Welcome, Foolish Mortals...to an October 2011 PTR! *Trip Report link is up, pg 71!!*

[PixieMama]

Congrats on the weight loss! Keep it up, you'll be at that 10 lb mark in no time

 

[Joyciemc]

Waaahooooo for the weight loss!!!! Way to go, Chica!

Sorry about your toe... try not to worry too much, you shouldn't have any infection or crazy stuff like that.

I hate when airlines change the flight times. Yet they charge you a fee to change. That is just crap. That is also why we always fly Southwest, even though I like Jet Blue better. Because I hate paying money for imaginary stuff...

 

[Mrs T 2009]

been gone for a bit, but I am back! LOL

1. WAY TO GO on the weightloss!!!! I knew you could do it

2. Adding a day is so exciting!!! Makes the trip even better!

3. BOO to JetBlue! That stinks!!!

4. Your first day plans sound great!

5. Boo to the hurt toe! Keeping it clean and bandaged is the way to go. If the nail does fall off, still keep it clean and bandaged, but hopefully it won't fall off!

So excited to hear more day by day plans!!! Hope you had a good weekend!

 

[MEK]

Awesome plans. bummer for the earlier flight, but what are you going to do? You will still have a nice day. My last flight home was at 6:30pm and I didn't have to be on ME until about 3pm.

Congrats on the weight loss. I really need to do weight watchers again. I need that app and I need to become obsessed with it so I can do it right. I just need to get into the right frame of mind.

 

[Nermel9]

Oh my gosh, this is the toe that won't quit!!! I haven't been on Facebook, so I didn't know! I hope you feel better soon.

Ugh, I did the same thing again at work today, tripped and smashed my toe. Not as hard as yesterday, but it still hurt. AND I almost fell down the stairs. Bad day at work. Good thing I was able to leave early!

I think they lost money, but, hey, their problem, not mine

I'm not a big fan of Illuminations, but I LOVE Wishes and all the other MK fireworks. I think that's just because MK is my favorite park

Maybe you guys could do San Angel for dinner and Raglan Road for lunch?

Yeah, that sounds good... Just take good care of it and I'm sure it'll be fine

I wasn't really all that into Illuminations until our last trip, when I really listened to the music. I mean, I always liked it, but now I'm obsessed with it, the music is just so amazing. But Wishes is perfect, it has everything, it's just so Disney!

I'm trying to cut back on ADR's, not keep adding more! I don't really want to do 2 table service restaurants on the first day, since we're not on the dining plan til the next day, but I will pick one or the other. The lunch menu at San Angel actually looks a little better to me than the dinner menu, but I don't know...I'd really love to do Raglan Road. But I'm trying to keep our arrival day as simple as possible!

Too bad Jet Blue is being a nuisance. It's been a few more days now since you added a day at the beginning, so maybe it's time to reconsider adding a day at the end? After all, we're going home on the 9th and our trips are very similar...

First day plans look great! I would think that you'd have a good chance of the room at Pop being ready, with no special requests. I've had a lot of luck with my room being ready by doing Online Check In. I think it helps to let them know you're getting there early.

I had a similar injury to my big toe. It was just after Carter was born and I was at Kohls, carrying him and pushing one of those carts for some reason and somehow I kicked something underneath the cart and my toenail was bleeding and loose. It hurt a lot and I was very worried it would fall off and never grow back and I'd have to walk through life toenail-less. It took about a year, but it did heal completely and is now as good as ever. Before it got better, it turned an interesting shade of purple, so I painted the other nine toes to match, so it wouldn't look ugly.

LOL...I'd love to add a day and go home on Sunday, but I'd have to go right back to work Monday, and I need a day to rest and do laundry before I jump right back into work. I suppose I could always take Monday off...but this trip is getting kind of crazy as it is! When is your arrival day, anyway?

I like online check in, I know a lot of people don't, but I feel the same way as you do, if they know you are coming early, they might have your room ready! I'm hoping, since Pop is so big there will be ONE room ready to stick us in!

OMG...yesterday, when I went shopping and slammed my foot into the floor, it was at Kohl's! Did your toenail ever fall off? I'm hoping mine doesn't but I feel like if I keep hitting it on things, it will. I just want it to stop hurting when I walk! I'm nervous that it won't be ok by Disney now!

Congrats on the weight loss! Keep it up, you'll be at that 10 lb mark in no time

Thanks! I'm hoping I can hit the 10 lb mark this weekend, but we'll see! Now that I have this stupid injured toe, I'm not sure how I'm going to exercise as much!

Waaahooooo for the weight loss!!!! Way to go, Chica!

Sorry about your toe... try not to worry too much, you shouldn't have any infection or crazy stuff like that.

I hate when airlines change the flight times. Yet they charge you a fee to change. That is just crap. That is also why we always fly Southwest, even though I like Jet Blue better. Because I hate paying money for imaginary stuff...

Thanks!!!

Ugh, I'm trying not to worry about my stupid toe, but it seems like every time I stop worrying, I kick it against something or hurt it again somehow. I guess that's going to keep happening until it's better.

Yeah, I think I learned my lesson, I'm going to stick with SW from now on, even if the prices are a little higher. I love the tv's that Jet Blue has, though!

been gone for a bit, but I am back! LOL

1. WAY TO GO on the weightloss!!!! I knew you could do it

2. Adding a day is so exciting!!! Makes the trip even better!

3. BOO to JetBlue! That stinks!!!

4. Your first day plans sound great!

5. Boo to the hurt toe! Keeping it clean and bandaged is the way to go. If the nail does fall off, still keep it clean and bandaged, but hopefully it won't fall off!

So excited to hear more day by day plans!!! Hope you had a good weekend!

Thanks! So happy about the weight loss and the extra day!

I hope my toe gets better soon so I can exercise, I'm trying to not do anything crazy, but...I have to walk! And it seems like when I walk, I hurt myself even more! Ughhh!!!

Awesome plans. bummer for the earlier flight, but what are you going to do? You will still have a nice day. My last flight home was at 6:30pm and I didn't have to be on ME until about 3pm.

Congrats on the weight loss. I really need to do weight watchers again. I need that app and I need to become obsessed with it so I can do it right. I just need to get into the right frame of mind.

Thanks! Yeah, I'm annoyed about the earlier flight, but what are you going to do, I still get half a day in Disney at least!

Thanks! I love weight watchers, I was trying to convince my friend at work to do it today! It took me a LONG time to get serious about it, but I'm glad I finally did, because it's working!

 

[DisneyFirefly]

I wasn't really all that into Illuminations until our last trip, when I really listened to the music. I mean, I always liked it, but now I'm obsessed with it, the music is just so amazing. But Wishes is perfect, it has everything, it's just so Disney!

I'm trying to cut back on ADR's, not keep adding more! I don't really want to do 2 table service restaurants on the first day, since we're not on the dining plan til the next day, but I will pick one or the other. The lunch menu at San Angel actually looks a little better to me than the dinner menu, but I don't know...I'd really love to do Raglan Road. But I'm trying to keep our arrival day as simple as possible!

See, for me, Wishes is just so... magical. That sounds cheesy, but I love it. It brings back so many good memories for me Like standing on the rooftop of Liberty Tree Tavern to watch Wishes

If you guys can fit Raglan Road in, I'd definitely suggest you do it It's a really good restaurant.

 

[DisneyMom14]

Hi - planning my own October trip and saw your PTR. Cute title Going to the beginning to read along.

 

[PirateKate]

For some reason, I keep mixing up the date of the day we are arriving. We're leaving Thursday, after work. In my head, Thursday seems like the 28th of September, but I think it's actually the 29th. We probably won't be able to drive the whole way, but I'm going to try getting as close as we can so we can check in early on September 30th. Which should be Friday. Maybe I should redo my ticker...

And my toenail never did fall off. It kept growing out until the injured part was completely gone and I was never without a toenail. It took forever and it hurt a lot, but at least it did get completely better. It's as good as new, now.

 

[Nermel9]

See, for me, Wishes is just so... magical. That sounds cheesy, but I love it. It brings back so many good memories for me Like standing on the rooftop of Liberty Tree Tavern to watch Wishes

If you guys can fit Raglan Road in, I'd definitely suggest you do it It's a really good restaurant.

It doesn't sound cheesy, I agree, Wishes is completely magical! Sometimes I can't listen to it in my car, because it makes me cry, and I can't be crying while driving!

I'm pushing for Raglan Road, but Brandon REALLY wants San Angel! The menu at San Angel doesn't look that great to me, but Raglan Road looks awesome! I'm also thinking of canceling TRex, so if I do that, that might be an opening where I could put Raglan Road also!

Hi - planning my own October trip and saw your PTR. Cute title Going to the beginning to read along.

Thanks for joining! When are you going in October?

For some reason, I keep mixing up the date of the day we are arriving. We're leaving Thursday, after work. In my head, Thursday seems like the 28th of September, but I think it's actually the 29th. We probably won't be able to drive the whole way, but I'm going to try getting as close as we can so we can check in early on September 30th. Which should be Friday. Maybe I should redo my ticker...

And my toenail never did fall off. It kept growing out until the injured part was completely gone and I was never without a toenail. It took forever and it hurt a lot, but at least it did get completely better. It's as good as new, now.

Yep, Thursday is definitely the 29th, because that's the day of our flight! You should redo your ticker!!! I can't stand to have mine off, even by a day!

So when did your toe stop hurting? Sorry about asking more questions, but I'm just wondering if my toe is healing or not! It still hurts. It feels a lot better when I don't have a shoe on, but unfortunately, I have to wear shoes to work. Everyone keeps telling me it's going to hurt for a while, but what does that mean??? A week? A month? I need it to feel better, because I have to really start exercising again, I haven't since I hurt it. I went for a short walk yesterday, but I don't want to over do it. I really hope this isn't a problem in Disney! I'll be ok in 3 months right?

 

[DisneyFirefly]

It doesn't sound cheesy, I agree, Wishes is completely magical! Sometimes I can't listen to it in my car, because it makes me cry, and I can't be crying while driving!

I'm pushing for Raglan Road, but Brandon REALLY wants San Angel! The menu at San Angel doesn't look that great to me, but Raglan Road looks awesome! I'm also thinking of canceling TRex, so if I do that, that might be an opening where I could put Raglan Road also!

Yeah, thankfully I don't have the music for Wishes or Spectro. I've been trying to find them, but can't unless I buy the CDs.

Would he be upset if you canceled T-Rex in favor of Raglan Road? I just really think you guys will like it, especially if you're able to go for dinner. The food is excellent and they have Irish dancing

 

[407-W-DISNEY]

Hi!
I just found your PTR! it's very entertaining and you seem like a good planner.

I read it all at once, and it was funny to see all your changes one post after the other...
You were origianlly going to arrive on my birthday - the 30th!
now its the 29th...unless you change it again....LOL

the Wilderness lodge is probably the next hotel we will stay at. We went to lunch at WCC last August....it was yummy!
Like you, we want to stay at AKL, but its so far from MK (which is our favorite park)...but we have to check it off our list someday...

Looking forward to hearing more of your trip plans
Hope the weight lose is working for you...

 

[DisneyMom14]

Yeah, thankfully I don't have the music for Wishes or Spectro. I've been trying to find them, but can't unless I buy the CDs.QUOTE]

It doesn't sound cheesy, I agree, Wishes is completely magical! Sometimes I can't listen to it in my car, because it makes me cry, and I can't be crying while driving!



Thanks for joining! When are you going in October?

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We are arriving on Oct.7 and leaving Oct. 12.

BTW, I don't know where my husband got copies of Wishes and Spectro but I have it on a "mix-tape" type cd in my car and I LOVE to listen to both. The music is so magical and it brings back such wonderful memories. Sometimes, I'm driving by myself and pop it in. Gotta' love it!

 

[Stefy]

Your arrival day plans sound great and congrats on loosing 3.5lbs

Sorry about your toe, hope it heals up soon

 

[amazingact21]

That JetBlue situation stinks. It's never fun to have to leave WDW earlier than planned.

I love that your first park will be Epcot. That's my favorite park to go to first, as well.
I've never been on a plane before, so I don't know anything about jet lag, but I think you guys will have enough energy and excitement in you to hit DHS for a little while. Even if you don't, your arrival day sounds like a lot of fun.

 

[Nermel9]

Yeah, thankfully I don't have the music for Wishes or Spectro. I've been trying to find them, but can't unless I buy the CDs.

Would he be upset if you canceled T-Rex in favor of Raglan Road? I just really think you guys will like it, especially if you're able to go for dinner. The food is excellent and they have Irish dancing

I found Wishes somewhere online, I don't remember where though, but I could not find Illuminations anywhere, so I had my friend buy me the CD when she went in April! I'm probably going to buy Spectro when I go!

Brandon doesn't care about TRex, I just want to go there! I think I'd rather do Raglan Road though, but I don't know! I'm still not sure about going to DTD after our AK day, but if we do, I'd probably rather go to Raglan Road at this point. I don't know!! It's all so confusing!

Hi!
I just found your PTR! it's very entertaining and you seem like a good planner.

I read it all at once, and it was funny to see all your changes one post after the other...
You were origianlly going to arrive on my birthday - the 30th!
now its the 29th...unless you change it again....LOL

the Wilderness lodge is probably the next hotel we will stay at. We went to lunch at WCC last August....it was yummy!
Like you, we want to stay at AKL, but its so far from MK (which is our favorite park)...but we have to check it off our list someday...

Looking forward to hearing more of your trip plans
Hope the weight lose is working for you...

Hi, thanks for joining!

LOL yeah, I always make changes! Sometimes I wonder why I book one resort when I know I'll end up switching it at some point!

I'd really love to stay at AKL, I sometimes think about switching back, but I'd really like a savanna view now, even though I said I didn't care about one before, and that's so much more money!!! Maybe on our next trip, we will try to rent DVC points! If your favorite park is MK, you will love being at WL if you stay there!

It doesn't sound cheesy, I agree, Wishes is completely magical! Sometimes I can't listen to it in my car, because it makes me cry, and I can't be crying while driving!



Thanks for joining! When are you going in October?

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We are arriving on Oct.7 and leaving Oct. 12.

BTW, I don't know where my husband got copies of Wishes and Spectro but I have it on a "mix-tape" type cd in my car and I LOVE to listen to both. The music is so magical and it brings back such wonderful memories. Sometimes, I'm driving by myself and pop it in. Gotta' love it!

I would love to have the Spectro music, I really think I'm going to buy the CD on my trip! The only time I can listen to Disney music is when I'm alone, it drives my DH crazy!

Your arrival day plans sound great and congrats on loosing 3.5lbs

Sorry about your toe, hope it heals up soon

Thanks, and thanks!

Ugh, me too! My toe actually feels a lot better today, so I hope it's going to be ok by next week, I need to start exercising again!

That JetBlue situation stinks. It's never fun to have to leave WDW earlier than planned.

I love that your first park will be Epcot. That's my favorite park to go to first, as well.
I've never been on a plane before, so I don't know anything about jet lag, but I think you guys will have enough energy and excitement in you to hit DHS for a little while. Even if you don't, your arrival day sounds like a lot of fun.

Yeah, I'm still a little annoyed about Jet Blue, but what can you do? I'm just happy I added that extra day when I did!

I know a lot of people like to start their trips at MK to see the castle, but I love starting at Epcot!

I think we will be ok to go to DHS too, as long as we get a nap in at some point during the day! I'm not planning on going too crazy on arrival day, but we have to do something other than sleep!

 

[Nermel9]

More random things!

Hi everyone! So happy it's a 3 day weekend, I definitely need a break from work!

I was going to do Day 2 plans of our trip today, but I have so many other random updates today, I figured I should do a separate post for my trip plans. So I'm thinking I will do Day 2 on Monday, since I won't be at work, and I'll most likely be bored!

1. I lost another 2.5 pounds!!! That makes 9 total!! I didn't think I'd lose anything this week, because even thought I've been sticking to Weight Watchers, I hardly exercised because of my toe. 9 pounds in 3 weeks is pretty good...hopefully by next week, I'll hit 10, and then I get to buy myself my present for our trip, which I'm really excited about! I already know what I'm going to get!

2. Speaking of buying myself presents...I ordered a Disney Dooney the other day. Disneystore.com had 20% off park merchandise AND free shipping, so I couldn't pass up that deal. I got the sketch Lucy bag that I've wanted forever...but I'm not sure if I like the placement. I wanted your opinions...do you think I should keep it or send it back and try for better placement?

This is the front:

And the back:

I like the Cheshire Cat on the front (he's hidden by the price tag in the picture) and Minnie and Dumbo...but I don't like the banner, and no castle, or Tink or Mickey. However, they are on the back...I don't know. The more I look at it, the more I think I should keep it. Even though it's not perfect, it feels like it's mine. And no one is going to obsess about the placement except me. It's just a lot of money to spend on something that I'm not 100% happy with...so I don't know what to do!

3. I made my countdown calendar a few days ago! I did the same thing as last year, used a piece of poster board, a post it pad, and Disney pictures! I think it turned out pretty cute, I like it a lot better than the one I did last year!

I love waking up every day and taking a day off of the post it pad! I also love that my ticker now says 2 months! This trip is getting closer and closer!

Hope everyone has a great weekend!

 

[Dugette]

I hope your toe gets better soon. Congrats on the weight loss, that's great!

As far as the ADRs, we've been to both Raglan Road and San Angel Inn. I think you guys would probably like Raglan Road better (late dinner w/the entertainment--ask for a seat that faces the stage). San Angel Inn is nice and all, but really the only reason to go is the ambiance. The food was okay, the service wasn't that great, but it's nice sitting by the water. Raglan Road had great food and a really fun atmosphere--overall, a much better experience. I also think San Angel would probably be a fairly easy place to walk into at an off time w/o an ADR, if you wanted to stop by for appetizers/drinks/desserts or something, just to experience it.

Have a good holiday weekend!

 

[DisneyCrafter]

Congrats on 9lbs! Sounds like you were just at a plateau and you made it over! I love your countdown calendar. I may have to steal it. If that's okay with you. If it's not, I just won't tell you. Juuuuuuuuuust kidding! I think DH would really like something like that. He is already getting more excited for this trip than he has for any other Disney World trip. I think it has something to do with the fact that he has a new job that he loves so he's not stuck in some same thing, everyday world. (Think Office Space.)

 

[Stefy]

Congrats on losing another 2.5lbs

The D&B bag is gorg, I know what you mean about the placements but if you love it then keep it

Cute calendar, not long to go now

 

[amazingact21]

Your countdown calender is adorable! I love all the pictures surrounding the number of days left.
The D&B bag is gorgeous, but after looking at it again I can see where you're coming from on the placement issue. And I like the back side more than the front. I suppose you jut have to decide if you love it enough to keep it.