Sept / Oct 2011

[WAMUMOF4]

Not strictly Disney but if anyone is wanting Universal tickets - my Agent tells me they will follow Disney in a few days and increase prices too.....
Just booked mine with Undercover Tourist - hope they will be ok and arrive in 17 days as advertised - way cheaper than Agent could offer....

oh thanks for that we haven't got ours yet will try and do it in the next few days I wasn't to worried because we are only wanting a 1 day pass

 

[AussieMumma]

Not strictly Disney but if anyone is wanting Universal tickets - my Agent tells me they will follow Disney in a few days and increase prices too.....
Just booked mine with Undercover Tourist - hope they will be ok and arrive in 17 days as advertised - way cheaper than Agent could offer...

Oh no really?!! I only booked WDW tickets through Undercover Tourist I was going to do universal in a few weeks! My poor sad credit card

 

[battymum]

17 days ! You sure its not 1 - 7 ?

I bought through Undercover tourist a while back - they arrived within about 10 days inc weekends - but that was over Easter when we had 3 public holidays.

BTW check out our tickers - 3 months 3 days

I have to start thinking about suitcases!

 

[AussieMumma]

Undercover Tourist say up to 17 days for delivery to Australia, they've recently increased their delivery time to allow for the huge demand on tickets (apparently)

 

[hellosue]

17 days ! You sure its not 1 - 7 ?

I bought through Undercover tourist a while back - they arrived within about 10 days inc weekends - but that was over Easter when we had 3 public holidays.

BTW check out our tickers - 3 months 3 days

I have to start thinking about suitcases!

Thanks I booked Sunday so maybe I'll see them by July....

I have 83 days until we depart for US midwest so time to start looking at which suitcases will fit inside my large suitcase maybe 2

Is it still 30 kg for international but in US just pay per bag (so make it a big one)?

 

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

I believe it is 23kg per bag.

 

[battymum]

I guess it depends on which airline you are using and what class of fare.

Qantas economy is 2 bags up to 23kg each!

 

[kylieh]

101 days to go

 

[tapdancer]

Just booked our Universal/Harry Potter tickets as well. Thanks for the heads up on price increases!!

 

[HappyFingers]

101 days to go

80 days for us

i didnt really need to post that
just wanted to look at my ticker

all this talk about suitcases im going to go to v Australia and check out excatly what the deal is so i know whats going on

 

[hellosue]

Ok just got the Luggage info, if anyone is interested:

For V Australia Flights to/from the USA:

Cabin Class/Velocity Status Piece Allowance Weight Allowance Maximum Dimensions
International Business 2 pieces 32kg (70lb) per piece 158cm (62in) per piece
International Premium Economy 2 pieces 32kg (70lb) per piece 158cm (62in) per piece
International Economy 2 pieces maximum 32kg (70lb) in total (for all pieces combined) 158cm (62in) per piece
Velocity Gold and Silver 1 extra piece
(to the specification of the class they are travelling)

YEAH 32 Kg - Shopping is back on the agenda....

 

[Travel Mum]

Hey September/October group, look at us, we are all really now in the serious countdown time frame for our trips!! What a long way we have come and we are nearly there! How exciting........!!!!!!!

 

[QuirkyButterfly]

Just posting so that I can see my Ticker

I am getting so excited not long to go now.

 

[battymum]

Yay,
I love looking at the disboards and seeing this thread at the top.

But yes we are under 100 days, so close its a bit scary

I see Qantas is flying again from NZ - but not from Christchurch as yet - thinking of you Saskiwi -

 

[kylieh]

98 sleeps..... when I wake up tomorrow morning, there will only be 97. But I'm going up the Gold Coast this weekend, that will pass some time quickly.

Not long, it won't take long.

We gave in and purchased exit row seats on the way over - long story made short DH and I had exit row coming back from Melbourne a couple of weeks ago and we enjoyed it that much.... so DH and I will set exit row, DD, SIL and DN will sit in the row behind us. SIL is about 5"1, so it's not that much of a big deal for her.

On the way back there is only one exit seat left so we decided to let them go.

 

[WAMUMOF4]

I love seeing everyone's countdowns in days
43 sleeps left for us

 

[kylieh]

From the US Farmer's Almanac...

Here is July / Aug / Sept and a little October. They reckon they are pretty accurate, this covers all of the Florida and a little more. Source: http://www.farmersalmanac.com/long-range-weather-forecast/southeast-us/

July 2011
1st-3rd. Severe thunderstorms sweep east, followed by clearing.
4th-7th. Mostly fair.
8th-11th. Continued mainly fair.
12th-15th. Severe thunderstorms, some capable of tornadoes, in the Mississippi and Tennessee river valleys sweep east.
16th-19th. More thunderstorms, then clearing and cooler.
20th-23rd. Yet another round of scattered thunderstorms, accompanied by strong and gusty winds.
24th-27th. Pleasant at first, then unsettled. Dangerous thunderstorms sweep east into the Mississippi River Valley.
28th-31st. Gales for the coastal plain.

August 2011
1st-3rd. Hot and sultry, then unsettled with showery, thundery weather.
4th-7th. Remaining hot and sticky with widely scattered showers and thunderstorms.
8th-11th. Scattered thunderstorms and muggy. Gusty winds for the Mississippi River Valley.
12th-15th. Continued humid, with more scattered showers and thunderstorms.
16th-19th. Scattered thunderstorms.
20th-23rd. Pleasant, turning unsettled.
24th-27th. Hazy and humid, with scattered thunderstorms.
28th-31st. Hot and steamy. A hurricane threat for the Southeast.

September 2011
1st-3rd. Continued hot.
4th-7th. Violent thunderstorms through the Mississippi River Valley.
8th-11th. Hot and humid, with hit-or-miss showers, especially for the Carolinas, Georgia, and Florida.
12th-15th. Thunderstorms, then fair.
16th-19th. Pleasant initially, then big thunderstorms develop.
20th-23rd. Gales along the Gulf and Atlantic coasts; scattered thunderstorms.
24th-27th. More thunderstorms. Showery and breezy for the Mississippi River Valley.
28th-30th. Sultry, with a continued risk of showers and thunderstorms.

October 2011
1st-3rd. Thunderstorms spread into the Mississippi River Valley.
4th-7th. Fair.
8th-11th. Unsettled, with rain. Gusty winds for the Mississippi River Valley.

 

[Jade+3]

Fantasmic is returning to nightly shows until the end of September

84 sleeps for us.

 

[hellosue]

Thanks kylieh for the update weather forecast lets hope all the Thunderstorms don't come anywhere near Orlando ......

80 more sleeps for us .....

Love seeing everyone's ticker .... very exciting times... what will we do when its all over ....

 

[Ms. Shuttergirl]

That's easy Sue, you start planning another trip