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Okay! who else starts to check Disney Worlds weather as soon as it hit the 10 day out mark?? Need a show of hands here.. Or am I the only obsessive one??
I never knew you could type Disney World in the weather.com box & get specific weather for the world.. pretty
Yes, I know I was only able to see our first days weather ~ 76 & few showers it was still sooo cool.. I know it will change a ton in the next 9 days & even down there daily it changes due to Floridas unpredictable weather it's still fun to do before a trip..
Hand up! I do it, I check historical weather before the 10 day mark and at 10 days out, I start checking the actual weather predictions almost daily before our trip.... So your not alone!
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I love that you can type in Disney World and see the weather! It is great that they added it. I hope you have a great trip and enjoy seeing your sons march on Main St!
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I definitely check the weather for 10 days before the trip, but I even check it throughout the year just to see what it's like in our home away from home.
Today's 'dilemma' is should we or shouldn't we pre-order the photopass CD? I got the $50 off e-mail this afternoon & have been debating it ever since.
Shelby really wants to (she's a born ham & most of the photos from our last trip were of her) & I do think I want to as well.. just to have some shots of all of us but then I think the boys wont be with us & I won't feel 'right' with them not being in the photos.. Why can't I ever make a simple decision??
what are your thoughts on it? worth the $$$$. any good/bad experiences to share ??
We have gotten the CD the past 4 trips and we have always been pleased. It gives me lots of pictures with all three of us for scrapbooking and then I have probably around 20 frames that I change out with each new trip, so this saves me lots of money as I order from Walgreens.
We got the CD the last trip! We only had about 30 pictures, as it was during TS Fay (5 days pouring rain) and PP photogs were hard to find (and usually not out in the rain). But, I turned them into 300+ with all the backgrounds, and got a photobook on Shutterfly with all of them, so it was definitely worth it!
Our first trip in 08 we go the cd and got tons of pictures- totally worth the money. Our Thanksgiving trip in 09 we didn't get near as many pics and the ones we got were not all great, so we kinda got our money's worth. Our most recent trip was super short and only two of us, so I knew I wasn't getting the cd. It was kinda a relief to not hunt down and wait in line for PP photographers for a change. The only down fall is I have only a few shots of the two of us together...... I think next time, I'm not doing the cd either, but maybe be a little braver and occasionally ask a stranger to take a group shot of us.....
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I thought all day about the CD & I DO think I'm going to get it.. I was worried of having no shots of the boys but I'm thinking if I tell them to approach photopass photographers then I can add their cards with mine & get some nice pics out of it..
Didn't do too much Disney-wise today.. I got a bee in my bonnet that I *HAD* to go to half price books today to look for a specific book.. well, me & books= heaven! I think I spent almost 2 hours just wandering up & down each section. got several cool books that I can't wait to read.. One book specifically for the plane ride to Disney .. Dave Barry's book of Bad songs . A friend recommended it to me & it looks hilarious.
We then ran into Wal Mart & bought TSA locks for everyones suitcases.. Why is it that every trip I can't find the locks & have to buy new ones. While at Wal Mart I was so tempted to buy the colorful 'saying's luggage tags they have . My favorite was "I come with lots of baggage" They were cute but not practical so I passed .
After that Brendan had a track meet scrimmage that seemed to last forever.. Rushed home, made some reuben sandwiches & then ran to Pet Smart to get my parrot, Polly some new food bowls.. My sister in law is going to check in on him but I kinda wanted him to have larger bowls 'just in case' Polly isn't sure about the big water bowl & I'm hoping he doesn't mistake it for a bird bath ( he loves to take baths)
Jamie & Brendan had to have their band gear at school today so that's one less thing to worry about.. I do want to pack an extra mouthpiece in their suitcase 'just in case' . remembering when Jamie was a freshman & lost his mouth piece in his very first parade http://www.passporterboards.com/foru...ing-jamie.html
I still haven't booked super shuttle yet.. that is DEFINITELY on my 'to do' list for tomorrow along with finishing packing..
oh.. almost forgot.. I put my old tennis shoes on this afternoon & while I was sitting at the track meet my foot felt wierd, I look down & there is a hole in the toe seam of the shoe. I came home & put them in the suitcase.. will wear them to AK & ride Kali River Rapids .. this way my new shoes wont get wet & I can just throw my old ones away at WDW. I didn't really want to wear sandals to AK now i've got my old tennies for that.
You can definitely add other cards on (as long as no one loads them on separately). I tried to explain this to my DSis, but they uploaded their card to the Photopass site and so I couldn't add it to mine.
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and at 10 days out, I start checking the actual weather predictions
almost daily before our trip.... So your not alone!
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) & I do think I want to as well.. just to have some shots of all of us but then I think the boys wont be with us & I won't feel 'right' with them not being in the photos.. Why can't I ever make a simple decision??
I hope Disney will help.
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