We Want to Go to DISNEY, not the Beach! Updated ADRs 5/1

[shera]

yea,glad you get to do both,you will have a great time.We are taking on the challenge of 4 hotels in 17 nights.I hope we survive,lol

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

yay that's a great solution!!!

We will typically do that too if we are getting in late the first day!

I was going to tell you to go for Beach Club. If money was an issue, go for POR but being that it's not you said, BEACH CLUB ALL THE WAY!!!

You will love beach club Honestly, my only gripe about it is the fact that they don't have a decent CS and BW doesn't either. If you aren't breakfast people, that shouldn't be a problem though! I did eat lunch a few times at the pool bar and it was very good but be prepared to wait a while if they are busy!!
You will love the pool too! My bro who is NOT a pool person fell in love with the pool and slide! I love the fact that they ID you too so there is no pool hopping. I wish they'd do that at all the Deluxe resorts, esp the Epcot ones and MK monorail loop ones.

I'll let you know how it goes at GF but I know at the Beach Club hair salon they do "island braids" (corn rows) which might be something fun for your girls to do! It says online it's $55 for 1/2 a head but assuming you take care of them, they can last at least a month!

You made a great choice IMO!

 

[natebenma]

Your post was making me nervous for a little bit! I was afraid we were going to lose you...

Yeah!!! Sounds like a great solution to your dilema!

 

[TinksThree]

Great that you get both! My DH loved POR so much and hates change so much that we may never get to stay elsewhere when he goes with us! The boat ride to DTD is what hooked him I think!

 

[H20DogsNDisney]

That is great can't wait

 

[creativeamanda]

The Best of BOTH Worlds...

I know, right!

Well done Amanda!!!

Familiarity AND something new!

Thanks! I'm excited about getting settled in there, so to speak!

That's such a great idea! Your first night will be full of familiarity, and the rest of the trip will be a new adventure.

That's a great way to look at it!

yea,glad you get to do both,you will have a great time.We are taking on the challenge of 4 hotels in 17 nights.I hope we survive,lol

Wow--I can't even imagine that many hotels! It also sounds like an epic adventure!

yay that's a great solution!!!

We will typically do that too if we are getting in late the first day!

I was going to tell you to go for Beach Club. If money was an issue, go for POR but being that it's not you said, BEACH CLUB ALL THE WAY!!!

You will love beach club Honestly, my only gripe about it is the fact that they don't have a decent CS and BW doesn't either. If you aren't breakfast people, that shouldn't be a problem though! I did eat lunch a few times at the pool bar and it was very good but be prepared to wait a while if they are busy!!
You will love the pool too! My bro who is NOT a pool person fell in love with the pool and slide! I love the fact that they ID you too so there is no pool hopping. I wish they'd do that at all the Deluxe resorts, esp the Epcot ones and MK monorail loop ones.

I'll let you know how it goes at GF but I know at the Beach Club hair salon they do "island braids" (corn rows) which might be something fun for your girls to do! It says online it's $55 for 1/2 a head but assuming you take care of them, they can last at least a month!

You made a great choice IMO!

The lack of great CS was a concern of mine. Hopefully, though, with us being so close to Epcot, it won't be a huge deal for us. I think that the only days I've really been worried have been Hollywood Studios days, because of their lack of a great CS, too. It's something we will have to work around at some point.

Your post was making me nervous for a little bit! I was afraid we were going to lose you...

Yeah!!! Sounds like a great solution to your dilema!

I guess I'll stick around. . .

Ya'll are great over at the BC/YC thread!

Great that you get both! My DH loved POR so much and hates change so much that we may never get to stay elsewhere when he goes with us! The boat ride to DTD is what hooked him I think!

The DTD boat is great, and that is the one thing I was going to miss more than anything. Now that this is squared away, then we'll be fine.

That is great can't wait

Thanks, Hallie!

 

[creativeamanda]

Our first summer trip. 2009 was the first year of the What Will You Celebrate? promotion for Disney, and Boo's birthday was June 30. We decided to take Boo for her birthday. As we made the plans, we realized something--Dan had his annual cigar festival that week. He couldn't go with us. So we enlisted a dear friend of mine, Gillian (not pronounced Jill, but gill, as in a fish). Here she is with Boo:

We drove through the day that day, arriving at Disney at about 1 pm. We stayed at Port Orleans-Riverside, and scored a corner second floor room with an upgrade to water view.

Our room:

Our view:

After getting into our room, we headed over to Epcot, to ride the monorail to catch a glimpse of the Magic Kingdom.

Highlights of this weeklong trip:

Catching the Mickey Head in Wishes:

A wet day with Kali River Rapids:

Our first waterpark visit:

Catching Belle with no line in the World Showcase:

My kids just being kids

A snack at Boulangerie Patisserie

Being singled out by the Voices of Liberty

A trip to the Ministry of Magic, lol.

continued. . .

 

[creativeamanda]

More memories. . .

Sitting in the heat for the Block Party Bash--umbrella for shade, not to stay away from rain

My first ever ride on Expedition Everest (but definitely not the last!)

Boo's love for the buses

Beautiful Port Orleans Riverside

Me and my Boo

Fantasmic

A future Christmas card photo. . .

Our last night in Downtown Disney

Towel animals

Boo's Birthday

Our last few minutes spent at Disney--Breakfast at Ohana

And knowing we had to go back someday soon. . .who could resist this face?

And there we have it--June 2009 in pictures. Who was to know I'd be back in less than 6 months?

 

[anjalee6]

Very cute pictures. I can't believe how close the trips are getting. June can not come fast enough!

 

[creativeamanda]

Very cute pictures. I can't believe how close the trips are getting. June can not come fast enough!

I know--I am so ready for June!

 

[shera]

The kids looked so happy in those pictures,I'm sure they are really excited to go back again!

 

[kwitcherkicken99]

Amanda, the Pluto pic (at Ohana) cracks me up! I swear, I think Stitch and Pluto there are some of the best CMs in the World!

And I was going to say, look at your ticker! But you guys beat me to it! It's getting soooooo close!

 

[teachermommy78]

Love the pics!!!

 

[britt_ji]

More memories. . .

Great memory pictures! I love the interaction with Pluto

 

[creativeamanda]

The kids looked so happy in those pictures,I'm sure they are really excited to go back again!

They are.

Amanda, the Pluto pic (at Ohana) cracks me up! I swear, I think Stitch and Pluto there are some of the best CMs in the World!

And I was going to say, look at your ticker! But you guys beat me to it! It's getting soooooo close!

That Pluto was awesome--he was crawling on the floor like a real dog. The kids got a kick out of him.

Love the pics!!!

Thanks!

Great memory pictures! I love the interaction with Pluto

That was a fun time!

 

[creativeamanda]

You read that right. In December 2009, just 6 months after I spent 8 nights with the children in Disney World, I went back.

By myself.

Christmas week.

That year, I left the kids with their father and was in Disney for a week almost until Christmas eve. I stayed at Port Orleans-French Quarter and braved the Deluxe Dining plan!

And, without further ado, Dec 2009 in pictures. . .

The first ride. . .

How nice to walk on Main Street with the decor!

Ah, The Sassagoula River. . .

Osborne Lights

My first ride on the Tower of Terror.

The best Mousekeeper ever at POFQ:

Beignets, AKA, Pieces of Heaven

Wishes

Castle Lights

MVMCP

More castle Lights

Best Ride Ever!

The Grand Floridian

It was soooo cold!

As opposed to the first day, when I was wearing shorts!

Sitting by the tank at Coral Reef

CONTINUED. . .

 

[creativeamanda]

Conitnuing with my Christmas solo adventure of 2009,

Epcot

Animal Kingdom Lodge

The tiger came out to play at AK

My favorite!

Yes, it was cold enough to wear this, and I rode on Kali River Rapids

The best meal ever

More Grand Floridian

Magic Kingdom

Boardwalk Resort and another wonderful meal!

Wilderness Lodge

The view when I walked out of my door daily. . .

And a final visit home to POR before going home. . .

If you ever have the chance to do Disney at Christmas, you will not regret it! It is awesome!

 

[H20DogsNDisney]

great pictures yup read that trip report too

 

[natebenma]

How fun that you are re-living your past trips.

Mmmmm- solo at the World! At Christmas!!!

You had some awesome experiences alone. Did I miss it? How/why did that come about?

 

[creativeamanda]

great pictures yup read that trip report too

You did!

How fun that you are re-living your past trips.

Mmmmm- solo at the World! At Christmas!!!

You had some awesome experiences alone. Did I miss it? How/why did that come about?

I needed a small vacation. I had taken an extra set of duties at work and I was driving myself into the ground. It was an awesome experience that I would love to do again someday!