you may have noticed things looking a bit odd here. I am in the process of working on a new layout, and have adjusted the news background to match it. Hopefully the new layout will be up before I leave for WDW next week. Until then, please excuse the mess...

I got a very friendly call from Don over at the Animal Kingdom Lodge. He is our Disney appointed itinerary planner/helper type guy. He was really nice, and cracked me up by referring to our vacation as a 'safari'. Don clued me in to alot of the perks of being a concierge guest, and has now pretty much cemented the fact that we shall be for all upcoming Disney vacations.

In addition to walking me through the check-in process, and booking our Sunrise Safari - Don also confirmed our Cirque De Soleil (do I ever spell that right?) tickets, which I've tried to make out on the seating chart below.


We are section 204, row CC, seats 1 & 2. I can't really tell on this chart if the seat numbers go right to left - or left to right, but I do beleive we will be sitting where the right arrow is pointing. If the numbers to in fact go left to right, then we'll be over by the left arrow. Either way, the seats are great and I am really looking forward to the show.

Big sloppy thanks to Dan (bamboo7) for hooking Tim up with his cast member discount. Though Tim & Hil's first choice was unavailable, Dan still got them a great deal at the Caribbean Beach Resort. I think that last thing on their checklist now is park passes, but those should be along shortly (along with Evelyne's).

WDW 2004 here we come!!!!!!!!!

9 days until I leave for the Earmarked convention :)

Time to start taking care of the rest of the details. Ordered passes for Evelyne, paid the balance on our hotel - and left a message with the 'Disney Itinerary Planners' to book the Sunrise Safari. Oops, forgot about Cirque! How to squeeze all this stuff in!?!

Here's the current lowdown:

Saturday, October 23rd
Check in. Relax for a bit, maybe take a swim. Check out the resort with dinner at Jiko's possibly. Maybe some Downtown Disney in the PM

Sunday, October 24th
Magic Kingdom maybe?

Monday, October 25th
Full day at Epcot, with lunch at the Garden Grill

Tuesday, October 26th
Sunrise Safari in the AM
Day at Animal Kingdom
Rest at resort
Magic Kingdom Halloween Party at night

Wednesday, October 27th
Relax, mini-golf
Downtown Disney
Cirque at night

Thursday, October 28th
Full day at Magic Kingdom
Halloween Part at night with Tim & Hilary

Friday, October 29th
Segway tour at Epcot in the AM
Day at Epcot

Saturday, October 30th
Undecided
Head home :(