January 2009. . . Calling all Snowbirds ~ Part V

[pamouselover]

Playing catch up on the dis today.
Wow Only two pages! Still cold here snowbirds, the robins are wondering where their winter coats are.
Hope everyone is doing well.
Let's see if I can quick catch up on what's been going on...
Future Trips:
Hopefully a cruise this summer to Turks & Caicos.

Regrets:
That I did not buy the pink and brown sweatshirt fromt the gift shop.
I really want it!


Children:
We have two, and dont plan to have anymore. I would have like to had more, but can not afford to.

Megan, dont let anyone talk you into it. I was asked at a party once, and said we were thinking maybe next year. Since we were looking to buy a house. Well someone said how it took they three years after going off the pill to have their second child. It frighten me, so off I want thinking in a year.
A month later....

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hello Snowbirds!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to Paige!

Not too much going on here. Still thinking about next January. Looking at Jan 23-31 now. . . So we'll see. . . I finished up my TR this week, so I need something to do, guess I better get planning!

 

[Northern Disney Girl]

Hello Everyone!

Just thought I would pop in and check in on you all! I hope everyone is doing well! We have been having funny weather up here lately. Really warm one day and then a snow storm the next! Yesterday and today we had an ice storm and today all the rural schools are closed and no busses are running anywhere! The city schools are still open so my kids had to go! I drove them on our skating rink of a street! Really scary! Spring can not come fast enough for me now!

I dream of going back to Disney just about every night! I know that there will for sure be a trip in 2 yrs during our MArch break. That will be with my sister and her family and our parents - 11 of us! I would love to go back again before that though! We had thrown around the idea of maybe trying to go at then end of August this year before school started back and celebrate our younger daughter's b-day there! Alas, it is not in the cards for this year! We are thinking MAYBE late January again or even early February before the end of value season! The only thing is that having stayed at a Deluxe Resort my hubby is now a snobbish against anything less than! He wants to stay at the Contemporary or even the Poly! He really didn't enjoy the values!

I am working on my TR! I want to get a bunch of it written and edited before I start posting! I don't have a lot of free time lately so I work on it a bit at a time! I hope you all are doing well! Miss you and think of you all often! Hugs to everyone and prayers for those who need them!

 

[Pluto_fan]

Hello Snowbirds!
It's nice to see at least a few messages here today!

Paige!

Children:
We have two, and dont plan to have anymore. I would have like to had more, but can not afford to.

Megan, dont let anyone talk you into it. I was asked at a party once, and said we were thinking maybe next year. Since we were looking to buy a house. Well someone said how it took they three years after going off the pill to have their second child. It frighten me, so off I want thinking in a year.
A month later....

I always have to laugh when people talk about planning when to have their children. We found out pretty quickly that we have very little say in the matter! It took us over four years to finally have #1. Once he was weaned we figured, hey, it might take another four years so we'd better start trying again, and it only took a few months for #2. And then #3 took another six years! Now I'm 40 and not getting any younger, so I think any chances of a #4 are pretty darn slim. But of course they were all worth the wait.

Everyone planning their next trips...keep us posted on the details so we can plan vicariously through you!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Hi all! Thanks for the b-day wishes. I'll pass them along to Paige.

Wasn't there someone who is going back using a military discount? I discovered that we could get 40% off a room!! MIL has survivor retired military benefits, and she's going with us again. We're going to call tonight and see if we can use it for our dates and maybe get into Bay Lake Tower or Poly!!! Crossing my fingers!
You can't add tickets to this deal, but there are other military ticket offers, and you can add dining, so we are really hopeful that we can do this at a deluxe for the same cost as a mod!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

My dear sweet DH booked us for four nights at Bay Lake Tower on the military deal!!! We got the dining plan too. Now we will just have to get our tickets. I can't believe we're going again! This is crazy! But we were able to get the room at BLT with DDP for a great deal. We will hopefully be able to get the military deal on tickets too and save even more! I have to start saving and planning big time!
Has anyone done the Epcot Candelight Processional dinner package or been to the CP without it? Wondering if it's worth it and if you can use the DDP for it.
I hope I'm not making anyone too jealous if you don't have plans for another trip. There is another thread of those going in Nov/Dec and I've popped in over there too. But no one is like the Snowbirds!! I will never ditch you guys!

 

[MAGGIED]

My dear sweet DH booked us for four nights at Bay Lake Tower on the military deal!!! We got the dining plan too. Now we will just have to get our tickets. I can't believe we're going again! This is crazy! But we were able to get the room at BLT with DDP for a great deal. We will hopefully be able to get the military deal on tickets too and save even more! I have to start saving and planning big time!
Has anyone done the Epcot Candelight Processional dinner package or been to the CP without it? Wondering if it's worth it and if you can use the DDP for it.
I hope I'm not making anyone too jealous if you don't have plans for another trip. There is another thread of those going in Nov/Dec and I've popped in over there too. But no one is like the Snowbirds!! I will never ditch you guys!

Sheree that is so exciting.... you will have to take lots of photos for us...never done Candlelight....

 

[BellaSoleil]

Soleil - I thought of you and the excitement for your little one! I think her face will be priceless when she sees Go Go! If this is the show you are seeing I hope you love the It's a Small World Tribute- I can't beleive the detail they brought from Orlando! It was so magical! Enjoy every second... I say this because I got so caught up in my camera (which wasn't working) - Arrive early to test the lighting and get all set up

Thanks for thinking of us! Although, I have to tell you.... Belle has started saying 'Mickey Mouse'. Oh, the devastation!!!! She is very excited about it. We talk about it nearly every day. The show we are seeing is Disneyland Adventure. It does have a Small World part, though. Maybe it's similar? I hoping this show will seal the deal for a January trip to DW.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

My dear sweet DH booked us for four nights at Bay Lake Tower on the military deal!!! We got the dining plan too. Now we will just have to get our tickets. I can't believe we're going again! This is crazy! But we were able to get the room at BLT with DDP for a great deal. We will hopefully be able to get the military deal on tickets too and save even more! I have to start saving and planning big time!
Has anyone done the Epcot Candelight Processional dinner package or been to the CP without it? Wondering if it's worth it and if you can use the DDP for it.
I hope I'm not making anyone too jealous if you don't have plans for another trip. There is another thread of those going in Nov/Dec and I've popped in over there too. But no one is like the Snowbirds!! I will never ditch you guys!

Congrats Sheree! That is great news!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Thanks for thinking of us! Although, I have to tell you.... Belle has started saying 'Mickey Mouse'. Oh, the devastation!!!! She is very excited about it. We talk about it nearly every day. The show we are seeing is Disneyland Adventure. It does have a Small World part, though. Maybe it's similar? I hoping this show will seal the deal for a January trip to DW.

That's the Disney On Ice show we saw a few weeks ago! It is very cute and has a lot of characters in it. I posted pictures back on page 149.

Have fun!

 

[BellaSoleil]

That's the Disney On Ice show we saw a few weeks ago! It is very cute and has a lot of characters in it. I posted pictures back on page 149.

Have fun!

Is it just Snow White? No Dopey? She's been asking to see Dopey.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Is it just Snow White? No Dopey? She's been asking to see Dopey.

I don't remember seeing Dopey. . . Could have been there though, there were a lot of characters! I'll ask DS when he gets home and see if he remembers. . .

 

[pamouselover]

My dear sweet DH booked us for four nights at Bay Lake Tower on the military deal!!! We got the dining plan too. Now we will just have to get our tickets. I can't believe we're going again! This is crazy! But we were able to get the room at BLT with DDP for a great deal. We will hopefully be able to get the military deal on tickets too and save even more! I have to start saving and planning big time!
Has anyone done the Epcot Candelight Processional dinner package or been to the CP without it? Wondering if it's worth it and if you can use the DDP for it.
I hope I'm not making anyone too jealous if you don't have plans for another trip. There is another thread of those going in Nov/Dec and I've popped in over there too. But no one is like the Snowbirds!! I will never ditch you guys!

Congrats! You will love going during the holiday time!

 

[pamouselover]

Thanks for thinking of us! Although, I have to tell you.... Belle has started saying 'Mickey Mouse'. Oh, the devastation!!!! She is very excited about it. We talk about it nearly every day. The show we are seeing is Disneyland Adventure. It does have a Small World part, though. Maybe it's similar? I hoping this show will seal the deal for a January trip to DW.

No more go-go!
That is always sad when they stop doing a treasure thing like saying something. I cried the first time my DS said Mommy instead of Mama.

 

[Dancegrl624]

Megan, dont let anyone talk you into it. I was asked at a party once, and said we were thinking maybe next year. Since we were looking to buy a house. Well someone said how it took they three years after going off the pill to have their second child. It frighten me, so off I want thinking in a year.
A month later....

I don't let anyone talk me into doing anything. I'm pretty stubborn! We'll have another when the time is right for us, not for anyone else. Whenever I see a woman I used to babysit for, she always asks, "are you pregnant yet?" It gets a little annoying. Anyways.....you don't want to get me started!

My dear sweet DH booked us for four nights at Bay Lake Tower on the military deal!!! We got the dining plan too. Now we will just have to get our tickets. I can't believe we're going again! This is crazy! But we were able to get the room at BLT with DDP for a great deal. We will hopefully be able to get the military deal on tickets too and save even more! I have to start saving and planning big time!
Has anyone done the Epcot Candelight Processional dinner package or been to the CP without it? Wondering if it's worth it and if you can use the DDP for it.
I hope I'm not making anyone too jealous if you don't have plans for another trip. There is another thread of those going in Nov/Dec and I've popped in over there too. But no one is like the Snowbirds!! I will never ditch you guys!

That is awesome!!!!! I'm about 80% sure that we're going back next year around Jan/Feb. However, I read the free dining rumor and that would be for mid-August to Sept. Hmm....my DH said if free dining came around, he would think about it. But, I've been in August before and it's really not a lot of fun. It's way too hot for me, but my DH LOVES the heat. I don't know how Madison would like it. We'll see!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

That is awesome!!!!! I'm about 80% sure that we're going back next year around Jan/Feb. However, I read the free dining rumor and that would be for mid-August to Sept. Hmm....my DH said if free dining came around, he would think about it. But, I've been in August before and it's really not a lot of fun. It's way too hot for me, but my DH LOVES the heat. I don't know how Madison would like it. We'll see!

We thought about a quick August trip if they offer free dining. But the more we thought about it the more we knew how miserable we would be in that heat/humidity. So we are thinking of taking a short summer trip somewhere else and then going back to Disney next January!! Looks like I will be a Snowbird for another year!!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Thanks everyone! We're pretty excited now!! I'm really psyched to see the Christmas shows and decor. I may not even go on rides! LOL!

Did anyone else read maybe on mouseavers, that they had a free dining for VISA cardholders last year in early Dec? Maybe I dreamt it! I have to go back and check. OH, I think it was a room discount. That would be just too good! Although I've managed to score plenty of discounts for this trip so far...

 

[MAGGIED]

We have been in August before... yup its hot... but we go early... come back for some pool time.. and go back at night... so its not so bad... plus you get time to watch all the indoor shows that you usually skip over.... Hall of Presidents, American Adventure... they are all air conditioned...

 

[drakes]

Thanks for thinking of us! Although, I have to tell you.... Belle has started saying 'Mickey Mouse'. Oh, the devastation!!!! She is very excited about it. We talk about it nearly every day. The show we are seeing is Disneyland Adventure. It does have a Small World part, though. Maybe it's similar? I hoping this show will seal the deal for a January trip to DW.

No more GoGo! Consider it a treasure now, and take pride in how quickly she is learning ! Disneyland Adventure looks like fun! Gee all Disney on Ice is fun! I think that show has the teacups - doesn't it?

This morning our local new morning show was boradcasting from WDW! DH wants to go back! So I dont need to convince him, we just need to find the $$$ I am still thnking about the Mommy Daughter trip, and want to do it sooner than later. But summertime does look so hot and busy! I don't want to pull DD out of school again this year! We'd alos like to go for Halloween.
DD is turning 10 in Oct- then she's an adult fare!

 

[MAGGIED]

Free Dining is out for Disney Visa card holders... got an email about it this morning...
alt Disney Parks & Resorts announced a Special Offer Magic Your Way Package plus Dining Package for Disney Reward Visa Card holders to visit the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. For a limited time, when your purchase a minimum three (3) night stay at a Select Walt Disney World Resort Hotel in combination with a Magic Your Way Ticket, you will receive the Disney Dining Plan absolutely FREE! You may also upgrade to the Deluxe Dining Plan at a discounted rate, or add the Wine & Dine Add-On at regular rates.
The Disney Dining plan includes one (1) Table Service Meal, one (1) Quick Service meal, and one (1) Snack per Guest per night at
participating Disney Resort hotel and Theme Park locations.
Booking Dates: March 26, 2009 - June 21, 2009
Travel Dates: August 16, 2009 - October 3, 2009
OFFER: Purchase a minimum three (3) night stay at a select Walt Disney World Resort Hotel in conjunction with a Magic Your Way ticket and receive the Disney Dining Plan absolutely FREE! You may also upgrade to the Deluxe Dining Plan at a discounted rate, or add the Wine & Dine Add-On at regular rates.