I just love this trip report! MNSSHP looked like soo much fun! I love that you guys bought a million photopass photos .. thats what I will be doing when I go. We will probably buy 2 MILLION! .. how expensive are photopass pictures?? Im curious because I love pictures especially professional ones and it is going to be very difficult to refuse them -- i need to know how much I should bring for them!!
Disneymoon 10/8-10/18 w/pics *UPDATED 2/7* Days 10 and 11 - Final day!!!
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Your bride has excellent taste since her dress looks like the same dress I wore to my wedding in May. Congratulations
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Oh no! I'm at the end already? I just read your ENTIRE trip report. Congratulations, you two make such a nice couple. Everything looks so fun. I love all the details and the beautiful pictures, especially the wedding one! When we went to Hoop de Doo we sat at that table also! It was fun but I don't know if I'd want to sit there again! Also, what a great pic with ALL of the seven dwarves. Thanks so much for the report, I anxiously am awaiting more!
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Stallion said:
Wow, you snapped the picture at just thr right moment where you can see the smoke from the stage show. That's funny. Great report and pics so far. They're making me even more excited about staying at the Beach Club for the first time on my next trip.
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I'm really enjoying your report! My FH and I are Disneymooning in May so I love to read other people's honeymoon reports 
Can't wait to read more!
Can't wait to read more!
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Thanks for the trip report and the pictures. They were great.
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I Love your trip report!!! DFi and I will be start our honeymoon on 10/8/2007 but haven't decided if we are going to do 8 or 10 days....decisions decisions. I am totally going to weart the bridal ears but I am afraid the top hat won't fit DFi big head...nor do I think he will wear it.
I am getting really excited though reading your report and seeing what the crowds are like. I loved the pictures of MNSSHP it makes me excited for the night we go to it when we go down. I loved the Photopass in front of the HM...I can't remember if you said you went on it during the party...did you? Were the CM's even more in character?
Looking forward to reading more!
PS I live in Bowie, MD but still a Red Sox and Pats fan since I am a northern girl. But DFi and I go to lots of Orioles games...beautiful stadium.
I am getting really excited though reading your report and seeing what the crowds are like. I loved the pictures of MNSSHP it makes me excited for the night we go to it when we go down. I loved the Photopass in front of the HM...I can't remember if you said you went on it during the party...did you? Were the CM's even more in character?
Looking forward to reading more!
PS I live in Bowie, MD but still a Red Sox and Pats fan since I am a northern girl. But DFi and I go to lots of Orioles games...beautiful stadium.
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First, Congrats on the Wedding! You two makes a lovely couple 
Enjoying your report...keep ot comming!
Enjoying your report...keep ot comming!
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Thanks for all your comments!! Sorry for the delay in writing this, I had started this earlier in the week and would do a little each night. TV is distracting sometimes Enjoy!
Day 6 10/13/06
For the first time since weve been in Disney, we didnt have a wake up call. We had already been to all the parks and just wanted to relax for once. I had called ahead and arranged for a spa treatment at the Grand Floridian for Tracy at 3pm as a surprise, but I wound up telling her beforehand so she knew it was coming. Since today was just a relax day, I took a break from picture taking apparently as I dont have many for this day, sorry.
We get up around 9 and our plan is to do some shopping at Downtown Disney and get some lunch. Waited for the bus for about 15 minutes and our day had begun! Stopped into a couple stores just to look around and it was around 11:30 and we were hungry since we skipped breakfast. We looked at Capn Jacks but they werent open yet and their menu looked a bit pricey for lunch. Tracy had heard good things about Earl of Sandwich from the Disboards, and we gave it a try and were not disappointed. All the sandwiches are $5 and with the dining plan you get chips and a drink. Tracy got the Original 1762, which is roast beef, cheddar cheese and horseradish sauce, and I got the tuna melt. Both were excellent, nice and warm. And the portions were huge! Filled us up nicely. We got a nice little table and talked about what a great time we were having and didnt want the experience to end.
After lunch, we wandered over to The World of Disney, knowing we would spend time and lots of $$$ in there. Way back in January, I entered in a work Super Bowl poll. It was the one where you pay for a box and they choose the numbers after all the blocks are filled. I only bought one block since it was $20 a block, and when the numbers came out I got 0 and 1, and I didnt think I had a shot. The final score of the game, if you remember was 21 to 10, Steelers. Now this was the first time Ive ever rooted for them, and I won $1000, cash! The next day the huge wad of cash was handed to me and we saved it for our honeymoon. It was nice having spending money and not having to use any money we got from the wedding.
Anyway, we must have been in this store for a few hours. I remember calling my mom to ask how the dog was doing so we could buy her a little princess hat. We also got a lot of stuff for us, as well as a couple family members. Pins, shirts, I got a hat, we had a good time in there. We were finally finished and walked over to Ghirardelli and got ourselves a vanilla milkshake and sat outside and relaxed some more. We didnt really need it, but it just looked so good
It was closing in on 2, and Tracys massage was in an hour so we take the bus over to the GF and ask for directions on where the spa is inside the lobby. The spa is down a long path past the pool. When we got there she checked in and they took her away. I looked around and said So, when do I pay? I got her the 80 minute personalized massage, so I had some time to wander. I wanted to walk around MK and take a couple pictures.
I wound up running into the same woman we had met the first day at the MK. She saw my button, gave me a big hug and congratulated me. I said the wife was getting a massage and I had a little time to kill so she said Ive got the perfect gift! And she proceeds to take me to the DVC area, where I talked briefly with a nice girl and I gave her my info and she said to check it out. We never would, as we really didnt want to waste an hour of our day doing this. And now they just keep calling
I wound up calling my brother to say hey and see what was new. I didnt spend much time in the MK, because soon it was closing in on the end of her massage.
Time flew by and before I knew it, her massage was coming to a close, so I hopped back on the monorail on rode around Seven Seas Lagoon. And to the left is Bay Lake. Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas..."
I waited maybe about 10 minutes for her to come out and she was relaxed. Our dinner for tonight was the critically acclaimed California Grill. So we needed to head back to the hotel, shower and change into something nice. We were really looking forward to this dinner, and heard a lot of good things about it.
All relaxed after the spa afternoon
Just posing
We get back to the room and look what we found!
Thanks Luz!
We showered and put on nice clothes and hopped on a bus to the MK to jump on the monorail over to Contemporary.
GF at dusk
We arrive at the hotel and go upstairs to check in, where they give you a pager and are led up the elevator by a nice man who tells us congrats and that we can wait anywhere. We find a couple of seats and another couple who is having their anniversary joins us and we chat for a little bit until they get called for a table. Shortly thereafter, our pager gets buzzed and much to our dismay we walked all the way away from the MK side of the restaurant towards the noisy kitchen. Now we knew going in that it was a crapshoot to get a good side of the place, so we werent all that disappointed. However, the rest of the meal proved different. The waitress was nice, but at times un-attentive. Because we were using a meal credit for this, we got to pick a appetizer, which in this case is either sushi, brick oven flatbreads or something from the first course list. Tracy got the Curried Cauliflower soup to start and I got Sonoma Goat cheese ravioli, which were both pretty good. I wanted to walk outside and take some pictures, but they didnt really turn out.
At this time I notice another honeymoon couple, close to the window a few tables away. They had confetti on their table, and a hostess was taking their picture. Now Im thinking, our honeymoon was listed on the reservation, why didnt we get that? Instead all thats remembered is my banana allergy. For dinner, Tracy got Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Goat Cheese Polenta, Cremini Mushrooms, Zinfandel Glaze and Sage, and I got the steak special. Both were ok, but nothing to write home about. While were eating our bland, loud meal, Wishes begins. I didnt realize that they pumped the music right in. It was kind of cool, but we didnt want to get up and go outside for it, our dinner just got there and it was windy and chilly out. Please we were both kind of annoyed with the dinner in general. For dessert, I got the Apple Tart and the wife got Raspberries and chocolate, which were ok. Overall, we didnt like this place at all. Food was small in portion and not that great, service was slow and being near the kitchen is loud. Just because we had a bad experience doesnt mean you shouldnt try it if you really want to, just our opinion. This was really our only bad meal of the trip.
After dinner, we tried to put this place behind us and head back towards Downtown Disney. This time we shopped in the Christmas store and the scrap booking store for a little while before finally deciding to turn in for the night.
Our first week was coming to a close, and we only had a few more days left. For Saturday(Day 7 to those of you following closely), we were headed back to MGM to ride some of the stuff we didnt get to and relax by the pool. We had a Party for the Senses in Epcot at night, so it was yet another busy day! I set the alarm for 7am yet again and we fall fast asleep. Disney is so much fun yet so tiring!
Next Day 7, An MGM surprise and a Party for the Senses!
Enjoy!Day 6 10/13/06
For the first time since weve been in Disney, we didnt have a wake up call. We had already been to all the parks and just wanted to relax for once. I had called ahead and arranged for a spa treatment at the Grand Floridian for Tracy at 3pm as a surprise, but I wound up telling her beforehand so she knew it was coming. Since today was just a relax day, I took a break from picture taking apparently as I dont have many for this day, sorry.
We get up around 9 and our plan is to do some shopping at Downtown Disney and get some lunch. Waited for the bus for about 15 minutes and our day had begun! Stopped into a couple stores just to look around and it was around 11:30 and we were hungry since we skipped breakfast. We looked at Capn Jacks but they werent open yet and their menu looked a bit pricey for lunch. Tracy had heard good things about Earl of Sandwich from the Disboards, and we gave it a try and were not disappointed. All the sandwiches are $5 and with the dining plan you get chips and a drink. Tracy got the Original 1762, which is roast beef, cheddar cheese and horseradish sauce, and I got the tuna melt. Both were excellent, nice and warm. And the portions were huge! Filled us up nicely. We got a nice little table and talked about what a great time we were having and didnt want the experience to end.
After lunch, we wandered over to The World of Disney, knowing we would spend time and lots of $$$ in there. Way back in January, I entered in a work Super Bowl poll. It was the one where you pay for a box and they choose the numbers after all the blocks are filled. I only bought one block since it was $20 a block, and when the numbers came out I got 0 and 1, and I didnt think I had a shot. The final score of the game, if you remember was 21 to 10, Steelers. Now this was the first time Ive ever rooted for them, and I won $1000, cash! The next day the huge wad of cash was handed to me and we saved it for our honeymoon. It was nice having spending money and not having to use any money we got from the wedding.
Anyway, we must have been in this store for a few hours. I remember calling my mom to ask how the dog was doing so we could buy her a little princess hat. We also got a lot of stuff for us, as well as a couple family members. Pins, shirts, I got a hat, we had a good time in there. We were finally finished and walked over to Ghirardelli and got ourselves a vanilla milkshake and sat outside and relaxed some more. We didnt really need it, but it just looked so good
It was closing in on 2, and Tracys massage was in an hour so we take the bus over to the GF and ask for directions on where the spa is inside the lobby. The spa is down a long path past the pool. When we got there she checked in and they took her away. I looked around and said So, when do I pay? I got her the 80 minute personalized massage, so I had some time to wander. I wanted to walk around MK and take a couple pictures.
I wound up running into the same woman we had met the first day at the MK. She saw my button, gave me a big hug and congratulated me. I said the wife was getting a massage and I had a little time to kill so she said Ive got the perfect gift! And she proceeds to take me to the DVC area, where I talked briefly with a nice girl and I gave her my info and she said to check it out. We never would, as we really didnt want to waste an hour of our day doing this. And now they just keep calling
I wound up calling my brother to say hey and see what was new. I didnt spend much time in the MK, because soon it was closing in on the end of her massage.
Time flew by and before I knew it, her massage was coming to a close, so I hopped back on the monorail on rode around Seven Seas Lagoon. And to the left is Bay Lake. Please stand clear of the doors. Por favor mantenganse alejado de las puertas..."
I waited maybe about 10 minutes for her to come out and she was relaxed. Our dinner for tonight was the critically acclaimed California Grill. So we needed to head back to the hotel, shower and change into something nice. We were really looking forward to this dinner, and heard a lot of good things about it.
All relaxed after the spa afternoon
Just posing
We get back to the room and look what we found!
Thanks Luz!
We showered and put on nice clothes and hopped on a bus to the MK to jump on the monorail over to Contemporary.
GF at dusk
We arrive at the hotel and go upstairs to check in, where they give you a pager and are led up the elevator by a nice man who tells us congrats and that we can wait anywhere. We find a couple of seats and another couple who is having their anniversary joins us and we chat for a little bit until they get called for a table. Shortly thereafter, our pager gets buzzed and much to our dismay we walked all the way away from the MK side of the restaurant towards the noisy kitchen. Now we knew going in that it was a crapshoot to get a good side of the place, so we werent all that disappointed. However, the rest of the meal proved different. The waitress was nice, but at times un-attentive. Because we were using a meal credit for this, we got to pick a appetizer, which in this case is either sushi, brick oven flatbreads or something from the first course list. Tracy got the Curried Cauliflower soup to start and I got Sonoma Goat cheese ravioli, which were both pretty good. I wanted to walk outside and take some pictures, but they didnt really turn out.
At this time I notice another honeymoon couple, close to the window a few tables away. They had confetti on their table, and a hostess was taking their picture. Now Im thinking, our honeymoon was listed on the reservation, why didnt we get that? Instead all thats remembered is my banana allergy. For dinner, Tracy got Grilled Pork Tenderloin with Creamy Goat Cheese Polenta, Cremini Mushrooms, Zinfandel Glaze and Sage, and I got the steak special. Both were ok, but nothing to write home about. While were eating our bland, loud meal, Wishes begins. I didnt realize that they pumped the music right in. It was kind of cool, but we didnt want to get up and go outside for it, our dinner just got there and it was windy and chilly out. Please we were both kind of annoyed with the dinner in general. For dessert, I got the Apple Tart and the wife got Raspberries and chocolate, which were ok. Overall, we didnt like this place at all. Food was small in portion and not that great, service was slow and being near the kitchen is loud. Just because we had a bad experience doesnt mean you shouldnt try it if you really want to, just our opinion. This was really our only bad meal of the trip.
After dinner, we tried to put this place behind us and head back towards Downtown Disney. This time we shopped in the Christmas store and the scrap booking store for a little while before finally deciding to turn in for the night.
Our first week was coming to a close, and we only had a few more days left. For Saturday(Day 7 to those of you following closely), we were headed back to MGM to ride some of the stuff we didnt get to and relax by the pool. We had a Party for the Senses in Epcot at night, so it was yet another busy day! I set the alarm for 7am yet again and we fall fast asleep. Disney is so much fun yet so tiring!
Next Day 7, An MGM surprise and a Party for the Senses!
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Sorry you guys didn't like California Grill. We just had dinner there in October and sat in the same area you did. We were bummed, too, but it was neat watching the chefs prepare the dishes. We watch Iron Chef, so it was OK for us, but I can see it not being a very romantic spot, that's for sure! I'm looking forward to your review of Party for the Senses! 
Happy Holidays!
-Michelle
Happy Holidays!
-Michelle
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Did your DW really enjoy her massage? I have thought about getting one for myself on our honeymoon but they are so expensive and I am afraid I'd be better off getting one at home when we get back for a little less. Nothing is worse than a less than par massage.
Anyways thanks for the review on Cali Grill...I know everyone has their opinions and experiences but it makes me feel better about scrapping it for our honeymoon and doing Jiko instead. Not that we can make ADR's yet but I am obsessed with planning and I really enjoy it so I keep chaning things.
Looking forward to reading the next installment!
Anyways thanks for the review on Cali Grill...I know everyone has their opinions and experiences but it makes me feel better about scrapping it for our honeymoon and doing Jiko instead. Not that we can make ADR's yet but I am obsessed with planning and I really enjoy it so I keep chaning things.
Looking forward to reading the next installment!
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luvfigment said:
Yes, she loved her massage! It was nice to get one for her, especially later in the week as we'd doing more walking then relaxing. They have couples massages too, but at a higher price. I thought hers was rather reasonable, but you have to remember to include tip in the final price.
We read mixed reviews of Cali Grill, but decided to try it. I know there are tons of people who enjoy it, and others who don't. I think you're better off going somewhere else that doesn't boost a specific view, as you probably will be dissapointed when you don't get it.
Don't worry, I was the same way in planning the honeymoon.
I made a spreadsheet, was(and still am) on the disboards daily and bought ALL the books. A little advice, try to make an ADR for everynight of the week. You'll more than likely want to change your plans once you're there, but it's a good fallback.Glad you're enjoying the trip report! I know you're still a Sox fan, but go Ravens!
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Thanks everyone for the compliments!!! I enjoying writing the report, it's giving us a chance to go back through our trip. You can forget ALOT in 2 months 
Hopefully the next installment will be soon, I'll start working on it this week. Until then, please enjoy a picture of our tree
Hopefully the next installment will be soon, I'll start working on it this week. Until then, please enjoy a picture of our tree
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What a beautiful christmas tree, I love the silver mickey head. Sorry to hear you didn't like the CG. My fiancee and I ate there in November and ordered almost identical to you and also didn't like it...I think most people probably go for the view?
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I'm at the end already?!? 
I have been sitting here at "work" reading your TR. I wasn't going to go far, but then you started by saying you were married in NJ and that is my home state. I may be in Buffalo, but I am a Jersey Girl at heart!
The wedding pic was beautiful and all the pics of the honeymoon have been great! I like that DW took a nap daily! It is a good way to keep going!
Look forward to more!!!
I have been sitting here at "work" reading your TR. I wasn't going to go far, but then you started by saying you were married in NJ and that is my home state. I may be in Buffalo, but I am a Jersey Girl at heart!
The wedding pic was beautiful and all the pics of the honeymoon have been great! I like that DW took a nap daily! It is a good way to keep going!
Look forward to more!!! -
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