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

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QOTD: Several!!
Haunted Mansion!!! Favorite dark scary ride ever!!!
Peter Pan!!!! Favorite fantasy/ movie ride!! I love when it first starts and you fly over the nursery. Notice the building blocks....and the tea set!!!!! And then-Theres London!!! AAHHH That's probably as close as I'll get!!! But, I just adore it!!!

Pooh!! That is just the cutest/sweetest ride ever. I just wish they could slow it down a little. There is sooooo much little kids can't catch it all. And could they add about 5 more minutes....PLEASE !!!!
 
My two questions:

(Non-Disney Related) Can any mommy's give me advice / encouragement on how to handle the 'twos'? Belle is starting to say no to everything, fall out on the floor in public and hide behind the couch (where we cannot get to her) when she doesn't want to leave the house, go in time out, change her diaper, ect.

(Disney Related) How late can I add travel insurance to our trip?

I am pm-ing you.
 
We paid for preferred location and were given Trinidad North, it was close to the pool and our bus stop was right out the door. I was not impressed with the room we were given. It was a parking view. Since I booked the trip months in advance, I think I should have been given a better choice.

Thanks for the heads up. My Husband and I just read your post and called Disney to request a specific building. The CM told us that Trinidad North (building 31) was preferred due to it’s proximity to Old Port Royal and the Bus Stop (not because of the view, he said it could be parking lot or beach). He said the best shot at having a good view from a preferred room (courtyard or beach) was Martinique (building 25). So we requested Martinique 25 or 26. Sorry you didn’t have a better view, but thanks again for the advice.
 
Girl! It's your Honeymoon! Do it up!:banana:

That's the plan!
I've been turning down offers for almost a year now. I've pretty much just decided not to tell anybody how much money we're spending on this trip, so they can't judge me.:rotfl: I just tell people, "We got 40% off our room!" They don't have to know how much we're paying with the discount. I did have to keep myself from booking the Platinum Plan though!
 

My two questions:

(Non-Disney Related) Can any mommy's give me advice / encouragement on how to handle the 'twos'? Belle is starting to say no to everything, fall out on the floor in public and hide behind the couch (where we cannot get to her) when she doesn't want to leave the house, go in time out, change her diaper, ect.


Just wanted to offer hugs. I deal with this for a living . . . As for the temper tantrums, don't give into them. Ignore them as long as she isn't hurting herself. Try to redirect her with something that is fun or exciting.

With Ry, I was (and still am) never afraid to carry him out of a store kicking and screaming. I'm a stickler about following through with consequences both positive and negative.

Be consistent and you will see results! :wizard:
 
QOTD -- (and a great one, I might add!) My favorite rides are:

MK - Space Mountain, Mickey's Philharmagic
EP - Soarin'

I don't really have favorites for AK or HS. Space Mountain is just the right speed for me, just scary enough without tipping over. I love Philharmagic because it is pure Disney fun. And Soarin' is just special. I could do it over and over!

Maria
 
So, Delta finally called yesterday to tell us about the changes to our flights. I've been expecting it for a while, especially since changes showed up online weeks ago.

It was funny though, because I guess when I didn't answer my phone they called Logans. He was listening for a second, and then said "Can you repeat that to my fiance?" He handed the phone to me and she started listing off all the changes. They did change something that I wasn't too happy about, but it should be ok.
I was already aware that we would be arriving about 15 minutes later than we were when I initially booked the flight (3:17pm) Oh well whatever, but they changed our returning flight to about 45 minutes earlier. I'm not too thrilled about it, but I figure since we're using Magical Express our pick-up time probably would be at the same time even though our flight leaves earlier. Also, it gets in earlier, so nobody has to come pick us up from the airport too late at night. I guess they decided to cancel the later flight.
Oh well... as long as they don't change days on me I'll be fine.
 
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Last night I got my triptix and guide books from AAA! :woohoo:

So exciting - personalized maps, huge (like 3 inch thick) books - one for Mid-Atlantic, one for N & S Carolina and one for GA & Florida. Listings of EVERYTHING between here and there.

The TripTix thing is really neat - lots of detail for the drive. My favorite direction on a page was "turn onto I95, drive for 368.6 miles" :rotfl:

The trip is really real! Now I have to make my hotel reservations for the drive back and forth and make the rest of my ADRs. 10 more weeks - seems like a long time, but the holidays are going to make the time fly by!
 
My two questions:

(Non-Disney Related) Can any mommy's give me advice / encouragement on how to handle the 'twos'? Belle is starting to say no to everything, fall out on the floor in public and hide behind the couch (where we cannot get to her) when she doesn't want to leave the house, go in time out, change her diaper, ect.

Everyone will give you different (good) advice, but the best thing I can tell you is to hang in there. They all seem to go through it (our 2 year old who will be 3 in December, may go through it until he's 6!:)). When you can (at home etc.) ignore them (much of the act is for attention). And when they do get upset, act up, throw themselves down, change the subject and bring up something that makes them happy. With our Son we bring up Disney or Monster Trucks. It gets their mind off of being bad and they tend to focus on that happy thing. Good luck, she'll be out of that stage soon enough (too soon;)).
 
Morning Snowbirds. We're having a sick day around here. My son is sleeping on the sofa after a long night of...well I'll spare the details. Let's just say he's having trouble keeping things in these days. :sick: I hate when my kids are sick and I can't fix it.:sad2:

QOTD: My favorite is It's a Small World because my Dad loves it so much and we went on it when we were kids.

Thanksd for all the links to the CBR info threads Shelly. The past two times we've stayed there we were in Barbados. I'm not picky about my room view since we don't spend too much time there and I don't mind the walk because we're already walking so much in Disney anyway- plus it's a beautiful walk!

I checked my email this morning and my parents got stuff from Disney!!!! They are hooked up to my email because they aren't computer savvy. Where are my pin codes????? Really now.

Here's the offer they got...
FREE $500 Disney Gift Card at check-in when you purchase one of these 5-Night/5-Day vacation packages which include room and Theme Park tickets. $535 per adult, based on adult double occupancy in a standard room at a select Disney Value Resort. For stays most nights 4/19–5/21/09. and $563 per adult, based on adult double occupancy in a standard room at a select Disney Value Resort. For stays most nights 5/22–6/27/09.

Of course you have to have the pin to use it and it's not our dates but still- where's mine? I feel jilted now only getting a $200 gift card!

They also got the offer to buy a $500 Merchandise card for only $395- not good on food though. Otherwise they would have done it.
 
I just checked all my Disney hooks. I have my own Disney E-mail address, and I made one for Logan as well, and voila!

DISCLAIMER: This is a Pin Code e-mail, so you have to receive an e-mail in order to take advantage of the offer.
"We can't keep the lid on an amazing offer like this!
FREE Disney Dining Plan when you purchase one of these 5-Night/5-Day vacation packages which include room, Theme Park tickets and Disney Dining Plan. $535 per adult from 4/19-5/21 and $563 per adult from 5/22-6/27." Both in Value Resorts

This might actually work for our trip in June. I'll have to run the idea past my mother.
 
My two questions:

(Non-Disney Related) Can any mommy's give me advice / encouragement on how to handle the 'twos'? Belle is starting to say no to everything, fall out on the floor in public and hide behind the couch (where we cannot get to her) when she doesn't want to leave the house, go in time out, change her diaper, ect.

(Disney Related) How late can I add travel insurance to our trip?


When you find an answer to part number 1 could you please let me know! My ds2 & 3 are driving me insane! I've been trying to stick with the choices/consequences program but it can be hard. The other night I actually removed DS3 from a nice restraunt and sat in the car with him while e1 else finished their meal. I had the worst headache because he screamed the entire time. No surprise I'm not planning alot of table service for our trip! :rotfl: I'm afraid I would end up on one of those "woud you believe this" threads!
 
Originally Posted by BellaSoleil
My two questions:

(Non-Disney Related) Can any mommy's give me advice / encouragement on how to handle the 'twos'? Belle is starting to say no to everything, fall out on the floor in public and hide behind the couch (where we cannot get to her) when she doesn't want to leave the house, go in time out, change her diaper, ect.

(Disney Related) How late can I add travel insurance to our trip?



When you find an answer to part number 1 could you please let me know! My ds2 & 3 are driving me insane! I've been trying to stick with the choices/consequences program but it can be hard. The other night I actually removed DS3 from a nice restraunt and sat in the car with him while e1 else finished their meal. I had the worst headache because he screamed the entire time. No surprise I'm not planning alot of table service for our trip! :rotfl: I'm afraid I would end up on one of those "woud you believe this" threads!

One of the things that I did when d didn't want to leave on time, etc. (disclaimer - she was a pretty easy-going kid in general) was to use a timer. "When the bell rings (or Mommy's watch goes off, or whatever) we have to go (or it's Timmy's turn or whatever)." Somehow she didn't argue as hard when it was something other than Mommy saying it's time to go.

As far as tantrums in public - I'd pick her up and leave, and once she calmed down, I'd go back into wherever we just left, so that she learned that the tantrum, thrown to make me leave, didn't work. Of course, this required extra time built into my schedule, but it worked.

For tantrums at home, I'd make sure she was safe, then walk away. I'd tell her, "We can talk when you calm down." By the time she was 4, she understood. She'd start a tantrum, I'd say, "When has a tantrum ever gotten you what you wanted?" Five minutes later, she'd have brought herself under control and we'd discuss. By that age, she knew that she might not get what she wanted by discussion, but that she certainly wouldn't get what she wanted by a tantrum.

Finally, if she started to whine, I'd say, "I don't understand you when you whine. If you can talk in a normal voice, we can discuss." She didn't always get what she wanted, but she learned that whining was ineffective.

These techniques are tough and require consistency, but for many kids, they really work. The smarter the kid, the faster it works. And believe it or not, it's easier to nip these behaviors at 2 than at 6.

Good luck, and remember - you and your children will survive! :rotfl:
 
I had a similar experience at the Cape May breakfast. We had the rudest waitress ever. Everytime I tell anyone about it they tell me that they have always had good service there. . . :confused3 Guess I caught a bad day. . .

But they should have a bad day some other day, not on my day!!! (That same trip, our waiter at Boatwright's could barely be bothered to do anything for us, our waitress at Rose & Crown took forever to take our order, clear our plates, etc, but the waiter at the Big Grille was the WORST) (the waitress at Chefs de France was the best)

Haha. I could spend practically nothing on accommodations this trip (my aunt has a timeshare, my parents are part of a vacation club, and my sister's parent's in-law have a house in Orlando) but I am just so excited to stay on the property that I won't accept any other options. However, we'll probably never do it again unless we stay at Shades of Green, which we would be doing this trip, except they have no King Bed option.

Same here - one year we did go down, and stayed at someone's timeshare. It worked out well. It was cheap, Disney wasn't busy so driving in daily was fine... but this time around, we're a tad more secure, financially, so we're living it up a little more. But still happy to save money with the new codes!! :)
 
I just realized that the Hall of Presidents isn't only closed in January. They closed it today, and won't reopen it until the end of January.


I think you meant to say that HoP doesn't open until July.

QOTD- Very tricky! A lot of the rides that I know I'll love I haven't even been on yet! (RnRC, ToT, EE) At MK, I love all of the Mountains. I'm also a huge fan of Pirates, HM and Peter Pan. At Epcot, I really enjoy Spaceship Earth. I haven't been to Epcot in 11 yrs, so I have a lot of catching up to do! The last time I was there, they were working on TT! At DHS, I like the Great Movie Ride. I don't know why, I just do. As for AK, I've never been there!
 
Totally OT for today, but went to check my flight for Jan cause we haven't booked yet and boy am I glad, our flight just went down to 183dollars round trip! WOO HOO! bookin on friday!
 
Oh.... but I wonder if they have any of the package deals left..... I'm talking to myself here!:lmao: This is what the Dis does to me!
 
Your not talking to yourself.....I was listening! If I could get that upgrade I would in a heartbeat! Now you got me thinking about one too! Oh too bad, the fish sticks are done so I have to go feed the pirates! Good luck on that upgrade!
 
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