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magicalmoments4 · 02-03-2013, 05:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by goddesserika18

I will be at beach club in may! my first time!

Yeah!!! That is awesome!! You are going to love it!!!

ALMinVA · 02-03-2013, 05:33 PM

Well, we are home and its snowing and we miss the YC already. But boy what a great week. No complaints whatsoever.
For what its worth here are my two cents:
What started out rough with DH and that chaos of getting him out of Toronto ended beautifully.
We arrived at YC at 11:58pm Saturday evening. That meant no one to greet us at the lobby when we drove up, no one to check us in on the 5th floor. And that would have been just fine, but I ran into some problems that people should be aware about. The CM issued charging privileges to my 11 year old and didn't want to take the time to fix that problem, now granted I could have stood there and argued but I was tired and knew I would enlist the CMs on the 5th floor to help in the morning, so the CM on ground floor told me not to worry that without the pin number, DD would not be able to charge. Well, most of the rfid machines were down when we were there so this was not the case, and if she had lost her card there could have been trouble - not one cm asked for id when we used our cards to purchase items and we had not signed the back. The check in cm also informed me the hotel was out of gold cards and so everyone was using blue keys. I am not picky so whatever right?
Next morning I go straight to 5th floor concierge and they immediately fix charging privileges on dd keys and miraculously the gold keys appear as did all sorts of paperwork and information that previous night CM did not give out. IMO, if you arrive late at night, check back in the morning to make sure everything is ok, just to be sure, thats just been my experience and not specific to YC.

Folks, that was my only "negative" experience at the YC. And when I told the 5th floor cm about the experience, they went out of their way to correct the problem. The next day we even got a voice mail from the manager making sure we had everything we needed and apologizing. Now that is service. We enjoyed every other aspect. Having CL was perfect because the BC marketplace is a little walk and with hungry kids in the morning, the lounge was very convenient.

The lounge never felt crowded to me no matter what time we were there. Though there was this one lady who would wear her robe, you know the ones they give you in the room, to the lounge every night at appetizers. Then her mother, or who appeared to be her mother, started showing up in her robe so the two of them would come in their robes. um, yeah, that was a bit out of taste for me. sorry, we are not all family and this is not your living room...i don't mean to offend anyone but there was clearly nothing underneath that robe if you catch my drift...eeeww!
Anyhow, there was never a line and that was a pleasant surprise since I've stayed Poly CL and always encountered lines around the food areas.

We were amazed at the low crowds last Sunday in MK. We were so surprised. We went in at 10:45. Walked on Jungle Cruise, POC, then checked DS in for his haircut at the barber shop. Turned out that the woman who cut his hair and I went to the same high school - small world! We then ate lunch at Pecos and headed to Haunted Mansion, again not even a 10 minute wait. We went on Buzz in under 10 minutes and on the new Ariel ride which we walked on. It was weird! After doing some photo pass pictures we had a reservation at BOG and that was fabulous. It was a full long day but fabulous.

Monday had more of the same low crowds, we did extra morning hours at Animal Kingdom and by 10 had done EE and safari and seen the Nemo show. So we hit Tusker House for breakfast and some touring and then headed out to rest up for Pirates League and Pirates and Pals fireworks voyage which was fabulous.

Tuesday we went to Sea World. Now, my dd and dh love Manta and Kracken so they hit those and then we all did the log flume, can't remember name of it and guess what - thats when we saw them and they were every where - the tour groups....my goodness, it was so overwhelming! We went on to feed some sting rays, did the new turtle trek and then had lunch at Sharks Underwater Grill and then called it a day - we preferred to be at SAB then fighting those groups..it was difficult.

So - you know the rest of the story.

My family got to meet Teena! And we promise we will bring tomatoes next time!

Thought I would post some photos of our rooms view. Remember we booked GV and received a LV room. Now, i think they may look at this as a bad view because of the round roof right in front but i think it was perfect. Our room was 5233 and we had 2 queens and a daybed. Loved it!

view to the right

view to the left

view straight on

ds enjoying kids section of lounge

look we have SAB to ourselves!

tie dying t shirts by the pool

watch out for the shark honey!

natebenma · 02-03-2013, 05:58 PM

@ALMinVA

Awesome!!! Loved your live reports during your stay, and I really appreciate your review and great pictures!!!

disneydee6 · 02-03-2013, 06:26 PM

Thanks for the review! Excited for my stay in a few months. We booked SV for YC CL because we are a family of 5 and that was the only category that allows for 5 in CL. I wonder why there are daybeds in the GV and LV CL rooms but don't have 5+ available to stay. Hmmmm

JanetMom · 02-03-2013, 06:34 PM

ALMinVA - Thanks for posting your review! So nice to hear about your great trip, given the chaos the day before.

Great pics! Thanks for sharing.

1971DBday · 02-03-2013, 06:41 PM

Great review ALMinVA! I'm so happy that your bumpy start ended and that you got a little bit of pixie dust!

The photos were perfect since Chicago finally got some snow, but I'd rather see the views you had at the YC!

AliceIn · 02-03-2013, 06:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ALMinVA

Well, we are home and its snowing and we miss the YC already. But boy what a great week. No complaints whatsoever.
For what its worth here are my two cents:
What started out rough with DH and that chaos of getting him out of Toronto ended beautifully.

Thanks for the wonderful photos and reviews! I'm glad you guys had a beautiful vacation.

Mousemommy1 · 02-03-2013, 06:51 PM

ALMinVA-So glad you ended up having a fabulous trip!!! I can't wait to get there in 74 long days.

medicgirl177 · 02-03-2013, 07:01 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by pamkat1820

I hope the boards stay active tonight with the game. I am not into football at all,

yes I know. I need something to keep me occupied.

I'm working a 12 tonight. So calls pending ill he surfing the DISboards for my Disney fix!

medicgirl177 · 02-03-2013, 07:07 PM

@ ALMinVA: Awesome TR, I loved the view, it was pretty! And what luck with the rides!! I'm glad you had a great time. Don't let the disney blues get you down now, start planning the next trip!!

ALMinVA · 02-03-2013, 07:25 PM

I have to thank all of you who keep this board going. I spent hours reading along, lurking, and soaking up all of your knowledge before this vacation. Remember, I was a Poly expert so this trip sent me right out of my comfort zone. Thank you, your thoughtful, dedicated work on this board resulted in adding to my family's enjoyment. I arrived at YC and felt like I had a wealth of knowledge and a familiarization of the layout.
I just want to say if I can ever pay it forward, I am happy to do so.
My dh always says he wants to vacation elsewhere, but for the past 5 years we have been returning the WDW and I know I am not the only one having the blues. In fact, guess who went out and bought the ingredients to the Sunken Treasure and has made me 2 so far? (he's perfecting his skills). So, while he denies it, we all call him Disney Dad because, he too, is addicted just not "man enough" to admit it.
The CMs at YC CL were, IMO, more friendly than Poly. They were just so nice and willing to help with anything. That first morning, I was so exhausted and I happened to come by the desk when the lounge was closed and those thoughtful CM's went and made me a cup of tea, seriously - imo, that is the icing on the cake.
For my family, a balcony is important so we will choose YC over BC for the comfort of knowing that request will be met.
This is the second trip that we utilized Kids Nite Out and we requested the same sitter as we had in October. That was really nice. DH and I went to Yachtsman, the kids went to Beaches and Cream and to the arcade. They love her and some time away from us did us all good. I was very nervous in October when it was our first time but dd11 has a cell phone and I told her to call me if anything seemed off. But I had nothing to worry about, it was a great experience and we used the same girl, Tara, this trip too.
But I just really want to express a HUGE THANK YOU. I don't know if you all know just how much this thread has helped. We have been to the world numerous times and each time we still do things we have never tried before. Simply amazing.
I can't turn my addiction to this thread off so I will be lurking and reading along.
Dee, Teena, and all of you - I humbly thank you.

DannysMom · 02-03-2013, 07:25 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrMomof3

We *almost* became BCV DVC members. I called about a resale contract yesterday but it had already sold.

Now that I have permission to buy a resale BCV contract though, I'll be more aggressive...

Amanda

Good luck finding the perfect BCV contract! We bought ours last summer. Can't wait for our March trip!

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards App, please excuse any typos or autocorrects!

ALMinVA · 02-03-2013, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mousemommy1

ALMinVA-So glad you ended up having a fabulous trip!!! I can't wait to get there in 74 long days.

I remember my countdown! Don't worry - it will go so fast

You are in NH...thats our next vacation, we spend the first two weeks of July on Lake Winnipesaukee (sp?) My husband's family has been vacationing in Moultonborough for almost 40 years. Its gorgeous there and my dh says its his dream to live there.

ALMinVA · 02-03-2013, 07:33 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DannysMom

Good luck finding the perfect BCV contract! We bought ours last summer. Can't wait for our March trip!

Sent from my iPad using DISBoards App, please excuse any typos or autocorrects!

DVC members get a discount on the tie dying t-shirts

I think I paid $18 and they were saying DVC members pay $15.
I also heard, and could be rumor, that they were starting fast pass plus in march for mk and over the summer for epcot.
Hope you have a great trip!

nannette · 02-03-2013, 07:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DrMomof3

We *almost* became BCV DVC members. I called about a resale contract yesterday but it had already sold.

Now that I have permission to buy a resale BCV contract though, I'll be more aggressive...

Amanda

Now that's exciting!!

ALMinVA Excellent review and great photos

02-03-2013, 05:33 PM	#2372
ALMinVA Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 172	and so... Well, we are home and its snowing and we miss the YC already. But boy what a great week. No complaints whatsoever. For what its worth here are my two cents: What started out rough with DH and that chaos of getting him out of Toronto ended beautifully. We arrived at YC at 11:58pm Saturday evening. That meant no one to greet us at the lobby when we drove up, no one to check us in on the 5th floor. And that would have been just fine, but I ran into some problems that people should be aware about. The CM issued charging privileges to my 11 year old and didn't want to take the time to fix that problem, now granted I could have stood there and argued but I was tired and knew I would enlist the CMs on the 5th floor to help in the morning, so the CM on ground floor told me not to worry that without the pin number, DD would not be able to charge. Well, most of the rfid machines were down when we were there so this was not the case, and if she had lost her card there could have been trouble - not one cm asked for id when we used our cards to purchase items and we had not signed the back. The check in cm also informed me the hotel was out of gold cards and so everyone was using blue keys. I am not picky so whatever right? Next morning I go straight to 5th floor concierge and they immediately fix charging privileges on dd keys and miraculously the gold keys appear as did all sorts of paperwork and information that previous night CM did not give out. IMO, if you arrive late at night, check back in the morning to make sure everything is ok, just to be sure, thats just been my experience and not specific to YC. Folks, that was my only "negative" experience at the YC. And when I told the 5th floor cm about the experience, they went out of their way to correct the problem. The next day we even got a voice mail from the manager making sure we had everything we needed and apologizing. Now that is service. We enjoyed every other aspect. Having CL was perfect because the BC marketplace is a little walk and with hungry kids in the morning, the lounge was very convenient. The lounge never felt crowded to me no matter what time we were there. Though there was this one lady who would wear her robe, you know the ones they give you in the room, to the lounge every night at appetizers. Then her mother, or who appeared to be her mother, started showing up in her robe so the two of them would come in their robes. um, yeah, that was a bit out of taste for me. sorry, we are not all family and this is not your living room...i don't mean to offend anyone but there was clearly nothing underneath that robe if you catch my drift...eeeww! Anyhow, there was never a line and that was a pleasant surprise since I've stayed Poly CL and always encountered lines around the food areas. We were amazed at the low crowds last Sunday in MK. We were so surprised. We went in at 10:45. Walked on Jungle Cruise, POC, then checked DS in for his haircut at the barber shop. Turned out that the woman who cut his hair and I went to the same high school - small world! We then ate lunch at Pecos and headed to Haunted Mansion, again not even a 10 minute wait. We went on Buzz in under 10 minutes and on the new Ariel ride which we walked on. It was weird! After doing some photo pass pictures we had a reservation at BOG and that was fabulous. It was a full long day but fabulous. Monday had more of the same low crowds, we did extra morning hours at Animal Kingdom and by 10 had done EE and safari and seen the Nemo show. So we hit Tusker House for breakfast and some touring and then headed out to rest up for Pirates League and Pirates and Pals fireworks voyage which was fabulous. Tuesday we went to Sea World. Now, my dd and dh love Manta and Kracken so they hit those and then we all did the log flume, can't remember name of it and guess what - thats when we saw them and they were every where - the tour groups....my goodness, it was so overwhelming! We went on to feed some sting rays, did the new turtle trek and then had lunch at Sharks Underwater Grill and then called it a day - we preferred to be at SAB then fighting those groups..it was difficult. So - you know the rest of the story. My family got to meet Teena! And we promise we will bring tomatoes next time! Thought I would post some photos of our rooms view. Remember we booked GV and received a LV room. Now, i think they may look at this as a bad view because of the round roof right in front but i think it was perfect. Our room was 5233 and we had 2 queens and a daybed. Loved it! view to the right view to the left view straight on ds enjoying kids section of lounge look we have SAB to ourselves! tie dying t shirts by the pool watch out for the shark honey! __________________ Me, DH, DD11, DS5 06 POP, 07 OFF, 08 OFF, 11 Poly, 11 Disney Magic, 12 Poly CL Kidani, POP, 13 YC CL

02-03-2013, 05:58 PM	#2373
natebenma DIS Veteran Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: near Boston Posts: 8,497	@ALMinVA Awesome!!! Loved your live reports during your stay, and I really appreciate your review and great pictures!!! __________________ Dee DH ::DS(14) DS(12) Oreo Monster Energy Cat 2013 Beach and Yacht Club FAQ, Friends & Fun Lily Goes Live: A Princess' First Visit to her Kingdom The Amazing Adventures of Flat Ben 145 Middle Schoolers Wicked Awesome or Epic Fail??? Welcome, Foolish Muggles! IoA/US/MK/SW July 2011 Anniversary Getaway- Puerto Rico, p. 47 Atlantis, April 2012, p. 56 Mexico, Feb 2013, p. 74, Pre-Trip Report 2013 "What's New?" p.84 3rd Annual We are "NEVER" going to Disney in the summer again TR,

02-03-2013, 06:26 PM	#2374
disneydee6 DIS Veteran Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: New York Posts: 1,078	Thanks for the review! Excited for my stay in a few months. We booked SV for YC CL because we are a family of 5 and that was the only category that allows for 5 in CL. I wonder why there are daybeds in the GV and LV CL rooms but don't have 5+ available to stay. Hmmmm __________________ Follow me on Instragram @Daniellepizzelle, Love following fellow DIS Instagrammers!

02-03-2013, 06:34 PM	#2375
JanetMom DIS Veteran Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,144	ALMinVA - Thanks for posting your review! So nice to hear about your great trip, given the chaos the day before. Great pics! Thanks for sharing. __________________ Janet Trip Report - March Break 2012 at the YC http://www.disboards.com/showthread....5#post44422655 Trip Report - March Break 2010 at CR – with stops at Poly, GF, WL, BW, BC, YC, MK, Epcot, HS, DD, and TL http://www.disboards.com/showthread....4#post35923604 Trip Report - Solo trip - A brief stay at CSR with a stop at AKL (with pics!) http://www.disboards.com/showthread....2#post36750372 FW - 1972 (I think, I was little then!); WL - 2004; WL CL - 2007; CR CL - 2010; CSR - 2010; YC CL - 2012 janetmakesthings.blogspot.com

02-03-2013, 06:41 PM	#2376
1971DBday Keep moving forward! Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Downers Grove, IL Posts: 1,173	Great review ALMinVA! I'm so happy that your bumpy start ended and that you got a little bit of pixie dust! The photos were perfect since Chicago finally got some snow, but I'd rather see the views you had at the YC! __________________ Dad Mom DD(17)DS(13) DD(7) '79 1st trip (child); '95 Honeymoon WL; '98 GF; '02 Poly; Nov/Dec '06 CSR; Nov/Dec '07 CBR; Nov/Dec '08 CSR; Nov/Dec2009Poly; Nov/Dec2010Poly; Oct '11 Poly; June '12 Poly; and now planning June 2013 Beach Club Resort!

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02-03-2013, 06:51 PM	#2378
Mousemommy1 DIS Veteran Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: NH Posts: 7,260	ALMinVA-So glad you ended up having a fabulous trip!!! I can't wait to get there in 74 *long* days. __________________ Me DH DD(9) DD(6) 7/1985 OFFSITE • 7/1989 OFFSITE • 3/2000 ASMO • 9/2000 ASMU • 9/2002 ASSP • 11/2009 POP • 2/2011 CBR • 7/2012 WL CL 4/2013 YC CL • 9/2013 POP

02-03-2013, 07:07 PM	#2380
medicgirl177 Mouseketeer Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Saratoga Springs. New York Posts: 221	@ ALMinVA: Awesome TR, I loved the view, it was pretty! And what luck with the rides!! I'm glad you had a great time. Don't let the disney blues get you down now, start planning the next trip!! __________________ Me DH DD (11) , DS (6)

02-03-2013, 07:25 PM	#2381
ALMinVA Mouseketeer Join Date: Sep 2012 Posts: 172	a big Thank You I have to thank all of you who keep this board going. I spent hours reading along, lurking, and soaking up all of your knowledge before this vacation. Remember, I was a Poly expert so this trip sent me right out of my comfort zone. Thank you, your thoughtful, dedicated work on this board resulted in adding to my family's enjoyment. I arrived at YC and felt like I had a wealth of knowledge and a familiarization of the layout. I just want to say if I can ever pay it forward, I am happy to do so. My dh always says he wants to vacation elsewhere, but for the past 5 years we have been returning the WDW and I know I am not the only one having the blues. In fact, guess who went out and bought the ingredients to the Sunken Treasure and has made me 2 so far? (he's perfecting his skills). So, while he denies it, we all call him Disney Dad because, he too, is addicted just not "man enough" to admit it. The CMs at YC CL were, IMO, more friendly than Poly. They were just so nice and willing to help with anything. That first morning, I was so exhausted and I happened to come by the desk when the lounge was closed and those thoughtful CM's went and made me a cup of tea, seriously - imo, that is the icing on the cake. For my family, a balcony is important so we will choose YC over BC for the comfort of knowing that request will be met. This is the second trip that we utilized Kids Nite Out and we requested the same sitter as we had in October. That was really nice. DH and I went to Yachtsman, the kids went to Beaches and Cream and to the arcade. They love her and some time away from us did us all good. I was very nervous in October when it was our first time but dd11 has a cell phone and I told her to call me if anything seemed off. But I had nothing to worry about, it was a great experience and we used the same girl, Tara, this trip too. But I just really want to express a HUGE THANK YOU. I don't know if you all know just how much this thread has helped. We have been to the world numerous times and each time we still do things we have never tried before. Simply amazing. I can't turn my addiction to this thread off so I will be lurking and reading along. Dee, Teena, and all of you - I humbly thank you. __________________ Me, DH, DD11, DS5 06 POP, 07 OFF, 08 OFF, 11 Poly, 11 Disney Magic, 12 Poly CL Kidani, POP, 13 YC CL

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