OFFICIAL JULY 2009 THREAD!!! (Part 2) It's here!!

[meanmom121]

So are you driving or flying? We are leaving next Monday as well but we won't get there until that Tuesday. We are crazy - we will be driving straight through. DH and I are planning to alternate the driving while the other one sleeps. A couple of hours of sleep and I'm good to go - especially once we drive through that big sign that says "Welcome to Walt Disney World!"

We're driving - splitting it up into 2 days. Hope to reach pensacola the first night and then have a room booked off site for Sunday night and that way we can check in bright and early on Monday morning

So if I subscribe to RideMax and end up thoroughly and completely confused confused will you help me figure it out?

I don't think UG lets you pick the pace you want to go...when I tried to do a customized touring plan on their website it seemed like it wanted *me* to pick the order I wanted to do the rides -- and I thought that was their job. LOL I just want to enter the time we plan to get to the park, the rides we want to do, and what time we plan to leave for our afternoon break...then possibly repeat for our evening plans. Is RideMax that simple?

Sure I'll help you but I promise if I can figure it out then probably a monkey could do it.
When I first got it I had a problem where it assigned me a ride time after park had closed - I e-mailed Mike - the plan creator and he got back to me immediately. Then he fixed the glitch in the system. So if you are having trouble know that the program people will be right there to help you out
Also you can ask questions on the ride max user thread and someone on there will tell you how to figure out what you want it to do

 

[HicksWDW]

Sorry, we won't be sleeping in...at least that's the plan. But I hope everyone (ok, a lot of people) do sleep in!!

My plan is to not sleep in... But, I know my bunch! We like our sleep.

 

[Mindy5767]

Ok folks, I finished my DIS crafts. I am going to attempt to post the photos. One shows the LGMH tags, the pins I made from Tom's graphics and the towel tags with our names on them. I also finished my LGMH flag and put a dowel through the sleeve at the top (made DH drill holes in the dowel ends) and put string through. Its ready to hang. If I'd had more time, I could have put them DIS logo on it. Maybe next trip.

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[PopArtGal]

where will you hang that flag?

 

[HicksWDW]

Ok folks, I finished my DIS crafts. I am going to attempt to post the photos. One shows the LGMH tags, the pins I made from Tom's graphics and the towel tags with our names on them. I also finished my LGMH flag and put a dowel through the sleeve at the top (made DH drill holes in the dowel ends) and put string through. Its ready to hang. If I'd had more time, I could have put them DIS logo on it. Maybe next trip.

2 more days

Great flag! I made a banner out of red construction paper to tape inside our window at POP! I wrote in silver glue glitter "Proud Member of Disboards.com." Then I spelled out with letter stickers "Hicks Family" & "July Thread". I put 4 LGMH's as well as character stickers on there. Hopefully I won't have any trouble getting it to stick to the window. I also made a stroller tag and put LGMH's on it as well with our name and cell # in case it gets lost.

 

[AshtonsMom99]

Ok folks, I finished my DIS crafts. I am going to attempt to post the photos. One shows the LGMH tags, the pins I made from Tom's graphics and the towel tags with our names on them. I also finished my LGMH flag and put a dowel through the sleeve at the top (made DH drill holes in the dowel ends) and put string through. Its ready to hang. If I'd had more time, I could have put them DIS logo on it. Maybe next trip.

2 more days

wooo hoo I leave in 3 more days and check into the resort on the 14th woooo hooooooooo!!!! Also getting married in 2 days! EEP!!!

Amazing crafts Mindy!

 

[flipflopmom]

wooo hoo I leave in 3 more days and check into the resort on the 14th woooo hooooooooo!!!! Also getting married in 2 days! EEP!!!

I love it, it's almost like the marriage is an afterthought. Then I saw you edited to add something, and thought "Wonder if it was getting married?"

In 48 hours we will be halfway to Orlando!"

I had to laugh last night, DH changed our countdown clock, he wanted it to get to 0 when we leave, not when we get there, he was so proud of himself!

I awoke every hour on the hour last night! Maybe I'm finally getting excited! We got the DVD players hooked up in the car last night, did another trial run of the trunk,and I'm all packed except for about 6 or 7 last minute things!

Question for those of you driving - what do you wear on the trip down? I like to ride in comfort, but really don't want to show up at the happiest place on Earth looking like Cinderella when her step sisters were done with her. Do you ride in comfort, style, or a compromise of both?

Mindy - cute stuff! Again, where are you hanging that flag?

Anyone putting a sign on your car on the way down? I wanted to, but have no idea how to do a window cling, and DH said it might get in his way. Grump.

He goes to the dr. this afternoon, pray they give him a cortisone shot and that it works!

 

[Crazy Kanga]

Hi everyone!
I am so excited!! We leave 2 weeks from today!!!!!
We have had a very hectic and stressful last few months since we got the new kiddos( very difficult adjustment from 2 kids to 4 overnight), but we do love them! Anyway we are just thrilled to death to be able to take them to Disney. They are excited, but since they don't know what to expect(I think they are expecting something like 6 Flags LOL) they aren't quite as as we are!!!
They'll get it once they are there I'm sure!

 

[flipflopmom]

Hi everyone!
I am so excited!! We leave 2 weeks from today!!!!!
We have had a very hectic and stressful last few months since we got the new kiddos( very difficult adjustment from 2 kids to 4 overnight), but we do love them! Anyway we are just thrilled to death to be able to take them to Disney. They are excited, but since they don't know what to expect(I think they are expecting something like 6 Flags LOL) they aren't quite as as we are!!!
They'll get it once they are there I'm sure!

Congrats on new kiddos, trips, and making your way to our happy July family! Enjoy the chatter, we're a just like a bunch of excited monkeys over here!

 

[AshtonsMom99]

I love it, it's almost like the marriage is an afterthought. Then I saw you edited to add something, and thought "Wonder if it was getting married?"

In 48 hours we will be halfway to Orlando!"

I had to laugh last night, DH changed our countdown clock, he wanted it to get to 0 when we leave, not when we get there, he was so proud of himself!

I awoke every hour on the hour last night! Maybe I'm finally getting excited! We got the DVD players hooked up in the car last night, did another trial run of the trunk,and I'm all packed except for about 6 or 7 last minute things!

Question for those of you driving - what do you wear on the trip down? I like to ride in comfort, but really don't want to show up at the happiest place on Earth looking like Cinderella when her step sisters were done with her. Do you ride in comfort, style, or a compromise of both?

Mindy - cute stuff! Again, where are you hanging that flag?

Anyone putting a sign on your car on the way down? I wanted to, but have no idea how to do a window cling, and DH said it might get in his way. Grump.

He goes to the dr. this afternoon, pray they give him a cortisone shot and that it works!

lol....that wasn't the after thought it was about 2 am because for some reason I can't sleep this week Wonder why right. I was sleep posting....which I might add is not a good thing to do as one must edit a billion times....

 

[flipflopmom]

OKay, July buddies. Wake up, I need therapy! I have last minute second guessing myself anxiety. We shouldn't have done DxDP, too much food and time. I don't know what order to ride the rides, and don't like what Ridemax is telling me to do. I shouldn't have done a fireworks cruise and Mickey's Welcome on the first night, too much in one day, too late of a night. Spent wayyyy to much on Mickey's Welcome. Our first day willl be rushed, rider swap won't work, because DD will get sick or scared and won't want to ride anything twice, and I won't get to ride the big rides b/c I want DH to ride them with her first, or he'll just say "Nevermind, I won't ride it"

Little one will be disappointed b/c she can't spend the night with Cinderella, she'll be scared of the characters and we have 7 character meals, and she'll spend too much time waiting for us to ride big rides and hate it. I'll forget to put her underwear on AGAIN, I'll forget to put my underwear on...Dh wil get arrested b/c he'll lose his temper and assault some poor Brazilian teenager, our car will break down, we'll get struck by lightening, we'll all get the N1H1 flu, the bank will block the charges to the debit card, the water pipes will burst while we are gone and ruin our house, I'll have a heart attack from all the stress......... Think I've covered it all? I feel better already!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

Ok folks, I finished my DIS crafts. I am going to attempt to post the photos. One shows the LGMH tags, the pins I made from Tom's graphics and the towel tags with our names on them. I also finished my LGMH flag and put a dowel through the sleeve at the top (made DH drill holes in the dowel ends) and put string through. Its ready to hang. If I'd had more time, I could have put them DIS logo on it. Maybe next trip.

2 more days

SO cute! I hadn't even thought about decorating our windows...DH will think I'm insane but now I have to come up with something for our windows! I still need to do my LGMHs and the wonderful nametags Tom made for us. It will be a busy weekend....

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

Sure I'll help you but I promise if I can figure it out then probably a monkey could do it.
When I first got it I had a problem where it assigned me a ride time after park had closed - I e-mailed Mike - the plan creator and he got back to me immediately. Then he fixed the glitch in the system. So if you are having trouble know that the program people will be right there to help you out
Also you can ask questions on the ride max user thread and someone on there will tell you how to figure out what you want it to do

OK...I'm going to get signed up and see how it goes...I'll let you know if I get stuck!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

wooo hoo I leave in 3 more days and check into the resort on the 14th woooo hooooooooo!!!! Also getting married in 2 days! EEP!!!

Amazing crafts Mindy!

 

[PopArtGal]

I'm doing the single digits dance as I count the day we are leaving as day 0.

Every since yesterday I keep tearing up. I can't believe we are going back and at the CR. Ok, the fact that I've been sick for the past 2 days might be why I'm over emotional (stupid migraine that won't go away) and I'm a Pisces lol

 

[tinkerbell60]

I'm doing the single digits dance as I count the day we are leaving as day 0.

Every since yesterday I keep tearing up. I can't believe we are going back and at the CR. Ok, the fact that I've been sick for the past 2 days might be why I'm over emotional (stupid migraine that won't go away) and I'm a Pisces lol

Is there something up with the stars? I am a Pisces AND have had a migraine for days........maybe it is just the excitement of "we're going to Disney World"

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

Question for those of you driving - what do you wear on the trip down? I like to ride in comfort, but really don't want to show up at the happiest place on Earth looking like Cinderella when her step sisters were done with her. Do you ride in comfort, style, or a compromise of both?

Mindy - cute stuff! Again, where are you hanging that flag?

Anyone putting a sign on your car on the way down? I wanted to, but have no idea how to do a window cling, and DH said it might get in his way. Grump.

He goes to the dr. this afternoon, pray they give him a cortisone shot and that it works!

As far as what to wear on the drive down...I will probably wear khaki shorts and a cute shirt, or maybe one of the knee-length, "easy breezy" skirts I bought for this trip. Something comfortable, but still cute.

I'm not putting a sign on the car on the way down...DH (a grump) doesn't want me to. I shouldn't complain -- after all, he did agree to go back to WDW for eight days and let me have free rein over planning the entire trip (other than telling me last night that he's not a big fan of fireworks, particularly those where he has to stake out a viewing location 30-60 minutes in advance and just sit/stand around waiting, and so he'll probably leave and go back to the resort while we stay and watch fireworks)...he just isn't the kind of guy who will wear character shirts and think it's fun to have signs on the car (or the windows of our room...although I'm going to do that one anyway, I think!).

I hope the cortisone shot works for your DH!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

Hi everyone!
I am so excited!! We leave 2 weeks from today!!!!!
We have had a very hectic and stressful last few months since we got the new kiddos( very difficult adjustment from 2 kids to 4 overnight), but we do love them! Anyway we are just thrilled to death to be able to take them to Disney. They are excited, but since they don't know what to expect(I think they are expecting something like 6 Flags LOL) they aren't quite as as we are!!!
They'll get it once they are there I'm sure!

The kids will absolutely love it -- it would be neat to be there and see the expressions on their faces when they step into the parks for the first time!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

OKay, July buddies. Wake up, I need therapy! I have last minute second guessing myself anxiety. We shouldn't have done DxDP, too much food and time. I don't know what order to ride the rides, and don't like what Ridemax is telling me to do. I shouldn't have done a fireworks cruise and Mickey's Welcome on the first night, too much in one day, too late of a night. Spent wayyyy to much on Mickey's Welcome. Our first day willl be rushed, rider swap won't work, because DD will get sick or scared and won't want to ride anything twice, and I won't get to ride the big rides b/c I want DH to ride them with her first, or he'll just say "Nevermind, I won't ride it"

Little one will be disappointed b/c she can't spend the night with Cinderella, she'll be scared of the characters and we have 7 character meals, and she'll spend too much time waiting for us to ride big rides and hate it. I'll forget to put her underwear on AGAIN, I'll forget to put my underwear on...Dh wil get arrested b/c he'll lose his temper and assault some poor Brazilian teenager, our car will break down, we'll get struck by lightening, we'll all get the N1H1 flu, the bank will block the charges to the debit card, the water pipes will burst while we are gone and ruin our house, I'll have a heart attack from all the stress......... Think I've covered it all? I feel better already!

Oh boy, I could have totally written this post myself! In fact, I was going to post something almost identical myself! LOL Last night I went through all of our ADRs with DH (I'm cancelling two today), my plan for each day, asked for his input, and found out he doesn't want to see any of the fireworks and will probably leave the girls and me alone to do fireworks while he goes back to the resort. I told him that I thought the fireworks -- especially Wishes -- was important family bonding time. Yeah, he didn't agree.

You do have two "stressors" on your list that I don't have, though -- forgetting to put underwear on your DD, and on yourself? It would probably take a major brain lapse to forget to put underwear on...so I think you're pretty safe on that one.

I hope your DH doesn't assault a Brazilian teenager (truth be told, I'm not a fan of the HUGE tour groups -- I don't care where they're from)...we'll be watching for news reports. *wink*

As for the rest of it, you've planned and planned and, like most of us, just want this to be a wonderful, amazing, magical, happy vacation for your family. I keep second guessing myself on everything -- last night I was wondering if we should have done the dining plan on this trip, even though I know it doesn't make sense for us to do it and I was the one who decided not to do it -- I am an obsessive planner and I tend to second guess myself all the way through.

Sit back, relax, and just go with the flow. Enjoy watching your daughter have magical moments...and if things don't go perfectly according to plan, just relax and make the best of it. (And if you couldn't' tell, I'm also giving myself this pep talk!)

You'll have an amazing time!

Right before we left on our 2007 trip, I posted to the boards about this -- I listed all of the things I had planned and asked this question: "What have I forgotten?"

And the responses were overwhelmingly as follows: "To have fun!" Enjoy the ride!

 

[Born 2B a Princess]

PopArtGal and Tinkerbell60 --

I hope your migraines go away! Migraines are horrible and I really hope you don't have them on your vacation!