DLFan123
living the dream-literally!
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Hi to everyone. I'm fairly new to the Dis Boards, but definitely not new to Disney! Having grown up in Arizona, I spent many summers in southern California, always visiting Disneyland many times. I had not been to WDW until May of 2011, and now my DP and I are going back this April to celebrate her birthday. About us:
Me-33 and lover of all things Disney. Devoted to Disneyland but really loved Disneyworld on our first trip there last year. My favorite park will always be Disneyland, but Epcot at WDW is a close second. My favorite country-France-thanks to the Boulangerie Pattiserie.
DP-33 (about to turn 34!) and agreed to come along for the ride on our first trip to Disneyland together in 2010. Found that she loved Disneyland almost as much as me even though she thought she simply "liked it" before.
Also really loved WDW last May and can't wait to go back. She enjoyed AK much more than me last year and can't wait to ride Expedition Everest for the second time this April.
We have been planning this trip since we got back from our Christmas Disneyland trip just a couple months ago. After laboring for several days we have decided to stay...
Port Orleans Riverside for 3 nights at the start of our trip! This will be our first time here. We really wanted to stay at a different resort than our last trip, so we chose POR for the location (very excited to visit WDW DTD for the first time and love that we will be able to take a boat instead of a bus) and the ambience. In DL, New Orleans square is my favorite land, so needless to say, I will forever be disappointed that MK doesn't have a New Orleans Square. The decision to stay at POR will hopefully give me a little of the New Orleans flavor that I love at DL but miss at MK. Also, the decision to stay a few nights at a moderate resort helps our budget, too.
For the last part of our trip, we will be staying 7 nights at the Beach Club Resort. We stayed here last May and loved it, especially because of its proximity to Epcot and the Boardwalk. We adored strolling along the Boardwalk, and also really enjoyed the pool complex at BC.
After much laboring, we have decided to purchase the Deluxe Dining Plan. The Dis Boards is responsible for this decision.
All the food pics and reviews made us really want to do it. We know we will be spending more money than we ever would if we didn't choose the deluxe plan (we are moderate eaters in general, and also tend to make frugal choices and do a lot of splitting when we normally eat out), but we just thought purchasing the dining plan will allow us to sample more things and really live it up, since we will be forced to eat multiple snacks, meals and desserts etc. We decided on deluxe because often my favorite part of a meal is the appetizer course. 
We aspire to post a dining review and take lots of food pics during this trip so you all can vicariously enjoy, as we have immensely enjoyed reading others' dining reviews and seeing all of the pics!
About our eating habits:
We are both ovo-lacto-pescatarians (this means we will both eat dairy, eggs, and seafood) and eat a mostly vegetarian diet at home in Colorado. We do not eat any meat, poultry, or animal derived products like broth or gelatin. We observe these rules very strictly and will not even bend to eat a marshmallow or container of Yoplait yogurt (most people do not know that gelatin is an animal derived ingredient in these foods!).
Me: Love most shellfish (not muscles!), cheese and mushrooms. I eat most fish also. I love almost all vegetables when prepared properly. Creme brulee is perhaps my favorite dessert.
DP: Enjoys seafood perhaps a little less than me, doesn't typically enjoy crab, lobster or scallops, and hates salmon. She enjoys most other fish and especially shrimp. She eats all vegetables also. She loves cheese (not as much as me) and mushrooms, too!
In the next post, you will see all of our ADRs (we have so many, it seems!) and hear how we have come to these decisions.
Thanks for reading along and we look forward to hearing your comments, suggestions and feedback!

Me-33 and lover of all things Disney. Devoted to Disneyland but really loved Disneyworld on our first trip there last year. My favorite park will always be Disneyland, but Epcot at WDW is a close second. My favorite country-France-thanks to the Boulangerie Pattiserie.

DP-33 (about to turn 34!) and agreed to come along for the ride on our first trip to Disneyland together in 2010. Found that she loved Disneyland almost as much as me even though she thought she simply "liked it" before.

We have been planning this trip since we got back from our Christmas Disneyland trip just a couple months ago. After laboring for several days we have decided to stay...
Port Orleans Riverside for 3 nights at the start of our trip! This will be our first time here. We really wanted to stay at a different resort than our last trip, so we chose POR for the location (very excited to visit WDW DTD for the first time and love that we will be able to take a boat instead of a bus) and the ambience. In DL, New Orleans square is my favorite land, so needless to say, I will forever be disappointed that MK doesn't have a New Orleans Square. The decision to stay at POR will hopefully give me a little of the New Orleans flavor that I love at DL but miss at MK. Also, the decision to stay a few nights at a moderate resort helps our budget, too.

For the last part of our trip, we will be staying 7 nights at the Beach Club Resort. We stayed here last May and loved it, especially because of its proximity to Epcot and the Boardwalk. We adored strolling along the Boardwalk, and also really enjoyed the pool complex at BC.
After much laboring, we have decided to purchase the Deluxe Dining Plan. The Dis Boards is responsible for this decision.


We aspire to post a dining review and take lots of food pics during this trip so you all can vicariously enjoy, as we have immensely enjoyed reading others' dining reviews and seeing all of the pics!

About our eating habits:
We are both ovo-lacto-pescatarians (this means we will both eat dairy, eggs, and seafood) and eat a mostly vegetarian diet at home in Colorado. We do not eat any meat, poultry, or animal derived products like broth or gelatin. We observe these rules very strictly and will not even bend to eat a marshmallow or container of Yoplait yogurt (most people do not know that gelatin is an animal derived ingredient in these foods!).
Me: Love most shellfish (not muscles!), cheese and mushrooms. I eat most fish also. I love almost all vegetables when prepared properly. Creme brulee is perhaps my favorite dessert.
DP: Enjoys seafood perhaps a little less than me, doesn't typically enjoy crab, lobster or scallops, and hates salmon. She enjoys most other fish and especially shrimp. She eats all vegetables also. She loves cheese (not as much as me) and mushrooms, too!

In the next post, you will see all of our ADRs (we have so many, it seems!) and hear how we have come to these decisions.
Thanks for reading along and we look forward to hearing your comments, suggestions and feedback!
