Pre-Trip May The Force Be With Us...

May The Force Be With Us

…because I am going to need all the help I can get!

I know, I know, I took forever to finish my Sept 18 TR and now it feels like this trip is right around the corner!

The Who:

Come on… you should know us by now.

Me aka mom – who takes 10 months to finish writing a trip report.

Ross aka Grumpy aka the Croc-less wonder. My wonderful Mickey ears wearing, husband of 27 years who I want to kill after spending a week 24/7 with him. (He spent a decent portion of this trip snoozing.)

Hope aka The Hopester – my baby girl who is now what Disney Dining considers an adult. Diagnosed with Autism and Sensory stuff, but has come so far.

Look how little she was...

And now - my Disney adult. lol

Julia aka Sissy. My 17 year old daughter – I don’t know how that happened. She was 6 the first time she went to Disney and now she is 17 and is a beautiful young lady and I can’t stand it!

Can I go back to when she wore Tinkerbell wings constantly?

The When:

September 5th – September 21st We are splurging with another long trip. I managed to sign Julia up for a couple of late sprint classes at college, so she can get away with missing the beginning of September, but this may be it for us, as far as September trips go.

The Where:

September 5th – 7th AoA – LM room

September 7th – 21st POP

The Shenanigans:

Well, we are already dealing with 2 issues that could make for some good trip report drama. Would you expect any less from us?

 

[DryerLintFan]

Any chance maybe Ross can stay with the girls and you can catch the 5 am solo?

 

[Rista1313]

That would be awesome - please say hi if you see us because I can be really oblivious at times! lol

That goes for me too.... I am oblivious... but I'm going to try really hard this time to not be, since there are so many of us going to be there at the same time. I just plan to text you are room number when we get there! LOL... and if you happen to be down by the water, and see a guy with a gray beard, hat, and cane, smoking a pipe, I'm most likely close by!

 

[Figment Forever]

Any chance maybe Ross can stay with the girls and you can catch the 5 am solo?

You know what, I actually considered that - and yes, he would be fine with that. But I'm not sure I could pull it off. Do you know if they will be running busses from POP starting that early?

 

[Rista1313]

You know what, I actually considered that - and yes, he would be fine with that. But I'm not sure I could pull it off. Do you know if they will be running busses from POP starting that early?

I bet they will since they have earlier than early magic hours.

 

[Katiekitten]

I'm so happy for Julia, but I can't believe that Hope is now a Disney Adult where has the time gone! Looking forward to reading more.

 

[Figment Forever]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

 

[bee]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

I have been able to do two orders of two bands each. It took me checking every day multiple times a day before I could order them. It is very frustrating, and it's harder the more bands you want to order, because you have to get lucky enough to find a day when all the ones you want are available. I wish I could say I think Disney IT will fix this, but knowing Disney IT...

 

[DisneyGigi]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

I was able to several weeks ago- they came so quick too.
We will be there the week Star Wars opens. Depending on if we are able to do AP Previews- we will be there at 6:00 am either opening day or the 30th. If we are able to ride the ride during a preview- will likely not do opening.

 

[krisri18]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

Got ours, but it was definitely a struggle. I think I was checking multiple times a day for 2 weeks straight in hopes of being able to find bands we all liked plus actually be successful in checking out. Not an easy task!

 

[BeautyBelle]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

We did but it was a mess. I brought my personal laptop at work and set it up to just constantly refresh until I found the one my daughter wanted. It took weeks (luckily I can close my office door lol.) Then it look over a week to ship so I thought maybe she would be stuck with the dreaded gray. Happily it shipped today. Frustrating though!

 

[Darstarr]

Has anyone had any luck upgrading to the special Magic Bands? I can't seem to complete a purchase and they seem to change everyday!

What a nightmare this has been. I called and emailed several times. Once I got an IT lady and she told me I am not having any luck because I am trying too much! Huh?!? Cookies or something. She also said I was online at a very popular time. I told her I was up at 6am without luck. I also tried at midnight with no luck. Then the genius told me if all else fails I can buy them at shop Disney. Really???
I sent a very strongly worded email detailing all the flaws of this new MB program. I got a reply that told me to wait for August to order my September Magicbands as they are “working out the kinks”.

 

[Rista1313]

What a nightmare this has been. I called and emailed several times. Once I got an IT lady and she told me I am not having any luck because I am trying too much! Huh?!? Cookies or something. She also said I was online at a very popular time. I told her I was up at 6am without luck. I also tried at midnight with no luck. Then the genius told me if all else fails I can buy them at shop Disney. Really???
I sent a very strongly worded email detailing all the flaws of this new MB program. I got a reply that told me to wait for August to order my September Magicbands as they are “working out the kinks”.

One trick I was told that seem to work for me, and for someone else is to use google chrome and put yourself in "incognito mode" and then try. If you are already using chrome... there are 3 verticle dots on the top right, underneath the X if you click on those, it will give you an option to open a new incognito window. Try that... Crossing my fingers for you.

 

[Matt and Kelly]

We were able to buy the dole whip one last night. Not sure if Matt did anything different. But we pick it up at the hotel when we check in.

 

[Ears to Disney]

The When:

September 5th – September 21st We are splurging with another long trip. I managed to sign Julia up for a couple of late sprint classes at college, so she can get away with missing the beginning of September, but this may be it for us, as far as September trips go.

The Where:

September 5th – 7th AoA – LM room

September 7th – 21st POP

The Shenanigans:

Well, we are already dealing with 2 issues that could make for some good trip report drama. Would you expect any less from us?

Joining in on the fun! YAY! So exciting!! We will be there during your visit! Looking forward to hearing more!

 

[myhappyplace]

I am super excited for this trip report--it's always a blast to read about!!

I'm glad Hope likes the boy, as I've found that the best judge of significant others is siblings. I have 3 sisters and 1 brother (who also is on the scale) and we have all been the best judge of character of any significant others any of us have had in the past.

 

[Elizabeth Swann]

Joining in. We arrive the week after you (9/29) and SWGE is messing with my plans lol.

 

[fizzieee]

Aahhh! A new TR and a boy?!?!?! Can't wait to hear more!!! You guys are going to have an awesome time! And it sounds like Julia was taught well on how to pick a good one! I'm so glad that Hope approves

 

[Figment Forever]

And... Success... Finally!

 

[Figment Forever]

I bet they will since they have earlier than early magic hours.

I can't believe I'm even considering this... but I think I'm going to try to make a 5AM plan.

 

[Figment Forever]

I'm so happy for Julia, but I can't believe that Hope is now a Disney Adult where has the time gone! Looking forward to reading more.

I can't believe it either. They are getting so big. Thanks for reading along with us!