9 days 2 resorts FREE Dining Christmas Lights & a bouncing Tigger who stole my heart

[drakes]

Drakes---- I'm scared to start a PTR. i don't have enough to say. Crazy, I know!!!
PLUS... you're gonna be on vacation in a couple of days- you won't be here to read it! Yay you!!!! For the vacation, I mean.

That is no excuse ! I agree with Shelley - you won't be at a loss for words!
Plus I need something to look forward to when I come home !

 

[JoBird]

Oh good grief all right. I'll start it this afternoon.

Just remember... you two asked for it.

I'm a Southerner-- we like all of it aired out there, long winded style.




Jo

 

[JoBird]

I think it might have had pudding in the bottom of it. . . I'll have to ask DH. Sounds a lot like what you are describing. Hey maybe you will have to add on another ADR - Olivia's!




I don't think you will ever be at a loss for words!!!
Plus I will be here. It's not like I'm going on vacation anytime soon or anything.

I'd love to go over to Olivia's!!!! Anything to see OKW.


And you know me welll-- I have a lot to say about a LOT of things.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

JO started her PTR ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2376354

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Awesome!! Can't wait to subscribe to Jo's Report!!

I only have 3 more sleeps before we get on the train! I will be starting my TR from OKW very very soon!

 

[jwwi]

Shelly,
Congrats on booking the BWI, my only deluxe has been WL x2. I would love to stay in that area sometime, but I do enjoy the Moderates. Your description of CBR was good. Cool pictures of the sand "castle"........

 

[lakehead92]

Okay, so WHEN are we going next and WHERE are we staying???


Well, I think most of you have already figured out when we are going next from my final thoughts post. Yes, we are going in November again!! We liked it so much and this is probably the last year that we are going to be able to pull DS10 out of school for a trip, so November it is!!

We will be going the same week as last year, but staying one less night -- Sat Nov 6 - Sat Nov 13. Hoping for low crowds and awesome sunny warm weather again!

So why are we staying one less night -- BECAUSE WE ARE GOING DELUXE!!!



Remember when I got this email PIN???



Well I had heard here on the DIS that those PINS they sent out were expiring sometime in December, even though there was no expiration date on the email. So I called Disney at the beginning of December and sure enough my PIN expired on December 15th. That meant I had to book my 2010 trip by then to use the PIN. So that's exactly what I did!! Never booked a trip 11 months out before!

So I did my Disney math and figured out that if we want to stay at a deluxe we are better off to use the PIN for 40% off than to wait it out and see if free dining becomes available again. We saved something like over $1200 using the PIN, and free dining saves us something like $900.

Originally we always thought that if/when we went deluxe we would stay at the Poly. Why? Well, because it is the POLY! We love the theme of CBR, and it seems very similar -- laid back, tropical, beautiful, great pool, etc. BUT, the last few trips when checking out the deluxes we have really become very fond of the BC/YC. And I have researched them extensively. LOVE the location and proximity to DHS & Epcot. We were pretty set on staying at one of them whenever we went deluxe. THEN, I thought I'd check out the BWI a bit more. The location is equally great. But it seems that so many people prefer the BC/YC over the BWI. Why? Is it really just because of the pool? So I started researching BWI. The rooms have just been redone (maybe they are still doing some of them, I don't know) and they are just beautiful. We love the Boardwalk area, the atmosphere, the entertainment, and we usually eat at Big River Grille. So now I needed to get to the bottom of this pool issue. As you all know, a pool/slide is very important to DS10! After looking further into the SAB pool slide and realizing that you have to actually leave the pool area and walk across a public sidewalk to get to the slide entrance (that you can't see from the pool) and reading that they do not allow life jackets on the SAB pool slide, plus the 8ft deep lazy river - that all made me a little nervous. And I decided that YC/BC and SAB might be better fit for us when the kids are a little older and stronger swimmers. Don't get me wrong - I'm not putting the YC/BC down in any way. I'm sure they are both very awesome and that the SAB pool is great and very nice for kids. But I just don't think it is the best fit for us at this time.

So I guess you can see where I am going with this -- WE ARE STAYING AT THE BWI!!! And no, the clown head at the end of the slide doesn't bother any of us!

We are all very excited. Well, 3 of us are very excited. DS10 is getting there. He wants to know why we can't go to CBR next time. He really loves CBR and POR. But he is starting to come around to the BWI idea. He loves that they sell corn dogs and funnel cakes on the BW! But I suppose it's a good thing that he loves the moderates so much, because I'm not sure I can justify staying at a deluxe everytime!

So, I'll leave you with that and I'm off to find a new ticker!! Hopefully I will be reading some of your TR's very soon and maybe you will be reading another one of mine in about 10 months or so!

You lucky lucky girl.
That is so great.

 

[lakehead92]

JO started her PTR ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2376354

Great...now I have somethiing to read with my tea each morning! I'll be right over JO.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I'd love to go over to Olivia's!!!! Anything to see OKW.

That's a great idea ~ you could go to Olivia's and check out OKW!!

Awesome!! Can't wait to subscribe to Jo's Report!!

I only have 3 more sleeps before we get on the train! I will be starting my TR from OKW very very soon!

Have a safe and magical trip!

Shelly,
Congrats on booking the BWI, my only deluxe has been WL x2. I would love to stay in that area sometime, but I do enjoy the Moderates. Your description of CBR was good. Cool pictures of the sand "castle"........

Thank you!!

You lucky lucky girl.
That is so great.

Thanks Lake!

Great...now I have somethiing to read with my tea each morning! I'll be right over JO.

I know, now I can change up my routine - instead of scrapbooking and listening to my new Daughtry CD every morning I can read JO's PTR!

I knew with enough peer pressure she would start one!

 

[lakehead92]

I just hope that one of these days we can get back to WDW too.
Life has gotten in the way the last few years.

Can't wait to hera how you love BW... the idea of walking into or boating into the parks is very appealing to me as well.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I just hope that one of these days we can get back to WDW too.
Life has gotten in the way the last few years.

Can't wait to hera how you love BW... the idea of walking into or boating into the parks is very appealing to me as well.

I hope you can make it to WDW again soon too!

It will definitely be a new experience being able to walk to the parks. An experience that I think I am going to love!

 

[Mndisneygirl]

Shelly - do you love the new Daughtry CD? I am wanting it and wondering how it is. I think I've heard 2 songs on the radio from it.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Shelly - do you love the new Daughtry CD? I am wanting it and wondering how it is. I think I've heard 2 songs on the radio from it.

Yes, I do! Maybe not quite as much as the first one, but I still like it very much. The first one -- I loved every single song. This one -- I'd say I love about 3/4 of them. Definitely worth getting it!

 

[Practically_Perfect]

Oh good grief all right. I'll start it this afternoon.

JO started her PTR ~ http://www.disboards.com/showthread.php?t=2376354

YAY!!

Heading over to sub now!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hey -- I think my ticker is moving already!!

 

[kaysmommie]

Sad your trip report has come to and end. But that is awesome that you are going to stay deluxe . Boardwalk Inn is so pretty and it's a great location!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Sad your trip report has come to and end. But that is awesome that you are going to stay deluxe . Boardwalk Inn is so pretty and it's a great location!

Thank you Nichole! I am so excited to get to the BWI!!

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Yes, I do! Maybe not quite as much as the first one, but I still like it very much. The first one -- I loved every single song. This one -- I'd say I love about 3/4 of them. Definitely worth getting it!

Hey Shelley, I am from NC and actually have known Daughtry's drummer for a very long time. Chris used to work on my SIL's car! HAHAHA!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Hey Shelley, I am from NC and actually have known Daughtry's drummer for a very long time. Chris used to work on my SIL's car! HAHAHA!

OMG I just love Daughtry!! I see he has just released new tour dates. I am hoping to be able to go! The last time he was in the area was about 3 days before our WDW trip, so I didn't get to go.

 

[bunkkinsmom]

Yeah, I won't ruin the magic about his drummer, Joey. I won't volunteer any info about him. I will answer questions if asked, tho

HOWEVER, Chris really does seem to be what he puts across. Very family, very down to earth, very hometown guy!!