Looking for Control Freaks & Worry Warts - Part 4!!!

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi Tammie,

I just got up!!! 8am over here! Still freaks me out - the time difference - are you going to bed last night or tonight????



Tessa

I go to bed every night!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Welcome, emtmom! You'll have to meet Jillian SoonToBeWed, she is an emt too - she's on this thread sometimes. i KWYM about packing for 2 weeks - sometimes I start so early that I forget what I packed

Butterflies! It looks cool to take Amtrak - I want to do a trip like that soon.

some tips for both of you:

Tour Guide Mike (TGM) is an online resource you can subscribe to - like Erin or LIsa said, you can find out the best days and times to visit the parks - there are touring plans, but I found that if somehow we made a misstep, the whole day was shot, so we abandoned his plan and did our own - I don't know if I got the value from him or not. Here are my tips:

1. Don't go to the park with the EMH! It gets so crowded you can't do anything!
2. You both have the DDP (dining plan) - if you want to eat any TS meals at any of the most popular places (check out the dining boards here) - you must have ADRs! It is rare to get a table without an hour wait if you don't have ressies before you go!
3. I love the Passporter books - tips on all the resorts, parks and dining, as well as touring plans. This will give you an idea on how to use your time the best.
4. There is no way to do it all - just choose the "must dos" for each park and work from there.
5. If possible, hit each park 15 min before RD (ropedrop) - work your way around the park, getting FP for the best things in each area. Have a FP runner who can take all the FP and run for the next big ride you want to do while everyone else heads over to something with a shorter line and the runner catches up to them. That way, you have a FP in hand when you move to the next area. If you do this all the way around the park, you'll hit all the "bigs" by 1:00 p.m. and you can zig zag around to all the small attractions and shops in the afternoon. We never wait in any lines longer than 30 min. Even that is long.
6. Read the TRs on the DIS. You'll glean alot of information about how to "do Disney."

And it is SO FUN for us Control Freaks to plan!!!! Happy Planning!

 

[CRdisMom]

i almost forgot we had this....lol. Just realized my ADR date will be coming up soon. I think it is April 19th or something like that. I made our down payment on the condo for that week. Now on to looking for a car. I think we have pretty much decided that we will do the annual pass for one of us (me!) and get the TIW card to make up for not having the dining plan. I plan to do CRT and CG so I think that will make up for the cost of the discount plus having the annual pass will help offset some of the parking costs.

Now really hoping to get LeCeiler and good morning ressies. Loved getting there early and having the park empty. Then we plan to head back to the condo to rest and come back for dinner. Still apprehensive about staying off site.

 

[LydiaAch]

How is everyone weathering the rain/flooding? We were actually lucky this time!

 

[CRdisMom]

high and dry here...northern mn that's another story

 

[strawberrygirl]

I keep on reading this thread and think I belong here but I worry if time hasn't gone by too much and if I will be too new to be accepted. Anyways....here I am with my first post. Hello
Does anyone suffer occassionally from Illness Anxiety? I mean, hearing about others getting sick and you are afraid that you will get something too etc? | tend to get this when i get stressed or someone brings up someone havign the big C etc. I can control it but it can take me a few days to get it under control. Right now, I am at that place but working hard to move beyond it.

Thanks everyone!!

 

[lshaw6]

I keep on reading this thread and think I belong here but I worry if time hasn't gone by too much and if I will be too new to be accepted. Anyways....here I am with my first post. Hello
Does anyone suffer occassionally from Illness Anxiety? I mean, hearing about others getting sick and you are afraid that you will get something too etc? | tend to get this when i get stressed or someone brings up someone havign the big C etc. I can control it but it can take me a few days to get it under control. Right now, I am at that place but working hard to move beyond it.

Thanks everyone!!

Hello and Welcome. I am not familiar with Illness Anxiety, but am wishing you the best of luck in your endeavor to move past it.

 

[TinaLala]

OMG It's been forever since I've been over here. We're all on Facebook, so I never come here. How is everyone!?!?

 

[CRdisMom]

yikes it has been nearly a month since we posted over here.... I got my airfare. Now on to planning since hours have been released. TY Tour guide mike!

 

[soontobewed07]

Hey girls check your tickers they are having issues with security and one of the websites. The DIS has tickers now that are actually really cute.

I miss being over here and I have a trip in December to plan and I am going to need some help. I have never gone during this time of year before.

 

[lshaw6]

Woo Hoo! Got in on the Mickey Mom's Club Red Box party and can not contain my excitement!! Anyone else having one?

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Hi girls, I miss talking over here - we had more to say! Lisa, what is a Red Box party?

 

[tttessa]

Hi Tammie - I miss it too - not big on FaceBook.....

Tessa

 

[CRdisMom]

i wondered if our thread had fallen off....

 

[mommy.foster.6]

Wow a thread just for me lol my name is Lindzy and i have ocd tendencies and anxiety disorder...i also have a 10yr old with adhd, aspergers, and anxiety disorder we are traveling to dw for our first trip in june and i think with all the lists, planning, and worrying that i've been doing my dh is about ready to lock me in the garage until i regain my senses(which isn't likely lol)
I've been panicking since i haven't started packing yet and i have myself and 4 kids to pack for along with packng for the baby to go to grandma's....oh and of course making sure dh packed his things!!!! can't wait for our trip though!

 

[karajeboo]

Hey gang!!! It's been FOREVER since I've posted over here! I'm always on FB now!

My December TR got closed because I hadn't posted in so long, so I got it reopened and I WILL finish it before we start our 2nd Annual DISmoms Gone Wild TR!!! That was a FUNNNNNNN weekend!!!

 

[lshaw6]

Hi girls, I miss talking over here - we had more to say! Lisa, what is a Red Box party?

Hi Tammie!
When you try out for the Disney Mom's panel and don't get chosen you automatically become part of the Mickey Mom's Club. MMC emailed their members a couple of months ago and asked us to enter another contest to host a Red Box party. If you were chosen, Disney sent you a red box that contained party favors and you were to invite adults and kids to a party that you hosted. The boxes contained Mickey balloons, napkins, coloring book/crayons, paper Mickey ears, a bingo game, trivia questions, small totes to pass out to the adults that contained a magnetic board and Disney magnets and Mickey straws. They also received a signed print of the Disney princesses welcoming the newest Disney princess. A Disney Vacation dvd was also included in the box to play while the party was going on. I decided to have a Disney Luau and it was sooo much fun. We already had the decorations for a luau because we started having them a few years ago and then we just incorporated the Disney things that were in the box. I had started buying party favors and prizes for the games before I even knew if I was going to be chosen to host one......lol. We invited friends that loved Disney and some that had never been so those of us that had been were trying to talk the others into going! The mom's filled out cards so their names could be entered in a contest for a diamond/gold MOM necklace. I have pictures posted on my facebook page if anyone is interested in looking. I need to take pictures of the totes and goodies that came in them as they sent me one too, along with a pink and brown Mickey Mom's Club tote.

Tammie, how have things been with you?

http://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100000292236654

 

[lshaw6]

Hey gang!!! It's been FOREVER since I've posted over here! I'm always on FB now!

My December TR got closed because I hadn't posted in so long, so I got it reopened and I WILL finish it before we start our 2nd Annual DISmoms Gone Wild TR!!! That was a FUNNNNNNN weekend!!!

Oh good, can't wait to read it!!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Wow a thread just for me lol my name is Lindzy and i have ocd tendencies and anxiety disorder...i also have a 10yr old with adhd, aspergers, and anxiety disorder we are traveling to dw for our first trip in june and i think with all the lists, planning, and worrying that i've been doing my dh is about ready to lock me in the garage until i regain my senses(which isn't likely lol)
I've been panicking since i haven't started packing yet and i have myself and 4 kids to pack for along with packng for the baby to go to grandma's....oh and of course making sure dh packed his things!!!! can't wait for our trip though!

Welcome Mommy! I can almost hear you saying all those things very fast without pausing or taking a breath! Oh! Take a deep breath and start putting things away a little at a time as you wash them, then you'll be all ready to put them in the space bags or zip locs (any good DISer knows about the zip locs) and it won't be so crazy at the last minute!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Kara! Great to see you here! I really miss our thread - can't wait for your TR!!! Looks like you had a great time! I can't tell who had the best time, Cammie, you or Ellen!

Lisa, The Red Box party sounds so fun! I want to have one! I can think of a few Disney lovers I'd invite! I'm doing well, thanks! I've been very busy with my business now that I can work again. Our team is growing like crazy and we're having lots of fun! I just earned the cruise to Jamaica, so my ticker will be changing! Our grandbabies will be home for a visit the end of June - first of July - we are excited!

What is new with you? When is your trip again?