Finally ... 6 months later ... here it is!!! (*****FINISHED 01/20/01)

[whosezMN]

Sunday, July 16
"Circus Day/See You Real Soon Day, Part I"

The alarm went off this morning at 5:00 ... thanks so much to whoever stayed at the Wilderness Lodge, Room 4110, the night of July 15, 2000!! Grrrr. Ashley slept through it, and I was able to go back to sleep, but I think Mom and Debbie were up and at 'em not long after that. When I woke up a little later, they were out on the balcony with coffee and the newspaper, discussing the trip so far -- the surprises, the things they'd change, and the tips they'd pass on to others planning to visit WDW. Mom was surprised that we hadn't needed any bug stuff -- July in Florida, and no bug stuff?! <IMG SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif" alt="confused"> They both liked having some bottled water in the hotel room, but didn't really think we needed as many snacks as we had. For the parks, they thought it would be better to have a small umbrella instead of a poncho, which was too hot in the Florida humidity. Of course, "bring lots of foot care stuff" made their tip list.

We enjoyed the lazy morning and left for MGM at about 10 a.m. Luck with short lines continued -- we saw Voyage of the Little Mermaid with no wait. Four thumbs up, except we were distracted by people taking flash photos in spite of the pre-show announcement. Unfortunately, it was one of those cases when one person took a picture, then somebody else apparently thought they could too, and it snow-balled until people in the audience were actually saying "No flash photography!" in the middle of the show. We saw the CMs off to our right, trying to find the offenders, but we didn't notice whether they actually found them.

After the show, we stopped for a couple autographs (not sure who -- at this point, I felt like there couldn't possibly be any more characters left!), then shopped a little, and made our way to lunch at the '50s Prime Time Cafe. What a great place that is! I hadn't seen it before, so it was new for all of us. We checked in almost 25 minutes early, and had barely sat down in the "living room" when our name was called. Cousin Ouida was excellent!! She was extremely helpful with the vegetarian options, and later took Ashley to the "neighbor's" to see the Chicken & Biscuits. We thoroughly enjoyed our lunch there, and Mom got her Clean Plate Club sticker.

Next, sadly, it was time for Aunt Debbie to head back to the WL to get her things and meet the Mears shuttle. We stopped a passing family and asked them to take our picture together, one more time, and then said our goodbyes. I am so glad she was able to join us for this trip! Looking forward to the next time, Auntie!!

 

[whosezMN]

Mom, Ashley, and I went to check the board for wait times, and saw that there wasn't any line at all (at least according to the board) for the Backlot Tour. We headed that way, but on our way, we found a bunch of other characters in front of the Chinese Theater. If I remember correctly, Ashley got autographs from Quasimodo, Pocahontas and John Smith, Mary Poppins, and a couple others. By then, we knew it was about time for Beauty and the Beast, so we skipped the Backlot Tour (which didn't really disappoint me at all) and wandered over toward Sunset Boulevard.

They weren't letting people in the theater yet when we got there, so Ashley went to get a FastPass for the Tower of Terror, then came back to find Mom and me sitting in a small patch of shade across from the BATB theater. Until this point, the weather had been warm, but not hot -- but it was definitely getting warmer each day. Just sitting in the shade was a welcome refresher.

Thanks to Ashley's great footwork, we ended up with really good seats for BATB -- center section, only about a dozen rows back. I wasn't overly impressed with this show in November, but this time, I thought it was really good. Ashley and Mom both liked it too, and I was glad we'd found time to see it. The show ended just in time for Ashley's FastPass time for Tower of Terror; she said it had a different drop sequence this time.

By then it was time to head back to the hotel to get ready for Cirque du Soleil. We just missed a bus from MGM to WL, so we had a bit of a wait -- about 15 minutes, I think? At least there was shade! When we finally did get back to WL, we were surprised that our room hadn't been cleaned yet. It was almost 4 p.m., and the only possible excuse would have been if Mousekeeping arrived to get started while Aunt Debbie was packing up and didn't want to bother her. I meant to ask Aunt Debbie about that, but forgot. No biggie -- we just called Mousekeeping and said we'd need our room for about another 45 minutes, then we'd be gone until late, so could they clean it then? The woman who answered the phone was having a rough day, I think, because she got pretty defensive. I hadn't meant to make her angry; I just wanted to let them know we'd be in the room for a little while. Sheeish!

We got down to the bus stop a little later than we hoped -- about 4:45 p.m., I think -- and then I had to run back up to the room to get our Cirque tickets (of all the things to forget!), so we missed the first Downtown Disney bus. That added to my stress level a bit, but I tried to keep it under control. Another one came about 20 minutes later, and wow, does that trip (WL to Downtown Disney) take a long time!! Of course, our stop was the last of three stops at DD, and we finally got to the Cirque tent at about 5:50 p.m. I was stressing big time, and to make it worse, I needed to find a restroom. While I did that, Mom and Ashley found the concession stands (popcorn and M&Ms, yum). Somewhere during the day, Mom and Ashley told me they wanted to buy a souvenir for me as a thank you for the planning I'd done (puh-leeeeeze, as if you have to thank me?! LOL), and Ashley bought me a beautiful program and a Cirque du Soleil calling card -- she couldn't believe I didn't have one along. Ashley also bought a program for herself, and both Mom and Ashley bought t-shirts.

The show was as incredible as I'd heard. I'll try not to include any spoilers here; feel free to e-mail me if you want more details. We had really, really good seats -- first row, center, in the upper section. I'd ordered our tickets nearly a year before, and I didn't realize until many months later how good our seats would be! I'd heard the seats were a bit of a tight squeeze, but that wasn't our experience at all. It's possible that the chairs get smaller in the higher rows, but we had plenty of arm, hip, and leg room! Some of the introductory scenes went right in front of us (we could have reached out and touched several of the performers), and most of the show itself was perfectly at eye level for us. Wonderful show; worth every penny. Three thumbs way, way up.

Back to the WL for a good night's sleep. The Mousekeeping person must have felt badly about not cleaning our room earlier, because our beds were turned down (with Ashley's animals under the covers) and we had a stack of extra towels. We watched some TV, did some laundry (Ashley), had a late dinner at Roaring Fork, and talked about our game plan for the next two days.

 

[whosezMN]

Monday, July 17
"Silly Ol' Bear Day"

Happy 45th Birthday to Disneyland!!

Mom got up early so she could hit Early Entry at the Magic Kingdom. She almost overslept (the alarm was set for PM instead of AM), but she was still able to catch the bus and get there before the gates opened. She said a CM there was playing Disney trivia with the guests; according to that CM, it would cost $1 million to extend the monorail the distance from one of those huge support beams to the next one, and so there are currently no plans to add to the monorail.

When the gates opened, Mom made her way to Fantasyland with everybody else; she rode the Carrousel and Snow White, then headed over to Tomorrowland for the Speedway and another shot at Buzz Lightyear.

Ashley and I got up a little later and met Mom at the Crystal Palace for our breakfast with Pooh. We got there about 9:20 a.m. (25 minutes early for our PS), checked in right away, and weren't seated until 10:00 a.m. Normally, being seated 40 minutes late would have bothered me, but this was the first time all week we had to wait -- so it was no big deal!

Mom and Ashley both liked the Crystal Palace as much as I knew they would; lots of food and the characters, of course! The only minor complaint was that both Piglet and Tigger took their water breaks when we were the NEXT table (so close, but yet so far ) ... but we just ate slowly and waited. We got lots of great pics, and loved all the kissing noises from the characters.

After breakfast, we were off to the Tiki Room (three thumbs up), then Country Bear Jamboree. Ashley didn't seem too excited about that one until Big Al with his "Blood on the Saddle" and then later, the three bears in bonnets singing "All the guys who turn me on turn me down." LOTS of people taking flash photos before the end, when they're allowed to. Drives me crazy.

It was a little early to think about eating again, but we didn't want to miss the Diamond Horseshoe, so while Ashley went to get FastPasses for Splash Mountain, Mom and I went to find a table for the noon show. Just by luck, that show included an American Sign Language interpreter. I took a year of ASL in college, and I think it's a beautiful language, so I enjoyed the show even more than usual. Before his last song, the sing-along cowboy pointed out the interpreter, invited us to sing "Home on the Range" with him, and to pay special attention to the interpreter while we sang. The cowboy got us started, then dropped out, so it was a room full of guests singing softly while the interpreter painted the air with deer and antelope playing. It was really lovely ... and the skies were not cloudy all day.

There were two other acts in the show: the dancing girls, who were fun as always, and an excellent magician, who could not have picked a better helper from the audience. The helper was a 6-year-old boy named Chase, from Georgia. Perfect, hilarious, cute as a bug! We got a big kick out of him. Good job, Chase!

 

[whosezMN]

After the show, we took a ride on the Liberty Belle (a first for me). We had a great spot at the railing on the second level, and I really enjoyed the trip. We noticed that BTMRR was down when we went by -- and yet all the CMs working there (even those trying to fix the ride) stopped to wave at us when we went by. Another one of those Disney details.

Mom decided to do a little shopping while Ashley and I headed back to Splash Mountain to use our FastPasses ... but no luck there either. We noticed the water wasn't running and there was a car stuck at the top of the drop. The CMs there were announcing that FastPasses would be honored all day, no matter what time was stamped on them, but they had no idea how long the ride would be down. Since we were ready to leave for the day, we gave our FastPasses to a couple we met, then went back to meet Mom. Little did we know, she finished her shopping early and walked over to Splash to find us ... we crossed paths and completely missed each other! We waited for Mom where we said we'd meet her and after a little while, she came back and found us. She and Ashley did a little shopping and found some stuff for Zachary.

Did a little more shopping on Main Street on our way out, then went to wait for the boat to the WL. There was a little girl named Cassandra there, and she had one of those mister bottles. She squirted my legs, and when her mom started to warn her about not squirting other people, my mom and I both jumped in with, "Squirt me! Please!" We made sure she knew that we didn't mind. Thanks, Cassandra!

Had to stop in the shop at WL to pick up our packages from yesterday, then went up to our room. The Mousekeeper had made a "pool" out of a blue garbage bag and a couple of rolled-up towels; Ashley's animals were enjoying a little swim. It was pretty cute! I took a quick 20-minute nap ... after which I decided that 20 minutes was not enough. Mom and Ashley were going back to the Animal Kingdom (hoping to hit the Tarzan show, Dino-Sue, the Dinosaur ride, Kali River, and the Maharajah Jungle Trek), but I passed. I went back to sleep and enjoyed my quiet time, mostly in the room. I did run down to Roaring Fork for dinner, and treated myself to a "magic bar" for dessert -- chocolate chips, butterscotch chips, and coconut. Oh, please excuse me, I didn't realize I was drooling.

After another 45-minute bus ride, Mom and Ashley got to Tarzan at 4:25 p.m. (the last show of the day was at 4:30), but they couldn't get in. They were disappointed, but decided it was okay because ... "the best cast wasn't there today anyway." Hey, you have to convince yourselves somehow.

They got fastpasses for Dinosaur (which they liked, but thought it was a little too jerky), found some cold drinks while they were waiting, then saw Dino-Sue. Next was Kali River for Ashley. She liked it, but thought it'd be longer, and she's one of the few people I've ever heard say, "I didn't get very wet." <IMG SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_confused.gif" alt="confused"> Next was the Maharajah Jungle Trek, where Mom got some really beautiful pictures of Ashley with tigers in the background. Mom and Ashley got back to the room about 7:30; they gave me a WDW 2000 photo album, perfect for all the memories of this trip. Thanks, you guys!

They had a quick dinner, then Ashley went swimming (after waiting 30 minutes, of course). I sat by the pool and watched her on the slide. The weather was beautiful, and I enjoyed people watching and taking in the scenery. Mom came down to the pool about 9:20 or so (I think she'd had a nap), then we all went down to the beach for the water parade. Very cute! Afterward, Mom and I went right to bed, but Ashley stayed up to make a phone call. My dad, who thinks he doesn't want to make a trip to WDW, called shortly after 11:00 ... maybe we'll get him down there after all!

 

[whosezMN]

Are you still with me? I'll try to have the last two days posted by the end of the weekend.

Sandy

 

[Tarheel Tink]

Still with you and waiting! What a great time your group had; giggling and giddy! You had to be a fun group to be with!

Tarheel Tink

DIS member since 9/98 and dang proud of it!
Disneyland multiple times
WDW 1982(in a seedy off-site rathole), DxL(Bayou)1997, CBR 1998, WL 1999, PO 2000, DxL (Bayou) 2000, AS Movies 2001, WL 2001

 

[Edayy]

Well worth the wait, great trip reports and i can't wait to read the next two days.

Eda

 

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[Beanie]

Excellent trip report!! Well worth waiting for!! How nice of Ashley to give one of her lei's to that little girl..how thoughtful!! Thanks for posting...anxiously awaiting the next installment!!

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[whosezMN]

Tuesday, July 18
"Gardens of the World Day"

This was the hottest day of the week. Hot. Hot. Have I said HOT?

Our last full day!

Mom got up early for her Gardens Tour at Epcot, and she was gone when I got Ashley up at 8 a.m. so she could make a phone call. I took a shower while she was on the phone; then she went back to bed for almost an hour while I watched TV and got ready for the day. It was a nice relaxing morning.

Forgot to mention on Sunday morning: While we were all getting ready, Mom and Debbie were telling Ashley about the changes in hair dryers and other such products since they were her age. After scaring Ash with stories about big, clunky, salon-style hair dryers, Mom looked at Debbie and said, "We're our own Carousel of Progress!" Yet another Quote of the Day for Mom.

Back to Tuesday: When Ashley got up the second time, we talked about our game plan for the day. We hadn't seen WL's geyser yet, so we were aiming for the 11 a.m. "show." Then it was off to Epcot for lunch and a few rides, back to WL for resting and a swim (we were sure Mom would need to cool off after her tour on such a hot morning), then back to Epcot for the early Tapestry of Nations (one more time!), then MK for the MSEP, fireworks, and E-night. That was the plan, anyway.

We left the room just a little bit too late to catch the geyser (oh well...) and waited for an Epcot bus while a zillion other buses went by. We finally hopped on a Crockett bus to the TTC. When we got there, we asked to sit in the front of the monorail and ended up sitting with Pilot Joe, who was very quiet and a little bit grumpy. He's allowed, I guess. Didn't bother us, but I was a little disappointed that we didn't get our Co-Pilot's Licenses. What a great view of Epcot, though!! Very cool.

Ashley went off to Test Track, and I went to the Imagination Pavilion to send some e-postcards. We had plans to meet at the Land by 1 p.m. Test Track was closed, so Ashley got to the Land well before I did; she found Mom and they both came to find me at Image Works. We sent a couple e-cards together and then got FastPasses for HISTA.

Lunch was our last character meal of the week, at the Garden Grill. Our PS time was 1:30, and once again, we had just a couple minutes' wait before being seated. What great luck we had with PS times this week!! This turned out to be Ashley's favorite lunch of the week -- she ate everything except the fish. Mom and I had delicious pasta and veggies. Mickey, Chip, and Dale were the characters here -- and all three of them kissed my hand. I had a Grumpy t-shirt on, and Chip or Dale (can't remember which) thought that was pretty funny. I never in my life thought I'd be the object of a chipmunk's snickering.

During lunch, Mom told us about her tour, which she loved except for the unbelievable heat. I don't remember how many people were on the tour with her -- about 8? Their tour guide offered them all bottled water (usually, the guide said, the tour guests each get one bottle -- today, because of the heat, each of them got two bottles, and Mom drank every drop). Mom, whose two favorite things in the world are gardens and Disney, loved being able to go backstage in a couple places. She told us that in one country (Japan? Not sure.) they got to see a beautiful blooming flower that, as it turns out, only blooms THREE DAYS the whole year. By pure luck and coincidence, Mom's tour was on Day #2 of those three days. Mom took some great pictures, but I'm sad to say I don't remember anything more about what she saw or learned on her tour. If you're interested in knowing more, please e-mail me, and I'll ask her.

 

[whosezMN]

After lunch, we went back to the hotel. It was about 3 p.m., and a bus was waiting for us. We sat there for a little while before leaving, but we didn't care at all -- we were in a lovely air conditioned bus! Back at the WL, we found Ashley's animals in another Mousekeeping Original: a canoe! Very cute. Mom and Ashley swam while I took a little nap.

My feet were more than a little sore by this point in our trip, so I decided to skip going back to Epcot with Mom and Ashley. They left at about 5 p.m., figuring they could still catch HISTA on our FastPasses from earlier in the day (I think our FP window was 4:45 to 5:45 or something), then see Tapestry and get back to our room for a little rest before the MK fireworks and E-night. (Decided to skip MSEP since we saw most of it the other night.) While they were gone, I packed.

When Mom and Ash got back to the room, they packed up most of their stuff, then we went down to Roaring Fork for dinner. Mom and Ash brought chocolate cake back from somewhere in Epcot, which we scarfed down before dinner.

We finally left for the Magic Kingdom at about 9:15, and got to the MK gates at about 9:50. We thought we could still catch the train around to Frontierland, but of course the train was down until after the fireworks. We thought about staying upstairs at the Depot to watch the fireworks, but it was crowded, so we went back down to get our E-night wristbands. Mom decided to watch the fireworks while making her way slowly down Main Street, but Ashley and I decided to head off toward Frontierland.

Ash and I stopped near the Crystal Palace to watch Tinkerbell's flight, then watched just a couple fireworks before heading over toward Splash Mountain and BTMRR. We'd stop every once in a while to turn around and catch a glimpse of the fireworks. We did Splash Mountain twice in a row with less than 10 minute waits each time; after the first time through, we stopped to look at our picture and decided we'd go a second time before buying a picture, in case the second one was better. (We ended up buying the first one, of course. <IMG WIDTH="15" HEIGHT="15" SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz"> )

Next, we tried to do BTMRR, which was down for "technical difficulties" for about the fourth time this week. I hoped it would be re-opened a little later for E-night, but I wasn't holding my breath. We headed back toward the Haunted Mansion, which was a walk-on. One of the ghoulish CMs scared a girl in front of us.

We fought our way through the MSEP crowds to Tomorrowland (we weren't allowed to go through Fantasyland, so from the Mansion, we had to head around the long way), and met Mom at Buzz Lightyear. As it turned out, she'd watched the fireworks from near the Walt & Mickey "Friends" statue, then went over to Tomorrowland and saw Timekeeper, which she really liked except for the standing. She'd had a long day!!

Ashley rode Space Mountain one more time, then we all rode Buzz, and they both beat me in a miserable, huge way. I had a measly 1,300 points ... Ashley had 11,900 ... Mom had 193,800. She said afterward, "I don't know what I hit, but I must have hit something big." I guess so! Either that, or she was somehow getting all of my points.

Mom's tired feet wanted her to head back to the main gates, so she said she'd meet us near the Emporium. Ashley went on Alien Encounter, and I met her afterward at Merchant of Venus. We considered heading back over to Frontierland to see if BTMRR was working, but we were both tired and so we just went to find Mom. We all had fun at E-night, but we didn't even stay the whole three hours. We were too tired, and it had been the hottest day of the week. I don't think I'd do E-night again on the last night of a week-long vacation.

We took the monorail back to the TTC with some other very tired people, then sat down to wait for a Boone bus back to the WL. A Crockett bus came by and wouldn't take us (we were waiting there with another family), and a little while later, we encountered the CM of the Day: A driver named Paul offered to take us over to WL instead of making us wait for a Boone bus. I'm not sure which route he was supposed to be on, but he went out of his way to take us "home." Even at 1:25 a.m., you can find a little bit of Disney Magic. Thanks, Paul! You made our night.

Back at the hotel, Ashley and Mom went right to bed, but I opted for a soaking bath. My feet really needed it, and I figured I could maybe sleep in a little bit in the morning.

I can't believe it's our last night.

 

[whosezMN]

Wednesday, July 19
"See You Real Soon Day, Part II"

Not much to report from our last day: Mom was up at 8:30 or so; I didn't get up and go down for breakfast until a little after 10:00. We made our checkout time with minutes to spare; we used that oh-so-convenient Express Checkout, which I love.

Our Tiffany Towncar driver was waiting for us at the doors -- it wasn't Tony this time, and although this driver said his name at least twice, none of us could understand or hear him. Not as much fun as Tony, but he did his job just fine.

We had a little extra time at the airport, so we checked out the Disney Store (what else? <IMG WIDTH="15" HEIGHT="15" SRC="/infopop/emoticons/icon_razz.gif" alt="razz"> ) and then finally got back on the plane to head home.

Again, we were waaaaaaay in the back, and this time, we were surrounded by folks who were seemingly unconcerned about their fellow passengers. One family was split up into two rows, and two of the kids took turns sitting by Dad. Not a major problem, except that "Dad" was sitting next to a total stranger, who had to move or be stepped on each time one of the kids switched places. That guy was way more patient than I would have been. Another family decided to switch rows without asking -- or even informing -- anyone else, so that when the people who were supposed to sit in those seats arrived, the "row thieves" pointed out their original seats and said, "Your seats are back there." Not even a "Do you mind if we switch?" or anything! Drives me crazy!! As Eeyore would say, "A little kindness, a little consideration for others, is all it takes. Or so they say."

The flight attendants and crew gave Ashley a signed "First Flight" certificate, which I thought was kind of cool, even if it was technically her second flight.

Back at the Twin Cities airport, my Dad met us at the gate and happily played Family Chauffeur again. He dropped me off at my apartment, then he, Mom, and Ashley went on to my sister's for the night.

Home again! It's always a little bit of a letdown, but of course it was a magical trip. I am learning more and more how much fun it is to go to WDW with people who have never seen it all before. I loved hearing Mom and Debbie talk about the WDW versus Disneyland differences; I loved watching Mom enjoying herself so immensely; and I loved hearing Ashley's "Wow!" and "Cool!" over and over. First-timers see the Magic in a special way, and somehow, that helps me see it all again for the first time. We had a wonderful trip.

 

[whosezMN]

Highlights:

* Except for our last full day, we had beautiful weather. We'd expected unbearable heat, so we were pleasantly surprised. A little rain now and then, but we didn't mind.
* Almost always being seated on time -- or even early -- for our PS's. The only time we were seated after our PS time: Crystal Palace for breakfast on Monday.
* Short lines! A miracle, I know.
* Tapestry of Nations and our VIP seating for IllumiNations.
* Tony from Tiffany Towncar.
* Disney Magic, in the form of a bus driver named Paul, at 1:25 a.m.
* Staying at two beautiful resorts, and finding out that switching resorts mid-stay is a piece of cake.
* Speaking of cake ... excellent food, all week.
* Very kind CMs at the American Adventure counter service restaurant.
* Cirque du Soleil!!
* FastPasses. Gotta take advantage of those things.
* Riding in the front of the monorail on the way to Epcot.
* For Mom, the Gardens of Epcot Tour and the Ladybug Release.
* For me, getting to see attractions and rides that I'd missed on previous trips (Carousel of Progress, Hall of Presidents, Splash Mountain, etc.).

Lowlights:

* Mom losing her Driver's License at Epcot Guest Relations. But, on a positive note, she got it back within 48 hours.
* Sore feet. Aunt Debbie and I had the worst of it, even though I'd brought all kinds of foot stuff with me. Love that moleskin, though.
* Inconsiderate people on the airplane on the way home.
* The whole check-in process at the Polynesian, especially CM #2 (didn't get her name), who wasn't very helpful. It's a good thing we didn't let that ruin our trip, because it was an inauspicious start.
* People ignoring the "no flash photography" rule.
* Not getting to ride Big Thunder Mountain, which was always down because of "technical difficulties."

Sandy
DIS pet haiku writer and proud Punctuationist
Port Orleans 3/98 ... Doubletree 11/99 ... Polynesian and Wilderness Lodge 7/00 ... Dixie Landings 3/01 ... DIS Convention 2001

 

[#1 Disney Fan]

That was a wonderful trip report, Sandy! I really enjoyed reading the whole thing and am glad that I checked back for part 2. Sounds like it was an excellent trip.

Thanks so much for posting it, it was great!

 

[Marla Hellwig]

What a wonderful Disney trip you all had. Thanks for posting!

 

[disneykelly]

Hehehe just kidding

I truly enjoyed your trip report, and it was neat to be able to visualize most of the things you did!
I'm heading to the world in May with my extended family and only hope we get along as well as yours did

Hope you have a blast in March!

Kelly

 

[jimmiej]

I read your report over 3 days lunch(I'm a school teacher, so I only get about 30 minutes). Loved it! My wife & I went in June, so I know what you mean about the heat & rain & sore feet. Thanks for being so detailed.

1990- Offsite(roach-motel somewhere)
1995- Offsite(Quality Inn-Lake Cecile)
1996- Port Orleans
1998- All-Star Music
2000- Coronado Springs
2002- Next trip I hope!!!

 

[CarrieAP]

Thanks so much for sharing. Love the attention to detail and the anecdotes. Having the entire report in one post added to the enjoyment as the momentum was sustained. Sounded like you had a lot of fun, and a bit of luck as well. I went in July 1999 with my mom and sister and boy the heat was more than any of us expected. The sad part was that even though we were staying at the Yacht Club, we could not even cool off in the pool as the water temperature was in the mid 90s.

3/98 CSR
6/98 Dolphin
4/99 CSR
5/99 DL
7/99 Yacht Club
5/01 CSR

 

[ALostBoy]

Hi whosezMN,

Thank you so much for the trip report. I enjoyed
it alot. I love the reports with that much
detail. Thanks again.

ALostBoy

 

[amychafe]

EXCELLENT trip report! One of the best I've read! I especially liked the original format of using one post. Can't wait to hear about your next trip!