****Official August 2014 Thread****

[Disneylover99]

Question of the night:

Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not?

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I don't think we are getting it. We used to always get photopass, but we have Disney pictures coming out of our ying yang that we never look at or develop. Plus my husband loves to take his own pictures anyways.

 

[Mrs. M. Mouse]

Question of the night: Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not? Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

This year no plans to get the memory maker, we'll get our pictures with my cannon this year. If we splurge it'll be on a photo package on the cruise.

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[Christinaxo]

Hi All!

We are officially booked for August! Staying at WL from 8/25-9/3! Have not booked any ADRS yet since I am not at the 180 mark but I can not wait! August can't come soon enough!!

 

[DisMom1981]

Having trouble booking ADR's Won't work on laptop or phone.

 

[Scrap_Vamp]

Having trouble booking ADR's Won't work on laptop or phone.

Same here - have tried app on iPhone and iPad, Safari on iPad, and two different browsers on PC. Very frustrated!!

 

[Disney Queenie]

Does anyone know when Southwest/AirTran released their flights for August?

Feel bad for those of you who are trying to make your ADR's and are having trouble

 

[RedskinFan]

Question of the night: Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not? Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

We are getting it! The kids are going to a lot of character meals with my in- laws and DD is finally tall enough to go on most of the thrill rides.

 

[DisMom1981]

Ok, after some initial MDE un-pixie dust, here are our ADRs. Feel free to add me.

Friday, August 15
5:05 'Ohana

Saturday, August 16
12:15 Sci-Fi

Sunday, August 17
5:05 BOG (weird because I had to make a separate reservation for my parents at 5:00 through their account?) Could not get 7 people together at 6am this morning!

Monday, August 18
6:15 Hoop dee Doo Musical Review

Tuesday August 19
9:35 Chef Mickey's

5:00 San Angel Inn

Wednesday, August 20
5:15 Garden Grill - this time will be the Chip and Dale experience, right?

Holy moly that is a lot of reservations. My kids are going to be out of their minds exhausted......so will the grown ups!

 

[DisMom1981]

Question of the night:

Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not?

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We are not getting it because I just saw our trip balance and thought- how can I possibly justify spending more?!?! Plus, we have my parents and sister traveling with us and I'm hoping that with their help we can get a few good pictures???? Stinks, because it will be so hot and no one will feel like taking pictures and it's so hard to get a good one of us/the kids, but just don't want to add to my total (right now anyway!).

 

[lizzyb]

I also had a hard time booking my ADR's online. Had to call in.

 

[DisMom1981]

Same here - have tried app on iPhone and iPad, Safari on iPad, and two different browsers on PC. Very frustrated!!

Hope you got in and got everything!!

 

[Scrap_Vamp]

Gave up with MDE in the end and called when they opened! Although I spelt out our surname for the booking, when I said 'S' for Sierra she wrote down 'f' and we initially had to go through my mum's reservation!

However, we got everything we wanted for the first 10 days:

15th August - Akershus 8am
16th August - Tusker House 8.10am and Boma 6pm
18th August - Kouzinna 5.30pm
20th August - Be Our Guest 4.35pm
22nd August - Mama Melrose Fantasmic package 5pm
24th August - 50s Prime Time Café 1.45pm

She wasn't able to book House of Blues or T-Rex for us yet so will try those at exactly 180 days.

We had our anniversary and my niece's birthday noted on the reservations, as well as my gluten intolerance

 

[Disneylover99]

Does anyone know when Southwest/AirTran released their flights for August?

SW opens March 3rd for flights beyond Aug. 8th. I am not so patiently waiting.

 

[Disneylover99]

Having trouble booking ADR's Won't work on laptop or phone.

Same here - have tried app on iPhone and iPad, Safari on iPad, and two different browsers on PC. Very frustrated!!

I also had a hard time booking my ADR's online. Had to call in.

Yikes! I'm glad you all finally got through!

 

[Gina-Gina-Bo-Bina]

Question of the night:

Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not?

Not us. We will only be doing the Disney waterparks so it doesn't make financial sense. Last year, we purchased 3 photos from our waterpark days via Photopass as digital downloads, and it was great because they offered a 3-for-$30 deal. It allowed us to get two awesome family photos and a great pic of DS & DH on Summit Plummet for a very reasonable cost.

We will be getting the ultimate photo package at Discovery Cove, which will include photos of our dolphin swim , a photo album, a poster, prints, keychains, the photo CD and a DVD of our dolphin interaction. Its already pre-purchased as part of our Elite package add-on which also includes a cabana for the day (and a few other surprises).

 

[AKies47]

However, we got everything we wanted for the first 10 days:

15th August - Akershus 8am
16th August - Tusker House 8.10am and Boma 6pm
18th August - Kouzinna 5.30pm
20th August - Be Our Guest 4.35pm
22nd August - Mama Melrose Fantasmic package 5pm
24th August - 50s Prime Time Café 1.45pm

I'm glad to see you were successful in getting a pre-opening TH ADR, I can start making mine in a couple weeks and am really nervous about securing that.

 

[maddiebee]

Question of the night: Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not? Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

We aren't getting it. I don't totally trust the pp photographers a lot of the time and I'd rather have them just use my own camera! I love our ride photos but we never end up buying them anyways.

 

[huggiebear23]

Question of the night: Are you getting Memory Maker? Why or why not? Sent from my iPhone using DISBoards

I probably will but not just yet

 

[mrstomrice]

We won't be getting memory maker. I think we may do a photopass share again. I already have a group I worked with on our December trip. It was only $25 for my photos.

 

[helenk]

I am so excited, I will be there August 17th through the 21st. Only 4 nights but I will be going with my grand-daughter who will be 6 by then . She has been before but this is the first time that just she and I will be going.
She does not know she is going yet so it is really hard for me to keep the secret. I want to book breakfast in Cinderella Castle, and also Crystal Palace not sure what the character breakfast in Hollywood studios is called but I think I may book that because she loves Sofia and Doc McStuffins. I am going to take her to the Afternoon Tea at the GF as well hopefully that will start a nice tradition for us.
We are staying at the AKV, savanna view I know she will like looking at the animals from the balcony.
Right now I am just waiting for Southwest to open up its flights for our timeframe and my booking window for our reservations.