Good morning from BWV!NEW PHOTOS! Report Complete!!

[VrBchJ]

I'm really enjoying your wonderful trip report and love, love, love your hairdo. How fabulous. And your pictures are always the best.

 

[bobbiwoz]

I love reading your report and seeing your pictures!! Thank you.
Bobbi

 

[cristbaby]

What a great report. I really enjoyed it and loved all of your pics. Have a safe trip home.

 

[DisneyVeteran]

Love the pics!

We leave on Sunday - hopefully the crowds will be good for us too!

 

[aprince&princess]

Great trip report and I really enjoyed the pictures. We can't wait to try TSM in Oct!

 

[photobob]

Thursday night our last night. DS and DSGF went to Morroco to look at some things in the gift shop and then returned to the Boardwalk. They ate dinner at Big River Brewery, he had the mahi salad and she had the mahi sandwich. They said it was pretty good.

DD, DW and I decided against going to epcot and returned to ESPN and had macho nachos, the girls split an order and I had one to myself. It's pretty good, not bad not great, heavy on the jalapenos which we like. We hung around the Boardwalk for awhile, went into seashore sweets which I for some reason hadn't ever been in there, 3 stays at Yacht Club and 2 at BWV and that was the first time I've ever been in there.

We watch some of the street performers and they are really entertaining. It's things like that that makes WDW stand out to me. The CM's that have games for kids at the swimming pools is another nice touch.

We went to the gift shop at BWV and bought a couple of 2008 photo albums and me a new Disney cap. The gift shop there doesn't have much to it though. We headed back to the room for little while before go back to the pool and a couple of keister coaster rides one last time.

Last year I never went to the pool, this year I went every day. Part of the reason for that is my son was on this trip and he likes to play. It reminded me of our first trips to Disney when he was much younger. We'd go to the pool every night and throw the sponge pool ball around for the longest time. He brought the balls this year and we are like to kids when we get together. I'm so glad he and his GF came this year. I expect in the next year and a half or two she'll probably become my DDIL. She is a wonderful girl and my son is a heck of a young man himself.

I'm now back in my home after a long drive home. Traffic was a bear but by the grace of God we made it! I know many of you drive much farther, God Bless you. 550 miles each way is more than enough for me. It doesn't seem that far driving down, but it sure does coming home!

Some concluding thoughts:

-I know i went on and on about crowds be low, but this was my 11th trip and I believe they were the lowest I've encountered. I think we were just fortunate in timing. Memorial Day had passed, kids in northern schools which make up a great deal of WDW travelers are still in school, it was gay Days but i'm not sure if that really has any effect or not, the economy isn't the greatest and gas prices are horrible.

-Bus service at BW is not the best. I always have a car with me but I NEVER use it. I'm a staunch believer in using the transportation system. I just don't want to drive, i have to do that enough at home. Having to wait for 75 minutes on a bus to AK was a bit much. There were, I'm not kidding, 8 Downtown Disney buses that came during that time. I told a couple of those drivers nicely that the reason no one was getting on to go DTD was because they were the fourth and fifth buses in 30 minutes time. They both said they'd call in and get us a bus. Forty minutes later one comes. Rant over.

-Toy Story Midway Mania is a great addition. I applaud Disney for this one.

-Sorry to go back to the crowd thing but we had lunch at Le Cellier and there were eight to ten empty tables. There were only a handful of tables being used in our area at LTT when we had lunch there. Tokyo Dining only had maybe 20 percent of their tables being used at lunch. I think we could have walked in to any restaurant on property.

-Isn't it great to spend so much quality time with your family at Disney? I know it is expensive, but I can't put a price tag on the wonderful memories we've made on our numerous trips. It's not just going to WDW, it is the time you spend with your family while you are there.

-Thanks so much for letting me share my trip and my family with you this week.

-I'm going to drop several photos in later this evening..Bob

 

[Tracy0729]

Great Report Glad you made it home safe. Tracy

 

[KELLY]

Glad you made more memories. That is the best part. We are hoping to make many with our girls. DD who is 2 had been 2 times soon to be third. And DD who is 3 months will make her first trip at almost 6 months. That's the best part of DVC.

 

[photobob]

bw strolling

Espn club

BW performer1

BW performer2

DD hopscotching at UK

CM took our photo

BW day shot

DW at Italy

 

[photobob]

Lights, Motors, Action
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[photobob]

Kilamanjaro Safari
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When I was a young WARTHOG!

Elephants

Who you calling reticulated?

 

[photobob]

Segwayers

You're so tall!

Another potty break

Filet from Le Cellier

mr potato head

dw in France

I'M DONE!!!

 

[disney0210]

thanks for the time you spent in doing this report. loved your pics, they're great! if you don't mind my asking, what type of camera do you use?

 

[zalansky]

What more can I add about the pics that others have not already said? I felt like I was there with you! Wonderful report. Reading your comments about appreciating your DVC membership makes me happier that we own too and have small kids. I know i will be able to say the same one day. We always love our time at WDW.

And you do have a beautiful family, thanks for sharing with us!

 

[WALTSAGOD]

Nice shots, thanks.

 

[Harley-Mouse]

My good friend is down in WDW last Sun till this Sun hope she had the same crowds you did. Only spoke to her on Sun about the room she got BCV 2br first floor. She rented point from the boards. I asked if she liked the room and she said she loved it. I would never stay 1st floor. O well love the report. I have to look at it again at home. The work pc wount let me see your photos.

 

[GGOOFY1]

Thanks for the great trip report. Have a safe ride home

 

[abk96]

Thank you so much for sharing your trip with us Bob. I enjoyed reading about your trip. You have a lovely family and I can tell that they mean so much to you. Your pictures made me smile.

Glad you all made it home safely. Take care.

 

[allaboutmm]

Thanks for sharing! Looks like everyone had a great time!

 

[wdwfan0123]

I love the photo of the warthog!! Fabulous