2011 Yacht & Beach Club FAQ, Part III- DO NOT POST HERE- Summer/Fall

[TeenaS]

For DH's builders show this year 2 of the Universal hotels were offered. I really thought that Nathan would choose to go there. Once I told him that if we went there that there would be no Disney this trip he said "NO WAY"! This was after watching every HP movie from start to finish in about a weeks time. We did and do want to make it there someday but this trip is all about Disney. We even decided against taking a day to go there. This trip is about relaxing and strolling to DHS and Epcot as we please.

Way to go Nathan!!!!! You are definitely at the perfect place for relaxing and strolling to DHS and Epcot!!

 

[Divaofdisney]

I know Dee!!! There have been a few changes.... Disney is having some issues with the aquarium... so our Dolphins in Depth and Sea Aqua Tours have been canceled. I booked the Platinum Plan mostly for those 2 tours... I would have just booked the Premium Plan had I know that the aquarium wasn't going to cooperate!!! Anyway I've spoken to the Disney Gods and there have been a few changes that I can't mention right now just incase my DD is spying on me... surprises for her!! I'll post what the surprise was after it happens! (if your reading this Ms. Stefanie hahahahaha I've managed to keep the surprise I can last a little longer!!!).

So that said BRING ON THE BUGS.... BRING ON THE CONSTRUCTION!!! I'm gonna be at DisneyWorld in just 3 more sleeps with my Daughter who I have not seen in 2 and a half months now... Yes Stefanie if you are reading this I am WAYYYYY more excited to see you than I am Mickey Mouse!!!!

~Nannette

Yes...I miss my daughter so much. 24 days and counting till she gets to come home for Christmas and will be home for about a month this time- yeah!! Then goes back in January for her last semester at UWF. She graduates in May- May 5th to be exact. I was thinking about the dophins in depth program too as a surprise for Sarah but I guess that may have to wait. We're not going till June so maybe by then it will be back...any other suggestions, I really want to make this special for her. I was thinking about Disney floral and gifts, they have a nice package too I was looking at. We can't wait till our first BC stay in June, have always wanted to stay there

 

[Marlton Mom]

Hi Dee
just noticed your ticker and I'm wondering if you are
1) staying at the beach club with your "100 teenagers" (brave woman!!)?

OMG!! Can you imagine what that would be like! I can see the staff at the Market Place beating back the hungry hordes with healthy choice menu items. However, I totally think the guards at Storm Along Bay don't stand a chance because the boys will realize that the best way to infiltrate the pool is to do it one at a time, down that slide.

For DH's builders show this year 2 of the Universal hotels were offered. I really thought that Nathan would choose to go there. Once I told him that if we went there that there would be no Disney this trip he said "NO WAY"! This was after watching every HP movie from start to finish in about a weeks time. We did and do want to make it there someday but this trip is all about Disney. We even decided against taking a day to go there. This trip is about relaxing and strolling to DHS and Epcot as we please.

We also decided last June not to attempt Harry Potter. With all the problems of the long lines for the relatively few attractions we decided that we would wait until a possible phase 2 is constructed or the bloom was off of the rose so to speak and demand had dropped.

~MM

 

[luvpoohandcompany]

OMG!! Can you imagine what that would be like! I can see the staff at the Market Place beating back the hungry hordes with healthy choice menu items. However, I totally think the guards at Storm Along Bay don't stand a chance because the boys will realize that the best way to infiltrate the pool is to do it one at a time, down that slide.




~MM

You made me smile on this wet windy and downright rotten day as I had visions of teenagers taking over stormalong bay

 

[natebenma]

OMG!! Can you imagine what that would be like! I can see the staff at the Market Place beating back the hungry hordes with healthy choice menu items. However, I totally think the guards at Storm Along Bay don't stand a chance because the boys will realize that the best way to infiltrate the pool is to do it one at a time, down that slide.

~MM

BTW- I haven't mentioned this previously, but last year's group of 8th graders from our school were at Disney in June at the same time you were last year. Wouldn't it have freaked some of them out if you had encountered them and said "I know Dee!" I am at the school all the time, so a lot of the kids know me there. If anyone who will be there at the same time as us (June 4-8) runs into a mob of teens- feel free to say "I know your mom, or Nate's mom, so you better behave!"

 

[Avery&Todd]

Can I ask you guys a "bedding" question? I know the rooms have a king or 2 queens and some rooms have a day bed..

we have 2 A, 2 boys (12 & 10)....who are NOT keen on "touching"..I know you've heard it.."quit touching me...MOM! he's touching me!!"..

*sigh*

well, we LOVED the bunks at WL, but this year, the BC has lured us in...

here are the questions:

1. How "probable" is it to get 2 queens and a day bed? Is the policy that I call reservations and have the request added and then NOT do on-line check-in? And this is the WDW reservations number and not the BC reservations number, right?

2. Is it possible to have a king bed, with a day bed and then request a roll-away bed? (DH and are crossing our fingers for this one!! We have a king at home and dont do well in a queen since we like to fight for the middle of the bed.. )

3. At WL, I was able to call the hotel directly like 3 days before check-in and request specific room numbers/view, is this not welcomed at the BC?

4. I could have sworn I read about and even printed a floor plan of the BC that showed where certain room types were so you could request a specific area of the hotel? Where did it go?

5. I reserved a "garden view" room - and from what I understand I'll be looking at something "green" - is there a specific area I should ask for to be closer to Epcot with my "green view"??

THANKS YOU GUYS!!

oh, and we'll be at the BC June 8-14!!

 

[ocalla]

Thanks for sharing your story. We had a great time this summer. I am a major HP freak (a "Griffindork"), so experiencing WWoHP was just amazing for me. The highlight of the trip for my MH (Muggle Husband) though was surprising the boys with a one-day visit to the Magic Kingdom- a spectacular day from start to finish!

count me in as a "Griffindork" also!!! Can't wait to finally see WWOHP next summer during our WDW/UO split stay.

My oldest daughter is going on a split stay (WDW/UO) this December with several of her college friends, so she gets to see it first.

 

[Katesdad]

here are the questions:
1. How "probable" is it to get 2 queens and a day bed? Is the policy that I call reservations and have the request added and then NOT do on-line check-in?
2. Is it possible to have a king bed, with a day bed and then request a roll-away bed?
3. At WL, I was able to call the hotel directly like 3 days before check-in and request specific room numbers/view, is this not welcomed at the BC?
4. I could have sworn I read about and even printed a floor plan of the BC that showed where certain room types were so you could request a specific area of the hotel? Where did it go?
5. I reserved a "garden view" room - and from what I understand I'll be looking at something "green" - is there a specific area I should ask for to be closer to Epcot with my "green view"??

My thoughts on your questions based on what I've read here on this thread:

1. It has been reported several times that the two queen w/ day bed room combination goes to famiies of five first. You can ask, but don't expect it. Just get the roll-away bed when you get there.
2. You can ask, but there are very few King beds (Dee has the number) and I don't know if any of them have a day bed so odds are against you from the get go. I'd go for two queens and a day bed or two queens and a roll-away if the day bed isn't available for you. Just be sure not to do on-line check in since you have issues that you will want to deal with before going up to the room.
3. You can call but to limit yourself to a room by number makes the assumption that the room will be vacated the day you are arriving. I'd say you have a one out of seven chance of that happening which I know are not good odds even in Vegas. Go for the area, not the room number. You can put that as a request on your reservation. With rooms being assigned by computer first now, that might be a better bet. Once again, don't do on-line check in. Just work with the reservation desk when you arrive.
4. http://www.disneyzone.net/bcresort.htm This is very old map and room classifications have changed but you get the idea of where rooms are. If you want the YC insted of BC, just change the initials in the page name.
5. Standard is roof top and/or parking lot out your window. Water view is lake or pool, anything blue. Garden view covers all others and promisies something greeen whether it is grass or leaves. Just specify on your reservation "close to Epcot" and that should cover you. Note that you only want one or two requests on your reservation. Any more and it will become almost impossible for them to accomodate you.

Good luck and happy planning. Did you take a look at page one of this thread? Lots of great information there.

 

[Avery&Todd]

Good luck and happy planning. Did you take a look at page one of this thread? Lots of great information there.

THANK YOU for your response on my many questions!! I had a feeling those would be answers!!

I did read through page #1 - wonderful information, and I even popped over to the thread with BC pictures - I've posted a question over there about a picture of something that's shown for sale in the shop at the BC - from a vacation this summer..

so we'll see about that question too..

apparently Im just full of questions!!

 

[mommykds]

Yep, I made all the door magnets. On the Magic, decorating the doors is huge ... honestly I'd have to say at least half the doors are done up. On the Wonder there weren't nearly as many doors done. It's fun and as you all know, Disney brings out the kid in all of us. Jeanne just laughs at me but of course when she goes on a Disney cruise, she wants door decorations too.

We were on the Magic for Thanksgiving and Christmas last year and I went a bit crazy with the holiday decorations.

When we do our big Celebrity Equinox cruise in late January, it will be very strange not to decorate the door but I don't think they'd appreciate Mickey and Disney Cruise stuff on THEIR doors. However, when we do cruise other lines, Bob and I wear Disney Cruise shirts every day!!! We just can't help ourselves!

Nice pictures Teena, I like the one of you with the blanket on deck!

 

[luvmarypoppins]

I am just wondering which week end starts the holiday singers/group etc at the BC/YC resorts?

We will be there Dec. 2 and 3rd and I am just wondering if that is too early in the season?

We always enjoy watching the different presentations.

 

[heatherbabydoll1]

I am just wondering which week end starts the holiday singers/group etc at the BC/YC resorts?

We will be there Dec. 2 and 3rd and I am just wondering if that is too early in the season?

We always enjoy watching the different presentations.

I would love to know also! I will be there the 12th and 13th then moving to okw, I hope the singing will be going on also!

Speaking of our trip we leave Kentucky in under 20 days!!! Normally by now I have the bags partly packed, shirts made, all lists made and printed, and directions printed out for our dogs nanny. I am soooo far behind! I just got shirts made last week! i just feel like time is all of a sudden racing up on me.

So we decided to cancel Ohana's dinner and stay around the BC. Arrival at BC hopefully in the morning by 9am or so. Get checked in and explore the hotel. Eat lunch at maybe ESPN or just by the pool from Hannas. Swimming all day. Go to the room shower and change and dinner at Cape May! Probley won't make the camp fire but will try to make the movie on the beach. Bed before 11pm to start early at Epcot!!!!

i can't believe how close we are to our trip! Especially Joeseph's dream stay at BCV! He is so excited he is finishing up all his 2nd week school work quickly (homeschooled) and well. His room is completly clean, he is starting to make piles of clothes he wants to where. And makes me check the boards every day to see if mm has posted something funny and if there is anything new. Oh ya and he can't wait to give Ms. Teena a big huge!

I really need to get off these boards and get my packing starting!

 

[LMO429]

Teena..just looked at the pics MM posted from your cruise..love the pic of bob and cinderella, the mickey pop head and you with the blanket on the deck of the cruise ship..all the food pics made me hungry tooo

 

[em36]

My dh, dd12, dd8, and I will be arriving at the Yacht Club on May 25 and staying until June 1. This is our first time at an Epcot resort and we are very excited. I have been lurking on this thread, but now I feel like I can officially post. Anyway, we stayed at the GF last time we were at Disney World and we loved it. I know that we will love this resort as well. Thanks for such a fun thread.

 

[natebenma]

My dh, dd12, dd8, and I will be arriving at the Yacht Club on May 25 and staying until June 1. This is our first time at an Epcot resort and we are very excited. I have been lurking on this thread, but now I feel like I can officially post. Anyway, we stayed at the GF last time we were at Disney World and we loved it. I know that we will love this resort as well. Thanks for such a fun thread.

I'll put ya on the list

 

[janinev7]

Hello! My family and I will be staying at BCV 1 bdrm 10/13 - 10/20! Can you please add me to the guest list as well as the noodle list if possible? Can't wait!! TIA

I also have a question: Are roll away cots made available to rooms in the BCV? Not sure if my kids will love sleeping on the pull out together and would like a back up plan if necessary

 

[Lizziedog]

Ok, I'm curious....what is this LIST that I've been hearing so much about?

 

[JanetMom]

Ok, I'm curious....what is this LIST that I've been hearing so much about?

It is a super secret list. (Shhh - don't tell anyone, but I'll let you in on the secret.)

It is the list of who is going to be at the BC/YC, and when they are staying. You can find the list on page one of this thread.

The intrepid Dee is very good at welcoming people to the thread and keeping the list up to date.

We love Dee!

 

[Marlton Mom]

I would love to know also! I will be there the 12th and 13th then moving to okw, I hope the singing will be going on also!

Speaking of our trip we leave Kentucky in under 20 days!!! Normally by now I have the bags partly packed, shirts made, all lists made and printed, and directions printed out for our dogs nanny. I am soooo far behind! I just got shirts made last week! i just feel like time is all of a sudden racing up on me.

So we decided to cancel Ohana's dinner and stay around the BC. Arrival at BC hopefully in the morning by 9am or so. Get checked in and explore the hotel. Eat lunch at maybe ESPN or just by the pool from Hannas. Swimming all day. Go to the room shower and change and dinner at Cape May! Probley won't make the camp fire but will try to make the movie on the beach. Bed before 11pm to start early at Epcot!!!!

i can't believe how close we are to our trip! Especially Joeseph's dream stay at BCV! He is so excited he is finishing up all his 2nd week school work quickly (homeschooled) and well. His room is completly clean, he is starting to make piles of clothes he wants to where. And makes me check the boards every day to see if mm has posted something funny and if there is anything new. Oh ya and he can't wait to give Ms. Teena a big huge!

I really need to get off these boards and get my packing starting!

You tell that Joeseph that he better remember that camera. When he comes back I'll show him how to set up a flickr account (free!) so he can share his pictures with us.

He'll need to do a camera checklist so he doesn't forget to pack anything.
1 Camera
2 battery for camera
3 recharger and cord for camera battery and cord to connect the camera to a lap top computer
4 flash and other lenses and camera accessories if you have them

5 a bag to carry your camera stuff
6 A tripod if you have one including the mounting plate. You would need a tripod if you were going to take fireworks pictures at night or take pictures of the Osborne Christmas lights at Hollywood Studios. Everybody forgets the mounting plate which is the piece that screws into the camera bottom and clips into the tripod top.

7 a remote release (if you have one) to trigger the shutter if you are using the tripod and taking pictures like the ones above.
8 Trash bags, like the 13 gallon kitchen trash can size. Yes that's right, you heard me... TRASH BAGS, so if it rains cats and dogs or if you go down Splash Mountain or Pirates of the Caribbean, which people are now getting wet on for some reason, you can put your camera bag in the trash bag and keep the whole kit and kaboodle dry.

9 Memory cards Now this last part is tricky so please pay careful attention. I'm talking Memory cards here. Unless you are downloading your pictures to a lap top every night (could take about 30 minutes) you need to make sure that you have enough space on the cards to take and store your pictures. The cheaper alternative is to take the lap top and download the pictures EVERY NIGHT so you have them and then you can format your memory card and start fresh with camera picture storage in the morning.

The other thing you might want to do is get extra memory cards for your camera if you can't take a lap top computer.

Be sure to follow the camera's manufacturers recommendations on which size (gigabytes) and speed (speed = class, for example class 6) that your camera needs. Get a card that's too slow and you might have problems with your camera, too fast and you are wasting your money because the camera can only write to the card at a certain speed and if you exceed that speed (meaning Class rating) you'll pay too much money for something you can't use. If you get a memory card that is too large it might cause your camera slow down in between shots while the processor hunts for an empty spot on the cards memory to write the picture data.

OK, so that should just about cover it. Here's a trick us seasoned pro's use to make sure we set up our camera correctly and don't forget anything.
Before you pack your camera away for the trip write your name and contact information down in large print on a piece of paper. You might want to put THIS CAMERA BELONGS TO: JOESEPH LAST NAME and that you are staying on Orlando from Dec X to Dec Y. Put a cell phone # on the sheet where you can be contacted when you are down in Orlando. You don't have to put where you are staying, the above info should be fine.

Now here comes the next part....


are you ready????



You're going to LOVE this.....



TAKE A PICTURE OF THE PAPER WITH YOUR CAMERA, MAKE SURE IT'S PICTURE #1

....and you're doing this so that people can look at your pictures if they should find your LOST camera and see "Oh look, now I can call this guy and return his camera!"

The CM's at the lost and found are always heartbroken when somebody turns in a camera and they can't find the person who lost it because there is no contact information on the camera.

The other thing that I do is go to the Pet store. They have those machines that make the dog tags while you wait. I engrave one of them with my contact info and attach it to my camera strap. I use my address at home but I put my cell phone # on it which I take down to Florida.

I have dog tags on all my camera equipment. If people looked closely enough they would think I escaped from the pound!

The other reason is that you are checking to see if you remembered the battery, and memory card. A million people have left the house with the battery still in the charger and the memory card on the desk. If you are able to take a picture then you are set to go.... right. (I know, I'm brilliant aren't I )

Memory cards cost a fortune at Disney so plan ahead. Walmart sells 'em cheaper but sometimes you have to go on a treasure hunt to find the ones that work with your camera. YOU ARE GOING TO BE TAKING A MILLION PICTURES so think ahead about how many memory cards you need to take if you are not using the lap top download method.

Ok so that's enough for now from me. Joeseph I am putting you in charge of the family camera and picture taking. You do such a good job I can't wait to see what you capture with that camera. If you have any questions be sure to let me know and I'll help you.

My last piece of advice is to read your camera manual. Understanding a little bit more about how the camera operates will help you, but keep in mind a camera manual is the most frustrating thing in the world to read so it's not you that is having trouble. Another book I'd HIGHLY recommend is Bryan Peterson's "Understanding Exposure". this book has all the information about understanding the principles of photography. Read this book and it will unlock a whole new world of photography for you.

What are you waiting for sweetie?? GET CRACKIN!!



~Marlton Mom

Oh and one more thing, right before you leave your hotel room for the parks take another picture of that paper with your contact information on it. Look at the picture on your camera to make sure it came out. After you've formatted the memory card, which is AFTER you've downloaded and saved your pictures to a lap top that first picture will be gone, so you'll need to take another one.... and you'll be making sure that the battery isn't in the charger and the memory card is IN the camera!

 

[Lizziedog]

Teena! Loved the pictures!!! I also love those birds that were hanging out in front of your house!! When I stayed down at a relatives house (also Disney cast members :good vibes) a few years back I got such a kick out of those birds! The sounds they make are so cool. Unfortunately I don't think they liked me so much....they ran away every chance they got!