Day Eight - last day and final thoughts

[CJK]

We thought that we had JUST gotten to sleep when we received our 5:30am wake-up call. For some reason, it's not as much fun getting up early to catch a plane home as it is to get up early to play in Disneyworld! We were very thankful that we got the Hyatt hotel through priceline ($31) because the hotel is lovely and we did get to sleep in a little later due to its location. We left our room by 6am and were at our flight ticket desk by 6:05am! Not too bad!!!! I highly recommend this hotel to anyone who is having an early flight out or a late flight in. Our flight home was uneventful which is just the way we like it! Nice breakfast served on flight and we got through customs with not too much delay.

All in all, I think dh and I both agree this was one of our better Disney trips. That said, dh also thinks we should take a break from Disney for a while. The parks don't have the same magic for him anymore but he really, really enjoyed the AKL. If you do stay there, take the time to enjoy the activities it has to offer. There really is so much more to Disney than just the parks.

Transportation from both All Star Sports and AKL were very good. The longest waits we had were on Fantasy in the Sky Days at the MK (45min. for All Star bus). Everyone leaves at the same time making the bus area packed!

Weather - Early May seems to be very good for weather. We only had rain on the first two days. The rest of the days were sunny and hot. The evenings did cool down a bit so you could enjoy swimming or leisurely strolls without sweating!

Crowds - MK was always the busiest. MGM and AK were busy but were always manageable. Epcot seemed to always be fairly quiet and now that Tapestry of Dreams is gone, WS doesn't seem so congested at night. That said.........I really found myself missing the parade.

It was hard coming home knowing we likely won't be back for a while. I hope you don't mind all of my ramblings. It's fun reliving our memories. Thanks for reading my report and feel free to ask any questions. Have a magical day!

 

[Annie&Hallie'sMom]

Thanks for sharing your trip. I enjoyed reading it all.

 

[TerriP]

WOW, what a great report. Thanks so much for sharing all your "tips" with us. My husband and I will be visiting WDW this September ALONE for the first time. I can't wait! We're staying at the AKL and I'm *so* excited.

Thanks again for the wonderful trip report!!

 

[tmq2766]

Thanks for the trip reports. I really enjoyed reading them.

 

[Credit Man]

Thanks for the great report.

 

[cajungirl]

Thanks for writing. I really enjoyed all of your reports.!

 

[Kaycee]

I just loved reading your trip report!

DH and I are going on our first-ever trip without kids in June, so I got a lot of couples ideas from reading your reports. It seems that your touring style is a lot like ours, so there was lots of great info for us here.

Thanks so much for sharing with us!

Kaycee

 

[bunnyfoo]

Thanks for posting all of your reports! They were lots of fun to read! I'm going to be at AKL too, sounds like I'm not going to want to go to the parks as much as I thought *lol*

 

[Disney owl]

great reports , thanks for sharing your holiday with us.

AKL is one place I'd love to stay, perhaps 1 day.

on our next trip we're hoping to dine at Boma's so really looking forward to that.

 

[sanilacjack]

I loved reading your report. Thanks for the good tips.
You've sparked my interest in the hidden mickeys.
After being there so many times, you start to not look at things closely.
Many thanks
Kim

 

[mmounsey]

Great trip report! Sounds like you had a blast!

Thanks for sharing with us!

 

[Claire4dpins]

Thanks for your very entertaining & informative report. I am enjoying planning my trip for September at the moment and you have inspired me to try some different things such as more touring around the resorts.

You have also tempted me to want to stay at the AKL - thanks for your great report!
Claire

 

[MI mom of 3]

Thanks for a great report.

I'm really getting excited for our June trip now.

My brother and his family were going to stay at PO( or whatever they call it now) they got the call this week that the resort will be closed and they have to move.

They chose the AKL and reserved a savannah view room. I can't wait to visit them and see the view.

 

[Minniespal]

Thanks for sharing your reports with us....

 

[Kellyh123]

Thanks for the great reports. I wasn't sure what to do about our last night because I needed a hotel near the airport but I had never tried priceline. After reading your report I tried priceline and got the Marriot Orlando Hotel for 40 dollars. Thanks for the tip!

 

[CJK]

Congratulations Kellyh123! You'll really enjoy being so close to the airport!

 

[DisneyMom]

Thanks for the great trip report! I enjoyed it enormously and can't wait until our next trip!