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

[miprender]

Random Vent/spouting...

I read so much about PINs and going for FD and other discounts. Me? I never get so lucky. I have AAA, so I get that advantage. That's it. And what do we do? We pick a high priced time to go as well! Go US! haha...

Anyway, I love that others can save money. But, if you knew me, you would know I'm never that lucky. I just want to be at Disney.... can we all stop reminding me how much I have to pay to do so?


Thanks for your time. You may return to your normal life now.

We never get any pins or deals either and now that we are DVC we will NEVER get free dining either.

 

[miprender]

Vent away!

Offically at 99 days out here! I cant believe it that time is flying by! I posted this already on my PTR but wanted to make sure I shared this with all y'all

This is my youngest DD's AK shirt! I finally got the heat n bond I wanted and decided to use brown fabric paint to trace the tree with! I'm still debating using my crystal hot wand thingy to put some girlly bling on our shirts but IDK. ODD says it's over kill
Off topic I get to find my MP3 player tonight because hopefully I will have my youngest enrolled in hourly care tomarrow so I can go work out every day! I have more lbs to loose before July so my dress looks ok on me. I went one size smaller then I am now and although it does fit me, in some places it's a bit fitted.
Have a GREAT Tuesday guys!

It's adorable I didn't realize that you had PTR too. I will have to go check it out.

 

[ayshimama]

I am excited to be visiting disney for the first time. I have booked off site at a villa in Emerald Island Resort for July 16th, to 23rd. I have found this site very useful but I only wish I had found it sooner. I booked about 1 month ago. We are a group of 15 with 9 of them being children. Wish us luck!!

 

[Becky2005]

I am excited to be visiting disney for the first time. I have booked off site at a villa in Emerald Island Resort for July 16th, to 23rd. I have found this site very useful but I only wish I had found it sooner. I booked about 1 month ago. We are a group of 15 with 9 of them being children. Wish us luck!!

How funny! We are going to be there at the same time with a group of 15!!!! We have 6 kids though (or at least 6 under 18).

 

[disneywatcher]

It's adorable I didn't realize that you had PTR too. I will have to go check it out.

Yep I started a PTR although it's slow going. I take forever to do my shirts and what not Like I said I still have 3 more to go (would have 2 done but some how the kids keep getting them dirty after I wash them I also have to get a new shirt for Hailey because I messed up with the iron on xfer and the top half of the first line of text wasn't there when I pulled it up I can laugh about it now but at the time I was so frustrated with it.

this is so cute!! What a great idea!!

And I just saw that it isn't on our list yet: We finally decided to stay at CBR.
Can't wait anymore ... 101 days left!!!!

I was going to do shirts for Epcot too but decided I honestly didnt have the patience (and I cant figure out a good shirt color to go with the blue fabric I bought that has swirls and stars on it that wouldnt be dark or make us hot in July). Congrats at staying at CBR! I've heard it's very pretty there! I'm so in with the Wilderness Lodge though. If I ever get the money to buy into the DVC I'm going to buy resale pts in this location and buy pts in BLT as well, I'm still hoping I win the lottery!

 

[wintershawl]

I was going to do shirts for Epcot too but decided I honestly didnt have the patience (and I cant figure out a good shirt color to go with the blue fabric I bought that has swirls and stars on it that wouldnt be dark or make us hot in July). Congrats at staying at CBR! I've heard it's very pretty there! I'm so in with the Wilderness Lodge though. If I ever get the money to buy into the DVC I'm going to buy resale pts in this location and buy pts in BLT as well, I'm still hoping I win the lottery!

Your shirts are very cute. I lack that kind of talent. Last time we went, I had ordered custom made shirts from the recommended site... zazzle? is that it? I don't remember. Anyway, the sizing was WAY off, and they were so small. It was a shame too, because they were representative of what my husband and I had been through the year before.


Noel: As for CBR, it is very beautiful. We just had a bad experience there, so we won't go back. But the landscaping is very nice. Enjoy your stay there!

 

[miprender]

I am excited to be visiting disney for the first time. I have booked off site at a villa in Emerald Island Resort for July 16th, to 23rd. I have found this site very useful but I only wish I had found it sooner. I booked about 1 month ago. We are a group of 15 with 9 of them being children. Wish us luck!!

And I just saw that it isn't on our list yet: We finally decided to stay at CBR.
Can't wait anymore ... 101 days left!!!!

Updated the list.

 

[ayshimama]

I noticed someone mentioned a list where is this list?

We are travelling with 9 children 5 boys 13, 4, 4, and 3 and 4 girls 10, 9, 8, and 6.

The funny thing is mu husband will the only guy in the group then we have 4 of us ladies. He will be outnumbered in so many ways.

 

[Noel22]

I noticed someone mentioned a list where is this list?

We are travelling with 9 children 5 boys 13, 4, 4, and 3 and 4 girls 10, 9, 8, and 6.

The funny thing is mu husband will the only guy in the group then we have 4 of us ladies. He will be outnumbered in so many ways.

our july list is on the very first page of this thread

 

[stitches of laughter]

I'm planning my first solo trip 6/29-7/5 for WL

 

[PrincessEmma630]

Hello Everyone!

We are planning our first trip to Disney July 9-16. Well, it's the first time for the rest of my family, 8th time for me, but I haven't been since I was about 10. So it's been awhile for me! We're driving to Orlando. 2040 miles roundtrip. I can't wait, I loooooove long road trips!

I had done oodles and oodles of research on resorts, both Disney & off property, and I happened to post on facebook that we'd found the resort we wanted, and low & behold about 1 hour later got a call from a family member that we could use their timeshare in Orlando, and it'd cost us about 1/10th of what we were planning on spending!! How awesome is THAT? However, it's kind of frightened me a bit reading some of the reviews of this place (Westgate) so we're planning on the worst & hoping for the best. At the very least we're saving over a thousand bucks.

I've made a few ADR's, not too many though. One of the "musts" for us was to go to Rainforest Cafe. My DD (she'll be 7) is psyched about doing the BBB at Cinderella's Castle the first morning we'll be at the parks. We're also doing WCC after reading about it on here....I just hope our waiter/waitress doesn't pick on DH too much, cause he's a good sport, but he also gets annoyed with getting picked at too much. Those are really the only ADR's we've made. We have decided to keep our schedule more "open" cause I tend to get a little stressed out when things don't go as PERFECTLY as I've planned them!

I've been reading lots of trip reports just to pass the time and get my "disney fix" and also to pass the day at work when I have nothing else to do I'm getting SO EXCITED, and I guess my kids are too

 

[Becky2005]

Are we there yet? I SO want to be under 100 days....I'm at 101 and just want to have the ticker hurry up and move.

I DID find the coolest thing though at the Disney store -- you can do customized Disney Keds. I don't even care for Keds but think that's really cool...and then DD had to burst my bubble (or add to it?) and say "oh, you can do that at Zazzle too", which means she could make Kim Possible shoes.

Of course, she did ask when we could do our Disney clothes shopping trip. I need to make her a Belle shirt of some sort....since she's 17, she can't really wear a costume so it's going to have to be more of a Belle inspired type shirt...I just have no idea how to do the gatherings per se (I know how to do them horizontially but can't figure out vertically!). We have some ideas. AND.....she's crazy but she loves Beauty & the Beast and always says "Beast looks like he needs a hug" -- so she fully intends to give Beast a hug when we get there -- then again she thinks Jafar needs a hug too and she would SO attempt to hug him but I'm not really sure how that would go over.

 

[wintershawl]

I'm planning my first solo trip 6/29-7/5 for WL

OOOOo.... a solo trip. Enjoy that! I'll be there then.. let me know if you get lonely. lol.

Hello Everyone!


I had done oodles and oodles of research on resorts, both Disney & off property, and I happened to post on facebook that we'd found the resort we wanted, and low & behold about 1 hour later got a call from a family member that we could use their timeshare in Orlando, and it'd cost us about 1/10th of what we were planning on spending!! How awesome is THAT? However, it's kind of frightened me a bit reading some of the reviews of this place (Westgate) so we're planning on the worst & hoping for the best. At the very least we're saving over a thousand bucks.

One time my family (years ago) were given a week at a Time share... It may have been Westgate, I can't remember. The place was really nice. The only thing is they will try to sell to you once they know you aren't invested. But, just say no! I am sure you will enjoy it no matter what!!

 

[aspiringprincess1]

Everyone's trips are approaching fast! I'm thinking about shopping too, for those of you who have daughters anxious for a trip to the outlet mall!

I get so jealous when I see other people's tickers at one week or one month. July, JUST GET HERE!

Question, and I hope ya'll can help. I am going to Hollywood & Vine for the first time. I'm a little nervous because I haven't heard many people talk about it, other than for breakfast or lunch with the characters. Does anyone have any reviews for dinner? And how the Fantasmic package works out? I don't know anything about it.

Happy Countdowns!

 

[miprender]

I'm planning my first solo trip 6/29-7/5 for WL

Hello Everyone!

We are planning our first trip to Disney July 9-16. Well, it's the first time for the rest of my family, 8th time for me, but I haven't been since I was about 10. So it's been awhile for me! We're driving to Orlando. 2040 miles roundtrip. I can't wait, I loooooove long road trips!

I get so jealous when I see other people's tickers at one week or one month. July, JUST GET HERE!

Happy Countdowns!

The only good thing is their trips will be over soon and we still have ours to look forward too

 

[aspiringprincess1]

The only good thing is their trips will be over soon and we still have ours to look forward too

HAHA, so true!

 

[DalmationGal29]

I'm so excited I just had to post.....finally got to Double Digits!!!!

Wow I thought this day would never come!!!!

 

[Becky2005]

I'm so excited I just had to post.....finally got to Double Digits!!!!

Wow I thought this day would never come!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!!!

I'm at 100 days from when we actually GET to Disney but you know what -- I'm just going to count it as double digits too because we actually start the day before since we are driving down and I'm tired of waiting!!!

 

[canadaman]

My family is going july 19-27. Me and my 2 boys went in july of 08, but my fiance and her 5 year old girl have never been so we are all very excited.

We are staying at POR. We have 5 day park tickets with water parks and more. We didn't want to be to busy that is why we got just 5 day tickets. We are flying out of Buffalo on Jetblue. We were able to get a flight for the five of us for under $1100.

We have the QSDP and just booked one ADR. We wanted to take the kids to chef mickeys the day we arrive for dinner.

We are in the planning stages of deciding what park to do each day at this point.

 

[miprender]

I'm so excited I just had to post.....finally got to Double Digits!!!!

Wow I thought this day would never come!!!!

Woo Hoo!!!!!!
I'm at 100 days from when we actually GET to Disney but you know what -- I'm just going to count it as double digits too because we actually start the day before since we are driving down and I'm tired of waiting!!!

YEAH For the DDD!

My family is going july 19-27. Me and my 2 boys went in july of 08, but my fiance and her 5 year old girl have never been so we are all very excited.

We are staying at POR. We have 5 day park tickets with water parks and more. We didn't want to be to busy that is why we got just 5 day tickets. We are flying out of Buffalo on Jetblue. We were able to get a flight for the five of us for under $1100.

We have the QSDP and just booked one ADR. We wanted to take the kids to chef mickeys the day we arrive for dinner.

We are in the planning stages of deciding what park to do each day at this point.

Oh you are going to have so much fun. It will be so sweet to see the little girls 1st expression when she sees DISNEY