We're Staying OFFSITE! An October '14 PTR!

[Denovagirl]

Decisions decisions.... I say go for the MM, but I loooove the MM, with the pictures and now the new video and video magic shots, it's amazing! And you have a fairly long trip so you should get your $ worth!

 

[khaleesi]

Oh my goodness.... I LOVE those tie-dye shirts!!!!! Super cute!!! The color combination is great and I love what you did with the bleach pen.

I debated back and forth for SO LONG on Memory Maker/Photopass CD and wound up not doing it and I don't regret it at all. I still wound up with wonderful pictures and just bought one magic shot.

 

[ZehnJahren]

I liked what you did with your shirt and the Mickey head! Its cute!

Hmmm, I vote on saving the $$$ on the Epcot After Hours and put it towards the Dooney. Plus it will be nice to just relax at the Pop pool and then your bed will be rightthere when your ready. Although my vote doesn't count! lol and either way I'm sure you will enjoy yourself!

Thanks!

I think I'm with you; I'd like to do the wind down, but I will probably be exhausted by this time with still a few days ahead of me! Better to get a good night's sleep. Plus, I read on here that the rumor is the HM purses will be released on the 6th, which means I could go to bed early and then perhaps go to DTD the next morning!

Decisions decisions.... I say go for the MM, but I loooove the MM, with the pictures and now the new video and video magic shots, it's amazing! And you have a fairly long trip so you should get your $ worth!

I think we're going to do it. Especially with the ToT videos! But I don't know what the video magic shots are....

And I'll have 11 days worth of pictures; would be nice to not have to take selfies the whole time once Mom is gone!

Oh my goodness.... I LOVE those tie-dye shirts!!!!! Super cute!!! The color combination is great and I love what you did with the bleach pen.

I debated back and forth for SO LONG on Memory Maker/Photopass CD and wound up not doing it and I don't regret it at all. I still wound up with wonderful pictures and just bought one magic shot.

Thanks, I like the way the tie dyes turned out, especially Mom's. She let my cousin borrow it for a tie dye day at school tomorrow; I'm nervous that something will happen to it but I guess if it does we'll just be tie dying again this weekend. We were talking about doing it again with pinks anyway....

I would love to have all our shots from our tour day, and I'd like to have pictures of both of us too. Mom doesn't take pictures really; so I will not have much of me in there if we don't do it. I think it's going to be done, especially since we will split the cost!

 

[Denovagirl]

The video magic shots are brand new! It's a picture but with an animated part to it! Like a magic shot. I saw one with lumier and he moves and talks and there's music!

 

[ZehnJahren]

The video magic shots are brand new! It's a picture but with an animated part to it! Like a magic shot. I saw one with lumier and he moves and talks and there's music!

Oooh how do you request one of those??

 

[Denovagirl]

Oooh how do you request one of those??

I believe it's just like a regular magic shot! You just ask! the one I saw posted this week was near BOG!

 

[stacy~**]

Love your shirts! You did a great job. We have done the tie dye in the past but the other type I have never seen. I might have to look into trying something like this again!

That's nice that your mom doesn't leave until the afternoon. Hopefully you will have time to enjoy the morning together. BTW I love the picture of you two at Six Flags!

Seems like the HM bag should be coming out! Is there speculation of a date yet?

 

[ZehnJahren]

Love your shirts! You did a great job. We have done the tie dye in the past but the other type I have never seen. I might have to look into trying something like this again!

That's nice that your mom doesn't leave until the afternoon. Hopefully you will have time to enjoy the morning together. BTW I love the picture of you two at Six Flags!

Seems like the HM bag should be coming out! Is there speculation of a date yet?

Thanks! I saw the bleach ones on the DIS SOMEWHERE (can't remember where originally) and thought they would be fun to try at least - and they were fun to do!

Thanks for the compliment on the picture too. I have the selfie angle going, but I love the pic of my mom. We had a beautiful day for Six Flags!

There is speculation either the 6th or the 12th, but nothing hard and fast yet. My fingers are crossed for the 6th, and a CM did say that the bags are never released on Sundays so it wouldn't be the 12th most likely... but then if they want to be "cute" and release it on the 13th (heh heh heh) that would be a Monday. So lots of speculation but no hard dates. I'm just hoping that if I really need to, I can get one online. I want to see the size of them, though, so I hope they're out while I'm there. It could be later than the 12th too.

 

[ZehnJahren]

Not too much to report - I'm in the countdown stage right now. Just a few weeks away.

I am so irritated with FP+. I will be at MK at night on day 10, the night before I leave. I decided to get rid of my HM FP+ and pick something else... but what? Well guess what shows up? Elsa and Anna. Hmmm, I think it over, but I'm not a character meeter, even if I do have MM. I plan on meeting the Tremaines and meeting Gaston and that's it. So I let it go. Today a Wishes FP+ shows up! This will be my last night in MK and I won't watch Wishes unless I have my own place to watch it from. But I don't want to give up my ride FP+. Oh, and a MSEP FP+ was available, but I cannot watch from a closed off place - I get far too nervous!

Today they announced ANOTHER new Dooney, one with a Chef Mickey on it. I like it ok; I definitely want a winter bag, and if I'm not AT Disney when they release the HM bags I'm never going to get one. So this might be a decent backup!

They also announced a new Vera Bradley pattern, which I happen to LOVE. However, none of the styles really speak to me. MAYBE the tote, depending on the size, but even then I wouldn't get to use much. Decisions, decisions.

I decided to make a list of things I knew I wanted to buy, but it was very very short. I thought I could better budget that way, but honestly my budget is already very good and can stand up to what I'm about to throw at it.

I was all ready to buy the Memory Maker last night. I have mom's half of it in my bank account, my half rarin' to go, and clicked the button to add it to my cart... and nothing. Literally nothing. The website was done with me. It didn't kick me out, it didn't go to another page, it didn't give me an error. It just stopped.

I've been unable to check in online as well! Aren't you supposed to be able to do this 30 days out? I have two requests for my standard pool view room: 50s section and close to transportation. If I could put in a third, it would be "Ground Floor" but we'll see what happens. I'd prefer a king room, but I won't get it this time I'm sure. Last time, it was noted on my actual reservation.

Finally, we put in our requests for our condo. You can do it three weeks out. We asked to be in the Fountains section, on a top floor and away from highway noise.

Well I hope you all are happily planning away. Getting close for a lot of us!!!

 

[SarahDisney]

I like the Chef Mickey Dooney ... but it's way outside my budget. I hope you can get the HM one ... they really need to release more of them!

I rarely make lists of what I want to buy ... I usually have a few things in mind, but mostly just buy based on what I see there. (This trip is a little different for me because I'm on a very severe budget - but when my budget is more generous, I like to just see what they have that I like).

I thought online checkout was 60 days in advance ... but it's definitely at least 30. That's weird that you can't do it. Also weird that you couldn't buy MM.
Although I've learned over the past few weeks that their website is super glitchy.
Hopefully if you try again in a few days it'll work for you.

Only a couple of weeks left - I'm sure you and your mom are super excited!

 

[Denovagirl]

Beautiful purses! I like the new vera pattern, but too colorful for me, I am in love with one of the dooney's myself, but I just got my custom D~ bag so I doubt I will buy another pricey purse at WDW this time. I am thinking maybe I want jewlery, or artwork or something... hmmm, we shall see!

 

[My_Pal_Pluto]

I know I'm WAY late to the party - but I had a lot of fun catching up and enjoyed hearing about how you've rolled out your plans. Hoping there's a TR that follows as I'd like to know how staying "off site" goes (we've never done this either ... and we love a lot of the resorts you've shared about.

Subbing - thanks for the great report!!

 

[ZehnJahren]

I like the Chef Mickey Dooney ... but it's way outside my budget. I hope you can get the HM one ... they really need to release more of them!

I rarely make lists of what I want to buy ... I usually have a few things in mind, but mostly just buy based on what I see there. (This trip is a little different for me because I'm on a very severe budget - but when my budget is more generous, I like to just see what they have that I like).

I thought online checkout was 60 days in advance ... but it's definitely at least 30. That's weird that you can't do it. Also weird that you couldn't buy MM.
Although I've learned over the past few weeks that their website is super glitchy.
Hopefully if you try again in a few days it'll work for you.

Only a couple of weeks left - I'm sure you and your mom are super excited!

If I still can't check in tomorrow, I'm calling. I just want to verify it's a Disney problem and not a me problem.

I am a lists kind of girl - I like a good list, and keep a lot of them for various things! I have an app on my phone, ColorNote, that I keep checklists and text lists in, and I love it! So when I started wondering how much money I'd have for food when my purse costs keep going up laughing, I thought "I KNOW! I'll make a list!!"

We are definitely excited. Things have been pretty crazy for me lately so I need a vacation. I hope we get some nice days because I definitely hear a pool calling my name!

Beautiful purses! I like the new vera pattern, but too colorful for me, I am in love with one of the dooney's myself, but I just got my custom D~ bag so I doubt I will buy another pricey purse at WDW this time. I am thinking maybe I want jewlery, or artwork or something... hmmm, we shall see!

Your bag is so much better than a Dooney because it's made for YOU, and because so much thought and care went into it! I hope to see lots of pictures with you wearing it, and am so glad it will be easier to pick you out of the crowd now because I'll be looking for that bag.

What about the Alex and Ani bracelets? Those are darling!

I know I'm WAY late to the party - but I had a lot of fun catching up and enjoyed hearing about how you've rolled out your plans. Hoping there's a TR that follows as I'd like to know how staying "off site" goes (we've never done this either ... and we love a lot of the resorts you've shared about.

Subbing - thanks for the great report!!

Thanks so much for reading! And for commenting! I sometimes feel like I'm talking to myself (and sometimes I AM) so I'm always glad when someone pipes in with a comment or something. I'm really looking forward to offsite (except for tour day, man we're going to be up EARLY), so I plan on coming back and trying to put a TR together. I at least want to get a TR of Mom and my trip, maybe I won't make it all the way through the whole trip with my add on days, but I hope to do the first 8 at least!

 

[Denovagirl]

Yes! A&A bracelets are on my radar for sure! You will have I pick me out, since your park hopping a lot and such I don't know what days well cross paths! So def stop me if you see me!!!

 

[SarahDisney]

If I still can't check in tomorrow, I'm calling. I just want to verify it's a Disney problem and not a me problem.

I am a lists kind of girl - I like a good list, and keep a lot of them for various things! I have an app on my phone, ColorNote, that I keep checklists and text lists in, and I love it! So when I started wondering how much money I'd have for food when my purse costs keep going up laughing, I thought "I KNOW! I'll make a list!!"

We are definitely excited. Things have been pretty crazy for me lately so I need a vacation. I hope we get some nice days because I definitely hear a pool calling my name!

It's probably a Disney problem ... I hope it gets solved!

I'm a lists person myself (just not shopping lists), so I can respect that.

I was at Disney in October last year, and other than one rainy afternoon, it was great pool weather - I hope you have the same weather!

 

[MidnightParade]

Oooh new bag!! How nice! So tempting!!

I have thought about FP+ Wishes or MSEP but it is hard to give up a ride. I'm hoping we will just beable to find a spot early on and eat some ice cream as we pass the time waiting for them to start!

Boo to the site being down. How annoying!! Hope its working again soon!

 

[Dis_Yoda]

I think I want that wristlet. At least with DVC discount it should only be $90 instead of $98.

 

[ZehnJahren]

Yes! A&A bracelets are on my radar for sure! You will have I pick me out, since your park hopping a lot and such I don't know what days well cross paths! So def stop me if you see me!!!

I showed my mom your bag from your PTR and said "IF YOU SEE THIS AT MNSSHP, LET ME KNOW." She got a good look. I'll also be looking out for you at Pop!

It's probably a Disney problem ... I hope it gets solved!

I'm a lists person myself (just not shopping lists), so I can respect that.

I was at Disney in October last year, and other than one rainy afternoon, it was great pool weather - I hope you have the same weather!

More on the MM debacle coming up soon.

I hope you're right about the weather! At least, I hope it's a repeat this year. I'm ok with some rain - I know it's going to happen - but I just don't want the kind of rain I had in May!

Oooh new bag!! How nice! So tempting!!

I have thought about FP+ Wishes or MSEP but it is hard to give up a ride. I'm hoping we will just beable to find a spot early on and eat some ice cream as we pass the time waiting for them to start!

Boo to the site being down. How annoying!! Hope its working again soon!

It's a cute bag! I don't know what I think about it yet, I really want to see it in person before I decide it's not for me (or that it IS for me!).

What's funny is, I'm a weird kind of claustrophobic. I can't SEE the crowds. So if I could get a spot up front, I'm fine with people pressing in on me. But if I'm where I can see the press of humanity behind me, I kind of freak out. So I need to be either in the FP+ area or waaaay up close to the castle.

I think I want that wristlet. At least with DVC discount it should only be $90 instead of $98.

The wristlet is always a good option; I like the longer zippered ones myself as well. It looks like this one also has the ability to become a "small purse" by unhooking the zipper from the one end and attaching it to the other end. I like the option, even though it's not like you can loop it over your shoulder or anything.

 

[ZehnJahren]

I had a long post here about MM and how difficult it was, but I managed to get someone on the phone who knew what she was talking about and got it ordered. At least, I have a confirmation number!

 

[Denovagirl]

I had a long post here about MM and how difficult it was, but I managed to get someone on the phone who knew what she was talking about and got it ordered. At least, I have a confirmation number!

Glad you found someone one to help you!