I've been added to a couple of R2 groups on Twitter & I've picked up a lot of new follows since Friday. I'm sure they're scratching their head at the randomness of my tweets .... LOL
edited to add: I was added to 3 Twitter groups. All with 100+ members. One has over 300.
No clue how the groups work on Twitter.
I am also in a group on Facebook. So .. here, Twitter & FB. I'm sure there's a ton of overlap in the names.
How many are picked for the panel? Do we know that?
So, I was curious as to how many on this thread had posted that they were going to R2. This is what I have (as of 4:40 CT on 10/20):
2010_Bride
AnotherPrincess
arbolita
arey89
BigTex71
Canadian Disney Mom
CantWait461308
Colleen27
CraftyHooper
cruisecrasher
dawn8179
DeerIsleDisney
DisneyDiva84
DisneyJeanie
dizkrazkate
Dwheels
EtaHissHiss
fairystepmother
HTHgal12
jbucci
JennaDeeDooDah
jheltz27
Jkpark
jstanton8
Jump4Joy8390
junebugs
kathyk671
Kayleejade
kcpinwdw
kellody1113
kimberwv
kmb584
lawyergirl
LCMeyer
LillyBellesMommy
LisaCM614
LisaTex
lmbraun
LooRooMom
luvsTink
madge
MagicalPix
MckysMini
MDennis28
MeffysMom
mjaclyn
Mom2PrincessesLinSy
momimouse27
Momtomouselover
MousekaReady
Onnie5000
palmbeachguy
palmtreelover
PixieJenna
rabbruzzetti
rissyrynn
royal.kate
skx1122
Snowwhitebelle
Soccer and Swim Mom
stitch'sgirl
su_A_ve
SunshineTK
sweetypie747
tburch
ticofan
TLCdisneyfan
tofubeast
uccats97
WDWNerd
weedles
whositsandwhatsits
WickeeWickee
Winnie23
Winnie1014
wvhokie
I think that's 76. I figure there's probably another 50-75 lurking on here who either won't post at all (that was me in 2012) or maybe they will after R2 is over. Then there's probably at least another 200 that don't visit the DIS that we'll never know about it. I know Gary had said that there were a lot more in this round this year than previous years, so my numbers may be way off. I just wanted to get an idea of how many people posted on here that they were advancing, because if I hadn't counted, it already seemed like well over 100 to me based upon how many replies I saw.
Laura, so sorry to hear of your Mom's passing. My heart goes out to you in this difficult time. I hope and pray you will find comfort in your wonderful memories to inspire you on this R2 journey. I'm sure she's smiling down on you, proud of your accomplishments and chEARing you on!Hi, everyone! I'm in for R2 with a fastpass as I made it to R3 last year. Congratulations to everyone - whether you made it to R2 or not, you must celebrate your love of Disney and the special place it holds in your life. I haven't been online much this round as my 83 year-old Mom has been ill and unfortunately passed away on Sunday. This will be an emotional submission for me as she was my best Disney buddy and travelling companion. The funeral isn't until Friday and I doubt I'll be able to do anything until after that - I haven't even had a chance yet to look at the questions. So I may be singing the internet blues late this weekend (but I hope not! ) I have made R2 for 3 years in a row and last year was my first year in R3. I had so much fun and am looking forward to seeing what is on the schedule for R2 and following along with everyone. It is sad to get the "not this year" email, but I am embracing the journey this year, not the destination. Perhaps I'll have a little coaching from my Disney angel Mom It's always wonderful being part of the group and cheering for such amazing Disney fans and friends. Wishing you all much pixie dust and of course big hugs Laura
So that I can keep this all straight, you guys are all in Round 2, and you have until when to submit? And what all does that entail? A video, I would gather, but are there also questions?
Don't tell us anything you are not supposed to say, but just curious about the general makeup of what is required. Thanks!
Oh, and good luck to all!
Doug
Laura, so sorry to hear of your Mom's passing. My heart goes out to you in this difficult time. I hope and pray you will find comfort in your wonderful memories to inspire you on this R2 journey. I'm sure she's smiling down on you, proud of your accomplishments and chEARing you on!
Wishing you buckets of pixie dust!!
Maddie
Hi, everyone!
I'm in for R2 with a fastpass as I made it to R3 last year. Congratulations to everyone - whether you made it to R2 or not, you must celebrate your love of Disney and the special place it holds in your life.
I haven't been online much this round as my 83 year-old Mom has been ill and unfortunately passed away on Sunday. This will be an emotional submission for me as she was my best Disney buddy and travelling companion. The funeral isn't until Friday and I doubt I'll be able to do anything until after that - I haven't even had a chance yet to look at the questions. So I may be singing the internet blues late this weekend (but I hope not! )
I have made R2 for 3 years in a row and last year was my first year in R3. I had so much fun and am looking forward to seeing what is on the schedule for R2 and following along with everyone. It is sad to get the "not this year" email, but I am embracing the journey this year, not the destination. Perhaps I'll have a little coaching from my Disney angel Mom
It's always wonderful being part of the group and cheering for such amazing Disney fans and friends. Wishing you all much pixie dust and of course big hugs
Laura
I've been added to a couple of R2 groups on Twitter & I've picked up a lot of new follows since Friday. I'm sure they're scratching their head at the randomness of my tweets .... LOL
edited to add: I was added to 3 Twitter groups. All with 100+ members. One has over 300.
No clue how the groups work on Twitter.
I am also in a group on Facebook. So .. here, Twitter & FB. I'm sure there's a ton of overlap in the names.
So... I've made a good dent in my essay questions. I still have a lot of fine-tuning and editing to do, but for the most part, I've got something written down for each question. I'm REALLY going to have to pare down some of them due to the word limit. The only one, believe it or not, that really has me scratching my head is the restaurant question. I think they're throwing me with the word "nice".
I officially hit the submit button this morning! And then proceeded to re-think every single answer and if i actually uploaded my video! I had double checked every single question so many times I had forgotten to check to see if my video was still there when I submitted. Thankfully i distinctly remember watching it load.
My DH was up until midnight with me because our little disney fan chose last night to stay up past bedtime But I really wanted to get it done quickly. I felt the more attempts I made at the recording and the more I read over my answers the less I seemed like me.
So it's official, I hit submit. Now all there is left to do is wait!
Best wishes to everyone and a ton of pixie dust too! Remember to not stress, we are so fortunate to have made it this far, enjoy it!
I officially hit the submit button this morning! And then proceeded to re-think every single answer and if i actually uploaded my video! I had double checked every single question so many times I had forgotten to check to see if my video was still there when I submitted. Thankfully i distinctly remember watching it load.
My DH was up until midnight with me because our little disney fan chose last night to stay up past bedtime But I really wanted to get it done quickly. I felt the more attempts I made at the recording and the more I read over my answers the less I seemed like me.
So it's official, I hit submit. Now all there is left to do is wait!
Best wishes to everyone and a ton of pixie dust too! Remember to not stress, we are so fortunate to have made it this far, enjoy it!
Add me to the R2 list, please!
I submitted my essays and video last night. I too didn't want to over think it or start to sound too scripted.
For my video, I did not read off of anything. I had a note card near the camera that I had bullet point highlights on, and referenced it once... otherwise, I was just myself and talked like I was talking to a friend.
Best wishes everyone!!