Skip's reservation follow up!
Well, it's not the dream weekend I had planned, but I guess it's close enough.
The folks at WDW Resort reservations let me shift my reservation from this weekend to the weekend of FRIDAY, SEPT 17 - SUNDAY, SEPT 19. My deposit for this Friday night was transferrable (thank heavens).
My Mom always says "the 3rd time is the charm". My
first reservation was ironically for the weekend of August 13-15 (Hurricane Charley). So I switched that to this weekend, Sept 3-6 (Hurricane Frances). Gosh gumm it, I'm taking my girlfriend to Walt Disney World! Friday, Sept. 17th it is!
Oh, and they let me move my dinner reservation at the California Grill. Unfortunately, Wishes is at 8 PM that evening, however we might be able to view it from the roof of the Contemporary just before our reservation at 9 PM.
Ok, just wanted to give you all a report on how my planning went.
Oh, and here's a short list of all the music I heard while I was on hold (for 45 minutes)
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1. Bibbidy-bobbidy-boo (from Cinderella)
2. Bear Necessities (from The Jungle Book)
3. Beautiful Briny (from Bedknobs and Broomsticks)
4. M-I-C K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E (from The Mickey Mouse Club)
5. Chim Chim Cheree (from Mary Poppins)
6. Winnie The Pooh (from Winnie The Pooh, of course!)
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7. Supercalifragilisticexpialdocious (from Mary Poppins)
After about 20 minutes, I just turned on my speaker phone and cranked it up and had "free" Disney music in the office. I guess it wasn't really free due to the long distance charges.
Interestingly though, they did mention when I first called that all reservations had been filled (probably their way of saying, that "in light of the impending hurricane, they aren't taking any more reservations").
Oh well... hang in there guys. We'll make it through this. Off I go to by water, ice and gasoline.
- Skip
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