KonaKaiTom
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- Aug 16, 2012
Happy September 10. Soooooo, is Gasparillas still open?
Happy September 10 to you as well. OP reported on here that Gasparillas is still open as of last week and will be open until early January.
Tom
Happy September 10. Soooooo, is Gasparillas still open?
Happy September 10 to you as well. OP reported on here that Gasparillas is still open as of last week and will be open until early January.
Tom
Next week at this time I will be in Disney World for almost two weeks! We are staying at the BC this time, but I will certainly be at the GF multiple times. I will take and post pictures while I am there!
We are back from a short trip. Will add a few photos when I can. The only thing I wanted to mention is that with the DVC addition I was told they have actually gone back to thinking about adding the drawbridge to allow a walking path to MK.
I was told this is still in process and may not come about until the resort is completed. Something about ownership and dues that I really did not pay attention to as we are not DVC types. Just food for thought.
Honestly, the closure date for Gasparillas seemed a bit fluid based on beach pool reno's. We did see them testing the splash area. Really nice for families with younger children.
Also, for those that enjoy talking to Lynn. She was there every day with a companion that sat across from her.
With the addition of sundries upstairs the selection of gift and collectibles is diminished.
Just a few thoughts, will follow up with some photos.
Glad you have a great trip! That is AMAZING news to hear the bridge is even being considered... that would be a huge advantage to staying at the GF and lighten the monoral load with the DVC. We have stayed at BLT the past three trips and being able to walk to the MK is the best thing about it!! I have run that way before and it is so frustrating where it stops... you can almost touch the MK LOL
Hi Cali-D. So good to see you post. I hope the guesses about the models opening soon are correct. Would love to see them next trip. I agree about the beach. Do you think there will be any left on the other side of the new villas building? It used to seem like such a long stretch between the Polynesian and GF. Of course, the Wedding Chapel took away some of that beach area years ago.
We are back from a short trip. Will add a few photos when I can. The only thing I wanted to mention is that with the DVC addition I was told they have actually gone back to thinking about adding the drawbridge to allow a walking path to MK.
I was told this is still in process and may not come about until the resort is completed. Something about ownership and dues that I really did not pay attention to as we are not DVC types. Just food for thought.
baler31 said:We are back from a short trip. Will add a few photos when I can. The only thing I wanted to mention is that with the DVC addition I was told they have actually gone back to thinking about adding the drawbridge to allow a walking path to MK.
I was told this is still in process and may not come about until the resort is completed. Something about ownership and dues that I really did not pay attention to as we are not DVC types. Just food for thought.
Hey there. Agree, agree, agree, it did seem like there used to be a long stretch of beach there. I unfortunately don't think there will be any beach between the villas and the Wedding Pavilion, looks like all rock. But, you can still walk down toward the Polynesian to get some sand. Can't wait to get down there to make a better assement of the situation.
Hey guys-
I just got a call from my TA...we are booked RPC in 10 days-with a theme park view. They are moving everyone with a them park view (RPC, I assume) somewhere else, due to extreme noise from the construction. So our options were standard CL in RPC, standard CL in SL, or TPV CL at the Poly. I'm hoping my TA did TPV at the Poly...she left a message-by the time we connected, whoever she called was closed. Anyway-just a tidbit.
Hi all,
Gasparillas is for sure closing at the end of this week. They weren't sure if they would be able to get it completed by the holidays but have determined they can now so they will close. It's official, you can hang your hat on it...
Dd5 and I are leaving in 23 days for our girls trip...today we are coming home from the hospital...she just had her appendix removed! I have booked a standard room, garden view. Where should I request our room to be? I don't think we will take the bus at all, mostly the monorail and boat, and I was planning on walking. We will go to the pool a little bit, but not a ton. I will now bring a stroller since that is easier to push than a wheelchair. I don't think she will need it all the time but by the end of the day, probably. I haven't asked the doctor yet, and I have to do it in private because the trip is a surprise...any advice is appreciated (on the gf or the appendix )!