ALEXandFAB
Disney. Doctor Who. Harry Potter. True Crime.
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- Jun 8, 2004
WhaaAAATTT?!our schools don't have A/C
So fancy
WhaaAAATTT?!our schools don't have A/C
So fancy
Right Our fairly nightmarish stay at the BW in 2015, I started out being very nice to the clueless, unhelpful CM's - including management - but we got nowhere and things kept getting worse. I eventually showed how pissed I was but still, we got nothin'. No way will I let that happen again.It is amazing how you have to be persistent at times or sorry you get NOTHIN!
That kid is a pisser for sure! One minute I'm fuming at him and then I'm laughingLove your son sitting by himself on the boat!
lol they do! That's how I feel down there in August!Boy, the temperatures sure rise fast in your TRs
He's one of a kind my Chris. He's also going to be living with us until he's at least 45, I'm sure.Oh this just cracks me up.
As I said above, after the crap that happened a couple years ago and the total lack of assistance we got from the BW staff, I wasn't even going to give them much of a chance here lol.I cannot believe the whole MB/key debacle! And what do they mean they "don't have more keys" - that's crazy! And how convenient that suddenly one "appeared" out of thin air. Good for you for insisting - CL has certain perks that should be a given!
kWe enjoyed CSR in July. Their concierge staff was amazing!!! You should enjoy it! We had a new room in the Cabanas section, and thought it was nicely done...The construction didn't bother us in the least.
Yes! 4th-8th I have to check your plans again so we can figure something out! I'll post my plans here soon or just text youyay! How exciting! You arrive on the...4th? I can't remember correctly!
I'm not sure, it seems GF gives some of it? I've never gotten all those extras at any of the other deluxes we've stayed at, so maybe only club and the GF.Sweet! Do they only give all these products for CL rooms? I
Overall we were very happy and impressed with the lounge and CL as a whole, especially the CM's there. However I did expect more with this whole MB issue. No idea what the problem was giving us more than one KTTW at first?? Yes the discount was nice and I felt successful lol.My point exactly about how CL was supposed to make your life easier, not harder! And how do they run out of KTTW cards?!?
At least you got a bit of a discount.
Question: why are you always going during the months I'm NOT going????Love those club level h2o amenities! We got them once at the GF... will report back in October as to whether they are still there!
lol really you have to love himI love your boat diva
They've done a wonderful job with everything there! I don't see myself ever using the the grill area but I understand some will and it looks very nice and welcoming.Thanks for the tour of the new offerings at WL! That grill pavilion looks so nice!!!
ok ok, it's not abuse! Remember we're in NY, so the only months they're in school that it really gets hot are June and Sept. and Sept. can go either way once your past the first 2 weeks. But since we go through the end of June, the last couple weeks of school can be BRUTALWhaaAAATTT?!
Ah, maybe because you were busy getting MARRIED????How did I get so behind on everything in life ever!??
And I'm so very glad to have youWell...I'm here now!
I'll be waiting for you!I'm super psyched to hear about this trip. Be back soon!
Does this look familiar to those of you with kids?? What the heck did we do in airports before all the electronics???
And then we sat until 10:19, whoo-hoo!!! Not. This is the part Steve hates and I have to hear it every single time. I thought we were getting a taxi but.....................so we arrived at the first hotel of our stay at 10: 40 thanks to a lead-footed driver:
Neat constellation curtains!
I'm sorry if I offend anyone (not really) but, this has got to be the worst pizza in the world. I really, truly hope it is because if anyone serves pizza that tastes worse than this they should be shut down immediately. When we ordered in 2015 we all ate it because 1. the kids didn't think it was that bad and 2. Steve and I ordered the supreme and the toppings kind of masked the nastiness. This time Steve and I just couldn't stomach it after 2 bites so we ended up getting pretzels. Chris saw nothing wrong with the pizza; Ricky didn't like it but wanted more than pretzels and so he ate it. Yuck. Between our later arrival time, wait on ME, room that was far, far away, and not good late night meal, arrival night was kinda crappy.
Hey, is anyone watching "The Mist"? It's a series on Spike based on the short story by Stephen King. He's my all-time favorite author, I had seen the previews before the series started and then totally forgot about it. There have been like, 10 episodes of the first season so far so Steve and I are watching them every chance we get to catch up! It is AWESOME. I read the story when I was in high school and now I need to go back and read it again. I also need to go see "The Dark Tower" which came out the night before we left for Disney. Has anyone seen it?
Here's a blurry picture of my Redhead! Had to capture her before she's gone:
Sidenote: I know this can be "controversial" but I'm not happy they're removing her. Or redoing her or whatever. I think the reasons people are upset about the scene are ridiculous; people are reading too much into it and getting way to picky and whiny. I normally don't get upset about these things but this is pissing me off. I also realize the "official" reason for redoing the scene has nothing to do with guest complaints.
Every time I tried getting to one for a picture their handler would move them along. This happened every single day we were in MK and I never had any luck, but at least I got to see them.
We were definitely ready to chill at Yacht Club by this time, and my super smart husband came up with the wonderful idea of riding the train back to Main St. Perfect!
And, my absolute absolute favorite that I can totally blackmail my 15 year old son with:
OMG! Steve and I were dying because we knew how this one was going to turn o
I left you last as we were relaxing and enjoying some adult beverages at what might be coolest pool on property, Stormalong Bay.
A CM in the lobby told Steve you "go through the Lyft website" so he did, and we promptly got a text that a gray SUV of some sort would be there for us in 7 minutes When Steve asked the CM's outside the Yacht Club, we found out that once on the Lyft site, a CM had to do some type of thingy and get us linked to the actual Minnie Van part of the site. So while we didn't have a special vehicle drive us, we did arrive to our dinner destination in record time.
The next morning we were moving to my favorite resort:
My goal like many of you is to try every resort, so I'm glad we stayed at Yacht Club and it certainly wasn't bad. The room was nice but I prefer carpeting. I also prefer my room not to be at the end of the earth, but that's a chance you take at the bigger resorts and this wasn't the first time we were far away from civilization at a Disney resort! It just kind of takes a little wind out of your sails when that's your location. The new(ish) Marketplace there had quite a large selection of hot items in the grab and go section and tons of snacks so it's a nice addition. Steve did feel it was "stuffier" than BC and BW which I've heard before; I didn't feel it was stuffy but BC definitely to me has a more fun, relaxed vibe. WL still beats it for me though!
I wish I'd taken pictures because it was actually hysterical: once you got to the Tree of Life, the two of us and about 8 other people went right - and 7000 people went left to Pandora
As we approached Island Mercantile we saw a line and realized it was for Flights of Passage ALL the way out there, and the CM holding the sign letting people know where the end of the line was kept yelling, "the wait time from this point is approx. 3.5 hours!" This was at 9:30 in the morning people, holy crap I wish I had pictures!
Neither of the boys have watched Avatar yet so they really had no idea what they were seeing, and since it's an extremely tame ride they weren't all that impressed. And other than how beautiful the details are, neither were Steve and I. I don't have any desire to ride this again in the near future, although I do think since they could only manage 2 rides in Pandora it's good that one is a non-thrill ride.
I got to spend yesterday in Manhattan at a travel agent luncheon on the Norwegian cruise ship, the Gem
I said in my dining report, I knew we got chocolates but I had no idea they'd be WL themed!
Then they had our itinerary printed out. I'd made changes since they printed it but still pretty cool:
The main problem was having only one key to get in, and that key wouldn't work to open the lounge door so if we wanted to get in the lounge we had to call a special lounge CM #, tell them we were at the gate, and they'd come open it. A big reason we decided to try club was so the boys could come and go from the lounge without us, especially if they didn't want to come to a park with us. With only one room key and having to call to access the lounge, it seemed this would be tricky and annoying. But again, we didn't want to worry about it now especially since we were starving!
I looked at the toiletries in our room as there were a few extra ones than we normally get:
Spoiler alert, that solar relief gel comes in handy later in the week and it's not for sunburn!
I won't go in to our BW troubles from 2015 but if you're familiar with that trip, there was no way I was taking an answer I didn't like and accepting it!
Chris with his new boat friends.
The topiaries of the Bison and the baby were placed their just before the new CCV's were opened. We saw them there in July. I think they originally were located in front of the main entrance by the parking lot.Were they always there? Anyone?
Normally I go with the very smooth Avocado margarita, but I was in the mood for something different. In the end I decided to try the PINEAPPLE MARGARITA: 100% Agave Tequila Reposado, ginger liqueur, caramelized pineapple nectar, fresh lime juice and gave nectar, served on the rocks:
I'll post the full review in my dining report but in a nutshell, Steve thought it was pretty good, Chris and I enjoyed it again including a new dessert option, and while Ricky wasn't a big fan of the mussels he thought overall it was decent. The best part of the meal by far for Chris was a return of the end-of-meal hot towel:
Ricky won a basketball and was nice enough to let Chris pick it out and have it. Then we got to yell at Chris repeatedly to stop dribbling it in everone's path along the BW.
WHEE! This time we got an ACTUAL Minnie Van!!! Our driver was awesome, she was a CM originally from Long Island so I sad in front with her and we had a great conversation about all the foods that aren't good outside of NY
Speaking of CL things we liked, when we returned that night our keys still weren't working. We did not like this, no we did not. While Steve and I were hanging in the lounge we asked the CM there what the heck was going on and he apologized, tried linking our bands again, but of course couldn't. So for our troubles we took like 3 sodas and 4 waters out of the cooler when we went back to the room and figured we'd get up in someone's face about it in the morning if they weren't working lol.
Right? Really even 2 adults, when Steve and I go by ourselves he'll go do laundry and if I'm ready before he gets back I might run down and get something to eat so we would be annoyed in any case if our bands didn't work and we only had one key.CL or no CL a family of 4 with 2 teenagers needs more than one key
I laughed so hard I scared my 2 sleeping dogs when you wrote about Cris not wanting to sit with you
He does things like that all the time! We figure if he ever walks away from us, some nice family will take him in. Until they realize just what they brought homeAh...the joy of kids...loved the shot of your son with his "new friends" on the boat. Every parent here can probably relate to that!
I had to temper my..........temper lol, but since we'd just arrived I didn't want to make myself known as someone with an attitude lol and I wanted to give them a chance to fix ti quickly. Then when we returned that night I was too tired to argue and knew I'd be ready to fight in the morning if need be!How frustrating about the key situation. Wow. I'd have been pretty annoyed also and probably would not have been nice about trying to have it fixed either.
Hmm, the CM didn't give you a confirmation # when you booked? They should have, although since opening back up Tuesday so many of the calls are going to Arise agents and they pretty much suck. As for not being able to do it online, the online system has been messed up since their stupid upgrade over the summer and constantly has issues, not good for anyone and really a pain for us TA's.I finally caved and booked 3 of the 4 nights we needed last not at CBR, a place we've never stayed before. Today...no confirmation number of my booking so I hope it's there! I had to do it by phone because for some reason the online booking system wouldn't take it.
Well you made the smart choice lol! Did you enjoy Ample Hills? We had their ice cream once. OMG I suppose after the cold lunches they were serving and being cooped up, the pizza might not seem so bad to people, but even in that situation no way would I eat it again.I usually just lurk and read reports but I had to comment even if a little late about the Boardwalk pizza. My husband and I stayed at Yacht club this past week and we were there during Hurricane Irma. Well on Monday after Disney lifted the curfew ban we walked around the boardwalk a few times to stretch our legs and there was a line that was probably 30 to 40 people long for the boardwalk pizza place! I laughed and had to tell him about how i've heard that pizza isn't good but because on Monday Disney was really pushing their "food boxes" people were looking for other options and the pizza place just happened to be open. We opted for Ample Hills ice cream for dinner
I don't know, you guys are so deprived that you only go to Disney ever year, excuse me for showing you tons of things each trip and forgetting shaved ice?
The lengths you won't go to for those boys... and here they are berating you over shave iceagain, mom came through moving things around and getting us in.
Awww, that's so sweet!Ricky won a basketball and was nice enough to let Chris pick it out and have it.
Then we got to yell at Chris repeatedly to stop dribbling it in everone's path along the BW.
I would have judged you if you HADN'T tried this - it looks OMG AMAZING. I don't care how full I am, if something looks good, something gets eaten.I was still pretty full from dinner but I HAD to try this as I didn't know how many nights we'd be back to the lounge before it closed at 10 plus 1. I love cobbler and 2. Kari told me how delicious it is.
I wouldn't have regretted it either!it was delicious and I do not regret filling myself to the point of illness to eat it.
Nicotine? That sounds so appetizing! I don't do salted rims with my margaritas anyways but Disney always has the strangest choices for salt.
I'm not sure what they put around the rim but it tasted like nicotine.......lol the margarita was pretty good.
Yum those look so good! I always forget they're there. Those would be perfect on a hot day!
Yes, none of us had ever had this before! Ricky got cherry and Chris got watermelon, but neither got the sweet milk on top. They both loved this and asked my why I never had them get this before........I don't know, you guys are so deprived that you only go to Disney ever year, excuse me for showing you tons of things each trip and forgetting shaved ice? I did smile smugly after they showed enthusiasm for the new treat I was able to point out to them
At least you know there's one thing that can always make him happy
So they're actual CMs? I thought they were just Lyft or Uber drivers.WHEE! This time we got an ACTUAL Minnie Van!!! Our driver was awesome, she was a CM originally from Long Island so I sad in front with her and we had a great conversation about all the foods that aren't good outside of NY
HE was! Steve and I were in awe. And happy.HOly smokes! Your driver was FAST!
Have you ever had NY pizza? It's the best pizza anywhere and that's fact, not just my opinion lol but even if you haven't there are no words for the BW pizza that aren't curse words. It's truly disgusting and close to inedible. I hope you are never in a situation where you are forced to eat it!Oh gawd that sounds awful...
Well I don't think it's very scary but then again I'm a big fan of horror. On the other hand, there are actually a couple rather gross scenes that kind of surprised me given it was on TV, but I guess Spike (the channel it's on here) is a more free with what they allow. So if the image of a woman with the bottom half of her jaw gone will put you over the edge then um, don't watch it But it's VERY good!Is it very scary? I'm a wimp. But as I mentioned in @xlsm's TR, it was filmed right here around Halifax/Bedford area, so I'd like to try to watch...
I loved your selfie with Big Al!Oh no!! I forced myself in and didn't really give Big Al a choice when I grabbed a selfie, and I have no regrets.
I'm not surprised you fell in love with it and very happy you did Can't wait for you to start that TR!OMG yay!! Spoiler alert: I did fall a little in love with WL, as will be revealed in my eventual TR.
True, you won't be riding FoP so it's good there's an option in Pandora for you. And it's pretty but.............I compare it to Small World but I love Small World and want to ride if every trip, probably for the nostalgia. I don't see Na'vi ever reaching the nostalgia level for me or the boys.I have to kind of agree. I liked it ok, especially since I have issues with motion on the thrill rides...it was pretty...but I don't feel any particular need to do it again any time soon. It's pretty slow...
Well to be honest it did resolve itself quickly, which was good! SO much better than our BW nonsense. But still frustrating, although we still consider our CL stay a win!I sense this is foreshadowing and this issue won't be resolves easily...
but do you expect any less from him now lol?Oh my gosh hahaha! Chris!
I hate that we had to fight for it too; they should just do something to make it right or make you feel less inconvenienced at the beginning. Sorry about your troubles too. I'm used to the bands now and overall think they're great but the more things that are tied to technology the more open they are to issues. Our first trip with MB's we had 10 park days. No problems for 8 days, then on the 9th day we all scan ned fine at Epcot except Ricky and the CM with a clipboard insinuated he didn't have a ticket. We were insulted number one, plus he could see where all of us including Ricky had been on previous days. Why would 3 of us have 10 day tickets and then one in our family have an 8 day?? We spent almost 2 hours in line at GS there with about 200 other people having band issues and only got 2 extra FP's for that. Steve lost his temper big time there, too and I couldn't blame him one bit; the lady on line in front of us was so crazy I thought they were going to call security!he key problem must have been really annoying. I'm glad you got the discount and extra card, but you shouldn't have had to fight for it in the first place. We had a problem with our MagicBands bands not working for our BC room in July. And it was a crazy glitch where they had to reset every sinlge one of our bands to make them work. Usually if they get one band to work then the rest will automatically work, but not this time. I think we spent an hour or more getting this fixed.
We've never been down by the parking lot so I wouldn't have seen them. I like where they are now; I think more people will be walking back there now with the pool etc. so good idea to move them.The topiaries of the Bison and the baby were placed their just before the new CCV's were opened. We saw them there in July. I think they originally were located in front of the main entrance by the parking lot.
Well I don't think it's very scary but then again I'm a big fan of horror. On the other hand, there are actually a couple rather gross scenes that kind of surprised me given it was on TV, but I guess Spike (the channel it's on here) is a more free with what they allow. So if the image of a woman with the bottom half of her jaw gone will put you over the edge then um, don't watch it But it's VERY good!
True, you won't be riding FoP so it's good there's an option in Pandora for you.
figured we'd get up in someone's face about it in the morning if they weren't working lol.
I can't believe there wasn't a line! We actually haven't had anything from La Cava in ages because the lines are always insane. Glad you enjoyed this, but what is that on the rim? Looks like either pepper or antsI was surprised given the heat that the line wasn't long at all; in fact there was only one group ahead of me. Steve wasn't in a margarita mood so he waited with the boys while I looked over the menu. Normally I go with the very smooth Avocado margarita, but I was in the mood for something different. In the end I decided to try the PINEAPPLE MARGARITA: 100% Agave Tequila Reposado, ginger liqueur, caramelized pineapple nectar, fresh lime juice and gave nectar, served on the rocks:
Yum, I'll have to try and remember to let Casey get one of these while she is driving me crazy around the world showcase too. We've never had them before either, but they look great. But why did you hold out on the poor kiddos for so long
Yes, none of us had ever had this before! Ricky got cherry and Chris got watermelon, but neither got the sweet milk on top. They both loved this and asked my why I never had them get this before........I don't know, you guys are so deprived that you only go to Disney ever year, excuse me for showing you tons of things each trip and forgetting shaved ice? I did smile smugly after they showed enthusiasm for the new treat I was able to point out to them
He most certainly does. Nothing like a quick bath in the middle of a restaurant.
Ah, he provides so much entertainment.
Woohoo!!!!! Do they all have CMs driving them?
WHEE! This time we got an ACTUAL Minnie Van!!! Our driver was awesome, she was a CM originally from Long Island so I sad in front with her and we had a great conversation about all the foods that aren't good outside of NY
Even though I'm lame, glad you enjoyed this stuff. When we did CL we didn't miss it any night. We'd load it into some coffee cups and then sit on our balcony and enjoy it with our wine (also conveniently in coffee cups because more ) In fact one night we ended up cabbing it back from dinner at Jiko just so we didn't miss it. We may have had a slight problem.
I was still pretty full from dinner but I HAD to try this as I didn't know how many nights we'd be back to the lounge before it closed at 10 plus 1. I love cobbler and 2. Kari told me how delicious it is. We know how lame her food reviews usually are but she was right about this, it was delicious and I do not regret filling myself to the point of illness to eat it.