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disneychell

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Hi all, I was going to do a trip report when I get home but thought I would just come on and do a few updates whilst Im here.

We are on day 3 of the Disney part of our trip and so much magic has already been sent our way! We were booked into POR for our 15 night stay, I know a lot of people love this resort but I have to be honest we just didn't. Dont get me wrong it was nice enough, but the room wasn't cleaned properly- crumbs on the floor and hair all in the bath, it didn't set us off to a great start.

We went and had lunch and decided we would go and ask if we could transfer to Coronado Springs which we know and love. I asked at the desk and the CM rang to check, unfortunately they had no availability, it was a long shot so I asked could they get mousekeeping in to do a once over on the room. She offered to check another resort for us but I said no, we were in disney and I was sure after settling in we would love it.

Anyways, she asked me to wait just one minute and disappeared into the back. When she came back she hit me with the biggest load of pixie dust ever....pixiedust:

She was moving us to the Grand Floridian for our entire stay!! I couldn't believe it, I was covered in goose bumps hugging this wonderful lady and crying in the middle of the lobby- I must have looked like a loon, lol.

This is honestly the nicest hotel I have ever stayed in and without that CM I doubt we would ever have got the chance. Everything here is perfect and we have watched wishes from the boat dock each night.

Having the monorail is brilliant, with two kids magic kingdom is the main park we hit so its just so convenient.

We are heading to dinner tonight at 1900 park fare- no buses needed just a stroll across the resort.

We have noticed that the parks are a lot more crowded than they have been at this time the last couple of years but we are still managing to fit a lot in utilizing fast passes and heading out for park opening.
 
Wow :cool1: that's fab for you. You must have done a good deed somewhere/be a lovely person and the universe is looking after you. Fingers crossed we get some on our trip in 2 weeks. Enjoy:cheer2:
 
AMAZING:thumbsup2

What a wonderful surprise!

You are so lucky- have a great time- it's a beautiful resort:yay:
 

Wow! Great story! Congrats on the upgrade and enjoy the rest of your trip! pixiedust:
 
Oh my god!!!
That is nearly unheard of to get so much pixie dust!!
Very pleased for you. :)
 
Oh that's a shame that you were put off the whole resort because your room wasn't cleaned how it should be. I think POR is by far the prettiest on the whole resort. TBH IMO I wouldn't have wanted the GF resort at all but really pleased you love it. That was some great pixie dust indeed. :goodvibes
 
WOW! Disney do say it's a place where wishes come true.. you just don't usually expect that to relate to the grown ups! Lol! LOVELY when it does though! I'm SO pleased for you! :) Enjoy and make you take LOADS of hotel snaps to show us green-eyed monsters what luxury REALLY looks like! Lol! ;)
 
Im still getting used to using the boards so apologies for not quoting people.

Thankyou all for your lovely responses, we really are thrilled. We didn't think POR was a horrible resort by any stretch, just our home is normally Coronado as it has a special place in our hearts. I didn't request to moved anywhere else and when I was told it was unavailable I told the CM we would stay where we were as I was sure we would have enjoyed it there once we were settled in. I wasn't going to turn down the chance to stay at the Grand Floridian though!

The Kiddos and Dad are having a sleep in this morning so I have been for a stroll round the grounds taking lots of pictures and sat and watched a CM being taught to dock a boat.

The sun is shining and Im looking forward to another fantastic day. To all that are visiting soon I hope you receive buckets of pixie dust on your stays, but even without upgrades or anything else you will have a truly magical time just being here- its Disneyworld after all! :)
 












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