PeepsII-The Hot, Sweaty Asian Strikes Back. Feb 2010. 12/2-Part 2 has begun.

[englishrose47]

Hi Jordan!! I am finally catching up on some of my Dis friends threads DTD looks awesome desserted!!!! My 2010 plans are still sooo up in the air !! Judy is now saying she wantsto go next August !!!I have created another Disney Nut !!!I think Free dining did it !!!! So now I have to decide if I do a solo trip as well, am I going in Feb and then of course ther is the escort trip!! Any who !!! I have started my TR and Jordasn was numero uno to join it !!!

 

[jordanyosh]

Chapter 30. Ouch!

Airfare nightmare come true
So airfares nowadays are so unpredictable. A few weeks ago I could've had an airfare in the high 300's. I've continued to check and it's bounced between 470 and 670! 670! Are you crazy? I know we're still a little over 4 months out, so I'm hoping that prices will at least drop to the mid 300s. Wish me luck in what I'm now gonna call AIRFARE ROULETTE.

ADRs
If you haven't heard already(like you've been hiding under a rock), the ADR window is going back to 180 days on October 27th. Our trip falls in that timeframe so we can make our ADRs on October 27th. What do you think our chances of getting a hold of someone....? What do you think the chances of the online system crashing?

So Wendy and I have begun talking about ADRs. I'm doing the QSDP, so I'm mostly helping them with theirs. Here's what we've coming up with so far:

Saturday, Feb 6th: No TS if so, it's OOP
Sunday, Feb 7th: The Wave
Monday, Feb 8th: Coral Reef
Tuesday, Feb 9th: No TS
Wednesday, Feb 10th: Prime Time-Lunch, Ohana-dinner
Thursday, Feb 11th: Chef Mickey's-Dinner
Friday, Feb 12th: California Grill
Saturday, Feb 13th: Teppan Edo

I will be joining the gang for Coral Reef, Prime Time and Teppan Edo and then doing the DDP for the 4 solo days of my trip. I haven't made up my mind where I'm going to eat because as of right now I don't know whether I'll be at OKW or AKV-Kidani Village......


or do I?

Accommodations
So Wendy calls me about 45 minutes ago with the news that the waitlist has come through!!!!!!! So no more OKW (I am a bit sad about this), I am now set for accommodations as I am now in a standard studio at AKV-Kidani Village!!!!!!!

Now I have all new planning and adjusting to do. I may be able to do the AK trifecta now--Sanaa, Boma and Jiko!!!!! We'll see, as I have so many places I want to go to.....

I'm psyched to stay somewhere new and I LOVE Animal Kingdom so it will be nice to be close.

I had done an itinerary with me staying at OKW...now I have to re-do it...but in a good way....

Greatest Hits 2008

My favorite pix of the whole trip....

misting up a bit. Erin's not that little girl anymore.....still innocent and sweet, just older.......I'm glad I'm not a parent I'd be crying all the time.

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[jordanyosh]

Hi Jordan!! I am finally catching up on some of my Dis friends threads DTD looks awesome desserted!!!! My 2010 plans are still sooo up in the air !! Judy is now saying she wantsto go next August !!!I have created another Disney Nut !!!I think Free dining did it !!!! So now I have to decide if I do a solo trip as well, am I going in Feb and then of course ther is the escort trip!! Any who !!! I have started my TR and Jordasn was numero uno to join it !!!

I'm hoping we'll be able to hangout in FEB.....

 

[glennbo123]

I am now set for accommodations as I am now in a standard studio at AKV-Kidani Village!!!!!!!

Now I have all new planning and adjusting to do. I may be able to do the AK trifecta now--Sanaa, Boma and Jiko!!!!! We'll see, as I have so many places I want to go to.....

That's awesome! I think you're gonna love it!

 

[jordanyosh]

That's awesome! I think you're gonna love it!

I think I am as well!

 

[mrsksomeday]

So sorry to hear about the flight prices, I hope they come down for you. Great news about Kidani!! I can't wait to see your pictures from there

The kids are so adorable, why can't they just stay little. I bet we will get to see some new poses . It is wonderful that you get to share WDW with family.

 

[Charleston Princess]

Yikes on plane ticket prices! Good luck with airfare roulette!!!

I am beside myself with excitement that you are going to get to stay at AKV -- you will adore it!!! You must attempt the AKL Trifecta! The food porn pictures would be stunning!

Awww, those pictures of you and Erin are just so wonderful!!!

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

on getting AKL

on the flight prices. Hopefully they will come down before you have to book. $600 is a normal flight price here in Canada, super expensive!

 

[disneygirlinnj]

holy high flight prices!!! WOW! And congrats on AKV! I was going back and forth about where to stay too and AKV was definitely at the top of the list.

 

[LouDisney]

Congrats on AKV, that will be awesome.
I'm so glad they open the 180 window back up.

 

[SwansLoveDisney]

Oh my! Those flight prices are insane! I hope they go down.

We're dealing with the same thing right now for our flights to Charleston for Christmas (DH's grandparents live there). They keep going up, up, up and we still haven't bought!

Yay for AKV!

Adorable pics of you and Erin!

 

[jcc0621]

On the airfare!

Great news about AKV! See my ticker...as you can see we aren't going back for a while, but look where we are going to stay Jimmy LOVES animals, so I think he is going to love it!

I love those pics of you and Erin!

 

[Lady Lallie]

Airfare Roulette. I like that. I don't like that the prices are so whacked out. UGH. It was like that when I was trying to buy flights for September.

Congrats on AKL! You are going to love it I think!

 

[MAGICFOR2]

Jordan! Your In-box - oh no! Do you have a church secretary? She could at least open the mail and be trained what you need to see and what she can throw away or deal with for you. I'm glad you took some time off!

So no Gene? Well at least you know now.
Yay for Kidani!!!! I love that resort!

For airfares, you might know this, but always delete your cookies before looking - somehow the sites will just keep showing you higher and higher rates so you'll panic and book cuz "rates are going up!" I'm going through sticker shock trying to get tickets at Christmas time to see my kids in Texas.

Love the pics of you and Erin - thanks for the memories!

 

[PracPerfPatricia]

Chapter 30. Ouch!


Accommodations
So Wendy calls me about 45 minutes ago with the news that the waitlist has come through!!!!!!! So no more OKW (I am a bit sad about this), I am now set for accommodations as I am now in a standard studio at AKV-Kidani Village!!!!!!!

Now I have all new planning and adjusting to do. I may be able to do the AK trifecta now--Sanaa, Boma and Jiko!!!!! We'll see, as I have so many places I want to go to.....

I'm psyched to stay somewhere new and I LOVE Animal Kingdom so it will be nice to be close.

I had done an itinerary with me staying at OKW...now I have to re-do it...but in a good way....

Greatest Hits 2008

My favorite pix of the whole trip....

misting up a bit. Erin's not that little girl anymore.....still innocent and sweet, just older.......I'm glad I'm not a parent I'd be crying all the time.

I love all those pictures-so cute...

Ooo...Congrats on Kidani-we walked over there from Jambo House-you'll love it... -might have to rethink some of those ressies...Jiko, Boma and Sanaa are awfully good...

Oh...Jordan...just you wait till Erin gets even older and young gentlemen come into the picture......then you'll know what not little anymore really is...

Little protective much...?......This was Eric's reaction watching Emily go from 11 to 12 to 13 to 14 to almost 15....

...............

(Luckily for his health-physical and mental-I think he's stablized...

 

[jordanyosh]

So sorry to hear about the flight prices, I hope they come down for you. Great news about Kidani!! I can't wait to see your pictures from there

The kids are so adorable, why can't they just stay little. I bet we will get to see some new poses . It is wonderful that you get to share WDW with family.

I hope they come down too.!

Since I really haven't stayed at AKL OR AKV, I'm sure I'll be taking lots o pix and hopefully some drunk pix of people other than myself..

Erin and Dylan have inherited the "let's take a goofy pic" gene from me..

Yikes on plane ticket prices! Good luck with airfare roulette!!!

I am beside myself with excitement that you are going to get to stay at AKV -- you will adore it!!! You must attempt the AKL Trifecta! The food porn pictures would be stunning!

Awww, those pictures of you and Erin are just so wonderful!!!

Jackie, I knew you would be thrilled.

I know for sure Sanaa will be on there and probably Jiko. Don't know if I can fit Boma in there because I want to try Kouzzina at the Boardwalk.

I miss those days with Erin. I don't see her as often as I did when I was the babysitter..

on getting AKL

on the flight prices. Hopefully they will come down before you have to book. $600 is a normal flight price here in Canada, super expensive!

I don't think I'll ever see the prices we paid in 08. I think I paid 235, but I had a credit and it ended up being 66...

 

[lisalonglash]

Airfare nightmare come true
So airfares nowadays are so unpredictable. A few weeks ago I could've had an airfare in the high 300's. I've continued to check and it's bounced between 470 and 670! 670! Are you crazy? I know we're still a little over 4 months out, so I'm hoping that prices will at least drop to the mid 300s. Wish me luck in what I'm now gonna call AIRFARE ROULETTE.

Yikes! Fingers crossed for you to win airfare roulette!

ADRs
If you haven't heard already(like you've been hiding under a rock), the ADR window is going back to 180 days on October 27th. Our trip falls in that timeframe so we can make our ADRs on October 27th. What do you think our chances of getting a hold of someone....? What do you think the chances of the online system crashing?

Sooo glad I don't have to deal with making ADRs myself (our wicked TA does them for us). Maybe you would have better luck making the ADRs online instead of calling WDW directly?

The ADRs sound great! I'm now a huge fan of TS meals!

So Wendy calls me about 45 minutes ago with the news that the waitlist has come through!!!!!!! So no more OKW (I am a bit sad about this), I am now set for accommodations as I am now in a standard studio at AKV-Kidani Village!!!!!!!

Yahooty!!! How awesome is that?!?!

misting up a bit. Erin's not that little girl anymore.....still innocent and sweet, just older.......I'm glad I'm not a parent I'd be crying all the time.

Awww, adorable pictures! A little and a big uncle! Maybe there's something wrong with me, but I don't get all misty-eyed looking back Yep, probably something wrong with me

 

[winkers]

It really is on the way home from work.......

there you go rubbing it in again.

I've checked flight prices for feb too and found the same thing, flying from Seattle. I've never paid more than $300 before.....So the $499 I was quoted the other day was a surprise.

I love those pictures of you with Erin! Those kids are so lucky to have uncle Jordy.

 

[cjackearl]

Wow, Jordan you've been a busy guy. I'm glad you were able to talk with some church leaders about your concerns. Hopefully it will make a difference in your work load or at least your interactions with your Senior Pastor.

Thanks for the peek at DTD California style. I'm so stinkin jealous!

Congrats on AKL and I'll be hoping that those flight prices go down. I'd hate to have you lose at airfare roulette.

 

[lori1043]

Thanks for the info about DTD at WDW. We'll be going to DisneyQuest this upcoming trip so we'll get a chance to see for ourselves. I haven't walked through PI since 2005 so it'll be interesting to see how that's changed as well.

I forget sometimes how much I like just going to DTD to hangout. We used to go to ESPN Zone all the time for football and hockey....it may have to become a Monday staple again! I shouldn't take it for granted.

If there is an ESPN zone (near us) in Houston, I KNOW we'll be there for our beloved Saints and LSU! That sounds fun.

Disney Quest from a family with 3 females and 1 male-we give it a 2(with 5 being the best) out of 5! It was just TOO much of a teaser of the rides we had yet to go on! And not half as good. There is a Buzz Lightyear ride in there that is kinda neat, but we weren't very good at it! The virtual Magic Carpet thingy was kinda neat too. We wanted to do POTC thing in there but hubby started feeling bad and I was worried so we left. I forgot to mention that in my TR- but he was oka the rest of the trip- I think it was being up since 4:30am and the rain and heat etc.... but we were all pooped so we were there like a total of 2 hours or so. Maybe less.

I am looking forward to your thoughts about the place. I am sure we missed a lot. The booths that you can make your own song- well 2 were not working correctly and that was something my singing-happy girl/s would have liked to complete.