What are your Disney plans for the new year?

[Glenn Holliday]

> On Fri, 02 Jan 2009 18:47:43 GMT, Glenn Holliday <holliday@acm.org>
> wrote:
>> Which raises a question - the package includes park tickets.
>
> Aren't they put directly onto your room key cards?

Oh yeah - I forgot they're all the same thing now.
Thanks.

[scalemaster34]

On Jan 2, 9:12*am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?
>
> I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have any Disney trips in the
> works. Thought about my birthday, but that's Presidents Day. I have
> early June penciled in (anyone for that half-year RADP meet?) but I'm
> not ready to book yet because we have some family issues that may
> preclude that trip. The economy has influenced my plans only in that
> I'll be shopping harder for good room deals. It's also made us think
> twice about joining DVC.
> --
> Caren
> TDC Queen of Adventureland

I had planned, to not plan a trip to WDW this year... But the 4 + 3
Free in addition to the $200 Gift Card got my wife's attention and she
changed my plans for me (not very hard - needed an escape from
reality). So the last week of Jan we'll be spending a week with
Mickey. Had no problems with Dining Reservation a couple of weeks
ago, so I'm hoping that the crowds will be light.

-
Keith

[MitchB]

> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?
>

We'll be heading to the World on March 11th for 10 nights. WE had always
planned this trip but, due to an unexpected windfall in the income tax
department, we'll be staying at CBR instead of PC. The stay for 4/3 for
free deal saved us about $900 so we're happy with that but we had booked our
hotel before the special came out. Unless something terribly dramatic
happens, I don't think we'll be rethinking our plans. With DD Amanda
starting high school in the fall and our other daughter Sara quite a bit
younger than her, the school schedules may not synch up enough so that we
can go for a while. So we're going to take advantage of it while we can!

Michelle

[bashful]

> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?

January, 2009 - Boardwalk Villas - yes - no.

We're headed to our home resort, BWV, in a couple of weeks for our usual
annual late fall / winter trip. It was already planned, and thanks to
DVC and AP's purchased in May for an unexpected mini "cheap" trip last
year, it's mostly "pre-paid". So we'll go, and have a wonderful time,
just in case it's the last one for a while.

After that? It's hard to say. The economy is most definitely affecting
us. DVC helps, but it won't cover transportation, park tickets, or food.
The Disney specials don't have much of an impact, since our biggest cost
is "getting there".

Right now, we're playing it by ear. I don't know what the future holds,
but Disney is definitely a priority for us - maybe more so, as things get
tougher. If we have to miss a year or two, it will be with the strong
belief that things have to get better someday, and we WILL get back to
WDW.

--
Kitty (TDC Bashful, lurker-at-heart)

[aksco33]

On Jan 2, 10:12�am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?
>
> I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have any Disney trips in the
> works. Thought about my birthday, but that's Presidents Day. I have
> early June penciled in (anyone for that half-year RADP meet?) but I'm
> not ready to book yet because we have some family issues that may
> preclude that trip. The economy has influenced my plans only in that
> I'll be shopping harder for good room deals. It's also made us think
> twice about joining DVC.
> --
> Caren
> TDC Queen of Adventureland

Well at this moment I am still employed and have an AP that I
purcahsed on my December 2008 trip and I am planning a possible 5 day
trip in March and then maybe a birthday trip in August if not a
birthday trip then maybe for Mousefest or RADP meet in December. I
think the RADP meet is earlier than Mousefest in 2009.

[aksco33]

On Jan 2, 10:12�am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?
>
> I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have any Disney trips in the
> works. Thought about my birthday, but that's Presidents Day. I have
> early June penciled in (anyone for that half-year RADP meet?) but I'm
> not ready to book yet because we have some family issues that may
> preclude that trip. The economy has influenced my plans only in that
> I'll be shopping harder for good room deals. It's also made us think
> twice about joining DVC.
> --
> Caren
> TDC Queen of Adventureland

I will say my brother and his wife took advantage of the buy 4 days
get 3 free plus the $200.00 gift card in Feburary. They had other
dates planned until I told them about the special. Just hoping for
some nice weather and low crowds.

[Dave Taylor]

Doing my first solo trip to WDW in February. Spending 3 weeks in the
Sunshine state, dividing 2 weeks of Disney with a break in Treasure Island
on the Gulf coast.

[GoldenDisney]

On Jan 2, 10:12*am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?
>
> I'm embarrassed to admit that I don't have any Disney trips in the
> works. Thought about my birthday, but that's Presidents Day. I have
> early June penciled in (anyone for that half-year RADP meet?) but I'm
> not ready to book yet because we have some family issues that may
> preclude that trip. The economy has influenced my plans only in that
> I'll be shopping harder for good room deals. It's also made us think
> twice about joining DVC.
> --
> Caren
> TDC Queen of Adventureland

Since we had to cancel this past June's trip, we want to go this
coming June. I've been watching the 4/3 free nights on the web for
the Polynesian, and they have always been sold out. After discussing
booking another resort, we decided to just stick it out and hope more
rooms become available (we are die-hard Polynesian fans!). They
did...so we're booked June 20-27 Polynesian lagoon view (all they had
available), 8-day non-expiring park hopper tickets, and added the
waterparks option since they're non-expiring. Now I have to find the
money to pay for it We've always stayed in a garden view room,
never a lagoon view. We'll have my 1 year old grand-daughter with us
this time, so it should be fun! She loves Tinkerbell! Then, after
Disney, we're off to St. Augustine in a panoramic condo on the beach!
I'm praying we don't have to cancel again this year...

Sue in NH

[Peppermint Patty]

On Jan 2, 10:12*am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?

Wasn't planning a trip this year at all. The birthday special plus
the 4/3 promo both got my attention so Amy (DD) and I are going for
her birthday in February. You also get a $200 rebate of sorts with
the 4/3 promo so that was another factor. Managed to get good rates
for airfare on SW. We do save money on the dining plan so we are
doing that again. We're staying at POR, our favorite resort.

[Paul Lalli]

On Jan 2, 10:12*am, Caren <dri...@sgi.net> wrote:
> When are you going? Where are you staying? Has the economy made you
> rethink your Disney plans? Have Disney specials convinced you to take
> a trip?

Countdown on my whiteboard is at 3! I'll be there from the
8th-18th. Running the 5K at the Animal Kingdom on Friday. Getting
together with a friend who will coincidentally be in Orlando on
business (conference at the Doubletree Universal) on the 8th and 9th,
then my friend from MA will be joining me for the 10th-18th.

No firm plans after that. My parents' 25th anniversary is this
August, and I'd LOVE to take all six of us down to Disney for it, but
I have no idea yet if that would even be possible.

My most frequent Disney-buddy and I keep saying we want to take a
Disney cruise too, but we have no plans for that yet either.

Paul Lalli