Mar. 19, 2009 Wonder: Aye, But We're Loved by Our Mummies and Dads

[Txgirl1]

Stepody,

This is for you too. I was going through my list of things needed and while you can find this stuff on the board I thought I'd make it easy for you guys to find.


One thing i read in the passporter guide was that there is a concession stand outside the theatre for the nightly shows. Candy, drinks, etc are SOLD there. The book recommends stopping by a buffet to pick up snacks for the show. Thus being said, ziploc baggies are a must! We also always pack our own water containers and a sharpie marker (to mark such snacks and other items).

Great idea! Thanks.
I bought some gallon bags the other day--some for extras and most to pack clothing into.

 

[Txgirl1]

Yay! I was catching up on reading posts from the last few days....I saw lots of ya'll have gotten your documents. On a whim I went to the front door and there was our package sitting on the door step!! Yay!!! Our precious, expensive, tiny package was just sitting there on the cold porch.

 

[Txgirl1]

I did want to say welcome to K&J Higuchi; Plano Jessie and the Winnefeld Family!! I'm vivian, dh, and dd, maggie is 8. This is our first Disney cruise (DH and I have been on RCCL)and mine and dd's first trip to DW. We will be at DW Poly for 4 days prior to departure.

Oh, we are doing the Spirit of Aloha Dinner at the Polly on Sun. nite; Ohana character breakfast with Lilo and Stitch on Mon. if anyone is interested. We do have ressys and at The luau we are on the main floor center stage.

We are in cabin 7064. I'm glad to see more people on our deck!

Kim and I talked about maybe meeting at Ohana for dinner one night--so if anyone else is interested, it would be fun.

If DW does not work out for a meet, I think we should try to meet somewhere about an hour before the sail away party---well, that's my vote and seems like the least crazy time to meet with such a short amount of time on board.

 

[Txgirl1]

Hooray! I received my cruise documents yesterday

Have fun....please come back and tell us all about this trip.

 

[ksoehrlein]

Here's another WDW meet idea: What if we watch Wishes from the beach at the Polynesian Resort one night? That way, we won't have to worry about who has hopper passes and who doesn't. (For what it's worth, we have hoppers so I'm up for virtually anything.)

Once we're on board, I'd love to have a meet on Thursday so we can recognize each other and say hi throughout the cruise. I love the idea of doing the Sail Away party together. Where and when should we gather?

 

[Aunt Stepody]

We are in Orlando starting 03/14. We are just doing the Universal Parks instead of Disney (Not my 1st choice, but it is cheaper.) We could still meet up with you guys on WDW property i.e. (Polynesian or one of the other hotels.) I would love to see Wishes. I also LOVE the idea of Ohana. However, it would probably be difficult to get a large group in on such a late notice.

Kim...I definitely agree on meeting at the Sail Away party. I think the sooner we get the kiddos to meet...the better for them. They can start hanging out at the clubs from Day1.

 

[Aunt Stepody]

If we do meet at the Sail Away party. Should I make a little sign to hold up that says "Aunt Stepody?" Kinda like the people at the airport?

 

[ksoehrlein]

I love it. Every time I see someone with a sign at the airport, I always think about that beer commercial, where the guy claims to be the person they're looking for just to get in the limo. "Why, yes I am." I'll defer to a more experienced DCL cruiser to suggest a specific meeting spot on deck, but I totally think a sign or maybe even name tags would be in order! Lime green Mickey heads, perhaps?

 

[Aliswa]

The lime green mickey head name tags are a great idea! We are not going to be at Disney ahead of the time so a sail away meeting sounds good to me!

 

[PurdyBertnie]

If we do meet at the Sail Away party. Should I make a little sign to hold up that says "Aunt Stepody?" Kinda like the people at the airport?

Ha ha my mom did that when she picked me up at the airport when I came back from London lol it was super cute!!

I think trying to meet up for sail away sounds good!!!

I am so psyched, it is getting hard to sleep at night!!!

 

[PlanoJessie]

Oh...I am so jealous that everyone has the documents already. I called my agent today and she said I should have it either tomorrow or Thursday. I am on a business trip anyway, so hopefully I will have it when I get home...

We will staying at PO Riverside starting Saturday night. So if there is plan for meet up earlier, please let me know, otherwise, I am dying to meet you all at the sail away party. I will carry a sign if that's the what everyone agrees!!

Actually ds6 is celebrating his birthday the day before the sail. So I booked charactor breakfast 3/18 moring, and my agent is booking a WISH firework cruise for me that night. The boat will fit 10, and we have 6, and I would love to have other kids to come enjoy the fireworks with us if that works for your schedule too (I wouldn't ask you to share the cost, but some extra tips for the driver might be good). Just let me know!

Can't wait!!! Yeah!!!

 

[PlanoJessie]

Hey Jessie I am PurdyBertnie's mom she said we had fellow cruisers at our hotel we actually do not arrive until Sunday, I tried to get Saturday too but since we booked the 4 day/3 day package it was not to be. Exciting to know we will all be riding the bus together. I don't know about you but we are READY to go (well not ready but wish we could go now) going to pack as much into the 4 days (although we have a ticket for the morning of as well) as we can. Going to do some old favorites (Expedition Everest, Space Mountain) stuff like that but hoping to see a few new things this time too. Nemo the musical at AK - we tried to get into this last year but the lines were unbelieveable. Looking forward to meeting everyone. Hope everyone has safe travel to our destinations.

Aunt Aba, sorry I have been on a business trip this week, haven't got a chance to log on...I just talked to my agent again today, and she has confirmed that we are actually staying at PO Riverside, which she said it will be very nice too. I remeber going back and forth with her on this, and now I remeber that the reason we finally decided on POR is because they provide trundle beds that my boys on sleep on.

Anyway, hope we still can have chance to meet up before the sail. But we are actually not taking the bus to the port, because I didn't book the land and sea package. We booked the cat 5 rooms on the boat, but my agent suggested that I can save money just pick a moderate on land hotel, plus there is this 4 nights and 3 night free deal, so that's why we booked them seperately. So I am arranging other transporting to the port for 6 of us now.

See you soon...

 

[Aunt Stepody]

I just booked a dinner for the 4 of us at Kona at the Poly on Mon 3/16 at 7:05pm. Ohana was booked. Oh well, Kona is pretty tasty, too. At least we will get to see Wishes after dinner. I just can't go to Florida and not see a little bit of the World. Maybe we will see some of you that night. Oh...one little thing, I need to confirm this with the hubby first. I'll get back with ya when I know it's a sealed deal.

 

[Aliswa]

Hey Jessie, I'm Alison! We would be honored to help celebrate your sons birthday on this special Wishes cruise. We are a family of 4 from NC, Olivia dd4, Savannah dd2, myself and Alan, dh. We're dependable people and don't mind helping with the tip. Our kids are full of life and play well with others. I can send you a family photo if you wish.

Alison
Aliswa@northstate.net

 

[Aliswa]

I love it. Every time I see someone with a sign at the airport, I always think about that beer commercial, where the guy claims to be the person they're looking for just to get in the limo. "Why, yes I am." I'll defer to a more experienced DCL cruiser to suggest a specific meeting spot on deck, but I totally think a sign or maybe even name tags would be in order! Lime green Mickey heads, perhaps?

i went to Home Depot today and picked up four green mickey heads, just in case we choose to use those as name tags!

 

[PlanoJessie]

Hey Jessie, I'm Alison! We would be honored to help celebrate your sons birthday on this special Wishes cruise. We are a family of 4 from NC, Olivia dd4, Savannah dd2, myself and Alan, dh. We're dependable people and don't mind helping with the tip. Our kids are full of life and play well with others. I can send you a family photo if you wish.

Alison
Aliswa@northstate.net

Alison, yes, we'd love to have you and family to join us on the WISH cruise. Where are you guys staying? I will send details later in email. I will put WISH cruise in subject line so that you know it's me.

 

[MollyMcDaniel]

We'll be a back up for the wishes cruise if you need one....we are a party of 3...our daughter is almost 5. If it doesn't work out for some reason with the other family, I can give you my cell phone number and you can give me a call. We are staying at WL, so we are very close.

 

[MollyMcDaniel]

I just booked a dinner for the 4 of us at Kona at the Poly on Mon 3/16 at 7:05pm. Ohana was booked. Oh well, Kona is pretty tasty, too. At least we will get to see Wishes after dinner. I just can't go to Florida and not see a little bit of the World. Maybe we will see some of you that night. Oh...one little thing, I need to confirm this with the hubby first. I'll get back with ya when I know it's a sealed deal.

We can meet you for fireworks after your dinner at Kona. We have a 6:30 ADR for Tutto Italia at Epcot, but we can hop on the monorail and make it to the Poly with plenty of time to spare. We will also be able to catch the electrical pageant parade if we are on the beach at the Poly.
Were you able to seal the deal?

 

[PlanoJessie]

We'll be a back up for the wishes cruise if you need one....we are a party of 3...our daughter is almost 5. If it doesn't work out for some reason with the other family, I can give you my cell phone number and you can give me a call. We are staying at WL, so we are very close.

Molly, I just PMed you my email adress. Sure I will call you if anything changes that day.

Jessie

 

[MollyMcDaniel]

I forgot to add that we received our documents yesterday, by UPS. I thought that was a little strange...in the past they have always come in the mail.

For those that won't be at DW prior to the cruise, I will be at the sail away and I'll make a run to Home Depot and pick up lime green mickey heads. I think we'll be on deck 10 for sail away...it is a lot less crowded and you can see the action as well as the port disappearing.