HELP!!!!!! More Disney Dreams to fulfill! 09/04 Exciting news!

[dizneeat]

OMG!!!

Thanks so much for this post!!! You have just made me the happiest girl ever!!

Those DLRP D&B bags are PERFECT!

Eeeeeee! I know what I'm getting on my birthday now!

I adore the prints too! I need everything!

Did they have other sizes? And what were the prices like?

Xxxx

You are very welcome!
I knew that there were some DISers who would be excited about the bags.
Hope you get what you like ...... there are 5 different bags, if I remember correctly, from wristlet to rather large.

Karin....thanks for sharing the photos. Love the castle at night. Shopping is always fun to do, especially when you get 2 Dooney & Burke bags. I love them, I love the color zipper. Enjoy the rest of your weekend.

Hi Elaine!
I am glad you all liked the photos.
The castle show was SO awesome. I really hope they bring it to WDW.
I am so happy with my new Dooneys. I have developed a HUGE love for that brand of bags.
And that coloured zipper is just so cute! A real eyecatcher.

Love the pictures Karin!! Your D&B bags are very detailed, I love them!! Looks like you are having a good time. Can't wait to hear all about it.

Thank you, Teresa!
I was so excited when I discovered the Dooneys. I just love that retro design.
We had so much fun (and food) in Paris! And I am already working on the trip report.

Welcome home, Karin & Tom!!

We flew business class to/from London our very first visit and wow....next trips we felt like sardines...although on the way back Virgin sure did feed us well!

for unpacking and packing!! Forgot this one will be a Road trip!! I love a road trip so much that I could pack up the car, drive around the block and call it a good day!!

Congrats on the CR discount - what could be better than sitting in an airport and saving money on another trip?!

Looking forward to hearing all about both trips after you're home and settled...photos too!

Safe travels and say hello to Italy for me!! Have a great time!

I could not believe the fuss they make when you fly business class. But it was fun and felt good to be pampered silly!

The road trip to Italy was fun and NO worries about what to bring - the car has a LARGE trunk!
I just loved being able to book the CR discount while at the airport - and saving a good chunk is always fun.

Working on the trip reports!

 

[dizneeat]

OMG! Those DLRP Dooneys are great!!

Yes, they are.
I was really happy we found them and that I was able to get two of them.

Congrats on the discount!!Looking forward to both TR's when you get back!!!!!

We are thrilled with the discount.
Working on the TRs. It might take a few more days until they are ready for posting ..... but as I said, working on it.

Welcome back.....that is so nice you bought me a new Dooney!!

I'll take either one...I'm not picky.

Sounds like a fabulous trip...and those purses are gorgeous....very similar to the new DL one I like so much.

Thank you, Jen!
Yip, you can have one of my Dooneys .... NOT!!!
I really, really like you, but "what's mine is mine".

You know, one of the reasons I was a bit unhappy about not going to DL was that they have the same design and I really wanted one.
Seeing them at DLRP and actually buying two of them made me feel much better about pushing our California trip back to 2014.

Godspeed! Enjoy and take lots of pics to share!!

Yip, we were on the move a lot those last two weeks.
We both took a LOT of photos and I will post them all pretty soon.

 

[dizneeat]

Congrats on getting everything you wanted on your cruise

I was so happy! Especially since I had a hard time booking on board adventures last time.

Good Morning Karin !!Well it is here

Hi Rosie!

Oh, Karin, everything looks fabulous!! Congratulations - another awesome Cruise!!! cheer2:

(the little Cabana is so cute!)

p.s. How did I miss this thread with a Happy Birthday???

Happy Birthday, Karin!! One day late!

Hope you are having a Magical Birthday Weekend, dear friend!

Here's to you!!

Thanks again for your birthday wishes, Christine!
I am still so happy about the extras for our upcoming cruise.

You get that little paper cabana the night before your stay there. It was so fun to find it in our stateroom last time.
It's the little touches that makes Disney so special.

How did I miss your birthday? I must have been so distracted by the cabana and restaurant post that I missed all the birthday wishes!

I hope you don't mind me asking you a few questions, since you are my DCL expert. I am kind of thinking of holding off on the Fantasy until 2014 and booking the Wonder out of Miami for April 2013.

I am pretty sure you have been on the Wonder. Would you be happy going back to the Wonder after the Dream?The itinerary and schedule fits into my plans a bit better but I am afraid of being disappointed after being on the Dream.

Thank you for your birthday wishes, Diane!

I feel honoured that you consider me your DCL expert - I will try to help as much as I can.
Yes, we have been on the WONDERful Disney WONDER!
I talked to Tom about it, as I just LOVE the WONDER and thought I might be biased, but he would love to go back too!
But be aware that they are two totally different ships. Like mother and child if you want to say so.
They have the exact same elements but while the DREAM is huge, the WONDER feels so homey. If you get to go on the WONDER, you need to see Disney Dreams (the last night show) and bring tissues, as it is a tearquencher, especially when the ship is "pixiedusted".

 

[dizneeat]

Karin.. I hope you had a wonderful birthday. Wishing you a magical birthday year!


I'm glad you had a nice vacation in Paris & Italy. Congratulations on your cabana, Palo & Remy's. Now that you are making your summer plans, hopefully we can make plans to get together. We would love to see you & Tom.

Thank you! My course was over by midday, so I got to enjoy the rest of the day.
And with Disney granting me a lot of my wishes this birthday year has started out awesome.

I have just started to sketch my plans for our summer trip and we definitely need to meet while we both are there.

How awesome!!!!!

And happy belated birthday!!!!!!

Thank you, Jen!

You and Tom are the exception to the TOT etc fools!! We love you anyway!

Happy Mother's Day to Pixie's Mom!

Thank you, Christine, we just love to visit the Twilight Zone. ... and I never get to check for bedbugs in that room on the 13th floor.

Happy Mother's Day to you too!

Happy Mother's Day to Pixie's Mom

Thank you, Rosie, and a very Happy Mother's Day to you too!

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris, April 28 - May 1, 2012

Day 1, April 28

Business class and an Annual Pass - Part 1

Our Disneyland Paris adventure started out very early in the morning.
We had both had to work the day before and had gotten to bed late, but none the less we had to get up at 3.30am!! So when the alarm went off we crawled out of bed, got ready and just grabbed a bite to eat, knowing that we would be fed on the plane.
We had put Tom’s car into the service station to have its yearly check and have some upgrades done, so we fit our luggage into my car and off we went. At that early time of day there was no problem driving to the airport. We made our way into the long term parking lot about an hour prior to our flight, parked the car and hauled the luggage over to the terminal building.
When we approached the check in area we could see lots of people already in line, but luckily we were flying business class and there were only two people in line. We had done online check-in and just wanted to drop off our luggage. When it was our turn we had our luggage weighed and there was a priority label put on them and the we were handed a slip of paper. The lady at the check in let us know it would be our code for the business class lounge. Now that was a surprise!
We had booked business class on airmiles as there were no regular tickets available, but we had never thought about the perks it would come with. So, since we had only literally had two bites of breakfast we decided to check out the lounge.
Off we went to go through security, just to find that there was a line for economy class passengers and no one in the business and first class line. We were through within a minute and walked over to the elevator to go up to the lounge. Tom typed in the number, the door opened and up we went. The lounge was super nice, with large comfy chairs,

lots of drinks options

and continental breakfast fare.

At the moment we were the only guests, so we took a few photos, before we got ourselves some coffee and breakfast pastries. It was nice sitting up there in a quiet environment, enjoying a fresh pasty.
Tom had a

Cheese Danish, while I had half a

Nut Roll and we both had some coffee. Time was flying by and far too soon it was time to take the elevator back down and get in line to board the plane. And really we only had to wait about 5 minutes and the gate was opened and we were allowed to walk over to the plane.

There was no hurry, we knew we would be in row 5, the only row that had two seats in one row available in business class.
The planes that fly out of our home airports are pretty small, so business class usually means that the seat next to you is kept empty so we were super surprised to find the two seats next to each other and behind the curtain that devides Business class from economy.
We stowed our luggage and settled in, when the flight attendant approached us to check our tickets.

To be continued ............

 

[annmarieda]

What a neat perk, being able to go into the lounge. The nut roll looks so good...and real dishes? Very nice. Sometimes I think you can take an average pastry (for example) and put it on a nice plate (or real) and it seems so much fancier and nicer than when just served on a paper plate.

 

[jenseib]

I would love to fly sometime and get the "lounge". it always sound so fun

 

[englishrose47]

Some very nice perks so far !!!!

 

[dizneeat]

What a neat perk, being able to go into the lounge. The nut roll looks so good...and real dishes? Very nice. Sometimes I think you can take an average pastry (for example) and put it on a nice plate (or real) and it seems so much fancier and nicer than when just served on a paper plate.

I had never even thought about the Business Class lounge, but it sure was fun to go up there and sit in the nice comfy chairs while waiting for out plane to depart.
Austria is very environmentally concious, so the real dishes are the norm here. You won't find many plastic cups and paper plates here. But you are right, everything looks nicer on a china plate!

I would love to fly sometime and get the "lounge". it always sound so fun

I would not have "chosen" to fly business on such a short flight, but as no others were available for free ...... why not?
It was real nice being able to sit and wait in the lounge instead of the main terminal building.

Some very nice perks so far !!!!

And it is getting even better ......

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris, April 28 - May 1, 2012

Day 1, April 28

Business class and an Annual Pass - Part 2

We stowed our luggage and settled in,

when the flight attendant approached us to check our tickets.
She then told us that something must have been wrong with the booking machine, as we had been seated in the wrong section and would we mind moving one or two rows forward or she would reset the curtain.
We were happy to move forward and were unsure where to sit, but since we were the only guests in business class we were allowed to sit anywhere. We chose row two, settled in, were offered newspapers and magazines

and within a few minutes we were off.

Now, this is only a 50 minute flight and we did not expect some big breakfast, but as soon as we were on a higher altitude, the flight attendant offered us some coffee, tea or cold drinks. Tom got some coffee and some water, while I only opted for some water and then we were served breakfast.

It consisted of a small container of

Yellied Yogurt with fruit in it, a very delicious, fresh and moist

Chocolate Chip Muffin and a

Ham and Cheese Croissant. The flight attendant checked on us a few times, but we did not need any other drinks. Once the trays were removed we were even offered some

Truffles, which we gladly accepted. The short flight was over before we knew it

and we arrived in Frankfurt.

The aircraft was parked on an outside position and we all had to transfer to a bus to take us to the terminal.

We only had about an hour for our stopover and all we wanted to do was find our gate. Frankfurt airport is large and it can take a while, so once we knew our gate had changed, we headed in the direction of the new gate.
We went past the Frankfurt Business Lounge but there was just not enough time to check it out. Once we had reached our gate there were only a few minutes left until it was time to check in again. This time we were seated in row two and there were only two more other guests in Business class.
We took off on time

and since this is another 50 minute flight the flight attendants were quickly there to serve another round of breakfast. This time we both opted for some water and were handed our breakfast trays.

This time there was a bowl of

Fruit Salad,

a Roll, some

Cream Cheese mixed with finely cut radishes and some Salami and Ham and a plate of

Pancakes served with Berry Compote and a cube of Green Apple Jelly. It was really yummy and we were stuffed after breakfast number 4 within a few hours.
In no time it was time to get ready for our descend on Paris Charles de Gaulle airport. Being in business class gave us the option of a quick start and we were in front of the baggage carousel within a few minutes. And the priority labels on the luggage were a huge hit as well, as our suitcases were within the first ten that were delivered.

To be continued ............

 

[jenseib]

Looks like I would get fat flying business class.

 

[Minnie&Nana]

Karin, isn't it easy to get spoiled by Business Class, even for short flights! Everything looks yummy - so glad you and Tom were able to enjoy a wonderful treat!

Looking forward to the next update!

 

[HowieHowie]

Everything looks delicious! Wish we got food like that on our 2 1/2 flight to WDW.

 

[dizneeat]

Looks like I would get fat flying business class.

It certainly doesn't help with a diet. .... but then, you wouldn't need one.

Karin, isn't it easy to get spoiled by Business Class, even for short flights! Everything looks yummy - so glad you and Tom were able to enjoy a wonderful treat!

Looking forward to the next update!

It was such a "sweet" bonus. And the perfect start to a wonderful but short vacation.

Everything looks delicious! Wish we got food like that on our 2 1/2 flight to WDW.

It was nice to experience Business Class once - I would not "pay" for it though.
And the food we get on Economy Class flights is nowhere near as nice.

 

[dizneeat]

Disneyland Paris, April 28 - May 1, 2012

Day 1, April 28

Business class and an Annual Pass - Part 3

And the priority labels on the luggage were a huge hit as well, as our suitcases were within the first ten that were delivered.
It was only 10.30 when we made our way over to the rental car counter. There was only one family ahead of us and we waited for about 5 minutes until it was our turn.
Tom handed over his voucher and the paper work was done quickly and we were set on our way up to the location of the cars. We found the car assigned to us no problem, went around it and found a few more scratches, which I had noted on the rental paper work and in the meantime Tom fixed the new GPS in the car and we were finally all set to leave.
We had debated to try to check in early, or get to the bakery early or pick up our annual passes first. The annual passes had won, so our first stop were the parks. There was not too much traffic, so we made it to the parking structure in good time. While we were walking past the building site of the new World of Disney we discussed where to buy the passes and when we saw that there were literally no people at the entrance to the Studios, we knew where to head.
Went through bag check and on to the ticket booth, where we bought two Annual Passes DREAM.

Now, temporary passes in hand we headed over to Disneyland Park to have them exchanged to regular annual passes. A lot of people were streaming in and we went to the entrance at the far right were there are always considerably less people.
No long line ahead of us we were inside the park within a few seconds and on our way to the Annual Pass Bureau. We decided to walk through the walkway on the side and were shocked to see that the Annual Pass Bureau was FULL. They have now installed “Do it yourself” machines, but they all seemed to be pretty complicated to handle as the attendant was helping people constantly.
We decided to get into the regular line and after about 20 minutes we made it to an actual Cast Member. They used our previously taking pictures again for the AP and so we were done pretty fast. It was past noon by then and we figured that wait times would be long, so we decided to enjoy a walk through Fantasyland

to maybe ride “It’s a small world”.

But even the line for “It’s a small world” was about 20 minutes long, so after browsing some of the stores in Fantasyland

we decided that it was time to do some shopping and then check into our home for the next three nights. So after leisurely strolling back to the parking structure we set off to drive to Val d’Europe to do some shopping at Auchan. It was Saturday afternoon and many people seemed to have the same idea as us, so we were lucky to find a parking space for our car fairly close to the entrance. Once inside the shopping centre we were disappointed to see the Disney store in there had been closed, so we decided to head right over to the supermarket to do some shopping.

To be continued ............

 

[englishrose47]

Glad some of the waits were short !!Booo that the Disney Store had closed !!!

 

[HowieHowie]

I love the pictures. The castle looks so pretty.

 

[dizneeat]

Glad some of the waits were short !!Booo that the Disney Store had closed !!!

It was a cute little store and we are hoping they are just doing some renovations, but everything was boarded up.

I love the pictures. The castle looks so pretty.

Unfortunately at that time it was still overcast, but lateron the sun came out and then the castle looks even more beautiful.

 

[jenseib]

I still think it looks beautiful....even if it is gray. Did it rain earlier?

 

[dizneeat]

I still think it looks beautiful....even if it is gray. Did it rain earlier?

No, it didn't rain earlier, it was just an overcast day, but the pink castle still looks wonderful, even with a grey background, doesn't it?