phyllis1966
Something witty
- Joined
- Apr 9, 2003
Hi all,
Not a regular here, but I started reading this thread back in July after I booked a fall 3-day weekend for us at the YC. You guys are great! I learned about room views, what to request, and all about the secret entrance/exit.
Anyway, on Monday afternoon we returned from our F&WF Quickie Weekend at the YC, and we fell in love with it all over again! My first trip to WDW was way back in 1997...yep, my first trip to the World was when I was 31! We stayed at the YC back then with friends, but have been staying primarily at the GF since 2002, since we loved it and its proximity to the MK. Our DD was 3 1/2 at the time, and has grown up loving the GF, so was hesitant about trying someplace new to her. We loved it so much that we will probably book another long weekend at the YC next fall, too.
So, I knew to request a SE-facing room for the water view we had booked (thanks Touring Plans), and we hoped for an upper floor. I also added some room numbers that TP had recommended. Upon check-in, we were told that none of those 4th floor rooms were available, but they did have for us a 3rd-floor room, almost directly underneath those. Well, room 3049 had a stunning view - we were so happy that we could even see IllumiNations from the balcony the one night we weren't in the WS.
Here's the view at sunset, turning my head ever so slightly left:
This is straight on and slightly right:
This is a panorama of the entire view:
And here's sunrise Monday morning:
The secret door was great, but half the time we returned and it was locked, and Magic Bands couldn't get us in. With tired feet, that was a bummer!
All in all, it was an awesome trip! The YC is awesome! SAB is fantastic! Gotta finish dinner, but if I think of anything else, I'll add it...
Not a regular here, but I started reading this thread back in July after I booked a fall 3-day weekend for us at the YC. You guys are great! I learned about room views, what to request, and all about the secret entrance/exit.
Anyway, on Monday afternoon we returned from our F&WF Quickie Weekend at the YC, and we fell in love with it all over again! My first trip to WDW was way back in 1997...yep, my first trip to the World was when I was 31! We stayed at the YC back then with friends, but have been staying primarily at the GF since 2002, since we loved it and its proximity to the MK. Our DD was 3 1/2 at the time, and has grown up loving the GF, so was hesitant about trying someplace new to her. We loved it so much that we will probably book another long weekend at the YC next fall, too.
So, I knew to request a SE-facing room for the water view we had booked (thanks Touring Plans), and we hoped for an upper floor. I also added some room numbers that TP had recommended. Upon check-in, we were told that none of those 4th floor rooms were available, but they did have for us a 3rd-floor room, almost directly underneath those. Well, room 3049 had a stunning view - we were so happy that we could even see IllumiNations from the balcony the one night we weren't in the WS.
Here's the view at sunset, turning my head ever so slightly left:
This is straight on and slightly right:
This is a panorama of the entire view:
And here's sunrise Monday morning:
The secret door was great, but half the time we returned and it was locked, and Magic Bands couldn't get us in. With tired feet, that was a bummer!
All in all, it was an awesome trip! The YC is awesome! SAB is fantastic! Gotta finish dinner, but if I think of anything else, I'll add it...