Category: Disney

Karen and I put in for our first stay within the Disney Vacation Club. We are planning on staying at the Saratoga Springs Resort for the International Food & Wine Festival.

We used the club's new online reservation request system. I hope everything goes smoothly.

We going to be trying out what DVC calls a One-Bedroom Vacation Home. You can see the layout here on the right. I would say that it is like an Embassy Suites Hotel room, but it is a little nice and better equipped.

We are hoping to get some of Karen family to join us on our trip. I hope they can join us.

Karen and I have taken the big step and joined the Disney Vacation Club. We are very excited and already thinking about future vacations.

We have hopes that we will be able to have family and friend join us on our trip. We have purchased an interest large enough that we can make a large ten day trip or two 5 day trips.

In the past, we have already taken Karen's niece's daugther Destanie. She had a blast.

If you have interest in joining Disney Vacation Club, you can use my name and receive the big discount on joining. The discount is something around 15% presently.

Karen and I cleaned up the photos last night and got them posted on our photo site.

The total went from 393 to 157 which is much more manageable.

Enjoy, here are a few samples:

I was a tiger for Halloween.

Karen done up for Halloween.

Brian learning to surf.

Karen and I trying out Segways.

Pluto and Goofy showing off for the camera.

Here are all the photos: Walt Disney World Photos

Karen and I had a blast. I have not even cleaned up our nearly 400 photos, but I hope to cut them down to a manageable number tomorrow night.

The International Food and Wine Festival was great. After I go through our notes, I will let you know what foods we liked best.

I took a surfing lesson and it was great and I have pictures to prove that I got up on the board at least long enough for Karen to get a picture.

Karen and I road on Segways while at Epcot.

I'll post more soon including photos.

Karen and I are getting excited about our vacation. It is just around the corner. At the last minute, we almost changed our hotel from the Carribean Bearch to the Swan or Dolphin to be closer to Epcot. But, we didn't.

We signed up the Disney Dining Experience which will give us a 20% discount at many restaurants through DisneyWorld.

I hope to be posting pictures here throughout our vacation.

I have signed up to surf at Typhoon Lagoon during our upcoming vacation. It should be a blast.

I have windsurfed and waterskiied so I think it should a breeze to surf. I don't know if I will do as good as this guy.

Karen and I finalized the hotel reservation at the Caribbean Beach. We had been holding out for the annual pass holder discounts which just came out. Our room will only cost $108/night that is saving us about 20%. We wanted to stay near Epcot. So, this should put us right near the action of the International Food and Wine Festival.

We have never stayed at the Caribbean Beach. We are looking forward to trying out the food at Shutter's at Old Port Royale

No trip would be complete without a guide book, I would suggust one like “The Unofficial Guide to Walt Disney World 2005“. You would want to pickup the book prior to booking so that you get the most out of your trip. This book covers the International Food and Wine Festival, too.

Karen and I booked our annual trip to the Epcot International Food and Wine Festival from October 29th through November 6th.

Karen and I truly in enjoy the International Food and Wine Festival. This year we are saving money by purchasing Premium Annual Pass that saddles two years. Purchasing our ticket this way will allow us to use one annual pass to go to two festivals and then we can skip a year. We will be able to purchase tickets every other year, but we will be able to go every year.

We will catch a night at the Mickey's Not-So-Scary Halloween Party which we think is great young and old alike. You get to trick-or-treat through the Magic Kingdom in your favorite costume if you like. It starts at 7:00 PM and goes to midnight. We will be doing this on October 30th.