intricatejewel
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Really enjoying your review! And I love that red top you're wearing when you went to B&C, so cute!! Looking forward to the rest of your trip report.
Who Needs Self Control At Disney??? - A Slightly Solo Feb 2016 Trip Report COMPLETED 4/24
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ariane37
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You (or your mom) got my favorite meal at Beaches and Cream, the grilled cheese and tomato soup 
Good for you passing on the ice cream lol. Our first visit there I totally could not, and the only reason I did on our 2nd trip was that damn stomach bug 
We'll be at the Beach Club in Nov. and I plan on ice cream from B & C more than once!
Good for you passing on the ice cream lol. Our first visit there I totally could not, and the only reason I did on our 2nd trip was that damn stomach bug We'll be at the Beach Club in Nov. and I plan on ice cream from B & C more than once!
Carathryn
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Thank you! I got the top from Kohl's Lauren Conrad's Disney collection, I got a lot of compliments on it and I absolutely love it!
I didn't know a grilled cheese could be so good! I will be back for more next time I am at WDW! I was very tempted to get ice cream but I had a CG reservation coming up that I had to save room for, don't worry, I got plenty of dessert later on that nightYou (or your mom) got my favorite meal at Beaches and Cream, the grilled cheese and tomato soup
I hope to stay at the Beach Club someday! When I do, ice cream from B&C will definitely be a daily thing. I am wishing you better luck with your BC stay this November than you had with your BW last November!
Carathryn
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I would highly recommend it! I love when a restaurant at Disney is able to have delicious, standard American food for reasonable prices. If my stomach was feeling better and I didn't have another ADR coming up I would have ate ice cream. But then I would have had the tough decision of choosing which ice cream sundae to get!
heatherrrrz
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Just caught up on your report. I'm itching to go solo on a trip but my mom doesn't agree with me going alone even though I'm 24 lol. I'm planning on taking a trip next October with my friend though so I'll get my fix then, just gotta convince her to go to Universal for one day as well lol.
Carathryn
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LOL at your mom not wanted you to go! Even though this wasn't a complete solo trip I would not hesitate to take a full solo trip, it is so nice being able to go on your own schedule and do whatever your heart desires while at Disney! I also felt completely safe and comfortable the entire time being by myself.
Seeing as I have no self control, I fully support adding a day at Universal!
Carathryn
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Day 4 - Part 2: Beach and Yacht Club Exploration
Following our late lunch we walked around the lobbies of Beach and Yacht club. I had almost booked a night at the Yacht Club instead of the Poly when there wasn't any military discount available at the Poly. I kept checking back for the Poly because it is my dream resort and I wasn't sure if it would be warm enough to enjoy SAB. I also was a little hesitant to book a deluxe without seeing it and then end up disliking it. After walking around we both agreed that we would be more than happy to stay at the B&Y Club resorts. Here some pictures we took on our brief stroll.
We wanted to check out the boardwalk but that room ready text was making us anxious to go check out our room.
UP NEXT: A Tour of Our TPV Poly room
Following our late lunch we walked around the lobbies of Beach and Yacht club. I had almost booked a night at the Yacht Club instead of the Poly when there wasn't any military discount available at the Poly. I kept checking back for the Poly because it is my dream resort and I wasn't sure if it would be warm enough to enjoy SAB. I also was a little hesitant to book a deluxe without seeing it and then end up disliking it. After walking around we both agreed that we would be more than happy to stay at the B&Y Club resorts. Here some pictures we took on our brief stroll.
We wanted to check out the boardwalk but that room ready text was making us anxious to go check out our room.
UP NEXT: A Tour of Our TPV Poly room
Carathryn
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Day 4 - Part 3: Poly room tour
We called an Uber to get us from the Yacht club back to the Poly. It cost less than $10 including a tip and took 1/10 of the time as Disney transport.
Once we made it to the Poly we stopped for a quick picture in the lobby and then raced to our room.
We had got the third floor which we had requested. As we walked in I came close to tears looking out at the castle from our balcony.
I was jumping with excitement as my mom opened the door
The first thing we did was run to the balcony to gaze upon the castle.
We took a quick selfie to capture our happiness.
Even with the bungalows we still enjoyed our view.
The castle looks much farther away in pictures than it did in person.
Me in a moment of pure bliss.
And now on to the room. I loved the room. It was very themed without being overdone and felt very comfortable.
Relaxing after a hard morning of working
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We called an Uber to get us from the Yacht club back to the Poly. It cost less than $10 including a tip and took 1/10 of the time as Disney transport.
Once we made it to the Poly we stopped for a quick picture in the lobby and then raced to our room.
We had got the third floor which we had requested. As we walked in I came close to tears looking out at the castle from our balcony.
I was jumping with excitement as my mom opened the door
The first thing we did was run to the balcony to gaze upon the castle.
We took a quick selfie to capture our happiness.
Even with the bungalows we still enjoyed our view.
The castle looks much farther away in pictures than it did in person.
Me in a moment of pure bliss.
Relaxing after a hard morning of working
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Carathryn
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Shortly after walking in we heard a knock on the door and were greeted by a CM with our welcome gift.
Club level guests get a nice little personalized note and a box of chocolate as well as daily turn down chocolates. We sat on the balcony enjoying our box of chocolate and the beautiful weather.
The food options were great. They even had hot vegetarian options, which the Grand Californian club lounge did not. The caramel and pineapple was our favorite, not something I would think to put together but so good!
Side note: I know we only had one night at the Poly, which many people would consider way overpriced and not nearly enough time but I was so grateful and excited that my mom and I could share this special experience. Our Disney trips have become such a great bonding experience and something to look forward to. Staying at my dream resort was the icing on top of the cake and the perfect way to end this whirlwind of a trip.
UP NEXT: California Grill and Wishes!
Before we knew it, it was time to grab a monorail to get to our dinner reservation. On the way we stopped to check out the evening appetizer offerings in the club.
The food options were great. They even had hot vegetarian options, which the Grand Californian club lounge did not. The caramel and pineapple was our favorite, not something I would think to put together but so good!
Side note: I know we only had one night at the Poly, which many people would consider way overpriced and not nearly enough time but I was so grateful and excited that my mom and I could share this special experience. Our Disney trips have become such a great bonding experience and something to look forward to. Staying at my dream resort was the icing on top of the cake and the perfect way to end this whirlwind of a trip.
UP NEXT: California Grill and Wishes!
heatherrrrz
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I just roll my eyes at her, like I'm 24 I don't need your permission lol. Good news, she automatically agreed to detour to Universal for a day yas.
Dying to go club level for a trip, maybe my honeymoon (gotta find a husband first, I see you already achieved that so I'm jealous.)
Carathryn
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Congrats on getting a Universal detour added!
I am still not sure CL is worth how much they charge for it but it definitely makes you feel special!
missangelalexis
DIS Veteran
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Love your resort pictures!
What a view from your Poly room! The room looks so nice, and what a cute welcome gift they give you!
It's so nice that you got to enjoy the experience of staying at a dream resort with your mom
What a view from your Poly room! The room looks so nice, and what a cute welcome gift they give you!
It's so nice that you got to enjoy the experience of staying at a dream resort with your mom
Carathryn
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Love your resort pictures!
What a view from your Poly room! The room looks so nice, and what a cute welcome gift they give you!
It's so nice that you got to enjoy the experience of staying at a dream resort with your mom
Thank you! The chocolate was all really good too. I forgot to get a picture of the note they also sent but it was super cute and welcomed us to the Poly Ohana. It was a perfect night at the Poly
Carathryn
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Day 4 - Part 4 : California Grill
A short monorail ride later and we were at the Contemporary.
I had read very mixed reviews on CG but decided to make the reservation anyways. We made it down to the second floor to check in at the podium for California Grill and were immediately taken up to the top floor in our own private elevator.
We got a great table close to the kitchen were we could see all of the delicious food coming out. We originally were just going to split an entrée but seeing all of the delicious smelling food we ended up with a bit more than that.
We started with the free bread and ordered some drinks The bread rolls weren't anything special but they weren't bad. I wasn't feeling any wine after being sick the night before so I got the Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime cider which was very nice and refreshing. My mom got the sake martini. I am not a huge sake fan but the martini did not have an overwhelming sake taste so I enjoyed it.
We moved onto appetizers. I ordered the goat cheese ravioli. I had no idea ravioli could be so melt in your mouth good but it was. My mom got a flatbread that she wasn’t a fan of but our awesome waiter took it off the check when he noticed my mom had hardly touched it. I believe she thought it was strangely seasoned but since it had meat on it I didn't try any.
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A short monorail ride later and we were at the Contemporary.
I had read very mixed reviews on CG but decided to make the reservation anyways. We made it down to the second floor to check in at the podium for California Grill and were immediately taken up to the top floor in our own private elevator.
We got a great table close to the kitchen were we could see all of the delicious food coming out. We originally were just going to split an entrée but seeing all of the delicious smelling food we ended up with a bit more than that.
We started with the free bread and ordered some drinks The bread rolls weren't anything special but they weren't bad. I wasn't feeling any wine after being sick the night before so I got the Rekorderlig Strawberry-Lime cider which was very nice and refreshing. My mom got the sake martini. I am not a huge sake fan but the martini did not have an overwhelming sake taste so I enjoyed it.
We moved onto appetizers. I ordered the goat cheese ravioli. I had no idea ravioli could be so melt in your mouth good but it was. My mom got a flatbread that she wasn’t a fan of but our awesome waiter took it off the check when he noticed my mom had hardly touched it. I believe she thought it was strangely seasoned but since it had meat on it I didn't try any.
Carathryn
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I knew coming into the meal that I wanted to try the vegetarian unplugged. This is an off menu item where four chefs make different mini entrees based on whatever they happen to have available. After placing the order we went outside to one of the observation areas.
I love the golden sun coming down and making everything glow.
We walked back inside and shortly after that our entree arrived. It was fun to try some more adventurous food that did not disappoint.
This was way more than a glorified salad, despite all of the greens it was filled with very different tastes and textures.
After spending an hour watching all of the desserts sitting out waiting to be sent to a table, we knew we had to make room for dessert. Our waiter recommended the butterscotch creme brulee and a strawberry mouse shortcake dessert. Both were perfection and we managed to eat all of it. Don't judge.
Desserts make us happy!
Following dessert we went outside one more time to have a look at the MK side all lit up.
I had read some reviews that CG was overpriced and I can see how you could spend a ton of money if you ordered meat entrees and multiple glasses of wine but we got two alcoholic drinks, an appetizer, an entrée, and two desserts and excellent service for about $100. For the quality of the food, the excellent wait staff, and being on Disney’s overpriced property we were very happy with our meal and will definitely be back next time. I hope our next CG meal is as good as this one was!
Up Next: Wishes from our balcony
I love the golden sun coming down and making everything glow.
This was way more than a glorified salad, despite all of the greens it was filled with very different tastes and textures.
Desserts make us happy!
Up Next: Wishes from our balcony
Carathryn
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Day 4 - Part 5: Wishes!
After our amazing dinner we got on the monorail to head back to the Poly. We got back to our room with about 30 minutes before Celebrate the Magic started. Somehow we still had room to try the club lounge desserts, don’t ask me how because I have no idea. It probably has to do with losing all of my food from the day before when I got sick from dinner. The dessert selection was a little disappointing. The chocolate mousse and the key lime tart where ok but they were pretty much the exact same dessert I had gotten at 1900 Park Fare and were nothing special. The chocolate brownie/cake was the same that can be found in plenty of quick service places around WDW. Maybe I was holding too high of standards after devouring the CG desserts but I wish the club would serve Ohana bread pudding or something with more of a Polynesian feel to it.
I may have also gotten some POG juice, because how could you not
We took our desserts back to our balcony to watch CtM and Wishes. Let me just say that I think watching Wishes from your balcony, in your pajamas, with your desserts, and the music piped in is pretty much perfection. Life at Disney does not get much better than that. No crowds to deal with, no long bus ride to endore post fireworks, no dad in front of you putting his kid on his shoulder so you can’t see anything. This was a magical moment that looking back on it makes me smile. It is expensive but I do feel like it should be on everyone’s Disney bucket list. We also saw the Electrical Water Pageant pass by during Wishes which was really cool. This was my first time getting to see the whole thing.
After Wishes was over I crawled into bed and was out. Side note- The sheets at the Poly were so soft, not like the over starched stiff sheets at All Star Sports and the Rosen Centre. Maybe this is just one of my weird obsessions but the sheets smelled and felt amazing.
Up Next: Ohana breakfast take two
After our amazing dinner we got on the monorail to head back to the Poly. We got back to our room with about 30 minutes before Celebrate the Magic started. Somehow we still had room to try the club lounge desserts, don’t ask me how because I have no idea. It probably has to do with losing all of my food from the day before when I got sick from dinner. The dessert selection was a little disappointing. The chocolate mousse and the key lime tart where ok but they were pretty much the exact same dessert I had gotten at 1900 Park Fare and were nothing special. The chocolate brownie/cake was the same that can be found in plenty of quick service places around WDW. Maybe I was holding too high of standards after devouring the CG desserts but I wish the club would serve Ohana bread pudding or something with more of a Polynesian feel to it.
I may have also gotten some POG juice, because how could you not
We took our desserts back to our balcony to watch CtM and Wishes. Let me just say that I think watching Wishes from your balcony, in your pajamas, with your desserts, and the music piped in is pretty much perfection. Life at Disney does not get much better than that. No crowds to deal with, no long bus ride to endore post fireworks, no dad in front of you putting his kid on his shoulder so you can’t see anything. This was a magical moment that looking back on it makes me smile. It is expensive but I do feel like it should be on everyone’s Disney bucket list. We also saw the Electrical Water Pageant pass by during Wishes which was really cool. This was my first time getting to see the whole thing.
Up Next: Ohana breakfast take two
missangelalexis
DIS Veteran
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I'm glad you ended up enjoying your meal at GC! The strawberry shortcake dessert looks amazing! And what a great view you get. The pictures you got when the sun went down are stunning!
Watching Wishes from the privacy of your own balcony, in comfy clothes with some dessert nonetheless, sounds so perfect!!
Watching Wishes from the privacy of your own balcony, in comfy clothes with some dessert nonetheless, sounds so perfect!!
winnieatepooh
Mouseketeer
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- Oct 7, 2011
Loving your trip report! I love seeing what my fellow vegetarians enjoy (and don't enjoy!) in WDW!
Carathryn
Mouseketeer
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I have dreams of that Strawberry shortcake, it was so good!
Wishes from a private balcony is pretty much my idea of perfection!
Welcome aboard! It was a fantastic trip and the balcony show of Wishes topped it all off!Just started reading, but all caught up! What a great few days! And a balcony show of Wishes sounds super magical!
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