Ordered our cake this week...Red fondant with white snow, similar to the penguin Christmas cake on this thread, with a Mickey snowman, some Christmas trees and a fondant banner with "Merry Christmas" written on it. We're dining at The Wave on Christmas eve, so I can't wait to see it! Chef Brian was sooo easy to work with! Price is $100--will post pics when we return.
So we're 4 weeks out from our trip, and I need help!
Is 4 weeks out too soon to call?
Please help me, I want this to go well. Help me script my call!
This is what I want:
I want a 6" round "Anniversary" Mickey's Delight (fondant covered) cake, just like our Wedding Cake. I don't have our BEO anymore. We're staying at the Polynesian, eating at Ohana, and we also have a reservation at 1900 Park Fare. The only reason I'm keeping the 1900 Park Fare reservation is because of the cake, so if I can have it delivered to Ohana... that would be ideal.
So I'm going to call the Cake Hotline. Where do I go from there? Please help! I remember talking to Pat 2 trips ago and she was less than helpful. Has she gotten a little less surly?
wow I ordered something similar just Pluto and snow flakes and I was quoted $150 did you talk to Brian or just email? Mine was all email I'm hoping to get a phone call though it just doesn't seem final until you speak with someone
May I ask where you got this beautiful cake? I'd love something very similar for our 21st anniversary celebration at Cali Grill. I'm planning on calling tomorrow so any info would really help.TIAThis is the one we had last December. It was $100.
Skip the Cake Hotline and call GF Private Dining directly at 407-824-1951. First, tell her that you were married at WDW (that seems to help), that you want a 6-inch replica of the top layer of your cake, and that it was the Mickey's Delight style. She can pull your BEO if she needs to, but that style is pretty common. If that goes well, then mention that you'd prefer to have it delivered to Ohana.
If for some reason you meet with resistance, you can always order your cake from the Contemporary (via Private Dining) and have them deliver it to Ohana. They seem more willing to do this, and they will know how to do a Mickey's Delight cake. The only catch there is that usually they make you order an 8-inch cake. Someone mentioned getting a 6-inch cake from them recently, though, so perhaps that policy has changed.
Good luck!
When I ordered the original penguin Christmas cake from Brian, I did everything with him over email and was quoted $100. Then he asked me to phone the order in to private dining, and someone else took it down. It doesn't matter how you contact him, but the more info you can give him about what you want, the more accurate your quote will be. If $150 is too steep, ask him what he can do with a $100 budget.
wow I ordered something similar just Pluto and snow flakes and I was quoted $150 did you talk to Brian or just email? Mine was all email I'm hoping to get a phone call though it just doesn't seem final until you speak with someone
I saw this cake on another site and want to get something similar. Would they consider this a fancy cake or ? Also our only 2 sit down meals are LaHacienda and Coral Reef. Any chance to get something like this for either of those places?
Where are you staying? Many of the bakeries at the Deluxe resorts can do fancy cakes, and you can also order to pick up at BoardWalk Bakery.
I decided that I wanted a cake like this for my 21st anniversary. We are celebrating at the Cali Grill on December 9th. Yesterday I called CR private dining and got Chef Brian's email. I sent him an email telling him what I would like late last night and got a reply first thing this morning. He agreed to everything I wanted and then told me I needed to call private dining and make my order. I spoke to Caroline, gave her my order, my confirmation number and cc #. She told me my order was connected to my email and that's all that Chef Brian needed. The order went like this.This is the one we had last December. It was $100.
