September 2011 - The Planning Continues! (2nd Thread)

[KELLY]

For all those considering a Fantasmic Pkg, I honestly don't think you will need one if they are running the show nearly every night. The seats you get with the package are not the best seats in the house and the crowds should be disbursed through the week enough that it's not a necessity.

To go on a night that it wasn't already scheduled on before may be a good idea. Not everyone who is going to Wdw is as savvy as the rest of us, and may not bother to switch their dining ressies or plans based on the new info. Some people may not even be aware of any changes until they show up.

Can you post a link to the fantasmic info. I looked at park hours and that didn't really tell me much.
Thanks

 

[peachydreamyxx]

Can you post a link to the fantasmic info. I looked at park hours and that didn't really tell me much.
Thanks

hope this helps!
http://blog.touringplans.com/2011/06/13/fantasmic-performing-nightly-summer-2011/

 

[basketkat]

Thanks for the info on F! It wasn't going to work in our schedule before, and now it will! Wahoo!!! Thanks everyone!

 

[BorkBorkBork]

Ticker check!!

Thanks for the Fantasmic update, people! We'll be on there on Sat 9/24 and I don't know if we'll try to get to it or not but something to think about!

 

[basketkat]

Wahoo we finally hit the 100 day mark!!!!

I emailed the "fairy godmother" at CRT last night about possible birthday celebration things to add for my daughter when we are there. The response was so cute! It said "Dear Lady Last Name"....so fun!

I think we are just going to get her the chocolate slipper cake. She will be super surprised by it, and it isn't super pricey. We are doing BBB right before so I don't want to go into birthday overload! Ha!

 

[peachydreamyxx]

Wahoo we finally hit the 100 day mark!!!!

I emailed the "fairy godmother" at CRT last night about possible birthday celebration things to add for my daughter when we are there. The response was so cute! It said "Dear Lady Last Name"....so fun!

I think we are just going to get her the chocolate slipper cake. She will be super surprised by it, and it isn't super pricey. We are doing BBB right before so I don't want to go into birthday overload! Ha!

aww that sounds like a great plan! she will have a great birthday! disney, bbb and crt with a chocolate slipper! im jealous!

 

[KELLY]

hope this helps!
http://blog.touringplans.com/2011/06/13/fantasmic-performing-nightly-summer-2011/

Thank you! I guess I didn't know it was every night. I'm really happy about that. Since we choose not to upgrade our dining plan again this year. There is a possiblity we wil get to see it now without the fantasmic package.

 

[MamaJessie]

Wahoo we finally hit the 100 day mark!!!!

I emailed the "fairy godmother" at CRT last night about possible birthday celebration things to add for my daughter when we are there. The response was so cute! It said "Dear Lady Last Name"....so fun!

I think we are just going to get her the chocolate slipper cake. She will be super surprised by it, and it isn't super pricey. We are doing BBB right before so I don't want to go into birthday overload! Ha!

Sounds like the perfect birthday.

 

[Al and Kate's Mom]

For all those considering a Fantasmic Pkg, I honestly don't think you will need one if they are running the show nearly every night. The seats you get with the package are not the best seats in the house and the crowds should be disbursed through the week enough that it's not a necessity.

To go on a night that it wasn't already scheduled on before may be a good idea. Not everyone who is going to Wdw is as savvy as the rest of us, and may not bother to switch their dining ressies or plans based on the new info. Some people may not even be aware of any changes until they show up.

ITA...wondering what you think, though, about F! On EMH nights???

 

[soarinup]

99 DAYS! I am finally a double digit midget!
Its been so long in the triple digits! I started out at somewhere around 400 to 500 days.
Oh thank God

 

[disneydreamin247]

99 DAYS! I am finally a double digit midget!
Its been so long in the triple digits! I started out at somewhere around 400 to 500 days.
Oh thank God

Isn't it exciting? I'm down to 97 days!!! I think I'll take DS to the craft store this weekend to get supplies for our countdown calendar. We made both of our binders already. All that's missing from them is our finalized itinerary which I'll print the night before we leave.

 

[mousegear]

100 Day!!!!

 

[ShhhQ]

ITA...wondering what you think, though, about F! On EMH nights???

I have only been to Fantasmic one time and it was on an EMH night.... It was labor day 2008 and while the park didn't seem crowded too bad, when it came time for the last showing of F (they showed it twice that night) the line was horrendous!!! Wall to wall people just to get in. I wouldn't have minded the wait, but I was traveling with my BFF and her family... and her teenage son was whining and carrying on about the wait!

We always seem to go to DHS on EMH nights (it is always our 1st day in the parks) and this year is no exception, but we won't be able to see Fantasmic even though it has been added to that night.... we have ADRs for HDDMR @9:30!!!

 

[dreweyj]

Okay, I'm joining in on the September fun! I just booked my trip yesterday for September 12-20th! I thought it was odd that F! was running every night. At first I thought it was a mistake when I checked the calendar on the WDW website. Usually It's only running two days or so during a week duration and that makes it hard to fit it into a schedule.

Anyway, I've already gotten my spreadsheet configured and most of my planning is done in just 24 hours... I'm getting fast and good at this! Maybe I should go into trip planning for others. It's my favorite part of the whole process... and I'm already craving a dole whip!!!!

Anyway, only 2 months and many days to go!

 

[satorifound]

I thought it was odd that F! was running every night. At first I thought it was a mistake when I checked the calendar on the WDW website. Usually It's only running two days or so during a week duration and that makes it hard to fit it into a schedule.

Makes me think they are expecting crowds. Free dining must've had a good turn out this year.

 

[basketkat]

aww that sounds like a great plan! she will have a great birthday! disney, bbb and crt with a chocolate slipper! im jealous!

Sounds like the perfect birthday.

Thanks! I am super excited for her!

Thanks for sharing in my excitement! My non DIS friends have recently started giving me THE look...like "are you really talking about this again??" Ha! So it's nice to come here and talk Disney!

 

[KELLY]

99 DAYS! I am finally a double digit midget!
Its been so long in the triple digits! I started out at somewhere around 400 to 500 days.
Oh thank God

Isn't it exciting? I'm down to 97 days!!! I think I'll take DS to the craft store this weekend to get supplies for our countdown calendar. We made both of our binders already. All that's missing from them is our finalized itinerary which I'll print the night before we leave.

100 Day!!!!

Yeah for everyone. I'm at 94 days today!!

 

[LittleMissSam]

Hello everyone. I'm Sam. ^_^

I couldn't help but join.

I'm 17 and will be taking my first Disney Vacation ever this year (Sept. 5-Sept 9) with my older sister (22).
I'm both nervous and excited. I've always wanted to go to Disneyworld since I was a little kid, but never got the chance to go.
Me and my sister will be taking the Greyhound to Disney, so it'll by a long trip to get there and back (40 hours altogether) from Mississippi.
So we'll be leaving a day earlier and getting back home a day later.

I'm currently doing some serious planning and preparation, even though there's still 3 more months to go. I want my first time there to be more than awesome that's why I've booked for the off-season. I don't want to deal with too much waiting and crowds especially with a 1-park-a-day limit, and anything that'll make the trip more enjoyable will be great. I will be missing school for this, admittedly, since school starts August 8th, for me. But 4 days is not that big of deal. I really wanted to go while I am still 17, so it'd be cheaper, ( I turn 18 in October), and we still can get on the dining plan. I'm not too concerned about the September weather, I've never been to Florida, but since it's not too far from Mississippi and still in the South, I don't imagine the weather to be too different. It is hot with the random thunderstorms here anyway. Though, I definitely pray for nothing too serious in weather while on my trip.

We are booked at the AllStar Movies Resort, so all our Quick-service meals will be free. Which is just fine for us cause we really want to spend more time enjoying the attractions than eating, but I do want to make a reservation to atleast 1 casual dining restaurant for atleast one of the parks, I figured that'd be better than trying to get a ride and make it to a reservation outside of the parks, maybe?
We will be staying for 5 days, and 4 nights with 4 Magic Your Way Tickets.
We will get to Orlando at 12:45 PM, but probably won't make it to one of the parks until 3 or 4 o'clock, and I don't know how labor day traffic and crowds will be, but since the park that I have the least things I want to do at is Hollywood Studios, would that be a good park to go to on Labor Day with already such little time to enjoy? (note EmH is from 9:00 PM-12:00AM)
I really only want to go on the Tower of Terror and Rockin Rollercoaster and to see the Live show of B&B and/or Fantasmic, if I can-though my sister doesn't care to much for shows. All the other stuff, I'd love to do, but won't feel too bad if I missed them. ^_^

And since we'll be leaving Friday at 6:00 PM, but have to check out at 11:00 AM, any suggestions on what we can do on the down time? We won't be able to the park, and don't care too much for going to the waterparks and DQ since we won't have much time to stay anyway. I'd really prefer not to leave the Disney resort.

We plan to hit them in this order (corresponding to the EmH)

The day we arrive//Hollywood Studios
Epcot (future world than world showcase)
Animal Kingdom (since it closes early, we’ll just spend the rest of the night at the hotel for a break or do some exploring at Downtown Disney)
Magic Kingdom
We leave the next night.

Forgive me, If I've rambled too much XD

 

[HolliePoppins]

Not sure if this has been posted yet. It's Tough to be a Bug! will be under rehab 8/15/2011- 9/30/2011

 

[HolliePoppins]

Hello everyone. I'm Sam. ^_^

I couldn't help but join.

I'm 17 and will be taking my first Disney Vacation ever this year (Sept. 5-Sept 9) with my older sister (22).
I'm both nervous and excited. I've always wanted to go to Disneyworld since I was a little kid, but never got the chance to go.
Me and my sister will be taking the Greyhound to Disney, so it'll by a long trip to get there and back (40 hours altogether) from Mississippi.
So we'll be leaving a day earlier and getting back home a day later.

I'm currently doing some serious planning and preparation, even though there's still 3 more months to go. I want my first time there to be more than awesome that's why I've booked for the off-season. I don't want to deal with too much waiting and crowds especially with a 1-park-a-day limit, and anything that'll make the trip more enjoyable will be great. I will be missing school for this, admittedly, since school starts August 8th, for me. But 4 days is not that big of deal. I really wanted to go while I am still 17, so it'd be cheaper, ( I turn 18 in October), and we still can get on the dining plan. I'm not too concerned about the September weather, I've never been to Florida, but since it's not too far from Mississippi and still in the South, I don't imagine the weather to be too different. It is hot with the random thunderstorms here anyway. Though, I definitely pray for nothing too serious in weather while on my trip.

We are booked at the AllStar Movies Resort, so all our Quick-service meals will be free. Which is just fine for us cause we really want to spend more time enjoying the attractions than eating, but I do want to make a reservation to atleast 1 casual dining restaurant for atleast one of the parks, I figured that'd be better than trying to get a ride and make it to a reservation outside of the parks, maybe?
We will be staying for 5 days, and 4 nights with 4 Magic Your Way Tickets.
We will get to Orlando at 12:45 PM, but probably won't make it to one of the parks until 3 or 4 o'clock, and I don't know how labor day traffic and crowds will be, but since the park that I have the least things I want to do at is Hollywood Studios, would that be a good park to go to on Labor Day with already such little time to enjoy? (note EmH is from 9:00 PM-12:00AM)
I really only want to go on the Tower of Terror and Rockin Rollercoaster and to see the Live show of B&B and/or Fantasmic, if I can-though my sister doesn't care to much for shows. All the other stuff, I'd love to do, but won't feel too bad if I missed them. ^_^

And since we'll be leaving Friday at 6:00 PM, but have to check out at 11:00 AM, any suggestions on what we can do on the down time? We won't be able to the park, and don't care too much for going to the waterparks and DQ since we won't have much time to stay anyway. I'd really prefer not to leave the Disney resort.

We plan to hit them in this order (corresponding to the EmH)

The day we arrive//Hollywood Studios
Epcot (future world than world showcase)
Animal Kingdom (since it closes early, we’ll just spend the rest of the night at the hotel for a break or do some exploring at Downtown Disney)
Magic Kingdom
We leave the next night.

Forgive me, If I've rambled too much XD

to the disboards Sam!