WDW Commando Club

[Cinderella's Fella]

Is there anything special anyone wants news on

What was the movie for the ride home?

I'm going to start with the last day at Disney, 7:35 Breakfast at Ohana's with Randall

We got to Ohana's about 7:30 checked in and at 7:35 our buzzer was buzzing, Randall and Jodi were just getting off the Monorail, perfect timing, sat right down, breakfast was great I did not eat much since my stomach was not feeling that great from the night before, but bacon always makes me feel better and that juice I had more then a few glasses, During breakfast I showed Randall the cache of Transportation cards scored during the trip and he can indeed verify that there is a new set of 26 cards ( got 3 from the new set), after breakfast we headed to MK, once we got in we went over to the firehouse and we all got sorcerers cards, while looking at the cards the horse drawn trolly pulled up along with the Dapper Dan's on back, we got the back seat and we all got to wear their hats while be sung to on our ride the castle, then we went on Jungle Cruise (no wait), headed to POTC but it was closed, went to BTM (couple min wait), I thought we were going to get my DS on HM but when we got there it was closed (HM seemed to be closed every time I passed it during the week), then my wife called and said she had a spot in line for the Meredia M&G when we got there we walked rite inside, then we saw Push, it took us awhile to find the guy controlling push but we found him, then we did Monsters Inc, and the People Mover, by this time it was after 11am and we had to part, we had a GREAT time touring with Randall and his wife Jodi, it was the 1st time we did WDW with them and I can probably say it will not be the last

When we went to get our car at the Poly we still had 4QS and 1 snack credits left, we were able to turn in 1 QS for 3 snacks, we took a huge bag of snacks home with us

Did I miss anything Randall

You got it all, but you missed all the shopping Rachel did while we were playing!

 

[Disney Commando]

What was the movie for the ride home?



You got it all, but you missed all the shopping Rachel did while we were playing!

It was another sleeper Hallmark's November Christmas, i was asleep on the train by 4pm, woke up around 6am missed dinner and everything

If I could play every time she wants to shop, It would work for me

 

[Disney Commando]

Out of the 2 new restaurants we tried Bongo's & Boma's, Boma's is clearly the winner, lots of great foods, things I would never order just by name but when you try it , it's really good, Bongo's was a nice place but the food was not all that great, I had steak and it was really salty, my wife said what she had was nothing to write home about, and she is Spanish

So for future trips Boma's will be on our list

Total number of Transportation Cards scored this trip 41

 

[twokids0204]

Out of the 2 new restaurants we tried Bongo's & Boma's, Boma's is clearly the winner, lots of great foods, things I would never order just by name but when you try it , it's really good, Bongo's was a nice place but the food was not all that great, I had steak and it was really salty, my wife said what she had was nothing to write home about, and she is Spanish

So for future trips Boma's will be on our list

Total number of Transportation Cards scored this trip 41

We love Boma as welll...

 

[Rememberingthe70s]

My annual solo trip is in two months! A few dear friends are meeting me for a few days out of my seven .... Hope they know what they're in for!

Now that I am 45, I'm totally commando ( rope drop, secret passages and all) through parade time .... then I go back to. My WDW resort for a few glasses on wine and a nap. Until its Commando Part Deux! - The evening!

Planning on a one - day commando-and-lunch tour off all the resorts this time!

 

[AirGoofy]

Out of the 2 new restaurants we tried Bongo's & Boma's, Boma's is clearly the winner, lots of great foods, things I would never order just by name but when you try it , it's really good, Bongo's was a nice place but the food was not all that great, I had steak and it was really salty, my wife said what she had was nothing to write home about, and she is Spanish

So for future trips Boma's will be on our list

Total number of Transportation Cards scored this trip 41

Sorry to hear about Bongos. We had a really great time and great food there, but it was 12 years ago.

Thanks for asking Brian, Our house is fine only a few branches down, power was out for 8 days, we were lucky, a lot of people we know from my son's school lost a lot houses flooded out on 1st floor destroyed, the Barrier Island (something like 9 towns) reminds me of what Katrina looked like, IMO our Governor handled things great he is pretty tough and gave people strict guidelines on when they had to evacuate, this no doubt saved many lives. It is great to see help come from all over the US I've seen power trucks all the way from OK, and State Police from LA, many have not been able to go back to see there homes yet, I lost power for 8 days big deal, others lost EVERYTHING I would like to say things are back to normal but that will sadly be a long time away, Prayers going out to those so close to me that I could walk there in a few minutes

Glad to hear the power is back. Prayers go out to the people in the state throughout the recovery.

I'm going to start with the last day at Disney, 7:35 Breakfast at Ohana's with Randall

We got to Ohana's about 7:30 checked in and at 7:35 our buzzer was buzzing, Randall and Jodi were just getting off the Monorail, perfect timing, sat right down, breakfast was great I did not eat much since my stomach was not feeling that great from the night before, but bacon always makes me feel better and that juice I had more then a few glasses, During breakfast I showed Randall the cache of Transportation cards scored during the trip and he can indeed verify that there is a new set of 26 cards ( got 3 from the new set), after breakfast we headed to MK, once we got in we went over to the firehouse and we all got sorcerers cards, while looking at the cards the horse drawn trolly pulled up along with the Dapper Dan's on back, we got the back seat and we all got to wear their hats while be sung to on our ride the castle, then we went on Jungle Cruise (no wait), headed to POTC but it was closed, went to BTM (couple min wait), I thought we were going to get my DS on HM but when we got there it was closed (HM seemed to be closed every time I passed it during the week), then my wife called and said she had a spot in line for the Meredia M&G when we got there we walked rite inside, then we saw Push, it took us awhile to find the guy controlling push but we found him, then we did Monsters Inc, and the People Mover, by this time it was after 11am and we had to part, we had a GREAT time touring with Randall and his wife Jodi, it was the 1st time we did WDW with them and I can probably say it will not be the last

When we went to get our car at the Poly we still had 4QS and 1 snack credits left, we were able to turn in 1 QS for 3 snacks, we took a huge bag of snacks home with us

Did I miss anything Randall

Sounds like a good day. We have met up with different friends from local area at WDW, but none know or want to tour Commando style.

 

[Disney Commando]

My annual solo trip is in two months! A few dear friends are meeting me for a few days out of my seven .... Hope they know what they're in for!

Now that I am 45, I'm totally commando ( rope drop, secret passages and all) through parade time .... then I go back to. My WDW resort for a few glasses on wine and a nap. Until its Commando Part Deux! - The evening!

Planning on a one - day commando-and-lunch tour off all the resorts this time!

A solo trip Awesome, always wanted to do that but the wife and son would never even consider letting me go by myself
Doing a tour of all the resorts will take more planing then doing all 4 parks, with all the busses you would have to take, unless you have a car then it should be pretty easy, AKL is my favorite to tour

Sounds like a good day. We have met up with different friends from local area at WDW, but none know or want to tour Commando style.

One of these days we will be there the same time, then everyone better look out

 

[AirGoofy]

One of these days we will be there the same time, then everyone better look out

 

[Xclusive2WDW]

Hey Ron I am glad your back and that you and the family were safe as well as returned to a home Praying for all those affected!!!

Hello there to the rest of my Commando comrades. . . so, we have a commando gone overboard (i.e. ME!, lol). Here's the story. . .
You all know I have been looking for a job, well, while I didn't get the job I interviewed for a few weeks ago, I have a few more opportunities and I am really hoping and believing the job that's meant for me will soon be revealed Soooo, after I finished sulking from not getting the other job, I started to pick myself up again, by returning to planning Disney trips. One problem. . . I had already fully planned not one, but two trips (one for hunny and I and one for us and the kids). So, I tried to look at some TR and DR on here and got the bright idea to plan a trip for my mom and I. So, here I am in full commando-style planning mode planning 3 trips Now I know what you are thinking, "poor thing, she's so sad she's delusional." But no, seriously hear me out. I am naturally a planner anyway so planning all kinds of things is fun for me (My mom just called me a few days ago to plan Thanksgiving dinner, shopping, prep and the actual dinner ). So I looked at the cost of the two trips and what it would take to save up for them as well as my current bills, and it fit in well with the jobs I have been looking for. So then I looked at doing something I have ever really even liked the idea of. . . a short WDW trip, lol. I live so far from WDW, I rather take more time saving for a longer trip. However, when my mom suggested that go to WDW for Christmas confused3 who is this woman and what has she done with my mother bc she never just wants to go to Disney. It was always my dad's thing, not hers, and especially during the busy Christamas season ) I started thinking. . .. . . then it hit me. . . PAP's and some no expiration tickets and BAM, we're in business!!!

It's all still a dream, but you have to have dreams. Working all day/ searching for jobs all day and taking care of the family, you need to have some fun time I just thought I would share. I look at all the trips and discussions on the DIS and I am thankful that I have the memories to be able to "live" Disney through others reports. Stay happy everyone!!! Hope everyone is well

 

[AirGoofy]

) I started thinking. . .. . . then it hit me. . . PAP's and some no expiration tickets and BAM, we're in business!!!
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Thinking usually gets me into trouble. We've thought about the APs and PAPs, but it's like flying for us, it's the cost times four. We already have the DVC dues annually, and I'm not sure I'm ready to lay out that much cash in advance as well. Good luck on the job search.

 

[Xclusive2WDW]

Thinking usually gets me into trouble. We've thought about the APs and PAPs, but it's like flying for us, it's the cost times four. We already have the DVC dues annually, and I'm not sure I'm ready to lay out that much cash in advance as well. Good luck on the job search.

I can understand that especially when you throw in DVC. I have no idea how the PAP's will work after the 2013-2014 year for us, but we are only getting 2 adult ones. We are going to stay for 9 nights just us, then we are going for 10 nights with the kids. With AP discounted rooms, TIW and undercovertourist, the money just works out better for us. If we were'nt going twice within the same 365 day period or if our stay were shorter, I would wing it, lol, with the regular public discounts.
Thanks

 

[MaMudduck]

I can understand that especially when you throw in DVC. I have no idea how the PAP's will work after the 2013-2014 year for us, but we are only getting 2 adult ones. We are going to stay for 9 nights just us, then we are going for 10 nights with the kids. With AP discounted rooms, TIW and undercovertourist, the money just works out better for us. If we were'nt going twice within the same 365 day period or if our stay were shorter, I would wing it, lol, with the regular public discounts.
Thanks

This has always been my plans ^ : twice in 365 days with a min stay each time of 10 days. The break even point on AP's is 11 days. Now where mine is a little different is that I ONLY get a AP or PAP for me alone. As you can see from my ticker I don't go with the same people all the time.
When I go with DH, his maximum for the parks is 4 days, so in 2004 (I think) I bought him a 10 day+WP no exp. tickets ( there are still 5 park days and 8 extras) and I've even used his tix in Disneyland for admission too
For DD- we were at wdw for 14 days so I got her UCT- 14days ultimate UK tics, yes they expired but she wasn't going to be there for a few more years.

Remember for your discounts (parking, AP discounts etc.) you only need 1 AP tix

 

[MaMudduck]

Hi Ron,
So tell us...what was up with the POTC at HS in the old Narnia building? was it open? did you seen it, go thru it????

 

[Xclusive2WDW]

This has always been my plans ^ : twice in 365 days with a min stay each time of 10 days. The break even point on AP's is 11 days. Now where mine is a little different is that I ONLY get a AP or PAP for me alone. As you can see from my ticker I don't go with the same people all the time.
When I go with DH, his maximum for the parks is 4 days, so in 2004 (I think) I bought him a 10 day+WP no exp. tickets ( there are still 5 park days and 8 extras) and I've even used his tix in Disneyland for admission too
For DD- we were at wdw for 14 days so I got her UCT- 14days ultimate UK tics, yes they expired but she wasn't going to be there for a few more years.

Remember for your discounts (parking, AP discounts etc.) you only need 1 AP tix

Exactly. We have always stayed for at least 7n/8d usually 10. However that was when I was going with my family and it was once a year. Also we got Military tickets and usually stayed at SOG. Next year will be the first without the fam and without any military discounts.
I would get only one, except I know that hunny will be going on 2 of the three trips. I will probably purchase 10 no expiration tickets through UT though, bc I can use them for my mom and the kids at anytime for any amount of days. I know if I do the trip with mom we would use a room discount anyway. However when we take the kids we may do a split stay which may include the DP (and therefor tickets). One of the kids would be 10 the other 8 in 2014 sooooooo, we shall see. That's the general plan though. If I can keep this going, I may take a trip with hunny and I and then a big family one with the kids, that way I only have to get 2 PAP's. I cannot see getting 4 for any reason.

 

[Disney Commando]

Hey Ron I am glad your back and that you and the family were safe as well as returned to a home Praying for all those affected!!!

Hello there to the rest of my Commando comrades. . . so, we have a commando gone overboard (i.e. ME!, lol). Here's the story. . .
You all know I have been looking for a job, well, while I didn't get the job I interviewed for a few weeks ago, I have a few more opportunities and I am really hoping and believing the job that's meant for me will soon be revealed Soooo, after I finished sulking from not getting the other job, I started to pick myself up again, by returning to planning Disney trips. One problem. . . I had already fully planned not one, but two trips (one for hunny and I and one for us and the kids). So, I tried to look at some TR and DR on here and got the bright idea to plan a trip for my mom and I. So, here I am in full commando-style planning mode planning 3 trips Now I know what you are thinking, "poor thing, she's so sad she's delusional." But no, seriously hear me out. I am naturally a planner anyway so planning all kinds of things is fun for me (My mom just called me a few days ago to plan Thanksgiving dinner, shopping, prep and the actual dinner ). So I looked at the cost of the two trips and what it would take to save up for them as well as my current bills, and it fit in well with the jobs I have been looking for. So then I looked at doing something I have ever really even liked the idea of. . . a short WDW trip, lol. I live so far from WDW, I rather take more time saving for a longer trip. However, when my mom suggested that go to WDW for Christmas confused3 who is this woman and what has she done with my mother bc she never just wants to go to Disney. It was always my dad's thing, not hers, and especially during the busy Christamas season ) I started thinking. . .. . . then it hit me. . . PAP's and some no expiration tickets and BAM, we're in business!!!

It's all still a dream, but you have to have dreams. Working all day/ searching for jobs all day and taking care of the family, you need to have some fun time I just thought I would share. I look at all the trips and discussions on the DIS and I am thankful that I have the memories to be able to "live" Disney through others reports. Stay happy everyone!!! Hope everyone is well

Dreams are good I daydream all the time, it keeps you going, a lot of people i know think I have some crazy or stupid ideas but everyday as I look around people watching I have to say some of those crazy or stupid ideas are just plain genius

 

[Disney Commando]

Hi Ron,
So tell us...what was up with the POTC at HS in the old Narnia building? was it open? did you seen it, go thru it????

I think it said Dec 6th it would be open, i did get to do a Meet & Greet with Capt. Jack Sparrow at MVMCP

 

[MaMudduck]

I think it said Dec 6th it would be open, i did get to do a Meet & Greet with Capt. Jack Sparrow at MVMCP

I'm thinking that i'll need a to go back soon to see the new stuff. Right now I'm "dreaming" too, Nov/Dec 2013- I'm thinking I'd like to take this young family that DH & I have adopted as our "kids & grand-babies" I love the idea of taking little ones to WDW for the first time again (4 grand-babies, 5, 4, 2 & one on the way, will be 6months at the time we go)
I'm calling this trip "Mudducks 1.5" since Dd is still too young to make me an official grandma- That will be "Mudducks Next Generation" when I take hers.

 

[Disney Commando]

Twice on our trip just looking over the schedule and park map for a couple of minutes led us to something that most guests probably missed

On Nov 5th we visited the Great Britain pavilion for Guy Fawkes Day, (they always list special events or holidays that any pavilion will be celebrating)

At MVMCP as soon as we got in I stopped under the train station to read the map (looking to see where all the meet & greets would be) and discovered they were giving out a while supplies last Christmas Sorcerers card (had to show your wristband and ticket), now this might not sound like a big deal, but as this game gets more popular this will be a sought after card (we each got one)

If anyone is going to MVMCP this year and want to know if a certain character was out or where they were, let me know

 

[Xclusive2WDW]

Twice on our trip just looking over the schedule and park map for a couple of minutes led us to something that most guests probably missed

On Nov 5th we visited the Great Britain pavilion for Guy Fawkes Day, (they always list special events or holidays that any pavilion will be celebrating)

At MVMCP as soon as we got in I stopped under the train station to read the map (looking to see where all the meet & greets would be) and discovered they were giving out a while supplies last Christmas Sorcerers card (had to show your wristband and ticket), now this might not sound like a big deal, but as this game gets more popular this will be a sought after card (we each got one)

If anyone is going to MVMCP this year and want to know if a certain character was out or where they were, let me know

Does MVMCP require park admission AND the additional admission or just the MVMCP ticket?

 

[Disney Commando]

Does MVMCP require park admission AND the additional admission or just the MVMCP ticket?

MVMCP requires a additional admission to do anything related to the event after 7pm they give you a wristband and around 6:45 they start to squeeze everyone who does not have one closer to the exit of the park, it is almost like a EMH you can not get past certain points without the wristband or go on rides etc just like with a EMH