The Dis Dad's Club III

[FreezinRafiki]

Geez, you misplace your pants one time and they never let you forget it.

No, the pants incident is what got him banned from Kona cafe. Capt. Cook's was the unfortunately timed "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" dirty joke next to the family of little people.

 

[Emma's Dad]

No, the pants incident is what got him banned from Kona cafe. Capt. Cook's was the unfortunately timed "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" dirty joke next to the family of little people.

 

[Disney Commando]

I've been seeing a add on tv for Verizon, something about you can find out info and wait times at WDW on certain phones. Is this a extra fee on the phone, anyone know anything about this. I can get new phones in Oct. wondering if this is worth while

 

[stopher1]

I've been seeing a add on tv for Verizon, something about you can find out info and wait times at WDW on certain phones. Is this a extra fee on the phone, anyone know anything about this. I can get new phones in Oct. wondering if this is worth while

Why yes, yes I do. Disney and Verizon have teamed up with a new app that you can download. It will give you all kinds of nifty information such as wait times, FP availability, etc, etc. It's only good for 180 days (from when you download it) then I guess it deactivates, and if I'm remembering correctly is $9.99 to download. There were ads for it on the buses when we were there in March (DW and I on our anniversary getaway). I had read about it before arriving and was intrigued, but I wasn't going to buy it when we weren't going in the parks.

 

[stopher1]

No, the pants incident is what got him banned from Kona cafe. Capt. Cook's was the unfortunately timed "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" dirty joke next to the family of little people.

 

[Cinderella's Fella]

I've been seeing a add on tv for Verizon, something about you can find out info and wait times at WDW on certain phones. Is this a extra fee on the phone, anyone know anything about this. I can get new phones in Oct. wondering if this is worth while

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2378291

Here is a post that talks about it. It's called Mobile Magic, from Verizon. It only works on some of their phones. It doesn't work for my blackberry, and I'm not up for a new phone until after my trip.

By the way, if you get it, won't you be on your cell in the park, and isn't that against the Man Law?

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

Hey guys, I have been gone for a while and have very busy with the restaurant. Today is officially one week in and all has been very well received and we are very happy. I have put in a lot of hours in the last week but it is all worth it.

The only problem working for yourself is the lack of Dis time, my old work which by the way sees like a lifetime ago, gave me the opportunity to chat with you fellas. I feel like Im out of the loop. I am trying to get caught up with all the TR's and add an update to my own. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Nick

 

[DisneyDaddy-O]

So when does his thread get closed out, am I missing something?

 

[FreezinRafiki]

Hey guys, I have been gone for a while and have very busy with the restaurant. Today is officially one week in and all has been very well received and we are very happy. I have put in a lot of hours in the last week but it is all worth it.

The only problem working for yourself is the lack of Dis time, my old work which by the way sees like a lifetime ago, gave me the opportunity to chat with you fellas. I feel like Im out of the loop. I am trying to get caught up with all the TR's and add an update to my own. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Nick

Great news on the restaurant! By the way, what's the name of the place?
We were pretty sure you've been busy, but it's great that you can find some time to pop in here every once in a while!

 

[stopher1]

By the way, if you get it, won't yo...old days without these little "conveniences."

 

[DH-2-mamaduck]

http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2378291

Here is a post that talks about it. It's called Mobile Magic, from Verizon. It only works on some of their phones. It doesn't work for my blackberry, and I'm not up for a new phone until after my trip.

By the way, if you get it, won't you be on your cell in the park, and isn't that against the Man Law?

Thanks! My wife and I saw a comercial for this a few minutes ago. Too bad DW has an iPhone and I have a CrackBerry...i'm going to check the iPhone to see if any new WDW apps worth while

 

[AJRitz]

So when does his thread get closed out, am I missing something?

Apparently, just as soon as Emma's Dad gets his trip report done.

 

[stopher1]

Hey guys, I have been gone for a while and have very busy with the restaurant. Today is officially one week in and all has been very well received and we are very happy. I have put in a lot of hours in the last week but it is all worth it.

The only problem working for yourself is the lack of Dis time, my old work which by the way sees like a lifetime ago, gave me the opportunity to chat with you fellas. I feel like Im out of the loop. I am trying to get caught up with all the TR's and add an update to my own. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Nick

Hey Nick! That's great about your first full week. Very happy to hear that. Pop in when you get the chance now and then and give us more updates. We are rooting for you!

So when does his thread get closed out, am I missing something?

It'll shut down soon, we don't know exactly when. The II thread ended on page 283. So sometime in the not too distant future.

 

[tutter99]

Hey guys, I have been gone for a while and have very busy with the restaurant. Today is officially one week in and all has been very well received and we are very happy. I have put in a lot of hours in the last week but it is all worth it.

The only problem working for yourself is the lack of Dis time, my old work which by the way sees like a lifetime ago, gave me the opportunity to chat with you fellas. I feel like Im out of the loop. I am trying to get caught up with all the TR's and add an update to my own. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Nick

Great news! It's amazing how priorities change when you're the one banking the payroll.

 

[Disney Commando]

You betcha it is! That was my Man Law too. I thought about a couple of days ago when someone else was asking me about it - and I totally encouraged them NOT to get it, simply because it would be taking you away from your traveling party... it's really such a sad contradiction when you think about it... here, come to WDW and have a great time with your family - but let us take you away from your family for moments at a time so we can tell give you information to possibly save your family some time and walking. Ugh. Oh for the good old days without these little "conveniences."

I don't think I will be getting it for a couple reasons, One is Man Law, and the other is I don't even know how to text so it would probably by way too hard to figure out anyway.

I've been seeing the ad over and over again and since they referance WDW it sparked my curiosity.

 

[minniekissedme]

Trolling along and stopping in to say hi! And get vIII set in my threads.

Chill...passing along your email to the MOD Squad. Thanks for thinking of me/us and hope the MODs can assist. Great idea, congrats!

Hope all is well with all you dads!

bob

 

[Disney Commando]

Hey guys, I have been gone for a while and have very busy with the restaurant. Today is officially one week in and all has been very well received and we are very happy. I have put in a lot of hours in the last week but it is all worth it.

The only problem working for yourself is the lack of Dis time, my old work which by the way sees like a lifetime ago, gave me the opportunity to chat with you fellas. I feel like Im out of the loop. I am trying to get caught up with all the TR's and add an update to my own. Thanks for all the well wishes.

Nick

That's Great news! Glad to hear the restaurant is doing well, Keep up the Good work

 

[stopher1]

Trolling along and stopping in to say hi! And get vIII set in my threads.

Chill...passing along your email to the MOD Squad. Thanks for thinking of me/us and hope the MODs can assist. Great idea, congrats!

Hope all is well with all you dads!

bob

Great to see you around here Bob - it's been a long time. I know you've got the MODs and that's awesome. I visit, but don't post often enough.

We're very close to moving in to DDCIV - so check back in a few days to reset your threads!

 

[whkento]

Hi, guys! Although I'm 3 weeks away from my first trip to WDW with my family (I went once at 9yo), I already qualify under several of the criteria for membership. My DW is always complaining that I'm spending too much time planning our trip or browsing the DIS forums.

So, do you have room for a new member?

I live in Nagoya, Japan with my DW, DD3, and DS2. My name is Kent, but in Japan it gets changed to 'Kento'. I can't wait to see my kids' faces when they meet the various characters!

 

[stopher1]

So I was going through some more old photos this evening and thought I'd scan and post a few more. This time these are from WDW in 1991. They are from my first ever visit. And honestly that was my first ever visit to anywhere east of the Mississippi. I was 21 at the time and had been dreaming of going east to WDW since I was 12 when I had watched the grand opening of Epcot on television.

My mom needed some highly specialized surgery and was referred to a specialist in Altamonte Springs who was apparently one of the top surgeons in the country for that particular problem - so she said come along and we'd go to Walt Disney World for a couple of weeks as well. She said I could stay at the hotel and enjoy the parks having more fun while she was recouperating in the hospital. Of course I was there at the hospital waiting while she was in surgery and went to the hospital each day she was there... but as she instructed... I still hung out at WDW and had more fun.

My brother flew out for about 3 days for the actual day of surgery and couple more afterwards too - and one day he and I went to the MK and then hopped over to Epcot. We had a great time. That was the one and only time he has ever been to WDW.

We stayed at the then named Howard Johnson Hotel on Hotel Plaza Blvd (which since then became the Courtyard and is now the Holiday Inn - part of the the Downtown Disney resort hotels that are all official WDW hotels, and on-property, just not owned or operated by Disney).

These are all really a blast from the past, as you just don't see these signs or images anymore.

Out on the 4

Pre-Downtown Disney when it was just the shopping village

When Chef Mickey's was located at the shopping village in a stand alone location vs. where it is today inside the Contemporary

Approaching Pleasure Island - when it was actually cool and fun and an actual destination

Back when United Technologies sponsored The Living Seas... no "mine, mine, mine" to be found or heard anywhere

Here I am in Fantasyland, with the beloved Skyway buckets in the background

Oh how I miss this view walking up Hollywood Blvd. I so wish they would tear down that wretched hat...