Who wants to plan with me? mid Nov - mid Dec - We're up to 110! WOW!

[westgirl]

Where are you staying? Don't know yet prob LBV
*When are you going? Nov 25th- Dec 9th
*Who's in your group? Self & Little BRother
*What is everyone hoping for as far as ADRS? Budget trip this year so no ADR's - yet
*What are you looking most forward to? Seeing Mickey, candlelight processional and of course the Black FRiday Sales
*Are you using any other site to help you plan? www.thedibb.co.uk
*What are you doing to get in the Disney spirit now? planning and a 4th of July BBQ!!

 

[counselormom]

Hey, love Norman, I spend way too much time shopping in your town! I'll bet the Poly.
is amazing, we have ADR's at O'Hana can't wait to see it. I saw that you are a teacher,
I am a school counselor in Moore. Enjoying Summer Break??

 

[counselormom]

Hi neighbor! We'll be there around the same time, December 1-8 at the Poly.

Hey, Love Norman, I spend way too much time shopping there! I'll bet Poly.
is amazing, we have ADR's at O'Hana, can't wait to see it. I saw that you
are a teacher, I am a school counselor in Moore. Enjoying Summer Break??


I may have sent this twice, still getting the hang of it!

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

Hey, Love Norman, I spend way too much time shopping there! I'll bet Poly.
is amazing, we have ADR's at O'Hana, can't wait to see it. I saw that you
are a teacher, I am a school counselor in Moore. Enjoying Summer Break??


I may have sent this twice, still getting the hang of it!

The Poly is WONDERFUL!!! When are you eating at 'Ohana?

I work at FUMC Moore on Sundays. I spend too much time shopping here, too. Haha!!! Loving it! I work at a summer day camp here in Norman over the summer. Most of the counselors are teachers during the school year. So much fun!!!

 

[counselormom]

*Where are you staying: AKL-Savannah View
*When are you going: Dec.3-13th
*Who's in you group: Me, DH, DD (10), DD(16)
*ADR's- MVMCP, Akershus Princess, San Angel, Sci-Fi, Prime time, DOnalds Breakfastosaurus, Narcoosees, 1900 Park Faire, Wanyama Safari/Jiko, Hoop Dee Doo, Nine Dragons, San Angel (Trying to get sleigh ride & LeCellier for CP)
*What are you most looking forward to: Being with my family in Disney at Christmas!
*What else are you using to help you plan: Passporter, Dreams Unlimited, Birnbaum, many websites.
*What are you doing to get in the Disney Spirit now: Researching, reading, Planning out the days, watching Disney movies and the new travel videos we rented from Netflix!!

Staying at AKL 4-11, maybe we will see you there! Thinking about changing the last three nights to CL so we can do the Sunrise Safari.
What is the sleigh ride??

 

[counselormom]

The Poly is WONDERFUL!!! When are you eating at 'Ohana?

I work at FUMC Moore on Sundays. I spend too much time shopping here, too. Haha!!! Loving it! I work at a summer day camp here in Norman over the summer. Most of the counselors are teachers during the school year. So much fun!!!

We are flying in a night early and staying at Pop (coudn't talk hubby into
another night at AKL, ha!) so we will eat at 'Ohana at 8:30 on Fri. Dec. 3rd.
Have you ever done the Pirates Wishes Cruise? Have it booked but I'm
wondering if it's worth the $$

 

[AmberHeartsDisney]

I am so ready to go on vacation! If it wasnt so darn hot and busy id go now lol

 

[LBollengier]

Staying at AKL 4-11, maybe we will see you there! Thinking about changing the last three nights to CL so we can do the Sunrise Safari.
What is the sleigh ride??

Awesome!! You'll definitely have to say hi! Are you flying out of DFW or Oklahoma? What is CL & sunrise safari? We're doing the Wanyama Safari & eating at Jiko... I'm lazy & hate to move from one hotel to another, with 2 girls in tow, it takes too long to pack and unpack! My hubby gets mad *** I never want to do it!

The sleigh ride is at Ft. Wilderness, $60 for our family, since we are going to the Hoop De Doo at 9:30 I want to try it at 7PM after we go to Universal!! I've read people on this board say that it is really cool and unique because you see a lot of Christmas decor in FW... Sounds like something special to do once anyway!

Do a search on here for sleigh ride, there are a lot of posts... This one caught my eye in particular... We did it at Christmas time and it was amazing....All the campsites were decorated for Christmas and it was just so beautiful. Totally worth the money. I would definitely do it again...

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

We are flying in a night early and staying at Pop (coudn't talk hubby into
another night at AKL, ha!) so we will eat at 'Ohana at 8:30 on Fri. Dec. 3rd.
Have you ever done the Pirates Wishes Cruise? Have it booked but I'm
wondering if it's worth the $$

We're having breakfast on the 8th. It's such a fun character meal!!!

My littlest (the one who's more interested in pirates) wasn't old enough until our last trip, but my cousin was too young, and he didn't want to do it without her. I've heard good things, though. A friend of ours showed us her PhotoPass pics from it, and it looked like the kids had a blast!

 

[Mindy5767]

We're having breakfast on the 8th. It's such a fun character meal!!!

My littlest (the one who's more interested in pirates) wasn't old enough until our last trip, but my cousin was too young, and he didn't want to do it without her. I've heard good things, though. A friend of ours showed us her PhotoPass pics from it, and it looked like the kids had a blast!

We have Ohana Character breakfast for our August trip, but for our November trip we've got Chef Mickey for Thanksgiving dinner!

 

[PolyndianPrincessJes]

We have Ohana Character breakfast for our August trip, but for our November trip we've got Chef Mickey for Thanksgiving dinner!

It's lots of fun!! If you haven't been before, you'll love it! We got wonderful interaction, and the juice is DELICIOUS!!

 

[Mindy5767]

It's lots of fun!! If you haven't been before, you'll love it! We got wonderful interaction, and the juice is DELICIOUS!!

We have been, but its been 5 years. I am not even sure that Lilo & Stitch were the featured characters then. I just remember Mickey, Chip & Dale and Goofy in luau clothes.

 

[Craftsman Revival]

To those who have also visited WDW during past Novembers / Decembers: If you have an opinion about this, I'd love to hear it.

As I mentioned upthread, we're planning a late Nov / early Dec trip. We have booked on-property rooms for half the trip (using the 25/30/40 PIN) and off-property for the other half. We'll have 2 adults, one (17yo) child in the room.

My question is: Should we keep trying to find better / lower on-property rates?

I have seen some INCREDIBLE on-property rates for August / September through Orbitz and Travelocity (like $58 at Values and even $150/night for GF!) but I know that it's hurricane season and therefore we may not be able to find the same low rates for our dates.

Based on folks who have travelled during the end of the year last year, what do you think? Will we see any similar crazy discounts on Orbitz, etc. for Nov / Dec of this year?

Here are our current rates for 3 people (each of these reflect taxes and fees):

• 11/20 - 11/25 - POR standard room at around $140 / night
• 11/26 - 12/1 - Marriott time share (2-bedroom condo) for $630 for the WEEK
• 12/2 - 12/4 - CR Garden Wing / Garden View room for $225/night

So what do you think? Should I keep obsessively watching all the travel sites to see if I can beat those on-property rates with another on-property resort?

Thoughts? (I also created a thread about this on the "discounts and codes" boards, but I'm new to the Dis and not sure what is the appropriate forum to ask this...)

 

[nejjie]

*Where are you staying? POP!
*When are you going? Dec 11-18th
*Who's in your group? Myself, DD5, my Mother
*What is everyone hoping for as far as ADRS? CRT, Akershus, Chef de France, HDDR, Chef Mickeys
*What are you looking most forward to? Everything!! MVMCP - wishes - spectro - illuminations - osbourne lights - fantasmic - all the shows! =)
*Are you using any other site to help you plan? Already subscribed to Tour Guide Mike - and I'm a regular over at Gymbofriends
*What are you doing to get in the Disney spirit now? Mad research lol

 

[Mindy5767]

To those who have also visited WDW during past Novembers / Decembers: If you have an opinion about this, I'd love to hear it.

As I mentioned upthread, we're planning a late Nov / early Dec trip. We have booked on-property rooms for half the trip (using the 25/30/40 PIN) and off-property for the other half. We'll have 2 adults, one (17yo) child in the room.

My question is: Should we keep trying to find better / lower on-property rates?

I have seen some INCREDIBLE on-property rates for August / September through Orbitz and Travelocity (like $58 at Values and even $150/night for GF!) but I know that it's hurricane season and therefore we may not be able to find the same low rates for our dates.

Based on folks who have travelled during the end of the year last year, what do you think? Will we see any similar crazy discounts on Orbitz, etc. for Nov / Dec of this year?

Here are our current rates for 3 people (each of these reflect taxes and fees):

• 11/20 - 11/25 - POR standard room at around $140 / night
• 11/26 - 12/1 - Marriott time share (2-bedroom condo) for $630 for the WEEK
• 12/2 - 12/4 - CR Garden Wing / Garden View room for $225/night

So what do you think? Should I keep obsessively watching all the travel sites to see if I can beat those on-property rates with another on-property resort?

Thoughts? (I also created a thread about this on the "discounts and codes" boards, but I'm new to the Dis and not sure what is the appropriate forum to ask this...)

Gee... I had no idea that you could even find Disney properties on Travelocity or Orbitz. Does this include tickets or do you have AP's? Seems like you've got a really good rate. I"m not sure you're gonna beat that. The $140 at the POR seems particularly good. I'd relax and know you've done well.

 

[counselormom]

We're having breakfast on the 8th. It's such a fun character meal!!!

My littlest (the one who's more interested in pirates) wasn't old enough until our last trip, but my cousin was too young, and he didn't want to do it without her. I've heard good things, though. A friend of ours showed us her PhotoPass pics from it, and it looked like the kids had a blast!

That make me feel better, thanks!!

 

[counselormom]

Awesome!! You'll definitely have to say hi! Are you flying out of DFW or Oklahoma? What is CL & sunrise safari? We're doing the Wanyama Safari & eating at Jiko... I'm lazy & hate to move from one hotel to another, with 2 girls in tow, it takes too long to pack and unpack! My hubby gets mad *** I never want to do it!

The sleigh ride is at Ft. Wilderness, $60 for our family, since we are going to the Hoop De Doo at 9:30 I want to try it at 7PM after we go to Universal!! I've read people on this board say that it is really cool and unique because you see a lot of Christmas decor in FW... Sounds like something special to do once anyway!

Do a search on here for sleigh ride, there are a lot of posts... This one caught my eye in particular... We did it at Christmas time and it was amazing....All the campsites were decorated for Christmas and it was just so beautiful. Totally worth the money. I would definitely do it again...

I'll have to see if we can get the sleigh ride, maybe after 1900 Park Fare or
O'Hana, if it's not too far of a drive or maybe we could take the boat??
Hoop De Doo and a Sleigh ride, that sounds like a great winter evening!!

CL is Club Level at Animal Kingdom, apparently that is the only way you can
go on the sunrise safari, from what I've read, it's a tour of the kilimanjaro safari at AK before it opens, you get to stop take pictures, etc. and then a
buffet breakfast at AK. Just trying to decide if it's worth it. I'll bet the
Wanyama Safari will be amazing and dinner at Jiko, too!

 

[princess-rn]

Free Dining has been extended through December 21....but my dates are blackout dates...BOOOO!!!!
Congrats to those of you that get to take advantage of this GREAT offer though!!!!

http://www.mousemisers.com/

 

[AmberHeartsDisney]

Sorry i have not been around alot. ive been so busy with trying to study for my securities license and making baby blankets i cant even think straight! and to boot the doctor just told me he thinks i need to do a sleep study :/

 

[Leash]

Hi everybody! I just found this thread so I hope it's not too late to join.

*Where are you staying? 1st night standard AKL then AKL CL
*When are you going? Nov 29-Dec 8
*Who's in your group? Myself, DH, DMom and DDad
*What is everyone hoping for as far as ADRS? Got them all already:
11/29 Dinner @ DTD probably Wolgang Puck Express
11/30 Lunch @ 50's Prime Time Cafe
12/1 Breakfast @ Crystal Palace and Dinner @ Whispering Canyon
12/2 Dinner @ California Grill
12/3 Dinner @ Boma
12/4 Dinner@ Tutto Italia
12/5 Dinner @ Kona Cafe
12/6 No TS (Thinking about heading over to ICE this night)
12/7 Dinner @ Yak and Yeti
*What are you looking most forward to? The Christmas decorations, seeing my parents experience WDW for the first time
*Are you using any other site to help you plan? Touringplans.com, Allears.net
*What are you doing to get in the Disney spirit now? Planning obsessively and looking at pics and stuff from the last trip (way back in 2006).