Continued from Disney Florida Mom Blogger Mixer.

The first stop on a tour was Disney’s Bay Lake Towers.

Bay Lake Towers is Disney’s newest Vacation Club (DVC). Rooms are also available to rent even if you are not a DVC member.

Today we looked at the 3 bedroom Grand Villa, which was nothing short of AMAZING!

From the moment you step into the lobby, you know this resort is not like any other on Disney property.

Everything is very upscale, clean, and modern. To me this is the deluxe of all Disney deluxe resorts. You can’t get better than this as far as location and view.

The fountain has some of the first buyers of Bay Lake Towers plated on the sides.

Zero entry Bay Cove Pool with water slide, spa, and kid’s zone.

Now for the Grand Villa! The Grand Villa has 3 bedrooms, 4 bathrooms, and 4 balconies with a full kitchen and dining area. This suite can accommodate up to 12 people and runs in the range of $2000 a night. For me this would be one of those once in a lifetimes stays with 11 friends splitting the cost.

Bay Lake Towers also has more economical rooms such as the studios which sleep 4. The cost per night on these is in line with the other Deluxe Disney Resorts.

Check out this view! At night you can turn your TV on to a special channel, and the wishes music is piped into your room.

At the very top of Bay Lake Towers is the exclusive Top of the World Lounge, only available to current guests and DVC members.

You can currently book Bay Lake Towers now, but the official opening date is not until August 4th, 2009.

Up next, Disney’s Treehouse Villas.

Tags: Bay Lake Towers, Disney Vacation Club, DVC, Top of the World Lounge

Now that I am going to BlogHer I am seeking out sponsorships from companies to help assist with some much needed items.

One of the most important things one needs for BlogHer is business cards.

UPrinting has a special program just for bloggers where they are sponsoring Bloggers by offering them free business cards, giveaway opportunites, and even chances to win cash. This is a win-win for both parties invloved, I get my much needed business cards, and Uprinting gets more advertising on blogs like mine.

So far I am very impressed with the Uprinting Blog Sponsor Program.

Why UPrinting.com isn’t your average printing company:

Blog Sponsorships:
If you are looking to find a sponsor for your blog, UPrinting.com is definitely interested. We offer giveaways, advertising and more for qualified bloggers.

Non-Profit Sponsorships:
The U-Community Program sponsors hundreds of non-profits and education to improve our local communities.

Social Justice Projects:
The UPrinting Kiva account promotes small business growth in developing countries.

Green Printing:
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Go check them out, especially for your BlogHer business cards. I will be sharing mine here (and at BlogHer) when I get them.

Tags: uprinting blog sponsor

I was very fortunate to spend this past weekend with some very magical moms at the Disney Florida Mom Bloggers Mixer. The moms I had the pleasure of meeting-

Leigh from ThemeParkMom.com

Melanie from ModernMami.com

Shari from CrazedMommy.com

Shellie from Blog4Mom.com

Cindy from TheMomMaven.com

Daisy from DrMommyChronicles.com

another special mom was Tanya from the Disney Mom’s Panel

Also a very special thanks to Laura, Leanne, Mary, and Maria Bailey- for making this weekend possible. It really was Magical!

Now lets get down to how we spent 2 days at Disney World.

I must start out by saying that I was late to the mixer. Unfortunately for me, the weather was pretty bad on our way to Orlando and we had to stop multiple times on the side of the road to wait for the rain to clear. To make matters worse, my husband had some sort of anxiety attack, and needless to say, we were late.

Luckily Disney was nice enough to get me with the group as soon as I arrived. Our first order of business was lunch at The Wave (Disney’s Contemporary Resort).

This was not my first dining experience at The Wave, but it was definitely the best. We sampled many appetizers, a little wine, and then had a fabulous lunch. I played it pretty safe and had a bacon cheeseburger, but I have to tell you it was one of the best cheeseburgers I have ever had.

After a good amount of time talking and meeting with the other women it was time to go on our first tour of the newest Disney Vacation Club Resort, Bay Lake Towers.

On our way out the waitress gave us our very own light up Tinkerbell cup. Look how cute! These can be purchased for your kids (or yourself) at most Disney restaurants.There is also a Disney Cars option for boys.

I really want to share a lot of detail about everything we got to see and do. So to make these posts a little more manageable I am going to break them up into bite sized portions. Up next-

Bay Lake Towers

Treehouse Villas

All Star Music Family Suites

Caribbean Beach Resort Pirate Rooms

Disney’s Yacht Club Resort

Dinner at California Grill

Characters in Flight at Downtown Disney

Pirates League

Lunch at the Brown Derby

American Idol Experience Backstage Tour

Tags: Disney Mom Blogger Mixer

from left, Melanie @ ModernMami, Shari @ Crazed Mommy, and me - photo credit to Shari

Outside California Grill looking out at the Magic Kingdom

I have a ton of pictures and info I will be sharing from the Disney Fl Mom Blogger Mixer.