hate airport delays, ugh!
I don't know if it's worse at the beginning of vacation or when you're going home!
Good timing to make your dining reservations.
I couldn't believe it lol I had expected the whole night to be a bust.
Hello there and
I found the link on the Sept. or the BC/YC thread and was intrigued with the Smee- that's my DH's nickname since high school. Looking forward to reading more!
I'm glad you found me! LOL I absolutely LOVE the Smee shirt I got that I am wearing in the picture in my intro and I used "Smee" in another TR title that I did earlier this year

That's cute it's your DH's nickname!
I hope you enjoy my report!
I love that you got an upgrade but I really hope that doesn't happen to us (unless they go all the way up to a 2 bed!) because my kids don't want to share a bed!
I totally understand! Since the boys were originally supposed to come this would not have worked; the studio had the 2 queen beds and day bed Chris would have slept in. No WAY they'd sleep together! We do get upgrades here and there and usually when the boys aren't with us, but if we got one like this with all 4 of us I'd unfortunately have to turn it down.
I kind of had a feeling we were upgraded because we never got our room ready info until late. At 4:30 it did say our room as ready but under # it said to see the front desk which is sometimes a hint. However by the time we were in the Lyft on our way we checked again and the # was there.
I will cross my fingers you do NOT get an upgrade like this lol
I love West Side Story.
I watch it whenever I catch it on TV
The crowds would make us very nervous. We went to IKEA on a Sunday afternoon and the crowded store made us very uncomfortable even though mask compliance was good.
It was disappointing to feel uncomfortable since we were comfortable there in June and especially since it was really only because of the long delay. At first, with less flights still going out, we could spread out at other gates in the area that weren't being used. But then when those people arrived, since we were still there it caused a big jam. Luckily MCO on the return was nothing like that.
It isn't as good as the Roy Disney suite but it a very nice upgrade. We have stayed in a 2br BVC three times and always loved it.
Ha! I don't think any upgrade will be as good as the Roy Disney Suite unless we manage to get Roy Disney again

but it's definitely still nice. We've had 2 bedrooms at BWV and OKW years ago when the boys were younger and we rented points; in fact at BWV we rented a 2 bedroom for $800 for 8 nights over Thanksgiving if you can believe it! Again it was a LONG time ago and the owner just wanted to get it rented; we lucked out. That price won't happen again!
I haven't been checking in around here in a while because it's super sad knowing I can't go to Disney anytime soon...but I came here hoping to find a TR from your trip

. So excited to come across it! Glad you finally got to go back.
I'm so happy you found me Katie! I know it's sad when you don't know when you'll be back; that's how I felt for months

But Disney will be there when you're ready, plus you have an awesome cruise to look forward to when all this is (

) is better!
No food and no booze?!

Normally there are both but at this point only the grab n go is open with pre-wrapped sandwiches, chips, etc. There are 2 fast food options and a restaurant with a bar in the terminal - all closed
You know I’m not a sports fan but I do think those themed planes are neat.
They are! Actually some of the Frontier planes have cute animals on them that I love.
I was telling R when we were at Riviera that Disney would earn a lot of goodwill if, during this weird time, they upgraded everyone up a room category! But I guess they can’t for people who are already booked in grand villas and such. We definitely saw a lot of studios occupied at RR, so you got lucky getting bumped up to that lovely one bedroom!!!
Well Steve went to the front desk at one point and thanked them for the upgrade. The CM told him they were upgrading "so many people here and at other resorts" because the studios and standard rooms were selling out. So on purpose or not lol I think they are upgrading more folks than usual!
So happy I stumbled on this trip report! I can't wait to read all about your adventures.
Yay me too, so glad you're here


I hope you enjoy!!
Our back up plan is to stay at the Beach Club Villas if our cruise gets canceled in November, but if Storm-Along Bay is not open, we will switch our reservation to somewhere else. We will have four little kids who need a fun pool (without the scary clown staring at them)!
Oh man I do hope your cruise isn't cancelled; I have friends cruising in November as well. SAB is supposed to open 8/24 so hopefully that happens too! Because yes the BCV quiet pool was fine for us but TOTALLY boring for kids honestly. And I like the clown pool slide lol but it's not for everyone and quite a walk to get to!
I did not realize that Epcot was that close to the villas! What a great view!
Yes! Seriously if you exit the lobby doors you're at the Epcot turnstiles in 6-7 minutes; if you manage to find the side door/path that puts you closer to Epcot it's a few minutes less! Super close! Great to walk back at the end of a long day
