Adam and Katie's wedding PJ -10/2/2010 SBP/SCP need floral advice!!

I just emailed the people i'm renting DVC points from because i should be giving them our information soon! WOOHOO! And it got me thinking about where we should make ADR's... i know its early but one of DF and I's favorite things to do is make our ADR's! I'm looking to do different places than we haven't done so we can experience new places!

so far here are some places we were thinking about going to.. i want to know your opinions if you've eaten at these places and if you have other suggestions for us...

sci-fi (wanted to do this last year but couldn't get an ADR)
San Angel Inn (we always say we should do it but forget for some reason)
teppan Edo (always wanted to go and see how they cook!)
Whispering Canyon Cafe

So far thats all i've been able to come up with.... lol any other suggestions?
 
Which DVC did you decide on again? Was it Jambo house?

Well see here is the dilema i'm facing :rolleyes: From what i've read on the resorts board.... Kidani's rooms are bigger which would be great for getting ready ect. But from looking at pictures and my own experience staying in Jambo house last year... i think Jambo house's lobby is amazing for pictures. Which doesn't mean anything.. Kidani's lobby could be just as awesome and pictures just dont do it justice... i know pictures of Jambo's didn't. So i was going to wait and make a quick last second decision :lmao:

What do you girls think?!:confused3
 
Ohh good ADR's!! Eric and I are going over ours later. He LOVED Whispering Canyon...all you can eat skillet haha. Tell Adam not to eat at all that day!

We stayed at Jambo house but my boss just stayed at Kidani Village. She said the water park/pool thing they have is amazing!
 

Well see here is the dilema i'm facing :rolleyes: From what i've read on the resorts board.... Kidani's rooms are bigger which would be great for getting ready ect. But from looking at pictures and my own experience staying in Jambo house last year... i think Jambo house's lobby is amazing for pictures. Which doesn't mean anything.. Kidani's lobby could be just as awesome and pictures just dont do it justice... i know pictures of Jambo's didn't. So i was going to wait and make a quick last second decision :lmao:

What do you girls think?!:confused3

I went through the same dilemma. Df and I loved the look of Kidani, and the reviews on it all seem to say that it is more relaxed (probably because of less people) and the pool looks awesome. However, we choose Jambo in the end. Here are our reasons, if it helps you:
1. The amenities. Lounge, counter service, restaurants, etc.
2. The view. I didn't want to pay to upgrade for a decent view...I'll wall to a look out to see the animals. However, at Kidani, if you have a standard view, you look over the parking lot. At Jambo, DVC rooms are guaranteed a pool or Savannah view.
3. The lobby does look quite a lot bigger, and at the time I was planning on doing a photoshoot, and I thought jambo's lobby was much nicer.

HTH:goodvibes
 
I just emailed the people i'm renting DVC points from because i should be giving them our information soon! WOOHOO! And it got me thinking about where we should make ADR's... i know its early but one of DF and I's favorite things to do is make our ADR's! I'm looking to do different places than we haven't done so we can experience new places!

so far here are some places we were thinking about going to.. i want to know your opinions if you've eaten at these places and if you have other suggestions for us...

sci-fi (wanted to do this last year but couldn't get an ADR)
San Angel Inn (we always say we should do it but forget for some reason)
teppan Edo (always wanted to go and see how they cook!)
Whispering Canyon Cafe

So far thats all i've been able to come up with.... lol any other suggestions?

Sci-fi is reeeeeeaaally fun! and the food is very good. we looooved it.

Me and DF hated San Angel....so many people like it...while it was pretty...we got crappy seats and the food was blah! it had no kick...we were extremely disappointed especially *** we LOVE mexican. so I would say no to this...if you ask me. I'm a vegetarian and DF is a huge meat eater and we were both unimpressed

I haven't eatten at the others. but I plan on eating at Whispering.
 
I just emailed the people i'm renting DVC points from because i should be giving them our information soon! WOOHOO! And it got me thinking about where we should make ADR's... i know its early but one of DF and I's favorite things to do is make our ADR's! I'm looking to do different places than we haven't done so we can experience new places!

so far here are some places we were thinking about going to.. i want to know your opinions if you've eaten at these places and if you have other suggestions for us...

sci-fi (wanted to do this last year but couldn't get an ADR)
San Angel Inn (we always say we should do it but forget for some reason)
teppan Edo (always wanted to go and see how they cook!)
Whispering Canyon Cafe

So far thats all i've been able to come up with.... lol any other suggestions?

LOVE Sci Fi, it was so fun! The burgers are tasty too. The shakes are really really thick though, so order them with your meal, so they melt a little and you can actually drink them!

Haven't been to Teppen Edo, but it's on our list. We have similar restaurants here, so that one usually gets bypassed if there's somewhere else we want to try or go back to.

Tutto Italia is really good, we went for lunch and loved it. Other favorites, Tusker House (breakfast), Jiko :love:, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Hollywood Brown Derby, and the Yachtsman.

Well see here is the dilema i'm facing :rolleyes: From what i've read on the resorts board.... Kidani's rooms are bigger which would be great for getting ready ect. But from looking at pictures and my own experience staying in Jambo house last year... i think Jambo house's lobby is amazing for pictures. Which doesn't mean anything.. Kidani's lobby could be just as awesome and pictures just dont do it justice... i know pictures of Jambo's didn't. So i was going to wait and make a quick last second decision :lmao:

What do you girls think?!:confused3

We've stayed in the Jambo DVC before Kidani opened and really liked it. It felt more part of the action since there's always people around. I also like the restaurant options there. I think the Lobby in Kidani is more subdued (from pics). Either way, if you really wanted to, I'm sure you could get pics in both and the extra space would probably come in handy.
 
Ohh good ADR's!! Eric and I are going over ours later. He LOVED Whispering Canyon...all you can eat skillet haha. Tell Adam not to eat at all that day!

We stayed at Jambo house but my boss just stayed at Kidani Village. She said the water park/pool thing they have is amazing!

Yea i'm excited to try whispering canyon. ::yes::

And i have heard the same things about kidani's pool area.

I went through the same dilemma. Df and I loved the look of Kidani, and the reviews on it all seem to say that it is more relaxed (probably because of less people) and the pool looks awesome. However, we choose Jambo in the end. Here are our reasons, if it helps you:
1. The amenities. Lounge, counter service, restaurants, etc.
2. The view. I didn't want to pay to upgrade for a decent view...I'll wall to a look out to see the animals. However, at Kidani, if you have a standard view, you look over the parking lot. At Jambo, DVC rooms are guaranteed a pool or Savannah view.
3. The lobby does look quite a lot bigger, and at the time I was planning on doing a photoshoot, and I thought jambo's lobby was much nicer.

HTH:goodvibes

The amenities are what we were looking more for too. I mean the day of the wedding i want to be able to run down to the mara to grab a quick breakfast, and if we need anything their little store is awesome! It helped us out MORE than once on our last trip :rolleyes1
I also agree that the views for DVC in Jambo are better without spending more money. I also have this vision of getting some pictures on the bridge in the Jambo house lobby, and on that staircase that goes down to the look out points :love:

Ok so yea i just made my decision... Jambo it is! :lmao: Sometimes it helps to hear it from someone else... thanks Karen :hug:
Sci-fi is reeeeeeaaally fun! and the food is very good. we looooved it.

Me and DF hated San Angel....so many people like it...while it was pretty...we got crappy seats and the food was blah! it had no kick...we were extremely disappointed especially *** we LOVE mexican. so I would say no to this...if you ask me. I'm a vegetarian and DF is a huge meat eater and we were both unimpressed

I haven't eatten at the others. but I plan on eating at Whispering.

well thats good news about Sci-fi! But now i'm bummed about San Angel Inn... DF and I LOVVVVVE mexican too and thats why we wanted to try it... we also like the atmosphere in there. Hmmm i might have to give that one a second thought :scratchin
 
I did hear that the fast food mexican thats out side San Angel is way better! We have plans to get lunch here one day so maybe that would be a better. I still love the building where San Angel is and the ride and market place.
 
LOVE Sci Fi, it was so fun! The burgers are tasty too. The shakes are really really thick though, so order them with your meal, so they melt a little and you can actually drink them!

Haven't been to Teppen Edo, but it's on our list. We have similar restaurants here, so that one usually gets bypassed if there's somewhere else we want to try or go back to.

Tutto Italia is really good, we went for lunch and loved it. Other favorites, Tusker House (breakfast), Jiko :love:, Liberty Tree Tavern (lunch), Hollywood Brown Derby, and the Yachtsman.



We've stayed in the Jambo DVC before Kidani opened and really liked it. It felt more part of the action since there's always people around. I also like the restaurant options there. I think the Lobby in Kidani is more subdued (from pics). Either way, if you really wanted to, I'm sure you could get pics in both and the extra space would probably come in handy.


I'm glad You liked Sci-Fi!! Sounds like its a great choice! :yay:

I'm thinking about trying Jiko too, and Yachetsmen would be good for DF since hes one heck of a carnivore! :laughing:
I agree with Jambo house... out of all the resorts i've stayed it my jaw dropped the first time i walked into the Jambo house lobby. I've never been so excited! :hyper: From what i remember the rooms were pretty big... between the couch, table and chairs, and the space infront of the mirrors we should be alright. :thumbsup2
 
I did hear that the fast food mexican thats out side San Angel is way better! We have plans to get lunch here one day so maybe that would be a better. I still love the building where San Angel is and the ride and market place.

Yea we got food from Mexico during the food and wine festival right outside that building and it was REALLY good so we kind of figured it would be the same... huh. Anyway I love the market place and the ride in there too... its my guilty pleasure ride :rolleyes1
 
I'm a little scared to try San Angel too, since the reviews are so mixed!!! However, reading the chicken descriptions, I don't really know how they can screw it up, unless they under cook it :lmao: And I figure, if the food is bad, just order more margaritas so that you don't taste it! I'm the same as you though, I LOVE the atmosphere in there!
 
EXACTLY!!!! i'm hoping that the food is good but if not... Another round please!!!!! :drinking1

You never know unless you try right?
 
Yea we really loved BOMA so we know we can handle african cuisine so Jiko is next on our to do list!
 
YIKES!!!! It was a good thing I had emailed the people we are renting DVC from. They had everything alittle backwards. I think what happened is that they saw that they could book 11 months out so wrote down that they would book on 10/30. But they thought that was our dates...so I corrected that! And then i had emailed them back in august about moving from BLT to AKV and the Wife emailed me back saying no problem... i guess she didn't tell her husband because he still had us at BLT. So potential issue was neutralized!:thumbsup2

Ok so i have a question... with going over my ADRs i think we need to do the deluxe dining plan. Can you girls explain how it works? other than being able to eat at places like Jiko and California grill what are the differenced between that and the normal dining plan? Everytime i google it i just get the participating locations. :confused3
 
Disaster averted! Good thing you emailed to check! :thumbsup2

Oh one of my favorite subjects, the DxDP. :goodvibes DF and I love it, when we're on vacation we love to eat out every night at nice restaurants and not worry about what we're going to get. You have a ton of credits, so you get to go to a ton of restaurants - good for us since we have so many fav's and always want to try a few new ones. It also is a huge money saver for us, we saved probably $500 or more on our last trip. Okay, major differences:

1) You get three credits per day that you can use on anything. You don't have to ever eat CS if you don't want to. My DF doesn't like CS, he finds it kinda stressful.

2) You get 2 snacks per day which is awesome. We use one on water/drinks and one for a treat. We go when it's really hot, so definitely need the water.

3) You get an appetizer for each person. We would order an app anyway, so this really works out for us. It's also fun to be able to get what you want and not share.

4) You get 2 refillable mugs - okay, we don't really use these, but they make great souvenirs and I do use them at home. But it does save you $25 of buying them.

5) You can eat at signatures every night and not worry about credits. This is generally what we do, signature dinner, and then lunch or a character breakfast. You could also do dinner shows if you wanted.

6) If you have a bad meal, it doesn't really matter because it's already paid for and you'll probably be eating again soon anyway. :lmao: Seriously, if I were paying OOP for some of these things I would have freaked out. $75 for two people for breakfast?! But on the DxDP it didn't matter, in fact the more it cost the better since that was just extra savings!

There are some situations where this plan wouldn't be for you:

1) It is a lot of food, if you're light eaters or would normally share things, probably not for you. My DF would look at me like I was crazy if I asked him to share his meal with me.

2) If you're a crazy commando tourer and want to spend every minute on rides - probably not for you, it does take time to eat at all these places, but we love the food at Disney just as much, and if you tour the Tour Guide Mike way, you can eat at all these places and still see your fav rides, so we've never felt like we were missing out.

If you have any other questions let me know. We've done the basic plan once and the Deluxe Plan twice now. I also did a Dining report for our last trip, on the first page there's a list of the places we ate. :goodvibes
 
Wow, this is an educational journal, lol! I wanna do deluxe too now!! Except I don't think I can afford it!
 
Wow, this is an educational journal, lol! I wanna do deluxe too now!! Except I don't think I can afford it!

For us we don't know how we could eat all that food!! Out of our 7 nights on the DDP 2 night are occupied and we wouldn't use credits...can you imagine how many would be left over!! I really want to try it anyway:rotfl:
 
me and DF are on the deluxe as well! I will probably be so full I could fall over by the end....DF will be asking when we are eating next.
 














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