Wonder, Waves and Wishes. 18th October 2009. Remembering the waves!

[TartanTinker]

Hi Crista I am sure your dh & boys would love the MNSSHP. We have been the last 3 years and we have had so much fun. Not sure if we will go this year but if we do I was thinking on the night we get off the cruise. It would be a great end to the Holiday. Good luck in convincing them to go

 

[quiltymom]

Let's just say this, my DH believes the two best things out of Disney World are MNSSHP and the Food and Wine Festival, both of which are taking place in October. He wasn't raised going to Disney like I was, so although he enjoys the vacations, he isn't nutso-kooko about them like I am. So coming from him, well, it's a major thing.

MNSSHP is one big show. We saw the parade twice, and it was worth seeing twice. I caught part of the Villians Mix & Mingle while the others went for snacks, and I wish that I would've been much closer. Hallowishes is as good as they get at WDW - but not as good as the Disneyland "Dreams" fireworks. (Okay, I'm a bit biased there!) We went on a few rides, but spent lots of time getting photos & candy. I'm so looking forward to this trip!

You can also enter the MK at 4:00 the day of the party, even though the official start is 7:00, but not any sooner. We'll be in line to enter right at that time since we won't be going any other day. That way you can ride rides, or whatever you want before 7:00, when the fun begins.

On another note - I'm working on a logo for our group, using our "Wonder, Waves & Wishes" theme. I'll post the ideas once I get something worth showing to see what you think.

 

[Zach's Mom]

If he won't go for Magic Kingdom, you could always start him out slow with Epcot or Hollywood studios. Epcot has the Food and Wine Festival which starts the week before our cruise and has lots of great programs. Epcot is also loaded with street performs so it pays to watch the people around you.

If he like the shows, Hollywood studios (formerly MGM studios) is loaded with shows and street performers. And since it isn't that much more for a multiday pass with the park hopper option you can get him to Magic Kingdom for a couple of hours.

 

[jajomo0118]

You can also enter the MK at 4:00 the day of the party, even though the official start is 7:00, but not any sooner. We'll be in line to enter right at that time since we won't be going any other day. That way you can ride rides, or whatever you want before 7:00, when the fun begins.

I think this is going to be really fun, DH said "Why do you even ask, just plan it and we'll show up, its not like we are gonna let you go yourself" ...WOW...lol...how sweet!! ...Boys drive me nuts

On another note - I'm working on a logo for our group, using our "Wonder, Waves & Wishes" theme. I'll post the ideas once I get something worth showing to see what you think.

Can't wait to see!!

 

[jajomo0118]

If he won't go for Magic Kingdom, you could always start him out slow with Epcot or Hollywood studios. Epcot has the Food and Wine Festival which starts the week before our cruise and has lots of great programs. Epcot is also loaded with street performs so it pays to watch the people around you.

If he like the shows, Hollywood studios (formerly MGM studios) is loaded with shows and street performers. And since it isn't that much more for a multiday pass with the park hopper option you can get him to Magic Kingdom for a couple of hours.

Thanks But he's good to go.. He will put on a happy face because the motto around this house is "IF MOMMA's NOT HAPPY NO ONE IS HAPPY" just joking (kinda..lol).

All 3 of the my men shower me with love and affection and it is a true blessing . So they would do it for no other reason then to make me happy, but I really do think they will ALL love it!!! Its not like its a punishment...lol..wow!!!... imagine that story..."Can you believe my mean mom made me go to WDW after our cruise..she's so mean!!!" LMAO..

 

[Twinprincesses]

Here is the link for the Halloween Party at the parks http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/halloween.htm#tickets So how many people are doing the parks afterwards???

 

[quiltymom]

We are. We'll at least do MNSSHP, and if we're lucky, Epcot for the Food & Wine Festival. But I'm not pushing my luck there.

We're also going to spend the day we get off the ship at the Kennedy Space Center.

 

[jajomo0118]

We are doing MNSSHP our first family trip to WDW..So Exciting!!!

We had planned to drive to Atlanta on Friday (and maybe stay a day or so) and take DS Jay Edward on a tour of the Georgia Dome (he is a huge Atlanta Falcon Fan...much to his dads disgust....lol) , but received an email today saying all tours will be canceled after April for the year due to construction. So I don't know if we will hang in FL for another day or two or who knows what?

I've got some planning to do. For some reason DH (Jay) mentioned Universal? OK this was odd from the guy who didn't want to do WDW and hates when I drag him to Hershey or Six Flags..so I have no idea what to think of that? I was thinking something non-park like.... so that totally threw me for a loop!!!

 

[DCLMan]

Here is the link for the Halloween Party at the parks http://www.wdwinfo.com/holidays/halloween.htm#tickets So how many people are doing the parks afterwards???

We are doing 4 days before the cruise and then 7 days after.

 

[hlkeck]

We intend to stay a few days after the cruise, as well. We will be going back to MNSSHP - this will be our 2nd/3rd time! We were rained out in '07, but had a good time in '08. It did rain on us a bit, but they still did most of the parade - no headless horseman to lead it off, though.

We will be going to Sea World/Aquatica as well. We have been to the parks 4 times in the last 2 years - so, we thought we'd try a new place, but get our MK fix the night of the party.

I think someone above asked if you needed separate park tickets that night? Not really - they let you in with your party ticket at 4 pm and you have full use of everything (hve to wear a bracelet). If you want in BEFORE 4 pm, you have to have a ticket...

 

[jajomo0118]

I think someone above asked if you needed separate park tickets that night? Not really - they let you in with your party ticket at 4 pm and you have full use of everything (hve to wear a bracelet). If you want in BEFORE 4 pm, you have to have a ticket...

It was me...TY

 

[jajomo0118]

Doesn't this pic look fake...like its a back drop! I love it and I wanna go back so bad...6 1/2 months is way to long!!!

 

[Twinprincesses]

We are doing 4 days before the cruise and then 7 days after.

How wonderful!!!!!!!!! We are only doing 3 days afterwards. Where are you staying at??

 

[jajomo0118]

happy friday the 13th!!!

Hope everyone is blessed with tons luck this weekend!!


---christa---

 

[Zach's Mom]

As anyone nervous about being on the first cruise after dry dock. There is a thread on the main page that got me thinking about it. Personally, I am looking forward to everything extra clean and shiny but since this is my first cruise it probably would have looked that way anyway.

Jody

 

[jajomo0118]

When I switched to this cruise I was unaware of that fact. I remember reading some not to happy posts about the first cruise after the Magic dry dock.

I just hope all the work is done...I could really care less about updated tv and safes. I am glad that the ship will be nice and tidy tho...

 

[TartanTinker]

We are staying 4 nights Bay Lake Tower, 7 nights Saratoga Springs Resort before the cruise then 1 night Saratoga Springs Resort after the cruise. We are so looking forward to our holiday.

 

[Zach's Mom]

Well its final, I just booked out air fare the passports should be here any day. (We were told it was taking about two weeks to get them back when we applied for them two weeks ago yesterday). Now all I have to do is make the final payment and we are set. We are officially flying down on Thursday the 15th and coming home the following Thursday. As much as I like going on vacation, a week without seeing my pets is about all I can take especially since they are all getting older

Has anyone done Kennedy Space Center? Out flight doesn't leave until after 5 so I was think about taking a quick trip on the way to the airport?

 

[jajomo0118]

As much as I like going on vacation, a week without seeing my pets is about all I can take especially since they are all getting older.

I so agree with you about the pets, we only have Snickers, he is a 5 year old scnhauzer-poodle mix and he is so apart of our family that we all feel quite guilty about leaving him...but his Nana takes really good care of her grand-puppy every time she has him..lol..heck when my boys go over to her house every morning for shcool....Snickers goes too...

 

[Twinprincesses]

As anyone nervous about being on the first cruise after dry dock. There is a thread on the main page that got me thinking about it. Personally, I am looking forward to everything extra clean and shiny but since this is my first cruise it probably would have looked that way anyway.

Jody

Nope I am excited. We were the second or third on the Magic last year after Dry Dock. It is nice knowing everything is extra clean.