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Saturday, 10 November 2001
QOTD DW during fireworks, You are the king of romance!
The Score Thus Far
# Attractions We've Rode 0
# Shows We've Seen 1
# Parades We've Seen 0
# Fireworks We've Seen 0
# Changes To Our Original Plan 3
Today was the big day after spending the last two nights at a Marriott, it was time to check-in at our new home for the next nine nights Old Key West!
Wait a minute didn't we plan on staying in a GF Honeymoon Suite? Yep, you would be correct, but at the last minute we changed to OKW. Why? Well, I won't go into too much detail here, but let's just say that with all of the recent Disney cut-backs we had a hard time justifying the expense of a GF Honeymoon Suite. So we switched to a one bedroom Villa at OKW and would up getting twice as much for half the cost, and thus Change #4! Our room wasnt ready, but we did get our Honeymoon Package two pins, two watches, and our park tickets/room keys.
Originally, we were going to have breakfast at the Grand Floridian Café after we checked-in, but since we weren't staying at the GF, we headed to Olivia's for breakfast Change #5! The food was great, but the service was very slow.
After breakfast we headed out to Animal Kingdom Wait a minute, that wasn't in the original plan! Yep, yet another change! We decided at the last minute to forgo visiting the two Universal parks (Change #6 & Change #7) and instead split our visits to AK and Epcot. Since we had less park hours and no EE, we didn't want to feel too rushed into seeing everything at all the WDW parks. So, we dropped the planned visits to the two Universal parks.
The bus going to Animal Kingdom was packed! So much for the light crowds! We were able to see all of Africa and Asia, and had McDonalds fries for lunch. We also did the Conservation Station I think they need to make the train ride optional.
Took the bus back to OKW, and our room was ready! Building 55, all the way in the back on the canal, room 5513. As we walked into the room, the first thing DW noticed were a dozen red roses in a beautiful vase on the table. Surprise! The room was awesome what a great layout! Our only complaint over the next ten days was that we were a little too close to the pool the noise from the pool could be heard in room. Other than that, it was perfect!
After unpacking, we put the top down on the Bumble Bee and headed to Publix. We would be doing breakfast in our room for the next nine days, so we needed some provisions. Back to OKW, settled in, and got ready for dinner.
We headed out to the Contemporary Resort, arrived a little early, and took a look around. Headed up to CA Grill, checked-in, and requested a table by the window so we could watch the 8:00 MK fireworks. We were offered a seat in their quiet wine room, but we turned it down because we would be facing the wrong way. So we waited in the lounge for about ten minutes, and were seated right by the window at the end closest to the MK perfect seats! Dinner was awesome, the food is outstanding! For dessert we both split a Lemon Meringue Soufflé, which arrived moments before the fireworks started. The show, and music, were great, and we had front row seats!
After dinner, we were trying to fight our way into the elevators with the raging horde that had just come in from the observation platform. So we took the outside staircase down this was a lot of fun! Give it a try one night, so long as you are not afraid of heights!
When we got back to our room at OKW, there were some balloons and a card from Mary Poppins waiting for us! What a nice surprise!
Two days down, eight more to go!
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Introduction
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 1, The Arrival
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 2, Check-In
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 3, MGM Studios
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 4, Back To Animal Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 5, Epcot, Part I
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 6, Epcot, Part II
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 7, The Magic Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 8, The Backstage Magic Tour
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 9, DW's Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 10, Free Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 11, The Final Day
QOTD DW during fireworks, You are the king of romance!
The Score Thus Far
# Attractions We've Rode 0
# Shows We've Seen 1
# Parades We've Seen 0
# Fireworks We've Seen 0
# Changes To Our Original Plan 3
Today was the big day after spending the last two nights at a Marriott, it was time to check-in at our new home for the next nine nights Old Key West!
Wait a minute didn't we plan on staying in a GF Honeymoon Suite? Yep, you would be correct, but at the last minute we changed to OKW. Why? Well, I won't go into too much detail here, but let's just say that with all of the recent Disney cut-backs we had a hard time justifying the expense of a GF Honeymoon Suite. So we switched to a one bedroom Villa at OKW and would up getting twice as much for half the cost, and thus Change #4! Our room wasnt ready, but we did get our Honeymoon Package two pins, two watches, and our park tickets/room keys.
Originally, we were going to have breakfast at the Grand Floridian Café after we checked-in, but since we weren't staying at the GF, we headed to Olivia's for breakfast Change #5! The food was great, but the service was very slow.
After breakfast we headed out to Animal Kingdom Wait a minute, that wasn't in the original plan! Yep, yet another change! We decided at the last minute to forgo visiting the two Universal parks (Change #6 & Change #7) and instead split our visits to AK and Epcot. Since we had less park hours and no EE, we didn't want to feel too rushed into seeing everything at all the WDW parks. So, we dropped the planned visits to the two Universal parks.
The bus going to Animal Kingdom was packed! So much for the light crowds! We were able to see all of Africa and Asia, and had McDonalds fries for lunch. We also did the Conservation Station I think they need to make the train ride optional.
Took the bus back to OKW, and our room was ready! Building 55, all the way in the back on the canal, room 5513. As we walked into the room, the first thing DW noticed were a dozen red roses in a beautiful vase on the table. Surprise! The room was awesome what a great layout! Our only complaint over the next ten days was that we were a little too close to the pool the noise from the pool could be heard in room. Other than that, it was perfect!
After unpacking, we put the top down on the Bumble Bee and headed to Publix. We would be doing breakfast in our room for the next nine days, so we needed some provisions. Back to OKW, settled in, and got ready for dinner.
We headed out to the Contemporary Resort, arrived a little early, and took a look around. Headed up to CA Grill, checked-in, and requested a table by the window so we could watch the 8:00 MK fireworks. We were offered a seat in their quiet wine room, but we turned it down because we would be facing the wrong way. So we waited in the lounge for about ten minutes, and were seated right by the window at the end closest to the MK perfect seats! Dinner was awesome, the food is outstanding! For dessert we both split a Lemon Meringue Soufflé, which arrived moments before the fireworks started. The show, and music, were great, and we had front row seats!
After dinner, we were trying to fight our way into the elevators with the raging horde that had just come in from the observation platform. So we took the outside staircase down this was a lot of fun! Give it a try one night, so long as you are not afraid of heights!
When we got back to our room at OKW, there were some balloons and a card from Mary Poppins waiting for us! What a nice surprise!
Two days down, eight more to go!
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Introduction
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 1, The Arrival
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 2, Check-In
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 3, MGM Studios
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 4, Back To Animal Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 5, Epcot, Part I
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 6, Epcot, Part II
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 7, The Magic Kingdom
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 8, The Backstage Magic Tour
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 9, DW's Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 10, Free Day
The Honeymoon To End All Honeymoons - Day 11, The Final Day
