I LOVE Ohana's!!! Now I am craving those potstickers!! YUM
Luke's shirt is so cute!! Totally reminds me of something my son would say!! LOL
I know the potstickers there are the best (Yak and Yeti has great ones too) Glad you enjoyed Lukes t : )
Lukes shirt is so cute!! Please tell him that my grandson was reading the report with me, (he is 3), and said, "Who is that boy?" When I told himit was Luke, he said, "Tell him I LOVE his shirt!!" He then went on to say, "Remember when I wanted to make my own shirt and you said NO?"
It was our last day there and they said it would be a two hour wait, so we didn't order it.
I told him that next time we would do it at the beginning of the trip.
Great update!!
I'll tell him, that's halarious!
Your were gone, then I've been gone, just catching up.
Love the review of Askerhus, we are hoping to try that in Dec. A late breakfast.
Love Luke's tee.
I agree on the storage at SSR. I've only stayed at SSR, OKW, and AKL with DVC, and AKL is my favorite. It's more modern and the resort is just beautiful. SSR grounds are really pretty and we had a nice view of DTD. Funny, one of the things I really liked at SSR was the hook shelf by the door. Hung up our backpack and lanyards.
Thanks for the warning on the missions, we will have to save that for later in the trip, or they will not want to do anything else.
So sorry for Tim's knee. A terrible place to have a bad knee at.
Hoop Dee do, looks like tons of fun, we'll have to try that one sometime. I've always wondered if it was worth the extra credits.
Glad you enjoyed the update and Luke's tee. Yeah, the storage at SSR is tough for a family of 4 in the studio. Yeah, I liked the shelf and the hooks too, forgot about those!
Yeah, save the missions for later or they will be OBSESSED! Hoop De Doo is definitely worth the extra credits, loads of fun!
What a lovely relaxing day! There are a few new shops in DTD since we were there in Nov/Dec so that will be nice! The design a t-shirt is a great idea and I think the boys will love doing this - me too!LOL
Carreen
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Hi Careen, yeah, it was a great day. Hope you guys get to make some fun shirts!
Thanks for your comparisons.
For most people, either you like the outside corridor style or you don't. The closet is good for hanging up a lot of your stuff, but the studios don't typically have enough room for your stuff. I think the designers saw this with the prior DVC studios and probably improved that with DVCs after that.
I, too, don't like not having the double sinks...there are a few other DVCs who do not have that in the 1BRs either. The studios, forget it.
As far as SSR location is concerned...yes, it's quite awesome being that close to DTD. I cannot tell you how many nights my husband hopped over there for something for us to eat after we got the kids to bed. It is a great perk!
about the pool monster!!! Kids!
Yeah, outdoor corridor isn't the greatest when you are there in June with the heat/humidity and rain. The double sinks at AKL are awesome! Yeah, I hopped over to DTD for a bite to eat too, that's to come : )
What a day! Not even a park and it was still packed full of fun! Ohana's sounds great and the chocolate covered pretzels sound super yummy!!!!
It was a great day, glad you enjoyed reading about it.
That shirt was priceless - I love it!
So creative!
I hear ya on the space in the SSR studios; more clothes storage space would be nice!
I do love that Grandstand area - we request that area each time we've been there. You can't beat the bus stop AND the pool right there!
Yeah, the grandstand area is awesome! Glad you enjoyed the t shirt : )
Sounds like another great Disney day. I can't wait to try AKL ... our last trip we tried the WL after reading your reports and loved it.
Luke's shirt was great !
So sad that Tim's knee was bothering him on vacation. That is great that your family and Diane's family are planning to vacation together next year. Sounds like fun
It was another great Disney day. WL is definitely a second to AKL, VERY CLOSE second, so check out AKL you will LOVE IT!
Lesley, I forgot about something I wanted to mention before....
The pretzels, I had read in someone else's TR that you can no longer get 3 pretzels as a snack credit, just ONE pretzel. They were on basic dining though, I wonder if you can get 3 with the deluxe dining snack credits but only 1 with the basic dining snack credit?
That is strange, we asked and didn't say what dining plan we were on and they said 3 for 1 credit so they must still be doing it??
Thanks for your honest SSR review, it kind of reminds me of Grand Floridian, which makes it very pretty but the size is what keeps me away (I also don't have DVC) glad Diane was there because that probably made it 10x better!
You are welcome, I don't think you'd be a huge fan Nicole.
LOVE Luke's shirt! That is so cute that he designed it himself.
Lauren looks beautiful in her little sun dress at the Poly that night. Their dinner is so good. We went last year, but our reservation was not until 8:30 and everyone was kind of tired and not hungry enough to enjoy all that yummy food. We'll have to go again sometime. I love the Poly atmosphere.
Sounds like fun going with Dis friends next year. What's Diane's screen name? I'll have to check out her TR.
Swimming till 11:00 - Awesome!
Alice
Thanks for the Lauren compliments, I'm her mom so of course I thought she looked pretty ; ) Diane's screen name is dddisrunner - her pics of our night swimming are WAY better than mine : )
Loved the updates!!!
Luke's shirt was awesome, I can't wait to go there and let my kids design their own t-shirts!
Sorry about Tim's knee, it is no fun walking through Disney with continuous pain!
Glad you enjoyed the updates and the shirt, such fun.
Leslie:
I thought I had seen an UP shirt on one of Diane's children and she thinks it was your son. If so, where did you get it? I am looking for other merchandise. Jeremy is going to be Russell for
MNSSHP. I bought the tshirt at Disney.com that looks like his scout shirt but I am trying to find the hat (if they even make it). If it was not your son, I guess I will have to go back through the reports I have been reading!
Erika
That was Luke who got the UP shirt (day 2 or 3 of my report, I forget which). They sold UP stuff in World of Disney and the store at Hollywood Studios right outside of the Animation area.
Great update! Looks like you had a nice rleaxing day on resort change day. Great 'Ohana pics too. I agree with you about the drawer/closet space at SSR. We couldn't fit all clothes in the drawers and had to hang up a lot of them. We were in the same building as you but our room faced the Grandstand pool. It's a pretty resort but I liked the theme of many others better. I didn't like Artist Palette at all.
It was a great day, yeah I should have hung more in the closet. Artist Palette is the pits, more on that later!
Yay for Disney.. always trying to incorporate education with their theming.
Thank you so much for posting so many pictures of AKL and for all of your comments about it. When Matt and I visited, we thought it was stunning, but we were worried about how much we would like it there, since it had SUCH a different feel from other DVC resorts. Your report, pictures, and opinions have me aching to stay there now!
Oh my goodness.. you look SO depressed in this picture!!
When we were there this past month, I watched a really b*#@hy lady giving the CM at the counter crap because their room was too far away from everything. I swear, it's all about HOW you ask them for a switch. Why people find it necessary to be poopy is beyond me!
Thanks for all your awesome comments sooze. Yeah, it is definitely the tone you use in Disney - no one wants to give someone what they want if they treat you like crap!
LOVE IT!! This is another thing I had no idea about. We really don't get to DTD as much as we should. Hope to check this out in November when Matt and I are on our own!
Can't wait to check out Tren-D, and of course no trip to DTD would be complete without Goofy's! Those pretzels are dangerously good!
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Luke's shirt! It makes me want to create one for our September trip. I actually was against this before and he changed my mind!
So much fun you guys had! Two words - MEZZO MIX!! I grew up on this stuff in Germany and I also love it eventhough I don't drink sodas much. Can you believe we couldn't find Club Cool last time? 
We'll have more time there so we'll find it!!
