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I am going to Disney in August this year and I will be staying at POR for the first time. I cant wait. Your TR has been very helpful in my planning. I always do the dining plan only because we love Table Service meals and mostly because I love the idea of anything pre-paid. Less number crunching while I'm there. I do agree that we would like the option of appetizer or dessert.
OH WOW!!!!! What an exciting trip you have coming up......love it!!!!
Our anniversary is in May as well, the 14th, altough our big "10" is next year.
When Josie and I stayed in a RGR the lady at the desk told us the S. Depot was our best bus stop, until one day we realized that the E. Depot was waayyyy better, never waited long their either, I think that building was Oak Manor and we LOVED it!!!
Oh and I totally agree with you on the DP too. We aren't getting it this year.
I enjoyed reading along with you guys, I can't wait to hear about the August trip, it will be here soooo soon.
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I agree with you about the food. We have always done the dining plan (free) and of course we will again if it's free, but otherwise we plan to pay OOP and see how that goes. Having a child who is over 10 at that point, we are unsure if it would be worth it. Though, we do lots of buffets and family style, so the dining plan may work anyway.
I too am in the dessert or app camp. I don't like dessert, I am just not a sweets eater. I would much prefer an app, and really....they don't cost any more than desserts at WDW.
Again thank you for all the reviews and pics of POR. We are hoping to stay in a Royal Room next trip, but we aren't cruising. Lucky duck!
Yep, flying is the way to go! You get there so quick, I love it!
Sorry to hear you've all been sick. for getting better.
I have throughly enjoyed your TR, and can't wait to read you next one. Thanks for sharing your trip, and your lovely family with all of us.
Awesome wrap up and reviews! Thanks so much for sharing your family's adventures with us! How exciting that you get a long WDW vacation plus a cruise! Happy Anniversary!
Great wrap up!! Really enjoyed reading your TR! How exciting to have your next trip already planned!!! Just wish you were going in July instead so we could possibly meet up!
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Great finish! Thanks so much for sharing your trip with us!
Thanks so much!
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Great wrap-up! I think your point about dessert on the dining plan is a very good one. I'm never eligible for free dining, since I use DVC points, but I usually don't order dessert with meals and would much prefer having dessert a couple of hours after the meal in the form of a Dole whip! I'm so excited about your long trip in August and a CRUISE!
Things feel very much regimented on the DDP, and I'm not sure I like that. I don't always have a huge appetite at Disney, and sometimes I like to order appetizers as my main course, but that is not allowed with the plan and sometimes food would go to waste I am so excited for our August trip too, everytime I see a DCL commercial I start cheering like a little kid shouting, "we're going on that boat!!!"
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Great final thoughts!
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I am going to Disney in August this year and I will be staying at POR for the first time. I cant wait. Your TR has been very helpful in my planning. I always do the dining plan only because we love Table Service meals and mostly because I love the idea of anything pre-paid. Less number crunching while I'm there. I do agree that we would like the option of appetizer or dessert.
I'm glad my TR was helpful with your planning! We really loved POR, and I hope that you do to
Oh, and that is definitely one pro to the DDP. I liked not having to worry about menu prices, rather than skipping more expensive items like I would if we were paying OOP.
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OH WOW!!!!! What an exciting trip you have coming up......love it!!!!
Our anniversary is in May as well, the 14th, altough our big "10" is next year.
When Josie and I stayed in a RGR the lady at the desk told us the S. Depot was our best bus stop, until one day we realized that the E. Depot was waayyyy better, never waited long their either, I think that building was Oak Manor and we LOVED it!!!
Oh and I totally agree with you on the DP too. We aren't getting it this year.
I enjoyed reading along with you guys, I can't wait to hear about the August trip, it will be here soooo soon.
Thanks, Linny!
I didn't realize your anniversary was in May too, we are the 3rd. Am I remembering correctly that you have a cruise planned for your 10th next year too? Fun!
I am so excited for our trip in August!! In fact, after I booked the cruise I reread your TR from your Dream cruise, it was so fun looking at all of the pictures and thinking to myself "I'll be there soon!!"
I wonder why the CMs at check in tell everyone to go to the SD, so strange! I think even if I were staying in a room that was really close to that stop, I might just walk the extra steps to one of the other stops, they are way less crowded.
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Great final thoughts! And congrats on your anniversary trip in August!
Thank you
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Great wrap up!
I agree with you about the food. We have always done the dining plan (free) and of course we will again if it's free, but otherwise we plan to pay OOP and see how that goes. Having a child who is over 10 at that point, we are unsure if it would be worth it. Though, we do lots of buffets and family style, so the dining plan may work anyway.
I too am in the dessert or app camp. I don't like dessert, I am just not a sweets eater. I would much prefer an app, and really....they don't cost any more than desserts at WDW.
Again thank you for all the reviews and pics of POR. We are hoping to stay in a Royal Room next trip, but we aren't cruising. Lucky duck!
Yep, flying is the way to go! You get there so quick, I love it!
Sorry to hear you've all been sick. for getting better.
I have throughly enjoyed your TR, and can't wait to read you next one. Thanks for sharing your trip, and your lovely family with all of us.
Thanks, Sparky, we are all finally feeling better here!
I'm so glad you enjoyed reading this, thanks for your kind words and for reading along!
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Awesome wrap up and reviews! Thanks so much for sharing your family's adventures with us! How exciting that you get a long WDW vacation plus a cruise! Happy Anniversary!
Thanks, Cam!
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Great wrap up!! Really enjoyed reading your TR! How exciting to have your next trip already planned!!! Just wish you were going in July instead so we could possibly meet up!
Thanks, Lisa! I would have loved to meet up, too bad it won't work out There's always another year!!
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Nice wrap up, Jenn. I enjoyed reading your report, you do such a good job of capturing the personalities of the girls in the photos.
Glad to hear you are already booking your next trip, and that you'll get to Cruise on the Dream - that should be a lot of fun.
Thanks for taking us along on you families wonderful vacation!
Thanks, Sharon! I'm so glad that the girls' personalities shine through in my pictures. They are so silly and fun, but most people don't get to see that since they are so quiet and shy like me
Yes, we did book our cruise for next year already on the Fantasy this time.
If I can be of any help to you with the Dream cruise, please let me know. I will say this.....I won't be using Disney's transportation to the ship from a resort again. It wasn't bad at all, and I didn't know any better until we went through it but we got picked up at our resort around 12:30pm and didn't even step foot on the ship till about 2pm, which by then we were rushing to see our room, get to the sail away party, hurry for the muster drill and then be down to dinner. I would use a private town car service from now on and choose to ge on the ship wen I want. I know I may have to wait in the terminal for awhile but still getting on the ship around noon is much better than around 2pm. The car service is just about the same amount of money as the disney transfers also. Something to think about.
Great TR ... I too LOVED POR - beautiful resort!
I agree about the desserts, we never had room to eat them - the trick we found was we asked for them to go and took them back to our room with us and put them in the fridge for a 'midnight' snack or whatever.
Soooo jealous that you are able to go on a cruise - hope you have a great time and I look forward to reading that TR
great finish. can't wait to read about your next trip
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Yes, we did book our cruise for next year already on the Fantasy this time.
If I can be of any help to you with the Dream cruise, please let me know. I will say this.....I won't be using Disney's transportation to the ship from a resort again. It wasn't bad at all, and I didn't know any better until we went through it but we got picked up at our resort around 12:30pm and didn't even step foot on the ship till about 2pm, which by then we were rushing to see our room, get to the sail away party, hurry for the muster drill and then be down to dinner. I would use a private town car service from now on and choose to ge on the ship wen I want. I know I may have to wait in the terminal for awhile but still getting on the ship around noon is much better than around 2pm. The car service is just about the same amount of money as the disney transfers also. Something to think about.
Thanks, Linny! If I have any questions, I'll take you up on that for sure I had no idea that the DCL busses pick up so late at the hotels, but after you mentioned it a quick Google search confirmed that it is the norm. It seems as though they pick up early at the airport, but a bit later at the resorts to stagger everyone's arrival. We'll definitely be taking a town car now, since we are doing such a short cruise I want to squeeze in as much ship time as I can!
Great TR ... I too LOVED POR - beautiful resort!
I agree about the desserts, we never had room to eat them - the trick we found was we asked for them to go and took them back to our room with us and put them in the fridge for a 'midnight' snack or whatever.
Soooo jealous that you are able to go on a cruise - hope you have a great time and I look forward to reading that TR
Oh, we definitely did that trick and brought desserts home with us for snacks. Still, some were uneaten, I'm more of a savory/salty gal
Thanks for reading!
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great finish. can't wait to read about your next trip
Great wrap up Jenn I hope you are feeling better. I hope the summer trip works out for you. I'm planning on heading down Aug 2014 so maybe you'll enjoy summer and stick with it.
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I will say this.....I won't be using Disney's transportation to the ship from a resort again. It wasn't bad at all, and I didn't know any better until we went through it but we got picked up at our resort around 12:30pm and didn't even step foot on the ship till about 2pm, which by then we were rushing to see our room, get to the sail away party, hurry for the muster drill and then be down to dinner. I would use a private town car service from now on and choose to ge on the ship wen I want. I know I may have to wait in the terminal for awhile but still getting on the ship around noon is much better than around 2pm. The car service is just about the same amount of money as the disney transfers also. Something to think about.
They were talking about this on this week's moms podcast about how they now assign you a time slot if you don't use the Disney buses.
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I am so excited for our August trip too, everytime I see a DCL commercial I start cheering like a little kid shouting, "we're going on that boat!!!" 
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