You Just Got Married at WDW - What're You Gonna Do Next? LIVE Blog from WDW (p.24)!

[lurkyloo]

OK, so, yesterday I got my packet from the WDW travel Co. with our vouchers and luggage tags! I've never booked a package vacation before, just room-only reservations, so this was a big surprise.

I had to laugh at all the low-value "perks" we get, though - 90 minutes on a SeaRaycer for the price of 60? We still have to pay almost $50, and 90 minutes is more time than we'd ever need. The free round of minigolf is only for one person, the $15 Planet Hollywood coupon would barely cover one person's entree, etc., etc.

Also yesterday, I got my "I got married at Epcot and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" from Cafe Press! I forgot to take a picture, so I'll upload one later.

 

[inkedupmomma]

OK, so, yesterday I got my packet from the WDW travel Co. with our vouchers and luggage tags! I've never booked a package vacation before, just room-only reservations, so this was a big surprise.

I had to laugh at all the low-value "perks" we get, though - 90 minutes on a SeaRaycer for the price of 60? We still have to pay almost $50, and 90 minutes is more time than we'd ever need. The free round of minigolf is only for one person, the $15 Planet Hollywood coupon would barely cover one person's entree, etc., etc.

Also yesterday, I got my "I got married at Epcot and all I got was this lousy T-Shirt" from Cafe Press! I forgot to take a picture, so I'll upload one later.

Yeah.. I wish the perks they give us would just go away.. and maybe give one useful thing.. like 2 pics from fast pass as opposed to 1.. idk...

uhm.. 1 month and 1 day til you meet inkedupmomma!! woooot!

 

[tink1957]

They took away the free pic on my package this time, did you get one on your's? This was the only perk that I ever used & I was disappointed to see I didn't get it.

By the way, my Tevas worked pretty well on our last trip but I only wore them to TL & not the other parks so maybe that wasn't a true test.

 

[lurkyloo]

They took away the free pic on my package this time, did you get one on your's? This was the only perk that I ever used & I was disappointed to see I didn't get it.

By the way, my Tevas worked pretty well on our last trip but I only wore them to TL & not the other parks so maybe that wasn't a true test.

Glad to hear your Tevas worked - at least at TL. What a great idea to wear them there.

Also, I think I didn't get the free pic either. I'll check tonight... when I take that picture of my shirt...

Yeah.. I wish the perks they give us would just go away.. and maybe give one useful thing.. like 2 pics from fast pass as opposed to 1.. idk...

uhm.. 1 month and 1 day til you meet inkedupmomma!! woooot!

Whohoo! Looking forward to it! <-------- I'll be doing that so you can recognize me!

 

[lurkyloo]

OK, so, I dunno if you guys have been following the gripping drama over on the Restaurants board regarding the news that Disney has begun outsourcing to Sara Lee the production of the small celebration cakes you can order at the podium of all the restaurants on property.

It used to be you could check in for your reservation at any Disney restaurant and order a previously frozen, non customizable 6-inch cake in chocolate/chocolate or vanilla/vanilla for $12.50. You can still do that, but now the cakes cost $21 and are made by Sara Lee. Some of us got all agitated about the simultaneous increase in price and (perceived) decrease in quality, although I remember reading that these cakes were never that good.

Anyway, today I found out that only some of these cakes are outsourced, and that restaurants at places with on-site bakeries will continue to offer the arguably better in-house cakes (are ya still with me, readers? Anyone still awake? ).

These bakeries, for future reference, are: Yacht & Beach Club, BoardWalk, Contemporary, Grand Floridian, Polynesian, Wilderness Lodge, Epcot, and Hollywood Studios.

SO... because I am curious and I love cake, I'm thinking on our trip I should take one for the team and do a taste test of both cakes to determine whether there is any difference in quality. This is probably really dumb, considering we get free dessert with the Disney Dining Plan, but I am willing to sacrifice all for my fellow DISers....

Whaddya think?

 

[tink1957]

I know it's alot to ask but...by all means eat the cakes, inquiring minds want to know which is the best and if you don't do it, who will?

 

[TinkAsh2001]

I just came across your PTR!!! I am excited to hear about the cakes & also the dining places you have picked! We are going for our disneymoon in June & I want to get an idea. I want to do a cake at one of our meals so you can help me decide! LOL!

 

[olydizknee]

Definately get the cake. It's Disney- you can eat it for breakfast!

 

[Becx N Gav]

Wow what a person you are, going through all this for the sake of the Dis - it's a big sacrfice!

Disney seem to be raising prices all over the shop, even the Resort Photoshoot is going up, and maybe the Photopass CD. I think we'll need to re-mortgage sometime soon

 

[29apr00]

In other news, my Sunshine Rewards giftcard came, so I called up and applied it to my already-paid-off reservation and they credited my credit card with that amount.

Yeah for SR!! I'm up to $100+ so far in 16 more months hopefully i can pay for something big!!!

As for the cakes....deep research is definately needed on the cake thread. Man it gets very heated over there. What are your ADR's again, so we can determine which restaurant you need to get a cake at?

 

[lurkyloo]

I know it's alot to ask but...by all means eat the cakes, inquiring minds want to know which is the best and if you don't do it, who will?

Consider it done!

I just came across your PTR!!! I am excited to hear about the cakes & also the dining places you have picked! We are going for our disneymoon in June & I want to get an idea. I want to do a cake at one of our meals so you can help me decide! LOL!

Welcome! If you check out the “Trip!” link in my signature you’ll find my wedding and honeymoon report – we ate our way around the World, so that might also be helpful as you plan your honeymoon meals. (It also includes tips on how to score FREE honeymoon desserts!)

Definately get the cake. It's Disney- you can eat it for breakfast!

I like the way you think!

Wow what a person you are, going through all this for the sake of the Dis - it's a big sacrfice!

Disney seem to be raising prices all over the shop, even the Resort Photoshoot is going up, and maybe the Photopass CD. I think we'll need to re-mortgage sometime soon

Really?! Are they no longer doing the $99 buy-it-in-advance deal for the Photopass shoot + CD? That was such a great deal!

Yeah for SR!! I'm up to $100+ so far in 16 more months hopefully i can pay for something big!!!
As for the cakes....deep research is definately needed on the cake thread. Man it gets very heated over there. What are your ADR's again, so we can determine which restaurant you need to get a cake at?

I know! What is up with the two ladies who’re always brawling over where Yacht/Beach Club cakes come from?


OK, these are the ADRs again:

Sun 21 - Coral Reef - 5:30

Mon 22 - Le Cellier - 4:10

Tues 23 - Tony's Town Square - 7:00

Wed 24 - Whispering Canyon - 5:30

Thur 25 - Boma - 5:05

Fri 26 - Ohana - 7:40


I’m thinking we’ll try to order the first cake at Coral Reef (which has the Epcot in-house bakery) so that we can foist the leftovers off on the children we’re sharing an IllumiNations Cruise with later that night.

Then we could order the second cake at Tony’s Town Square, since the MK doesn’t appear to have its own bakery and is no doubt using Sara Lee. If we get it and it tastes exactly like the one from Coral Reef, we’ll know it came from the Contemporary Bakery and we’ll still have time to try one at Boma, which definitely doesn’t have its own bakery.

 

[stagemomx3]

Then we could order the second cake at Tony’s Town Square, since the MK doesn’t appear to have its own bakery and is no doubt using Sara Lee. If we get it and it tastes exactly like the one from Coral Reef, we’ll know it came from the Contemporary Bakery and we’ll still have time to try one at Boma, which definitely doesn’t have its own bakery.

We got a cake at Crystal Palace and it was wonderful, I would think that Tony's would get their cake from the same place. I'm assuming the Magic Kingdom Bakery?

 

[lurkyloo]

That's what I'm thinking... but did you special order the cake or just ask for one of the non-customizable cakes when you got to the restaurant? Cuz I'm sure the special-order cakes are delicious!

 

[29apr00]

I would think Boma has access to the same bakery that produces the Zebra cakes for AKL.

 

[lurkyloo]

That's a good point - if AKL/AK have no bakery, where do those Zebra cakes come from? Perhaps the fellow who posted the "official" list of resorts with bakeries left one out...

At any rate, I'm fairly certain the Magic Kingdom must use Sara Lee cakes for its frozen 6-inch "at-the-podium" cakes, so I will conduct my taste test at Tony's.

It's funny - this whole silly thing started because we thought they were replacing ALL 6-inch cakes with Sara Lees, but now I'm having trouble finding a place to get one!

 

[stagemomx3]

That's what I'm thinking... but did you special order the cake or just ask for one of the non-customizable cakes when you got to the restaurant? Cuz I'm sure the special-order cakes are delicious!

Special order 10 inch cake.

 

[lurkyloo]

OMG - I just wanna swipe one of those blobs of frosting off the edge!

 

[lurkyloo]

EEEEEEEE!!!!

Thanks to the Magic of the DIS (tm) I have been able to get a later reservation at Ohana on the day we're scheduled to eat there.

We originally picked 7pm, but then we found out Big Bad Voodoo Daddy would be playing the Eat to the Beat concert series that night. We wanted to go see them and bust out our swing moves (maybe... if they allow busting.... ). But I didn't think we'd make it back to the Poly in time for our 7pm ressie.

So..... I talked to another bride on the DIS, who is gonna be on her honeymoon while we're there and who had a 7:40pm ressie at Ohana the same night, and she graciously agreed to swap with me!

HOORAY!

 

[lurkyloo]

OK, these pictures aren't very exciting, but I haven't had many to post lately, so.... here ya go!

You've prolly all seen these, but I never had - Magic Your Way Package luggage tags, plus Magical Express info (even though we aren't using it - weird!)

And here's my "Married @ Epcot" shirt from Cafe Press...

 

[stagemomx3]

I love the color of the t-shirt!