Who's Gonna Have More Fun? Two PTR's for the Price of One!

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Yeah, spill it Jo!

 

[sjs314]

Liked your DTD update Shelly. I am with everyone else not sure if I have been to many of the shops you listed.

I predict the winds will be good this trip and you will finally get to ride the balloon

I know your boys must be dying to check out the new Lego store and spend all their money

 

[JoBird]

ME????? I get to tell?????????


Both Shelly and I upgraded to Club Level for our trips!!!!!!!!!!


Here's how it happened--

Last week Mark and I were talking about the GF and I was telling him about the different bldgs. I told him about Club level and he asked if we could upgrade, so we did! ( It's his bday present to himself-- his bday is two weeks before we go.)

I told Shelly about it and set to work on getting her to upgrade at the Poly. If I must say so myself, I'm one heck of a sales girl. As of this morning, we are now both booked club level!

So there you have it! Our news!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Liked your DTD update Shelly. I am with everyone else not sure if I have been to many of the shops you listed.

I predict the winds will be good this trip and you will finally get to ride the balloon

I know your boys must be dying to check out the new Lego store and spend all their money

Thanks Sheila!

I hope you are right and we finally get to ride the hot air balloon!


Oh yes, the boys are very excited to see the new Lego store. If I had to guess I bet DS9 will spend a good part of this money in there!! He can sit for hours and play with those things.

 

[sjs314]

Oh that is some exciting news. Congrates to you both !!! I have read good things about both the Poly and GF CL.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

So there you have it. The beans are spilled. We are going Club Level!!!


Doing CL is something we have thought about on and off ever since we booked our last 4 nights at the Poly. After-all it is only 4 nights and I did have that 30% off code. We talked about it months ago and looked at pictures and I could tell DH was intrigued, but I was never sure about it. CL is in the Hawaii building and the second floor of that building does not have balconies and I was afraid that's what we would get. So I put it out of my mind for awhile.

Then I thought about renting a cabana for a day. Or doing a family photo shoot at the Poly.

Then Jodi springs it on me that they are upgrading to CL and she wouldn't stop nagging me until we did it too!! So I gave into peer pressure.

No really, I mentioned it to DH this weekend and he was all over it!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Oh that is some exciting news. Congrates to you both !!! I have read good things about both the Poly and GF CL.

Thanks Sheila!! I'm sure it will be awesome. I'm just hoping for a top floor now. But then again, it might be too stinking hot to use the balcony much anyway.

 

[JoBird]

Thanks Sheila!! We are excited! We told the kids last night and all my son can talk about is the Free snacks all day.


Shelly-- I didn't have to pressure you too hard. I'm so glad you guys are set now!! I was hoping as soon as you brought it up to your DH that he'd be all over it.

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

I know you didn't Jo! You know I was already thinking about it. You just pushed me over the edge! It wasn't any work at all to get DH on-board with it!

We haven't told the kids yet. I don't know if we will tell them or keep it a surprise...

 

[JoBird]

I think it was ultimately your fault that I booked it b/c we'd talked about whether or not it would be worth it for you guys. I just really never thought we'd end up booking before you guys did.

Well you know that we were going to wait to tell the kids. I think being the ages that they are, it might be better to tell them so they can understand what it entails. "Free snacks! All day!!!" Although, I'm hoping my kids don't build it up to thinking that it's a party in their room with bozo the clown making animal balloons and cupcakes on their pillows every night.

 

[T*Bird]

ME????? I get to tell?????????

Both Shelly and I upgraded to Club Level for our trips!!!!!!!!!!

So there you have it. The beans are spilled. We are going Club Level!!!

Since we all weren't jealous enough already about the Poly and the GF.........

J/K! Congrats to you both!

Now - can y'all please fill me in on the details of CL? I have heard about the snacks, but what else do you get with CL?

Shelly - what about this balcony biz, though? Am I reading correctly that there's a chance you might not get one? Is that an OK trade-off for CL? I remember how upsetting it was last year with your balcony-less room at the BWI. I'd hate for that to happen again.

I know you said the boys don't know yet, but do they know *about* CL? That's probably a dumb question - I'm sure your boys know just about as much about Disney as you do!

 

[T*Bird]

Good night what a morning you had!!! I'm glad you got it all straightened out with your DD.

My Daddy used to always say "You can call me from anywhere in the world and I'll come help you. Just don't call me from jail b/c I'm not coming."



He even drove all night to Valdosta Ga once to save my from myself when I wound up there unannounced. Don't ask.

You are a great mom Teri!

That's a great saying that your Daddy had. Not that I ever expect to get a call from jail , but dear Lord, grown children make you worry more than young children do.

I know you said "don't ask", but I don't even understand the sentence! But I gather your Dad is a very special man to do that.

Thanks for the nice words. Today my DD might agree with you, but many days she would argue that point.

 

[Lovemy3babes]

Club Level? Both of you chicks?!

Nice!

Love your DTD pictures Shelly. We love spending time there too. Lots to see and then buy! lol!!

 

[lala3291]

Congrats Jodi and Shelly!!!
We love staying CL...it definitely has its perks!
Jodi- we have stayed CL at the GF before...you really get spoiled!
Shelly- while we have never stayed at the Poly, we are thinking about it for DD's 21st birthday in March! I cannot wait to see what you think of it!
Congrats again ladies!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Since we all weren't jealous enough already about the Poly and the GF.........

J/K! Congrats to you both!

Now - can y'all please fill me in on the details of CL? I have heard about the snacks, but what else do you get with CL?

Shelly - what about this balcony biz, though? Am I reading correctly that there's a chance you might not get one? Is that an OK trade-off for CL? I remember how upsetting it was last year with your balcony-less room at the BWI. I'd hate for that to happen again.

I know you said the boys don't know yet, but do they know *about* CL? That's probably a dumb question - I'm sure your boys know just about as much about Disney as you do!

Thanks Teri!

Well to be honest with you I am still reading up on CL. I've found lots of good info. http://allears.net/acc/faq_polyc0.htm and http://www.tikiman2001.net/tiki/quick-longhouses/quick-hawaii

I guess the main benefits are the snacks in the lounge all day: breakfast items in the morning, snacks in the afternoon, appetizer type items in the evening, and desserts in the late evening. Plus pop, lemonade, iced tea, beer, etc. And you have access to the CL lounge all day. Just to relax during the day or watch Wishes at night - the music is piped in there. I think you might get robes. And turn-down service. Oh and you get to make a grand royal entrance on a golf cart to the Hawaii building!

The CL building at the Poly is Hawaii. http://www.wdwinfo.com/resortmaps/polymap.htm

The bottom floor has patios, the top floor has balconies, and the middle floor has a door that opens to a railing type thing. Most of the buildings at the Poly are like this. That is one of the reasons we chose the BWI over it last year. Because we were told that all of the rooms at the BWI had balconies.

So I'm hoping for a top floor, but it we don't get it I am hoping that CL will be enough to make up for it!!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

Club Level? Both of you chicks?!

Nice!

Love your DTD pictures Shelly. We love spending time there too. Lots to see and then buy! lol!!

Thanks Kelli!

We love DTD!! I hope the extreme heat doesn't ruin it this summer!

Congrats Jodi and Shelly!!!
We love staying CL...it definitely has its perks!
Jodi- we have stayed CL at the GF before...you really get spoiled!
Shelly- while we have never stayed at the Poly, we are thinking about it for DD's 21st birthday in March! I cannot wait to see what you think of it!
Congrats again ladies!

I forgot you have lots of CL experience Lauren!! Tell us all about it!

I will be sure to fill you in on the Poly when we get back. That would be nice for your DD's birthday trip!

 

[lala3291]

I forgot you have lots of CL experience Lauren!! Tell us all about it!

I will be sure to fill you in on the Poly when we get back. That would be nice for your DD's birthday trip!

CL is great! We usually only make one breakfast ADR for our whole trip (a character meal), and that is only because DD9 is still very into the characters!
The breakfast food they have is pretty much the same at all resort CL's, and it is always great for us. There are bagels, muffins, cereals, fruit, etc.
I know that the evening offerings vary, but they are always scrumptious. And, it is great to be able to snack during the day. Oh, and the desserts are great at night too!
The CL staff is always extremely helpful. I always wanted control over making my own ADR's, but the staff has been so great at making any arrangements that we need.
As you can tell, I'm a huge CL fan! I hope you love it as much as my family does!

 

[Momof2Disneyboys]

CL is great! We usually only make one breakfast ADR for our whole trip (a character meal), and that is only because DD9 is still very into the characters!
The breakfast food they have is pretty much the same at all resort CL's, and it is always great for us. There are bagels, muffins, cereals, fruit, etc.
I know that the evening offerings vary, but they are always scrumptious. And, it is great to be able to snack during the day. Oh, and the desserts are great at night too!
The CL staff is always extremely helpful. I always wanted control over making my own ADR's, but the staff has been so great at making any arrangements that we need.
As you can tell, I'm a huge CL fan! I hope you love it as much as my family does!

It sounds wonderful! I'm sure we will enjoy it.


Oh yeah, that is another benefit, they will make your ADR's for you. Too bad mine are already done. There are a few that I have wanted to switch around though and haven't been able to find openings.....Maybe they would be able to do that for me.

 

[sjs314]

Shelly - I had read about being able to see the fireworks from the lounge, so I guess you should be able to see the castle from your room? I will have my fingers crossed for you to get the 3rd floor with a balcony. I think CL is perfect for your family, you are lighter eaters. CL would never do for DH he wants his big breakfast buffet In fact the year we got a free upgrade to CL at the YC my DS went to the lounge a few afternoons when we returned to the resort but in all those 10 days DH and I never stepped foot in the lounge. I did enjoy the turn down service coming back to the room at night and finding a chocolate on the pillow did make you feel special

I am so excited for you

Excited for you too Jo !

 

[ronnmel]

Club Level for both of you, how wonderful!