Ive been back from my BC trip a little over a week, and I can now manage to get a few thoughts down- the post-vacation blues hit me very hard this time! Before the trip, I have to admit I was worried. Between Hurricane Isaac heading our way, Hurricane Hannahs closing down the day after our arrival, the fitness center refurb, the towel-gate chair hogging reports from SAB, reports of terrible bus service, a rash of not-so-positive BC posts on other threads, topped off with finding out about the impending loss of my job right before we left
I was having serious second thoughts about the wisdom of my decision to take this BC trip. I know theres no such thing as the perfect vacation, but since this was likely going to be our last for a long time, I wanted things to go as smoothly as possible. I am happy to say that I worried for nothing! A few things I wanted to share
-One of my favorite parts of each day was getting up early, getting coffee at 6:30, and then spending a half hour on my own, either sitting in the lobby or walking around- so peaceful! Once I walked all the way around the lake, checking out the other resorts. It was bliss. I woke the rest of the family each day around 7:00 or 7:30, but that solo half hour or so was an awesome way to start each day for me.
-Bus service: I am not exaggerating when I say we never waited more than six or seven minutes for a bus from BC! Most times, it was five minutes. Even our return trip from DTD was a breeze- the BC bus came after a five minute wait. The longest we ever waited for a bus to return to BC was one afternoon, coming from MK- we had just missed a bus, so we waited 15-20 minutes for the next one. That was only
once, during an 8-day stay!
- The temporary food setup to replace HH seemed to me to be more than adequate- granted, we didnt eat many meals at these locations, but they seemed to have the bases covered. I liked the transformation of Pool Gifts into Pool Drinks, but I found myself wanting a frozen treat a few times- the Pina Colada machine was not working properly during the first week of operations- hopefully, its been fixed by now!
- For the first time in any of my WDW trips, we got towel animals! A little thing, I know, but my daughter was starting to think she was the only person who never got any! Our lovely mousekeeper Michelle kept us stocked with great animal creations each day, and also had a little fun with my daughter's Duffy in the room.
- There is nothing better than having the World Showcase in your backyard. I cant imagine a more ideal location. I can't imagine
not staying at an Epcot area resort if I'm ever fortunate enough to return to WDW.
- The quiet pool- needs a new name
. It didnt bother me in the least, but my room overlooked it and it was
anything but quiet!
- As reported by a few others- the lazy river was a bit
too lazy. There was really no waterflow floating you along. Most times throughout our stay, if we were in the flow, we had to kind of push ourselves along to actually get around. I remember reading that it used to have more of a flow to carry you through.
- I love pin trading, and Mark in the gift shop was one of the few CMs I encountered this trip who actually seemed to enjoy it, and was knowledgable about pins. Most CMs are perfectly nice about trading, but I rarely talk to one who seems
into it. It was great to talk to him a little bit about it, because I could tell he was really interested!
- The solarium seemed like a good temporary home for the fitness center. I never actually used it, because- well, who am I kidding? I had good intentions, but alas, it never happened.
- I regret not being able to connect with GeorgiasMom during our stay- I really wanted to, but things kept popping up and I never managed to make it happen. Perhaps well have a future trip at the same time!
- I also messed up on my noodle delivery- I had two noodles that I was leaving for Max, but I mistakenly left them at BC bell services instead of YC bell services! If anyone would like to rescue them from oblivion, Ill message you the name they are under! (Assuming theyre still there- I wonder how long unclaimed items stay in the bell services area
)
- Our departure day was Teena's first day back from her trip. I was so very sad on our last morning, but being able to finally see Teena- albeit briefly- after spending a glorious week at BC was wonderful. Her smile made me feel a little bit better.
I so hope there is another trip to this incredible place sometime in my future. Thank you all to everyone on this thread for helping to make it so wonderful!
KJay
to the DIS and to this thread! 
