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I was just noticing how close your trip is getting. The way this month flew by, it will be here in no time!
I know! Time is just flying! I can't believe it will be the 4th in a few days. I will be back tomorrow with an update...I think...in the morning. I have some new plans I added to my schedule, pretty cool. Stay tuned, girl!
I have just been very curious with all I have read about it! I haven't read anything about 'Ohana yet, but I plan to ask my TA. I just haven't done it yet. But I do plan to very soon. I will definately post on here when I find out one way or another.
Thanks! I also heard that HDDR was changing times? When does that start I wonder - we are booked for that also! Looks like I may have to do some research too.
Thanks! I also heard that HDDR was changing times? When does that start I wonder - we are booked for that also! Looks like I may have to do some research too.
Okay so I just looked it up and it seems that the new showtimes for HDDR start on Nov. 12 and go through Feb. 11 2012. So if you are going between those times, I would call.
A couple weeks ago, I noticed a thread on here about who is going to be at WDW in Sept. The woman (named MaryBeth, mommy4allkids) was looking to find some people with kids to meet up with as she thought that would be fun for her son. I ended up replying that I would be there at the same time, but I have a 7 yr old girl (she has an 11 yr old boy), so I didn't think that would fit.
She ended up replying that if I was interested her son gets along with all ages. Which works out bc so does my DD. So after numerous PM's back and forth we have a plan!
It just so happens that MaryBeth had made a 5 pm ADR for 'Ohana on 9/13, which is the same night we have an ADR at 7pm. She had read my PTR here and knew my plan for fireworks and the EWP, and said she thought that was a great plan. SO.....I now have 2 PP meets!!! One the first night for fireworks and EWP on the Poly beach and with Jess and David on our last night! MaryBeth and her family also might meet us for a swim after meeting with Jess and David, because we are also staying at the same resort....in fact we requested buildings next to each other. LOL
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Okay so I just looked it up and it seems that the new showtimes for HDDR start on Nov. 12 and go through Feb. 11 2012. So if you are going between those times, I would call.
Congrats on the PP meets. They always sound like fun. I haven't noticed any for my travel time yet, but I haven't posted one either.
It's funny because I didn't start with the intent of having meets, but as you might have read before I met up with Jess and David last year. We both knew that we were planning to book bouncebacks for Sept this year if we got them. So we had pretty much decided right away we would meet up for this year. Which is super cool, because I really like Jess...I like David too, I just talk to Jess a lot.
I responded to MaryBeth just to say "hey!" but when she PM'ed me and we started talking back and forth...I thought she seemed real nice and one thing lead to another....PP meet! I am so excited for my 2 meets!!!
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Ha! We are going on Nov 6! Thanks Sparky.
Your welcome Coop! Glad your ADR wont be affected.
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Congrats on the PP meets!!
Thanks Kathy! I am very excited about my 2 meets! I think it will be fun to meet up with a PP friend on the beach to watch the fireworks, and I am excited to see Jess and David again.
Next year will be the BIG PP meet, for me. I am in the process of planning a trip for Dec 2012 with my friends from here DisneyDana and Ashli. We are planning 4 nights and 5 fabulous days...just us girls! I know I have probably mentioned this a bizillion times...but I can't help it! I am just so darned excited! There will most definately be a PTR/TR for that!
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I think it's very neat! I am very much looking forward to them. Though I do have to say that being friends with Jess for about a year now, and over on FB. I feel like we are really friends, so meeting with them is like meeting up with old friends...not just a PP meet.
Same, same, same thing for DisneyDana and Ashli next year...they are two of my closest friends. I can't wait to meet them after talking to them for a couple years...A LOT!
Hello again friends! I am back to say that I just had another payment go through which makes our balance $120.08!! Plus the insurance when we add it. I know that went up. So for us it will add another $133.90 so we are actually at $253.98. But that is still FABULOUS for our final payment!
Also, my DH's profit sharing check came yesterday so that will go in the bank tomorrow. By Tuesday I should be ordering some more gift cards. I have decided with what is left I am just buying gift cards so we don't have to put anything on the credit cards, other than what we HAVE to. So I will buy a gift card or two each for DH and I and one for tips. That should cover that! Question my friends....
I plan for tips, snacks, extra meals....$250. $200 spending money for me and $150 for DH. How would you buy the gift cards? I thought about breaking them into 2 cards. I am so afraid of losing them...but I don't want to carry around a crap load of cards either. Though, I could just go to the front desk and pay some of whatever does get charged off with the gift cards and not even carry them at all. Hmmmm.....
WWYD?
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I also heard that HDDR was changing times? When does that start I wonder - we are booked for that also! Looks like I may have to do some research too.
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So for us it will add another $133.90 so we are actually at $253.98. But that is still FABULOUS for our final payment!
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