Our Super Deluxe 10th Anniversary PTR @ WL May 2010 w/ Deluxe Dining & Lots of Photos [Archive] - The DIS Discussion Forums

P.I. Squirrel

01-27-2010, 01:19 AM

Hey and :welcome: everyone to our PTR !!!!

Before we begin with the details, I have to be totally honest. DW, who shall remain nameless (until later in this post:lovestruc ), is usually our TR narrator. However, there are Facebook farms and aquariums to be tended to :lmao:, so I have picked up the ball to keep all our friends up to date. After all, I always kept telling her what to post in our previous TR's, and if I did it again this time I'd probably have my avatar replaced with a donkey. :goodvibes

Now, it's time to meet everyone. First and foremost is your humble tourguide.

Me ~ Jason. I just turned 40 years old (hold your laughter) and Disney World is my Fountain of Youth. I didn't visit for the first time until I was, I dunno, 29, 30? I forget at my old age. :cool1:

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/PI_squirrel/Disney%20December%202009/100_0137-1.jpg

Next ~ DW, Amanda, otherwise known as BentleyGirl22. Amanda is 3....oh, I'm glad I caught myself on that one:scared: . She's donated money to the Disney cause since childhood. It's fairly easy. I say "Where are we going on vacation this year?" By the time I get past "we", she has Disney's reservation site pulled up, looking at resort deals.

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/PI_squirrel/Disney%20December%202009/100_0105.jpg

Our DS ~ James. James is the serious one. At 9 years old, he is the quintessential big brother. With his background as a budding Imagineer, James can't wait to design his own theme park.

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/PI_squirrel/Disney%20December%202009/100_0092.jpg

And Our DD ~ Alexis. Alexis is 7 years old, and is a drama-queen-in-training. Alexis knows Disney World inside and out. If Amanda and I were struck blind tomorrow, Alexis could get us anywhere we needed to go.

http://i745.photobucket.com/albums/xx96/PI_squirrel/Disney%20December%202009/100_0154.jpg

And now, we get to the 'Where' and the 'When'. But in doing so, I have to give you the 'Why'. Amanda and my tenth wedding anniversary is May 27th. After ten years of enjoyment, we have decided to do something extra special. We will be celebrating the whole week, May 23rd through the 29th. We usually stay at Pop Century. But, given the circumstances, I can't 'cheap-out' this time. So, we booked a Woods View room at the Wilderness Lodge. Woo-hoo :cool1:

http://www.wdwinfo.com/Photos/Wildreness-Lodge/images/01.jpg

Well, that's my intro, and I'm sticking to it. We'll be back as always to give the info on the plans soon.

Thanks for coming along!!

P.I. Squirrel

01-27-2010, 01:22 AM

Table of Contents.

Chapter 1 How to book dinner in 90 minutes!!! (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=35209358&postcount=20)

jordanyosh

01-27-2010, 01:34 AM

Okay...i'm in. Not many guy DISers...so this should be good.

All7OfUs

01-27-2010, 02:05 AM

Always love me a new PTR to follow! Great intro!

hlrababy

01-27-2010, 07:03 AM

YAY!!!!!!! I am glad you guys are doing a PTR!!! I expect to see tons and tons of pictures....especially of food!! lol!

Tell Amanda to "GET OFF THE FARM!!!" hahahahaha

Shmily01

01-27-2010, 07:18 AM

popcorn:: I'm in!

MeMom

01-27-2010, 07:33 AM

Will this be your first stay at/visit to Wilderness Lodge?

I will be along for the trip.
My three year old granddaughter is an official Disney World tour guide, as well. :)

princess&her4princes

01-27-2010, 12:00 PM

Hi!
I'm here too! Can't wait to read along and hear all about your plans!!:goodvibes

Cory's Gal

01-27-2010, 12:14 PM

I'm jumping in! We will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary August of 2011, I will have to have DH read along, maybe he'll catch the drift...:idea: The Wilderness Lodge always looks so beautiful, can't wait to hear all your plans!!

TinkerbellLuvr7

01-27-2010, 02:49 PM

I'm here too!!! Thanks to FB status updates I am able to be here for the start :) Can't wait to hear about the ADRs you booked!!!

P.I. Squirrel

01-27-2010, 09:13 PM

Okay...i'm in. Not many guy DISers...so this should be good.

Hey, Jordan! Glad you could make it.

Always love me a new PTR to follow! Great intro!

Thanks. And Welcome.

YAY!!!!!!! I am glad you guys are doing a PTR!!! I expect to see tons and tons of pictures....especially of food!! lol!

Tell Amanda to "GET OFF THE FARM!!!" hahahahaha

Hey Heather!!!! Yes, there will be tons of pics. One problem is half our pics are on Amanda's MySpace, which I can't access from work.

Tell Hollie that Alexis says 'HEY!'

popcorn:: I'm in!

Cool, thanks, and keep on readin'.

P.I. Squirrel

01-27-2010, 09:23 PM

Will this be your first stay at/visit to Wilderness Lodge?

I will be along for the trip.
My three year old granddaughter is an official Disney World tour guide, as well. :)

Hey MeMom. Glad you could join. This will be our first overnight stay at WL. But, as my all-time favorite resort, we have visited too many times to count. When we lived in Orlando, we'd visit WL just to sit by the hidden fireplace on the second floor.

Hi!
I'm here too! Can't wait to read along and hear all about your plans!!:goodvibes

Hey, hey, and :welcome:

I'm jumping in! We will be celebrating our 10th Anniversary August of 2011, I will have to have DH read along, maybe he'll catch the drift...:idea: The Wilderness Lodge always looks so beautiful, can't wait to hear all your plans!!

Thanks. Just wait until you hear about how much time we spent planning this trip. :laughing:

I'm here too!!! Thanks to FB status updates I am able to be here for the start :) Can't wait to hear about the ADRs you booked!!!

Hey, I'll have the ADRs up shortly. popcorn::

P.I. Squirrel

01-28-2010, 02:47 AM

Who the heck has any money left after Christmas?

For some reason, Atlanta seems chock full of money-spending opportunities during the month of January. During consecutive weekends, we've had the Boat Show, the RV Show, World of Wheels Car Show, and Monster Truck racing.

Now, throw in the Princess Diana exhibit, multiple plays for the kids, Jeff Dunham in concert, and Lady Antebellum opening up for Tim McGraw.(OK, I really could care less about Tim, but it's a package deal.:goodvibes)

Last, we have Spring baseball signups, dance or tumble lessons, the beginning of a new kid's bowling season, and NASCAR coming in 6 weeks. :scared:

Don't they know how broke we are? :lmao:

Well, at least we got our Disney trip booked. :cool1::rotfl2::cutie::lovestruc

Shmily01

01-28-2010, 05:09 AM

I hear you! We have Monster Truck Jam, Disney's Rockin Road Show, the circus and baseball signups in the next few weeks here.:scared1: I would love to do all but at this time of the year, we have to be selective! :sad2:

Melissa

hlrababy

01-28-2010, 07:12 PM

Hey Heather!!!! Yes, there will be tons of pics. One problem is half our pics are on Amanda's MySpace, which I can't access from work.

Tell Hollie that Alexis says 'HEY!'

Awww, Hey Alexis (from Hollie) :lmao::wizard::hippie::surfweb::scared1::3dglasses :love::banana::worship: Hollie said those are for Alexis!! haha

Who the heck has any money left after Christmas?

For some reason, Atlanta seems chock full of money-spending opportunities during the month of January. During consecutive weekends, we've had the Boat Show, the RV Show, World of Wheels Car Show, and Monster Truck racing.

Now, throw in the Princess Diana exhibit, multiple plays for the kids, Jeff Dunham in concert, and Lady Antebellum opening up for Tim McGraw.(OK, I really could care less about Tim, but it's a package deal.:goodvibes)

Last, we have Spring baseball signups, dance or tumble lessons, the beginning of a new kid's bowling season, and NASCAR coming in 6 weeks. :scared:

Don't they know how broke we are? :lmao:

Well, at least we got our Disney trip booked. :cool1::rotfl2::cutie::lovestruc

OOoooooh, are ya'll going to the Princess Diana exhibit????? I want to go to that sooooo bad!!!

P.I. Squirrel

01-28-2010, 09:57 PM

OOoooooh, are ya'll going to the Princess Diana exhibit????? I want to go to that sooooo bad!!!

I dunno. Amanda is not too interested in Di, since she was never on American Idol or Lost. :lmao:

I may have to drag her there.

I think we will be going to the RV show in south Atlanta this weekend.

jordanyosh

01-28-2010, 11:06 PM

did someone say LOST?;)

bentleygirl22

01-28-2010, 11:30 PM

hi everyone ..
if you don't know me yet .. i'm Amanda

your right jason you would have to drag me there kicking and screaming to go see princess di stuff!!! Soooo if someone ever says they saw me there you know they are lying...
but i love the idea of the rv show & boat show.. lets go!!!
i do love lost .. next week it comes back on . Yay!!!

anyways you should tell them about our yummy 18 ADRs we have

jordanyosh

01-28-2010, 11:32 PM

18 adrs? Dxdp?

P.I. Squirrel

01-29-2010, 02:44 AM

18 adrs? Dxdp?

Yep. Literally, this was our conversation when we decided to book our trip:

Me: You know, I was thinking about going to Disney World for our anniversary. We have our AP rates to think about.
DW: Why don't we stay at the Wilderness Lodge instead of Pop?
Me: Sounds good. We'll book next week.
DW: Since it's our anniversary trip, how about DxDP?
Me: We are only about 120 days out. We should book our ADRs now.

Here's the thing. We sat down with the kids, and within 90 minutes of the first thought of our trip, we had every ADR we wanted booked. That's how easy it was. We had already discussed many times what we wanted to try new, as well as places we wanted to visit again. So, we quickly mapped out the park hours for our trip, and developed our eating plan. We did have to be a little flexible on days or times, but we still got what we wanted.

Here's our list:

Arrive Sunday 5/23
Lunch - 11:10am Whispering Canyon Cafe
Dinner - 6:35pm Chef Mickey's

Monday 5/24
Bfast - 8:10am Crystal Palace
Lunch - 2:15pm Whispering Canyon Cafe
Dinner - 8:30pm Le Cellier
Tuesday 5/25
Bfast - 7:40am Ohana's
Lunch - 2:25pm Sci Fi Theater
Dinner - 9:00pm T-Rex Cafe
Wednesday 5/26
Bfast - 8:10am Akershus
Lunch - 1:00pm Coral Reef
Dinner - 7:30pm Teppan Edo
Thursday 5/27 (Anniversary)
Bfast - 7:45am Chef Mickey's
Lunch - 12:00pm Trail's End
Dinner - 6:10pm Narcoossee's
Friday 5/28
Bfast - 8:05am Hollywood and Vine
Lunch - no ADR - Beaches and Cream
Dinner - 5:55pm Sci Fi Theater
Depart Saturday 5/29
Bfast - 11:20am Chef Mickey's
The ressies listed in blue are places we have not yet tried (Thank you DxDP!)

leamom2princesses

01-29-2010, 06:17 AM

All7OfUs

01-29-2010, 08:39 AM

Hi Again!

WOW!! I had to make a fun observation!! We are going in Sept, and also have a whole bunch of places lined up to eat (maybe 18 like you)- pretty set in stone, and here's the fun thing... of all our places combined, we share only 3 in common!! Pretty amazing I think. Gives you an idea of just how many possibilities there are and how tastes can be so different!! :confused3:thumbsup2

princess&her4princes

01-29-2010, 08:39 AM

WOW....great ressies!!!! :cool1: You guys are going to love Teppan Edo, Narccossee's and O'hanas!!!! Some of my favs for sure!!!!:thumbsup2 What a great trip this is going to be, so glad to be following along!!

P.I. Squirrel

01-29-2010, 04:10 PM

Hi! I'm subbing. We're going to be there the same week but our dates are 5/22-5/29. :goodvibes Ohana, Teppan Edo and Princess Akerhaus breakfast...all are yum! Looking forward to the rest of your plans. popcorn::

Thanks for joining. We have eaten at Kona many times, but Ohana was always booked when ADR time came around, so we are really looking forward to it. We were waiting for the kids to get to the age that we knew they would enjoy Teppan Edo. It sounds really good.

Hi Again!

WOW!! I had to make a fun observation!! We are going in Sept, and also have a whole bunch of places lined up to eat (maybe 18 like you)- pretty set in stone, and here's the fun thing... of all our places combined, we share only 3 in common!! Pretty amazing I think. Gives you an idea of just how many possibilities there are and how tastes can be so different!! :confused3:thumbsup2

I know!! The problem we have is once we like a dinner, we tend to repeat it again next trip. We usually have only two spots open for new experiences. We were going to try Narcoossee's back in December, but changed our minds at the last minute. With DxDP this time, we have many more openings for new experiences.

WOW....great ressies!!!! :cool1: You guys are going to love Teppan Edo, Narccossee's and O'hanas!!!! Some of my favs for sure!!!!:thumbsup2 What a great trip this is going to be, so glad to be following along!!

Amanda is really looking forward to the lobster at Narcoossee's. I am more of a steak and poultry person myself, and so far, Kona has had the best steak IMO. I am expecting Narcoossee's to top that. :goodvibes

We've eaten breakfast at Chef Mickey's and Crystal Palace before, and always wanted to try Ohana's breakfast. Mmmmmmmmmmmmm, bacon :worship: I can't wait.

We purposely scheduled a lot of our ADRs to take advantage of the short ferry boat ride from WL. I hope it pays off. :wizard:

TinkerbellLuvr7

01-29-2010, 04:45 PM

hlrababy

01-29-2010, 09:06 PM

I dunno. Amanda is not too interested in Di, since she was never on American Idol or Lost. :lmao:

I may have to drag her there.

I think we will be going to the RV show in south Atlanta this weekend.

LOL!!!!!!!

Hmm, wonder if I can make her go with me?? :)

Ooh, I bet the RV show will be fun!!

hi everyone ..
if you don't know me yet .. i'm Amanda

your right jason you would have to drag me there kicking and screaming to go see princess di stuff!!! Soooo if someone ever says they saw me there you know they are lying...
but i love the idea of the rv show & boat show.. lets go!!!
i do love lost .. next week it comes back on . Yay!!!

anyways you should tell them about our yummy 18 ADRs we have

Oh come on....you don't want to go with me???? I have GOT to see that wedding dress!!

The RV and oat show sounds fun!!!

P.I. Squirrel

01-29-2010, 09:15 PM

wow!!!! Chef Mickeys 3x!!!?? You must really like it there!!! Some people are lucky to go just once if at all and you get to go 3x!! I expect a full dining report with all that eating!!!

Did you consider using 2 meals for Artist Point since you are staying at WL?? We stayed there 6x before we gave in and tried Artist Point and it's now one of our ultimate favs!! It's pretty easy to get a good time ADR for that too!

We have a tradition to eat at CM for dinner on the day of our arrival. It's the kids' all-time favorite place.

I have thought of Artist's Point, but we are waiting for the kids to outgrow their chicken nugget and pizza stage. :rotfl:

P.I. Squirrel

01-29-2010, 09:20 PM

LOL!!!!!!!

Hmm, wonder if I can make her go with me?? :)

It's worth a shot. :confused3

The RV and oat show sounds fun!!!

What's an 'oat show'? :rotfl2: Just kiddin'

Seen any snow yet? Nothing here, just rain. The news was showing pics of 6 inches around Blue Ridge, GA.

jordanyosh

01-29-2010, 09:23 PM

Great ADRs!

That's alot of eating.

hlrababy

01-29-2010, 10:07 PM

It's worth a shot. :confused3

What's an 'oat show'? :rotfl2: Just kiddin'

Seen any snow yet? Nothing here, just rain. The news was showing pics of 6 inches around Blue Ridge, GA.

Aww man!!!! That is a pet peeve of mine is spelling and here I go forgetting a letter!!

Umm, you know...an oat show...they sell lots and lots of oats, oattoons, jet oats, oat skis, etc!! :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Shmily01

01-30-2010, 08:52 AM

The ADR's look great. We did CM in 2008 and we didn't have a good experience. We could only get ressies for 9:30pm, though. So, that could have a lot to do with it. :confused3

mrsd1

01-30-2010, 10:26 AM

I'm looking forward to reading more of your family's PTR. My husband and I are leaving Feb. 1 for Disney and will be staying at Wilderness Lodge for the first time. Normally we have our children and grandson with us, but we are going for a fun time with just the two of us. We only have two dinner reservations: Artist Point and Narcoosees. Probably our next trip to Disney will be with our kids, grandson and newest grandson who will be making his appearance the end of March!!

Mrs D :banana::banana:

LilAnn

01-30-2010, 01:24 PM

Hi! :wave2: subbing in. We are also going in May so that's how I stumbled upon your PTR. We are going a few weeks earlier though. Wow, looking at your ADRs - that's a whole lot of eating! I'm in!

P.I. Squirrel

01-30-2010, 05:35 PM

The ADR's look great. We did CM in 2008 and we didn't have a good experience. We could only get ressies for 9:30pm, though. So, that could have a lot to do with it. :confused3

Thanks. We have eaten at CM close to 20 times, and have only had maybe 2 disappointing meals. During our December trip, the quality and taste of the food was excellent. I normally feel like cattle at CM, between the celebrations and character meets, you can hardly get a bite in. This last trip was more relaxing, though.

I'm looking forward to reading more of your family's PTR. My husband and I are leaving Feb. 1 for Disney and will be staying at Wilderness Lodge for the first time. Normally we have our children and grandson with us, but we are going for a fun time with just the two of us. We only have two dinner reservations: Artist Point and Narcoosees. Probably our next trip to Disney will be with our kids, grandson and newest grandson who will be making his appearance the end of March!!

Mrs D :banana::banana:

Welcome!! You will love WL, the wintertime is the perfect time for this resort. It doesn't seem normal to sit by a fireplace in May. We can't yet visit without our kids, they'd kill us when we got back.:goodvibes You'll have to tell us how you like Narcoossee's.

Hi! :wave2: subbing in. We are also going in May so that's how I stumbled upon your PTR. We are going a few weeks earlier though. Wow, looking at your ADRs - that's a whole lot of eating! I'm in!

Thanks for joining. When we first took advantage of free dining, we could not have imagined eating more than we did. Pure gluttony, :scared1:. Every other time since, we agreed beforehand that we would only eat what we needed, and absolutely no overeating. This trip will be testing our resolve.:lmao:

LilAnn

01-30-2010, 07:47 PM

Thanks for joining. When we first took advantage of free dining, we could not have imagined eating more than we did. Pure gluttony, :scared1:. Every other time since, we agreed beforehand that we would only eat what we needed, and absolutely no overeating. This trip will be testing our resolve.:lmao:

We were there during Free dining in the summer (I don't think we did the free dining because we had a better deal with the room code, but still got DDP) and felt like we were stuffed with just one TS a day! We vowed to not do the DDP again, but wouldn't you know it? We already have our ADRs booked for our upcoming trip on the DDP. :confused3 Don't know how that happened.

All7OfUs

01-30-2010, 10:03 PM

Aww man!!!! That is a pet peeve of mine is spelling and here I go forgetting a letter!!

Umm, you know...an oat show...they sell lots and lots of oats, oattoons, jet oats, oat skis, etc!! :rotfl2::rotfl2::rotfl2:

Good come back, Heather!! Gotta love the DIShumor!!! :lmao:

P.I. Squirrel

01-30-2010, 10:30 PM

Good come back, Heather!! Gotta love the DIShumor!!! :lmao:

I actually was going to mention the type of 'largemouth' fish you catch in GA with an 'oat', but I'm afraid I'd be banned for cursing. :lmao:

andrews1ma

01-30-2010, 10:42 PM

P.I. Squirrel

01-30-2010, 11:05 PM

Im in- this sounds like a fun one! :thumbsup2

We are going end of April/Early May and have some of the same ADR's. Not doing Narcooses this time but we ate there last May and it was our favorite meals by far! Loved both the steak and lobster so it looks like a win win situation! They also have some great desserts- DH got the cheesecake and it was a work of art- DS who was 9 at the time got the Nemo cupcake dessert and it was too stinkin cute to eat! This year we are going to try Cali Grill instead too see what all the hype is about- watching Wishes from up there for the first time.

Welcome!! Narcoossee's is the one we can't wait to try this year. We silently regretted taking it off our list before. DW loves lobster, and I like steak, so I have already tried offering a trade; my lobster for her steak. :thumbsup2

We're waiting a couple more years to try Cali. I can't justify the kids getting chicken nuggets from a signature restaurant. I want them to enjoy more types of food. They are just now getting to like steak and fish more, so we are making progress.:laughing:

mrsd1

01-31-2010, 03:58 PM

P.I. Squirrel: We are on our way to Disney tomorrow morning!! I'll let you know how our trip goes. Believe me, our kids are not happy we are going without them! But they are adults, they will get over it. :rotfl2: We are planning a trip to Disney with a large part of our extended family in a year or so. It's nice to take a trip with just the two of us once in a while. But we do love the whole family thing too! :hug:

We will definitely let you know how we like Narcooseese. I love fish and my dh loves steak.

Disney here we come!! :yay:

Mrs D

P.I. Squirrel

01-31-2010, 05:32 PM

MickeyisBeast

01-31-2010, 05:46 PM

I'm joining in popcorn::
Great PTR so far!

P.I. Squirrel

02-02-2010, 05:59 PM

I'm joining in popcorn::
Great PTR so far!

Thanks for joining. Stay tuned for some pics and experiences from our previous trips that we hope to repeat this year.

P.I. Squirrel

02-02-2010, 06:15 PM

Well, updates will be hard to come by for a short time, as we pack our house. We have found a new home (not new, but new to us), so we are in the process of packing and cleaning. We will be moving in about three weeks, to a place which is only 1.5 miles from the interstate. This will reduce my commute to work by 15 minutes each way. We also won't face a 20 minute drive just to get groceries or fast food. :cool1:

I'll be posting updates, as I get time, on the move and what we are expecting from this trip in May.

hlrababy

02-02-2010, 07:35 PM

Good come back, Heather!! Gotta love the DIShumor!!! :lmao:

LOL!!!! Awww, thanks!!!!! Now....I am gonna go see if my oat is floating in the creek out back ;)

I actually was going to mention the type of 'largemouth' fish you catch in GA with an 'oat', but I'm afraid I'd be banned for cursing. :lmao:

Oh my goodness!!!! haha

Shmily01

02-03-2010, 03:22 PM

Congrats on the new house!!:thumbsup2

All7OfUs

02-03-2010, 11:44 PM

How exciting!! A new house! ENjoy the process!

jordanyosh

02-04-2010, 12:00 AM

P.I. Squirrel

02-04-2010, 02:32 AM

Congrats on the new house!!:thumbsup2

Thank you. We can't close until the owners close on their new house. It's scheduled in a few days. Can't wait.

How exciting!! A new house! ENjoy the process!

Normally I would say something like 'Yeah , right! You can't enjoy the house buying process.' :thumbsup2 But, we have rented for our entire marriage. So, this is one move we are looking forward to making. :love: This means more to our kids than I expected. DS James has packed his ENTIRE room in a day!!! Go James!! :cheer2:

Congrats on the move!

Thanks, Jordan. And have fun on your trip. :cheer2:

leamom2princesses

02-04-2010, 12:24 PM

Congrats on a new home! Hope the move is an easy one. :goodvibes

bentleygirl22

02-04-2010, 05:43 PM

Hey everyone ...
I have more great news!!!
Alexis went to the Audition & has been selected to be a part of Atlanta Festival Ballet's The Jungle Book... Go Alexis!! She has been on Cloud 9 since we found out last night.

on to Disney trip planning...
I found out that while we are there it will be star wars weekends So James is super excited.. & now wants to do the Jedi Training Academy this trip. So that will be another 1st for us..

Jason doesn't know yet .. well till he reads it now... HAHAHAHAHA!! that i think i may change one of our ADRs

Jason Picked Trail's End for lunch on our Anniversary on May 27 .. and I'm just not sure About it ...

When we ate there before, the food it was just OK.. and I'm not sure if I want somewhere that the food is just Ok on our Anniversary..

Not sure what i want to put into its place yet ... Any ideas anyone??

Till then i will leave you with some great Disney dining food porn ...

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ok till next time everyone.. off to Facebook:thumbsup2 :lmao:

P.I. Squirrel

02-06-2010, 04:40 AM

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After a few of these, I won't care where we eat. :lmao:

All7OfUs

02-06-2010, 08:02 AM

http://i227.photobucket.com/albums/dd161/bentleytrip2/2007disneytrip2461.jpg

I'd give a lot for one of these right now!! Fresh veggies of any kind are impossible to find. Yum! Spring can't come soon enough!

P.I. Squirrel

02-07-2010, 01:06 PM

I'd give a lot for one of these right now!! Fresh veggies of any kind are impossible to find. Yum! Spring can't come soon enough!

Oh yes!!! Garden Grill has the best salad. You can really tell the difference between veggies picked that day, and ones place on your grocer's shelf for a week. The salad is what I look forward to the most at GG.

P.I. Squirrel

02-07-2010, 01:25 PM

Well, this weekend was fairly busy, and it's not near over yet.

First, we paid off one of our two cars Friday. :banana::banana::banana:
We made plans long ago to move towards a debt free life. This is the first step towards that. The second is this home purchase. By buying, we are saving almost half off from our rental payments. Super yay!!! Now, the only other monthly payment we have is our SUV, and we have two years left on that. Hopefully, we can add some savings from our home payment to help pay off the SUV early.

Next, we had to sign some documents ahead of our closing. That was fun money to part with. :thumbsup2

Then, I spent quite some time last night removing the mirror from Alexis' wall. We will be installing it in her new room. The problem was that when I installed it (it's a big mirror) I did such a super job with the adhesive, it wouldn't come off. :lmao: So, I spent almost an hour taping it, since I just knew it was going to shatter into a million shards of glass when I tried prying it off the wall. But get this. There was a point in which I gave up trying to get it off in one piece, and was resorting to breaking it, then getting it off piece by piece. So, I hit it with a hammer. Nothing... So I hit it again...This thing just would not break!!!:confused3 So, now that I knew how durable this mirror actually was, I resumed prying. It worked, but it took some of the sheetrock with it. I had planned on this, and had picked up some plaster ahead of time. I patched the wall, and now I'm waiting for it to dry before I can sand and paint. But, the Super Bowl is getting in the way.

Geaux Saints!!!!

bentleygirl22

02-13-2010, 09:37 PM

When i was little one of my favorite memories at disney was of the Main Street Electrical Parade because I they had Pete's Dragon in it..

Well ......
Main Street Electrical Parade is coming back to Disney World!! Yay!! They say June but I sure hope they start it the last week of may so i can see it again...

here's the news story...

Main Street Electrical Parade to return to Disney World
http://thedailydisney.com/files/2010/02/tdd_MSEP.jpg

Great news for fans of “thousands of sparkling lights and electro-synthe-magnetic musical sounds”: Walt Disney World will bring back the classic Main Street Electrical Parade to the Magic Kingdom this summer.

Other changes around Walt Disney World: A new Magic Kingdom fireworks show, and new effects at Hollywood Studios’ Tower of Terror, including a change to the drop sequence.

But it’s the return of the Electrical Parade, the most beloved parade in Disney history, that will have Disney fans rejoicing.

As part of a seasonal promotion called “Summer Nightastic!,” the parade is being shipped from the Disneyland resort in California. Although it’s the classic parade, it will have some tweaks: A new Tinker Bell presentation at the head of the parade, and floats dedicated to Snow White and Pinocchio.

On the technology front, the lights will now be LED bulbs and there is new audio technology being employed.

“Even the music is guaranteed to bring back Disney memories,” said Walt Disney World president Meg Crofton Wednesday evening.

The return of ELP, as aficionados abbreviate it, is expected to take place in June; it will run through the summer.

The parade debuted at Walt Disney World in 1977 and ran until 1991, when it was replaced by the SpectroMagic parade. It later returned for a limited engagement from 1999-2001.

It has been showing at peak times at Disney’s California Adventure park in Anaheim during the past few years. The California parks had a Summertime Nightastic! promotion this past summer.

leamom2princesses

02-13-2010, 11:15 PM

I hope to get surprised with the Electrical parade too. One of my favorites too! :thumbsup2

heathere3

02-16-2010, 08:43 PM

I'm so happy for you guys, this sounds like a fabulous trip. It sounds like everything is going great for you with the new house, the ballet role and the SW weekend. Good things come to great people!

Heather
Working on that debt-free thing myself and trying to tell myself I *don't* have to go back to WDW this fall...

All7OfUs

02-16-2010, 11:58 PM

Stoked you could pay off the one car!! Being debt free is fantastic!!

I, for one, am very glad they are bringing back the ELP!! It was a staple of my childhood years and still brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear the music! Seriously hoping it stays even in Sept!!!

P.I. Squirrel

02-18-2010, 03:07 AM

I hope to get surprised with the Electrical parade too. One of my favorites too! :thumbsup2

I honestly have no idea if I saw MSEP when I first visited WDW back in 2000. Maybe Amanda can remind me. I am looking forward to seeing it.I'm so happy for you guys, this sounds like a fabulous trip. It sounds like everything is going great for you with the new house, the ballet role and the SW weekend. Good things come to great people!

Heather
Working on that debt-free thing myself and trying to tell myself I *don't* have to go back to WDW this fall...

You wouldn't believe how many times I'm counting my blessings recently. It just seems everything is falling into place.
Stoked you could pay off the one car!! Being debt free is fantastic!!

I, for one, am very glad they are bringing back the ELP!! It was a staple of my childhood years and still brings tears to my eyes whenever I hear the music! Seriously hoping it stays even in Sept!!!

Sometimes I wonder if Disney is just teasing us with restarting ELP, or if maybe they've listened to a lot of folks saying they wish things would go more original on a permanent basis, i.e. Tiki Room.

Soopafly

02-18-2010, 01:41 PM

P.I. Squirrel

02-18-2010, 10:12 PM

Just finished readin through and it all sounds great so far! Congrats on the house and the car, hoping to get to the house stage myself one day :) Very cool that you will be there for Star Wars weekend as well, I am hoping to that and flower & garden in the future :) Looking forward to more updates.

Thank you for joining along.

Speaking of Star Wars Weekends, :darth: DHS has announced the special buy for this year's events.

The cross-pollination merchandising of Star Wars and Disney continues with this limited-edition “Holographic Stitch Emperor” action figure. It’s in honor of the 30th anniversary of Star Wars: Episode 5 — The Empire Strikes Back release, and there will only be 1,980 (as in the year 1980) manufactured.

They will be available in May, exclusively at Disney’s Hollywood Studios, home of the Star Wars Weekends event, which are Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays beginning May 21 and ending June 13.

It will come in a blister case molded with the Star Wars Weekends logo, and it’s expected to have a retail price of $11.95.

http://thedailydisney.com/files/2010/02/tdd-stitch-emperor-white.jpg

We will be picking up a few.

Soopafly

02-19-2010, 02:39 AM

Awesome!!!!! Damn only in HS? Stitch is our fave character and we try to collect various stitch items when we can. That one is very very cool, I will have to keep an eye out on Ebay for one in the future :goodvibes

princess&her4princes

02-19-2010, 08:40 AM

WOW...lots of exciting news, I've been off DIS for a week or so...yay for the paid off car and the house!! :cool1: We're hoping to go debt free this year, too, with the exception of our house and car. What a great feeling that will be!!

Yay for the ballet star! Wow, how exciting!!!!:yay:

The food porn Amanda posted is killing me! Must be because of my diet!!! AHH!! So delish!!!!popcorn::

Stefy

02-20-2010, 05:01 AM

I'm in popcorn::

What a lovely family you have and awesome that you get to spend your Anniversary at WL, it is a beautiful resort and looks all woodsy and romantic :lovestruc

All your ADR's look great and great :thumbsup2 which one are you looking forward to the most?

Is T-Rex on the DDP? That place looks really cool.

Amanda, if you are unsure about Trails End for your Anniversary Dinner, why not try Cali Grill? Beautiful views, great food and they have really great servers/CM's.

Congrats on the house, you made me lol with the mirror experience :laughing: But luckily you were prepared and patched up the wall :thumbsup2

You guys are lucky to be going during SWW and that Stitch is awesome (must have one!). Like Soopafly said we would love to go for that weekend and also F&GF.

Looking forward to reading more :goodvibes

P.I. Squirrel

02-21-2010, 04:54 AM

I'm in popcorn::

What a lovely family you have and awesome that you get to spend your Anniversary at WL, it is a beautiful resort and looks all woodsy and romantic :lovestruc

WELCOME!!! And thanks for joining along. We have been enamored with WL since the first time we ever walked through it. It makes me want to visit a real national park lodge out west.

All your ADR's look great and great :thumbsup2 which one are you looking forward to the most?

I'm really looking forward to Teppan Edo this time around. When we visited with DW's SIL's family back in September of last year, they ate there while we had LeCellier. They really enjoyed it, and made us wish we had tagged along.

Is T-Rex on the DDP? That place looks really cool.

No, T-Rex is separate. But, we needed one extra TS credit for Narcoossee's, and DS James has wanted to visit T-Rex so bad, we had to add it this time.

Congrats on the house, you made me lol with the mirror experience :laughing: But luckily you were prepared and patched up the wall :thumbsup2

Don't stop laughing yet, I haven't painted it yet. We have been too busy prepping the new place and moving a few things. I'll post some pics of my finished job, then we'll all laugh. :lmao:

You guys are lucky to be going during SWW and that Stitch is awesome (must have one!). Like Soopafly said we would love to go for that weekend and also F&GF.

This will be our second SWW. The first year we were lucky enough to get James a Darth Vader Mickey. It's turned out to be quite rare, and one of his favorites.Looking forward to reading more :goodvibes

:goodvibes

Stefy

02-21-2010, 02:58 PM

Teppan is awesome, we had such a great time there when we went in 2008. Its also a great way to get to know the other diners that sit at your table too :thumbsup2

bentleygirl22

03-07-2010, 12:39 AM

hey everyone,
Sorry that we have been MIA , But we have some great news!!!
1) we are all moved into our new house!! Yay!! We love It !!! :thumbsup2
2) is we paid off our Disney trip yesterday!!! YAy!!! it feels sooo nice to know that its paid in full YAY!!

we have 77 more days till we leave for Disney :love:

jenniferkeala808

03-07-2010, 06:33 AM

i'm here! popcorn:: Just got caught up on your PTR. Yay for WL and the DxDP!! That seems like a lot of food so I'm expecting a lot of food porn when you folks get back! Yay for the new house! And yay for paying off your Disney vacation! When I paid our vacation off...it kinda hit me that we're really going!! Can't wait to hear more updates!

*keala*

Stefy

03-07-2010, 09:11 AM

Congrats on moving in and paying off Disney. I agree in that it feels great knowing you have paid it off :)

bentleygirl22

04-02-2010, 12:26 AM

Hey guys ,
I did some pre disney shopping that I wanted to share with you guys, and show you what i got at the disney store for our May trip...
http://c4.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/68/l_ec2a73d3ac5344c8ab52e598d2ad95e7.jpg

I got james some new swim shorts
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/130/l_ada541b2ac814b4db9cae92952d59d79.jpg
I got Alexis a new swim suit too
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/78/l_a1eb8dde63554c62997fce4ab7482650.jpg
and i also got Alexis a matching swim suit cover up to wear
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/66/l_2deecc1f307a4487800f3722938a9359.jpg
I got James 2 new disney shirts
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/67/l_15ca3c379a9044db9dbd34228ef9dc80.jpg
and Alexis a new High school Musical tee
http://c2.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/70/l_42875c002a2b41d9be586fba2fab48b5.jpg

Thats it...

Oh guess what.... Now that its April I can now say I'm going to Disney Next Month Yay ...
I'm counting down the days till May 23 ... I'm sooo ready to be at my Happy Place..
till next time everyone
:surfweb:Amanda

Stefy

04-02-2010, 04:27 AM

Great purchases, love the swimsuit cover up top, so cute :)

Wow, not long now. It will be here before you know it :)

bentleygirl22

04-05-2010, 08:02 PM

48 more days!!! till I'm in my happy place... :cool1::cool1:

Nothing new But I'm trying to talk jason into staying 2 more days .. I'll let you know how it goes!! :thumbsup2

bentleygirl22

04-11-2010, 06:01 PM

Hello Everyone...

Boy time is flying by soooooo fast ....
We have 42 more days till we are in our happy place....

here's our plans
http://c1.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/images02/117/l_862096e3456f4267bc6e88ecf6f2f39c.jpg

I did some more disney shopping, & i will post those photos later

till then see ya!!

hlrababy

04-15-2010, 08:36 PM

Lucky!!! You guys will be there before you know it!!! :thumbsup2

bentleygirl22

04-17-2010, 05:01 PM

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs475.ash1/26034_382104946149_512116149_4327759_2937326_n.jpg
Our Mickey Mail come!!! YAY!!!!!
36 more days till we are there:cool1:

TinkerbellLuvr7

04-18-2010, 09:25 AM

I saw the Mickey Mail pic on Facebook yesterday...YAY!!!! I wonder how many of those luggage tags you guys have lol.

bentleygirl22

04-23-2010, 11:50 AM

I saw the Mickey Mail pic on Facebook yesterday...YAY!!!! I wonder how many of those luggage tags you guys have lol.

we have way to many .... hahahaha :lmao:

bentleygirl22

04-23-2010, 11:57 AM

We have 29 more days to we leave for Walt disney world!!!
We have been super busy planning and getting everything ready for our trip I will be back later with photos of stuff we bought.. but i wanted to share Our disney countdown calendar with you
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs396.snc3/24104_383476756149_512116149_4360311_3508051_n.jpg

its almost time now .. :cool1:

All7OfUs

04-23-2010, 12:30 PM

You're really close now!! It's fun to see you countdown calendar and the Mickey Mail!! Yippee!

bentleygirl22

04-23-2010, 11:11 PM

Hey everyone!!
Disney Shopping!!
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24154_383729226149_512116149_4366048_6528132_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24154_383728971149_512116149_4366039_4831560_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24154_383728976149_512116149_4366040_2092840_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24154_383729196149_512116149_4366043_6263808_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs437.ash1/24154_383729201149_512116149_4366044_7022869_n.jpg
http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24154_383729211149_512116149_4366045_5004769_n.jpg
http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs377.snc3/24154_383729216149_512116149_4366046_1595624_n.jpg
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs397.snc3/24154_383729221149_512116149_4366047_512053_n.jpg
Alexis' New Costume for our Breakfast at the Akershus Disney Princess Storybook Dining experience.
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs397.snc3/24154_383730391149_512116149_4366068_4250535_n.jpg
More shopping photos coming soon...

bentleygirl22

04-25-2010, 02:13 PM

More Disney Shopping...
Alexis' tee
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs425.snc3/24554_383933226149_512116149_4372255_6953342_n.jpg
Alexis DHS outfit
http://hphotos-snc3.fbcdn.net/hs425.snc3/24554_383933231149_512116149_4372256_6797580_n.jpg
Jason's tee
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs445.ash1/24554_383933236149_512116149_4372257_5279000_n.jpg
Jason's tee
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs445.ash1/24554_383933241149_512116149_4372258_6926203_n.jpg
My tee
http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs425.snc3/24554_383933246149_512116149_4372259_7625116_n.jpg
My tee
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-snc3/hs425.snc3/24554_383933251149_512116149_4372260_5131134_n.jpg
James new DHS tee
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs445.ash1/24554_383933256149_512116149_4372261_5041597_n.jpg
My New Disney Bag for the pool
http://hphotos-sjc1.fbcdn.net/hs405.snc3/24554_383933261149_512116149_4372262_562629_n.jpg

updated news ....
Change of plans... Our Doggie Tinkerbell is coming with us now..
I just booked her a room at the Fort Wilderness kennel ;)
For 6 nights & 7 days its going to cost $123.
The Kennel price includes 2 potty breaks per day and up to 2 feedings per day. Plus its just a boat ride for us to come vist our tinkerbell and give her some loving...

http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash1/hs498.ash1/27175_380620681149_512116149_4293530_1852524_n.jpg

till next time
Amanda

bentleygirl22

05-05-2010, 12:08 AM

hey everyone ... Guess what I talked jason into leaving a day sooner...
I was checking prices use our Ap rate
AP rates for the extra day Saturday ( May 22 ) are crazy
Can you believe that POP cost more then Caribbean beach...
yep you heard me right.. not sure why.. But Pop cost with tax $152. for one night ..
and Caribbean beach cost $149 with tax for one night ...
Crazy huh..
Whats Crazy is the only value cheaper was All star Sports it with tax is only $88 for one night..
So I think we are going to book All star sports...:thumbsup2 for the Saturday May 22

We have 17 more days till Disney OMG I can't wait !!!! This is for sure going to be the best Disney trip we have ever taken ...:cool1:

hlrababy

05-05-2010, 08:51 AM

LOL!! I knew you would be going down a day earlier!!! ;)

So, when we plan on a trip together one day...you can do the talking to Chad about going earlier! :rotfl:

bentleygirl22

05-12-2010, 02:32 AM

Hey everyone
Ok.. I'm super excited!! I looked at James Ball schedule, he doesn't have a game on the May 22, so we are going to get to leave for orlando alot earlier then planned.. So I moved our meal at T-rex for 5/22 for James.. woot woot!!!

ok so now that we have 9 days till we leave ....
Its Time to get in the spirit by closing our eyes & imagining what we will be doing.

Day 1
We will be driving to Orlando, 1st we will be dropping off Tinkerbell (Our Boston terrier) at her resort (Fort Wilderness Kennel ) Then we will be checking into Disney's All star Sports Resort for ONE night... we have nothing planned but Swimming & Dinner at T-Rex at 6:45 then heading back to the room to get some sleep before checking into our real resort Wilderness Lodge...

Day 2
We will wake up, get dress and head over to our real resort Disneys Wilderness Lodge.. After checking in we have a Adr for Whispering Canyon for lunch. Then after we will take a boat over to the magic kingdom to play till our room is ready. once we get the call that the room is ready, we will head back over to WL to check out our room and get ready for Dinner, we have an Adr for Chef Mickey's. after eating will take the boat back over to WL to play in the pool then off to sleep we will go!!

Day 3 tomorrow.. :thumbsup2

bentleygirl22

05-12-2010, 11:21 PM

Hey everyone ...
Time to get in the spirit by closing our eyes & imagining what we will be doing.
Day 3.... We will wake up early and take a boat to The Magic Kingdom park . This morning we are having Breakfast with Pooh and pals at the Crystal Palace then after, its off to the rope drop so we can be 1st in line to ride Dumbo then Peter... Pan and so on and so on.. Then at lunch we will be eating at Liberty Tree Tavern, after lunch. we will ride the rest of the stuff till the park gets packed then we will head back to Wilderness lodge for some pool time. then after head to the room & get ready for our Dinner at Le Cellier . after dinner we will head back to Wilderness lodge so we can chill or swim till bed time...
Day 4 tomorrow..

bentleygirl22

05-19-2010, 12:25 AM

Time to get in the spirit by closing our eyes
& imagining what we will be doing.
Day 4 ... We will wake up super early today because we have a 7:45am Breakfast date with Lilo and Stitch at Ohana's. Then after eating we will catch the bus to Animal Kingdom. then off we go to see the Yeti at Expedition Everest. then grab a fastpass to ride it again later , Then ride Dinosaur ,then safari, then ride a few rides before watching our Favorite show.. Nemo, The musical!!! then we will be eating lunch at Tusker House. after eating we'll use our fastpass for Everest . then ride everything else we hadn't got to before lunch, then we will head back to Wilderness Lodge hangout till its dinner time Then we will take a boat to Magic kingdom then take a bus to the Beach Club Resort, we are having dinner at Cape May Cafe.. Mmmmm!! then head back Wilderness Lodge for some swimming & Sleep...

Day 5...Dude!!! We will wake up and get Alexis Dressed up Because, Today Will be the day we will celebrate Alexis 8th Birthday She will dress in her new snow white dress and have Breakfast with All her Princess friends at Akershus. after,... We will rush to Test Track to get a fast pass for later then head to Soarin ride, Then we will ride Mission space then Test Track using the fast pass then we can slow down and just ride anything else till Lunch, For Lunch we will be diving under the sea, Yep we are eating at Coral reef. Then after, We will be walking around the world at world showcase then we wil hangout there or head back to the hotel till Dinner.. Tonights dinner will be at Capts grill... Day 6 Tomorrow

Day 6.. Happy 10th Wedding Anniversary!!
We will start the day off by having Breakfast with mickey & Pals at Chef Mickeys Then after we will had back to Wilderness lodge to play in the pool till lunch, for lunch we will head over to the ...fort to eat at Trails end then head back to the pool... Then we will go clean up and get ready for our Anniversary Dinner at Narcoosee's Yummy!! steak & lobster.. Then we will head to the magic kingdom to watch the fireworks...

Day 7 Tomorrow!!