RAPstar
Proud Redhead
- Joined
- Feb 1, 2008
Hello again! I'm Robbie/Andy depending on who you ask.
I have more hair as of right now, this is just the most recent picture of me.
This is my fur-baby, Draco. He plays no part in this trip...well except money saving wise lol, but isn't he adorable?
My biggest trip ever, you ask? Yes, yes it is! I'm doing all 4 Disney parks, Sea World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Halloween Horror Nights and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party all in the coarse of about 10 days. And, as I have done the past 3 years, I'm now starting my TR about a month out from the day I leave, October 1st. Aren't you excited?! I know I am!
Part 1: Robbie done lost his mind!!
Sooooo......the year started off as normal. Me swearing not to go to FL again this year, and to save money
rolleyes1). But I also moved in with my current romantic interest. Which is also my first time having my very own apartment and not living with anyone in my family. 
But......I still need a vacation. But where? About Feb or so I notice that a Broadway musical I fell madly in love with last year is touring! 
But its not coming to Dallas. 
But the closest it is coming......is St. Louis. 
So I begin madly planning a trip to a city I've never been to. I research, and research and research and then I rested. After resting I researched some more.
All while planning and researching....I start losing interest in St. Louis. Well not loose intrest, just super stressed about going somewhere I've never been, and at that point by myself (Frank wasn't sure he would have been able to make it). And I had also found out that, according to someone in the travel side in our corporate office, since I book hotels and rental cars, I'm technically elegible for a travel agent card.
So playing around one day I happened upon the travel agent room only discounts for the Disney resort. Hmmmmmm, not bad, I said to myself.
Well, I talked it over with Frank and decided to do one more trip to FL without him, but after it, focusing on doing trips together. But, I've done FL the past four years, what about Disney Land? But if I go to CA, I want to do more than just DL since I've never been that far west. And I don't want to worry about renting a car or anything. Back to FL it is. But then I change my mind again and want to do just Universal. But then no, I want to go to CA. No Disney. No Universal on site. No CA. No FL with both Disney and Universal. Get the picture?
Well, after doing my impression of a see saw....or a chicken with no head, I finally decide to do onsite Universal. But even with the TA discount (which is really amazing, BTW), its still kinda high. But playing around one day I see how much the same dates would be for Pop with the same discount. Wow, that's a really nice price. Plus, I get 2 free 2-day tickets free! And I can use Mears to get back and forth from Disney. Good plan, right? Of course I changed my mind! I was feeling really reluctant about the hassel af getting back and forth. So why not do a couple of days at Disney, then switch to a hotel by Universal and then back to Disney? (among all the other stuff, I stumbled into a single night stay at the Animal Kingdom Villas, in a savannah view studio). So I researched some hotels and found a good rate for the Holiday Inn across the street. Well, I also decided to check Hotwire to see what I could find since I did so well in 09. Not so good this time. Of course its my fault since I really didn't notice that its a 2 star property. I'll be at the Lexington Suites by Universal (ewwwwwwwww).
So hotels all booked, most of my ADR's made (besides some tweakings and time changes) I was ready to wait it out till my trip. And if you believe that, I've got some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you! Anywho, since I booked my flight on Southwest, and they don't charge change fees, I'd continually check to see if I could get better flight times or prices or what have you. I happened to notice I could get in a couple days earlier and have an early start on the Disney part of my trip. So I booked, and got 2 days at Pop for a lil over $100 to start my trip. But I checked flights again and could come in a day before that. It would be a late arrival, but that's ok. So I checked for hotels by the airport to see what I could find. And I happened upon a TA rate for the Hyatt in the airport for right about $80. Woo hoo!! 
Sooo......I tweaked my ADR's again, and rearranged some of my days. And now, finally, I am completely done with my plannings and bookings and ADR's and only have to come up with souvenir and food money!
I have more hair as of right now, this is just the most recent picture of me.
This is my fur-baby, Draco. He plays no part in this trip...well except money saving wise lol, but isn't he adorable?
My biggest trip ever, you ask? Yes, yes it is! I'm doing all 4 Disney parks, Sea World, Universal Studios, Islands of Adventure, Halloween Horror Nights and Mickey's Not So Scary Halloween Party all in the coarse of about 10 days. And, as I have done the past 3 years, I'm now starting my TR about a month out from the day I leave, October 1st. Aren't you excited?! I know I am!
Part 1: Robbie done lost his mind!!
Sooooo......the year started off as normal. Me swearing not to go to FL again this year, and to save money
rolleyes1). But I also moved in with my current romantic interest. Which is also my first time having my very own apartment and not living with anyone in my family. But......I still need a vacation. But where? About Feb or so I notice that a Broadway musical I fell madly in love with last year is touring! But its not coming to Dallas. But the closest it is coming......is St. Louis. So I begin madly planning a trip to a city I've never been to. I research, and research and research and then I rested. After resting I researched some more. All while planning and researching....I start losing interest in St. Louis. Well not loose intrest, just super stressed about going somewhere I've never been, and at that point by myself (Frank wasn't sure he would have been able to make it). And I had also found out that, according to someone in the travel side in our corporate office, since I book hotels and rental cars, I'm technically elegible for a travel agent card.
So playing around one day I happened upon the travel agent room only discounts for the Disney resort. Hmmmmmm, not bad, I said to myself.Well, I talked it over with Frank and decided to do one more trip to FL without him, but after it, focusing on doing trips together. But, I've done FL the past four years, what about Disney Land? But if I go to CA, I want to do more than just DL since I've never been that far west. And I don't want to worry about renting a car or anything. Back to FL it is. But then I change my mind again and want to do just Universal. But then no, I want to go to CA. No Disney. No Universal on site. No CA. No FL with both Disney and Universal. Get the picture?
Well, after doing my impression of a see saw....or a chicken with no head, I finally decide to do onsite Universal. But even with the TA discount (which is really amazing, BTW), its still kinda high. But playing around one day I see how much the same dates would be for Pop with the same discount. Wow, that's a really nice price. Plus, I get 2 free 2-day tickets free! And I can use Mears to get back and forth from Disney. Good plan, right? Of course I changed my mind! I was feeling really reluctant about the hassel af getting back and forth. So why not do a couple of days at Disney, then switch to a hotel by Universal and then back to Disney? (among all the other stuff, I stumbled into a single night stay at the Animal Kingdom Villas, in a savannah view studio). So I researched some hotels and found a good rate for the Holiday Inn across the street. Well, I also decided to check Hotwire to see what I could find since I did so well in 09. Not so good this time. Of course its my fault since I really didn't notice that its a 2 star property. I'll be at the Lexington Suites by Universal (ewwwwwwwww).
So hotels all booked, most of my ADR's made (besides some tweakings and time changes) I was ready to wait it out till my trip. And if you believe that, I've got some ocean front property in Arizona to sell you!
Anywho, since I booked my flight on Southwest, and they don't charge change fees, I'd continually check to see if I could get better flight times or prices or what have you. I happened to notice I could get in a couple days earlier and have an early start on the Disney part of my trip. So I booked, and got 2 days at Pop for a lil over $100 to start my trip. But I checked flights again and could come in a day before that. It would be a late arrival, but that's ok. So I checked for hotels by the airport to see what I could find. And I happened upon a TA rate for the Hyatt in the airport for right about $80. Woo hoo!! Sooo......I tweaked my ADR's again, and rearranged some of my days. And now, finally, I am completely done with my plannings and bookings and ADR's and only have to come up with souvenir and food money! 
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