Disneyfoo
12-18-2009, 03:04 PM
We just got home, we had a fantastic time and put the Expedia saga behind us
Highs:
- our Sequoia lodge room, we had a corner room on the 6th floor that was nice and large (it was through the door at the end of the corridor). It was really nice and we had a big bottle of water, flowers, chocolate coins and a letter from the manager. VIP brekkie as well.
- We also had a Snow White themed set with a comb, toothbrush, shower cap etc in it. Each item was in a separate box with a pic if a different dwarf on it! I have seen pictures of this set previously in a DLH suite. Not sure how these sets are given out but suffice to say we have kept it unopened! I shall upload pics of the room and set later! I should point out our trip was a complimentary stay due to an incident in the park a few years ago, so our room was free!!
- Snow yesterday was also a highlight, made the park look even more beautiful and generally added to the atmosphere.
- Jedi Mickey Plush! We looked everywhere for one of these guys and we finally found one! We both love Star Wars, so this was a very awesome (and cute) find.
- The Chicago Steakhouse was again fantastic, as was Cowboy Cookout!
Neither high nor low:
- MMP, first we saw of it and we weren't fussed either way.
- The Cheyenne, we stayed here for a few nights after our free stay in the SL. We stayed here more because we loved it last time rather than money, but we both wished we had stayed at the SL, we had a good room just outside the reception but we just prefer the SL and don't think we will stay at the Cheyenne again.
- The crowds, not too bad, not too great!
The lows(there were too many!!)
-RER STRIKE! meaning a 70€ taxi ride from MLV station into Paris on the last minute. Then the Eurostar was late so we missed our connection, then snow caused chaos and a packed late, slow train to Leeds from LKX.
- Illness, I was ill pretty much the whole trip, I had a really high fever every night and we stayed in bed till 12:30 every day as we felt too bad to get up. Adrenalin seemed to help the rest of the day though. I had a chest infection by the way, which was a lovely present from Katy! At least we didn't miss out on anything in the parks, as Katy gets a Special Access Pass we didn't have to queue for anything except Fuente Del Oro - not even Winnie The Pooh!
- the weather, it was so very cold; colder than ever before and so cold we looked longingly at the DLH every time we walked past. Therefore we have decided that next year we are staying at the DLH for our chrimbo trip as we went in and fell in love. With it being so cold Katy had to use her stick every day, and was in a lot of pain, plus it was really hard for her to walk without slipping on the snowy days.
- Those meal vouchers! We saved our last two evening ones to use at face value at the Chicago Steakhouse, and while we were waiting for a table we realised we'd lost them! They probably fell out of our bag at some point that day, the last time we saw them was at lunch in the Studios a good 7 hours earlier, so we had to have McDonalds yet again! oh well, the Expedia saga means we still have 8 one day hoppers, which are usable until June (thank you again Guest Relations!)
Highs:
- our Sequoia lodge room, we had a corner room on the 6th floor that was nice and large (it was through the door at the end of the corridor). It was really nice and we had a big bottle of water, flowers, chocolate coins and a letter from the manager. VIP brekkie as well.
- We also had a Snow White themed set with a comb, toothbrush, shower cap etc in it. Each item was in a separate box with a pic if a different dwarf on it! I have seen pictures of this set previously in a DLH suite. Not sure how these sets are given out but suffice to say we have kept it unopened! I shall upload pics of the room and set later! I should point out our trip was a complimentary stay due to an incident in the park a few years ago, so our room was free!!
- Snow yesterday was also a highlight, made the park look even more beautiful and generally added to the atmosphere.
- Jedi Mickey Plush! We looked everywhere for one of these guys and we finally found one! We both love Star Wars, so this was a very awesome (and cute) find.
- The Chicago Steakhouse was again fantastic, as was Cowboy Cookout!
Neither high nor low:
- MMP, first we saw of it and we weren't fussed either way.
- The Cheyenne, we stayed here for a few nights after our free stay in the SL. We stayed here more because we loved it last time rather than money, but we both wished we had stayed at the SL, we had a good room just outside the reception but we just prefer the SL and don't think we will stay at the Cheyenne again.
- The crowds, not too bad, not too great!
The lows(there were too many!!)
-RER STRIKE! meaning a 70€ taxi ride from MLV station into Paris on the last minute. Then the Eurostar was late so we missed our connection, then snow caused chaos and a packed late, slow train to Leeds from LKX.
- Illness, I was ill pretty much the whole trip, I had a really high fever every night and we stayed in bed till 12:30 every day as we felt too bad to get up. Adrenalin seemed to help the rest of the day though. I had a chest infection by the way, which was a lovely present from Katy! At least we didn't miss out on anything in the parks, as Katy gets a Special Access Pass we didn't have to queue for anything except Fuente Del Oro - not even Winnie The Pooh!
- the weather, it was so very cold; colder than ever before and so cold we looked longingly at the DLH every time we walked past. Therefore we have decided that next year we are staying at the DLH for our chrimbo trip as we went in and fell in love. With it being so cold Katy had to use her stick every day, and was in a lot of pain, plus it was really hard for her to walk without slipping on the snowy days.
- Those meal vouchers! We saved our last two evening ones to use at face value at the Chicago Steakhouse, and while we were waiting for a table we realised we'd lost them! They probably fell out of our bag at some point that day, the last time we saw them was at lunch in the Studios a good 7 hours earlier, so we had to have McDonalds yet again! oh well, the Expedia saga means we still have 8 one day hoppers, which are usable until June (thank you again Guest Relations!)