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Glad you had a great time at the cabin! The only thing I hate about vacation is that there is still laundry! How fun that your check in day is on your anniversary! Make sure you ask for your anniversary pins when you check in! I hope you are able to get all of your room request! Not much longer before you'll be there. YAY!!!
Congrats on checking in to OKW! I think the Room Requests are different for different resorts. I don't know if it's because we are DVC, but often there really are no options for room requests for our reservations.
Back!!! Hope POR and OKW are able to accommodate your requests!
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sorry about the hassel with the room requests being entered. I hope it all works out. I suppose you'll find out in a few short days.
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You would think they'd all have more specific requests on the site? Maybe it's too much work to organize it all though, so they just take requests from those who take the time to contact them directly. Hope it all works out for you! Not much longer until you find out!!!!
Yeah...I wonder if they deal with fewer requests in general for moderates (and values?) so it is not as imperative for them to advertise what things may be available to request? For Deluxe/and villas....perhaps people are generally more kowledgeable, more liekly to be return visitors, and more likely to be picky? It must be cost effective for them to spend more time trying to accommodate requests in this manner than it was fielding requests on a more individual basis?
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Glad you had a great time at the cabin! The only thing I hate about vacation is that there is still laundry! How fun that your check in day is on your anniversary! Make sure you ask for your anniversary pins when you check in! I hope you are able to get all of your room request! Not much longer before you'll be there. YAY!!!
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Congrats on checking in to OKW! I think the Room Requests are different for different resorts. I don't know if it's because we are DVC, but often there really are no options for room requests for our reservations.
Interesting...
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Glad yall had a great time at the cabin! Congrats on checking into OKW!
I went to the WDW site today to remind myself the exact amount due at checkin to POR on Saturday.
As you know, I completed online checkin for POR on Sunday and online checkin for OKW yesterday. Yesterday I also sent a fax room request to POR and OKW (nothing special...close to laundry and pool at POR and dual entrances to bathroom and close to pool at OKW).
When I went to "my reservations" today, the link for online checkin was once again available.
I got nervous. So I started online checkin again. Th credit card I entered was there for both and the special request I entered for OKW was there..sort of...I was allowed to check 2 things. Since close to pool was not an option I checked close o HH in addition to the dual lavator thing. The close to HH was not checked but dual lavatory entrances was.
I do not now know if I have ever before checked this page after completing online checkin. Does the link return once your checkin ha been processed? Or does this provide any evidence tat someone read my fax request and changed something?
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I don't think I've ever checked by after I've done online check in, though now I'm interested in knowing.
I posted in resorts board as well...I got replies saying that the link is always there in case you want to make any changes (although I did not see it still there as soon as I used it). Someone also said they had experienced only one of their two requests being displayed but when they called WDW both were there on their system.
Yesterday I picked out all of the kids clothes to bring and packed their fanny packs for the parks. All kids get a tiny light, and a little notebook and pen. We want Delaney to carry her own wipes and Benadryl so she can easily separate with either parent.
Hannah's included ear plugs and a poncho because that will give us a better chance of getting her on splash Mountain (she HATES the story--she got freaked out when briar rabbit ended up in a pot) and other rides with loud noises or scary themes.
Ben needs his inhaler.
We also picked out some pins to trade. We have so many cute ones I am wishing I would have ordered more on Ebay before this trip.
Packing last night I started to get worried about how we will carry all of our essentials without a stroller. We seem to be a high-maintenance family! If the kids really are able to carry their own essentials, I hope to get by with just a little bag. It is something we may need to trouble-shoot as the week progresses.
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Were you happy with the pins you got from Ebay? People have me all worried now that I am going to purchase some scrapper pins.....I have some sites people have sent me, but haven't ordered anything yet. I hope Josie get's the whole concept of this anyway.
Sounds like you are on the right path with having the kids carry their own items. I can imagine without the stroller it must seem odd. I always have had much luck with a cross body bag that I could find at either TJ MAX or Marshals. I have a Vera Bradley one now that I love for the parks, and I have seen them at both of those stores.
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I often pack several size bags in my suitcase, just in case. My passporter pouch, a tiny backpack, and two crossbody bags often get packed. I don't usually use any other than the pouch or the smaller crossbody, but if I decided I needed to carry more one day for some reason, then I have a larger bag on hand.
I think you are really thinking through what each child carries and I'm sure it will go fine.
Were you happy with the pins you got from Ebay? People have me all worried now that I am going to purchase some scrapper pins.....I have some sites people have sent me, but haven't ordered anything yet. I hope Josie get's the whole concept of this anyway.
Sounds like you are on the right path with having the kids carry their own items. I can imagine without the stroller it must seem odd. I always have had much luck with a cross body bag that I could find at either TJ MAX or Marshals. I have a Vera Bradley one now that I love for the parks, and I have seen them at both of those stores.
Good luck getting the packing done.....
I ordered the pins after the 2010 trip and before I knew anything about scrapper pins. I am pretty sure that many of them are scrappers. I am pretty sure many are also real. That is why I did not continue to order them...it seemed to complicated to seek out the genuine ones. Each kid has about 5 to trade to start out with. I can imagine picking more up at WDW, but we would not want to trade those!
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I often pack several size bags in my suitcase, just in case. My passporter pouch, a tiny backpack, and two crossbody bags often get packed. I don't usually use any other than the pouch or the smaller crossbody, but if I decided I needed to carry more one day for some reason, then I have a larger bag on hand.
I think you are really thinking through what each child carries and I'm sure it will go fine.
Good idea. I was wondering about packing an extra backpack...now I will
Just a thought - do any of your kids have the nylon drawstring bags (are they even popular outside of Ohio?). I packed two with us - specifically for the Y.E.S. class day because I HATE hauling a big bag around.
Nolan carried an extra change of clothes (he hates being wet) in his, and I kept Patrick's Benadryl and Epi pen, a Diaper and Wipes and a couple laminated "allergy" cards I had made up on our printer. It was so much nicer than having one person haul an over-packed bag.
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Just a thought - do any of your kids have the nylon drawstring bags (are they even popular outside of Ohio?). I packed two with us - specifically for the Y.E.S. class day because I HATE hauling a big bag around.
Nolan carried an extra change of clothes (he hates being wet) in his, and I kept Patrick's Benadryl and Epi pen, a Diaper and Wipes and a couple laminated "allergy" cards I had made up on our printer. It was so much nicer than having one person haul an over-packed bag.
My son has one--we use it as a "swim bag." That is coming with us. It may be used for more than waterparks and trips to the pool.
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I think the Room Requests are different for different resorts. I don't know if it's because we are DVC, but often there really are no options for room requests for our reservations.
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