I love chatting Disney and it gets me excited for August!
Disneylover99 said:
sahmoffour said:I have always had 2 that are my dream resorts, Poly and BC. We're lucky enough with this being an alone trip that we're staying at Beach Club this time, so I'll be able to strike that off the list!
ETA: Feel free to come up with the question of the day if I don't post one! I don't mind at all! Some days are tough for me to find time to get one here, and anything that helps our thread to pick up the pace makes me happy.
It doesn't hurt to call and see if you have a pin attached to your name. We had one tied to our name and we didn't know
.I have to say that my husband is the same way. I swear Disney, especially Magic Kingdom, makes his PTSD act up. But he muddles through for me and the kids! He liked Rose & Crown last trip, but he also likes most any place he can get a beer!We are going to try Via Napoli next trip. Actually his favorite part of Disney is the food so we're doing the DxDP to appease him. Raglan Road at DTD is another favorite of his. (However, they're kind of similar, but the food at Rose & Crown is much more traditional pup fare while Raglan Road is more creative and upscale I think.) Nine Dragons always seems quiet or San Angel? I asked him and he just shook his head. He goes with the flow as much as possible!
Not complaining though, we stayed at VWL and CR on past trips and POFQ on our honeymoon and loved them all.
DisMom1981 said:
DisMom1981 said:
msyjoa said:
We handle the price difference by spending one night at a more expensive moderate or deluxe and the rest of our stay at a less expensive resort like a value. We love sampling resorts and try to stay at multiple resorts in each trip!
JavArmy said:
Same here! I would LOVE to stay at BC but I also love not spending my 2-3x my mortgage for a week stay.
I always wondered if moving resorts complicates things. Like, do you have to get up early just to move your bags?
Obviously I'm more or a lurker (this is my first post!) but I'm officially ready to join the fun!
I've booked a Cars suite at AoA for Aug 25-31st! It'll be my DH, DD4, and DS1 going for their first times! We're also taking my sister who hasn't been since she was 5, and my dad who hasn't been since '95. My last trip was POP in May of '07 and I loved it, but this trip is super special since it's our first official family vacation! I can't wait for them to experience the magic!
We had to change the dates of our trip because the airfare was much less expensive to fly in on July 30th than to go out that following weekend so we shifted by a few days... we are in POR from 7/30 to 8/6... still hoping for a promotion or discount, but we did book DDP as well for this trip although we were back-and-forth before we actually booked. Next thing to do... ADRs - although I feel like I am already behind the 8-ball on that being 150 days out. So much we want to do - time to make decisions.
Made my first ADR today(not that we are making many......but we do have a couple of Disney restaurants we want to eat at while in Orlando).
We have Planet Hollywood reserved for 7 pm on Wednesday, August 28th.
I have also promised my boys their favourite, 'Ohana, for breakfast. There's a couple of days yet before I can make that reservation for August 30th. And we may even toss in one more character breakfast at Garden Grove or Cape May. Decisions, decisions.
ADRs are all done. In fact I have already changed 3 of them!
Let me know if someone is dining around the same time so maybe we can say hello to one another.
8/24 - HOOP DEE DOO 8:30 show My daughter's favorite show, next to Wicked of course.
8/25 - Akershaus 10:45 Sort of a brunch thing. My spouse loves their potatoes.
8/26 - Sci- Fi 11:45 Lunch before heading back to the hotel to get out of the midday heat.
Narcoossee- 6:00 p.m. Our new place to try. Saw the prices and got sticker shock. Thank you dining plan.
8/27 - Via Napoli 7:45 Pizza, need I say more?
8/28 - Yachtman's Steakhouse 6:30 Going for the creamed spinach .
8/29 - Biergarten 6 :30 Another of my spouses favorite places. Try the beer flight if you go here.
8/30 - Tony's in MK 5:45 I'm not a huge fan of this place, but again my spouse and daughter both like it.
8/31 - Trail's End 1:30 A place to have vittles after horseback riding.
9/1 - Be Our Guest 6:00 What a hassle getting this ADR was, as some of you already know. Took days for this restaurant to load into the system.
9/2 - Rose and Crown 7:45 Our annual tradition. We always eat here on our last night and watch the fireworks.
Well that's all of them, likely, probably, maybe...
How many of you make your ADR's then play with them, tweak them, change them over & over again???I had them set at 180 days out..then ran it by my family who weren't thrilled with all the times/choices, so I have made more and changed others. I am now doubled up on some days until I run them by my family...again!
8/17 6:45 Raglan RD (DH, me and 2 dear friends that live in Orlando)
8/18 6:00 Restaurant Marakesh (DD & SIL Anniversary)
8/19 9:55 Chef Mickey's
8/20 9:35 Kona
7:00 Wolfgang Puck (DIL Birthday)
8/21 12:15 Akershus Princess Lunch (DD, GD & me)
6:00 & 7:10 at Boma (Need to decide on time)
8/22 12:45 Yak & Yeti
8/23 1:40 Sci-Fi Diner OR
5:00 Mama Melrose Fantasmic Package
8/24 9:35 Ohana's
I still need to decide on reservation for Sunday for DH & myself as we are there longer than the kids.I am just not sure to do lunch or dinner.
I have now read the ENTIRE thread and I'm really disappointed I never got to see the rooster curtains....
Our ADRs
8/25 7:15pm Chef Mickeys
8/26 5:15pm Crystal Palace
8/27 5:15pm Akershus
8/28 8am 1900 Park Fare
8/28 7:30pm Rainforest Cafe
8/29 9:30am Ohana
8/30 5:45pm CRT
Question: My husband is not interested in Akershus or CRT) Does anyone have suggestions where he could enjoy a more relaxed meal? He doesn't want a buffet (too many people getting up and down) or sharing a table with strangers. We would need one in Epcot (while I have my kids at Akershus) and the other can be anywhere (we'll be in AK during the day, but I'll be park hopping to MK with my kids for CRT, so he can go wherever he pleases.)
Thanks!
We usually check-out early and head over to the new resort early, simply because that is our preference in starting the day. However, you can give your bags to Disney at the first hotel and they will move them to the second hotel for you. Sometimes we use our resort change day as our down day. That way, we can check-out and check back-in at our leisure. Our goal is to eventually stay at every resort at least once, so we see changing resorts as a fun adventure!
