NEW...DOLPHIN/SWAN..."questions and answers"...tips and hints!

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on the Sigma Delta thread! *(Cause it's about the Sigma Delta Meet in July!) and I don't want to be accused of cluttering up the FAQ. (LOL! So now I'm jumping off the couch like a potato and going over to clutter up the "house"... sorority house that is!)

I will give you a hint... I just booked my room at the Dolphin!
 
Originally posted by Mouseteacher
DF~ Your PM box is full. I e mailed you.
Thanks so much!...I received your email. :) Your perspective always brightens my day. Thank you, again. I emailed you a reply, and cleaned-out my PM box too! (LOL).

#1hockeymom~WELCOME BACK!, Have you found the hockey stick? (LOL). So glad to read you had a wonderful time in the MAGIC. ::yes::

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Amarula Cream is a South African cream liqueur made from the fruit of the Marula tree, also known as Sclerocarya birrea or "The Elephant Tree", and cream.

The fruit is fermented and then distilled in copper pot-stills. The marula liquor is then stored on small oak casks for two years before it is enriched with pure marula extract and blended with fresh cream.

Amarula Cream is best served chilled, on the rocks or with crushed ice. It can also be used in desserts and cocktails. An opened bottle should be stored in a cool and dark place for no more than a year. It's frequently used in these five drinks:

African Lullaby
Elephant Shake
Rhino
South African Smoothie
Springbok

It's described as sort of like Bailey's Irish Creme, but with a special tang! Amarula is made from the fruit of the amarula tree which is all gathered by hand from the ground under natural trees, (no plantations of them), by local ladies and turned in to the factory in 80 pound bags which they carry on their heads and for which they get a tiny bit of money. They go into the forests gathering and also stop at houses and ask if they can gather the fruit from under your trees. Overripe amarula fruit is also the one that you see elephants getting tipsy from on TV. If your local store doesn't have it, make them get some for you!


*****MMmmmm...sounds delicious!!! A definite "TRY" on our next visit to AKL.


P.S. I second the motion....LOU took the stick!
:duck: Possibly has designs to auction it on EBAY, after applying our world-renowned and famous SDS logo! :teeth:
 
Hockey stick???? Is someone looking for a hockey stick???? I think it's over at the Yearbook thread! :teeth:

Welcome back, HM. More details, please! Were the crowds down since you did most rides twice? Did you get over the S/D at all? Where else did you eat? I love the Brown Derby, too. That and the Cali Grille are my favs.
 

Welcome back, hockeymom! I want more details too. How did ds like AKL? How was concierge and how did it compare to the Swan? Tell us all. (I do not have the hockey stick) Oh, Louuuuu.

Been a busy two days here. DH had his second stent put in his artery yesterday and is home today, recovering. Soon he will be good as new(maybe better!). I am still trying to do these National Boards and April is fast approaching. Not sure I will be ready! So many distractions!

Sign me up for a glass of that Amarula Cream. Sounds delish.

Disbug..can't believe you got such a great rate at the Dolphin. Was that for this summer? July? Wow. $69! Don't know if I am brave enough to do that. Isn't there a site that tells you exactly what to put in your request? I used to have that, but have never done it.
 
Am I missing? Has LOUBON written something funny about Hockey sticks on the Community Board... I can't find it on the Yearbook thread... I hate to miss it? What is so funny? LOL!:confused:

Thanks, ozzie! I am still pretty happy about my PriceLine hunch... but like I said I had been watching Hotwire for at least a week and I had to go with it. Very STRONG intuition! The websites you are thinking of are probably: betterbidding.com and biddingfortravel.com. I did read both of these.

Question and Answer time coming up for the Sorority Members! I will be posting on the Sorority thread later this evening...

Thanks for your notes, zurgswife! You bet! Next time!
 
Why do I get blamed for everything around here???

As if I'd be caught dead with a Dead Wings, er I mean Red Wings hockey stick. I'd just as soon sell it on ebay as DF suggests before I keep that!


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On topic: Hockey sticks are NOT allowed at the Swan and Dolphin.

However, it seems like there are plenty of Hockey Pucks......
 
TOLD YA LOU HAD IT!!!!!!! The proceeds from that sale will undoubtedly end up in the HIGHLYSECRETSOCIETYSWISSBANKACCOUNT that only Lou and Dismug, I mean Disbug can get into.

:p :p :p

DF - when you get thru those PM's, reply to mine and let me know where to send that SanFran Postcard!

Time to go whine on the eBay thread myself.....my DH's valve cover breather auction is up to $40.89 with 3 days to go, while my American Girl stuff is sitting. It's all a matter of timing - other items identical to mine have already gone thru BuyItNow - some for even higher $ - just depends on who sees what on which page. AGH!!!
 
My friend gifted me with a bottle of Amarula Cream last Christmas. It's delish::yes:: I do like it best, just over ice. Maybe I should try it in a famous S/D mug!!!
 
Hi to everyone. I've been lurking for about a month and I still have not completely made it through all 148 pages!!! I'm up to about 100. Thanks for all the wonderful tips. I too love the Dolphin. We went to WDW four years ago in June/July and stayed at the Dolphin for 5 nights through Priceline. We will be going to WDW June 19-28 and again we will stay at the Dolphin for 9 nights (yea! no switching hotels this time) through Priceline.

GOOFY4Micky48 and Madge:
When I was preparing to made a bid on Priceline (about a month ago) I checked for availabity at the Dolphin 1 night at a time starting on June 6th to the end of the month. Every night was available except June 16th. I haven't checked since then, but it might be just that one date (16th) that is the problem. I just now checked for winning bids on Biddingfortravel and 3 people won bids for the Dolphin with a check in date of 6/17.
 
Good information about your PriceLine experience! I checked on bidding for travel for the actual dates the people who won the Dolphin for checkin on June 17th... The last successful bid for that date was January 18th! (The others were Jan 9, and Dec 30). Sounds like there may be hope if someone got a successful bid in for that date earlier this week!:tongue:

It seems curious, that JULY 17th is also "sold out"... what is going on the 17th of each month??? Should we check August 17th?
 
...Disbug, Lisa, Caroline (and everyone)! [come visit 'a spell' on the WL thread sometime.....:wave2: !]
 
When I was preparing to made a bid on Priceline (about a month ago) I checked for availabity at the Dolphin 1 night at a time starting on June 6th to the end of the month. Every night was available except June 16th. I haven't checked since then, but it might be just that one date (16th) that is the problem. I just now checked for winning bids on Biddingfortravel and 3 people won bids for the Dolphin with a check in date of 6/17

I spoke to someone in reservations yesterday and there are several nights sold out before the 17th, that could be with the government discount, not for the whole resort. I had no trouble booking the 17 and 18 with the discount, though.
 
*waving* We're about to leave for a hockey tournament so I need that hockey stick! LOU??? :) Pretty please? On a serious side, we actually have to buy a new "end" for DS's stick before we head out of town into the great white north. Go JACKALS!

Thank you for the information on amarula! It was delicious! The best way I can describe it is that it tasted like bailey's with a hint of frangelico... but its not really a frangelico taste. Suffice to say, on the rocks is perfect! *not bad in coffee, either!*

Swan v AKL .. they're different, so hard to compare. We honestly liked the Swan's breakfast selection more than AKL's, but the Swan doesn't compare with the night time desserts and cordials that AKL offers. There was one night where I had sent DS up to grab a diet coke for me and even he described it as people lining up like cattle waiting for the evening offerings to arrive. The hot appetizers are fantastic, but no one should be using them as a meal replacement! Since it was DS and I, we were doing a lot of people watching and I have to say that the "weird" I must get my monies worth behavior seemed to cross income barriers. I only saw inappropriate dress on one night, and that was a huge family coming in from the pool all in their bathing suits. I did enjoy going up there once during the afternoon and quietly enjoying an ice tea and reading the paper while DS watched Toon Disney. We could have done the same thing in our room, but it was a nice change to sit on a couch! The staff seemed very well organized and quickly had anything that anyone requested, even if it was wine at a non-wine time. Two nights I enjoyed the South African wines, one night the white, the second the merlot. Due to schedules or lack of schedules, the amarula was only enjoyed one night!

Danny LOVED akl! We kept on calling home telling them to "send more money we're going to live here". LOL We had the savannah to ourselves, way out on the end where no one wants to be (HA! It's the best location!) There is so much to do there and to watch. I love the smell of BOMA and even the long jaunt to our room was nice with all of the look out windows in the hallways. He did some of the activities and enjoyed them. I was laughing watching the CM do the trivia activity with the kids. He had a mutiny on his hands and didn't know what to do about it! :) He did fine, though he says he will NEVER be a teacher!

We didn't stop at the S/D but we did wave to it each time we passed it! We almost were going to make a stop there on our way to EPCOT from MGM, but the boat broke at the dock at MGM and we ended up taking a bus to a different park.

I do have to share our first day there. We decided to go to MGM so DS changed into his "park gear" which was a POC shirt, Pal Mickey, and his SM hat complete with lit stars. As we were walking into the park this big huge gruff man cracks up laughing pointing at DS then yells "party hard!" at him with a huge smile on his face! We all started laughing then, and it made for a nice park entrance on our first day!

Parks were empty on Thursday, started filling up for the three day weekend but nothing was too long of a wait. MGM was all walk-on on Thursday. Friday we walked up to the castle in the morning, and were immediately seated at a table for two, windowside, in the castle! So glad I didn't fight for those PSs since I ended up getting breakfast at the exact time I wanted it by walking up! DS wasn't thrilled to be eating with the princesses, but he was glad to get a few more autographs, and he knew it made mommy happy. :)

I have more info... but must pack for the hockey tournament! Still looking for that elusive hockey stick..... heard a rumor it was on ebay LOL. I think someone needs to take five in the penalty box! LOL

Happy weekend!
Debbbie
 
Originally posted by #1hockeymom
we actually have to buy a new "end" for DS's stick before we head out of town

DS wasn't thrilled to be eating with the princesses, but he was glad to get a few more autographs, and he knew it made mommy happy. :)

For you non-hockey fans that is called the "butt" end.


How old is your son and what is wrong with him? I went to the princess breakfast in Norway and my wife had to remind me of the "no groping the princesses" rule.....:earseek:
 
:eek: As this week comes to an end --- THANKFULLY! (what a week!), I could use an Amarula Cream. :teeth:

DS was feeling really lousy and running a 101 temp. He went to the doctor yesterday and was tested for mono. We are waiting for the test results today. :( He is scheduled to start second semester this Monday. Poor kid is feeling pretty down and out.

I am toying with the notion of booking the Swan for July and then canceling if I have to. It sounds like rooms for our sorority meet time frame are slowly dwindling. :eek:

TGIF!!!!!!!!!!!!:hyper:
 
Mouseteacher, Sending Pixe dust and prayers that your DS is well soon. Hopefully it is NOT mono and NOTHING serious! I'm thinking about reservations for July too!

Welcome home Hockeymom!! Thanks for the update on your AKL concierge vacation with your DS! Your DS sounds like a sweetheart! I'm so glad the two of you had fun!

Ozzie, Happy to hear your DH is on the mend! I bet he WILL be better than before! No more shoveling for him!

I love reading all the banter about priceline! We did try them once several years ago and got MOWC for very little $$.

Have a great weekend everyone!

Muffy
 
Mouseteacher ~ I hope DS feels better soon. My DH had mono once and it was very tough to recover from.

Hockeymom ~ Welcome home, It sounds like you had a wonderful trip. What restaurants did you try? AKL sounds great! I think my DH has decided against AKL this trip. He would rather go ahead and drive on over to Destin beach to the Hilton resort.

Muffy ~ We also tried priceline a few years back and got the Hilton Dowtown Disney for 50$ a night. It was our first trip with 6 so we needed 2 rooms and found it a economical way to afford 2 rooms. :)

Happy Friday everyone TGIF...Waving to the room :wave:
 
Hi, thanks for your replys, still showing no availability, we have friends that are coming with us and I really wanted them to experience the dophin with us, but , O well- we booked CSR through shades of green, I enjoy it there too! But I'm getting a sinking feeling that the good prices at the Dolphin will be harder to come by. We've been thinking of going again at Christmas time and just checked today, there are rooms but not the gov. rate available!! the best they offered was 265.00 internet rate? I love the Dolphin and it would be very sad if the prices are going to be out of reach for us and other people! I'm to chicken to try priceline, cause it's very possible you will get something else other than the Dolphin O well :confused: :( a small rant)! What do you think?
 
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