Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 I'll be there 9/3 - 9/7 and again 1/13 - 1/19. Anyone there at the same time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 We will be there 9/11 - 9/18 .... haven't planned the other trips yet, those are last minute and on the cheap. ;) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 We will be there 9/11 - 9/18 .... haven't planned the other trips yet, those are last minute and on the cheap. ;) I think you should come 1/13 - 1/19!!!! This is last minute for me! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 That's a Sunday to Saturday.... we might be able to get there on a Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll talk to dh. Since we fly standby free, we don't even try MCO on the weekends. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 That's a Sunday to Saturday.... we might be able to get there on a Tuesday or Wednesday. I'll talk to dh. Since we fly standby free, we don't even try MCO on the weekends. Really? You fly free? That is awesome and certainly makes the trip cheap! We have relatives who live in Chattanooga - halfway for us. And, we have relatives in FL. So whenever we see either of them, we do Disney! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Flight Attendent. Have to be very, very mellow, chilled, relaxed to do it. It's all standby. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 A lot of airline people buy tickets for vacation since they go when everyone else does. We just wing it and hope it works out. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DianeW88 Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Tentatively....May 9-21. We're still trying to work on my college kids' schedules. :glare: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Tentatively....May 9-21. We're still trying to work on my college kids' schedules. :glare: DANG. You have to switch your time of year. It just doesn't work with my schedule! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tabrizia Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 1/26/14 - 2/6 (or 7)/14 is looking most likely at this point. I'd really like a short trip at the end of May 2013 in there too, but it probably won't happen. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farrar Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 9/10-14, I think. But I think my mother has our trip planned to the nth degree. Hilariously, we planned the same dates as another homeschool family we know. I was like, will it be all homeschoolers taking advantage of those early school days no one else can miss? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 Flight Attendent. Have to be very, very mellow, chilled, relaxed to do it. It's all standby. :) A lot of airline people buy tickets for vacation since they go when everyone else does. We just wing it and hope it works out. :D Very cool! Have you ever had it not work out? And, do you have any scary/weird/funny stories to tell? I am seriously obsessed with traveling, so I may stalk you now, if you don't mind! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jennifer in MI Posted August 12, 2012 Author Share Posted August 12, 2012 9/10-14, I think. But I think my mother has our trip planned to the nth degree. Hilariously, we planned the same dates as another homeschool family we know. I was like, will it be all homeschoolers taking advantage of those early school days no one else can miss? So, I am now missing TWO WTM families by a couple of days?????? Urgh. Maybe we should extend our Disney stay?! :001_smile: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Very cool! Have you ever had it not work out? And, do you have any scary/weird/funny stories to tell? I am seriously obsessed with traveling, so I may stalk you now, if you don't mind! :lol: Haha! Well, one that comes to mind was a little bit before kiddos. I had a long Seattle layover over Labor Day weekend. I was spending two nights, very unusual. (Seattle is notoriously hard to travel as a standby). My husband came with me and had no problem getting there. We had a blast, went all around the city on the bus (our normal way to travel; ask me about any bus system around the country) even had a guy escorted off for smoking non-tobacco products on the city bus. :) Anyway, Monday comes and he gets to the airport with me and the agent says to him he can't get him out of Seattle until Wednesday at the earliest. I waved goodbye and told him good luck. :D I had to work the flight, so he was on his own. He went to the Alaskan Air ticket counter (pre-internet), showed his employee card, and bought a non-rev ticket (deep, reduced fare for airline employees) on them to LAX, then jumped on our airline to from LAX to ORD and beat me back to Chicago, where we were living at the time. He is a hippie, relaxed, laid-back, scrape you off the floor type of guy. Great to travel standby; me not so much. We only go to Disney on low season if we stay on property with a dining plan. My blood pressure couldn't take it. So, I am now missing TWO WTM families by a couple of days?????? Urgh. Maybe we should extend our Disney stay?! :001_smile: Extend your stay. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 He actually went to La Paz, Bolivia with a backpack by himself for the weekend. He brings the girls on all my trips, so he's a great traveler. Lonely Planet is our bible. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 9/10-14, I think. But I think my mother has our trip planned to the nth degree. Hilariously, we planned the same dates as another homeschool family we know. I was like, will it be all homeschoolers taking advantage of those early school days no one else can miss? Really? Oh, my goodness. I would love to meet you. ..... ducking just in case that sounds like stalking. ;) September it is mostly homeschooling families, young kids, and South Americans. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Driving down Oct 28. Driving home Nov. 8 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FairyMom Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Driving down Oct 28.Driving home Nov. 8 Oh, no! I can't believe I'm going to miss you, Dawn. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Phooey. I met a FEW WTM hivers on my last trip! It was great. Dawn Oh, no! I can't believe I'm going to miss you, Dawn. :( Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtotkbb Posted August 12, 2012 Share Posted August 12, 2012 Anyone going in Dec? We're thinking somewhere in the Dec. 8-17 time frame. We're going to tack Universal on the front part since we've never been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Are you going with the Carolina Homeschool Group? Anyone going in Dec? We're thinking somewhere in the Dec. 8-17 time frame. We're going to tack Universal on the front part since we've never been. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I.Dup. Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 My dh, myself and my baby are planning on being there 8/30-9/4!!!! (not in the parks on 09/04 though, our last day in the parks will be 09/03) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtotkbb Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 no, I didn't realize they were going then. We just started talking this weekend and thought we'd book a trip. It's free dining then and it we haven't been since Dec. 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 It may be cheaper with them. They have a block of rooms reserved at a discount. You don't have to live in SC or be a member of anything. Last year we had people from Canada, Michigan, and all over joining us! http://www.carolinahomeschooler.com/atravelwdw.html no, I didn't realize they were going then. We just started talking this weekend and thought we'd book a trip. It's free dining then and it we haven't been since Dec. 2009. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kroe1 Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 We are in Disney right now. But we live so close that we are here about once a month. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 We'll be going back sometime in June, probably June 5-12. Dd17 doesn't want to go to the beach for Senior Week :) so we'll be meeting a friend's family at WDW. Dh, dd12, and I will be getting annual passes next year. We're planning on going down at least once more her 8th grade year when both the older kids will be at college :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LibraryLover Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) March something. Haven't decided which dates. Edited August 13, 2012 by LibraryLover Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mamatohaleybug Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Probably early February. :D Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsheresomewhere Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Anyone going in Dec? We're thinking somewhere in the Dec. 8-17 time frame. We're going to tack Universal on the front part since we've never been. We will be there then. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shannanlee Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 8/ 21- 8/29 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scrapbookbuzz Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) Disneyland or Disney World? We're going to DisneyLAND in September. Anyone going to be there? Edited August 13, 2012 by scrapbookbuzz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
momtotkbb Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 It may be cheaper with them. They have a block of rooms reserved at a discount. You don't have to live in SC or be a member of anything. Last year we had people from Canada, Michigan, and all over joining us! http://www.carolinahomeschooler.com/atravelwdw.html Thanks for the info - I've been checking and it does look like it would save quite a bit. We've never stayed at the Swan and we wouldn't have the dining - but I'm thinking we might try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nono Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 (edited) The Swan is cool. I'm not a fan of the dining plans anyway, so that wouldn't bother me. YMMV. My family is on hold right now for our upcoming vacation due to my Mom's continued decline and issues with the nursing home. I don't feel I can post my dates at this point, because it might surely jinx any chance we have of still going... As for Disneyland, we're targeting the end of next August. Just trying to get our other friends' schedules together. Edited August 13, 2012 by nono Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 I hope it works out for you. Don't forget to send me the broker's fee! :lol: Thanks for the info - I've been checking and it does look like it would save quite a bit. We've never stayed at the Swan and we wouldn't have the dining - but I'm thinking we might try it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DawnM Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Sigh. I WISH! We lived 45 min. from DL and had APs every year once we were married until my DH dragged me across the country. Disneyland or Disney World? We're going to DisneyLAND in September. Anyone going to be there? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jenny in Florida Posted August 13, 2012 Share Posted August 13, 2012 Well, we live in Orlando. So, we're here all the time. I just spent three of the last four days running my daughter and a friend of hers to and from WDW parks. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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