**Official December 2010 Thread!!** - PART 2!

[joybeth]

I got my mickey mail today too

Disney must have sent out a big mailing the end of last week since so many of us got our Mickey mail today!

jb

 

[ThereYouSeeHer]

I got my Mickey Mail today, even though they told me we wouldn't be getting any! Yay!!

It's the hologram luggage tags, too. So cool!!!

 

[TruBlu]

A kindergarten teacher trick for laminating small things is to just use packing tape. Just cover it with tape on both sides, and cut it out when you're ready. It's always worked for me and lasted through my lessons. If it can withstand 30 5 year olds, it can withstand anything

Great idea! I'll have to give it a try since I haven't made it to WalMart yet.

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

Oh, I like the "one month from now" updates. Our trip will be almost over though

I will go back -

12/10 - Arrive at MCO at 11:15 am. We should be at Epcot by 2 PM ish. We have an ADR at Le Cellier that night and EMH. We will hopefully catch Illuminations as well, but not a must see. The kids will want to do Soarin and Test Track, but the fast passes might be gone by the time we get there. DS really wants to do Mission Space too since we missed it last time.

12/11 - AK (we like to be at Rope Drop, but not sure that will happen since we will have a long day the first day). We have a late breakfast ADR at Tusker House and would like to stay at least until the parade. Must dos are Expedition Everest and the Dino ride. We can skip the river ride since I was SOAKED last time. The kids will probably like the Safari too. We will play the evening by ear on how the kids are doing, but maybe Downtown Disney.

12/12 - Early ADR at Chef Mickey then to MK for Rope Drop. We will stay through the afternoon parade, and then head back for a nap (we try to plan at least a few nap days to help with the late nights). Must do at MK are Space Mountain and Thunder Mountain. We like the Buzz Lightyear ride too. And there will be a lot of character meet n greets. If everyone is doing ok, we will hit HS for evening EMH.

We'll be at MK too!!!! Yay!!! Only thing is, we'll be on the other side of the park. 12/12 is our Frontier, Adventureland, Liberty Square day.

12/13 - AK morning EMH if we didn't get in what we wanted on 12/11. We will head back to MK in the late afternoon. Debating on CP ADR that day or on the morning we leave. We will watch the evening parade and Wishes and stay for EMH.

You're going to AK? Us too!!!! Wait....are you stalking me? LOL We'll also be headed to MK for EMH that night.

12/14 - HS in the morning. Must dos include TOT, RRC, and Toy Story. DS is disappointed in Star Tours, but oh well. We will have dinner at Whispering Canyon and then head to MVMCP.

12/15 - Epcot in the morning to get Soarin and TT. Then to HS in the afternoon for the afternoon BBB, dinner at Mama Melrose, and Fantasmic.

Sneak Peak into tomorrow
12/16 - Morning EMH at MK, possibly an early lunch at CP, and then heading home.

 

[Vickis3js]

Great idea! I'll have to give it a try since I haven't made it to WalMart yet.

Thats what I do with mine. I just wrap in packing tape and I am good to go. The ones that are on my backpack have survived 2 trips, 3 Phillys games, a few field trips and a Monster Jam.

 

[Marblies]

I don't like the one month from today game - because one month from today I will be back home at my computer wishing I was still at WDW.

 

[nancy155]

I saw the posts about only 3 more Mondays until WDW. It just dawned on me I too only have 3 more Mondays after today is over! My goodness the time appears to be flying. I hope vacation is nice and S..L..O...W!

 

[Leash]

At this time 2 weeks from today I plan on being on a Disney bus headed to DTD for dinner at Wolfgang Puck Express after having arrived and checked in at AKL about an hour before.

 

[Zuzu03]

Oh my gosh! I'm so excited - I just saw the spices and teas blog from DTD! I adore tea and I'm going to have to be sure to leave tons of extra space in my suitcase to bring some home!!!!! Yay!!! Oh, and I wanted to see my ticker! Have a great Monday evening!!!

 

[lmbcdb]

Amid all this talk of the parade taping, I'm curious to know when it airs (and on what station!). I don't think I've ever seen it!

 

[lmbcdb]

was delighted to see the luggage tags are different from the ones we received last year.

That made my day! It's the little things in life that keep me happy. I actually had a student ask me today, "Why are you always so happy?" I told her all the things I am thankful for, but now that I think about it, I should've told her, "because I'm going to Disneyworld!"

 

[lmbcdb]

What will you be doing in the parks one month from today?

Sadly, I won't be in the parks yet. It's 4 days before I leave, so I'll probably be at Target picking up last minute things.

 

[stephielela]

Let's see, this time next month I will be enjoying my day off and getting all our last minute things done for our trip! My sister will have just gotten home, and we will be throwing together a quickie Disney Theme night... and going to bed early so that we can start our magical vacation the next day!! Woo hoo!!

 

[exwdwcm]

YAY! my cousin contacted disney about purchasing the wrong tickets.. (she purchased florida resident tickets for all of us) not realizing.. she is the only florida resident! They said no problem.. she will just pay the difference when we arrive!

3 weeks from today I will be in Disney World! Just finished eating @ Raglan Road and hanging out at SSR getting ready for a fabulous day at MGM! ( yes I still call it that )

My friend leaves for WDW tomorrow! So jealous! I hope our weather stays like theres will be! 70's/80's!

that is awesome, so glad they are going to fix the tickets for you!

Hi, can you change my dates please? You have it down as:


Dec 2-10 mrskysomeday Pop Century (MVMCP 12/2)


It is Nov. 30 - Dec. 13 msksomeday Pop Century (MVMCP 11/30 & 12/12)


Thanks

fixed!

I am pretty disappointed in the direction this thread has taken.... a handful of people talk back and forth while a lot of questions/concerns/comments from others go unnoticed. ALSO, there seems to be more and more off topic posts and replies that take up space and the readers time.

If you have a question, please let us know and someone will try and answer, but sometimes some of us don't know the answer either. i think it is human nature for folks to talk about their persona life on message boards, regardless of the thread and in this one, it makes total sense we would talk some about daily life and how it impacts our trip planning in some fashion.

We had to amend our vacation so we are now staying at AKL Jambo House from Dec 22nd- Dec. 28th. Our ADR are:

Dec 22nd Boma (dinner)

Dec 23rd Crystal Palace (dinner)

Dec 24th Cape May (dinner)

Dec 25th (Sister's house)

Dec 26th Ohana (dinner)

Dec 27th Tusker House (Lunch)

The wait is driving me insane!!!

fixed!

I posted this question a while back and I'm going to repost it with hopes that someone might have some insight

My family will be arriving on Dec 2, Dec 3 is our first full day in the parks and right now my plan is MK - I have lunch ressies at the Plaza and GFC for supper.

I'm concerned about the xmas parade taping - I was hoping to go to the Bakery - am I crazy? Will there be a TON of people down main street? And also, does the parade taping happen all day?

I was in the MK in 2003 during the parade taping and don't remember it ever being an issue, but perhaps times have changed!

i haven't ever done the parade taping stuff myself, but i hear it is crowded during any taping event and main street could be very busy or even closed off. i would suggest trying the bakery another day when you can truly enjoy it.

This is my most stressful workweek before our vacation, and the thought of WDW is the only thing getting me through it. Today is more than 1/2 done, so I only have 9 more workdays left! This weekend we'll start getting serious about packing. Also, I think we're going to put our (fake) Xmas tree up early because we want to take our holiday card picture in front of it, and I can't imagine the stress if I wait until the last minute to do that, too.

I know there are several threads on room decorating, but I'm not sure if we're going to attempt it. We'll have a balcony at the YC, so I'm thinking of just doing some lights or garland there, and maybe a little decor on our door.

Also, we've received our ME info. and tags, but we're supposed to get more Mickey mail before we leave, right?

you know, to be honest, we shipping a box of decorations last year for our dec 10-20th trip. i had lights for the baloncy at WL and i put them out, but there is no outlet outside, so you have to plug them in inside and try and close the door on the cord, which isn't safe either. we did have a tree in our studio too- but we had so much stuff between the 3 of us, i felt like we didn't really see it or pay attention to it. this time i am not taking anything. If we were going down during actual christmas, i would, but i felt like we weren't in our room enough to really enjoy it.

Amid all this talk of the parade taping, I'm curious to know when it airs (and on what station!). I don't think I've ever seen it!

it airs on christmas day on ABC. i don't know the time, but i think it is like by 9am at least?

 

[RachaelA]

A month from now our plane will have just landed back home. Sadness!

I hope we get our mickey mail tomorrow!

 

[MamaCoog]

I am happy for all those who got Mickey Mail today but I am so jealous! Still no MM here I really thought it would be there today when I got home but nothing but junk mail... boo! Maybe tomorrow!!

 

[happenin2you]

My husband checked the mail when he got home from work and our MM was there!!!! My luggage tags don't seem to be holographic at all, though... that's ok, we'll manage

Slightly off topic- my husband bought and printed our movie tickets for the new Harry Potter movie this friday afternoon in DBox seats!!! We saw these at the theatre a few weeks ago and think they are so cool. They're kind of like a motion machine kind of thing. I can't wait!

Totally off topic- we had booked a 12 day mediteranean cruise through Carnival on the brand new Magic for May 2011, but decided to save the money and save it for a down payment on our first house! The deposit is non-refundable, but we were able to transfer it to another booking, so we booked ourselves on a 6 night Mexican Riviera on the Carnival Spirit Jan 3 and only had to pay a little extra out of pocket. So basically my news is when I get back from my WDW trip on Dec 16, I'll only have about 2 1/2 weeks until my next vacation! The downside is I won't be taking any more vacation until Dec 2012. Long time, but I'll manage

Sorry for the ramble.

 

[spurk5532]

I just went and checked my tags from Dec 09 and they are the exact same ones I got this year. I wish I would have gotten the holographic ones. Oh well. I will never forget back in 04 when the luggage tags had Tinkerbell on them. My husband had it on his backpack and never took it off after we got home. I always made fun of him for having Tinkerbell on his backpack.

 

[Katie & Glen]

We're heading down on December 16th. Productivity at work has ground to a halt as all thought and discussion focuses on Disney. The kids are going bananas, digging out their old autograph books and watching trip videos.
Is there anything better than the anticipation that precedes a trip to the World? Someone stop me before I get a Mickey tattoo.

By the way,does anyone have a link to a good room decorating thread?

Welcome aboard!! I know the feeling about all thoughts at work being about Disney. It's tough, but we'll get through!

 

[RachaelA]

24 days! Crossing my fingers for Mickey Mail today!

Planning on buying A Christmas Carol today!