When: May 1 May 10
Where: Disneys Polynesian Resort
Cast: Too numerous to list over 70 total with the starring roles going to:
DD Fairy Tale Princess
FSIL her Prince
Me Queen Mother to FT Princess, sometimes called MOB (mother of bride or she who writes the checks)
Mom my mother and roommate for part of our stay
Gracely Hectors Mom
Lisa Wedding Event Manager
Tuesday, May 1
The Friends limousine driver arrived promptly at 11:45 am, and he remembered us from our September trip, and asked if this was the wedding trip. We made good time to Philadelphia airport, and were soon boarding our 1:50 flight. We had no problem taking Lucys wedding dress on board the flight attendants were happy to put it in the 1st class suit hanger. We left Philadelphia ON TIME (unheard of) and arrived in Orlando one half hour early. Our Tiffany Towncar driver was there when we arrived; he helped us with our luggage (4 large, 3 small and the wedding dress) and we arrived at the Polynesian by 5:00 pm.
We were excited by our first glimpse of the Nanea Volcano pool the landscaping around the new pool is especially lush. Check-in with concierge Marilyn was smooth they have all of our Polynesian wedding guests listed with their arrival dates (thanks Melissa) and she told us our guests will be in the Tokelau building as we requested. Hector and Lucys room is in a wonderful location room 1502 first floor two doors down from the concierge and with a direct view of Cinderellas Castle. The two boxes we had shipped to the hotel had arrived, so our room was cluttered in no time! We unpacked and decided to go to E-ticket night at the Magic Kingdom. We made PS at Tonys Town Square Café and headed out to the boat launch for the ride to the Magic Kingdom. While waiting for the boat we watched a wedding out on Sunset Pointe in just a few days that will be Lucy and Hector!
It was cloudy, windy and VERY cool. (The high that day was in the 70s but the wind made it seem colder.) We arrived at the Magic Kingdom at around 7:00 pm just in time (actually 10 minutes late) for our PS. Alfredo from Naples was our waiter. Lucy and I had the scallopine de polla al limone - chicken breast sautéed with fresh spinach, garlic and plum tomatoes served over capellini pasta in a white wine lemon butter sauce, and Hector had the filetto di bue ai ferri - 6 ounce beef tenderloin topped with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese served with caramelized onion mashed potatoes. Lucy and I shared dessert a vanilla flan with blackberries and a small cannoli, and Hector had coffee. We left the restaurant at 8:00 pm just as E-night started. Lucy stopped and bought a long sleeved black sweater she was really cold. We headed over towards Pirates of the Caribbean, which was closed, and passed the almost finished Aladdins Carpet ride. We headed over to the mountains we all agreed it was too chilly for Splash Mountain, and Lucy and Hector rode Big Thunder Mountain. (My one and ONLY ride on BTMRR was at the first E-night Lucy and I attended several years ago.) We headed to the Haunted Mansion next, and brought home a hitchhiking ghost! Then on to Tomorrowland, where Hector headed to Space Mountain, and Lucy and I rode the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (Wedway PeopleMover) twice. The commentary wasnt working, and it was nice and relaxing and very pretty at night.
As we had entered the park, we had noticed several cast members and a handful of guests wearing colorful leis. (Hey wait that was OUR idea!) We asked a cast member at TTA where she got hers and she said her supervisor had given it to her, but she thought it came from an event earlier that day at the Tiki Room. Buzz Lightyear was down so we werent sure what to do next. We wandered a little and met up with Hector, and Buzz was open again. Lucy and Hector shared a rocket ship and I rode alone Lucy barely beat Hector they both scored in the thirty thousands, and I got a personal best score of 7800. (OK so I wont be saving the galaxy any time soon.) We decided to head back to the hotel, and stopped in the nearly empty Emporium to pick up some last minutes gifts to fill the welcome bags for our guests. Lucy met a sweet cast member who insisted on showing her ALL of the Tinkerbell merchandise!
After a brief monorail ride back to the Polynesian, we stopped at Samoa Snacks on the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House (GCH) and bought the 33 boxes of Mickey shortbread cookies that we had ordered. (Thanks again Melissa.) Back in our room, production started on 32 welcome gift bags filled with a box of the cookies, a WDW post card, chocolate lollipops (Mickey, Minnie, Donald or Pooh), a Mickey shaped floating candle, a gift certificate to either a Disney breakfast or Rainforest Café (compliments of American Express Membership Miles and FreeRide) and a Mickey shaped pencil for the kids. Hector took a break at our request and went to Captain Cooks and picked up bottled water and a Mickey rice krispie treat. We put on the delivery stickers and finished at about 12:30 am. (Guest response to the bags was great I guess everybody likes getting surprises delivered to their rooms.)
Where: Disneys Polynesian Resort
Cast: Too numerous to list over 70 total with the starring roles going to:
DD Fairy Tale Princess
FSIL her Prince
Me Queen Mother to FT Princess, sometimes called MOB (mother of bride or she who writes the checks)
Mom my mother and roommate for part of our stay
Gracely Hectors Mom
Lisa Wedding Event Manager
Tuesday, May 1
The Friends limousine driver arrived promptly at 11:45 am, and he remembered us from our September trip, and asked if this was the wedding trip. We made good time to Philadelphia airport, and were soon boarding our 1:50 flight. We had no problem taking Lucys wedding dress on board the flight attendants were happy to put it in the 1st class suit hanger. We left Philadelphia ON TIME (unheard of) and arrived in Orlando one half hour early. Our Tiffany Towncar driver was there when we arrived; he helped us with our luggage (4 large, 3 small and the wedding dress) and we arrived at the Polynesian by 5:00 pm.
We were excited by our first glimpse of the Nanea Volcano pool the landscaping around the new pool is especially lush. Check-in with concierge Marilyn was smooth they have all of our Polynesian wedding guests listed with their arrival dates (thanks Melissa) and she told us our guests will be in the Tokelau building as we requested. Hector and Lucys room is in a wonderful location room 1502 first floor two doors down from the concierge and with a direct view of Cinderellas Castle. The two boxes we had shipped to the hotel had arrived, so our room was cluttered in no time! We unpacked and decided to go to E-ticket night at the Magic Kingdom. We made PS at Tonys Town Square Café and headed out to the boat launch for the ride to the Magic Kingdom. While waiting for the boat we watched a wedding out on Sunset Pointe in just a few days that will be Lucy and Hector!
It was cloudy, windy and VERY cool. (The high that day was in the 70s but the wind made it seem colder.) We arrived at the Magic Kingdom at around 7:00 pm just in time (actually 10 minutes late) for our PS. Alfredo from Naples was our waiter. Lucy and I had the scallopine de polla al limone - chicken breast sautéed with fresh spinach, garlic and plum tomatoes served over capellini pasta in a white wine lemon butter sauce, and Hector had the filetto di bue ai ferri - 6 ounce beef tenderloin topped with prosciutto and mozzarella cheese served with caramelized onion mashed potatoes. Lucy and I shared dessert a vanilla flan with blackberries and a small cannoli, and Hector had coffee. We left the restaurant at 8:00 pm just as E-night started. Lucy stopped and bought a long sleeved black sweater she was really cold. We headed over towards Pirates of the Caribbean, which was closed, and passed the almost finished Aladdins Carpet ride. We headed over to the mountains we all agreed it was too chilly for Splash Mountain, and Lucy and Hector rode Big Thunder Mountain. (My one and ONLY ride on BTMRR was at the first E-night Lucy and I attended several years ago.) We headed to the Haunted Mansion next, and brought home a hitchhiking ghost! Then on to Tomorrowland, where Hector headed to Space Mountain, and Lucy and I rode the Tomorrowland Transit Authority (Wedway PeopleMover) twice. The commentary wasnt working, and it was nice and relaxing and very pretty at night.
As we had entered the park, we had noticed several cast members and a handful of guests wearing colorful leis. (Hey wait that was OUR idea!) We asked a cast member at TTA where she got hers and she said her supervisor had given it to her, but she thought it came from an event earlier that day at the Tiki Room. Buzz Lightyear was down so we werent sure what to do next. We wandered a little and met up with Hector, and Buzz was open again. Lucy and Hector shared a rocket ship and I rode alone Lucy barely beat Hector they both scored in the thirty thousands, and I got a personal best score of 7800. (OK so I wont be saving the galaxy any time soon.) We decided to head back to the hotel, and stopped in the nearly empty Emporium to pick up some last minutes gifts to fill the welcome bags for our guests. Lucy met a sweet cast member who insisted on showing her ALL of the Tinkerbell merchandise!
After a brief monorail ride back to the Polynesian, we stopped at Samoa Snacks on the second floor of the Great Ceremonial House (GCH) and bought the 33 boxes of Mickey shortbread cookies that we had ordered. (Thanks again Melissa.) Back in our room, production started on 32 welcome gift bags filled with a box of the cookies, a WDW post card, chocolate lollipops (Mickey, Minnie, Donald or Pooh), a Mickey shaped floating candle, a gift certificate to either a Disney breakfast or Rainforest Café (compliments of American Express Membership Miles and FreeRide) and a Mickey shaped pencil for the kids. Hector took a break at our request and went to Captain Cooks and picked up bottled water and a Mickey rice krispie treat. We put on the delivery stickers and finished at about 12:30 am. (Guest response to the bags was great I guess everybody likes getting surprises delivered to their rooms.)
