The all New *OFFICIAL JUNE* 2011 thread! Some like it hot!

[jwsqrdplus2]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? Yes, Chef Mickey's is an arrival day tradition

2) eat at least one TS each day? Yes

3) See Fantasmic? Probably not
See Wishes? Yes
See Illuminations? Not sure

4) go to all 4 parks? Yes

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes, MK and DHS for sure. We'll see if we get going for the other 2.

6) do AM EMH? No

7) do PM EMH? Possibly


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? Yes, and it was the TTC to Epcot leg, so a nice long ride!


2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) No

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No


4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? Haven't made it to moderate yet

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? Yes

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? Yes

 

[RoundtownGirl]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? Yes, love them

2) eat at least one TS each day? Yes

3) See Fantasmic? No
See Wishes? Yes
See Illuminations? Yes

4) go to all 4 parks? Yes

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes @ all 4 parks at least once

6) do AM EMH? Yes @ MK only

7) do PM EMH? Yes @ MK and Epcot

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) MK yes, Epcot no - Mission Space, AK no, HS yes

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No - still trying

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? No - only moderate

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? Yes - but never tastes as good as eating it @ Disney

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No - I'm the planner in the family. Only way I'd get a surprise trip is if Mickey himself presents it to me.

8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? Yes - I use my passporter, my OneNote notebook, and this year I even published a book with details to give to my DH and my family staying here so they'll know where we are in case of emergency.

 

[michygoomy]

1) eat at least one character meal?

Yes, probably just one: 1900 Park Fare dinner

2) eat at least one TS each day?

Nope, no dining plan this time so we'll have 3 TS in 11 days.

3) See Fantasmic?

Maybe: we've skipped it the past fews years and I'd like to see it again.

See Wishes?

Always

See Illuminations?

Most likely not. This one doesn't thrill us anymore. It's a good chance to get on Test Track or Soarin'.

4) go to all 4 parks?

Yes, more than once, plus water parks.


5) do rope drop? (Where?)

Most defintely, all of them.


6) do AM EMH?

Will probably avoid them, unless we do one then park hop elsewhere.


7) do PM EMH?

probably some

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)?

yes, I did the first time the year before it was disallowed.

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip)

No...I tried to finish off Epcot this past November, and once I got back home I realized I forgot Oh Canada.

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip)

Hmm...I may have seen every show.

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island?

Nope, have to do that this time.

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)?

With this trip, I will have.
Value: ASSp, ASMo, ASMu, POP
Moderate: POR, CBR
Deluxe: CR
Villa: AKL-Kidani

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home?
No

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip?
No-I *hate* surprises. That would take all my planning fun away.

8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? It's not a vacation if there aren't spreadsheets!

 

[anjalee6]

anjalee-I LOVE your packing list, thank you!

Does anyone have any packing tips?

I've tried rolling the clothes, but I must not be doing it right because it just looks like a mess when I'm done

Last year to save on baggage fees, I bought some of the dollar tree space saving bags and the large ziploc bags. I was amazed at how much I could get into those and get them smashed so flat. I packed 10 days worth of clothes in a carry on! It was nice, but packing up to come home didn't go as easy. This year we are on SW


I have always packed all of our toiletries in ziploc bags. I found some plastic shoebox containers at the dollar tree and I think those are going to work much better. It definitely looks more organized and everything won't be sliding all over the place.

I always pack each day's clothes, underwear, socks, shorts, shirt into individual ziploc bags for each day. This way the bags are really flat and there is no arguing about clothes in the morning. We just take the bags, get dressed, and go. That works the best for our family and saves on packing space.

 

[Juliealto]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal?Yes.

2) eat at least one TS each day? No

3) See Fantasmic? No

See Wishes? Yes, from the beach at the Poly

See Illuminations? Only if we find a spot to watch from near the Beach Club

4) go to all 4 parks? No

5) do rope drop? (Where?) At BGT and Seaworld, and maybe Typhoon Lagoon

6) do AM EMH? No

7) do PM EMH? No


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No


2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) No, the ones that spin or just go in a circle give me motion sickness

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No, we've never made it to the automobile stunt show at DHS


4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No, but I never knew to look for one when I went over to the island

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? All 3 (or 4 depending on how you look at it) plus several off-site

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? Yes, we bought the Cooking Around the World with Mickey books and tried several recipes.

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? Yes, if you count winning a Disney Honeymoon at a bridal fair as a surprise trip.


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? We made our own prior to 2009. Now we use the Passporter guide to WDW and their on-line planning tools and worksheets.
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[juliebug1997]

On this trip will you...
Remember, I'm there for two weeks.
1) eat at least one character meal? Yes, in fact, we're having 12 of them.

2) eat at least one TS each day?Yes, we will have the Deluxe Dining Plan.

3) See Fantasmic? Yep, the Fantasmic Dining Plan on July 5th.
See Wishes? Yep, we're doing the Dessert Party and the Pirates and Pals Party.
See Illuminations? Yep, on July 4th at the very least.

4) go to all 4 parks? Yes.

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Duh, DHS. We love Toy Story Mania and can't wait for the new Star Tours. We may do one or two more but not 100%. We at least get there within 30 minutes of opening.

6) do AM EMH? Yes, at AK. We even got our ADR at Tusker House for AFTER everyone else comes in.

7) do PM EMH? I'm sure we'll do some of them. It will depend on how much we've already done.


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No, sadly I didn't know about this before they stopped doing it.


2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) Nope, because I'm afraid of heights so there are some that I will never be going on.

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No, not yet. I'm hoping that I'll be able to knock several of them out this trip. I've got two weeks, right?


4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? Nope, I've never even been out there. Maybe I'll look for it this time.

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)?Not, yet. We've been fortunate enough to be able to afford the moderates and the deluxes a couple of times each. I will be very interested in staying at the new one though when it opens.

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home?No, we don't have that cookbook yet. One of the few we don't have.

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip?No.


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such?

Of course. It's been done in Excel and I have tabs for all of our ADR's and another tab for all the hours of the parks when we're there. The third tab I usually have our resort information.

 

[AggieTexan]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? No character meals for us.

2) eat at least one TS each day? We're doing the DxDP, and all our lunches and dinners will be TS...we're doing snacks for breakfast except for departure day.

3) See Fantasmic? No

See Wishes? Yes (from California Grill)

See Illuminations? Yes

4) go to all 4 parks? No

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes -- MK & HS

6) do AM EMH? No

7) do PM EMH? No

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) No

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? No. We've only stayed at Yacht Club. This trip we're staying at BWI.

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? No

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No

8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? Oh, yes...I'm very obsessive! This time I have my ADRs on my phone as part of my touring plans (Lines App).

 

[LoveMinnieMouseLove]

Okay, so.... DFi and I are going in less than one month!!!

I am trying to decide on tickets... do I buy them before hand or when I get there? Any help is welcome!!!

 

[LoveMinnieMouseLove]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal?
Yes, even though we are 2 adults... it is not Disney without at least one (although we have 3 planned )

2) eat at least one TS each day?
We have the deluxe dining plan so we have at least 2 planned each day... I am SO excited about the food!

3) See Fantasmic? Yes
See Wishes? Yes
See Illuminations? Yes

4) go to all 4 parks?
Yup and SOOO excited! DFi has not ever been and I have not been in 11 years!!!

5) do rope drop? (Where?)
I want to try and make them all but I will def make at least one!

6) do AM EMH?
Yes, if I can get myself up to make one of them

7) do PM EMH?
Yes, any and all!

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)?
When I was a kid... I wish that I could again!

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip)
Yes, except for any rides that they have added in the last 10 years.

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip)
Def not, but I am trying to see some this trip!

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island?
No... please elaborate

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)?
Nope, just deluxe and villa.

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home?
Challah French Toast and a few others


7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip?
No, when we have children.... we will surprise them


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such?
Yea, how else can I keep it all straight

 

[S'sMom]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? no

2) eat at least one TS each day? We are gonna try!

3) See Fantasmic? Yes!
See Wishes? Yes, from the observation deck at the BLT where we are staying. I hear that it is a treat to see
See Illuminations? We will see!! I am thinking so.

4) go to all 4 parks? No, just three

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Can't make any promises. We have done it in the past and loved it, but we might just take it easy. Not sure

6) do AM EMH? No

7) do PM EMH? We want to, but I have to view the calendar


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)?
No, but always wanted to.

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) I have to say no. There are about 5 that is just a no, no for me.

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip)
After all this time, still missing one. The Indiana Jones Stunt Show

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? Yes, and loved all of them!!!

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? No, but I want to try the Konk Kooler that is featured on DCL.

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such?Yes, I am afraid to admit

 

[Singledad]

Okay, so.... DFi and I are going in less than one month!!!

I am trying to decide on tickets... do I buy them before hand or when I get there? Any help is welcome!!!

I think you can save like 2, 3 bucks by buying them ahead of time, but honestly don't think it matters that much.

 

[juliebug1997]

LoveMinnieMouseLove,
We don't have any kids either and we're having, uh, 12, uh character meals.

 

[LoveMinnieMouseLove]

LoveMinnieMouseLove,
We don't have any kids either and we're having, uh, 12, uh character meals.

Awesome!!!!!!!!!! I am glad that we are not alone... it appears that DFi and I are in good company

 

[CSwan1]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? Unfortunately, nope

2) eat at least one TS each day? Again, unfortunately nope

3) See Fantasmic? Yes
See Wishes? Yes
See Illuminations? Yes

4) go to all 4 parks? Yes

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes- Magic Kingdom (that's the plan anyway)

6) do AM EMH? Yes

7) do PM EMH? Yes


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) No- have a lot left to do!

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No- have a lot left to do!

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? Yes, ASMU, POR, AKL, SRR

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? Yes-Tons-All The Time

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No, but I have surprised my DD with a trip!


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? Oh, yes! Have to have my spreadsheets!

 

[PRmamiDEdos]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? -Yup, we're doing 3!

2) eat at least one TS each day? On Most Days

3) See Fantasmic? No
See Wishes? Yes
See Illuminations? Yes

4) go to all 4 parks? yes

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes, MK & Epcot

6) do AM EMH? - Yes, MK.

7) do PM EMH? - Yes, MK, Epcot & HS


Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? Yes, twice!


2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) - Yes

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) - Yes


4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? - No,

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? Value & Mod, this will be our first time at villa/deluxe

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? No, although I have one of the cookbooks.

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? - DH surprises me by telling me we can go, then I plan it. Does that count?


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? Yes. If you need a copy, please let me know!

 

[mommyoftwinz]

WooHoo , I got my Mickey Mail today, everything's there, WDW here we come! 32 days..............................

 

[mommyoftwinz]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal? yes, definitely Garden Grill and Crystal Palace and maybe Ohana for breakfast

2) eat at least one TS each day? we try to do one a day just to sit down and this time to soak in the AC

3) See Fantasmic? No
See Wishes? Yes, we're doing the Dessert party on the last night
See Illuminations? Maybe

4) go to all 4 parks? Yes

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes, MK and DHS for star wars weekend

6) do AM EMH? One

7) do PM EMH? Yes
Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)? No

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip)No

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? (doesnt have to be in one trip) No
4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No, but we want to do it this time, never did Tom Sayer's island yet

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? No

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? No, but I also have a Disney cookbook

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No, I hate surprises.

8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? No

 

[JollieMom]

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal?Yes. We will be going to 4 (5 if you count Remy at Chefs de France).

2) eat at least one TS each day? Yes.

3) See Fantasmic? Yes.
See Wishes? Yes.
See Illuminations? Yes - hopefully. We'll be at La Hacienda at the time Illuminations starts.

4) go to all 4 parks? Absolutely.

5) do rope drop? (Where?) Yes. Magic Kingdom and DHS, definitely. Possibly Epcot - haven't decided. We have ADRs before RD at AK and another day at MK. My kids are early risers.

6) do AM EMH? Yes.

7) do PM EMH? Not sure. I think we'll be aiming to get to bed early so we can make those AM RDs.

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)?Yes! My oldest got to do that with me when she was nearly 3. Sadly, my youngest won't get to experience this.

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip) Nope and can guarantee we won't do that this trip either. You will not get me on Stitch.

3) seen every show at Disney at least once? No - still haven't seen Spirit of Aloha.(doesnt have to be in one trip)


4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island? No - but the girls want to look this time.

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)? No. We've stayed at deluxe and I've stayed at the Disney Hilton Head villas outside of the park. This will be our first time at a moderate.

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home? No.

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip? No, but that would be really great!!


8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such? But of course!

 

[kschafer]

One month from right now, we will have spent our first afternoon by the pool with a drink in hand and stuffing ourselves at Whispering Canyon Cafe

On this trip will you...

1) eat at least one character meal?
Yes, Crystal Palace and 1900 Park Fare and Chef Mickeys if I can ever snag an ADR

2) eat at least one TS each day?
yep, regular dining plan

3) See Fantasmic? See Wishes? See Illuminations?
Yes, yes and yes!!

4) go to all 4 parks?
at least 1 time each

5) do rope drop? (Where?)
yes, whenever we possibly can

6) do AM EMH?
Probably only our last day, we aren't hopping so I planned around them

7) do PM EMH?
nope

Have you....

1) ever taken a ride in the front of the monorail (when it was still allowed)?
Sadly, no

2) been on each and every ride at Disney at least once? (doesn't have to be in one trip)
No but someday maybe

3) seen every show at Disney at least once?
not yet

4) found a paint brush on Tom Sawyer's Island?
Nah, the last time I had the unfortunate experience of riding the raft with a super competitive Dad who was yelling across the river to his family on the first raft. I couldn't stand that attitude and will probably never bother

5) stayed in all 3-resort categories (value, moderate, deluxe or villa)?
so far moderate and villa, doing value this trip

6) ever cooked a disney recipe at home?
no but I always like the thought of it

7) ever been surprised with a Disney trip?
No, I'm not sure if I would love it or resent missing out on the planning fun

8) made a spreadsheet/binder/etc with all your plans, ADRS, and such?
Don't we all????

 

[cindianne320]

I made ADRs for Tusker House, June 18th, 1 pm (with Finding Nemo preferred seating!)