Mousemommy1
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Dec 6, 2010
I'm in for August!!
Poly 8/18-26!!! First time at my dream resort!! So excited!!!
You're on the list! Did you switch from AKL to Poly? Our dates overlap!
I'm in for August!!
Poly 8/18-26!!! First time at my dream resort!! So excited!!!
You're on the list! Did you switch from AKL to Poly? Our dates overlap!
See you there!!!
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Hooray!! See you there!
Yeah...I have ALWAYS wanted to stay at the Poly and after some number crunching I saw that it wasn't that much more to do Poly Standard than if I stayed Savannah View at AKL (never mind that I was Standard at AKL...) and said YOLO and changed! Nothing like making a dream come true - even if it's your own dream!!
Haha, I understand! I have wanted to stay at the Polynesian since my first trip to Disney when I was 7. This stay has been over 30 years in the making, LOL. We go annually and have stayed at EVERY other MK resort and most of the other resorts too, but there was always "something" prohibiting us from staying at the Poly...over the past few years, construction....
Next year - it's finally happening and I am so excited!!!
So glad to see your dates!!! We are going to be at the Poly and WDW 8/1-8/6. We have only been to Disney during low crowd times. Please give me an honest view of what to expect in terms of crowds. I don't like not being able to walk because people are shoulder to shoulder or standing in line for 1-2 hrs. If we go early and late to the parks, we should be ok right???? We can't take the kids out of school anymore, so this is the only time we have to go.Yay!!! I'll join!
We go every year in August. We love it!
Looking at August 2nd through 13th.
Undecided on a resort --- looking at either a Lion King Suite at AOA or a garden view room at the Beach Club.
So glad to see your dates!!! We are going to be at the Poly and WDW 8/1-8/6. We have only been to Disney during low crowd times. Please give me an honest view of what to expect in terms of crowds. I don't like not being able to walk because people are shoulder to shoulder or standing in line for 1-2 hrs. If we go early and late to the parks, we should be ok right???? We can't take the kids out of school anymore, so this is the only time we have to go.
We're booked at POP 8/26-9/2. Originally booked our bounce back at POR but just couldn't stomach the extra cost and the feeling of "cheating" on our home resort so I switched within weeks of booking. LOL
I'm totally the same way. First trip booked Pop and stayed there. Second trip was a bounce back book for CBR, 2 months before our arrival date I changed it to Pop and added a day and still saved money over our orginal ressie. #3 was BB for POR that I already changed to Pop. I try but I just can't seem to do mod. We only sleep at our resort. Last year we only spent a total of 2 hours at the pool during our 7 night stay and did up spending one day holed up in our room due to Hermine but we don't mind the smaller room and "lesser" amenities as it's usually just me and my son. Even when my mom was with us the accommodations were perfectly fine for us 3, mom in one bed, ds and I in the other. I'll take the savings and put it towards spending money and/or bounce back deposit any day of the weeksI always think of trying a mod but then can't stomach spending hat much extra when we are barely in the room other then sleeping.
We have been playing around with dates for this year and my son wants to be there for August 24th to go to Tampa to see a Blue Jays game. We are planning n staying at All Star Sports but nothing is set in stone.
Thanks so much for responding! We're going to give early August a shot. My kids haven't been to Disney in almost 3 yrs and they are ready to go!! 7mo and we will finally be there.This will be our 4th year in a row of going in early August!! We have always homeschooled our kids, and were spoiled with being able to go whenever we wanted, but now my oldest 2 are in college and we need to vacation when they're able to go! I don't find the crowds to be that bad. Take advantage of early morning times and evening times! The crowds are going to be the highest between 12 and 4 in the afternoons. We try to either go back and swim during those times or to get an ADR lunch -- both of which get us out of the Florida sun which is at its worst during those times! Be prepared for rain! But it'll clear the parks out, too, as many people leave. We just put on our Disney ponchos and keep on going! The outdoor rides will close but the indoor ones will keep going.
Mousemommy - sorry to be a pain, but I think you have me mixed up with someone else on the front page- although I'm sure CBR is a lovely resort, we're currently planning on staying at Contemporary Aug.19-29. Thanks!
We're getting close to when the airfares will be published! Has anyone else figured out their ADR day yet?