***The Official May 2017 Thread***

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Any AP's register for the Pandora preview? DH and I are going May 20th 12-2. Now I'm not so sad that we go home 5 days before the grand opening!

I ended up booking it for 5/21...I'm looking at either moving my entire trip to fit that date, or flying down and back for the weekend. I have no idea if it's going to work out, but crossing my fingers. DH and I are going to go over some options this weekend. If I can't make something work, I'm going to feel endlessly guilty for taking one of the spots and not using it. On the other hand, one less person for the other people in the time slot to have to navigate around I guess!

 

[ariane37]

I ended up booking it for 5/21...I'm looking at either moving my entire trip to fit that date, or flying down and back for the weekend. I have no idea if it's going to work out, but crossing my fingers. DH and I are going to go over some options this weekend. If I can't make something work, I'm going to feel endlessly guilty for taking one of the spots and not using it. On the other hand, one less person for the other people in the time slot to have to navigate around I guess!

If you are down there on the 21st...........that means we get to MEET Now you've got my hopes up!!

You will have to notify me the minute you figure this out

 

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If you are down there on the 21st...........that means we get to MEET Now you've got my hopes up!!

You will have to notify me the minute you figure this out

This was one of my first thoughts!! If I make this work out, you'll be the first person I tell!

 

[hsmamainva]

Registered yesterday for the AP Pandora preview!!!! May 16th - 3 to 5pm!! So stoked!!!

 

[nvsnot]

56 more days until i'm enjoying the fruit of all my Disney labor! We've made our final payment, secured all of our dining reservations, finalized our park itinerary and booked our Fastpasses!!! My best friend and her daughter's family will be joining my daughter and I for their very first trip to Disneyworld. This will be the 3rd trip for my daughter and me. I'm so excited they're joining us. I know they're going to love it like we do!

My best friend's grandson is 4 yrs. old. I can't wait to see Disney through his eyes. I'm hoping now that my daughter is 8 she'll still feel the magic of Disney. The last time the two of us went was when she was 4 1/2 yrs. old. I'm making customized autograph books for the two of them and also customized tubes for their pressed penny money holders. I've already made customized mousekeeping tip envelopes!

 

[KalamityJane]

Hi all We will be at WDW in the beginning and end of May, I can't wait!! I missed the AP Pandora preview literally by hours, we will be boarding the Disney Magic when the first preview opens at 12. I scored FPs for when we will be there at the end of May though so *fingers crossed*

 

[KalamityJane]

Btw, maybe you all could help me out. Currently, I have DH flying in to MCO around 5pm on the 10th and taking ME to our resort. For slightly less on Southwest, I could have him coming in the night of the 9th at midnight or so, but I would have to go and pick him up. However, he would have all of the 10th then, versus being in the air. We have APs. What say you?

My reservation is that we have friends watching our house and DH will be gone 21 days, this would add another half day on there for them to watch the house. I don't know if I want to bother them with it.

 

[IndianaRRT]

POR May 12-18! Can't wait. It is our first time staying in POR and we are looking forward to a new experience. We will be celebrating a 18th wedding anniversary and mothers day all on the same trip. Got Ohana ADR booked for our anniversary dinner. Here is to hoping we can get a window seat to watch the fire works while we eat!

Oh, you will LOVE POR. Wonderful, beautiful, quiet resort that is perfect for this stay. Good choice! Happy anniversary!

 

[Spacecow]

I'll be there from May 29th-June 4th, wasn't sure if I should post in the May or June thread so I'll probably end up posting in both! It's a double graduation trip for my sister and I, she's graduating high school and I'm graduating college. We're staying at Port Orleans Riverside. Super excited to pick fast passes this week! We grew up on the west coast so we've done Disneyland a lot, but we haven't been to WDW since 2000, when I was 4 and she was just a baby.

 

[hulagirl87]

Btw, maybe you all could help me out. Currently, I have DH flying in to MCO around 5pm on the 10th and taking ME to our resort. For slightly less on Southwest, I could have him coming in the night of the 9th at midnight or so, but I would have to go and pick him up. However, he would have all of the 10th then, versus being in the air. We have APs. What say you?

My reservation is that we have friends watching our house and DH will be gone 21 days, this would add another half day on there for them to watch the house. I don't know if I want to bother them with it.

My vote is to keep things as they are. Have him come in on the 10th. If you aren't saving a significant amount by switching to Southwest, I don't think it's worth the trouble of having to switch and then having to go pick him up at midnight.

 

[KalamityJane]

My vote is to keep things as they are. Have him come in on the 10th. If you aren't saving a significant amount by switching to Southwest, I don't think it's worth the trouble of having to switch and then having to go pick him up at midnight.

The flight on the 10th is booked with points on Southwest as well, it's about 1000 pts we would be getting back (takes about 10k for a one way to MCO from where we live).

Also, I wouldn't necessarily mind leaving the kids with family and picking him up myself, I'll have had the kids from May 1- whenever DH gets in by myself, so it would be nice to see him by myself.

 

[themadlbb]

Hey all! First time posing a happy dance here, but certain sly not my first! Going be in the world around 5/25 to 6/1 to celebrate my sister and I finishing grad school! Slightly older than the average crowd, but I can't think of a better way to recover from several years of work and school...

 

[IndianaRRT]

What is it about getting FP+ reserved that makes it seem like Christmas? Very happy with our choices! 60 days until we're in our happy place!

 

[han22735]

What is it about getting FP+ reserved that makes it seem like Christmas? Very happy with our choices! 60 days until we're in our happy place!

LOL it really is. I was so excited to get up on my 60 day mark.

 

[adamreisinger]

I just booked May 18-20 at AKL specifically for the Pandora preview! Have a DVC spot reserved on the 20th, and I'm hoping to get a ticket to the D23 preview on the 19th (they go on sale next week). Even if I don't get into the D23 event, I'm sure I'll make a good time of the trip.

 

[MissLiz]

Add us to the list for May/June!!

We are finally heading home again May 28th - June 6th! We will be at AKV - Kidani Village. We "gave" this trip to our girls for Christmas, but I've been too nervous to join the group because we've booked our trips the past 2 years and ended up cancelling and just doing a staycation at Aulani instead. I finally feel like it's real now! We've got just about everything done: airfare, ADR's, WDW tickets, FP+, rental car! We just need to get our tickets for our one day at Universal.

I was up at 1am this morning to make our FP+ reservations. I didn't get exactly the times that I wanted, but I got it to work out well. I was pleasantly surprised at the amount of availability.

 

[Spacecow]

I was able to get all the FPs I wanted this morning! I was so surprised at the Pandora availability. Had to wake up at 4am my time to do it, but it was worth it. May 29 can't get here soon enough!

 

[hsmamainva]

IT'S APRIL!!!!!!! WE GO TO DISNEY NEXT MONTH!!!!!!

39 days here! We're in the 30's!!

 

[ariane37]

DH and I returned from a quick trip this past Tues and we got to try a few of the F&G food booths. SO good Can't wait to try a few more and go back to our favorites in May!

 

[KT0191]

Today is my last day to customize MagicBands (like I didn't do that months ago). It's getting so close!