Happily Ever After Begins in WDW - Our Disneymoon TR - Updated 5/27 [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

Angela0917

05-08-2009, 12:37 AM

Hello everybody! This is my first ever Trip Report, so bear with me!;)

I'm Angela, I am a 26 year old asbestos litigation paralegal from Pittsburgh, PA with a love for animals and everything Disney.princess:

Matt, my DH, is a 25 year old mechanical designer and former tattoo artist, also from Pittsburgh, who loves his harley and had never been to Disney in his life!:eek:

We were married in Pittsburgh on April 25, 2009.

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The two girls on the right are DISers too... friends since highschool!:hug:
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(If interested, you can find more info about my wedding in my wedding planning journal (http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=1986683)... more pics are coming soon)

There were many decisions to made during the wedding planning process, but the easiest one to make was where we would go for our honeymoon!! I hadn't been there since like 1997 and had been itchin to go back for quite sometime, and Matt always said that if we ever got married, he'd go with me for our honeymoon! After almost 3 years of dating and a wedding, we finally made it to WDW!:yay::yay::yay:

Whenever people asked us where we were going on our honeymoon, we always got so many strange looks. People thinking "why the heck would you want to go to Disney World for a honeymoon??" Well, here's my reasoning... first of all, like I said I LOVE Disney, and because Matt had never been there, I felt like he needed to experience it! And what better time is there to do so? Also, Matt is not much of a beachy person and the big bummer is that he's allergic to chlorine, so a tropical island was out. So duh! Disney's the obvious choice here!

So anyways, here's the details of our fabulous honeymoon:

When: April 27th-May 4th

Where: Beach Club Resort

Dining: Boma, Coral Reef, Cinderella's Royal Table, Sci-Fi Dine In, T-Rex, Chef Mickey's, Ohana, Cape May, Le Cellier, and Captain's Grill... plus many counter service meals!

Anything else?? Cirque Du Soleil La Nouba!!!

Thanks for reading!!:flower3:

redlight

05-08-2009, 02:28 AM

Hi Angela! Congratulations again. Your pictures are wonderful. You're a radiantly beautiful bride. I'm staying tuned.

wdwdavem

05-08-2009, 07:38 AM

Congratulations, looking forward to hearing about the trip.

figment fan21

05-08-2009, 08:17 AM

popcorn:: I'm in! Can't wait to hear everything!

arbolita

05-08-2009, 08:34 AM

You know I'm definitely subscribing =D

livinlife25

05-08-2009, 08:37 AM

Can't wait!

figmentfan0724

05-08-2009, 08:57 AM

congrats again! I'm in!

pinkpixie0920

05-08-2009, 09:15 AM

Yay Ang! I just found your link this morning! i can't wait to read more.:cool1:

tiggersam00

05-08-2009, 11:03 AM

yay for a TR! Subbing Angela!

snowbell

05-08-2009, 02:09 PM

Congratulations! I cannot wait to hear about your report. I was there the same time as you.... Stayed at my DVC - Saratoga Springs.. We had a great time!.

OhMari

05-08-2009, 04:04 PM

I always like it when we get the Disneymoon TR's, we don't get many.
Welcome.

Angela0917

05-08-2009, 04:50 PM

Oh, yay! Lots of readers already! Thanks, guys!:goodvibes

Snowbell, didn't we have the most perfect week for weather?? :cool2:

NeverlandClub23

05-08-2009, 05:37 PM

I'm definitely in! I love couples only/honeymoon trip reports to WDW!! Congratulations too by the way! :goodvibes Can't wait for more! :banana:

TinkAsh2001

05-09-2009, 12:45 AM

Congrats!!! I am joining and cant wait to read more...We are dining at lots of the same places on our honeymoon in just 3 weeks!!!!:cool1:

Angela0917

05-10-2009, 12:01 AM

You guys have no idea how excited I was to go to Disney Word! Ok, maybe you do since you're all Disney lovers like myself, but it had been over 10 years since I was last there, that's a LONG time!

Like I said in my first post, we were married on Saturday, April 25th. We didn't leave for Disney until Monday, April 27th, because I wanted to have Sunday to visit with and say good bye to our out of town guests, finish up packing, relax, and spend some time with our dogs Oliver and Ellie before they went off to stay with their grammy and pappy for the week. I'm so glad we had the day in between, but I couldn't wait to get to Disney!!

All day Sunday I was trying to decide if I should go to sleep or not. Our flight was leaving the Pittsburgh airport at 6:55 am, then you need to be at the airport 2 hours ahead of time so we were at 4:55, then we're about an hour away from the airport so we'd have to leave by 3:55, and I wanted to give myself 2 hours to get ready and pack everything that I needed in the morning, so I would have to set my alarm for 2:55!!:eek: Sometimes I think I'm better off with no sleep at all than having to wake up that early. However, by the end of the night, I was so tired I needed sleep... but I didn't end up going to bed until midnightish, so I got about 3 hours of sleep.

Monday morning we were suprisingly running right on schedule! :cheer2: Here we are at the airport waiting for the plane:

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Our flight was also right on time! We were in Orlando by 9:00.

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We were taking the Magical Express to Disney, which made me very nervous since it was our first time! I was afraid we wouldn't find the bus, or we'd miss it, or it would lose our luggage or something! But there's sign's everywhere, so it's kinda hard to miss!

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Beach Club, that would be us!!

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Woo hoo! We made it to the magical express!!!:yay:

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I was so excited for the video they played on the bus! It got me even more excited, if that was even possible! And it made the ride seem so much shorter than it was!

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I even put on my ears!

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Finally, we were there!!

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When we pulled up to the Beach Club, I was amazed by how beautiful it was!! They dropped us off right at the door, of course!

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Angela0917

05-10-2009, 12:10 AM

Since it was only about 10:00 am, I wasn't sure if we'd be able to check in or not, but luckily our room was ready!!! I don't know this for sure, maybe someone here can confirm, but I think we got a room upgrade. We booked a standard room, and when I booked our travel agent said that standard rooms only have 2 queen beds, and to have a king we would have to upgrade, and being my cheap self, I said nevermind.:laughing: But when we got to our room, there was a king bed!

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Yay! Mickey towel!

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Angela0917

05-10-2009, 12:19 AM

After we were all settled, we were ready to go catch the bus to Magic Kingdom!! We headed to the lobby, but apparently went though the wrong doors.

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We ended up on the side with the lake, so while we tried to find our way around, I took some pictures...

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Boardwalk Resort across the lake:

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I was so excited when I spotted Seabreeze Point!! It's so beautiful!

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After walking around for a while, we finally found a bus stop... the Yacht Club's bus stop! We still had no idea where to catch the bus from the Beach Club, but we didn't care, we just wanted to get to MAGIC KINGDOM.....:earsboy::earsboy:

TinkAsh2001

05-10-2009, 11:06 AM

THe room looks great!! I love the report so far & cant wait to hear more!!popcorn::

onejellyshelly

05-10-2009, 11:17 AM

Lost in Disney is not lost at all. Ready to read more.

burly

05-10-2009, 11:52 AM

yay it is starting. I love honeymoon TR's! :cool1:

lspst8

05-10-2009, 05:10 PM

redlight

05-10-2009, 10:36 PM

Seabreeze does look beautiful. Your room is amazing!

tink1957

05-10-2009, 10:55 PM

:thumbsup2Great start, I can't wait to read about your honeymoon adventures.popcorn::

What a nice room, too bad your DH is allergic to chlorine with that great pool to enjoy.

pinkpixie0920

05-11-2009, 09:33 AM

I love everything already, I can't wait to read more. Your room is so nice! The pink bag that was in the one picture of your room, i think it said Disney on it, did they give you that?

figment fan21

05-11-2009, 09:56 AM

Awe angela you look so happy in your ears! You room is so pretty! I love walking around the bc/yc/bw area... its sooo lovely! Can't wait to hear more.

Disneychix

05-11-2009, 12:06 PM

Wow, you really are newlyweds! Congrats!

The BC looks amazing! Can't wait for more!

KrazyKat4DIS

05-11-2009, 04:43 PM

Hi Angela,

Subbing! I am really enjoying your TR! :surfweb:

I read your PJ and you had such a beautiful wedding and I loved the Princess shower!

Can't wait for another update. I am anxious to see how your DH reacts to Disney. My DBF likes going to Disneyland and we are planning a WDW trip, but that is at another Disney level. He seems similar to your hubby so hopefully it went well! :goodvibes

tnkr mom

05-11-2009, 06:19 PM

Count me in, I'm here. Thanks for the updates so far,anticipating more updates popcorn::
We all sure missed you while you were Disneymooning!!)

dpndka

05-11-2009, 09:50 PM

Hi Angela, I'm subbing to your TR. Congratulations on your wedding! I know what you mean about the excitement. My first ever trip to WDW was last year and I was more excited than my two boys, 7 & 3! I convinced hubby to do WDW again in december this year. Now if only the time could fly!

The pics of beach club are so beautiful! I like the room decor and the resort looks very pretty. For some reason, I've never found the other pics of BC on this board appealing before. Maybe its your excitement flowing thru the camera. LOL. Ok, I can be weird at times. Looking forward to the next installment.

CdnDisneyLover

05-11-2009, 10:05 PM

I'm here too. Love your pics! BTW your dress is so beautiful!!!

luckylady

05-11-2009, 10:37 PM

Congrats on the wedding. May you have many happy years together. BC is a wonderful hotel to stay in. Love that I saw both of our rooms in your great pictures. Wow for someone who only got 3 hours of sleep you sure did looked nice and fresh for the plane. Can't wait for more.

sarahfitz

05-11-2009, 10:58 PM

Great start! I'm honeymooning in Disney this August so I can't wait to hear all about your trip popcorn::

Angela0917

05-12-2009, 05:12 PM

THe room looks great!! I love the report so far & cant wait to hear more!!popcorn::

Thanks! I loved our room!!

Lost in Disney is not lost at all. Ready to read more.

You're so right, I don't ever mind being lost in Disney!:rotfl:

yay it is starting. I love honeymoon TR's! :cool1:

Yay! Thanks for reading!

Looks like a great trip. I love your room at the Beach Club.

I'm really interested in your report because I will be in WDW for my honeymoon in September. We're from Pittsburgh too :yay:

Can't wait to read the rest.

Ohh, yay for your upcoming disney honeymoon!!! Make sure you wear your "Just Married" pin!!! Where are you staying at?

Wow, your from Pgh too! Where at in Pgh?

Seabreeze does look beautiful. Your room is amazing!

Seabreeze Point truly is beautiful. I was so hoping to see a wedding there.:lovestruc But unfortunately it didn't happen.

:thumbsup2Great start, I can't wait to read about your honeymoon adventures.popcorn::

What a nice room, too bad your DH is allergic to chlorine with that great pool to enjoy.

I know, it is such a bummer with DH's allegies.:headache: It bums him out too. He kept apologizing for not being able to go to Typhoon Lagoon or Blizzard Beach, as if it was his fault!

I love everything already, I can't wait to read more. Your room is so nice! The pink bag that was in the one picture of your room, i think it said Disney on it, did they give you that?

Oh no, they didn't give it to me. I actually ordered it a while ago with reward points from the Disney Movie Reward Club! It was like 700 points or something like that! It says Disney Princess!princess:

Awe angela you look so happy in your ears! You room is so pretty! I love walking around the bc/yc/bw area... its sooo lovely! Can't wait to hear more.

Oh, I loved the ears! I was so excited to wear them! The area around the Beach Club is very lovely!

Wow, you really are newlyweds! Congrats!

The BC looks amazing! Can't wait for more!

We definately are newlyweds! We've been married for a little over 2 weeks now! Wow, I can't believe it's been that long!!

Hi Angela,

Subbing! I am really enjoying your TR! :surfweb:

I read your PJ and you had such a beautiful wedding and I loved the Princess shower!

Can't wait for another update. I am anxious to see how your DH reacts to Disney. My DBF likes going to Disneyland and we are planning a WDW trip, but that is at another Disney level. He seems similar to your hubby so hopefully it went well! :goodvibes

Thanks for reading my PJ!! I have so many wedding pics to add. My Princess shower was fabulous! My bridesmaids did such a great job!!

Count me in, I'm here. Thanks for the updates so far,anticipating more updates popcorn::
We all sure missed you while you were Disneymooning!!)

Yay, tnkr mom made it!!! :cheer2:

Hi Angela, I'm subbing to your TR. Congratulations on your wedding! I know what you mean about the excitement. My first ever trip to WDW was last year and I was more excited than my two boys, 7 & 3! I convinced hubby to do WDW again in december this year. Now if only the time could fly!

The pics of beach club are so beautiful! I like the room decor and the resort looks very pretty. For some reason, I've never found the other pics of BC on this board appealing before. Maybe its your excitement flowing thru the camera. LOL. Ok, I can be weird at times. Looking forward to the next installment.

Thank you!! Oh, the Beach Club is beautiful! What did you find not appealing about it?

I'm here too. Love your pics! BTW your dress is so beautiful!!!

Thank you so much!!

Congrats on the wedding. May you have many happy years together. BC is a wonderful hotel to stay in. Love that I saw both of our rooms in your great pictures. Wow for someone who only got 3 hours of sleep you sure did looked nice and fresh for the plane. Can't wait for more.

Thanks!! That's because I was too excited!! If I went to work on 3 hours of sleep, I would look like a totally different person. :rotfl2:

Great start! I'm honeymooning in Disney this August so I can't wait to hear all about your trip popcorn::

Yay! Like I told the other soon to be honeymooner, make sure you wear your "Just Married" pin!!! Where are you staying for your honeymoon?

allison_wonderland

05-13-2009, 10:34 PM

Yeah i found ur TR! hhahah i love it so far!!!! i cant wait for more pics!!!

livinlife25

05-13-2009, 10:44 PM

The real question I wanted answered by the time your report ends is....did he fall in love with the mouse? I have a slight skeptic on my hands too...

Angela0917

05-13-2009, 11:37 PM

Yeah i found ur TR! hhahah i love it so far!!!! i cant wait for more pics!!!

Yay, you found it! I'm waiting for my photopass to come in to continue! I ordered it the day we got home, it's taking FOREVER!!!

The real question I wanted answered by the time your report ends is....did he fall in love with the mouse? I have a slight skeptic on my hands too...

:thumbsup2:)

katiebelle21

05-14-2009, 07:05 PM

Congratulations! I can't wait to hear more about your trip.

Vallie

05-14-2009, 09:04 PM

just joining in! congrats on the wedding! :)

the room and resort looks just beautiful!

did your dh end up loving disney? i'm dragging dbf to disney for his first time in august! hopin hes gunna love it!

Angela0917

05-14-2009, 09:43 PM

Congratulations! I can't wait to hear more about your trip.

Thank you!!

just joining in! congrats on the wedding! :)

the room and resort looks just beautiful!

did your dh end up loving disney? i'm dragging dbf to disney for his first time in august! hopin hes gunna love it!

Thanks for joining!! DH did end up loving it. He won't admit that he loved it though, but he'll say that he liked it. He still thinks he's too cool to admit that he LOVED it!! But I know that he did!:rotfl:

Angela0917

05-14-2009, 10:01 PM

So when I left off, we were on the Yacht Club's bus to the Magic Kingdom!! Ahh, I was so excited! I couldn't wait to see the castle for the first time!!!

When we got off the bus, I couldn't help but notice the Grand Floridian! I never really knew what all the hype was about it, but when I saw it in person I totally understood... it's beautiful!!!

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After we got in and figured out how to use the Key to the World Keys, I spotted the first Photopass photographer in front of the train station! Yay! So we stopped to get some pictures.

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After that, I ran inside because I could not wait to look down Main Street and see the castle!!!! Of course, being the emotional person that I am, I cried as soon as I saw it.

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We also got some photopass pics in front of it. (UGH, I'm so mad DH didn't take off his sunglasses for these pics!)

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A kiss in front of the castle
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Angela0917

05-14-2009, 10:12 PM

By this time it was around noon, and we were STARVING so I spotted Cosmic Rays and we headed over there for lunch. We both got a burger, fries, and the triple chocolate cake. It was very yummy! And the toppings bar was awesome!!! I think DH put every single topping they had on his burger!! For me, it was just mushrooms!

After we finished eating, I wanted to go straight to Fantasy Land because I could not WAIT to ride It's a Small World!!!! :banana:

When I was little, this was my FAVORITE ride!!!! My dad likes to tell the story of how when I was little he would take me on this, and as soon as it was over I would cry and throw a fit and he'd have to get right back in line and take me on it again!!:rotfl:

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So here we are in line!!
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And inside:
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IBelieveInTheMagic

05-14-2009, 10:17 PM

Angela0917

05-14-2009, 10:20 PM

After that, we just kinda wondered around and rode things that has a really short wait.

We loved the Haunted Mansion!

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And of course we loved Pirates of the Carribbean! I was impressed with how much Jack Sparrow looked like Johnny Depp!!

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Pretty sexy for an animatronics, huh?:rotfl2:

We ended up in front of the castle again, and the Dream Along with Mickey show was going on, but we didn't stop to watch it, we wanted to come back and watch it from the beginning.

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redlight

05-14-2009, 10:35 PM

Excellent pictures, Angela!

By this time it was around noon, and we were STARVING so I spotted Cosmic Rays and we headed over there for lunch. We both got a burger, fries, and the triple chocolate cake. It was very yummy! And the toppings bar was awesome!!! I think DH put every single topping they had on his burger!! For me, it was just mushrooms!

Did you get any pictures of the triple chocolate cake? I like mushrooms as a topping too.

Angela0917

05-14-2009, 10:45 PM

We were getting REALLY hot so when we camt to the Toontown Hall of Fame tent we went inside to cool of. Then I spotted the princess room and HAD to go get my picture taken with them.:rotfl: Ok, I had no idea this line was so long! I think we waited for like a 1/2 hour, which was longer than most rides!! And I swear, we were the only ones in line that did not have children. A little embarassing, but who cares, right?? Finally, it was our turn to meet Cinderella, Belle, and Aurora.

Cinderella asked us where we were from, so we told her Pittsburgh. She said "Wow, that's an awful long way to travel in a pumpkin carriage".:rotfl:
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Next was Belle, she is my FAVORITE princess, so of course I was excited!
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Matt, not so much. In fact, the guy in front of us was teasing Matt because I dragged him along for this little princess meeting.
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Belle asked me, "Is this your Beast." Of course, I said yes. She said, "He's a little scruffy, like mine!" :rotfl: Poor DH!
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Now Aurora was the weirdest of them all! She commented on our matching shirts and said she was thinking of getting matching shirts for her and Prince Phillip and asked me what she should have, since they've been married for so long! I was like, "Oh, I don't know." And she asked where I got my shirts from, and I told her that someone made them on ebay. "What's Ebay?" she asked. I was like "um, its a website that you buy stuff from." And she asked, "What do you use to buy it?" And I said "credit card". Well, apparently where she's from they don't have credit cards, only GOLD.

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So I thought this conversation was over and we could just get our pictures taken, and then she starts again... "So what's a website, like a web that is made by spiders?" UGH! I just said sure, whatever. I was over this weird conversation.:headache:

She finally stopped asking questions and smiled for the picture.:rotfl:

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After that, we went back to the bus stop to catch the bus back to the Beach Club so we could get ready for dinner! We were headed to Boma at the AKL! Yay!

(To be continued...)

lillylynnb

05-14-2009, 11:28 PM

WONDERFUL PICTURES CANT WAIT TO SEE MORE
:wave:
:rainbow:

redlight

05-14-2009, 11:31 PM

Cinderella asked us where we were from, so we told her Pittsburgh. She said "Wow, that's an awful long way to travel in a pumpkin carriage".
:rotfl2:

TeaForTulips

05-15-2009, 02:02 PM

Angela0917

05-15-2009, 02:08 PM

Just wanted to tell you congratulations and also how much I LOVE your PINK :cutie: slip!! That's so pretty - I've never seen that, but I haven't looked in a long time either! :rotfl: I'll have to mention this to one of my best friends who'll be planning a wedding and tell her to do purple since she loves it. Pink rules though! :thumbsup2

Congratulations again!!

Thank you!!! My mom and I actually dyed the slip ourselves! It wasn't hard to do at all! Purple would look very nice!!

Excellent pictures, Angela!

Did you get any pictures of the triple chocolate cake? I like mushrooms as a topping too.

Thank you!! I apologize, I have hardly any food pictures. I wish I would have taken more.:guilty:

But, thanks to google, I found a picture of it!

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It was delicious!

WONDERFUL PICTURES CANT WAIT TO SEE MORE
:wave:
:rainbow:

Thanks!!:flower3:

:rotfl2:

Hysterial, I know!:rotfl2: We left there thinking we'd only stop to see the characters that did not talk.

Angela0917

05-15-2009, 02:11 PM

Angela!!! I finally found your TR! I somehow lost your PTR so I dont know what happened. :confused3

I'm so glad you guys had a great wedding and honeymoon! You look so beautiful! :lovestruc

Wasn't the weather amazing that week? No rain!! :thumbsup2

Love all your pics! Great TR!! :cheer2: I can't wait for more!

Yay, Tarah's here!!! Thank you!! We did have the most perfect week!!!!!! Not one ounce of rain!!! I wish we would have ran into you guys though. :sad1: I was looking for you!!!! I need to go catch up on your TR! I hope you guys had an equally amazing time as we did!:yay:

TeaForTulips

05-15-2009, 03:07 PM

Yay, Tarah's here!!! Thank you!! We did have the most perfect week!!!!!! Not one ounce of rain!!! I wish we would have ran into you guys though. :sad1: I was looking for you!!!! I need to go catch up on your TR! I hope you guys had an equally amazing time as we did!:yay:

I feel so special! :hug: I wish we could of had a little DIS Meet... maybe next time! ;) We did have a great time too! :wizard:

I am off on my lunch break now for about an hour... when I return I hope to see a new update!! :laughing: Just kidding... :rolleyes1

CdnDisneyLover

05-15-2009, 04:16 PM

That cake looks so friggin good. I will have to remember to go there when we (hopefully) go next year!!!!!!

Great job with the pics. LOVE IT!

katiebelle21

05-15-2009, 06:26 PM

Cute shirts! But don't worry, I won't ask a million questions about them. I know what Ebay is!:lmao:

redlight

05-15-2009, 09:39 PM

The cake does look incredibly delicious!

lspst8

05-16-2009, 10:56 AM

Ohh, yay for your upcoming disney honeymoon!!! Make sure you wear your "Just Married" pin!!! Where are you staying at?

Wow, your from Pgh too! Where at in Pgh?

I am so excited for our trip. I already have bought our Mickey and Minnie bride and groom ears off of Ebay. I told me fiancee he basically has to wear his top hat everywhere but the pool!

Right now we are booked at the WL, but I'm thinking of switching to the BC because we will be at Epcot so much. Your pictures of the BC make it look really great. We really have to make up our minds soon, but I know either place will be beautiful.

I'm from Greensburg, and he is from Monroeville. (So the airport is really far away from us!) We will be living in my house in Jeannette once we get married. We are all old-fashioned and aren't living together until the wedding.

Loved your character experiences .... we may be avoiding the face characters if some of them are going to be so strange. But Aurora would probably get a kick out of us, because my fiancee is named Phillip.

Can't wait to read about the rest of your trip. I love it!

Angela0917

05-17-2009, 12:17 AM

I feel so special! :hug: I wish we could of had a little DIS Meet... maybe next time! ;) We did have a great time too! :wizard:

I am off on my lunch break now for about an hour... when I return I hope to see a new update!! :laughing: Just kidding... :rolleyes1

I'm glad to hear you guys had a great time too!:banana: Sorry, I don't have an update yet!! I need to upload more pics!

That cake looks so friggin good. I will have to remember to go there when we (hopefully) go next year!!!!!!

Great job with the pics. LOVE IT!

Yes, it was very good!!! Thanks!

Cute shirts! But don't worry, I won't ask a million questions about them. I know what Ebay is!:lmao:

Thank you!!!:rotfl:

The cake does look incredibly delicious!

Definately was!:thumbsup2

I am so excited for our trip. I already have bought our Mickey and Minnie bride and groom ears off of Ebay. I told me fiancee he basically has to wear his top hat everywhere but the pool!

Right now we are booked at the WL, but I'm thinking of switching to the BC because we will be at Epcot so much. Your pictures of the BC make it look really great. We really have to make up our minds soon, but I know either place will be beautiful.

I'm from Greensburg, and he is from Monroeville. (So the airport is really far away from us!) We will be living in my house in Jeannette once we get married. We are all old-fashioned and aren't living together until the wedding.

Loved your character experiences .... we may be avoiding the face characters if some of them are going to be so strange. But Aurora would probably get a kick out of us, because my fiancee is named Phillip.

Can't wait to read about the rest of your trip. I love it!

I ended got my ears from ebay too, but I didn't get ears for DH. He would never, ever wear them!

BC was nice, and it was so nice being so close to Epcot! If you are planning on spending alot of time there, it may be worth it to switch. I'm sure Wildereness Lodge is awesome though!!!

HA! We met some other unmasked characters on our trip, and they weren't all so strange. Maybe just stay away from the princesses in Toon Town... it's not worth the wait anyways.:lmao:

Disney grandma

05-17-2009, 01:06 AM

Angela0917

05-17-2009, 10:46 AM

I just caught up on your trip report - you were a beautiful bride and had a very handsome groom, and how lucky that you could spend your honeymoon in DW! I may be wrong, but I did hear that the pools at the resorts do not use chlorine but an alternative chemical that satisfies the new "green" concept. Definitely something to check out for future trips.

Thank you very much!!! Oh, really?? I called WDW sometime last year to see if they used chlorine at Stormalong Bay since it's a sand bottom pool, and the CM that I spoke to told me that all their pools were chlorine. If they changed it, then that's awesome!!!:yay: I'll have to call and find out next time we go! I wonder if they would switch the waterparks too?? That would be great!

Angela0917

05-17-2009, 03:26 PM

So we got on the bus at MK, and it took us back to the Beach Club, so we finally figured out where the Beach Club bus stop was!:lmao: Here's some pics of the front of the Beach Club... beautiful!

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We had dinner reservations at Boma at 5:55. We weren't sure the best way to get there, so we asked at the front desk, and they said to take the boat to Hollywood Studios, and then catch the bus to Animal Kingdom Lodge. We were running late, as I usually am, and the time we spent to take the boat to Hollywood Studios, then take the bus to AKL, took FOREVER. Seriously, almost an hour! We would have been much better off taking a cab. We didn't get to Boma until almost 7, which was an hour after our reservation time, but luckily they had a cancellation and were able to fit us in!

Boma is a neat looking restaurant, but in my opinion the food is just so so. I am a picky eater, but DH usually eats just about everything and he was not impressed. Since it was a buffet, we tried a bunch of different things, and my 2 favorite things were the potato soup and chicken nuggets.:rotfl:

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I did get a fun drink that lit up though!!

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I tried to get DH to finish my salad with mango dressing, but he didn't like it either.

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Just as we were finishing up, our waiter brought us a special dessert!! awww!:lovestruc

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It was delicious!

After dinner, I wanted to walk around the resort and check it out. When we were picking our resort for our honeymoon, it was a toss up between Beach Club and Animal Kingdom Lodge. After being there for Boma, I must admit that I wished I picked there instead. Not that I didn't love the Beach Club, but AKL was just so neat!! It was much quieter than the Beach Club, more more romantic, and the savannah was just awesome! Here's some animal pictures we got. It was getting dark, so the pictures aren't so great...

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Hopefully our next trip to WDW, we'll get to stay at AKL!!!

Angela0917

05-17-2009, 03:49 PM

After dinner, we got on the bus to Hollywood Studios, since they were having extra magic hours!

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It was my first time there, I was really excited! It looked neat with the lights and everything!

I just LOVE palm trees!

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We stopped for a photopass picture.

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By this time, we were soooo tired! Remember, we had been up since 3:00 in the morning!!!:eek: So we didn't really do much, just walked around and checked everything out.

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The only thing we rode that night was The Great Movie Ride, which was pretty cool. We went in not really knows what this was, and we walked into the movie part that is right before the ride and I got angry and left because I thought that movie was the attraction.:rotfl: As we were leaving, one of the CMs asked what was going on and I told him we were waiting cause I thought it was a ride! haha! He said "It IS a ride!" :confused3 Ok, I'm a dork. We were already out of line, so we left and went got back in line. Luckily, the line wasn't that long! I didn't take any pictures of this, maybe we weren't allowed? I can't remember! I loved the Wizard of Oz part though!!! It was sooo cute! DH asked me if Wizard of Oz was a Disney movie, and I said no, it's MGM. But then I remembered Hollywood Studios used to be MGM.

Does anybody know why they changed MGM to Hollywood Studios??:confused3 Just wondering!

After that, we just walked around some more. We stopped for photopass picture by the Tower of Terror. We didn't ride it that night though.

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Oh, and at some point that night I bought a Disney sweatshirt! It got really cold!!

After that, we went back to the resort to go to sleep. We were sooo tired. I even fell asleep on the boat.:angel:

Next up: Epcot & Dinner at Coral Reef & Cirque De Soleil!!:mickeyjum

pinkpixie0920

05-17-2009, 04:48 PM

redlight

05-18-2009, 12:04 AM

You look like the happiest couple ever!! What was the yummy drink that you had?

figment fan21

05-18-2009, 09:09 AM

Yay Angela!!! I just caught up on everything and your pictures are great! idk what aurora's issue was... sometimes the characters are alittle too into character for their own good.:lmao: I love your BC pictures... its sooo pretty there!:cloud9:
Can't wait to hear more!!popcorn::

RachaelA

05-18-2009, 09:56 AM

Congrats! We leave for our disneymoon in less than 2 weeks!

looks like you had a blast!

tnkr mom

05-18-2009, 10:58 AM

I am so bummed the food was so-so at BOMA; it has been GREAT everytime we were there and I am a FOODIE; so it's hard to impress me! A friend of mine that was there just last week told me she saw major changes in customer service and food throughout the parks - chalk it up to the economy I suposse!!(

Looking forward to your next updates! You'r hair is SOOOOO shiny in every pic!

Angela0917

05-18-2009, 02:03 PM

Ang I love all your updates! Doesn't Tom Cruise now own MGM or something? I thought I had heard that before but I might be completely wrong. Looking at your pictures makes me so excited to stay at Beach Club!

Thanks!! I didn't know Tom Cruise owned it! That explains why Suri gets to stay in the suite at Cinderella's Castle!!:rotfl:

You will love the Beach Club! Especially because you'll get to use the pool!

You look like the happiest couple ever!! What was the yummy drink that you had?

Thanks!! Hmmm, I can't remember the name of the drink...It was on the front of the drink menu though! It was a fruity alcoholic drink.

Yay Angela!!! I just caught up on everything and your pictures are great! idk what aurora's issue was... sometimes the characters are alittle too into character for their own good.:lmao: I love your BC pictures... its sooo pretty there!:cloud9:
Can't wait to hear more!!popcorn::

Thanks! Ya, Aurora was a little too into her character. :rotfl: Like, I guess that's ok if you're talking to a child, but I can only play along for so long!

Congrats! We leave for our disneymoon in less than 2 weeks!

looks like you had a blast!

Yay, Congrats!!!:banana: When is your wedding?

I am so bummed the food was so-so at BOMA; it has been GREAT everytime we were there and I am a FOODIE; so it's hard to impress me! A friend of mine that was there just last week told me she saw major changes in customer service and food throughout the parks - chalk it up to the economy I suposse!!(

Looking forward to your next updates! You'r hair is SOOOOO shiny in every pic!

Ya, I was really excited for Boma because I've read so many great reviews about it!! It wasn't horrible or anything, it's just not somewhere that we'd go to again. Maybe for breakfast, just not for dinner. Unless I was really hungry for chicken nuggets.:rotfl2:

Thanks for the hair comment!:goodvibes

ggmom

05-18-2009, 02:23 PM

Angela0917

05-18-2009, 02:29 PM

First of all, congrats on your wedding! Secondly, I saw you guys!!!!!!!! I noticed you at Hurricane hannas by the Beach Club pool, and I remember thinking, "Oh, how awesome, they must be on thier honeymoon!" I always notice honeymoon couples, b/c that's where DH and I went on our honeymoon, and all our friends made fun of us! Anyway, I saw you both again later in the week- we were sitting right next to you guys at Le Cellier!!!! TOO FUNNY!!! I stumbled upon this trip report, and when you said you stayed at the Beach Club, I knew it had to be you that I saw!! Hope you guys had an awesome trip-we did!!!!

Thank you!! Ahh, this is kinda weird, but I remember the family sitting right next to us at Le Cellier!!! Was your DH wearing a shirt or hat or something Pitt or Penn State?? My DH commented on everybody we saw in Pittsburgh gear!

Oh, and we were definately made fun of for going to Disney World for our honeymoon!!:rotfl: People just don't get it!

TeaForTulips

05-18-2009, 03:04 PM

The Beach Club looks soo great! You took some really awesome pictures!

I can't believe the front desk told you that route to get to AKL! It sounds long! :confused: I'm glad they were able to get you an hour late though! Good job! You hear so many great things about Boma. I'm sorry it wasn't that great. It made me laugh that one of your faves was the chicken nuggets! :laughing: Oh and the mango dressing does not sound friendly! :confused3 I would like to try the Boma Breakfast next time we go. I would love to stay there! :lovestruc

Dont you just love Hollywood Studios at night?? :cloud9: I think there is nothing better than the Tower of Terror at night! (which maybe you guys did later..:wizard:) I like the Great Movie Ride but I think a lot of it depends upon the tour guide you get... hilarious that you guys left! If it was just the movie I would have left too! :rotfl:

With the name change Disney said they changed it to fit the park more due to it's old hollywood theme and to become more modern... however mgm and disney had a big ol' legal dispute and fallign out which is why most believe it changed. Everything was going from Disney/MGM to Disney/Pixar. It is neat to realize just how many movies out there are "disney" movies because Touchstone, Miramax, and Hollywood Pictures are all disney affiliates.

Your Disney sweatshirt is cute! :lovestruc

I can't wait for more! I am so bummed we didn't do Cirque De Soleil!! Was it amazing?? :cloud9:

Angela0917

05-18-2009, 03:18 PM

The Beach Club looks soo great! You took some really awesome pictures!

I can't believe the front desk told you that route to get to AKL! It sounds long! :confused: I'm glad they were able to get you an hour late though! Good job! You hear so many great things about Boma. I'm sorry it wasn't that great. It made me laugh that one of your faves was the chicken nuggets! :laughing: Oh and the mango dressing does not sound friendly! :confused3 I would like to try the Boma Breakfast next time we go. I would love to stay there! :lovestruc

Dont you just love Hollywood Studios at night?? :cloud9: I think there is nothing better than the Tower of Terror at night! (which maybe you gus did later..:wizard:) I like the Great Movie Ride but I think a lot of it depends upon the tour guide you get... hilarious that you guys left! If it was just the movie I would have left too! :rotfl:

With the name change Disney said they changed it to fit the park more due to it's old hollywood theme and to become more modern... however mgm and disney had a big ol' legal dispute and fallign out which is why most believe it changed. Everything was going from Disney/MGM to Disney/Pixar. It is neat to realize just how many movies out there are "disney" movies because Touchstone, Miramaz, and Hollywood Pictures are all disney affiliates.

Your Disney sweatshirt is cute! :lovestruc

I can't wait for more! I am so bummed we didn't do Cirque De Soleil!! Was it amazing?? :cloud9:

They definately told us the long way to AKL! The boat is nice and everything, but it's far from fast! When you're in a hurry, it seems like it moves in slow motion. We definately should have taken a cab. Or, what would have made more sense is if we planned Boma the day that we were at Animal Kingdom, and we could have went there right after. But oh well, it all worked out!

Thanks for the MGM/Hollywood Studio's info!!:yay:

Cirque definately was amazing!:)

ggmom

05-18-2009, 03:50 PM

TinkAsh2001

05-18-2009, 08:35 PM

Cant wait to hear how Coral Reef was!

Angela0917

05-20-2009, 02:40 PM

yes!!!! That was us!!! My husband is a huge PITT fan, even though he didn't go there!!! I think you were almost done with your meal when we got there. Lucky for you, because our 1 year old was not on his best behavior that night!!! He wasn't loud, but his favorite activity was throwing things on the floor!!!!!We are from the Scranton area, by the way!!!! I wish I had seen your PJ before we went! I just went through your PJ, and we actually had a lot of the same plans, just different times. We were at Ohana on Friday and Cape May Cafe on Sunday, just a little after you. Too funny! I am really enjoying your trip report, and your wedding was beautiful!!

That is so funny!!! I actually have a picture of DH and I at Le Cellier, I will need to look closer at the background, you and your family are probably in it! Are you doing a TR??

Cant wait to hear how Coral Reef was!

It was great! I'm hoping to do an update soon... but not tonight because I'll be watching the American Idol Finale!:rotfl:

TeaForTulips

05-21-2009, 12:44 PM

It was great! I'm hoping to do an update soon... but not tonight because I'll be watching the American Idol Finale!:rotfl:

I can't believe Adam didn't win!!! :confused3 It was a good show though.

I understand your reasoning! :thumbsup2 Can't wait for your next update though!

Cinderella16

05-24-2009, 11:18 AM

I didn't even know you started a Honeymoon report!!! SO glad I found it!!

First, you were such a beautiful bride! :bride: I hope your day was everything you wished for and more.

The resort you stayed at looks so pretty, definitely need to put the Beach Club on my list of places to stay one day!

I was :rotfl: when you were describing Aurora talking about Ebay and spider webs, what a weirdo...:rolleyes:

We are going to Boma on our Honeymoon...if all else fails and we don't like the food I will take your advice on the soup and chicken nuggets! :rotfl2:

Can't wait for more updates, keep them coming!

livinlife25

05-24-2009, 12:15 PM

just out of curiosity, how often did you actually wear your bride ears?

arbolita

05-27-2009, 07:04 PM

Great start! I'm honeymooning in Disney this August so I can't wait to hear all about your trip popcorn::

Hey you =) Nice to finally see you over here!

Angelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - I am going through withdrawl.

Angela0917

05-27-2009, 09:28 PM

I can't believe Adam didn't win!!! :confused3 It was a good show though.

I understand your reasoning! :thumbsup2 Can't wait for your next update though!

I'm bummed Adam didn't win too.:sad2: Butttttttt... I won tickets from the local radio station to go see American Idols Live in Pittsburgh in August!!!:yay:

I didn't even know you started a Honeymoon report!!! SO glad I found it!!

First, you were such a beautiful bride! :bride: I hope your day was everything you wished for and more.

The resort you stayed at looks so pretty, definitely need to put the Beach Club on my list of places to stay one day!

I was :rotfl: when you were describing Aurora talking about Ebay and spider webs, what a weirdo...:rolleyes:

We are going to Boma on our Honeymoon...if all else fails and we don't like the food I will take your advice on the soup and chicken nuggets! :rotfl2:

Can't wait for more updates, keep them coming!

Yes, my TR is moving along very slowly, I've been so busy lately! I thought after the wedding, I'd have so much free time, but it's not working out that way!

Thanks for the compliments!!!

Maybe you'll like Boma better than we did. There's so many people who LOVE it, so maybe it's just us!:confused3

just out of curiosity, how often did you actually wear your bride ears?

Actually, I wore them like a couple hours on the first day, and that's it. They were a pain. You won't be seeing them again in this trippie.

Hey you =) Nice to finally see you over here!

Angelaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa - I am going through withdrawl.

Ok, updates coming soon! I'm going to go upload pics right now!

Angela0917

05-27-2009, 09:50 PM

Day 2 we woke up bring and early to go to Epcot... not early enough for the morning EMH, but early enough for me.:angel:

We took the boat from the resort over to Epcot, which was a lovely ride. Although, I think I said this before, it's much quicker to just walk. But the boats still nice and relaxing.

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I took some pics from the dock while we were waiting for the boat to come pick us up.

This ship is actually really cool, I didn't notice until 1/2 way through the trip that this was actually a slide into stormalog bay. Pretty neat, huh?
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Then of course, Seabreeze Point looking beautiful as always...
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The boat dropped us off at the enterance in World Show cases, but there wasn't really much open yet.

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My bad sense of direction was trying to find the way to Soarin!:rotfl:

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We stopped for some pics along the way. The Flower and Garden Festival was going on, so everything looked absolutely beautiful.

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redlight

05-27-2009, 09:55 PM

Angela, love your pictures! Seabreeze Point is breathtaking!

I love your shorts. What brand? I'm promising myself some new clothes when I lose 6 more pounds!

Angela0917

05-27-2009, 10:06 PM

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We finally found Soarin and rode it. And loved it, of course! There was only like a 20 minute wait, which wasn't bad! While we were in The Land Pavilion, we also did the Living With the Land boat ride and the Circle of Life show. I was really bummed about the Circle of Life show though, because I thought we were actually going to see The Festival of the Lion King! Didn't realize that they were 2 different shows! Or in 2 different parks!:rotfl: It was cute though!

After that, we headed over to World Showcases, and we decided to stop at the first counter service restaurant that looked good!

Here's some pics taken from across the lagoon.

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We ended up having lunch at Cantina De San Angel. OMG, so fabulous!!! We talked about this meal almost the entire trip! We both got the Plato Combinacion, which included a Chicken taco, Beef burrito and a Quesadilla served with Black refried beans and Mexican salsa. The quesadilla was to die for. I'm so serious about this! The chicken taco was excellent too. The burrito was ok, I'm not much of a bean person, but DH loved it. We also got churros, which were delicious too!

And of course you can't go to "Mexico" without getting a margarita, right??

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Some nice lady (or guy, I can't remember) saw me struggling to get a picture of the both of us together, so he offered to take it for us. So nice!

Much better!
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We also did the Grand Fiesta Tour Featuring the Three Caballeros!

After that, we were off to finish our tour of the countries...

Angela0917

05-27-2009, 10:18 PM

Continuing on....

The next place we stopped for pictures was Japan! (Or is this China?)

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I spotted Mulan with a very short line for pictures, so we stopped!

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She was way cooler than Aurora!

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Next was China (unless I got them mixed up and this is really Japan?)

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America
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Not really sure what this was?
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We found a good view of the Epcot "Ball" and got a pic in front of it.

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DH throwin gang signs like a dork!:rotfl2:

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Angela0917

05-27-2009, 10:27 PM

Ok, I'm realizing that I'm a really bad Trip Reporter, because I can't remember where this was?

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Bonus points if you know! I'm guessing Italy?

DH was super excited to find a snack counter selling Baklava! I got a huge chocolate chip cookie! 2 snack credits gone!

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Ok, I know where this is at... there's the Eiffel Tower!

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I actually couldn't tell you where this was at either...
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Wow, I forgot so much in as little as a month!!:rolleyes1

After our tour of the countries, we cheesed for some photopass photographers:

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Angela0917

05-27-2009, 10:44 PM

We had some time to kill before our Coral Reef ressies, so we checked out some gift shops, and we rode the big "Ball", Spaceship Earth! We basically walked right on!

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More cool topiaries:

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Next we headed over to The Living Seas to check out the Nemo ride before dinner.

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The ride was kinda cute. Maybe not quite worth the wait though...

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I loved the manitee part of the exhibit! Whenever I was little, we lived in the wonderful state of Florida, and my dad would take us to see the manitees! I hadn't seen one since then!

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This poor little guy had his fin stuck in a propeller, and it was all chopped up.:sad1: I'm so glad Disney's taking care of him though!

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Angela0917

05-27-2009, 10:59 PM

We decided to just head over to Coral Reef, even though we were almost an hour early.

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Luckily, they were able to seat us within 15 minutes or so.

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I always wanted to go here ever since that Full House episode where Danny was going to propose to Vicki here.:rotfl: I believe that was interrupted by Joey and Jesse scuba diving.

Anyways, the food here was excellent! DH got the salmon and I got the chicken with risotto. (Sorry, once again, no food pics). I can't remember what we got for dessert, but I think it was some sort of chocolate cake.

I did get a pic of my fun drink though, which was included in the DDP!

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After dinner, we left Epcot to go back to the hotel to get ready for Cirque! But first I stopped for a pic with Alice!

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Here we are on the boat back to the hotel:

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We had tickets for the 9:00 Cirque Du Soleil show, and we left super early because I wanted to make sure we got there in time. Well, we ended up sitting on the steps outside of Cirque for about an hour before they even let us inside... we were THAT early! They didn't allow pics inside the show, so this is all I've got for you...

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If you haven't seen a Cirque Du Soliel show, it's a MUST DO! It's just so amazing, there aren't even words to describe it!! This is the second Cirque show I've seen. The first one was in Toronto, and it was equally as awesome. I know alot of people don't want to use their Disney time/money on this, but there's traveling shows, so if it comes to your hometown, please go! You will not regret it!

Next up: Day 3 - Breakfast at CRT, MK, lounging in Stormalong Bay and lunch at Hurricane Hannas, HS, and Sci-Fi Dine In!! Stay tuned!

Angela0917

05-27-2009, 11:04 PM

Angela, love your pictures! Seabreeze Point is breathtaking!

I love your shorts. What brand? I'm promising myself some new clothes when I lose 6 more pounds!

Thank you!! The shorts are from New York & Company. Good luck with the 6 pounds!!

PrincessShea

05-27-2009, 11:13 PM

dpndka

05-28-2009, 10:14 AM

oh, I loved the full house references. It used to be my favorite tv show. That just made me realize life is moving way too fast!

Love your pics. Looks like the weather was wonderful.
EPCOT looks to be a really nice park, especially the world showcase area.

Angela0917

05-28-2009, 10:52 AM

Lovin' your TR so far! :goodvibes The pictures are great. Looks like you had a lot of fun. And fyi (nerd alert ahead) Danny was interrupted at Coral Reef because he got a call on a gigantic cordless phone that Michelle was lost :thumbsup2

2 weeks and 1 day till your wedding!!!! How exciting!!!:banana:

You are so right!! I couldn't remember why that got interrupted!! Joey and Jesse were in there at some point though, right?? Maybe for their radio show??:confused3

oh, I loved the full house references. It used to be my favorite tv show. That just made me realize life is moving way too fast!

Love your pics. Looks like the weather was wonderful.
EPCOT looks to be a really nice park, especially the world showcase area.

Full House was my favorite too! I swear, I've seen every episode about 10 times!:lmao:

The weather was perfect ever single day!! We couldn't have been luckier!:yay: And the World Showcases was awesome! I wish we would have spent more time eating there!:rotfl2:

TeaForTulips

05-28-2009, 11:24 AM

Angela0917

05-28-2009, 01:07 PM

Wow! What a great update!

You saw Mulan in China and the drummers in Japan... :thumbsup2 It was backwards but thats ok! Just remember Mulan saved China not Japan! :rotfl: I'm jealous you got to see her! I waited and waited for her when we were there and I never saw her!! I :lovestruc Mulan!

I agree that the Nemo ride is cute, but not worth the wait so much. We actually walked right on but later the line was HUGE! I would have been disappointed if we wait a long time for it.

You crack me up about Full House! I love the Disney World episodes! :rotfl:

You guys got some great pictures!

I'm glad Cirque Du Soleil was fantastic. We were bummed that we did not do it... before vacation we were debating it for a long time and passed it up, but once we got there we wished we did it.

Oh! and Stormalong Bay looks so neat! Makes me wanna stay at the Beach Club... I can't wait for your next update! I was having Angela withdrawals!! :cutie:

I've actually never seen Mulan!!!! So I don't really know the story. I know, I can't believe it either!:eek: It's one of the few Disney movie's I've never seen!

Ya, Nemo was cute, but since it we were kinda new to the whole Disney thing, we did alot of things that would could have skipped, and didn't get the chance to do things that we REALLY wanted to do... like Test Track! Yep, we didn't do it. :( Oh well, there's always next time, right?

I seem to raise my dork flag alot with the Full House Disney World episode references! LOL.:rolleyes1

You definately should see Cirque next time you go. Or check their traveling tour and see if they're coming to your city! It won't be La Nouba, but I'm sure it will still be awesome! I know they're coming to Pgh in like January/Feb 2010. I already told DH we ARE DEFINATELY going!!!:banana:

Princess_K

05-28-2009, 01:48 PM

PigletsMommy

05-28-2009, 02:29 PM

Hi...just wanted to say that I love reading your trip report! We Honeymoon at WDW in 06 and stayed at AKL. It was wonderful! DH planned the whole thing and splurged for a Savannah View room. Everyone thought we were crazy for going to WDW on honeymoon but we are not beach people so what else is there?! And now we're both addicted. Planning on going back this October for our 3rd anniversary and to celebrate DD 1st bday.

Cant wait to read more!

DCLbrideSept2009

05-28-2009, 02:45 PM

Looks like a great trip. I love your room at the Beach Club.

I'm really interested in your report because I will be in WDW for my honeymoon in September. We're from Pittsburgh too :yay:

Can't wait to read the rest.

also looking forward to reading the TR... and we will also be in WDW for our honeymoon in September!!! :cool1:

snowbell

05-28-2009, 02:45 PM

Great updates!! no worries - -I have never seen Mulan either. The other pictures are in front of Italy. The Doges Palace and you were in front of the Trevi Fountain.:thumbsup2

You guys look so cute in your pictures. I am with you on having my margherita in mexico. I also go for the lime. It is delicious. I will have to try the rainbow next time. I am back there again in two weeks. I cannot believe it!

redlight

05-28-2009, 11:40 PM

Thank you!! The shorts are from New York & Company. Good luck with the 6 pounds!!

Thank you! I'm going to need the good luck (and will power)!

I'm glad Mulan was cool!

Angela0917

05-29-2009, 10:38 AM

I usually tend to be a lurker, but I just had to tell you something. I had read through your report last night, and laughed at all the Full House references (I love those two episodes!). Well, imagine my surprise today when I looked at the Full House episodes on ABC Family today and they were in Disney World :)

I'm anxious to read the rest of your report!

Wow, that is so funny!!! I wish I would have known it was on, I would have DVRed it!!:rotfl:

Hi...just wanted to say that I love reading your trip report! We Honeymoon at WDW in 06 and stayed at AKL. It was wonderful! DH planned the whole thing and splurged for a Savannah View room. Everyone thought we were crazy for going to WDW on honeymoon but we are not beach people so what else is there?! And now we're both addicted. Planning on going back this October for our 3rd anniversary and to celebrate DD 1st bday.

Cant wait to read more!

Next time we go, I would LOVE to stay at AKL, with a Savannah View of course. I don't think it would be worth it without it!! That is so sweet you're celebrating your daughters first birthday!!! And happy anniversary!!

also looking forward to reading the TR... and we will also be in WDW for our honeymoon in September!!! :cool1:

Awesome!! You will have so much fun!!:banana:

Great updates!! no worries - -I have never seen Mulan either. The other pictures are in front of Italy. The Doges Palace and you were in front of the Trevi Fountain.:thumbsup2

You guys look so cute in your pictures. I am with you on having my margherita in mexico. I also go for the lime. It is delicious. I will have to try the rainbow next time. I am back there again in two weeks. I cannot believe it!

Ohh, I was thinking it was Italy, but I wasn't sure! Thank you! The margarita's in Mexico were fabulous on a hot day! I got the mixed one so I could try them all, and DH had strawberry, which was probably my favorite!! I'm so jealous you'll be there in 2 weeks!! I can't wait to go back!

Thank you! I'm going to need the good luck (and will power)!

I'm glad Mulan was cool!

You're welcome!! I have no will power. I actually just went through my closet last weekend and got rid of all my "skinny" clothes that I hoped to fit into again someday. I figured if I couldn't find the will power to do it for my own wedding, than I never will! Oh well! :rotfl:

tiggersam00

05-29-2009, 12:50 PM

irishdadx4

05-29-2009, 02:42 PM

Well... Angela and Matt...congrats on your wedding and your disneymoon...looks like you had a great time...I love the part about the princess characters..kinda funny to think of them as living only in their "disney" world..and not knowing anything of the "real" world.

My wife and I are going to WDW for our 19th wedding anniversary in Aug....and taking our 4 children.....I've been to WDW back in '83,long time....but no one else has been before..hoping it will be a great trip..trying to plan a little magic down there for Kat and me....well anyways...loving the trip report so far.

I'm giving it :thumbsup2:thumbsup2!!!

Mike

TinkAsh2001

05-29-2009, 10:50 PM

Love the trip report so far...Cant wait to read more...Our disneymoon is in a week! I cant wait!! Pondering doing Cirque now!

redlight

05-30-2009, 12:55 AM

You're welcome!! I have no will power. I actually just went through my closet last weekend and got rid of all my "skinny" clothes that I hoped to fit into again someday. I figured if I couldn't find the will power to do it for my own wedding, than I never will! Oh well

You have willpower. You gave up chocolate for Lent, right?

Hillary12.8.07

05-30-2009, 01:05 AM

I had to finally jump in! I found your TR the other day and then of course had to go back and read your whole planning journal... I used to stay updated and active over on the weddings board but I havent in awhile!

You had a BEAUTIFUL wedding, I love all your pictures! I totally understand the Disneymoon thing-we had ours December of 07 and got all those questions. But we of course know that its the best honeymoon EVER!! Love your TR, can't wait for more! Yall are such a cute couple!!

ggmom

05-30-2009, 09:41 AM

I am really enjoying your trip report!!! I totally agree about Cantina de San Angel..the food was fantastic!!! We were in Epcot this day as well!!!! Didn't see my family in any of your pics though!!! Ha HA!!!!

tnkr mom

06-04-2009, 12:54 PM

Loving your report and anxiously awaiting more, and BUMPING it to the TOP!!)

Angela0917

06-05-2009, 10:54 AM

hey girl! Not sure how I missed so much, I thought I subbed:confused3! Anyways, the Aurora totally left me feeling very weirded out... I can only imagine how weird you felt as you were a part of it lol!

You guys had a few fun filled days huh? I can't believe how much you did on only your first day after waking up at 3am! Your a true disney trooper:goodvibes

Hey!! I'm so behind on your PJ!!! I've been so busy, I haven't had much disboards time! Aurora was SO weird. ha! Yes, our first day was super busy, by the end of the day I was exhausted!!!! I was just too excited though, so we just kept going!

Well... Angela and Matt...congrats on your wedding and your disneymoon...looks like you had a great time...I love the part about the princess characters..kinda funny to think of them as living only in their "disney" world..and not knowing anything of the "real" world.

My wife and I are going to WDW for our 19th wedding anniversary in Aug....and taking our 4 children.....I've been to WDW back in '83,long time....but no one else has been before..hoping it will be a great trip..trying to plan a little magic down there for Kat and me....well anyways...loving the trip report so far.

I'm giving it :thumbsup2:thumbsup2!!!

Mike

Thank you very much!! That is so nice you're going for your anniversary! 19 years! Congrats! Your kids will have a great time!

Love the trip report so far...Cant wait to read more...Our disneymoon is in a week! I cant wait!! Pondering doing Cirque now!

Thanks!! Have fun on your Disneymoon!!! Defiantely do Cirque!

You have willpower. You gave up chocolate for Lent, right?

Yep, I did give up chocolate! That's the extent of my willpower!:rotfl2:

I had to finally jump in! I found your TR the other day and then of course had to go back and read your whole planning journal... I used to stay updated and active over on the weddings board but I havent in awhile!

You had a BEAUTIFUL wedding, I love all your pictures! I totally understand the Disneymoon thing-we had ours December of 07 and got all those questions. But we of course know that its the best honeymoon EVER!! Love your TR, can't wait for more! Yall are such a cute couple!!

Thank you for reading!!! I don't know why people don't get the Disneymoon thing! And if you don't get it, than mind your own business, right??:rotfl:

I am really enjoying your trip report!!! I totally agree about Cantina de San Angel..the food was fantastic!!! We were in Epcot this day as well!!!! Didn't see my family in any of your pics though!!! Ha HA!!!!

Thanks!! Ahh, I could really go ofr a cheese quesidila from there today!!! I think you might be in our pic from Le Cellier!:confused3

Loving your report and anxiously awaiting more, and BUMPING it to the TOP!!)

Thanks!! I'm hoping to do an update sometime this weekend, so stay tuned! I've been so busy lately! I thought for sure I'd have all this free time after the wedding, but it's not working out that way!