OFFICIAL JULY 2009 THREAD!!! The wait is on!!!

[AshtonsMom99]

Hi Im at all star movies...7/14 thru 7/21

 

[LuvMySoldier07]

I finally convinced dbf to pre-order the photopass cd!!! thank you everyone who answered my questions about it!
Nikki, I would post a picture but im not quite sure how to.... maybe someone can help?

 

[adisneymama]

No more slushies at POP.

What!
When did this happen? My dh is going to be so unhappy to hear this!

 

[LuvMySoldier07]

Lisa- Poly 7/17-7/23

 

[HicksWDW]

DW


We're going to be at WDW from July 4th to July 29th and we'll be covered in these:

So feel free to say hi if you see us!

Is this what the LGMH's at Home Depot look like? I am going to try and get me some this weekend!!!

 

[ImTooExcitedToSleep]

Pop Century
07/26 - 08/02

 

[HicksWDW]

I know this should probably be posted on the transportation board, but, I wanted all of you July Diser's opinion. We will be staying at POP and were thinking we would use WDW transportation. However, we have a 14 month old and will be lugging around a stroller. Do you think we should take our own car seeing how parking is free for those staying on site??? I was thinking it would be easier to lug all of our stuff around including the stroller. We would also not be held to waiting for a bus which may be extremely difficult with a tired child... We might try both options and see which one works the best. But, let me know what you think is best or what you have tried in the past. Thanks in advance.
Tara

 

[bobieglo]

POFQ July 4-13

 

[Mindy5767]

I know this should probably be posted on the transportation board, but, I wanted all of you July Diser's opinion. We will be staying at POP and were thinking we would use WDW transportation. However, we have a 14 month old and will be lugging around a stroller. Do you think we should take our own car seeing how parking is free for those staying on site??? I was thinking it would be easier to lug all of our stuff around including the stroller. We would also not be held to waiting for a bus which may be extremely difficult with a tired child... We might try both options and see which one works the best. But, let me know what you think is best or what you have tried in the past. Thanks in advance.
Tara

Hi Tara, we're stroller veterans. I've brought my own stroller, I've rented. I've parked my own van, I've taken transportation. It really isn't difficult to take a stroller on Disney transportation. What we usually do, if DS17 is with us, he gets the folded stroller, one of us gets the sleeping child, another can take bags. We can fold our stroller pretty quickly. At the end of the evening, just about everyone is carrying a sleeping child to the bus. If you take your car to MK, it actually is more of a pain because you can't park directly near the entrance like you can at AK or HS. At MK, you end up parking out in Say.... Donald Duck 72.. and then you have to board the tram to get to the park. Its harder to take the stroller on the tram than on the bus or boat. Try not to lug alot of stuff. Does your diaper bag fit under the stroller? I like having the stroller to hang my hand bag on. My DD7 is very tiny. 34 pounds and 42 inches tall. She gets stroller transportation. I bought one on our last visit. They have nice strollers at the EPCOT World Showcase Entrance near France.. in that shop there. I'll bring it this time. Can your 10 year old push or carry a folded stroller? Can he carry a bag while DH carries stroller and you carry child. You just need a plan. But it is not hard to do. I do it all the time.

 

[Mindy5767]

Nikki,

We're at SSR July 12-19th. We're the Walbesser family.

 

[flipflopmom]

DW

Me

Notice the nice farmer tan going on there!

We're going to be at WDW from July 4th to July 29th and we'll be covered in these:

So feel free to say hi if you see us!

Now I know who is getting our fridge !

 

[PopArtGal]

Contemporary July 19-August 2

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Yay!!! I LOVE seeing what everyone looks like!! I added everyone's pics and information! There was one or two of you who posted a thumbnail but when I went to get the properties, it opened up so I added the full size picture....I'm not used to a Mac with no "right click."

And Shir Kahn, I didn't add you yet because I was hoping you'd have a picture of the two of you together so there can be just one pic per family. If not, I'll post both but can you maybe make them smaller? THANKS!!!

 

[Mindy5767]

I'm wondering about the celebration cakes you can order. What kinds of prices are we talking about here. Right now, our only family dinner reservation is a buffet. With all the desserts we can eat, I didn't think that was the best time for the cake. our other ADR's are an afternoon tea, breakfast and adults only dinner. If the cake is super expensive, maybe we'll just run over to Winn Dixie and buy a cake in the bakery and bring it back to our villa. I'm not sure if our meal at Rainforest will end up being lunch or dinner.

Getting closer.... and closer to my two big events are out of the way and I can devote full time to planning my trip (and that little matter of DD20's wedding).

 

[meanmom121]

anyone here know how to order the slipper desert and how much does it cost?

 

[Mindy5767]

Can anyone see my counter on the bottom of my signature? I noticed today, that the bottom of it is cut off and you can't see the count-down. I checked Edit Signature in my profile, but it looks fine there. Preview shows it normal. But on My computer, I see if cut off at the bottom. Does anyone see it normally?

 

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

Ooo me me
This is the only one i have on this computer of us

Jenny and Vinnie- july 20-31 wilderness lodge (Whose with us?? Lol)

 

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

ps- we are much goofier looking than that... see ear pic below lmao

So who is eating with us who will wave?? Ibelieve someone at biergarten and crystal palace?

 

[Mrsdisneyb2b]

Can anyone see my counter on the bottom of my signature? I noticed today, that the bottom of it is cut off and you can't see the count-down. I checked Edit Signature in my profile, but it looks fine there. Preview shows it normal. But on My computer, I see if cut off at the bottom. Does anyone see it normally?

I see it cut off. That was a problem with my pics too at first. Its because of the new siggy rules. You can only have a certain amount of writing etc...

Hmmm maybe try to take out something?

 

[HicksWDW]

Hi Tara, we're stroller veterans. I've brought my own stroller, I've rented. I've parked my own van, I've taken transportation. It really isn't difficult to take a stroller on Disney transportation. What we usually do, if DS17 is with us, he gets the folded stroller, one of us gets the sleeping child, another can take bags. We can fold our stroller pretty quickly. At the end of the evening, just about everyone is carrying a sleeping child to the bus. If you take your car to MK, it actually is more of a pain because you can't park directly near the entrance like you can at AK or HS. At MK, you end up parking out in Say.... Donald Duck 72.. and then you have to board the tram to get to the park. Its harder to take the stroller on the tram than on the bus or boat. Try not to lug alot of stuff. Does your diaper bag fit under the stroller? I like having the stroller to hang my hand bag on. My DD7 is very tiny. 34 pounds and 42 inches tall. She gets stroller transportation. I bought one on our last visit. They have nice strollers at the EPCOT World Showcase Entrance near France.. in that shop there. I'll bring it this time. Can your 10 year old push or carry a folded stroller? Can he carry a bag while DH carries stroller and you carry child. You just need a plan. But it is not hard to do. I do it all the time.

Yeah, it does sound like driving to MK would be more of a pain. I talked to my DH last night and we thought we might give both a try and see which one was easier. It sounds like it would be wiser to take the bus to MK and maybe drive to AK & HS. But, if we can do it on MK day, then we can do it for all days. Right? Thanks for sharing. I think we will just trust in WDW transportation and save our gas for the drive home.. As for our diaper bag, I am in the process of shopping for a smaller one to take with us. My 10 yr old DD is very helpful. Her and my DS could probably carry the bags while I carry my baby and DH can carry the stroller or vise versa. I'm sure we can figure it out. I just wanted to do what was easiest, if you know what I mean.

Tara