Just got caught up on your agency TR. MAN! You really did pack a ton into a weekend! Holy moly!
So cute that you ended up sitting with families the entire time. Also love the BW lady trying to tell you how to tour! As if!
Love all the photos. Glad you had a safe trip!
And that is why I am exhausted!!! It was a ton of fun but very tiring.
I guess I just gravitated towards the families. Plus, with SW boarding you have to take what you can get! Most of the time I sat on the aisle seat because the mom or dad/child would take the window and middle seat. It's better than having some stranger crawl over you and you kid!
Thanks!
We got a new camera in April for our anniversary~got a Canon and I love it..i was kind of on the fence between that and the Nikon..so glad went back to Canon..had one years ago, then a Sony, now back to Canon!!
I love my camera so far. Just got it for my birthday and haven't taken very any pics yet. I was happy with how the Disney pics turned out.
Thanks for the mini TR. 
Very enjoyable!
Looks like you had a fun filled and very busy weekend. 
Love all the BWI pics, we really like it there. So glad to hear you liked the BW pizza too, it is definitely better than any other WDW pizza! Too bad you didn't get to go swimming, we love that pool -- clown slide and all! My kids talk about it all the time!! Oh and just so you know - there is a little gift shop inside the BWI, just to the right of check in. Nothing as big or nice as the one out on the BW though! It is hard to get used to the CS options (or lack thereof) at the deluxe resorts when you are used to staying at a value or moderate with a huge foodcourt. That is our one complaint about the deluxes. But we actually found the BWI to have better/more CS choices than the Poly or the BC/YC. We didn't mind walking out on the BW to get food, it was actually a quicker walk than from our moderate rooms to the foodcourts!
I know you love the DDP, but if you ever find yourself there again without it just get some WDW gift cards before you go. Ever since we quit doing the DDP (So not worth it for us with 2 kids considered adults who eat like birds!! We would rather take the room discount!) we pay for our food with gift cards - that way it's prepaid.
That would be so cool to see the call center!! 
How fun! Hope you had a great time and learned lots!
I really wanted to try the clown slide because it looked like a ton of fun. I just don't like clowns in general and at night when it's eyes were lit up...scary!!!
I didn't notice the little gift shop because I never went to the check in desk! My roommate checked in a day before me and was able to pick up my key. My ticket was separate. The only other deluxe I've stayed at is the Contemporary and I was 10 years old. That was pre-dining plan era and we won that trip so everything was fabulous. We stayed in a garden wing building (it's now BLT), so we did have to walk to the tower to eat and all that.
With older kids I wouldn't mind the whole now CS thing in the main building. I cannot imagine that with Madison and Cole in tow. We were very close to the Boardwalk, but it just wasn't easy. I like when things are centrally located..I don't mind the walk, I just want to walk and have everything I need all in one spot.
I didn't really care for the CS offering of the bakery. The salad was ok, nothing special and the sandwiches really didn't interest me at all. The pastries looked amazing, but I wasn't in the mood for sweets when I was there. I guess I'm a simple food court kind of girl. We really enjoyed Pop's food court when we stayed there...there was a lot to choose from. We only ate lunch/dinner there twice, but it kept everyone happy.
I don't know what we're going to do about the dining plan after this next trip. Madison will be 10 in October and she does not have a big appetite at all. However, Cole could eat his weight in food! We could order the adult portion for him in a few years and she could eat his kids meal. We really love traveling during free dining, so that always works good for us. I don't feel so guilty if I don't finish something. When I didn't get to finish my food on Saturday at Epcot it was an awful feeling. I spent $15 on 3 tacos, chips and salsa and a drink and didn't even finish half of it. Not cool.
The call center was amazing! Everyone was so friendly and now I know what they're seeing when I call them on the phone. Everyone's cubicles are decorated and happy looking. They also have tv's throughout the building with a live feed of the parks!!! They are constantly reminded of why they do what they do.
What a busy weekend! It looks like an awesome time! I would love to stay in the Boardwalk/Beachclub area. I also decided I would only do it during food/wine when I probably wouldn't want the dining plan anyway. The mug situation alone would annoy me.
Also, congrats on your 32 min run time! That is AWESOME!!!
It was very busy but very fun. I would not have been a happy camper with the mug thing at all. Plus, they don't fill up your mug for you. They fill up a paper cup and hand it to you and you have to pour it in your mug yourself. What a waste of a cup!
Thank you!!! I was very proud of myself. I haven't run since then...I need to get moving!
What a fun whirlwind trip!
I'm actually sort of looking forward to a trip without my kids - is that wrong?
It won't be for a while for sure. But we would do it differently for sure.
I think one thing about BW is that it is also a DVC - so many of the villas have kitchens. Maybe the people who stay there don't miss the CS so much. Then again, they have regular rooms too, just like the others... I would miss the drink station for sure. It's like you have to share your CS/drink place with the masses passing by on the boardwalk! Seems strange.
Great pictures for sure!!!
I like to get away from the kiddos every now and then, but being at WDW without them was hard. It made me miss them even more! Tony says he could never go to WDW without the kids. I know I could, but it would be hard.
The Villas are even further from the Boardwalk than the regular rooms!!! They must just order their groceries or have a car to go to Publix or something so they can get their drinks. I wouldn't want to spend all that money and then have to deal with crowds at my own resort. That's just me though.
Thank you!
It was a lot of fun.
