Wow… has anyone looked at Touring Plans today? They just adjusted their numbers after the miscalculation this past week. The days we are there went from 1s and 3s all the way up to 4s to 6s (with a smattering of 1s,2s and 3s in there) for half the parks. Luckily we are mostly in the 1-3 range with DHS day at a 5 (I think).
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I wish I could see into the Disney reservation system to see if these hotel rooms are actually sold, and these people are actually coming, or if it's just locals because the weather is finally turning cooler next week.
In any case, if touring plans has access to the Disney reservation system numbers, then these ratings are to be believed.
BTW: The weather's going to be in the mid '70s to mid '80s and I think the nights are going to be very pleasant during Pixelmania.
In other news I booked a "Feel the burn" package to watch the Falcon 9, Crew 3 launch on Saturday morning October 30th. I'll be about 3 miles away from the launch pad at the Banana Creek viewing location.
This package cost about $250 bucks. From what I understand, they're hard to come by because they sell out quickly, especially for the bigger rocket launches. I got a notification that they were selling these packages and I jumped on it!
This is a bucket list experience for me. When I was little girl I distinctly remember watching the moon landing during the summer that I had graduated from kindergarten. From then on, for years afterwards, I always wanted to be an astronaut for Halloween.
That drove my dad crazy because he's such a misogynist. He didn't feel like women deserved to be astronauts... and here his little girl was running around begging for candy from the neighbors dressed up in her Apollo finest. *Note: This was before some jackass thought that making "mini sized" candy was a good idea. Every year I managed to drag home at least a thousand pounds of candy because I lived in a row home neighborhood and I really cleaned up on Halloween!
So back to that feel the burn launch package... It includes a catered meal,which is hopefully not astronaut ice cream, some commemorative coin, some other crap and a 2-day pass to the Space Center, One day is for the launch and another day is just to Pal around at the facilities. Oh, And I get free parking for just one day.
Generous, aren't they...
I had to call and ask if I could take a tripod because I've never done this before and there was no helpful information readily available.
The lady that I talked to was not what one would consider a font of information on the basics, like what time do they let you come to the launch site for this rocket launch that starts at 2:30 a.m..
When I asked her about bringing a tripod she hemmed and hawed and said that it was frowned upon. I then questioned her because it's basically a yes or no answer and she grudgingly allowed that yes you are allowed to take tripods.
If you look at pictures from that launch location that people have taken with their cell phone cameras and posted online, there is a forest of tripods at the one end.
This camera Nerd will not be denied.
Of course if they have an open seat on that launch and they're looking for volunteers my hand will go up promptly! Take that William Shatner!
