The Cast:
Me - 50 - aka ABFine - Father
Marie - 49 - Wife & Mother
Sarah - 19 - Daughter & Student
Our Priors:
1980 - Off-Site
1982 - Contemporary
1987 - Polynesian ( Sarah's First Trip )
1989 - Grand Floridian
1992 - Beach Club
1993 - Beach Club
1995 - Dixie Landings / Beach Club / Vero Beach
1996 - BoardWalk Inn
1997 - Wilderness Lodge / Beach Club
1999 - Disneyland Paris
2000 - BoardWalk Inn
2003 - Polynesian / BoardWalk Inn
The first three days of our trip are posted on the Universal Trip Report Board.
Got up around 7:30 and had breakfast in the lounge ( Royal Pacific ). Cereal, juice etc., $13.00. Went to the gym to jog and pedal, then to shower. Sarah and I went to CityWalk and IOA for some last minute gifts. Back to room to check out and we're off to Disney. Arrived at the Polynesian about 11:30, CM at desk was no bundle of joy, wish I had written down his name. Very abrupt and all business, no magic there. Everyone else who was checking in seemed to be getting leis, we didn't. Room wasn't ready so we headed Downtown, we hadn't planned on going to the parks today. Must have waited 20 minutes for the bus.
Arrived Downtown, everyone's hungry so we went to Rainforest Cafe.
Shared Crab Dip appetizer
Sarah - Shrimp Platter
Marie - Shrimp Pizza ( or flatbread )
Raspberry Rainfall ( Vodka drink )
Me - Crab cakes & a raspberry rainfall
Shared a Key Lime Pie for dessert...$112.00 with tip !!!
It was good but that's a little pricey.
Did some shopping to pick up gifts and souvenirs and arrived back at the Poly at 4:00. Room was ready and we were driven over to Tahiti. It's ironic that that's the same building we were in in 1987. The halls are so much wider and the rooms noticeably larger here than in the newer hotels. Here we are, Room 2021, lagoon view, open the door and and and What is that smell?? A musty,dank,mildewy smell premeated the room. But the view was great except the castle seemed farther away than I remembered. We thought about changing rooms but didn't want to give up the view. We brought it to the bellman's attention and he said he would call housekeeping and get them to spray the room. They showed up as we unpacked and sprayed something in the air conditioning vent. It was a little better but the underlying smell was still there. We noticed later that the sheets felt damp and musty and after a day our clothes felt the same way. The supposed humidity controller was set at 60% but I don't think it was working very well.
Anyway, we got changed and headed for the pool. The quiet pool was pretty crowded and the large pool was like wall to wall people. We got some drinks, found a spot to sit and then found some open space in the pool. It was still enjoyable to watch the kids having fun.
Back to the room to shower, 7:00 PS at Ohana. Dinner was good except for the first portion of steak which was kind of raw. Had the Coconut Snowball & Mandarin Orange Sponge Cake for dessert.....$104.00 with tip. It was kind of funny, there was a man sitting at the table across from us who was a dead ringer for Lloyd Bridges as he looked in the Airplane movie.
Went back to the beach by our room to watch the light pageant on the lagoon. We were about 10 minutes early so we found a nice swing and settled in. Wouldn't you know it, just as it's starting a family of about 10 decides to stand on the shore line directly in front of us. Nice! No one else around and they have to stand right there.
Marie went back to the room and Sarah & I took the monorail to the Floridian to find the spa and look around a little. Here we go again. We stepped on the monorail and it smelled as if someone had stepped in a pile of horse manure on Main Street and tracked it onto the monorail. We were laughing and making comments about it before we realized that maybe it was one of the other people on with us,although there were only two or three others. I don't think that was the case as we smelled it throughout our stay. Hey Disney, maybe some new carpeting would do the trick!
Found the spa and decided to walk back to the Poly, we were half way already. Funny, it seemed like 90% of the bricks by the wedding pavilion had Japanese names.Stopped at Capt' Cook's for some hot tea with honey, Sarah's throat is still sore. Got back to the room about 11:30. Good night.
Me - 50 - aka ABFine - Father
Marie - 49 - Wife & Mother
Sarah - 19 - Daughter & Student
Our Priors:
1980 - Off-Site
1982 - Contemporary
1987 - Polynesian ( Sarah's First Trip )
1989 - Grand Floridian
1992 - Beach Club
1993 - Beach Club
1995 - Dixie Landings / Beach Club / Vero Beach
1996 - BoardWalk Inn
1997 - Wilderness Lodge / Beach Club
1999 - Disneyland Paris
2000 - BoardWalk Inn
2003 - Polynesian / BoardWalk Inn
The first three days of our trip are posted on the Universal Trip Report Board.
Got up around 7:30 and had breakfast in the lounge ( Royal Pacific ). Cereal, juice etc., $13.00. Went to the gym to jog and pedal, then to shower. Sarah and I went to CityWalk and IOA for some last minute gifts. Back to room to check out and we're off to Disney. Arrived at the Polynesian about 11:30, CM at desk was no bundle of joy, wish I had written down his name. Very abrupt and all business, no magic there. Everyone else who was checking in seemed to be getting leis, we didn't. Room wasn't ready so we headed Downtown, we hadn't planned on going to the parks today. Must have waited 20 minutes for the bus.
Arrived Downtown, everyone's hungry so we went to Rainforest Cafe.
Shared Crab Dip appetizer
Sarah - Shrimp Platter
Marie - Shrimp Pizza ( or flatbread )
Raspberry Rainfall ( Vodka drink )
Me - Crab cakes & a raspberry rainfall
Shared a Key Lime Pie for dessert...$112.00 with tip !!!
It was good but that's a little pricey.
Did some shopping to pick up gifts and souvenirs and arrived back at the Poly at 4:00. Room was ready and we were driven over to Tahiti. It's ironic that that's the same building we were in in 1987. The halls are so much wider and the rooms noticeably larger here than in the newer hotels. Here we are, Room 2021, lagoon view, open the door and and and What is that smell?? A musty,dank,mildewy smell premeated the room. But the view was great except the castle seemed farther away than I remembered. We thought about changing rooms but didn't want to give up the view. We brought it to the bellman's attention and he said he would call housekeeping and get them to spray the room. They showed up as we unpacked and sprayed something in the air conditioning vent. It was a little better but the underlying smell was still there. We noticed later that the sheets felt damp and musty and after a day our clothes felt the same way. The supposed humidity controller was set at 60% but I don't think it was working very well.
Anyway, we got changed and headed for the pool. The quiet pool was pretty crowded and the large pool was like wall to wall people. We got some drinks, found a spot to sit and then found some open space in the pool. It was still enjoyable to watch the kids having fun.
Back to the room to shower, 7:00 PS at Ohana. Dinner was good except for the first portion of steak which was kind of raw. Had the Coconut Snowball & Mandarin Orange Sponge Cake for dessert.....$104.00 with tip. It was kind of funny, there was a man sitting at the table across from us who was a dead ringer for Lloyd Bridges as he looked in the Airplane movie.
Went back to the beach by our room to watch the light pageant on the lagoon. We were about 10 minutes early so we found a nice swing and settled in. Wouldn't you know it, just as it's starting a family of about 10 decides to stand on the shore line directly in front of us. Nice! No one else around and they have to stand right there.
Marie went back to the room and Sarah & I took the monorail to the Floridian to find the spa and look around a little. Here we go again. We stepped on the monorail and it smelled as if someone had stepped in a pile of horse manure on Main Street and tracked it onto the monorail. We were laughing and making comments about it before we realized that maybe it was one of the other people on with us,although there were only two or three others. I don't think that was the case as we smelled it throughout our stay. Hey Disney, maybe some new carpeting would do the trick!
Found the spa and decided to walk back to the Poly, we were half way already. Funny, it seemed like 90% of the bricks by the wedding pavilion had Japanese names.Stopped at Capt' Cook's for some hot tea with honey, Sarah's throat is still sore. Got back to the room about 11:30. Good night.
