Can you tell me more about these cooling towels??? Brand? Where to get? Sounds like we might need them in September when we go!
There are no brand ones available but we like the Frog Tog brand - we live in Louisiana and use them a lot ... ball season yard work etc. IMO Frog Tog is more durable but the off brand ones work just as well and would hold up fine for a single trip to WDW.
How about storms or rain on September?
We have traveled alot in the fall -expect afternoon downpours - they come and go pretty quick but create a very steamy atmosphere for a few hours after. We find that it doesn't bother us because the downpours and sauna afterwards often run a few people off (crowds seem to be a little lighter after a rain shower).
FWIW i have crunched the our numbers as much as i can (thanks to those who shared their excel sheets - helped alot!) We booked at CBR awhile ago and ahve $75 GCs and we will be traveling with DS10 and DS6 - both will have just had BDays and DS10 will of course have to have adult meals but we are hoping if we are paying OOP that some places will let the boys share one adult meal. We have pretty much settled on taking the room we have and just taking the QS plan and then using our GCs to pay OOP for a few of our favorite sit downs. We will cancel the others and hope to just enjoy a more relaxed trip with a few less reservations to rush off to. That being said, i can sitll modify my reservation in the computer but am quite worried about doing this and messing up my reservation and LOSING the GC if we have to rebook - we have always just called. We didn't go to WDW last year (I was furloughed at work and not working Fridays which was alot o fun, except the pay cut part of it...) Anyhow i watched the boards and listened to the chaos a few friends dealt with...i am really thinking we will jsut get up and sit on hold on the phone. I welcome everyone's thoughts - the $75 GC is the only reason we are remaining at a moderate - we have always stayed moderate but if we lost the GC it would really punch a hole in our budget and we would go to POP or another value resort. I am thinking we will need no more than about $400 to cover OOP sit down meal costs over and above the gift cards. That is less OOP than the upgrade to
DDP
For anyone interested, here is our "plan"
9/1 - late arrival (11pm)
9/2 - 635pm ADR GG (may cancel & just eat at F&W carts) - estimated OOP $175
9/3 - 835am ADR CP (may cancel but not sure bc DS6
Tigger) - estimated OOP $100
1:15PM ADR BOG (QS)
9/4 - 8:30 PM ADR OHana - estimated OOP $175
9/5 - 1:10 PM ARD Sci Fi (DS10 favorite place to eat)- estimated OOP $100
*hope to snag star wars dessert party tix for PM 9/5
9/6 - 8PM ADR BOG - estimated OOP $135
9/7 - 5PM ADR LTT - estimated OOP $120
*will attend
MNSSHP
9/8 - 805AM ADR TH (may cancel) - estimated OOP $115
830PM ADR Boma (will almost certainly cancel)
9/9 - 8am ADR BOG (QS)
6PM ADR CRT - estimated OOP $275
***disclaimer - i start to talk alot (or type alot
) when i start to get nervous...