DIS Dads The DIS Dad's Club V - Man's Room

[lawsonsontour]

I got to thinking this morning. Then I stopped and jumped on the DIS.

For those of us that fly to WDW, what is your favorite method of getting tickets? Do you use sites like Expeida or Orbitz?
We have 3 carriers (AirTran, SouthWest and Midwest/soon to be merged with Frontier) that fly direct from Milwaukee to Orlando. I'm on the email lists for AirTran and Midwest, so every once in a while I'll get notified of sales. SouthWest just started flying into Milwaukee, so I haven't had a chance to fly with them yet.

I check all three websites directly and book directly through their site. The prices always seem to be just a bit lower there than the online travel sites. Plus I'm eliminating the middle man, so there can't be any finger-pointing if something goes wrong.

So how about guys - what's your preferred method?

can you guys get skyscanner....i used to sell holidays and this was always a good way to get the best priced seats

 

[Wherem I Now]

crud...

I missed all the fun of closing down the old thread yesterday. crud...
DDC V was nine pages in by the time I arrived. crud...
I spent an hour and a half reading though all of the posts before I realized that it was 11:30 and all I could think to post was... crud...

But thanks for all of the great MIL jokes! I really enjoyed reading them.

Great job as usual with our new home Don!

Great pics and info as usual Stopher!

Great way to end a fishing trip Fed!

 

[doggydoc]

doggydoc... I'm staying at the CSR too ...Sept 11 I have as a Resort day with only plans for Boma for Dinner that night over at the AKL. Maybe we could meet at the Digsite pool at the CSR?

Well as a matter of fact, looking at my itinerary (detailed and color coded by park and meal type of course) DD and I have left the afternoon and evening of the 11th open to spend at the Dig Site. We're gonna try to do rope drop at DHS and stay till lunch at the Sci-Fi (our favorite!) after that we thought we'd just lounge. We'll have GAD passes so should be able to get done early. Before or after dinner would work out great. I'm looking forward to a few frosty beverages poolside or If I can come up with a minimum order from Garden Grocer maybe more than a couple I am very excited about our first stay at a moderate, I may even have to hit the hot tub no matter the weather.

Let me know how to find you.

 

[GoHerd1028]

1200 Dollars and a blown Johnson, sounds like a hell of weekend.

I just spit Mountain Dew on the Screen!!

 

[GoHerd1028]

I've seen in a few places that park tickets are expected to increase on August 1. So I better hurry up and buy mine. Problem is, I haven't bought park tickets in about 8 years so I'm unsure of what I'm doing. Do you guys go straight through Disney or another vendor like undercovertourist.com?

We have used undercover tourist more than once and never had any trouble. We use the special link that is in the mousesavers.com monthly newsletter. That link gives you a little better pricing than just going through the link on the mousesavers page or directly to undercover tourist!

 

[Bunch24]

At this rate, I'll be posting every 10 pages. Slow down guys!

On a serious note, how do you guys book your vacations to The World? I ask because for our Disneymoon we used a local travel agent, but for our last two trips, we've booked through Disney's site. Anybody have experience with Mouse Fan Travel? Or any other reputable Disney travel agent? I have a feeling we could save a lot of money booking through an agent than booking straight through Disney. But the comfort of knowing Disney did the booking kind of puts me at ease.

 

[middlepat]

I'm a ragtop man, had a '85 LX 5.0 vert many years ago, went through almost a couple decades of sensible cars (did my time in the minivan!) and now have an '08 GT500 vert. Trying to talk my wife into a new 5.0 but she's just not into cars

Is it wrong that as soon as I read this the following went through my head:

Rollin' in my 5.0
With my rag-top down so my hair can blow
The girlies on standby waving just to say hi
Did you stop no I just drove by
Kept on pursuing to the next stop
I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block
The block was dead
Yo so I continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue

 

[middlepat]

I know it is kind of dated and old but for a guy movie I am a big fan of Slap Shot.

Old time Hockey Coach! Just like Eddie Shore.

Who own the the Chief? Owns....owns....



Best movie ever!

 

[doggydoc]

Is it wrong that as soon as I read this the following went through my head:

Rollin' in my 5.0
With my rag-top down so my hair can blow
The girlies on standby waving just to say hi
Did you stop no I just drove by
Kept on pursuing to the next stop
I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block
The block was dead
Yo so I continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue

Yes you should. To make amends you must now go and listen to at least 3 AC/DC and 2 Metallica songs. As for me I'm now going to go and beat myself in the head with a ball-peen hammer until I've erased the horrible visions of Vanilla Ice videos playing through my head.

 

[doggydoc]

Old time Hockey Coach! Just like Eddie Shore.

Who own the the Chief? Owns....owns....



Best movie ever!

We're puttin' on the foil coach, you want some?

 

[middlepat]

We're puttin' on the foil coach, you want some?

This young man has had a very trying rookie season, what with the litigation, the notoriety, his subsequent deportation to Canada and that country's refusal to accept him...Well, I guess that's more than most 21-year-olds can handle. Number six, Ogie Oglethorpe.

 

[middlepat]

Yes you should. To make amends you must now go and listen to at least 3 AC/DC and 2 Metallica songs. As for me I'm now going to go and beat myself in the head with a ball-peen hammer until I've erased the horrible visions of Vanilla Ice videos playing through my head.

Does Ace of Spades count for 2?

 

[MiJo]

Princess Bride not on y'alls list??? That's just plain INCONCEIVABLE!!!

Nate ~ I think Princess Bride was added by GoofIsAsGoofyDoes. I definitely gave it a 2nd when I added Kelly's Heroes and Short Circuit.

For those of us that fly to WDW, what is your favorite method of getting tickets? Do you use sites like Expeida or Orbitz?
We have 3 carriers (AirTran, SouthWest and Midwest/soon to be merged with Frontier) that fly direct from Milwaukee to Orlando. I'm on the email lists for AirTran and Midwest, so every once in a while I'll get notified of sales. SouthWest just started flying into Milwaukee, so I haven't had a chance to fly with them yet.

I check all three websites directly and book directly through their site. The prices always seem to be just a bit lower there than the online travel sites. Plus I'm eliminating the middle man, so there can't be any finger-pointing if something goes wrong.

So how about guys - what's your preferred method?

For Disney flights, I always check Southwest and Air Tran directly on their Web sites. I'm also signed up for email "dings" from both.

On a serious note, how do you guys book your vacations to The World? I ask because for our Disneymoon we used a local travel agent, but for our last two trips, we've booked through Disney's site. Anybody have experience with Mouse Fan Travel? Or any other reputable Disney travel agent? I have a feeling we could save a lot of money booking through an agent than booking straight through Disney. But the comfort of knowing Disney did the booking kind of puts me at ease.

Typically, we book our own vacations: room, flights, etc. We get room discounts through this forum; MouseSavers.com; or by a Disney postcard. We book our flights by checking Southwest and Air Tran's Web sites. We used to book a limo to/from the airport but the last trip we used the Magical Express and it was great. As for travel agents, I highly recommend Dreams Unlimited, right here on The DIS. They will get you the best room discounts, make your ADRs, and plan a whole itinerary it you'd like......all for FREE! They aren't really a travel agency, they are more like travel advisors, and it's a great service offered here on The DIS.

 

[Bradsdadg]

Old time Hockey

Just had to throw this in once I saw Old time Hockey!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNvDyO5wQOU

 

[dadio]

machine ate my friggin quarter!

and none of that stinkin' root beer!

sorry, slapshot is still one of the greatest sports movies ever made....hands down...
flimed here in my hometown!!!!
sadly own own Johnstown Chiefs were sold to Greenville Sc this spring..

Life imitating Art.....

 

[doggydoc]

Does Ace of Spades count for 2?

Any Motorhead song will count for all five!

 

[doggydoc]

Just had to throw this in once I saw Old time Hockey!


http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNvDyO5wQOU

I have nothing against the Bruins, but could they PLEASE stop showing that Bobby Orr jump in the air goal where he put away my beloved St Louis Blues in the Stanley Cup finals.

 

[chillcoupons]

Old time Hockey Coach! Just like Eddie Shore.

Who own the the Chief? Owns....owns....



Best movie ever!

We're puttin' on the foil coach, you want some?

This young man has had a very trying rookie season, what with the litigation, the notoriety, his subsequent deportation to Canada and that country's refusal to accept him...Well, I guess that's more than most 21-year-olds can handle. Number six, Ogie Oglethorpe.

What did you trade for these guys? A used puck bag?

machine ate my friggin quarter!

and none of that stinkin' root beer!

sorry, slapshot is still one of the greatest sports movies ever made....hands down...
flimed here in my hometown!!!!
sadly own own Johnstown Chiefs were sold to Greenville Sc this spring..

Life imitating Art.....

You think they show Speed Racer here?

OK Johnstown is my hometown also. I graduated from Westmont in 86.

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

Cinderella wants to go to the ball, but her wicked stepmother won't let her. As Cinderella sits crying in the garden, her fairy godmother appears, and promises to provide Cinderella with everything she needs to go to the ball, but only on two conditions. "First, you must wear a diaphragm."

Cinderella agrees. "What's the second condition?"

"You must be home by 2 a.m. Any later, and your diaphragm will turn into a pumpkin."

Cinderella agrees to be home by 2 a.m. The appointed hour comes and goes, and Cinderella doesn't show up. Finally, at 5 a.m., Cinderella shows up, looking love-struck and **very** satisfied.

"Where have you been?" demands the fairy godmother. "Your diaphragm was supposed to turn into a pumpkin three hours ago!!!"

"I met a prince, Fairy Godmother," Cinderella replied. "He took care of everything."

"I know of no prince with that kind of power! Tell me his name!"

"I can't remember, exactly...Peter Peter, something or other...."

okay now thats funny.....I laughed out loud on this one.

Wow, another 7 pages. At this rate, Version 5 will be shut down in 36 days. You all need a weekend to keep you busy and stay off the Dis. Or, I need a better job. Anyone hiring?

or open a restaurant....

I missed all the fun of closing down the old thread yesterday. crud...
DDC V was nine pages in by the time I arrived. crud...
I spent an hour and a half reading though all of the posts before I realized that it was 11:30 and all I could think to post was... crud...

Crud....me too.....

Is it wrong that as soon as I read this the following went through my head:

Rollin' in my 5.0
With my rag-top down so my hair can blow
The girlies on standby waving just to say hi
Did you stop no I just drove by
Kept on pursuing to the next stop
I busted a left and I'm heading to the next block
The block was dead
Yo so I continued to A1A Beachfront Avenue

Nothing wrong with that.....

Yes you should. To make amends you must now go and listen to at least 3 AC/DC and 2 Metallica songs. As for me I'm now going to go and beat myself in the head with a ball-peen hammer until I've erased the horrible visions of Vanilla Ice videos playing through my head.

Don't beat yourself up......Ice Ice baby!!

To add to the list of man movies..

Spaceballs

....comb the desert

Three Amigos

....I was thinking later you can kiss me on the veranda
.....Lips will be fine.

 

[stopher1]

okay now thats funny.....I laughed out loud on this one.



or open a restaurant....



Crud....me too.....



Nothing wrong with that.....



Don't beat yourself up......Ice Ice baby!!

To add to the list of man movies..

Spaceballs

....comb the desert

Three Amigos

....I was thinking later you can kiss me on the veranda
.....Lips will be fine.

NICK!!

(it's getting to be a bit like Cheers I think when you pop in).

How's the restaurant treating you? What's new? When's your next trip? When are you gonna finish that TR?