Now that it's after midnight, I can legally post today'a Disney history!
1998: Fantasmic! debuts.
Yay Fantasmic! We're planning our schedule around the ONE performance of Fantasmic! while we're there. Grrr, still mad that they cut it back.
I think there are two Fantasmic showings while we're there. Luckily, they fit pretty nicely into the plan I already have, but I'm worried about how it will affect the crowds. Of course many people probably won't know that Fantasmic isn't shown every night, or even what it is, but there might be some who change their plans so they can experience it, which will increase the number of people at MGM on those days.
Hey Jan. DIS'ers! We'll be there from Jan. 3 - 9 and am cancelling my off site condo to get in at the action at a value onsite. We're a family of five so will be doing connecting rooms at POP or an All Star, or trying for a value! I'm calling my reservation in tomorrow! Have my tickets already (through
undercover tourist - but now we're staying onsite wished I wouldn't have - we might have done a dining package - OH WELL! Next time right!) and all our ADR's! We're set and ready.... we'll be arriving in Florida on Dec. 24 (from western canada) and staying in Naples until we hit WDW!
So, we've been reading our guidebooks, and watching the dvds, and you know the 1 thing my little princess is MOST excited for????? K, this is the girl with Princess Breakfast reservations, Dinner in the castle, and BBB reservations???? Finding De Vine in Animal Kingdom!!! The picture fell out of the book and she's been carrying that around with her and showing people - too cute!!!
Awww.... I love De Vine...
Yeah... I wasn't really expecting the codes to be released until the end of the month anyways...
Really??? I thought everyone loved that show. We've never seen it. I know, shocking. You'd think we've never been to WDW with all the things that we still have not seen! I think it is only shown a few times a day and it just has not fit our schedule yet. And the kids and DH aren't really interested anyway. 
I haven't seen a lot of things either. When I think about my last trip I realize how many things we skipped, because of time restraints. We only went for about 5 days during the busiest time, which means I made it a point to ride new things, and my favorites from before, but I didn't ride a lot of other things.
Good Morning Snowbirds!! Boy its the end of the grading period so we don't have students today, but I feel busier with all the grading I have to do then when the students are here!!!
Umm the one I don't like this is kind of hard, but I'm not a big fan of Sounds Dangerous show...its just not my cup of tea.
I have my Unofficial Guide too!! I have read all the way to the Fronteirland...sometimes I have to take a break to digest all that information.
I also pre-ordered my Deluxe Passporter (had a 40% off deal) and its supposed to come out today we'll see!!!
Yup Yup
HAPPY BIRTHDAY to your little girl Dancergrl!!!
Hope she has a good day!!
I have a question (surprise surprise I know) How do free ticket upgrades work? I already purchased my tickets (with Hopper) would I be qualified for the ticket upgrade? I really just want a great Florida resident rate....crossing fingers we find out soon!!!
And can you believe October is half over...WOW..time sure is flying fast!!!
If you bought your tickets as a package through Disney, then they will be able to refund the money. I'm pretty sure if you bought them through a different outlet, then you will not be able to take advantage of the offer, unless you want to save your other tickets for a later trip, which can be complicated.
Hello ya'll
I just got caught up on all these posts! Wow...there are a lot of them! All of you that have posted your days got me wondering how many days we had left.....we only have 86 days!!!
We are not telling our kiddos until Christmas afternoon after all the presents and chaos has passed. I have had to be very selective in who and when I can talk about this trip(that's why I love this thread)....I don't want the cat out of the bag just yet! My DH and I call our trip the "Insurance Policy" that way we can sort of talk about it with out the kids knowing. With all the Hurricane Ike damage and debris in and around our area the kids don't even think it out of the ordinary to have their parents always talking about insurance. The conversations usually go something like this....Me: "Hi honey, I just found out today that the Insurance claim filed for the Liberty will no longer have the claim adjusters" DH: huh, what? Oh! Well then what if we file a claim at another venue that does have claim adjusters....something from the 1900's perhaps? Or maybe a policy without any claims adjusters at all would be nice?" Did you follow that? Well, my kids didn't either!
Here are our Insurance Claims:
1-8 Arrive at 7:07 dinner at airport or hotel... depends on kids
1-9 Crystal Palace 8:05am
1-10 Tusker House 8:00am
1-11 1900 Park Fare 4:30
1-12 Le Cellier 4:30
1-13 Chef Mickey 6:30
1-14 WCC 7:00
1-15 Hollywood Vine 8:35am
1-16 Harvest Feast 4:30
1-17 O'Hana 8:20 / Coral Reef 5:30
1-18 Breakfast at a park...Flight at 3:04
Now other than watching and waiting for a code or discount I'm trying to figure out a great way to surprise my 2 kids on Christmas morning. Any ideas? I like the idea of some type of scavenger hunt. I just don't know how to do it exactly. My kiddos are DD 9 and DS almost 3.
Thanks,
Becky
Haha... I love it! I want plan a surprise trip at some point, just so I can talk in code. However, my soon-to-be DH probably would be just as lost as the kids. Hopefully, his Disney knowledge will increase by the time we have kids, but who knows. Also, with my luck, I'll probably get a kid just like me who understands the code better than her father, therefore figuring out the surprise.
I know how you feel! I let my hair grow for several years. It was down to my waist this past spring. Then one day I just had enough and got 12 inches cut off!! 
It was up above my shoulders. I had so much cut off I was able to donate it to Locks For Love. So that was a good thing! 
Now it's starting to grow back and it is in the in-between stage and I'm not sure what to do with it! 
I'm not sure I could pull off a short-short hairstyle!
I donated to Locks of Love about 3 1/2 years ago? It was my senior year of high school, and I waited until I got my senior pictures taken and then got the foot cut off. My hair was REALLY long... it hasn't been that long since. It was getting pretty close a couple weeks ago, but I wanted to get it cut a few months before my wedding so it would have time to grow a little, but it wouldn't be as gross as it was (massive split ends - yuck!)
QOTD:
Honestly, if I had to pick one.... I think it would be Space Mountain. It's just too jerky for my tastes. I can handle stomach dropping rides, rides with repetitive soundtracks, shows with weird special effects and annoying "hosts," but the jerkiness of Space Mountain gives me a headache and a neck ache. I usually skip rides like it at other theme parks.
This next trip I'll probably ride it once, just so Logan can experience it, but then I'll probably skip it until I have a kid that begs me to go on it with them.
I was sick all day after I rode it--I have a 'functional heart murmur'---which the Dr. always says only means my heart beats different than most people, but it does do a weird little skip-thing every now and again. I feel kinda like I had been holding my breath for a long time & there is just no air for a couple of seconds. Anyway, I guess that's why, but I really thought on that ride---this is it--I am gonna have a heart attack. I was sick at my stomach and had the shakes the whole day. Anyone else feel that way, or is it just me? Or is it suppose to make you feel like that?!?
I finally won the battle of the hair!!!!It's not thick enough to be long and beautiful--think.....Bella's hair. Not mine, it just gets stringy the longer it gets--plus I feel depressed with it long and I only wear it up in a clip. so.... I love it!!!!
