Football players, Jiminy Cricket's fat brother, and some tipsy tourists...DONE! p.9

[AlohaPolynesian]

Hey everyone! Thanks for following me over here from my pre-trip report. If you’re just joining in, welcome and thanks for stopping by!

On December 10th, my mom and I went to WDW to celebrate my graduation from college this fall.

That's us in front of the tree in the lobby at GF last week.

I love my mom more than anyone in the world, so for graduation I wanted to take a mother/daughter trip somewhere. My mom does a lot for our family and works really hard every single day. But she rarely takes the vacations she deserves because she doesn’t like to be away from home. So when I gave her some ideas for vacation destinations, she actually picked Disney!

Although she picked WDW, it was only because it was the closest spot on the list of places I’d want to go. Not to say that I wasn’t absolutely thrilled to go to WDW during the Celebration promotion with something to celebrate, but I didn’t know what it would be like just with my mom. You see, she doesn’t really like Disney World…

But after three nights at the Boardwalk Inn and eating at some fabulous restaurants, did she change her mind? What about Mickey's Very Merry Christmas Party, the Candlelight Processional, and the Osbourne Lights? After me dragging her out of bed at 7am to get to the parks, did she still not like the happiest place on earth?

I hope you’ll stay tuned to find out…

Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Final Thoughts

 

[jordanyosh]

Hello!

Hope you're Mom was converted.....

 

[praisehisname]

I'm in! DH and I were there the 10th - 14th!

 

[OhioDisneyLover]

I'm here.

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

I'm here!!!!!! I will be starting my TR this weekend and catching up on all the other ones I've missed while we were gone!!!!

 

[wdwgirl03]

I'm here!!!

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i think she converted and asked when she could go back.

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

Hello!

Hope you're Mom was converted.....

Thanks for coming over here Jordan!

I'm in! DH and I were there the 10th - 14th!

Welcome! I wonder if we saw each other while we were there and didn't even know it?!

I'm here.

Yay!! Thanks for reading Sophia!

I'm here!!!!!! I will be starting my TR this weekend and catching up on all the other ones I've missed while we were gone!!!!

You're back!! I'm still sad we didn't get to meet up. I know I have a lot of catching up to do too!

I'm here!!!

Yay!! Thanks girl!

i think she converted and asked when she could go back.

Hmmm....you're sort of right... Thanks for joining in!

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

We left the house early on Thursday to catch our flight at 9am. We upgraded to first class when we checked in the night before, so we were able to go through a shorter security line. The flight down was fine until we were about to land, and then it got really bumpy.

I HATE flying and get mini-panic attacks sometimes when there is turbulence. I grabbed the safety information card from the seatback pocket and started fanning myself with it because I was starting to freak out. But I think the guy next to me thought I was going to throw up!!

We landed safely and went off to the Magical Express counter downstairs. My dad is a control freak and feels “trapped” without a car, so we’ve always rented a car when we go as a family and my mom had never been on ME!

She was really impressed by the whole thing and couldn’t believe that we didn’t have to wait for our baggage. We were the only people in line for the Boardwalk and were led immediately onto the bus, which already had quite a few people on it.

The driver didn’t talk to us, and we didn’t get to see the video. I was kind of bummed out about that but was still just excited to be there! We stopped at Port Orleans – Riverside first before we got to the Boardwalk.

Now if you read my PTR, you know that I was thinking about switching resorts. I was getting nervous about the Boardwalk because I didn’t hear much about it and there weren’t too many photos online that looked appealing. But as soon as we walked into the lobby I felt as if I made a good choice.

The CM at the front desk checked us in and told us a little about the resort. She gave me a button since the reservation said I was celebrating my graduation, and then she gave my mom one and said she should be celebrating, too! Our room was ready so we headed up.

While we were walking to the elevators, this HUGE - and I mean HUGE - guy standing there. I knew he had to be a football player, but why would he be at the BoardWalk?! He was wearing a Nebraska t-shirt and sweatpants and was just checking out the decorations in the lobby by himself. We walked up to the room as I tried in my head to figure out who this guy was.

I really liked how the BWI is small and everything is connected. We didn’t have to walk very far at all to find the elevators, and there was the cutest little sitting room right next to them.

Our room was #4271, which is a deluxe water view room. I was kind of disappointed because we were facing the courtyard and the other side of the resort, not the water. We could see the Boardwalk and the water if we turned and looked that way, but that was not the direction our room was facing.

I love the new décor. I saw some old pictures online and it looked pretty outdated before they re-did everything. The sink area outside the bathroom is the perfect size and there is plenty of room for everything. The room itself was charming and the beds were AMAZING! My mom even seemed excited to be there as soon as we got to our resort !!!

We dropped off our carryon bags and on our way back downstairs we saw more football player-ish looking guys. Many of them were wearing something with the name of a school on it, so at this point we knew it had something to do with college football. We were then on our way to tea at the GF, where we would find out just who all those football players were...

 

[heaven2dc]

Congratulations on your graduation! How exciting that you get to share a WDW trip with your mom and I hope she enjoys it this time I have never stayed at the BWI, just BWV. Your room view is sort of just the opposite of my view last Feb 2008 - I was on the third floor on the BWV side right across from your room with a huge balcony but more towards the left side of your pic. In Dec 2008 we had a boardwalk view room above General Mercantile and loved it. BTW your room was beautiful! Loved the decor - I always get goosebumps when I walk into the lobby of the Boardwalk resort

I can't wait to find out all about those football guys...

 

[FauntleroyFAN07]

i know who they were and what they were doing there, but i wont say and ruin your unveiling, they were there last year at that time of the year when we were there also...it was cool to see what was going on there.

we also saw a bunch of coach types, and tv personalities there last year for the event as well, alot of the football players were hanging out on there balconies in the main courtyard area that goes down from the hotel to the boardwalk area.

now im wondering if you went to see the event?

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

Congratulations on your graduation! How exciting that you get to share a WDW trip with your mom and I hope she enjoys it this time I have never stayed at the BWI, just BWV. Your room view is sort of just the opposite of my view last Feb 2008 - I was on the third floor on the BWV side right across from your room with a huge balcony but more towards the left side of your pic. In Dec 2008 we had a boardwalk view room above General Mercantile and loved it. BTW your room was beautiful! Loved the decor - I always get goosebumps when I walk into the lobby of the Boardwalk resort

I can't wait to find out all about those football guys...

Thanks so much. That's awesome that you had such great rooms! Are you a DVC member?

i know who they were and what they were doing there, but i wont say and ruin your unveiling, they were there last year at that time of the year when we were there also...it was cool to see what was going on there.

we also saw a bunch of coach types, and tv personalities there last year for the event as well, alot of the football players were hanging out on there balconies in the main courtyard area that goes down from the hotel to the boardwalk area.

now im wondering if you went to see the event?

You know it's funny because after I found out what it was, I kicked myself because I KNEW it was there. I watched it on TV last year...I should of thought about it and looked into getting tickets for that instead of the MVMCP!! So no, we didn't go

 

[mickeystoontown]

First off, congrats on your graduation! I can't think of a better place to celebrate than Walt Disney World!

The Boardwalk looks like a beautiful resort!

Can't wait to hear more.

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

I"m going to be staying at BWI with MY mom (ok, not until Feb. 2011, but still), so I can't wait to hear about your trip!!

Great pics so far!

 

[wdwgirl03]

Ahh great start! You definitely didn't make a bad choice in the Boardwalk. So jealous you got to stay there...that's next on my list of DVC resorts! It looks amazing.

 

[AlohaPolynesian]

First off, congrats on your graduation! I can't think of a better place to celebrate than Walt Disney World!

The Boardwalk looks like a beautiful resort!

Can't wait to hear more.

Thanks so much and I am glad you stopped by!

I"m going to be staying at BWI with MY mom (ok, not until Feb. 2011, but still), so I can't wait to hear about your trip!!

Great pics so far!

Jiminy's girl, huh? I wasn't really a fan until this trip when....well, you'll see. Thanks for stopping by and it is never too early to start planning for your trip!!

Ahh great start! You definitely didn't make a bad choice in the Boardwalk. So jealous you got to stay there...that's next on my list of DVC resorts! It looks amazing.

We went to the model DVC for the BWV and it looks totally different than the rooms at the BWI. Do you know if they're planning to do those rooms, too?

 

[Jiminy'sGirl]

Thanks so much and I am glad you stopped by!



Jiminy's girl, huh? I wasn't really a fan until this trip when....well, you'll see. Thanks for stopping by and it is never too early to start planning for your trip!!



We went to the model DVC for the BWV and it looks totally different than the rooms at the BWI. Do you know if they're planning to do those rooms, too?

Can't wait - that is what drew me to this TR! JIminy has been my favorite for as long as I can remember...

Right now I am busy planning our upcoming March 2010 trip... We've been doing two-a-year trips for the past few years, but the March trip will be it for 2010...

 

[redlight]

I'm in. I want to hear about the football players and tipsy tourists!

 

[Spoogle]

Great start to your TR!!

I think I know why all those football players are there! I'm a little bit jealous too! Although, a couple of them make me want to throw up!

 

[TinkerbellLuvr7]

wow so BW doesn't as bad now! The pool still freaks me out a little bit lol. I can't wait till I can begin my TR tomorrow, perhaps I should start uploading my 450 photos now?? lol