eliza61
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Well we finally made it back from another wonderful WDW vacation 
and I decided instead of a long trip report, I'd just give a final grade to some major categories.
The band of merry men included myself
my DH 
2 teenage sons and a niece. 
Dsis and DBIL
Resort grade A. We stayed at the villas at Wilderness Lodge. What can I say, this resort is outstanding. One of the best themed resorts on site. We had a 2 bedroon villa that had more than enough space for us. The master bathroom had a huge jacuzzi tub and a separate shower area, allowing 2 people to get ready at the same time. 2nd bedroom had 2 queen size beds and another bathroom. The resort itself is gorgeous and it never took more than 10 mins to get a boat to the MK. Resort pool was a little small, but it does have a water slide and there is a quiet pool also.
Mousekeeping A- This is a hard category for me because we are DVC members so we don't get daily mousekeeping. Upon arrival, the room was spotless and on the days we did have mousekeeping it was done efficiently and quickly. When I called mousekeeping to request more towels they responded immediately and were very friendly. I gave it a B, because one of the burners on the stove did not work but since I really only eat breakfast in the room, it was not a major issue.
Parks and attendance. B The last week in August is a fabulous time to go! The crowds are extremely low. We never needed a FP as the average wait was 15-20 minutes. We did hit TT one time and the wait was 40 minutes for regular standby but only 10 minutes for the single rider line. We happily split up and rode it 3X. At Expedition Everest they didn't even have the FP machine turned on because the wait was only 20 minutes. On Wednesday Ernesto blew through and every one must have panic because the parks were absolutely empty. I didn't give it a A because I was a little disappointed at the gift shops. Use to be a time were each gift shop was tailored to the ride. Now it seems the merchandise is all the same in every gift shop. I mean do we really need PoC merchandise in every gift shop.
As always we are ready to go back again and a fun time was had by all.
and I decided instead of a long trip report, I'd just give a final grade to some major categories.The band of merry men included myself
my DH 2 teenage sons and a niece. Dsis and DBILResort grade A. We stayed at the villas at Wilderness Lodge. What can I say, this resort is outstanding. One of the best themed resorts on site. We had a 2 bedroon villa that had more than enough space for us. The master bathroom had a huge jacuzzi tub and a separate shower area, allowing 2 people to get ready at the same time. 2nd bedroom had 2 queen size beds and another bathroom. The resort itself is gorgeous and it never took more than 10 mins to get a boat to the MK. Resort pool was a little small, but it does have a water slide and there is a quiet pool also.
Mousekeeping A- This is a hard category for me because we are DVC members so we don't get daily mousekeeping. Upon arrival, the room was spotless and on the days we did have mousekeeping it was done efficiently and quickly. When I called mousekeeping to request more towels they responded immediately and were very friendly. I gave it a B, because one of the burners on the stove did not work but since I really only eat breakfast in the room, it was not a major issue.
Parks and attendance. B The last week in August is a fabulous time to go! The crowds are extremely low. We never needed a FP as the average wait was 15-20 minutes. We did hit TT one time and the wait was 40 minutes for regular standby but only 10 minutes for the single rider line. We happily split up and rode it 3X. At Expedition Everest they didn't even have the FP machine turned on because the wait was only 20 minutes. On Wednesday Ernesto blew through and every one must have panic because the parks were absolutely empty. I didn't give it a A because I was a little disappointed at the gift shops. Use to be a time were each gift shop was tailored to the ride. Now it seems the merchandise is all the same in every gift shop. I mean do we really need PoC merchandise in every gift shop.
As always we are ready to go back again and a fun time was had by all.
