The Year of Disney Trips: ***Update!!!! 8/20/08****

[PrincessAlways]

Ohhh Christmastime in Disney! I'm still trying to find a way to swing that one!

Do try to make it work!!! It's the best time of year at Disney! I'll be there 11/25-30 & cannot wait! If you do go & any of your days are within my stay, please let me know. I'd love to meet you! So much more to see & do at that time! It takes your breath away! Especially the CP at EPCOT! I cry every year!

Whilst we waited for dessert Daniel went off on a potty break and Mom and Bre were devising a plan.

hmmmm......what kind of plan???

 

[HomeschoolMama]

That boy! How did he swing those FPs?! Rico Suave, ovah hee-yah!

You're so good at the cliff hangers. I always think, 'Oh man!" when I get to the end. But it keeps me coming back for more.

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

What a lucky break getting LTT on short notice!

As for Disney at Christmas time. If you can't make it down this year keep in mind I will be in WDW Dec 1-6 next year. We could meet up for a Dis meet! MVMCP anyone?

 

[DisneyJo]

Z please don't tell me that you don't know that you can use FP's late???? We did it loads of times in August and so do lots of other DISers it's only on Soarin where they are strict!!!!

Can't believe he scored those FP's though and got chatted up

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

Do try to make it work!!! It's the best time of year at Disney! I'll be there 11/25-30 & cannot wait! If you do go & any of your days are within my stay, please let me know. I'd love to meet you! So much more to see & do at that time! It takes your breath away! Especially the CP at EPCOT! I cry every year!

hmmmm......what kind of plan???

Tryin'. It all depends on $$. I'm shooting for 11/30-12/2 a short weekend. I'm trying to convince my family to go. Also Joel Osteen the preacher guy, who my Mom likes a lot is in Orlando on the 30th and I'm trying to use that to convince her to go. Plus it's my cousin Alex's (DC from April TR) birthday on 12/2 and that'd be cool to be there for that too. We'll see though.

That boy! How did he swing those FPs?! Rico Suave, ovah

I have no clue! He's an attractive kid, I'm telling you charm got him a long way. Rico Suave

What a lucky break getting LTT on short notice!

As for Disney at Christmas time. If you can't make it down this year keep in mind I will be in WDW Dec 1-6 next year. We could meet up for a Dis meet! MVMCP anyone?

Yeah it was. I did try to get a later ADR because I figured we'd all be full, but everything was packed.

I know, still jealous of your land sea trip.

Z please don't tell me that you don't know that you can use FP's late???? We did it loads of times in August and so do lots of other DISers it's only on Soarin where they are strict!!!!

Can't believe he scored those FP's though and got chatted up

WHAT?!?!?! No I did not know this! This is the first I hear of this!! I mean sure maybe a few minutes after the time, but not an hour or so after...
In April we kept on seeing people at different rides (especially the big rides like EE, RnR, SM, Splash, Soarin', TT, MS) be turned away when the CMs saw their FP time expired.

Although I don't think going on Splash Mtn after having eaten would've been a good idea either.

 

[ILMICKEY]

Oh my gosh I missed 2 updates!

Those boys are something else aren't they? I have this mental thing going where I am afraid you are going to tell us when he went to the bathroom, he really took off to find the girls. Please don't tell us that!

1 more day, I am so excited for you. Are you going to write 2 reports at the same time??

 

[HomeschoolMama]

Z please don't tell me that you don't know that you can use FP's late???? We did it loads of times in August and so do lots of other DISers it's only on Soarin where they are strict!!!!

Can't believe he scored those FP's though and got chatted up

Details, please...

Hey, Z, when do you leave? In the morning after work?
Lucky duckie!!!

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

Oh my gosh I missed 2 updates!

Those boys are something else aren't they? I have this mental thing going where I am afraid you are going to tell us when he went to the bathroom, he really took off to find the girls. Please don't tell us that!

1 more day, I am so excited for you. Are you going to write 2 reports at the same time??

Trying to get this one done to get to the August one so I can get to this October one.

I'm so excited too!!!

Details, please...

Hey, Z, when do you leave? In the morning after work?
Lucky duckie!!!

Very early at an ungodly hour in the morning. I spent the day looking for a costume, but couldn't find one that fit me because apparently the new thing is to be something "sexy" and uh yeah that doesn't quite work for a chubby girl like me. Or Disney for that matter. But I did score 2 shirts and some scrapbooking things at the Disney Outlet store for $25

I'm gonna try to take pics and post 'em!

 

[HomeschoolMama]

Very early at an ungodly hour in the morning. I spent the day looking for a costume, but couldn't find one that fit me because apparently the new thing is to be something "sexy" and uh yeah that doesn't quite work for a chubby girl like me. Or Disney for that matter. But I did score 2 shirts and some scrapbooking things at the Disney Outlet store for $25

I'm gonna try to take pics and post 'em!

How frustrating... I wish I could help you think of something, but it's getting late now.
How long is your drive? Oh! You're probably heading to a park, not straight to the hotel, huh?
I should run. Hubby's done all that sewing for the girls' shirts and now he's ready to watch t.v. He's waiting on me!

Can't wait to hear details when you get back. Have fun!!!

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

Here's the stuff I bought at the Disney outlet today:

Mickey Head embellishment thingies for my scrapbooking:

The 2 shirts:

Close up of castle shirt:

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

I love your new shirts.

 

[HomeschoolMama]

I like the castle shirt the best. I've never seen such a pretty shirt. Our outlets don't have WDW stuff, just characters. Boohoo!
I'm headed over to the Pre-trippie to add my pics of the Minnie Shirts and jewelry I made tonight. Drop by when you get back!!
Have fun!!!​

 

[PrincessAlways]

Love this shirt!! Very nice!

 

[Disneyolic]

Too much to comment on ... too little time. So I'll just say what struck me the most.

Bad bad minions going off to MGM and wasting a day! Just BAD! Okay vent over.

And, as Jo said, we used some of our FPs many hours later just depending on how our schedules went. Most of the time we were there on time. I hear, but am not sure, that the exceptions to the "late" FP return is EE and Soarin'. I also heard that they are installing new FP machines and it may be harder to return later.

 

[Glendamax]

Thanks for buying that blue shirt for me . . .

 

[PrincessAlways]

Thanks for buying that blue shirt for me . . .

Funny, I thought it was bought for me???
Hey, Glenda, what happened to your siggie??? hmmm, I started to take notice to other siggies. They look like some of the last line is cut off. strange?

 

[DisneyJo]

WHAT?!?!?! No I did not know this! This is the first I hear of this!! I mean sure maybe a few minutes after the time, but not an hour or so after...

And you call yourself a DISer and TGMer Z we used our FP's late loads of times, mostly on time but often hours late, like RnR we got the FP at rope drop and used it before we left at about 3pm

Hey, Glenda, what happened to your siggie??? hmmm, I started to take notice to other siggies. They look like some of the last line is cut off. strange?

The DIS have just installed some kind of signature software which only allows certain siggie lengths etc, I had to fiddle around with mine to get it all to fit again, at least it will stop any violations

 

[LurrrvtheDuck]

I'm baaaaaack!!

 

[puggymom]

So um a new update will be forthcoming then?

 

[Lifelong_Dreamer]

Welcome back! I hope that you had a great trip.