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OK. One of our best friends (who is in complete denial about turning 50 this Halloween) has had her arm twisted to join us at DL for a long weekend to celebrate her non-existent birthday. I already have the flight purchased (thanks to a $50 companion fare on Alaska), the hotel reserved (the Anaheim HoJo across the street...even with the Disney '4 for the price of 3' promotion, the cheapest room at PP is more than a view room at the HoJo's) and the car rented. However, I would like some advice on miscellaneous things.
* What special things can we do on her birthday proper to make it a day she'll never forget (as much as she may try
)? Of course we'll tell everyone we can that it's her big 5-0, but we need ideas for other things. We were thinking maybe a character breakfast, lunch or dinner at the Blue Bayou and the Walt's Footsteps tour. Any other thoughts?? Also, I saw some reference on the DL site about purchasing meal plans. Can you do this without staying at a DL property and is it worth it?
* Halloween itself. Does DL do an event like MNSVSH at WDW? (Did I get that right?). Will we have to take a hard-ticket event into account on her birthday?
* Any thoughts on tickets? I had used HotwireSavingsClub in the past for WDW admissions and meal vouchers, but since they're no longer a going concern I'm at a little bit of a loss. It looks like there's no significant savings over purchasing in advance directly from Disney. We were thinking about the Costco So Cal pass, but we're only going to be in Anaheim for 5 days and birthday girl isn't interested in the San Diego animal parks.
Just to give you a sense of players, four friends (2M2W) ranging in age from mid-40s to mid-50s. More beer-loving than wine-drinking (Napa Rose is out), card-playing, park-commando types who can not get enough of the magic and who turn into crazy kids when we're on vacation.
FYI, I have a Disney VISA and I haven't investigated any benefits we get from using that. Can others with experience speak to this?
Thanks in advance for any experience or thoughts.
* What special things can we do on her birthday proper to make it a day she'll never forget (as much as she may try
)? Of course we'll tell everyone we can that it's her big 5-0, but we need ideas for other things. We were thinking maybe a character breakfast, lunch or dinner at the Blue Bayou and the Walt's Footsteps tour. Any other thoughts?? Also, I saw some reference on the DL site about purchasing meal plans. Can you do this without staying at a DL property and is it worth it?* Halloween itself. Does DL do an event like MNSVSH at WDW? (Did I get that right?). Will we have to take a hard-ticket event into account on her birthday?
* Any thoughts on tickets? I had used HotwireSavingsClub in the past for WDW admissions and meal vouchers, but since they're no longer a going concern I'm at a little bit of a loss. It looks like there's no significant savings over purchasing in advance directly from Disney. We were thinking about the Costco So Cal pass, but we're only going to be in Anaheim for 5 days and birthday girl isn't interested in the San Diego animal parks.
Just to give you a sense of players, four friends (2M2W) ranging in age from mid-40s to mid-50s. More beer-loving than wine-drinking (Napa Rose is out), card-playing, park-commando types who can not get enough of the magic and who turn into crazy kids when we're on vacation.
FYI, I have a Disney VISA and I haven't investigated any benefits we get from using that. Can others with experience speak to this?
Thanks in advance for any experience or thoughts.
