Back to back Cruisin' with Peg Leg Mel & Eric the Rum Runner Oct 23-30,11 COMPLETED!!

[Disneygrl36]

When we got up from our nap, we decided to ride the monorail to Epcot & back before dinner.
We saw some deer grazing as we transferred to the EPCOT monorail at the TTC.

"Inside" EPCOT without a ticket

Hi Mickey!

We took the path from the TTC to the Polynesian.

We had dinner at the Kona Cafe.

Lilo & Stitch

The bread & butter there is soooooo good.

We shared a Kona Salad - Mixed greens, Maytag blue cheese, fresh fruit, red onions, and smoked almonds with a citrus vinaigrette & an order of Pot Stickers - wok-seared pork and vegetable dumplings with creamy ginger-soy sauce. Both yummy!

For our main course, we shared sushi! 2 types of rolls.....California Luau Roll - fresh jumbo lump crab, pineapple, and avocado & Shrimp Tempura Roll - tempura shrimp, fresh mango served with lilikoi sauce. So good!

We skipped dessert since we had ginormous sundaes at Ghiradelli earlier & headed back to BLT.
Pool area at dark.

There were these terrible little bugs everywhere outside so we didn't stay out long & then when we went back in they were everywhere on the ground floor-clining to the walls & ceiling & dead all over the floor. It was really gross.
Cool chairs in the lobby.

 

[Disneygrl36]

As a DVC member staying at BLT on points, you can enjoy an evening in the Top of the World Lounge at the top of the resort. You have to be escorted to a special elevator & so we went up there to enjoy a cocktail & watch the Hallowishes fireworks. We rode up in the elevator with Santa Claus. I guess he was there on vacation to rest up before Christmas. No joke!

Cool Herb Ryman Tomorrowland concept art up there.

I had some kind of superberry cosmo & Eric had a glass of wine.

It was really nice & relaxing up there with beautiful views of the Magic Kingdom.

Before long it was time for Hallowishes to start so we went outside to watch.

A little video of the show...the music was piped in up there.

After the show, I asked Santa if I could take his picture & he happily obliged. It was cute all kinds of kids were coming up to talk to him.

We enjoyed another cocktail & then headed back down to our room. Trying to get a coke we stopped on nearly every floor looking for a machine & ended up seeing some cool art.

And another view of the pool from inside.

Cool lights....

Back to our room.

We relaxed a bit...missing the classic cartooon channel from the ship which we were wanting to watch. Soon we went to bed because we had an early pick up by Magical Express to take us to the airport.

The next morning when we got up, I looked outside & caught them checking the Cinderella Castle Christmas lights. Pretty darn cool.

Eric took the luggage on over & then came back to get me & then we were on our way to MCO.
We had breakfast at Starbucks before heading to our gate.

Before we knew it, we were back in good old Tennessee. We had a wonderful trip filled with lots of great memories & had even made some prety great friends. What more can you ask for from a trip?

I hope all of you are enjoying your Holiday season & I wish you all the Merriest of Christmases & a New Year full of lots of magic, fun & great trips.
Here's my Disney Christmas Village.

And my Disney dining room tree.

Santa Bella the spoiled rotton Miniature Pinscher.

I'll be back in January with a trip report of our 1/2 marathon trip. We will be staying at Animal Kingdom Villas Kidani Village for the first time with a savannha view so we are pretty excited about that....so stay tuned for more adventures.

 

[Daisybelle]

Loved reading your trip report over the last couple of days! It looks like you had a fabulous time! Thank you for sharing.

 

[Disneygrl36]

Loved reading your trip report over the last couple of days! It looks like you had a fabulous time! Thank you for sharing.

Thanks for reading. Glad you enjoyed it!

 

[TwinsFan]

Hi Melanie, Nice finish. I've heard about those bugs at BLT I haven't stayed at BLT yet, hopefully for a birthday trip which I was planning for 2012, but I have too much planned in 2012, so I think it will be 2013. I'll be looking for your TR from AKV!

 

[scottygirl]

Loved reading your report Melanie! Merry Christmas to you and your husband too!

 

[LuvEeyore]

Loved your Starbucks...every Saturday Morning a Venti Hot Chocolate and oatmeal!!

 

[Jennifer48]

BLT looks so fabulous! I love all the artwork you spotted. I can't wait to stay there in April! Made a note to make sure to go to the Top of the World Lounge!

EoS is one of our favorites too. The best sandwiches!

Love your souvies! Thanks for sharing! Did you get all the 40th merch at DTD?

Merry Christmas Melanie to you and yours! Thank you so much for another wonderful TR! Can't wait to hear about your marathon trip!

 

[Aburns8]

What a great trip! So glad that you shared it with us!

 

[Lisacope]

Thanks so much for sharing your Trip Report! It made me excited for our upcoming April cruise on the Dream! Enjoy your half marathon trip!

 

[Disneygrl36]

Hi Melanie, Nice finish. I've heard about those bugs at BLT I haven't stayed at BLT yet, hopefully for a birthday trip which I was planning for 2012, but I have too much planned in 2012, so I think it will be 2013. I'll be looking for your TR from AKV!

Thanks Beth! Those bugs were gross....in fact Eric said he wasn't sure if he would want to stay there much if that was a regular thing.

Loved reading your report Melanie! Merry Christmas to you and your husband too!

Thanks & Merry Christmas to you too!

Loved your Starbucks...every Saturday Morning a Venti Hot Chocolate and oatmeal!!

I am picky about my oatmeal but Starbucks is good!

BLT looks so fabulous! I love all the artwork you spotted. I can't wait to stay there in April! Made a note to make sure to go to the Top of the World Lounge!

EoS is one of our favorites too. The best sandwiches!

Love your souvies! Thanks for sharing! Did you get all the 40th merch at DTD?

Merry Christmas Melanie to you and yours! Thank you so much for another wonderful TR! Can't wait to hear about your marathon trip!

Thanks Jenn! The 40th merchandise-the cups & teapot & shirt all came from Art of Disney at DTD. I might try to get the Mary Blair vase in January if they still have some. Merry Christmas to you & yours too!

What a great trip! So glad that you shared it with us!

Thanks for hanging with me Andrea!

Thanks so much for sharing your Trip Report! It made me excited for our upcoming April cruise on the Dream! Enjoy your half marathon trip!

Thanks & glad you enjoyed it. You will have a fabulous cruise!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

ive enjoyed this report....the ears with what looks like gumballs i have never seen that, i am surpised at what they continue to come up with.

 

[A fat english gent]

Finally finished sorry it's taken me so long dear .....you guys ok?.....Loved the pic's of the fireworks where were they taken from?,great views...

 

[minnieluvzmickey]

We also saw Santa Claus getting off the boat at WL. It was so cute, these little girls ran up to him and hugged him and said HI Santa!

 

[Grooovertoo]

Finished reading your TR. Nice job!!!: We we're on the Dream a week before your sailing...I hope we left the ship in good enough shape for you.

I was looking for info on B2B cruising and your report turned out to be very insightful.

Did you find that you received any extra special attention being a B2B'er?

Also, I love the pirates glasses you both had, where did you acquire those again?

 

[tokyodisneydad]

Hi Peg Leg
Hope your leg is better.

Quick question...was one of the other waiters giving your waiter Chris a hard time named Brenton?

Here is a picture of him. I think I spotted him in one of your pictures. He was great on our Wonder cruise back in 2007 and if he is now on the Dream I will request him for next year.

 

[Disneygrl36]

Hi Peg Leg
Hope your leg is better.

Quick question...was one of the other waiters giving your waiter Chris a hard time named Brenton?

Here is a picture of him. I think I spotted him in one of your pictures. He was great on our Wonder cruise back in 2007 and if he is now on the Dream I will request him for next year.

Yes that is definetly him! He was hilarious & gave Chris such a hard time!

 

[Disneygrl36]

Haven't been on the DIS much lately had no idea I had unanswered replies...the horror.

ive enjoyed this report....the ears with what looks like gumballs i have never seen that, i am surpised at what they continue to come up with.

That was the first time I had seen that one too. It was at the Art of Disney. They really do come up with some great merchandise.

Finally finished sorry it's taken me so long dear .....you guys ok?.....Loved the pic's of the fireworks where were they taken from?,great views...

Hey Chris! We are great. The fireworks pictures were taken from the Top of the World Lounge at Bay Lake Towers. It is worth a stay there just to get to go up there for the fireworks I think.

We also saw Santa Claus getting off the boat at WL. It was so cute, these little girls ran up to him and hugged him and said HI Santa!

I know there were lots of kids coming up to him that night. It is obvious that he loves it as much as they love seeing Santa.

Finished reading your TR. Nice job!!!: We we're on the Dream a week before your sailing...I hope we left the ship in good enough shape for you.

I was looking for info on B2B cruising and your report turned out to be very insightful.

Did you find that you received any extra special attention being a B2B'er?

Also, I love the pirates glasses you both had, where did you acquire those again?

Thanks! The ship was ship shape for us.
Glad my trip report was helpful. I couldn't find a lot of specifics out there about back to back experiences when I went looking. We got special attention from the people that recognized us from the 4 night. Our waiter was so great that we asked to stay with him, so he was good to us. We also felt nice when the servers in the couple of lounges we really liked chatted alot with us & made us feel very welcomed back each time we saw them. The head sommolier also recognized us when he served our wine at dinner at Palo.
We got the Pirate glasses on Pirate night at dinner. Chris sold them to us that night, but I think you can get them other places.