November 2015....The countdown begins!!

[CynBeth]

ADRs set, park schedule set. All this planning done and now I feel like there is nothing to do until I get to day 60 and secure FP+ how are you all passing the time, is there anything else that I should be preparing that I'm overlooking?

If you plan to do the CP be on the lookout for package info and narrator schedule so you can book when it is released. Hope it is early July.

 

[redkel]

See you all November 13-19 (headed to the dark side 11/20-11/22) at POP! Anyone else going to be there at that time also?

Everything is going along swimmingly - airfare has been booked, ADR's (except the elusive BOG), park days planned, $ balance on the trip is edging towards $0 and my spreadsheets are almost complete.

Hoping that the hub is done when we're there -- can't wait to see.

Currently researching transportation methods from POP to RPR (US/IOA). Anyone have any advice?

 

[PK Disney Dork]

I just found out that I booked my next professional acting gig here in town!

The only problem...it closes the same night our WDW trip is set to begin...October 31st.

So my fiance will be flying down that day without me and now I won't be going down until the next morning on a 6:00 A.M. flight.

 

[MoCanada]

November 5th to 14th here.....anyone having trouble getting Fantasmic Package booked, been trying since my 180 day mark and not having much luck.....

 

[jerseygirl82]

See you all November 13-19 (headed to the dark side 11/20-11/22) at POP! Anyone else going to be there at that time also?

Everything is going along swimmingly - airfare has been booked, ADR's (except the elusive BOG), park days planned, $ balance on the trip is edging towards $0 and my spreadsheets are almost complete.

Hoping that the hub is done when we're there -- can't wait to see.

Currently researching transportation methods from POP to RPR (US/IOA). Anyone have any advice?

I typically use Mears to get between WDW and Universal.

 

[loveshak22]

November 5th to 14th here.....anyone having trouble getting Fantasmic Package booked, been trying since my 180 day mark and not having much luck.....

I got a package booked pretty close to my 180-day mark but have been looking for a later time and am having no luck! I'm a little nervous that the week before Thanksgiving won't be as slow as predictions claim...I'm finding it difficult to find anything for the week I'm there! I'm hoping that people are just holding ADRs based on tentative plans and that at the 45 day mark when full payment is due that we'll see a lot of openings?? Fingers crossed!

 

[jerseygirl82]

I got a package booked pretty close to my 180-day mark but have been looking for a later time and am having no luck! I'm a little nervous that the week before Thanksgiving won't be as slow as predictions claim...I'm finding it difficult to find anything for the week I'm there! I'm hoping that people are just holding ADRs based on tentative plans and that at the 45 day mark when full payment is due that we'll see a lot of openings?? Fingers crossed!

I hope you are right, but I feel as if the days of "slow" times to go are over. My brother took his family the third week of September and I was shocked how difficult it was to secure even the most basic ADR.

 

[loveshak22]

I hope you are right, but I feel as if the days of "slow" times to go are over. My brother took his family the third week of September and I was shocked how difficult it was to secure even the most basic ADR.

I find this so sad! We loved the end of January when we went several years back, but then we tried the end of January again in 2012 and it was horribly packed! I mean it wasn't August/December packed but it was still too packed for us..to the point if we go this November before Thanksgiving and it's ridiculously crazy we won't be going back for a long time - sadly! We love the parks but we are an adult couple that can travel at any time and so we want l-o-w crowds. If we go at the "low" season and have to fight crowds and wait 40 minutes for a ride, it's not worth it to us then. We tried September a few years back as well and there was nothing low about the crowds the days we were there either!

 

[jerseygirl82]

I find this so sad! We loved the end of January when we went several years back, but then we tried the end of January again in 2012 and it was horribly packed! I mean it wasn't August/December packed but it was still too packed for us..to the point if we go this November before Thanksgiving and it's ridiculously crazy we won't be going back for a long time - sadly! We love the parks but we are an adult couple that can travel at any time and so we want l-o-w crowds. If we go at the "low" season and have to fight crowds and wait 40 minutes for a ride, it's not worth it to us then. We tried September a few years back as well and there was nothing low about the crowds the days we were there either!

I agree 100%. Once upon a time there were even manageable crowds during Jersey Week. We were also big fans of the old FP system and miss it greatly

 

[artemis908]

Was thinking of canceling our trip but holding off for a couple of months until we have more info. We've been trying to have a baby for a few years and our doctor told us that we may need to do IVF, which our insurance won't cover. The hubby says we should still go to WDW though since it'll keep our spirits up. So here's hoping!

 

[jerseygirl82]

I will be keeping you in my thoughts! Lots of luck to you and the hubby and I hope everything works in your favor.

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

Joining in! We were set to go to Disney this year during Labor Day weekend, but we've had to push it back to the week of Veteran's Day.

We went over Veteran's Day weekend last year, so we're ready to do it again! Glad that free dining was still available. Off to change my signature!

POP Century 11/9-11/12
FW Campsites 11/12-11/13
Disney's Hilton Head 11/13-11/14

 

[PK Disney Dork]

121!!!

 

[moviegeekgal]

Staying at POP 11/10-11/17. Food & Wine and beginning of Christmas, two best times to go. Will be going for our 3rd anniversary and will be my boyfriend's first trip in 10 years! Ended up getting cheap airfare and extending our short trip to a full week. After having trouble with reservations ended up getting everything we wanted. So glad for the planning to be over with the exception of FP+.

 

[SweetSerenity]

Getting closer to Disneymoon time! We're headed down there on the 6th after I get off work, but checking in to CBR on 11/8 and AKL on 11/13 for the first time at either resort. Looking forward to the Food and Wine Festival for the first time, too!

 

[DisneyHardin]

Joining in. We will be staying at the Poly Nov 3-8. I can't wait. My ADR's are booked (although I'm still trying to change our BOG lunch from our last day to a day earlier in the trip), our airfare is booked - I found such great flight times to maximize vacation time, and now I am waiting (not so patiently) to book our FP+ at the 60 day mark.

 

[nooneshome]

We will be there 11/14 to 11/20.

 

[rtilner]

What are waiting for the rates for November 2015 have been out for sometime? Including the free food plan special.

 

[loveshak22]

What are waiting for the rates for November 2015 have been out for sometime? Including the free food plan special.

Typically Disney also offers a room only discount for the Fall. Sometimes they offer a package discount as well. For many people the room only discount is a better deal than the free dining offer. The free dining offer came out several weeks ago but hopefully they release the room only offer soon.

Most of the time, the offer is 15-30% off depending on the resort.

 

[WDWtwentyfifteen]

Following...Waiting...and Hoping too!