Just got back from our trip May 16 - 22. We had WONDERFUL weather. It rained once, for about 5 minutes. Seriously couldn't have asked for better weather.
Our stay at YC CL was awesome. The staff at CL were all so pleasant and attentive. We did not mind the 'bartender,' if anything, it was nice to chit chat with them as we got our wine! Got as much as we wanted and enjoyed talking to them! Our room was 5226, which was literally one room over from our last stay (5224) so we had nearly the same view, this one slightly more view of the rooftop, but still not bad. We had turndown every night, and rooms were tidy and clean.
Bus Service this trip was SPOTTY. AK was good, boat service was great and constant. MK bus service was brutal, there was only ONE time when we waited less than 10 minutes for a bus. Other times, both at MK and at the resort, we were waiting 20+ minutes for a bus. One evening we shared service (from MK) with Swan/Dolphin/Boardwalk. It was crowded, and we ended up talking to this one poor guy who was holding his 60lb daughter who was fast asleep and no one bothered to give up seating for the guy. It was a thirty minute drive to BC (where his family was staying) and he's holding her one armed (the other holding the bar of course). He wasn't complaining, but we were! LOL...We all have tired feet, but sometimes people aren't considerate. Oh well, won't be the first or last time that happens!
Had no glitches and issues with the magic bands. I still don't see why we can't book them maybe....10 days in advance instead of 60. It made planning the trip a bit more stressful, but made the time during the trip a bit easier not running to rides to get a fastpass. We were able to go on the 7dmt 2x, once for an early FP+ and another time we went on during wishes (we had seen it earlier that week) when standby was only 30 minutes (at around 9:50), and the line moved quickly b/c not many people booked their FP+ while wishes was going on (got to see some of the fireworks while standing in line, pretty cool). I will say, Peter Pan's flight is up there with 7DMT in need of FP+. there were some times during the trip when PPF had a LONGER wait than 7dmt. I give people a lot of credit waiting 75 minutes for that ride!
There is a lot of construction going on in the parks. While we really enjoyed this trip, we are thinking we may not return until they have some of the new things built, like the avatar park in AK and MK Hub, and maybe Star Wars park in DHS, and Disney Springs. We LOVE disney and had a great trip, but would love to return in 4-5 years when they have some new additions, because we saw a lot of boarded up walls this trip. I know it's a work in progress and nothing happens overnight, so I'm not complaining, just thoughts for when we will be returning.
I would definitely suggest coming in early-mid may. You plan it right and you can have a very pleasant trip. From my planning, we never waited more than 30 minutes for a ride and were able to have some SAB time every day! There are of course still the chair savers. Honestly, I deal with them all the same. I give them 30 minutes. If they don't come in the time, the chair is up for grabs.
We tried some new foods, like the Crews Cup Lounge (LOVED the truffle fries), earl of sandwich, and Via Napoli (yummy pizza!) and went to some tried and true favorites like Ohana (though it is just too much food for us, we may not go back our next trip) and we did Cape May Cafe - the BBQ ribs were back (on a Thursday), the crab legs were plenty and delicious, and they have a better selection of desserts - the peanut butter blondies and pistachio cheesecake were big hits with us. Also had ice cream from France pavilion, and drinks around the world. La Cava del tequila is SO popular now, it is one of the longer lines we waited in! Grey goose slushy and welsh dragon are both still my favorites and are both so refreshing. I got a No Way Jose from the to-go menu at Beaches, so you can ask for it! And of course, I had the all time favorite Sunken treasure. So...all in all, we had a fantastic trip!
since I don't think you have posted before.
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Blah! I really don't want construction during out whole stay but was willing to gamble on part of it. Plus, I wanted to check out the new Poly pool area and the Trader Sams. Rant over. Anyone have any luck calling vs. booking online with this sort of issue? I tried calling and the guy just said he didn't see availability for those days and wasn't flexible. I wonder if someone else would be more willing.
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