jekjones1558
Always happy at Disney
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We arrived Oct. 22. We (21 family members) flew out of Mpls/St. Paul and I was glad when all 21 suitcases, 4 golf bags and 4 car seats were checked. DH brought his own scooter for the first time (we usually rent one) and gate checking that worked fine.
We rented 3 minivans but most of the group rode DME so that we could use DME for our checked luggage. Minivans arrived at BWV before DME but not by too much. I did not do online check-in but miraculously all 4 rooms were ready. I had done everything in my power to get a one story GV because we have 2 one year olds in the GV. I had a 5 out of 7 chance to get a one story, but no dice. We are making it work. The view from the 2 story GV is spectacular. In fact all of our rooms (the GV, a 2 bedroom and 2 - 1 bedrooms) are BW view on 5th floor so we can see a lot of both Wishes and Illuminations from up here. All rooms were in tip-top shape. All DME luggage made it (another miracle). I have seen someone who appears to be a mousekeeping supervisor up here frequently.
I have posted photos of the 2 story GV on another thread. I could not find photos before our trip. My photos aren't great but they are better than anything I could find. Here is a link:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43070041&postcount=6
Regarding the new wifi: the first few days I had problems with my laptop not pulling up the wifi agreement screen so I frequently could not use the wifi. My iPhone had no trouble pulling up the agreement. Finally I got sick of the hassle and called the IT number. It took a while but now wifi on my laptop is working fine. He said something was wrong on their end (don't remember what it was).
Weather has been perfect 80° - 85° everyday. We may get our one day of rain tomorrow. We did MNSSHP on Tuesday. It was hard with so many little kids but I sure loved it. We did Sea World today. It was fine and a good choice for the little ones because it is so low-key and they loved the splash area.
That's all for now. I am enjoying a beer on the balcony and watching the Friendship boats. Heaven.
We rented 3 minivans but most of the group rode DME so that we could use DME for our checked luggage. Minivans arrived at BWV before DME but not by too much. I did not do online check-in but miraculously all 4 rooms were ready. I had done everything in my power to get a one story GV because we have 2 one year olds in the GV. I had a 5 out of 7 chance to get a one story, but no dice. We are making it work. The view from the 2 story GV is spectacular. In fact all of our rooms (the GV, a 2 bedroom and 2 - 1 bedrooms) are BW view on 5th floor so we can see a lot of both Wishes and Illuminations from up here. All rooms were in tip-top shape. All DME luggage made it (another miracle). I have seen someone who appears to be a mousekeeping supervisor up here frequently.
I have posted photos of the 2 story GV on another thread. I could not find photos before our trip. My photos aren't great but they are better than anything I could find. Here is a link:
http://www.disboards.com/showpost.php?p=43070041&postcount=6
Regarding the new wifi: the first few days I had problems with my laptop not pulling up the wifi agreement screen so I frequently could not use the wifi. My iPhone had no trouble pulling up the agreement. Finally I got sick of the hassle and called the IT number. It took a while but now wifi on my laptop is working fine. He said something was wrong on their end (don't remember what it was).
Weather has been perfect 80° - 85° everyday. We may get our one day of rain tomorrow. We did MNSSHP on Tuesday. It was hard with so many little kids but I sure loved it. We did Sea World today. It was fine and a good choice for the little ones because it is so low-key and they loved the splash area.
That's all for now. I am enjoying a beer on the balcony and watching the Friendship boats. Heaven.
We are headed for BWV in eight days but have a standard view. Thanks for sharing your photos and have a super trip! 
