Oh and sit downs! No! DS hating the whole thing! I or dh grabbed QS and we ate in our room! Lol!
Then we took him to Tepan Edo at 10ish and he loved that! Now he will eat anywhere just not young! You all are very lucky.
dd on the other hand should have been Blues daughter! It's all about the food with those 2
You know it.... always!!
What a smart DD you have!
The ups and downs of going through aging and illness with loved ones is quite a roller coaster of its own. The ER is sometimes a routine part of daily life. I find I am much more in the moment as a consequence, it helps me focus. I know how hard it is to wait while hoping for things to get better, hope everything brightens up soon.
Isn't it great to have a trip ahead to bring happy thoughts? So grateful for things to look forward to.
Can't wait for YOUR pictures!!
We will plan on a get together in January, hooray!
Wise words
Circusgirl... As for pics...me too....can't wait!!! My phone will be charged up and ready for them!!
I don't want to leave anyone in suspense...so here's my update on purchasing our F&W VIP tour yesterday.
I received a call from Disney at about 10:00 a.m. telling me they received my call and message about booking the ultimate VIP tour, but they still can't book the tour yet and that they would get my email address and send me an email for when I could call back when the tour is open.
Now I wait for the email! They said they will send an email to everyone who did the tour last year and who is interested this year so don't be surprised if there's a long wait when I call after getting the email. I asked if my spot was considered reserved and they said that it was not and that it is still first-come, first-serve but that we would get the email in advance of it opening to the public.
Thanks for the update
loveshak....I sure hope that everything finally falls into place for you!
Thanks for sharing that info...
I refer to the KTP site too..and always forget that the activity calendars are on there ! Great site for trip planning IMO...
I can't help with locations of those rooms types, but
hopefully others who know the layout of RPC will be along to help . With that said, I hope you have a great stay!
The GF is great in itself, but RPC is amazing .
So true
Mickeynut...
~ As for the RPC layout...HTHs....
HoneyHoneyPot The king deluxe rooms on the 3rd and 4th (this being the same floor as the lounge) are 43 or 4421...this room overlooks the courtyard area and is closest to the lounge..the other king deluxe is room 43 or 4430...It is at the opposite end of that row of rooms and overlooks the front of the resort..including the monorail...to give you a location idea...both of these are located along the row of rooms that are on the open side of the atrium overlooking the lobby...and neither is a far walk from everything...but as I said 43/4421 is closest to the main lounge area.. also there are several standard queen rooms located right in between these two rooms .I would definitely give a call or send a email to IPO and advise them of your travelling party and specific requests,...Hope that you have a grand trip!!
I seem to remember getting my itenerary printed like that last year from RPC.
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I do too...and at the CR as well....I like the look of the whole print out...the way the days are space and the color coding too!
Thanks! Part of me now thinks maybe I'll skip the tour and do a pre-park opening breakfast at GG (since I have the ADR) and use FPs for the main rides we want to hit, and then do a less expensive F&W event. I'm going to do some more research today and see!
We are doing this too!! And are very excited about it!
Super excited! We have just switched our two Coronado Springs Free Dining reservations 11/19-11/24 over to Grand Floridian outer building with a lagoon view and the other reservation to a garden view. I had a pin code that was itching to be used
This will be our first deluxe stay so I am so excited.
Congratulations!!!
LV rooms at the GF are lovely...
That was def putting your pin code to good use!!
The deluxe king comes in 2 styles. The octagon ones are near the CL area and that set of elevators to main lobby. There are std queens on an adjacent hallway. Hopefully you could all be on the same floor. There are 2 of the deluxe octagon kings per floor.
To see the floor layout play with the room and view feature on touringplans.com It will show you where the rooms are within RPC.
http://touringplans.com/hotel_maps/disneys-grand-floridian-resort
Thanks for that link
Trish ...That TP link is so helpful...I should not admit to the amount of time that I have spent perusing room views at the different resorts....
..lol...
I asked ds what he wanted me to bring back from my upcoming trip. He said a CL choc chip cookie? AND if you could keep it warm the fish and fries from the stand in England at Epcot. I almost forgot to get that for MYSELF
I told him I would eat it and think of him. Mean mom! BUT I keep telling him he can come with us but he would rather stay home since he knows he will be gone for 15 weeks at school.
Dreaming of this today! Won't be long now!
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Have a great planning day! Prices finally posted for
Disneyland 2016
Oh I'll take a cookie too....
Lots of good food to eat ..what fun!! As for DL planning...do they offer rooms discounts like they do at WDW...???
If so hope that there are some available for your trip!
Good morning GF Friends! Please keep pictures coming from your recent trips to the GF.
Wish I had a trip planned, but not yet!
Always good to see you
MommyGina.. Hoping that you will have a trip int he works soon!
Can't wait to see pictures! Have a fantastic trip!! We are going to a wedding in Kansas City in a few weeks, and I can't wait for DD11 to try the earplanes
Safe trip..have lots of fun!!!
Thanks! I've been trying to change our standard to a deluxe queen ever since we booked it but they are either sold out or the person I get on the phone insists that no such room exists!! I'm hoping closer to the 45 day mark we can switch. Thanks again for the map. That is really helpful.
Keep trying..although there are very few of those rooms things open up all the time! Deluxe queens are located right next to the Deluxe kings that are on the 3rd and 4th floor....They do not connect and are in fact in a separate entrance hallway...but still right next door...
I need some help. Right mow I have a outer bldg lagoon view room booked for 2 nights. I just checked again for the fall discount and of course no discount but for $100 more a night we can stay in sugar loaf std room club level. I have never stayed at the GF or club level so I'm not sure if I should switch How are the rooms in SL? I think I should hurry up and grab the room if it's worth the extra money. I knew everyone here would be so helpful!!!
Thanks everyone!!!
SL is such a nice outer building...very centrally located on the GF property close to the courtyard pool..the main building...Gasparillas and also to the boat dock...While the lobby lounge does not have the spaciousness of lounge int he main building (aka RPC) ..is has a cozy bistro feel IMO...and is super convenient to grabbing a snack or drink when coming or going...The worth of staying CL of course is very subjective..if having the convenience of the extra snacks and drinks...the extra space of the lounge and also the extra level of service offered from the Itinerary Planning Office and the lounge CMs (including texting for a 4th 5th etc fast pass) appeal to you then its worth the extra $$..If you are not planning much resort or down time..then maybe its not...which ever you choose...a stay at the GF truly is so very nice!
I can't speak to the rooms because I haven't stayed SL yet, but I think $100 is worth CL for the food alone - depending on your ADRs. For the most part we will use CL for breakfast and for cocktails at the end of the night, which should be worth the $100...plus, add snacks and drinks the times we are around the resort during the day and the tea serving, I think that would be the $100 for sure. If you have ADRs for all your meals it might not be worth it for you.
I'm sure you'll get some good comments on here from others who have actually stayed SL CL!!
It depends on how much time you will be at the resort. For us it was not worth it. Our family was not thrilled with the breakfast selection, cereal, oatmeal, lunch meats and cheeses, a couple of different muffins, croissants yogurt and pastries. We like having eggs and our DDs love to have mickey waffles
So out of 7 days we probably ate there in the morning 3 times. We did take advantage of juice station
Then by the time we got back to the resort, the choices was just cocktails and deserts and since we do not really drink, that just left desert. The deserts were very good though. The CL area was very nice and if you want to feel a bit more special then the CL does that.
Thanks for sharing your thoughts and a different perspective too
...That's one of the best thing about these boards...
Things have been super busy here....hence no time to DIS until today!!!
So I kind of skimmed...lol...tried to catch up...am sure I missed lots...
..Hope that all of my fellow GF fans are having a wonderful Wednesday....
Busy GF gal...who could really use a WDW vacation..but will be be happy to live vicariously thru
Trish's pics....