ChrisMouse
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Hi Everyone!
We are Florida DVC members who haven't been to DLR since 2006. I grew up living in San Francisco and going to DLR several times per year, but it's a whole different animal now than it was then, and a lot has changed with the AP's since 2006, so I need some help with my planning. I've read Hydroguy's new thread and am still thrown for a loop because of the WoC opening.
My life is complicated because DH works for the police department and has to bid for his vacation time. It's pretty much a given due to seniority issues that he will NOT get the good AP--blocked weeks in the summer, spring break, or Christmas (and of course the WDW vet in me cringes at the thought of doing Disney at these times anyway, even though I have read that DLR's crowd patterns are totally different...) I guess it's hard to teach me new tricks!!
Here's my problem. Ages ago I booked a stay on my points at the Villas at the Grand Californian for May 10-16. Of those days, only the 14-16 are blocked out for SoCal AP holders, PLUS it is now clear that WoC will be brand spanking new and PACKED. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like this will draw day-long crowds on May 10-13 because even AP holders will have to get there early to get their ShowPasses and then hang out until later.
(Correct me if I'm wrong on any of the above).
Ok, so...here are my choices.
1). I can keep my trip in May as planned, and do some other sight seeing on May 10-13 (DS 9 wants to go to Legoland, DH wants to hit Knotts, etc. As a Disney purist, I would prefer to just stay put at DLR, but the crowds could be a deterrent)
2). I can reschedule my trip for November and go during blocked out days Nov 11-13...not really enough days for me, but maybe we could include Nov. 6-7 and do our other sightseeing in the middle...??
3). I can cancel altogether for 2010, and hope that DH gets a good spring break, summer, or Christmas week when he bids for his vacation. Unfortunately, vacation bids don't happen until November, so it would be VERY up in the air, and we might have trouble with our points expiring before we could get a ressie. (Being DVC members we are long-term planners...planning AT LEAST 7 months in advance and often 11).
4). I could always just skip our plans for a DLR trip this year and go to Florida again in either May or November...hoping to fit DLR in sometime in late 2011 or early 2012. We wanted to get DS to Legoland while he is so thoroughly obsessed with Legos, which is why we thought DLR would be a fun alternative for us this year.
Input anyone?? TIA for your advice!
We are Florida DVC members who haven't been to DLR since 2006. I grew up living in San Francisco and going to DLR several times per year, but it's a whole different animal now than it was then, and a lot has changed with the AP's since 2006, so I need some help with my planning. I've read Hydroguy's new thread and am still thrown for a loop because of the WoC opening.
My life is complicated because DH works for the police department and has to bid for his vacation time. It's pretty much a given due to seniority issues that he will NOT get the good AP--blocked weeks in the summer, spring break, or Christmas (and of course the WDW vet in me cringes at the thought of doing Disney at these times anyway, even though I have read that DLR's crowd patterns are totally different...) I guess it's hard to teach me new tricks!!
Here's my problem. Ages ago I booked a stay on my points at the Villas at the Grand Californian for May 10-16. Of those days, only the 14-16 are blocked out for SoCal AP holders, PLUS it is now clear that WoC will be brand spanking new and PACKED. Correct me if I'm wrong, but it sounds like this will draw day-long crowds on May 10-13 because even AP holders will have to get there early to get their ShowPasses and then hang out until later.
(Correct me if I'm wrong on any of the above).
Ok, so...here are my choices.
1). I can keep my trip in May as planned, and do some other sight seeing on May 10-13 (DS 9 wants to go to Legoland, DH wants to hit Knotts, etc. As a Disney purist, I would prefer to just stay put at DLR, but the crowds could be a deterrent)
2). I can reschedule my trip for November and go during blocked out days Nov 11-13...not really enough days for me, but maybe we could include Nov. 6-7 and do our other sightseeing in the middle...??
3). I can cancel altogether for 2010, and hope that DH gets a good spring break, summer, or Christmas week when he bids for his vacation. Unfortunately, vacation bids don't happen until November, so it would be VERY up in the air, and we might have trouble with our points expiring before we could get a ressie. (Being DVC members we are long-term planners...planning AT LEAST 7 months in advance and often 11).
4). I could always just skip our plans for a DLR trip this year and go to Florida again in either May or November...hoping to fit DLR in sometime in late 2011 or early 2012. We wanted to get DS to Legoland while he is so thoroughly obsessed with Legos, which is why we thought DLR would be a fun alternative for us this year.
Input anyone?? TIA for your advice!
