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Okay, Now I can officially share my new, I had planned out my whole trip then decided to transfer it to a wonderful travel agent on the boards (Thanks Judi), since I was going back to work. Anyway, I wanted her to know about the cancellation before I posted it here. I'm so sorry Judi.
So here is my wonderful story. I've been talking off and on since the summer with a DVC guy, but I just couldn't make it work. Jim called again yesterday and I said, you know Jim, It's really too late for December because there is no way you could get me a DVC room at AKL at this late date. So he says let me call over there and see what I can do. (Yea Right) He calls back just a few minutes later. . . Well, they had a 1 BR for our first night then we could move to a studio, Now, that would just stink, being in a cool 1BR then moving down to a studio. Jim called me back again and said, well the pixie dust is really flowing today, you could have a 1BR Savannah View in Jambo for the whole trip. Seriously? Wow, so how could we not do that. The downpayment was really less than I was going to be paying and we would have an awesome room. Even if I include deluxe dining in the reservation.
So let me recap. . .
I am a proud new DVC owner of 160 points at Bay Lake Tower. But, I will be staying in December at AKL in a 1BR Savannah View in Jambo house. Wow, things sure can change in a hurry right?
So jealous!! We have gone on and off for two years about DVC ownership with a resale at AKL. Now that we have beanie, I think we are going to do it!! I can't wait to hear about AKL!
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Congrats on becoming DVC members. One day I will too!
Sorry you can't swing WWOHP, but I know how you feel. I promised my older DD, who is a complete nut when it comes to HP, that we would go on our next trip to Disney. It just isn't in the budget for us this trip. Hopefully next trip though.
Well!! Congrats on DVC and all those changes for the good!! Day 4 sounds good!
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Great plans and Congrats on DVC
Thanks I too am very excited!
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So jealous!! We have gone on and off for two years about DVC ownership with a resale at AKL. Now that we have beanie, I think we are going to do it!! I can't wait to hear about AKL!
Beanie makes me smile everytime, but I'll be beanie is getting bigger and bigger . You know we love to travel and we are kind of hotel snobs so it kinda makes sense!
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Welcome Home Cassie! That is awesome news.
thanks, I am excited
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Congrats on becoming DVC members. One day I will too!
Sorry you can't swing WWOHP, but I know how you feel. I promised my older DD, who is a complete nut when it comes to HP, that we would go on our next trip to Disney. It just isn't in the budget for us this trip. Hopefully next trip though.
Your plans all look great too.
I know it kind of seems silly that we can't afford wwohp but are buying into DVC but it's like this, my downpayment for DVC was less than we were paying for our vacation. And, we just refied our mortgage and decreased our payment and length of loan and that covers my DVC payment, huh?
I keep checking out the room pics online and I am just so excited, I may not want to leave the hotel room (yea right). Anyhow, I keep remembering the night I spent alone in the room watching TV on our last vacation while Pat and Lily were at the arcade. I kept laying on one bed and then the other trying to get comfortable. I have a metal plate in my neck and sometimes it is so hard to get comfy having an actual couch to sit in will be very helpful. (See I can rationalize anything) . Plus, having a room to ourself . (Who am I kidding, I am always so exhausted at Disney!)
Todays countdown trivia: Who said, "I shall call him squishy"
This will be our very first time ever at DHS. On the July trip we decided on an extra park day and after taking a poll decided to hit Epcot rather than DHS for a first. And, as you can probably tell. . .We love Epcot! So, this will be a first for all of us.
I have a reservation at Hollywood and Vine in the AM, we hope to make rope drop hit TSMM then onto breakfast.
(The meals on this day have been in a constant state of flux for about 5 minutes one day I had 6 reservations for this day, for some reason I couldn't plan it out)
For some reason on the dining plan I am obsessed with character meals, and even though Lily isn't really into the Playhouse Disney characters anymore I made this reservation! I just love Handy Manny. .
Now, my dear daughter Lily has an obsession with rides that drop. At the age of 2 at the Mall of America she rode the frog hopper ride, 10 times, she loved it, so I'm guessing that Tower of Terror will be a big hit.
I want to ride the Great Movie Ride, it just seems pretty cool to me!
We will lunch at Sci Fi. Now, we are huge Drive in fans. We have the nations only 100% wind powered drive in theater about 25 miles away and we manage to go to the drive in 4-5 times in the summer. (The summer I was pregnant, we literally went every week, and the summer after that we went just as often, you can't beat a drive in for taking a baby too, if they are grumpy you sit in the car and watch so you don't disturb anyone. . . So I think that scifi will be a hit with our family, notwithstanding that Pat is a huge Ed Wood fan.
I can hardly wait to see the Osborn lights. That is going to be a big highlight for me. In will take everyones advice and not hit the beginning, being on a scooter it is really hard to negotiate when people are milling about and not paying attention so we will hang back before seeing the lights.
We are also Pixar junkies so I plan to scout out characters galore here.
Lily is really into art and drawing so Animation Academy will be a must do at least once. She still talks about leaning to draw Mickey Mouse when she was five on our Drisney Cruise so I know that she will love the Animation Academy.
I really want Pat to try out for American Idol. We met because he wrote and sang a song for the wedding of his best friend, I fell in love before I ever saw him. He also sang on our honeymoon. . .people came up to us for the rest of our trip saying man, I've got you on video tape you rock.
He's been in a band and does a great version of CCR's fortunate son.
Here is a link to a song he wrote and sings on you tube . . . My rocking DH Pat on youtube I took the pics for the slide show.
So, I want him to try out for American Idol, that would be so much fun.
We are skipping Fantasmic because I know Lily would rather do other things and I am pretty sure that my current reservation is for Cape May that night. (Lily and I love seafood, she recently ate 30 shrimp at endless shrimp from Red Lobster) . So, I think I will leave that one alone!
It sounds like a jam packed day but we of course will play it by ear. We are pretty good a guaging our selves and DVC helps us realize that we will be back, again and again.
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I can't believe you've never been to DHS!! I can't get enought ToT! Hope Lily loves it (who am I kidding, of course she'll love it and you'll never get to see anything else!)
I can't believe you've never been to DHS!! I can't get enought ToT! Hope Lily loves it (who am I kidding, of course she'll love it and you'll never get to see anything else!)
Wow, how do you know Lily so well, you are right we'll be riding TOT all day!
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Great plans!
I hope it'll be a fun day
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Great plans!! Your DH has a great voice, he should totally try out for American Idol!
Pat should definitely try out for AI. Very talented! Sounds like you've put together a great day. Shame you will miss Fantasmic, but maybe it will fit in next time!
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sang on our honeymoon. . .people came up to us for the rest of our trip saying man, I've got you on video tape you rock. 
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