Four Weeks Away!
I can't believe it's almost here!!! Four short weeks, or 28 days and we will be boarding a plane to Walt Disney World! Woo-hoo!!
This process has really been anything but easy. Granted we had some major changes mid-planning, since we moved across the country, but I've never had the problems liek I've had this time around.
Firstly, Disney troubles. My mother, graciously, offered to pay off the final payment for our trip. I had been using the DVA to put money away, she'd used it a bit too. When it closed she saw how much we needed to pay off and said she'd take care of it. Yeah, not so simple. Firt she tried online, and three times the card declined. BUT three times the final amount was put on hold in her account... $360.91, times three, so now tiny amount.
So she called the next day to try over the phone. Same thing, three more times. Calls her bank thinking it's them, well it's not. It's something where Disney is pulling the funds, then cancelling the payment. So we get the supervisor of credit services. He tries twice, SAME THING! At this point my mother has close to $3000 on hold and inaccessible in her account. Disney send a fax to her bank to allow them to immediately release the funds, but federal dictates the funds have to be held for 2 business days. My mother so so mad! She goes on this tirade about how costly these trips are and how much trouble we've had and how is she supposed to pay for her trip now and just lost it on this fella, not mean, but very upset.
The credit CM she'd been working with listens, intently, and offers to drop the final payment on my room and extends her due date by two weeks. Greatly appreciated, but we agreed, something is going wrong with their computer system. I know they just had some massive update but by golly, this was awful. And so time consuming. Between the two of us, we've spent so much time on the phoen about this trip it's easily been an excess of 24 hours. Everyone we've spoken to has been kind, and understanding, but it really seems like there is not a ton of communication between cast members. Like what one says is totally different from what another might say.
Then, icing on this little cake, My SIL and her family have decided not to come for as many days. September 8th is my MIL's birthday, so I booked the dinner at Akershus that night, and ordered a cake for her and Elora (cause that's E's birthday dinner as well). Well now they're not coming. And the only reason I know is cause I asked SIL to pitch in for the cake. She was like "Oh, I forgot you did that, sorry, but I on't think we'll be coming up until Saturday, maybe Sunday." Ya know what? Fine. If I hear a single word about how we need to see each other more I'm gonna lose my mind. DH said to just roll with it; if they wanted to be there they'd make the effort, cause at this point I've contacted them every step of the way. He did sorta say I told ya so, but as kindly as possible. We agreed we won't be planning a vacation with that group again anytime soon.
Well, with all that behind us now, we are both have our rooms paid in full, our group received our ME documents and our MBs shipped this morning!! YAY!!
Onto some fun stuff, plans!
Day Four
Friday September 8th
AK morning, EPCOT night
FP:
Finding Nemo First show 11 AM
Everest 11:40 Am-12:40 PM
Kali River Rapids 1 PM-2 PM
ADR:
Akershus at 7:55 PM
I figure we'll sleep in a bit this morning cause we have the party Thursday night, but I am hoping to be at AK by 10 AM. Elora has never slept past 9 Am, unless she was sick, but then again she's never stayed up at the MK before, so we shall see.
We'll walk to Nemo, then let E will get a chance to play some of the Fossil fun games and check out Dino Sue while we take turns on Everest; my mom and sister are with us this day. Aiming for lunch at Flame Tree, followed by the first show of Flights of Wonder, this is DH's favorite show. Kali after the show. DD is 39" tall, but idk if she'll be willing to ride this one. She says yes from the YouTube videos, but we'll see. We'll do the Maharajah trek, tough to be a bug and the Oasis exhibits then we'll head out.
I wanna pop into the hotel before we go to EPCOT for the evening. I'm hoping we can score a Frozen FP for before or after dinner. We'll see after Kali, or before if Elora decides not to ride.
IDk if we will stay for Illuminations, or if we will simply do dinner, A&E M&G, maybe Frozen and head home. DH figures we'll be pooped by then, which is fine cause Saturday is our off day.
That's all from me for now; DD has dumped a tub of glitter on my caret so I gotta run.
TTFN friends! Hope all is right in your worlds!