****OFFICIAL August, 2012 (PART 2)****

[bubbazippy]

Holy Cow! I disappear for three months and this place goes crazy. I was on the original August post, and kind of drifted away from DISboards - came back to get the scoop on who was where, and found a new site, and all this activity! I found I was left off the new list - at POP the 17-26. Can I get put back on please? Thanks!

 

[bubbazippy]

I ordered these from Amazon, they are the same thing but ship from the US.

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002HILCIW/ref=ox_sc_act_title_2?ie=UTF8&smid=A281ICWJBRZ31L

First day back and I found something I needed - was looking everywhere for a very small fan - this looks perfect!

 

[crostorfer]

I think I'm going to do a garden grocer order for bottled water, Gatorade and beer. Does anyone have a gg coupon code?

 

[Halloween Baby]

Ok, someone talk me off of the ledge here. I didn't sleep well last night because my mind was racing about this trip, I'm starting to question all of my choices including resort and dining. I know it's just pre-trip anxiety, but the force is strong.

It's going to be fine......it's going to be fine.......I don't need to switch, it's going to be fine.....

Spoken as someone who just went through this, trust me in that you planned a great trip and everything is perfect. I think there is such a huge number of fantastic options to do at DW and we all want to choose the best of what we can do. Just remember that you picked your choices for a reason. It seems like this is a phase a lot of us go through!

For me, too, it helped to do some minor tweaking. I did switch one ADR and changed another... It just helps to have something to plan or update too I think!

Good luck!

EDIT: My stupid phone auto-corrected a bunch of stuff and it didn't make any sense!!

 

[charliebrown]

Anyone know when Ill get mymickeymail?


I live in Ohio, and booked on July 27 for a trip On August 15-21.

 

[NightAngelX]

Anyone know when Ill get mymickeymail?


I live in Ohio, and booked on July 27 for a trip On August 15-21.

Did you book a package? I hear you only get it if you book a package. It's just a package confirmation, coupons and luggage tags.

 

[Nurse_Mommy4]

Last year I bought one clip on fan and my DD and I shared it. This year we are bringing two clip ons. We found that it worked very well for our needs. The only time we ever really used it was when we were waiting in stands for a show to start i.e. Beauty and Beast, Raiders, in line for Lion King, Illumantions etc. Here is a link to the ones we used unfortunately it won't make it in time for anyone going this month but if you plan to go next year http://www.ebay.ca/itm/Summer-Porta...ultDomain_0&hash=item1e6c2a5862#ht_7485wt_922

I bought mini misters like these at our local Walmart. The ones at Walmart are made by a company called O2 Cool. We used them last year too. I bought three more this year. My kids refuse carry the big misters like the ones sold at WDW. They complain about having to carry them, but nobody minds these.

 

[pigletto]

Anyone know when Ill get mymickeymail?


I live in Ohio, and booked on July 27 for a trip On August 15-21.

My TA said she received mine yesterday (it goes to her first and then on to me).
That is from a July 12th booking. So it took almost 3 weeks to get to her and she's in New Jersey.

I'm excited to get mine too. I've rented points or done room only reservations for the last few years so I want the new luggage tags

 

[pigletto]

I don't normally take the two together (Advil/Tylenol + Gravol) as I don't find I need them both at once. The Gravol seems to do the trick, all on its own (FWIW, I use the extra strength Gravol, though......the regular strength never seems to be quite enough).

I take one dose of Gravel 1/2 hour before boarding and never have a problem in the air . My first flight, I was so sick to my stomach and headachy that I thought I'd expire by the time we landed at MCO. Gravol makes a world of difference (and as an added bonus, it makes you kinda sleepy......so you might even find you doze a bit on the plane).

I credit my survival to my awesome neurosurgeon at Toronto Western Hospital. I will never be able to thank him enough. My son was only two at the time....thanks to the talents of an incredible doctor, I have lived to see him grow up.

Just a reminder to everyone.....live your life to the fullest. This is no dress rehearsal.

Gina.. I can tell in almost every word I read from you that your perspective on life and family is one to aspire to. We almost lost my mom very young to Stage 3 breast cancer. At the time I was the oldest but there were 6 kids and the youngest was 8. It was terrifying and luckily taught me a valuable lesson about not sweating the small stuff. Gratitude gets me through every day.. and man I am blessed. ( I should add mom is now 11 years cancer free!!!!!!)
I love reading your story and reading your posts. You just lift me up.

Dh takes Gravol on the plane too for motion sickness. It's works wonders for him too. He actually prefers Bonine but we can only get that in the States.

 

[Whereisalyssa]

Hello fellow august-ers
I have a quick and somewhat stupid question

We will be visiting universal IOA during one of the days of our trip. the entire time we are in disney IOA closes at 8pm, so we were hoping to catch a taxi over to beaches and cream after the park closes for the kitchen sink (a BIG must-do on my brothers list). I'm just wondering what is the quickest way to get from beaches and cream after we are done eating back to PORFQ where we are staying.

THANK YOU!!

 

[charliebrown]

My TA said she received mine yesterday (it goes to her first and then on to me).
That is from a July 12th booking. So it took almost 3 weeks to get to her and she's in New Jersey.

I'm excited to get mine too. I've rented points or done room only reservations for the last few years so I want the new luggage tags

I cannot wait!!!!!

Did you book a package? I hear you only get it if you book a package. It's just a package confirmation, coupons and luggage tags.

Yeah, i booked a package.

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Ok, I'm getting kind of nervous here.....We leave in 15 days and have not received our MAGICAL EXPRESS labels for the luggage. Does everyone have them or have found that the are coming extremely late?

You should absolutely have them. Call ME directly and see if they were sent out. I have already have ME tags for clients traveling in November!

 

[OneBadApple]

Hello fellow august-ers
I have a quick and somewhat stupid question

We will be visiting universal IOA during one of the days of our trip. the entire time we are in disney IOA closes at 8pm, so we were hoping to catch a taxi over to beaches and cream after the park closes for the kitchen sink (a BIG must-do on my brothers list). I'm just wondering what is the quickest way to get from beaches and cream after we are done eating back to PORFQ where we are staying.

THANK YOU!!

I'm not sure if this is the quickest, but I would suggest taking a bus to DTD and then the boat to POFQ.

 

[elaine amj]

PARK AND RESORT LISTS UPDATED!

We decided. Yes to the new job. Yes to San Francisco. ))))))))))

So eincredibly exciting! Congratulations!!!

Then I looked at them and said to DH, "I have to iron this on the shirts, when I do that, won't it be backwards???"

DOH!
Yes, Karla, it will come out backwards... Back to square one and start over.

Hey at least you realised BEFORE you ironed them on. I did read that you're back at it again for attempt#3 now. Let us know how it goes.
This is why I avoid iron ons - I am uncrafty - and so not good at ironing! I did our shirts with sharpies....and love them

Ok, someone talk me off of the ledge here. I didn't sleep well last night because my mind was racing about this trip, I'm starting to question all of my choices including resort and dining. I know it's just pre-trip anxiety, but the force is strong.

It's going to be fine......it's going to be fine.......I don't need to switch, it's going to be fine.....

You'll be fine!!

although who am I to say...I was fiddling with my touring plans again and have rearranged my schedule for the millionth time. I also have to finalize some decisions and probably cancel an ADR or two as I'm adding Turf Club. Still debating keeping my Tusker House breakfast. To do that, I will have to pay $25 OOP for my Trex meal to have enough credits. What to do, what to do! 20 more days - I don't have the luxury of time to waffle anymore...gotta make up my mind fast!

Holy Cow! I disappear for three months and this place goes crazy. I was on the original August post, and kind of drifted away from DISboards - came back to get the scoop on who was where, and found a new site, and all this activity! I found I was left off the new list - at POP the 17-26. Can I get put back on please? Thanks!

Added you back - thanks for PMing me

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Gina.. I can tell in almost every word I read from you that your perspective on life and family is one to aspire to. We almost lost my mom very young to Stage 3 breast cancer. At the time I was the oldest but there were 6 kids and the youngest was 8. It was terrifying and luckily taught me a valuable lesson about not sweating the small stuff. Gratitude gets me through every day.. and man I am blessed. ( I should add mom is now 11 years cancer free!!!!!!)
I love reading your story and reading your posts. You just lift me up.

Aw, pigletto.....thank you. You have made my day .

So happy to hear that your Mom continues to be a survivor.....that is so awesome!! What a courageous lady she must be. Its a horrible illness, and completely changes a family (I lost my dad to cancer in 2010). But yet, you have to take something good out of it all....even if its a new perpective on what is really important in life. Which is why we have chosen to travel more. I want to LIVE while I am young and healthy enough to do so. I want to laugh. I want to be surrounded by the people I love in beautiful places. "Things" become less important. People and experiences take top spots instead.

Ya know, someday we will have to meet in the middle and "do coffee". The Timmies will be on me .

 

[ashmarie06]

We have our Mickey Mail!

 

[litlpixie]

Hi Team Im trying my best to pop in every now and then to check out pages that Ive missed, but as I said before this is the week of our move, and I cant take any time off work cuz we got Disney coming up....so I have been CRAZY. But I just wanted to check in and say that even though I havent been responding or posting very much lately, Im w/ all of you in spirit. Keep counting down guys!!!

 

[taylor3297]

Ok, I'm getting kind of nervous here.....We leave in 15 days and have not received our MAGICAL EXPRESS labels for the luggage. Does everyone have them or have found that the are coming extremely late?

Don't worry about it, you really don't have to have the yellow tags. For my girls trip last September I never received tags for myself and my friend traveling with me. My sister did receive hers. Same reservation but for some reason she was the only one who got hers.

Well, I called ME and we were in the system. So all I had to do was when I got to MCO, I went to the ME desk, they scanned my tags that the airline sticks to your ticket.

We got on the bus and off we went. My and my friends luggage arrived 2 hours later.

Now my sister put her yellow tags on and never thought about it. Well, by 10 PM that night her luggage never arrived( we didn't know until we got back to the room). Well her luggage was sitting at MCO. It had never been picked up. So the resort manager let her get a night shirt and toothbrush from the gift shop. She asked for them to hold her luggage until morning, since we didn't know what time the luggage would get there.

Anyway at 1AM we get a knock on the door and it was bell services with her luggage. Someone didn't get the message about holding until the morning.

So at the end of this long story, you don't have to have the tags.

 

[taylor3297]

Who has the photopass + preorder link? We are thinking of getting it and I need to order soon.

 

[OneBadApple]

Who has the photopass + preorder link? We are thinking of getting it and I need to order soon.

http://www.disneyphotopass.com/wdwphotopassplus.aspx