Anyone else reserved their flight for the Mouseowners meet?

[Simba's Mom]

I just did! Maybe it seems kind of early, but I was hoping to use Frequent Flier miles, and when you see them, you don't wait! Unfortunately I have to leave on the 6th, but at least I get to have a few extra days on the beginning-I arrive 11/29! Now I just have to call MS to see if they can give me a DVC room for those extra days (I'll bet I'll have to wait list). I'm so excited-it's really real now. So, CB, bring on those Segways!

[Colorado Belle]

Hey girlfriend...

We are off to the races! I haven't booked air yet, but I trust SWA to treat me right when the time comes.:beatinghe .

Tell me again where you are booked? I'm in BWV!

[athenna]

Nope, not yet...I am waiting for JetBlue to release their December flights first! Hopefully soon!

:kilt

[Lisa]

Not yet. I'll fly Airtran and while they are out and prices are good, I'm just waiting a bit to see if they will go down since it is a quiet time to fly.

[kathleena]

I booked my flight back in March with USAirways. I like to travel early out and late back, so if I don't book early, the cheapest flights go away!

[DSNY FN]

Nope not yet nothing in any price range I like yet Southwest is still not opening flights for Dec and Spirit is close at 89.00 each way from Detroit and Airtran is the same but all flights I have found are 3 PM or later. So this may end up being another driving trip Woo Hoo I hope so I love teh drive LOL.

[Stimpy]

Waiting on SW here too. I think we'll have another 2 months for that since they just recently released up to Nov 2.

[idratherbeinwdw]

Tell me again where you are booked? I'm in BWV!

This thread has that info:
http://www.mouseowners.com/forums/showthread.php?t=7142

[idratherbeinwdw]

No plane tickets yet here either, waiting on Jet Blue to release airfares for December. It was only a few weeks ago I was able to secure my end of September trip flight from them.

[PlutoFan21]

Not yet. I'll fly Airtran and while they are out and prices are good, I'm just waiting a bit to see if they will go down since it is a quiet time to fly.
I did grab my airtran flights about a month ago at $84. We love that nonstop from Rochester to Orlando. And in February it never went lower than $79. It may change back to 12:30pm to 3:15pm, but right now the flight down is 9am to 11:30am!! LOVE THAT! We even planned in the extra day coming in (1 night at POP) based on the other flight time so now we'll have even more extra time.:thumbsup:

[Lisa]

It may change back to 12:30pm to 3:15pm, but right now the flight down is 9am to 11:30am!! LOVE THAT! We even planned in the extra day coming in (1 night at POP) based on the other flight time so now we'll have even more extra time.:thumbsup:

You got me all excited about a 9am flight so I had to check. The flight time down is currently back to 12:43 -> 3:16pm. Although I'm sure it will bounce around. I was excited to see the return is at 6pm.:woohoo: I like that! (they are also still at $84 each way)

I think I'm mostly delaying because ...well I'm lazy. Really, buying the plane tickets is a firm commitment and I'm a little hesitant about going down alone. No valid reason just have never gone on vacation alone. The should I leave the kids, spend the money, will I enjoy it, etc. Also, waiting a bit will mean more time to book a flight if I have to cancel and get a credit.

[PlutoFan21]

I would really enjoy going down ahead a day or two alone!! I don't thing DH or kids would go for it though.
We're headed out 12/1 and back 12/11 flight down is still listed from
9-11:33am at $99(the$84 I grabbed is gone), and back is 9:09-11:43am at $84. The going home is a little early but after 10 nights I'm going to be SOOOO sad to leave it might be best to just get up and go!

[nono]

Haven't even looked yet for airfare. Couldn't afford it right now anyway.

May is a rough cashflow month for us.

[DSNY FN]

Haven't even looked yet for airfare. Couldn't afford it right now anyway.

May is a rough cashflow month for us.


Ya us to as Lisa is nowe off work for mat leave and we have a 3 week waiting period till her Employment benefits kick in so it is all on my pay cheque for the next month bvasically LOL. Luckily I have enough points from our travel visa banked up to get both our flights there and back I am just waiting for the times and airline I want to release their times.

[Simba's Mom]

I think I'm mostly delaying because ...well I'm lazy. Really, buying the plane tickets is a firm commitment and I'm a little hesitant about going down alone. No valid reason just have never gone on vacation alone. The should I leave the kids, spend the money, will I enjoy it, etc. Also, waiting a bit will mean more time to book a flight if I have to cancel and get a credit.
If you've never vacationed alone before, WDW is a great place to start! And there'll be some others of us who are going by ourselves, so you won't really be alone.

[Lisa]

I would really enjoy going down ahead a day or two alone!! I don't thing DH or kids would go for it though.
We're headed out 12/1 and back 12/11 flight down is still listed from
9-11:33am at $99(the$84 I grabbed is gone), and back is 9:09-11:43am at $84. The going home is a little early but after 10 nights I'm going to be SOOOO sad to leave it might be best to just get up and go!

Interesting! It looks like they have different flight times for different days.

ROC - > MCO
9:00am on Sat., Tues., and Thurs.
12:43pm on Sun., Mon., Wed., and Fri.

MCO -> ROC
9:00am on Sat., Tues, and Thurs.
6:00pm on Mon, Wed and Fri.
12:17pm on Sun.

I'm looking at going down on Sun and returning on Fri.

[skelster]

We are going to book this next payday. I have a big chunk of overtime coming as they are working me 6pm - 7am 7 days a week right now. I could do it now but I would have to transfer funds from the home equity line of credit, and I am trying to pay it down! Our fare on Midwest will unfortunately come to almost $1200 after taxes. No one offers those $84 fares from Seattle. Of course my wanting to fly a little bit better than standard coach doesn't help.

[nono]

Just did ours yesterday. Sat. Dec. 1 flights to MCO already tightening up out of Newark, so being the flexible person I am, we are now all flying to TPA instead and spending a night with friends. Since we were renting a car this trip anyway, that's a wash ('cept for the additional gas cost). We saved about $40 a plane ticket, are flying at the times we want, get to see good friends, and still fly out of MCO for the way home. :thumbsup:

[idratherbeinwdw]

Forgot about this thread! I am booked now, $99 each way from JFK to MCO for me and my daughter. Hoping it goes down like my september fare did (ended up paying $130 r/t for that one after originally booking it for $198 r/t).

I like taking the REALLY early flight (630 AM) but could not convince DD to take that one. So we are on the 8AM, arriving about 11 to MCO. Booked DME too! :woohoodan

[athenna]

Don't think I replied on this yet....Got a 7am flight on JetBlue Sun 12/2...Will be in WDW in plenty of time for the start of our events:thumbsup:
Paid $329, which is a little higher than I'd like but still not too bad.

[nono]

Oh forgot price...$128 r/t (before taxes) a ticket...and my H is insane and just had us book 3 tix with a lap child. I'm humoring him...but I know it'll be a big old pain as the baby will be almost a year!

[matysgranma]

Not yet, SWA is still at $129 each way and I hate to travel on another airline as I have credits......so I'll just wait. Gosh, I HATE waiting!!!!

[Simba's Mom]

Don't think I replied on this yet....Got a 7am flight on JetBlue Sun 12/2...Will be in WDW in plenty of time for the start of our events:thumbsup:
Paid $329, which is a little higher than I'd like but still not too bad.

Whew! That's about what we pay, on a good day. Mar' was making me feel like "Boy, we really live in the wrong place for WDW trips!" (But I know we live in the wrong place-hopefully, that'll change in a few years). I just got an airfare of $215 RT on Southwest next month, and I was thrilled beyond belief. I had no intention of going to WDW in September, but when I saw the price of airfare, I knew I'd be :crazy: not to go. For here, great airfare!

[idratherbeinwdw]

Whew! That's about what we pay, on a good day. Mar' was making me feel like "Boy, we really live in the wrong place for WDW trips!" (But I know we live in the wrong place-hopefully, that'll change in a few years). I just got an airfare of $215 RT on Southwest next month, and I was thrilled beyond belief. I had no intention of going to WDW in September, but when I saw the price of airfare, I knew I'd be :crazy: not to go. For here, great airfare!

It really does amaze me that although I live further away than many folks, that the fares from JFK are rarely over $99 each way and usually $59-$79 each way. I guess it has to do with JFK being a hub for so many airlines?

[matysgranma]

It really does amaze me that although I live further away than many folks, that the fares from JFK are rarely over $99 each way and usually $59-$79 each way. I guess it has to do with JFK being a hub for so many airlines?
Yep, I think you're right, Mar, in that many airlines have JFK as their hub, and the fact that there are SO many incoming and outgoing flights would play a part on your ticket prices.

[athenna]

Wow, a lot of you got good prices!:woohoo:
Mine aren't great, but I like JetBlue enough that I'd rather pay a few dollars more over whatever Delta may be.

[nono]

Athenna,

I think that is a wise decision!

Well my friend just made her reservations today too! So, all of our party of 5 is set!:rockband:

[zulaya]

I'd love to pay $59 each way. But being stuckup here at MSP, NWA holds just about all the cards so they charge through the nose.

My airfare is sitting at $268 round trip right now per person. I'm giving it a week. If it hasn't budged any lower, I'm just going to do it so I know I have my airfare.

Oh, I'm flying Nov 30-Dec8

[zulaya]

Anyone else? I'm giving it through Saturday, and see if Saturday morning any sales pop up. Otherwise, I'm just getting it over with.

[jiggerj]

$319 pp rt! ARRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoping the ding gods will smile soon!

[erikthewise]

Still waiting for Airtran to have their annual Fall sale covering December. It should be late August or early September.

[DSNY FN]

We have our flights booked with Spirit out of Detroit 79.00 each way so not terrible but not the greatest. My inlaws got 24.00 each way for October on Spirit.

[jiggerj]

We have our flights booked with Spirit out of Detroit 79.00 each way so not terrible but not the greatest. My inlaws got 24.00 each way for October on Spirit.

OMG! $24 bucks each way???? thats Incredible! :)

[athenna]

$319 pp rt! ARRGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!

Hoping the ding gods will smile soon!


I know the feeling girlfriend, we are paying $329:mad:

[DSNY FN]

OMG! $24 bucks each way???? thats Incredible! :)


Ya it is crazy if I had waited an extra day I could have gotten 34 dollar flights for our trip in Dec.

[matysgranma]

We have our flights booked with Spirit out of Detroit 79.00 each way so not terrible but not the greatest. My inlaws got 24.00 each way for October on Spirit.
Wow! Spirit has some great fares, but they don't fly into Orlando from Chicago, which really stinks!!!!!
SWA is just too high for me to book right now. AA has the fare for $178 roundtrip, so I'm debating if I should just book my airfare there.

[DSNY FN]

Wow! Spirit has some great fares, but they don't fly into Orlando from Chicago, which really stinks!!!!!
SWA is just too high for me to book right now. AA has the fare for $178 roundtrip, so I'm debating if I should just book my airfare there.


I agree I have found SWA to really be hit and miss lateley.

[zulaya]

I booked my airfare this morning...NWA had perfect times for us for $254 RT pp Nov 30-Dec 8. That includes all taxes and fees. Not ideal, but I don't think airfare's going to move much and given that I'm travelling Fri-Sat, I figured I better just get 'er done.

Just feeling SO relieved to have it purchased.

[Colorado Belle]

SWA had great flights into/out of Orlando this summer and I managed to get an early NS and late NS home for the Sept trip. But December is showing that those two flights aren't there in Dec. It looked like the promotional fare was about gone (it was on Dec 1) so I went ahead and booked flying in on Dec 2 . With SWA if I find something better I can just get a credit...that still seems so cool to me.

Looks like I won't be at the BW until 3 or so though. Drat.

Oh $109 one way with taxes.

[jiggerj]

Oh boy... I have got myself in a mess-

i booked myself and ds using SW rewards. Free flights for Ds and I but I still have to book my 2 dd's- $318 pp rountrip! Im wondering if I should just DO IT and book them to make sure we are on the same flight. Try to "justify" it by thinking $636 for 4 people? :idea:

I usually dont stress over the flights as a Ding has always come my way- but Im nervous that it just wont happen. I think the most I ever paid for a rt during that time frame from Ct. was $170 something each rt...

What to do...what to do????

[zulaya]

jiggerj -

$636 for 4 people is a good way to think about it...I did that once when I had a free ticket and figured it that way. :innocent:

You do what you have to do.

[matysgranma]

Oh boy... I have got myself in a mess-

i booked myself and ds using SW rewards. Free flights for Ds and I but I still have to book my 2 dd's- $318 pp rountrip! Im wondering if I should just DO IT and book them to make sure we are on the same flight. Try to "justify" it by thinking $636 for 4 people? :idea:

I usually dont stress over the flights as a Ding has always come my way- but Im nervous that it just wont happen. I think the most I ever paid for a rt during that time frame from Ct. was $170 something each rt...

What to do...what to do????
I know what you mean, Laura. I'm facing the same dilemna. Now I used my free flight for our October trip, but I do have about $130 in credits that I intend to use for our December flights, but it's just so hard to pay that $129 one way. Dings have been VERY few and far between. I got a very good rate for September, $126.60 round trip, so I think I'm going to hold out a little while longer with the anticipation that a ding, or at least a lower airfare will surface. Let's keep our fingers crossed!

[Rozzie]

We are always in the $300 range and above for RR from Pensacola non-stop, and that is in the same state! Gotta love Delta. :rolleyes:

[skelster]

We had ours booked months ago until Midwest changed their schedule making it impossible to get there. I tried SW, but they had really bad schedules for us and United was only about $20 a ticket more, had a slightly better schedule and earned us enough miles for a first class upgrade I booked them last week. We are still flying 12/1-12/8 with a rewards points stay at the airport Fairfield Inn on first and last nights.

[athenna]

I was bored at work this morning, and for the heck of it, I checked the Jet Blue site to find out my airfare decreased $65 each person!! Called and got a credit of $165:woohoo:

[idratherbeinwdw]

I was bored at work this morning, and for the heck of it, I checked the Jet Blue site to find out my airfare decreased $65 each person!! Called and got a credit of $165:woohoo:

Great news Athenna, gotta love those Jet Blue credits!! (btw, isn't it actually a $55 credit each if it comes to $165? Still awesome!!)

[athenna]

:crazy: I misstyped..Sorry about that:hahahaha: The credit was $65 each for a total credit of $130.

[idratherbeinwdw]

:crazy: I misstyped..Sorry about that:hahahaha: The credit was $65 each for a total credit of $130.

ahh now i get it--I did think it was just you and Tammy, but the math didn't add up so then I assumed there was a third party I didn't know about. Silly me. :goodvibes

[erikthewise]

Airtran finally offered a web special fare for our departure flight on Dec 1, so I bought those. Now just waiting for them to come across for the return.

[matysgranma]

Southwest came in with some doable airfares. For DH and I, using our travel funds (you gotta love SWA) our airfare came to $150.70. Now I'll wait and stock up on travel funds when the dings start arriving for these flights. And I do love their new boarding procedures, too.

[ghost1000]

No discounts so far, but I was able to rebook my Southwest flights as one-way, instead of having to purchase a round trip to get the $79 rate. Now I'm ready for any DINGS that come along.

[jiggerj]

No discounts so far, but I was able to rebook my Southwest flights as one-way, instead of having to purchase a round trip to get the $79 rate. Now I'm ready for any DINGS that come along.


I think my dingers broken- :crazy: I havent had a DING in at least a week! :crymeariv:

[ghost1000]

Hmmmm. Come to think of it, I don't think I've gotten any DINGs lately either. And the DINGs for my October trip I couldn't take advantage of because we're flying on Friday on both ends, and the DINGs didn't apply to Friday travel.

[matysgranma]

I think my dingers broken- :crazy: I havent had a DING in at least a week! :crymeariv:
Laura, these prices were not dings.....just the new prices that were lower than the $129 one way. Check out southwest.com and see if your airfare is cheaper. I haven't been home all week, but I do know the dings have been scarce.

[jiggerj]

Laura, these prices were not dings.....just the new prices that were lower than the $129 one way. Check out southwest.com and see if your airfare is cheaper. I haven't been home all week, but I do know the dings have been scarce.

$268.80 pp roundtrip- Uggh....

Yup have been spoiled with the Dings. I think a past Dec.trip I paid like $117 pp round trip-

Come on Southwest! I'm NOT feeling the LUV! :)

[athenna]

JetBlue just changed our flight time home...Now we don't land back in Boston until after midnight....Good thing I don't have to work the next morning....Oh well, it is more time in the World!:thumbsup:

[rdb92191]

Just got my flights for Dec. Same price I paid for Sept's trip. $357.60 for two round trips from Chicago. I didn't get the flight out I wanted timewise, but that just means I get to the world earlier than planned. Hoping for some dings to come through to build up credits for next years trips.

[idratherbeinwdw]

Hope you all that are frustrated waiting for lower fares dont hate me but my Jet blue fare just went down for December. I had 84 one way and 119 the other, and the 119 became 84 yesterday. Since it was 2 tickets I added $70 total to my trueblue account on Jet Blue. I already had previous credits and now have $170 towards my spring trip--hopefully that will turn out to make the trip free! :goob:

[jiggerj]

PHEW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

FINALLY a Ding!:jumpingbe

Was able to get $200 pp RT with the ding...within minutes it was poof! Gone! Went back to check and my air would have been $322 pp RT! :faint:

[Colorado Belle]

Question: do your dings pop up on screen OR do you have to remember to click the icon on your computer?
I actually got a ding fare for the MISSED flight and because I used an old about to expire voucher, I may have lost the money...haven't yet called to see.

CAn't remember WHAT I've booked, but because of the 25,000 mile award that I used to get to WDW re my fated escalator mishap...I think I'm flying back on United. I think I need a whole file devoted to SWA to keep things straight. As it is I have stuff on computer as 'upcoming trips' but with all those confirmation numbers, I get easily confused. $200 RT is about what I pay from Colorado (plus the taxes)...$10 less on a DIng.

[erikthewise]

We are complete now. Airtran finally coughed up a minor discount for the Sunday return flight, only 50 days out. Looks like there's still a lot of seats left too.