19 days to D'Land, got my documents today...

[mollyeilis]

Just wanted to share. OK so I shared on some crazed Dis-ney fan site already. But I felt like doing so here.

Because I can say "we have enough left (after my disneyshopping excursions) in SR-earned Disney gift cards to upgrade our tix to APs", without confusing people. Upgrade with cards, or could pay cash for that upgrade and get that much worth of souvenirs (though mine are already purchased, with those disneyshopping excursions, LOL). Or that many beignets from Cafe Orleans. Or that many...you get the picture.

The Costco Travel (they go through WDTC) Disneyland package is cute, with little areas for the tickets, for the preferred seating passes Mickey's ToonTown Morning Madness passes, etc. Very cute. I was going through it methodically, as I love to do, and my 3 year old picked it up and dumped it on my lap. DH cringed, and I looked up and said to DH "he doesn't know me that well yet, does he?" I must look through things, in the way they arrived, something like 3 times before just spreading it all out. I'm a goof.


Anyway, they're here, they're here! We're 19 days away from D'land, and only 12 days away from leaving in our car for our CA trip, and I have NO idea what we're going to pack (other than my disneyshopping excursion clothes), but who cares?! 19 days!


OK I really gotta tone down this excitement or my brain my explode.

[Hedy]

[Mandi]

Yay! I remember when I first booked a DLR trip and got all my packet stuff. I think I read and reread everything at least a dozen times.

Getting AP's is so worth it, as long as you'll go at least one more time in a year. Have you decided when you're going to upgrade? I would say be sure it's after EE but that won't matter since you're onsite. So I'd do it the first day so you can get the 10% on food. That adds up quicker than you'd think, especially if you're doing any character meals.

[mollyeilis]

I keep getting my brain confused, thinking of that. Since the bulk of our planning was when we were staying at Carousel, I kept thinking we'd upgrade the last day, for EE reasons. But now that we have it through PP, we can do it whenever. So we'll probably do it the first day.

Do you know what restaurants give the discount? Does Blue Bayou?

Tonight after DS goes to sleep, i'm going to look over the packet and our TripTik from AAA over and over...

About the APs, since we might not see my brother on this trip (he lives in San Diego and is going to try to come up, but his wife will be traveling for work and can't make it), we have a few days that DH will take off in early December. We plan on doing just one day on that trip, and if we do NOT upgrade from our 5 day PHs, we will have wasted money by buying those one-day tickets.

And we want to go a few more times to see my brother, b/c he's nice and lives in a good place and DS loves his uncle. So you can see all those one-day passes really adding up!

[Mandi]

Do you know what restaurants give the discount? Does Blue Bayou?

Every restaurant gives the 10%, with the exception of the ODV's. So even the restaurants in the hotels will give you a discount. Also, most restaurants in DTD do too (if not all?). I know RFC does for sure. Just show them your AP prior to ordering. So it definitely benefits you to go ahead and upgrade right away since you don't have to worry about the EE deal.

[mollyeilis]

Ooh that's so good to know.

RFC, I *finally* got my permanent Safari Club membership card with the $10 coupon! Whew. Since we're actually leaving on the 10th, I felt like that was getting a little too close. Wonder if the AP and Safari Club discounts can be combined...hmm...

What is ODV?

[Mandi]

I'm not a Safari member so I can't say with 100% certainty, but I believe you can combine both.

ODV= outdoor vendor. So you can't get a discount on things like popcorn, churros, sodas, ice cream, etc from those outdoor carts. The only place you can get a discount on that is sort of like an ODV is the Tiki Room. So 10% off those yummy Dole Whips.

[mollyeilis]

Oh of course!

I can't wait to try my first Dole Whip.

But I'm really just on the edge of my seat to get some beignets (I have a whole thread on the Disneyland area of Dis dedicated to questions about those), probably from that Ralph Brennan restaurant in DTD, but maybe at Cafe Orleans just for the ambiance.

I beignets, and haven't been to New Orleans in TOO long, so these will have to do!

[Mandi]

Never had a beignet. But I'm not a big donut person. Now the Dole Whips...

Well crud. They've definitely made some changes. I went onto the AP site and pulled a list of the discounts as far as dining. Here's a list... the Deluxe AP's are the 3rd number, so 10% across the board. Premium AP's are the 15%

Disneyland
Bengal BBQ 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Blue Bayou 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Blue Ribbon Bakery 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Cafe Orleans 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Carnation Cafe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Tomorrowland Terrace 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
French Market 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Golden Horseshoe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Hungry Bear Restaurant 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Plaza Inn 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Rancho del Zocalo 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Redd Rockett's Pizza Port 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Refreshment Corner 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
River Belle Terrace 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Stage Door Cafe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Toontown Dining 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Village Haus 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day

DCA
Ariel's Grotto 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Award Wieners 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Baker's Field Bakery 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Burger Invasion 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Cocina Cucamonga Mexican Grill 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Corn Dog Castle 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Cove Bar (food only) 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Golden Vine Bar (food only) 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Pacific Wharf Cafe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Pizza Oom Mow Mow 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Taste Pilots' Grill 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
The Vineyard Room 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Wine Country Trattoria 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day

DLR Hotel restaurants
Croc's Bits and Bites 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Disney's PCH Grill 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Goofy's Kitchen 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Hook's Pointe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Hearthstone Lounge 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Lobby Bar 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Lost Bar 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Pool Bars (all hotels) 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Steakhouse 55 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Storytellers Cafe 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Top Brass 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
White Water Snacks 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Wine Cellar 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day
Yamabuki 10% 10% 10% 15% Every Day

DTD
Anne Geddes 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
AMC Theatres® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Basin™ 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Catal Restaurant & Uva Bar 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Not during Special Events
Club Libby Lu 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Compass Books and Cafe 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
ESPN Zone® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Not on Holidays / Special Events
Fossil 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Häagen-Dazs® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Hair Wraps 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
House of Blues® Anaheim 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Before 5 p.m.
Illuminations 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Island Charters 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Jamba Juice® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
La Brea Bakery Cafe 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
LEGO® Imagination Center 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Naples Ristorante e Pizzeria 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Not during Special Events
Pearl Factory 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Rainforest Cafe 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Before 4 p.m.
Ralph Brennan's Jazz Kitchen® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Max. Discount of $40
Something Silver 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Starabilias® 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Tom Kelly Caricatures 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day
Tortilla Jo's 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day Not during Special Events
Wetzel's® Pretzels 10% 10% 10% 10% Every Day

Hopefully that'll help. Notice a few (including RFC) only offer the discount before a certain time of day. So you might want to do them for lunch one day instead of dinner if you want the extra 10% off.

[mollyeilis]

That was incredibly helpful! Thank you!

Good info about RFC. I heard that they have a good breakfast, and I looked up their menu on, hmm, allears?, and it did look good. Since I don't think they make b'fast appetizers, lol, maybe that discount would be good if they go there one morning.

I told DH today that I'm not going on any rides. I'm just going to eat the whole time.