First off, I hope I don't miss responding to anybody as it's been so long since I've been able to post replies.
Adventure mountain is a little too much for me....good for John and Hunter, but poor Hunter for getting wet...although he didn't seem to mind!
Thank Goodness for Mr Snaggle Tooth for helping you out!
$49 for the zipline is quite a bit.....your right, people do say Disney is expensive, but they don't know all that Disney has to offer!
That's great you got free dining...I have never been that lucky
Hunter didn't mind getting soaked. He actually went back to that section of the mountain so he could do it twice.
To me, $49.00 a person was too expensive.
This is the very first time I have ever been able to take advantage of free dining. But, as far as I know, they've never offered it during May either.
I am booked for December 6th-December 11th. I went with the room only and as I was about to book I thought I would try the AP site, and I saved an extra 5% so it came out to be $321 instead of $350 something 
. I don't know why I haven't gotten an email about the passholder discounts
. I booked us at Pop and now it is time to start the planning 
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The bookings must have really been down at Disney because they are making so many offers. I'm not complaining though 
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OH I almost forgot.....LOVE the latest updates 
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I don't blame you for being excited about booking! Any little savings is better than none at all!
Great update. Last time I was at Dollywood was in 1996, I think.
And I agree with you and others about people talking about Disney being so expensive, but them not knowing all they get. Such as that extra charge for the zipline. That is crazy.
And then this weekend we went to the Space and Rocket Center in Huntsville, AL for the Stars Wars exhibit. It was 30 bucks per adult and 20 for my 4 year old. Crazy. Then you factor in a lunch that was actually more expensive than some CS at Disney and not nearly as good. In fact it was hard to choke it down. Then 35 bucks for the pictures they took, and this doesn't count the extra things we could have done, like the 3d movie, extra cost, IMAX movie, extra cost, Millenium Falcon movie, extra cost. However, the parking was free. But you get that at Disney if you stay on site.
People just don't get that Disney is affordable, if you do it right.
Sidenote. Totally felt for you with the roads in the Smokey Mt Natl Park.
We honeymooned in that area and drove through the park on the way to a train ride in NC, and I hated it so much that we went the long way around, via interstates, back to our cabin after the train ride.
I wasn't about to pay an extra $49 to ride a zipline over Dollywood. That's just too much to ask a family that just paid over $200 to get into the park.
Holy Moley Moo Moo Cows! That was one expensive trip to the space center! Like you said, some people think Disney is expensive but, when you break it down by how many things you can see in one day, it's really not that bad.
I didn't mind driving through the Smoky Mountain National Park during the daytime but, at night with all that fog.....
He didn't get everything up and running until late in the afternoon. He wasn't a happy camper! Being the sweet mother in law that I am, I went in yesterday and today and got his books in order, and what a job that was! For someone smart enough to be a doctor, he doesn't have enough sense to hire a book keeper and tries to do it himself. He does not succeed!
Congratulations on being able to move to Caribbean Beach resort for next year's trip. I know how much you love that place, and I can tell you're happy about it! I think I'm going to go ahead and book the free dining for next year now, and then see what kind of bounce back offer we get next month. I can always cancel if the bounce back offer is better.
Terri
That was very sweet of you. My boss' previous secretary must have sat around and done nothing all day long. When I started working there, I had to sort out all sorts of things that she did (or didn't do).
We knew that we would be okay at Pop Century. It made me glad to know that I was saving money for the wedding. But, when I found out that I could get the CBR AND save a ton of money, I changed resorts!
I like your idea of booking now and seeing whether or not you get a good bounceback offer. Like you said, you can always cancel.
Yay for free dining! That is awesome! I am so happy for you.
That last update was great. I would be trying to avoid that gieyser like the plague and it would probably get me!
If we go in Dec (trip booked, but waiting for DH to actually say we can go) we will be at AKL from the 8th to the 10 and then to Pop on the 10th - 15th.
Maybe we'll see each other!
I have read that Disney's bookings are down 9% this year from last. Which is funny because they announced earlier that there would be less discounts because bookings were up with the better economy. I knew that couldn't be true though.
I was super surprised that they offered free diing in May, even if it was for a very limited time. I don't remember them ever doing that. But, then again, years and years ago, we stayed offsite and I didn't know much about discounts so maybe they did.
Too funny about Hunter getting so soaked! I bet he froze to death in the car on the way home, though. Or at least I would have.
That stinks about having to drive through the National Park in all the fog. I would have been scared to death. I hate driving with low visibility.
So glad that you made it back to GA safe and sound. Looking forward to more!!!
Oh I made Hunter change his clothes in the backseat. He was almost dripping wet when he came off Adventure Mountain. Thank goodness I thought to bring extra clothes.
The drive through the park wasn't that bad until it got really really foggy and we had to roll the windows down just to keep the windshield from fogging up. The defrost wasn't doing a darn thing to help! It also didn't help my feelings when we hadn't seen a car for miles.
It's great!! 
My mom has been saying she wants to go there for years, but I think that's because she thinks it's full of good shows with country music. I'll have to tell her you said you heard a bad singer. She'll be shocked! 
Connie
We also took a few short trips out of town most recently to Carrowinds. Anyway it took me a few hours but I am all caught up!
Connie
