Who's Going Oct 09? Plans Are...

[laurainsem]

Woop, we booked our trip for Oct 13-19th last night!!!! We just finished our first trip to WDW and are so completely hooked. It will only be me and my younger sister this time, as my older sister has already used up most of her vacation time.

This will be a bday celebration for my sister. Her actual bday isn't till the 29th but I can't get those dates off work. So, it's an early celebration but we're okay with that. We'll also be tent camping this time at Fort Wilderness, which will be fun and will save money! While we'll miss the Pop, it just doesn't fit within the budget.

We're planning for MNSSHP; if you've been, what do you think? Is it worth the money?

Also, since it's technically not Jamie's "real" bday, do you think we'll still be able to get some perks? If not, do you have any suggestions on how to make this trip a little extra special?

 

[TandT]

We booked our October 09 trip today We are staying at SSR from Oct 10-17!! This is our first F&W trip!! We cannot wait!!!!!!!!!

 

[DLo]

We are going in mid october . Booking next week ( I hope). We will stay one night at either POFQ or POP then on to BC!! Yeah, first time in awhile at an EPCOT area resort. My DS11 wants to eat every meal at Beaches and Cream. Hoping to go to a MNSSHP (can't wait until dates are ammounced!) planning on eating at Cape May and Crystal Palace. Doing the Magical Milestones Tour. (did Family Magic Tour last year)
Want to try figaro fries and check out American Idol. Maybe try some new food at Food and Wine Festival. Kind of worried about Columbus Day weekend crowds but hey we'll be at WDW - got to love that no matter when you go!

 

[8 Ears]

Yes, we are! Actually just DH and myself are booked at Pop from Oct. 4-9 to celebrate his 40th, my 38th and our 20th.

Now that March is here, it feels a bit closer.

 

[wdwmom0f3]

We will be there too from Oct 10th - 18th. We will be trying Ohana for the first time so we are excited. We will also be on the dining plan again, so that will be fun. We are celebrating 20 years of marriage too, so that will be special. Dh is excited about this trip and the kids are too.

A friend of mine is debating going too. If she does, they have never been before so it will be fun to help her plan.

Me... still waiting & watching for a discount code.

 

[ToddyLu]

We are officially booked as of today. DH, MIL and BIL are going 10/28-11/06. Yipee!! I entered the 7th month on my slider today. I have officially erased my 2008 spreadsheet and now have it ready for 2009.

 

[foltzy]

We paid off our trip yesterday. Got our airfare. We're ready except for deciding where we're going to eat. That's next on the list. October needs to hurry up and get here.

 

[terbethk]

I'm going with two of my girlfriends 10/29-11/2.
We're booked for CSR.
Booked our flights this week.
Only TS meal we're planning on doing is Akershus.

I can't wait!

 

[Lucky]

How crowded does the week before Halloween tend to get? I'm a little worried about the crowds! Also, do you guys think MNSSHP is worth the extra $$? I have a 7, 5, and 2 year old if that helps!

 

[manntra]

I am not sure about the crowd levels at that time of the year----this will be the first time for me going at that time---October 4- October 9th and we will be going to MNSSHP. From my understanding there is a special parade, fireworks, and a lot of the kids dress up for Halloween (my niece will be 13 and she is excited to attend .) A big draw for me is the limited attendance for the night and the hopeful ability for short lines on rides.

We did the Pirate and Princess party a few years ago and liked that despite the nonstop rain for the whole night!

 

[mickey2minnie1]

Wow! How our thread has grown!!! We have 7 months to go. That is just enough time to figure out dining, buying tickets for the MNSSHP, coordinating clothing for zip lock bags for each day, airline tickets (I have one way at Jet Blue for 76.00), arrangements for the house and dog, making my treasure hunt for the kids, planning an alnost perfect trip for my parents who never vacation and haven't been to Disney since '76, and whatever else that comes up! I am sooooo excited!

Thanks for coming on board.

Anything different you do to get ready??

 

[lunapnp]

You can count us in as (repeat) October goers! It will be myself, DH, DD's 13 and 9. We will be staying at BWV (hoping to get switched to BCV). We will be there October 10-17. When will they "officially" release dates for MNSSHP? I can't remember from the last time we went. We are traveling to Orlando tomorrow (not going to WDW ...we are going to Wide World of Sports for a Braves game, though), so we are going to spend "road time" planning our October trip. I want to get our ADR's nailed down so when my window opens up, I can make our ressies. When we went to DW last year, we thought it would be our last trip for at least a couple of years. But, here we come again!

 

[manntra]

Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party

September: 4, 11, 15, 18, 22, 25, 29, 2009
October: 1, 2, 6, 8, 9, 12, 13, 15, 18, 20, 22, 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 2009

Tickets go on sale May 1, 2009
Hours: 7:00 p.m. – midnight, Parade at 8:15 and 10:30, Fireworks at 9:30

I copied this from the Disney Events section of the DIS. I am finally in the "hundreds" today....199 days!

 

[parkers*momma]

I hope the original OP doesn't mind. Just trying to help as many DIS'ers as I can

I manage several stroller swaps over on the budget board. I thought I would extend an invitation to you to join the swap. A stroller swap is a group of DISers who will be staying at WDW and would like to use a stroller without paying $31/day for a WDW stroller. A stroller is purchased and passed from one vacationing DISer to the next on the list.

OUR Fleet:
Double strollers

Dates available:
DATES AVAILABLE:
Stroller #1
May 19-23, 2009
July 7-20, 2009
July 30-Aug. 22, 2009
Sept. 23-26, 2009
Oct. 24-Nov. 9, 2009
Dec. 27-???

STROLLER #2
June 1-5, 2009
June 20-Aug. 23, 2009
Aug. 29-Sept. 5, 2009
Sept. 13-28, 2009
Oct. 6-10, 2009
October 17-30, 2009
Nov. 6-25, 2009
Dec. 13-17, 2009
Dec. 24-???

Stroller #3
March 27-Apr.1, 2009
April 18-21, 2009
May 9-12, 2209
May 20-23, 2009
June 29-July 21, 2009
July 28-Aug. 19, 2009
August 29-Sept. 26, 2009
Oct. 19-Nov. 26, 2009
Dec. 5-9, 2009
Dec. 14-31, 2009

Stroller #4
Apr.17-24, 2009
May 2-5, 2009
May 25-30, 3009
June 19-27, 2009
July 13-21, 2009
July 28-Aug. 6, 2009
Aug. 13-19, 2009
Aug. 28-Sept 3, 2009
Sept. 9-12, 2009
Oct. 25-Nov. 21, 2009
Nov. 28-Dec. 8, 2009
Dec. 21-31, 2009


Stroller #5
July 1-6, 2009
July 13-18, 2009
July 26-Aug. 19, 2009
Sept. 4-12, 2009
Sept. 26-30, 2009
Oct. 7-Nov. 25, 2009
Dec. 11-31, 2009

LINK: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1992277

SINGLE STROLLER

Dates available:
APRIL 5-9, 2009
JUNE 1-6, 2009
JULY 21-31, 2009
AUGUST 1-8, 2009

LINK: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2109547

If you would like to save while visiting the parks, feel free to join on of the swaps. Currently we have 6 strollers for you to use while at Disney.

 

[lvstitch]

I'll be there Oct 24th - Nov 1st

Right now staying at POR but hoping for some type of discount to upgrade to AKL Club Level. If not, we will be doing the Dining Plan for the 1st time. We will be celebrating our 15 year wedding anniversary. We got married in WDW in September 1994 and didn't realize it was hurricane/rainy season. I have always wanted to go back for our anniversary but just don't want to risk having bad weather the whole time like we did for our wedding/honeymoon so we are just celebrating a month later.

Plans (if we get Dinning Plan):

Sat - get in late, dinner at DTD
Sun - AK, Dinner - Hoop De Doo Review
Mon - DHS, EP, Dinner -Le Collier
Tues - MK, Dinner -Jinko
Wed - Universal, Lunch -Mythos; Dinner - Checkers (don't have any here in Vegas)
Thurs - EP, Breakfast - Boma, Dinner - Food and Wine
Fri - DS/Force ourselves to relax, Dinner - California Grill
Sat - EP/MK (MNSSHP) - Lunch - Food and Wine, Dinner - Ohana
Sun - Leave

 

[laurainsem]

Just had to share my excitement with my fellow October DISers. We have now officially passed our halfway point with our payments! Doesn't the trip just feel more and more real with each payment?

201 days to go till we start our drive down!

 

[momtoBrandon&Jacob]

We're going 10/24-10/31 staying at POFQ~

 

[grandgathering]

Hi everyone, we are booked for POR - October 2-9

We are a group of 13 (me dh, dd, ds, my sis, her dh, dd & ds, and our girlfriend, her dh, ds, ddx2), so we are going as a Grand Gathering - we are so excited! My sister and I have been many times as kids and she took her family 2 years ago. This will be my first time back in about 20 years, and it will be our first family vacation!

We actually scored huge as it just so happens that WDW announced the free dining as we were booking, so we will go to the CAA TA on Monday to have our reservations booked into that plan!

I am gonna go back thru this thread now and read everyones plans for October.

Cheer!

 

[manntra]

Beware!!! I went a few years ago after a 20 year absence and everything had changed so much and I loved it so I bought DVC!!! And I don't even have any kids!
Wow! You have so many people you will have such a great time!!

 

[parkers*momma]

With free dining coming up...I thought I would put this out there one more time. We would love to help you save a more with the free dining offer,buy four get three vacations being planned and MNSSHP coming up.

MANY DATES AVAILABLE-NEW DATES OPENED ON 3/23/09

OUR Fleet:
Double strollers

LINK: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1992277

SINGLE STROLLER

LINK: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2109547