Too much magic?! My first shot at Pre-Tripping! **Updated 2/13/09**FINALLY!!!**

[msce2]

I'm loving the pre-trip report!

I also have succumbed to the dreaded attic floor. Luckily I managed to only fall with one leg through the ceiling in the laundry room. It has become one of the favorite family memories that DMom and DDad love to reminisce about. To anyone who will listen. The funny part is it happened 14 years ago and the hole is still in the ceiling.

I'll be subscribing. Can't wait to hear more.

 

[All7OfUs]

POFQ looks like such a pretty resort! Thanks for the pics! Wow! Your first time flying! That's amazing! Glad he's willing to put up with your food picture taking, that's a bonus for all of us- who need to know.

 

[sfacowgirl87]

I'm loving the pre-trip report!

I also have succumbed to the dreaded attic floor. Luckily I managed to only fall with one leg through the ceiling in the laundry room.

WELCOME! So glad to hear your enjoying it so far! And congratulations on your acceptance into the House Appendage (attics AND basements included) Haters Anonymous Club! Hey wait. Even better. I just realized the acronym... H.A.H.A.

That's official Disgreatness.

Wow! Your first time flying! That's amazing! Glad he's willing to put up with your food picture taking, that's a bonus for all of us- who need to know.

Yes I know...I never really had the desire to fly but it's definitely an experience I don't regret now. I didn't take hardly any food pictures our last trip but I'm going to make it a point to take more this time!!!!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

We LOVE, LOVE POR as well and those pics make me want to go back NOW!! We were in Building 16 which was close to to the main building, but not too close. I can't imagine being in those back AB buildings...that must be quite a walk!

Loving the PreTR.....looking forward to more!!

 

[sfacowgirl87]

We LOVE, LOVE POR as well and those pics make me want to go back NOW!! We were in Building 16 which was close to to the main building, but not too close. I can't imagine being in those back AB buildings...that must be quite a walk!

Loving the PreTR.....looking forward to more!!

Well and we felt so stupid too! Apparently there are additional "bus depots" around the resort but even with the map, we never could seem to find them. It was our 3rd or 4th day there before we could even get from the main stop back to our room without getting lost I believe that 16 might have been one of the ones we requested...don't remember right off the top of my head though.

 

[ariel1025]

Just wanted to say that I love the updates. I'm so sorry about what happened with your attic. Around here we have basements and I'm scared of those because I HATE going into dark places. However, I think you may have added the attic to the list of my fears

Thanks so much for the pictures of POR, I haven't ever seen it in person but it looks beautiful. Would you mind telling me what the surroundings look like? I am thinking of booking the carriage ride at Port Orleans as part of our Anniversary night celebration but haven't decided yet.

Also, as far as having groceries delivered try gardengrocer.com I've never used them but I have read some TRs of people who have and I haven't seen any complaints yet. And I just checked and they do have DP...don't worry I'm addicted to it too

Can't wait for new updates!!

 

[All7OfUs]

You can prpbably tell from my profile that we fly a fair amount. I think our family has probably flown the equivalent of around the world about 6 times combined! I never get tired of it, because it always means a new adventure.
Well, keep us all posted. I just asked a friend if she'd like to meet up with me in Sept., 2010 (I know that seems like forever away!) and she said YES! So, now I'm just waiting until it's a "reasonable" far- awayness to start a PTR..

Untill then, I dream through you.

 

[sfacowgirl87]

Thanks so much for the pictures of POR, I haven't ever seen it in person but it looks beautiful. Would you mind telling me what the surroundings look like? I am thinking of booking the carriage ride at Port Orleans as part of our Anniversary night celebration but haven't decided yet.

Also, as far as having groceries delivered try gardengrocer.com I've never used them but I have read some TRs of people who have and I haven't seen any complaints yet. And I just checked and they do have DP...don't worry I'm addicted to it too

Can't wait for new updates!!

HI THERE!!!!! Welcome to the PTR! Well first off I'll start by saying congrats on your anniversary!!!!!!!! POR is GORGEOUS!!!!!!! There is wildlife everywhere (we had bunnies right at the bottom of our stairs almost every morning). It's very...naturey. Little trails everywhere, very well taken care of (of course...it's Disney!). We took the boat from the marina at the main building through POFQ to DTD and it was so beautiful. I think I have some more pictures of the resort and it's surroundings...I will try to get them up here later today for you to look at. I would have to say the carriage ride would be a good idea! DH and I have even talked about it!

As far as the DP goes...I think we are just gonna go ahead and stick with the Town Car this time, so we will be able to stop and pick up some up on the way to our resort.

Well, keep us all posted. I just asked a friend if she'd like to meet up with me in Sept., 2010 (I know that seems like forever away!) and she said YES! So, now I'm just waiting until it's a "reasonable" far- awayness to start a PTR..

Untill then, I dream through you.

YAY! I bet you are so excited! Well by the time you get into your PTR or shortly there after, our trip will have already come and gone so I will have to live through you!

 

[sfacowgirl87]

Ok, I gathered up all the pics of the resort area I could find from our last trip...I meant to get them posted earlier today but it's just been one of those days...I'm sure yall understand

And for the record...I have no clue why 2 are bigger than all the others. I tried to resize them but got tired of messin with it and just put em up

^^This is from when we were on the boat on the way to DTD. I may be mistaken (please correct me if I am) but I believe that this is one of the Magnolia Bend buildings...we were in Alligator Bayou

^^This is also from the boat, this is actually one of the POFQ buildings.

Working on my next PTR installment!!!! Be looking for it in the next few days!!!

 

[All7OfUs]

Very, very beatiful! I'm so torn, I love the look of POR, but I'm also pretty intrigued with the Coronado. Choices, choices!

Thanks so much for those pictures! They are awesome.

I can totally relate to being frustrated with messing around with pictures and all that techno stuff sometimes. Seems like it always takes me forever to figure out how to do the simplest stuff on here when I post. I only just the other day had someone explain how to put links in my posts. My TR from last April was really never done the way I wanted it to be, until last week when I went back and put links in it to the different chapters. Not that anyone will really look at it now, but I really had fun using it for practice. Believe it or not, I don't know how to pull in a quote from someone's else's post so you can comment on it in your next post.

Anyway, happy planning!

Liesa

 

[mommytothreeboys]

WOW....thanks for posting the pictures! I am so excited to go back to POR and those pics just add to my excitement! I love it there!
Looking forward to your next installment!

 

[sfacowgirl87]

Very, very beatiful! I'm so torn, I love the look of POR, but I'm also pretty intrigued with the Coronado. Choices, choices!

Thanks so much for those pictures! They are awesome.

I can totally relate to being frustrated with messing around with pictures and all that techno stuff sometimes. Seems like it always takes me forever to figure out how to do the simplest stuff on here when I post. I only just the other day had someone explain how to put links in my posts. My TR from last April was really never done the way I wanted it to be, until last week when I went back and put links in it to the different chapters. Not that anyone will really look at it now, but I really had fun using it for practice. Believe it or not, I don't know how to pull in a quote from someone's else's post so you can comment on it in your next post.

Anyway, happy planning!

Liesa

Ok well we can trade a little bit of knowledge. To use someones post as a quote: Instead of hitting the reply button hit the button that says "quote" in the bottom right hand corner of that specific post. If you want to quote more than one person hit the button to the right of that quote button in all the different posts you want to quote from (once you click it, a little plus sign will pop up in it and I believe that it turns red, that means its been added to your list of quotes), then when your done adding posts hit the regular "quote" button in any of them Hope that helped.

Now...you can tell me how to do links

 

[All7OfUs]

Ok well we can trade a little bit of knowledge. To use someones post as a quote: Instead of hitting the reply button hit the button that says "quote" in the bottom right hand corner of that specific post. If you want to quote more than one person hit the button to the right of that quote button in all the different posts you want to quote from (once you click it, a little plus sign will pop up in it and I believe that it turns red, that means its been added to your list of quotes), then when your done adding posts hit the regular "quote" button in any of them Hope that helped.

Now...you can tell me how to do links

Like this????

Hey, it really worked, Very cool! Thanks, and I just sent you a PM that explains how to do the links! It will make it easy for everyone to read your report, if they want to just cut to the chase.

 

[All7OfUs]

It took another DISer to explain it to me via PM. Let me try to figure out if I can forward you her message to you, first. If not, I"ll re-type it and send it to you.

 

[Sarah84]

Hi, im a new readie to your PTR

It's never too early to start planning. plenty of time then to decide what you want to see/do. I have been planning my upcoming holiday from about 15 months before we go and im not down to just over 8months till we leave so im sure it will be here before you know it

That story of your mum ringing you about your DH planning to propose had me laughing (sorry, you must have been quite disapointed though having her ruin the surprise) but thats what my mum would be like my DBF would have to lock her in a room untill he did pop the question as she's be so excited, im the same though I can't keep surprises for more than 5 minutes.

Lovely pictures you posted btw, you and your DH are such a cute couple

 

[sfacowgirl87]

Hi, im a new readie to your PTR

It's never too early to start planning. plenty of time then to decide what you want to see/do. I have been planning my upcoming holiday from about 15 months before we go and im not down to just over 8months till we leave so im sure it will be here before you know it

That story of your mum ringing you about your DH planning to propose had me laughing (sorry, you must have been quite disapointed though having her ruin the surprise) but thats what my mum would be like my DBF would have to lock her in a room untill he did pop the question as she's be so excited, im the same though I can't keep surprises for more than 5 minutes.

Lovely pictures you posted btw, you and your DH are such a cute couple

Hi there!!! WELCOME!!!! Glad to have you along for the ride

 

[sfacowgirl87]

Food.

Ah I love food.

But even better than normal food, is Disney food. I believe I will dedicate this post to Disney food.

Just a little history. I, what felt like, starved myself the 6 months before our wedding. So naturally, when we headed off for our Disneymoon I was starving for real food. Disney food is great on its own, but when you are eating it after 6 months of salads and water its even greater.

DH and I are not your typical "romantic getaway" kind of couple. Neither one of us ever got to go to Disney as kids so we decided on our last trip that were going to treat ourselves to Disney...as kids. We were on the Deluxe Dining Plan and did A LOT of character dining. We understood that this knocked us out of a lot of the more "mature" restaurants but we didn't care. WE WANTED TO MEET MICKEY and Minnie, and Donald, and Goofy, and...you get the picture. We have just started throwing around some dining ideas for this trip, and it's sort of looking like history repeating itself. We of course, don't know what days we are going to what parks. We also will be utilizing the park hopper option so we don't even know what time of day we will be in what parks. Therefore, we are just starting by picking a restaurant for each meal, in each of the parks. These are mainly the TS places we have talked about, of course if there is a time that will only permit CS, we will most likely eat at the closest one to us when we decide we are hungry. We will make the final decisions when we have our park schedule worked out and ADR time gets a little closer...

Here's what we've got so far. (You know my theory on pictures...so there are a few sprinkled in of course, with some stories that coincide.)

MAGIC KINGDOM
Breakfast - Crystal Palace - One of the few character dinings we didn't do last time...
Lunch - Cosmic Rays - We actually ate here two different times during our last trip. As dorky as it sounds we loved it
Dinner - Liberty Tree Tavern - We did the character dining here last time. We know that it will no longer be character dining but we really liked the atmosphere of the restaurant...it's still kind of up in the air though.
*Just a little disclaimer-please excuse our appearance in these pictures. It had been raining all day and we were soaked for the most part.

Great story...so DH got up to go to the bathroom and Mr. Dale promptly replaced him at the table. DH still gripes about how the little rodent was hitting on his wife

EPCOT
Breakfast - Akershus Royal Banquet - The princess dining was one of DHs favorites. LOL

Lunch - Biergarten - Didn't eat here last time. DH is the one that mentioned it for this trip. I think he just wants an excuse to drink beer
Dinner - Garden Grill - Did the character dining here last time as well. For some reason the dining room wasn't rotating when we were there so we didn't really get the full effect, but this was one of the best character interactions that we had!

Another great story involving Mr. Dale again. He reeked havoc on my poor DH. So like I said, the dining area wasn't turning like apparently it was supposed to. Well we were seated closer to the front and didn't even realize that there was that pretty area in the back with the moon backdrop and such. Well after being by our table a few times already, Dale walks by GRABS my arm and proceeds to DRAG me to the back of the dining area. He positioned DH and I on the rail in front of the moon scene, took my camera and took our picture...after a few failed attempts. Apparently his fur was getting in his eyes ( ) First he had the camera facing himself, then he turned it around but it was upside down. Finally he managed to snap a pic of us (being verbally coached by the other diners witnessing the scene) but it sadly, turned out blurry. After he took the picture of DH and I, he handed my camera to one of the women sitting at a nearby table and directed her to take a picture of the 3 of us...and there it is. What an adventure...

HOLLYWOOD STUDIOS
Breakfast - What ever day we go to HS we will probably eat at our resort CS. Haven't really found much that jumps out to us.
Lunch - Brown Derby - Never eaten here, but is in my favorite episode of 'I Love Lucy'. I can't pass this up again.
Dinner - 50s Prime Time - Didn't eat here last time either...
***Just FYI. We ate at the Sci-Fi Dine In on our last trip(as you could see from the first picture posted)...very dissappointing. Atmosphere was pretty neat but the food and the service were definitely nothing to brag about.

ANIMAL KINGDOM
Breakfast - Tusker House - Did Donald's Safari breakfast last time...by far my favorite meal we had at Disney. Wonderful!

I'm obviously laughing in this picture...Mickey was being quite a character. Shortly before this picture was taken, Mickey had requested a kiss on his nose from me. Well of course I obliged. He then grabbed a chair, sat next to me, and put his arm around me. I asked him what about Minnie, wouldn't he get in trouble...and he informed me in his cute little no talking character way, that he and Minnie were NOT married so there was nothing she could do. I think I blushed a little
Lunch - Flame Tree Barbeque - Texas girls love us some BBQ! Haven't been here before, really wanna try it!
Dinner - We are probably not going to be in AK long enough for dinner...if so we will probably eat at Rainforest Cafe even though it's not on the dining plan. Ate there last time and DH loved it!

Aside from in the parks, we did two different character dinings at 1900 PF last time. The breakfast and the dinner. We enjoyed both alot but if we do either again this time it will probably be the dinner one (Cinderella's Gala Fest I believe...) This is what we did the evening of our arrival on the last trip and we would kind of like to schedule it the same way again this time.

Wellll...I guess that's it for this installment. Stay tuned!!!!

 

[TeaForTulips]

hello, hello!

ive joined your PTR, love it so far! ur pics are really great. you and your hubby make a very cute couple. the POR looks really nice! i never ventured over there... being from louisiana those resorts hit home too much for me. if im in florida i wanna feel like im in florida ya know?

we are heading to disney the last week of april.

planning trips for disney made me realize i am a compulsive planner... since you are planning a year in advance i dare say we relate on that one.

ive always wanted to go to disney during the xmas holidays. im really hoping to take my parents for their 30th anniversary (december 20th in 3 years)... a selfish yet loving gift yeah?

anyway... i look forward to hearing more! hope your having a mgical day!

 

[mommytothreeboys]

Yay!! Brittney posted a new installment!!

I love all the food choices! I am a fellow lover of food....and Disney food is no exception!

I so wish I could do a princess meal, but as the lone female in a house of "men" I just don't think it's gonna happen.....*sigh*.

Love the pics...keep 'em comin!

 

[All7OfUs]

I like your food choices. Can't say we've eaten at a single one except the Akershus and Flame Tree, so all are very enticing to me

Honestly, the princesses were VERY rushed when we did lunch there in April, it was like a drive-by greeting. Disapointed, for sure. I hope you have better luck. The food was great, though. We're weird though. We liked the fishy kinds of salads on the salad bar, and LOVED the rice cream dessert.

Flame Tree was fab.! Everything was really good. Portions are huge, and we ended up giving an untouched order of onion rings away to the sweetest family of Brits. sitting next to us.

Looking forward to more!