When Two Holidays Collide! An Oct. 2012 PTR UPDATE 6/30 Disneyland stuff

[MinnieLovesMickey]

I am pretty sure they were still holding weddings. We got stuck behind the Cinderella Coach pulling a bride and groom when we took the bus back from one of the parks. I just hope a potential bride knew it was going to be tore up when she booked. When I booked my massage, no one knew. I got the call months after I booked, but just a few months before we left to say the spa was closed and my massage had to be cancelled. They took appts one year in advance, so I think I booked it about nine months early. If that happened to brides, it would be devastating to have to reschedule or deal with the way it looked. Hopefully, they offered discounts to the brides who kept their bookings.

I would love to see a DVC there (we're investing someday when we can afford it). I heard that is what people think they are doing. Is that for sure what they are doing then?

I think it's going to be DVC. I think they made an announcement around January, but I could be hallucinating. Will I buy there, probably not. I'd rather buy into Bay Lake Tower if it's still available in a few years. Or maybe I can get a good deal through resale. DH wants to go on an open house when we go so he can get a better idea of what it is.

 

[amandaw]

OMG! Those cupcakes look sooo yummy! I was already begging my DH to go get me a sundae at Sonic. Now, I'm wanting something sweet even more!

I think I may have to try that Caramel Cupcake in Epcot!

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

OMG! Those cupcakes look sooo yummy! I was already begging my DH to go get me a sundae at Sonic. Now, I'm wanting something sweet even more!

I think I may have to try that Caramel Cupcake in Epcot!

I know, I'm really craving something sweet now and a popsicle is not cutting it! I heard they have a cupcake with caramel and caramel corn on it now!

 

[amandaw]

I know, I'm really craving something sweet now and a popsicle is not cutting it! I heard they have a cupcake with caramel and caramel corn on it now!

DH is leaving to go get me a sundae!

That sounds delicious....I love caramel corn!

 

[kmedina]

I think it's going to be DVC. I think they made an announcement around January, but I could be hallucinating. Will I buy there, probably not. I'd rather buy into Bay Lake Tower if it's still available in a few years. Or maybe I can get a good deal through resale. DH wants to go on an open house when we go so he can get a better idea of what it is.

We loved the GF, so I will definitely buy there if I have the money before it is sold out. If you like the dining plan, you cannot add it to resales after March 2011, I believe. That stinks, because I wanted to buy into VGC, although I would NEVER purchase the dining plan at Disneyland unless they changed it to where you do not pay the exact price (and even more at times, since not all snack credits are worth the $5 they charge you). If I use it at WDW, I want the option to buy it.


Those cupcakes all look awesome. When it comes to baked goods at Disney, I cannot think of anything bad. Try all of those plus more!!

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

DH is leaving to go get me a sundae!

That sounds delicious....I love caramel corn!

Enjoy that sundae for me too. I'm trying to get rid of the baby weight, so I'm trying to be good and lay off the sweets, at least until DL. I've lost 17lbs so far, so it seems to be working.

Hope I can time my visit just right so I can get some fresh caramel corn.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

We loved the GF, so I will definitely buy there if I have the money before it is sold out. If you like the dining plan, you cannot add it to resales after March 2011, I believe. That stinks, because I wanted to buy into VGC, although I would NEVER purchase the dining plan at Disneyland unless they changed it to where you do not pay the exact price (and even more at times, since not all snack credits are worth the $5 they charge you). If I use it at WDW, I want the option to buy it.


Those cupcakes all look awesome. When it comes to baked goods at Disney, I cannot think of anything bad. Try all of those plus more!!

I didn't know they stopped offering the DDP with resales, thanks for letting me know. We'll just stick with going though Disney as I love taking advantage of the DDP.

I wish DL would go with a dining plan similar to WDW, I love DL food even more than WDW food.

I thought about VGC until I saw how much it cost to buy and how many points it eats up.

There's so many baked goods I would love to try, just not enough time and I might have to be rolled out of the parks.

 

[mrsheppo]

Loved getting married at DL. We had our wedding at the poolside gazebo at Paradise Pier Hotel. It was a very small wedding, just mine and DH's immediate family. All the arrangements for the wedding were done over the phone, so there was no way for sure to knoww how itg was going to turn out. It turned out beautiful!

It wasn't without it's hiccups, like I was the first one ready and was waiting on everyone else to finish getting ready. And of course you know that the minute you put on your wedding dress, your bladder shrinks 2 sizes so I spent a good hour in and out of the restroom.

The weather report for that day ease supposed to be 75 degrees, well it ended up being 94! and windy. I sure hope that weatherman got fired. I ended up not having enough pins to hold my veil in place, so the wedding coordinator had to lend me this big hair clip to keep the veil from flying off. Then the minister comes to tell me that DH is sweating, he must be nervous, um, no it's 90+ degrees outside and he's wearing a wool coat!

The ceremony was beautiful, I remember watching the video later and as DH is getting ready to say his vows, you can see him take a big gulp. I had to tease him and give him crap when I saw that. It was just too funny.

Now back to the hot weather again, it was so hot, that our Mickey and Minnie cake topped took a nose dive off the cake!

We had our reception at PCB Grill. The food was very good. For some reason, I decided I wanted pizza. Luckily, I never got any on my dress.

Since we weren't allowed in the parks, we took pictures by the entrances to both parks and wandered around the World of Disney.

All in all, it was a very beautiful wedding.

A lot has change as far as weddings at DL go now. First off, they don't do the small, intimate ceremonies anymore. Their cheapest package is like $10,000 now! It's cheaper to do a wedding at the Grand Floridian! And the gazebo where we got married, well it's now a waterslide.

We were hoping to do one of the vow renewal packages at the GF this year for our 10th anniversary, but when we heard it was going to be closed until next year, we scrapped the idea. Maybe we'll do it in a few years when it's our 15th anniversary. Hopefully, we'll have DVC by then and maybe stay at GF.

Sorry I don't have access to any pictures right now, they need to be scanned.

I found a couple of pictures from your wedding on my computer.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

I knew you'd probably have some. Love the deer in headlights shot.

 

[kmedina]

Beautiful wedding shots. Crap and I have the exact same decoration (somewhere probably packed away in that garage) you used for your cake topper. We went to WDW for our honeymoon in October 2003 and got it there.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

Beautiful wedding shots. Crap and I have the exact same decoration (somewhere probably packed away in that garage) you used for your cake topper. We went to WDW for our honeymoon in October 2003 and got it there.

I think that might have been the standard Disney cake topper at the time. I remember seeing it at the World of Disney during our honeymoon.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

1. Beautiful wedding pics!

2. You're killing me with those cupcake pics....OMG I must have one!!!

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

1. Beautiful wedding pics!

2. You're killing me with those cupcake pics....OMG I must have one!!!

Thank you! Seeing these photos just makes me smile.

You're not the only one, I'm seriously having cupcake withdrawls. I'm hoping I'll be able to make it until DL. They have some pretty good looking cupcakes too.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

Just a mini update tonight...

We got our return flights!
We'll be leaving MCO at 4:20pm on November 14.

I really wouldn't have minded only having one way tickets, but DH insists we will eventually run out of money and need to come home and make more. Whatever I will work for Disney!

I guess he's right if we want to go back in May.

Well, back to watching Peter Pan Returns with P and hunting on the DISigns thread for a 1st birthday shirt.

Shoutout to mrsheppo:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM


As you can see, I went all out and hired a band and an exotic dancer for you!

 

[kmedina]

DH is smart to book the return flight before you go. I love that you are already thinking of going back in May. That is three trips is less than 1.5 years. Is is possible for me to be happy for you and jealous at the same time? I want to work at Disney too. We should both get jobs there. It would make our trips a lot cheaper. Happy birthday to you Mom.

 

[ash-n-brensmom]

Just a mini update tonight...

We got our return flights!
We'll be leaving MCO at 4:20pm on November 14.

I really wouldn't have minded only having one way tickets, but DH insists we will eventually run out of money and need to come home and make more. Whatever I will work for Disney!

I guess he's right if we want to go back in May.

Well, back to watching Peter Pan Returns with P and hunting on the DISigns thread for a 1st birthday shirt.

Shoutout to mrsheppo:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM


As you can see, I went all out and hired a band and an exotic dancer for you!

Well, not as exciting as buying your flights there, that's for sure...but still good news!

Happy Birthday to your Mom!

 

[amandaw]

I want to stay & work for Disney, too! I told DH that is where we're retiring. And we won't have to worry about whether or not our son will come to visit us because he'll want to go to Disney & he'll have to come see us.

But, it's good that you got your return flight booked so you can go home & make more Disney money!

 

[mrsheppo]

Shoutout to mrsheppo:


HAPPY BIRTHDAY, MOM


As you can see, I went all out and hired a band and an exotic dancer for you!

Thanks for the birthday wishes. I like the exotic dancer. He has more hair and better rhythm than your dad.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

DH is smart to book the return flight before you go. I love that you are already thinking of going back in May. That is three trips is less than 1.5 years. Is is possible for me to be happy for you and jealous at the same time? I want to work at Disney too. We should both get jobs there. It would make our trips a lot cheaper. Happy birthday to you Mom.

Lol, you can be jealous of me and I'll be jealous of you going to Aulani . Couldn't pass up the chance to use our APs again. I miss going to the Flower and Garden Festival and DH really wants to go to Star Wars Weekends so we can do both.

Yes, let's go get jobs there! My dream job is to be Sorcerer Mickey in Fantasmic or I'll settle for being a VIP tour guide. I have lots of useless knowledge that I would love to share and I wouldn't mind showing a couple of celebrities around.

 

[MinnieLovesMickey]

Well, not as exciting as buying your flights there, that's for sure...but still good news!

Happy Birthday to your Mom!

I know, but I guess I have to go home sometime, at least until I retire to WDW!