We're all booked...

Woke up at 1:45 am Alaska time to be online at 2am to get first dibs on ADRs when the window opened... and I have success. Check them out:

November 11 (arrival): Boma @ 8:30pm
November 12: Chef Mickey's @ 7:45pm
November 13: No ADR
November 14: 50's Prime Time Cafe @ 12:55pm
November 15: Tusker House @ 8:30am (was hoping for earlier, but le sigh)
November 16: 1900 Park Fare @ 4:45 (we are doing the Christmas Party this night)
November 17: California Grill @ 7:20pm (MK FIREWORKS @ 8!!!)
November 18: Hoop Dee Doo Review @ 9:30pm
November 19: Akerhaus @ 7:00pm
November 20: No ADR

I am so excited!

We're going!

Bought tickets to Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party last night for November 16!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party

So I've been bemoaning the fact that I can't truly plan our trip out (WDW wise anyway) until we know the dates for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party - well, I got what I whined for. Dates and tickets will be released on thursday according to a post on Passboardboards.com!!! Can't wait!

Overdue for an Update!

Wow, we've been extremely bad about updating our journal. Not sure what that is about, other than we're both extremely busy working to pay for our obsessive habit of travelling. I can't speak for Erin, but I know that the only thing that keeps me in my job is the fact that I have trips that need to be paid for. I think Erin enjoys her job, though, so lucky for her.

Anyway, we have everything booked except my airfare. Still trying to find the best deal, though, and it's going to be expensive as we are starting in Seattle for the road trip and ending in Salt Lake City. It's a long story as to why - mainly I was not paying attention when I was planning out our days on the road, and so Erin's mom came to the rescue and told us to forget Seattle on our return trip and head for Utah. Thanks Patty! You are a life saver!

We have booked all of our hotel rooms for the road trip both going down to Disney and coming back. And, of course, we have the Disney trip booked and are paying it off each month. If Erin would send her check on time, it'd help a great deal, but can't complain too much I suppose as it's getting done little by little. We have a little over six months to go, and November cannot come soon enough.

Anyway. Here are our Travel Plans.

Day One: Seattle, WA
Toni flies in from Anchorage. 9:50am
Erin drives in from Deer Lodge. 9-10pm
Hotel: America's Best Value

Day Two: Bakersfield, CA
Leave Seattle by 5:30am.
Get into Bakersfield 10pm.
Hotel: Hilton Garden Inn

Day Three: Amarillo, TX
Leave Bakersfield by 6:30am
Get into Amarillo by 9:30pm
Hotel: Travel Lodge Amarillo West

Day Four: Baton Rouge, LA
Leave Amarillo by 6am
Get into Dallas Fort Worth by Noon (meeting up with Shorty and the Nichols! CAN'T WAIT!)
Leave DFW by 4pm
Get into Baton Rouge by 11pm
Hotel: Crestwood Suites

Day Five: DISNEY, BABY!!!
Leave Baton Rouge by 9:00am
Get into Lake Buena Vista by 7pm
Hotel: Coronado Springs Resort!

Then, on the way back....

Day One: New Orleans, LA
Leave Disney :( by 9:00am
Get into New Orleans by 7pm
Hotel: Prince Conti Hotel (French Quarter, Baby!)

Day Two: San Antonio, TX
Leave New Orleans by 10am
Get into San Antonio by 5:30pm
Hotel: Travel Lodge Amarillo/Riverwalk (!!!)

Day Three: Albuquerque, NM
Leave San Antonio by 9:00am
Get into Albuquerque by 8pm
Hotel: Days Inn - Midtown

Day Four: Salt Lake City
Leave Albuquerque by 6pm
Get into Salt Lake City by 4pm
Toni flies away :(


that's all the updating I can do for now!

Snow Days...

Is it November yet? It seems silly for me to be wishing for Alaska winter when it isn't even over yet - and it IS Iditarod month so I can't complain to badly - but seeing as how my truck is firmly stuck in a foot of snow in my driveway, I'm ready for some Florida fun!

Right now it's just a wait to plan stage. We have the ADRs picked out, but can't reserve anyhing until May. May is also when it's suggested that tickets for Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party will go out. Hopefully we'll get to snag a night for that!

Nothing really substantial to report, just wanted to update this thing so it didn't look abandoned.

Passporter is in hand

My copy of the 2010 Passporter came in the mail last week (finally)! I am so excited as it is so much easier to keep everything together and I can keep up with any changes. Though it is already a tad outdated with the planned changes in the parks, but that's just fine by me!

Still checking in everyday on the Walt Disney World website to see if more rooms with queen beds have become available, but no such luck. Bummer!

Nothing much is really going on with it, though. In a holding pattern until the calendar for November is up on their site so I can see the park hours. And we have until probably May before we find out when the Christmas Parties in the Magic Kingdom will be!

Just wanted to post something in here so it doesn't look dead. ha ha!

Happy New Year, I'm Sick.

So we're still planning our trip. Still drooling over the fantastic menus from the restaurants we would like to dine at. Still counting down. Not much has changed.

Erin has informed me that she will sleep on the floor if need be to keep our reservation at Coronado Springs. So King Bed or not we're staying there (We're still holding out hope for NOT, we need two beds, yo!).

Just waiting for time to book our ADRs (not till May! *sob*)

I'm sick today, again, so I stayed home... it's what keeps my mind off of feeling crappy.

Itinerary & Dining Plan...

here's how it's gonna look, tentative as I have yet to see the November Disney calendar, as it doesn't come out for a little while yet...

November 08 - Seattle, WA to Bakersfield, CA
November 09 - Bakersfield, CA to Amarillo, TX
November 10 - Amarillo, TX to Hattiesburg, MS (or Jacksonville, MS)
November 11 - Hattiesburg, MS (or Jacksonville, MS) to CORONADO SPRINGS RESORT!

On the road we'll be eating outta the car, Erin's gonna stock up on food stuffs at Costco before we head out.

onto the Disney itinerary (subject to a bit of changing once we get the times calendar from Disney).

November 11 - Check in around 6pm, Dinner at Maya Grill Animal Kingdom Lodge's BOMA!
November 12 - Magic Kingdom Day 1 - Breakfast Dinner @ Chef Mickey's
November 13 - Disney's Hollywood Studios - Lunch @ 50's Prime Time Cafe
November 14 - EPCOT Day 1 - Breakfast or Lunch @ Akerhaus
November 15 - Disney's Animal Kingdom - Breakfast @ Tusker House
November 16 - Magic Kingdom Day 2 - Dinner @ California Grill (During the Fireworks)
November 17 - Freebie day/Downtown Disney/Mini Golf - Lunch @ T-Rex
November 18 - EPCOT Day 2 - Dinner @ 1900 Park Fare
November 19 - Disney's Animal Kingdom & Hollywood Studios - Dinner @ The Hoop Dee Do Review
November 20 - Magic Kingdom Day 3 - Counter Service lol (no changing of park day)
November 21 - Check out in the morning and go home :'(


no itinerary for the road trip back... yet.