September/October 2013 check in

[australiankaren]

 

[australiankaren]

 

[areweindisneyyet]

OMgoodness, look at your ticker!

I am jelly!

It's getting a bit exciting. 8 weeks today ill be at the departure gate

 

[areweindisneyyet]

Nice work

 

[Aussiedaisy79]

Hi, can you add us to the roll call!
Myself, my twin sister and our two littlies who are 2 & 22 months will be arriving from Melbourne to Disneyland Oct 20th-27th possibly staying at PPH.
This is our 5th trip....sooooooo very excited!
We have had the babies made some adorable matching custom disney themed outfits, it's been my dream as a huge disney parks fan to one day take my child and I just cannot believe it's happening! It'd be great to meet up with some other Aussies while we are there too. Xxxx

 

[PrincessInOz]

Congrats!

 

[sims11]

We paid our cruise off the other day . Now I just need to pay off our Disney World package in a couple of weeks and get our Halloween party tickets and we are done.

I had this grand plan to pick up our Disney World tickets the day before our Monday POP check in and do MK on the Sunday so I could do the Halloween party on the Tuesday, but Disney has said no that isn't allowed, so now I have to move everything around again, change our check in date, or just do the party on the Friday when we are off site. So annoyed they said no

 

[WanderlustNZ]

Hi, can you add us to the roll call!
Myself, my twin sister and our two littlies who are 2 & 22 months will be arriving from Melbourne to Disneyland Oct 20th-27th possibly staying at PPH.
This is our 5th trip....sooooooo very excited!
We have had the babies made some adorable matching custom disney themed outfits, it's been my dream as a huge disney parks fan to one day take my child and I just cannot believe it's happening! It'd be great to meet up with some other Aussies while we are there too. Xxxx

Welcome Aussiedaisy Sounds like you're in for a fun trip.


My latest addition to my holiday bookings has been a lunch reservation at Mythos in IOA. I had read that Universal's introduction of their meal deal is rumoured to make walk-ins to this restaurant quite a bit harder. It gets good reviews, so I decided to book it.
It's the only reservation I have for that part of my stay. I can't decide if I also want to try and get a 3 broomsticks breakfast booking when I arrive. The atmosphere looks great, but the food looks pretty average.
Has anyway eaten in either Mythos or 3 broomsticks?

 

[australiankaren]

Welcome Aussiedaisy Sounds like you're in for a fun trip.


My latest addition to my holiday bookings has been a lunch reservation at Mythos in IOA. I had read that Universal's introduction of their meal deal is rumoured to make walk-ins to this restaurant quite a bit harder. It gets good reviews, so I decided to book it.
It's the only reservation I have for that part of my stay. I can't decide if I also want to try and get a 3 broomsticks breakfast booking when I arrive. The atmosphere looks great, but the food looks pretty average.
Has anyway eaten in either Mythos or 3 broomsticks?

i think alicia has

 

[PrincessInOz]

Welcome Aussiedaisy Sounds like you're in for a fun trip.


My latest addition to my holiday bookings has been a lunch reservation at Mythos in IOA. I had read that Universal's introduction of their meal deal is rumoured to make walk-ins to this restaurant quite a bit harder. It gets good reviews, so I decided to book it.
It's the only reservation I have for that part of my stay. I can't decide if I also want to try and get a 3 broomsticks breakfast booking when I arrive. The atmosphere looks great, but the food looks pretty average.
Has anyway eaten in either Mythos or 3 broomsticks?

I was thinking of walking-up to Mythos. Looks like I might have to reconsider and book as well.

I've eaten at 3 broomsticks....the cottage pie was too salty for my tastes. The salad that DH had was okay. We enjoyed the atmosphere and having a place to sit and really savour frozen butterbeer.

 

[WanderlustNZ]

I was thinking of walking-up to Mythos. Looks like I might have to reconsider and book as well.

I've eaten at 3 broomsticks....the cottage pie was too salty for my tastes. The salad that DH had was okay. We enjoyed the atmosphere and having a place to sit and really savour frozen butterbeer.

The booking was really easy. All done online and no credit card details needed. If we change our mind I figure I can just cancel.

 

[PrincessInOz]

The booking was really easy. All done online and no credit card details needed. If we change our mind I figure I can just cancel.

Thanks.


It's just about whether I want to have a schedule for US or not. I was hoping to keep things rather free and easy for this part of the trip.


First world issues!!!

 

[PrincessInOz]

I've just spent the last half hour filling in my DFAT details for this trip. 10 locations in total - which I had to look up addresses for.

And with the completion of my trip registration details with DFAT, also comes the implication that I've sorted out my travel insurance and all (or nearly all) my accommodation bookings.

The only major thing left......early voting prior to the September travel. Anyone have a crystal ball as to whether we're going to the polls earlier than the 14 September or not?

 

[5ofus]

I've just spent the last half hour filling in my DFAT details for this trip. 10 locations in total - which I had to look up addresses for.

And with the completion of my trip registration details with DFAT, also comes the implication that I've sorted out my travel insurance and all (or nearly all) my accommodation bookings.

The only major thing left......early voting prior to the September travel. Anyone have a crystal ball as to whether we're going to the polls earlier than the 14 September or not?

It's annoying not knowing is it? Just confirm a date!!!

 

[Kiwigirls]

Had some Disney fun yesterday. Made our Disney countdown chain - with 95 links on it!! Daughter has decided that it is a REALLY REALLY long time until we go.

Tried on our costumes for Mickeys Halloween Party, we are going as the Evil Queen & Snow White from Once Upon a Time. Few more bits to get to complete the costumes!

So sad for my 2 yr old nephew though. He has was watching the Disney stock photos that are my screen saver on the computer, and started saying 'Want play there Aunty', 'want go Minnie's house' over and over again. No idea when he will get to go, at least a few years away, but he would love it so much!

 

[MsMinne]

I've just spent the last half hour filling in my DFAT details for this trip. 10 locations in total - which I had to look up addresses for.

And with the completion of my trip registration details with DFAT, also comes the implication that I've sorted out my travel insurance and all (or nearly all) my accommodation bookings.

The only major thing left......early voting prior to the September travel. Anyone have a crystal ball as to whether we're going to the polls earlier than the 14 September or not?

Oh dear. I have done anything for my Sept trip. What do you have to do with DFAT?

I also read in another thread about getting a letter from my ex with permission for my children to travel. Something I hadn't even thought of but glad I saw it.

Sorting out travel insurance is on my to do list for today. And investigating car hire.

Is there anything else I need to know about or to do - I'm not a seasoned traveller.

I was so excited booking this trip but now it's looming, I'm starting to get really nervous that I wont have done all my prep

 

[PrincessInOz]

Oh dear. I have done anything for my Sept trip. What do you have to do with DFAT?

I also read in another thread about getting a letter from my ex with permission for my children to travel. Something I hadn't even thought of but glad I saw it.

Sorting out travel insurance is on my to do list for today. And investigating car hire.

Is there anything else I need to know about or to do - I'm not a seasoned traveller.

I was so excited booking this trip but now it's looming, I'm starting to get really nervous that I wont have done all my prep

You don't HAVE to do anything with DFAT.

But they provide a web service where you can lodge your travel and contact details with them. It's just so that if Australia needs to get in contact with you in the event of an emergency, they know how to find you.

https://www.orao.dfat.gov.au/orao/weborao.nsf/Homeform?Openform



If you're travelling to the US, have you completed your ESTA?

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

 

[5ofus]

You don't HAVE to do anything with DFAT.

But they provide a web service where you can lodge your travel and contact details with them. It's just so that if Australia needs to get in contact with you in the event of an emergency, they know how to find you.

https://www.orao.dfat.gov.au/orao/weborao.nsf/Homeform?Openform



If you're travelling to the US, have you completed your ESTA?

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Thanks for the reminder! I just did ours

DS2 is back at school tomorrow and we're going away during THIS TERM! Not during holidays, but THIS TERM! It'll be here before we know it

 

[australiankaren]

8 weeks of this term left.......thats 39 more school days......

 

[MsMinne]

You don't HAVE to do anything with DFAT.

But they provide a web service where you can lodge your travel and contact details with them. It's just so that if Australia needs to get in contact with you in the event of an emergency, they know how to find you.

https://www.orao.dfat.gov.au/orao/weborao.nsf/Homeform?Openform

If you're travelling to the US, have you completed your ESTA?

https://esta.cbp.dhs.gov/esta/

Thank you PrincessInOz. Can I assume I need passports for the ESTA? I still haven't had time to pick the kids' ones up from the PO.

We will be leaving the last week of school term. I've booked most things except last two days in Anaheim. Fri and sat nights will be late ones not sure if I want to be staying offsite. We are staying Tue-Thu at DLH. I don't know if I want to be lugging the bags around to a nearby hotel.

Will be needing to book dining next week *** it'll be 60 days until the trip - I can't believe how quickly time as flown by...