Derp Derp! The adventures of the Dapper, Disneybounding Princesses! Updated 7/8x6!!!!

[Pluto0809]

Ok, I'm all caught up now!

The video of Paige's surprise made me tear up! Thank goodness no one walked into my office while I was watching that.

Your POP pictures have got me soooo excited for my October trip. Just booked our trip last week and we are going to stay there unless free dining is offered.

I'm excited to see Dapper Days. I saw your pictures on Facebook and was wondering what it was all about.

 

[katt789]

What an awesome friend you are!!! Lifelong friends are the best!
I know we were in the same parks a couple of times over that week! Can't wait to see your pictures and read the rest of your TR! It will be like being there all over again!

Haha thanks!! I do what I can! Awesome! Are you the one that commented elsewhere saying you saw me in MK in green? Lol.

I'm in, obviously!! I followed all your tweets during this trip (while in a jealous rage at home in NJ!!) so I'm excited to hear all the details

Yay!! Bahaha, make sure to not give away any spoilers! Haha glad you're here!

Nice start to the TR. Can't wait to hear more.

Thanks!

Yay, you have 2 TR's on the go again. That just feels better,
You know, that video was beyond sweet. I loved Paige's reaction. Very touching.
"We're not going to Edmonton... we're going to Disney World". . that line.

Bahah! I know, i got so bored waiting for the photopass cd for this trip that I started a dining report that now I'll probably never finish, ahahah.

Gawd, a trip to Disney is a heck of a lot better than Edmonton! (I feel that being from Edmonton originally, I'm allowed to say that]

 

[katt789]

Hi!

Subbing in because this trip sounds like a lot of fun!

First off, your surprise was awesome! The video practically made me tear up (though Disney tends to make me a little sappy, lol.)

I've yet to stay at Pop but I've heard awesome things about it! The room looks simple but nice.

I've never heard of Dapper Day but I'm really excited to see your pictures- this looks like a lot of fun!

Thanks!! It was a blast! Aww. Disney makes me unbelievable sappy, I cry at practically everything, so does Paige, there were lots of happy tears shed this trip!

Joining in! Can't wait to hear about your adventures!

Thanks!

Joining in.

HI!

So excited to read about this trip and how it was so special!

Awww, the 50s section at POP. Such good memories!

It was awesome! I love Pop, there's something so "homey" about the first resort you stay at!

Ok, I'm all caught up now!

The video of Paige's surprise made me tear up! Thank goodness no one walked into my office while I was watching that.

Your POP pictures have got me soooo excited for my October trip. Just booked our trip last week and we are going to stay there unless free dining is offered.

I'm excited to see Dapper Days. I saw your pictures on Facebook and was wondering what it was all about.

Ahaha, the amount of times I'm crying at work reading somethign on the disboards or even reading a Walt biography, ugh, that was a tough one haha.

It's awesome!!! And free dining is usually offered at Pop, or do you mean because you'll save money on food you'll do a nicer hotel? Lol.

 

[Pluto0809]

It's awesome!!! And free dining is usually offered at Pop, or do you mean because you'll save money on food you'll do a nicer hotel? Lol.

Yeah, I know free dining is usually offered at POP but everything I've read is pointing towards free dining only being offered for September this year. I've also read that there will be no free dining for values and only Quick Service offered at Moderates. Without the free dining, POR is about $800 above my budget. If free dining does get offered, I will upgrade at that time to POR.

 

[katt789]

Yeah, I know free dining is usually offered at POP but everything I've read is pointing towards free dining only being offered for September this year. I've also read that there will be no free dining for values and only Quick Service offered at Moderates. Without the free dining, POR is about $800 above my budget. If free dining does get offered, I will upgrade at that time to POR.

Ah, fair enough!! I'm hoping that the FD gets announced and we'll just upgrade to the DDP!

 

[saintstickets]

Woohoo!! Another Katt TR!! I'm in!!

 

[DreamingofCastles]

Haha thanks!! I do what I can! Awesome! Are you the one that commented elsewhere saying you saw me in MK in green? Lol.

Yes, that was me! (Hope I've got this whole quote thing right...).

 

[katt789]

Woohoo!! Another Katt TR!! I'm in!!

Yay! Glad to see you here!

Yes, that was me! (Hope I've got this whole quote thing right...).

Awesome!

 

[Lynn57]

Can't wait to be following both of your in progress TRs now!

 

[katt789]

When I left off, Paige and I had Dapper-ed ourselves up and were on the way to the MAGIC KINGDOM! Paige did ask if it was going to be worth it to actually buy park tickets for tonight, but I explained that there were EMH and it was open super late, and she figured that sounded like a good idea!

After a quick stop to pick up a park ticket for Paige, we were headed to the turnstiles. Now, thanks to all the Magic Band stuff, they’re kinda phasing it in, all the “plastic tickets” (if you get your ticket at the MK now, they’re plastic! Like the KTTWC) you’re directed over to the right, where you scan the card against a Mickey head, the Mickey glows, you scan your finger, and are let in. Well, for us AP holders, it’s a bit of a headache, you either go through with your friend, but have to stop and see another CM after the “turnstile” and scan your AP, and show ID to prove it’s you. This was fine, but various times, CM’s would try to split up Paige and I, when really, we could both go either way, and sometimes at the new “turnstiles” they would be all “uhm, that’s not going to work here” Yeah…I know…I need to see that person behind you…ain’t my first rodeo…

ANYWAY, rant aside, I’m assuming all the new APs will have the holographic Mickey on them to go through the new style “turnstiles”. I also didn’t experience any rude CM’s tonight, they were all super friendly and were even commented on how “Dapper” we looked that evening!

We got into the Magic Kingdom by 6:36 exactly! Making pretty awesome time, and boy were we excited to be HOME!

Yup…there it is…home…the best sight in the world, that’s for sure! One of these days, I’ll be able to stay in the suite…if I just keep dreaming, it’ll happen, right?

When we got up to the hub, we circled over towards Liberty Square to see if the friend of Naveen’s we wanted to see was hanging out, but, there was no such luck tonight! The little pathway beside the castle was still open, so we cut down there and into Fantasyland!

Now, if I had been thinking clearly, as we got to the carousel, right around 7:00pm, I would have remembered that there was a Dapper Day meet up happening, but clearly my mind was on better things, and we blew right by and into….

NEW FANTASYLAND!!!!!!!​

When I had gone in November and had the chance to see it all, I knew Paige would absolutely love it, so we had to at least walk through it all tonight, even if we didn’t get on any rides or meet and greets! I did notice however, that Gaston was still out saying hello to people! Let me tell you, that is a long day for him! We took a walk through the whole expansion and I pointed out a bunch of stuff to Paige, and, as expected, she was in love with it, and of course, so was I. It had been a while since we last had eaten, but with dinner coming up, didn’t want to eat anything big, so we figured, where better to go than Gaston’s?!

We both got a LeFou’s Brew, and decided to split a hummus and crackers to munch on for the time being. Paige immediately decided to get a Belle souvenir cup, and after a lot of debating back and forth between it and the Gaston one, I got the Belle cup too!

You can kinda see the hummus and chips in the back there too! Now, I apparently REALLY confused the poor girl who served us, as I asked for the Belle cup, but for the plastic throw away cup to be put inside of it, so that the cup wouldn’t get sticky, and I could just throw it in my bag after, and it apparently made NO sense to her at all, but after a little clarification from another CM, she got it under control. Lawl.

He really does use antlers in all of his decorating!! And Dapper’s really do enjoy a good brew!

Paige’s boyfriend, who is going to Disney with her in August was one of those people who was thrown a curveball when she said she was having “LeFou’s Brew” as she’s under legal age in the stages, he was super confused as to how she got it, and she had to explain that there was no booze in it, it just had a cool name. Definitely something that I’m sure has happened a LOT since the “tavern” opened!

Sad fact: we never got back to that chair to get “Gaston” pictures in it….

Paige and I both loved the “brew” it was like a frozen apple juice drink, but the marshmallow and pineapple [I think?] foam/flavoring really give it a nice super sweet and awesome taste, super yummy!

The chips and hummus were actually really good, your standard hummus, and the crackers were little pretzel chip type things, super yummy! It was a small enough snack that our appetite wasn’t spoiled, but we were satisfied. We decided we would definitely have to come back here again. Sometimes the ordering area does get a little clustered, as people are coming in, going, ordering, and leaving all in the same like, five feet of the door, and it’s kinda a gong show during the busier times, but tonight was fine. Service was always super quick, and we usually found there were places to sit, most people were just looking around or grabbing the brew!

Score: 4/5 We would definitely return for what we ordered, and I’m happy they have the cinnamon buns here, but I do wish they had something protein wise aside from the shank, but that’s just me haha! Also the messy getting in and out situation is a little much sometimes, but it’s still awesome!

Hummus and Chips: $4.39
Brew in a souvenir cup/stein: $9.99 (or $4.49 without the goblet!)

Definitely worth it! I use that cup pretty much every day as a water cup at home, a nice souvenir to bring home as it has practical uses, am I right?! We took a quick bathroom break, and since I had heard so much about the FLE bathrooms, I decided we needed to go over there! I can’t really remember details, but I know they certainly were themed well, and I was impressed, way to go Disney!

Paige and I wandered through the park a little bit, but didn’t really have the time to ride anything, as most rides were posted at 30 minutes, but it was super nice to just be in Magic Kingdom for a bit and be among so many fellow Dapper Day attendees! With our snack behind us, it was time to head over to the Grand Floridian, we had dinner to get to, and I wanted to get a ride in on my beloved monorail!!

Can hear Wishes on the way to the Grand Floridian! #magickingdom #monorail​

Monorail car FULL of DAPPERS! #dapperday​

It was quite awesome, literally the whole car full was people who were dressed up for Dapper Day! Yay! They were having another meet up over at the Poly, but we were getting off before that! It was dinner time!

 

[katt789]

The monorail oh so lovingly dropped us off at the Grand Floridian and we slowly walked into the gorgeousness that is that resort! I don’t know what it is, but it’s so regal, and pretty, I love it so much! Paige made the comment that she felt like we actually fit in today, in our Dapper Day wear, compared to the last trip when we were frumped up in our travel clothes on the way home! LAWL!

I checked us in for dinner, which was 1900 Park Faire for tonight, and was given a buzzer so we had a bit of time to explore and take pictures around the lobby!

The band was playing while we were waiting in the lobby, and I took the time to take some video of it! I still had intentions of making a trip video at this point, or at least trying, so I’ve got more videos of things, haha!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NtXfLo0cUy8

We were pretty excited about being at such a dapper place on a special dapper day!

In total we were waiting for around five minutes, which made me super happy, I know sometimes the wait for 1900 can be a pain in the butt for dinner, but our reservation was near the end of the night so I guess we lucked out! The cast member took us in and sat us a little table for two right beside one of the merry go round horses, which was when Paige and I looked at each other and were all “we sat exactly here last time!” WEIRD! We sat and were asked if we had been there before, which of course we had, so the CM took off and left us to start checking things out. I noticed that the Fairy Godmother was out roving around, and there were a couple of characters missing, mainly, the Stepsisters. We thought maybe they were off for a break, as Charming had just also disappeared into the back, who knew?! Since it was break time for the royals, we figured, what better time for us but TIME FOR DISNEY NOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMMMSSSS!!!

Words cannot express how excited I was for some Disney food.

Paige’s plate: starting at the bottom center and going clockwise; she’s got some chicken marsala and rice thing, mashed potatoes, watermelon, pasta salad, I see some meat hiding under there, spinach salad and some veggies.

My plate: starting at the top and going clockwise; we’ve got some spinach salad, and some edamame salad, some beef/potato stew type stuff, chicken marsala, watermelon and tomato salad, mashed rice, ham with horseradish, and of course, some mashed potatoes right on top.

Seriously, Disney buffets people, I can’t control myself, there’s SO MUCH FOOD! I usually end up with a huge plate of everything like the one above, and then eat like, a quarter of it. Lol.

The potatoes were super buttery and creamy and just absolutely delicious, along with the chicken marsala thing, it was SUPER DELICIOUS! The rice was a winner, as was all the various types of salads that we had between the two of us. The only thing that wasn’t a winner was the ham, it was spiced nicely, but was a little dry. I mentioned applesauce would be nice, Paige that she had seen some, but it was just some other variant of horseradish up there. I’m now thinking there might have been some around the kid section…derp. I was super super happy that everything food wise worked out this time around. I did 1900 for breakfast and dinner in the past, and it was amazing, then last trip with Paige we did breakfast and it sucked, so I was hesitant about going back tonight, but so far we were off to a great start!

While we were eating, the characters started to come back out! Yay! Prince Charming was the first, and he came out super “Hello everyone, pay attention to me, yes, fantastic” like, and actually said “Ah yes, you can applaud, thank you, thank you” and it was just super awesome! I was really happy to see a Prince with some actual attitude, baha! A little bit after, Cinderella came out, and I was REALLY excited to see that Cinderella actually has a really good friend that I follow on tumblr! EEK! I also talked to Paige a bit for just the past week a picture was posted while she was hanging out with Snow, and people on tumblr just attacked it saying “they should really put some make up on her neck/chest, her face looks so photoshopped, this looks so bad, she’s not pretty” and on and on kinda thing. People don’t think before they speak sometimes, and forget that these friends of characters likely have tumblr, or will at least see what you’re saying about them! They’re real people too, and have feelings, and it really just sucks the amount of hate that people get on social networking sites. Ugh. A bit after she came out into the room, some regal music came on and Cinderella and her Prince took the time to dance together!

A very dapper event, and I’ll admit, it’s a lot more fitting than having the little parade walk around thing they do at other character meals, I accept. The couple also takes some time to dance with the kids in the area, which is super adorable!

Because of where we were sitting, we would end up being one of the last tables for the characters to visit, but it was nice to really have the time to get all the food we could eat, and actually have time to eat it! I also took a quick run out to the bathroom before anyone came around, and please, if you ever eat here, remember to take a bathroom trip, they’re so pretty! I know, I know, bathrooms, who knew!? But…seriously…I grabbed a little mini plate of desserts, a mini carrot cake, and some gummi bears! Paige and I were doing our best to eat relatively healthy on this trip, so I don’t think she ended up going up but had some gummi’s off my plate.

THEN, it was time for some characters!

Charming was pretty quick, but was pretty charming. He asked where we were from, and we replied Canada to which he said “I may have conquered that kingdom before!” Yay, a fan of Canada, haha! We took some pictures and he was off to the next table. We had a bit of a wait for Cindy after this, (and I was fangirling pretty hard, she was absolutely gorgeous, as Paige said “unfairly beautiful, lol” I don’t think I’ve ever been that excited for Cinderella). During that time the photopass cast member with all the pictures was coming around, but since we didn’t actually take the picture, he stopped to just chat with us. His name was Aaron, he asked why we were so smiley, and we said that it was cause we were in Disney of course! It was our first night and we were excited! He asked what our plans were for the next day and when we told him DHS he asked if we were excited for Rock n Rollercoaster, and we had to explain that we hadn’t actually been on it, but might be attempting it tomorrow and he told us that it was an awesome ride.

He then said goodbye and moved on to the next table with their picture while we continued to laugh and smile at pretty much everything, one of those moments where just everything is amazing and awesome and you cant’ stop laughing even though nothing’s funny...well…it may have been the Disney magic, but I’m also it was the FOOD! This was the moment that I turned to Paige and went “Pretty sure I’m food drunk right now…” and thus it became a thing of the trip…

Pretty sure I am food drunk right now! #disneyfood #19000parkfaire​

Lady Tremaine came around to hang out with us for a bit next, and she was seriously hilariously amazing!! She came right up to us and started chatting, saying that we both looked very dapper that evening, and asking us if we “wanted the gossip?!” Well of course we did, so she told us that “Charming’s been looking for a new jousting partner, but you didn’t hear it from me!” Well of course not! She asked if we were sisters, and we told her we were best friends, and she liked that. My level of food drunk at this point made me tangle up my words a little bit, and she said “there’s mystery about this one. Look, she even has numbers on her hand, what’s that all about?” I told her it was our room number so we wouldn’t forget it when we got home, and she gave us a look, and then moved on her way as she said goodbye. We were both really impressed with her, and loved the fact that she commented on our Dapper Day attire! YAY!

Cinderella came over to us next, and was also a quick chatter with us, but amazing, she asked where we were from and said that it was a long carriage ride, we of course agreed, having gotten down there that day, and then we took pictures!

A completely perfect princess! #cinderella​

With only a tiny bit of waiting, our last character of the evening came around, the Fairy Godmother!

She was amazing too! She commented on the lovely jewels that we had on, such lovely ladies too, and told us that more princesses should try looking so dapper as that was the proper way to get a prince! Fairy Godmother was seriously perfect, I’m pretty sure that Paige was about to cry when she walked away (then again…if Paige is crying, it’s a regular day in Disney….same goes for me…we cry…things get emotional…LAWL)

With all our characters done for the meal, we had asked for our bill earlier, and I think at this point I paid visa and Paige just gave me cash as they hadn’t separated the bill and that’s just easier. We had talked about going back to MK for some of the EMH, but were just too tired, full, and food drunk at this point, so back to Pop it was!

Scoring: 4/5
I know, I know, the same score? BUT, this is one of those meals that you kinda book for the characters, and it sucked that the Step Sisters weren’t there, but EVERYTHING else was perfect. Aside from the meat being a little on the dry side, everything was great, quality and quantity. I do also wish the service had been a little on the better side, but that’s okay!

Would we book again? Yes!

Cost: $40.00 approx. We both drank water, but obviously we also tipped. I definitely didn’t keep any receipts, but it was worth the money!

Back at our home resort we stopped in the food court to pick up some stuff to eat for breakfasts the next couple of days, bananas, Greek yogurt, meal bars and Uncrustables for me, and yogurt, apples and Uncrustables for Paige! The gift shop was needed to be looked through, so we did that for nearly an hour before heading back up to the room for some sleep!

A very successful first day in Disney complete with Uncrustables with Paige! ​

Food of the Day: Chicken Marsala/curry thing, and the mashed potatoes!

Ups of the Day: Arriving, having such an awesome dinner and amazing characters, and being involved in, and getting recognized as it, Dapper Day!

Downs of the Day: No Step Sisters at the dinner!

 

[ronnmel]

No step-sisters! Do you know why they weren't around?

You guys looked positively dapper.

 

[cheekypoppins]

aggghhh i love your polka dot dress thats cute!!!

 

[TXAng]

Joining in!

 

[lvcourtneyy]

Ahh love the Dapper Day outfits and that so many CMs commented on them!

The bathrooms in FLE are awesome lol and I love that there's music playing from B&tB in them rotfl. can't wait to see what the ones in Rapunzel's tower look like lol.

Those Sabra hummus containers are a main staple in my diet lol, I didn't know they sold them at Disney! Although paying $4.39 for one might give me a heart attack.

How cool that you got a Dapper monorail car.

No stepsisters at dinner is pretty sad. I like the Fairy Godmother and all but I love love the stepsisters. Your food looks totally yummy though. And Cinderella looks gorgeous so I don't get the criticism!

Also you're right. The bathrooms at the GF are amazing. Maybe more amazing than FLE. Thanks Disney for giving us things to analyze while we pee lmao!

 

[Pluto0809]

Your dresses and jewelry for Dapper Days were very cute.

I want to be at MK right now! I don't think I want to book another trip without going there first.

I wasn't as in love with the Le Fou's Brew as you guys were. I liked it at first but found it got too sweet towards the end.

Aren't the bathroom's in New Fantasyland awesome? I'm always amazed at how well Disney themes even the smallest details.

1900 Park Faire is one I haven't made it too yet. The food looks delicious though. One of these days I'll make it there.

 

[wiigirl]

Joining in

 

[DisneyKid4Life]

I had never heard of Dapper Day before. I love learning new things.

Thank goodness they now have the new tickets for AP because I'm seriously thinking about getting one this year.

It's a shame no step sisters at the dinner. I love them so much. They're hysterical.

 

[DreamingofCastles]

Your dress is so cute! You and Paige looked like you were having an awesome time! Thanks to your review, I would like to eat at the Grand Floridian the next time!! I would like to try more of the resort restaurants!
We also tried the LeFrou's Brew! Yum! ...my only complaint about Gaston's Tavern both time we went in was that the service was fairly slow. The cast member taking your order also had to fill your order. I hope that they resolve that issue during the busier times!

 

[enchantedrosex]

After more closely examining the pic of that man's behind, I've come to the conclusion that I think you're right....it's a white belt. SIGH!
It soooooo looks like he's got some crack action goin on though!

Hahahah at that one guy in your 2nd UD, in front of the castle. (5th pic down) He's got that face like he's been accidentally caught in one too many castle photos that night. Like "ohmahgawd guys, not again...however I'll reluctantly pose for you anyway" LOLZ. I went too far on this one...moving on!

CASTLE SUITE...MY DREAM! I guess Tom Cruise rented it out for a week for Suri. So that's how you do it! Just get Tom to sign them adoption papers and you're on your way to royalty!

I ALWAYS make a note to check out the bathrooms in every restaurant there! They're like...hidden gems hahah.

EATING HEALTHY IN DISNEY??! Pffft you ladies have some self control!
Skipping dessert?! LOL!