***The Official October 2016 Thread***

[mara512]

Got my Magic Bands and luggage tags today. Here is a picture of the purple luggage tag.

 

[absolutmey]

One set of bands almost ready to ship and another will be going early enough. And OMG, if DH doesn't STOP trying to re-do my surprise plans, I'm going to have to beat him. He had the surprise his way for DLR (we didn't say anything until we were there and waited to see how long it would take to figure out -- they were surprisingly oblivious so finally DH coaxed them into guessing). I'm also letting him surprise them his way for the USO portion -- which will be the same as in we drive up and see how long it takes them to figure it out (sensing a pattern?). But he keeps trying to say "oh we should just say we're going to FL instead and see how long it takes them to figure it out." No. "We should just go to the airport and see how long it takes for them to figure it out." And let a TSA employee tell my kids to have a nice time at WDW, revealing the surprise? No. "DD really liked how we did the surprise last time. And DS will be fine with it." No. Yes, DD will be fine. But actually DS is an uber-planner and I'm even a bit worried about how he will take this, even though I solicited his opinion plenty of times (he just didn't realize it was for this October) which is why I want to do the courtesy of at least giving him the plane ride to research and see what he wants to do. And on it goes. I've finally told him that this is important to me and to just be quiet. This is my turn. As he didn't get up at 4 am to make ADRs or obsessively research beforehand to know where to make said ADRs, he needs to zippidity-doo-dah. (Oh and lest I sound completely mean and selfish, I've asked him if he wanted to help write the clues for the scavenger hunt. Nope. So I did that too.) Bah!

I feel you. I had a whole scavenger hunt, dessert and surprise evening planned out for the night before we leave. DH chimes in last week and makes it known to all of us that he'd rather just put DS in the (rental) car (at 4:30am) and not tell him where we're going until we're down the road. I just stared at him. When his parents left I said the following:
1. why didn't you mention this to me when I told you I was writing an 8-step scavenger hunt!
2. do you think our kid is stupid? He's going to notice that there is a large SUV outside the night before we leave.
3. who do you think you're waking up at 4:30 and putting in the car because our kid is not a morning person and he doesn't like to just be picked up directly out of sleep. DH has tried something like that previously and got punched by a half-asleep DS who thought he was being kidnapped.
4. do you actually think that our kid isn't going to ask what you're doing immediately after you wake him up at 4:30am?

I finally just gave up. I told him I'm not helping him figure out how to hide a giant SUV overnight or explain to DS why his grandparents are spending the night over at our house on Friday night. I'm secretly hoping he gets punched again.

 

[Cluelyss]

I'm secretly hoping he gets punched again.

I'm sorry, I laughed out loud at this. Good luck!!!

 

[vrajewski10513]

I'm secretly hoping he gets punched again.

 

[otten]

3 weeks from today! Our trip is not a surprise for DD so we have a 30 day activity countdown going on right now. I'm not sure who's having more fun, her or me.

 

[Veronique]

I feel you. I had a whole scavenger hunt, dessert and surprise evening planned out for the night before we leave. DH chimes in last week and makes it known to all of us that he'd rather just put DS in the (rental) car (at 4:30am) and not tell him where we're going until we're down the road. I just stared at him. When his parents left I said the following:
1. why didn't you mention this to me when I told you I was writing an 8-step scavenger hunt!
2. do you think our kid is stupid? He's going to notice that there is a large SUV outside the night before we leave.
3. who do you think you're waking up at 4:30 and putting in the car because our kid is not a morning person and he doesn't like to just be picked up directly out of sleep. DH has tried something like that previously and got punched by a half-asleep DS who thought he was being kidnapped.
4. do you actually think that our kid isn't going to ask what you're doing immediately after you wake him up at 4:30am?

I finally just gave up. I told him I'm not helping him figure out how to hide a giant SUV overnight or explain to DS why his grandparents are spending the night over at our house on Friday night. I'm secretly hoping he gets punched again.

OMG I'd be so piss. If my husband doesnt want to help, fine. But that's borderline insulting. Care and emotional labor is easily taken for granted, especially since women are the one doing it most of the time... I'm annoying so I tell that to my husband all the time and show him statistics and studies lol. But it actually work. At this point, he'd say he always tought like me, that emotional labor is important and father and mother should participate, but I remember having to convince him! lol

 

[Pesky]

I feel you. I had a whole scavenger hunt, dessert and surprise evening planned out for the night before we leave. DH chimes in last week and makes it known to all of us that he'd rather just put DS in the (rental) car (at 4:30am) and not tell him where we're going until we're down the road. I just stared at him. When his parents left I said the following:
1. why didn't you mention this to me when I told you I was writing an 8-step scavenger hunt!
2. do you think our kid is stupid? He's going to notice that there is a large SUV outside the night before we leave.
3. who do you think you're waking up at 4:30 and putting in the car because our kid is not a morning person and he doesn't like to just be picked up directly out of sleep. DH has tried something like that previously and got punched by a half-asleep DS who thought he was being kidnapped.
4. do you actually think that our kid isn't going to ask what you're doing immediately after you wake him up at 4:30am?

I finally just gave up. I told him I'm not helping him figure out how to hide a giant SUV overnight or explain to DS why his grandparents are spending the night over at our house on Friday night. I'm secretly hoping he gets punched again.

and . OMG, I love the punching. That is epic.

OMG, feel your pain, sister. I kept telling DH that as our children know how to READ, plus numerous announcements from the flight crew, figuring out where they were going wouldn't be hard. Plus DS being kind of "eh" on surprises at best. And like you, I have TEN WRITTEN, RHYMING CLUES ALREADY DONE, as he didn't want to have input when I was writing them. I finally have just resorted to telling him "shhhhh! the adults have planned it, just keep quiet." I can tell he's not happy about it but when I pull out the verbal bazooka of "do you really want to fight about this or just let me finally have my moment like you did with DLR?", he usually slumps into sullen silence. Like the Hulk, he doesn't want to see me angry. I'll take it. But it's the rinsing and repeating that gets old.

Can't wait for him to realize I've started planning out outfits for each day for him too. Color and theme coordination, people.

 

[picatinny]

Joining in! We will be at Shades of Green Sept 30 to Oct 4th!

Thanks for this page it is beyond Awesome!!!!!

 

[Bluejean78]

Anyone got any space in their Memory Maker group to share? We are going in late October!!

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Anyone got any space in their Memory Maker group to share? We are going in late October!!

Anyone want to share?

I'm open to sharing if you haven't found anyone - already got a mm, first day should be sept 29 so I'm not sure if that is too early for you. Feel free to message me if interested.

 

[Bluejean78]

Hello! Does anyone know around what time the bus will pick up at the resort to go to the airport? Sunday Oct 2 and we are staying at Art of Animation. We have a 3:30 flight, trying to figure out if we would have time for a park that morning.

 

[vrajewski10513]

Hello! Does anyone know around what time the bus will pick up at the resort to go to the airport? Sunday Oct 2 and we are staying at Art of Animation. We have a 3:30 flight, trying to figure out if we would have time for a park that morning.

The DME picks up appx. 3 hours before your departure time.

 

[vrajewski10513]

We're going home in TWO WEEKS!!!

 

[BoltzNBrew]

Still no Epcot F&W map.

 

[crazy4wdw]

Still no Epcot F&W map.

Map: https://wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-assets/parks-and-tickets/destinations/epcot/Epcot.pdf

Photos of the menus and prices here: http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/09/photos-first-look-booth-menus-2016-epcot-food-wine-festival/

 

[Pesky]

Map: https://wdpromedia.disney.go.com/media/wdpro-assets/parks-and-tickets/destinations/epcot/Epcot.pdf

Photos of the menus and prices here: http://wdwnt.com/blog/2016/09/photos-first-look-booth-menus-2016-epcot-food-wine-festival/

The map looks like just an Epcot one but you're right -- it's on the Disney page. https://wdpromedia.disney.go.com/me...national-food-and-wine-festival/epcot-map.pdf

 

[brownie_17]

16 days till we are at CSR!!!

 

[TigerLilly's Mom]

Joining in. Hubby and I will be there for our first adults only trip Oct. 23 - 28. Staying at BWV. EXCITED!

 

[dmc6469]

17 days! I'm so excited.

 

[patches07]

17 days! I'm so excited.

17 days for us too, we are so excited too !!!

 

[Bluejean78]

The DME picks up appx. 3 hours before your departure time.

Thanks!