The change of plans
My mom calls me on Sunday. She saw the travel channel thing on WDW. She's all excited telling me about a ride that make you seem as though you are gliding and you fly over California.
Me:"Yeah, Mom, that's Soarin".
Mom:"I want to ride that one"
Me:"Mom, that's at Epcot. We weren't going to go to Epcot this visit. You were like, 'what's there to do at Epcot?'"
Mom, disappointingly, "Oh, it looks like fun"
Me: "Let me see what I can do"
Now, I told her all this back in May when I was making ADRs but she wasn't into it then. Lately, she's been calling every day with planning advice.
So, I check Tourguide Mike and conclude that we could tour Epcot on Columbus Day and then tour MGM on the day we are driving home. (I hope I'm not giving anything away there.) After all, the kids are mainly interested in seeing High School Musical Pep Rally, the Cars and Power Ranger characters, plus riding Star Tours. Seeing the Incredibles is also high on the list. I think we could get this done that day without having to arrive early. I will not be rushing into the parks since we will be up late the night before at
MNSSHP. Then hubby and I confur
We decide I should try to get another day at a value resort. I call with my pin code and secure the family suite. Total 249. I hang up. Then start thinking, "$249, that doesn't seem like a reduced rate." I check disney.com and find out that it is their regular rate. I call back the next morning and, long story short,
I was booked a room with my pin code but the room isn't reduced because they don't reduce that room even though I was told it was reduced. Clear as mud, eh? So I just cancel the whole thing. I give it the big
whatever. We can tour MGM and then drive home. We will be tired but it is only about 6 hours. We can do it. Of course, this messes up my ADRS!
another change
Then Mom calls again, "I've been talking with Aunt Anette".
"Yeah"
"She says that the Sci Fi is a lot of fun and you can sit in little cars"
"Yeah"
"I am thinking I don't want to do the 50s Prime Time because it is not what I thought"
"Ok, I'll make some more calls, and quit talking with Aunt Anette."
So after a couple more calls, I get the following general Itenerary Is this my third or fourth general itenerary?
Sun-Drive down-tour MK Tomorrowland and Toontown, view Spectromagic
Mon-Epcot-Garden Grill at 11:20
Tues-Magic Kingdom-Cindys for Dinner 4:20 View fireworks?
Wed-Animal Kingdom-Breakfastosaurus 8am

early
Thurs-BBB at Magic Kingdom at 2:20, Crystal Palace 4pm, MNSSHP
Fri-MGM Sci-Fi at 1:25
Yet another development
I call my sister that night as I emailed her the itenerary for MK on Oct 9. She hmmms, and haws and then lets me know that they are probably not coming.

Her hubby is working major overtime. Frankly, I don't see how this matters, he doesn't like Disney, anyway. If you read my post #5 on page one, you will find out why I am unsurprised by this news.
In other news
The sleepover/skating party went great. My girls are in the center back with glasses and the center front with the blue sweater.
DS even got into the skating. He "wubbed" it. He would grab any number of the above girls and they would skate him around the rink.
Later that evening I began work on the very needed countdown calendar. Here I am surounded by my "old skool" scrapbooking stickers. Good to know you can use them for projects.
Dear Becky is my little planner's helper. She is loving marking off the days.
The finished project. Tada!
