October 20th 2007 Western Magic Part 3

[JLDSMD]

Sure, Nancy comes on here, complains that I haven't posted and now that I do, everyone else just stops posting. Fine. I'm taking my ball and going home.

 

[cntkg1]

Sure, Nancy comes on here, complains that I haven't posted and now that I do, everyone else just stops posting. Fine. I'm taking my ball and going home.

If I wasn't laughing so hard I'd post something sarcastic for sure!!

 

[goofyfreak]

we went to the pirate and princess party in feb. it was great!!! the fireworks were awesome. i thought about as good as the halloween party ones.

 

[Karen Mouse]

Hi Jeff, I'm here to play ball, but have you already gone?

We stayed at the All Star Movies once. Pre Ellis - the rooms are fairly small. It would be ok for a short break, but we wouldnt do a long stay there again. The theming is great for the kids with a huge Buzz,Woody, Dalmations etc etc and the pools were fine.

If I remember correctly there was a food court there...similar sort of fast food in the parks

 

[goofyfreak]

hi karen.

 

[Karen Mouse]

If I wasn't laughing so hard I'd post something sarcastic for sure!!

I know what you mean Nancy , he only has one ball ....and now he's not prepared to let you play ith it

 

[goofyfreak]

i agree with Karen about the value resorts. We have stayed at pop century and all star music. they are smaller rooms but not bad if all you need to do is come in and crash. we are staying at pop century the night before and the night after the cruise.

 

[Karen Mouse]

hi karen.

Hi Lori - we posted at the same time - didnt see you there.

DOES ANYONE ELSE LIKE THIS LITTLE SMILEY - i THINK HE'S REALLY CUTE BUT HE'S NEVER ON THE FIRST PAGE?

Oops! - capitals! - sorry! - I dont look at the screen when I'm typing

 

[goofyfreak]

hows the packing? everything still going smoothly?

 

[goofyfreak]

I saw 7 bears this past weekend on vacation and thought of you. On sat we saw a mama and 2 cubs. on monday we saw a mama and 3 cubs. they just sat there and then walked toward the crowd of people looking at them. the girls were very excited!! especially julia. Harrison was like yeah, so what, a doggie.

 

[Karen Mouse]

hows the packing? everything still going smoothly?

Not bad...still going....we're hiring a storage unit soon to put the stuff we dont need straight away in. Saves having boxes all over the place.

I saw 7 bears this past weekend on vacation and thought of you. On sat we saw a mama and 2 cubs. on monday we saw a mama and 3 cubs. they just sat there and then walked toward the crowd of people looking at them. the girls were very excited!! especially julia. Harrison was like yeah, so what, a doggie.

7 bears - oooh I'm so jealous though - did you get any photos?
The nearest thing to woldlife we see is the foxes that rip open your bin bag for food

A Doggie! - how cute

 

[JLDSMD]

play with a huge Woody

I know what you mean Nancy , he only has one ball ....and now he's not prepared to let you play ith it

Guess I'll trade one for the other.

(note, I did not add anything to your post, just deleted some)

 

[JLDSMD]

If I wasn't laughing so hard I'd post something sarcastic for sure!!

When has that stopped You?!

 

[JLDSMD]

we went to the pirate and princess party in feb. it was great!!! the fireworks were awesome. i thought about as good as the halloween party ones.

So it is similar to MNSSHP but with a Pirate and Princess theme?

Do they have a special parade that night? Do they run it twice like the halloween parade?

What time can you "sneak" in to MK? Can you get in at 4 or 5 like with MNSSHP? That would be awsome if we could get an extra 2-3 hours in.

How packed was it? I'm sure it is capacity controlled like MNSSHP or MVMCP.

 

[goofyfreak]

So it is similar to MNSSHP but with a Pirate and Princess theme?

Do they have a special parade that night? Do they run it twice like the halloween parade?

What time can you "sneak" in to MK? Can you get in at 4 or 5 like with MNSSHP? That would be awsome if we could get an extra 2-3 hours in.

How packed was it? I'm sure it is capacity controlled like MNSSHP or MVMCP.

it is very similar to MNSSHP. they hand out pirate bags with candy and necklaces for princesses. they do have a parade. i can't remember if it was twice. you can sneak in at 4:30. that is what we heard. it wasn't too crowded. it was like the other two parties. i would definitely do it!!!

 

[JLDSMD]

We stayed at the All Star Movies once. Pre Ellis - the rooms are fairly small. It would be ok for a short break, but we wouldnt do a long stay there again. The theming is great for the kids with a huge Buzz,Woody, Dalmations etc etc and the pools were fine.

If I remember correctly there was a food court there...similar sort of fast food in the parks

i agree with Karen about the value resorts. We have stayed at pop century and all star music. they are smaller rooms but not bad if all you need to do is come in and crash. we are staying at pop century the night before and the night after the cruise.

So here's our plan:

fly down on Friday morning, going to the P&P Party that night, Typhoon on Saturday followed by Downtown Disney and then the hotel pool, Blizzard on Sunday with the same evening, and then sleep in on Monday, swim for a couple of hours and then hit DTD one last time before heading to MCO.​

If this is our plan, would you spend the extra $ to stay at a nicer hotel (moderate) with a pool that has a slide? Both Coronado and PO-R have slides, I don't think the Values do (we are looking at the Movies, since AAA has it for $65.60). We probably will be in the room/resort more based on this plan. The total upcharge would be $175 for the weekend.

 

[JLDSMD]

Anyone use the "Magical Express" to/from MCO/WDW?

How long did you have to wait to get on the bus?

How far before your return flight do they leave the hotel?

Just wondering if we should rent a car. We usually do and we can get around really easy (seems like we wait too long for buses in TL and BB). Plus, we could leave when we want.

 

[JLDSMD]

Karen,

I see your light on, where did you go?

 

[goofyfreak]

So here's our plan:

fly down on Friday morning, going to the P&P Party that night, Typhoon on Saturday followed by Downtown Disney and then the hotel pool, Blizzard on Sunday with the same evening, and then sleep in on Monday, swim for a couple of hours and then hit DTD one last time before heading to MCO.​

If this is our plan, would you spend the extra $ to stay at a nicer hotel (moderate) with a pool that has a slide? Both Coronado and PO-R have slides, I don't think the Values do (we are looking at the Movies, since AAA has it for $65.60). We probably will be in the room/resort more based on this plan. The total upcharge would be $175 for the weekend.

I would stay value. The pools don't have a slide but you will be on the cruise in 1 1/2 months with a slide. Kids love pools no matter what.
Sounds like a perfect weekend.

 

[goofyfreak]

Anyone use the "Magical Express" to/from MCO/WDW?

How long did you have to wait to get on the bus?

How far before your return flight do they leave the hotel?

Just wondering if we should rent a car. We usually do and we can get around really easy (seems like we wait too long for buses in TL and BB). Plus, we could leave when we want.

We have used Magical Express. it was very easy. When you get off the plane you go to their counter and they take care of everything. I don't remember waiting long. On the way back, the bus picked us up about 2 hours before our flight. We set that up the night before we were to fly home. i will definitely use it again. Acutally i am in october.