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

[natebenma]

Morning everyone....

I have been MIA for most of the summer, we had some work things...UGHH, a death in the family and then our cruise, with an Earthquake, hurricane and flooding, but I am back now.

We have 17 days until we are at BC, and I am so excited, I can't wait for a little fun, relaxation, and F&WF with friends....

Hope everyone has a great day.

I'm sorry to hear about your loss.

But it is great to see you back here as you get ready for your trip!

 

[bookgirl]

Just checked a pm that I saved and Teena's favorite tastycakes are:

chocolate tandycakes
coconut juniors
chocolate juniors

HTH

Hey I got one right

You know I was just thinking this am, we need a BC test, like to see if you are a REAL BC/YC/BCV'er.



1. What are Teena's favorite NJ Snacks?
What are Tomatoes and Tastycakes

2. What is the number of the room next to the secret epcot shortcut?
1501

3. Where would you find a Little Mermaid statue?
At the entrence of the BCV

4. Where is the bus stop to DHS?
ENNNNNN! Trick question there is no bus to DHS

5. What item is mandatory if you go to SAB?
The Noodle Family (and your KTTK card)

6. Where is the hidden gray goose slushie machine?
The Hidden closet

7. Who is the mastermind of the BC thread?
Natebenma

8. What NJ poster is best known for funny answers and a love for a guy named Matthew?
MarltonMom

9. What is the name of the threads official Princess
Lily (Teena's granddaughter)

10. Where can you buy a No Way Jose?
Beaches and Cream

 

[natebenma]

Hey I got one right

You know I was just thinking this am, we need a BC test, like to see if you are a REAL BC/YC/BCV'er.



1. What are Teena's favorite NJ Snacks?
What are Tomatoes and Tastycakes

2. What is the number of the room next to the secret epcot shortcut?
1501

3. Where would you find a Little Mermaid statue?
At the entrence of the BCV

4. Where is the bus stop to DHS?
ENNNNNN! Trick question there is no bus to DHS

5. What item is mandatory if you go to SAB?
The Noodle Family (and your KTTK card)

6. Where is the hidden gray goose slushie machine?
The Hidden closet

7. Who is the mastermind of the BC thread?
Natebenma

8. What NJ poster is best known for funny answers and a love for a guy named Matthew?
MarltonMom

9. What is the name of the threads official Princess
Lily (Teena's granddaughter)

10. Where can you buy a No Way Jose?
Beaches and Cream

Good ones!!! Thanks for the shoutout!

Heatherbabydoll, who will be staying at BCV in December, is devising a scavenger hunt for her son. I'm not sure how that is coming along, but she promised to share that with us.

One thing Teena mentioned is that there is a fake elevator at the BC. One of the elevators in the bank of 4 by the Marketplace (I think), is a false front for where a call center used to be!!!

What is the official name of the pirate slide? Jib Slide

Also- what is the scent in the lobby of the BC? Green Clover and Aloe

 

[beachclub]

anyone have an update on the construction status at the Beach Club. Was there in April and it was a terrible mess with reports of people with construction workers working on their balcony as they sat in their room. This construction
permit has to have been the worst obstructive Disney construction event ever done at a resort. There were cranes everywhere, near pools, the back entrance off the lagoon, it was a mess, so for our october trip I booked the Yacht CLub Lagoon View room on a bounceback. Then a month later, say in June I heard that they were finishing up at the Beach Club and were going to move to the Yacht CLub next, so in an effort to avoid this fiasco I switched this reservation to a Beach Club Lagoon/water view and now I am hearing that they are still, what sounds like, working on the Beach Club and arent going anywhere anytime soon.
What is the deal with this mess, has it at least become more organized? are they almost done with the Beach Club?
Normally Dis has done a awesome job at covering up or working on small sections at a time but in april, things were friggin everywhere it was pretty sickly looking, and to boot none of these poor guests with lagoon view rooms knew it was coming or what was happening and they just had to suck and deal with it. oh gawd, please be gone from the beach club by the middle of October. Its been since like December 2010...
Alright, fingers crossed

 

[bookgirl]

Good ones!!! Thanks for the shoutout!

Heatherbabydoll, who will be staying at BCV in December, is devising a scavenger hunt for her son. I'm not sure how that is coming along, but she promised to share that with us.

One thing Teena mentioned is that there is a fake elevator at the BC. One of the elevators in the bank of 4 by the Marketplace (I think), is a false front for where a call center used to be!!!

What is the official name of the pirate slide? Jib Slide

Also- what is the scent in the lobby of the BC? Green Clover and Aloe

oooo those are good....I think I may try to put something together, anyone have any questions to add? Funny or Serious, probably best to keep them to simple question/answer format, not t/f or multiple choice. Has to be something a thread follower would know ie: something we have talked about on the thread. If you want you could PM them and I'll post them later. (I leave for WDW Saturday so it would be after I get back on the 24th before I could do it.

Anyone interested?

 

[osugal]

Leaving for BC...TOMORROW! That's right...in one more day! Never been there before. Can someone explain the secret shortcut to Epcot to me? Will I be able to find it if I've never been there before? Thanks!

 

[bookgirl]

Leaving for BC...TOMORROW! That's right...in one more day! Never been there before. Can someone explain the secret shortcut to Epcot to me? Will I be able to find it if I've never been there before? Thanks!

If you walk inside the beach club and follow the signs to room 1501 there is a door that opens to the epcot pathway. Like a minute or two to the IG. I think Dee may have told us about it first because if it's raining on your walk back from Epcot you can duck in this door then walk inside the BC to your room.

Technically may not be shorter but it's inside out of the elements and you don't have to go all the way around to the back entrance in the elements to get inside. There's a laundry room back there somewhere as well.

 

[natebenma]

Leaving for BC...TOMORROW! That's right...in one more day! Never been there before. Can someone explain the secret shortcut to Epcot to me? Will I be able to find it if I've never been there before? Thanks!

We can not only explain it to you, we can show you!!! Marlton Mom took pictures when she was there in June. This is from the "Beach Club" section of page 1

The way that I found it was by following the signs in the lobby and through the hallways to room 1501.

Have a fantastic trip!

Step-Saving Super Secret Entrance to the Beach Club

There is a side entrance/exit to the Beach Club which takes you mere steps, probably 3 minutes, from the International Gateway Entrance. It is near room 1501.

This was really handy for us a couple of times this summer when it was wicked hot and when it had just started pouring.

You have to go through a lot of hallways to find it, so the best way to do this is to follow the signs to room 1501 from the lobby.

Here are photos of the exit door near room 1501, the pathway and the gate to the "secret entrance"

Secret entrance photo series courtesy of Marlton Mom

 

[JerseyGirl53]

Congratulations for your son. Just a little note to keep you going - in August it was 23 years since my ds finished chemo!!!!!

Wow, that is encouraging! Did he have leukemia?

Thanks again to everyone for the feedback...I am looking forward to meeting Teena and giving her the Tastycakes. I better bring extra so I don't eat them all on the plane.

 

[Cinderumbrella]

Hey I got one right

You know I was just thinking this am, we need a BC test, like to see if you are a REAL BC/YC/BCV'er.



1. What are Teena's favorite NJ Snacks?
What are Tomatoes and Tastycakes

2. What is the number of the room next to the secret epcot shortcut?
1501

3. Where would you find a Little Mermaid statue?
At the entrence of the BCV

4. Where is the bus stop to DHS?
ENNNNNN! Trick question there is no bus to DHS

5. What item is mandatory if you go to SAB?
The Noodle Family (and your KTTK card)

6. Where is the hidden gray goose slushie machine?
The Hidden closet

7. Who is the mastermind of the BC thread?
Natebenma

8. What NJ poster is best known for funny answers and a love for a guy named Matthew?
MarltonMom

9. What is the name of the threads official Princess
Lily (Teena's granddaughter)

10. Where can you buy a No Way Jose?
Beaches and Cream

Too funny!

Don't forget about the Matthew McConaughey View rooms!!

 

[Katesdad]

anyone have an update on the construction status at the Beach Club. Was there in April and it was a terrible mess with reports of people with construction workers working on their balcony as they sat in their room. This construction
permit has to have been the worst obstructive Disney construction event ever done at a resort. There were cranes everywhere, near pools, the back entrance off the lagoon, it was a mess, so for our october trip I booked the Yacht CLub Lagoon View room on a bounceback. Then a month later, say in June I heard that they were finishing up at the Beach Club and were going to move to the Yacht CLub next, so in an effort to avoid this fiasco I switched this reservation to a Beach Club Lagoon/water view and now I am hearing that they are still, what sounds like, working on the Beach Club and arent going anywhere anytime soon.
What is the deal with this mess, has it at least become more organized? are they almost done with the Beach Club?
Normally Dis has done a awesome job at covering up or working on small sections at a time but in april, things were friggin everywhere it was pretty sickly looking, and to boot none of these poor guests with lagoon view rooms knew it was coming or what was happening and they just had to suck and deal with it. oh gawd, please be gone from the beach club by the middle of October. Its been since like December 2010...
Alright, fingers crossed

You forgot about the part where the workers took breaks by gettng into congo lines and singing under the sea while having sword fights with the noodle family (perish the thought!). Sorry you had such a bummer of a time with the construction. However, the reports have been better lately. Go back and look at some of the recent trip reports and you will see that the workers have gotten their act together and are unobtrusive and not as obnoxious as you may have experienced. Have a great trip!

By the way, they move to the YC once they finish with the BC.

 

[osugal]

Thanks so much! I'll check it out in a couple of day.

We can not only explain it to you, we can show you!!! Marlton Mom took pictures when she was there in June. This is from the "Beach Club" section of page 1

The way that I found it was by following the signs in the lobby and through the hallways to room 1501.

Have a fantastic trip!

 

[pixarmom]

Great photos, MM!!! We love the secret entrance!!!

 

[rusty4]

Has anyone stayed in room 1501? I would think that may be the nosiest room location.

 

[DisneyMomx7]

Wow, that is encouraging! Did he have leukemia?

Thanks again to everyone for the feedback...I am looking forward to meeting Teena and giving her the Tastycakes. I better bring extra so I don't eat them all on the plane.

No he had Ewing's sarcoma (childhood bone cancer). He had a year of chemo and had his leg amputated. He never, ever let any of this get him down. In fact he even played football for his high school! He was 3 when he was diagnosed. He is now 27! He finished college and has a good job, in fact he still goes back to CHOP to talk to kids who have to undergo amputations.

I put the tastycakes in the frig in the room as soon as we get there. My family knows NO TOUCHING TEENA'S CUPCAKES!!!!

 

[jenneth79]

You forgot about the part where the workers took breaks by gettng into congo lines and singing under the sea while having sword fights with the noodle family (perish the thought!). .

The mental image that brought up was priceless!

"Life is de BUBBLES under the sea....."

 

[Marlton Mom]

Leaving for BC...TOMORROW! That's right...in one more day! Never been there before. Can someone explain the secret shortcut to Epcot to me? Will I be able to find it if I've never been there before? Thanks!

Those two outside pillars that mark the path to the "secret" (lol) entrance are right after the humpy bridge that crosses over to the Boardwalk side

Copy paste these coordinates: 28°22'11.59" N 81°33'17.96" W to the search bar in Google earth and you'll get a birds eye view of exactly where these gates are in relation to the resort and the International gate. If you zoom in some more you will see two white squares which are the pillars leading to this path.

This is at the very corner of the Beach Club resort that is closest to the International gate. Look for the end that the rectangular-ish quiet pool is on and you've got it!

It doesn't get any more "where exactly is that?" than Google Earth!

~ Marlton Mom

 

[natebenma]

The mental image that brought up was priceless!

"Life is de BUBBLES under the sea....."

If you liked the mental image, you will LOVE the actual photos-

Here are the construction workers enjoying a noodle fight:

Photos courtesy of Bourquefam

 

[jenneth79]

Ok. #1 Reaction: THIS ACTUALLY HAPPENED?!?!?!

#2: Brain explodes.

#3: Does the guy on the right know his helmet is on backwards? That cannot be safe.

 

[Uptoit21]

We are leaving in 9 days for the Beach Club & I was wondering if they have towels for the guests at the pools. This is our first time at B.C. & Disney.

Very excited!

Thanks