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There are other changes as well.
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It's time to move on and move forward.
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Looks like your hours of planning have led to a great schedule! Now loads of that you get all those ADRs at exactly the times you want.
I know Cam, that is the hard part! LOL Luckily, I have a pretty good time span for each ADR. I figure about a 2 hour block for each. I am just hoping to get BBB and CRT for the times I exactly want. The part that is bad, is rearranging my perfect schedule if one doesnt work out!
I know Cam, that is the hard part! LOL Luckily, I have a pretty good time span for each ADR. I figure about a 2 hour block for each. I am just hoping to get BBB and CRT for the times I exactly want. The part that is bad, is rearranging my perfect schedule if one doesnt work out!
I have always gone with a 2 hour time span in which meals can work and it seems to work out almost all of the time. Sending that no rearranging will be required.
I have always gone with a 2 hour time span in which meals can work and it seems to work out almost all of the time. Sending that no rearranging will be required.
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I follow another website called, Couponing to Disney. Yesterday Kristin posted that MyPoints has $50 Rainforest Cafe gift cards as one of their rewards for approx. 6,700 points.
I am a member of MyPoints, I joined at the end of October. I currently have 3,767 points. I mostly do the click thrus and surveys (the few they have). I was saving for a $50 PayPal credit for 8,800 points.
I started doing some of these online things as a way to save for Disney. I was slightly concerned I wouldn't make the 8,800 by the time we leave. But now I am thinking that for almost 2,000 points less, and I only need about 3,000 more, I can get the Rainforest Cafe gc and do that instead of Donalds Safari Breakfast.
We planned to pay for Donalds OOP at a cost of approx. $62. I looked at the RC menus and I think we could get away with only having to use the gc, if not then it certainly would be way less than $62. The only drawback is no characters....
I am thinking about booking Donalds for breakfast and RC for lunch and then cancelling one of them dependant on what points I can make. I mean if I can make the 8,800 then the $50 PayPal credit would almost pay for breakfast.
What do you all think? Please advise on how you would handle it.
I'd probably book the breakfast at Donald's and RC for lunch and then when the trip gets closer see where your points are and make a decision then.
Yeah, I am thinking that is the best way to handle it. I would prefer to do Donald's but if I can make enough points to get the RC gc but not the PayPal then I will just do that.
Thanks for responding Kathy!
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Your plans look good, Sparky! I had written out this hugely long response on my iPhone, and for some reason it wouldn't post. Unfortunately, that was when you first wrote about your plans, so I can't remember what I wrote. If I remember, I'll come back!
Your plans look good, Sparky! I had written out this hugely long response on my iPhone, and for some reason it wouldn't post. Unfortunately, that was when you first wrote about your plans, so I can't remember what I wrote. If I remember, I'll come back!
LOL it's okay. I hate when that happens! I'll be here if you do remember. Only 7 days till I book now!
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! LOL Luckily, I have a pretty good time span for each ADR. I figure about a 2 hour block for each. I am just hoping to get BBB and CRT for the times I exactly want. The part that is bad, is rearranging my perfect schedule if one doesnt work out! 
: !! I'm so there, whenever you go! 
only 8 more days till booking!
Debating....what do you think?
If I remember, I'll come back!
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