We just returned from a quick weekend stay at BC for our first NYE at Epcot experience. We had an amazing time!!! It was strange being at BC in the "winter" as we usually stay during Labor Day weekend and Stormalong Bay was calling my name big time. Unfortunately, I neglected to pack our swimsuits as it was 40 degrees on our first day and the weather was looking to be chilly the whole weekend for us Floridians. Sunday would have been a perfect pool day as it ended up being in the 80's but you live and learn. I should have known better!!
We finally got a room away from the main entrance which I was thrilled about!! We always get placed in a room there and it is so loud in the middle of the night. I ended up not making any room requests as usual and somehow this time we ended up being assigned room 4701! It was a standard room with a juliet balcony and a view of SAB (and some roof, but who cares - I could see SAB!!!). I was more than ecstatic with our view and room location. As always we had a wonderful stay and we fall in love with the BC more and more every time. I can't wait to be back in September!
I will attach a post/review I wrote in a NYE thread in case it helps anyone for future planning. Reading people's posts here and in other threads really helped make this a wonderful and stress-free experience for us.
We had the best time at Epcot for NYE! I have been wanting to attend for years but was always weary of the crowds and leaving at the end of the night. On January 1, 2016 I sat on the couch with DH showing him videos from Epcot the night before and I said "next year, we're going"...and we did!
We are huge BC fans and I made sure to book our stay there for ease of returning "home" after the festivities. We planned our Epcot park day for the 30th so we could thoroughly enjoy the park and rides. The 31st we took it easy, ate a late breakfast at the resort and then walked around Disney Springs for a while. We went back to the resort, napped, showered, and headed to dinner at Cape May Cafe at 6:45pm. I originally had an ADR for San Angel Inn but decided (after lots of reading on the boards) that dinner at the resort would be a better idea for us rather than fighting through the crowds. We headed into Epcot at around 8:15pm with absolutely no line at International Gateway.
All I can say is...WOW! It was everything I expected and so much more. Was it busy? Yes! But completely organized! The streets were taped off with arrows and cast members were directing "traffic" all night to avoid chaos and people walking into each other. The vibe was incredible, so much fun but tons of families enjoying together. We loved every moment of it! Italy was amazing and although we checked out every stage, we spent the majority of our time there. Like previous posters stated, the lines for drinks and restrooms were insane! I was glad we planned it like we did and only came for the night time festivities, I think had we have been there all day tired and fighting the crowds it may not have been as enjoyable. We lucked out and found a little store in Italy that was selling beer and were able to get drinks with zero line
We held out for restrooms until we got back to the room, there was no way I was waiting in those lines.
The fireworks were incredible! It was just a magical experience and Disney definitely does everything better!! We left once the music stopped at 1am and walked leisurely back to our room at the BC. I didn't check the time but I would say we were back to our room by 1:30am the latest.
We will definitely be back next year, this was hands down the best NYE I have ever had & DH agrees. He can't stop saying how awesome it was
Thank you all for your posts and past experiences as they helped us plan such a great evening!
We finally got a room away from the main entrance which I was thrilled about!! We always get placed in a room there and it is so loud in the middle of the night. I ended up not making any room requests as usual and somehow this time we ended up being assigned room 4701! It was a standard room with a juliet balcony and a view of SAB (and some roof, but who cares - I could see SAB!!!). I was more than ecstatic with our view and room location. As always we had a wonderful stay and we fall in love with the BC more and more every time. I can't wait to be back in September!
I will attach a post/review I wrote in a NYE thread in case it helps anyone for future planning. Reading people's posts here and in other threads really helped make this a wonderful and stress-free experience for us.
We had the best time at Epcot for NYE! I have been wanting to attend for years but was always weary of the crowds and leaving at the end of the night. On January 1, 2016 I sat on the couch with DH showing him videos from Epcot the night before and I said "next year, we're going"...and we did!
We are huge BC fans and I made sure to book our stay there for ease of returning "home" after the festivities. We planned our Epcot park day for the 30th so we could thoroughly enjoy the park and rides. The 31st we took it easy, ate a late breakfast at the resort and then walked around Disney Springs for a while. We went back to the resort, napped, showered, and headed to dinner at Cape May Cafe at 6:45pm. I originally had an ADR for San Angel Inn but decided (after lots of reading on the boards) that dinner at the resort would be a better idea for us rather than fighting through the crowds. We headed into Epcot at around 8:15pm with absolutely no line at International Gateway.
All I can say is...WOW! It was everything I expected and so much more. Was it busy? Yes! But completely organized! The streets were taped off with arrows and cast members were directing "traffic" all night to avoid chaos and people walking into each other. The vibe was incredible, so much fun but tons of families enjoying together. We loved every moment of it! Italy was amazing and although we checked out every stage, we spent the majority of our time there. Like previous posters stated, the lines for drinks and restrooms were insane! I was glad we planned it like we did and only came for the night time festivities, I think had we have been there all day tired and fighting the crowds it may not have been as enjoyable. We lucked out and found a little store in Italy that was selling beer and were able to get drinks with zero line
We held out for restrooms until we got back to the room, there was no way I was waiting in those lines. The fireworks were incredible! It was just a magical experience and Disney definitely does everything better!! We left once the music stopped at 1am and walked leisurely back to our room at the BC. I didn't check the time but I would say we were back to our room by 1:30am the latest.
We will definitely be back next year, this was hands down the best NYE I have ever had & DH agrees. He can't stop saying how awesome it was
Thank you all for your posts and past experiences as they helped us plan such a great evening!
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