09/12/10 - DVCers Take Over the Wonder (S.S. Member Cruise 2010) - Thread #1

[dvc4life]

I got one!



Now I gotta get off cuz DH wants the computer.

Talk to you later!

 

[calypso726]

Generally, most Disney fans are kids at heart. With that in mind does anyone here exchange Easter baskets with their DH or DW??? If so, what is usually in in yours? DH always gets me a new stuffed bunny and Easter basket which might contain anything from chocolates, a nice bottle of wine or mixers for froo froo drinks or gift cards.

Terrie

 

[calypso726]

I got one!



Now I gotta get off cuz DH wants the computer.

Talk to you later!

WOO HOO!!! Congrats! I guess there are advantages to being married to a computer network engineer...we have 5 computers in the house and it's just the two of us TTYL

Terrie

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

WOW! This thread got BUSY this morning!!! Hi everyone!

Good Saturday Morning!

Going to be a pretty boring weekend around here. Just hoping it is a productive one outside. Need to get some yard/gardening work done. And of course the never ending pile of .

Then tomorrow my sister and her family will be over for Easter. And I get to do all the cooking because she and her kids, she has twins, have been on their Senior trip and won't get home until late today. But I don't mind. I like to cook, sometimes. And my DH helps out pretty good. He usually cooks the meat and I do everything else.

So does anyone else have big plans for the Easter Weekend?

Hi! Busy weekend here....tutoring this morning in an hour, then Easter Lunch with my in-laws at 1:00. Then we're coloring Easter Eggs tonight. Then having about ten people over for Easter Lunch tomorrow at my house (my family) And I have to find time in between all of this to do

Generally, most Disney fans are kids at heart. With that in mind does anyone here exchange Easter baskets with their DH or DW??? If so, what is usually in in yours? DH always gets me a new stuffed bunny and Easter basket which might contain anything from chocolates, a nice bottle of wine or mixers for froo froo drinks or gift cards.

Terrie

DH and I ARE kids at heart, but we don't exchange Easter baskets. The Easter Bunny only brings stuff for the kids.

I got one!

CONGRATS!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Good Morning all! It is a beautiful day here. We are visting DH's birthmother for Easter. Our plans for today are to go swimming in her pool. Tomorrow we will go to Easter brunch. No for me this weekend since I did it all this past week to prepare for the trip.

I hope everyone has a good weekend and a Happy Easter.

Going to SIL's for Easter!

Terrie

Congrats on getting the

The time is getting close for a and

Congrats on getting a

 

[BigDogHU75]

ES (Elizabeth Swann)Update!!!

calypso726 had the 1299th post and therefore earns 1 ES!!

The current score is:
calypso726 - 7 ES (299, 399, 499, 699, 1099, 1299)
Luckymomoftwo - 4 ES (999, 1199)
dvc4life - 1 ES (899)
dopeygirl76 - 1 ES (799)
vedlin71 - 1ES (599)
Time4disneynow - 1 ES (199)
3DAN - 1 ES (99)

Every 99th post = 1 ES
Every 499th post = 2 ESs
Every 999th post = 3 ESs

The next milestone is at the 1399th post and is worth 1 ES!!!

 

[BigDogHU75]

Pirate Update!!!

dvc4life had the 1300th post and therefore earns one !!!

The current score is:
Luckmomoftwo - 5 pirates (800, 1000, 1200)
calypso726 - 3 pirates (400, 600, 1100)
Time4disneynow - 2 pirates (500)
dvc4life - 2 pirate (900, 1300)
dopeygirl76 - 1 pirate (700)
BigDogHU75 - 1 Pirate (300)
kjd469 - 1 Pirate (200)
Tweet - 1 Pirate (100)

Every 100th post = 1 Pirate
Every 500th post = 2 Pirates
Every 1000th post = 3 Pirates

The next milestone is at the 1400th post and is worth 1 pirate!

 

[mousefan64]

Someday I will earn my pirate

 

[dvc deernut]

good evening all!!!!
Great photos chris, i took similiar photo when i went for keys tour. I just got my gold d23 card in the mail. Im excited now, im waiting for the rest to come. Cant wait to actually use the card. Well its been almost 80 the last 2 days here ive been gardening from morning to night. Im debating taking cover off the pool. Its supposed to get very windy tonite while cold front goes thru as im typing this the winds are starting to blow.

 

[BigDogHU75]

HAPPY EASTER!​

 

[BigDogHU75]

GOOD MORNING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN,
BOYS AND GIRLS!
WE SET SAIL IN 23 WEEKS! THAT IS 161 DAYS!

​

 

[Luckymomoftwo]

Happy Easter!!!​

 

[dvc4life]

Happy Easter Everybody!!!!!

 

[dvc4life]

good evening all!!!!
Great photos chris, i took similiar photo when i went for keys tour. I just got my gold d23 card in the mail. Im excited now, im waiting for the rest to come. Cant wait to actually use the card. Well its been almost 80 the last 2 days here ive been gardening from morning to night. Im debating taking cover off the pool. Its supposed to get very windy tonite while cold front goes thru as im typing this the winds are starting to blow.

The weather has been great here too! We did take the cover off of our pool this week. Can't wait to get that up and running. We love our pool and summer time here.

 

[calypso726]

Happy Easter!

 

[calypso726]

I just got my gold d23 card in the mail. Im excited now, im waiting for the rest to come. Cant wait to actually use the card.

Congrats on joining D23 Ian! Just in case you don't know already there is an event coming up in WDW called the Flowers & Fireworks Celebration. I am copying and pasting the deatils from the web site below.

D23 Presents "Flowers and Fireworks"
Event Information

DATE
May 15-16, 2010

LOCATION
Walt Disney World
Orlando, Florida

TICKETS
Available April 8, 2010, 10 a.m. PST. Please check this page for the ticket link.

COST
$195 per person

SCHEDULE
Check-in is Saturday, May 15, 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the lobby of Disney's Grand Floridian Resort and Spa.

Please see detailed information below.


Come and celebrate the color and creativity of Walt Disney World with D23 during the Epcot International Flowers & Garden Festival!

The weekend blossoms Saturday evening as guests gather at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa for a delicious beachside cookout. Enjoy a savory salad before diving into a grilled beef burger from the Evo Grill (veggie burgers too!) or chicken breast with Floridian citrus barbeque sauce glaze, served with all the fixings. Make sure to leave room for mouth-watering side dishes like creamy Southern-style cole slaw, slow-cooked vegetarian baked beans and Baked Mac 'n' Fine Cheeses. And don't forget dessert! (We know we won't!) Choose between Mickey Strawberry Shortcake or Hershey's Chocolate S'mores Bread Pudding with Vanilla Crème Anglaise Sauce. Or enjoy both! During dinner, some of Disney's most beloved characters will also hit the sand to visit with you.

Then sit back and watch a private viewing of the delightful Electrical Water Pageant as it sails by on the Seven Seas Lagoon. The Pageant — Disney's longest-running parade, having launched in 1971 — boasts a bevy of colorful characters on barges illuminated with thousands of twinkling lights. Following the show, guests will be treated to an exclusive presentation about the creation of Walt Disney World's fireworks spectaculars. And the night wouldn't be complete without a private lakeside viewing of the Magic Kingdom's beloved fireworks spectacular Wishes.

Sunday morning meet at 9 a.m. in the Grand Harbor Ballroom of Disney's Yacht and Beach Club Resorts for a morning of special presentations, created just for D23 Members and their guests. After enjoying breakfast from the continental buffet including "A Spoonful of Sugar" breakfast scones with clotted cream and fresh jams and warm cinnamon loaf laced with fondant, "Mad Hatter" scrambled eggs (with assorted "Tweedle Dee and Tweedle Dum toppings"!), Snow (Egg) White Vegetable Frittata, Tink's Yogurt Parfaits and classic Mickey Waffles fresh fruit toppings and pecans and whipped cream, grab a seat as Epcot Vice President Dan Cockrell will kick off the morning, giving insider insight into the new additions currently being built at Epcot — a new authentic Neapolitan pizzeria at Italy's pavilion and expanded outdoor for Cantina de San Angel at the Mexico pavilion. Michael Jenner, WDW Park Events Content Development Operations Manager, will give an exclusive sneak peek at what's to come at this fall's Epcot International Food & Wine Festival, which will be celebrating its 15th year of cooking up delicious dishes for Disney guests! Eric Darden, Horticulture Manager of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival, will present "The History and Behind the Scenes Secrets of the Epcot International Flower & Garden Festival." Then, Daniel Wasilick of Twinings Tea — one of the original partners at Epcot — will serve up something special just for guests, including a look at their refreshing teas that can only be found at Epcot. And of course, there will be some terrific surprises and gifts!

After a morning of enriching panels and presentations inside, it's time to hit Epcot to see the International Flower & Garden Festival up close and personal. Guests will have several hours during the day to enjoy the park at their own pace.

That evening, get ready for some Flower Power as you head to the American Gardens Theatre to do the twist with Chubby Checker! D23 Members and their guests will enjoy reserved VIP seating for the concert. And after burning off some calories twisting the night away, it's time for dessert! A selection of savory sweets — including some of Walt's personal favorites — will be awaiting guests at Italy Isola, where everyone will also be able to enjoy private viewing of the Epcot signature spectacle, IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth.

Of course, no D23 event would be complete without some extra magic! We look forward to making once-in-a-lifetime memories over these two days of festivities.

Included with the cost of your ticket:

Private dinner on the beach at Disney's Grand Floridian Hotel & Spa
Private viewing of the Electrical Water Pageant and Wishes
Presentation on the Magic Kingdom's fireworks spectaculars
Continental breakfast at Disney's Beach Club Resort
Exclusive presentations from Dan Cockrell, Michael Jenner, Eric Darden, and Daniel Wasilick
Private VIP seating at Chubby Checker's Flower Power concert
Private dessert party and viewing of IllumiNations: Reflections of Earth
Commemorative gift (one per guest)

 

[dvc deernut]

congrats on joining d23 ian! Just in case you don't know already there is an event coming up in wdw called the flowers & fireworks celebration. I am copying and pasting the deatils from the web site below.

D23 presents "flowers and fireworks"
event information

date
may 15-16, 2010

location
walt disney world
orlando, florida

tickets
available april 8, 2010, 10 a.m. Pst. Please check this page for the ticket link.

Cost
$195 per person

schedule
check-in is saturday, may 15, 9 a.m. To 5 p.m. In the lobby of disney's grand floridian resort and spa.

Please see detailed information below.


Come and celebrate the color and creativity of walt disney world with d23 during the epcot international flowers & garden festival!

The weekend blossoms saturday evening as guests gather at disney's grand floridian resort & spa for a delicious beachside cookout. Enjoy a savory salad before diving into a grilled beef burger from the evo grill (veggie burgers too!) or chicken breast with floridian citrus barbeque sauce glaze, served with all the fixings. Make sure to leave room for mouth-watering side dishes like creamy southern-style cole slaw, slow-cooked vegetarian baked beans and baked mac 'n' fine cheeses. And don't forget dessert! (we know we won't!) choose between mickey strawberry shortcake or hershey's chocolate s'mores bread pudding with vanilla crème anglaise sauce. Or enjoy both! During dinner, some of disney's most beloved characters will also hit the sand to visit with you.

Then sit back and watch a private viewing of the delightful electrical water pageant as it sails by on the seven seas lagoon. The pageant — disney's longest-running parade, having launched in 1971 — boasts a bevy of colorful characters on barges illuminated with thousands of twinkling lights. Following the show, guests will be treated to an exclusive presentation about the creation of walt disney world's fireworks spectaculars. And the night wouldn't be complete without a private lakeside viewing of the magic kingdom's beloved fireworks spectacular wishes.

Sunday morning meet at 9 a.m. In the grand harbor ballroom of disney's yacht and beach club resorts for a morning of special presentations, created just for d23 members and their guests. After enjoying breakfast from the continental buffet including "a spoonful of sugar" breakfast scones with clotted cream and fresh jams and warm cinnamon loaf laced with fondant, "mad hatter" scrambled eggs (with assorted "tweedle dee and tweedle dum toppings"!), snow (egg) white vegetable frittata, tink's yogurt parfaits and classic mickey waffles fresh fruit toppings and pecans and whipped cream, grab a seat as epcot vice president dan cockrell will kick off the morning, giving insider insight into the new additions currently being built at epcot — a new authentic neapolitan pizzeria at italy's pavilion and expanded outdoor for cantina de san angel at the mexico pavilion. Michael jenner, wdw park events content development operations manager, will give an exclusive sneak peek at what's to come at this fall's epcot international food & wine festival, which will be celebrating its 15th year of cooking up delicious dishes for disney guests! Eric darden, horticulture manager of the epcot international flower & garden festival, will present "the history and behind the scenes secrets of the epcot international flower & garden festival." then, daniel wasilick of twinings tea — one of the original partners at epcot — will serve up something special just for guests, including a look at their refreshing teas that can only be found at epcot. And of course, there will be some terrific surprises and gifts!

After a morning of enriching panels and presentations inside, it's time to hit epcot to see the international flower & garden festival up close and personal. Guests will have several hours during the day to enjoy the park at their own pace.

That evening, get ready for some flower power as you head to the american gardens theatre to do the twist with chubby checker! D23 members and their guests will enjoy reserved vip seating for the concert. And after burning off some calories twisting the night away, it's time for dessert! A selection of savory sweets — including some of walt's personal favorites — will be awaiting guests at italy isola, where everyone will also be able to enjoy private viewing of the epcot signature spectacle, illuminations: Reflections of earth.

Of course, no d23 event would be complete without some extra magic! We look forward to making once-in-a-lifetime memories over these two days of festivities.

Included with the cost of your ticket:

Private dinner on the beach at disney's grand floridian hotel & spa
private viewing of the electrical water pageant and wishes
presentation on the magic kingdom's fireworks spectaculars
continental breakfast at disney's beach club resort
exclusive presentations from dan cockrell, michael jenner, eric darden, and daniel wasilick
private vip seating at chubby checker's flower power concert
private dessert party and viewing of illuminations: Reflections of earth
commemorative gift (one per guest)

hiiiii, how do you find out about that information did you get email or do you go to d23 site?

 

[calypso726]

hiiiii, how do you find out about that information did you get email or do you go to d23 site?

Hi Ian! I don't remember if I got an e-mail to that one or not. I got a tweet for it on March 29th. I started following D23 on Twitter and get the updates to my crackberry as they come in. However, once I get a tweet on the information for an event I find it is up on the D23 site under Expo and Events.

Terrie

 

[dvc deernut]

THANKS TERRIE I GUESS I WILL HAVE TO CHECK D23 SITE MORE OFTEN. THAT INFORMATION YOU GAVE THAT WAS 195 DOLLARS FOR THE WHOLE THING , THAT INCLUDED ALL THE MEALS AND IS THAT THE SAME PRICE IF I BOUGHT A TICKET FOR MYSELF AND FOR SOMEONE WHO ISNT A D23 MEMBER AS LONG AS I PURCHASE THE TICKET?
WHEN YOU ORDER TICKETS CAN YOU DO IT BY PHONE? AND ONCE YOU PURCHASE TICKETS BECAUSE IM NEW TO THIS (not a D23 vet. like yourself)DO THEY INFORM YOU OF ALL THE TIMES AND THE WHERES? WHEN YOU DO GET A TICKET TO EVENT THERE IS ALWAYS A PLACE TO SIT FOR DINNING ETC, OR DO YOU HAVE TO PANIC AND GET THERE EARLY? DO I JUST SHOW TICKETS AND PRESENT MEMBER CARD AT THE MAIN GATES IF ANY OF THE EVENTS ARE IN A PARK? I FORGET DO YOU NEED A PARK PASS?
THERES A HANDFULL OF QUESTIONS IM GOING TO HAVE TO TALK TO THE 2 OF YOU IN PERSON ON THE SHIP ABOUT d23

 

[dopeygirl76]

HAPPY EASTER everyone!!!

It has been a crazy weekend. We had the girls bday party yesterday with 20 kids bowling and about 30 adults!!! The kids had a blast and my girls were as happy is can be - which of course is all that matters!!!

The bunny visited us last night and after some candy we went to mass at 10:30am and then I had brunch for everyone here. When everyone left i fell asleep on the couch!! I just got done packing our box to ship to OKW - only 6 days to go!