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

Well it took 45 minutes but I think the Magical Express is finally sraightened out. If not I may jus have them take a van from the airport, really tired of messing with it. Oh well, it is going to be a great vacation once it gets going.

Hope it is all fixed. Like I said before, just go to the Magical Express desk at the airport and they can probably take care of everything. As long as you have your yellow luggage tags on your suitcases, all should be fine. Sorry it has been such a hassle for you.
 
]So I'm just talking to my neighbor at the bus stop. She asks if we're going anywhere on vacation this summer. So I tell her WDW. She says so is she. I ask her when, she says 7/16 - 7/27. So I tell her we'll be there at the same time and she gets all excited. She asked me if I've ever been before :rotfl2: I said "yes, once or twice'. She's staying at Westgate Lakes or something like that.

Then she starts talking about eating hamburgers and hot dogs all week. And how she doesn't want to do this. She didn't even know that WDW has restaurants. So, of course she doesn't have any ADR's either.

I really shouldn't get involved. I should just let her do her thing. BUT I CAN"T HELP MYSELF.

So I told her I'll look and see what ADR's are available and write them down and give her the website. Then she mentioned again that she doesn't want to eat HB and HD all week. So I told her I'd look at menus to let her know what QS places have other stuff.

I must be insane. It is really the only answer, beause frankly, I am not a fan of this mother or her child (kid is 3 yrs older than dd and not always nice to her).


I would send her happy rear to AllEars and let her look at the menu's there. I know we all get the "Disney Helper" bug and it get's the better of us, but if you don't really like the mom or the child I say give them a direction and let them fend for themselves.
 
The ADRs are on page 1 and page 126 - I keep losing them too!

Since page 126 now a ways back, a quick shortcut is on the first page. Click on your name in your quote in the ADR list and it will bring you right to page 126.


Well, I have done online check-in for our week at POR in July. :banana::banana::banana:

:cool1:

]So I'm just talking to my neighbor at the bus stop. She asks if we're going anywhere on vacation this summer. So I tell her WDW. She says so is she. I ask her when, she says 7/16 - 7/27. So I tell her we'll be there at the same time and she gets all excited. She asked me if I've ever been before :rotfl2: I said "yes, once or twice'. She's staying at Westgate Lakes or something like that.

Then she starts talking about eating hamburgers and hot dogs all week. And how she doesn't want to do this. She didn't even know that WDW has restaurants. So, of course she doesn't have any ADR's either.

I really shouldn't get involved. I should just let her do her thing. BUT I CAN"T HELP MYSELF.

So I told her I'll look and see what ADR's are available and write them down and give her the website. Then she mentioned again that she doesn't want to eat HB and HD all week. So I told her I'd look at menus to let her know what QS places have other stuff.

I must be insane. It is really the only answer, beause frankly, I am not a fan of this mother or her child (kid is 3 yrs older than dd and not always nice to her).

:lmao: I can't help myself either when someone mentions Disney and not knowing what to do. I feel obligated to voice my knowledge:rotfl:

Whoo-hoo! Just did my online check-in for July 4th weekend! I know, we're nuts. And it is SO HOT. We're FL people, so we should be used to it, but dang! Hydration and breaks, hydration and breaks...:thumbsup2

:cool1:

Well it took 45 minutes but I think the Magical Express is finally sraightened out. If not I may jus have them take a van from the airport, really tired of messing with it. Oh well, it is going to be a great vacation once it gets going.

:woohoo: You should be fine.
 
And on a side note.... all this talk of CP made me really depressed:sad1: because we have eaten there with the kids since they have been going:confused:

So I booked an ADR for our last day 8/2 and got the time I wanted 11:45:woohoo:
 

Since page 126 now a ways back, a quick shortcut is on the first page. Click on your name in your quote in the ADR list and it will bring you right to page 126.

Thanks! If I get more changes or additions I may move it up, and then you can repost it on page 1. It is probably easiest to refer people to page 1.



And on a side note.... all this talk of CP made me really depressed:sad1: because we have eaten there with the kids since they have been going:confused:

So I booked an ADR for our last day 8/2 and got the time I wanted 11:45:woohoo:

:thumbsup2 I know what you mean - we have not done CP in awhile either and I am really getting tempted......we need one more ADR but we were going to wait and wing it when we got there........

DD's crocs ordered, DDP added to res and paid for, photopass pre ordered. Why do I feel more broke than excited?:rolleyes1

I feel that way almost daily now - everytime I go to Walmart and pick up something for the trip........
 
My brother just told me that my whole family needs to plan out what rides we're riding in what order in each park, so that we can take turns taking care of their baby.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy am I so contrary that switching scheduled parks sounds like a good idea?

I won't. But I'm not that much of a planner. Nor do I plan to be glued at the hip to anyone except maybe the husband. Maybe!
 
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I so wish they had the dining plan when my kids were under 9! That is great you are saving so much!! And, I believe you can never have too many snacks!!! We always end up with extra CS, so I am hoping to figure out how to use those for snacks instead, I have heard it can be done........


You know, if I were you I would just give her the websites and let her look herself. I know exactly what you mean though. Whenever someone is about to make a mess of their Disney vacation I jump in with the life preserver too! I have a hard time being civil to parents with kids who are not kind to my kids.........

I would send her happy rear to AllEars and let her look at the menu's there. I know we all get the "Disney Helper" bug and it get's the better of us, but if you don't really like the mom or the child I say give them a direction and let them fend for themselves.

I think you guys are right. That is what I am going to do. The worst part is she wants to get together while we are down there. I don't want to! I am going to tell her that I'm meeting friends no matter what day she suggests ::sigh::. I hate lying about stuff like that. I wish I could just say "no thanks", but I don't like being mean.

DD's crocs ordered, DDP added to res and paid for, photopass pre ordered. Why do I feel more broke than excited?:rolleyes1

I've been feeling like that for about 2 weeks now. What are your dates again?
 
My brother just told me that my whole family needs to plan out what rides we're riding in what order in each park, so that we can take turns taking care of their baby.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy am I so contrary that switching scheduled parks sounds like a good idea?

I won't. But I'm not that much of a planner. Nor do I plan to be glued at the hip to anyone except maybe the husband. Maybe!

Are you all going to get paid since you're babysitting? :rotfl::confused3

I would think that, as chief planner and architect of the family vacation, that you would get a reprieve of this. You know, you need to go on every ride to make sure that it's good and that everyone has a good time.
 
Are you all going to get paid since you're babysitting? :rotfl::confused3

I would think that, as chief planner and architect of the family vacation, that you would get a reprieve of this. You know, you need to go on every ride to make sure that it's good and that everyone has a good time.

I told my husband I'd paid too much for us to be babysitters! When they announced that my SIL was pregnant, I suggested, strongly, that we switch vacations, but they said things would be fine.

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Plus, she takes a morning nap and an afternoon nap and has to be in bed by 8 and it's July. They will be spending a lot of time going from park to hotel, I suspect!
 
I think you guys are right. That is what I am going to do. The worst part is she wants to get together while we are down there. I don't want to! I am going to tell her that I'm meeting friends no matter what day she suggests ::sigh::. I hate lying about stuff like that. I wish I could just say "no thanks", but I don't like being mean.



I've been feeling like that for about 2 weeks now. What are your dates again?

Maybe you should just exchange cell phone numbers, and if she calls and you happen to be in the same park, get together for a few and be done with it. If it were me, I would not go out of my way to accomodate anything..
 
Maybe you should just exchange cell phone numbers, and if she calls and you happen to be in the same park, get together for a few and be done with it. If it were me, I would not go out of my way to accomodate anything..

I think that is probably the best idea. Her dd is also in dance with mine, so I don't want to be mean, but I really don't want to go out of my way either. I'm going to write down the allears website for her and the disney.go.com and be done with it. Her travel agent didn't even tell her she needed adr's. I just think that is so ridiculous!
 
I think you guys are right. That is what I am going to do. The worst part is she wants to get together while we are down there. I don't want to! I am going to tell her that I'm meeting friends no matter what day she suggests ::sigh::. I hate lying about stuff like that. I wish I could just say "no thanks", but I don't like being mean.



I've been feeling like that for about 2 weeks now. What are your dates again?

I think that is probably the best idea. Her dd is also in dance with mine, so I don't want to be mean, but I really don't want to go out of my way either. I'm going to write down the allears website for her and the disney.go.com and be done with it. Her travel agent didn't even tell her she needed adr's. I just think that is so ridiculous!

I hope it all works out for you Carrie! I understand what you mean about not wanting to be mean, but this is also your family vacation so you shouldn't bend over backwards to get together with this person and her family on your vacation. Also, what kind of TA doesn't tell people they need ADR's???


On my TA front, I emailed her to tell her that if the package wasn't in the mail by the 2nd to send it to my mom's house instead and she replied back that it was sent out to her on MONDAY! So she should be getting it to send out to me either tomorrow or Friday!:banana: I can't wait to do the Mickey Mail Dance and put those lovely tags on my bags!
 
I think that is probably the best idea. Her dd is also in dance with mine, so I don't want to be mean, but I really don't want to go out of my way either. I'm going to write down the allears website for her and the disney.go.com and be done with it. Her travel agent didn't even tell her she needed adr's. I just think that is so ridiculous!

I hope it all works out for you Carrie! I understand what you mean about not wanting to be mean, but this is also your family vacation so you shouldn't bend over backwards to get together with this person and her family on your vacation. Also, what kind of TA doesn't tell people they need ADR's???


On my TA front, I emailed her to tell her that if the package wasn't in the mail by the 2nd to send it to my mom's house instead and she replied back that it was sent out to her on MONDAY! So she should be getting it to send out to me either tomorrow or Friday!:banana: I can't wait to do the Mickey Mail Dance and put those lovely tags on my bags!

Carrie, I agree - do not spend a lot of effort on this person. You can be helpful and pleasant without going overboard.

Amanda - great news on the Mickey Mail!!!
 
My brother just told me that my whole family needs to plan out what rides we're riding in what order in each park, so that we can take turns taking care of their baby.

Whyyyyyyyyyyyyyyy am I so contrary that switching scheduled parks sounds like a good idea?

I won't. But I'm not that much of a planner. Nor do I plan to be glued at the hip to anyone except maybe the husband. Maybe!

Actually having the baby with you might not be so bad.... ie Rider Pass. It is great and you can take up to 3 or 4 family members with you.

For example, you all want to go on Space Mtn. Walk up to the CM and tell him/her that you want a rider pass (bring the baby with you too for proof:lmao:). Then you get in the standby line and they hand you the rider pass. Mom stays with baby and everyone rides. When you get off the ride Mom gets to ride with a few extra family members and you use the FP entrance. My DD loves it because she gets to ride twice on everything.
 
I've packed most of my clothes so tonight I'm going to be packing up the other essentials suitcase. Glasses wipes, make up, etc. I kind of have to do it tonight because I've been asked to sit in on an interview tomorrow afternoon. They didn't renew the Latin teacher's contract at our district's other high school so they someone interviewing for it from Pennsylvania. The HR director said that he didn't feel right interviewing someone without someone else there to ask some questions about actually teaching Latin. I feel kind of important but it is going to take a couple of hours out of my day. Oh well. I need a new colleague because I can't do it all by myself.
 
We updated our ADR's today. I'm reposting them below.

Any that were listed before and are not on this list have been deleted. If you could, please update the ADR list accordingly.

7/03: Kona Cafe dinner @ 6:30 pm
7/05: House of Blues dinner @ 6:15 pm
7/05: Olivia's Cafe breakfast @ 10:15 am
7/06: Paradiso 37 dinner @ 6:45 pm
7/07: Sci-Fi Dine In Theatre lunch @ 12:55 pm
7/08: Saana: lunch @ 1:00 pm
7/09: Trails End lunch @ 1:00 pm
7/10: Raglan Road Irish Pub lunch @ 2:30 pm
7/11: Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner @ 6:40 pm
7/12: Kona Cafe breakfast @ 9:15 am
 
I've packed most of my clothes so tonight I'm going to be packing up the other essentials suitcase. Glasses wipes, make up, etc. I kind of have to do it tonight because I've been asked to sit in on an interview tomorrow afternoon. They didn't renew the Latin teacher's contract at our district's other high school so they someone interviewing for it from Pennsylvania. The HR director said that he didn't feel right interviewing someone without someone else there to ask some questions about actually teaching Latin. I feel kind of important but it is going to take a couple of hours out of my day. Oh well. I need a new colleague because I can't do it all by myself.

WTG on getting the packing done! Latin??? ohhhh....



I am throughly embarrassed to say this, but I changed Sci-Fi again. I really had a good reason this time. We're only at DHS one day and I know DD will NOT want to miss the parade. I didn't think about that when I made a 2:30 ADR, so I changed it to 3:45. You don't have to change it Wendy, because no one else is in the vicinity that day anyway!
 
We updated our ADR's today. I'm reposting them below.

Any that were listed before and are not on this list have been deleted. If you could, please update the ADR list accordingly.

7/03: Kona Cafe dinner @ 6:30 pm
7/05: House of Blues dinner @ 6:15 pm
7/05: Olivia's Cafe breakfast @ 10:15 am
7/06: Paradiso 37 dinner @ 6:45 pm
7/07: Sci-Fi Dine In Theatre lunch @ 12:55 pm
7/08: Saana: lunch @ 1:00 pm
7/09: Trails End lunch @ 1:00 pm
7/10: Raglan Road Irish Pub lunch @ 2:30 pm
7/11: Whispering Canyon Cafe dinner @ 6:40 pm
7/12: Kona Cafe breakfast @ 9:15 am

Great minds think alike! I just was coming here to post ADR updates too haha!
 
I changed some ADRs around! These are the official ones!

July 5th:
1900 Park Fare dinner @ 6:45p

July 6th:
Tusker House breakfast @ 9:15a
Yak & Yeti dinner @ 4:45p

July 7th:
1900 Park Fare breakfast @ 11:00a
CRT dinner @ 7:15p

July 8th:
'Ohana breakfast @ 10:50a
Hoop Dee Doo Review dinner @ 5:00p

July 9th:
Hollywood & Vine breakfast @ 9:15a
50's Prime Time Diner dinner @ 5:20p

July 10th:
Crystal Palace breakfast @ 8:05a
'Ohana dinner @ 6:25p
 














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