First Ever DISUnplugged Podcast Cruise 5/10/2009

[Yvet]

Owh yeah, if there's a meet before or after or in the middle, i would definitiv attend (and drag my husband with me... no just kidding, he loves a meet also).

Just give me a time, place and i will be there.
For me/us it really doen't matter where it will be everything is okay for us.

 

[scarlett873]

So I had a thought as I was driving into work this morning...

Does anyone know anything about the dessert parties at Epcot? Or something for Wishes that's not in the MK? Is there a discounted ticket that we could purchase to get into Epcot for just a dessert party for those of us who will not have park admission? Or could we maybe set up an event of some kind at the GF for Wishes? I have no idea on costs involved, but wondered about it this morning...

Tracy, do you have any info on something like this?

 

[winotracy]

So I had a thought as I was driving into work this morning...

Does anyone know anything about the dessert parties at Epcot? Or something for Wishes that's not in the MK? Is there a discounted ticket that we could purchase to get into Epcot for just a dessert party for those of us who will not have park admission? Or could we maybe set up an event of some kind at the GF for Wishes? I have no idea on costs involved, but wondered about it this morning...

Tracy, do you have any info on something like this?

Someone posted about this earlier in the thread. If there is enough for a group, you can get discounted prices for people to just attend this event. Who was talking about this before?

 

[ClaraBug]

Count me and DH in on the meet....we are probably going to fly down on saturday. DH has never heard any of the pod casts and rolls his eyes when I am on here at home....(at work right now ). I am warning everyone, I am horrible with names.

 

[scarlett873]

Someone posted about this earlier in the thread. If there is enough for a group, you can get discounted prices for people to just attend this event. Who was talking about this before?

tee hee...that's what I get for coming to the party late!

I'll go back and scan the thread to find it...thanks!

 

[scarlett873]

Count me and DH in on the meet....we are probably going to fly down on saturday. DH has never heard any of the pod casts and rolls his eyes when I am on here at home....(at work right now ). I am warning everyone, I am horrible with names.

Hence everyone will be called Kim...then we don't have to worry about remembering names...especially in a drunken stupor!

 

[scarlett873]

Ok...went back and found the post about the possibility of a dessert party. The only one talked about was Illuminations. But it sounds like it could be difficult if some of us won't have park admission due to chartering a bus, etc. How weird would that be to have to take a bus from the Dolphin to get into the World Showcase...lol

Does anyone know if they offer something like this for Wishes that might be outside of the park? I know about Wishes cruises, but methinks we couldn't possibly squeeze us all into a teeny boat, no matter how hard we may try!

Any other thoughts? We'd be interested in a dessert party, but since we're traveling with my brother and his wife, we're trying to keep this as budget friendly for them as possible and I think that park admission would be out if it's only for 1 day...

 

[tickledtink33]

I will be arriving early on Saturday so a pre cruise meet sounds great. We could meet at Captain Cook's at the Polynesian for food and Dole Whips. Or maybe we could have ice cream at Ghiradelli's in DTD. Of course an Illuminations dessert party sounds good too. Oh, and I don't mind if you call me Kim.

 

[ClaraBug]

I. Or maybe we could have ice cream at Ghiradelli's in DTD.

Oh, Oh, Oh Earl of Sandwich!!

 

[calypso*a*go-go]

Every place associated w/Disney is probably going to be pretty crowded. Is anyone familiar enough with the Swan/Dolphin to know if they have a location that might be convenient...but not require ADRs or anything? It's been forever since we went to the ice cream fountain they have at the Dolphin, so I can't even remember how big it is -- but something along those lines.

 

[scarlett873]

I've never been to the Swan/Dolphin before, so I have no clue...

Another thought...if anyone would be interested...what about Texas de Brazil? With it being off-site, it might limit folks from attending though. So nevermind on that one.

I'm not opposed to the Ft Wilderness idea that Lori presented earlier. I've always wanted to check the place out to see what was there. The buffet is there. I know the DH wants to do HDD for dinner though...could you imagine a group of us at HDD together? Those poor performers would never knew what hit them!

Maybe an afternoon ice cream kinda meet would be best. Heck I don't know...lol. I'm just throwing out ideas!

Anyone up for a character breakfast on Sunday morning before we leave? I was thinking about Cape May...

 

[robind]

Ok...went back and found the post about the possibility of a dessert party. The only one talked about was Illuminations. But it sounds like it could be difficult if some of us won't have park admission due to chartering a bus, etc. How weird would that be to have to take a bus from the Dolphin to get into the World Showcase...lol

Does anyone know if they offer something like this for Wishes that might be outside of the park? I know about Wishes cruises, but methinks we couldn't possibly squeeze us all into a teeny boat, no matter how hard we may try!

Any other thoughts? We'd be interested in a dessert party, but since we're traveling with my brother and his wife, we're trying to keep this as budget friendly for them as possible and I think that park admission would be out if it's only for 1 day...

The bus thing does seem odd. I know my company did an dinner at Epcot and we did not all have regular all day tickets, we were only allowed in for the dinner. Someone from Epcot met us at the boardwalk at Yacht and Beach and walked us through the International entrance and to the American area.

Although they may have had a special deal due to the actual conference being held there.

 

[tickledtink33]

I also thought about the Dolphin Fountain Shop, but it is fairly small. Picabu's is the counter service location at the Dolphin. It is definitely large enough, but doesn't have any Disney atmosphere.

 

[tmli]

Any of the special events such as dessert parties etc have to be booked as part of a group/conference/wedding or something of the sort.

One idea would be a restaurant at a resort for a "family type event" and then maybe an adults only in the evening at Jellyrolls. Cape Mae Cafe in Beach Club is a favorite of ours.

 

[chickie]

I've seen a lot of terrific ideas so far!
What about meeting at the beach at the Poly to watch Wishes? That way, the ones with kids could come there. Is there a bar at the Poly? I can't remember. I know the pool bar probably won't be open at that time of night; if it was open, that might be perfect. The kids could swim and the adults could hang at the bar. Or - how bout a drink around the monorail for Dis'ers?
Just one more thought to add to the mayhem - I mean multitude of choices!

 

[scarlett873]

I've seen a lot of terrific ideas so far!
What about meeting at the beach at the Poly to watch Wishes? That way, the ones with kids could come there. Is there a bar at the Poly? I can't remember. I know the pool bar probably won't be open at that time of night; if it was open, that might be perfect. The kids could swim and the adults could hang at the bar. Or - how bout a drink around the monorail for Dis'ers?
Just one more thought to add to the mayhem - I mean multitude of choices!

Oooooh...drink around the monorail...that could be fun! and dangerous...lol


I actually forgot about the potential for a Pirate and Princess Party for that time period! I was looking at dates from this year's events and it looked like they had the parties in May...just wondering if one might fall on that Saturday night! If it does...that's what we will be doing...lol

 

[robind]

I've seen a lot of terrific ideas so far!
What about meeting at the beach at the Poly to watch Wishes? That way, the ones with kids could come there. Is there a bar at the Poly? I can't remember. I know the pool bar probably won't be open at that time of night; if it was open, that might be perfect. The kids could swim and the adults could hang at the bar. Or - how bout a drink around the monorail for Dis'ers?
Just one more thought to add to the mayhem - I mean multitude of choices!

SHHHHH!!!!!
Don't let anyone hear you suggest POOL HOPPING

OHHHHHHH......

 

[Disneybridein2k3]

So I had a thought as I was driving into work this morning...

Does anyone know anything about the dessert parties at Epcot? Or something for Wishes that's not in the MK? Is there a discounted ticket that we could purchase to get into Epcot for just a dessert party for those of us who will not have park admission? Or could we maybe set up an event of some kind at the GF for Wishes? I have no idea on costs involved, but wondered about it this morning...

Tracy, do you have any info on something like this?

I don't know about Wishes, but for Illuminations if you don't have park admission, each person pays a flat fee (for our dessert party on our wedding day, we paid $12 for each person because everyone was attending the wedding so no one had park admission. The desserts were SO yummy - they had the BEST tuxedo strawberries EVER - in fact, our guests are still talking about them and the wedding was 5 years ago!

Someone posted about this earlier in the thread. If there is enough for a group, you can get discounted prices for people to just attend this event. Who was talking about this before?

It was me

Ok...went back and found the post about the possibility of a dessert party. The only one talked about was Illuminations. But it sounds like it could be difficult if some of us won't have park admission due to chartering a bus, etc. How weird would that be to have to take a bus from the Dolphin to get into the World Showcase...lol

Ssee above about your concerns about park admission. As for transportation, we chartered a bus because our guests were staying all over Disney property. BUT, it is a decent walk from the International Gateway on the Boardwalk (near the Swan/Dolphin) to Epcot. At least, that is what DH and I did - we were staying at the Boardwalk and walked through the gateway to Epcot without any trouble.

 

[tmli]

I spoke to my group contact at Disney and he has said that unless you have booked a wedding, conference or a group staying at WDW, group activities such as dessert parties are not available to be booked. They reserve the space for those who have booked the above mentioned events.

 

[scarlett873]

I spoke to my group contact at Disney and he has said that unless you have booked a wedding, conference or a group staying at WDW, group activities such as dessert parties are not available to be booked. They reserve the space for those who have booked the above mentioned events.

Thanks for looking into it Tracey! Darn...oh well! I'm sure we can find something else to do that night!