Home » Forums » Chat » General Discussion and Chit Chat » If you had an extra $500 to spend at Disney...

If you had an extra $500 to spend at Disney...

Login to post comments
33 posts / 0 new
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 20:52
SpaceAce
Offline
Joined: 07/06/2008
Posts: 2532
If you had an extra $500 to spend at Disney...

What would you do with it? biggrin

__________________

[url=http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/'http://www.mickeypath.com/']

[/url]

2010 Beach Club Resort
2005 Port Orleans Riverside
2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2007 Wilderness Lodge
2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2009 CBR/Polynesian

Tags:
Sat, 04/04/2009 - 23:10
admin
Offline
Joined: 08/14/2010
Posts: 2733

Probably finally go to La Nouba. And/or stay one night in the Grand Floridian.

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 01:05
MouseTraveler
Offline
Joined: 01/15/2009
Posts: 919

Probably buy myself a really NICE polo shirt with one of the resort names on it, as I tend to only buy the stuff I can find on closeout or on Ebay, as I won't spend 70 bucks for a shirt.

Then probably hit a few of the restaurants that I haven't done before.

And I'm SURE there's some piece of 'Mouse junk'....er.... "memorabilia" that I've avoided for cost reasons that I might pick up.

Then again, $500 would make a nice dent on a cruise for two, so i might just apply it to that because thats what I REALLY like to do!!

__________________

Visit our website (work in progress) http://www.mousetraveler.tv
Visit our blog (will NEVER be finished)
http://www.mousetraveler.tv/blog
On Twitter as 'MouseTraveler' and 'BigBlueMan'

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 02:42
bali
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 3444

Hmm...I'd probably use the cash to stay longer. Can't decide if I'd add a day or two in a Deluxe resort or if I'd add 5 days in a value! Smile

__________________


May 2008 CSR mickey

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 16:22
SoloFriendly
Offline
Joined: 08/18/2008
Posts: 556

Stay at the Poly for a couple of nights.

__________________

Gray
SoloFriendly.com

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 17:31
cdub
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 3220

I might try a restaurant like V&As where I normally figure it can't be worth the cost. Of course that's really dangerous because what if I love it and know I'll probably never go again!

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 18:29
Vettelover
Offline
Joined: 03/28/2009
Posts: 4658

If I had an extra $500 to spend I really think it would go something like this.
I should explain that all of these we have done before on previous trips But not all on the same one.
I would treat my wife to a session at the Spa at SSR. She loved it. muchlove
We would get tickets to Cirque du Soleil. We loved it. muchlove
and finally we would go for dinner at Shula's Steak House in the Dolphin hotel.
to us that is the best dining experience in WDW besides V&A. Very expensive BUT very well worth it. Best steaks I have ever had, yes even better than LeCellier and the attentive service was second to none. Not to mention a very classy place. yay

__________________

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 19:21
MouseTraveler
Offline
Joined: 01/15/2009
Posts: 919

Vettelover wrote:

and finally we would go for dinner at Shula's Steak House in the Dolphin hotel.
to us that is the best dining experience in WDW besides V&A.

Wow, you learn something all the time on here. As many times as I've been to WDW, I never knew there was a Shula's at the Dolphin. I ate at one in Miami many years ago and it was great.

__________________

Visit our website (work in progress) http://www.mousetraveler.tv
Visit our blog (will NEVER be finished)
http://www.mousetraveler.tv/blog
On Twitter as 'MouseTraveler' and 'BigBlueMan'

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 20:22
dsoup
Offline
Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 2884

MouseTraveler wrote:
Vettelover wrote:

and finally we would go for dinner at Shula's Steak House in the Dolphin hotel.
to us that is the best dining experience in WDW besides V&A.

Wow, you learn something all the time on here. As many times as I've been to WDW, I never knew there was a Shula's at the Dolphin. I ate at one in Miami many years ago and it was great.

I've read in a lot of places that it's the best steak in WDW.

VetteLover, have you tried Yachtsman, was Shula's superior in your opinion?

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 20:35
SpaceAce
Offline
Joined: 07/06/2008
Posts: 2532

Vettelover wrote:
We would get tickets to Cirque du Soleil. We loved it. muchlove


You'd recommend? We're considering this for this fall.

Would also like to hear more about Shula's. What kinds of steaks?

__________________

[url=http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/'http://www.mickeypath.com/']

[/url]

2010 Beach Club Resort
2005 Port Orleans Riverside
2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2007 Wilderness Lodge
2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2009 CBR/Polynesian

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 20:37
SpaceAce
Offline
Joined: 07/06/2008
Posts: 2532

MouseTraveler wrote:

As many times as I've been to WDW, I never knew there was a Shula's at the Dolphin.



MouseTraveler--go to the corner. You're on Disney probation. laugh
__________________

[url=http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/'http://www.mickeypath.com/']

[/url]

2010 Beach Club Resort
2005 Port Orleans Riverside
2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2007 Wilderness Lodge
2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2009 CBR/Polynesian

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 21:28
MouseTraveler
Offline
Joined: 01/15/2009
Posts: 919

SpaceAce wrote:
MouseTraveler wrote:

As many times as I've been to WDW, I never knew there was a Shula's at the Dolphin.



MouseTraveler--go to the corner. You're on Disney probation. laugh

Oh noooooooooooooo.....

(Can I get a Shula steak delivered to the corner?!?) awesome

__________________

Visit our website (work in progress) http://www.mousetraveler.tv
Visit our blog (will NEVER be finished)
http://www.mousetraveler.tv/blog
On Twitter as 'MouseTraveler' and 'BigBlueMan'

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 21:54
Vettelover
Offline
Joined: 03/28/2009
Posts: 4658

I really am a newbie to this forum and I hate to appear too stupid but I just can't figure out how to use the Quote function confused so I will just answer you all
straightforward:
dsoup: yes I have been to the yachtsman and I preferred Shula's even though Yachtsman was very good.

SpaceAce: yes I would definitely recomend Cirque du Soleil it was a fantastic and memorable time. I would try not to sit too far up front (that's where I was) because there is so much to see and a great deal of it takes place high up and I had to crane my neck to be constantly looking up.
As for Shula's the steaks are fabulous and range from 12 0z. Filets that you can cut with a fork, to a whopping 48 oz. porterhouse steak. If you finish that monster they will engrave your name on a plaque that is hanging in the restaurant eek !! Also the menu's are imprinted on footballs that they bring to your table, and NO they will not let you keep them.

__________________

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 22:13
admin
Offline
Joined: 08/14/2010
Posts: 2733

I think our friend Jim ate the whole Porterhouse! He tells a fun story in this thread: Le Cellier vs. Yachtsman vs. Shula's

Vettelover wrote:
I really am a newbie to this forum and I hate to appear too stupid but I just can't figure out how to use the Quote function confused

No problem! You can answer everyone straightforward, or quote one of the posts by clicking the "quote" button in the upper right-hand corner of each post.

If you'd like to quote more than one person, you can copy what the second (or third, fourth, fifth...) person said, then put those copied words between the following:

(quote poster=insert poster's username )COPIED WORDS(/quote)***

***Replace the parentheses with brackets [...]. Also the space after the poster's username is necessary.

Sun, 04/05/2009 - 22:32
MouseTraveler
Offline
Joined: 01/15/2009
Posts: 919

Vettelover wrote:
I really am a newbie to this forum and I hate to appear too stupid but I just can't figure out how to use the Quote function confused so I will just answer you all
straightforward.

The quote thing is easy. At the top of an individual comment box (on the right) is the term 'Quote'. When you click it, it will then place that entire posting in a new window, and will allow you to make comments on it. If there are already quotes on the page you are quoting, it will embed them, sort of like a Windows tree.

You can remove multiple quotes, or trim them down to a minor part of the original quote by removing text between the 'quote poster' and '/quote' tags you'll see in that open window.

Just play with it a bit and you'll get it in no time.

__________________

Visit our website (work in progress) http://www.mousetraveler.tv
Visit our blog (will NEVER be finished)
http://www.mousetraveler.tv/blog
On Twitter as 'MouseTraveler' and 'BigBlueMan'

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 01:26
greebil
Offline
Joined: 10/28/2008
Posts: 278

Vettelover wrote:
I really am a newbie to this forum and I hate to appear too stupid but I just can't figure out how to use the Quote function confused so I will just answer you all
straightforward:
dsoup: yes I have been to the yachtsman and I preferred Shula's even though Yachtsman was very good.

SpaceAce: yes I would definitely recomend Cirque du Soleil it was a fantastic and memorable time. I would try not to sit too far up front (that's where I was) because there is so much to see and a great deal of it takes place high up and I had to crane my neck to be constantly looking up.
As for Shula's the steaks are fabulous and range from 12 0z. Filets that you can cut with a fork, to a whopping 48 oz. porterhouse steak. If you finish that monster they will engrave your name on a plaque that is hanging in the restaurant eek !! Also the menu's are imprinted on footballs that they bring to your table, and NO they will not let you keep them.

what cut and done-ness is your preference? i love steak!

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 04:08
bali
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 3444

Vettelover wrote:
I would definitely recomend Cirque du Soleil it was a fantastic and memorable time. I would try not to sit too far up front (that's where I was) because there is so much to see and a great deal of it takes place high up and I had to crane my neck to be constantly looking up.


Thanks for the info. I would have thought up front would be best!

__________________


May 2008 CSR mickey

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 10:35
Vettelover
Offline
Joined: 03/28/2009
Posts: 4658

[quote poster=greebil what cut and done-ness is your preference? i love steak!

My preference for a steak is a filet mignon and as far as thethe done-ness I much prefer "medium", but I am not a fanatic about it, as long as tha chef walks the cow through the kitchen and next to the grill so it picks up a little heat I am fine with it laugh

__________________

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 14:50
admin
Offline
Joined: 08/14/2010
Posts: 2733

Vettelover wrote:
greebil wrote:
what cut and done-ness is your preference? i love steak!

My preference for a steak is a filet mignon and as far as thethe done-ness I much prefer "medium", but I am not a fanatic about it, as long as tha chef walks the cow through the kitchen and next to the grill so it picks up a little heat I am fine with it laugh



Yep--as long as it's not still moo-ing, put it on the plate awesome I'm still trying to find a great rib-eye in Disney World. They took it away from the menu at Yachtsman during free dining last year and I haven't seen it since.
Mon, 04/06/2009 - 19:17
dsoup
Offline
Joined: 07/11/2008
Posts: 2884

Vettelover wrote:

My preference for a steak is a filet mignon and as far as thethe done-ness I much prefer "medium", but I am not a fanatic about it, as long as tha chef walks the cow through the kitchen and next to the grill so it picks up a little heat I am fine with it laugh

I personally love fillets, but everyone always tells me that they're for girls. I'm glad another guy is in the fillet eating club with me. And he drives a vette so I think I'm in manly company! laugh

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 21:46
dopeynme
Offline
Joined: 04/03/2009
Posts: 86

LOL, you are all very funny! I never heard that filet is Girly steak! (Don;t tell my DH, he likes them, too!)

As for how to spend the "extra" $500.....definitely a massage and maybe an extra nice dinner....tho' I do enjoy fine jewelry, so I might have to get a gold necklace shaped like a mickey head encrusted with diamonds........wait a minute , how did this extra money turn into a balance on my credit card???????? angelwings

Mon, 04/06/2009 - 22:36
bali
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 3444

dopeynme wrote:
definitely a massage and maybe an extra nice dinner....tho' I do enjoy fine jewelry, so I might have to get a gold necklace shaped like a mickey head encrusted with diamonds


Have you had a massage at Disney? Would love details and recommendations!

Also--the jewelry has gotten quite pretty recently. I really like to window shop the high end stuff.

__________________


May 2008 CSR mickey

Mon, 04/13/2009 - 20:45
dopeynme
Offline
Joined: 04/03/2009
Posts: 86

I had an aroma therapy massage and body wrap at the GF. Ahhhhhhh, it was delightful! The massage was very nice, with lavendar scented oil, etc. The wrap was just okay, I could do without that part. But loved the massage, well worth the cost. It was also nice to shower afterward and use the citrus-scented shower gel and lotion. (When I met DH afterwards, he told me I smelled all orange-y! You can purchase the stuff at relaxedyet.com) They had everything there you might need...spray deodorant, even a hair dryer! But remember to bring your own hairbrushes!
I have read that people prefer the spa at Saratoga Springs, haven't been there myself.

Mon, 04/13/2009 - 20:49
Annie
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 1610

dopeynme wrote:

I have read that people prefer the spa at Saratoga Springs, haven't been there myself.


Really? I wonder why. I've been in the lobby of the spa there, but haven't actually gotten any treatments. Maybe just because it's newer and more updated?

Will have to check out... laugh

Tue, 04/14/2009 - 10:15
Hypermommy
Offline
Joined: 01/20/2009
Posts: 101

An extra $500, huh? Hmmmmmm.......

I think I'd do the Ft. Wilderness Segway Tour. I really enjoyed the World Showcase one and tooling through the woods on one of those just sounds like a lot of fun!

Then I'd probably do the Behind the Magic tour (or whatever it's called).

Then I'd probably look for a tour involving the Living Seas (I'll always think of it as LS even though Nemo might not like it).

An AK tour would be cool too.

That's probably what I'd do with it... do some of the tours that I can never afford.

__________________

Pixie Dusted and Prepared,
Hypermommy

Scouting with the Mouse - Getting prepared with the magic of Disney.
News, articles, forums, and information on how to meet Scouting requirements and educational goals in a pixie dusted, pleasant way.
Find me on Facebook and Twitter

Tue, 04/14/2009 - 14:01
SpaceAce
Offline
Joined: 07/06/2008
Posts: 2532

Hypermommy wrote:
(I'll always think of it as LS even though Nemo might not like it).


I do that, too. Just like the Peoplemover and Universe of Energy. I wonder how many attractions keep getting called by their old names.

__________________

[url=http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/'http://www.mickeypath.com/']

[/url]

2010 Beach Club Resort
2005 Port Orleans Riverside
2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2007 Wilderness Lodge
2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2009 CBR/Polynesian

Wed, 04/15/2009 - 12:04
caitiesus
Offline
Joined: 03/11/2009
Posts: 682

I would go to a spa for a day and go to two restaurants that are 2 table service credits - probably Jiko and Chef Mickey's

Wed, 04/15/2009 - 13:35
cdub
Offline
Joined: 06/20/2008
Posts: 3220

caitiesus wrote:
I would go to a spa for a day and go to two restaurants that are 2 table service credits - probably Jiko and Chef Mickey's

Is Chef Mickey's 2? I thought it was one. eek

Fri, 04/17/2009 - 12:29
caitiesus
Offline
Joined: 03/11/2009
Posts: 682

cdub wrote:
caitiesus wrote:
I would go to a spa for a day and go to two restaurants that are 2 table service credits - probably Jiko and Chef Mickey's

Is Chef Mickey's 2? I thought it was one. eek

Huh it is back to one. At one point when I looked they had the breakfast as being two! Cool!

Then I would do...Jiko and California Grill and maybe Yachtsman so I could ave another good steak!

Fri, 04/17/2009 - 13:45
SpaceAce
Offline
Joined: 07/06/2008
Posts: 2532

caitiesus wrote:

Then I would do...Jiko and California Grill and maybe Yachtsman so I could ave another good steak!


You know, I rarely eat steak when I'm home being "normal Space Ace," but steak becomes a daily requirement for "Disney Space Ace." Yum, yum, yum. I'm chomping at the bit to try Shula's next round.

__________________

[url=http://www.wdwforgrownups.com/forum/'http://www.mickeypath.com/']

[/url]

2010 Beach Club Resort
2005 Port Orleans Riverside
2006 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2007 Wilderness Lodge
2008 Animal Kingdom Lodge
2009 CBR/Polynesian

Sun, 03/14/2010 - 12:45
LeCellierBuff1963
Offline
Joined: 08/30/2008
Posts: 529

Hi, Vette!

I ate (and finished in one sitting) that huge 48 oz porterhouse at Shula's on December 4, 2005. I have a plaque.

http://www.shulassteakhouse.com/48oz_member.php?id=11E66784CFB821CE852570F0006FBC8E&page=1&keywords=Townsend%2C+James

Jim

 
‹ Previous topic: Man vs. Food Next topic: Movies in Theaters? ›