July 2011:Calling all planners-Post your dates & Resort

[miprender]

Can anyone direct me in the EMH for July? We are arriving on the 15th and leaving on the 18th! TIA

Here is the link to the hours http://www.wdwinfo.com/wdwinfo/hours/july11.cfm?requesttimeout=1000

Just booked first ADR - it's starting to feel real now!! Yeay!!! Probably won't book many this year, kind of like to go with the flow rather than plan our whole holiday round our meals and as we don't have the dining plan this year it doesn't really matter. Have booked Hollywood and Vine though as DS LOVES OSO!!

Now I need to go and figure out why my ticker cuts off the months!! :-(

mo x

We booked all our ADRs except for one, I have to wait for tomorrow for 8/2 to open up

They are! I keep doing my countdown until I leave for my Disney Dream trip on Facebook and they keep replying with "jealous".

Today, though, here in SE Michigan, our high (with windchill) is predicted to be -5. Brr. Two weeks until we leave for Florida...!

It is going to be -1 tomorrow morning. I'm jelous too... I hope you have a great time on your cruise.

 

[Joss&Brendan'sMommy]

Wow! July will be here before we all know it! How exciting

We are taking our 2nd family trip, my husband and I and our children, ages 3 and 7. We are taking the autotrain on July 16...will get there July 17 and stay until July 23. Then fun times aboard the autotrain back up the East coast

We are staying at Pop....our first time there.

SOOOOOO EXCITED to begin planning again. Will be making ADR this week once my 2011 book comes (tomorrow via Amazon) and I can get on touringplans so that I can figure out what days I want to plan specific parks. It's like a logic puzzle, but I love it!

DD is going to pass out when she sees Rapunzel

 

[j&j620]

MADE OUR ADRs TODAY!!!

I was online at 6 and got EVERYTHING we wanted WHEN we wanted them! I was so excited and I have been dying to tell someone all day! But I didn't think anyone at work would understand...

(Poor DH was still sleeping when I bounded into the bedroom to tell him this morning. He did his best to be excited considering the fact that he wasn't fully conscious!)

 

[Disny4girls]

MADE OUR ADRs TODAY!!!

I was online at 6 and got EVERYTHING we wanted WHEN we wanted them! I was so excited and I have been dying to tell someone all day! But I didn't think anyone at work would understand...QUOTE]

YAY!! Doesn't it make it seem more real??? CONGRATS

 

[Madeleinesmommy]

Anyone mind if I join in? My DD8 and I are going July 22-29th. We are staying at PoFQ. First time in a Moderate! Yeah! We have done All Star Movies in the past. First mommy and me trip too! We have always gone in December so this will be our first Disney summer trip. So excited. Already doing all the planning. Not sure what to expect for a summer trip but I know it will be hot,hot,hot. I am from Texas though so I am telling myself it will be fine, lol!

 

[Noel22]

Ahhh!! We finally booked today!!! You can't believe how happy I am!!
Walt Disney World, I'm coming!!!!!!

 

[ginadv]

Hi All,

Just thought I'd join all of you over here. DH and I along with our three girls (9, 7, & 5 at trip time) are heading down to the Fort Wilderness Cabins from 6/30-7/8 and we can't wait!

I'm a little nervous to be in WDW during the holiday week. Anyone have any tips? We planned the longer visit so that we can take it SLOW. We're planning to get to the parks for rope drop each morning and then head back to FW for a break each day by noon or 1pm at the latest. A couple of days I don't have an afternoon/evening park visit so we'll just relax at the pool and cook at the cabin--maybe go over to the campfire and movie. On the 4th--our anniversary!--we're planning the whole day at FW to just chill out and then we have ADR at the Hoop Dee Doo that evening.

I've been working on all of my ADRs and have gotten everything I've wanted so far. Chef Mickey's the first night, a Crystal Palace breakfast, an Akershus princess lunch, dinner at 'Ohana, Tony's, the Biergarten and Rose and Crown (our last night--hoping for a patio table for Illuminations!).

Anyway, I'm beyond excited. It's our girls' first trip to the World. It's all I can do to keep myself from working on our plans--and it's still 6 months away!

 

[miprender]

Wow! July will be here before we all know it! How exciting

We are taking our 2nd family trip, my husband and I and our children, ages 3 and 7. We are taking the autotrain on July 16...will get there July 17 and stay until July 23. Then fun times aboard the autotrain back up the East coast

We are staying at Pop....our first time there.

SOOOOOO EXCITED to begin planning again. Will be making ADR this week once my 2011 book comes (tomorrow via Amazon) and I can get on touringplans so that I can figure out what days I want to plan specific parks. It's like a logic puzzle, but I love it!

DD is going to pass out when she sees Rapunzel

We saw Rapunzel in December and they were great. It was the same one that was in the Christmas parade. Flynn was great too

MADE OUR ADRs TODAY!!!

I was online at 6 and got EVERYTHING we wanted WHEN we wanted them! I was so excited and I have been dying to tell someone all day! But I didn't think anyone at work would understand...

(Poor DH was still sleeping when I bounded into the bedroom to tell him this morning. He did his best to be excited considering the fact that he wasn't fully conscious!)

Well I got up at 6am on Saturday and got almost everything we wanted. Since I am going for 2 weeks I had to keep calling back for the last few days but I did end up with everything

Anyone mind if I join in? My DD8 and I are going July 22-29th. We are staying at PoFQ. First time in a Moderate! Yeah! We have done All Star Movies in the past. First mommy and me trip too! We have always gone in December so this will be our first Disney summer trip. So excited. Already doing all the planning. Not sure what to expect for a summer trip but I know it will be hot,hot,hot. I am from Texas though so I am telling myself it will be fine, lol!

and you will love POFQ. It is a geat resort.

Ahhh!! We finally booked today!!! You can't believe how happy I am!!
Walt Disney World, I'm coming!!!!!!

Hi All,

Just thought I'd join all of you over here. DH and I along with our three girls (9, 7, & 5 at trip time) are heading down to the Fort Wilderness Cabins from 6/30-7/8 and we can't wait!

I'm a little nervous to be in WDW during the holiday week. Anyone have any tips? We planned the longer visit so that we can take it SLOW. We're planning to get to the parks for rope drop each morning and then head back to FW for a break each day by noon or 1pm at the latest. A couple of days I don't have an afternoon/evening park visit so we'll just relax at the pool and cook at the cabin--maybe go over to the campfire and movie. On the 4th--our anniversary!--we're planning the whole day at FW to just chill out and then we have ADR at the Hoop Dee Doo that evening.

I've been working on all of my ADRs and have gotten everything I've wanted so far. Chef Mickey's the first night, a Crystal Palace breakfast, an Akershus princess lunch, dinner at 'Ohana, Tony's, the Biergarten and Rose and Crown (our last night--hoping for a patio table for Illuminations!).

Anyway, I'm beyond excited. It's our girls' first trip to the World. It's all I can do to keep myself from working on our plans--and it's still 6 months away!

Your girls are going to have such a great time. We were there for the 4th in 2006 and it was crowded. Just hanging out at the resort on the 4th sounds great.


So I am so sick of snow DH and DD7 have already 4 days to make up and January is not over yet. Today we had another 10inches and now they say another storm is coming again next week.

 

[Madeleinesmommy]

Thanks miprender! I have heard great things about POFQ and can't wait. I'm so excited!!!!

 

[j&j620]

Well I got up at 6am on Saturday and got almost everything we wanted. Since I am going for 2 weeks I had to keep calling back for the last few days but I did end up with everything

Congrats! It's such a great feeling!

Is it July yet?

 

[tinkerszs]

I want to join!!!!

Just in the beginning planning stages now. Looking at all the ways to save money. Right now we are investigating Pop or Dolphin.

 

[disneywatcher]

Add me to the list please! Were going from 7/14 until 7/20! This is going to be DH's R&R leave and were excited as all get out he approved it last night!

Ignore the ticker below, this was for another trip I was planning to go with my younger sister on again!

We went last July and although it was hot we LOVED it!

 

[Joss&Brendan'sMommy]

We saw Rapunzel in December and they were great. It was the same one that was in the Christmas parade. Flynn was great too

Where exactly do they have the Rapunzel Meet and Greet? Is it where Storytime with Belle used to be? If so, that really won't help me as I don't know where that is either

 

[Joss&Brendan'sMommy]

Got all of our ADR's booked already! That makes it even MORE real! Now, to stick to our plans and try not to be wiped out by day 3!

DD (4 years old at end of this month) is already telling ME that she WILL BE taking her stroller. Although it is nice to have that available to lug a cooler around and our backpacks, it would also be nice NOT to have it. I know without it she'd be a miserable princess though and I would need heavy sedation

 

[miprender]

I want to join!!!!

Just in the beginning planning stages now. Looking at all the ways to save money. Right now we are investigating Pop or Dolphin.

Added you to the list

Add me to the list please! Were going from 7/14 until 7/20! This is going to be DH's R&R leave and were excited as all get out he approved it last night!

Ignore the ticker below, this was for another trip I was planning to go with my younger sister on again!

We went last July and although it was hot we LOVED it!

All set

Where exactly do they have the Rapunzel Meet and Greet? Is it where Storytime with Belle used to be? If so, that really won't help me as I don't know where that is either

Yes it is where Storytime with Belle was. If you are facing the castle it would be in the area towards the right path that leads around the castle not too far from the Wishing well, but the path is discreet unless you are looking for it. HTH

 

[juliebug1997]

We will be there for our second July 4th in a row. This time from July 2nd-9th. I just bought us both Annual Passes since we are going in 36 days before our cruise (hello, Dream!) and I just decided we are going in October for the Halloween fun.

Back to July, we are staying at POR for our whole trip. We do the Deluxe Dining Plan since I shouldn't do fast food for multiple meals. I have already made all our ADRs and I even scheduled the Pirates and Pals Fireworks Party.

We're arriving a little before noon on the 2nd (thank you, Southwest) and are going straight to Epcot--Le Cellier at lunch!

I started looking at EMH and, on the day that we are going to AK, there are EMH. In order to make the most of our time, I made our reservations for breakfast after the park opens to everyone else. I did that on a couple of occasions (at least I think I did). Here's our general plan:
7/2 Epcot
7/3 Epcot
7/4 MK
7/5 DHS (Fantasic! Dinner Pkg)
7/6 AK
7/7 Typhoon Lagoon after breakfast at 1900
7/8 MK
7/9 MK--our flight doesn't leave until 6 PM

 

[kennethsrib]

Juliebug

we will be at DW July 2 - 9th !

jan

 

[Disneymaddness]

Please add us to the list! We will be at POR 7/27-8/3. I can't wait.

 

[melser13]

We are headed there 7/8 - 7/18. Splitting our stay between BLT (7/8 - 7/13) and BCV (7/13 -7/18).

Ready for a lot of fun in the sun!

 

[TXdisney]

Add me as well please ! Single mom of three heading back for our second trip July 18-25th. We are staying our first night at Pop then CR. We went last summer during July and I'm officially hooked on Disney! Our ADRs are booked and I'm just counting down the days on the Dis boards!