And They Lived Happily Ever After - A June '11 Disneymoon TR! THE END - NEW PTR!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Hello, and welcome to my Disneymoon TR! :goodvibes This is my third TR and I love reliving all of the memories of our trips here almost as much as I love making them! If you’d like to take a glance at my previous TRs, the links are in my signature. Also, if you’d like to take a peek behind the scenes and see all of the planning that went into this trip, my PTR “Planning Our Happily Every After” can be found in my signature as well. I will warn you, though, I am a bit OCD when it comes to planning and it is loaded to the brim with both trip and wedding details!

So obviously since this is a honeymoon TR, you know that my DH (so strange to type that!) and I just got married! We had a beautiful ceremony and reception in our hometown of Atlanta, Georgia and woke up the next morning and made the drive to Disney where we honeymooned for nearly two weeks!
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Ok, before I get too far, I should introduce myself for those who don’t know me. I am Courtney, a 20-something southern girl born and raised in Atlanta. Thankfully, my close promixity to Florida and the fact that my dad has lived there since I was 2 meant that I spent most spring and summer breaks in Disney. I have loved the parks, the movies and the characters since before I can remember and I love getting to relive my childhood with each trip!
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My 30 year old hubby Miguel had never been to Disney when we met back in 2007, but I quickly changed that! :laughing: He loves thrill rides and going with the flow – two things I do not, but somehow, our trips work out beautifully! I consider myself very lucky to have a Disney buddy and a husband who loves Disney just as much as I do.
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After about a year of dating Miguel and I decided to take our first trip together and spent a few days at Disney while visiting my dad in Tampa. Miguel quickly fell in love, and my Disney love-affair was reunited in the worst way! We visited another time in March 2009 before Miguel proposed on Christmas day of that year. Soon after our engagement we made a trip in January 2010 and again right after Thanksgiving 2010. Disney seemed like the most logical place for two Disney-obsessed souls to go for their honeymoon, and we had an absolute blast on our fifth and most extravagant trip together!
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Since this was our honeymoon, I wanted to go all out, so I booked us for 11 nights at the Polynesian and planned some fun extras like tours, spa treatments, a fireworks cruise and signature meals to make the trip a trip of a lifetime. This was, without a doubt, our most meticulously planned-out trip. I spent an entire year planning, pondering and generally over-thinking every moment of our trip. Yet somehow, we still managed to make cancellations, add ADRs and change the plans on a whim. So, even if you followed along with my PTR, there are still some surprises in store!

I feel so blessed to have been able to take this amazing trip with my amazing new husband, and now I am so ready to share it all with you! Thank you for joining in - readers new and old! :goodvibes

Up next: It’s FINALLY time to go to Disney!!! :woohoo:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Table of Contents

Arrival Day - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41850204&postcount=51)
Arrival Day - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41876205&postcount=80)
Arrival Day - Pt. 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41923061&postcount=115)

Day 1 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=41969947&postcount=150)
Day 1 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42042376&postcount=183)
Day 1 - Pt. 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42104797&postcount=215)
Day 1 - Pt. 4 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42174851&postcount=262)

Day 2 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42233137&postcount=289)
Day 2 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42291055&postcount=315)
Day 2 - Pt. 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42333767&postcount=336)

Day 3 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42420296&postcount=360)
Day 3 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42478341&postcount=383)

Day 4 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42523598&postcount=410)
Day 4 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42585465&postcount=434)
Day 4 - Pt. 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42669686&postcount=455)

Day 5 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42751486&postcount=476)
Day 5 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42836367&postcount=497)
Day 5 - Pt. 3 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42836424&postcount=498)

Day 6 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42957535&postcount=519)
Day 6 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=42957562&postcount=520)

Day 7 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43069612&postcount=538)
Day 7 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43230073&postcount=558)

Day 8 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43230099&postcount=559)

Day 9 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43325861&postcount=582)
Day 9 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43325869&postcount=583)

Day 10 - Pt. 1 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43375652&postcount=597)
Day 10 - Pt. 2 (http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43375670&postcount=598)

[mermaid764]

I'm here:goodvibes

Wow 11 nights at the Poly, what an awesome way to spend your honeymoon!

Can't wait for more

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm here:goodvibes

Wow 11 nights at the Poly, what an awesome way to spend your honeymoon!

Can't wait for more

Yay! Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

[WDWCP96]

I'm here!

I can't wait to hear all about trip although I haven't finished reading about your wedding day yet.

[JennisSilly]

I'm in :)

Can't wait to read about your trip! Your wedding was gorgeous!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm here!

I can't wait to hear all about trip although I haven't finished reading about your wedding day yet.

So glad to have you following along again! :goodvibes

I'm in :)

Can't wait to read about your trip! Your wedding was gorgeous!

Thank you! And thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

[ariel1025]

I'm here Courtney ... so very excited to read all about it!!!

[dreamerchic33]

I'm here! Can't wait to read along!
BTW LOVE the picture of you two in MK!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm here Courtney ... so very excited to read all about it!!!

Hi Shannon! It's good to see you back on the boards! Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

I'm here! Can't wait to read along!
BTW LOVE the picture of you two in MK!

Yay! I'm so glad you're here! Thank you! :goodvibes

[merbobear]

I was just browsing the trip report forum, looking for a new TR to follow, and look what I stumbled upon! Of course I am in & can't wait to see how your trip turned out! Congrats on your marriage, again!:goodvibes

[ZFamily5]

I'm in! Great pictures of you two! :thumbsup2

[Nermel9]

Yay I'm here, going back to read the intro now! :cool1:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I was just browsing the trip report forum, looking for a new TR to follow, and look what I stumbled upon! Of course I am in & can't wait to see how your trip turned out! Congrats on your marriage, again!:goodvibes

Haha! I'm glad you found me! And I'm glad you're here! :goodvibes

I'm in! Great pictures of you two! :thumbsup2

:welcome: and thank you! So glad you're joining in! :goodvibes

Yay I'm here, going back to read the intro now! :cool1:

Yay! I'm so glad you're here, Jen! :woohoo:

[MinnieMouse880]

Can't wait to read you guys' report!!!:)

[poohbearwithme]

Great trip report and you made a beautiful bride. :bride:

[arbolita]

I'm here! WOOOOOOO!

[Princess_K]

Yay! I'm so glad you started! All of the photos in your intro are great. I'm glad you had such a wonderful Disneymoon :goodvibes

[tinawv]

Can't wait to read more!

[rachel09985]

Im so excited to start reading this!! You looked so beautiful on your wedding day and I absolutely love the professional pics!! Ive been waiting for you trip report and can't wait to follow you along!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Can't wait to read you guys' report!!!:)

:welcome: I can't wait to share it! :goodvibes

Great trip report and you made a beautiful bride. :bride:

Thank you so much! And thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

I'm here! WOOOOOOO!

Yay!!! :woohoo:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Yay! I'm so glad you started! All of the photos in your intro are great. I'm glad you had such a wonderful Disneymoon :goodvibes

I'm so glad you're here! And thank you! :goodvibes

Can't wait to read more!

:welcome: I'm so excited to share our trip! :goodvibes

Im so excited to start reading this!! You looked so beautiful on your wedding day and I absolutely love the professional pics!! Ive been waiting for you trip report and can't wait to follow you along!

I'm excited, too! :laughing: Thank you so much - you are too sweet! I am glad you're joining in! :goodvibes

[alliebelle3]

Yay! I have been looking forward to this!!! :cool1: I cannot wait to hear how everything went. I love the shirt you have on in the picture on Main Street - pretty!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Yay! I have been looking forward to this!!! :cool1: I cannot wait to hear how everything went. I love the shirt you have on in the picture on Main Street - pretty!

Woohoo! So happy you're here! :woohoo:

[BerrysGirl]

I've followed along on so many of your TR and PTRs and I'm finally coming out of the woodwork. Your pictures look amazing so far :)

[Tnkrbelle565]

What? Page 2????? That's what I get for working :headache:

[belle aube]

Yay! I've followed along with your previous PTRs and TRs, and I can't wait to see how your Disneymoon turned out! Congratulations on your wedding; you looked positively radiant!

[lilsqueakrr]

Hello, hello! I made my way over!

[pjennings]

I'm in and looking forward to hearing all about your trip! Your PTR was great and I loved reading about your wedding, it looked amazing!

[sstewart]

Beautiful wedding photos....Can't wait to hear about your Disneymoon! It sounds amazing! :goodvibes

[JayhawkFans]

Congratulations! Can't wait to read about your amazing honeymoon!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I've followed along on so many of your TR and PTRs and I'm finally coming out of the woodwork. Your pictures look amazing so far :)

:welcome: Thanks for following along and letting me know you're here! I'm glad to have you joining in! :goodvibes

What? Page 2????? That's what I get for working :headache:

Haha! Glad you finally made it! :laughing:

Yay! I've followed along with your previous PTRs and TRs, and I can't wait to see how your Disneymoon turned out! Congratulations on your wedding; you looked positively radiant!

Thank you so much! I hope you'll keep posting! :goodvibes

Hello, hello! I made my way over!

Yay! So glad to have you here! :woohoo:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm in and looking forward to hearing all about your trip! Your PTR was great and I loved reading about your wedding, it looked amazing!

Yay! Thanks for coming over! :cool1:

Beautiful wedding photos....Can't wait to hear about your Disneymoon! It sounds amazing! :goodvibes

:welcome: And thank you!

Congratulations! Can't wait to read about your amazing honeymoon!

:welcome: Thank you! I can't wait to share!

[ronnmel]

Already on page 3? And I'm only a few hours late!

I plan on living vicariously through your TR to hold me until my own Disneymoon, so hurry up and post! :cutie::rotfl:

[MiaBella05]

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

[tyandskyesmom]

Congrats on your wedding! The pictures are beautiful!

Skye would say you look like Ariel, her favorite princess...although most girls with long red hair look like Ariel to her...but she thinks Ariel is the prettiest one so it's a good thing!!!

Cannot wait to read about how you spent your best trip yet!

[amazingact21]

Read your PTR, and now I can't wait to read your TR! You two look stunning in your wedding pics! :bride:

[DisneyCrafter]

I'm here! Page 3?! I'm shocked! People are on this TR like white on rice! :rotfl: Anyway...

Can't wait to read the first update!

[Jennifer48]

Page 3?? :headache:

Lets get this party started! I think I've been looking forward to this TR just as much as you have! :rotfl: j/k :flower3:

Can I ask, when you wear your hair down, what product do you use to keep the curl? My hair is think and wavy/curly and I have yet to find the best gel for it? TIA!

[stich626]

Congrats! My Disney obsession started after our wedding we went to a work conference. Would loved to have done a Disneymoon. I will just have to live through you.

[ladytink75]

I'm coming along for the ride.. I REALLY enjoyed your PTR for this trip/wedding now I get to read all about the actual trip.. Your wedding photo's are so adorable

[disneybarbie]

I'm here Courtney! popcorn::

Can't wait to read all about it & see if our trips over-lapped at all! :cloud9:



Emma princess: x

[bluejasmine]

Congrats Courtney and your wedding pics are just beautiful! You look stunning! Cant wait to hear about the 11 day honeymoon at my fave resort!!!

[amyrella]

Unjust finished your PTR!! And I was in tears reading about your wedding... It looked beautiful! Looking forward to the TR!!

[Mrs T 2009]

I'm here!!!!! :thumbsup2

So excited to hear all about your Disneymoon!!!!! :woohoo:

Let's get the show on the road :) popcorn::

[starann]

I'm a sucker for a good love story, so I'm joining in too!

[dizney chick]

I lurked through your entire PTR, so I thought I would come out and say hello:yay:. I can't wait to here more. And by the way, :lovestruc all your wedding pictures. They were absolutely beautiful.

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Already on page 3? And I'm only a few hours late!

I plan on living vicariously through your TR to hold me until my own Disneymoon, so hurry up and post! :cutie::rotfl:

Thanks for coming over! The first post is coming up in just a few minutes! :goodvibes

popcorn:: joining in popcorn::

:welcome: Thanks for joining in!

Congrats on your wedding! The pictures are beautiful!

Skye would say you look like Ariel, her favorite princess...although most girls with long red hair look like Ariel to her...but she thinks Ariel is the prettiest one so it's a good thing!!!

Cannot wait to read about how you spent your best trip yet!

Thank you so much! I must say I've always felt a little connected to Ariel since we share a hair color. :laughing: It's cute because whenever we eat at Akershus, Ariel always comments on my red hair. Makes me feel special! :rotfl:

Thanks for joining in! :goodvibes

Read your PTR, and now I can't wait to read your TR! You two look stunning in your wedding pics! :bride:

Thank you so much! I'm glad you'll be here for the TR! :goodvibes

I'm here! Page 3?! I'm shocked! People are on this TR like white on rice! :rotfl: Anyway...

Can't wait to read the first update!

Yay! Glad you made it over! :woohoo:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Page 3?? :headache:

Lets get this party started! I think I've been looking forward to this TR just as much as you have! :rotfl: j/k :flower3:

Can I ask, when you wear your hair down, what product do you use to keep the curl? My hair is think and wavy/curly and I have yet to find the best gel for it? TIA!

Woo hoo! So glad you're here, Jennifer! :woohoo:

As for my hair, I normally just use mouse and hair spray. My favorite mouse is Paul Mitchell in the purple bottle (although I don't think that's what I had on this trip). It holds really well, though. :thumbsup2

Congrats! My Disney obsession started after our wedding we went to a work conference. Would loved to have done a Disneymoon. I will just have to live through you.

:welcome: Thank you so much for joining in! :goodvibes

I'm coming along for the ride.. I REALLY enjoyed your PTR for this trip/wedding now I get to read all about the actual trip.. Your wedding photo's are so adorable

Yay! Thanks for joining in! I'm so glad you enjoyed the PTR! :goodvibes

I'm here Courtney! popcorn::

Can't wait to read all about it & see if our trips over-lapped at all! :cloud9:



Emma princess: x

I'm so glad you're here, Emma! I kept looking for you! I wonder if we were in any of the same spots! :goodvibes

Congrats Courtney and your wedding pics are just beautiful! You look stunning! Cant wait to hear about the 11 day honeymoon at my fave resort!!!

Thank you so much! You are too sweet. So glad you're joining in! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Unjust finished your PTR!! And I was in tears reading about your wedding... It looked beautiful! Looking forward to the TR!!

Aww, thank you so much! I'm so glad you're here! :goodvibes

I'm here!!!!! :thumbsup2

So excited to hear all about your Disneymoon!!!!! :woohoo:

Let's get the show on the road :) popcorn::

Yay! I'm so glad you made it over and that you'll be following along again! :woohoo:

I'm a sucker for a good love story, so I'm joining in too!

:welcome: Thanks for joining in!

I lurked through your entire PTR, so I thought I would come out and say hello:yay:. I can't wait to here more. And by the way, :lovestruc all your wedding pictures. They were absolutely beautiful.

Thanks for saying hello! I hope you'll continue to post! I'm so glad to have you joining in! And thank you for the sweet comments! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

ARRIVAL DAY - Pt. 1

On Sunday morning, Miguel and I woke up for the first time as husband and wife! What an amazing feeling! We were both still in awe of the wedding, the beauty of the evening and the fact that in just a few short hours, we would be in our favorite place in the world on our honeymoon!

I purposely scheduled us a late dinner that evening (8:00) so that we wouldn’t have to rush that morning. The plan was to be on the road by 11:00, since we had to be out of the hotel at that point anyway. I set the alarm for 9:00, and had no trouble getting up! I was still feeling a major adrenaline rush!

I got up and got ready for the day while Miguel snoozed a little while longer. Then, he got up and showered while I tidied up our room and I got all of our wedding weekend bags packed. Since we weren’t taking those suitcases with us to Disney, we needed someone to come by and pick them up, along with my dress and Miguel’s tux. Around 10:00, my dad stopped by. It was nice to see him before we left, and it was fun to talk about the wedding!

We spent the remainder of our time in our lovely suite just lounging around and soaking in our first morning as a married couple.
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Soon enough, the excitement got to be too much so we grabbed our bags headed out!
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The St. Regis is such a beautiful hotel, and I just had to take more pictures!
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We made it out of the St. Regis right on time at 11:00, and soon after made our first stop for the day – to fill up the gas tank!
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Then it was on to the open road! We made it through downtown Atlanta with ease (which is pretty surprising, since there is always traffic) and pretty soon we were passing the airport. It’s always fun to spot the planes landing and taking off. I like to think of the ride down to Orlando as a series of small destinations, and in just over an hour, we made it to our first: Interstate 475, which bypasses Macon.
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By this point, Miguel was pretty tired, so he snoozed for a bit. It’s hard work being the passenger! LOL
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Meanwhile, I tried not to get too distracted by my new bling!
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Somewhere after Macon, my grandmother called and we spent over an hour talking about the wedding. We were all on cloud nine, and we just couldn’t help but talk about it! It really helped to pass the time!

Our next, mini-destination: Perry, Georgia, the home of the GA state fair grounds.
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Finally, Miguel woke up!
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Around 2:30, we made it to the half-way point of our trip: Valdosta!
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I decided to stop for some gas in hopes of not needing to fill up before Disney. It was nice to stretch our legs a bit, too.
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It wasn’t too long before we had made it to Florida!
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And then to Gainesville!
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And then Ocala! Now we were really getting excited! We only had about an hour and a half left on our journey!
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It’s always so exciting to see the sign for the Turnpike. I consider that to be the final, mini-destination before the big destination!
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Of course, the Turnpike also means tolls! $2.50 to be exact!
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Even though I had hoped to not have to stop for more gas, I figured it was a good idea to go ahead and head to another gas station so we would have a full tank for driving in Disney, so we stopped at one of the Turnpike’s service stations and filled up. Someone noticed my Bride tee and told me congratulations!
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Getting closer! And more excited!
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It was a beautiful day!
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And finally, after 7 hours in the car we saw the most beautiful sign of all! We had made it! After more than a year of planning, it was finally time for our honeymoon to begin!
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Up Next: Will we get some pixie dust when we check in at the Poly?

[pjennings]

LOVE the Walt Disney World sign! We drove through Atlanta in May, late one Friday night and driving by the airport my girls loved seeing the all the planes in the air.

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

LOVE the Walt Disney World sign! We drove through Atlanta in May, late one Friday night and driving by the airport my girls loved seeing the all the planes in the air.

I can't help but grin ear to ear when I see the sign! I get so giddy! :laughing: I love driving by the airport, too! There are always so many planes since it's such a busy one. :thumbsup2

[ZFamily5]

Yay! You made it! And it seemed like a smooth trip down! :cool1:

[Princess_K]

Your hotel really was gorgeous!

You two look so happy. I can't wait for the next update!

[starlionblue]

Woo hoo! So glad you're here, Jennifer! :woohoo:

As for my hair, I normally just use mouse and hair spray. My favorite mouse is Paul Mitchell in the purple bottle (although I don't think that's what I had on this trip). It holds really well, though. :thumbsup2



Sorry to nag but you probably meant to say mouSSe, right? I guess Mickey had "subconsciously" invaded and forced you to spell it m o u s e. Mickey Mouse mousse! :rotfl2:I dare you to say that three times fast without choking on your tongue!:lmao:

[Mrs T 2009]

Are you getting used to calling Miguel your husband? I know it is wierd at first, but you will get used to it quick and it's so awesome :)

I am right there with you about wanting enough gas in the car so you don't have to stop later on. I dislike when my tank goes under 1/4 of a tank when I know I have a bunch of driving to do!

I can not wait to hear all about arrival at the Poly and your first day at Disney!!!! :woohoo:

[arbolita]

I'm amazed and impressed you left for the honeymoon the day after your wedding. I needed that day just to sleep!!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Yay! You made it! And it seemed like a smooth trip down! :cool1:

It was a really smooth drive! It actually went by really quickly. :thumbsup2

Your hotel really was gorgeous!

You two look so happy. I can't wait for the next update!

It was sooo nice. We are definitely staying there again sometime! And yes, we were very happy! :goodvibes

Sorry to nag but you probably meant to say mouSSe, right? I guess Mickey had "subconsciously" invaded and forced you to spell it m o u s e. Mickey Mouse mousse! :rotfl2:I dare you to say that three times fast without choking on your tongue!:lmao:

:laughing: Yes, I meant mousse! That is too funny, I kept looking at it and was like "this doesn't look right" but I couldn't think of any other way to spell it! :lmao: I think it was my subconscious telling me to go back to Disney! I definitely don't put mice in my hair! :lmao:


Are you getting used to calling Miguel your husband? I know it is wierd at first, but you will get used to it quick and it's so awesome :)

I am right there with you about wanting enough gas in the car so you don't have to stop later on. I dislike when my tank goes under 1/4 of a tank when I know I have a bunch of driving to do!

I can not wait to hear all about arrival at the Poly and your first day at Disney!!!! :woohoo:

It's definitely taking some getting used to! The hardest thing right now is the new last name. I've switched it over at work now, and socially, but legally it's still my maiden name (our certified copies just came in so hopefully I can make it over to the SS office soon) so I feel like I can't sign anything with my new last name now. I kind of feel like I don't even have a last name at the moment! :lmao:

I'm amazed and impressed you left for the honeymoon the day after your wedding. I needed that day just to sleep!!

We were very lucky in that we actually got a good amount of sleep the night of the wedding. We were back at our hotel a little after 11:00 and asleep by 1:00 or so, so we got a full 8 hours, which is way more than I get on a regular night! :thumbsup2

[ariel1025]

I can almost feel the anticipation and excitement of the drive. I would love to do a road trip to Disney one day, but since we live about 22 hours away I'm not sure that's a reality :laughing:

[dreamerchic33]

You look adorable In your Mickey bride shirt!
As always, looking forward to reading more! So hoping you got pixie dust!

[Disneymoon23]

Hi I'm joining in! You were a beautiful bride! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your honeymoon.

[ronnmel]

By this point, Miguel was pretty tired, so he snoozed for a bit. It’s hard work being the passenger! LOL
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Yep, seems like being the passenger is a lot of hard work for Ron too. Somehow I manage to stay awake and keep him company every time he drives, but 90% of when I drive he has to snooze at some point. :laughing:

Meanwhile, I tried not to get too distracted by my new bling!
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Nice bling! How do you take pictures while driving?

[Tnkrbelle565]

OK not only did you have my dream shower, wedding, everything but now you got my ring too???? :rotfl2: Seriously that is the ring I want for my upgrade engagement ring :rolleyes1

I still can't believe you possessed the ability to drive 7 hours after your wedding. I swear I was brain dead the day after mine. And I didn't drink a DROP of alcohol that day!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I can almost feel the anticipation and excitement of the drive. I would love to do a road trip to Disney one day, but since we live about 22 hours away I'm not sure that's a reality :laughing:

Haha, yeah 22 hours might not be too fun! Plus, you'd spend half of the vacation just driving! I feel very lucky to live within a comfortable driving distance to Disney. :thumbsup2

You look adorable In your Mickey bride shirt!
As always, looking forward to reading more! So hoping you got pixie dust!

Aww, thanks! I was excited to finally wear that shirt after having it in my closet since Valentine's day! :laughing:

Hi I'm joining in! You were a beautiful bride! I can't wait to hear about the rest of your honeymoon.

:welcome: Thanks so much for joining in! :goodvibes

Yep, seems like being the passenger is a lot of hard work for Ron too. Somehow I manage to stay awake and keep him company every time he drives, but 90% of when I drive he has to snooze at some point. :laughing:



Nice bling! How do you take pictures while driving?

Haha, very carefully! I hate to say, but I took so many pictures while driving on this trip. Pretty much all of them are one's that I got (except for the Disney sign, Miguel decided to take over there). I'll blame it on the fact that Miguel wasn't awake to talk to me! :lmao:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

OK not only did you have my dream shower, wedding, everything but now you got my ring too???? :rotfl2: Seriously that is the ring I want for my upgrade engagement ring :rolleyes1

I still can't believe you possessed the ability to drive 7 hours after your wedding. I swear I was brain dead the day after mine. And I didn't drink a DROP of alcohol that day!

:lmao: I think Miguel did a very good job with my ring! I gave him quite a lot of guidelines, though! :rotfl:

I was surprisingly really refreshed and alert the day after the wedding. I slept so well both Friday night and the night of the wedding and got like 8 hours each night. I'm used to only 5 a night, so that was a ton of sleep for me! :laughing: It did finally catch up to me though...my second day back at work! :lmao:

[centipede]

I'm looking forward to this! After years away from theDis I am back and have started to plan my Disney honeymoon. Congrats! :goodvibes

[WDWCP96]

Love your bride shirt! And yeah for making it to Disney. Can't wait to hear more about your trip.

[mermaid764]

What an awesome start to your trip, I love your shirt..too cute!

Yay for the WDW sign, crossing my fingers you did get some pixie dust at check in:goodvibes

[Nermel9]

You guys look so happy! :goodvibes I love the Bride shirt! Can't wait to hear about the Poly arrival, hope you got an upgrade! :banana:

[starann]

I just widdled away my morning by reading the highlights of your PTR.... this is why I need to stay away from the DIS...I find a TR and get consumed by it!!!! Your wedding was beautiful!

[klacey1]

Hey girl! I don't know how this got to page 5 without me knowing! Glad your drive down went smoothly! Your engagement ring/wedding band combo looks BEAUTIFUL! Can't wait for more!

[alliebelle3]

Off to a great start! This makes me wish I lived closer to Disney... I'm really jealous of your short drive!

ps love the bling!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm looking forward to this! After years away from theDis I am back and have started to plan my Disney honeymoon. Congrats! :goodvibes

:welcome: Thanks for joining in! I hope you'll be doing a PTR for your honeymoon! I would love to follow along! :goodvibes

Love your bride shirt! And yeah for making it to Disney. Can't wait to hear more about your trip.

Thanks! I was so excited to finally wear my bride tee! :woohoo:

What an awesome start to your trip, I love your shirt..too cute!

Yay for the WDW sign, crossing my fingers you did get some pixie dust at check in:goodvibes

Thank you! We did have a great start - the drive was very smooth and went by super fast! :thumbsup2

You guys look so happy! :goodvibes I love the Bride shirt! Can't wait to hear about the Poly arrival, hope you got an upgrade! :banana:

We definitely were! The only thing better than arriving at Disney is arriving at Disney after you just got married! :laughing:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I just widdled away my morning by reading the highlights of your PTR.... this is why I need to stay away from the DIS...I find a TR and get consumed by it!!!! Your wedding was beautiful!

I have done the same thing! I spent an entire weekend reading a particular TR once! Thanks for reading! :goodvibes

Hey girl! I don't know how this got to page 5 without me knowing! Glad your drive down went smoothly! Your engagement ring/wedding band combo looks BEAUTIFUL! Can't wait for more!

Yay! Glad you made it over! :woohoo:

Off to a great start! This makes me wish I lived closer to Disney... I'm really jealous of your short drive!

ps love the bling!

It is very nice being within driving distance to Disney. I consider myself very lucky! :thumbsup2

[Tracy161]

As long as the drive probably feels at the time, it's gotta be so great to build all the anticipation up for the trip!!! Can't wait to read more!!! You look so cute in your bride shirt! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

As long as the drive probably feels at the time, it's gotta be so great to build all the anticipation up for the trip!!! Can't wait to read more!!! You look so cute in your bride shirt! :goodvibes

Thank you! :goodvibes It definitely builds anticipation! It's fun to watch the ETA get closer and closer!

[teachermommy78]

Following you from my TR! Subbing, but will read later!:)

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Following you from my TR! Subbing, but will read later!:)

:welcome: Thanks for coming over! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

ARRIVAL DAY – Pt. 2

When I last left off, Miguel and I had just laid our eyes on this beautiful sight and we left the real world and entered the world of fantasy and magic for 12 days! Bye-bye real world! Hello Disney World!
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Mundane things like road signs and buses seem much more exciting when they’re in Disney, and we’re always so happy to see them for the first time!
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We followed those lovely signs until we reached the entrance to the MK parking area!
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This was our first time staying at an MK area resort and I was so excited to go through the parking booth to get there! I got over in the far right hand lane, told them we were checking in at the Poly, and off we went! I was a little worried about getting to the Poly, since we had gotten a little turned around before when we came over for dinner on our November trip, and also when we drove to the GF for dinner there once, but luckily, it was super easy to find our resort, and we were entering our tropical paradise in no time!
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After a quick stop at the security booth to get my parking pass, we easily navigated the Poly parking lot, parked the car, and got ready to head into the GCH for the first time!
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As soon as we approached the entrance to the GCH, I knew without a doubt that we had picked the perfect resort for our honeymoon. I instantly felt transported away into the tropics. The entrance to the Poly is so beautiful!
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Once we had taken in the beauty that is the GCH, it was time for the moment of truth! Time to check in! In an effort to save money, I booked us in a Garden View room and had kept my fingers crossed from some pixie dust that would get us an upgrade. I also had requested a specific longhouse, Tokelau, after some great recommendations here. Normally Miguel just kind of wanders around when I check in, but when we’re trying for an upgrade, I always make him come to the desk with me! LOL. It did work for us at AKL, though, so I was hoping it would here, too!

The nice CM checking us in asked if we were celebrating anything special, and I of course told her it was our honeymoon. She got so excited and made a big fuss out of it. She even printed my KTTW with my new last name, and made me sign it for the first time! Then, she opened up a drawer, and I could tell she was going for the buttons! If you read along with my PTR, then you know that after some reading here, I decided we had to have the Just Married buttons since they seem to encourage more congratulations and pixie dust (all honeymooners used to get them, but now they are reserved for couples getting married on Disney property only, and everyone else gets Happily Ever After buttons). I had actually ordered the Just Married buttons on Ebay just a week before our trip, since I was fully expecting to get the Happily Ever After ones. Well, to my surprise, the CM pulled out the Just Married buttons and handed them over to us! Even though we didn’t need them, I was so excited to get them since I knew how elusive they are. I think she actually realized her mistake, because she reached back into the drawer and got some Happily Ever After ones for us as well!
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She also let another CM know that we were there celebrating our marriage, and he disappeared into a back room. I was secretly hoping that he was arranging for an upgrade, but he eventually came out with two to-go boxes filled with flowers. It turned out to be real flower leis (instead of the fake ones they give everyone checking in), which they give to honeymooners. I’ll have a picture of them once we get into the room!

Ok, finally time to find out about our room! The CM pulled out the map and circled a longhouse right next to the GCH – Rarotonga, so I knew then that we hadn’t gotten our request of Tokelau. It also seemed from the picture that this particular longhouse didn’t have any MK views, but I kept my hopes up. She gave us some directions, and off we went.

We actually got a little turned around looking for Rarotonga, and we eventually realized that we had exited out of the wrong door at the GCH. So, back in we went and then finally we found it!
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Rarotonga is literally steps from the GCH. In fact, I am pretty sure it is the closest longhouse to it. It is also just steps from the Volcano pool, the quiet pool, Captain Cooks and the parking lot. It ended up being the perfect location, since we utilized all of these things frequently. In the end, I was pleased that we didn’t get out LH request, because I just don’t think we would have been as happy at another. We will definitely request Rarotonga when and if we return to the Poly!

We made our way up to the third floor, and to our room! The first thing I did was to look out the window. This was our view!
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So sadly, no view of the castle, but the view ended up being perfect for us. I think for a Garden View, a view of the quiet pool was not bad at all. And, we later found out that we could see Wishes from our balcony! (Well, kind of the top half of Wishes, but it’s better than nothing!) We actually ended up seeing at least some part of the show every single night we were there.

Here are our lei pictures that I promised! Sorry the one of me is so blurry!
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Ok, on to some room photos!
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I couldn’t even get a picture of the room before Miguel had settled in for yet another nap! LOL. So please excuse the bed décor!
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I finished up taking some pictures while Miguel slept and then I went out on the balcony to call my family and let then know that we had made it. When I called me dad, he told me that he had been calling the Poly all week trying to get us upgraded, but nothing was available. After I thanked him many times, I assured him that we would be perfectly fine in our current location, and that we loved it so far!

Apparently, Miguel wasn’t too tired because he woke up soon after I started unpacking. He was still tired enough to lay there and watched while I did all the work, though! Haha.
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I didn’t take too long for me to get the suitcases unpacked, since I had put all of our park clothes in Ziplock bags. I just put all the bags in a drawer, and then we each had a separate drawer for shorts, and one for bathing suits. It worked out really well! I put all of our hanging clothes, my bags and our shoes in one section of the closet, and used the other side of the closet to store our suitcases.
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After unpacking, we only had about 30 minutes or so until our dinner at ‘Ohana, so I freshened up a bit, and we both got dressed in our best tropical gear! We were excited for our first evening of our honeymoon!
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Up Next: Dinner at ‘Ohana and Wishes on the Poly Beach.

[disneybarbie]

Lovely update Courtney! I like that the CM made a fuss of you guys when you checked in - and congrats getting those Just Married pins.. I also bought mine on ebay (for about $10 :eek: lol)

That's so strange... my DH often needs a nap just when it's time to unpack the suitcases :rolleyes1 hehe!


Emma princess: x

[centipede]

This was such an exciting post to me and it made me completely jealous! I remember riding the boat back from a day at the Magic Kingdom when I was little and seeing the Poly all lit up at night. I swore up and down that I would honeymoon there when I grew up, but it just isn't in our budget. Maybe I'll at least talk the fiance into popping over for dinner.

Speaking of, I love the earrings that you wore to Ohana. My ears are stretched so I can only wear plugs. Since I can't wear normal earrings anymore, I constantly find myself "oohing" and "ahhing" over them.

Can't wait to read more.

[ronnmel]

Even though it may not have the best view, it does sound like your room had the best location!

[starann]

How sweet of your dad to try and get you guys an upgrade!!!!!! Too bad it didn't work out, but sweet nonetheless!


We had Ressies for dinner at Ohana but ended up skipping it (as we had gotten into a small fight beforehand and hadn't made up yet!) so it is on my list for next trip as a MUST do! WE have done b'fast there twice before and enjoyed it, but dinner always sounds so yummy!

As for Miguel sitting there watching you unpack...welcome to marriage!!! LOL! Just kidding, but it does sound like something my DH will do...watch me do while he sits!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Lovely update Courtney! I like that the CM made a fuss of you guys when you checked in - and congrats getting those Just Married pins.. I also bought mine on ebay (for about $10 :eek: lol)

That's so strange... my DH often needs a nap just when it's time to unpack the suitcases :rolleyes1 hehe!


Emma princess: x

Thanks, Emma! :goodvibes I was so surprised when she gave us the buttons! I think I spent about $15 on my Ebay ones! :lmao:

:laughing: It does seem like it's always the ladies doing the unpacking!


This was such an exciting post to me and it made me completely jealous! I remember riding the boat back from a day at the Magic Kingdom when I was little and seeing the Poly all lit up at night. I swore up and down that I would honeymoon there when I grew up, but it just isn't in our budget. Maybe I'll at least talk the fiance into popping over for dinner.

Speaking of, I love the earrings that you wore to Ohana. My ears are stretched so I can only wear plugs. Since I can't wear normal earrings anymore, I constantly find myself "oohing" and "ahhing" over them.

Can't wait to read more.

You should definitely go over to the Poly one night for dinner! You really are transported away over there. It is a lovely place! :cloud9:

Even though it may not have the best view, it does sound like your room had the best location!

The location really was great. We loved Rarotonga! It's strange because that's never a longhouse that I hear about much here, but I really don't know how you could get a better location. And the view wasn't too bad! It was nice to be able to see at least some of Wishes! :thumbsup2

How sweet of your dad to try and get you guys an upgrade!!!!!! Too bad it didn't work out, but sweet nonetheless!


We had Ressies for dinner at Ohana but ended up skipping it (as we had gotten into a small fight beforehand and hadn't made up yet!) so it is on my list for next trip as a MUST do! WE have done b'fast there twice before and enjoyed it, but dinner always sounds so yummy!

As for Miguel sitting there watching you unpack...welcome to marriage!!! LOL! Just kidding, but it does sound like something my DH will do...watch me do while he sits!

It was very sweet of him! :cloud9: You must do 'Ohana for dinner! It is our absolute favorite! It's great if you can get an ADR around Wishes, too. :thumbsup2

[Princess_K]

That stinks you didn't get your room request, but it sounds likes you had a great one nonetheless. How sweet your dad kept trying for an upgrade!

That's awesome the CM did so much at check-in. Definitely a good way to start your honeymoon.

You look so pretty in your dress!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

That stinks you didn't get your room request, but it sounds likes you had a great one nonetheless. How sweet your dad kept trying for an upgrade!

That's awesome the CM did so much at check-in. Definitely a good way to start your honeymoon.

You look so pretty in your dress!

Thank you! :goodvibes

I was disappointed at first that we didn't get upgraded, or our request, but it all worked out ok! We really couldn't have asked for a better room! :cool1:

[DisneyCrafter]

Alas, it wasn't meant to be to have MK view or your longhouse request! Everything worked out great in the end! That was very nice of your Dad to try to upgrade you but summer is a busy time of year for WDW!

Can't wait to hear about your first evening in WDW! :goodvibes

[amazingact21]

What a sweet thing for your dad to do for you. And despite the fact that it didn't work out, I'm glad you guys still enjoyed your room. From the pictures, it looks gorgeous! And your dress for 'Ohana's is adorable! :thumbsup2

[dreamerchic33]

as always, AWESOME update! xo

[ZFamily5]

Great update! I love the Poly and you and Miguel look so cute!

[BerrysGirl]

My DBF hasn't stayed at the Polynesian since the 90's and hasn't seen the updated rooms. He says they're amazing! A massive improvement from what they use to be. Personally, I am in love with that bathroom. Gorgeous!

[Sunstar]

I am loving reading your TR, especially since my DH and I are going on our honeymoon to WDW in August! Your wedding photos are beautiful and you looked gorgeous! Congrats!

[TheDisneyBunch]

I am loving your TR thus far. Thanks for sharing your honeymoon with us. DH and I were trying to decide between a honeymoon in Disney or a honeymoon cruise and were persuaded by non Disney people to do the cruise (not disney). We had a great time but we have always wished we had done the Disneymoon instead. :rotfl: We have gone for the last 6 years in a row now and it is the only place (other than short beach trips) that we vacation as a family. Nothing like it. :goodvibes

Looking forward to reading more.

[DizFan101]

I'm here!!
You look amazing in your dress! :)

[Nermel9]

Yay, you guys made it to Disney! Awww, sorry no upgrade pixie dust, but yay for the pins and those amazing flower leis, I love those! :cool1: Your room is beautiful, I love the Poly! :lovestruc

[Tnkrbelle565]

Wow!!! Your dad really spoils you! What a good guy! I think you had a pretty decent view for garden view. What that lazy husband of your's sleeping after you did all the driving ;) :rotfl2:

[arbolita]

You photos make me want to stay at the Poly SO bad. We haven't been able to afford it yet, but I'm hoping on our next trip, maybe we'll do a split stay and at least do 1 night on there.

[BetsyRNBSN]

This sounds like an amazing trip! I can't wait to hear more! My mom always wanted to stay at the Poly, but we never got the chance. THat is one of the next places I hope to stay on my next trip!
Love it so far!:thumbsup2

[Mrs T 2009]

Great Update!!!

I think it is a male thing because my husband also takes naps a lot. lol :lmao:

Even though you didn't get an upgrade, the room looks awesome and it's nice that it is convenient to all the things you utilize there :)

Can't wait to hear all about your first dinner on your honeymoon!!! :goodvibes

[alliebelle3]

I just LOVE the Poly! You definitely made a great choice for your Disneymoon :thumbsup2

Even if you didn't get the upgrade, it's almost better to have a convenient location than a great view. That was so nice of your dad to try and get you the upgrade though! How nice!

[kjungrl1971]

I can't wait to see how the Disneymoon turned out! I loved your TR on the Nov 2010 trip went. We always travel to WDW in Nov. for the holidays so I love reading other TR's during that time.

[Jennifer48]

I'm sorry you didn't get an upgrade but sounds like you got a great location!

Is Miguel watching Bones?! I love that show! :rotfl:

Great start! :goodvibes

[IheartDDuck]

Okay, I'm here!

Your wedding pictures are just beautiful. You look stunning in them!

I'm so glad you were happy with your decision to stay at the Poly. It is by far my favorite resort of all. I love the fact that they gave you real flower leis.

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Alas, it wasn't meant to be to have MK view or your longhouse request! Everything worked out great in the end! That was very nice of your Dad to try to upgrade you but summer is a busy time of year for WDW!

Can't wait to hear about your first evening in WDW! :goodvibes

It did all work out! I was so pleased with Rarotonga! :thumbsup2

What a sweet thing for your dad to do for you. And despite the fact that it didn't work out, I'm glad you guys still enjoyed your room. From the pictures, it looks gorgeous! And your dress for 'Ohana's is adorable! :thumbsup2

Thank you! :goodvibes Everything about the Poly is beautiful! The rooms are really nice - and big too!

as always, AWESOME update! xo

Thanks! :goodvibes

Great update! I love the Poly and you and Miguel look so cute!

Aww, thank you! :goodvibes We are Poly converts for sure, now! We LOVED it!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

My DBF hasn't stayed at the Polynesian since the 90's and hasn't seen the updated rooms. He says they're amazing! A massive improvement from what they use to be. Personally, I am in love with that bathroom. Gorgeous!

The rooms at the Poly are so nice! I was a little worried at first because some people have mentioned a "70's" look, but I didn't see that at all. The bathroom is really pretty! It has a beautiful green marble in the shower. :thumbsup2

I am loving reading your TR, especially since my DH and I are going on our honeymoon to WDW in August! Your wedding photos are beautiful and you looked gorgeous! Congrats!

Thank you! Thanks for joining in! And congrats on your upcoming honeymoon! :goodvibes

I am loving your TR thus far. Thanks for sharing your honeymoon with us. DH and I were trying to decide between a honeymoon in Disney or a honeymoon cruise and were persuaded by non Disney people to do the cruise (not disney). We had a great time but we have always wished we had done the Disneymoon instead. :rotfl: We have gone for the last 6 years in a row now and it is the only place (other than short beach trips) that we vacation as a family. Nothing like it. :goodvibes

Looking forward to reading more.

Thank you! I'm so glad you are enjoying it! :goodvibes

I'm here!!
You look amazing in your dress! :)

Yay! Glad to have you joining in! Thank you! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Yay, you guys made it to Disney! Awww, sorry no upgrade pixie dust, but yay for the pins and those amazing flower leis, I love those! :cool1: Your room is beautiful, I love the Poly! :lovestruc

I love the Poly, too! It's such a beautiful resort! I think I could have had a view of the parking lot and I still would have loved it! :lmao:

Wow!!! Your dad really spoils you! What a good guy! I think you had a pretty decent view for garden view. What that lazy husband of your's sleeping after you did all the driving ;) :rotfl2:

He definitely does! I am the only child, though. ;)

You photos make me want to stay at the Poly SO bad. We haven't been able to afford it yet, but I'm hoping on our next trip, maybe we'll do a split stay and at least do 1 night on there.

I already want to go back, but it's usually out of our budget, too. Maybe if we go during value season and get a discount. :confused3

This sounds like an amazing trip! I can't wait to hear more! My mom always wanted to stay at the Poly, but we never got the chance. THat is one of the next places I hope to stay on my next trip!
Love it so far!:thumbsup2

The Poly is amazing! If you get the chance you should definitely stay there! :)

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Great Update!!!

I think it is a male thing because my husband also takes naps a lot. lol :lmao:

Even though you didn't get an upgrade, the room looks awesome and it's nice that it is convenient to all the things you utilize there :)

Can't wait to hear all about your first dinner on your honeymoon!!! :goodvibes

Thank you! :goodvibes

I swear, Miguel took more naps on this trip than I think he has since I met him! Disney really wore him out this time! :lmao:

I just LOVE the Poly! You definitely made a great choice for your Disneymoon :thumbsup2

Even if you didn't get the upgrade, it's almost better to have a convenient location than a great view. That was so nice of your dad to try and get you the upgrade though! How nice!

I don't think we could have picked a better resort. The Poly is definitely the perfect spot for a honeymoon. :cloud9:

I can't wait to see how the Disneymoon turned out! I loved your TR on the Nov 2010 trip went. We always travel to WDW in Nov. for the holidays so I love reading other TR's during that time.

I'm glad you're joining in! And I'm glad you liked the November TR, too! This one will hopefully be even better! :goodvibes

I'm sorry you didn't get an upgrade but sounds like you got a great location!

Is Miguel watching Bones?! I love that show! :rotfl:

Great start! :goodvibes

I'm not sure what Miguel was watching. :confused3 Come to think of it, I don't think he was actually watching anything since he was snoozing away. :laughing: It might have been the DVC show, though.

Okay, I'm here!

Your wedding pictures are just beautiful. You look stunning in them!

I'm so glad you were happy with your decision to stay at the Poly. It is by far my favorite resort of all. I love the fact that they gave you real flower leis.

Yay! Glad you're joining in! Thank you so much! The Poly is a favorite of ours now, too! :goodvibes

[lilpapsgirl]

I'm sorry I am so late getting in Courtney. I have been trying to get things together for school and it hasn't been going very well. I am so glad you are staying at the Poly, I have always wanted to stay there and it looks like an amazing resort. I really love the tropical feel of it. I also really liked you and Miguels tropical outfitts. I love your dress, do you remeber where you bought it?
I am looking forward to the next update ad the rest of your disneymoon. :thumbsup2

[disneychic]

popcorn:: Loving your TR so far & can't wait to read more! My DH & I had our Disneymoon 10 years ago at the Grand Floridian & boy, time sure does fly!

[NeverlandClub23]

I just loved your past TR's and am so looking forward to this one! I LOVE the Poly, so romantic. Can't wait to read more! Congratulations on your marriage! :lovestruc

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm sorry I am so late getting in Courtney. I have been trying to get things together for school and it hasn't been going very well. I am so glad you are staying at the Poly, I have always wanted to stay there and it looks like an amazing resort. I really love the tropical feel of it. I also really liked you and Miguels tropical outfitts. I love your dress, do you remeber where you bought it?
I am looking forward to the next update ad the rest of your disneymoon. :thumbsup2

I'm so glad you made it over! We're just getting started! :goodvibes

I'm about to start back to school, too (less than a month away) so I completely understand how much time and energy that takes!

I actually found my dress in the junior's section at Target! It was only like $18. :thumbsup2

popcorn:: Loving your TR so far & can't wait to read more! My DH & I had our Disneymoon 10 years ago at the Grand Floridian & boy, time sure does fly!

Thank you! I'm so glad to have you following along! :goodvibes

I just loved your past TR's and am so looking forward to this one! I LOVE the Poly, so romantic. Can't wait to read more! Congratulations on your marriage! :lovestruc

:welcome: And thank you! I'm so glad you've enjoyed the past reports! :goodvibes

[Lady Lallie]

I've just caught up on your updates to your TR so far. I really can't wait to hear more about your awesome trip. :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I've just caught up on your updates to your TR so far. I really can't wait to hear more about your awesome trip. :goodvibes

Thanks for joining in! I see you have a new PTR! I'm going over now to check it out. :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

ARRIVAL DAY – Pt. 3

After getting settled into our room at the Poly and changing out of our travel clothes and in to our “island gear” Miguel and I were ready to head out for our first meal at Disney: ‘Ohana! Miguel and I first fell in love with ‘Ohana after eating there for the first time on our January 2010 engagement celebration trip, and from the very beginning of my planning I knew that I wanted our first night at Disney to consist of dinner there followed by Wishes on the Poly beach!

It was on our way to dinner that we realized just what a great location Rarotonga was. Since we got a bit turned around getting to our room, I don’t think we were aware just how close we were to everything, but it literally took about 5 steps to get from our longhouse to the GCH. We quickly made our way up the stairs and over to the ‘Ohana check-in podium. We were handed our buzzer, and thankfully only had to wait about 5 minutes before it went off!
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On a side note – they have now moved the check-in podium to over by the stairs instead of by the bar, and I think it really helps. The check-in/waiting area seems much less crowded now!

As we were led to our table, we got the usual spill about the meaning of ‘Ohana and how much food we would be eating. We were very happy finally reach our destination at a table close to a window! We have been very lucky to get great tables at ‘Ohaha . This was our view.
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We couldn’t wait to get started on the bread! I have to limit myself, though. Can’t fill up too quickly!
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Before we could really get settled in, the entertainment lady (does anyone know her name) started her act right in front of our table.
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Man there were a lot of kids there! It kind of surprised us because it was so late and we had never seen so many, but our table was definitely in front of the action! It was cute to watch the kids, but that lady is really annoying. I hope I’m not the only one that feels that way. :confused3

Finally, cousin came over and we of course had to order some drinks. Miguel got his usual Lapu Lapu, but I wanted to try something different, as the Lapu is a little too strong for me since I don’t drink very often. I decided to try the Strawberry Daiquiri. The waiter looked at me like “are you sure”. In fact, he even asked “like, with alcohol???” Once I proved that I am able to have a real Daiquiri, he brought over our beverages.
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Oh my goodness, that Daiquiri was amazing! It started quite the trend for me on the honeymoon, and it became my go-to drink during the trip. Nothing was as good as the one at ‘Ohana’s, though! So, if you like that kind of drink, definitely try one!

It didn’t’ take long for our salad to arrive, either! This is always so tasty!
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Yummy potstickers and chicken wings (well, yummy if you ask Miguel, I don’t care for the wings).
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Noodles and broccoli.
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Finally it was time for the good stuff! I am always on the brink of being stuffed when the meat finally starts coming around, though!
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Sometime during the meat delivery, the lady started up her act again, and this time she was passing out leis to all of the kids. She was doing so right near our table, and at one point one flew out of her hand and landed on Miguel. She told him that he might as well have it, and gave him an extra one for “this 16 year old girl you have with you”. She actually sounded really angry when she said it, like she really thought I was some teenage and Miguel was just a dirty old man! I must have looked really young that night!

Oh well, at least we got some more leis to add to our collection!
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By the time the famous bread pudding arrived, we were both so full that even looking at food was making us sick. Yet somehow, I still managed to eat a few bites! It was amazing as always!
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After we had stuffed ourselves silly, we paid our bill and then spent some time just exploring the beauty of the GHC.
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Around 9:45 we decided to make our way out to the pool area so that we could get our spot for Wishes.
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We ended up getting a couple towels and lying them on the “curb” so that we could put our feet in the sand, but not actually have to be in the sand. LOL.
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The view from the Poly beach is absolutely beautiful at night. The lights from the GF twinkle in the distance, and the castle glows in front of you. It’s breathtaking and definitely romantic! While we waited for Wishes to start, we just soaked up the atmosphere and talked about how excited we were to finally be there – to finally be married!

Soon enough, Wishes started! The music was piped in and everyone on the beach went silent. With the exception of two pictures, I just enjoyed the show. To prove I was there, here are my two (terrible!) pictures.
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The view of Wishes from the Poly beach can be summed up in one word: Amazing. This is definitely my new favorite spot to see the show. You really get a whole new perspective seeing it from a distance. I noticed things that I had never seen before while looking up on Main Street, like fireworks in the shapes of stars and hearts. I hope I’m not the only one who hadn’t noticed them before! LOL

After the show was over, we brushed the sand off of our feet and returned our towels. Before we went back to our room, we made a quick stop at Captain Cooks to buy our refillable mugs (which we LOVED, by the way. We will get them every time now!) and then it was off to bed! We had a big day the next day: our first full day at Disney!

Up Next: Breakfast at Crystal Palace!

[dreamerchic33]

Great update! I'm sorry about the waiter making the alcohol comment and that entertainment lady!
Wishes looks so amazing from the poly beach and very romantic!

[arbolita]

I love 'Ohana! I definitely think we'll have to book it again for our next trip, and try getting a spot on the beach to watch the fireworks.

That's so funny about everybody thinking you're a youngin'! I work on a college campus, and I run into it all the time with people asking what year I am and what my major is. I'm just like, Um...I've worked here 4 years. haha.

[ronnmel]

Ugh, how annoying that the waiter and the entertainment lady thought you were underage. I get that all the time, and most of the time I just laugh it up, but it really did bother me when it happened at Narcoossee's.

Your first night sounds a lot like what I hope my first night to be, except replace leaving our rooms steps away from the GHC to leaving our rooms at POP, and eating at Kona instead of Ohana's. ;) I was already looking forward to watching Wishes from the Poly Beach, but you have just made me even more excited (if that's possible!). I'm hoping it will be romantic for us too.

[DisneyCrafter]

That food looks soooo good! Nom nom nom

I'm glad you didn't let that CMs comment get to you. I would have chimed up and said something to her. Put her in her place! Especially since she's annoying. IMO, though! :)

I absolutely loved watching Wishes from the Poly beach back in February. It is definitely romantic.

What a PERFECT way to start your honeymoon. :love:

[MinnieMouse880]

The food from O'hana looks great!! and Beautiful pics of the Poly!!

[merbobear]

Wow, first of all, how rude of the entertainer lady (idk what to call her either! lol!). You are youngish looking, but not underage imo! And Miguel doesn't look old either! Is there an age difference at all? I have just assumed you were both around the same age :) And if you aren't close in age, it's certainly not enough of a difference to where a cm should have made him out to be robbing the cradle! Sheesh!

But, other than that it sounds like your first night was amazing! Great food, great company and great fireworks to cap it off :lovestruc

[Tracy161]

What a lovely first night!!! :goodvibes I make the 'Ohana recipe bread pudding several times a year at home - it's amazing!!! But I've never actually had it at 'Ohana! :rotfl: It's on the to-do list though! Sounds like an amazing viewing area for Wishes! :goodvibes Can't wait to read more!

[Lady Lallie]

That is a lot of food!! But it looks like very delicious food. :thumbsup2

I love the dress you wore this night, it's very pretty. Sounds like it was a perfect way to spend your first honeymoon evening. :lovestruc

I love watching Wishes from the Poly, it's a nice way to spend the night, see the fireworks and not have to worry about the Magic Kingdom crowds.

[Joyciemc]

The good thing about not checking the DIS for a while is that I get to read TWO great updates on your TR!

Reading about your Poly arrival really reminded me about all the great things about that resort. I think I am finally over my room experience and can go back to loving the place again!

So that singing lady is just obnoxious. When we were there in May, I couldn't help but get the impression that she thinks she's 'famous' and those kids should be honored to work with her. She was being so demanding when teaching them the dance, it was getting annoying listening to her correct them over and over when we were just trying to enjoy our dinner. I like the guy entertainer much better!

[amazingact21]

I love watching Wishes from the beach of the Poly, it's a much more relaxed atmosphere. Perfect way to end your arrival day!
I can't believe people kept thinking you were a teenager. :confused3 I would've thought the wedding bands would have been a hint that you weren't a kid.

[NeverlandClub23]

How rude of that singing lady to say that! :headache: I've been to 'Ohanas about 15 times and she is ALWAYS there, I never get the guy. Her voice grates on me and the way she keeps talking over and over on the microphone about the kids or whatever. We ask for a table around the side of the restaurant when we check in and we've been pretty lucky not being right next to her so the noise from the restaurant kind of drowns her out. I would love 'Ohanas even more (if that's possible :) ) if they would just play nice Polynesian music and have a designated area where the kids can do their things instead of all around the restaurant.

Anyways, off my soap box now, what a perfect first evening at WDW! I always love arrival day/night when you feel like you have tons of time left and are just so excited to be there :cloud9:.

[ariel1025]

Wow! I cannot believe how the "entertainment lady" talked to you. I can feel your pain though, I am constantly getting mistaken for a teenager. Sometimes I don't know if I should feel complimented or offended by it :lmao: All things aside, I'm glad you had a nice meal at O'hanas - it's our new favorite as well!

[BerrysGirl]

:confused3 I don't know why but I have a classic trend of being called young at Disney too... I know I look younger than I am but it always seems to be worse at Disney!

When I first turned 21 I was staying at the Boardwalk with my parents and went downstairs to get a cup of coffee one morning. The lady working asked if I was even old enough to be drinking coffee :confused:
The ME driver that trip was also very surprised to hear that I was 21... he thought I didn't even look old enough to drive :headache:

My last two trips I've had experiences ordering alcohol in World Showcase. Both times I've gotten drinks in the French Pavilion the bartender asks to see my I.D. then exclaimed "24! But that is my age too. You look so little!" And once in Japan when we were there with my parents and ordered a bottle of Plum Wine. She asked to see my I.D. and said something along those lines too "24? That's my age too! I would not have believed it!"

I guess they're just so use to dealing with younger people? It certainly gets old after a while though...

And don't worry, I never noticed the fireworks make shapes until we took a Wishes Cruise last December. DBF and I were sitting in the back of the boat when I exclaimed "Hey! Those fireworks make Christmas Presents!" :flower3: Needless to say I was laughed at. A lot.

[Sunstar]

How rude of the entertainment lady to say that! I have the same problem at Disney. When we were there for my college graduation, I kept getting handed children's menus! I know I look young, but come on! Just keep telling yourself, when they're all old and wrinkly, we'll still be young and beautiful. :rotfl2:

[IheartDDuck]

It seems like you guys had a perfect first night. Well, except for the entertainment lady. If she would have made that comment to me, I would have said something snarky, like "do you want to see my id?"

That's just me though. ;) Can't contain the snark monster.

[Jennifer48]

How weird that you got such strange comments from the CMs there. Between the daiquiri and then the 16 yr old you must have looked really young! I think you should take it as a great complement! :goodvibes Btw, did cousin card you when you ordered the drink?

What a romantic night watching Wishes! Did they pump out the music to the beach?

[disneybarbie]

sounds like a lovely first evening :goodvibes - nice to stay 'local' after the long drive there!

That is strange about the entertainer and server making comments about your age?! :confused3 Ohana was one of the few places we got ID-ed this trip (joked we must be looking old now :laughing:).. the server told us every single soft drink and soda that was available.. then I said "can I have a Lapu Lapu please?" :cutie:

Looking forward to reading about the next day!


Emma princess: x

[Nermel9]

Great update, I love 'Ohana! I can't stand that entertainment lady, I wish there were times you could go and she wouldn't be there! :rotfl: She's the reason Brandon isn't looking forward to going back this year!

Watching Wishes from the Poly beach sounds amazing, if we don't watch Wishes in MK on the night of the 40th anniversary, I'm definitely watching from the Poly! :thumbsup2

[alliebelle3]

I love 'Ohana! I tried it for the first time on a trip last April and instantly fell in love. I loved everything about it, especially the Lapu Lapu! :rolleyes1

You guys looked really cute in your outfits with your leis. I've never watched Wishes from the Poly before, but you've convinced me to give it a try!

[reelmom]

Hello from another Georgian! Your wedding pictures are awesome. I can't believe the lady at O'hana's. Very rude. Looking forward to hearing about more of your trip.

[Princess_K]

Count me in as someone who can't believe the CM said that. Completely unnecessary!

But at least you had a nice meal! And I'm glad you got to enjoy Wishes from the Poly beach. I agree... it is a great viewing spot!

[klacey1]

Courtney, what a perfect first night!! I LOVE the Poly-- wish I could get Zach to agree to stay there!
We cannot stand that woman at Ohana!! THere was a group of guys there our night who were celebrating a birthday and she was constantly fawning over them and screaming into her microphone. Awful! Sorry she was so rude to you guys!

[Mrs T 2009]

Can't belive that lady was so rude!!!

glad your first night at Disney was wonderful! I've never seen the different shapes during wishes, so don't feel bad!

[bmb3]

Congratulations! Your wedding pictures are beautiful! I'm loving your honeymoon report thus far - I had my honeymoon at Disney almost 5 years ago, crazy how time flies! I'm excited to read about the rest of your journey!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Great update! I'm sorry about the waiter making the alcohol comment and that entertainment lady!
Wishes looks so amazing from the poly beach and very romantic!

The Poly beach is a great place to watch Wishes! It is definitely very romantic! :love:

I love 'Ohana! I definitely think we'll have to book it again for our next trip, and try getting a spot on the beach to watch the fireworks.

That's so funny about everybody thinking you're a youngin'! I work on a college campus, and I run into it all the time with people asking what year I am and what my major is. I'm just like, Um...I've worked here 4 years. haha.

I've never had people comment on me looking younger than I am, so it kind of shocked me! :lmao:

Ugh, how annoying that the waiter and the entertainment lady thought you were underage. I get that all the time, and most of the time I just laugh it up, but it really did bother me when it happened at Narcoossee's.

Your first night sounds a lot like what I hope my first night to be, except replace leaving our rooms steps away from the GHC to leaving our rooms at POP, and eating at Kona instead of Ohana's. ;) I was already looking forward to watching Wishes from the Poly Beach, but you have just made me even more excited (if that's possible!). I'm hoping it will be romantic for us too.

It's never really happened to me before, but it is kind of irritating. :headache:

I think you will love your first night! We will definitely be spending more time on the Poly beach in the future - whether we're staying there or not. It's such a great place to relax and watch Wishes. :thumbsup2

That food looks soooo good! Nom nom nom

I'm glad you didn't let that CMs comment get to you. I would have chimed up and said something to her. Put her in her place! Especially since she's annoying. IMO, though! :)

I absolutely loved watching Wishes from the Poly beach back in February. It is definitely romantic.

What a PERFECT way to start your honeymoon. :love:

'Ohana is always so yummy! I've already started craving it! And that woman is so annoying! I wish they would tone her down a bit. :laughing:

The food from O'hana looks great!! and Beautiful pics of the Poly!!

Thank you! We always find the food at 'Ohana to be very tasty! :thumbsup2

Wow, first of all, how rude of the entertainer lady (idk what to call her either! lol!). You are youngish looking, but not underage imo! And Miguel doesn't look old either! Is there an age difference at all? I have just assumed you were both around the same age :) And if you aren't close in age, it's certainly not enough of a difference to where a cm should have made him out to be robbing the cradle! Sheesh!

But, other than that it sounds like your first night was amazing! Great food, great company and great fireworks to cap it off :lovestruc

That's what really got me - I can see how I might look younger, but I don't think Miguel looks very old. He's a few years older than me, but not enough for it to be creepy! :lmao:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

What a lovely first night!!! :goodvibes I make the 'Ohana recipe bread pudding several times a year at home - it's amazing!!! But I've never actually had it at 'Ohana! :rotfl: It's on the to-do list though! Sounds like an amazing viewing area for Wishes! :goodvibes Can't wait to read more!

I should make the 'Ohana bread pudding sometime! It would be nice to be able to have it when I wasn't so stuffed from all of the food there! :lmao:

That is a lot of food!! But it looks like very delicious food. :thumbsup2

I love the dress you wore this night, it's very pretty. Sounds like it was a perfect way to spend your first honeymoon evening. :lovestruc

I love watching Wishes from the Poly, it's a nice way to spend the night, see the fireworks and not have to worry about the Magic Kingdom crowds.

Thank you! It was a perfect way to start the honeymoon - nice and relaxing and romantic. :cloud9:

The good thing about not checking the DIS for a while is that I get to read TWO great updates on your TR!

Reading about your Poly arrival really reminded me about all the great things about that resort. I think I am finally over my room experience and can go back to loving the place again!

So that singing lady is just obnoxious. When we were there in May, I couldn't help but get the impression that she thinks she's 'famous' and those kids should be honored to work with her. She was being so demanding when teaching them the dance, it was getting annoying listening to her correct them over and over when we were just trying to enjoy our dinner. I like the guy entertainer much better!

I'm glad you are finally feeling better about the Poly! I actually thought about you guys when we were checking in. I was hoping that we wouldn't end up with a dirty room like you! :laughing:

I had no idea there was a man entertainer, too! I've never seen him before!

I love watching Wishes from the beach of the Poly, it's a much more relaxed atmosphere. Perfect way to end your arrival day!
I can't believe people kept thinking you were a teenager. :confused3 I would've thought the wedding bands would have been a hint that you weren't a kid.

Yeah, you would have thought the rings would have given it away! I guess we should have worn our Just Married buttons, but I thought it might clash with my dress! :lmao:

How rude of that singing lady to say that! :headache: I've been to 'Ohanas about 15 times and she is ALWAYS there, I never get the guy. Her voice grates on me and the way she keeps talking over and over on the microphone about the kids or whatever. We ask for a table around the side of the restaurant when we check in and we've been pretty lucky not being right next to her so the noise from the restaurant kind of drowns her out. I would love 'Ohanas even more (if that's possible :) ) if they would just play nice Polynesian music and have a designated area where the kids can do their things instead of all around the restaurant.

Anyways, off my soap box now, what a perfect first evening at WDW! I always love arrival day/night when you feel like you have tons of time left and are just so excited to be there :cloud9:.

I never even knew there was a man - we've never gotten him either, but I sure hope we do next time! I agree that they should just do nice music, or maybe even have some sort of cut-off for the "entertainment" - like from 5-8 they do the kid stuff and then the rest of the night it's a little more adult friendly. :confused3

Wow! I cannot believe how the "entertainment lady" talked to you. I can feel your pain though, I am constantly getting mistaken for a teenager. Sometimes I don't know if I should feel complimented or offended by it :lmao: All things aside, I'm glad you had a nice meal at O'hanas - it's our new favorite as well!

I'm so glad I'm not the only one who apparently looks younger than I am! It sounds like it happens to a lot of us. I guess that will work well for us as we age, at least! :laughing:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

:confused3 I don't know why but I have a classic trend of being called young at Disney too... I know I look younger than I am but it always seems to be worse at Disney!

When I first turned 21 I was staying at the Boardwalk with my parents and went downstairs to get a cup of coffee one morning. The lady working asked if I was even old enough to be drinking coffee :confused:
The ME driver that trip was also very surprised to hear that I was 21... he thought I didn't even look old enough to drive :headache:

My last two trips I've had experiences ordering alcohol in World Showcase. Both times I've gotten drinks in the French Pavilion the bartender asks to see my I.D. then exclaimed "24! But that is my age too. You look so little!" And once in Japan when we were there with my parents and ordered a bottle of Plum Wine. She asked to see my I.D. and said something along those lines too "24? That's my age too! I would not have believed it!"

I guess they're just so use to dealing with younger people? It certainly gets old after a while though...

And don't worry, I never noticed the fireworks make shapes until we took a Wishes Cruise last December. DBF and I were sitting in the back of the boat when I exclaimed "Hey! Those fireworks make Christmas Presents!" :flower3: Needless to say I was laughed at. A lot.

Wow, I can't believe that guy thought you weren't even old enough to drink coffee! I can understand a waiter needing to ask for ID, but do they have to make comments about it? I highly doubt they would say - wow, 24 - and I thought you were 40! :lmao: It seems like they should have the same filter for either situation. :confused3

How rude of the entertainment lady to say that! I have the same problem at Disney. When we were there for my college graduation, I kept getting handed children's menus! I know I look young, but come on! Just keep telling yourself, when they're all old and wrinkly, we'll still be young and beautiful. :rotfl2:

I can't believe they gave you children's menus! Yeah, I guess it's a little irritating now, but we'll be glad one day! :laughing:

It seems like you guys had a perfect first night. Well, except for the entertainment lady. If she would have made that comment to me, I would have said something snarky, like "do you want to see my id?"

That's just me though. ;) Can't contain the snark monster.

I should have said something to her, but I was in too much shock! I couldn't believe how angry she sounded! :eek:

How weird that you got such strange comments from the CMs there. Between the daiquiri and then the 16 yr old you must have looked really young! I think you should take it as a great complement! :goodvibes Btw, did cousin card you when you ordered the drink?

What a romantic night watching Wishes! Did they pump out the music to the beach?

Yes, our "cousin" carded me. I definitely don't think he believed I could have anything with alcohol in it! :lmao: And yes, the music was pumped in! I was worried it was going to be a little too quite to get the full effect, but it's actually really easy to hear everything.

sounds like a lovely first evening :goodvibes - nice to stay 'local' after the long drive there!

That is strange about the entertainer and server making comments about your age?! :confused3 Ohana was one of the few places we got ID-ed this trip (joked we must be looking old now :laughing:).. the server told us every single soft drink and soda that was available.. then I said "can I have a Lapu Lapu please?" :cutie:

Looking forward to reading about the next day!


Emma princess: x

That is too funny! I guess the waiters at Disney are so used to telling kids what they can have that they sometimes forget about the adults! :laughing:

Great update, I love 'Ohana! I can't stand that entertainment lady, I wish there were times you could go and she wouldn't be there! :rotfl: She's the reason Brandon isn't looking forward to going back this year!

Watching Wishes from the Poly beach sounds amazing, if we don't watch Wishes in MK on the night of the 40th anniversary, I'm definitely watching from the Poly! :thumbsup2


I agree! I think it would be nice to have a few days (or even a few hours) where you don't have to worry about that woman being there. She's just a little too much for me! :headache:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I love 'Ohana! I tried it for the first time on a trip last April and instantly fell in love. I loved everything about it, especially the Lapu Lapu! :rolleyes1

You guys looked really cute in your outfits with your leis. I've never watched Wishes from the Poly before, but you've convinced me to give it a try!

We love 'Ohana, too! I'd say it's probably our top favorite restaurant at Disney (we have a lot of favorites! :laughing:) Definitely try Wishes from the beach sometime if you have the chance! It is a great view and much more relaxed than watching it in the park!

Hello from another Georgian! Your wedding pictures are awesome. I can't believe the lady at O'hana's. Very rude. Looking forward to hearing about more of your trip.

:welcome: Thanks so much for joining in! What part of Georgia are you in?

Count me in as someone who can't believe the CM said that. Completely unnecessary!

But at least you had a nice meal! And I'm glad you got to enjoy Wishes from the Poly beach. I agree... it is a great viewing spot!

I agree - it was a very unnecessary comment! People really should think about what they say before they say it!

Courtney, what a perfect first night!! I LOVE the Poly-- wish I could get Zach to agree to stay there!
We cannot stand that woman at Ohana!! THere was a group of guys there our night who were celebrating a birthday and she was constantly fawning over them and screaming into her microphone. Awful! Sorry she was so rude to you guys!

I wish you could get Zach to agree, too! It's such a beautiful resort. It's going to be hard not to stay there in the future, but I have a feeling that the prices will probably keep us away. :headache: For a special trip, it's definitely worth it, though. :goodvibes

Can't belive that lady was so rude!!!

glad your first night at Disney was wonderful! I've never seen the different shapes during wishes, so don't feel bad!

Oh good! I'm glad I'm not the only one! I kept saying "look, it's a star!" :lmao:

Congratulations! Your wedding pictures are beautiful! I'm loving your honeymoon report thus far - I had my honeymoon at Disney almost 5 years ago, crazy how time flies! I'm excited to read about the rest of your journey!

Thank you! And :welcome: So glad you're joining in!

[MagicShell]

I love your report so far. It sounds like you chose the perfect place for your honeymoon. Your dad sounds so sweet. I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

[SevenDwarfDiva]

Thanks for all your info! I am subscribing!

[therussells08]

Ugh! I am SO late and I'm already stuck down on page 10! I'm so glad you started your Disneymoon TR! I have been dying to read this one! It looks like you guys are off to a great start! I want to stay at the Poly SO badly! It's gorgeous! :lovestruc

What was up with that lady at Ohana? I didn't like her when we saw her in December. Plus, that's so weird what she said to Miguel about you. It's none of her business who he's with, no matter how old you look! :mad:

Haha, sorry. I hate it when people do stuff like that!

I can't wait for your next update! :goodvibes

[ericamcl]

I'm in :goodvibes

Can't wait to read all about your trip - I'm living vicariously through you until I get my fix in September :rotfl2:

[reelmom]

:welcome: Thanks so much for joining in! What part of Georgia are you in?



We live near Newnan which is about 30 minutes south of Atlanta. How about you?

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I love your report so far. It sounds like you chose the perfect place for your honeymoon. Your dad sounds so sweet. I can't wait to hear about the rest of your trip!

Thanks for reading along! So glad you are enjoying it! :goodvibes

Thanks for all your info! I am subscribing!

:welcome: Thanks for joining in!

Ugh! I am SO late and I'm already stuck down on page 10! I'm so glad you started your Disneymoon TR! I have been dying to read this one! It looks like you guys are off to a great start! I want to stay at the Poly SO badly! It's gorgeous! :lovestruc

What was up with that lady at Ohana? I didn't like her when we saw her in December. Plus, that's so weird what she said to Miguel about you. It's none of her business who he's with, no matter how old you look! :mad:

Haha, sorry. I hate it when people do stuff like that!

I can't wait for your next update! :goodvibes

Yay! So glad you made it over Joni! :goodvibes We definitely feel in love with the Poly on this trip. It's so beautiful there! :cloud9:

It sounds like no one likes the lady at 'Ohana! Why is she there?! :laughing:

I'm in :goodvibes

Can't wait to read all about your trip - I'm living vicariously through you until I get my fix in September :rotfl2:

:welcome: So glad to have you following along! :goodvibes

:welcome: Thanks so much for joining in! What part of Georgia are you in?



We live near Newnan which is about 30 minutes south of Atlanta. How about you?

I know exactly where that is! I'm in southern Gwinnett county, about 30 minutes north of Atlanta. It's a small world! ;)

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

DAY 1 – Pt. 1

Our first full day at Disney started off bright and early. I set my alarm for 6:30 and didn’t have any trouble waking up shortly thereafter! I quickly got ready and got our daily ziplocks out of the drawer (I just love how simple this method is)! By the time I had my park bag packed, Miguel had showerd and gotten dressed and we were ready to go! We followed right along with our running theme of being right on time and we left our room at 7:27 – 3 mintues before my planned 7:30
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If you can't tell - we were really excited!
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In to the GCH we went!
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Since this was our first time taking the monorail over to the MK, I wasn’t sure exactly how much time we would need to make it to the park in plenty of time for our 8:05 ADR at Crystal Palace, while still leaving some time for empty park pictures!

Just as we approached the Poly’s monorail platform, a train pulled away, but luckily another was only about 5 minutes behind it! We climbed aboard and enjoyed the quick and easy ride over to the Magic Kingdom.
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The park entrance was already pretty crowded, which surprised me since it was still over an hour away from rope drop. There was a CM standing out directing the guests with reservations, so we followed his instructions and entered through the side entrance with plenty of time to snap some pictures before we needed to check in at CP.
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I was happy to see the PP photographers were all ready out since I had pre-ordered the CD for the first time and was determined to get my money’s worth! We stopped for a few shots and were told congratulations many times thanks to our Just Married buttons!
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We wondered down Main Street and turned the corner to find that the CP entrance was just as crowded as the park entrance. We already knew that it was going to be a high-crowd week! Miguel stayed behind while I went to check in.
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Luckily, it only took about 10 minutes before our buzzer was going off and my name was called. In to CP we went and we were led to our table that was decorated for our celebration.
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Since we’ve only ever eaten lunch here, we were very excited to try the breakfast. I was especially excited to the famous puffed French toast. First though, we needed to visit with some old friends!
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Pooh was so cute – when he saw our Just Married buttons he stood with his arms in front of his chest as to not make Miguel jealous! When Eyeore came by, he broke out of his sad shell and celebrated our honeymoon by “raising the roof”! I wish I had of caught that on camera. It was so cute!

Finally, it was time to make our way to the buffet!
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Is it just me, or are the plates at CP really small? They seemed like appetizer plates to me. With so many yummy foods calling my name, I decided to remedy the situation by just taking two plates! I figured that would be easier than having to go back to the buffet and I don’t like piling my food on top of each other. From the left going clockwise I had the vegetable fritatta, raspberry crumb cake, Mickey waffle, sausage, bacon and a biscuit with gravy.
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Plate number two had two pieces of the puffed French toast, breakfast pizza, strawberry yogurt and the potato casserole.
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Miguel had no problem with pilling his up, though! From what I can tell, he had the potatoes, breakfast pizza, a piece of toast, regular eggs, vegetable frittata, bacon, sausage, and a strawberry.
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We both really enjoyed our food. To me, the standouts were definitely the puffed French toast, the raspberry crumb cake and the potato casserole. The gravy for the buscuit was really good, too! There wasn’t a single item that I didn’t like.

About half-way through our meal Piglet and Tigger came over!
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Piglet was just as sweet as Pooh and Eeyore and made a big fuss over our buttons. Tigger was pretty boring, though. I think this Tigger was just having an off day, because he had almost made it to our table when the little parade started and when it was over he just decided to skip over an entire section of tables until a CM finally reminded him that he had other parties to visit.


All in all, we really enjoyed our breakfast at CP. All of the food was really yummy, our server was sweet and attentive and nearly all of the character interactions were great. I’m not sure if we prefer breakfast or lunch at CP since they are both excellent options in their own way, buy I do know that we will definitely be back for breakfast!

Next Up: Some MK Fun

[alliebelle3]

Puffed French Toast?! It looks like I have another food to add to my must-try list!

[IheartDDuck]

Ha ha, I say boo to small plates at the buffet!

Everything looks really good. I love being on a monorail resort, it makes getting to the Magic Kingdom so much easier.

That puffed french toast looks really good.....

[starann]

I jsut spewed soda all over my computer screen!!! You plate (s) VS Miguel's plates!!!! LOL!!!! TOTALLy me and my DH!!!

And it looks like O'hana AND CP (bfast) are on my list for next trip!!! We did CP for dinner and enjoyed it, but it looks WAY better than CM for b'fast (which we have done twice)!

I was hoping you had posted something today...I started back to work after my 10wk maternity leave (I work 2, 12 hour shifts, Sat and Sun) so I was looking forward to coming home and reading something other than patient charts, and you didn't dissapoint!

[BippityBoo]

Ummm HELLO!!! AMAZING wedding photos! You looked stunning---loved the dress, the hair and the earrings. You looked so classic. Excited to hear about your romantic get-away!

[Mrs T 2009]

I Loved CP when we went there for breakfast on our last trip. Love Winnie the Pooh characters too!
The Puffed French Toast was a must-try and it was excellent! All the food there is pretty great :) I am glad you had a great breakfast experience there!

[reelmom]

We have never been to the CP, or many other table service restaurants. I don't like to take the time and DH is too cheap. We are usually counter service all the way but we may have to try CP for breakfast. The food looks so good.

[amazingact21]

Breakfast at CP looked great. I've heard so many positive things about the puffed French toast...and it looked delicious in your pictures!
I thought the Eyeore and Miguel picture was hilarious. I don't think I've seen Eyeore put his ears on somebody's head before. :thumbsup2
Can't wait to see how you spent your MK morning!

[Sunstar]

Oh my goodness, I love breakfast at CP. I've never tried the puffed french toast though, so that's on our list of must tries. You guys are so cute with the characters!

[Lady Lallie]

I love Crystal Palace breakfast, it is so very yummy!! I think the breakfast pizza is my absolute favorite there.

Eeyore is just so darn cute!

[teachermommy78]

All caught up!!! You are having a great first day so far!!! I hear you about being perceived as young. Firstly, I have JUST (at 33) stopped getting carded for R rated movies. Secondly, you would not believe how rude people were when I was pregnant (with my first, at 24, especially). People would GAPE at dh and I and ALWAYS look for a wedding ring. The best was when I was 9 months pg with my 3rd. We were at sam's club and I had my 2 nieces (11 and 9 at the time) with us. Dh had gone off, so I was pushing a 2 year old in the cart, and my 4 year old and 2 nieces were walking next to the cart. It was about to pop, I was so huge. 3 sets of people stopped and stared and one actually pointed. I laughed out loud when I realized I looked like a young mom with 4 kids and 1 on the way. I just smiled, waved, and went on my way! :lmao:

You are both cuties, by the way. I can't wait to read about the rest of your trip!!!

[klacey1]

Your outfit this day was so cute! I love your top! That last picture of Piglet and Miguel is too cute-- I love the candid, non-posed pictures!

[Jennifer48]

I have an ADR for CP in August and I'll be sure to try that puffed french toast and breakfast pizza! YUM!!

[ronnmel]

DH loves to pile on food as well, just like Miguel.

Your pictures with Pooh and with Piglet are just adorable! :cutie: And how funny is Eeyore with his ear over Miguel's head. :lmao:

[MagicShell]

I love CP breakfast. So yummy! It is one of my favorite places in WDW.

[disneybarbie]

Looks like a great breakfast!

We tried CP for breakfast for the first time this trip too.. I had to try the pooh puffed toast after hearing so many good things about it... but didn't realise it was on the children's buffet table at first! :cutie:

I liked the biscuits with sausage gravy too - we don't have things like as breakfasts foods here... actually, could I ask you what 'grits' are?! we saw them on a few breakfast menus but weren't sure what they were! :confused3 hehe


Emma princess: x

[Tnkrbelle565]

Miguel is SOOOO deep in convo with that Piglet in the last pic :rotfl2:

Looks like you had a great breakfast. Still shocked that you got out of bed early on your honeymoon!!!!!

[Joyciemc]

That looks like a seriously yummy breakfast!

Great start to your first day!

[BerrysGirl]

Have to say. My favorite part of Miguel's plate? One. single. strawberry.
Have to get your fruit in somewhere ;)

[queenof3]

You guys are the cutest couple! Your wedding was beautiful! I went back and read a little of your trip report and I just want to tell you that it's never too late to get back into theater! If you really love it, go back and do community theater. I do it and love it too! Can't wait to hear the rest of the report.

[209Disney]

I love reading your report! :cool1: I really like looking at the food pictures because so far those are the places I have made ADR's for our trip in Sept! Cant wait to read more!! :yay:

[blessedmom4]

Courtney, I truly AM here reading along, I just haven't had much time to let you know!! I have LOVED each and every minute of the trip thus far, but that food just made me so hungry I might have to raid the fridge downstairs...I don't have anything that looks as yummy as that though! I have to say once again what a STUNNING bride you are!!! I love how they all thought you were too young to drink, much less be married! Work it girl!!! One day you will be as old as me and miss hearing that....I am so envious of the monorail being right at your doorstep...what a blessing that would be! Looking forward to more!

[Maria Rose]

Loving your TR, can't wait for more!!!

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Maria Rose

[ChiCat]

Congrats on your wedding :goodvibes I've read your trip reports in the past and LOVED them and I just got caught up on this one last night. After reading it I tried to book 'Ohana for us for any of the nights we are there and I couldn't :sad1: I really want to try that drink that Miguel had but we are going to Kona's for breakfast. Does anyone know if you can go to Poly's bar to have one even if you aren't staying there?

[Nermel9]

Love your pictures in front of the castle! I love that they have PP photographers out before the park opens! :thumbsup2

Aww, I love CP! That puffed french toast is SO good! I'm thinking I'll have to keep my ADR there, I just hope we have some decent character interaction this time! Although we never wait for them, we always race to the buffet as soon as we're seated! :laughing: You guys got great pics with Pooh and friends!

[lovegrumpy]

I'm late but Congrats!!!!!

[jessiegirl84]

Hello, I am new here and only just discovered trip reports!
First up Congrats on your wedding! Ive just been reading your engagement trip which was amazing couldn't walk away been glued to the computer for afew days now!
Thankyou so much for sharing your story with us all here. I really feel like I'm there with you. I have picked up so many suggestions for our first trip in December! Will be following along with the rest of your report :)

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Puffed French Toast?! It looks like I have another food to add to my must-try list!

It was so good! Definitely worth trying! :thumbsup2

Ha ha, I say boo to small plates at the buffet!

Everything looks really good. I love being on a monorail resort, it makes getting to the Magic Kingdom so much easier.

That puffed french toast looks really good.....

They seriously need bigger plates at the CP! They are so small! :sad2:

I jsut spewed soda all over my computer screen!!! You plate (s) VS Miguel's plates!!!! LOL!!!! TOTALLy me and my DH!!!

And it looks like O'hana AND CP (bfast) are on my list for next trip!!! We did CP for dinner and enjoyed it, but it looks WAY better than CM for b'fast (which we have done twice)!

I was hoping you had posted something today...I started back to work after my 10wk maternity leave (I work 2, 12 hour shifts, Sat and Sun) so I was looking forward to coming home and reading something other than patient charts, and you didn't dissapoint!

Haha - Miguel's plate is pretty funny! It didn't seem like quite the mountain at the time, but he really loaded it down! :laughing:


Ummm HELLO!!! AMAZING wedding photos! You looked stunning---loved the dress, the hair and the earrings. You looked so classic. Excited to hear about your romantic get-away!

Katie!!! I've missed you! I've been wondering how you were! How are things with the house? I sure hope you're back to stay! :goodvibes Thanks for all your sweet comments!

I Loved CP when we went there for breakfast on our last trip. Love Winnie the Pooh characters too!
The Puffed French Toast was a must-try and it was excellent! All the food there is pretty great :) I am glad you had a great breakfast experience there!

I love getting to see Pooh. I just want to smile when I see him! :cloud9:

We have never been to the CP, or many other table service restaurants. I don't like to take the time and DH is too cheap. We are usually counter service all the way but we may have to try CP for breakfast. The food looks so good.

CP is really good. I think it's one of the less expensive buffets, too. Lunch is great as well! :thumbsup2

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Breakfast at CP looked great. I've heard so many positive things about the puffed French toast...and it looked delicious in your pictures!
I thought the Eyeore and Miguel picture was hilarious. I don't think I've seen Eyeore put his ears on somebody's head before. :thumbsup2
Can't wait to see how you spent your MK morning!

The puffed french toast is just as good as everyone says! The whole breakfast is really yummy. :thumbsup2 Haha, yes, that is Miguel's signature pose with any character with long ears! :lmao:

Oh my goodness, I love breakfast at CP. I've never tried the puffed french toast though, so that's on our list of must tries. You guys are so cute with the characters!

Aw, thanks! We are always pretty lucky with good character interaction. :goodvibes

I love Crystal Palace breakfast, it is so very yummy!! I think the breakfast pizza is my absolute favorite there.

Eeyore is just so darn cute!

Eeyore is so adorable! It was so cute getting to see him be happy for a minute when he saw our buttons - then he went back to being sad. :laughing:

All caught up!!! You are having a great first day so far!!! I hear you about being perceived as young. Firstly, I have JUST (at 33) stopped getting carded for R rated movies. Secondly, you would not believe how rude people were when I was pregnant (with my first, at 24, especially). People would GAPE at dh and I and ALWAYS look for a wedding ring. The best was when I was 9 months pg with my 3rd. We were at sam's club and I had my 2 nieces (11 and 9 at the time) with us. Dh had gone off, so I was pushing a 2 year old in the cart, and my 4 year old and 2 nieces were walking next to the cart. It was about to pop, I was so huge. 3 sets of people stopped and stared and one actually pointed. I laughed out loud when I realized I looked like a young mom with 4 kids and 1 on the way. I just smiled, waved, and went on my way! :lmao:

You are both cuties, by the way. I can't wait to read about the rest of your trip!!!

What a funny story! Although I would have been so embarrassed at the time! Some people seriously worry way to much about other people's lives! :sad2:

Your outfit this day was so cute! I love your top! That last picture of Piglet and Miguel is too cute-- I love the candid, non-posed pictures!

Thank you! Miguel always gets great pictures with the characters. They always seem to love him! :laughing:

I have an ADR for CP in August and I'll be sure to try that puffed french toast and breakfast pizza! YUM!!

Yes, you must! It is so good! :thumbsup2

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

DH loves to pile on food as well, just like Miguel.

Your pictures with Pooh and with Piglet are just adorable! :cutie: And how funny is Eeyore with his ear over Miguel's head. :lmao:

Miguel loves posing like that with the long eared characters! :lmao: They always seem to get into it too!

I love CP breakfast. So yummy! It is one of my favorite places in WDW.

It's a favorite of ours, too! We'll definitely be back for breakfast! :thumbsup2

Looks like a great breakfast!

We tried CP for breakfast for the first time this trip too.. I had to try the pooh puffed toast after hearing so many good things about it... but didn't realise it was on the children's buffet table at first! :cutie:

I liked the biscuits with sausage gravy too - we don't have things like as breakfasts foods here... actually, could I ask you what 'grits' are?! we saw them on a few breakfast menus but weren't sure what they were! :confused3 hehe


Emma princess: x

I didn't know it was on the kids buffet, either! I always feel weird getting stuff from there! :laughing:

Grits are definitely a southern staple (although I will be honest, I'm not crazy about them) I'm pretty sure they're ground corn. :confused3 Cheese grits are really good, though! :thumbsup2

Miguel is SOOOO deep in convo with that Piglet in the last pic :rotfl2:

Looks like you had a great breakfast. Still shocked that you got out of bed early on your honeymoon!!!!!

Haha! He is! He always has really great pictures with the characters. It was surprisingly really easy to get up! We never have a hard time waking up at Disney. Wish I woke up that easy every morning! :laughing:

That looks like a seriously yummy breakfast!

Great start to your first day!

It was! The perfect start to an MK day! :goodvibes

Have to say. My favorite part of Miguel's plate? One. single. strawberry.
Have to get your fruit in somewhere ;)

Haha - I thought that was pretty funny. At least he tries! :lmao:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

You guys are the cutest couple! Your wedding was beautiful! I went back and read a little of your trip report and I just want to tell you that it's never too late to get back into theater! If you really love it, go back and do community theater. I do it and love it too! Can't wait to hear the rest of the report.

Aww, thank you! :goodvibes I have thought about community theatre many times! Maybe when I finish up my masters and finally have some more free time.

I love reading your report! :cool1: I really like looking at the food pictures because so far those are the places I have made ADR's for our trip in Sept! Cant wait to read more!! :yay:

Thank you! I'm so glad you're enjoying it! :goodvibes

Courtney, I truly AM here reading along, I just haven't had much time to let you know!! I have LOVED each and every minute of the trip thus far, but that food just made me so hungry I might have to raid the fridge downstairs...I don't have anything that looks as yummy as that though! I have to say once again what a STUNNING bride you are!!! I love how they all thought you were too young to drink, much less be married! Work it girl!!! One day you will be as old as me and miss hearing that....I am so envious of the monorail being right at your doorstep...what a blessing that would be! Looking forward to more!

Awww, thanks so much Judy! I know you have a very busy schedule! I know you're here! :hug:

Loving your TR, can't wait for more!!!

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Maria Rose

:welcome: So glad you're enjoying the report!

Congrats on your wedding :goodvibes I've read your trip reports in the past and LOVED them and I just got caught up on this one last night. After reading it I tried to book 'Ohana for us for any of the nights we are there and I couldn't :sad1: I really want to try that drink that Miguel had but we are going to Kona's for breakfast. Does anyone know if you can go to Poly's bar to have one even if you aren't staying there?

Thank you so much! And thanks for reading the previous reports, too! :goodvibes Yes, anyone can go to the Poly bar! It is right by 'Ohana's and they serve the Lapu Lapu. Keep trying for 'Ohana, though! It is a must do! :thumbsup2

Love your pictures in front of the castle! I love that they have PP photographers out before the park opens! :thumbsup2

Aww, I love CP! That puffed french toast is SO good! I'm thinking I'll have to keep my ADR there, I just hope we have some decent character interaction this time! Although we never wait for them, we always race to the buffet as soon as we're seated! :laughing: You guys got great pics with Pooh and friends!

I wasn't sure if there would be PP photographers, and I was so happy to see them! I wish we had of done more early morning pictures like that, because they turned out so good!

I'm late but Congrats!!!!!

:welcome: We're just getting started!

Hello, I am new here and only just discovered trip reports!
First up Congrats on your wedding! Ive just been reading your engagement trip which was amazing couldn't walk away been glued to the computer for afew days now!
Thankyou so much for sharing your story with us all here. I really feel like I'm there with you. I have picked up so many suggestions for our first trip in December! Will be following along with the rest of your report :)

:welcome: So glad to have you following along! And thanks for taking a look at the previous reports! I learn so many good tips reading TRs - they are addictive though! Yay for your first trip! Let me know if you decide to do a PTR - I'll definitely follow along! :goodvibes

[NeverlandClub23]

I just went back and read your wedding recap. Wow! What a wonderful (and gorgeous!) wedding!! It literally gave me chills when you talked about walking to the ceremony, right before it was about to start. I'm sure it's a moment you want to savor and last awhile, but at the same time you want to sprint down the aisle. And I hear you about the father/daughter dance! :laughing: I love my father, but I'm almost considering taking out dancing all together at my reception so I wouldn't have to deal with that. All the people staring and women getting emotional, no thanks! :)

Can't wait for the next TR update! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I just went back and read your wedding recap. Wow! What a wonderful (and gorgeous!) wedding!! It literally gave me chills when you talked about walking to the ceremony, right before it was about to start. I'm sure it's a moment you want to savor and last awhile, but at the same time you want to sprint down the aisle. And I hear you about the father/daughter dance! :laughing: I love my father, but I'm almost considering taking out dancing all together at my reception so I wouldn't have to deal with that. All the people staring and women getting emotional, no thanks! :)

Can't wait for the next TR update! :goodvibes

Aww, thank you! I have gone back to re-read it myself! I'm so glad I did the recap so that I can look back on it! :goodvibes

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Day 1 – Pt. 2

When we left CP, we were expecting to get a bit of a head start on the crowds, but I couldn’t believe how many had already poured in to the MK!
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That was ok, though. We were just so happy to finally be on our honeymoon! The first day of vacation really is the best!
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Thankfully though, it seemed like the majority of the crowd were headed to Fantasyland, so once we made it through the hub it was easy to make our way to Tomorrowland to grab our traditional first-of-the-morning Space Mountain FPs.
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While in Tomorrowland, Miguel decided that he wanted to take a spin around the Speedway since it is always so crowded. I am not sure what the appeal is for him for this ride, but keeping with my vow to veer off the plan if need be, I said ok. Once he saw that the wait time was already 20 minutes, though, he relented that the original plan of BTMRR was a better idea. :thumbsup2

On the way to Frontierland, we stopped for some pictures with the castle!
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We then crossed through the hub and made it to Liberty Square. Believe it or not, but I have never noticed the Liberty Bell before. Naturally, we had to stop for a picture!
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We decided to take the walkway over to the back of Frontierland. On the way, we passed by Miguel’s favorite spot – the Shooting Arcade – and noticed that it was closed.
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I told Miguel to make a sad face since his favorite attraction wasn’t open – this is what I got. :laughing:
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Secretly, I was kind of happy that it was closed. :rolleyes1 If you've read my previous TRs, then you know that Miguel could easily spend an hour here!

After Miguel "grieved" over the Shoorting Arcade, we continued to make our way down the walkway. Since it was still so early in the morning, there wasn't too many people over there yet, and the weather was still comfortable. It was a lovely walk with some beautiful scenery!
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One day I want to go to Tom Sawyer Island to look for the paintbrushes. Has anyone every found them?

Finally, it was time for BTMRR! The posted wait time was 10 minutes I believe, but it was really a walk-on.
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Afterwards, I thought it would be a good idea to go over to the Haunted Mansion while we waited for our FP window to open so we could get passes for Splash, but Miguel had another idea. He wanted to ride Splash right then! Normally I only ride water rides at the end of the day, but because there was only a 5 minute wait and it was already really hot, I gave in and off we went!
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While in line, I realized that there was no way that my camera would fit in my purse and I started to panic about it getting soaked. Miguel then whipped out a ziplock bag and said we could put it in there. What a great idea! Why hadn’t I thought of this? I’m not sure if it was intentional or not, since it was actually the bag that his clothes for the day were packed in, but it worked out really well! Our camera and phones stayed completely dry and we only got a little wet. We had so much fun that we decided to load up on a couple more Fast Passes.
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Up Next: We experience the new queue at HM, do some shopping and run into the Brazillian tour groups! :scared1:

[ronnmel]

Wow, there were already lots of people there!

Miguel looks so excited to be at MK!

Carrying a ziplock bag is a great idea. We had done it for Kali River Rapid, but for some reason it had never occurred to us that you could get really wet on Splash Mountain as well. A little wet, sure, but nothing much. We got lucky that we didn't get wet at all, but next time I'm making sure I have something to protect my stuff!

Looks like you had a very good first morning so far, but I'm afraid of what's coming next!

[arbolita]

Ohhh I can't wait to see pictures of the new queue at Haunted Mansion!

Tell me more about these Tom Sawyer Island paint brushes...

[DisneyCrafter]

I've never been to TSI either but my camp counselor from when I was in middle school found one and her photo of one of the paintbrushes is actually in one of the DW guidebooks!

Wow! That's a crowd all right! Summer is busy in WDW, though.

I usually carry a ziploc or 2 with me as well for that exact reason! :)

It looked like a beautiful day. :goodvibes

[Mrs T 2009]

The new queue at HM is so cool!!! DH and I had fun figuring what everything was when we went through in May.

Good thing he had that ziploc bag! LOL And yay for veering off the plan :) LOL Sometimes it's nice to veer off a plan (a little) :P

[merbobear]

It was so crowded for being early! Miguel and Mike think alike, he always brings ziplocs with him any time he will be on water rides, so he can store his phone, wallet and camera! I mock him mercilessly for it :rotfl2:
And poor Miguel, lines at the speedway and no shooting! Poor guy can't catch a break. We had gone on the speedway once, and I have to say that I don't get the appeal either..but you are right, it seems like a lot of people want to wait in line to drive a car around in a circle!:rotfl:

[Tnkrbelle565]

Always Always Always bring a Ziploc for the camera!!!

Brazilian tour groups???? Is there ever a time these people don't show up???

[klacey1]

Oh my God, I LOVE that picture of Miguel and the castle!! He looks so excited to be there/on your honeymoon! I'm admiring your ability to go with the flow! It seems like you were really able to be laid back and have a chill honeymoon!

[Lady Lallie]

I love the sad face picture of Miguel when the shooting arcade was closed. :laughing: I also love that he just whipped out a ziploc bag. Too funny but I'm glad it worked for the ride! :thumbsup2

[disneybarbie]

Looks like a wonderful start to your Magic Kingdom day!

Lol when we in Frontierland on our trip I noticed that the Shootin' Arcade was being refurbished and I actually wondered if you'd know about it before your trip so Miguel wouldn't be sad about it! ;)

I haven't looked for paintbrushes on Tom Sawyer Island but I have been over there a few times - it's such a lovely area, really calm and you get great photos of the Haunted Mansion and Thunder Mountain :thumbsup2


Emma princess: x

[Nermel9]

Wow there were already so many people at MK! :eek: Glad most of them went to Fantasyland so you could get your SM FP's! :thumbsup2

Aww, poor Miguel and his shooting arcade! :rotfl: I probably would have been secretly happy that it was closed too! :rolleyes1

I always bring a ziplock or two with me into the parks, in case anything might get wet, but then I always forget about them! :eek: I'm surprised our phones didn't get ruined last year on Splash, with how soaked we got! :rotfl2: I'll be more prepared this year!

Oh no, Brazilian tour groups!!! I keep reading horror stories about them! :rotfl:

[amazingact21]

Sounds like a great start to your morning (other than the large crowds). Amusingly enough, your route..Space Mtn FP, riding BTMRR, riding Splash Mtn, then getting a FP, would probably have been DF's and my's exact schedule as well. :rotfl:
:rotfl:
It was great to see Miguel had a Ziploc bag for your electronics on Splash! I'm sure the ride wouldn't have been as fun if you had to worry about your items getting wet the whole time.
Can't wait to see what you thought of HM's interactive queue.:thumbsup2

[BippityBoo]

YES! I am here to stay :goodvibes We moved back into our house, and will hopefully (*hopefully) be paid back soon. I will be sure to post pics in my new PTR (stay tuned -- I will need lots of your advice ;)) Loving your first day! Can you believe that we never rode Splash when we were in WDW? It was always down for repair, or way too cold. I am dying to try it! Great idea about the ziplock bag. Can't wait to hear more---can't STAND those tours! haha.

[ChiCat]

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I would frame this picture! He looks like a kid, just the happiest ever to be at Disney World. So cute!

I went through your PTR today, and I'm sure you heard this a million times but your wedding was very beautiful. :goodvibes

[Princess_K]

What a great start to your MK day! Poor Miguel..that stinks his arcade was closed. Good job on going with the flow! I'm with you...I don't usually do water rides in the mornings either. But in the heat, I bet it felt really good!

[BippityBoo]

Already asking for advice: :lmao:

We are thinking of staying at POR (no kids!). Didn't you stay there before? Do you think FQ or Riverside is best? Thank you!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Wow, there were already lots of people there!

Miguel looks so excited to be at MK!

Carrying a ziplock bag is a great idea. We had done it for Kali River Rapid, but for some reason it had never occurred to us that you could get really wet on Splash Mountain as well. A little wet, sure, but nothing much. We got lucky that we didn't get wet at all, but next time I'm making sure I have something to protect my stuff!

Looks like you had a very good first morning so far, but I'm afraid of what's coming next!

We were both so happy to be there! I love that picture of Miguel. :cloud9:

We will always take a ziplock now! I can't believe I didn't think of it sooner!

Ohhh I can't wait to see pictures of the new queue at Haunted Mansion!

Tell me more about these Tom Sawyer Island paint brushes...

Apparently, there are these special brushes on TSI and if you find one, you get a special fast pass. I've heard you have to get there really early to find them, though. Maybe one day! :goodvibes

I've never been to TSI either but my camp counselor from when I was in middle school found one and her photo of one of the paintbrushes is actually in one of the DW guidebooks!

Wow! That's a crowd all right! Summer is busy in WDW, though.

I usually carry a ziploc or 2 with me as well for that exact reason! :)

It looked like a beautiful day. :goodvibes

I had forgotten just how busy Disney during the summer was (it's been years since I'd been) but we were quickly reminded! :laughing: Thankfully we still didn't do too much waiting in line - maybe a little more than usual, but nothing unbearable. :thumbsup2

The new queue at HM is so cool!!! DH and I had fun figuring what everything was when we went through in May.

Good thing he had that ziploc bag! LOL And yay for veering off the plan :) LOL Sometimes it's nice to veer off a plan (a little) :P

The queue is really neat! I wish there were more like that to keep you occupied while in line. :thumbsup2

It was so crowded for being early! Miguel and Mike think alike, he always brings ziplocs with him any time he will be on water rides, so he can store his phone, wallet and camera! I mock him mercilessly for it :rotfl2:
And poor Miguel, lines at the speedway and no shooting! Poor guy can't catch a break. We had gone on the speedway once, and I have to say that I don't get the appeal either..but you are right, it seems like a lot of people want to wait in line to drive a car around in a circle!:rotfl:

It was packed that day! We thought for sure we'd have an hour or two before the crowds poured it, but apparently not! :laughing:

I don't understand the speedway either. Well, maybe for little kids, but adults? I have no idea why Miguel wanted to ride it so badly. :confused3 But then again, I haven't really figured out why he likes to pay $1 to shoot a fake gun at little red dots either. :lmao:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Always Always Always bring a Ziploc for the camera!!!

Brazilian tour groups???? Is there ever a time these people don't show up???

We've managed to run into them every trip, but we realized that they really are worse during the summer. They were literally everywhere you turned. You couldn't escape them! :scared1:

Oh my God, I LOVE that picture of Miguel and the castle!! He looks so excited to be there/on your honeymoon! I'm admiring your ability to go with the flow! It seems like you were really able to be laid back and have a chill honeymoon!

I love it too! It's one of my favorites from our trip! Definitely tells what are emotions were that day! :cloud9:

I love the sad face picture of Miguel when the shooting arcade was closed. :laughing: I also love that he just whipped out a ziploc bag. Too funny but I'm glad it worked for the ride! :thumbsup2

Miguel never thinks about stuff like that. He's a fly by the seat of your pants type of guy. I was shocked to say the least! I couldn't believe that I hadn't thought of that! :lmao:

Looks like a wonderful start to your Magic Kingdom day!

Lol when we in Frontierland on our trip I noticed that the Shootin' Arcade was being refurbished and I actually wondered if you'd know about it before your trip so Miguel wouldn't be sad about it! ;)

I haven't looked for paintbrushes on Tom Sawyer Island but I have been over there a few times - it's such a lovely area, really calm and you get great photos of the Haunted Mansion and Thunder Mountain :thumbsup2


Emma princess: x

That is too funny that you thought about Miguel when you saw the arcade! :lmao: Thankfully he wasn't too sad about it! I bet TSI would be a nice retreat in the middle of the day. I am definitely putting it on my list for net time! :goodvibes

Wow there were already so many people at MK! :eek: Glad most of them went to Fantasyland so you could get your SM FP's! :thumbsup2

Aww, poor Miguel and his shooting arcade! :rotfl: I probably would have been secretly happy that it was closed too! :rolleyes1

I always bring a ziplock or two with me into the parks, in case anything might get wet, but then I always forget about them! :eek: I'm surprised our phones didn't get ruined last year on Splash, with how soaked we got! :rotfl2: I'll be more prepared this year!

Oh no, Brazilian tour groups!!! I keep reading horror stories about them! :rotfl:

The Brazillians were terrible this time. I've seen them every time we've gone, but nothing like this. I have quite a few stories about them! :eek:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Sounds like a great start to your morning (other than the large crowds). Amusingly enough, your route..Space Mtn FP, riding BTMRR, riding Splash Mtn, then getting a FP, would probably have been DF's and my's exact schedule as well. :rotfl:
:rotfl:
It was great to see Miguel had a Ziploc bag for your electronics on Splash! I'm sure the ride wouldn't have been as fun if you had to worry about your items getting wet the whole time.
Can't wait to see what you thought of HM's interactive queue.:thumbsup2

We always follow the same plan at MK. It works out really well! We never have to wait for the big attractions, there. :thumbsup2 I would have been so paranoid if it weren't for that Ziploc! Miguel made sure to bring that up the entire trip! :lmao:

YES! I am here to stay :goodvibes We moved back into our house, and will hopefully (*hopefully) be paid back soon. I will be sure to post pics in my new PTR (stay tuned -- I will need lots of your advice ;)) Loving your first day! Can you believe that we never rode Splash when we were in WDW? It was always down for repair, or way too cold. I am dying to try it! Great idea about the ziplock bag. Can't wait to hear more---can't STAND those tours! haha.

Yay! So glad to hear you're back to DISing! :goodvibes And even more glad to hear that you should be reimbursed for your house. It sounds like things are getting back to normal for you guys. I LOVE that you've got a trip in the works! You know I'll be there for the PTR! Just let me know when you've got it up and running! :woohoo:

I would frame this picture! He looks like a kid, just the happiest ever to be at Disney World. So cute!

I went through your PTR today, and I'm sure you heard this a million times but your wedding was very beautiful. :goodvibes

Thank you so much! It was a lot of work but it was definitely worth it! :goodvibes

What a great start to your MK day! Poor Miguel..that stinks his arcade was closed. Good job on going with the flow! I'm with you...I don't usually do water rides in the mornings either. But in the heat, I bet it felt really good!

I was very proud of myself when I went to get in line for the Speedway! :lmao: At least I didn't have to ride! ;)

Already asking for advice: :lmao:

We are thinking of staying at POR (no kids!). Didn't you stay there before? Do you think FQ or Riverside is best? Thank you!

Ask away! We've stayed at both POFQ and POR. I would highly recommend POFQ - it has always been a favorite of mine. I stayed there a lot when I was younger and it was just plain old Port Orleans. I think it would especially be good if it's an adults-only trip (fun!). It has a really romantic vibe, especially at night! It's so peaceful and quaint. The size is great, too. I think you would like a smaller size since you guys normally do deluxe, right? I find that most mods are too big. I don't like to have to walk a lot at my resort when I'm walking in the parks all day! :laughing: I can't say enough about POFQ, really. In my opinion, you can't go wrong there! :thumbsup2

[mickey2minnie1]

You were a gorgeous bride! I also like the picture of your DH in front of the castle.

Enjoy this special time with each other.:thumbsup2

Thank you for sharing such a great time with all of us.

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

You were a gorgeous bride! I also like the picture of your DH in front of the castle.

Enjoy this special time with each other.:thumbsup2

Thank you for sharing such a great time with all of us.

Thank you so much! I so enjoy getting to relive our trip here! :goodvibes We are definitely enjoying our time as "newlyweds". :cloud9:

[Bethannk511]

Congratulations on your wedding!! :bride:

I'm subbing to this and totally loving your TR!!! Poly is my absolute favorite hotel. The only thing that would make it better for me would be a hot tub!!

[JolllyHoliday]

The year we found one of the paint brushes we were on the first raft over to Tom Sawyer Island. The CM told us about them on the ride over. My 3 grandsons had a blast looking for them. An older couple spotted one of the 5 paint brushes hidden on the island and pointed it out to us. So, we casually walked by and let the boys "find" it. They were thrilled and it was so nice of that couple to let the boys find the paint brush. We got a fast pass to BTMR to use any time we wanted. We were there at a very slow time, so we really didn't need it. The best part was just running all over the island to try and find the paint brush. It was really cool!

[IheartDDuck]

You guys had a great start to your first day.

How awesome was it that Miguel had the ziploc bag ready for you! Happenstance or not, it seemed to work out perfectly.

[dreamerchic33]

great update (as always!) and FANTASTIC pictures! THe one of miguel looking so excited is just priceless!

We ran into the Brazilain tour groups in January (and please no one flame me for this!) but it was a terrible experience! One of the worst trips to WDW we have ever had! So they are there in June, too? I believe you said you ran into them in your January trip, too, right?
I hope it wasn't too bad!
xo Christina

[UGAFan0829]

Wow, I can't believe how much I missed out on, but I'm glad to be all caught up now!!

Wow, what a MAGICAL first day!! It doesn't get much better than that! The Poly is absolutely gorgeous. I can only hope to stay there one day! And fireworks on the beach...how romantic!!

I'm glad that you enjoyed breakfast at CP! That is my fave restaurant of all, though I do have to say that I don't really care for the dinner there!

I'm so excited to be reading along! You're already off to a fabulous start, so I can't wait to read about all the surprises that are in store!

[Jennifer48]

That photo of Miguel with the castle in the background is so cute! He looks so genuinely happy! :goodvibes

The Brazilians :scared1:

[Lucille1963]

I can't wait to read more!

[tigger536]

A fellow Atlantan joining in! Your wedding was gorgeous!! The St. Regis is a stunning location! I loved your colors and your dress! :)

Can wait to read more about your trip!

Oh and the comments that the entertainer lady and the CM made would have annoyed me too. I also look young -when I'm in WDW I keep getting asked by CMs what I'm studying in school (even though I'm 33, lol). At least I don't get handed kids menus lol.

Can't wait for more!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Congratulations on your wedding!! :bride:

I'm subbing to this and totally loving your TR!!! Poly is my absolute favorite hotel. The only thing that would make it better for me would be a hot tub!!

Thank you so much! So glad to have you following along! :woohoo: I completely agree about the hot tub at the Poly! I can't believe there isn't one!

The year we found one of the paint brushes we were on the first raft over to Tom Sawyer Island. The CM told us about them on the ride over. My 3 grandsons had a blast looking for them. An older couple spotted one of the 5 paint brushes hidden on the island and pointed it out to us. So, we casually walked by and let the boys "find" it. They were thrilled and it was so nice of that couple to let the boys find the paint brush. We got a fast pass to BTMR to use any time we wanted. We were there at a very slow time, so we really didn't need it. The best part was just running all over the island to try and find the paint brush. It was really cool!

That is so neat that your grandsons got to "find" the paintbrushes! That is so sweet of the couple to point it out to you. :cloud9:

You guys had a great start to your first day.

How awesome was it that Miguel had the ziploc bag ready for you! Happenstance or not, it seemed to work out perfectly.

It was a great morning! :yay:

great update (as always!) and FANTASTIC pictures! THe one of miguel looking so excited is just priceless!

We ran into the Brazilain tour groups in January (and please no one flame me for this!) but it was a terrible experience! One of the worst trips to WDW we have ever had! So they are there in June, too? I believe you said you ran into them in your January trip, too, right?
I hope it wasn't too bad!
xo Christina

Thank you! :goodvibes I don't think you'll get flamed here for complaining about the Brazilians! No one likes them! We saw them in January, too (we've seen them every time we've been) but they are most definitely worse during the summer! :scared1:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Wow, I can't believe how much I missed out on, but I'm glad to be all caught up now!!

Wow, what a MAGICAL first day!! It doesn't get much better than that! The Poly is absolutely gorgeous. I can only hope to stay there one day! And fireworks on the beach...how romantic!!

I'm glad that you enjoyed breakfast at CP! That is my fave restaurant of all, though I do have to say that I don't really care for the dinner there!

I'm so excited to be reading along! You're already off to a fabulous start, so I can't wait to read about all the surprises that are in store!

The Poly is a beautiful hotel! I hope you get to stay there! It's definitely worth it! :goodvibes I'm so glad you're enjoying the report so far!

That photo of Miguel with the castle in the background is so cute! He looks so genuinely happy! :goodvibes

The Brazilians :scared1:

I love that picture of Miguel! I'd like to go back to that moment right now! :cloud9:

I can't wait to read more!

:welcome:

A fellow Atlantan joining in! Your wedding was gorgeous!! The St. Regis is a stunning location! I loved your colors and your dress! :)

Can wait to read more about your trip!

Oh and the comments that the entertainer lady and the CM made would have annoyed me too. I also look young -when I'm in WDW I keep getting asked by CMs what I'm studying in school (even though I'm 33, lol). At least I don't get handed kids menus lol.

Can't wait for more!

Yay! So glad to have another Georgia peach joining in! What part of Atlanta are you in? We're in south Gwinnett. :goodvibes

[tutti]

Congratulations on your wedding! Love you trip report so far & can't wait to read more! Disney is where I'd LOVE to get married or honeymoon! :)

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

DAY 1 - Pt. 3

When I last left off, we had just finished up an fun ride on Splash Mountain, and were headed to Liberty Square to visit all of the happy haunts at the Haunted Mansion!
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We were both excited to try out all of the new interactive queue things!
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I ended up having to drag Miguel away from the "games" so we could actually go inside!

HM was fun as always and I was surprised to find that there was a new feature added towards the end of the ride, too. I won’t give it away for those who haven’t ridden yet!

When we left HM, I remembered reading about the kitchen items store that was near-by and persuaded Miguel to pop in for a minute. Thankfully with the heat, it didn’t take much to convince him to go in any store on this trip!
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Since I wanted to do more souvie buying than normal on this trip, I figured a kitchen store would be the perfect place to get started. I find that I have a hard time spending money on souvineers because I can’t find a use for them. But, I love to cook and I love all things kitchen-related, so I knew that I could find something useful in this store. And I did! I hate drinking without a straw, so I got a cute pack of reusable straws and I am always looking for a bag clip, so I got a set of those, too!
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After our shopping, we headed over to Adventureland to check out the wait times for Pirates, which thankfully was another was a walk on! It was here that we ran in to them…you know who. The Brazillian tour groups!

While we have spotted them during every Disney trip we’ve been on, these were definitely the worst behaved. They just kept screaming for no reason, and no one was making them stop. Probably because there was only one adult chaperone to about 100 kids. That just doesn’t make sense.

Lucky us, we were smushed right in the middle of them. Now, we didn’t do that intentionally, but when we were walking in to the line, a group ran past us and the other portion of the group hudled behind us and we were trapped! Thankfully, a kind CM noticed that we didn’t belong and pulled us out of the group so that we could board a separate, much quiter boat.

We always like browsing through the shop after exiting POTC. There are so many neat things in there!
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Soon enough, the Brazillians poured in, so we decided to get out of Adventureland! It seemed like a good time to head back to Tomorrowland to use our Space Mountain FP’s. Miguel decided to take us the long way to Tomorrowland, taking us through the very croweded Fantasyland. Probably not the best idea - but hey, I was going with the flow!
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We had almost made it to our destination when a CM noticed our Just Married buttons and decided to have a little photoshoot of his own. It was fun at first, but he went on and on and on telling us to stand here, no there, turn this way, no that way. By the end we were tired, hot and embarrassed. At least we got a few cute pictures out of it
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We finally made it to Space Mountain, but when we got there, we were told the ride was temporarily down. Back across the park we went to use our Splash Mountain FPs, but when we got there, we were informed that that mountain was closed, too!

By this point, we were tired of criss-crossing the park and were quickly roasting in the hot sun. So, we decided to forgo the FPs and just head on back to the Poly.

Once we got back to the Poly, I was hungry for some lunch so I headed down to Captain Cooks for some food to take back to the room. After remembering reading about it here on the DIS, I decided on the Aloha pork sandwich with the Polynesian chips. It was a very good choice! The sandwich was very tasty and it was huge! The homemade chips were nice and crispy and had a really good flavor.
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This was also waiting on us when we returned back to our room!
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Next up: And Evening at DHS and Dinner at Sci-Fi

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Congratulations on your wedding! Love you trip report so far & can't wait to read more! Disney is where I'd LOVE to get married or honeymoon! :)

:welcome: Thank you so much! :goodvibes

[Tnkrbelle565]

You guys are so freakin' cute!!!! I dont' think we ever looked that in love :cloud9:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

You guys are so freakin' cute!!!! I dont' think we ever looked that in love :cloud9:

Awww, that's very sweet of you! :goodvibes

[Princess_K]

I think you did well with your first set of souvenirs. I love kitchen stuff too...just wish I liked to cook more :goodvibes

That stinks both Space and Splash were closed..talk about bad timing!

That's funny about your mini photoshoot. DF and I wouldn't been dying of embarrassment. You two were good sports :thumbsup2

Excited to read about the rest of your day!

[Sunstar]

We have been fortunate enough to never run into the tour groups, but they sound awful! Thank goodness you had that nice cast member!

[BerrysGirl]

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LOVE that picture! Seriously, how adorable :)
I am cracking up over here!

[mickey2minnie1]

I am glad that you are enjoying the Poly. I just think it is so romantic. Have you watched Wishes from the beach yet?

[ronnmel]

I too want to spend more than usual on souvenir for this trip. I figure it's our honeymoon, plus we got money as gifts, so we might as well spend it at Disney! I also want to use those gifts to experience a few extras, like the mini golf. :wizard:

I LOVE homemade chips. Yummy! popcorn::

Ugh, going all the way across the park twice to find the mountains closed, that sucks. :headache: I think it's in times like these that the Lines application for Smartphones would be useful. DH actually just got a smartphone, but without a data plan, so no Lines for us.

[Lady Lallie]

I'm so glad they pulled you out of the tour group so you could ride a quieter boat. Nice CMs there! :thumbsup2

Criss crossing the park in the heat is never fun, I think it was a good idea to head back for some rest and relaxation at the Poly. :thumbsup2

[UGAFan0829]

I had no idea there was a kitchen store in MK! I love looking at all the stuff they have in the World of Disney store though! It's so much fun to have Mickey stuff in the kitchen!

That really stinks that both Mountains were down!! No fun!:sad2:

That BBQ sandwich looked really good!!

[arbolita]

I know they have a kitchen store like that in Downtown Disney, but where is the one in the Magic Kingdom?

[lilpapsgirl]

I really like the picture of you and Miguel were you are just about to kiss and you can see part of the castle in the background, very fairy tale like and it was shot at a great angle. Can't wait to hear more! I hope you guys are enjoying married life!

[Jennifer48]

Nice of that CM to notice you didn't belong. I'd hate to be on that boat!

Love the reusable straws! :thumbsup2

[dreamerchic33]

adorable purchases and super great pictures!
I am so excited to see the new HM!

[tigger536]

Yay! So glad to have another Georgia peach joining in! What part of Atlanta are you in? We're in south Gwinnett. :goodvibes


We are in Brookhaven!

I am enjoying your TR so far. The Poly is one of my favorites too! :love:

[klacey1]

Great update, as always, Courtney! Auuuugh, tour groups! They should hire paid chaperones to watch those kids in no more than groups of five. The numbers in which the congregate are ridiculous! I hope we avoid them in August!
Love those bag clips-- I've never been in that store before! Definitely will have to pop in!

[alliebelle3]

I have been reading about that Aloha Pork Sandwich...I am definitely trying that on my next trip!

I cannot imagine being mushed in between a large tour group in line like that -- especially pirates where it's so echo-y!

[Mrs T 2009]

So glad you enjoyed the queue at HM :)

sad to hear that both mountains you wanted to ride were down- how crazy is that?

Glad to hear that your lunch was good though! It looks like it was delicious :)

[amazingact21]

I enjoyed the new addition to HM, as well, it was cute.
Oh no! I can't believe both Mountains were closed! Especially since you had FPs for the two. That was a bummer, but it was nice to see you two got to relax and eat a tasty lunch instead.

I'm glad I've never seen the Kitchen Store before! I would spend way too much in there. :rotfl: I might have to search for those bag clips, though, they looked really cute!:thumbsup2

[BippityBoo]

I love that kitchen store! Stumbled across it on our last trip when it was too COLD to stay outside :lmao: I think your DH is getting really use to you snapping Trip Report pictures---he is like a pro TR model now! ha!

My DH had the pulled pork sand. from Captain Cooks, and really liked it. Can't wait to hear about your next adventure :goodvibes

PS: I booked POR/FQ for...wait for it...not ONE but TWO trips :cool1: More info this weekend (hopefully get a PTR up!)

[Nermel9]

Great update! I love the new HM queue (well, from what I've seen in pictures!), I can't wait to see it in person! :laughing:

I don't think I've ever been inside that kitchen store in MK...we always walk by, but never go in, it's so cute!

Ugh, those tour groups sound obnoxious! :eek: I'm glad you got to go on a quieter boat!

Aww, your little photo shoot was so cute! :lovestruc I agree though, when they make you do weird poses, it's a little embarrassing! On PP photographer did that to us on our Disneymoon, and I felt so stupid! :rotfl: But at least you get some cute pictures out of it! :thumbsup2

[disneybarbie]

Hi Courtney,

Sounded like a fun day in Magic Kingdom - loved how you described the Cast Member 'rescuing' you two from the sea of Brazilians! Nice that they noticed :goodvibes we saw a few groups while we were there but we're getting good at making sure we get to an attraction before they do or choosing a different ride to go on :rolleyes1 hehe

I love all the Disney cookware - our kitchen is probably the most Disney room in our house, I have a lot of the classic Mickey range! :cutie:


Emma princess: x

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I think you did well with your first set of souvenirs. I love kitchen stuff too...just wish I liked to cook more :goodvibes

That stinks both Space and Splash were closed..talk about bad timing!

That's funny about your mini photoshoot. DF and I wouldn't been dying of embarrassment. You two were good sports :thumbsup2

Excited to read about the rest of your day!

I was really happy to find some "useful" souvenirs. It made me feel much better about spending the extra money! :lmao:

We have been fortunate enough to never run into the tour groups, but they sound awful! Thank goodness you had that nice cast member!

Be glad you never have! They can definitely get annoying! :scared1:

LOVE that picture! Seriously, how adorable :)
I am cracking up over here!

:lmao: Miguel gets into the picture taking sometimes!

I am glad that you are enjoying the Poly. I just think it is so romantic. Have you watched Wishes from the beach yet?

The Poly is definitely romantic! We loved it there! Yes, we watched Wishes there our first night. It's our new favorite spot to see the show! So peaceful and romantic, and a great view, too! :goodvibes

I too want to spend more than usual on souvenir for this trip. I figure it's our honeymoon, plus we got money as gifts, so we might as well spend it at Disney! I also want to use those gifts to experience a few extras, like the mini golf. :wizard:

I LOVE homemade chips. Yummy! popcorn::

Ugh, going all the way across the park twice to find the mountains closed, that sucks. :headache: I think it's in times like these that the Lines application for Smartphones would be useful. DH actually just got a smartphone, but without a data plan, so no Lines for us.

That was my thought too! If there was ever a time to splurge, it's on the honeymoon! :thumbsup2 We were really disappointed that both of the mountains were closed. :headache:

[ariel1025]

I'm just like you Courtney - I hate spending money on souvenirs that will never get used. Currently the only ones I have spent any money on are a rare couple of t-shirts, a travel mug and (my favorite of all favorites) a Camera strap :thumbsup2

I'm super excited to check out the kitchen store since I've seriously gotten into cooking lately!

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I'm so glad they pulled you out of the tour group so you could ride a quieter boat. Nice CMs there! :thumbsup2

Criss crossing the park in the heat is never fun, I think it was a good idea to head back for some rest and relaxation at the Poly. :thumbsup2

We were so relieved when the CM said "you're not with them, are you?" :laughing: I would have hated to have been on a boat with that group!

I had no idea there was a kitchen store in MK! I love looking at all the stuff they have in the World of Disney store though! It's so much fun to have Mickey stuff in the kitchen!

That really stinks that both Mountains were down!! No fun!:sad2:

That BBQ sandwich looked really good!!

It's a really cute store! It's right near the HM. Lots of neat stuff in there! :thumbsup2

I know they have a kitchen store like that in Downtown Disney, but where is the one in the Magic Kingdom?

It's near the HM - kind of between it and CHH. It's a neat little shop! :thumbsup2

I really like the picture of you and Miguel were you are just about to kiss and you can see part of the castle in the background, very fairy tale like and it was shot at a great angle. Can't wait to hear more! I hope you guys are enjoying married life!

Aww, thank you! It is a cute picture. I just wish it hadn't taken so much work to make it! :lmao:

Nice of that CM to notice you didn't belong. I'd hate to be on that boat!

Love the reusable straws! :thumbsup2

Ugh, me too! Pirates would NOT have been fun if we'd been on the Brazilian boat. :scared1:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

adorable purchases and super great pictures!
I am so excited to see the new HM!

Thanks! :goodvibes The new queue is really neat! It definitely helps to pass the time!

We are in Brookhaven!

I am enjoying your TR so far. The Poly is one of my favorites too! :love:

Oh wow! We're not too far from each other then. So glad you're enjoying the report! :goodvibes

Great update, as always, Courtney! Auuuugh, tour groups! They should hire paid chaperones to watch those kids in no more than groups of five. The numbers in which the congregate are ridiculous! I hope we avoid them in August!
Love those bag clips-- I've never been in that store before! Definitely will have to pop in!

I completely agree! I can't believe that there's only one adult for a huge group of kids. It doesn't make sense whatsoever! :sad2:

I have been reading about that Aloha Pork Sandwich...I am definitely trying that on my next trip!

I cannot imagine being mushed in between a large tour group in line like that -- especially pirates where it's so echo-y!

I'm so glad we were only in the middle of them for a few minutes. I couldn't have handled it much longer! I can still hear them screaming now. :headache:

So glad you enjoyed the queue at HM :)

sad to hear that both mountains you wanted to ride were down- how crazy is that?

Glad to hear that your lunch was good though! It looks like it was delicious :)


We were so frustrated with both Space and Splash being down. What a waste of FPs! :sad2:

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

I enjoyed the new addition to HM, as well, it was cute.
Oh no! I can't believe both Mountains were closed! Especially since you had FPs for the two. That was a bummer, but it was nice to see you two got to relax and eat a tasty lunch instead.

I'm glad I've never seen the Kitchen Store before! I would spend way too much in there. :rotfl: I might have to search for those bag clips, though, they looked really cute!:thumbsup2

I had to restrain myself from buying more in the kitchen store than I did! I could have spent way too much, too! :lmao:

I love that kitchen store! Stumbled across it on our last trip when it was too COLD to stay outside :lmao: I think your DH is getting really use to you snapping Trip Report pictures---he is like a pro TR model now! ha!

My DH had the pulled pork sand. from Captain Cooks, and really liked it. Can't wait to hear about your next adventure :goodvibes

PS: I booked POR/FQ for...wait for it...not ONE but TWO trips :cool1: More info this weekend (hopefully get a PTR up!)

Haha, yeah Miguel can be quite the model sometimes! :lmao: I'm so excited to hear that you booked PO - twice! I can't wait for the PTR! :woohoo:

Great update! I love the new HM queue (well, from what I've seen in pictures!), I can't wait to see it in person! :laughing:

I don't think I've ever been inside that kitchen store in MK...we always walk by, but never go in, it's so cute!

Ugh, those tour groups sound obnoxious! :eek: I'm glad you got to go on a quieter boat!

Aww, your little photo shoot was so cute! :lovestruc I agree though, when they make you do weird poses, it's a little embarrassing! On PP photographer did that to us on our Disneymoon, and I felt so stupid! :rotfl: But at least you get some cute pictures out of it! :thumbsup2

We were surprised that more PP photographers didn't try to play up the whole honyemoon thing (I think maybe 2 asked us to kiss), but this guy more than made up for it. He went overboard! :sad2:

Hi Courtney,

Sounded like a fun day in Magic Kingdom - loved how you described the Cast Member 'rescuing' you two from the sea of Brazilians! Nice that they noticed :goodvibes we saw a few groups while we were there but we're getting good at making sure we get to an attraction before they do or choosing a different ride to go on :rolleyes1 hehe

I love all the Disney cookware - our kitchen is probably the most Disney room in our house, I have a lot of the classic Mickey range! :cutie:


Emma princess: x

I wondered if the tour groups would be bad for you guys, too. They seemed to thin out towards the end of our trip, thank goodness. I want more Disney stuff for my kitchen now! It's all so fun! :goodvibes

I'm just like you Courtney - I hate spending money on souvenirs that will never get used. Currently the only ones I have spent any money on are a rare couple of t-shirts, a travel mug and (my favorite of all favorites) a Camera strap :thumbsup2

I'm super excited to check out the kitchen store since I've seriously gotten into cooking lately!

I think the kitchen items are a great purchase since they can be used everyday. There is some really neat stuff in the kitchen stores/departments. I did branch out and buy a couple of t-shirts this time though, and I'm so glad I did. I've already gotten a ton of use out of them! :thumbsup2

[SOUTHERNtinkerBELLE]

Hi Everyone!

I'd like to take break from my regularly scheduled updating to point out my shiny new ticker!!! :woohoo: Yes, we've already got our next trip to Disney in the works! I normally don't mention anything about my next trip until I finish up a TR, but sine I know this TR is going to be kind of long and because the new trip is now less than 6 months away, I couldn't wait to put up a ticker! I will of course be doing a PTR, but I'll wait until this one is finished up since I discovered during my honeymoon PTR/November TR that I don't like having multiple reports to update. :laughing: This is going to be a bit of a different Disney trip for us (you might notice my ticker says "Disney like it used to be" ;) ), so it should mean lots of exciting new planning topics, and I hope you will join in on the PTR when the time comes! :goodvibes

I was planning on getting an update up tonight, but I spent the last hour on the phone with Disney, so I'm feeling a bit behind. :laughing: I promise to be back tomorrow to post an update and catch up on your reports! I hope everyone has had a great weekend!

[Lady Lallie]

How exciting for another trip!!! :banana::banana::banana:

[dreamerchic33]

What exciting news! Taking some guesses here- Will you be staying at POFQ or perhaps some DVC news? Can't wait to find out!

[IheartDDuck]

Yay! A new ticker! :banana::banana::banana:

[Princess_K]

Woo hoo for another trip! How exciting for you!

[Tnkrbelle565]

Very exciting!!! :dance3:

[ronnmel]

Another trip, how exciting! :banana:

I'm really curious as to "what it used to be" means, and what all the new discussion topics will be. :goodvibes

[mickey2minnie1]

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