No, don't feel bad. In other circumstances I would have cancelled with no discount but the trip was planned early and everyone already took off from work. It was fun but nothing was can't miss.
ime random.
we were called for our GF from Nov but nothing yet for our YC Jan 20, 2022
I've taken some time away from the boards (mostly due to focusing on my new Peloton) But today, I dipped back into Disney since it was my Dining Reservation Day for my late February trip with DH.
Right now, we have two reservations: The Grand (RPC, Theme Park View) at FULL RACK RATE ($10,476.00 for 6 nights) (still no discounts to be had although we are retired military + I am an AP). AND a Deluxe King Room (basically a mini suite) at the Dolphin (the same room type I stayed at in Oct) ($2,496.83 for 6 nights).
I love The Grand and RPC but $7900+ for Club Level food (is there still just packaged snacks at lunch/tea time?) just is a lot to swallow. Even if we ate out 3 meals a day I can't imagine us spending near that much....No, there is nothing quite as magical as sitting on the balcony in our room being able to see the Castle and watch fireworks...But man, oh, man.
Yes, I will keep trying for a discount up until closer to drop dead date to cancel...but would love thoughts based on recent experiences at The Grand (and RPC)....
It was just not the same experience that has kept us coming back year after year. We will not be staying there again for a week, I'll only book a night or two to go to the MK. No welcome gift or even a card welcoming us to the Grand. In December we stayed BWI CL and got a handwritten note from the desk CL CM welcoming us back to the BWI along with some taffy. The last night we got a card with a picture of all the CL CMs thanking us for staying with them. The cost of these things is negligible but it goes a long way in making guests feel appreciated and wanting to go back. I usually stay deluxe (and CL) but after our 50th rack rate experience at CR I do not feel as tolerant for the price point. They could have wowed me, but they did not. (and the coddled eggs were the straw that broke the camel's back)
I booked Swan for May and it is a value $ for the location. It's not GF or even YC but we will make our own magic with the savings. It's not a question of affordability but Disney prices are stupid for what they are providing. POFQ was my other choice for the same price point but I picked Swan for walkability to Epcot and DHS. We will not park hop or do AK that trip.
Yea we probably were, we pushed in the parks pretty hard, rope dropped 5 of the 6 days we had the park hopper, got on all the rides we wanted and tried new ones.
Yes I noticed the price thing. All the little boards on the top of the displays with the color and its corresponding price were still there but none of the items had a color on the back (I remember this with the little earrings I was looking at and maybe pins). I thought it was just me not reading correctly
I felt like a heel because we had been on site for a while kind of messing around in the parking lot, cleaning up the car, organizing our stuff, etc and here was this dude standing in the lobby looking for us and then we didn't even go upstairs with him. It was nice to be greated, we had this in 2017 also. I think it depends at the WL if they have someone available when you arrive. Both time we arrived by car not ME, but I had given a fairly accurate arrival time when I did online check in.In my experience it really varies by resort (and can vary even at resorts that do it well). WL has historically been one that does it well. AKL pretty good. CR & Poly, not a chance. I have seen greeters waiting for specific people at YC - but never for me it seems (over multiple stays).
In my opinion... definitely a your mileage may vary situation that I wouldn't expect/count on... but if they are there waiting, then bonus and a great way to start your stay.
Breakfast mimosa ! Cool color!
Room is ready I need!
@mrsap see ya tomorrow ! View attachment 634172View attachment 634173
You at my favorite resort! Can’t wait to read more.Breakfast mimosa ! Cool color!
Room is ready I need
@mrsap see ya tomorrow ! View attachment 634172View attachment 634173
See you tomorrow!!
I’m not sure how you feel about a split stay, but we have really learned to like them…staying in a MK resort while we focus on MK and staying at an Epcot resort for Epcot and HS. You can Uber to AK from either one. We just spent the week before Christmas at Disney doing a triple split actually (that was not the initial plan but is what worked since we went a little earlier than planned and Disney was booked by then). We started out at The Dolphin in the Grand Suite. You can get this in a one or two bedroom option (we needed two) but you have to call. They do offer an AP discount sometimes and we got one so the price was CHEAP compared to Disney (less than half the rack rate of our deluxe RPC room)!! We loved having all the extra space in the suite, and because we still had RPC and BWI CL ahead of us, it wasn’t a big deal not having CL at Dolphin.I've taken some time away from the boards (mostly due to focusing on my new Peloton
Right now, we have two reservations: The Grand (RPC, Theme Park View) at FULL RACK RATE ($10,476.00 for 6 nights) (still no discounts to be had although we are retired military + I am an AP). AND a Deluxe King Room (basically a mini suite) at the Dolphin (the same room type I stayed at in Oct) ($2,496.83 for 6 nights).
I love The Grand and RPC but $7900+ for Club Level food (is there still just packaged snacks at lunch/tea time?) just is a lot to swallow. Even if we ate out 3 meals a day I can't imagine us spending near that much....No, there is nothing quite as magical as sitting on the balcony in our room being able to see the Castle and watch fireworks...But man, oh, man.
Yes, I will keep trying for a discount up until closer to drop dead date to cancel...but would love thoughts based on recent experiences at The Grand (and RPC)....
I have a triple slit lol!
I know you do...guess I'm a bad influence
! I have to admit that Swan/Dolphin are great options for a last minute change in trip plans, and now that I know what a deal their suites are, I have a feeling we'll be staying at one of them even more!
These look delicious! Would you mind telling me what they are? I have been wanting to stay CL here for awhile, but we have some family members who are not fish eaters. Trying to see what options are offered each night that are not seafood.
