June 1, 2008-Wonder Double-Dip

[jjatwdw]

I thought about the date the minute I woke up this morning! We spent last week at WDW and had a great time. The weather was perfect and the crowds were not too bad. For the past six days we've been in a condo on the gulf coast. Also perfect weather. I love the beach and am so excited about a double stop at CC. We saw PTC III on Memorial Day. It was good, although not as good as the first one, in MHO. The ending is a little sad. They have certainly have left the door open for another sequel. Hope everyone has a great weekend. We head home tomorrow, then back to the real world.

 

[owensjro]

We're hoping to see it this weekend. Our daughter is doing a sleepover at a friend's house (when did 5 year olds start having sleepovers???) so my wife and I have some time to ourselves. Hopefully all of the shows won't be sold out.

We need to have a 1 year to cruise party!

Jim

 

[RrCoAsTeR]

WE saw pirates the sunday after it came out. It was good, and sad, but it didn't seem to have as much charm as the first two, the first one especially.

How was Disney? Was the weather good? Were crowds bad?
Good thing you missed the tropical storm!

We don't go until October. Does anyone else have any trips planned?

 

[owensamo]

We don't go until October. Does anyone else have any trips planned?

We have a trip scheduled for Thanksgiving - we were a little worried we wouldn't get rooms for Thursday night, but our DVC waitlists came through before we were finished making our reservations, so we're set. We're still debating the dining plan.

We just returned from a short-notice trip - Jim had a conference in Orlando that he got notified of right after we returned in April, so our DD and I met him down there for 3 nights. The weather was great over Memorial Day, and we had a great time. The crowds weren't even as bad as I had expected they would be.

Amanda

 

[jjatwdw]

We were there from May 20 to May 26, including Friday and Saturday of Memorial Day weedend. The crowds weren't bad and the weather was perfect. It rain the last day of our week at Siesta Key. Oh well, Florida can certainly use the rain. When the wind shifted out of the north you could really smell the smoke in the air. We got home late yesterday afternoon and I am busy battling dirty laundry. My DS 20 decided it would be okay to pack wet bathing suits with everything else. Yuck. I'm going to have to work on him while he's home from college this summer. Overall, we had a great vacation. I'm only sad that we'll have to wait 50 weeks for another one!

 

[jjatwdw]

Just sending us back to the first page.

 

[goingthedistance]

Another bump. Happy Friday to everyone. Hope life is treating you all well.

I am starting to plan my next DL trip (which will be labor day weekend for the Disneyland half-marathon) and I have permission to research going out to WDW for the full marathon again in January. Gotta love the planning stages of the trips. My three-year old daughter is looking forward to Small World. It will be tough to tell her that she can't go on Splash Mountain because she is too small. But she is big enough to go on the log ride at our local amusement park.

Have a happy and safe weekend.

Paul

 

[jjatwdw]

I am a compulsive vacation planner and I love it! I'm already thinking about what restaurants we should try next year. I'm sure your DD will love Small World. I grew up about 20 minutes from DL and we went all the time. However, I moved to Northern California for grad school, and then to New York a few years later. My DD, who just turned 16 was born in NY. Anyway, we hadn't been to S. Cal. for a few years when my DH had a business meeting there in late fall. DD was in kindergarten and they had been singing It's A Small World in school. All she talked about was seeing Small World. Anyways, we get to DL, and are joyful strolling through the happiest place on earth, heading toward SW. DD is between DH and myself, holding both our hands, swinging and singing away. DH and I look up to see the large sign saying SW is closed for holiday decorating. It was like something out of National Lampoon's Vacation. We stopped breathing and looked at each other in terror. We broke the news to her and she sobbed for quite awhile. I think I had to buy her a stuffed animal to calm her down. We still tell that story everytime we arrive at WDW. Anyway, sorry to be so long winded, but it's one of my favorite DL stories. Luckily, the tramatic experience hasn't warpped her for life!

 

[E&BMom]

Hi everyone. Have a great Father's day (if it applies!!)

We love planning trips!!!! We were just whining that we miss WDW!!! We are going to WDW in Oct. for a couple days. We are very excited. We are going to stay at the Poly for the 1st time. We usually stay at POFQ. We thought we would try something different this time.

We went to DL over spring break and loved it. It was a lot of fun!!

We leave a week from today to go to the Outer Banks in NC. The inlaws rent a house every year (this is the 13th) and we all meet for a week. It is a lot of fun but it is harder for us to get there coming from the midwest. We fly to Norfolk VA and then drive for 2 more hours. They all live on the east coast so it is about a 7 hr drive for them.

Well have a great week. I'll check in!! Less then a year for the cruise!!!!

 

[tam012864]

Hey everyone...My then 10 yr old and myself (44) will be on the ship..it will be our 3rd sailing on the Wonder. We just love Castaway Cay--it is so beautiful!!! Our friends will be sailing with us for their first time on any Disney ship--I keep telling her she is in for a real treat!! She is 25 and her nephew will be 9. I can't wait..how bout you all!!!!

 

[owensjro]

Well, we made our reservations today for the post-cruise WDW stay. We'll be at the Animal Kingdom Villas for 3 nights afterwards. Wish it could be longer, but too many vacations competing for time off from work

I just can't believe it is still 11 months away!!

Jim

 

[bigAWL]

Hi! We have just made our reservations through DU for this cruise and hopefully will get our cabin confirmation tomorrow.

This is not our first cruise, but it is our first with Disney and with the kids. We have three:

DD - Caitlin (6 age at time of cruise)
DD - Alexandra (4)
DD - Grace (1)

Just wanted to say hi. It's going to be hard to stay up with the DIS boards for a whole year without going, but hopefully we'll make it. We took DDs to DL Paris this summer, so the next vacation will have to wait until next year. And since we are living in Africa now, it takes forever to get back to the U.S., so we can't do it often.

Anyway, we look forward to meeting all of you in June.

Joann & Aaron

 

[bigAWL]

Hi, I'm Aaron. DW highjacked my screen name to post above. Sometimes you'll see her post and sometimes me (you'll know the difference because she uses many more Smilies than I do).

We're planning a stay at WDW following the cruise, as well. Probably going to stay at SOG. Paul, your sig says you stayed there, right? How was it?

Jestocost, I see from your sig that you stayed at the old Golf Resort long ago. I did also on my family's first trip to the World. My parents can't find any old photos of the resort, and I've been dying to relive the memories that I was too young to remember. Do you happen to have any?

 

[goingthedistance]

Unfortunately, I have some bad news. We are not going to be able to be on this particular cruise. My wife was selected for a grant program (she teaches 6th grade social studies) and they have scheduled seminars for the first week after school lets out...which happens to be the first week of June 2008. No June 1 double dip for us!!!

Aaron - SOG is a fine place to stay, and it is very convenient to the monorail resorts. I think it was about a 10 minute walk to the Polynesian? We were able to see MK fireworks from our room. I recommend staying there if possible..the price, location, and rooms are excellent.

Bon Voyage to all...and have fun on CC for me (twice!)

Paul

 

[3princessMommy]

Hi everyone!

Since DH made such a stink , I thought I should login as myself.

I'm Joann and we are really looking forward to our cruise next summer. Right now we are trying to convince some more friends to join us too.

We were disappointed to hear that Paul & his family won't be joining us because our dds (4) & (1) are the same ages But Owens family we see your dd is the same age as our oldest, Caitie (6). What does she like to do? We are hoping that dds (6&4) will like the club.

Look forward to seeing you all onboard!

And what's wrong with a good smilie or two anyway???

 

[owensjro]

Hannah will be 6 at the time of cruise. She's actually 5 right now.

She loved the club this past April when we went on the cruise. In fact, she keeps talking about it. I have a feeling we may not see her much once we board!

Jim

 

[nextcruz]

Hi to All -

Just booked this week - so excited to be joining your DoubleDip! It took me a long time to find the thread - I think It was all the way down to the 4th page...

This is our family's 3rd Disney Cruise. 2nd on the Wonder - and we LOVE Castaway Cay. The DoubleDip is the only way I convinced my DH to book again.
It's Me - Carla
DH
DD (14)
DD (10)

We have also convinced cousins to join us:
DW, DH, DS (14), and DD (12). It will be their 1st Disney Cruise. Hopefully they will join our meets thread, too.

Can't believe only 9 months left -

 

[MoSoccerMom]

We will be booking this cruise on Monday. I have enjoyed reading about those of you who are going! This will be our fourth cruise on the Wonder. We just can't stay away. We all have a great time and my husband's phone doesn't ring! As you can see from below, we are a family of 4 with 2 boys who will be 11 and 8 when we cruise. We will be going with another family of 3 with a boy who will be 5. It will be their first cruise.
A few more things:
First, hello to the fellow St. Louisians!!! I see that you are from Kirkwood. We are from the Weldon Spring area (40 & 94) in St. Charles Co. Go Cards! It should be an exciting weekend of baseball coming up when the Cubs come to town. We also have a Max, but he is a Golden Retriever.

For those of you talking about Nassau-it is not our favorite, either. But, here is what we have done:
1st cruise-Atlantis tour (liked it, but a lot of walking)
2nd-stayed on ship and enjoyed empty pools (we liked this, too)
3rd-Dolphin encounter (we loved this!)
4th-??? We may stay on the ship again this time? There is also a pirate museum we might try.

To the family that lives in Burkina Faso-I used to be a high school geography teacher and I am fascinated by other places. Do you live there for a job or humanitarian work or just because?

 

[TinkRN]

Hi! I am so excited to find this thread! This is going to be our first cruise!

Any helpful tips on cruising are appreciateed!! I did buy a passporter and have been reading threads faithfully.

We have connecting Cat 8 staterooms for:
Me
DH
DD (9)
DS (7)
and MIL (she lies about her age, so I never really know)

I did read a little about Atlantis. I stayed there a few years ago and would love to go back. Has anyone booked a room at the Comfort Suites to be able to use the ameneties at Atlantis?

Tricia

 

[MoSoccerMom]

TinkRN-
You will have a great time on the cruise! It is great that you are starting with a cruise that goes to Castaway Cay twice. It has always been the highlight of our cruises. Let me know if you have any questions about excursions, clothes, food, anything, and I will try to help. It looks like some of the others on this thread are also experienced cruisers. We did not book a room at or near Atlantis when we went, although I have read about people who have on this site. We just did the tour through Disney. You might want to ask about it on the regular question threads or do a search to see if someone has asked it before. I discovered these Disboards before we went on our last cruise and I learned so much. The people on here are so willing to share their information and stories.