If you have ever used WDW Florist, please help!

[shari2shop]

If you have ever used WDW FLORIST would you please post

1) when you used them (approximate)
2) what you ordered (try to describe it well so we can get an idea of what they offer):D
3) what the cost was (so we don't faint while on the phone):eek:
4) if you were happy with what you received:p

I know alot of people wish WDW Florist would have a website! I think if everyone will try to post about their previous experience then we will be better prepared to know what is offered when we call them. Plus it will give us an idea of how creative they are!

Thanks for your input!
:wave: Shari

[kecall]

I haven't used them, and am glad that you've started this thread....Just a note, though. I was stunned that the WDW Florist has no written materials or a website! When I talked with the CM at the florist, she said that the more that complained, the sooner that something would be done about it!
Sooo...I sent an email to Disney to complain...I received a phone call 2 days later. I was told that my complaint would be forwarded on (to whom, I don't know!!) and they agreed that something should be done....
In the meantime, I guess we'll have to "help each other out"!!!

[sharonRNms]

I'm also interested in this thread. I called and asked them to send me a brochure and they said they would but I was told on another phone call that they don't have a brochure. Go figure!!:confused: I doubt if I get anything in the mail now.

[firen'ice]

I have used the florist...

My parents went to Disney for their 25th wedding anniversary and I didn't know what to get! I called the florist (from Canada), and we talked for about 15-20 min. She asked what they liked if they drank, did they like flowers what kind of food did they like etc. I gave her a budget of $50 had it in the room after they got back from the parks and this is what my parents got: A big basket with two wine glasses a bottle of wine a small bouquet of flowers (for their table) and cheese and crackers and a card (from me and the pets of course!)

The woman was very helpful, I really had no idea what I could get or how much it would be, but the experience was really quite pleasant.

They can also get things other than what regular florists can get, anything Disney, if there is something special you would like they can get it.

Helpful hint - The more information you have about the recipient of the gift the better. Likes dislikes, allergies, etc. You must know where they are staying and if possible the dates of their trip. I knew what my parents routine was (when they ate when they were at the parks etc.) which helped in deciding when the gift was to arrive.

Hope this helps.

[Jen D]

I have talked with WDW Florist recently and they said they are working on a website. now, when it launches, who knows? As far as cost, as was stated above, you can tell them your budget and they will give you options. they will also give you ideas. I am thinking about getting something for our upcoming anniversary, and they gave me a few ideas:

Mickey anniversary basket ($100): Champagne, mickey glasses, lotions, candles, towels.

This basket is $47 with no champagne and glasses.

There is a big fruit/cheese/wine (with Mickey glasses) basket for $100.

There are a number of baskets with balloons and a plush character.

She emphasized that they can put together any combination we want.

[tinkandme]

Does anyone have the number for the florist?

Thanks,
tinkandme

[kecall]

WDW Florist Phone Number -- (thanks to my Passporter!!) is #407-827-3505.

[Krissalee]

Thanks so much for the posts! DH and I will be spending our 3rd anniversary @ WL in October, and I would love to surprise him with something special!

I am thinking about the Mickey glasses/wine/cheese/fruit basket. It is sweet and romantic, plus (being practical) it will give us something to sip and nibble on while resting in our room! My parents had sent us similar basket to the resort on St. John where we stayed for our honemoon in '98, and we loved it!!!!

I will be calling WDW Florist in the AM and will report back!


Krissalee :earsgirl:

[dmermod]

Hey Krissalee !!

DW and I will be celebrating our 21st on 11 October at VWL (let's set up a toast place and time if you'll be there then)

I called about mid July and asked how I could surprise my DW. The young lady was very impressed about the 21 years (amazing how two people just click), and told us what we could order through them. Here's the order:

1 Magnum of Champagne with two nice Disney Champagne flutes (Mickey and Minnie)
1 Basket of stuff (think it had the lotions and towels and stuff)
1 Box of Pooh chocolates

Total cost $160.00

Was told though, that it couldn't be set inside the room until we had arrived. So when we get there, I'll make sure that the CMs at the desk know it's our anniversary.

Hope this helps everyone.

And to all of us who are celebrating either a Honeymoon or an Anniversary in October
- !CHEERS! - may many others follow in our stead!

Cheers,
Denis
:bounce:

[SnoWhiteRabbit]

I called them and they faxed me some sheets of what they had to offer -- no descriptions, unclear phots -- but from that I could narrow it down. When I called they described the items I was considereing in great detail.

I spent about $100 (maybe slightly over)...I got a basket of snacks & fruits, wine & 2 glasses, a Mickey & a Minnie doll, and a balloon. I was very satisfied. I don't think it was "cheap" but I would order it again!

Can't wait for a website, though...what's the hold up!!???

[Mish19]

I'm new to the board but just wanted to add my experience with WDW Florist.
I had ordered a basket called Mickey's Cool Snacks. It arrived in a very nice and big white insulated bag filled with 2 cokes, varieties of potato chips, pretzels, chocolate bars (some of this stuff was Disney themed). It was filled with LOTS of stuff for a very reasonable price (I think it was like $30-$40).

[JBurke]

Has anyone ordered a basket for their kids from WDW Florist?
I called them and was only faxed a price list, but it doesnt have any descriptions of what is in the basket.
Any info?
Thanks Janice
WL 10/01

[Krissalee]

Bump!

Anyone else have an experience with WDW Florist to share?

Krissalee :earsgirl:

[Snow Shoe]

We used WDW Florist in July of 2000. I ordered two dozen red roses in special Mickey vases to be delivered to the room for my wife and new daugther-in-law. The roses were there when they opened the the room and were beautiful! They were very helpful, this was all done over the phone, and the cost was approx for both $120.00 ($60.00 ea).

[year2late]

Here is what I did for my son....

I ordered a mixed food baket (I think $50) lots of great fruit, crackers.MM pretzels, a little M & M candy, some cheese.

I added on I think 5 beanies, two mylar balloons, and a small something (i can't remember)

The cost was a little under $100...It was packaged very nicely with a note "From the Disney Gang" (try all you want, they will not sign the card from Mickey Mouse).....oh yeah....I slipped in tickets to the MVMCP with a personal invitation)


My son still talks about this...It was 9 months ago! I will do it again!!!

[Donald7570]

Have a great anniversary. Just wanted to add one thing. We used to own a florist shop and wanted to give you this tip. If you are ordering flowers and don't have a preference on the flowers, tell the florist the colors you are looking for and you'll have a beautiful bouquet. For example, maybe the tulips he received that week were outstanding, then he has the flexibility to put those in the arrangement along with other flowers that are exceptional at that particular time. I have recommended this over and over to people and they always come back and say it was a great idea. Have a great trip.

[dvcdenise]

We used the florist last Septmeber when we got married at Disney. My Husband also ordered
flowers to be delivered to the room. He ordered a dozen red roses. It was about 50.00, and they came in a beautiful vase with Mickey giving Minnie a flower echted on it that I could keep. They were the most beautiful flowers I had ever seen and I do get a lot of flowers. The flowers for the wedding were peach roses and they were also something I have never seen before, they were huge roses. If you order flowers from them I assure you they will surpass your expectations. I would highly recomend them.

[shari2shop]

Does anyone know how far in advance you have to order??? We are still planning on going at the end of Sept but I really don't want to invest any more money until it looks like everything to going to go okay. I would like to wait until a few days prior to our arrival before I order.

Thanks!
:wave:
Shari

[sharonRNms]

I was told that the WDW Florist was working on a website. Does anyone know about this? I was wondering when it would be up and running. I am interested in ordering something for December. :bounce: :bounce: :bounce:

[kecall]

I asked the same question to the CM working at the florist (I think her name was Vicky)...anyway, she said that Disney has been "working" on the website and brochure FOREVER!!! It seems as though it has not been a high priority for the company.

She told me , though, that "the squeaky wheel gets the oil"...so I squeaked a bit and wrote an email to the company complaining that they need a site...I received a phone call a couple of days later telling me that my recommendation would be "passed on".....

Bottom line -- I wouldn't "hold my breath", waiting for the website....It will come eventually, but I would call and talk with them rather than wait for the website to appear!

[year2late]

I ordered 2 days before we left! It went perfectly!

[Krissalee]

We will be celebrating our anniversary at WDW in 3 weeks, and I just ordered a basket from WDW Florist to be sent to our room at the WL.

I ordered the "Basket of Disney Cheer" for $37.50. It includes fruit, cheese, crackers, and chocolate mint cookies in a Mickey-head shaped basket. The wine/champagne is considered an add-on. I added on a bottle of white and 2 Mickey wine glasses for an additional $21.50.
I can't wait to see what it looks like, and I am sure DH will be very surprised!

Krissalee :earsgirl:

[kecall]

Krissalee -- Happy Anniversary!! We are also headed to WL for our 20th annivesary celebration...in November!!! Tell us all about your trip when you get back!!! :D

[JBurke]

I just called yesterday and ordered my 3 kids a welcome gift basket. It comes with snacks, autograph boos, pen and beanies. I added on 2 more autograph books and pens and some larger minnie and mickey mouse dolls and 3 balloons. The toal was $144.
I hope it is nice. They are delivering it on Friday when we check into the WL.
Janice
WL in 5 days

[pixiechick]

I ordered a snack bag for my son. As described before, it was the insulated bag with some sodas and snacks. The cost was $40. It came with a note telling him that Mickey and the gang were glad he was there.

We arrived a day late, the week of the attacks. I had cancelled the order because I wasn't sure we would even get there. When we did make it there the next day, I called the florist and reordered. It was delivered to the room no more than 15 minutes later. I was very impressed by the service, however I am assuming they didn't have a lot of orders to fill that week.
My ds was very excited by the gift from "Mickey".

[jaguar9748]

We ordered birthday flowers for our daughter last year. They were about $35 and came in a wonderful Mickey vase. The vase is huge and a beautiful and a wonderful reminder of her flowers. The flowers were fresh and lovely. There was also a Pooh birthday balloon. I had them delivered the day we checked in. Unfortunately the flowers were delivered to the front desk to sit until someone was free to deliver them. My husband went to the desk and retrieved them and brought them up. You would probably get better service if you were already checked in.

Anyway, I'll use them again this year for her birthday!:D

[mickeem]

Yes, I have used WDW Florist....
I would suggest calling them, and getting one of their brochures... Its small, but it has tons of stuff in there, and It gives you prices... It only took a couple of days to get up here to NY.
Once you make an order, I would cal them before your trip, one more time to verify... I have only used them once, and the flowers were a day late... SO I should have called.. But I didn't... But they were beautiful... So definetly call to get a brochure!

Traci-
Only 71 more days!!!!

[sharonRNms]

mickeem, when did you get a brochure? I called about one and they said they don't have brochures. :rolleyes: Has it been a while since you ordered? I would really love to get one. It's easier to me to see your choices than to hear them on the phone. :jester:

[mickeem]

Hi, I just got a brochure in May.... maybe they are out??

Traci-

Only 71 more days!

[sharonRNms]

mickeem, thanks for the quick response. Hey, maybe we will see you there. We leave in 72 days!!!:wave:

[mickeem]

hey sharonRNms,
we will be checking into Port Orleans FQ December 13th... staying until the 17th..
Doing MVMCP on the 16th.....
Maybe we'll see you around!

Traci

Only 71 more days!!
:sunny:

[KJMAX1]

When we went we did get a brochure! I ordered it a few months in advance so I could decide. We ordered the rose petals for the room, and had a CM spread them all over. They pretty much have everything you can imagine. The petals were 15.00 I believe, and the Cm did it free of charge. The flowers were about 20.00 more than what we are used to, but hey, youre at Disney. I noticed that any of the baskets you wanted to order were at least 50.00 or more. However, you can create anything youd like them to make. They did have baskets for golfers, in room spa things for the bath, snack packs, and stuffed animal packages! I am sure if you told the florist what you wanted when you call, they would create it for you in your proce range.

[Mish19]

I've posted earlier about this topic but I just wanted to add that when I had ordered a basket
the last few times and the person stayed at ASMu they were not notified they had a basket. In fact, after I called to nonchalantly ask if anything "nice" arrived they said they didn't receive it. Even when they called the desk for it they claimed there was nothing there, so they went to the desk and asked to look harder and - what do ya know? - there WAS a basket for them.
WDW Florist was wonderful but just keep your eyes open if you ordered something or may suspect something will be ordered for you. BTW, I ordered Mickey's Cool Snacks and it was around $40 and was wonderful! It's full of chocolate, chips, sodas, and some other Mickey themed items.

[sharonRNms]

mickeem, we will be at Contemporary from Dec 14-21 and will be at MVMCP on the 16th!!:bounce: :bounce: :bounce: Betcha we'll see ya there!!:wave:

This is our first December trip and I can't wait!!:jester: We went last summer and also added the Disney cruise. It was great.

[shari2shop]

I was VERY impressed!!!!!! I would not hestitate to use them again. I placed my order a few days before we went. I ordered the "Disney Basket of Cheer" ($38) I also had them inculde a picture frame ($20) and a candle ($12). It all came nicely wrapped in this HUGE 12 inch by 16 inch red Mickey head shaped basket!!! It was so big I had a real hard time getting it home. It had 5 pieces of friut: red apple, yellow apple, red pear and 2 oranges. The cheese and crackers were somewhat small. There was also a container (like a small ice cream carton) full of mint chocolate pieces! YUMMY! On top there was a red ribbion with white Mickey heads tied into a big bow. I was thrilled with all of it!!!!

I must add, I asked for the basket to be delivered on Sept 29, the day we arrived. It was delivered to our hotel that night but not to our room. The next day when we returned from the park it was in our room. This was alright with me but if you want it in your room on the day you arrive you might have to make some phone calls.

I took some pictures of the basket. I will try to add them to this message after I get them developed.

:wave:
Shari

[jrrandme]

A few tips from a "florist"...
1. budget...the cm on the other end will be happy to tell you what you can get for your money. Note; prices will be higher (you know...this is Disney and all that stuff). From what the other post mentioned a nice basket of goodies is about $50 extra nice $100 really nice $150 and up. The roses where a bargain at $120 for two dozen (I'll bet you didn't send them on Valentine's day). Chances are there there is even something cute for $25-$30, just don't expect to be offered the "champagne exstravaganza"! Also expect delivery and tax to be added on to the price of the item.

2. Know where the recipient is staying; name the reservation is under, exactly what resort, and when they will be there. The cm on the other end will be polite but, sending something to Grammy and PapPap at Disney World just isn't enough info.

3. and as firen'ice mentioned know some likes, dislikes, and preferences. As florist we are more than happy to accomidate your request. Try to have a few options in mind. If something has to be specific please order a weeks or two in advance.

4. order directly from the WDW Florist if the recipient is staying on property, they are able to handle all the ins and outs of the resorts. If the recipient is staying in Orlando or the surrounding area send thru a local florist, you can do this thru your hometown florist or by calling direct to a florist in the Orlando or surrounding area. Be aware that if you use an 800# or order thru an internet site there are "handling fees" plus, delivery and tax on the item.

this is a great way to surprise someone on their vacation...

[Eeyore2U]

Just used them. Got a single red rose for my DW for our anniversary. To quote my DW "it was the most perfect rose I have ever seen." Got a goodie basket also. Cookies were awesome. All cost $54 I think.

[JBurke]

We just retrined from WDW and had a welcome baskets delivered for our 3 kids.
I am glad I added a few larger stuffed animals and baloons, otherwise it might have been a little boring looking.
It also included candy, autograph books and pens. My total cost was $114.
My only problem was it wasnt in the room when we checked in at WL. I called down to front desk and they had it but said they dont deliver until 7pm. We were going to Chef Mickey for dinner and I really wanted the autograph books for then so the front desk had someone deliver it right away.
Janice