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Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 14 Jun 22, 09:49 AM
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Posted By The Fatadder
Having passed our ADR booking day at the weekend...

Having passed our ADR booking day at the weekend the last major job for the trip is now complete. So the plan is now pretty much finalised

11/8 Arrival, Virgin keep messing with the flight times...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 23 May 22, 04:07 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
79 days to go... It feels strange to be this...

79 days to go... It feels strange to be this close to travel and not yet had to make any ADR (and is very disappointing that its not fastpass day in just under 3 weeks time!)

The flights...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 26 Oct 21, 05:15 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
It has been a while since the last update, in...

It has been a while since the last update, in which there have been a lot of very large bills. The flights in particular had doubled in price compared to August 21! I need to make a change to my...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 18 Jul 21, 08:49 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
The rough plan has now been completed, ready for...

The rough plan has now been completed, ready for booking parks just as soon as the new reservation shows up on My Disney Experience. I am working on the assumption that some form of free FastPass...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 17 Jul 21, 07:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Unfortunately was only able to get 13 days off...

Unfortunately was only able to get 13 days off work, so not quite the full 3 weeks I had hoped for. However the extra day vs this years plan does give us a chance to take the girls to Kennedy
...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 15 Jul 21, 09:48 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
And with one email from Virgin another year's...

And with one email from Virgin another year's plans go up in smoke, yes, it has been confirmed that our outbound flight has been cancelled... I have yet to start cancelling things, holding fire...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 16 Apr 21, 11:32 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
I didnt, and now its stupidly expensive... ...

I didnt, and now its stupidly expensive...

This is the problem with all the uncertainty, I go through phases of thinking the holiday will definitely go ahead (like now), and spells where I think...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 2 Mar 21, 12:04 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
While I still have my doubts as to whether August...

While I still have my doubts as to whether August is going to happen, or for that matter whether I want it to happen with Disney et al's OTT approach to mask wearing, we are still continuing as...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 6 Oct 20, 01:43 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Finally after a week of checking Virgin’s website...

Finally after a week of checking Virgin’s website every day to check prices, I have sorted out our booking and the biggest remaining task can be ticked off the to do list.


First of all was a...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 14 Aug 20, 05:39 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Under a year to go, usually an exciting moment...

Under a year to go, usually an exciting moment but a little depressing in 2020 when it should really be 57 days to go...

Still things are slowly moving onward, having now finally gotten around to...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 6 Jul 20, 09:18 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Mobile I know what you mean about the back and forthing...

I know what you mean about the back and forthing about next year. I do keep thinking that I’ve made a mistake, then straight back to thinking that everything will be back to normal (ish).
...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 4 Jul 20, 10:47 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Mobile After two weeks of waiting the 2021 booking is...

After two weeks of waiting the 2021 booking is now showing in the system and connected on My Disney Experience. As a result we were able to make our park bookings. I have taken the logic that...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 22 Jun 20, 04:46 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Update: June 2020 The holiday is now...

Update: June 2020

The holiday is now officially delayed until August 2021. After 3 and a half hours on hold trying to contact Disney this morning (followed by my internet and wifi calling...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 19 Jun 20, 03:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Time to change the countdown, we are not going to...

Time to change the countdown, we are not going to be going in October.
The combination of Disney's incredibly risk adverse approach to reopening, SeaWorld/Busch's significantly reduced operating...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 29 May 20, 09:33 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Another day and more bad news from Disney, first...

Another day and more bad news from Disney, first we had the planned reopening where you have to pre book enterence to the parks. This time that all ADRs are going to be cancelled and allowed to be...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 24 May 20, 10:52 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Mobile Moving ever onwards, Bloc hotel at Gatwick has...

Moving ever onwards, Bloc hotel at Gatwick has now been cancelled and a family room at the Garden Inn at Heathrow Terminal 3.

With that done it was on to car hire, after some thought we decided to...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 23 May 20, 06:16 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Mobile Not a lot to update, but a little. Our...

Not a lot to update, but a little.

Our return flight has now been updated to MCO - LHR, a big plus point in that it will save an hours drive (and mean I can be at my office an hour after leaving...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 6 May 20, 08:59 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
A further update (for completeness more than...

A further update (for completeness more than anything else, of all the holidays I have planned for I think this one's planning will certainly be memorable thanks to the current situation...)

...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 21 Apr 20, 02:06 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Despite all of the current corona virus...

Despite all of the current corona virus disruption, for the time being at least we are still planning as though the trip is going to go ahead.
The current logic is that if we can get into the...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 9 Dec 19, 10:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
With under 11 months to go until we travel, we...

With under 11 months to go until we travel, we have got the final important part of the puzzle booked, the flights! Given I harbour an intense dislike of BA’s 10 abreast seating layout in their...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 27 Oct 19, 10:05 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
This is being posted a little later than...

This is being posted a little later than originally planned...
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It is now under a year until we travel (actually it is a year tomorrow...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 4 Jul 19, 04:11 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
After weeks of 'discussion' back and forth with...

After weeks of 'discussion' back and forth with the others who are travelling we finally got the villa shortlist down to two options, one at Reunion and the other at Emerald Island. I preferred the...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 5 May 19, 10:45 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Well that has been a difficult couple of weeks. ...

Well that has been a difficult couple of weeks.

First of all the prices being quoted were a lot higher than we were expecting, so there has been lots of back and forth planning trying to work out...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 24 Apr 19, 10:42 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Accommodation thoughts: Back in 2017 we paid...

Accommodation thoughts:
Back in 2017 we paid £8.5k for a 2 bed villa at OKW for 18 nights with free dining plan and tickets.
For 2020 it is clear things are going to be a lot more expensive, with...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 11 Apr 19, 04:59 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Unless it turns out to be crazy expensive we will...

Unless it turns out to be crazy expensive we will be flying Virgin or BA, given I don’t fancy the 3 4 3 arrangement on a 777 I would prefer to go Virgin (especially in the slim chance they have...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 11 Apr 19, 01:35 PM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
Mobile Who’s going Me, working in Finance, funder...

Who’s going

Me, working in Finance, funder of trips, maker of spreadsheets, will potentially have my 36th birthday during the trip depending on when we travel.

Helen, in charge of arranging...
Forum: Pre-Trip Reports 11 Apr 19, 09:28 AM
Replies: 29
Views: 8,351
Posted By The Fatadder
4 Swim with Dolphins - delayed to Aug 22

Edit: Post Covid 19 Planning starts on page 2 post 10...
Edit 2: Post 2021 cancellation the re re planning starts on page 3 / Post 25... Hopefully the last replan...

I shouldn’t be writing this...
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