Hi fellow Diser's. We just got back from a great stay at BCV and here is our trip report. Sorry it is rather long, I wasn't sure how much to put in and what to leave out so I just rambled on! It will be in instaulments. 
Trip report for PhD family (and friends).
PhD family: Me 33,
DH 33, 
DD (Little PhD, almost 4 years old) 
and baby 7 months. Also my 13 year old niece, her second trip to WDW. 
Friends. (almost the same as us, except sons instead of daughters and a sister instead of niece.) 
Friday Feb 25th to Friday March 4th 2005.
Our flight out of Detroit was a little late. The airport at Detroit was insane at 5:00 am. We got there early and got through the lines in time, but about 20 people on our flight didnt so they waited. (We flew Spirit Airlines). Got to MCO fine and pick up from Quicksilver Car service was good. We paid for a van, but got a caddy SUV. Our driver was from Brazil and yes, he admits the tour groups with teens are out of control. However most of his family doesnt want to come here to visit and he has to bribe them.
He said that price of living has gotten very high in Brazil and only the very rich can afford to send their kids now. He was very nice. One word about Quicksilver, my friends, another group of friends, (who we meet up with later) and us all used them. We all had great service. We got our groceries (Publix) and were on our way to BCV. It was a little cool (near 70) and overcast. No line at front desk. Our friends who were meeting us (also from Detroit) were there, but their room wasnt ready. We had a choice, our room was ready, but it wasnt a pool view. We could wait for the pool view or take the ready room. We went for the ready room, thinking if our friends needed a placed for their kids to rest they could do it in our room. Our room was 350 (studio) and I was rather bummed about the view, mostly road, a big utility box, the back side of a few Epcot buildings, a bit of a walk. Oh well, it will have to do. The noise from the road wasnt bad. We did have a smoker next door, when it got very cold and rainy the smell of smoke started coming form under the lock off door, not happy about that one. Got to love smokers in non smoking rooms! 
Walk around and find our friends. We go back to our room at 2:00 and they call the front desk again, their room is ready. They end up waiting a hour in their room for Bell Services. Apparently every time they used the buttons on their phone it connected to YC instead of BC and the YC never forwarded their request for Bell Services.
I get PS for the group at Alfredos in Italy at 4:30 and we head out to the parks. It is raining now, but very lightly. We head out and get AP at the international gateway. (with the DVC discount thank you.)
They sat us right inside the door, it was rather crazy with people coming in and out, but it was a good meal.
I had the Ceaser salad with my meal, but my friends sister really didnt like the dressing, (too fishy). We had a good meal and started earning back our $50 towards the DDE experience. No card yet, so we used the email. No problems with it.
We ambled around WS all the way to Mexico to ride El Rio del Tiempo. Since we were all up since 4:00 am or so we headed back to the room (after stopping in France for pastry and Impressions de France). I thought I could nurse the baby and both kids would fall asleep. She would have non of that. As soon as the music started she stood up on my lap and watched the movie. Both kids LOVED it. It was tight with 5 of us in a studio, (one is a baby so yes we are legal) but we fit. Niece sleep on the couch, DD on the floor in her blow up sleeping bag and baby in the Pack in Pay in front of the sink. I remember hearing the fireworks very well, and I think we could see some since I overheard people out side on their balcony commenting on them. I was too tired and went right back to sleep.
I slept from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am and that was the most sleep I have had in over 8 months (baby still isnt sleeping well), so when I awoke after 6 hours of sleep, I was ready to go. I waited until 6:00 and then got up to start the day. I was so excited to get to MK.
Saturday Feb 26th
As it is with big groups we didnt get to MK until 9:30 or so. Rode Dumbo as 1st ride (as always) and the baby loved it. The kids were having a blast playing. We made our way around FL and Toon Town and headed over to Crystal Place for 11:40 PS. It was crazy over there. I guess they are seating people in shifts now and every one checks in at once. It was a good meal and the baby loved Piglet. DD and friends son were having a blast, playing together. However Little PhD was starting to be rather contrary and finicky. (I dont want to ride this ride, I want to do something else 1st.) Almost 4 years old is not a cooperative age for little girls.
After a few more rides we went back to the pool for swimming. The kids loved SAB, it was a little cool, and breezy, but fun. The slide and all the pools were open. The baby loved it and the kids had a blast. We took some great pictures.
Back to MK for the evening, it was open late and we wanted to see the fireworks and parade. We also had plans to meet some more friends with a DD same age as little PhD there. We went to Colombia Harbor House for dinner. DN got clam chowder for dinner (same as last year). Right after eating she started feeling bad and ran to the bathroom. I went in a few min later and she was standing in line, looking like she was going to loose her dinner. I had to announce she was sick and push her to the front of the line, I was given some dirty looks, but what could I do, let her throw up on the floor? She came out looking very bad and said her throat was swelling up and she was having a hard time breathing. She is allergic to shrimp, but not clams. I stopped a CM near the counter and asked if there was shrimp or any other kind of shell fish in the chowder and explained the situation. She came back shortly and said there wasnt. A manger came out and talked with us. She ran to the store next door to see if she could get some Benadryl. No, but we could get some at first aid. Well, by this time it was 8:00, the parade was starting and we were all the way across the park, we couldnt get there. She assured me there were ways of getting there and escorted us down the parade pathway (it started on MS). I was hoping she was going to take us threw the tunnels. I left hubby and the kids with friends and they watched the parade. Little PhD was asleep in the stroller and never woke the whole evening. In fact we got back to the room and she never even knew she was at MK. Once we got to 1st aid they were great and gave her Benadryl (no charge) and offered her a place to rest. The CM and RN was very nice and it was good place to rest. We waited and then headed back to the room. My niece was so tired she was about to fall asleep on her feet, but she still helped us with the kids (who were also sleeping.) Our friends stayed for the fire works and had a good time. We never did meet up with our other friends. We will have to do that later in the trip.
Day 3, Sunday. Feb 27th
Rain, Rain and more Rain.
Radar showed green with yellow all across the state. We left our ponchos at home, so we bought new Mickey ones and headed out to the MK. We did have a rain cover for the double stroller. It was rainy, but it wasnt that cold. MK was empty and we did a lot in FL and many shows. Woody, Jessie, Meeko, Chip and Dale were in Diamond Horseshoe and it was empty. We got a ton of great pictures, but Little PhD was being contrary and wouldnt have anything to do with them. Her loss. We had a great lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. Good food, warm and cozy in there and not crowded at all. It was a great place to escape the rain. We got a lot done and MK was empty. I had baby in the Bjorn with a poncho on, I had to wrap it around her and then clip it in front with a clip I had on the stroller to keep a blanket over the baby. It worked well. It started to clear up, and we did the tree house. Little PhD walked up and down it. She also rode Pirates, but was a little scared. We headed back to the resort around 4:00.
That evening it wasnt too bad, rain had stopped, but still cloudy. We had dinner at Beaches and Cream. Baby was in her big sister old outfit and it was too tight around her cubby little legs, she was crying and fussy. So unlike her. I was changing the babys clothes in the rest room at Beach Club near SAB when I over heard a women talking with her friend about trip reports. I asked and she said she was Disney Mom from Disboards. So HI Disney MOM, it was good meeting you.
After dinner we spilt up. My friend took the kids and I went headed over to Epcot to watch the fireworks while the guys and her sister did evening magic hours at MGM. They got to ride TT and RR twice each. It was empty and they walked right in.
The news said we got 2 inches of rain that day.
Monday and after to follow...............
(thanks for reading.)
Trip report for PhD family (and friends).
PhD family: Me 33,
DH 33, DD (Little PhD, almost 4 years old) and baby 7 months. Also my 13 year old niece, her second trip to WDW. Friends. (almost the same as us, except sons instead of daughters and a sister instead of niece.)
Friday Feb 25th to Friday March 4th 2005.
Our flight out of Detroit was a little late. The airport at Detroit was insane at 5:00 am. We got there early and got through the lines in time, but about 20 people on our flight didnt so they waited. (We flew Spirit Airlines). Got to MCO fine and pick up from Quicksilver Car service was good. We paid for a van, but got a caddy SUV. Our driver was from Brazil and yes, he admits the tour groups with teens are out of control. However most of his family doesnt want to come here to visit and he has to bribe them.
He said that price of living has gotten very high in Brazil and only the very rich can afford to send their kids now. He was very nice. One word about Quicksilver, my friends, another group of friends, (who we meet up with later) and us all used them. We all had great service. We got our groceries (Publix) and were on our way to BCV. It was a little cool (near 70) and overcast. No line at front desk. Our friends who were meeting us (also from Detroit) were there, but their room wasnt ready. We had a choice, our room was ready, but it wasnt a pool view. We could wait for the pool view or take the ready room. We went for the ready room, thinking if our friends needed a placed for their kids to rest they could do it in our room. Our room was 350 (studio) and I was rather bummed about the view, mostly road, a big utility box, the back side of a few Epcot buildings, a bit of a walk. Oh well, it will have to do. The noise from the road wasnt bad. We did have a smoker next door, when it got very cold and rainy the smell of smoke started coming form under the lock off door, not happy about that one. Got to love smokers in non smoking rooms! Walk around and find our friends. We go back to our room at 2:00 and they call the front desk again, their room is ready. They end up waiting a hour in their room for Bell Services. Apparently every time they used the buttons on their phone it connected to YC instead of BC and the YC never forwarded their request for Bell Services.
I get PS for the group at Alfredos in Italy at 4:30 and we head out to the parks. It is raining now, but very lightly. We head out and get AP at the international gateway. (with the DVC discount thank you.)
They sat us right inside the door, it was rather crazy with people coming in and out, but it was a good meal.
I had the Ceaser salad with my meal, but my friends sister really didnt like the dressing, (too fishy). We had a good meal and started earning back our $50 towards the DDE experience. No card yet, so we used the email. No problems with it. We ambled around WS all the way to Mexico to ride El Rio del Tiempo. Since we were all up since 4:00 am or so we headed back to the room (after stopping in France for pastry and Impressions de France). I thought I could nurse the baby and both kids would fall asleep. She would have non of that. As soon as the music started she stood up on my lap and watched the movie. Both kids LOVED it. It was tight with 5 of us in a studio, (one is a baby so yes we are legal) but we fit. Niece sleep on the couch, DD on the floor in her blow up sleeping bag and baby in the Pack in Pay in front of the sink. I remember hearing the fireworks very well, and I think we could see some since I overheard people out side on their balcony commenting on them. I was too tired and went right back to sleep.
I slept from 9:00 pm to 3:00 am and that was the most sleep I have had in over 8 months (baby still isnt sleeping well), so when I awoke after 6 hours of sleep, I was ready to go. I waited until 6:00 and then got up to start the day. I was so excited to get to MK.
Saturday Feb 26th
As it is with big groups we didnt get to MK until 9:30 or so. Rode Dumbo as 1st ride (as always) and the baby loved it. The kids were having a blast playing. We made our way around FL and Toon Town and headed over to Crystal Place for 11:40 PS. It was crazy over there. I guess they are seating people in shifts now and every one checks in at once. It was a good meal and the baby loved Piglet. DD and friends son were having a blast, playing together. However Little PhD was starting to be rather contrary and finicky. (I dont want to ride this ride, I want to do something else 1st.) Almost 4 years old is not a cooperative age for little girls.
After a few more rides we went back to the pool for swimming. The kids loved SAB, it was a little cool, and breezy, but fun. The slide and all the pools were open. The baby loved it and the kids had a blast. We took some great pictures.
Back to MK for the evening, it was open late and we wanted to see the fireworks and parade. We also had plans to meet some more friends with a DD same age as little PhD there. We went to Colombia Harbor House for dinner. DN got clam chowder for dinner (same as last year). Right after eating she started feeling bad and ran to the bathroom. I went in a few min later and she was standing in line, looking like she was going to loose her dinner. I had to announce she was sick and push her to the front of the line, I was given some dirty looks, but what could I do, let her throw up on the floor? She came out looking very bad and said her throat was swelling up and she was having a hard time breathing. She is allergic to shrimp, but not clams. I stopped a CM near the counter and asked if there was shrimp or any other kind of shell fish in the chowder and explained the situation. She came back shortly and said there wasnt. A manger came out and talked with us. She ran to the store next door to see if she could get some Benadryl. No, but we could get some at first aid. Well, by this time it was 8:00, the parade was starting and we were all the way across the park, we couldnt get there. She assured me there were ways of getting there and escorted us down the parade pathway (it started on MS). I was hoping she was going to take us threw the tunnels. I left hubby and the kids with friends and they watched the parade. Little PhD was asleep in the stroller and never woke the whole evening. In fact we got back to the room and she never even knew she was at MK. Once we got to 1st aid they were great and gave her Benadryl (no charge) and offered her a place to rest. The CM and RN was very nice and it was good place to rest. We waited and then headed back to the room. My niece was so tired she was about to fall asleep on her feet, but she still helped us with the kids (who were also sleeping.) Our friends stayed for the fire works and had a good time. We never did meet up with our other friends. We will have to do that later in the trip.
Day 3, Sunday. Feb 27th
Rain, Rain and more Rain.
Radar showed green with yellow all across the state. We left our ponchos at home, so we bought new Mickey ones and headed out to the MK. We did have a rain cover for the double stroller. It was rainy, but it wasnt that cold. MK was empty and we did a lot in FL and many shows. Woody, Jessie, Meeko, Chip and Dale were in Diamond Horseshoe and it was empty. We got a ton of great pictures, but Little PhD was being contrary and wouldnt have anything to do with them. Her loss. We had a great lunch at Liberty Tree Tavern. Good food, warm and cozy in there and not crowded at all. It was a great place to escape the rain. We got a lot done and MK was empty. I had baby in the Bjorn with a poncho on, I had to wrap it around her and then clip it in front with a clip I had on the stroller to keep a blanket over the baby. It worked well. It started to clear up, and we did the tree house. Little PhD walked up and down it. She also rode Pirates, but was a little scared. We headed back to the resort around 4:00.
That evening it wasnt too bad, rain had stopped, but still cloudy. We had dinner at Beaches and Cream. Baby was in her big sister old outfit and it was too tight around her cubby little legs, she was crying and fussy. So unlike her. I was changing the babys clothes in the rest room at Beach Club near SAB when I over heard a women talking with her friend about trip reports. I asked and she said she was Disney Mom from Disboards. So HI Disney MOM, it was good meeting you.
After dinner we spilt up. My friend took the kids and I went headed over to Epcot to watch the fireworks while the guys and her sister did evening magic hours at MGM. They got to ride TT and RR twice each. It was empty and they walked right in.
The news said we got 2 inches of rain that day.
Monday and after to follow...............
(thanks for reading.)
Poor kids, thank goodness for the Lion King fruit snacks I had in my bag that calmed them down (especially the 2 year old little sister.) My friend couldnt believe I had matching fruit snacks. I told her we wanted princess, but the store was out so DD went for Lion King! 
YUM! We also grab a fast pass so DN and I can ride Rocking Roller coaster. (she isnt so sure, she has a history of being afraid of roller coasters, but she has been doing so good here, why not?) Back to Play House Disney, except right as we get in line our friends son decided he really doesnt want to do the show and they opt out. The line is long and slow. The show doesnt really end up staring until 11:00, what was the deal with the other one closing the doors at 10:05. Oh well, it does appear we dont have the best timing on this trip. When we get out we head DN and I head back to RR and hubby and kids to the play set. DN isnt so sure, but when the 3rd grader in line behind us insists it is fun she starts to feel better. Long story short she loved it and it official, we have converted the kid to a full fledged coaster junky. 
We meet up with friend and hubby at the play set. They went to Muppets and loved it (Little PhD has developed a Muppet fear and wont go anymore!)
Lucky for us the rain was gone and it was sunny and getting close to warm. 
we headed over and got Fast passed for Test Track. DH and DN rode Mission Space, and then DN and I rode once again. (she loved it) Then the DH and DN rode TT (I didnt need to this trip.) I got DD a Mickey Ice cream 
Then at the inspections a lady waved us over to a shorter line and checked everything. I felt like I had VIP on my for head, everyone was so nice to us! While waiting for the airplane my hubby saw a student of his with her family. We may have not been able to ride Small World, but we had an small world experience that is for sure. 
We ended up at the after hours children clinic at the hospital on Sunday, Baby has a double ear infection. Her 1st one ever. Then back to the Dr. on Monday, a touch of the RSV virus on top of everything. She is doing much better now. 
