*OFFICIAL* July 2010 Thread! It’s Hot. It’s Crowded. AND WE LOVE IT!

[Nettaboo]

Just bought DH's plane ticket! Was able to get him on our flight going! a good flight out. I was able to change our ADRs . I am so happy! lots of pixie dust was floating around!
The only thing I have to do in the am is add him to the reservation and DME.

Our reservations are CRT changed to 7/24@6:50
Akereshush changed to 7/27 at 5:15
added him to Cape May

So if anyone needed a CRT or Akershush I droped 7/29 and 7/28 respectively

 

[tinkerbell60]

Ahhh, the magnetism of a teenage girl and her heartthrob! Where are my New Kids on the Block when I need them?

For me it was David Cassidy, and would you believe we missed him by one week back in March!

What about touching base with a friend at the same school/in the band...maybe you could send DD home via plane on the 11th and a friend's parent could pick her up from the airport, then she could sleep over at the friend's house for the couple of days during the filming, then maybe hook up with an aunt/uncle or grandparent until you return? That way she is getting some independence (which she will feel cool about I'm sure) and then YOU won't have to sacrifice the rest of your vacay?

It would end up being 4 nights and almost 5 days, DH is just not comfortable with taking advantage of someone for that long. Unfortunately, we only have my sister in the area but she works and that is a complicated situation for that many days.

I think your husband has a good idea. It's a once in a lifetime opportunity and if she doesn't get to go she'll make the rest of your vacay just miserable.

We do not want her to miss it either - it is a once in a lifetime event.

I have read in several places online that they are expecting lines with wait times up to 7 hours! While I'd love to go see the Hogwarts and the shops, there's no way I'll be there in July!


Good news! Had you already made the shirts?

Having a DD16 and having already switched our vacation dates for her (she got asked to go to a training camp at the Olympic Traning Center--how can you say no to that?), I can totally understand. Good luck! Perhaps you can fly her home and have her stay with friends or family until the rest of you arrive? Then you all don't miss out on your vacation days and it's (somewhat) cheaper with only 1 airfare.

I know, how can you say no! We actually will save money if they come back sooner, we will cut back to one hotel room at AS Sports instead of two like we were doing and we get the dog out of the kennel sooner. So, the airfare almost evens out.

Wendy, anyway to start the vacation earlier? You DH is wonderful to understand your DD and offer a solution!

That was my first thought, BUT, she is going with her GS troop to Hershey Park for 3 days right before we leave - she does not want give that up either. She gets home Tuesday and we leave Wednesday.

I am not sure DH is that wonderful, it gets him out of a few extra days at Disney! He can handle less time much easier than I can!

 

[tinkerbell60]

Just bought DH's plane ticket! Was able to get him on our flight going! a good flight out. I was able to change our ADRs . I am so happy! lots of pixie dust was floating around!
The only thing I have to do in the am is add him to the reservation and DME.

Our reservations are CRT changed to 7/24@6:50
Akereshush changed to 7/27 at 5:15
added him to Cape May

So if anyone needed a CRT or Akershush I droped 7/29 and 7/28 respectively

Changes for you too! I just hope I can move my ADRs - that is what I am having a hard time deciding now.

 

[NikkiLovesWDW!]

Holy cow, this thread is on fire tonight!!

DH finally got the word that he will be able to join us for most of the trip 23-28

Awesome!

Ok, I know that all of you will understand my frustration...

DD16 just found out that Taylor Lautner is filming a new movie at her high school this summer. The producers have asked that her high school band be filmed for a short segment. They will probably film 1-2 minutes which will be cut to 30-40 seconds. Most likely, Taylor Lautner will not be there for the filming. However, DD really wants to be part of it. I cannot blame her. Of course they are filming July 12-13.......we were due to leave Disney to drive home on July 14th. DH has suggested that he and she can leave early on July 10th to drive home and DS and I can stay and fly back. Of course, now I will need to alter our ADRs etc. I am trying to wrap my head around it. We have not decided "officially" yet, but I am thinking of switching one or two ADRs so we can still do them when we are all there. This just threw me into a tailspin!

Wow what a crazy thing to happen! I would be so thrown off if I were you, trying to figure it all out! Good luck deciding on your best option and getting new ADRs if you have to make changes.

I have read in several places online that they are expecting lines with wait times up to 7 hours! While I'd love to go see the Hogwarts and the shops, there's no way I'll be there in July!

That is insane! I reeeally want to go see this. DH and I are HUGE HP fans. Midnight madness when the books were released and everything. But it's just not going to be worth it this summer.....

Just bought DH's plane ticket! Was able to get him on our flight going! a good flight out. I was able to change our ADRs . I am so happy! lots of pixie dust was floating around!
The only thing I have to do in the am is add him to the reservation and DME.

Our reservations are CRT changed to 7/24@6:50
Akereshush changed to 7/27 at 5:15
added him to Cape May

So if anyone needed a CRT or Akershush I droped 7/29 and 7/28 respectively

Awesome!! Congrats on being able to change your ADRs! I fixed them for you on "the list!"

 

[knoss]

Next month we will be in Disney It has been so much fun reading all the posts!
My reservations have changed, we went from CBR to Poly CL with the 40% pin code!!
The only problem we encountered was that July 4th was a black out date so we had to pay full rate for that night then start the package on July 5th, I did not know how to get around it at all.
Super excited, this weekend is my DS grad party so once that is over I can finish shopping and think about packing!!

I think on our travel day we will just enjoy the resort and swim. All other reservations have been made!!

 

[tinkerbell60]

Holy cow, this thread is on fire tonight!!



Awesome!



Wow what a crazy thing to happen! I would be so thrown off if I were you, trying to figure it all out! Good luck deciding on your best option and getting new ADRs if you have to make changes.




That is insane! I reeeally want to go see this. DH and I are HUGE HP fans. Midnight madness when the books were released and everything. But it's just not going to be worth it this summer.....



Awesome!! Congrats on being able to change your ADRs! I fixed them for you on "the list!"

Thanks Nikki - I am just trying to "rethink" the vacation.....luckily it is just the end that is different.

I feel the same way about Harry Potter - I cannot wait to see it, but not this summer with the crowds. It looks so cool! I cannot wait for the movies to come out, although I am a little bummed it will be in two parts. Part one will be such a cliffhanger.

 

[tinkerbell60]

Next month we will be in Disney It has been so much fun reading all the posts!
My reservations have changed, we went from CBR to Poly CL with the 40% pin code!!
The only problem we encountered was that July 4th was a black out date so we had to pay full rate for that night then start the package on July 5th, I did not know how to get around it at all.
Super excited, this weekend is my DS grad party so once that is over I can finish shopping and think about packing!!

I think on our travel day we will just enjoy the resort and swim. All other reservations have been made!!

I did Poly CL last summer and LOVED it. I changed your resort info on the list on page 126.

 

[Ilovedis30]

36 Days to go and just got my ME packet in the mail today just had to share. That made it feel that much closer

Jen

 

[Kara]

So funny, I never heard of it! I think it's far from me but definitely something I'll think about when we have nothing to do one weekend this summer...



Gap has some flowy tanks....I just bought this one yesterday (in white).

WOOOOOO HOOOOOO!!! Exactly one month for me!

VERY CUTE!
However i'm bigger busted so the straps wouldnt even cover half of my bra strap and I HAVE to wear one or risk scaring all of WDW! LOL!

 

[Kara]

36 Days to go and just got my ME packet in the mail today just had to share. That made it feel that much closer

Jen

I forgot to post I got mine Friday toO!!!! I was so excited!!!

 

[Kara]

OK, I've lost it............

Today I'm home from work with the worst backache I have ever had in my entire life, I kid you not. Last night I woke up at 3 in the morning and I had to use the bathroom. I couldn't get out of bed, or even turn over. My poor DH, he was trying to help but to no avail. He's a licensed massage therapist and even tried massaging the area (the very low back, a terrible area to have such pain). It still kept going into spasm. He gave me Tylenol at 3:30 (I was afraid to take aspirin or advil because I hadn't eaten in 8 hours, and I have a very sensitive stomach...that's all I need...back pain and stomach pain!). At about 4:15 I was finally able to force myself to get out of bed and get to the bathroom. I came downstairs, walked around, sat, walked around sat, etc. Nothing was helping to relieve this pain. I can't teach my classes like this so I decided to take the day off. At 7:30, when the Tylenol wears off, I will eat and take Advil. My doctor is in at noon so I will go to him then.

Now...why did I start this post with "OK, I've lost it..."? Because in the middle of all of this chaos and pain, all I could think was, "OMG, we're leaving in 5 weeks and I have to be in the car for a really long time...will we be able to go? What if this is serious and we have to cancel our trip?" In the meantime, it is probably just because a few days ago, I lifted up my 5-year-old 45-pound son, wore flats (ballet slipper type shoes, I know I shouldn't), had a little discomfort yet continued to work out each day. Usually when I have some discomfort, if I continue working out that resolves it. Not this time...just kept getting worse. It really hurts...I think I would rather give birth at this point...at least then I had an epidural for the pain!

I think I need a hug.

But hey, we're going to WDW next month! Gotta look on the bright side right?

I feel for you!! I have arthritis all through my back and a degenerative disc diesase. I need a fusion but DRs say use that as a last resort. try everything else..theres not much else to try so I am in daily pain so I know how you feel!! I worry about our trip too. Especially all that walking...Hope you are better!!

 

[BabyFu18]

Hi everyone! I don't know if the list of DISers going to Disney World in July is still being updated or not, but I ended up having to change my dates (and changed resorts as well), we are no longer staying at SOG 7/12 - 7/26 as I am listed on the master list. We are now staying 7/22 - 8/2 at the Poly, we are excited since this is our first time at the Poly, but if the master list is still being updated I wanted to add this info.

Thanks so much!

 

[tinkerbell60]

Hi everyone! I don't know if the list of DISers going to Disney World in July is still being updated or not, but I ended up having to change my dates (and changed resorts as well), we are no longer staying at SOG 7/12 - 7/26 as I am listed on the master list. We are now staying 7/22 - 8/2 at the Poly, we are excited since this is our first time at the Poly, but if the master list is still being updated I wanted to add this info.

Thanks so much!

I have updated your information on the resort list on page 126!

 

[Zuzu03]

VERY CUTE!
However i'm bigger busted so the straps wouldnt even cover half of my bra strap and I HAVE to wear one or risk scaring all of WDW! LOL!

HAHA! I know what you mean. I keep coming out in different tops and asking DH and DD "Do I HAVE to wear a bra with this do you think?" They keep saying, "um, yes."

 

[bangzoom6877]

Which NB are you getting??I have been looking at some for the trip

Right now I can't bend to pick them up and tell you but I can describe them to you...they are a walking shoe and they are white with some medium blue on them. Very comfortable. I think all their sneakers are comfortable. I also use NB cross trainers to work out (not for a while now though because of my back).

Getting out of bed this morning was slightly easier than yesterday. Still a lot of pain though overall. Home from work again, which I hate doing. I can't stand this...I hope it gets better soon or I will go crazy!

 

[Zuzu03]

Right now I can't bend to pick them up and tell you but I can describe them to you...they are a walking shoe and they are white with some medium blue on them. Very comfortable. I think all their sneakers are comfortable. I also use NB cross trainers to work out (not for a while now though because of my back).

Getting out of bed this morning was slightly easier than yesterday. Still a lot of pain though overall. Home from work again, which I hate doing. I can't stand this...I hope it gets better soon or I will go crazy!

I know it's frustrating. Hang in there!! I took a personal day today so I can get my final exams made up. I always feel guilty when I do that or when I'm sick, but my students are so awesome and supportive - I'm sure yours are the same and just want you to feel better!

 

[bangzoom6877]

I know it's frustrating. Hang in there!! I took a personal day today so I can get my final exams made up. I always feel guilty when I do that or when I'm sick, but my students are so awesome and supportive - I'm sure yours are the same and just want you to feel better!

Thanks! My students are awesome, that's for sure! They don't like it when I'm out. I don't like to be out either, I love what I do and would definitely rathey be teaching right now than sitting here with a backache!

Today I just can't seem to find a comfortable position for some reason. Maybe it's because I've only been up a couple of hours and I'm still stiff, but I took Advil and Flexeril about an hour and a half ago so i thought they would kick in by now. We'll see...I will just have to wait, the hardest part.

 

[Zuzu03]

Thanks! My students are awesome, that's for sure! They don't like it when I'm out. I don't like to be out either, I love what I do and would definitely rathey be teaching right now than sitting here with a backache!

Today I just can't seem to find a comfortable position for some reason. Maybe it's because I've only been up a couple of hours and I'm still stiff, but I took Advil and Flexeril about an hour and a half ago so i thought they would kick in by now. We'll see...I will just have to wait, the hardest part.

I know - I always tell teachers at my school who complain about our kids that I'll take a bad day with our kids over a good day in any other job! What do you teach? I teach high school French and Theatre in a fairly small school (150 students). Has the doc suggested any of the stretching exercises for your back?

 

[bangzoom6877]

I know - I always tell teachers at my school who complain about our kids that I'll take a bad day with our kids over a good day in any other job! What do you teach? I teach high school French and Theatre in a fairly small school (150 students). Has the doc suggested any of the stretching exercises for your back?

I agree with you! I teach high school Italian and Spanish. I have 4 Italian classes and 1 Spanish class right now. I am teaching second year Italian and off-track first year Spanish (they took it and failed so they are repeating the Fall semester with me). My school is very large (a little over 4,000 students total!). I teach about 170 students, even more than you have at your entire school! The school's special programs are theatre, music, dance and fine arts. Love it!

My doctor didn't say anything about stretching exercises. He said not to work out for 10 days to 2 weeks, but I am going to wait the full 2 weeks. By then our trip will only be 3 weeks away and I don't want to risk anything. I will be going very light even when I start back up again, and I will hold off if I feel I am not ready yet.

 

[ocalla]

Well, just off the boat (cruised with my DD18 for her senior trip this past week), and I gotta tell you...................the only thing I could think about was my trip to Disney. Everything about the ship, meals, workers etc was compared to how Disney would handle things. I just couldn't help myself. DD was doing the same thing!!!

Needless to say, I will NEVER give the Carnival Triumph my money again. I won't even mind waiting in long lines while sweating my rear end off (ok maybe that's a stretch, I will mind but will try and not complain much while there )