PPB's Super-Forever TR! DisDivas Trip TR Coming SOON!

[kaoden39]

I am so looking forward to reading about your trip. I am kind of planning a trip for June after the kids get out of school. I am so going this summer. I told Scotty that I am considering going to the ladies only trip if he doesn't commit to a family trip in June.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

You are getting so close! Have a wonderful time. I cannot wait to read all about it.

Thank you so much! I can't wait to go!

I am so looking forward to reading about your trip. I am kind of planning a trip for June after the kids get out of school. I am so going this summer. I told Scotty that I am considering going to the ladies only trip if he doesn't commit to a family trip in June.

Thanks, dude. I really hope you go in June! If not, you ARE going on the ladies only trip, no ifs or buts about it!!!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

So instead of worrying about my budget this trip, I'm just going to put my AP on the payment plan and probably just pay if off next month. For a Deluxe it's only $18/month. Sweet!

 

[kaoden39]

So instead of worrying about my budget this trip, I'm just going to put my AP on the payment plan and probably just pay if off next month. For a Deluxe it's only $18/month. Sweet!

Hey that's not bad at all.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Hey that's not bad at all.

I know. And you can pay it off anytime, you're not tied to the 12 month contract. It's $72 down and no interest. Works for me. I'm almost positive they take it out monthly out of your bank account, so I don't have to worry about paying it on time. Plus that gives us more spending money for this trip.

 

[kaoden39]

I know. And you can pay it off anytime, you're not tied to the 12 month contract. It's $72 down and no interest. Works for me. I'm almost positive they take it out monthly out of your bank account, so I don't have to worry about paying it on time. Plus that gives us more spending money for this trip.

Wow, that is good.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Wow, that is good.

It’s something like that. I’m going to call today to get the details, because I don’t want to show up at the AP bank and be surprised. I need to see if they accept more than $72 as down payment. I think I’ll go buy a one day park hopper and just upgrade that and that will count as my down payment.

I went and bought snacks yesterday. Monday I will go and cash in all our coins and Tuesday I’ll go get Jesus’ AP and my hopper ticket and put our spending moolah on gift cards.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

I just wanted to share that we changed our hotel from the Menage to the Hojo. We got the Entertainment rate for all 3 nights. I booked the Deluxe room. It came out to the same price, but we don't have to pay $30 parking AND we're not going to add parking onto Jesus' pass, so that saves us a total of $109!! YES!!!

 

[kaoden39]

Oh that is good. I think Hojo's is better especially because of the location. Woohoo. It is so close.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

I know! When I called Jesus to tell him, he said do it!! As much as he loved the Menage, he said he felt more at home at the Hojo. And it has a micro and fridge.

Now I need an Entertainment Card! All the stores near me sell the dang books for $35!!!

 

[kaoden39]

Now remember that I want to see lots of pictures and hear all about it.

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

For you, Michele, anything!

I take pictures like I've never been there before. And I remember all you faithful TR readers and that pictures are FAAAR more interesting than words!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone!!!!

I'm packing this weekend!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Oh yeah, so I went to the Disney Store yesterday and they had no Deluxe APs. But they had Premiums and one of the So Cal ones. AND they had WDW APs!! What the heck am I going to do with a WDW AP?!!? I thought it was so strange.

So I'm just going to go to Vons and get Jesus' AP there. I'm going to buy me a 1 day PH online through DL.com and print it out and then upgrade that to an AP and put it on the payment plan. I called DL Guest Services yesterday and the CM told me you can upgrade any PH to an AP and put it on the payment plan. They just subtract what you paid already and then divide by 12.

I just need to go cash our coins and put our spending money on gift cards. We leave in 5 days!

 

[Sherry E]

Woo hoo! Your trip is a-comin' up fast! I am particularly eager to find out more details about the AP payment plan and how it works when you get there, since I have been looking into that myself. For example, if you activate your new AP on the 2nd of December, will they deduct the monthly payment on the 2nd of each month? Or if you activate on the 27th of the month, do they take out the $$$ on the 27th of every month? Or do they pick their own day, like the 15th of each month?

I wish I had seen your post about needing an Entertainment Card before now. I am sure you already have one by now, but I am pretty sure I have an extra one I could have given you. Now there is not enough time to mail one to you even if didn't have one! (Unless you wanted to stop by and pick it up from me on your way to DLR.)

I am so excited for you! I don't have any set plans yet, so you know I am hanging on every detail of your TR for the recap of the magic that awaits you! And don't get sick on this trip like last year!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Hi Sherry!! I haven't seen you on here in a while! I hope you're doing good. I miss seeing your posts!

I got an Entertainment card from Steph (21yankees). She popped it in the mail yesterday, so I should get it Monday. Thank you though!

I don't know about what day they take out the money either. I'll give you all the details when I get mine. I'm going to put down the price of a 1 day PH, so my monthly payments for a Deluxe will be slightly less. I'm just hoping for no lines at the bank when we get there!

 

[Sherry E]

Hi Sherry!! I haven't seen you on here in a while! I hope you're doing good. I miss seeing your posts!

I got an Entertainment card from Steph (21yankees). She popped it in the mail yesterday, so I should get it Monday. Thank you though!

I don't know about what day they take out the money either. I'll give you all the details when I get mine. I'm going to put down the price of a 1 day PH, so my monthly payments for a Deluxe will be slightly less. I'm just hoping for no lines at the bank when we get there!

Hi, Courtney! OH, I haven't forgotten you or any of my friends here! I have been busy, stressed and also trying to get together some sort of impromptu DLR holiday trip for myself (more on that saga in my TR - ugh....). From catching up on a few threads on th DIS, though, it seems like a lot has happened in the last couple of weeks...and some of it being very sad. (I had absolutely NO clue about poor Dawn/Fairykin until today. That is just awful...and shocking, quite frankly. I can't believe she won't be with us anymore. She was a part of the DIS family here!)

Anyway, just in case your Entertainment Card from Steph does not arrive in time, let me know. I am sure it will, but just in case. As long as you and Jesus don't mind swinging by my place on your way to Anaheim, I will gladly give you this extra card I have!

So since you are doing the payment plan for the AP, can't that be done as a regular renewal (like where you don't have to go to the DL Bank/AP Processing Center but can just take care of it at the ticket booths), or does it have to be treated as a whole new AP deal? I thought that all renewal people had to do was go to the booths and pay in whatever way (or set up the playment plan) there and could bypass the hideosu lines at the Bank/Processing Center? In any case, yes, let me know all the details of how that goes when you get back!

 

[Sherry E]

Courtney, may I make a request of you (as a friend and as a DIS mod!)) for your photo-taking endeavors? This is just in case I don't make it to DLR myself this holiday season. People chuckle at me for this, but I am very curious to see as many of these Christmas trees that are scattered about the Resort as possible. There are many overlooked ones hiding in shops, and from the 2003 article I just read last month, each tree has its own theme to its given location. So, much like with the weather vanes and the bathroom signs and the different statuettes around the resort, I think that scouting out the different trees could be interesting. The article I saw from 2003 showed the tree in Coke Corner, which had its own unique ornaments that were colored to match the color scheme in Coke Corner, the trees (there were a few) in World Of Disney (one was Princess themed and I can't recall the others), and a couple of other places. I am thinking that the Christmas trees in frontierland must have little Western themes to them, much like the huge tree in the GCH lobby has a sort of rustic feel. The Adventureland Bazaar tree must be unusual. I would love to know what they do with the Tomorrowland shop trees. The trees in the Fantasyland shops are probably cool. They are all over, in all the restaurants and shops and window displays, and they probably all have their own styles to them.

So can you try to remember to get a tree picture in any of the shops and restaurants you go into - just, specifically, of the out of the way trees that most of us will overlook? Obviously, the Main Street tree and the DTD tree, everyone will see. But I would love to see what the tree in Pooh's Corner looks like, for example, or if the tree in the Candy Palace is candy-themed!! I know it will be a hassle if you don't happen to be going into any of these places, but just the shops or restaurants you do go into. I have a feeling this is yet another area where the famous Disney attention to detail excels, and many of us have been missing it because we don't pay attention when we are there!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Okay! I will definitely let you know if I don't get the entertainment card in time! Thank you so much, Sherry!

I don't think we count as renewals for APs? I think it has to be within a certain time frame, no? But I do know they use your same picture from your last AP. I'm not sure if it's within the same year since your last one expired that they can still use it or what. But, I know Jesus is going to get the Deluxe AP card that they sell at Vons and I will get a PH from Vons. I'm thinking of just taking those to Guest Services or a Ticket booth, but I was wondering if they need to be scanned by the scanners at the turnstiles in order to be activated? So we would have to go the bank inside DL?

Oh yes, I will take a picture of every Christmas tree I see!!!! How exciting!! I'm not sure if we're going to get to the GCH or DLH, but throughout DL, DCA and when we go to PPH for Lilo and Stitch, I will take pictures of allllll the trees!!!!

 

[prettyprincessbelle]

Oh my gosshhhh! We leave day after tomorrow! Gasp!

On my lunch, I went and put some of our spending/food budget on a gift card. I got a cute Christmas-y one with Mickey and Minnie. Tomorrow I'm going to go cash our coins and buy an AP and PH. That's all I really need to do. And finish packing.

Last night I was having a hard time deciding what to pack for at night. I was thinking 2 layers of long sleeves and a sweatshirt. A scarf, gloves, long thermal undies (pants, really), jeans and my Ugg boots. I'll bring a heavy poofy jacket just in case. During the day it's still going to be a tad chilly, in the high 60's. I'm going to wear a long sleeve shirt and jeans. I'll bring a hoodie in case I get cold (I get cold easily, especially in DL with all the shade and being indoors in the queues and stuff).

Wooooo!

 

[kaoden39]

I am sitting and watching View From The Bay, a show from San Francisco that is actually live right now from Disneyland and they are wearing short sleeves and they said the weather is lovely.