Trip Number Ten ~ We're Going Again! Plus a side trip!

[ddluvsdisney]

So, guess what I did last night?!!

Totally unrelated to Disney, but another love of mine. Actually I think it would be super cool if this was part of the Eat to the Beat line up at the F&W Festival!! Two of my favorite things together. A girl can dream, right?!

I went to see Daughtry!!!

Okay, just wanted to share real quick. Now back to our regularly scheduled programming -- Disney!!

Cool!!! Did you go with your DH or friends??

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[Momof2Disneyboys]

Cool!!! Did you go with your DH or friends??

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Just DH and I went!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

I was gonna say maybe have the boys go to another show or do a ride a couple of times while you go to B&TB.

The first time I saw it, DH and DS12 were in line for ToT. Since DS16 won't do that ride he needed to come with me. He wasn't to happy but he was still to young at the time to do something by himself.

I think we all saw it last year with my parents. DH wanted to see it too . The boys have also seen the movie a while back and they liked it.

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[T*Bird]

I saw your Daughtry pics! I saw the link and figured you must be going, but then it said Ohio so I wasn't sure. I should look at a map of the USA and see how close you are to the Ohio border.

OK, I just looked and I guess you are pretty close!

I remember you saying how you were a big Daughtry fan.

Looks like a fun date night!

Oh, and shame on you for going OT.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I was gonna say maybe have the boys go to another show or do a ride a couple of times while you go to B&TB.

The first time I saw it, DH and DS12 were in line for ToT. Since DS16 won't do that ride he needed to come with me. He wasn't to happy but he was still to young at the time to do something by himself.

I think we all saw it last year with my parents. DH wanted to see it too . The boys have also seen the movie a while back and they liked it.

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Yeah, I could maybe try to see it when they are seeing Lights, Motors, Action.... but I kind of wanted to see LMA! What can I say, I am a mom of boys!!

I saw your Daughtry pics! I saw the link and figured you must be going, but then it said Ohio so I wasn't sure. I should look at a map of the USA and see how close you are to the Ohio border.

OK, I just looked and I guess you are pretty close!

I remember you saying how you were a big Daughtry fan.

Looks like a fun date night!

Oh, and shame on you for going OT.

We are about an hour from Youngstown, so not too far.

It was awesome!! Yeah I know, going OT!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

So, onto DHS Fastpass Plus options:


Indiana Jones
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
American Idol
Star Tours
Beauty & the Beast
Disney Junior
Great Movie Ride
Lights, Motors, Action
Toy Story Mania
Rock N Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror



And we chose:
Toy Story Mania
Rock n Roller Coaster (DS14 & I) and Star Tours (DH & DS11)
Tower of Terror

There was nothing else that DH & DS11 wanted to do while DS14 & I do TOT, so we just put them on for the same thing, even though they won't ride. The My Disney Experience makes you choose 3 FP+, even if you only want 1 or 2. If you don't chose one it just randomly puts one in there.

 

[disny_luvr]

So, onto DHS Fastpass Plus options:


Indiana Jones
Voyage of the Little Mermaid
American Idol
Star Tours
Beauty & the Beast
Disney Junior
Great Movie Ride
Lights, Motors, Action
Toy Story Mania
Rock N Roller Coaster
Tower of Terror



And we chose:
Toy Story Mania
Rock n Roller Coaster (DS14 & I) and Star Tours (DH & DS11)
Tower of Terror

There was nothing else that DH & DS11 wanted to do while DS14 & I do TOT, so we just put them on for the same thing, even though they won't ride. The My Disney Experience makes you choose 3 FP+, even if you only want 1 or 2. If you don't chose one it just randomly puts one in there.

I think your FP+ choices look good. We love Toy Story Mania and always run there as soon as we enter DHS to pull FP and we still get return times after lunch. You could've chose B&tB for one of your FP+ choices...

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I think your FP+ choices look good. We love Toy Story Mania and always run there as soon as we enter DHS to pull FP and we still get return times after lunch. You could've chose B&tB for one of your FP+ choices...

Yeah, I think we will go in and do TSM right at rope drop and then we can use our FP+ and go again!

You are right -- I could have gotten a B&TB FP+!! Then the boys would have had to go!

 

[mickeystoontown]

Shelly, I just read the following article and didn't know if you had seen it. It answered many of the answers that I had about the Magic Bands:

http://blog.touringplans.com/2013/07/31/my-mymagic-test-experience/

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Shelly, I just read the following article and didn't know if you had seen it. It answered many of the answers that I had about the Magic Bands:

http://blog.touringplans.com/2013/07/31/my-mymagic-test-experience/

Interesting article... Thanks Lisa! It looks like I may have access to regular FP's on this trip as well. Which is awesome! But it also looks like that will not be an option once the system is up & running for everyone in the near future. I hope they change it and allow you to get more than 3 FP's a day!

 

[rusafee1183]

Interesting article... Thanks Lisa! It looks like I may have access to regular FP's on this trip as well. Which is awesome! But it also looks like that will not be an option once the system is up & running for everyone in the near future. I hope they change it and allow you to get more than 3 FP's a day!

Very interesting article. The one thing that I didn't see and I'm not really sure about - is it 3 FP's per day total? Or 3 per park, per day to account for people park hopping?

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[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Well between the FP+ and regular FPs, you are going to have it made on this trip! I'm jealous! I can't wait to hear how much you got to do with all your FP pixie dust!

I have been on hold this morning for 1.5 hours so far for this free dining promo! I'm about to pull my hair out! I was just wondering if you were on hold too.

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Shelly, I just read the following article and didn't know if you had seen it. It answered many of the answers that I had about the Magic Bands:

http://blog.touringplans.com/2013/07/31/my-mymagic-test-experience/

Interesting!! Thanks for sharing.

There were some issues that I was concerned about. One being if you have teenagers that separate from you and don't have a FP telling them what time to return.
And I can also see myself forgetting those bands at home by mistake if they ever got shipped to my house. EEK!! I know they would give you new ones but what's the point of spending that $$.

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[Momof2Disneyboys]

Very interesting article. The one thing that I didn't see and I'm not really sure about - is it 3 FP's per day total? Or 3 per park, per day to account for people park hopping?

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I believe it's just 3 per day, one park. So it really isn't great for people who park hop.

Well between the FP+ and regular FPs, you are going to have it made on this trip! I'm jealous! I can't wait to hear how much you got to do with all your FP pixie dust!

I have been on hold this morning for 1.5 hours so far for this free dining promo! I'm about to pull my hair out! I was just wondering if you were on hold too.

It will be awesome if we can use both this trip. We should be able to do everything we want with very minimal wait!

Oh heck no. I'm doing it all online!! I'm not sitting on hold for hours. The FD and fall room discounts are up on the TA site, did you try it?? I have a few clients traveling this fall that are already booked on our agecny exclusives, so I am comparing prices. So far, our specials are better!

Interesting!! Thanks for sharing.

There were some issues that I was concerned about. One being if you have teenagers that separate from you and don't have a FP telling them what time to return.
And I can also see myself forgetting those bands at home by mistake if they ever got shipped to my house. EEK!! I know they would give you new ones but what's the point of spending that $$.

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Yeah, that could be problematic.

I was thinking about this and wondering why they would spend the money to ship the bands to everyone and then I thought it kind of does make sense, otherwise they would have to store them at the resorts and would have CM's searching through a ton of boxes at check in and it would probably be a mess.

 

[RinkyTinkyTinky]

Oh heck no. I'm doing it all online!! I'm not sitting on hold for hours. The FD and fall room discounts are up on the TA site, did you try it?? I have a few clients traveling this fall that are already booked on our agecny exclusives, so I am comparing prices. So far, our specials are better!

I couldn't add the discount online to my existing reservation. That drives me nuts! I can't figure out for the life of me why they won't allow you to make changes to a reservation online. It would be so much easier. It ended up taking me 3 hours to get the free dining added to my trip!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I couldn't add the discount online to my existing reservation. That drives me nuts! I can't figure out for the life of me why they won't allow you to make changes to a reservation online. It would be so much easier. It ended up taking me 3 hours to get the free dining added to my trip!

Oh that stinks!! I don't know why we can't make changes to existing reservations online. So dumb!

 

[ddluvsdisney]

Yeah, that could be problematic.

I was thinking about this and wondering why they would spend the money to ship the bands to everyone and then I thought it kind of does make sense, otherwise they would have to store them at the resorts and would have CM's searching through a ton of boxes at check in and it would probably be a mess.

I guess that makes sense.

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[JoBird]

Oh boy I've missed a ton. Rock concerts with cute bald men and magic band info and discounts that aren't as awesome as your agency.
Dang girl, I'm behind. Sorry.

Shopping for WDW and school is tough on a sister.

As far as Daughtry.... That man is way hotter than he used to be. Pretty sure if he ever was part of the Eat to the Beat concerts you wouldn't be able to move in EP--- too many women drooling and not over some pork egg roll they were serving.
Thanks for the pics and the play by play. It was fun hearing about it!!

Interesting info about the magic bands. I'm a little glad that I'm not getting to try it this trip. You know how resistant to change I am!!! You will just have to do it and figure it all out and then tell me how to do it.

Okay so now what? How is packing going?

I bought a ton of stuff today and came home and .... Threw it into the suit case that still has brochures from San Francisco in it!!!!! Oh boy. I'm a mess.

But at least I started packing.

 

[T*Bird]

Oh boy I've missed a ton. Rock concerts with cute bald men and magic band info and discounts that aren't as awesome as your agency.
Dang girl, I'm behind. Sorry.

Shopping for WDW and school is tough on a sister.

As far as Daughtry.... That man is way hotter than he used to be. Pretty sure if he ever was part of the Eat to the Beat concerts you wouldn't be able to move in EP--- too many women drooling and not over some pork egg roll they were serving.
Thanks for the pics and the play by play. It was fun hearing about it!!

Interesting info about the magic bands. I'm a little glad that I'm not getting to try it this trip. You know how resistant to change I am!!! You will just have to do it and figure it all out and then tell me how to do it.

Okay so now what? How is packing going?

I bought a ton of stuff today and came home and .... Threw it into the suit case that still has brochures from San Francisco in it!!!!! Oh boy. I'm a mess.

But at least I started packing.

And you know exactly what I'm ROTFL'ing about!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Oh boy I've missed a ton. Rock concerts with cute bald men and magic band info and discounts that aren't as awesome as your agency.
Dang girl, I'm behind. Sorry.

Shopping for WDW and school is tough on a sister.

As far as Daughtry.... That man is way hotter than he used to be. Pretty sure if he ever was part of the Eat to the Beat concerts you wouldn't be able to move in EP--- too many women drooling and not over some pork egg roll they were serving.
Thanks for the pics and the play by play. It was fun hearing about it!!

Interesting info about the magic bands. I'm a little glad that I'm not getting to try it this trip. You know how resistant to change I am!!! You will just have to do it and figure it all out and then tell me how to do it.

Okay so now what? How is packing going?

I bought a ton of stuff today and came home and .... Threw it into the suit case that still has brochures from San Francisco in it!!!!! Oh boy. I'm a mess.

But at least I started packing.

Dang, you are behind!! And I was going to do another update today! Just never got to it, too busy with TA stuff...

So yeah, Daughtry is totally HOT!!! Great concert.

MagicBands, well what can I say. It is going to be a major change for all of us eventually. I will definitely give everyone all the details.

I haven't got to the packing yet. Can you believe it??? IDK what is wrong with me. Been busy booking some last minute Labor Day weekend trips this week. And then dealing with the WDW fall discounts coming out today. I did get the suitcases upstairs a few days ago. Not a thing in them except for ponchos leftover from the last trip.

Hope you got lots of great back to school deals today.

And you know exactly what I'm ROTFL'ing about!