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Sue/WDW1972
Feb 8, 2012, 8:50:45 PM2/8/12
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Who/When/Where:
Who: Sue (53), DVC member
SB (54), Husband
Dates: February 9 - 13, 2012
Travel Method: Personal car
Resort: Disney’s Bay Lake Tower Resort
Experience: Very experienced (6th stay at BLT)
INTRODUCTION:
It’s finally time for another WDW trip! Since I skipped the usual mid-
January trip in favor of my HAL cruise it really feels like it’s been
quite a while since our last visit to WDW. The New Year’s Eve trip
doesn’t count since we couldn’t get into the parks and weren’t staying
at a Disney/DVC resort. This trip is also our anniversary trip, since
we were married last February 10th.
We really enjoyed dinner at Narcoossee’s on our wedding night last
year and decided then to return for our 1st anniversary. Based on
that I chose Bay Lake Tower for our resort, since we can ride the
monorail to dinner and back. As a youngster I loved the Contemporary
Resort and now as a dvc member I really love Bay Lake Tower, except
for the lousy location. For a short trip like this it’s ok. For a no-
parks trip it’s even better, as then I can really fully enjoy the
resort (without the parks distracting me) – so I have a solo trip
booked for June when my park pass will be blocked.
It was such a treat having the 1-bedroom villa in Hilton Head over
Thanksgiving I called and was able to get one at Bay Lake Tower for
this trip. When it’s both of us it’s really nice having the extra
space – specifically so he can watch tv after I want to go sleep!
We’re not likely to use the kitchen but might use the Jacuzzi tub this
time. We’ll probably start booking more 1-bedroom villas, when it’s a
trip we’re certain he’ll be doing. But, even a studio in a dvc resort
is not too hard to take – especially compared to my early off-site
days and value resort days!
I’ve always been vocal against the dining plans, saying they’re too
much food and too much money. I still feel that way – nobody needs
their own dessert, and the dining plan can only be considered a
“value” when you compare the price to the often ridiculously inflated
menu prices. That said, this trip I did book the deluxe dining plan
for the first night of the trip. DVC members used to be able to
segment their reservations to get around having to book the dining
plan for the entire stay, and I booked it that way before Disney
eliminated that flexibility. For the 2 of us for 1 night we’ll have 6
meal credits to spread over the first 2 days of the trip. To maximize
their use and not kill either one of us (me mostly) with over eating
we’re having dinner at Cape May (Beach Club) the first night, then the
next day we have a buffet breakfast at Tusker House and dinner at
Narcoossee’s. At Narcoossee’s dinner takes 2 credits, so we’ll use
the credits for SB’s meal and pay out of pocket for my entrée. We can
share dessert and he’ll have the appetizer and his entrée. We also
get a couple snack credits, and I think we get 2 of those silly mugs
(which hold no value to me).
As usual we probably won’t spend many hours each day in the parks.
But, we’ll spend each morning in a park, determined by our dining
plans. For example, since Friday is Tusker House breakfast we’ll
spend that morning doing our favorite attractions in Animal Kingdom.
Saturday we’re having lunch at the Grand Floridian Café so we’ll spend
the morning in the Magic Kingdom. Sunday is lunch at LeCellier, so
that morning will be spent at Epcot – unless SB really wants to get
beaten again at Toy Story instead of riding Soarin’ <g>.
The weather looks pretty mediocre at this point, including lots of
clouds, some showers and 2 out of 4 days being too cool for the beach
or pool. Oh well, at least we’ll enjoy the 1-bedroom villa enough to
make it worth the points! I’m not sure how I’ll keep up with my daily
walks (which have turned into alternating periods of walking and
running) at Bay Lake Tower, since there’s really no decent place to
walk any distance. I might have to ride the boat over to Fort
Wilderness to do my walking over there (walking around a theme park
does not count).
The plans so far are:
Thursday 2/9: Work, Drive to WDW, Outlets, Cape May dinner
Friday 2/10: Tusker House breakfast, Animal Kingdom, Narcoossee’s
dinner
Saturday 2/11: Magic Kingdom, Grand Floridian Café lunch, Top of
World Lounge
Sunday 2/12: Epcot, LeCellier
Monday 2/13: Drive to Gainesville
Sue/WDW1972
Who: Sue (53), DVC member
SB (54), Husband
Dates: February 9 - 13, 2012
Travel Method: Personal car
Resort: Disney’s Bay Lake Tower Resort
Experience: Very experienced (6th stay at BLT)
INTRODUCTION:
It’s finally time for another WDW trip! Since I skipped the usual mid-
January trip in favor of my HAL cruise it really feels like it’s been
quite a while since our last visit to WDW. The New Year’s Eve trip
doesn’t count since we couldn’t get into the parks and weren’t staying
at a Disney/DVC resort. This trip is also our anniversary trip, since
we were married last February 10th.
We really enjoyed dinner at Narcoossee’s on our wedding night last
year and decided then to return for our 1st anniversary. Based on
that I chose Bay Lake Tower for our resort, since we can ride the
monorail to dinner and back. As a youngster I loved the Contemporary
Resort and now as a dvc member I really love Bay Lake Tower, except
for the lousy location. For a short trip like this it’s ok. For a no-
parks trip it’s even better, as then I can really fully enjoy the
resort (without the parks distracting me) – so I have a solo trip
booked for June when my park pass will be blocked.
It was such a treat having the 1-bedroom villa in Hilton Head over
Thanksgiving I called and was able to get one at Bay Lake Tower for
this trip. When it’s both of us it’s really nice having the extra
space – specifically so he can watch tv after I want to go sleep!
We’re not likely to use the kitchen but might use the Jacuzzi tub this
time. We’ll probably start booking more 1-bedroom villas, when it’s a
trip we’re certain he’ll be doing. But, even a studio in a dvc resort
is not too hard to take – especially compared to my early off-site
days and value resort days!
I’ve always been vocal against the dining plans, saying they’re too
much food and too much money. I still feel that way – nobody needs
their own dessert, and the dining plan can only be considered a
“value” when you compare the price to the often ridiculously inflated
menu prices. That said, this trip I did book the deluxe dining plan
for the first night of the trip. DVC members used to be able to
segment their reservations to get around having to book the dining
plan for the entire stay, and I booked it that way before Disney
eliminated that flexibility. For the 2 of us for 1 night we’ll have 6
meal credits to spread over the first 2 days of the trip. To maximize
their use and not kill either one of us (me mostly) with over eating
we’re having dinner at Cape May (Beach Club) the first night, then the
next day we have a buffet breakfast at Tusker House and dinner at
Narcoossee’s. At Narcoossee’s dinner takes 2 credits, so we’ll use
the credits for SB’s meal and pay out of pocket for my entrée. We can
share dessert and he’ll have the appetizer and his entrée. We also
get a couple snack credits, and I think we get 2 of those silly mugs
(which hold no value to me).
As usual we probably won’t spend many hours each day in the parks.
But, we’ll spend each morning in a park, determined by our dining
plans. For example, since Friday is Tusker House breakfast we’ll
spend that morning doing our favorite attractions in Animal Kingdom.
Saturday we’re having lunch at the Grand Floridian Café so we’ll spend
the morning in the Magic Kingdom. Sunday is lunch at LeCellier, so
that morning will be spent at Epcot – unless SB really wants to get
beaten again at Toy Story instead of riding Soarin’ <g>.
The weather looks pretty mediocre at this point, including lots of
clouds, some showers and 2 out of 4 days being too cool for the beach
or pool. Oh well, at least we’ll enjoy the 1-bedroom villa enough to
make it worth the points! I’m not sure how I’ll keep up with my daily
walks (which have turned into alternating periods of walking and
running) at Bay Lake Tower, since there’s really no decent place to
walk any distance. I might have to ride the boat over to Fort
Wilderness to do my walking over there (walking around a theme park
does not count).
The plans so far are:
Thursday 2/9: Work, Drive to WDW, Outlets, Cape May dinner
Friday 2/10: Tusker House breakfast, Animal Kingdom, Narcoossee’s
dinner
Saturday 2/11: Magic Kingdom, Grand Floridian Café lunch, Top of
World Lounge
Sunday 2/12: Epcot, LeCellier
Monday 2/13: Drive to Gainesville
Sue/WDW1972
Jenny
Feb 8, 2012, 10:09:41 PM2/8/12
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Looking forward to more installments and specifically how you much you
like/dislike the DDP.
--
Jenny
like/dislike the DDP.
--
Jenny
Sue/WDW1972
Feb 9, 2012, 9:00:25 PM2/9/12
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I've hated DDP for a long time....this trip won't change that ;-)
Sue/WDW1972
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