So I booked us a room at Country Inn & Suites in LBV for only $63, plus tax which is a pretty good price. It includes breakfast. We have stayed at CI&S in Sarasota several times and really like them. They have make your own waffles at breakfast. 
If you cook them for 2 cycles they are just right. If we change our mind I can cancel within 24 hours of check in and not be charged. I sent them an email letting them know we would be arriving late, very late, and they let me know they attached a note to our ressie. Oh, and for the short time while we are there I will have free WiFi.
I told DD all the girls should get some cheap blonde wigs to wear-it would make a funny team photo. 
I've never used Hotwire before but my DSis did in May and they got a great rate and it was with Hertz. I do love being able to pick my own car with National (any car-inc. upgrades no extra $) but do I like it enough to spend $140 on it. I think not!
This is the first time I have lost out on a project because I hand craft (pencil to paper) my plans. Then I called my other client who said they simply don't have the money and will have to pay me in payments! Payments, really, what do I look like a bank? Seriously, I was really counting on that money and since it's over $1000 and they want to pay me like $100, it will take them about a year to pay me off. I really want to charge them interest, but I'm sure they won't pay. This seriously has me in a huge funk since I was counting on over $2,000 and now it's looking like $500 or so. This really stinks!!!!!! If this had happened before my 45 day mark, I may have decided to cancel this trip. 
but right now I wish I was!
They are BRAIN FREEZE!
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I checked the price increase and it would only cost us $6.90 more for the different flight. Best news is we now leave MCO at 6 p.m. and arrive home at around 10:30. Only $7 for an extra 6 hours in WDW-that's a no brainer. I double checked with my DM that it was okay with her and she said yes so I booked it immeadiately. Oh, and that was $6.90 more for all 3 of us-total. Only $2.30 each!
Congrats on getting the airport and flight you wanted
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So I put in the 7th and the price jumped up to $386.36! That was an increase of over $120 for one more day! Something had to be wrong with that! I changed our pick up time to 11:30 p.m. (sometimes that make a difference) but it was still almost $390. So, since our flight is arriving at 11 p.m. I changed my pick up time to 10/8 12 a.m. (midnight). Now the rate fell to $304.43. That's more like it. The extra day is running us $36. By the time we deplane, pick up our luggage, and pick out our car it will be at least midnight.
Thanks! Where are you staying? We are at POP.
I will post an update tomorrow. We are seriously thinking of going to Disneyland this evening. I wanted to go first thing this a.m. but couldn't find anyone to go with me.
DH and I also went in 1992 with DD1 an unknown passenger. We would have gone back this time but also want to do Harry Potter. It's costing us a lot more in airfares this time but it will probably be the last big trip we do as a family so we are making the most of it. We are also doing 10 days in Honolulu on the way back to recover.
We are at the Animal Kingdom Lodge for the first night, and then at the Beach Club for the next seven nights. I wish I lived close to Disneyland like you. I'm so jealous!
OziJo said:
DD12 would love to to HP. Just don't think we will make it this year-maybe next? Unless I surprise her for her birthday this year (in 1 week). Maybe we can swing a day at US to see HP. It is her favorite book and movie series. She started reading them in 1st grade. Oh, and honey if you are reading this and I do decide we can do HP, acted surprised, okay?
