Aliceacc
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jul 2, 2007
OK, I KNOW it's still winter 2011.
But the other day, my husband asked if we were still thinking summer 2012 for a return to Disney. That's all it took. I spent all day yesterday on the Disboards and mousesavers and all ears. I emailed Small World and the Dolphin with questions. I'm pretty confused on what we'll actually do, but I LOVE planning Disney. My husband should have asked that question in October; the question alone would have been an ample birthday present for me.
Anyway, I thought I would share my planning and invite others to do the same. We can splinter off into "July" and "August" and whatever threads and look for discounts when the time gets a little closer. As it is, it's even too early to book.
As teachers, we're going in either July or August. The past 2 trips, we've gone during "Value Season" which used to start in mid August. But now, it's ValueII and apparently it starts mid July. So I'm thinking the 1st week of August, but we'll see how that goes.
I would really, REALLY, REALLY love to stay at the Poly again. But the Contemporary is on the monorail line too, and we can get a room for $600 less. Of course, we could get a family suite, or 2 Values, for a lot cheaper. Or use the Teacher Discount at the Dolphin and pay MUCH less-- but then we wouldn't get DME (OK, we can live without that) or the Meal plan--- and we really LOVE the meal plan. And there's something incredibly special about those monorail resorts!!!!
We'll stay 7 nights. We get an EARLY flight out of JFK, and aim for a LATE flight back. Again, as teachers, we're not getting up the next morning and going to work, so the late hours aren't an issue.
In the financial wars: I started off in 2008 thrilled to get the AAA discount. (Newbies out there: do NOT pay "rack rate"-- the listed price-- for a room!!!! Join AAA or CAA if you have to,and start off with at least their discount.) Then I got a 40% PIN and what sure I had gone to heaven. WE booked the following year when Disney announced their 4/3 deal: we paid for 4 nights,and got 3 free. It turned out to be pretty much equivalent to that 40% off PIN. I'm really hoping for a similar deal. We could wait until late August and hope for free dining, but that would probably have us getting off the plane and heading back to school in very short order. Still a possibility, but we'll see how it goes.
(Just to fill you in: from spring 2008 through fall 2009, I faced some real health issues. During those 18 months or so, I had 2 choices for a LOT of sleepless nights: hit the medical boards or researach Disney. I did a lot of Disney research. So now it's automatic; you're going to see a LOT of me over the next year and a half!)
Tell me about your plans as they develop.
But the other day, my husband asked if we were still thinking summer 2012 for a return to Disney. That's all it took. I spent all day yesterday on the Disboards and mousesavers and all ears. I emailed Small World and the Dolphin with questions. I'm pretty confused on what we'll actually do, but I LOVE planning Disney. My husband should have asked that question in October; the question alone would have been an ample birthday present for me.
Anyway, I thought I would share my planning and invite others to do the same. We can splinter off into "July" and "August" and whatever threads and look for discounts when the time gets a little closer. As it is, it's even too early to book.
As teachers, we're going in either July or August. The past 2 trips, we've gone during "Value Season" which used to start in mid August. But now, it's ValueII and apparently it starts mid July. So I'm thinking the 1st week of August, but we'll see how that goes.
I would really, REALLY, REALLY love to stay at the Poly again. But the Contemporary is on the monorail line too, and we can get a room for $600 less. Of course, we could get a family suite, or 2 Values, for a lot cheaper. Or use the Teacher Discount at the Dolphin and pay MUCH less-- but then we wouldn't get DME (OK, we can live without that) or the Meal plan--- and we really LOVE the meal plan. And there's something incredibly special about those monorail resorts!!!!
We'll stay 7 nights. We get an EARLY flight out of JFK, and aim for a LATE flight back. Again, as teachers, we're not getting up the next morning and going to work, so the late hours aren't an issue.
In the financial wars: I started off in 2008 thrilled to get the AAA discount. (Newbies out there: do NOT pay "rack rate"-- the listed price-- for a room!!!! Join AAA or CAA if you have to,and start off with at least their discount.) Then I got a 40% PIN and what sure I had gone to heaven. WE booked the following year when Disney announced their 4/3 deal: we paid for 4 nights,and got 3 free. It turned out to be pretty much equivalent to that 40% off PIN. I'm really hoping for a similar deal. We could wait until late August and hope for free dining, but that would probably have us getting off the plane and heading back to school in very short order. Still a possibility, but we'll see how it goes.
(Just to fill you in: from spring 2008 through fall 2009, I faced some real health issues. During those 18 months or so, I had 2 choices for a LOT of sleepless nights: hit the medical boards or researach Disney. I did a lot of Disney research. So now it's automatic; you're going to see a LOT of me over the next year and a half!)
Tell me about your plans as they develop.
as she won't be able to handle that much Disney!
) and now I'm so regretting that. I want to plan!! However, my oldest is starting high school in the fall, and he wants to play soccer, and I have no idea what the summer schedule will be for that. All three boys play baseball, so June is always out and sometimes part of July.
