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Disney Math and the Commercial/Shows Work:
Just had to share my excitement with all of you as I know you can all appreciate "Disney Math." We have been going to Disney in October for the last three years and planned on going again this year but hadn't firmed up our plans yet. October is coincidentally my youngest daughters b-day month so my older daughter has been complaining that we always go for her sisters b-day and not hers. My older daughter will be turning 8 in May, well the other day we were watching one of the Disney commercial/shows on the Travel Channel and I said to my husband we should just go in May for Olivia's birthday. Well the show must have been having the affect on him because he said OK - yippee
. Unfortunately followed-up by "but just May right, not October too" boooo
. Well then the beloved "Disney Math" kicked in and I said, well if we buy Annual Passes that would more than cover the cost for two sets of tickets... plus then we would get a discount on rooms... o plus then we can get tables in wonderland and on it went until we bought the Annual Passes and booked Animal Kingdom for May and Beach Club with a magical deal for October. Think the "Disney math" is over, nope, because of course when I was online I saw that we could upgrade our Savannah view room to Club Level for only $40 more per day and well that just pays for itself then doesn't it
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So all that to say, can you add us to the BOG list Oct 3 - 9th followed by Wilderness Lodge for 2 nights. Teena have your pins ready for October, I hope you will be there because everyday of our trips they ask if they can "go pin trade with Tenna"
The best part is they have no idea we are going in May and won't until they get off the bus and we throw them into the car
Makes perfect sense to me!!!
What a great surprise that will be.
I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list for October.
This thread is so full of great info!
I was so excited to see the Frozen summer announced for this year. Do you know if the fireowrks will be visable from SAB? How do they do them so they don't conflict with illuminations?
I have a link in the FAQ post from my August trip. I was able to watch the Frozen fireworks from the bridge between BC and BW shortly after watching Illuminations from that spot. The view of the Frozen Fireworks was even better from the BC beach.
I'll post the TR link here in a minute.
Can you see any of the Illuminations fireworks from places around the resort?
There are a few places where you can view some of the high fireworks from EPCOT's Illuminations show. Many people recommend watching the fireworks from the bridge between the Beach Club and the Boardwalk resort areas. You can also see some of the high fireworks from the Beach Club beach or from the Stormalong Bay pool. Wood Nymph recommends the Yacht Club boat dock. Another suggestion (EagleScout) is to view the fireworks from the bridge connecting the YC and Swan resorts.
From bridge between Beach Club and Boardwalk (photo by pixarmom), from the beach (photo by creativeamanda) and from Stormalong Bay (picture by natebenma):
Here's a link from my August 2014 trip report with pictures of the Illuminations Fireworks and the Summer Frozen Fireworks from the Boardwalk Bridge.
Fireworks as Far as the Eye Can See
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Fantastic, this is exactly what I was hoping for but couldn't find the info. So happy we won't have to monorail resort "hop"!
We have a Cape May reservation for 9:40am, so if the schedule stays the same for this year we will have plenty of time to do the character meet at 8:30 and even the candy scramble at 9:00. Thank you, you guys are always the best for info!!
Hopefully I will be able to find Easter activities in early April, when the activities schedule is released and I'll post it here.
I don't have you on the Be Our Guest list for April. If you are staying at the resort and would like to be added, let me know your dates.
Popping in to make some changes to my dates (Dee I am still blaming you lol). We are leaving Anna Maria Island to check in at BC on 8/13 instead of 8/14
Our BC dates will be 8/13-8/19 and unbeknownst to my kids (DH wants to surprise them).....we will be headed over to the dark side to stay at HRH CL from 8/19-8/22. So excited!!!!!!!
"Some people claim that there's a woman to blame..."
Sounds like an amazing trip!!!
I'll make the adjustment on the BOG. Fortunately, I made your entry in cyber-pencil, so it is an easy fix.
I am so excited yo be getting on a plane and arriving at the BC tomorrow!!! Last year I posted a bit every day so if you have questions just ask. So stoked but I am lying in bed knowing full well I am not going to get much sleep before that 445 wake up call!
Safe travels and have a fantastic trip!!!
Thanks for the suggestion. I finally was able to get back to CRO this morning as the system was down last night. I evidently spoke with a CM who didn't know what they were doing. My reservation is for a regular garden view room, not handicapped accessible. Also, an additional deposit was due on the reservation because I changed my dates which now includes a Saturday night stay. I asked the CM yesterday afternoon if an additional deposit was due and she told me no. Anyway, I'm quite happy I was able to get all of this resolved and now I'm just waiting on October to get here!!!
Glad to hear that!
Dee - We switched to a standard CL room from a deluxe room as the "kids" wanted to be on the 5th floor (same dates May 16-21). We'll see how this works out. Thought the space of the deluxe room would be better, family overruled. I am getting excited about bringing the family together and celebrating my birthday!!!
We are closing in on 60 days, time for a ticker.
Rebecca
I'll make the adjustment. What a wonderful family trip. I am hoping we can do something like this when our boys are college age.
What's in the Sunken Treasure???
We have a whole section devoted to the Sunken Treasure in the Community post on Page 1.
I'll post the recipe here, but if you would like to see some additional glam shots of the drink, check out the page.
Contents: Malibu Rum, Midori, orange juice, pineapple juice and Sprite with a splash of BOLS Blue Curacao.
Please note that the Sunken Treasure is no longer on the menu at Hurricane Hanna's, however if you get a bartender who knows how to make the drink, you may still be in luck!
Thanks to medicgirl177, who experiemented at great personal risk to decipher the secret formula:
Sunken Treasure- recipe by medicgirl177
1 1/2 shots Midori
1 shot Malibu Coconut Rum
1 shot orange juice
1 shot pineapple juice
Sprite or 7-Up to fizzy taste
1 shot Blue Curaçao
Over ice
Dress with Pineapple slice, cherry, or umbrella