Any spur of the moment trips?

babets · 07-26-2005

Hi all, sorry I haven't been on lately we have been moving into our house. That has been a job... I was wondering if any of ya'll have ever done a spur of the moment trip to WDW? We would like to leave maybe Thursday or Friday of this week, what do ya'll think? We only live 4 hrs away. Love to hear opinions.

**Dopey** · 07-26-2005

You don't need our opinions. You just need to grab your credit cards, the car keys and that husband and whom ever else and GO!!!!!

bumble · 07-26-2005

I love spur of the moment trips (they keep me from major PDD lol). I say get going! If you are staying onsite, just call ahead to get a room. I have been known to call on the way there and still get what i want :) have fun!

Huakai · 07-26-2005

My opinion.....wish I were going with you!! What absolute fun it would be.

disneymaverick · 07-26-2005

4 hours away! i would be having many spur of the moment trips!!
go for it!!
i am jealous!!!

Kippage · 07-26-2005

We're pretty good with spur of the moment trips. Haven't done one to WDW lately - we're about 7 hours away. But we're big into last minute trips to New Orleans, Atlanta, etc. I just grab $500 from the bank ATM, credit cards, and pack a light suitcase - and get out!

So, GO! Moving can be stressful - take a few days off and go have fun!

**ddoll** · 07-26-2005

We did it once. Took all three kids too.

There were some family issues going on at the time and we thought it was best to get away with our own family.

It did wonders for all of us.

pumouse · 07-26-2005

I am with everyone else, GO! GO! GO!

Allyson · 07-26-2005

Yeah...we're still toying with the idea of leaving bright and early Friday morning to surprise DS for his 5th birthday. We're about 6 hours away. I SOOO want to, and part of me says "Why not?" but the other part knows I shouldn't spend the money with three trips already planned between now and Christmas....I'll keep you all posted.

**Dopey** · 07-26-2005

So, what have you decided? Don't keep us in a lurch here....

palmickey · 07-26-2005

If I was that close I would go every chance I could get. The 367 days that we are waiting from the day we left to the day we get back is taking forever (another 83 days to go).

GO AND HAVE A GREAT TIME

chris5568 · 07-26-2005

Some of our spur of the moment trips have been some of our best. Sometimes it is good to just drop everything and go. I wish I could do that right now.

mickaholic4077 · 07-26-2005

I live an hour and a half away. Today I made just such a trip-I dropped everything and went to the MK and had a great time!!

MickeyMcFizzle · 07-27-2005

My boyfriend and I decided one night that we really wanted to go. We booked our Disney package and flights that night, and flew out the next morning! (We live in Toronto, so it is about a 2 and 1/2 hour flight) It was really exciting!
And the best part is that we didn't even book time off work...we called in sick for 2 days and the rest of the time was a weekend. I didn't even feel bad, I had so much fun.

CaraMia · 07-27-2005

Growing up my parents did that alot. Woke us up in the wee hours of the morning, threw us un the car (3 kids), and off we went. Last year we planned a 4 day weekend at WDW. we planned on leaving thursday night. We had bought tickets already. It was slow at work so I called dh at 9am and said we should just leave work and go. Before you knew it, dh was at AAA exchanging our tickets for seasonal passes, I left work, pulled ds out of preschool, got home, grabbed our luggage and we were out the door (good thing I have a disney loving boss who totally understood where I was coming from). By 1pm we were walking down Main Street and as we walked by Dumbo my brother, sil, and neices were walking right toward us. We were not suppose to meet them until 8pm that night. It was a total surprise to them that we got there 6 hours earlier then expected...and even more surprised that we ran into them so quickly!

Spur of the moment trips are lots of fun. I say if you can pull it off...DO IT. When our ds is a little older I am sure we will do it more often.

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babets Big Cheese Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: a small town in Georgia, wishing I was at MK Posts: 581	Any spur of the moment trips? Hi all, sorry I haven't been on lately we have been moving into our house. That has been a job... I was wondering if any of ya'll have ever done a spur of the moment trip to WDW? We would like to leave maybe Thursday or Friday of this week, what do ya'll think? We only live 4 hrs away. Love to hear opinions. __________________ Nikki H. It's kind of fun to do the impossible.~Walt Disney So come with me, where dreams are born, and time is never planned. Just think of happy things, and your heart will fly on wings, forever, in Never Never Land!~Peter Pan

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Dopey Marti suffers from MIBS Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 9,220	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? You don't need our opinions. You just need to grab your credit cards, the car keys and that husband and whom ever else and GO!!!!! __________________ WDW Theme Parks moderator x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´Accordion players are sexy(¸.•` ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Llama says she craves a real, juicy discussion. Let's discuss that, shall we!? My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* HiHo-HiHo-off to WDW I go... 105 days 18 hours 42 minutes

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bumble Mouse Meister Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Part time Fort Wilderness resident ;) Posts: 1,366	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? I love spur of the moment trips (they keep me from major PDD lol). I say get going! If you are staying onsite, just call ahead to get a room. I have been known to call on the way there and still get what i want :) have fun! __________________ I cant wait to be at Fort Wilderness Campground! Our on site trips to WDW have been at:CSR, PO R & FQ, WL, Poly, All Star Sports, PC, Fort Wilderness, Contemporary, Beach Club Bumbles buzz!!!® http://www.myspace.com/bumble__bee ,-._,-. \/)"(\/ (_o_)

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Huakai Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Temple, Texas Posts: 312	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? My opinion.....wish I were going with you!! What absolute fun it would be. __________________ DVC member since 1993 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Holidays in WDW 48 days 12 hours 12 minutes

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disneymaverick Senior Mouseketeer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: michigan Posts: 293	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? 4 hours away! i would be having many spur of the moment trips!! go for it!! i am jealous!!! __________________

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Kippage Keeping it real since '83 Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Pensacola, FL Posts: 2,052	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? We're pretty good with spur of the moment trips. Haven't done one to WDW lately - we're about 7 hours away. But we're big into last minute trips to New Orleans, Atlanta, etc. I just grab $500 from the bank ATM, credit cards, and pack a light suitcase - and get out! So, GO! Moving can be stressful - take a few days off and go have fun! __________________ Victoria My life... in pictures. NKOTB in ATL... 10/29 "...perfection is unattainable. Perfection is a conceit. Perfection actually lies in fully loving the defect. I think that's perfection. It's like what the guy says in Hellboy, he says, 'We like people for their qualities; we love them for their defects.' It's true in life. It's the same." - Guillermo del Toro My Disney Countdown Counting down to: WICKED in ATL 42 minutes

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ddoll Your Friendly Singing Mod Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: RI Posts: 4,482	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? We did it once. Took all three kids too. There were some family issues going on at the time and we thought it was best to get away with our own family. It did wonders for all of us. __________________ DVC, Disney Co Moderator • 3/96 Offsite • 9/98 Villa • 10/98 Dixie Landings • 8/00 Villa • 6/01 Disneyland, CA • 5/02 Villa • 6/03 Villa • 11/03 Wilderness Lodge • 8/04 PopCentury, Swan and Royal Pacific • 12/04 Swan • 8/05 Swan and Hard Rock Hotel • 11/05 Swan • 1/06 Swan • 9/06 Disneyland, CA• 12/06 Swan & HRH • 1/07 Swan • 10/07 Hard Rock Hotel • 12/07 Hard Rock and Swan • 1/08 Boardwalk• 10/08 Villa• 1/09 Swan My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Playing Tourguide to WDW Newbies 17 days 12 hours 42 minutes

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pumouse In the land of boredom Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Wandering aimlessly...... Posts: 3,519	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? I am with everyone else, GO! GO! GO! __________________ Avatar custom made by Mr.Go! Pepperjack is my favorite Cheese! Doughnut is Paw'erfect! Tinkerbell is the Best! I Love Lovemysons! 626 is the Smartest most good looking person I know! Llama for President!! Avatar: Skinny me, FINALLY!! Pretzels, kibasa and cold hotdogs are food, not a weapon. If you don't mow your lawn, no one will come to your garage sale. Who's the Boss of me?? Boss mouse, that's who!

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Allyson MB's Gigglebox Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: Crestview, FL Posts: 2,029	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? Yeah...we're still toying with the idea of leaving bright and early Friday morning to surprise DS for his 5th birthday. We're about 6 hours away. I SOOO want to, and part of me says "Why not?" but the other part knows I shouldn't spend the money with three trips already planned between now and Christmas....I'll keep you all posted. __________________ Been going as a family since 2004! Nine trips and counting! Three MNSSHPs and one MVMCP under our belt. Resorts = CSR, ASMo, POP, ASSports, POR, CBR, OKW & POFQ Mom to two precious boys!! The ONLY MBer I've met...KingOMiami!! (Even though Kip and I are practically neighbors!! ) (I really KNOW MICKEYMom - not just from MB!!)

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Dopey Marti suffers from MIBS Join Date: Sep 2004 Location: In the middle of the madness Posts: 9,220	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? So, what have you decided? Don't keep us in a lurch here.... __________________ WDW Theme Parks moderator x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´Accordion players are sexy(¸.•` ´¨) Limser was my first MB friend ~ Pepperstink is my cheesy friend Doughnut, HB and Limser are my Michigan Martini Madness cohorts MissDisney is the better cookie baker Llama says she craves a real, juicy discussion. Let's discuss that, shall we!? My Disney Countdown Counting down to:* HiHo-HiHo-off to WDW I go... 105 days 18 hours 42 minutes

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palmickey MB's Pal Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: My heart is at WDW! Posts: 2,750	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? If I was that close I would go every chance I could get. The 367 days that we are waiting from the day we left to the day we get back is taking forever (another 83 days to go). GO AND HAVE A GREAT TIME __________________ x´¨) x¸.•´ ¸.•´¨)xxxx¸.•¨) (¸.•´xxxxxx(¸.•`xxxpalmickey ´¨) Saratoga Springs October 2008* Beach Club Villas May 2008 Old Key West December 2007 Old Key West February 2007 Saratoga Springs October 2006 Saratoga Springs May 2006 All Star Movies February 2006 All Star Movies October 2005 All Star Movies October 2004 My Disney Countdown Counting down to: Family Vacation I'm With MICKEY!

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chris5568 Big Cheese Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Va. Posts: 827	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? Some of our spur of the moment trips have been some of our best. Sometimes it is good to just drop everything and go. I wish I could do that right now. __________________ Chrissy http://www.myspace.com/chrissy505 http://search.ebay.com/_W0QQsassZchris5568_2007

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mickaholic4077 Currently in Timeout! Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: 90 miles from The Mick!!!!! Posts: 6,193	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? I live an hour and a half away. Today I made just such a trip-I dropped everything and went to the MK and had a great time!!

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MickeyMcFizzle MB's Ghost Whisperer Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Canadialand Posts: 1,531	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? My boyfriend and I decided one night that we really wanted to go. We booked our Disney package and flights that night, and flew out the next morning! (We live in Toronto, so it is about a 2 and 1/2 hour flight) It was really exciting! And the best part is that we didn't even book time off work...we called in sick for 2 days and the rest of the time was a weekend. I didn't even feel bad, I had so much fun. __________________ New DVC Member March 08 - My new home is AKV My Disney Countdown Counting down to: First DVC Stay - Old Key West Family Vacation! Hearing "Welcome Home" for the first time :-)

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CaraMia Big Cheese Join Date: Feb 2004 Posts: 833	Re: Any spur of the moment trips? Growing up my parents did that alot. Woke us up in the wee hours of the morning, threw us un the car (3 kids), and off we went. Last year we planned a 4 day weekend at WDW. we planned on leaving thursday night. We had bought tickets already. It was slow at work so I called dh at 9am and said we should just leave work and go. Before you knew it, dh was at AAA exchanging our tickets for seasonal passes, I left work, pulled ds out of preschool, got home, grabbed our luggage and we were out the door (good thing I have a disney loving boss who totally understood where I was coming from). By 1pm we were walking down Main Street and as we walked by Dumbo my brother, sil, and neices were walking right toward us. We were not suppose to meet them until 8pm that night. It was a total surprise to them that we got there 6 hours earlier then expected...and even more surprised that we ran into them so quickly! Spur of the moment trips are lots of fun. I say if you can pull it off...DO IT. When our ds is a little older I am sure we will do it more often.