***Official August 2010 Thread!! Come Join Us In The Countdown!*****

[DisneyMomFanatic]

Thank you so very much for taking that task on!!! If I had a minute of time, I would have done it. I love to see my name on a list of names going to my favorite vacation place on earth. I appreciate you taking time to add all of us to the list. It is one of my ways of knowing it is "real". I know that probably sounds corny, but that's who I am! To see it in writing, it makes it real. The next step is our final payment in 1 week then getting all the paperwork. All steps to making it a reality!

So again I say THANK YOU!!!!!

Karla

 

[hogwartsdropout]

I am sooo happy to be joining this thread!!!

I am going on 8/2 until 8/15 staying at POR!!

 

[Mindy5767]

thank you so much Julie!! What attention to detail. Our original OP must have something going on in her life that she's been away from the DIS I hope all is well with her.

We do have alot of people going in August. It'll be so hot, but we'll have a blast.. and lots of Dole Whip.

 

[camsmomE]

Julie- You are amazing! thank you thank you!

 

[tweedlemom]

Thanks so much for updating! It never feels "official" until I see my name on the DIS "Who's going" thread! You're awesome!

 

[Alice-in-wonder]

Please add us! Aug. 15-20 WL First Trip!!!!!

 

[SHISHI]

8/21 to 8/31 POP - Mom and DS13 -Second annual WDW trip!!

 

[amtag]

Thanks for updating the list - so happy to see my name on there!!! There are a lot of people going, but not too many at All Star Movies when I'm there, will be so nice having that place all to ourselves...

 

[kifuller4]

[/QUOTE=amtag;37123473]Thanks for updating the list - so happy to see my name on there!!! There are a lot of people going, but not too many at All Star Movies when I'm there, will be so nice having that place all to ourselves...[/QUOTE]

Looks like POR will be full with DISer's. Only a handful of us at ASMu. Us "All-Star"ers will have to party together!

 

[amandals2007]

i dont see many people staying at POFQ with us =( I know its the smallest resort on property, but I still thought more would be there. its Our favorite and dad wont stay anywhere else!!!

 

[shalecesjourney]

Can you please add us? We'll be at the Beach Club from 8/12 to 8/15. Thanks!

 

[Mindy5767]

Can you please add us? We'll be at the Beach Club from 8/12 to 8/15. Thanks!

Oh.. I see its 3 trips for you this year too!! We were down for spring break, we're visiting this August, and then we're back for Thanksgiving. Can't get too much Disney!

 

[kcjnz]

8/5 thru 8/12 CR Bay View (dreamed of this place as a kid)

DW's 40th B'Day celebration (actual Aug 21) Lordy Lordy!!

DD's 7th B'Day celebration (her birthday is Aug 7th so that Saturday is gonna be a SPECIAL day)

And me, DH, heck it's only my 1st vacation in SIX YEARS so it's for sure time to get my Disney on!!

DDP, Dolphin tour for my wife's B'day present and Pirates, Character Meals and Luaus for my daughters B'day, maybe even sneak me in a Segway tour if I'm lucky.

Stop and say hey if you see me, I'll be the 6'2 210 (down from 240, I rocked the diet in expectation of DDP) guy with the buzz cut and a big goofy smile on his face with a Tar Heel shirt on.

Peace

 

[Mindy5767]

8/5 thru 8/12 CR Bay View (dreamed of this place as a kid)

DW's 40th B'Day celebration (actual Aug 21) Lordy Lordy!!

DD's 7th B'Day celebration (her birthday is Aug 7th so that Saturday is gonna be a SPECIAL day)

And me, DH, heck it's only my 1st vacation in SIX YEARS so it's for sure time to get my Disney on!!

DDP, Dolphin tour for my wife's B'day present and Pirates, Character Meals and Luaus for my daughters B'day, maybe even sneak me in a Segway tour if I'm lucky.

Stop and say hey if you see me, I'll be the 6'2 210 (down from 240, I rocked the diet in expectation of DDP) guy with the buzz cut and a big goofy smile on his face with a Tar Heel shirt on.

Peace

My DH and DS did the Segway Tour at Ft. Wilderness last July. They loved it! They highly recommend it... but the weight limit on the Segways is 200lbs, so you might have to shrink some more! You're close though, so maybe they'll make an exception. It has to do with the weight limit for the gyroscope. If you're too much over 200 Lbs, it slows the Segway and you'll be left dragging.

 

[shalecesjourney]

Oh.. I see its 3 trips for you this year too!! We were down for spring break, we're visiting this August, and then we're back for Thanksgiving. Can't get too much Disney!

We can't get too much Disney either! We upgraded our military tickets to PAP's, so we figured we better take advantage of it.

 

[ClearScreen]

8/5 thru 8/12 CR Bay View (dreamed of this place as a kid)

Funny, we are staying at the CR with a Bay View from 8/3 - 8/13. I will be sure to look for you.

If you see me, 5' 10", 200lbs, short brown hair, wearing a New York Giant or Yankee shirt, be sure to say hello.

Have a great trip!

ClearScreen

 

[notfrostyjosh]

I made this "crowd chart" which shows the cost, average temperature and chance of precipitation, estimated crowd level, recommended and not recommended theme parks to visit, Extra Magic Hours times and locations, and Fantasmic show times. You can click the thumbnail below to enlarge it.



There is a much fuller explanation of how to read the chart here:

http://www.easywdw.com/calendar/disney-world-august-2010-crowd-calendar-best-parks-to-visit/

now also available in white



is the white better? it seems a little bright.


as well as a day-by-day explanation of why the parks will be the least crowded or why they're recommended, which Extra Magic Hours may be worth visiting, and other pertinent information. I would paste it all here but it is about 35 pages long.

It's currently a "rough draft" but it might give you some perspective on where it would make the most sense to spend your time. I'm still tweaking the format and how to present the information. It's just all sort of "there" at the moment.

Good luck, have fun, and I hope it helps someone.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

I really like it. I wish the background was not a color though. It would eat up my ink from the printer.

Thank you for investing your time in this. It is nice to have it all in one place and not in my chicken scratch.


PS- I really like your detailed information on WHY you picked your best park for that day.

 

[notfrostyjosh]

that is a good point. im using "microsoft publisher 2010" and you would think the background would be white in at least some of the color schemes. let me try to fix it. i can output it to a pdf too for easier printing maybe.

 

[AlexWyattMommy]

Thanks. I just finished playing around with it in PhotoShop to make the background white.

I know others will thank you for doing it to your copy.