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I am pretty new around here but I wanted to say hey and let you know that I will be following along. We are going May 26-June 1st so we will wiss each other by about a week. We are very lucky that we are able to stay at POR Royal Guest Room for this stay.
PIF! You beat me congrats on the choices. My family loves Yak & Yeti we go every trip.
I'm excited to try it! I've heard great things, but since I have such picky eaters I'm nervous, but I think they'll love it!
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I am pretty new around her but I wanted to say hey and let you know that I will be following along. We are going May 26-June 1st so we will wiss each other by about a week. We are very lucky that we are able to stay at POR Royal Guest Room for this stay.
Welcome to the boards and I'm glad to have you following along! Make sure you tell me all about your stay at POR-Riverside! I've been wanting to try it out. We've been to POR-FQ and loved it!
Keep up the good work. Did you knoe that le cellier is two credits?
Thanks you! Yep it's 2 credits, but the hubs thinks it's worth it. We will just pay for Kona out of pocket. Shouldn't be too big of a deal since it's just breakfast on our last day. I was excited that we got the ressie and now I'm even more excited that it's so close!
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Congrats on being PIF! We are not yet there. We are eating at some of the same places, though not at the same time. I'd love to meet up to say "hi".
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Great start I hope you keep up with the updates. Congrats on the PIF and earlier dates.
You might want to check all ears again because Kona Breakfast could be more expensive. It might be better to pay OOP for something like The Plaza instead.
I'm so sorry I haven't updated this in about a week but we had a death in the family.
My uncle (my mother's brother) passed away unexpectedly last weekend so I've been trying to help her make arrangements and comfort her. The funeral was Wednesday and the service was lovely. Since he was a retired veteran, there was military honors so it was quite emotional.
I'm back now and ready to honor my uncle by celebrating his life and legacy.
So we are now 85 days out and very ready to tell the kids about the trip! I'm really hoping that I can hold on to this secret and not reveal until we are in the car and on our way. My husband always tells me that I'll spill the beans, but I'm hoping to prove him wrong.
Here is my plan, I have older kids so sneaking around to pack their bags and such is going to be quite a task. I'm going to tell them that when school gets out, I'm sending them to their Nana's (my mom and she's in on the rouse) house for a week and they need to be sure to have a bag packed so they can go. This way, they can pack their own bag and I won't have to sneak to do it.
I'm planning on making a trip up to our local Disney Outlet store to find some tshirts and what nots to give the kids while we are there so I don't have to shell out $20 bucks for a plush that I could pick up for $8 at the store.
I've also been spending some time cruising around the Disney Food Blog site to read the reviews on all of the restaurants that i've chosen to eat at this trip. As you recall from previous posts, we've never eaten at Yak & Yeti, The Plaza, or Sci-Fi Dine in. I read through the reviews and it appears that I've made some good choices!
I'm planning on trying the Shaved Ice drink that they have at Yak & Yeti (Or I hope they still have!)
Anyone have any favorites or recommendations for these places?
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Hi, Jaime,
I was just wondering where you stayed offsite. I noticed that you said you used military tickets. Have you ever used Armed Forces Vacation Club?
We will be in Orlando June 7-21, staying at Bella Piazza through AFVC. The prices were unbelievable ($800 a week for 4 bedrooms), but to get that price I had to do nonrefundable. So, I'm trying not to be a little paranoid about it. Or I guess I should say, I'm trying to only be a little paranoid about it.
Hi, Jaime,
I was just wondering where you stayed offsite. I noticed that you said you used military tickets. Have you ever used Armed Forces Vacation Club?
We will be in Orlando June 7-21, staying at Bella Piazza through AFVC. The prices were unbelievable ($800 a week for 4 bedrooms), but to get that price I had to do nonrefundable. So, I'm trying not to be a little paranoid about it. Or I guess I should say, I'm trying to only be a little paranoid about it.
Hello! We have not used the Armed Forces Vacation Club before. We actually have a timeshare that we use if we don't stay onsite. $800 a week for a 4bedroom is a great deal! Don't be too paranoid about it, I'm sure the AFVC couldn't recommend something that wasn't up to par. I hope you have a wonderful time :-)
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congrats on the choices. My family loves Yak & Yeti
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