Who is checking in the 1st day of free dining 8/24?

[urgoinagain?]

We arrive on the 23rd at AK, then check in at the POP until the 1st.

 

[cinnderly]

We are! POFQ, 24th-31st. We'll be driving from NY, unless there is some amazing miracle and they suddenly have $80 flights anytime soon. ...So, yeah, we're driving. Can't wait!!

 

[1lear]

We are-8/24 to 8/29. Staying at CSR. Just booked airfare on Jetblue and am so glad I did-the day after I booked the price went up $20/ticket.

Lisa

 

[Beka'sMom]

We are! POFQ, 24th-31st. We'll be driving from NY, unless there is some amazing miracle and they suddenly have $80 flights anytime soon. ...So, yeah, we're driving. Can't wait!!

We are driving too from putnam county- arriving 8/23 BCV thru 8/29... Jet Blue is crazy- driving is actually saving us money believe it or not, polus no need to rent a car or have to pay for airport parking. I am excited as this is our first trip driving!
Cinnderly, where are you planning to stopover (if you are)?

 

[NikiM20]

We are. Staying at CSR until the 31st.

We are and we will be at CSR as well

Us too!!1 See ya there!!

 

[cinnderly]

We are driving too from putnam county- arriving 8/23 BCV thru 8/29... Jet Blue is crazy- driving is actually saving us money believe it or not, polus no need to rent a car or have to pay for airport parking. I am excited as this is our first trip driving!
Cinnderly, where are you planning to stopover (if you are)?

We are going to leave at 6am on the 23rd and drive until dinner, which will hopefully get us all the way to Savannah. This is best case scenario, of course. If we don't make it that far then I guess we'll be staying over somewhere in SC, though I'm going to have to research that a bit more. Did you get a AAA trip-tik?

 

[Beka'sMom]

We are going to leave at 6am on the 23rd and drive until dinner, which will hopefully get us all the way to Savannah. This is best case scenario, of course. If we don't make it that far then I guess we'll be staying over somewhere in SC, though I'm going to have to research that a bit more. Did you get a AAA trip-tik?

Yes, I use the AAA trip-tik online- put in all the scenarios.. very helpful. We will try and leave on 8/22 6am, I am hoping we will make it to kingsland GA so the trip next day is only around 3 hrs. As far as the way back will probably stay somewhere in SC or NC since won't be leaving so early from WDW. It is so hard to look at a map and decide where to stay. Coming home is labor day weekend so I figured would be a good idea to make reservations ahead of time. But we can always cancel along the way and keep going further.
Have a great trip!

 

[cinnderly]

Yes, I use the AAA trip-tik online- put in all the scenarios.. very helpful. We will try and leave on 8/22 6am, I am hoping we will make it to kingsland GA so the trip next day is only around 3 hrs. As far as the way back will probably stay somewhere in SC or NC since won't be leaving so early from WDW. It is so hard to look at a map and decide where to stay. Coming home is labor day weekend so I figured would be a good idea to make reservations ahead of time. But we can always cancel along the way and keep going further.
Have a great trip!

Right! I didn't even think about the hotels being filled up because of Labor Day -- duh! I guess I should figure out where we're staying on the way back. We'll be leaving late that day too, (and I'm sure we'll be a little depressed ).

You have a great trip too, best of luck on your drive.

 

[KPLC]

We will be there Aug 24 - Aug 31 at POFQ. First visits for our children 8 and 5!

 

[Rylee]

The kids (4 of the 5) and I fly in on Aug. 22 for 2 nights at POR.

Checking into ASMusic, Aug. 24 - Sept. 2. DH flies down on the 24TH, to join us.

12 days @ Disney!!! 10 days of free dining!!!

 

[LISAMWDW]

We are checking in on 8/22 for room only then switching resorts and checking in 8/24 for free dining!

Woohoo!

 

[Zombierella]

Have room only at AKL for 8/22 and 8/23 then re-checking in for Free Dining until the 31st!

First trip for the kids ages 5, 4 and 1! My first trip staying onsite since 1976 or 77 at the Polynisian with my parents!

Right now we are trying to figure out what to do those first 2 nights as our park tickets won't kick in until the 24th. We figure there is no way we can go near MK with the kids. That would be cruel! Imagine going all that way and showing them the castle in the distance but "Hey not today!"

We also will be celebrating DD's birthday while we are there. She turns 6 the following week but I will have a cake for her at 1900 Park Faire the night of the 24th. Our anniversary is the 26th so we will celebrate at Ohana's since we went to Hawaii on our honeymoon.

 

[DB&KS]

We also will be celebrating DD's birthday while we are there. She turns 6 the following week but I will have a cake for her at 1900 Park Faire the night of the 24th. Our anniversary is the 26th so we will celebrate at Ohana's since we went to Hawaii on our honeymoon.[/QUOTE]

I will be at 1900 Park fare also on the 24th and it will be my daughter's birthday also that week so I just wanted to know what kind of cake you are ordering, if you don't me me asking?

 

[ChainsawBob]

Right now we are trying to figure out what to do those first 2 nights as our park tickets won't kick in until the 24th.

We are dealing with the same issue. We are checking in at CSR on the 21st (late afternoon) and we won't get our Park Hoppers until our re check-in on the 24th. A couple suggestions:

1) If you don't have the water parks already added to your Magic Your Way tickets, go to Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon on your ticketless day. If you only plan to visit the water parks once, this is a better deal anyway. We'll be at Blizzard Beach on the 23rd.

2) Downtown Disney - enough to do there to spend a day. We'll hang around and explore our resort a bit, too.

That's our plan for both our ticketless days on the 22nd and 23rd.

 

[LISAMWDW]

We are dealing with the same issue. We are checking in at CSR on the 21st (late afternoon) and we won't get our Park Hoppers until our re check-in on the 24th. A couple suggestions:

1) If you don't have the water parks already added to your Magic Your Way tickets, go to Blizzard Beach or Typhoon Lagoon on your ticketless day. If you only plan to visit the water parks once, this is a better deal anyway. We'll be at Blizzard Beach on the 23rd.

2) Downtown Disney - enough to do there to spend a day. We'll hang around and explore our resort a bit, too.

That's our plan for both our ticketless days on the 22nd and 23rd.

We are arriving on the 22nd and our "package" starts on the 24th also. We are having a DTD and lazy resort day for our first day, then on the 23rd we are going to St Pete's beach for the day! Fun Fun! We were going to Universal Studios/IOA but decided to do that during the week vs Saturday due to the crowds. But still it's a fun option!

 

[dansyr2514]

Staying at CSR...from 23rd-29th

 

[IandGsmom]

Room only Aug 23 at POP then switching to the BC!!!

 

[pepperw23]

We are!!!! We are!!!! Checking in on Aug 24th till the 30th!!!

 

[insanedisneydad]

We will also be driving down. We will get to sports on the 21-24 checking out then back in form the 24 - 30. Then comes the long drive home.

 

[litlpixie2]

My DD and I will be checking into CSR on 8/24 We'll be kicking off our vacation with dinner and Fantasmic! on our first night. Can't wait for this Mother-Daughter Princess World Tour Trip!!!