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post #661 of 819
10/3/08 at 4:11pm
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post #662 of 819
10/3/08 at 10:22pm
Welcome, MrsSoup! I've always thought that your DW job would heaven! You should tell us about it, if you'd like. I'd love to hear.

I haven't yet posted about our honeymoon to the World! It was 8 days staying at Animal Kingdom Lodge, with the deluxe dining plan! We went at the beginning of Sept and boy was it HOT and HUMID! WOW! I'll stick with December/January from now on.

The Lodge was beautiful and unique. We loved it! All of the castmembers were amazing and so nice! We ate at some fabulous restaurants. Our favorites were Jiko's, California Grill, Sci Fi Cafe, Kona Cafe, and dinner at Boma's. The Boma breakfast left a bit to be desired, we thought, but it was good, just not great.

Since we were on our honeymoon, many of the waiters brought us a special dessert or gift. At Jiko's, they had all the castmembers sign and write in a "congratulations" card in Swahili!!! It was amazing to read the language. It was pretty funny to see the reactions of the hostesses when they realized we were married...to EACHOTHER! (we are two women) We wore Disney "Just Married" buttons, so everyone says "Congrats" but most of the castmembers from Africa that worked at AKL did a double take. Our favorite woman (who we saw every day and became sort of friends with) on the first day said, "Oh congratulations. You are married. Oh! To each other? You are married to each other? Really?" She honestly didn't believe us. We were smiling ear-to-ear and convinced her it was true. She asked us a few questions and then every day she was so happy to see us and told us everyday that she remembered us. We took a few pictures with her and I think she really got a kick out of befriending a couple of lesbians. She was very sweet and I think we broadened her horizons a bit. It was great!

Speaking of the buttons we wore, they have Prince Charming and Cinderella on them and say "Just Married". They are cute. But they have a man and woman on them, obviously. So, on the second day, I found little stickers of all the princesses. They were the EXACT same size as Cinderella, so I did some doctoring and made mine have Ariel and Cinderella and my DW's had Sleeping Beauty and Cinderella. They look awesome. Here are some pics!


Before and Ariel & Cinderella


Aurora & Cinderella


Many people, even castmembers thought our buttons were "Disney-issued". Hehe. One even said, "It's about time they made same-sex wedding buttons! Good for you!" I just let her believe they were "real". Of course, there were a few people that walked by and we heard them say "That ain't right!" We didn't care though! One castmember said congrats and my DW was in line behind me and he said "Where's the lucky husband?" I laughed and said "Um...WIFE, and she's right here." He then said all happy, "OH!!! Well REALLY congratulations, then! Good for you two!" We were cracking up! Everywhere we went castmembers were either SUPER nicey nice (we think because they don't see that many married lesbians there) or were surprised and didn't know really what to say. But mostly, we just got super nice responses from people.

Another interesting story:
I got to talking to a castmember that worked at Epcot in Morocco and he was Muslim. He admired my memorial t-shirt that I made for my brother that was killed in Iraq 7 months ago. He wanted to talk about that and seemed really touched and moved by his story. He wrote my brother's name in Arabic on a piece of nice paper and wrote a blessing on it for me to keep. That was really nice. So we were getting along great and chatting while waiting for a storm to pass. Then he saw my button and asked why there were two princesses on there and where is my husband? I told him the deal and introduced my wife and he just couldn't fathom the idea of two women being married. It was pretty funny, actually. His reaction was udder shock and amazement and he didn't hide it one bit. After I convinced him that in two states, women really CAN be married legally here, he then said that maybe I'm like the men in his country that can marry more than one woman. But he reminded me that women can't marry more than one man, so maybe we are like that...the woman that is married to more than one man. We were all laughing! Then he said that we might get in trouble in his country so maybe we can't visit him. He was sweet, though.

So, really, it became like a little game for us to see what people were going to say each day.

All in all, we had a great time and made lots of happy Disney World memories!

Wow, sorry for the dang novel I just wrote.
post #663 of 819
10/3/08 at 10:30pm
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Originally Posted by Monarchgrrl View Post

Before and Mine

DW's


Many people, even castmembers thought our buttons were "Disney-issued". Hehe. Of course, there were a few people that walked by and we heard them say "That ain't right!" We didn't care though!

All in all, we had a great time and made lots of happy Disney World memories!

LOVE THOSE!:

I am Lisa and am big lover of Disneyland! We go with the kids a few times a year at least. Our next trip will be in early December for my 11 year old's 12th birthday. We can't wait!
post #664 of 819
10/3/08 at 10:54pm
It was an amazing job!!

When I was there, the first baby elephant Tufani celebrated his first birthday and there was a second baby elephant, Kiyani, born right before I left. I was only there for a couple months, because I was on the college program but it was incredable. Every morning, I knew that my job would be different. Sometimes I would have a giraffe standing in front of my truck. Or get attacked by a white rhino. Or have the scary one eyed ostrich Molly stare at me from around the corner.

It totally made up for the torrential downpours (I was there in the spring rainy season) where I would be stuck on stroller parking for my ground position and have puddles up to my ankles. Or when I got tennis elbow (known as truck elbow) and got stuck on ground positions for 2 weeks.

I'll answer any questions anyone has as well!
post #665 of 819
10/3/08 at 11:10pm
your buttons are beautiful Monarchgrrl - I especially love the ariel but that might just be the picture...

congrats on your wedding & honeymoon & TY for such a wonderful trip report :
post #666 of 819
10/10/08 at 2:12pm
Hi there, I'm just jumping in, I haven't read all the posts. My DH and I are planning on taking our 4 year old DD and baby to DW in early March. I'm looking into the value resorts. Are they ok to stay at or should we dish out the extra cash and stay at one of the moderate resorts? Can anyone inform me about the meal plans? Are they worth it? I've heard the food is expensive. I'm completely overwelmed by all the info. out there. Help!
post #667 of 819
10/10/08 at 3:04pm
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Originally Posted by O's mommy View Post
Hi there, I'm just jumping in, I haven't read all the posts. My DH and I are planning on taking our 4 year old DD and baby to DW in early March. I'm looking into the value resorts. Are they ok to stay at or should we dish out the extra cash and stay at one of the moderate resorts? Can anyone inform me about the meal plans? Are they worth it? I've heard the food is expensive. I'm completely overwelmed by all the info. out there. Help!
Best plan I would say, especially if finances are a concern, is to stay at a value resort in a room with a kitchenette/refrigerator. That way, you can go grocery shopping instead of having to eat out every night. You also can take food and snacks and whatnot into the parks, so you don't necessarily need to purchase food there.
post #668 of 819
10/14/08 at 12:23pm
Hi ladies! Okay DH and I said we would go back to DW for our fifth anniv, well thats this month and we are trying to justify the expense, but not only that but figure out if DDs would enjoy it as well. Would you DW with a 10 mo? I'm sure DD1 will love it, she loves mickey. Are DH and I just setting ourselves up for disapointment trying to keep track of two small kids while trying to enjoy ourselves. Notto mention the 21 hour drive one way.... WWYD? We are talking about doing the drive overtwo and a half days so we can fit in plenty of play/fun time on the way..... I'm just stuck... and haveto make a choice ASAP
post #669 of 819
10/14/08 at 2:09pm
I would say a 10 month old will enjoy the noise and colors etc if they enjoy that sort of thing... you will probably sling the LO most of the time so don't worry about running after 2 kids...
post #670 of 819
10/14/08 at 2:57pm
10 MO hates slings now. She wants down or to be held. If I try to put her in the sling she screams and flails herself out of it
post #671 of 819
10/16/08 at 1:25am
I just found this thread, can't wait to sift through it! We are leaving for WDW in 45 days (final payment for AKL with Dining Plan made today! : ) This will be our first trip with DS (will be 18 mos) and the 6th trip for DH and myself, including our honeymoon. Sometimes I feel like I get a lot of flack for Disney's policies, history, etc etc etc...but I can't help it, I love the escape! Thanks for having the thread.
post #672 of 819
10/16/08 at 9:33am
I think we are going to book our trip today, I hope I'm not shooting myself in the foot making this road trip!
post #673 of 819
10/21/08 at 12:01am
We just decided today that we are going back - well, some of us. Myself, my mom, and the three kids are going. Dp is staying home and then joining us for a week of non-Disney Florida-ness afterwards. I'm going to try to keep it a surprise from the kids until the day of. Since dp isn't coming, I was thinking of calling him from the airport and letting him tell the kids. We'll see. We had such a fantastic time last year and some new things in our lives have allowed us to go again. After this trip we won't go back for several years (and yeah, I said that last time!)

We're going mid-March 2009. I got a 40% 'pin code' in my email this morning and made plans fast!
post #674 of 819
10/21/08 at 1:29pm
Do you think a 2.5 year old will do okay with character dining?? He's been okay lately in restaurants but we've been cutting back on dining out a lot....

I'm worried he'll be afraid of the characters on this trip and it won't be a good experience to have them visit our table... u know?
post #675 of 819
10/21/08 at 1:38pm
I found that the characters were quite sensitive to little ones who shyed (sp?) away or who were afraid. It can take a long time for them to get to your table though.
post #676 of 819
10/21/08 at 1:40pm
Question: Has anyone flown out of Buffalo to Orlando? We are thinking of going to Buffalo in March to get cheaper rates than Toronto. What is the optimal timing for tickets, intersecting very good price with availability and reserving in enough time for the control freak in me to be settled? How many months/weeks out? I'd be willing to pay a bit more to have them booked and done than getting the absolute lowest price.
post #677 of 819
10/21/08 at 2:03pm
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Originally Posted by CarolynnMarilynn View Post
Question: Has anyone flown out of Buffalo to Orlando? We are thinking of going to Buffalo in March to get cheaper rates than Toronto. What is the optimal timing for tickets, intersecting very good price with availability and reserving in enough time for the control freak in me to be settled? How many months/weeks out? I'd be willing to pay a bit more to have them booked and done than getting the absolute lowest price.
Are you asking about your flights, specifically, or about reserving your vacation package and dining? I don't know about flying from Buffalo, but if you're talking about booking your vacation and reserving restaurants, I would book it at least 6 months in advance. Dining reservations fill up really fast. If I'm remembering correctly, if you are staying on property and have a package, then you can make dining reservations up to 6 months in advance. If you aren't staying on property with a package, then you can only make reservations up to 3 months in advance, and by then, a lot of the really popular places are filled up.
post #678 of 819
10/21/08 at 2:21pm
Thanks - It was about the Buffalo flights specifically. I know about booking dining and resort reservations asap.
post #679 of 819
10/21/08 at 5:59pm
that's the prime age to be scared of the characters "up close" - but like CarolynnMarilynn said they are very sensitive to that

C'M - am very jealous of your pin code

I just got a few GREAT florida resident deals by email - but we still can't afford to go right now...
post #680 of 819
10/22/08 at 7:42am
We are leaving tomorrow!! I am so excited!!
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