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

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

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!!

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!

Stay at the Poly for a couple of nights.

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!

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.
We would get tickets to Cirque du Soleil. We loved it.
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.

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?

Oh noooooooooooooo.....

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

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 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 !! Also the menu's are imprinted on footballs that they bring to your table, and NO they will not let you keep them.

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

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

[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