This was our most complicated WDW trip EVAH! Cause I had to change my dates after a lot of availability filled up at BCV. Also, I was cheap the first night with a 9pm arrival so opted for one night at Pop...
Here was our stay time line:
9/11-9/12 Pop Century - DH & DD had to be at flag pole in front of Epcot at 8am with their YES tickets. I drove them to front of Epcot, got tickets, and left for BCV to check us in...
9/12-9/15 Beach Club Villas
We were in a studio and fell in love with the Beach Club. We were lucky enough to have our room ready by about noon, which is very unusual for the villas. Got our request of a high floor, Epcot view. I now totally get the Beach Club smell, it is wonderful and I want to bottle it. The front desk staff were nice, helpful. Teena was off, but I would get to meet her in the next day or so!
DD fell in love with the pool and so did her parents. She would not go down the slide though
Haha, by day 2 or 3, I talked her into it. I told her if she didn't go down the slide than no waterpark cause she didn't need a waterpark if she wouldn't go down the slide. That did it and after one trip couldn't keep her off of it. I swear SAB could keep a kid occupied for hours/days/weeks/years!!!
Boardwalk Villas 15-18 By the 15th we had to move over to Boardwalk. I checked in at 7:30 but not surprisingly, nothing was available. Wanted text alert, but FDCM advised that they had been having problems with people not receiving texts so we would get a phonecall. This was fine and we headed out to AK. We spent the day at AK, than late lunch at Sanaa (very relaxing, watching the animals), back to resort around 4:30; never got a phone call; had to schlep to FD to find our room had been ready for hours. At least we didn't need it earlier. DD was disappointed in the pool. Funny thing is we had stayed at the Boardwalk in 2010 and she loved it. But after SAB, it just paled in comparison. We changed our waterpark day so it would be on a Boardwalk pool day rather than a Beach Club pool day. Another funny thing about the pool were the pool games. At Beach Club all the kids played the games; At the Boardwalk, all the adults played the games. There were tons of adults, but only a handful of kids. Was opposite at the Beach club... But we all LOVED the 1 bedroom we had at Boardwalk. They are NICE!!! Hopefully we'll be able to get a 1 bedroom next year at the Beach Club, that would be totally wicked!
Before we knew it we had to go back to the Beach Club. We consolidated our clothes so we could live out of one piece of luggage for the next few days. The other two pieces spent the rest of the trip in the car(s).
BCV 18-22nd We were so glad to be back home and were sure that Beach Club is our home. No other resort has ever felt this right! Had a problem with our rental car's computer and had to return it on Monday night. I had to
to the airport which I was NOT happy about!
I expressed my displeasure and got a nice upgrade
and some free gas...
But I digress, the last few days of our Beach Club stay were our best of the trip, but we missed the space of a 1 bedroom. We'll really try to make a 1 bedroom happen for next year....
Overall the moves added stress that I did not enjoy. Unfortunately, I changed jobs and HAD to change the dates. Next year, at least I know my dates should be pretty o.k.
4 hotels in 10 days was not much fun, but our trip was wonderful overall. Teena looks great in her formal wear and beach wear and Bob was lookin' fine in his beach/card wear. The only stess in the last few days was trying to keep noodles and phone books away from Teena!!!
BTW, my DD started a brawl in Garden Grill between 2 famous chipmunks on our last night there. WDW will never be the same. She did manage to break up the fight eventually, but I have a feeling they will come to blows again!!!
Had some great times in the park and SAB! Phonebooks were o.k. but not PURPLE!!!
Enjoy your cruise and hurry back to tell us all about it!!!
