7.8: Our wedding night was a long one, the reception wrapped up around midnight, and after party went to 4AM in our suite with friends and family. So, we were a tad hungover on Sunday and basically just threw a bunch of clothes in our luggage. This was our first long trip and coming in at 11 days total I actually needed to think about what to pack, how many things I actually needed since I am so used to shorter 5 or 6 day trips. Needless to say, I was beyond excited... as was my wife. We knew what was ahead of us, had everything ready to go, and barely slept that night as we were so excited.
7.9: Up bright and early at 5AM, we always try to fly out as early as possible so we can max out our day down at the World. Breaking from our awful tradition of shoveling a greasy McDonald's sandwich at Logan, I woke up a little earlier and made us some eggs with toast and juice. I actually liked having the lighter start to my day and will likely avoid airport food at all costs.
We landed at MCO around noon, quickly picked up our bags and ran off to the DME. For our first time we were in the Poly line. I was beyond excited. The Polynesian is one of those resorts that we always visited, and admired but weren't sure when, or if, we would ever stay there. As I'm sure everyone knows the rack rates in the Poly are pretty steep, but thanks to some AAA and AP discounts we were able to make this happen for two nights of our ten night stay.
Upon arriving at the Polynesian we simply knew we were home, stepping off the bus we were smacked with the humidity. Oddly enough, it felt great. It's something we just don't really get here in New England. I have to say this is when the magic began and Disney really showed their true class. Upon checking in we received handmade lei's (unlike the party supply store versions they give their normal guests) and exchanged them in a traditional Hawaiian fashion. They were simply beautiful, it was rather touching. Below is Rachel (the wife) and her handmade Lei, along with some of the many buttons we rocked this trip.
Again, Disney started to shine once again... we had a few bags and bell services was quick to aid us. Back to my previous note about the overall cost of Poly, you can imagine what room I booked... the cheapest in the house. The bell service loaded up a golf cart and took us off, showing us the pool and where miscellaneous items were throughout the resort. Then he starts the small talk, the history lesson and the bomb... "
oh, your room has a beautiful view". At this point being a Bostonian and all, I thought the guy was giving me a hard time. I let it slide until we got to our room, Tahiti 2020... WHAT! Without being told we were upgraded to a theme park view, I couldn't believe it. The room itself was no great shakes, although well themed, but looking out into the balcony and having Cinderella's Castle (dead center) and Space to the right was downright amazing. It was beyond peaceful, sitting there... watching the boats pass by and seeing the castle off in the distance. I was speechless at points. I figured Disney saw our stay was short and decided to throw us that perk with the upgrade. I have no idea how much the room went for normally but I'm assuming it's big dollar signs.
I have to say that a lot of people gave us crap when they found out we were honeymooning in Disney. Well, let me tell you and everyone who is thinking about a Disneymoon... DO IT! The amount of perks and treatments we received were downright amazing. Disney already had a direct pipeline to my wallet but now that pipeline is simply solidified.
We were told this is an exclusive sparkling wine for the Disney resorts, it was actually very nice.
