2014/2015 Beach and Yacht Club FAQ, Friends & Fun, Sept 2014-Mayl 2015

[ocalla]

DisneyNannnie, are you able to move your dates? If so, a certain travel agency that has Really good specials, just released two new discounts. but not your dates!

 

[Beth06015]

DisneyNannnie, are you able to move your dates? If so, a certain travel agency that has Really good specials, just released two new discounts. but not your dates!

What dates

 

[ocalla]

Beth06015: Sept 19-26 and Nov 9-21 both dates have certain resorts avail, but the Sept set of dates does include BC SV rooms

 

[khurley23]

Was anyone able to get a Beach Resort Garden view room with free dining for the week of September 13 to September 19. I had to upgrade to a pool view but I would really prefer a garden view. Does anyone think these rooms will open up in the future?

Nannie, I don't know if you are still looking but I FINALLY was able to get one today from Sept 16-Sept 26. It wasn't free dining but it was under the "late summer special". I was so happy to finally get my desired resort!!

 

[izzylovesmickey]

Dee-Hoping all goes well with your dad. We had the same situation with DH's father. It is definitely easier when they make the decision. Of course, as you're finding out it creates all sorts of other issues, but that can be the biggest hurdle.

 

[hill6]

Dee glad your dad realized he can't drive before something bad happened to him or someone else.

 

[izzylovesmickey]

So...I'm soooo excited! We had booked a "magical" vacation for 12/30-1/5 at CSR. It was a mostly unplanned trip that resulted from our (DD, DS & my) telling DH how much fun we had last year. DH couldn't go and we stayed at CSR, so we thought that we would stay there again so he could experience Christmas time and a different resort (and save some money on the resort). Well, yesterday DH came home-he got a bonus we weren't planning on! Contacted our "magical" friend and we are now staying at BC! Aren't going to tell the kids. Hoping to sneak the luggage tags on when they aren't looking, but as young adults they don't miss much.

Dee could you please add us to the BOG list for 12/3/20150-1/5/2016. Thanks!

 

[Beth06015]

I am not sure. I was trying to prove out the difference to see which would be better for me but since there aren't any available I can't price it out. Thank you very much for thinking of me.

I just checked now and there is a GV available under the RO discount on disney's website.

 

[Lalabubbles]

Dee.. Hope all goes well with your dad & it's a smooth transition for him.

 

[natebenma]

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Thanks so much everyone for your encouraging words about my family's situation. I truly appreciate your kind words. Spent a couple of hours at his house yesterday cleaning up and we meet with a rep from Meals on Wheels on Monday.

For the next two days I am in the attic at work for a historical fiction program. Which is a lot cooler than it sounds! The room I am in is in a 300 year old manor house and there are limestone graffiti carvings of sailing ships and names from the 1800's on the wall. I will be talking about Offin Boardman- merchant, ship captain, privateer (pirate), war hero and farmer one of the famous residents of the property.

I also wanted to say how great everyone is for answering all of the questions that come up and for helping out checking rates and availability for others.

You guys rock!!!

Hey everybody! I just found the cutest thing. At buildyourdisneyside.com, you can get a free custom car window decal. Happy decal building!

Thanks for posting this. I have not gotten around to doing it yet.

Does anyone know if it is cheaper to get a 1 bedroom villa or 2 standard rooms at YC/BC? I am trying to find what rates will be with no luck. Looking to plan next May and ofcorse everything for this May is booked up so I cannot see what the current rates are to even estimate.

Others have given you far better information than I could. Please let us know if/when you book.

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Oh all right! Add me to the Be Our Guest list! I am staying at the BEACH CLUB from August 29th to the 1st of September. This is a MAGICAL VACATION as I am running away from home and meeting up with a pack of WILD women. ATTENTION CHAIR PIGGIES!! Ninja Mom is coming your way so you had better shape up! Towels will be removed from empty chairs, the furniture will be rearranged and the lost and found will be extremely busy when I am in residence. Consider this fair warning! ; )

~NM

Wow! Will do- sounds like a blast. I am just starting to recover from our last trip to SAB together!

I don't think I've posted here, but my family and I will be staying at YC at the end of May . I need to figure out a room request for our garden view room. So excited for SAB and YC! 5 nights, followed by 3 at WL.

Thanks for all of the info in this thread!

I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.



What is important to your family? Location (close to lobby/elevators/transportation), away from elevators, daybed or view- courtyard, wedding gazebo, back entrance (lakeside courtyard)?

I have a YC Room View Thread on the resorts photo subforum so you can check out some sample views from Garden/Woods view rooms.

we are staying at yacht club- checking in on October 22nd- do you think they will have started their refurbishment by them? we are hoping for a refurbished room ...

I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.



Maybe started, doubtful that many rooms will be finished and as Katesdad indicated, club level rooms will be renovated first.

Dee - Add me to that BOG list. Ready to go end of August and help clear those chairs of unused towels at SAB!!!

Best blind date roomie ever!

I'll add you to the list.

So excited. Stayed up until midnight and got Mine Train for after dinner on our first time at the Cabins. Dinner at BOG and then the Mine Train. Two of Princess Lily's favorites!!!! And Pop-Pop is going too. She is so excited about taking Pop-Pop on the mine train and showing him the Beast's Castle.

Ditto... Please add me to the BOG list for August 29th to the 1st of September for the VERY MAGICAL VACATION! I would love to "get together" with you NM and HockeyMomR!!

~N

Sounds like a fantastic time to be at the Beach Club.

What do you call it when you put a boat dock in a vise?

I'll add you to the list.

Just read about the new fancy laundry rooms? Are these at BC?

I think so, but I don't have any photos yet.

Hello everyone! I'm new here. This is my first post ever and I have some questions as a Disney newbie. Hopefully this doesn't shock anyone too badly but I'm 26 and I've never been to Disney. That's finally changing! My girlfriend and I got engaged December 2014 and we are getting married in April 2016. Because of the types of people we are our first (and only) thought for our honeymoon was going to Disney! We decided on that very quickly and the research began. We've bought a bunch of planning books, researched online and asked friends/family for tips. We will be going in April 2016, a day after our wedding. We believe we finally decided what resort to stay in, which brings me here for my questions.

First off, we knew we wanted an Epcot area resort because of the location and night life. We narrowed it down to either the Beach Club or Boardwalk due to recommendations. Then we found out about the Villas and what they have to offer. I know the Villas are a bit more expensive but 1 bedroom villas just seemed more "honeymoon-like". The rooms had more space, the bathrooms were nicer with a larger walk-in shower and the rooms had a whirlpool tub. Comparing pictures of the villas at the Beach Club and Boardwalk we decided that the Beach Club Villas were our #1 pick.

So here come the questions!...

I just found out that they are refurbishing the Beach Club rooms and that this includes the Villas. Is it safe to say that this refurbishing in the villas will be done by April 2016 when we plan to go? It would be pretty darn cool to stay in a very newly refurbished one bedroom villa!

Being a young and "soon" to be newlywed couple we are looking to be semi-careful with our money for our honeymoon. We don't do any extravagant traveling so we feel like we want to make sure our honeymoon is special and exactly how we want it. With that said, the room rates for the Beach Club 1 bedroom villas are pretty darn expensive. I know Disney offers many seasonal discounts. Most likely the time we would be going next year would be during some 30% off room rates spring discount. However, the spring discounts don't usually become available until the end of December. We don't feel comfortable waiting that long and have the chance that a beach club villa one bedroom isn't available for us. So here is a question...If we book our villa earlier and then come December they offer a 30% off spring discount for the dates we would be going, is it possible to call Disney up and get that discount applied for our reservation? I have been reading a lot about people doing that so I was wondering if anyone here had some experience with that.

And lastly....Does anyone have any Disney honeymoon tips/secrets they would like to share?!

Sorry for writing a book! This is just all so exciting.

Thanks!

to posting on the DIS, to this thread and CONGRATULATIONS!!!

I am not sure how far along the villas will be in the renovation project in April. As far as I know (could be wrong), they haven't started any major work yet.

Others have given you some great info about BC villas.

Let us know when you decide. The EPCOT resort location really is fantastic.

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Hello!!!
Just booked yesterday ;-)
YC Garden View (although phone CM called it Garden/Woods view) w/free dining in Nov!!

I must say, this thread is FANTASTIC! I have learned so much already. I previously knew nothing of YC other than it existed as a someday dream resort for us ;-)
At first, I was thinking that we were more BC people and that I had made a booking mistake. But I see many, many positives for YC.

At the CM's suggestion, I added "close to transportation" as a request on my ressie. My wish is to be central to both the bus stop and boat dock, rather than waaaaaaaay out on one of the wings.Does this sound possible? Or do I need to do a bit more homework?

Also.....I have learned that YC does not have its own dedicated "food court" area. Instead, you must head over to the BC Marketplace? Correct?

I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list.



Yes, the view category is now Garden/Woods.

Yes, a request of "close to transportation" works for both the buses and boat dock.

No food court at YC -in fact, not really a food court at BC, just a quick serve location with limited, but sufficient selections. There is a continental breakfast "plus" set up in the Yacht Club lobby at the Ale & Compass during the morning hours.

Speaking of room requests, if you had to pick ONE request what would it be? Is a Balcony more important? or location? Or bed size?

Just wondered what everyone's favorite area to stay would be?

Balcony!

We will be there May 27-June 28.

We are coming down for Star Wars Weekend and tacked a day on the front and a day on the back. Can't wait!!!!!

I'll add you to the Be Our Guest list. Which resort? May or June- I'm guessing June...

So...I'm soooo excited! We had booked a "magical" vacation for 12/30-1/5 at CSR. It was a mostly unplanned trip that resulted from our (DD, DS & my) telling DH how much fun we had last year. DH couldn't go and we stayed at CSR, so we thought that we would stay there again so he could experience Christmas time and a different resort (and save some money on the resort). Well, yesterday DH came home-he got a bonus we weren't planning on! Contacted our "magical" friend and we are now staying at BC! Aren't going to tell the kids. Hoping to sneak the luggage tags on when they aren't looking, but as young adults they don't miss much.

Dee could you please add us to the BOG list for 12/3/20150-1/5/2016. Thanks!

That is fabulous! Will do!

 

[Melemonie]

I just got back from my Florida vacation and out of an fun and exciting trip, I've got to say that the Beach Club was a highlight!!! We started out by spending several days at my parent's winter house in Hobe Sound on the Atlantic Coast--lots of beach days playing in the sand and surf! And then when it was time to pack up and leave, much to my to my boys' surprise instead of heading for the airport, we drove to Disney with my Mom. I've kept this Disney trip a secret for over a year now and their reaction was all I could have hoped for. We spent three days in an Art of Animation suite, which was beautifully themed (although the resort itself always seemed crowded) and when my mom headed back home we moved over to the Beach Club.

The transfer was super-easy--we just dropped off our luggage at AoA bell services and headed to the parks for the day and then took the appropriate bus back to the resort. I had booked a Deluxe room and I was pretty sure that I was supposed to check-in on the 5th floor, but there was no line at the front desk, so I just headed there. The young man who checked us in was very nice and quick but I was a little distracted, especially by my youngest who was on the verge of a mid-afternoon tired/hot/hungry meltdown. So I heard him say something about a very nice room on the 3rd floor, but since I knew I had booked a deluxe room, I just let that one fly by.

The directions to the room were a little convoluted due to the construction on the 3rd floor--we couldn't use the main elevator--but guess who was there to give us directions!!! Teena! She not only offered to guide us, she also charmed the heck out of my crabby young one by showing him the big model of the cruise ship in the lobby and telling him all about the waterslide that goes over the ocean and the lifeboats. He's totally ready to cruise next time! Thanks you again Teena! By this time, we'd lost my Hubs and eldest, but a lovely young woman tracked us all down and whisked us away to the 5th floor to ply us with cookies and juice (for the boys) and a cocktail for me!!!

We were all much happier by the time we left for the room, but the biggest surprise was yet to come! Remember that 'nice' room the front-desk clerk was mentioning? Well, it turned out to be a newly renovated TWO-BEDROOM SUITE!!!!! OMG! I'm still thrilled just thinking about it! It was soooo beautiful and such a nice surprise. Honestly, the Beach Club, especially a deluxe room, was a bit of a splurge for us--we usually stay at moderates. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us.

I took a few pictures--my happy family was making themselves right at home--but I'm not sure how to post them. I'll have to try to figure it out later when I don't have to get ready for work. (Work? Huh? Unfamiliar concept...) I'll also have to share the story of how Neil at the concierge desk saved my butt!!!

 

[Katesdad]

Hello!!! Just booked yesterday YC Garden View (although phone CM called it Garden/Woods view) w/free dining in Nov!! I must say, this thread is FANTASTIC! I have learned so much already. I previously knew nothing of YC other than it existed as a someday dream resort for us At first, I was thinking that we were more BC people and that I had made a booking mistake. But I see many, many positives for YC. At the CM's suggestion, I added "close to transportation" as a request on my ressie. My wish is to be central to both the bus stop and boat dock, rather than way out on one of the wings. Does this sound possible? Or do I need to do a bit more homework? Also.....I have learned that YC does not have its own dedicated "food court" area. Instead, you must head over to the BC Marketplace? Correct?

As Dee noted, the Ale and Compass will work for breakfast with the cereal, muffins, juice and coffee they have there unless you need something more. Market Place in the BC lobby is a 5 - 8 minute walk across the back side of the resort. And you have Epcot to pop into if you really need something more or you can walk around the lake to the BW area. It really isn't as bad as some would suggest. As far as location, close to transportation means close to lobby and there are some really excellent GV rooms in that proximity. However, don't discount being a little farther away from the lobby becuase the "secret entrances" (fire escapes) will get you just a few steps away from the boat dock and the walk to the lobby can also be shortened by using these rather than walking the halls. When you are there and make use of them you will see what I mean. If you add "Courtyard view" or "Gazebo view" to your room request you won't regret it. I hope you have a great time.

Katesdad

 

[ocalla]

Melemonie: Congrats on a great BC visit....and WOW to the room upgrade !!!

Dee: Sounds like you Might be enjoying your time in "the attic", I have to admit I'm a little jealous just at the mention of Pirate!

 

[Barbara C]

We will be there May 27-June 28.

We are coming down for Star Wars Weekend and tacked a day on the front and a day on the back. Can't wait!!!!!

Gheesh - I wish I was staying from May 27 to June 28!!! It's really May 27 to June 2 - wishful thinking...

 

[kimmy85]

I thought I read you now pay to do laundry with your credit card and now change? But I am not sure

This was in my email this morning from the DIS:

"The Walt Disney World resorts have installed high-tech washers and dryers. Guests will be able to check a website to find out if there are open machines in the laundry facilities, as well as receive a notice when one becomes free and when a laundry cycle has finished. Cycles in these machines are shorter than the old machines, and also hold larger items than in the past.

Credit and debit cards can be used for transactions. There are a few coin machines left in some of the facilities at the All-Star Resorts, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Fort Wilderness, Grand Floridian, Polynesian and Pop Century.

The changeover will be complete in early May."

If the hyperlink doesn't work, the site was laundryview.com/disneyworld....

 

[Hi Pluto]

We were all much happier by the time we left for the room, but the biggest surprise was yet to come! Remember that 'nice' room the front-desk clerk was mentioning? Well, it turned out to be a newly renovated TWO-BEDROOM SUITE!!!!! OMG! I'm still thrilled just thinking about it! It was soooo beautiful and such a nice surprise. Honestly, the Beach Club, especially a deluxe room, was a bit of a splurge for us--we usually stay at moderates. This was truly a once-in-a-lifetime experience for us.

I took a few pictures--my happy family was making themselves right at home--but I'm not sure how to post them. I'll have to try to figure it out later when I don't have to get ready for work. (Work? Huh? Unfamiliar concept...) I'll also have to share the story of how Neil at the concierge desk saved my butt!!!

That's awesome! It's almost like the CM knew exactly what you needed at that moment of chaos! Can't wait to see your photos.

~Cari~

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

This was in my email this morning from the DIS:

"The Walt Disney World resorts have installed high-tech washers and dryers. Guests will be able to check a website to find out if there are open machines in the laundry facilities, as well as receive a notice when one becomes free and when a laundry cycle has finished. Cycles in these machines are shorter than the old machines, and also hold larger items than in the past.

Credit and debit cards can be used for transactions. There are a few coin machines left in some of the facilities at the All-Star Resorts, Art of Animation, Caribbean Beach, Coronado Springs, Fort Wilderness, Grand Floridian, Polynesian and Pop Century.

The changeover will be complete in early May."

If the hyperlink doesn't work, the site was laundryview.com/disneyworld....

That is kind of cool to know when you load is done. Silly question, stay Beach Club Club Level, where would the laundry room be?

 

[jlundeen]

Just popping in to say Congratulations to this thread for making it to the Dis Forums Top Ten list this week on the WDW Podcast....

4th Place for the Month of March!! WOO HOO...way to go, BC/YC lovers!! They actually had some nice things to say about the thread, so, Dee, take a moment to pat yourself on the back for maintaining this great thread!!

(Sorry if this has already been posted - I got way behind during the frenzy with the FD this week...Congratulation to everyone who scored a great deal!!)

 

[dansdad]

That is kind of cool to know when you load is done. Silly question, stay Beach Club Club Level, where would the laundry room be?

Near the quiet pool, close to room 1532.

 

[cantwaitvaca09]

thank you