6/13/2009 Western on Magic

[sinnika]

Here's some good feedback for the Dolphin Discovery at Cozumel:
(hope I did the link right!)
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2129498

 

[Brooklyn]

Here's some good feedback for the Dolphin Discovery at Cozumel:
(hope I did the link right!)
http://disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2129498

We did Dolphin Discovery in Puerto Vallerta last summer and LOVED it! Maddy just turned 3 two days before the cruise (just incase anyone is thinking of taking a little one). She LOVED it! We also told them Brooklyn was older so she could do the belly ride. She needed to be 8 for that but she had just turned 7. She also LOVED it!

 

[Diane71969]

We did Dolphin Discovery in Puerto Vallerta last summer and LOVED it! Maddy just turned 3 two days before the cruise (just incase anyone is thinking of taking a little one). She LOVED it! We also told them Brooklyn was older so she could do the belly ride. She needed to be 8 for that but she had just turned 7. She also LOVED it!

Awesome photo's. Your girls are so adorable. My DS (14) and I are doing the dolphin swim and looking so forward to it. After seeing your photo's even more so now

Since we are in a cat 12 gty I don't know our cabin # but you can decorate our door for us

I see you will be celebrating B-day's. We are celebrating my DS Graduation from 8th Grad, his 14th B-day and My 40th B-day.

We are on the early dinner which one are you on? Do you have any other excursions planned? In Key West we are going the On/Off Trolley, eating lunch at Jimmy Buffets, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Coz - Dolphin Swim & Grand Cayman - Stingray Swim and Island Tour, CC - Parasail.

 

[Diane71969]

WeLcOmE Brooklyn Family.... can you design my door???

Hope everyone who has been ill are doing much better!!

I just received EXCELLENT news... my DD's finals are a day earlier than originally suppose to be SOOO we are flying in on Friday instead of chancing the Sat am flight (would land at 11:25am).
BAD news...they only offer a morning flight arriving at MCO around 1125am & most check-ins are not til around 3 or 4ish. Any suggestions of where to stay or what to do until check-in? The last time we flew in a day before it DOWN poured the entire time & spent most of the time at the mall. Thinking about just staying at the airport hotel (Radison?).

Or should I splurge & surprise my DD w/a trip to WDW (she has never been)?

We also get in on Friday. we land at MCO at 12:55 pm. we are staying at Port Orleans French Qtr, which has the Ferry over to Downtown Disney. Check in is at 3:00 but they will hold your luggage for you when you get there until your room is ready. We are eating dinner a T-Rex that night in DD at 6:15, you are more then welcome to join us.

 

[Brooklyn]

Awesome photo's. Your girls are so adorable. My DS (14) and I are doing the dolphin swim and looking so forward to it. After seeing your photo's even more so now

Since we are in a cat 12 gty I don't know our cabin # but you can decorate our door for us

I see you will be celebrating B-day's. We are celebrating my DS Graduation from 8th Grad, his 14th B-day and My 40th B-day.

We are on the early dinner which one are you on? Do you have any other excursions planned? In Key West we are going the On/Off Trolley, eating lunch at Jimmy Buffets, Ripley's Believe It or Not Museum, Coz - Dolphin Swim & Grand Cayman - Stingray Swim and Island Tour, CC - Parasail.

Right now we are on late seating. We did it last summer and LOVED it! I felt like during the TA we were always rushing from one place to the next. We LOVED late seating. The only draw back was pirate night bc we were NOT hungry at all for the buffet that they offered.

Oh fun! You are having lots of celebrations on the cruise!!! We cruise June 15th last year and there were a ton of kid celebrating their graduations. It was fun.

We are looking into parasailing in Key West. The price is great and Brooklyn would LOVE it!

Grand Cayman we are looking into the turtle farm. Maddy LOVES turtles and I know she would love it.

I am not sure about anything else.

We did the Stingrays at CC for the TA cruise. It was fun. We did it late in the afternoon and there were hardly any people there.

I do not think we will be doing the dolphins this trip. We are probably going to save it for Tortola next summer when we are on the WB TA. I want Maddy to be a little older and more comfortable in the water. She loved it last time but I think she will like it even more next year.

 

[Brooklyn]

Can anyone tell me what night is pirate night, formal night, etc....

Thanks!!!

 

[djd7292]

We also get in on Friday. we land at MCO at 12:55 pm. we are staying at Port Orleans French Qtr, which has the Ferry over to Downtown Disney. Check in is at 3:00 but they will hold your luggage for you when you get there until your room is ready. We are eating dinner a T-Rex that night in DD at 6:15, you are more then welcome to join us.

What is the Port Orleans French Qtrs? Did you get a good price?

Downtown Disney???

Thanks for the offer for T-Rex but my DD can't handle Rainforest Cafe (too loud & annoying).

I found a resort room & 2 WDW tickets for about $300... Is that too much??? ARGH... it was '88 when I went & didn't have to plan anything.

 

[sinnika]

Can anyone tell me what night is pirate night, formal night, etc....

Thanks!!!

Sat: let the magic begin
Sun: movie (in Walt Theatre) (this is per past navigators)
Mon: Captains Gala (formal) - Golden Mickeys
Tues: Twice Charmed
Wed: Pirate night
Thurs: Semiformal (lobster night) Disney Dreams
Fri: Till we meet again

 

[Brooklyn]

sat: Let the magic begin
sun: Movie (in walt theatre) (this is per past navigators)
mon: Captains gala (formal) - golden mickeys
tues: Twice charmed
wed: Pirate night
thurs: Semiformal (lobster night) disney dreams
fri: Till we meet again

thank you!

 

[Diane71969]

Sat: let the magic begin
Sun: movie (in Walt Theatre) (this is per past navigators)
Mon: Captains Gala (formal) - Golden Mickeys
Tues: Twice Charmed
Wed: Pirate night
Thurs: Semiformal (lobster night) Disney Dreams
Fri: Till we meet again

Can you tell me how "Formal" is the formal night? Semi Formal?

 

[sinnika]

What is the Port Orleans French Qtrs? Did you get a good price?

Downtown Disney???

Thanks for the offer for T-Rex but my DD can't handle Rainforest Cafe (too loud & annoying).

I found a resort room & 2 WDW tickets for about $300... Is that too much??? ARGH... it was '88 when I went & didn't have to plan anything.

How about enjoying one of the water parks? Typhoon lagoon or Blizzard Beach? Less expensive than a 1 day theme park ticket. Try the All Stars resorts or Pop century. They are the value resorts. If you work with a TA, they can find you the best deals and will do the legwork for you. .

 

[sinnika]

Can you tell me how "Formal" is the formal night? Semi Formal?

Depends on how dressy you want to get. You will see some tuxes and gowns on formal night but they are generally the exception. A nice cocktail dress and suit is plenty dressy. You will even see some less dressed too, but def no jeans on formal night. Its nice to dress up for formal night to get family photos. For semi-formal, less dressy, shirt and tie or even colllared shirt for men is fine, nice slacks or skirt/ dress for women. No shorts for any night. jeans OK.

 

[triplefigs]

Our TA has set up for us to celebrate the kids 9th b'day on either the 2nd or 3rd night (need to double check) at dinner (their b'day is June 23rd). What does DCL do? I can't believe we will have THREE 9 year olds. Boy does time fly.

 

[Diane71969]

What is the Port Orleans French Qtrs? Did you get a good price?

Downtown Disney???

Thanks for the offer for T-Rex but my DD can't handle Rainforest Cafe (too loud & annoying).

I found a resort room & 2 WDW tickets for about $300... Is that too much??? ARGH... it was '88 when I went & didn't have to plan anything.

POFQ is a Disney Property. Good Price ummmm no but I figured I would splurge, plus we are close to Downtown Disney and can take the Ferry over there and walk around, eat, shop... and there is a ton to do on the resort property and their pool is awesome. You can also use the Port Orleans Riverside property. Check it out: http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/resorts/port-orleans-resort-french-quarter/

Well if you change your mind about T-Rex http://disneyworld.disney.go.com/destinations/downtown-disney/dining/t-rex/ let me know and I will change the # in our reservation.

I would love to be able to go over to Epcot for the day on Friday but I can't afford the tickets to do so.

 

[Diane71969]

Depends on how dressy you want to get. You will see some tuxes and gowns on formal night but they are generally the exception. A nice cocktail dress and suit is plenty dressy. You will even see some less dressed too, but def no jeans on formal night. Its nice to dress up for formal night to get family photos. For semi-formal, less dressy, shirt and tie or even colllared shirt for men is fine, nice slacks or skirt/ dress for women. No shorts for any night. jeans OK.

Awesome - Thanks! Perfectly what I had in mind.

 

[Diane71969]

Our TA has set up for us to celebrate the kids 9th b'day on either the 2nd or 3rd night (need to double check) at dinner (their b'day is June 23rd). What does DCL do? I can't believe we will have THREE 9 year olds. Boy does time fly.

They sing to them and give them a cake. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=hu0&sa=N&um=1

 

[Brooklyn]

Our TA has set up for us to celebrate the kids 9th b'day on either the 2nd or 3rd night (need to double check) at dinner (their b'day is June 23rd). What does DCL do? I can't believe we will have THREE 9 year olds. Boy does time fly.

They will bring a cake with a really cool white chocolate ship on top. Your waiters along with a few others will come and sing Happy Birthday.

It also happened to be the PJ party in the kids club so the kids were at dinner in their PJ's.

 

[Brooklyn]

They sing to them and give them a cake. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=hu0&sa=N&um=1

No cool sprinkles on our cakes... :-(

 

[triplefigs]

They sing to them and give them a cake. http://images.google.com/imgres?img...s=org.mozilla:en-US:official&hs=hu0&sa=N&um=1

They'll love that. I think I'm ordering the room decorations for the b'day celebration too and probably a basket from The Perfect Gift.

 

[triplefigs]

They will bring a cake with a really cool white chocolate ship on top. Your waiters along with a few others will come and sing Happy Birthday.

It also happened to be the PJ party in the kids club so the kids were at dinner in their PJ's.

So each of your girls got a cake? We will have TONS to share with THREE cakes. All our cruise buddied better come and get some!