Leaving bright and early for our grown up birthday trip! Dropped the kids off at camp this afternoon & they both wished us a happy trip.
I have enjoyed this thread so much...now I can't wait to experience all I've read about!
Jennifer
We are home from our trip and I wanted to come back to say how much we LOVED YC! My DH and I agree it will be our new "home" resort for future trips to WDW. We loved the proximity to Epcot and DHS, we thought SAB was awesome, and we enjoyed the atmosphere at the resort in general.
We booked GV and were upgraded to Lagoon View in a corner room. We also had a King Bed. The only request I made was "high floor," so the Boardwalk view and the corner room were both nice!
I wanted to mention that we did online check in, but our room was not ready when we checked in. We decided to check out the Boardwalk while we waited. We had lunch and then took the boat from Epcot to DHS and back. On our way back from DHS, we got a text with our room number. Total wait time: 2 hours. Our luggage arrived in the room about 10 minutes after we did, which was great because we were soaked from getting caught in a thunderstorm!
We ordered room service for breakfast one morning and that experience was just magical. On another morning we ate at Captain's Grille and enjoyed it as well. We had lunch at the Boardwalk Bakery (yum!) on our arrival day and ice cream at Beaches and Cream after Epcot fireworks. I do wish there was another quick service dining option...but that is a small concern compared to the many benefits of the resort.
This was the first trip in several that we have not rented a car and I can say we did not miss it! I am usually not a fan of bus transportation, but I was so impressed with the YC/BC busses! The longest we waited was 15 minutes for a bus to MK in the morning. We did 4 parks in one day (always wanted to see if it could be done...and it can!), relying totally on busses. Disney transportation gets an A+ from me on this trip!
I am currently unemployed for the next school year (I'm a teacher), so we are unsure when we will be able to plan another trip to the World. But when we do make those plans, we will be staying at the Yacht Club!
Thanks again for all the great tips on this thread. If I can answer any questions, I am glad to do so!
Jennifer