Our 3rd Trip to WDW, Sept' 09, *TOC on Pg 1* *TR STARTED - CLICK ON THE LINK*

[disneygirlinnj]

Happy Birthday Alec!!!!

And umm..did you BEAT the guys in arm wrestling? hahaha! You better have!

And the million dollar question...

DID YOU GET YOUR DOCUMENTS YET?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

 

[oregondaddyof2]

And the million dollar question...

DID YOU GET YOUR DOCUMENTS YET?!!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!

NO!

We called the TA about 4:00 to see if her mail came, and she said it hadn't yet, but to call back in a little bit... We gave it until 4:45 and tried again... After a few tries, she finally answered, and she hadn't even checked yet, but said she would check and call me back... About another 30 minutes (her mailbox must be quite a ways away from her desk) she finally called us back... THEY DID NOT COME AGAIN!!! She said she was certain they should have been here by now... I told her that she must call first thing tomorrow morning and get those reprinted and over nighted to us... She told me about the $10 fee again, and I said that I did not care and felt that Disney should be picking up the tab on that one, but I would pay it since we needed those docs... I am going to call her at 9:00am to make sure she has called...

This was the last thing Toni needed...

 

[mousescrapper]

so sorry your travel doc still have not arrived...that is CRAZY

I really hope you get them soon...and shouldn't you TA cover the $10 fee...doesn't make any sense.

On another note hugs to your family as Toni's brother is off and I know the feeling of a child turning 10....my oldest (twins) turned 10 this past May....it was

man when did they grow up? and my youngest is soon to be 3 she's not a baby anymore

Happy last days till WDW

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

NO!

We called the TA about 4:00 to see if her mail came, and she said it hadn't yet, but to call back in a little bit... We gave it until 4:45 and tried again... After a few tries, she finally answered, and she hadn't even checked yet, but said she would check and call me back... About another 30 minutes (her mailbox must be quite a ways away from her desk) she finally called us back... THEY DID NOT COME AGAIN!!! She said she was certain they should have been here by now... I told her that she must call first thing tomorrow morning and get those reprinted and over nighted to us... She told me about the $10 fee again, and I said that I did not care and felt that Disney should be picking up the tab on that one, but I would pay it since we needed those docs... I am going to call her at 9:00am to make sure she has called...

This was the last thing Toni needed...

You have got to be kidding me??? Seriously, If your TA does not handle it tomorrow, I would call Disney directly!! That's BS and if anyone should be paying the $10 it should be the TA!!! She should have made certain your docs were delivered my now!! Ugh!! I'm mad for you right now!!

 

[Todd_H]

You have got to be kidding me??? Seriously, If your TA does not handle it tomorrow, I would call Disney directly!! That's BS and if anyone should be paying the $10 it should be the TA!!! She should have made certain your docs were delivered my now!! Ugh!! I'm mad for you right now!!

I totally agree. If it were me, I would go ahead and call Disney directly and take your TA out of it. That way, at least you know it's getting handled.

Good luck you guys... also sending good vibes your way for Toni's brother .

 

[oregondaddyof2]

We would love to call Disney ourselves, however, since our TA owns our reservation, Disney will not talk to us... It shows the authorized person on the account is our TA... Sounds kinda silly, and I don't understand it myself, but my wife has had to explain it a few times to me... In order for us to take the reservation back, we would have to her release it and sign it back over to us, which would cancel her commission she is making... She is not going to do that, so we are stuck to waiting for her to handle this... I think the reason it is so frustrating for us is because it is completely out of our hands, and we have to rely on someone else... This is surely our last time ever using a TA...

The worst part is, we did all the hard work ourselves, booked it, and everything by ourselves... The only reason we gave her control is because she called us a few weeks after we booked it asking if we wanted her to price out a trip with free dining in September... When we told her we already booked it, she sounded disappointed, so we let her take control of it to get paid... We figured with the economy like it was, we might as well let her make a little money on our trip...

We will never do that again!

 

[Mickey_Dust]

TA's must report to a certian department of Disney.. I would be calling that department and making sure they knew your hassles.. let them know all the particulars and see if that changes anything. You may not be able to get much done via your reservation but you can most certianly report the problems you are having Disney pays the TA out of their cut... you don't pay extra for it.. Just My opinion.


Shopping always cures all!!

 

[oregondaddyof2]

TA's must report to a certian department of Disney.. I would be calling that department and making sure they knew your hassles.. let them know all the particulars and see if that changes anything. You may not be able to get much done via your reservation but you can most certianly report the problems you are having Disney pays the TA out of their cut... you don't pay extra for it.. Just My opinion.


Shopping always cures all!!

Not a bad idea at all... We will see what happens with my docs, and how long it takes to get them over nighted to me...

 

[oregondaddyof2]

Toni was thinking this evening that she wanted to make something else for our trip... The only thing she could think of was a bag for the MNSSHP... Last year the kids took the free bags that the CM's give you when you arrive, but this year, Toni wanted better ones... We went to walmart and picked up a pack of blank canvas tote bags from the craft section, and then I printed a couple of pictures out on some iron transfers... Thanks goes to the Creative DISigns section of the boards... Here is what we came out with...

What do ya think? We are thinking of printing the kid's names out in a cool looking font and ironing them on the other side...

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Here is my updated to do list... Let's see how I am doing...


Buy dog food, cat food, and cat litter for while we are gone DONE
Download new music to I tunes DONE
Laminate Touring Plans DONE

At the 4 week mark (Aug.15)
Pre-Order Photopass CD DONE

At the 2 week mark (Sept.1)
Stop mail DONE
Email milkman DONE
Get Ipods loaded DONE

At the 1 week mark (Sept.7th)
Order water from Costco
Do online check-in for resort
Get all electronics charged
make sure all memory cards are empty

At the 2 day mark(Sept.13th)
Clean out the fridge
Mark sure all laundry is done
Buy Jordan's food *Just need produce, bread, and milk*
Get Jordan a house key

At 1 day out(Sept.14th)
Go to bank, make any deposits, get cash
Delta check-in and print boarding passes
Pack all electronics and chargers

I think I am right on schedule... You know, besides that whole not having our travel documents yet...

 

[Porturican]

We would love to call Disney ourselves, however, since our TA owns our reservation, Disney will not talk to us... It shows the authorized person on the account is our TA... Sounds kinda silly, and I don't understand it myself, but my wife has had to explain it a few times to me... In order for us to take the reservation back, we would have to her release it and sign it back over to us, which would cancel her commission she is making... She is not going to do that, so we are stuck to waiting for her to handle this... I think the reason it is so frustrating for us is because it is completely out of our hands, and we have to rely on someone else... This is surely our last time ever using a TA...

The worst part is, we did all the hard work ourselves, booked it, and everything by ourselves... The only reason we gave her control is because she called us a few weeks after we booked it asking if we wanted her to price out a trip with free dining in September... When we told her we already booked it, she sounded disappointed, so we let her take control of it to get paid... We figured with the economy like it was, we might as well let her make a little money on our trip...

We will never do that again!

I think the TA should be paying the bill and if not be vocal that you will never use their service again. I would even talk to a supervisor or manager if there is one! Sorry I'm mad for you guys also it sounds as though she has no customer service skills and that makes me even madder! Ok i needed to have a Woo Saaaa minute to stop feeling so arghhhh for you guys
Seriously though I hope all is fixed ASAP.

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Aww *hugs* to you Toni!! I'll be keeping your brother in my thoughts until he's home!

Good job on the shopping too Can't wait to see the dress, I'm sure she looks beuatiful!

Thanks for the hugs... Hey wait, your single now... My brother is single...

Just kidding... Afghanistan is kinda far away...

Well keep me posted with HS on the 20th cuz I want to meet you guys too!

I think I still have your email address... We will email about the 20th...

We haven't gotten ours either ... and we're only a few days behind you ...

I wonder if it's because they've cut back on staff because of the economy - so it's taking longer to get the stuff sent??

Time to bug the TA ...

Let us know when you get yours... Will be interesting to see when they all finally show up...

Hey Toni, sending a hug your way!!! And hoping like anything that you get your Mickey Mail today!!!

And Tony, what an awesome hubby you are!!!

I am getting so frustrated with the documents thing, that it is honestly hard to even get excited... And for me, that sucks...

HI Toni and Terry! I've been MIA with traveling, but now I'm settling in to our temporary location. I just realized there is a Disney store here! We visited DL on Wed - it was HOT HOT HOT! Saw Lion King in Vegas - Awesome! But Vegas was even hotter - 113!

Prayers are going up for your brother's safety. So sorry he had to leave. I hope you get your docs today - it will cheer you up a little, I'm sure!

I loved the flat Jordan! Love the Disney Shopping and the Belle costume! I can't wait to see pics of her in your TR! Your trip is so close!

Vegas is so hot!!! Terry's aunt always tells us to quit our whining when it hits 90 here... Sounds like you are having a great time! I would love to see Lion King!!

 

[Porturican]

Toni was thinking this evening that she wanted to make something else for our trip... The only thing she could think of was a bag for the MNSSHP... Last year the kids took the free bags that the CM's give you when you arrive, but this year, Toni wanted better ones... We went to walmart and picked up a pack of blank canvas tote bags from the craft section, and then I printed a couple of pictures out on some iron transfers... Thanks goes to the Creative DISigns section of the boards... Here is what we came out with...

What do ya think? We are thinking of printing the kid's names out in a cool looking font and ironing them on the other side...

Good Job on the bags they look great!

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Sending "stay safe" prayers for your brother.

I truly hope you get your travel documents today - it's ludicrous that you've had to wait this long!! We received our entire package nearly 2 weeks ago! Your TA is making me

Great shopping mojo going on there! I'm glad you were able to get your mind off not-so-happy things

Thanks Lisa! Are the boys excited about the trip coming up so quick?? I wish I could keep a secret! I last about an hour...

Your brother/brother-in-law is in my thoughts and prayers, as are all our brave men and women in uniform!

fingers crossed (we need an emoticon for that) for your travel documents arriving a.s.a.p.!!

We do need an emoticon for that! Thanks for the hug! I can use all of those I can get!

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Happy Birthday Alec!!!

Alec!!! Today is my Dad's birthday too!!! How cool!

Happy Birthday Alec!!!!

Alec says thank you for the birthday wishes!! I cannot believe how big he has gotten... He is tall too... I only got about another year and he will be taller than I am...

 

[oregonmommyof2]

I would much rather see pictures of you arm wrestling 6 men from Japan!!!

Too funny!!!

And umm..did you BEAT the guys in arm wrestling? hahaha! You better have!

There are a few pictures...

Not of the arm wrestling itself, but group pictures of my friends and I with the Japanese guys...

They were taken with one of the Japanese guys cell phones and he emailed them to me... Poor quality, so Terry will have to try and lighten them up in photoshop... One is not DIS appropriate at all, but the other one should be...

Okay, so this may sound lame, but I wasn't arm wrestling them with the intention of winning, I was trying to kinda break the ice and get them to party with us... They were having a good time, and so were we, and I just figured what the hey, why not get them to hang out with us! Well, it worked... I knew that if some chic walked up to them and whooped them in arm wrestling, they wouldn't want to hang out, but if they thought they were "tough guys" they would... They came over to our table and arm wrestled our friend, Ty, who is pretty built... It was so funny, they kept feeling his bicep and going "Oh BIG BIG muscle!" I will tell you that beating them would not have been an issue if that was my goal... I will also tell you that my doing that, Ty paid our bar tab cause he thought it was cool that I had the guts to do it when the guys at our table wouldn't...

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Okay here is a brother update, since you have all been so supportive in this whole thing!

I got another call today around 11:30...

He is still in Kyrgyzstan... Still not sure when exactly he is leaving there...

He is actually able to use his cell phone and his Skype account to call home right now and it is only costing him 6 bucks a month... So if he can get somewhere with internet in Afghanistan then he can call home...

He said the base he is on right now is actually pretty nice... Lots of things for the Airmen to do... That is a very good thing for him... If he can't stay busy then his mental state will gown down, and that is the last thing I want for him..

He was going to try and find me a shot glass from Kyrgyzstan today! He loves me... He tries to get me a shot glass from where ever he goes... I have some from every state he has been to and Japan since he was there for 2 years...

It makes things a lot easier for me to hear from him and to hear in his voice that he is really doing okay...

Thanks everyone for everything!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

NO!

We called the TA about 4:00 to see if her mail came, and she said it hadn't yet, but to call back in a little bit... We gave it until 4:45 and tried again... After a few tries, she finally answered, and she hadn't even checked yet, but said she would check and call me back... About another 30 minutes (her mailbox must be quite a ways away from her desk) she finally called us back... THEY DID NOT COME AGAIN!!! She said she was certain they should have been here by now...

OMG I'm so annoyed for you guys! Totally unacceptable on all fronts...Disney AND the TA! Toni...can't your brother do something about getting those f-16s to drop them off?! He might have some connections with the powers that be. You might want to ask him next time he calls!

This is surely our last time ever using a TA...

The worst part is, we did all the hard work ourselves, booked it, and everything by ourselves... The only reason we gave her control is because she called us a few weeks after we booked it asking if we wanted her to price out a trip with free dining in September... When we told her we already booked it, she sounded disappointed, so we let her take control of it to get paid... We figured with the economy like it was, we might as well let her make a little money on our trip...

We will never do that again!

This is the worst part! I probably would have done the same thing as you guys...try helping other people out by giving her the reservation and then this happens. Luckily I believe in karma though so SOMETHING good has to come of this for you guys!

Toni was thinking this evening that she wanted to make something else for our trip... The only thing she could think of was a bag for the MNSSHP... Last year the kids took the free bags that the CM's give you when you arrive, but this year, Toni wanted better ones... We went to walmart and picked up a pack of blank canvas tote bags from the craft section, and then I printed a couple of pictures out on some iron transfers... Thanks goes to the Creative DISigns section of the boards... Here is what we came out with...

LOVE these!! They're adorable!

Thanks for the hugs... Hey wait, your single now... My brother is single...

Just kidding... Afghanistan is kinda far away...

Hahahaha! A man in uniform... We might have to discuss this when your brother gets home

Okay here is a brother update, since you have all been so supportive in this whole thing!

I got another call today around 11:30...

He is still in Kyrgyzstan... Still not sure when exactly he is leaving there...

He is actually able to use his cell phone and his Skype account to call home right now and it is only costing him 6 bucks a month... So if he can get somewhere with internet in Afghanistan then he can call home...

He said the base he is on right now is actually pretty nice... Lots of things for the Airmen to do... That is a very good thing for him... If he can't stay busy then his mental state will gown down, and that is the last thing I want for him..

Glad you heard from him! One of my friends recently came back from Afghanistan and was lucky enough to be at a base that was pretty well technologically advanced and had a bunch of stuff to do. Since the base was established so many years ago, there's a ton of things there. Soldiers bring stuff and have stuff sent to them and then when they come home they just leave everything for the remaining soldiers to have fun with. She mentioned that it was actually pretty fun! Plus they had a somewhat decent internet connection too. Hopefully there's a bunch of things where your brother is to keep him occupied!

 

[oregonmommyof2]

Glad you heard from him! One of my friends recently came back from Afghanistan and was lucky enough to be at a base that was pretty well technologically advanced and had a bunch of stuff to do. Since the base was established so many years ago, there's a ton of things there. Soldiers bring stuff and have stuff sent to them and then when they come home they just leave everything for the remaining soldiers to have fun with. She mentioned that it was actually pretty fun! Plus they had a somewhat decent internet connection too. Hopefully there's a bunch of things where your brother is to keep him occupied!

Okay so I have to ask... Do you know what base she was at?? I know there is a ton over there, but just thought I would ask...

 

[DevonsDisneyMom]

There are a few pictures...

Not of the arm wrestling itself, but group pictures of my friends and I with the Japanese guys...

They were taken with one of the Japanese guys cell phones and he emailed them to me... Poor quality, so Terry will have to try and lighten them up in photoshop... One is not DIS appropriate at all, but the other one should be...

Okay, so this may sound lame, but I wasn't arm wrestling them with the intention of winning, I was trying to kinda break the ice and get them to party with us... They were having a good time, and so were we, and I just figured what the hey, why not get them to hang out with us! Well, it worked... I knew that if some chic walked up to them and whooped them in arm wrestling, they wouldn't want to hang out, but if they thought they were "tough guys" they would... They came over to our table and arm wrestled our friend, Ty, who is pretty built... It was so funny, they kept feeling his bicep and going "Oh BIG BIG muscle!" I will tell you that beating them would not have been an issue if that was my goal... I will also tell you that my doing that, Ty paid our bar tab cause he thought it was cool that I had the guts to do it when the guys at our table wouldn't...

Ha Ha!!! That's awesome!!! I think you and I would get along great!!! I would totally do something like that!!!

MNSSHP bags look awesome!!! I also think it would be cute to put there names on the other side too!!! You are so stinking creative, me on the other hand, I just bought the halloween bag they were selling at the Disney store for the party!! Call me lazy!!

Glad you brother is doing well!!! I will keep him in my prayers, friends of our family's sons are leaving for Paris island to start Marine boot camp on the 14th of this month!!! We are have a BBQ for them on the 13th! Sad but proud of them!!!

Geese I hope your docs come today!!! Keep us posted!