monorailrabbit
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I'm stuck at work today, so I thought I would cheer myself up by reminiscing on our recent trip and share some thoughts and tips we picked up!
Typically, we go in late Sep/early Oct and enjoy lower crowds. We were fully expecting a different experience this time, and were bracing ourselves for "crazy crowds." We went 12/10-12-17. Crowds were very manageable! We were pleasantly surprised! Longest wait was maybe 10 minutes - we made good use of our FP+ and @kennythepirate's AMAZING character locator! Never waited long for characters and saw everyone we wanted to see, including a few bonuses! We attended our first Christmas Party and were blown away! The parade was amazing - the character meets were wonderful, and we enjoyed the castle show and treats tremendously. One of the tips I wanted to share was to try and hit MK on a party night. Significantly less crowds! We had a dinner ressie on a party night and by 4:30 it was insanely crowded!! It was stressful trying to get out after dinner as Main Street was so packed you could barely move!
We stayed at CBR for the first time and have mixed feelings about it. We were rather disenchanted with front desk and bell services, which was a shame as that was our first impression, but the resort itself was wonderful! We spent an afternoon on the hammocks and caught Illuminations one night on the beach. The CM's at Old Port Royale were amazing and so kind - they saw that I had a lot of Genie pins and held some back for me on their pin board. One gentlemen had a special bag of pins he pulled out for me everyday - he told me he made sure he kept some good ones back for me!
We had several other "firsts" this trip. We did the Monorail Highway in the Sky Dine Around and I can't say enough good things about that. Everything was perfect - from the food, to the staff, to the people in our group - it was simply incredible! We also dined at CRT for the first time, and we were lucky enough to get a window at dinner! The food was wonderful, the princesses were great and the CM's were some of the nicest people I've ever encountered. We also tried GG for breakfast, typically we do dinner. We really enjoyed being some of the first folks in Epcot, and breakfast was amazing!! GG is our favorite restaurant on property - and now it's a must-do for breakfast! I highly recommend trying a pre-opening breakfast if you haven't - it's really awesome!!
Overall, I think we may have changed from fall to winter as far as our ideal vacation timing! The weather was perfect, crowds weren't bad at all, in fact some days felt less busy than October. Christmas was even more dominant than I expected, but not in a bad way! OMG the castle in the icicle lights!!!!! I really think this is one of the best trips we've ever had! Definitely hope we can come back during Christmas again!
Typically, we go in late Sep/early Oct and enjoy lower crowds. We were fully expecting a different experience this time, and were bracing ourselves for "crazy crowds." We went 12/10-12-17. Crowds were very manageable! We were pleasantly surprised! Longest wait was maybe 10 minutes - we made good use of our FP+ and @kennythepirate's AMAZING character locator! Never waited long for characters and saw everyone we wanted to see, including a few bonuses! We attended our first Christmas Party and were blown away! The parade was amazing - the character meets were wonderful, and we enjoyed the castle show and treats tremendously. One of the tips I wanted to share was to try and hit MK on a party night. Significantly less crowds! We had a dinner ressie on a party night and by 4:30 it was insanely crowded!! It was stressful trying to get out after dinner as Main Street was so packed you could barely move!
We stayed at CBR for the first time and have mixed feelings about it. We were rather disenchanted with front desk and bell services, which was a shame as that was our first impression, but the resort itself was wonderful! We spent an afternoon on the hammocks and caught Illuminations one night on the beach. The CM's at Old Port Royale were amazing and so kind - they saw that I had a lot of Genie pins and held some back for me on their pin board. One gentlemen had a special bag of pins he pulled out for me everyday - he told me he made sure he kept some good ones back for me!
We had several other "firsts" this trip. We did the Monorail Highway in the Sky Dine Around and I can't say enough good things about that. Everything was perfect - from the food, to the staff, to the people in our group - it was simply incredible! We also dined at CRT for the first time, and we were lucky enough to get a window at dinner! The food was wonderful, the princesses were great and the CM's were some of the nicest people I've ever encountered. We also tried GG for breakfast, typically we do dinner. We really enjoyed being some of the first folks in Epcot, and breakfast was amazing!! GG is our favorite restaurant on property - and now it's a must-do for breakfast! I highly recommend trying a pre-opening breakfast if you haven't - it's really awesome!!
Overall, I think we may have changed from fall to winter as far as our ideal vacation timing! The weather was perfect, crowds weren't bad at all, in fact some days felt less busy than October. Christmas was even more dominant than I expected, but not in a bad way! OMG the castle in the icicle lights!!!!! I really think this is one of the best trips we've ever had! Definitely hope we can come back during Christmas again!
