Not bad at all. Much easier than trying to play the bus/monorail game.Since this was a Mother’s day treat and using the buses would require getting involved with Disney Transportation during Rope Drop rush I decided to treat myself and just take a taxi straight there. This ended up being a great decision. And it got me there in less than 15 minutes. It cost $12 + Tip. So worth it!
Holy crap!!!I’ll say this, the price of it may come with a bit of sticker shock ($141.75 after a discount from booking a package) right away but it is so beyond worth it. I have never had any Mani Pedi experience come anywhere near that. DisDads take note, if you want to do something special for your wife on your next trip, this is SO the way to do it.
A lizard and a mosquito. Because it is Florida. So those are a pretty safe guess. I'm obviously picking mosquito for annoying.What two “animals” do we come across on our evening adventures? (Hint one was fun to see, one got really annoying really quickly!)
Sorry you've been having so much trouble with it. I guess they're offering a refund, so I guess that's better than nothing, but it stinks that you've put in so much effort for something you didn't actually get.I am so beyond pissed right now. According to the service rep the center of the layout is not guaranteed to lay exactly in the center. My only options they give me is to completely start from scratch or get a full refund and go somewhere else. (And redo the book for lay flat pages)
We took some PhotoPass pictures first, because how could you not?
After that we took Little Miss to one of my FAVORITE rides! Turns out this is a girl who does Momma Proud. She LOVED Journey into Imagination.
We let Little Miss have a Dole Whip for dinner and kept moving on our way around the UK.
I had a goal to get a strawberry tart from the bakery in France and we realized soon after getting the dole whips and the purple Lemonade (tasted of Grape flavored Lemonade) that it was actually closer to 8pm.
And the Husband of the Year Award goes to
I had shared these with DH in advance and made sure he knew what we were doing when.
Well DH decided to take that information and use it to his advantage and schedule a surprise for me for Mother’s Day.
The Night before I was given the info that I would want to wear my sandals and that I would need to check in around 9:30ish am at the Spa at the Grand Floridian.
I decided that there wasn’t a better way to start the day than with my extra Carrot Cake Cookie.
This ended up being a great decision. And it got me there in less than 15 minutes. It cost $12 + Tip. So worth it!
As I checked in I was told that I was scheduled for a Manicure and a Pedicure
I soon found the wet room and had it all to myself. Those heated loungers were wonderful and the whirlpool was AMAZING! I spent about 45 minutes just soaking and lounging and relaxing in there until I got to the verge of being overheated and left to sit in the recliners to wait for my turn.
DisDads take note, if you want to do something special for your wife on your next trip, this is SO the way to do it.
I was one VERY pampered Noodle when I left.
What two “animals” do we come across on our evening adventures? (Hint one was fun to see, one got really annoying really quickly!)
I am so beyond pissed right now. According to the service rep the center of the layout is not guaranteed to lay exactly in the center. My only options they give me is to completely start from scratch or get a full refund and go somewhere else. (And redo the book for lay flat pages)
Was planning to get to responses today but ended up spending all of last night tending to a Sick little miss and a trip to the ER this morning. Luckily it was just a case of croup and the meds the er gave her have already kicked in and making her feel significantly better.
Ugh so I know its wednesday and I STILL haven't gotten to responses. While Little Miss is mostly better (Its amazing how fast and well steroids work!) Dh had oral surgery on Monday and yesterday I woke up with a bad cold. Fun times in our house let me tell ya! I'll start trying to get to them as soon as I have the energy to sit at the computer for more than a few minutes at a time.
There is still some time to guess for the next round. If anyone actually gets the full answer they will end up with some high points. I thought it would be a give away question, apparently its harder than I thought.Darn...should have gone with the flow...would still be tied for 1st place! LOL!
It's alright I know how that goes.Okay I fell super way behind there!!
But I am all caught up and I'm really going to (try) and keep up this time!!
It lasted a long time as well!Ooh La La! Love your mani/pedi!
Okay I'm down to sixth place! So I need to get back some points!
We did no character meet and greets this day. Take that as you will.Hmm...you put animals in air quotes......does that mean real animals...or character animals???
Okay I will say...a turtle (fun) and a bird (annoying)...both real...or not...I remember how panicky and indecisive I get at this game!
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down.Oh man that sucks!
This is HORRIBLE I would be pissed!!!! Can you adjust what you've already done to make it work? Will they give that for free??? Ugh I can't even
First, kudos to DH for your great spa day. You definitely have a good one there.
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll no better next time. (If I use them ever again.)And I can't believe Shutterfly isn't taking care of the book. I ordered one once that had some small smudges on the cover and they sent me a new one with no questions asked. Sounds like maybe they aren't so liberal with that anymore. Hope you can get it resolved.
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll no better next time. (If I use them ever again.)This is HORRIBLE I would be pissed!!!! Can you adjust what you've already done to make it work? Will they give that for free??? Ugh I can't even
Indeed it is! It made the idea of one day staying at the grand that much more appealing!First, isn't that spa heavenly?? My DH also surprised me with a mani/pedi there, and it was great! Yay for awesome husbands!
Um, for animals, I'll say the crocodiles (or is it alligators?) statues that are playing musical instruments on sidewalk area and a squirrel?
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress, effort, and fight to get it fixed. I'll know for better next time. (If I use them ever again.)Also, so sorry about the shutterfly situation. That is enraging! If you see a layout on your computer, then you expect the finished product to be that way!!
Oh it was glorious!! I wish I could go back there!It looks like you had a wonderful time!
Not a bad way to start a morning!That looks delicious!
No actually we were more towards the middle back. However, enough people seem surprised at how things went that I think that it may have been a fluke or improperly trained cms.Oh man, I am super disappointed to hear about Disney Jr. Live. Did you happen to sit in the front? Maybe the dancing is allowed more in the back?
Indeed it was.What a great mother's day gift!
Coming in a bit tardy to the party but I'm here too!
Little Miss is precious and her smile is absolutely contagious!
It really is worth doing at least once!The spa sounds wonderful; I was relaxed just reading about it!
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)I'm sorry about the Shutterfly situation. After all that work, that's the last thing anyone wants to deal with
what a wonderful day for you ... and $114 for a happy wife is MORE than worth it!!!
That's true!and when you figure on Mother's day a nice bouquet of flowers can be like $40 or more, it really isn't bad.
I've got a good one that's for sure!Glad you enjoyed it so much and props to your husband for making it a bit of a surprise
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having it arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)so sorry to hear about your shutterfly book .... those are not quick to put together so to not be happy with the end result is just terrible. Hope things work out and while a pain might be worth the effort to get your money back and get a book somewhere else that you are happy with
I've got a good one that's for sure!!!Wow what a nice hubby .
It was glorious!What a great way to start the day.
They swear that most of the issues with my book are more due to my choice to not use their layouts ( I couldn't make them work with our pictures without them cropping our pictures weirdly) If you stuck to their cookie cutter layouts you will probably be fine. And really the flaws in our book are more noticeable to me because I've been staring painstakingly at every inch of every page for months on end. Also I added our Trip report to our book that much text also apparently caused issues. I've come to the conclusion that the book is good enough not to fight with them on it any more and just allow it to be as it is. Its not worth the stress and fighting to get it absolutely perfect.I'm sorry about your photo book, that makes me worried for mine because I just finished it and am waiting on a good deal to order.
Curious about about the two animals, I'm thinking bird and squirrel.
Me too!Catching up!
They really don't even make them in girls sizes! ( The R2D2 shirt is from the boy department)Little Miss's R2D2 shirt is super cute! Why don't they make adult sizes for those!! I would totally get one.
Mmmm same here!You evening at Epcot looked great! I did think the food in the France booth was not very exciting, but the bakery on the other hand...leave me in there and I'm a happy camper!
Cute pp pics! I'm glad little miss enjoyed Figment as well!
We ended up doing the same. When we got back I found that our snacking just hadn't been enough and we shared a pasta in our room.Dole whips for dinner = happy me!
although I'd probably have a real meal in addition...
Indeed!You are one lucky gal!! What a wonderful morning at the spa!
I'm not sure. I thought about it but forgot to ask. I should have though!Your nails looked really good! Do they do designs too? Like polka-dots or something? I always wondered and think it would be a real moneymaker for them if Disney offered nail designs.
Indeed it was!How sweet that your DH scheduled that appointment for you! Sounds like it was a perfect gift to be so relaxed and pampered in the middle of your Disney trip.
Hmmm, I'll say dog (Pluto) and ducks (real ones, not Donald).
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)So sorry about your photobook! Ugh, those things are so time-consuming to make, I can't imagine the disappointment of it not being printed right. I hope you can find a good solution.
What an awesome husband to surprise you with a little pampering!
I'd do it again in a heartbeat!A carrot cake cookie sounds like an ideal breakfast to me.
Animal guesses... a character such as Mickey or Chip and Dale. Annoying animal? Bird? Squirrel? Duck?
Croup is no fun for anyone in the family. I'm just amazed at how long its taking the roids to stop effecting her. LORDY! She's been bouncing off the walls hyper all week!Poor Little Miss! Glad she is starting to feel better!
Happy she is feeling better. Sending hugs
Happy to hear Little Miss is doing better! Take care!
Indeed she is!Hope Little Miss is doing better.
Not bad at all. Much easier than trying to play the bus/monorail game.
If you take into account that a normal high end mani/pedi is done all at once and only takes under an hour and the mani/ pedi at the GF spa is two separate appointments an hour each where they are very through and attentive AND you get access to the other spa amenities for as long as you want, it really isn't that bad of a deal.Holy crap!!!
Ok, ok... you're right. Whatever it takes...
A lizard and a mosquito. Because it is Florida. So those are a pretty safe guess. I'm obviously picking mosquito for annoying.
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)Sorry you've been having so much trouble with it. I guess they're offering a refund, so I guess that's better than nothing, but it stinks that you've put in so much effort for something you didn't actually get.
Indeed it is!!!!Oh that mani/pedi looks awesome!
If you take into account that a normal high end mani/pedi is done all at once and only takes under an hour and the mani/ pedi at the GF spa is two separate appointments an hour each where they are very through and attentive AND you get access to the other spa amenities for as long as you want, it really isn't that bad of a deal. Not to mention that they give you the nail polish to take home as well as the files.When you consider how much more you pay for other things in Disney the price seems about right. But, like other things in Disney the service and experience is exceptional, so its not so bad in the long run!
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)Oh Shutterfly, I have such a love/hate relationship with them. Free items are so easy to come by, but the service is declining in a major way! I hope you find a suitable resolution to the issue.
Indeed it isn't. SHe's much better for the most part however she seems to be having a bit of a strong reaction to the steroids. She has been hyper and irritable all week!Poor little miss. The croup is no fun! I hope she is doing better now.
Plenty of time left to get to the top.Looks like I fell enough behind to miss a bonus question round.
But at least I'm in time for the next one!
Hmmm I suppose you're right.Easy. Don't get Memory Maker.
At least that's what I do.... and I'm kind of regretting that right now.
In my case Its more of a love for figment himself and his song than anything else. The old ride was more impressive I think.Wow. That brings back memories. Both DDs loved that ride when we took them the first time.
They were 4 and 8 at the time.
When we took them back four years later, they couldn't understand why they had liked it so much!
Did she like it?
We had a goal not to get stuck in World SHowcase during illuminations that night.Sorry, I think I'm missing something. Why is it bad that it was closer to 8pm?
Just that it was getting late?
You got your tart!
And someone looks ridiculously relaxed!
Sounds like you got yourself a keeper there.
We had quite a few check points throughout the planning process for me to verify that I was on the right track, but once he gave me his short list of must dos he was pretty open and flexible to allow me to tweak the schedule as needed. So it was more of a "This is the final plan that I decided.""Shared with DH"... Or was it "Here's what we're doing, so deal with it!"
DH got points for that.Nice! Good move!
I bet you were just a wee bit excited.
yeah I remembered reading that some diser mentioned that taxis aren't that bad and asked what the price was.Not bad! I always think the cab's going to cost too much.
Both!
Okay. Maybe he really is husband of the year...
Someone looks very, very happy!
It was!Sounds totally, completely relaxing.
Noted.
I like that! You're a pampered noodle!
Very nice.
Seagull and duck.
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)Oh, man! That sucks! You put so much work into it!
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)Glad it wasn't anything more serious. Hope she's feeling all better now.
Indeed!Goodness you've had a rough week! Take some time and get everyone healthy. We'll be here when you're ready.
Wishing you all well! Get better soon.... everyone!
Indeed!Sounds like a fun time in your house. I hope everyone recovers quickly!
Hope everyone is doing better soon! No rush!
In my case Its more of a love for figment himself and his song than anything else. The old ride was more impressive I think.
We had a goal not to get stuck in World SHowcase during illuminations that night.
We had quite a few check points throughout the planning process for me to verify that I was on the right track, but once he gave me his short list of must dos he was pretty open and flexible to allow me to tweak the schedule as needed. So it was more of a "This is the final plan that I decided."
After having just put the book aside for a while and allowed myself to calm down I think I've come to the conclusion that the flaws in the book are small and subtle and only glaringly obvious to me. It is done well enough that I can begin to overlook the flaws. I think it was more you just work so hard to make it perfect that having arrive with any flaws is a major let down. I just don't think its worth the stress effort and fight to get it fixed. I'll know better next time. (If I use them ever again.)
Sometimes, you just need those down days like that.Thank you for being patient. With my crazy week last week I just didn't have the energy to post. We spent the whole 3 day weekend vegging on the couch playing Disney Infinity 3.0. I think we all needed it to be sure.
I am not familiar with either option. It would be hard to be sooo close and not go to the parks though. I understand your predicament, but I folded and ended up getting 3 nights on property and 3 day tickets for my quick visit to Orlando in January.Does anyone here have any experience with either and if you were in my shoes which would you choose?
Sounds lovely.Finally at about 8pm they pulled out the check in “desk” and allowed us to check in. We then were told to go line up for dinner and then stood around for a full half hour till they opened the line. All this while being hot and sweaty and trying to control a 2 year old who keeps getting terrified of the nats and bugs flying around.
Can't get much closer than that!We had swung for the category 1 seating based on a few recommendations. We ended up Smack against the stage.
I absolutely love Disney's cornbread. That stuff is amazing. And that is pretty much my feeling about any salad I've ever had.Soon our waiter came along and dropped off the corn bread (Mmmmmmmmmm) and Salad (Meh).
I appreciate the honesty. I can really see how you'd feel this way after all the hassle to get there and waiting so long. I mean I'm sure the show is good and the food is good, but I couldn't imagine a mass produced meal that is brought out to everyone in the theater at once could be any better than the identically prepared food you could get at Trail's End.I know this is going to be an unpopular opinion here on the boards but, other than the cornbread, there was nothing really stand out amazing about any of the food in our opinions.
And I'm sure this probably had a significant effect on your overall feelings about that evening.After the show let out we went back to the dock and ended up having to wait quite a bit for a ferry. This ended up being very tedious and annoying because the dock was now SWARMING with Nats and Bugs and it was pretty much Little Miss’s nightmare. Once the boat finally got there it was a very slow trip on a boat that had bugs continuing to swarm in Little Miss’s face while zero air flow passed through. I got a bit on the queasy side before we reached the dock.
I can definitely see that.While the show was funny and the food not terrible. The price of the show plus the effort to get there makes it a One and Done thing.
And I can definitely see that too. Being eye level with the performers knees... from 5 feet away. Yeah, that would make it difficult to watch the show.DH and I ended up feeling like our seats were almost TOO close to the action.
EPCOT - NemoWhich park do we go to first and what is our first attraction there?
Sunshine SeasonsWhere do we end up eating lunch?