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BreezysMom · 11-08-2009, 08:36 PM

Hi all!

Welcome to my trip report.

This was our third trip to the Poly and was the best yet! While I find our first trip was the most magical, I liked having some experience and knowledge behind us as it made this experience truly fabulous

I combined our last two TR's within this trips PTR which was so fun....you can find it HERE!

We had our must do favorites and tried some new things this trip but alas, never made to DAK! I don't know what it is about that park but we just never end up going there! But there is always next trip?!?

Get yourself a snack and a beverage and sit back and relax.

I look forward to sharing our third trip of a life time.

First of all, who are we??

I am the Mom, the wife and the planner of all things Disney and otherwise. I do work part-time at a hospital close to home but essentailly I am a soccer Mom, and all that jazz!

DH is our hard working husband and Dad who actually enjoys going to Disney for our vacations! Lucky us

DH loves to see his girls happy

DD is 8 and an only child so Disney is a perfect vacation spot for us. We have fun together and the place is filled with other kiddos for her to meet and share her downtime with while Mom and Dad relax at the pool. Plus we don't get the pleasure of sibling fights and all that fun stuff. Nonetheless, after a full day at the park we still heard the "I'm bored" or "what are we doing now?" Gotta love kids!!!

This was our first trip to the Poly and my favorite picture of our little family!

While we have considered other resorts, like many the Poly is in our heart. I actually would like to stay at the GF but DD and DH have no interest. DH says maybe our next holiday trip he might consider it, but since we all our Poly lovers it will be our home resort for the time being.

This trip we added to our Poly experience and stayed GVCL with no dining plan. In hindsight, we should have done the dining plan. I actually think when all was said and done we paid roughly the same OOP for meals and snacks since we did two signature meals and all the snacks and park meals. I guess in reality it made me cringe spending $20-25 for a not so great counter service meal at the park.

Staying CL was fabulous and I will go more into that during the report. As for celebrations, we were celebrating our anniversary, DH's 40th Birthday and my recovery from major surgery earlier this year

We kicked off this vacation with the Miley Cyrus concert the night before we left! It was fun for DD as it was her first concert. They were decent seats but for some reason DD had this image of being front row

All I can say is Hannah Montana has left the building

Miley has grown up a lot

and I feel bad for the parents who shelled out a lot of money for their little girls who thought that were going to see HM! We had a great night at the cencert and got home and fell into bed as we had to get up early and head on out to the airport!

Here is DD pointing to our countdown calender! I think she was so conflicted about what she was more excited for!

The next morning we woke up and finished up our packing. I had things pretty organized so there was little for us to do. We had to drive to my parents house to drop off our puppy and then my Dad was driving us to O'Hare. It was kind of a hassel since we literally drive right past the airport to get to my parents but they take great care of our baby and we get a free ride to the airport! DD still begs for a limo but I tell her a ride from Papa is so much better

We had a 12:20pm flight and made it to the airport in plenty of time! They boarded the plane quickly and we actually took off ahead of schedule!

We landed at MCO almost 30 minutes earlier than originally planned! BONUS! We headed to the airport monorail to head to Magical Express! The first thing we noticed was that it was nice and steamy in Orlando!!!

We got to the ME area and they sent us right into line which was nice. The lady was sort of chatty and we could see that they were loading our bus. I could tell DH was getting anxious but the lady was being so nice! She finally handed us our stuff back and we headed to our bus.

We hopped on the bus and off we went! It was great! Then the best part...the Poly was the first stop. We were off to a excellent start! I love the ME ride. It has become a traditional part of our Disney experience!

The only bad thing for ME is I can never get a goood pic of the Walt Disney World sign and the Magical Kingdom sign

Maybe one day I can convince the bus driver to pull over so I can get a good shot...then again I might have a bus load of people anxious to get to their resorts get ticked at me.

We pulled up to the Poly and got off the bus. I just love the Poly atmosphere and it is like all my worries and stressors disappear instantly! We are in the Disney bubble and will be for the next 8 days!

We walked up to the desk and introduced ourselves. They said to just wait a minute and a cart would come and get us and take us to the Hawaii Longhouse, but we were too excited and wanted to walk over to the Hawaii ourselves! My favorite part is walking into the Poly lobby when you arrive...life just does not get much better!

Up next...check in and off to the MK!

mebbradley · 11-08-2009, 08:51 PM

I'm following!
I can't wait to read all about it!

1971DBday · 11-08-2009, 10:22 PM

Signing on ...getting anxious and excited for our trip. When I last saw you I wasn't feeling well. Turns out I have positional vertigo. I am getting better, but still not 100%.

However, in case you didn't notice under the Poly faq thread...thank you again for the Fairy Godmailer! It came on a good day! Hannah was sick and quarentined to our room. It put such a smile on her face as I reminded her that she needed to get better for Cinderella. Thanks again and let me know if I can do anything in return.

Looking forward to reading about your adventure (helps with my day dreaming).

maiapapaya · 11-08-2009, 11:03 PM

Great to finally start reading your TR, although looking at your arrival pics is bringing all of those feelings of withdrawl back!

Another thing we have in common - I would love to stay at GF too (preferably at Christmas!) Unfortunately it appears that my DH has become a complete Poly addict and won't consider staying anywhere else. Except he concedes that maybe we can book a MK view dormer room for our 25th wedding anniversary (in 17 years!

)

ladybugmom · 11-09-2009, 12:28 AM

I'm joining in!! Another Poly-lover here!! We're headed back in May--can't wait!! Looking forward to reading your TR!!

MrsSpratt · 11-09-2009, 08:30 AM

Anyone who is Mama to a Blehneim is aces in my book - can't wait for more!

BreezysMom · 11-09-2009, 08:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mebbradley

I'm following!
I can't wait to read all about it!

Welcome...I can't wait to write all about it!

Quote:

Originally Posted by 1971DBday

Signing on ...getting anxious and excited for our trip. When I last saw you I wasn't feeling well. Turns out I have positional vertigo. I am getting better, but still not 100%.

However, in case you didn't notice under the Poly faq thread...thank you again for the Fairy Godmailer! It came on a good day! Hannah was sick and quarentined to our room. It put such a smile on her face as I reminded her that she needed to get better for Cinderella. Thanks again and let me know if I can do anything in return.

Looking forward to reading about your adventure (helps with my day dreaming).

I am glad she got it! I am glad your DD is better! Have a great trip

Quote:

Originally Posted by maiapapaya

Great to finally start reading your TR, although looking at your arrival pics is bringing all of those feelings of withdrawl back!

Another thing we have in common - I would love to stay at GF too (preferably at Christmas!) Unfortunately it appears that my DH has become a complete Poly addict and won't consider staying anywhere else. Except he concedes that maybe we can book a MK view dormer room for our 25th wedding anniversary (in 17 years!

)

Wow, that is a long time to wait! I am sure you can convince him sooner

Quote:

Originally Posted by ladybugmom

I'm joining in!! Another Poly-lover here!! We're headed back in May--can't wait!! Looking forward to reading your TR!!

Welcome! I think May would be a great time to go! Maybe our next trip. Thanks for joining!

Quote:

Originally Posted by MrsSpratt

Anyone who is Mama to a Blehneim is aces in my book - can't wait for more!

That is my baby! Her name is Poly and she is TR writing cuddle buddy! We missed her so much while we were there.

It is a shame she can't go to the place she is named after!

Thanks for all joining in! I am off to work out and then to work so will finish day one later

tarak · 11-09-2009, 09:04 AM

Subscribing! I'm hoping reading your TR will make the next 12 months go by faster. Probably not, though.

I was talking to my husband about our split stay next year and he said "wouldn't it be easier to just stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge the whole time?" I sputtered a bit and then said it was much easier to take the monorail or the boat to go to the MK and Epcot. I was shocked. He's the one who loves the Poly and never wants to stay anywhere else. I love the AKL and the Poly equally, I think. Doing a split stay for me is like getting two vacations in one.

BreezysMom · 11-09-2009, 02:50 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tarak

Subscribing! I'm hoping reading your TR will make the next 12 months go by faster. Probably not, though.

I was talking to my husband about our split stay next year and he said "wouldn't it be easier to just stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge the whole time?" I sputtered a bit and then said it was much easier to take the monorail or the boat to go to the MK and Epcot. I was shocked. He's the one who loves the Poly and never wants to stay anywhere else. I love the AKL and the Poly equally, I think. Doing a split stay for me is like getting two vacations in one.

We talk about a split stay all the time but then I think about packing and unpacking....I hate to do both!

I think if it was a longer stay, like greater than 10 days I would consider doing a MK resort and an Epcot resort.

I agree the change of scenery might be nice and add some to the vacation

The 12 months will go by quickly, before you know it, it will be the first of the year and then spring break and then summer vacation! We will keep you company

mickeystoontown · 11-09-2009, 03:46 PM

I wanna join in too! I've got over 6 months until our next trip to Disney. I've often said trip reports and pictures are what keep me sane until my next Disney trip. Thanks for your contribution to my sanity.

mla1977 · 11-09-2009, 05:02 PM

Hello! Sounds good so far and it is nice to see a TR from someone new to me!

HANDYMOM · 11-09-2009, 05:31 PM

so I can read later....

LexisAuntieLala · 11-09-2009, 06:52 PM

I am excited to read your report (or start to anyway). We are staying at the Poly for the first time in about a month and are soooo ready to go!

MrsSpratt · 11-09-2009, 06:56 PM

Is Poly named after the Poly!?!?! We have a Lulu and her little sister (a maltipoo) named Coco - it sounds like we are running a puppy brothel!

Zuzu03 · 11-09-2009, 07:12 PM

Subscribing too - our trip is SO far away - I love living vicariously through these TRs!

11-08-2009, 08:36 PM	#1
BreezysMom DIS Veteran Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Western Subs, Chicago Posts: 1,043	Third time is a CharmOur Halloween at the Poly!* *Hi all!* Welcome to my trip report. This was our third trip to the Poly and was the best yet! While I find our first trip was the most magical, I liked having some experience and knowledge behind us as it made this experience truly fabulous I combined our last two TR's within this trips PTR which was so fun....you can find it HERE! We had our must do favorites and tried some new things this trip but alas, never made to DAK! I don't know what it is about that park but we just never end up going there! But there is always next trip?!? Get yourself a snack and a beverage and sit back and relax. I look forward to sharing our third trip of a life time. First of all, who are we?? I am the Mom, the wife and the planner of all things Disney and otherwise. I do work part-time at a hospital close to home but essentailly I am a soccer Mom, and all that jazz! DH is our hard working husband and Dad who actually enjoys going to Disney for our vacations! Lucky us DH loves to see his girls happy DD is 8 and an only child so Disney is a perfect vacation spot for us. We have fun together and the place is filled with other kiddos for her to meet and share her downtime with while Mom and Dad relax at the pool. Plus we don't get the pleasure of sibling fights and all that fun stuff. Nonetheless, after a full day at the park we still heard the "I'm bored" or "what are we doing now?" Gotta love kids!!! This was our first trip to the Poly and my favorite picture of our little family! While we have considered other resorts, like many the Poly is in our heart. I actually would like to stay at the GF but DD and DH have no interest. DH says maybe our next holiday trip he might consider it, but since we all our Poly lovers it will be our home resort for the time being. This trip we added to our Poly experience and stayed GVCL with no dining plan. In hindsight, we should have done the dining plan. I actually think when all was said and done we paid roughly the same OOP for meals and snacks since we did two signature meals and all the snacks and park meals. I guess in reality it made me cringe spending $20-25 for a not so great counter service meal at the park. Staying CL was fabulous and I will go more into that during the report. As for celebrations, we were celebrating our anniversary, DH's 40th Birthday and my recovery from major surgery earlier this year We kicked off this vacation with the Miley Cyrus concert the night before we left! It was fun for DD as it was her first concert. They were decent seats but for some reason DD had this image of being front row All I can say is Hannah Montana has left the building Miley has grown up a lot and I feel bad for the parents who shelled out a lot of money for their little girls who thought that were going to see HM! We had a great night at the cencert and got home and fell into bed as we had to get up early and head on out to the airport! Here is DD pointing to our countdown calender! I think she was so conflicted about what she was more excited for! The next morning we woke up and finished up our packing. I had things pretty organized so there was little for us to do. We had to drive to my parents house to drop off our puppy and then my Dad was driving us to O'Hare. It was kind of a hassel since we literally drive right past the airport to get to my parents but they take great care of our baby and we get a free ride to the airport! DD still begs for a limo but I tell her a ride from Papa is so much better We had a 12:20pm flight and made it to the airport in plenty of time! They boarded the plane quickly and we actually took off ahead of schedule! We landed at MCO almost 30 minutes earlier than originally planned! BONUS! We headed to the airport monorail to head to Magical Express! The first thing we noticed was that it was nice and steamy in Orlando!!! We got to the ME area and they sent us right into line which was nice. The lady was sort of chatty and we could see that they were loading our bus. I could tell DH was getting anxious but the lady was being so nice! She finally handed us our stuff back and we headed to our bus. We hopped on the bus and off we went! It was great! Then the best part...the Poly was the first stop. We were off to a excellent start! I love the ME ride. It has become a traditional part of our Disney experience! The only bad thing for ME is I can never get a goood pic of the Walt Disney World sign and the Magical Kingdom sign Maybe one day I can convince the bus driver to pull over so I can get a good shot...then again I might have a bus load of people anxious to get to their resorts get ticked at me. We pulled up to the Poly and got off the bus. I just love the Poly atmosphere and it is like all my worries and stressors disappear instantly! We are in the Disney bubble and will be for the next 8 days! We walked up to the desk and introduced ourselves. They said to just wait a minute and a cart would come and get us and take us to the Hawaii Longhouse, but we were too excited and wanted to walk over to the Hawaii ourselves! My favorite part is walking into the Poly lobby when you arrive...life just does not get much better! Up next...check in and off to the MK! __________________ DH Me DD (9) Poly 10/07 Poly~12/08 Poly~10/09 Poly~12/10 Poly

11-08-2009, 08:51 PM	#2
mebbradley Patiently waiting for the next trip to Disney! Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: 925 miles from Walt Disney World. Posts: 189	I'm following! I can't wait to read all about it! __________________ http://visionsofmickeyanddonald.blogspot.com http://mebbradley.blogspot.com/ WDWCP Spring Advantage 2011 Hopeful!

11-08-2009, 10:22 PM	#3
1971DBday Keep moving forward! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 197	Hello! Signing on ...getting anxious and excited for our trip. When I last saw you I wasn't feeling well. Turns out I have positional vertigo. I am getting better, but still not 100%. However, in case you didn't notice under the Poly faq thread...thank you again for the Fairy Godmailer! It came on a good day! Hannah was sick and quarentined to our room. It put such a smile on her face as I reminded her that she needed to get better for Cinderella. Thanks again and let me know if I can do anything in return. Looking forward to reading about your adventure (helps with my day dreaming). __________________ 1971Dbday '79 1st trip (child); '95 Honeymoon WL; '98 GF; '02 Poly; Nov/Dec '06 CS; Nov/Dec '07 CB; Nov/Dec '08 CS; Nov/Dec '09 Poly and PLANNING Nov/Dec 2010 Poly!!! DadMom:DD(13)DS( 10) DD(3) Link to Poly Trip Report November/December 2009 http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2350801

11-08-2009, 11:03 PM	#4
maiapapaya DIS Veteran Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: southwestern ON Posts: 571	Great to finally start reading your TR, although looking at your arrival pics is bringing all of those feelings of withdrawl back! Another thing we have in common - I would love to stay at GF too (preferably at Christmas!) Unfortunately it appears that my DH has become a complete Poly addict and won't consider staying anywhere else. Except he concedes that maybe we can book a MK view dormer room for our 25th wedding anniversary (in 17 years! ) __________________ me DH DD18 DD7 DD4 Oct. 2009 Trip Report

11-09-2009, 12:28 AM	#5
ladybugmom DIS Veteran Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Tennessee Posts: 2,566	I'm joining in!! Another Poly-lover here!! We're headed back in May--can't wait!! Looking forward to reading your TR!! __________________ Becky , wife to DH & SAHM to DD5 & DD2 "Mommy, When Will It Be Our Turn?!"--May 16-23, 2009 PTR "This Isn't Disneyworld. . .It's Rainworld!" our trip to WDW May 16-23, 2009 This Is A Poncho-Free Zone! May 22-29, 2010 AND Nov/Dec '10 PTRs Thanks shannn!!

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11-09-2009, 09:04 AM	#8
tarak Mouseketeer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: central PA Posts: 498	Subscribing! I'm hoping reading your TR will make the next 12 months go by faster. Probably not, though. I was talking to my husband about our split stay next year and he said "wouldn't it be easier to just stay at the Animal Kingdom Lodge the whole time?" I sputtered a bit and then said it was much easier to take the monorail or the boat to go to the MK and Epcot. I was shocked. He's the one who loves the Poly and never wants to stay anywhere else. I love the AKL and the Poly equally, I think. Doing a split stay for me is like getting two vacations in one. __________________ Our surprise trip to the World - now a TR! November 2010 or bust! PTR

11-09-2009, 03:46 PM	#10
mickeystoontown DIS Veteran Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: Bayou Country, La. Posts: 10,745	I wanna join in too! I've got over 6 months until our next trip to Disney. I've often said trip reports and pictures are what keep me sane until my next Disney trip. Thanks for your contribution to my sanity. __________________ 1998-2000 Offsite; 2006, 2007, 2008 & 2009 CBR Stop Making Me Laugh Or I'll Pee My Pants! Go Back! I Lost My Shoe! Trip Report: http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2262690 2010 Caribbean Beach Resort Countdown thread: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....6#post34778596 Over the River and Through the Woods to Mickey's House We Go! And Grandma's in Tow! Pre-Trip Report: http://www.disboards.com/showthread....1#post34969201

11-09-2009, 05:02 PM	#11
mla1977 I dream of living in Bay Lake Tower for the rest of my life! Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Eagleville, PA Posts: 2,623	Hello! Sounds good so far and it is nice to see a TR from someone new to me! __________________ Megan Marathon Weekend Trip Report 2010 - Started!!! My Running Blog/My Disney Blog/I'm training with TnT for the WDW Half 2010 1987: offsite: 1994: Dixie Landings: 2000: DLP: 2002: AS Sports: 2006: DLR offsite: 2007: AS Sports/Dolphin TR, 2008: 2008 SoCal/DLR offsite TR; June CR/Pop PTR, 2009: March: WDW offsite; August AS Movies, 2010: WDW Marathon

11-09-2009, 05:31 PM	#12
HANDYMOM Mouseketeer Join Date: Feb 2004 Location: Alabaster, Alabama Posts: 475	subscribing so I can read later.... __________________ January 2010 - Polynesian January 2008 - Grand Gathering at Pop! January 2006 - 2 families at All Star Sports May 2004 POR - 1st trip with DS's 5&3 Sept 1998 - Belated Disneymoon at CBR April 1995 - CR

11-09-2009, 06:52 PM	#13
LexisAuntieLala Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Acton, MA Posts: 90	I am excited to read your report (or start to anyway). We are staying at the Poly for the first time in about a month and are soooo ready to go! __________________

11-09-2009, 06:56 PM	#14
MrsSpratt I've got a Bazooka full of Pixie Dust, and I'm not afraid to use it! Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Second Star to the Right, Straight on 'till Texas Posts: 658	Is Poly named after the Poly!?!?! We have a Lulu and her little sister (a maltipoo) named Coco - it sounds like we are running a puppy brothel! __________________ I've been booed! Thanks, SunnieRN! The "Bueller" Family hits the world, with Auntie Spratt reporting Pixie Dust LIVE!http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2215281

11-09-2009, 07:12 PM	#15
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