the list of things to do in the next 4 months!! WOOHOO!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

i am excited as the photopass share I started this week is full and I preordered the CD this morning! One more thing to mark of the list of things to do in the next 4 months!! WOOHOO!!

As of today I have heard back from everybody and mine is full too!! Two groups actually!

I am excited too!! I LOVE pictures!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Okay, I spoke too soon. Someone just had to back out of the photopass share. . . I have one opening for someone going in the first half of January if one of you Snowbirds are interested:
http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1905931&page=5

 

[Monny2AE]

Yeah, that's the best thing to do, figure out where you would go and what you would get and do the math!

Ugh! I hate math! But I guess I'll have to do it...

 

[BellaSoleil]

Hi everyone! I've been pretty absent today. The Christmas and AG talk sounds like fun! I'm getting Belle the Bitty Baby for Christmas this year.

Peaches- (I think it was you) that suggested the three gift idea. That is one of the best ideas I have ever heard and I'm going to talk to DH about it tonight. We may start that tradition with DD this Christmas.

I found out that upgrading to the Deluxe Dining Plan was $80.00 cheaper than booking an extra night at WL (plus we won't have to pay for anything OOP)!

I'm so exciting about making new ADR's. I'm going to suprise DH with a night at Cali Grill and book another signature dining, as well. Any suggestions?

 

[KatiebugsMom]

Boy I have a lot to catch up on around here......Adr's can be made again on Aug 31st, Halloween and Christmas Oh my..... Time is a flying.....

And Ouch! All the Halloween talk has me hyperventilating, I have scripts to learn, costumes to air out or dry clean, makeup kits to go thru and check supplies and that is just for me...... See Halloween is not just one day a year for us more like 24/7. DH and I are actors/staff for a Nationally renowned haunted attraction here in Western Pennsylvania. This will be our eleveneth season with the haunt. DH is a magician and guess what.......we even own a hearse. You ought to see the looks I get when I drive it to the grocery store. Her name is Leota Tombs after the Haunted Mansion.

So wish us luck, as we hope to have a very big year with extra promotion and the Horror Host TV show we also do here and show on Western PA cable.

 

[Disney Mommy 3]

How funny!! I would love to come to Pa just to see it!!!

 

[trixiequilts]

Am I the only one who doesn't love Halloween?

 

[debbieandroo]

I'm not that crazy about it either. I have no kids to dress up - although I do have a puppy I'm tempted to dress up as Little Rascal's Petey [he looks just like him without the black circle around his eye]. The only problem is that he [a 100+ lb American bull dog who is 14 months old] would turn our tame church harvest festival into a tower of terror!

My favorite holiday is Thanksgiving - don't have to dress like anything or even buy presents!

Back on topic, I ordered the Unofficial Guide from the library - looks like a lot of fun to read. Someone asked [because this is probably the 8th or 9th WDW guidebook I've gotten!], 'you're really into planning that Disney trip, aren't you! You're not going until when, January?!?!?!?'

It's a little embarrassing to let others see my WDW-planning addiction...

Had no idea that Katiebugsmom was a celebrity - zowie!

 

[debbieandroo]

Hi everyone! I've been pretty absent today. The Christmas and AG talk sounds like fun! I'm getting Belle the Bitty Baby for Christmas this year.

Peaches- (I think it was you) that suggested the three gift idea. That is one of the best ideas I have ever heard and I'm going to talk to DH about it tonight. We may start that tradition with DD this Christmas.

I found out that upgrading to the Deluxe Dining Plan was $80.00 cheaper than booking an extra night at WL (plus we won't have to pay for anything OOP)!

I'm so exciting about making new ADR's. I'm going to suprise DH with a night at Cali Grill and book another signature dining, as well. Any suggestions?

Hi --

I don't know anything first hand about the signature restaurants but here's a list of them with links to their menus:

http://allears.net/pl/packages08a.htm#rest

Here's a link to restaurant reviews:

http://land.allears.net/reviewpost/

Hope this helps! They all sound quite delicious.

 

[debbieandroo]

To answer something Sharadoc asked quite a few pages ago [if any of us were planning to do something special such as a tour] -
I have been thinking about it and wanted to get everyone's opinion.

Here goes:

There's a bunch of us going together from Jan 23-26. On the 27th, there will just be two of us grown-ups hanging out at the parks. Should we [both first-time Disney-ers] try to take a tour? Both the EPCOT Segway tour and the Keys to the Kingdom tour sound wonderful. Or should we, major theme park ride buffs, go to Universal for the day? There's a special deal - tickets to US and IOA for one day with shuttle from WDW thrown in for free. Or should we just take our time and go back to our favorite spots in WDW?

The deal for Universal ends by Oct 1 so I have a few weeks to think about it. I definitely want to make reservations for whatever we do before we go - I hear those tours book quickly and US tickets are more expensive at the gate.

What do y'all Disney experts think?

 

[debbieandroo]

Sale on Disney Shopping --

http://disneyshopping.go.com/webapp...1&Nu=p_productID&CMP=EMC-eml&att=20080827DSIH

$5 for graphic T-shirts - for adults and children.

I bought 3 t-shirts a couple of months ago and am trying really hard to tell myself that I don't need any more, even at 5 bucks each.

 

[skjj2009]

Am I the only one who doesn't love Halloween?

Nope I'm right there with you. I make my dh take my kids trick or treating because I really am not into Halloween. We decorate the house ofcourse, hand out candy, and get the kids costumes but I don't make a big deal out of it. My daughters b-day is two days before so maybe because I'm always either preparing for or cleaning from a family party that I'm not more into it for my kids. It's never something I've been into though so I'm sure its just a carry over from my youth MNSSHP does look fun though and I'm sure that would someday make a great b-day gift for my dd

 

[peach3es]

Nope I'm right there with you. I make my dh take my kids trick or treating because I really am not into Halloween. We decorate the house ofcourse, hand out candy, and get the kids costumes but I don't make a big deal out of it.

Your quote made me giggle! You said you don't make a big deal of Halloween, but you decorate, hand out candy and buy costumes. What would you do differently if you made a big deal of it? There doesn't seem to be much more for you to do.

 

[SplashMtnCrew]

Morning Everyone

I'm so exciting about making new ADR's. I'm going to suprise DH with a night at Cali Grill and book another signature dining, as well. Any suggestions?

I highly recommend Artist Point, I believe you are staying at WL, right? We love Artist Point, very nice, and good food!

Am I the only one who doesn't love Halloween?

No, your not alone. We don't even acknowledge that halloween exists

 

[Laumau]

Morning Everyone

I highly recommend Artist Point, I believe you are staying at WL, right? We love Artist Point, very nice, and good food!

That's good to hear! We're staying at WL and eating at Artist's Point our last night- sans kids! They're going to the Cub's Den.

 

[BellaSoleil]

Am I the only one who doesn't love Halloween?

I do not love Halloween at all. But, now that I have an adorable little girl that's not quite old enough for a Disney trip (IMHOP), it's a great excuse to dress her like a princess, fairy or mouse. That's makes my heart happy!

Also, our church holds a Fall Festival every year. It's a very big event for us and I'm on staff, so therefore, "forced" to participate.

 

[BellaSoleil]

That's good to hear! We're staying at WL and eating at Artist's Point our last night- sans kids! They're going to the Cub's Den.

What night are you eating at Artist Point?

I'm thinking about doing Jiko, because I'm dying to see AKL!!!

 

[AussieAngel]

I'm thinking about doing Jiko, because I'm dying to see AKL!!!

I was going to suggest Jiko!! That's one of our ADRs that I'm looking forward to the most! We've never been there before, but the menu looks fabulous.

 

[BellaSoleil]

I was going to suggest Jiko!! That's one of our ADRs that I'm looking forward to the most! We've never been there before, but the menu looks fabulous.

I agree!!!! I was trying to keep the dining plan upgrade a secret, but as soon as I talked to DH, I spilled. Yikes! We are doing Cali Grill, CRT (it's honestly my favorite breakfast ever) and then the one I'm not sure about.

By the way, DH was more excited than he's been this whole trip!!!