I hope you have a great day at Target today and it flies by for you. Don't sweat the 10th bag. I'm sure you'll make more than enough without it./quote]
Thanks for the vote of confience Lois... It's just the whole idea of trying for 10, but only making 9.. Sigh.
Praying for your uncle and all your family. What a sad thing.
Thank you... I have not had an update for a few days. I will text my aunt today to see if she has the time to tell me anything.
We have been to WDW three times since the new fp+ system started. The rides that are typically walk on's or short waits will still be walk on's or short waits when you go on your trip. So you can use your typical rope drop strategy for those rides. My suggestion is to plan your fp+'s so that you do the most important ones in a logical order in order to maximize park time and short lines. The key to successful use of fp+ is to have a smart phone or small wifi device in your group. Then if you walk up to a ride that you have a fp+ for and it has a short line, you can change it to another ride. People have been reporting that there has been a lot of availability for their favorite rides. A device that you can use to change your fp+'s while in the park is the key to success with this system. It was fun to walk up to a ride, we did it with several, including Buzz Lightyear, and make a fp+ reservation while you are standing outside of the ride, and then walk on the ride five minutes later, while everyone else is in a 1/2 hour standby line. It was great.
Well, my thought was to do our normal RD strategy... I can only imagine, with FP+, there are less people at RD, because they don't need to get there so early with their FPs already in hand? Then I was going to try to schedule our FPs for a little later in the day... Not real late, but around the time when crowds start to get heavy... Like 11am or so?
Would this work? Or would I be better off trying to get them earlier in the day so I can try to get more (possibly less desireable) later?
Morning!
FP+ are 60 +10 so if you are planning your Anna/Elsa one for later in your trip that will hopefully work. I don't think you will have trouble with the Mine Train one because they issue way more FP+ for that one then they do for a meet and greet.
Thanks Ariana... This is good to know. I was initially going to try for A*E for our arrival day, but the more I think about it, the more I think I'll be better off trying for A*E on our 60+7 day... I probably won't have much luck since there are already 3 days ahead of me, but I would say that my luck is better for that one than our arrival day?
When I was there in February with my family we saw very long lines for FP+ at Epcot. That was before off site guests were able to book ahead of time. When I was there last month the lines were not as bad. Of course I really only paid attention to the lines at MK because we did not add FP+s at HS or Epcot and we didn't even go to AK. Here's a quick synopsis of our FP+ use at MK:
We had 3 FP+:
11:00 - 12:00 BTMR
1:00 - 2:00 Buzz Lightyear
2:00 - 3:00 SM
When I learned about the ability to add a 4th (and yes you have to use the first three first), I thought about going back and changing them to earlier times but never did because we were planning on focusing on meet and greets in the morning (which we did).
We used our first two FP+ and then used the Space Mountain one right at 2 pm. We got in line at the FP+ kiosk that was right between Buzz and Monsters Inc as soon as we finished . There was one family in front of us so we waited about 5 minutes till it was our turn. I wanted Haunted Mansion but the first available time was 5 pm which didn't work for our ADR at Kona. So instead I picked Jungle Cruise for 3:15 pm. A CM was there and did everything for us and it seemed pretty easy for her to scroll through and check different rides. We went and saw the Monsters Inc show right there (so nice to not have to run to the other side of the park to get the FP), then headed over to Adventureland and used the 4th FP+. JC had a 40 minute wait so the 5 minutes we spent in line getting the FP+ was worth it. After we got off of JC, Jim wanted to look in the stores on Main Street so we headed that way. There was another FP+ Kiosk next to Aloha Isle so we stopped there. Once again there was one family in front of us so 5 minutes later I was able to get a Haunted Mansion FP+ for 10:30 pm. I got it so late because our plan was to leave the park, go to Kona for dinner, then back to the room for a few hours, then return to MK which was open till 2 am. So we ended up using 5 FP+ that day but I'm pretty sure if we hadn't left the park for a few hours we could have used several more.
Hopefully that will give you a little idea of how it all works.
I do like that you don't have to criss-cross the parks a bazillion times to get FPs... That, to me, is HUGE. But it seems like you are able to get a lot accomplished?
Do you know, is there a map that has the locations of the FP+ machines on it?
Now a question for you. Mom and I are going back in October and we were going to stay at POP because Mom wants to go cheap. But I prefer the moderates when there are two people because of the double sinks. So for her birthday in September I upgraded us to POFQ! It's the only moderate I haven't stayed at yet. I'm hoping the bag tags will come before her birthday so I can mail them to her but if not I'll probably just make some kind of card. So, since you are the expert for POFQ, any building recommendations? Any tips you can tell me about the resort?
Have a great day, I hope your time at Target flies by!
Oooh Ariana!!! YOu have no idea how much this excites me!!!!
First of all, FQ is just wonderful... I am so happy for you (did I say that already? LOL)...
I always request building 6... I think most people reqest #4 or #5, so I've always been able to get my request. It's super close to the FC and by walking on the tiny paths between building 4, it's almost a straight shot to the bus stop. Not only that, but if you look at the FQ maps here:
http://www.portorleans.org/floorplans.php YOu will see that all of the buildings have elevators, but all of the buildings elevators are on the opposite side of the building to the bus stop/FC - except for building #6... And when we are tired, we use those elevators a lot. So, I would request building 4, 5 or 6 - with an emphasis on bldg #6.
You are going to love it there, I know you will. It's a gorgeous resort.
I haven't been around here during an auction time before, so I'm not exactly sure how they work. Would it be possible to do the 10th bag a week or two later as a bonus auction? Or would that just create way too much work for you? Your auction will be successful whether it is 9 or 10 bags!
OK - Jennifer - you are BRILLIANT! I think, what I am going to do, is offer 1 custom bag slot to be auctioned off as my 10th bag.
WHOOT - there went the stress of completing bag #10. Thank you soooo much!!!
I have been swamped at work this week. Swamped beyond my comfort level, and putting in more hours than I feel like is fair to my family. Unfortunately, I see it being like this for the next several months.
I am so sorry to hear this, I sure hope things slow down for you soon.
Happy belated birthday! I didn't realize the EPIC DISMEET was a birthday trip, how fun!
Hope Target goes well today!
Yes, it's a birthday/friend trip... We don't really do any birthday celebrating, but we do celebrate our friendship, and that's the best part!
Guess who just booked pofq with a free dining pin 9/27-10/5!!!!!!!!!!! It's finally official...... Dd8 keeps asking why I'm so happy when I have to go to work tonight! I think I'm gonna start a ptr!
ACK!!!!!!!!! Another person is staying at FQ!!!! I am soooo excited! YOu are going to love it... Have you stayed there before? Let me know if you start a PTR, I would love to follow along (after I get these darned auctions done... LOL)
I hope you got some work done in the sewing room...I saw your FB post.
I think I have finally caught up from Monday. Now I get to start on next week!
Oooo - but I did get in the sewing room this weekend and I'll take pictures tonight. I can't post them here because it's some pixie dust heading out, but I'll try and post them on FB
Hang in there.
Sadly, I did not get into my sewing room at all yesterday. I did walk past it twice though...
I cannot wait to see what you made! I'll be stalking your FB page.
Thank you.
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First off... before I talk about anything... If you didn't see it above, Mo started the Chicago TR within her PTR... You don't want to miss it... Here's the link:
Watch out Dumbo, There's a bigger Circus coming to Town...Triplets take on the World
So, yesterday was not a very good day for me. After I posted here, I was doing my heavy lifting... I was on my last rep of my 3rd set of dead lifts, and I tweeked my back.
I felt it go... So, I put down my weight bar... It wasn't horrible, but I definitely felt it go. Sadly - I think it was worse than I had initially thought.
I debated on calling into work, because after my shower, it was still very painful. I did call work, and they assured me that they could give me easy tasks for the day, so I went in. As the day drug on, it was getting worse and worse... at one point, I had "shocks" shooting down into my hips and legs.
I almost went down, but it was at the end of the day, so I was able to hold it together.
V met me at work after school, we stopped at the bank to get her hedgehog $$, then we went home... Where I put another ice pack on my back and fell asleep in my recliner.
Josh and V went to get her baby hedgehog - her name is "Lottie" - short for Charlotte... and she is adorable. I thought she would be a little less prickly, but she is so cute. Alli took a few pictures of her last night... Isn't she so cute? Poor MM thinks he got a new ball...
After dinner, I went to bed with a new ice pack, and I took some ibuprofen... I woke up this morning feeling MUCH better... but I am still a lot sore. I don't think I will be working out for the remainder of this week.
As much as this makes me sad, I know that my size loss is mostly due to my diet and not to my working out... So, I'll just keep on, keepin' on.
Jennifer (above) came up with brilliant idea for my 10th auction bag... Rather than working like crazy to finish that 10th one, I will finish #9 this week and then for #10, I will auction off 1 custom slot, to be completed with in the next few weeks. Then, I will still have a "10th" bag, but I won't have to rush to complete it.
Thanks for saving me Jennifer!
Today is the girls' last day of school - they are very excited to be done. I am very excited to not have to wake them up anymore... And have the option of sleeping in a little bit myself.
I don't have any updates on my uncle... I will update here when I do.
I hope you all have a wonderful day. Go check out the start of the Epic Dismeet - Chicago Edition in Mo's PTR.
Sending out Prayers and lots of good thoughts to all of you.
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Sounds like you all had a fabulous time in Chicago, cannot wait to hear all the details...and MO is such a great storyteller! 
Did you get to go out to a nice meal and wear your new skirt and shoes? THAT is the real question! 
I had a lot going on yesterday and didn't get a chance to surf the boards. Sounds like you had an awesome Chicago Dis meet/birthday present. 
Don't wanna give up the entire TR... 
Thank you... It's been a long learning process - but I am really enjoying it and how it's impacted my life in so many ways.
So very proud of her and her talent.
