Concise Report - 8 Days WDW

[LuvTheMouse]

Location: 5 nights - Boardwalk Inn 3 nights- Beach Club

Good: 1) Light Crowds - Basically walk on every attraction (except for 30 min waits during
peak times (12:00- 3:00 pm) at MK on Sat - mostly fantasyland rides)
2) Boardwalk Inn - Beautiful room
3) Beach Club - Ok, but not as nice as BWI
4) Weather was mostly perfect (except 2 days of rain, Test Track kept closing)
5) CMs 99% were cheerful and helpful (see Bad for exception)
6) Parades, shows, and fireworks were still full of MAGIC
7) Except for Boardwalk restaurants PSs were not needed

Bad: 1) CM did not pick up my room service breakfast order card on door of room. I called
room service after the expected delivery time had expired and explained what had
happened. They had my breakfast delivered in less than 15 minutes (Way to go
CMs!)
2) Miserable beer selection at almost all WDW restaurants. According to a bartender
(a CM) who shall remain nameless (a really nice guy), WDW negotiates contracts
with the beer distributers (or brewers?) that give them the best prices. Hence the
customer is stuck with a small selection of beers, just so WDW can save a few bucks.
For the prices WDW charges for its meals and drinks, you would think they could offer
it's customers a much better selection of imports (like Newcastle Brown, hint hint).
3) CM JAN at the ADVENTURER's CLUB. My DW and I got there just after the last show
of the night had started. The door CMs said we could probably get in. Went to the
library and the doors were open. JAN was letting the drink servers in and there
seemed to be plenty of seats still available, but when I asked if my wife and I could
get in she refused. Way to go JAN! Thank god most CMs aren't like you or else WDW
would have went belly-up a long time ago.

CONCLUSIONS: The week before Thanksgiving is a great time to go to WDW (but stay away
from the Adventurer's Club if JAN is on duty.

 

[josierac]

Thanks for the review. I am glad to see one on the BWI as I haven't seen any.

Where would you stay again between the 2. Can you tell me anymore on the BWI?

 

[LuvTheMouse]

josierac:

The Boardwalk Inn is (IMHO) far nicer than the Beach Club. Both the room and the hotel seem to be cleaner, brighter, and better maintained. The only negative thing about the BWI was that is was full the entire time I was there and it was hard to find parking. A couple of times, I had to park in the employee lot across the street, which was used for the overflow. BWI is maybe a little closer to MGM and EPCOT if you decide to walk, but it is right on the Boardwalk which is pretty interesting within itself. The Beach Club and Yacht Club seem to have a much better swimming pool though.

The BWI also has more dining options (including room service) than the BC, since it has Spoodles and the Flying Fish. (Of course a 10 or 15 minute walk will take you from the BC to BWI.)

My real favorite at WDW is the Poly due to its location. A quick monorail ride takes you to MK and after a late night at EPCOT, it is so nice to be able to get off the EPCOT monorail and take a short 10 minute walk and "voila" you are at your room. (The rooms are kind of shabby though, at least when I was there last year.)

Between the two I would choose BWI without a doubt.

 

[nativetxn]

Too bad you couldn'tbe seated at Adventurers Club. Thanks for telling us about your trip.

Katholyn