Adventuring in October 2008 About This Page:

[cajunlace]

Destination: WDW
Dates: Oct. 8-13
Adventurers: Me, DH, DS, DD, DPops, DGranny
Resort: Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: Our 10th Anniversary
Meetings: We will be at MNSSHP on the 10th!

Hope to meet some of ya'll.

[joyjoy]

Destination: Argentina, South America
Date: 3 Oct - 12 Oct, 2008
Adventurers: Me (Melanie), Boyfriend (Alex), Friends (Mike and Liz)
Resort/Hotel: Buenos Aires: 2 bdr. apt in Palermo Soho
El Calafate, Patagonia (Parque Nacional los Glaciares) Hotel TBD
Celebration: Because we miss it and love it.
Meetings: Let me know if you'll be down there. Wouldn't that be crazy!

[Belle of Ohio]

Dates: October 19-24, 2008
Adventurers: Tracy (44) and Jack (58)
Where: WDW
Resort: Port Orleans French Quarter
Celebration: Becoming Empty Nesters. In a span of less than 10 months, all three of our sons will be leaving home. Last December my oldest DS (21) joined the Air Force and is proudly serving his country, currently in Biloxi MS in tech school, will be stationed at Scott AFB in August. My middle DS (20) did two years at a community college with plans of transferring to his dream college, The Ohio State University. This all worked out and he will leave in September. My youngest DS (18) graduated from high school in June with a plan not to do community college and going straight to his dream college, Capital Univeristy in Columbus, OH. He worked very hard to accomplish this and will be leaving in August. While we are extremely proud of all three of them and so happy that they are on their way to living out their dreams, we are also a little sad. Jack and I decided we needed to go somewhere once they were all out of the house to cheer ourselves up a bit. Where is the best place to go to cheer up a couple of empty nesters? WDW of course.
Meetings: Hopefully a PP meet at MNSSHP on October 21, 2008.

[alisonhinsley]

Destination: Vero Beach
WDW
Date: 30th Sept - 16th Oct
Adventurers: Alison (me, 38 this will be 6th time) richard (DH, 40, this will the 7th time) & Dawn (DF, a big kid at heart, 1st timer to WDW and USA)
Resort/Hotel: Disney Vero Beach
Daytona
Disney Old Key West
Clearwater
Disney Saratoga Springs Resort
Celebration: DH & mine 10th Wedding Anniversary, our annual trip and we volunteered to take Dawn so she didn't have to go on holiday on her own
Meetings: Love to meet up with PPs. Look for a trio of big kids, one pooh sized and wearing a floppy hat of some description(me), one tall and nicely dressed and one poor bloke with a bewilderd look. We will be hitting the tamer rides except for me

[heartpirates]

Destination: WDW/Universla Studios
Date: 10/24 to 10/31
Adventurers: Me (38) and 16 family members! (2-42)
Resort/Hotel: All-Star Movies
Celebration: 2nd MNSSHP and 1st HHN
Meetings: none

[A Pair and A Spare]

Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: October 18th - 25th
Adventurers: My wife, Jen and Me
Resort/Hotel: Shades of Green
Celebration: the ASA conference in Orlando and a rare vacation without the kids
Meetings: PFTS on the 18th, Meet @ MNSSHP on 21st

[Cwgirlattitude]

Destination: Walt Disney World
Date: Oct 23-30 2008
Adventurers: Kim (me 36, wil be 23rd time to WDW) Judy (47, friend/roommate her 2nd time to WDW)
Resort/Hotel: Ft Wilderness Cabins
Celebration: Just cause we love WDW and the MNSSHP on the 28th
Meetings: None Planned..but would love to meet up with any PPs

[yearbook50]

Date:
Oct 9th - 13th

Adventurers:
Meli (me), 22 - 100+ Disney Trips
Shaun, 24, 3rd Disney Trip

Resort/Hotel:
CSR

Celebration:
Meeting with friends from other boards/Food & Wine Festival

Meetings:
Possibly.

[debraminnie]

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[debraminnie]

Leaving Oct 21, 2008 for Animal Kingdom, Boardwalk Concierge, Saratoga Springs!!!!!
Ken, Debra and Madeline!!!

[Kyen]

Destination: WDW
Date: October 25-Nov 2
Adventurers: Me, Auntie Deb
Resort/Hotel: POP
Celebration: You know how athletes scream "I'm going to DISNEY WORLD" after they have won an importasnt event well I am taking my aunt just so she can run around the hospital screaming "I'm going to DISNEY" after her last Cnancer/Chemo evaluation!!

Even though I have paid in full and made all the ADR, we might have to CANCEL if my aunt does not get the clear to travel.

On a happier note here are our ADR!
Day 1- DTD somewhere
Day 2- Kona & Brown Derby
Day 3- Tusker House & California Grill
Day 4- Akershus & Tony's Town Square (Finally got in after 3 yrs of trying)
Day 5- Yak/Yeti & Boma
Day 6- 1900 Park Fare
Day 7- Coral Reef (Again finally got in)
Day 8- Spirit of Aloha

[meagansmom1023]

Destination: WDW
Date: 10/4-10/11
Adventurers: First trip for everyone in my group- Shelley (me) age42, Brenda (my cousin-but like a sister) age 49, Meagan, age 14 (my daughter this trip is her birthday present she will be 15 soon after we get back home) Rhande age 14(my daughter's forever friend, my "other" child)
Resort/Hotel: Pop
Celebration: Always promised my daughter we would go, just took me 14 almsot 15 years to get there. Celebrating her October Birthday at the World!!
Meetings: MNSSHP 10/7

[DoraDoug]

Destination: WDW
Date: October 25 - 29
Adventurers: Me, DH, DS (5), DD (20 months)
Resort/Hotel: Saratoga Springs (waitlisted for VWL though)
Celebration: None really, DS has a long weekend off from school and we love going in October
Meetings: We will be at MNSSHP on 10/28, we'll be dressed as Star Wars characters. Since this will be a short trip, we are spending most of our time at MK and Epcot for F&WF.

I will be wearing my Passporter pouch so if you see us, please stop and introduce yourself. I would love to meet other passporters in person and if there are any meets set up for that time, please let me know so we can try to join in.

[TNTWheels]

Destination: Disneyland in CA

Date: October 20-22/2008

Adventurers: Mother, Stepfather and me.

Resort/Hotel: Holiday Inn on Walnut Dr.

Celebration: Partly for my mother retirement thing, and a first official train trip to Disneyland from San Diego. We always used to go by car or van almost every other year or so. We did a test run in May to Downtown Disney the only problem we had were the Anaheim buses they don't have the Disability stuff completely right yet so we are taking a disable taxi this time. For those who are going around this time let me know we could meet up.

Meetings: No meeting as yet but we will be there for the Halloween stuff.

P.S.: The person that going to the Shades of Green, if you haven't been before you going to love it , you can just walk over to the Polynesian Hotel to catch the monorail to the MK.

[MickeyLover704]

Destination: WDW
Date: October 15-24
Adventurers: Gerard (DH) 41 been too many times to count, Crystal (myself) 35 my 4th trip, Carly (DD) 16 lots of times, Joey (DS) 14 lots of times, Garrett (DS) 8 3rd trip, Gerard (DS) 2 2nd trip, Cheryl (my mom) 52 HER FIRST TRIP, Savannah (DN) 11 HER FIRST TRIP
Resort/Hotel: Wilderness Lodge
Celebration: going because we NEED to go! Mommom's first WDW trip!
Our Plans:
These are the things we have planned so far for our October Grand Gathering. WHat do you think? This is just copied & pasted off an email I sent to others in our gathering. Thats the reason for my explanations/comments after some of the things.

" I can still remember the MAGIC of our first visit to Walt Disney World. When we got there, we rode a real monorail to the Magic Kingdom, where we first met MICKEY and the gang. I can still recall the smells of popcorn and cotton candy as we walked down Main Street USA. And there it was at the end of the street---Cinderella Castle."

15th~ arrive, check in & lunch either counter service or Whispering Canyon at Wilderness Lodge, depending on what we decide when we get there.
Head to Magic Kingdom, get your first (emotional ) glance at Disney World, the Castle, and Main Street USA ( I have butterflies just thinking about it)!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!11

Dinner that night at 7:15 at Chef Mickey's ~~~those same butterflies again, lol I love it there! Nothing starts a Disney vacation like a big dose of MICKEY! With any luck, the B!+@h will be sick!

16th~ Heading to Epcot
Breakfast is open to whatever each person wants
Lunch is 12 at the Coral Reef (gigantic aquarium where people dive & you can watch while you eat)

we are taking the boat later that night to the Swan for dinner at 6 at Il Mulino (Italian) our first time eating there.

17th~we have breakfast scheduled at 845 at Whispering Canyon Cafe at Wilderness Lodge (this may be changed cause we had to schedule other meals).
Heading out to Hollywood Studios (MGM)
Lunch is at 1105 at 50's Prime Time Cafe (remember to wash your hands, elbows off the table & eat your veggies or NO DESSERT)!
We will take the monorail to the Polynesian for dinner that night at 630 at O'hana (that means Family in Hawaiian) 3 foot skewers & that dessert ALOHA!

18th~ we are going to the Animal Kingdom, the meals are pretty much left open right now, there are plenty of counter service restaurants there. I believe we planned room service because we are planning to go to Spectromagic at Magic Kingdom at 8 which means we need to be there early so we can have a good seat. We know that Wilderness Lodge has EXCELLENT room service!

19th~ We are going back to Magic Kingdom for breakfast at Crystal Palace with Pooh & friends at 910. Lunch is open and then we will take the monorail to the Polynesian for dinner at 5 at the Kona Cafe again, excellent food. YUMMO!
***After dinner we will be going back to Magic Kingdom for Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party from 7-midnight.*** What are you dressing up as?

20th~ We have breakfast at Chef Mickey's at 10. We will probably head back on the monorail and over to Epcot again (although that is open right now) Maybe we can also get back to Animal Kingdom. We have Hoop-De-Doo Revue at 715 that night ( I crack myself up)!

21st~ Breakfast is open. We are back off to Hollywood Studios again. We have lunch at 1205 at Hollywood & Vine with Jojo & Golith then dinner at 550 at Mama Melrose

22nd~ we are going to that OTHER PARK that isn't Disney that has other movies and little "SPONGES in SQUAREPANTS" running around ***Please Note: this is against MY better judgement!

23rd~We are out & about to Downtown Disney for shopping, fun & eating! We have lunch at Rainforest Cafe at 1130 and dinner that night at Fultons at 7.

24th~ we are going to Magic Kingdom to sadly say goodbye till next time...check out & meet Disney's Magical Express to return to the airport.