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[bangzoom6877]

Wow!!! Thanks, did not know that. Then that is what I will do!!!

Yes, very easy! I found out here on the boards, otherwise I never would have known you could do that! It makes things so much less stressful.

 

[momofboyz3]

Thank you!! Yes, it feels so much more real now!

I felt so bad for him on that trip. He was so good though. He wasn't crying or carrying on. He stayed a lot calmer than me. Stomach bugs are the one thing I can't handle. I'm fine with colds, cleaning up cuts and scrapes, wasn't bothered by diaper changing, but I have this horrible fear of throwing up so stomach bugs cause terrible anxiety for me. I really wish I wasn't like that. It makes me feel like I'm not as good a mom as I should be. DH is so good about it though. He understands, as frustrating as it must be for him to deal with me at those times.

I understand about wanting to spend your annual vacation at Disney! I love it there too! If I could vacation any way I want every year it would be alternating cruises with Disney. We did that the last few years and it was great. Those are my 2 favorite types of vacations! But in 2 years, when we're between WDW trips again, we might venture out and do an all-inclusive in the Caribbean or Mexico. That means I have to muster up the strength to get on a plane though...don't like to fly and haven't flown in 13 years!

Oh stop the nonsense I can tell just by communicating on here w/you these past few weeks that your a fantastic mom, no question! The nice thing is your dh is there to pick up the one thing that you have an anxiety about hey that's what marriage & parenting is about, right??
Me on the other hand I have a tough time w/major injuries. My ds13 has a knack for taking care of that sort of stuff, so when his younger brother knocked a tooth out (baby) and was bleeding every where his older brother took over.
~ I love the process of flying. To me it's relaxing.. No driving, an attendant, a beverage and a few hours to fantasize about the upcoming week

 

[think-like-tink]

I hate flying. I love getting across the US same day, tho. I really hate the flying part. If I could blink my eyes, wiggle my nose, throw some powder in a fireplace, THAT would be my choice.

 

[bangzoom6877]

Oh stop the nonsense I can tell just by communicating on here w/you these past few weeks that your a fantastic mom, no question! The nice thing is your dh is there to pick up the one thing that you have an anxiety about hey that's what marriage & parenting is about, right??
Me on the other hand I have a tough time w/major injuries. My ds13 has a knack for taking care of that sort of stuff, so when his younger brother knocked a tooth out (baby) and was bleeding every where his older brother took over.
~ I love the process of flying. To me it's relaxing.. No driving, an attendant, a beverage and a few hours to fantasize about the upcoming week

Aww, thank you! You're right, marriage and parenting is about making a good team and getting through everything together.

My grandmother fainted at the sight of blood. It was the one thing she couldn't deal with as a parent. My grandfather was a nyc police officer and worked nights. One afternoon my mother was riding her bike with friends, she was around 12 years old. This was in the early 1960s. Her friend was wearing eyeglasses with the pointy frames (very stylish back then) and they collided. My mom got a bad cut from the glasses. My grandmother didn't want to let her into their apartment but her friend's mom took care of it. And my mother never thought any less of my grandmother for it. She understood her mother's fear and fainting at the sight of blood. They were very close right till the end.

You have a terrific outlook on flying. I wish I was like that. I think I'll need a few glasses of wine when I finally do get on a plane again!

I hate flying. I love getting across the US same day, tho. I really hate the flying part. If I could blink my eyes, wiggle my nose, throw some powder in a fireplace, THAT would be my choice.

Oh yeah! I wish there was such a thing as just teleporting yourself to places. I love the drive down though. We see things along the way and the kids get excited when we pass through different states. We all enjoy staying in the different hotels too.

 

[sandyplayer]

Finally, after reading a post on another person's thread, I realized how to keep up with threads I want to follow. I never understood the whole "subscribing" thing but also wouldn't know how to keep track if I had posted a reply, but didn't check in for a few days or a week how I would remember where I was in a thread.
I admit I never read the FAQs or information thread. Silly as it would have made things so much clearer.

I posted on here a while back. We are going July 19-24 and staying at the BWI and 24-27 at HRH.

My family of 5 is from LI. We braved the heat five years ago to do a summer trip because we are a serious sports family. Taking a trip between Labor Day and Father's Day is pretty much out of the question. We also can't take our kids out of school. So summer it is. We did the pool/nap/midday break thing last year and it worked out well.

My maps came today from Disney. It just gets me more excited!

 

[bangzoom6877]

Finally, after reading a post on another person's thread, I realized how to keep up with threads I want to follow. I never understood the whole "subscribing" thing but also wouldn't know how to keep track if I had posted a reply, but didn't check in for a few days or a week how I would remember where I was in a thread.
I admit I never read the FAQs or information thread. Silly as it would have made things so much clearer.

I posted on here a while back. We are going July 19-24 and staying at the BWI and 24-27 at HRH.

My family of 5 is from LI. We braved the heat five years ago to do a summer trip because we are a serious sports family. Taking a trip between Labor Day and Father's Day is pretty much out of the question. We also can't take our kids out of school. So summer it is. We did the pool/nap/midday break thing last year and it worked out well.

My maps came today from Disney. It just gets me more excited!

Yay, our stays at BW overlap. We're staying at BWV July 20-30.

When I was first on the DiS, I didn't know I had to subscribe to threads I wanted to follow either. On Cruise Critic (message boards for cruises, same format as these are), once you post on a thread you are automatically subscribed unless you unsubscribe so I was used to that.

We always go in the summer for a few reasons. First and foremost, there's no way we could stay 10 nights over a school break since we take a couple of days driving down from Brooklyn, NY and also for the drive back. School breaks are not long enough, and we have school aged kids, plus DH and I are teachers. Summer is the only time of year when we can take a little over 2 weeks to go on a vacation. I also don't particularly want to brave the crowds during Christmas week or Easter week. That would leave the February break, but I feel like the weather could be very unpredictable at WDW in February. It could be beautiful but it could also be cold enough where I'd be touring theme parks with a winter coat and a scarf on. I just don't think I'd enjoy my dole whip as much if it wasn't warm out! Seriously though, I don't think I'd enjoy being bundled up and going on rides. It just wouldn't feel like disney to me.

So, summer it is for us too! It's hot and crowded, but not as crowded as other times of year. We don't stay in the parks past 1 or 1:30 pm. We take a break and either go in the pool at the resort or just hang out in the villa and watch tv, nap, and relax. Then we go back out again when it's time for dinner. Either to a resort restaurant or we head back to a park to go to a restaurant. It's hottest and most crowded in mid afternoon so we avoid that time at the parks. It makes for a much more relaxing vacation in my opinion. I always do a lot of planning so we don't spend the day waiting in lines and this has always worked out well for us. This will be our 4th WDW trip as a family. DH went spring break senior year of college with some friends, and I went twice with my family as a kid and twice with the chorus in high school. We love it there!

 

[2Tiggies]

I have a question for those of you who have been over July 4th time

Are there any characters who dress in patriotic costumes out in the parks on 4th of July and/or the days surrounding the holiday? I'm working on an autograph book and trying to figure out what to add and what to leave out.

 

[momofboyz3]

Finally, after reading a post on another person's thread, I realized how to keep up with threads I want to follow. I never understood the whole "subscribing" thing but also wouldn't know how to keep track if I had posted a reply, but didn't check in for a few days or a week how I would remember where I was in a thread.
I admit I never read the FAQs or information thread. Silly as it would have made things so much clearer.

I posted on here a while back. We are going July 19-24 and staying at the BWI and 24-27 at HRH.

My family of 5 is from LI. We braved the heat five years ago to do a summer trip because we are a serious sports family. Taking a trip between Labor Day and Father's Day is pretty much out of the question. We also can't take our kids out of school. So summer it is. We did the pool/nap/midday break thing last year and it worked out well.

My maps came today from Disney. It just gets me more excited!

I still don't know how to subscribe to a thread... That makes me a huge idiot... Lol
That's super exciting you got your maps... I want to order some too

 

[RHMH]

I still don't know how to subscribe to a thread... That makes me a huge idiot... Lol
That's super exciting you got your maps... I want to order some too

Go to thread tools and select subscribe to thread..It's in the Dark Blue area right above the first post of each page..Right under the row of pages. Example - First 2,3,4,5,6,Last

Does that help?

Then you go to Quick Links and choose subscribe threads, then all of the threads you are involved in will list. The dark ones will be the ones that someone have posted on and you need to check. The light colored one are the ones that no one has posted on.

 

[bangzoom6877]

I still don't know how to subscribe to a thread... That makes me a huge idiot... Lol
That's super exciting you got your maps... I want to order some too

Yes, maps! I need to order these before the end of summer break! I have our customized maps from our first trip in 2008. Before Toontown was gone!

 

[momofboyz3]

Go to thread tools and select subscribe to thread..It's in the Dark Blue area right above the first post of each page..Right under the row of pages. Example - First 2,3,4,5,6,Last

Does that help?

Then you go to Quick Links and choose subscribe threads, then all of the threads you are involved in will list. The dark ones will be the ones that someone have posted on and you need to check. The light colored one are the ones that no one has posted on.

Very good directions! Yes, that helped ThankYou!!!!!!!!!!!!
So another idiotic question... So u book your package (hotel, tix, WP&more and dining plan) then months later a room only discount pops up... Do we qualify for that if we got a package? Tia!

 

[RHMH]

Very good directions! Yes, that helped ThankYou!!!!!!!!!!!!
So another idiotic question... So u book your package (hotel, tix, WP&more and dining plan) then months later a room only discount pops up... Do we qualify for that if we got a package? Tia!

Super!!

We both will need help with your last question. Not sure... I have always booked room only and applied the discount or pin #.

Sorry Friend.. maybe someone will come on board and help us with this question.

 

[think-like-tink]

Very good directions! Yes, that helped ThankYou!!!!!!!!!!!!
So another idiotic question... So u book your package (hotel, tix, WP&more and dining plan) then months later a room only discount pops up... Do we qualify for that if we got a package? Tia!

Good question... I wonder if you have to cancel the package only to re-book with the room discount. I am not sure if you can add a discount to a already booked trip.

 

[think-like-tink]

Anyone going to try to score ressies at BOG?

I am thinking about it. We have our favorites and I don't know if I want to add to it. lol.

 

[momofboyz3]

Anyone going to try to score ressies at BOG?

I am thinking about it. We have our favorites and I don't know if I want to add to it. lol.

I was thinking about it, but already over on 3 credits as is. I love the beast!!! Love... Love! So that's my reason for thinking about it.. Maybe!

 

[momofboyz3]

Super!!

We both will need help with your last question. Not sure... I have always booked room only and applied the discount or pin #.

Sorry Friend.. maybe someone will come on board and help us with this question.

Confusing! I might ask on the main boards if
Nobody here can answer it, if so I will report back

 

[think-like-tink]

That's a good idea. I am sure they have to have a plan or something in place for that stuff. Maybe you call the reservation line to ask what would happen if you booked, then a discount comes out later, what would be the best thing to do?

 

[DisneyMomFanatic]

Very good directions! Yes, that helped ThankYou!!!!!!!!!!!!
So another idiotic question... So u book your package (hotel, tix, WP&more and dining plan) then months later a room only discount pops up... Do we qualify for that if we got a package? Tia!

I always go through our smallworldvacations Travel agent. What she has told us she does is make the reservation then if a pin or deal comes out later she will call to see if there is availability where we are staying and if they do, she asks to apply the discount to that reservation. Not sure if that helps, but that is what I got!

Anyone going to try to score ressies at BOG?

I am thinking about it. We have our favorites and I don't know if I want to add to it. lol.

We are going to try to get a dinner ressie at BOG. We have wanted to do the new fantasyland stuff since we found out it was happening. We are also just hoping that the seven dwarfs ride is open when we go. That is the only TS we are doing in the 2 days of MK that we will be doing. We are going to do Cosmic Rays as well (QS)

 

[momofboyz3]

I always go through our smallworldvacations Travel agent. What she has told us she does is make the reservation then if a pin or deal comes out later she will call to see if there is availability where we are staying and if they do, she asks to apply the discount to that reservation. Not sure if that helps, but that is what I got!

We are going to try to get a dinner ressie at BOG. We have wanted to do the new fantasyland stuff since we found out it was happening. We are also just hoping that the seven dwarfs ride is open when we go. That is the only TS we are doing in the 2 days of MK that we will be doing. We are going to do Cosmic Rays as well (QS)

Thanks! Maybe I will look into small world vaca. I've heard alot about them thru here knowing me, if I do my own I will pay triple.. Some how.. Some way.
When we went to MK we went to the floridian cafe for lunch, it was such a nice rest from the park our counter service was CHH and we were not crazy about it, my boys actually enjoyed the hot dog at Casey's after wishes more than the dinner at CHH. But, maybe we shall try cosmic rays next time

 

[DisneyMomFanatic]

Thanks! Maybe I will look into small world vaca. I've heard alot about them thru here knowing me, if I do my own I will pay triple.. Some how.. Some way.
When we went to MK we went to the floridian cafe for lunch, it was such a nice rest from the park our counter service was CHH and we were not crazy about it, my boys actually enjoyed the hot dog at Casey's after wishes more than the dinner at CHH. But, maybe we shall try cosmic rays next time

Cosmic Rays is a standard CS for us EVERY trip. It is good food and if you don't want typical CS food, there is the chicken, mashed pots, and beans. Plus there is the fantastic toppings bar. When DS was little, we would just feed him from that, with mushrooms, tomatoes, and pickles. He loved it!!! I know it's crazy but he had a blast and was full.