Nick, Marie, The Diva's & Me!! Finally Finished 10-20-13!!

[DizNee Luver]

Looks like Nick and Marie had some fun at DCA

The show with Goofy looks neat


That spread at Concierge Lounge looks so good. I want some of those choc covered strawberries..mmmmmmmmmm

It's a great use of that area during the day and watching Goofy conduct (or do anything else) is always entertaining!!

Word of advice........ Beer + Chocolate Covered Strawberries = Not a good combo!!! Now the chips & salsa went quite well with it!!!

 

[RI Disney Star]

Word of advice........ Beer + Chocolate Covered Strawberries = Not a good combo!!! Now the chips & salsa went quite well with it!!!

I think I need to stay there just for those Chocolate Covered Strawberries! They look too good to eat...YUM

I'm enjoying your report.

Beth

 

[DizNee Luver]

I think I need to stay there just for those Chocolate Covered Strawberries! They look too good to eat...YUM

I'm enjoying your report.

Beth

The strawberries were good. You can also get them in the parks at the candy places!! (but they are spendy)

 

[Teki]

Good to notice I'm not the only one who noticed the swings missing. I asked a cm the other day and she looked at me like I was crazy and said its still there it's being refurbished just routine maintenance and I was like really lady? Anyway they've been slowly putting it back up it has the roof and a green stick now

 

[DizNee Luver]

Good to notice I'm not the only one who noticed the swings missing. I asked a cm the other day and she looked at me like I was crazy and said its still there it's being refurbished just routine maintenance and I was like really lady? Anyway they've been slowly putting it back up it has the roof and a green stick now

It was weird to see the WHOLE thing down......lol It's not a ride I do, so it didn't bug me that it was being refurbed.....but I surely wasn't expecting the "circle" to be empty......lol

 

[DizNee Luver]

It was time to make our way to DTD for our dinner reservation.....so we took a leisurely walk thru the Disneyland Hotel so Nick could see the changes they made and show Marie around. Nick agreed with me that we miss the waterfalls. This is the new pool slides.

The iconic sorcerer's hat......or looking up inside of it that is.

Our dinner was at the Rainforest Cafe. The last couple times we had gone, we had been pretty disappointed in the food quality, but Marie had never been and wanted to try it so I was game to give it a shot again.

Inside the dining area.

The menu.

This is the best drink EVER!!!! The Pink Parrot Lemonade!!

Both Marie & I enjoyed this tasty drink & we got to bring home the glass!!

Nick had a non-alcoholic drink~~the Mocha Freeze.

We were seated downstairs, so I got up to take a couple pics of the fish in the huge fish tank you walk under to get to the seating area.

I had the Pita Quesadillas. It was really good and filling!!

Marie had the Beef Fajitas. She seemed to enjoy her dinner!!

Nick had the Passport to Paradise Pizza (4 cheese pizza with basil). He liked his pizza.

During our time, a photographer came around and took our picture. You can purchase these after your meal if interested. We decided to go with the non-traditional pose.

The picture was 2~ 4x6 prints with paper frame for $9.99

Dinner with tax & tip was $99.10 The meal was better this time and had my favorite alcoholic drink!!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

After doing some shopping in the Rainforest Cafe store, we headed back towards the DLH. I tried to get the sorcerer's hat at night, but my camera isn't being very nice.

We headed towards Trader Sam's Tiki Bar, some of the Diva's were going to be meeting there for drinks. So we stopped by for a couple minutes to say hello.

We headed back towards the PPH and I love how they have Goofy surfing on the garage at night.

We got back to our room and some *+*+*Pixe Dust*+*+* had been sprinkled!!! There were 3 gift baskets and a cake plus a plate with Mickey rice krispies waiting for us.

I had the "Mickey's Cooler Pack" ($55 + tax & delivery).

I had ordered the "Mickey's Coffee Club" for Nick & Marie ($76 + tax & delivery).

I also ordered them the "Wedding Toast" ($60 + tax & delivery).

I believe my card was charged $218 and change total for the 3 baskets.

I also ordered them a 6" round "Classic Cake" to celebrate their engagement & upcoming wedding. It was a red velvet cake with cream cheese ice cream. ($39 + tax & delivery). This came out to around $54 and change I believe).

I think since we were staying concierge level, we were given a plate of the Mickey rice krispy treats. We also received this on our first night in December.

I will show you more on the baskets later on when we open them up to pack them to bring home.

If you are interested in arranging in room celebrations, gift baskets, cakes or special room service.....please contact Vacation Planning at (714) 781-4438 or (714) 300-7526, option 2. Gift baskets/room celebrations will be charged to your card 2-3 days prior to arrival. Room service/cakes will be charged the day of delivery.

 

[DizNee Luver]

We were going to finish our evening by watching the World of Color from our room. The music is simulcast over the tv so you can truly enjoy the show!!

We were in bed and sound asleep by 9pm. Something about getting up at 4am was catching up with us. So ends Day One.

 

[Sherry E]

I think the nighttime sorcerer's hat photo is good! It's not a bad photo at all, but I get the feeling you aren't thrilled with it? I like the blue on the left side. I like the look of the gold brim of the hat at night.

I miss the waterfalls at the DLH too! It's just not the same without the koi ponds and the big, lush waterfalls that you could hear as you walked around the grounds of the DLH.

That's a really cute picture of you all at Rainforest Cafe! I didn't know there was a photographer at Rainforest Cafe! When did that start happening? I haven't eaten there in a few years. It's not a bad idea at all because there's so much fun stuff to use as a backdrop, but the lighting is not great in RFC so I would imagine that some of the guests' photos don't turn out well.

I love all of the baskets and the cake! How fun! They are not inexpensive at all, are they? That's a pretty small cake for the price they charge - I hope it was extra, extra-delicious!

Do you find that you miss not being able to see the animated projections on the water when you watch WoC from the PPH window? I tried to watch it from the window, but after a while I got bored because I felt like I was merely looking at colored water and without the projections and film sequences it seemed like it was only half a show.


Here's an interesting thing related to that specific sorcerer's hat angle (looking upwards at the spiral) in the photo - when I took that photo back in late 2010 I had never, ever seen any photo on the DIS like it at that point. In fact, if I HAD seen a photo like it on the DIS I probably would have been less interested in getting that shot as I was deliberately aiming for something unique that I hadn't seen. There may have been photos like it floating around in cyberspace, but I had not seen any.

Well, last year I actually found (accidentally) an e-book being sold on Amazon.com...and it has a sorcerer's hat photo like that on the cover - the same precise vantage point, where you can see the words "Disneyland Hotel" in the photo and everything! The book was put out in early 2011, as I recall. I looked at the name of the person who wrote the e-book (which I won't mention here) and I am fairly positive it is someone who has been on the DIS at some point. The name looked vaguely familiar.

This person also has a second book - and oddly, on the cover of that one it sort of looks like an artist's rendering of the view from the PPH window! The author said that she has spent years doing research...but I suspect that some of her research led her to DISboards for ideas and info to use in her book!

That's what we do here on the DIS - we set trends, break ground and influence great literary masterpieces! When you do your trip reports and post in threads, you never know who is out there following along and what they might find interesting and/or get ideas from!!




I agree with you - I love that surfing Goofy on the PPH garage, and I'll bet it is something that a lot of folks never see because they're not walking around the property at night. Most of the time I don't even see it because I'm not in that location to see it at night - your wonderful photos reminded me of how clever it is.

I'm looking forward to the next installments!

 

[DizNee Luver]

I think the nighttime sorcerer's hat photo is good! It's not a bad photo at all, but I get the feeling you aren't thrilled with it? I like the blue on the left side. I like the look of the gold brim of the hat at night.

I miss the waterfalls at the DLH too! It's just not the same without the koi ponds and the big, lush waterfalls that you could hear as you walked around the grounds of the DLH.

That's a really cute picture of you all at Rainforest Cafe! I didn't know there was a photographer at Rainforest Cafe! When did that start happening? I haven't eaten there in a few years. It's not a bad idea at all because there's so much fun stuff to use as a backdrop, but the lighting is not great in RFC so I would imagine that some of the guests' photos don't turn out well.

I love all of the baskets and the cake! How fun! They are not inexpensive at all, are they? That's a pretty small cake for the price they charge - I hope it was extra, extra-delicious!

Do you find that you miss not being able to see the animated projections on the water when you watch WoC from the PPH window? I tried to watch it from the window, but after a while I got bored because I felt like I was merely looking at colored water and without the projections and film sequences it seemed like it was only half a show.


Here's an interesting thing related to that specific sorcerer's hat angle (looking upwards at the spiral) in the photo - when I took that photo back in late 2010 I had never, ever seen any photo on the DIS like it at that point. In fact, if I HAD seen a photo like it on the DIS I probably would have been less interested in getting that shot as I was deliberately aiming for something unique that I hadn't seen. There may have been photos like it floating around in cyberspace, but I had not seen any.

Well, last year I actually found (accidentally) an e-book being sold on Amazon.com...and it has a sorcerer's hat photo like that on the cover - the same precise vantage point, where you can see the words "Disneyland Hotel" in the photo and everything! The book was put out in early 2011, as I recall. I looked at the name of the person who wrote the e-book (which I won't mention here) and I am fairly positive it is someone who has been on the DIS at some point. The name looked vaguely familiar.

This person also has a second book - and oddly, on the cover of that one it sort of looks like an artist's rendering of the view from the PPH window! The author said that she has spent years doing research...but I suspect that some of her research led her to DISboards for ideas and info to use in her book!

That's what we do here on the DIS - we set trends, break ground and influence great literary masterpieces! When you do your trip reports and post in threads, you never know who is out there following along and what they might find interesting and/or get ideas from!!




I agree with you - I love that surfing Goofy on the PPH garage, and I'll bet it is something that a lot of folks never see because they're not walking around the property at night. Most of the time I don't even see it because I'm not in that location to see it at night - your wonderful photos reminded me of how clever it is.

I'm looking forward to the next installments!

I think my issue with the camera & that picture was I couldn't get the lit part to focus unless I zoomed in on it. My camera is getting worse each trip I take.....Mike thinks the sensor is dirty.....which the cost to clean it would not be worth it. So I see a new camera in my near future.

Our first trip to the Rainforest Cafe was in 2008 and we had a pic done then. We saw the photographer in 2010 but he never made it to our table. So it was kinda fun to get one done again this trip!!!

The baskets & cake weren't cheap but once in a while you have to say "what the heck" and go for it. The cake was tasty unfortunately, we didn't try it until the next day and it would have been even better cold. (that's the way I love my Red Velvet cakes). We did make room in the fridge for it & then never got back to it. By the time we hit the room, we were always full.....even when we planned on going back and having another slice. Most expensive cake I've ever thrown away.......

So in December, we had a really good angle and did see a lot of the projections.....in fact our last night, they were crystal clear!! We were close to the end on the right side (when you get off elevator) This time, we were almost on the end of the opposite side (to the left). We couldn't see the projections at all. (we did see the show from the ground this trip) I still enjoy watching the water shoot up, all the colors and the music. I've seen it enough to pretty much know the projections, so I'm able to visualize it in my mind when I'm watching. I'm sorry we didn't get the kids down to watch it from the ground in December.

I'm thinking I did that same sort of shot when Mike & I stayed a couple nights at the DLH in 2009. Usually if I get to the hotel, I'll take the shot unless there are people loitering under it. I imagine anyone that follows trip reports gets picture ideas from others. I'm sure I have had some inspiration from seeing others photos. I still think, everyone gets their own take on it.

I bet you're right.....there are probably guests of the PPH that didn't realize it was even there. We make the trek on the backside of the hotel into DTD or the DLH quite often, so we noticed it.....but there are people that NEVER notice those sorts of details.

 

[Sherry E]

That's very interesting about the WoC view. So, depending on whether you end up heading left or heading right when you get off of the elevator at the PPH, the view of WoC would be much worse or better!

The RFC photographer must have been around the last time I ate there, but in a totally different section of the restaurant. I never saw a photographer, darn it!

One of the details I love that I'd bet a lot of people never see (even though it is very large) is the Mickey icon on the pavement of the Mickey & Friends lot. I'm not sure if those Mickey icons are etched on the pavement on every level or only on some levels, but they're so large and seemingly obvious that I think a lot of people just walk over them and don't realize what's right under their feet!

I also love the small nautical details around the PPH hallways, like the fisherman's netting over the lamp (with the wooden surfboard base) in the waiting area for the elevators. All of these little details and touches add to the themes that Disney does so well, but I suppose that many folks take them for granted. Then again, many folks probably think the oil stains on the ground in Cars Land are real oil stains, instead of deliberately placed oil stains added for effect!


I forgot to ask you - do you have an idea or a visual in your mind of where the Anaheim Marriott is in relation to DLR? I can't picture where it is.

The reason I ask is that my friend (who, coincidentally, lives in Oregon too!) is bringing his son and wife down to DLR in a couple of weeks and they're staying at the Marriott. He said it "looked close" to DLR on the map he examined, but he wasn't sure if it was as close as it appeared to be. Is it walkable, I wonder? Why do I think that it's not that close?

 

[DizNee Luver]

That's very interesting about the WoC view. So, depending on whether you end up heading left or heading right when you get off of the elevator at the PPH, the view of WoC would be much worse or better!

The RFC photographer must have been around the last time I ate there, but in a totally different section of the restaurant. I never saw a photographer, darn it!

One of the details I love that I'd bet a lot of people never see (even though it is very large) is the Mickey icon on the pavement of the Mickey & Friends lot. I'm not sure if those Mickey icons are etched on the pavement on every level or only on some levels, but they're so large and seemingly obvious that I think a lot of people just walk over them and don't realize what's right under their feet!

I also love the small nautical details around the PPH hallways, like the fisherman's netting over the lamp (with the wooden surfboard base) in the waiting area for the elevators. All of these little details and touches add to the themes that Disney does so well, but I suppose that many folks take them for granted. Then again, many folks probably think the oil stains on the ground in Cars Land are real oil stains, instead of deliberately placed oil stains added for effect!


I forgot to ask you - do you have an idea or a visual in your mind of where the Anaheim Marriott is in relation to DLR? I can't picture where it is.

The reason I ask is that my friend (who, coincidentally, lives in Oregon too!) is bringing his son and wife down to DLR in a couple of weeks and they're staying at the Marriott. He said it "looked close" to DLR on the map he examined, but he wasn't sure if it was as close as it appeared to be. Is it walkable, I wonder? Why do I think that it's not that close?

Yup.....which is something I will remember the next time I book. I will ask for the low #'s on which ever floor I'm on. (9002, 1004, 1106, etc) You have a better view of the projections and the stuff up on CA Screamin'.

The thing that makes Disney special IS how detail oriented they are. It's not a building that's decked out inside.....it's decked out from the sidewalk, landscaping, doors, windows, etc. For the people that run from one attraction to the next....need to go to Knotts or 6 Flags. Disney is special and I'd rather be surrounded by other people that appreciate that.

The Anaheim Marriott would not be close enough to walk in my book. It's listed on google maps as a 30 minute walk. It's blocks away from Katella and a few blocks off Harbor. If they are planning on walking....they need to reconsider.

 

[Trentmom]

The slides at DLH Pool looks so cool


Glad the food at Rainforest Cafe was good


Love all the baskets and cake you ordered. That was very nice of you

 

[DizNee Luver]

The slides at DLH Pool looks so cool


Glad the food at Rainforest Cafe was good


Love all the baskets and cake you ordered. That was very nice of you

The slides & pool do look nice.....but I do miss the crocodile and boat of the "Neverland Pool".

(photo courtesy of Google Images since I didn't want to go back and find mine.....lol)

I think if you pick & chose at the Rainforest Cafe you'll be ok.....stay away from the ribs, chicken, pasta, etc. I think their menu is too big and so you get so-so food because of it.

The baskets were a fun surprise and I've always wanted to order a Disney cake.....at least now if I want to do something like that for a birthday, I'll know what to expect and how much it will run.

 

[Sherry E]

Laurie -

Thanks for your reply about the Anaheim Marriott. I agree - I think that my friend from Oregon thinks it is closer than it is and the walk would be too much for going to and from Disneyland. I am guessing he must have gotten some sort of discount there, and that's why he chose that hotel. Maybe they have a shuttle.

I am thinking that's why I couldn't get a real picture in my mind of where the Marriott was in relation to DLR. Maybe it was far enough away that I've probably never passed directly by it (in a car) on my way to or from the parks? Who knows? In any case, it's not that close!

You know, it's funny you just posted that photo of the crocodile and ship at the Neverland pool above ^^ from Google Images. Yesterday you mentioned your 2009 trip and I was thinking, "Did I read that report?" I usually follow all of your reports, even if I am just silently subscribed and not speaking up much. But I couldn't recall the 2009 trip off the top of my head.

So I went to check out your 2009 TR and flipped through it (and then I remembered that you and Mike stayed at the DLH while the kids were staying elsewhere - I was subscribed to that TR but it seems so long ago that the trip took place!). Seeing all of your pictures of the Disneyland Hotel in its former state was great - but it made me a bit sad. I know they have to change and evolve, and make space for different things. And there are aspects of the 'new' DLH that like - but the old, old DLH was really cool. Back in the '80s and '90s it felt like a real "resort hotel" - a place where you could really spend the whole day if you didn't want to go in the parks. There used to be more restaurants and many more interesting shops.

Like you, I miss the waterfalls and the koi ponds most of all, though. Those two elements made the whole hotel feel more lush and tropical. It was nice to walk behind the 'falls and catch a bit of the spray on a hot summer afternoon. And that water was always an interesting shade of green, wasn't it?!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Laurie -

Thanks for your reply about the Anaheim Marriott. I agree - I think that my friend from Oregon thinks it is closer than it is and the walk would be too much for going to and from Disneyland. I am guessing he must have gotten some sort of discount there, and that's why he chose that hotel. Maybe they have a shuttle.

I am thinking that's why I couldn't get a real picture in my mind of where the Marriott was in relation to DLR. Maybe it was far enough away that I've probably never passed directly by it (in a car) on my way to or from the parks? Who knows? In any case, it's not that close!

You know, it's funny you just posted that photo of the crocodile and ship at the Neverland pool above ^^ from Google Images. Yesterday you mentioned your 2009 trip and I was thinking, "Did I read that report?" I usually follow all of your reports, even if I am just silently subscribed and not speaking up much. But I couldn't recall the 2009 trip off the top of my head.

So I went to check out your 2009 TR and flipped through it (and then I remembered that you and Mike stayed at the DLH while the kids were staying elsewhere - I was subscribed to that TR but it seems so long ago that the trip took place!). Seeing all of your pictures of the Disneyland Hotel in its former state was great - but it made me a bit sad. I know they have to change and evolve, and make space for different things. And there are aspects of the 'new' DLH that like - but the old, old DLH was really cool. Back in the '80s and '90s it felt like a real "resort hotel" - a place where you could really spend the whole day if you didn't want to go in the parks. There used to be more restaurants and many more interesting shops.

Like you, I miss the waterfalls and the koi ponds most of all, though. Those two elements made the whole hotel feel more lush and tropical. It was nice to walk behind the 'falls and catch a bit of the spray on a hot summer afternoon. And that water was always an interesting shade of green, wasn't it?!

Hopefully they offer a shuttle, otherwise he's gonna be forking out hefty parking fees....... I've never seen it myself and we've drove down to Target on Harbor.....and since this one sits far off Harbor.....I don't think it's actually one you would see???

I miss the retro feel of the DLH. It's got some neat additions with the tiki bar/restaurant, the monorail slides and the grounds are beautiful........but they've reduced down their old pics of celebrities that had stayed there and I figure at some point they'll take down the huge display of old Disneyland/Mickey toys & souvenirs. (that will make me very sad if they do) I have no idea if they displayed those pics elsewhere in the hotel.....but that was such a huge part of the beginning years of Disneyland that it's a shame they feel they no longer need to celebrate it. The old bedspreads weren't the prettiest in color......but having the different rides on them, made them special. I would LOVE to have one!!! I'm also sorry they went with the dark wood motif in the rooms.......a warm oak would have been nice. Then each hotel would have offered a different feel. Oh well.......it is what it is.

When we stayed (our whopping 2 nights).....we spent an entire afternoon walking the grounds, the hotel and swimming. One of my favorite memories of that trip!!! Glad we splurged and did that before all the construction happened. Those are retro memories they won't be able to take from me!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

As promised, here are the items from the gift baskets we had delivered to our room by Vacation Planning.

My basket included a Mickey lunch tote, bottle of water, bag of pretzels, 2 chocolate bars, Chip & Dale treats (like Goldfish crackers but in the shape of Mickey heads), a bag of Goofy spiral suckers, Mickey Shortbread Rounds (cookies) & a keychain.

Nick & Marie's Wedding Toast basket included a plush Groom Mickey and Bride Minnie that plays the wedding march (I think that was the song.......). It also had a white chocolate champagne bottle with jelly bellys inside.

The Coffee Lovers Basket included a can of Mickey coffee, chocolate covered coffee beans, Mickey Shortbread Rounds, a tin of chocolate mints and the Mickey travel mugs. (the basket comes with one with the option of adding a 2nd mug)

We got up early to head to Disneyland for our Minnie & Friends breakfast reservation. We had a 9:10 reservation with the parking opening at 9am for Magic Mornings......so the lines were LOOOOOOOOONNNNNNNNGGGGGGGGG when we got there. Luckily, they use Gate 1 just for guests with reservations at Minnie & Friends (and also for tours). So our time in line was pretty short. We headed down Main Street and got stuck in a large crowd waiting for rope drop.

Once the rope dropped and the people were off & running......we made our way to the Plaza Inn to check in.

Once checked in, you go up the stairs to the porch to have your photo done by the Photopass Photographers (for your portrait package). We realized we had forgotten the Photopass+ card and even with Nick having the picture on his phone of our card....we would not be able to get our package until we brought the card back to the photo shop on Main Street. Heavy sigh....... These were taken on my camera.

We were shown to our table and while Nick & Marie went to get their breakfast, I took pictures from the seating area we were in.

Characters will be coming up next!!

 

[DizNee Luver]

Suzy from Cinderella came by when Nick & Marie were gone, so we didn't get to do pics with her....but she did pose for me!!

Minnie also came by and I got one of the CM's/busboys to take my picture with her.

I didn't take a lot of food pics.....I did take a shot of my breakfast.

When Nick went thru the hot food line, they misunderstood him and thought he wanted everything......we have NO CLUE what this was??? It was hard and all clumped together.......

Chip came by for a visit.

Our funnest interaction had to be with Captain Hook. He was not happy Nick had pirate pins but none of him!!

Hook grabbed my hand and was trying to maneuver my wedding ring off my finger.....lol

Minnie came back so I could get a picture of Marie and Nick with her!!

We saw Dale, but he ended up heading the opposite direction so we never got a picture with him. We waited for Tigger to make it to our table (since he was in the area).

I will say up front....this is not my favorite place for food. I've never been impressed with what we've got. If you want to wait in line, you can get a freshly made omelet.....but at character meals.....you could miss out on a lot doing this. The hot food is less than desirable. I love bacon....I mean, who doesn't??? This bacon is so thinly sliced it doesn't have any flavor.....you'd never know it was bacon if doing a blind tasting....just sayin' BUT~~~~this is a wonderful meal for seeing characters. This was the least amount of characters we've seen at this meal (but it was also a slow time).....we've seen upward to 14 characters in our 90 minute time limit. It's also one of the cheapest character meals.....so is it worth it??? YES!

Minnie & Friends Character Breakfast for 3 adults, with tax & tip included and the Premium Annual Pass Discount ran us~~$66.06

After breakfast, we decided we needed to head back to the hotel and pick up our Photopass+ card.

We decided to go to DCA and so we entered the park through the Grand Californian Hotel's entrance.

Grizzly River had water running through it again (it had been down for refurbishment and would be closed today as well).

 

[Sherry E]

Arrrggghhhh. Stupid Internet is acting up, so I will zoom through comments...

Love love love the idea of the white chocolate champagne bottle!

It's a shame you guys didn't have the PhotoPass+ card with you at Minnie & Friends! That would have bummed me out too.

The photos of you, Nick and Marie together outside the restaurant are so cute!

I never cease to be amazed at how beautiful the interior of the Plaza Inn is - it really is a gorgeous restaurant. And that is yet another thing that I'll bet a lot of people don't notice -- or they take it for granted!

I love the chandelier pictures - especially the second one that is more close-up. What an elegant fixture it is!

Seeing the PPH building in your photo makes me start to miss it. Usually I don't really begin to get a strong yearning to go back and stay onsite until summer, which is when I start thinking about planning my Fall/holiday trips. But looking at your photo I am reminded of seeing the PPH across the street, coming from the short cut through the GCH, and I'm thinking, "I wish I were staying there now!"

 

[DizNee Luver]

Arrrggghhhh. Stupid Internet is acting up, so I will zoom through comments...

Love love love the idea of the white chocolate champagne bottle!

It's a shame you guys didn't have the PhotoPass+ card with you at Minnie & Friends! That would have bummed me out too.

The photos of you, Nick and Marie together outside the restaurant are so cute!

I never cease to be amazed at how beautiful the interior of the Plaza Inn is - it really is a gorgeous restaurant. And that is yet another thing that I'll bet a lot of people don't notice -- or they take it for granted!

I love the chandelier pictures - especially the second one that is more close-up. What an elegant fixture it is!

Seeing the PPH building in your photo makes me start to miss it. Usually I don't really begin to get a strong yearning to go back and stay onsite until summer, which is when I start thinking about planning my Fall/holiday trips. But looking at your photo I am reminded of seeing the PPH across the street, coming from the short cut through the GCH, and I'm thinking, "I wish I were staying there now!"

I thought the bottle was cute too!!

It was an inconvenience forgetting the photopass+ card.....but we were able to get our photo package later.....once we had the card in hand!

Usually the restaurant is pretty full when we go, so having that entire area empty (just long enough for me to take pictures) was a bonus this time. The details are amazing!!

I really have been spoiled these last few trips.....what am I going to do next time?? Pretty doubtful the resort hotels will even be an option. I will treasure the stays we did get!