MikeJ
Retrait is finally here...
- Joined
- Aug 18, 1999
We got back from our quickie/cheapie 5-day stay last night. I'll post a longer report later, but here were the highlights...
The Good
- Magical Express. We opted not to rent a car this trip, so relied on the bus to get everywhere. We arrived at MCO Sunday at 9:25am and were in our room at the BW by 10:40am. When we returned from Epcot at 3:00pm our bags were waiting. And other than one little NWA-related glitch with the airline check-in at the hotel yesterday, we had absolutely no problems with DME.
- Weather & Crowds. The weather was no worse than we can get in southern Ontario during a heat wave and although there were a couple of busy days, the crowds were quite manageable. Extensive use of Extra Magic Hours and Fastpasses meant we had very few long waits. We had one 40-minute wait at Buzz Lightyear (the sign said 20) but other than that our typical wait time was 20 minutes or less.
The Bad
- Oh Canada! Time for an update. Please.
The Ugly
- BW Bus Transportation. The bus service to the Epcot resorts, well, sucks. When you have one bus shared between 5 resorts going to DTD you're going to have all sorts of issues. We watched several times as guests at the Yacht and Beach Clubs were denied boarding because the bus was full by the time it got around to their resort. And that was after waiting close to 30 minutes for the bus.
Longer report to follow, including my review of the Disney Dining Plan...
- Mike
The Good
- Magical Express. We opted not to rent a car this trip, so relied on the bus to get everywhere. We arrived at MCO Sunday at 9:25am and were in our room at the BW by 10:40am. When we returned from Epcot at 3:00pm our bags were waiting. And other than one little NWA-related glitch with the airline check-in at the hotel yesterday, we had absolutely no problems with DME.
- Weather & Crowds. The weather was no worse than we can get in southern Ontario during a heat wave and although there were a couple of busy days, the crowds were quite manageable. Extensive use of Extra Magic Hours and Fastpasses meant we had very few long waits. We had one 40-minute wait at Buzz Lightyear (the sign said 20) but other than that our typical wait time was 20 minutes or less.
The Bad
- Oh Canada! Time for an update. Please.
The Ugly
- BW Bus Transportation. The bus service to the Epcot resorts, well, sucks. When you have one bus shared between 5 resorts going to DTD you're going to have all sorts of issues. We watched several times as guests at the Yacht and Beach Clubs were denied boarding because the bus was full by the time it got around to their resort. And that was after waiting close to 30 minutes for the bus.
Longer report to follow, including my review of the Disney Dining Plan...
- Mike