Ten Nights, Eight People--It's enough to drive anyone crazy! Our Trip to the World June 7-18, 2008 - UPDATED 7/2 - Page 3 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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YAY - we get to meet and ride Splash together! I can't wait!
I will PM you tomorrow. ( I need to get to bed)
All of your plans sound great!
And I love all of those wonderful, funny pictures of your family!
Tell Josh that Allen is staying home this time - he will have to ride with Carly!
Hey Wendy - we are going to WDW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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I just got all caught up with your report Wendy - and of course the changes to where you're going to stay (there had to be some in there, right?! ) It sounds like an awesome trip with a great cast of characters and how cool to now have some PassPorter meets in there as well.
We're also in a 'near the HH' villa, so I'm hoping our paths will cross frequently - but we'll definitely organise a pool meet!
As we're waitlisted elsewhere (though it's unlikely that anything will come through at this stage) I'd better wait until a few days before we depart before I firm anything up with you.
Excellent Karen!! with the waitlist! But wouldn't it be cool if we were in the same building?! Hard to believe it's getting so close to time to leave!!
We are trying the dining plan for the first time. We also are using the dining experience card. We had traded our 10 day non-expire park hopper into a PAP in December so I could be sure to have the dining experience. That was before we decided on the dining plan. Once we did decide to go with the dining plan, I was thinking--why didn't I just realize what a great deal it will be before now? With my two youngest being under 9, it was the kicker. Less than $10 a day to feed them is a great deal. The rest of us, well I know how we eat, so the $38 a day will be well spent!
Wilderness Lodge = 3 Table Service Credits each
Sun. June 8 Whispering Canyon Cafe 12:40pm--IF we are off the DME bus by then!--cash and Dining Experience
Sun. June 8 Kona Cafe 5:30pm--using 1 credit each
Mon. June 9 50's Prime Time 12:15pm--using 1 credit each
Tues. June 10 Liberty Tree Tavern 11:50am--using 1 credit each(that will take care of our Table service credits for this stay).
Tues. June 10 Grand Floridian Cafe 6:20pm--Heather's treat, Dining Experience--GIRLS NIGHT OUT!!
Old Key West = 7 Table Service Credits each
Wed. Boma 4:35pm for half of us-- 1 credit each
Wed. Olivia's 5pm for the other half of us --using 1 credit each
Thurs. 1900 Park Fare 5pm--using 1 credit each
Fri. Tusker House 8:10am--using 1 credit each
Fri. Yachtsman 5:35pm--using cash and Dining Experience--DATE NIGHT!!!
Sat. Trails End 6:20pm---using cash and Dining Experience--with Kris(krisk11) and Kelsey!!!
Sun. Kona Cafe 5:30pm--using 1 credit each
Mon. Crystal Palace 11:40am--using 1 credit each
Tues. Ohana 5:25pm--using 1 credit each
Wed. Le Cellier 11:40am--using 1 credit each OR
Wed. Cape May Cafe 10:10am--using 1 credit each
The Cape May Cafe is under my name and the Le Cellier is under Heather's name. We'll cancel one or the other when we finally decide which one to go to, but I imagine that we'll keep Le Cellier. What better way to end a trip than with the Cheese Soup??
Heather, Josh, John and Carlee are dining at Boma after their day out.
We're hanging out at OKW that evening, so we chose Olivia's. Great place to eat.
I never plan counter service meals or snacks. To be honest, we don't snack while down there. I've never purchased popcorn, dole whips, cinnamon rolls, etc. But since they're on the dining plan, you can betcha we'll be trying some!!
I think my plan looks pretty good, seems like a smart way of using the dining credits.
My son told me that I was rambling too much and providing way too much information, but hey, that happens!
So, that's it for now. Now I've just to sit and wait for the next few days. Seventeen days from today we'll be locking up the house and heading to Indianapolis.
That's when the Magic will begin.
So to recap: Crappy extended family camping vacation leads to happy discussions of going to WDW sooner than expected, in fact all booked within a couple of days coming home!
I guess it all works out in the end, doesn't it?!
See, there was a silver lining in that storm cloud and now you are going to WDW in a short time!
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with the waitlist! But wouldn't it be cool if we were in the same building?! Hard to believe it's getting so close to time to leave!! 
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Have a great trip 
Previous trips: POFQ 2005 & 2007, Boardwalk 2008, BCV & AKLV 2009 (our honeymoon) & 2012, BCV & BLT 2011, BCV 2013, AKLV 2014
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