My Dream Come True Disneymoon with my Prince Charming (TONS of pictures and video)

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Moonlitdreams82

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Okay. this is my fires trip report ever so bear with me while I try and do this right...lol

I will start out by introducing myself and my fiance to you. My name is Amy and my fiance's name is Steve. We met in 2003 and fell head over heals in love with each other right away. I had just gotten out of a very long term relationship and the closeness that I found with Steve scared me a little becaues I didn't want to jump into something so soon, so I broke it off with him. We stayed in touch with each other throughout the next few years and were both eventually stuck in relationships that we were very unhappy in. One night after finally breaking it off with *&@&$^%! (I won't say such tings in the presence of Disney) that I was with I recieved an instant message from Steve. We got to talking and I soon found out that he had just recently broke up with the girl that he was with as well. After talking for a while (and knowing that he was always "the one that I let get away") I asked him "If we had the chance to give it another shot, would you?" and he responded with "in a heartbeat." I suggested that we hang out sometime soon. At this point it was about 12 midnight and he drove an hour to see me that night (or morning I guess you would say). We stayed up for hours just tallking and having a great time. We instantaniously picked up right where we left off. I found out about a week later from his mother that the reason why he imed me that night is because when his mother asked him "Is there anyone that you were with that you wish you hadn't parted ways with?" his answer was "Amy" and she told him "well...go out and get her." Two months latere we were engaged to be married. A month after that he moved in with me and this coming August we are getting married and going on my dream honeymoon in Disney.

Steve has never been to Disney before. I have been there many times and am a fanatic. I have been dreaming of having my honeymoon in Disney ever since I was a little girl and I am so excited to be able to share the magic with him and see his face as he experiences it for the first time.

We are getting married in our hometown on August 8th and we will be flying out on the 9th to arrive in Disney. We will be staying for 9 days and 8 nights to arrive home on August 17th. My parents are paying for our honeymoon as part of our wedding present. I wanted to save them as much money as I possible could because I already feel like they are doing way too much (they are paying for the entire wedding as well). I decided that since we are booking the deluxe dining that I would book a value resort (All Star Movie) considering we will not be spending much time aside from sleeping in the hotel anyway. When I called to make the reservation the CM who was booking it for me informed me that Disney was offering to book us on a flex pass and upgrade us to a moderate resort (CBR) for the same price (actually a few hundred cheaper). Of course I jumped at this opportunity, especially because even though I would not mind a value resort I am used to staying in the Deluxe resorts of Villas with my family. I was also very excited that I now had the option of laying on a hammock with my honey and watching the fireworks from the beach. So now that I had the reservation all set I had the task ahead of me of figuring out where we wanted to eat. We have three counter or table service meals per day with the Deluxe dining plan. I want to get the most out of the plan, but decided that lunch and dinner at a table service would be more than enough. Having three sit down meals a day would waste too much time, not to mention I am probablyg oing to have a hard time eating two big meals let alone three. So I sat down with Steve and asked him what countries he was interestedin eatiing in and kind of left the rest up to myself...lol. Since he has never been and I know the world better I figured it would be easier for me to figure out places that I have always heard where good or places that I always wanted to try. So without much further ado....here is our itinerary including dining reservations:

Saturday August 9th: *Magic Kingdom
*Late lunch @ Tony's town square (5pm)
*Late dinner @ Whispering Canyon Cafe (9:40pm)...I
have been to the Whispering Canyon once before, but
I was very young and my hubby to be is a country boy
so I figured he would really enjoy this one.

Sunday August 10th: *Quick breakfast @CBR food court
*Epcot
*Lunch @ Biergarten in Germany @ 1pm (although I
have been here a few times, he is part German and I
I know that he would enjoy the traditional atmosphere
of this place.)
*Dinner @ San Angel Inn in Mexico @ 7pm (I have been
here once for my parents anniversary dinner when I
was very young, but who could pass up the romantic
ambiance at this place for a dinner on their honeymoon?
*We will probably be dining during Illuminations so we
may have to come back to see it another night. That
is definately something I never miss and a first timer
must see.

Monday August 11th: *Hollywood Studios (still have a hard time saying that)
* Although I don't get sick on rides I think we will grab
a small breakfast after TOT.
*Lunch @ 50's PTC @ 1pm (I don't remember
much aout this place because I went when I was 7
and this is the kind of thing that my hubby to be
would absolutely love.)
*Dinner @ Tappenyaki in Japan @7:45pm

Tuesday August 12th: *Small breakfast wherever we choose
*Check out Downtownd Disney Marketplace and DQ.
*Lunch @ Wolfgang puck @ 1pm
*Dinner @ Tutto Italia in Italy @ 7:30pm.
*PI for the night

Wednesday August 13th: *Donald's Safari Breakfast @9:20am
*Animal Kingdom
*Lunch OOP @ the Rainforest Cafe @1:15pm (this
isn't included in the dining plan and he has been
dying to eat at a RC.)
*Dinner @ California Grille @ 9:20pm (I am so
excited about this one. It is going to be so romantic
seeing wishes from the roof ...hell just seeing
wishes is going to be exciting in itself. I have also
heard nothing but amazing things about the grille.

Thursday August 14th: *Check out the Boardwalk while grabing some
breakfast.
*swim, shop, maybe check out some stuff that we
want to go back to, basically just take a day to
relax a little.
*Dinner @ Spirit of Aloha show @8pm

Friday August 15th: *Breakfast wherever
*Pick up our three day rental car and head over
to Universal Studios
*Lunch @ Nascar Sports Grille (against my will..lol)
*Dinner @ Hoop Dee Doo Musical Review @ 9:30pm

Saturday August 16th: *Breakfast wherever
*Universal IOA
*Lunch @ Mythos OOP
*Dinner @ Coral Reef @ 8:30pm
*Back to Universal to have a night out @ CW

Sunday August 17th: *Breakfast @ The Crystal Palace @ 8:05am
*Drop off the rental and spend some extra time in
MK.
*Grab some lunch somewhere. Maybe Beaches &
Cream because he really wants that kitchen sink,
but I am not so sure that I want him eating that
before we have to catch a plane if you catch what
I'm saying...lol.
*OUr flight leaves around 8 so we will have to get
the ME bus probably around 5 or so. Then it's home
we go

He doesn't understand why I made a schedule...lol. I try to explain to him that since it is his first time I want to make sure he gets to see everything (which I know is impossible, but I want to get as much in as we can). I guess he won't really understand until we get there. Well guys...Now it's time to say goodbye. I will be back in two and a half months with lots of pictures and lots to report. TTFN!!!
 
I would like to add some pictures of my fiance and I so you can put some faces to the names but I am not sure how. Is there someone who can help me? When I click "insert image" on the toolbar it tells me to type in a url. I don't have a url I just want to add them from what I have stored on my computer.
 
You can upload the photos to photobucket for free to get the URL's.

Congrats on the trip!!
 
With all the excitment since booking the disneymoon this has been the longest 4 months of my life. Only 6 weeks left! I can't wait!
 

So today I got the mail and there was something from Disney. The envelop said "For Your Information." It was a letter expleaing to DF and I that during our stay at the Caribbean Beach, there will be construction on the main pool and that the other six pools will still be open. Construction on the new pool should be done by mid september. I already new this, because the Disney CM's are always so good about letting you knew exactly when is going on while you are on your trip:) The thing is that this letter had a picture of Mickey, Goofy and Donald in little construction outfits. It was sooooo cute:lmao: I love how thaey find ways to send a little Disney Magic your way, even when it is about construction :wizard: I can't wait for my disneymoon:bride: :lovestruc Only 38 more days!!!!
 
We got our Magical Express tags in the mail today:cool1: Now that I read all the information that they send and the packet with our flight info on it, it really seems so easy! Getting that in the mail really lifted my spirits too! It just makes it so real that our honeymoon is coming up in 36 days:banana: I'm soooo excited!!!!!!!

My dad just paid for the rest of the package this morning..so now all I have to do it wait for this month to be over and then off to Disney to worship the ground Mickey walks on:worship:


Quick question....Can anyone tell me how to get pictures onto my posts when I do my trip report and for me to show you pictures of my DF and I???? Please help....I want to post some pics for you all to enjoy!!!!:confused:
 
Okay...I think I figured this out, so bare with me....here are some pictures of my DF (Steve) and I.....hopefully:lmao:


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I can't wait till August....I will marry my best friend and spend the most amazing 9 days of my life in Disney world with him. Truely a dream come true:cloud9:
 
Not only did I get my pictures up....I added a link and a countdown to my signature!...annnnd....I figured it out all by my self:surfweb:

Wheres my mommy when I need her to be proud of me:rotfl2:
 
My itinerary is all done, so I figured I would post it here for everyone to read:


AUGUST 9TH

5a.m: Leave for LaGuardia Airport, check in, get some breakfast etc.

7:30a.m.: Plane takes off and we are on our way:banana:

10:08a.m: Our Jet Blue flight lands at Orlando International Airport, check in at the Magical Express counter and board our bus to Caribbean Beach Resort:beach:

Between 11 am and 12pm: Arrive at the resort, check our bags at the front desk and board the bus to Magic Kingdomparty:

Betwen 1pm and 2pm: Arrival at MK

3pm: Maybe catch the Dream Come True parade

5pm: Late lunch at Tony's Town Square

8:30pm: Board the bus to Wilderness Lodge

9:40pm: Late dinner reservation at Whispering Canyon, then back to the CBR for bed.

AUGUST 10TH

7am: Wake up, breakfast at the food court, bus to Epcot

8am: Arrive in Epcot for early EMH and go straight to soarin for a fast pass

1pm: Lunch @ Beirgarten in Germany

5:15pm: Maybe catch Bon Jovi tribute band at the summer concert series

7pm: Dinner @ San Angel Inn in Mexico

9pm: Illuminations:woohoo: Then back to the resort for bedtime

AUGUST 11TH

7am: Wake up, breakfast at the food court, bus to Hollywood Studios (it's so hard to get used to saying that)

1:05pm: Lunch @ 50's Prime Time Cafe

3pm: Maybe catch the Block Party Bash

6:15pm: Board bus to Epcot

7:45pm: Dinner @ Teppan Edo in Japan

10:30pm: Fantasmic!!!!!:smickey: (can't wait, never saw this before!)

AUGUST 12TH

9am: Wake up, eat breakfast and board the bus to Down Town Disney

1pm: Lunch @ Wolfgang Puck, then Disney Quest

6pm: Bus to Epcot

7:30pm: Dinner @ Tutto Italia in Italy

AUGUST 13TH

7am: Bus to Animal Kingdom

9:20am: Donalds Safari Breakfast @ Tusker House

1:15pm: Lunch @ Rainforest Cafe (not included int he dining plan, but DF really loves this place, plus we have a few meals that take two credits..so it works out)

4pm: Maybe see Jammin Jungle Parade

8pm: Head over to the Contemporary

9:20pm: Dinner at California Grille and Wishes fromt he observation deck (so romantic)

AUGUST 14TH

9am: Wake up, make a phone call to Disney Car Care Center to arrange for a shuttle to pick us up at 7am the next day so we can get our 2 day car rental. Pick kup Spirit of Aloha tickets at the front desk and board the bus to the closest park in order to transfer to the boardwalk.

Grab some breakfast at the boardwalk bakery, check out some shops and just enjoy a romantic stroll with our coffee.

Maybe go back to the hotel for a swim, or go play mini golf

6pm: Bus to Magic Kingdom in order to get on the monorail to the Poly

8pm: Spirit of Aloha

Pleasure Island night (definately checking out the Adventurers Club)

AUGUST 15TH

7am: Get shuttle to pick up rental car, grab breakfast and head over to Universal Studios

1pm: Lunch at NASCAR Sports Grille (it's my DF's kind of thing, not mine, but it's his honeymoon too)

8pm: Drive to Wilderness Lodge

9pm: Hoop Dee Doo Review

AUGUST 16TH

8am: Get breakfast and drive to Islands Of Adventure

1pm: Lunch @ Mythos

6pm: Drive back to Disney Car Care to drop off the rental car and head over to Epcot

8:30pm: Dinner @ Coral Reef

Back to the room to pack for the morning

AUGUST 17TH

7am: Call Magical Express and arrange for pickup, check out and leave our bags at the front desk for out last day...and where better to end your Disney vacation than....Magic Kingdom (gotta see the castle one last time)

12:30pm: Lunch at Liberty Tavern

8:05am: Character breakfast @ Crystal Palace and finish anything in Magic Kingdom that was not done on our first day

Probably leave around 4:30 to get back to the resort in oder to catch the Magical Express for the flight home....DF will have to drag me kicking and screaming!!!! :guilty:

8:35pm: Plane leaves Orlando International

11:10pm: We land at JFK, find my dad and head home...and probably cry
 
I haven't scheduled out our whole trip - but we will be in Epcot on the 10th together. I know where we will be the 6 - 11th, but after that it's up for grabs!

Enjoy your trip - I hope Steve catches Disney fever so you can have many happy returns to Disney!
 
Be sure to get just married buttons and consider buying and wearing the bride and groom ears - you could get pixie dust :wizard: :goodvibes
 
I haven't scheduled out our whole trip - but we will be in Epcot on the 10th together. I know where we will be the 6 - 11th, but after that it's up for grabs!

Enjoy your trip - I hope Steve catches Disney fever so you can have many happy returns to Disney!


I love Epcot!!! Aside from MK of course, it is my favorite park! Have you ever been to Disney the second week of August before? What are the crowds like? I heard that they die down around that time, but then I also heard that the Florida schools have started going back later than the used, which would be the reason the crowds dwindle a little bit.

Steve is my best friend, the love of my life, my match made in heaven, the male version of me and a my five year old child all wrapped into one so I am positive that he will fall in love with Disney just like me:banana:

Be sure to get just married buttons and consider buying and wearing the bride and groom ears - you could get pixie dust :wizard: :goodvibes

I am absolutely planning on doing both of those things! This has been my dream since I was a little girl and I am going to live it out exactly as I always pictured. Did you get the ears and the pin when you went?
 
We got the pins but did not do the ears and I think the ears are important! We spent our VR trip with 30 family members so we are headed back Jul 31-Aug 5 for a short "honeymoon" and I think I will wear the bridal ears for that trip :lovestruc
 
We got the pins but did not do the ears and I think the ears are important! We spent our VR trip with 30 family members so we are headed back Jul 31-Aug 5 for a short "honeymoon" and I think I will wear the bridal ears for that trip :lovestruc

Yeah, you absolutely should! Even though you were there when you actually got married, you should really take your alone trip and make it an official "honeymoon." I am sure you guys will really enjoy it. We will just be missing each other by four days. When you get back I would love to hear about how your trip went and what crowds were like at that time of year.
 
We recieved our "itinerary" from Disney in the mail today. They sent our luggage tags, vouchers for minigolf/refillable mugs/planet hollywood merch and all that good stuff! I guess they give us our Keys To The World when we check in. It's so exciting to get this stuff though...it really puts everything into perspective. 26 days!!!
 
subscribing so I don't lose your PTR! Yeah me. Another report to read.


Hey! Glad to have a subscriber. Most people don't subcribe until the actual report. It's nice to have you here:banana:

22 more days...I'm sooooo excited. We're going shopping tomorrow for last minute things and getting some stuff together to figure out what we are going to be bringing.

21 more days till I become Mrs. Amy Finney:bride:
 
Yeah~ I am so happy for you and your soon to be hubby. Your plans sound great. I cannot wait to hear about the rest of them:)
 












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