The "Waiting for ROFR" support group thread

[Tigger & Eeyore]

Disboards will only let me put up 25 pix at a time so the last three are URL's

Love the pictures!!! thanks for sharing!

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

Disney exercised their right! Not that I really didn't expect it, but still disappointed the same

GrumpyBa*D----------- 250 VWL (Aug) $72, 72 '08 pts, all '09 pts, buyer and seller split '08 mf (sub 4/21)

So sorry to hear it! You will find another one and it was well worth the try.

How old are you kids? My kids loved Kings Dominion and the wooden roller coasters and hated Bush Gardens they said they didn't like all the walking. Now since I only have 1 DD at home we usually go to Kings Dominion as it is closer to our home by an hour. We usally go for 2 days, 1 day we go to the water park and the other we do the amusment park. On the other hand if your kids are into steel roller coasters I would say go to Bush Gardens. If you go to Bush Gardens make sure you go to Colonial Williamsburg. They have reenactments that are really good. I go to Colonial Williamsburg at least 3 times a year just for the reenactments, but then that is my favorite historical period. I'm a history buff
Dvcnewgirl can give you more info on Bush Gardens she lives close to it and if you want more info on Kings Dominion just let me know

I love Kings Dominion. The kids like it too. It has something for every age. If your kids like the roller coasters I do believe Busch Gardens offers more in that arena. When I was a teenager, many moons ago, I spent hours just riding th coasters at Busch Gardens. Both places are great but KD is great for little ones too. Hope that helps some

 

[Verandah Man]

Ricky & Lucy (aka: Ed & Susan) You guys crack me up...............


Enjoyed your pics Ed!!!

 

[Laxmom]

Ok, I've decided something. I am ready to close.....today. I am tired of estoppifying. Who do I call? Any one have Mickey's phone number. Better yet, Minnie's phone number? She would light a fire under Mickey like any good SO would.

I still have 2 weeks of this left. Maybe more. Want it over......yesterday. I am anxious to plan our first trip and I am now nearing the 11 month mark. Can you imagine what I will be like when I am waiting to get into the system? Patients isn't my strong suit either!!!

 

[dvcnewgirl]

There are a lot of you that I trust on here so I was hoping I can ask you a question. My wife and I are trying to decide on a little vacation with the kids this summer and we are trying to decide between Kings Dominion and Bush Gardens. Could I ask your opinions on these parks? Any inside info would be great. Thanks.

I am really not much help because I do not remember Kings Dominion. Busch Gardens is beautiful though, Busch has a LOT of roller coasters. It also has little rides for the little ones. We enjoy it, but it is not "family time" like disney because my son is too little for most of the rides. (1yo) But my daughter at 5 can do most of the rides. Good luck!

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

My offer for 50 pts at OKW was accepted so now I join the waiting for ROFR gang. I think my chance are good at least I hope they are. I don't know how I am going to get thru the next couple of weeks, I keep checking my email every couple of hours, just in case. I'll keep you posted! Apprecited all the I can get!!! Thanks!

GOOD LUCK!!!!!!!

 

[tammymacb]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Did anyone else happen to get an email from Disney today? Something about special pricing on AKV add ons starting at just 50 points?

 

[Laxmom]

OMG!! Check out this thread! I have never seen pictures of BCV's before. I may have to walk this property while on our trip! The add on picture is getting so cloudy!!! So many resorts, so little money!!!!

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1808429

SAB looks fantastic!!! Much better than the clown slide!! Has anyone been there and can give me a review?

 

[tammymacb]

I love BCV..Adding on points there can be tough though.

Small contracts come along from time to time ( like the one I just gave up ) But, even buying from Disney can take a year to get your waitlisted points to you.

I decided on BWV because the location is the same. BWV has less of a point structure ( if you get a standard room ) and I know I will get in BCV occasionally at the 7 month window.

 

[Laxmom]

I have seen the threads about waiting to buy thru Disney. I don't think I could ever talk my DH out of VWL if we were to add on at a WDW resort. He would like the location, I like the grounds and the pool area. I would be temped to float my days away while everyone else went to the parks!!!

 

[HolidayRoad]

Wilma please tell me you are not a Patsy fan......I think you were out of town when I posted that my DH and I were at the AFC championship game in Jan. It was sOOOOOOOOOOO cold! And, the fans sucked (no offense to you) ....we had beer poured on us, cig. butts flicked on us, we were cussed at...it was terrible...I was so thankful we did not take my DS with us to the game.... we were even in the family section....did I mention how cold I was?? We had hand warmers, feet warmers, I had 5 layers of pants on, and I was still cold... It was my first time to Boston and I loved it!! It was so fun to see all the sights. I love history too!



Welcome!!!


Forgot to mention....we had a 5.2 earthquake here in northern CA tonight..no joke! It was the first quake for my kids, it shook up my oldest the most. She had a lot of questions. I yelled at them to get to the doorway and they did!

I'm sorry that happened, I am a Pats fan but can assure you that I have never poured beer on anyone (that didn't want me to) and honestly I've only been to a couple of Pats games in person, I would rather watch them on TV more comfortable and less obnoctious people, I'm usually the only one. To be fair however I have had friends go to away games and come back with some horror stories also. There was that girl last year that won her age level in the punt, pass and kick compition and was booed in Indy because she had a Brady shirt on while being intrduced on national TV. How do you boo a young girl. Bob's little Three River stadium has had it's share of issues. This doesnt excuse those people who acted that way towards you. Can I ask you a question? Did you wear the opposing teams uniform into Gillette stadium for the AFC Championship game? I'm not saying you can't do that, only that if you do some of the locals do not act very sportsmanlike in those situations. As for the cold yes it's almost always cold here except for that one June a few years back... Heck, it snowed here yesterday just for a few minutes but it was snow. Anyway sorry you had such a bad time at the stadium, it is a nice stadium though.

 

[HolidayRoad]

I too am a huge history nut mostly Civil War. I have been to Gettysburg many times, I love walking the battlefield with all the monuments. Last year I stopped on my way home from Disney at the Stonewall Jacksone shrine which is right off the highway pretty awesome. My favorite book is The Killer Angels by Michael Shaara, great book. I also like a lot of Shelby Foote's stuff. I know it's a little off subject but I had to chime in.

 

[HolidayRoad]

Ed, if you're looking for an amusement park this summer there is no better place the Kennywood just outside of Pittsburgh. In fact it was just named the best traditional amusement park or something like that. Someone started this thread, http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1806862 and it really is pretty great.

Thanks I'm going to check that out!!

 

[HolidayRoad]

Take in a Pirate game at the best ballpark in the country

Best ballpark? Fenway is right around the corner from me!!!!!

 

[Tigger & Eeyore]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Did anyone else happen to get an email from Disney today? Something about special pricing on AKV add ons starting at just 50 points?

Yes I did. It came through to me last night and DH just said, not now

 

[HolidayRoad]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Did anyone else happen to get an email from Disney today? Something about special pricing on AKV add ons starting at just 50 points?

I didn't get anything. I just called member services and asked them why I'm not receiving the same stuff others are. They told me to call my sales agent "Linda" and gave me a phone number, all I can guess is that that she is my guide. She hasn't called me or Emailed me or attempted to contact me in anyway so I wonder how hard it is to switch guides?

 

[tammymacb]

Ed, if it's not hard, I'd suggest Bernard.

He's been super nice and helpful and he calls back quickly. He's mine and Kristen's guide.

 

[icouldlivethere]

O.K. I'll take it back, could you please post it one last time and i will copy it and take back over.

Hi Ed, It looks like all of these posts from last night got buried so I'm reposting them for you below.

Here you go Ed! It's all yours! I think there may be some people on here who have either passed or got ROFR'd but never came back to this thread to tell us. I know Laxmom checked the other ROFR thread and found a couple of names of people one of whom passed and one of whom got ROFR'd. I need to go back and see if I can find that post.


The Dreaded Waiting For ROFR List

Updated list 4/29/08:

Haley Whippet

mickeyfan0805

mickeywho?

HayGan

M-I-C-K-E-Y (2nd attempt)

Barb

AinW

dani0622

LadyKay

Frankiesmom

ROFR is a four letter word.

Hey Ed, I found this post from Laxmom. She was nice enough to check the other ROFR thread and it appears that LadyKay passed and Frankiesmom did not. I didn't see them come back here to post their results. If they did post and I missed it then I apologize. Either way I guess they should probably be removed from the list.

My offer for 50 pts at OKW was accepted so now I join the waiting for ROFR gang. I think my chance are good at least I hope they are. I don't know how I am going to get thru the next couple of weeks, I keep checking my email every couple of hours, just in case. I'll keep you posted! Apprecited all the I can get!!! Thanks!

 

[icouldlivethere]

My offer for 50 pts at OKW was accepted so now I join the waiting for ROFR gang. I think my chance are good at least I hope they are. I don't know how I am going to get thru the next couple of weeks, I keep checking my email every couple of hours, just in case. I'll keep you posted! Apprecited all the I can get!!! Thanks!

Congratulations and good luck!! I hope you pass through ROFR quickly!!

 

[icouldlivethere]

Good Morning Sunshines!

Did anyone else happen to get an email from Disney today? Something about special pricing on AKV add ons starting at just 50 points?

Yes, I got this email too. I can see why addonitis is so prevalent around here. They are always tempting you to buy more! I'm going to have to keep my defenses up to resist.