marchingstar
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Jun 18, 2014
S.:
Hi everyone! I’ve wanted to work on a trip report for a while now, and I’m so excited to be sharing some of our most recent trip with you all! Some of you might have seen me poking around the dining threads (@marchingstar ), which is where I spend most of my time on the DISboards. Like M., I spend my days as a PhD student and for the past few years I’ve always had a WDW trip to look forward to and plan. I *love* the planning that goes into a WDW trip, especially when it comes to meal planning, and this trip is no exception--as you’ll see, dining was a big part of this trip (as usual)!
So a bit about me: I’ll be going by S. in this report. I’m Canadian, 26, and female. I grew up going on Disneyland trips as a kid, and my first trip to WDW was with M.’s family for Christmas 2011/New Years 2012. M. and I have been dating for 7 years, and we’re pretty close with her family. I was completely bit by the WDW bug! and since that trip we’ve been back a couple times (August 2014, May 2015, and an upcoming trip in November 2015! I’m hooked!).
Some favourites:
Movies: The Rescuers, Toy Story (lots of Pixar, really)
Rides/Attractions: I’m a sucker for shows! Some favourites are Fantasmic!, the Main Street Electrical Parade (side note: I hadn’t realized how much I wanted to return to WDW until one night M. found a video of the MSEP. It made me cry. The next day we had our dates booked!), and Finding Nemo the Musical. I’ve been on a quest to see Captain EO (spoiler alert: it was closed again this May. 3 trips and I have yet to see it! I’m really hoping it works out in November). As far as rides go, I love Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion.
Restaurants: I’m a sucker for amazing theming. It’s one reason I like BOG dinner much better than lunch (lunch is too chaotic and rushed to enjoy the restaurant in my opinion). Going into this trip some favs included Crystal Palace and Hollywood Brown Derby (and we’ll see how things changed after this visit!). I’m so excited to tell you all about our trip (and probably a bit about our upcoming visit, although I’ll try to keep focused).
M.:
Hi fellow Disers! I’m probably lesser known here on the boards than my counterpart, because I tend to be pretty shy about posting and stick to liking basically all the things (I'm @experiment625 ). But I’ve gained a lot of insight from others’ trip reports, and I’m excited to be giving writing one a shot!
So I’ll be going by M. on this report. I’m a 27 year old woman from Canada. By day I am a PhD student in English, and by night I’m a Disney fanatic! Although I loved Disney World as a kid, I definitely fell in love with it all over again as an adult. S. and I went together for the first time with my family at Christmas in 2011-2012 (staying at the Contemporary); since then, the two of us have gone together twice more, once in August 2014 (staying at Port Orleans Riverside), and in May 2015--the trip that’s the topic of this report! We also have an upcoming trip this November that may be our last one before having kids of our own--here’s hoping the future little ones are Disney and WDW fans!
My favourite Disney movie is definitely Lilo and Stitch, though I’m also a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast, Brave, and Enchanted. WDW-wise, I (like S.) really get into and enjoy planning. Once we’re there, my favourite ride is definitely the Tower of Terror, though I also have huge soft spots for Splash Mountain, the Country Bear Jamboree, and Festival of the Lion King. I also have a bit of an addiction to shopping at Disney, which I’m sure you’ll get a sense of… I am also a HUGE Harry Potter fan, so our trips always involve a split-stay at Universal.
I’m not as much of a master of dining as S., but I do love eating at WDW; like Samantha, I’m a fan of Be Our Guest dinners (especially now, given the amazing and wonderful surprise she pulled that you’ll read all about in this report!) I also love fun theming in restaurants, so several of the table-service options at Hollywood Studios (50s Prime Time and Sci-Fi Diner) are faves of mine.
In May 2015 we spent the 2nd to the 10th at WDW (staying at Coronado Springs Resort in Business Class) and the 11th to the 13th at Universal (staying at the Hard Rock Hotel). I think we’re going to start this report with a bit about planning (because we both so enjoy the planning, we spent a lot of time figuring out dates, hotels, restaurant meals, etc.) and then jump right into our days in the parks! I hope this is useful/funny/informative/enjoyable as a read!
Hi everyone! I’ve wanted to work on a trip report for a while now, and I’m so excited to be sharing some of our most recent trip with you all! Some of you might have seen me poking around the dining threads (@marchingstar ), which is where I spend most of my time on the DISboards. Like M., I spend my days as a PhD student and for the past few years I’ve always had a WDW trip to look forward to and plan. I *love* the planning that goes into a WDW trip, especially when it comes to meal planning, and this trip is no exception--as you’ll see, dining was a big part of this trip (as usual)!
So a bit about me: I’ll be going by S. in this report. I’m Canadian, 26, and female. I grew up going on Disneyland trips as a kid, and my first trip to WDW was with M.’s family for Christmas 2011/New Years 2012. M. and I have been dating for 7 years, and we’re pretty close with her family. I was completely bit by the WDW bug! and since that trip we’ve been back a couple times (August 2014, May 2015, and an upcoming trip in November 2015! I’m hooked!).
Some favourites:
Movies: The Rescuers, Toy Story (lots of Pixar, really)
Rides/Attractions: I’m a sucker for shows! Some favourites are Fantasmic!, the Main Street Electrical Parade (side note: I hadn’t realized how much I wanted to return to WDW until one night M. found a video of the MSEP. It made me cry. The next day we had our dates booked!), and Finding Nemo the Musical. I’ve been on a quest to see Captain EO (spoiler alert: it was closed again this May. 3 trips and I have yet to see it! I’m really hoping it works out in November). As far as rides go, I love Splash Mountain and Haunted Mansion.
Restaurants: I’m a sucker for amazing theming. It’s one reason I like BOG dinner much better than lunch (lunch is too chaotic and rushed to enjoy the restaurant in my opinion). Going into this trip some favs included Crystal Palace and Hollywood Brown Derby (and we’ll see how things changed after this visit!). I’m so excited to tell you all about our trip (and probably a bit about our upcoming visit, although I’ll try to keep focused).
M.:
Hi fellow Disers! I’m probably lesser known here on the boards than my counterpart, because I tend to be pretty shy about posting and stick to liking basically all the things (I'm @experiment625 ). But I’ve gained a lot of insight from others’ trip reports, and I’m excited to be giving writing one a shot!
So I’ll be going by M. on this report. I’m a 27 year old woman from Canada. By day I am a PhD student in English, and by night I’m a Disney fanatic! Although I loved Disney World as a kid, I definitely fell in love with it all over again as an adult. S. and I went together for the first time with my family at Christmas in 2011-2012 (staying at the Contemporary); since then, the two of us have gone together twice more, once in August 2014 (staying at Port Orleans Riverside), and in May 2015--the trip that’s the topic of this report! We also have an upcoming trip this November that may be our last one before having kids of our own--here’s hoping the future little ones are Disney and WDW fans!
My favourite Disney movie is definitely Lilo and Stitch, though I’m also a huge fan of Beauty and the Beast, Brave, and Enchanted. WDW-wise, I (like S.) really get into and enjoy planning. Once we’re there, my favourite ride is definitely the Tower of Terror, though I also have huge soft spots for Splash Mountain, the Country Bear Jamboree, and Festival of the Lion King. I also have a bit of an addiction to shopping at Disney, which I’m sure you’ll get a sense of… I am also a HUGE Harry Potter fan, so our trips always involve a split-stay at Universal.
I’m not as much of a master of dining as S., but I do love eating at WDW; like Samantha, I’m a fan of Be Our Guest dinners (especially now, given the amazing and wonderful surprise she pulled that you’ll read all about in this report!) I also love fun theming in restaurants, so several of the table-service options at Hollywood Studios (50s Prime Time and Sci-Fi Diner) are faves of mine.
In May 2015 we spent the 2nd to the 10th at WDW (staying at Coronado Springs Resort in Business Class) and the 11th to the 13th at Universal (staying at the Hard Rock Hotel). I think we’re going to start this report with a bit about planning (because we both so enjoy the planning, we spent a lot of time figuring out dates, hotels, restaurant meals, etc.) and then jump right into our days in the parks! I hope this is useful/funny/informative/enjoyable as a read!