PirateFish989
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Aug 2, 2007
My fiancé and I are going to Disney World for our Honeymoon June 11-20. We have 7 day base tickets and are staying at POFQ. Everything has been paid for and all ADR's and FP+ have been made.
By the time we go, we will have saved up enough money to splurge a little. It is our honeymoon and we want to be able to have drinks and dessert at dinner if we want and not have to pinch pennies once we are there. That being said, we certainly won't be able to go all out and buy whatever we want. We are planning on looking for a piece of Disney art to bring home as our main souvenir.
For the past couple of weeks I've been looking into adding one "extra" to our trip. I've researched Memory Maker, dessert parties, fireworks cruises, boat rentals, and spa services. I've narrowed it down to either Memory Maker or the HEA Plaza Garden View Dessert Party and I'm having a difficult time deciding on which one.
I can see the pros and cons of each.
Memory Maker
Pros - fun pictures with both of us, magic shots, ride photos - all that we probably wouldn't get on our own
Cons - I'm having a hard time justifying the $169 purchase ahead price. The last time I purchased a PhotoPass CD (just the terminology dates my use!) was in 2011 at Disneyland during a Girl's Only Trip and it was only $50 (roughly) so $169 seems pricey!
Dessert Party
Pros - not having to stake out your spot 60 minutes ahead of the show, not having to fight crowds, dessert! (also not having to deal with a grumpy husband)
Cons - I've read every review I can find of the party and the reviews of the dessert are so mixed. This also doesn't solve the issue of fighting crowds exiting the park after the fireworks.
Right now, I'm leaning more towards Memory Maker, but what is your opinion? If you were picking just one extra, what would you choose?
By the time we go, we will have saved up enough money to splurge a little. It is our honeymoon and we want to be able to have drinks and dessert at dinner if we want and not have to pinch pennies once we are there. That being said, we certainly won't be able to go all out and buy whatever we want. We are planning on looking for a piece of Disney art to bring home as our main souvenir.
For the past couple of weeks I've been looking into adding one "extra" to our trip. I've researched Memory Maker, dessert parties, fireworks cruises, boat rentals, and spa services. I've narrowed it down to either Memory Maker or the HEA Plaza Garden View Dessert Party and I'm having a difficult time deciding on which one.
I can see the pros and cons of each.
Memory Maker
Pros - fun pictures with both of us, magic shots, ride photos - all that we probably wouldn't get on our own
Cons - I'm having a hard time justifying the $169 purchase ahead price. The last time I purchased a PhotoPass CD (just the terminology dates my use!) was in 2011 at Disneyland during a Girl's Only Trip and it was only $50 (roughly) so $169 seems pricey!
Dessert Party
Pros - not having to stake out your spot 60 minutes ahead of the show, not having to fight crowds, dessert! (also not having to deal with a grumpy husband)
Cons - I've read every review I can find of the party and the reviews of the dessert are so mixed. This also doesn't solve the issue of fighting crowds exiting the park after the fireworks.
Right now, I'm leaning more towards Memory Maker, but what is your opinion? If you were picking just one extra, what would you choose?