The thing about Pixie Dust is, you should never look for it. The definition of it, really, is an unexpected thing that gives you a big smile. I think that one really bad thing about boards like this one is that sometimes we read what pixie dust people get, and we want some too, and it just doesn't work like that - I think that if I read something and get my hopes up, I'm setting myself up for disapointment - it is the unexpected things that are really so special.
That's why I'm leery about writing about the pixie dust sorts of things that we've had, because I don't want to set somebody up for disapointment. I don't think there is any rhyme or reason to it; if you catch something lucky or a cast member on a great day, magical little things happen. Also, honestly, I think if it seems like you are schmoozing or looking for something, it might turn someone off.
So I'll post a couple of experiences, but please know that it isn't in the spirit of getting hopes up, but in the spirit that I think is the really good sort of thing about these kind of boards, which is sharing our experiences about a common love (in this case, wdw).
We had our wedding at wdw, and before the wedding we were staying at port orleans (now the french quarter). A lot of our guests were staying there, too - when you have a wedding, you can pick a resort or two for your guests, and they get a nice rate and so on. We didn't say anything about it when we checked in, but the cm checking us in said something like "oh, something has arrived for you," and went back and got this Mickey shaped basket with candles, candy, candle holders, soaps, all sorts of stuff. It was a big deal of a basket. At first we thought it was part of the wedding, that the wedding people had done it. But it was really Port Orleans that had done it. That was really great of them, and it was super pixie dust for us. Everybody at port orleans was so amazing that trip for us and all of our guests. It was really incredible.
After the wedding, we were staying first a boardwalk villas for a few nights, then moving to one of the honey moon rooms at wilderness lodge for a few nights. So, yeah, we did three resorts in one trip, but it was a long trip (with a wedding first, then goodbye to our guests and a honeymoon, if that makes sense). BWV didn't do anything, but we had a great stay there and loved it. At the WL, they had a bottle of champagne and a large fruit basket in the honey moon room. For us, wl always has a lot of pixie dust floating around. Now we own points at wlv, and we go there every year for our anniversary and eat at Artist Point for our anniversary dinner; we always try to get the same servers for our own fun, and they always seem to come up with some of that dust (champagne, desert), but I think that is because we have made it sort of a regular thing. If they don't have any left for us this May we won't be disappointed, though. Sometimes things are just too busy for the cms or whatever. I think if you expect something, it doesn't deliver; your expectations will let you down no matter what happens. It is much better just to have your eyes open wide and a big smile and have fun with everything that comes your way. There is a lot of magic at wdw, and really there is enough for everyone, you just have to take it when you find it.
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