Value Resorts and Inside Staterooms? Bah Humbug! 30 days of Disney fun! 02/10 Day 30

[podsnel]

Hooray!!!! Your big trip has begun!!! We just got back from HHI today... So sad to leave there, we love it so much. I am glad you arrived safely and so happy you went to Via Napoli!! We have ADRs there for our September trip.

And your CAR!!!!! Camaros are a lot of fun- have a great time zippin around the World!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Great start to your trip! What an awesome surprise from Stef and Dave!

 

[dizneeat]

Greetings from our happy place!!!

We are sitting out a Florida rainshower (it's POURING!!!!!!!), so why not give you a little update!
Just let me answer your comments!

A great start, Karin. So glad all is going well so far on the trip for you and Tom. And love the Ears from Stefy and Dave.

Thank you! The ears were such a surprise!

Glad you got there safe and well

Wow! Now that is a hire car!

You went to Via Napoli, v cool. Can't wait to hear all about that and the food looks delish

Glad the Ears made it to you alright, they came out really well

Hope your having a blast with Day 2, can't wait to catch the highlights

Tom loves "his" car! It IS quite special - I LOVE upgrades!

Thank you again for the ears!

What a GREAT start to your trip!!! Great room, great surprises, great food, great music...what more could you want?

So what city is that in your flight pic?

We had the perfect start to our trip! So far it has stayed that way.

The city is Frankfurt, the photo was taken during take-off.

What an exciting start to the trip!

Thanks!

Great update, can't wait to see the full TR!!! All that food looks sooo good

So far it has been wonderful - lots of interesting facts for the TR, BUT ............ where were you on the 20th???? We missed you at the DISmeet!

Can't wait to hear the FULL details !!Everything is going VERY well my friends !!!I dream of a vaction that lasts a month!!!!!

Rosie, that is going to be an epic! Lots of fun details so far and we have taken LOADS of photos, so stay tuned!

 

[KatMark]

Sorry it is raining...but hope you are having a great time. Love the Photopass pic.

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

Great Photopass picture.

Sorry to hear about the rain.

I can't wait to hear all about your trip.

I'll see you on the 10th!

 

[dizneeat]

I am so happy you guys are there!!! Your lunch at VN looks heavenly...cannot wait to try it myself

My lovely hubby is drooling with envy over Tom's ride....he is a Camaro guy, had a few of them and has yet to get the new one because he has a hard time giving up his paid off baby and getting into payments again!

Maybe I will rent one for him to play with

Are you having a great time or what? I wish you nothing but the best of weather, the lowest of crowds and the most pixie dust I can muster!!!

Love you guys!!!!!

I wish you were here too, Nicki. Tom and I hope that you are going to have as much fun when you go next time.

Thanks for the comment on the car. I guess we disappointed the Dollar rep greatly, as we were both beat after 12 hours of travel and the news they had no convertable left. The guy told us twice, WHAT car we were going to receive, but we had no idea. Only when we went to pick it up did our jaws DROP and our hearts skip a beat! We are really enjoying the car, no wonder Todd loves his as well!

I had a drink for you at Boma - yummy! And we both thank you for dining at Captain Cooks - if I hadn't read about it in your reviews we would not have gone there!

Hey Karin!!! Great to hear you're having a good time so far. Love the Camaro.

Can't wait to see you soon!

Hi Yuki!
The meet was fun! Thank you for organizing it! Can't wait to read your TR!

So glad to hear from you and happy that your trip has gotten off to such a magical start!

Thank you - it has stayed that way! We really love it here!

Thanks for the TR teaser

I love that Alice in Wonderland was your in-flight movie!!!! Have so much fun!!!!

So far we have always been lucky with the in-flight movie, Finding Nemo and one time I watched Lilo and Stitch 4 times in a row!

Karin, have been away, but logged on tonight and found you're there!!! Love every photo - great resort, great food, quite the car!!

Wishing you both the most magical trip ever!

Thank you! I wish the days here had a few extra hours - our days just fly by and I wish there were more time to get updates out to you!

Glad your trip has had a fantastic start! I loved Alice in Wonderland, great pixie dust with your rental car, and Via Napoli looks fantastic, I can't wait to eat there.

We can only recommend Via Napoli - such a fun new restaurant and the food gets

Hooray!!!! Your big trip has begun!!! We just got back from HHI today... So sad to leave there, we love it so much. I am glad you arrived safely and so happy you went to Via Napoli!! We have ADRs there for our September trip.

And your CAR!!!!! Camaros are a lot of fun- have a great time zippin around the World!

Such a shame your trip to HHI is already over!
You are going to love Via Napoli! The food is really to die for!

Great start to your trip! What an awesome surprise from Stef and Dave!

Thank you! Yes, Stefy and Dave really DID surprise us!
It's such a fun time here. Looking forward to meeting you here at Epcot!

 

[dizneeat]

Sorry it is raining...but hope you are having a great time. Love the Photopass pic.

At least we can have a little rest! We have a dinner ADR at the Kona Cafe and then we hope that it will have cleared up by then, as there are EMH until 1am at the MK!

Great Photopass picture.

Sorry to hear about the rain.

I can't wait to hear all about your trip.

I'll see you on the 10th!

There are a few more FUN photopass pix to come!
I guess the TR will be an epic - we have already experienced so much and thankfully still three more weeks!

See you on the 10th!!

 

[dizneeat]

Okay, where did I leave off! Aug 15 after we discovered the surprise from Stefy and Dave!

So dinner at The Wave was next.

Next was the first MSELP!

Then it was time for Wishes

and another run of the MSELP

There were EMH until 2am and we fitted in a few more rides

and a cold drink

before we gave in and returned back to OKW at 1am.

End of day 2!!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

So happy to see that you posted pictures from The Wave. I just made an ADR there today for our upcoming trip.

How did you like MSELP? I saw it years and years ago. I'm sort of bummed that Spectro won't be there...it's my favorite parade music.

Sounds like you're having a great time.

 

[dizneeat]

Day 3, August 16

Before I start, let me tell you a little bit about me ............

I love to plan
I plan every day
I change it a few times before we leave



and then we throw it overboard when we arrive!
So be prepared for some changes!

We got up late and had lunch at ..........


guess ...............


guess again ..............


okay, I'll tell ya

Wolfgang Puck's Express!

Instead of heading to a park we decided to go shopping to Walmart and K-Mart

after a few hours we stopped at the Artist's Palette

After a short rest in our villa we were sure that the time difference of 6 hours had finally taken its toll and we were too tired for our ADR at Artist's Point, so I cancelled it and we went to Publix to shop for some dinner.

We had a real early night that day!

End of Day 3

 

[dizneeat]

So happy to see that you posted pictures from The Wave. I just made an ADR there today for our upcoming trip.

How did you like MSELP? I saw it years and years ago. I'm sort of bummed that Spectro won't be there...it's my favorite parade music.

Sounds like you're having a great time.

We LOVE the Wave!!! The food is real yummy there and we never had bad service!

And we love the MSELP! It was the first ever evening parade we saw at Anaheim and I fell in love with it! Brings back so many happy memories for me.

It's still overcast, but it stopped raining! That was a HUGE thunderstorm!

 

[dizneeat]

Day 4, Aug 17

Had some leftovers from the day before for breakfast and headed out to do some more shopping.

This time we went to the LBV outlet mall and the one close to the former Dixie Stampede.

Wanted to have lunch at the Mara, but it was packed!

So on the way back to the resort we stopped at Coronado Springs and had lunch at the Pepper Market - a first!

The afternoon was spent at/in the resort's quiet pool and in the evening we cancelled Mama Melrose and went to the Turf Club instead.

The view of Pleasure Island was breathtaking.

On the way back we stopped at

and Krispy Kreme had the Hot Now sign on. Just could NOT drive by!

............ and yes, that WAS a dozen - we "inhaled" the first 4 right there and then!

End of day 4!

Oh, wait ............ here's a little teaser for ya!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I'm loving your live updates!

 

[DaveInTN]

Awesome updates, and superb pics! That filet (I think) at the Wave looks wonderful. Glad you are having a great time and keeping us all posted along the way.

 

[KatMark]

Ooh....that lunch at Pepper Market looked really good (can you let me know if they were good?--before we go would be nice! ).

 

[Stefy]

Great updates, looks like you are having a great time and look at all that yummy food

Lol, I love that you changed your plans for WPE

MSEP looks cool, can't wait to check it out this year

Krispy Kreme!!! They look sooooo good!

 

[pooksma]

What a great start!!!

Thanks for the Via Napoli pics. DS wants to try it on our newly booked Aug 2011 trip.


Thanks for the live updates. They are lots of fun.

 

[klacey1]

Knew a trip to WPE was in order for you! Haha, love the picture of Tom on the inner tube...or should I say, falling OUT of the tube.

 

[Piglets Mommy]

I am loving your report! What a dream...a full month of Disney!!! I would love to try a Disney cruise some day. We went on a cruise this past June for DH's birthday...Like you, I thought we would be once and done on cruising, but we loved it....a Disney cruise sounds like perfection. I can't wait to read more!

 

[Tinkerbellie16]

Tom on crush'n'gusher!!! I didn't realize the first time that I rode it that you really need to keep your bum up a little. I was laughing so hard because my bottoms were drooping down. Thank goodness it isn't a see-thru bottom slide