Originally Posted By Mr X Okay, so you just won $200,000,000 in the lottery...you decide to plan out a dream vacation at WDW. What would be your absolutely perfect itinerary? What amount of time would you spend? Where would you stay? What extravagant "extras" would you go for? No rules, really. Just keep it based in WDW if possible (I'm assuming everyone would make other luxurious plans in Florida, but for the purpose of this fun exercise just describe your WDW plans). For me, I would book at least a month (perhaps as many as six weeks or even more...lots of "chill" time to just hang and have fun and not do much). I would split my time between the Polynesian (most expensive suite, of course), the Boardwalk, the Animal Kingdom lodge and probably several others as well. I would hire an official Disney guide to take care of any details (such as which hotel to stay at next, as well was whatever I might think of along the way). I would drive a race car for sure. I would book several boat viewings of Illuminations with friends and family. I would dine at all the best places, and once or twice I would buy out the whole restaurant for lavish parties (did I mention that I'd definitely be flying friends, family and select LPers to this event!? ). I would hire Tiger Woods (or the best person I could find, anyway) to teach me some golf. I've never played in my life (mini doesn't count right? lol), but I've always admired the greens at WDW and I think that would be fun. I'd drive a lot of boats around the 7-seas Lagoon. I'd also enjoy tons of quiet time just chillin in my suites or around the resorts. I would also probably rent out the parks a few times during my stay for late night parties and I would include each and every person I met and chatted with during the trip to partake in the fun, and I would also invite any friendly cast members I met along the way to be there too. So, what would YOU do?
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad WOW, there are going to be alot of long answers to this question. I would leave length of stay open b/c we would need to stay at so many resorts. AK lodge first, Wilderness lodge, the POLY ,contemporary , I would even get an RV so that we could stay at the campground for a while because those people seem to have a great community feel going on over there. My collection of towel animals would be incredible! First I would want to book the special tours( behind the scenes, segway etc.) I would eat at one great restaurant each day (the ones we can't afford now) especially the brown derby. Only one a day so that we would be hungry enough to appreciate the meal appropriately. This will kill Spirit but I would like to try all the buffets There are so many restaurants when the resorts are included. Fishing trips would be a must. Horse drawn carriage rides. Bike all the riding trails around each resort. I would probably spend a day buying all the high end souveneirs and memorobilia that we always window shop now. After spending a few weeks slowly and meticulously touring the parks, I would have to fly down friends and LPers to help find things we have missed. Then I would hire an organizer to make my own magic meets where I could supply airfare to meet all the interesting disney geeks I have met online. What good is all that money if you don't share it with friends. Money and disney, now that's a good time! Then it's on to each Disney park around the world. Honestly, I don't know if 200 million dollars is enough
Originally Posted By Mickeymouseclub Hey Mr.X Wouldn't you want to purchase DVC with your money also? And a Disney Cruise with exclusive use of Castaway Cay? I am officially your LP friend now,right?
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I've thought abut this lots of times. I would take my family and my karate school. They would be able to pick the time that they wanted to go and I would have a CM planner help them out to what ever they wanted. No limitations! For my family I would just want unlimited time to stay. I would first stay at Wilderness Lodge. I love that resort. Then would stay at the Poly and then the Contemp. For any left over time, it would be any Deluxe restort avible. I would of corse want the best suite of each resort. I would have a tee time set up for my HD with a personal golf coach. He loves to play when he can, but has only played a couple of times. I think the kids and I would like to do the trail ride at Ft. Wilderness.... my DH too. I would have a personnal to help me pick what restuarants to go to.And have a personnal tour in each park. I would love to watch the fireworks from Bay Lake.( in the boat of corse) Most of all I would enjoy just taking it super slow if I wanted and having a great time.( and all the shopping whoo hoo)
Originally Posted By Disneymom443 I almost forgot my LP friends, I'm sure they would love a FREE trip to Disney. With no worries at all.
Originally Posted By NikkiLOVESMickey My family is so stinking big that I don't think I'll be able to include my friends from LP or otherwise (34 people - siblings and their spouses, nieces and nephews and their spouses, and my great niece), so I apologize in advance. First off, we'd stay for at least a month, and we'd spend time at all of the deluxe resorts so we wouldn't get bored with our accomodations. We'd eat at a table service restaurant every other day, and I'd only eat at the buffets for breakfast (I love 'Ohana's breakfast!). While I'm there and while I have all of my family there, I'd have my dream wedding: I'd get married in France or at the Boardwalk and have my reception on that little area on the World Showcase Lagoon near France; it's always roped off for some type of special event. My reception would also take place during Illuminations. I still need a groom, but since we're pretending, he's not important right now. Finally, we'd take a fireworks cruise and I'd go to the Art of Disney and buy so many of those pieces that I drool over (but cannot afford) every time we visit. Oh, and I'd have them reopen the Adveturers' Club especially for us.
Originally Posted By Mr X ***Fishing trips would be a must.*** <--adds "fishing" to itinerary..good idea! ***Hey Mr.X Wouldn't you want to purchase DVC with your money also? And a Disney Cruise with exclusive use of Castaway Cay? I am officially your LP friend now,right?*** With that sort of capital, why would I bother purchasing a timeshare? I might purchase Castaway Cay though. That's a good idea. ;p
Originally Posted By Spirit of 74 I love WDW ... and if I suddenly had $200 million (you know, a decent-sized sports contract these days ...) ... well ... I don't think I'd be going to WDW. Not at first anyway. Too many places I haven't been. Too many things I want to do. But I would get there (sooner than later). I'd likely book a month at just one place ... the Yosemite Suite at the WL. I'd likely book it for three weeks, a month tops. Any longer and I'd go nuts. I'd invite family and friends for short, selected amounts of time ... and I'd put them up at the resort of their choice. I'd eat, drink, spa, swim, boat, bike ... but largely relax. The parks? Some days I wouldn't even bother. Only one 'nice' meal a day ... I don't need more and wouldn't want to waste great food just because I could afford to. Sure, there might be extra frills (like the suite to begin with) ... but I wouldn't go all nuts because it just isn't in me. What can I say? I'm no Bernie Madoff.
Originally Posted By 999HAUNTS I would rent out one of the parks for the weekend and throw my own Ozz-Fest, but instead of unknown bands I would hire a bunch of bands I grew up with, like Metallica and Aerosmith.
Originally Posted By CarolinaDisneyDad >>>I wouldn't do anything differently than I do now.<<< Nothing? Not even invite us? I wonder what the tipping point would be for letting us stay in the castle? Oh yea, and no busing from place to place. I'm having a Limo drop me off at the gate. If only they would let us segway around they parks.
Originally Posted By vbdad55 one month - in May and another in December -- due to swimming conditions and weather @ home Stay in 3 Bedroom Villa @ OKW. Each Week would be different friends / relatives to stay with us....and of course all tickets are comp'd. We have cars to use in addition to WDW transportation Each week includes 1.5 - MK 1 - Studios 1.5- Epcot 1- AK 1- Water Park and 1 downtown disney & a quick jaunt to Vero Beach ( because everyone should see that resort ). 2 sit down meals a day ( not unlike when we do travel) - depending on # of kids there - how many character meals from 0 to 4 or so. Cali Grill /Jiko / Boma / LeCellier / Blue Zoo / LTT / Whispering Canyon / Nine Dragons / Coral Reef / Olivias / Crystal Palace / Brown Derby / Biergarten among the choices. Rent Breathless once a week for fireworks viewing. Richard Petty Experience for all who want to partake ( 1/2 day version )... In May 1 Pirate & Princess Party per week andin December on MVMCP each week. One round of golf a week / alternate courses...boat rental from OKW....Water Sprites from Contemporary. Cali grill dinner is during fireworks. Once per set of visitors - behind the scenes Steam Train tour.
Originally Posted By MinnieSummer Oh, I've thought this one through many times. First, I would anonamously host a class reunion, friday through monday. Staying at a deluxe, probably Poly or CR. Opening night reception, actual reunion on Sat., closing party on Sun. All meals and park admission plus one tour per person. They could bring their spouse and children if they wanted. Private plane transportation from three key locations central to the majority of students I graduated with. I could give more details but, hey, I might actually win the powerball and be able to do this some day so I don't want to let to much out now. Obviously, I wasn't liked to much in school. I'd also book 2 weeks at AKL for Christmas/New Years, and 1 month during the summer divided between CR Tower Room MK view concierge and Poly same view, concierge. From there I would just do whatever I felt like doing -- although I would have my immediate family with me so I'd have to do some things that they wanted.
Originally Posted By alexbook I think it'd be neat to do one night at each hotel and resort and campground and whatever. Just for the heck of it.
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--I mean, as opposed to taking a room in one place for two weeks or a month, like other people are talking about.
Originally Posted By Mr X I think that would be cool too, Alex..although there would have to be a valet available to do all the packing and unpacking.
Originally Posted By alexbook ^--I pack light. If I can't carry it myself, I'm not taking it. I really like checklists. I could imagine making a list of all the eateries and trying to check them all off. And of course, I'd need to see every show and go on every ride, whether it sounded promising or not. Just to be able to say I'd done it all. I'd probably also buy a new t-shirt every day. Less laundry that way.
Originally Posted By bobbelee9 ^^They didn't have alot of good choices this past summer, either that or I'm getting too picky.
