Here we go again, with live updates, Photopass pics added post #735

[PJB71]

Well I'm sat in MCO ready to board the flight so will be logging into here from rainy old England for the rest of your report!
Have a great rest of your trip and was good to meet you and everyone last week!

Have fun

OMG I can't believe how quick your holiday has gone Luke

Hope you had a safe flight home

 

[luke]

OMG I can't believe how quick your holiday has gone Luke

Hope you had a safe flight home

I know, it came and went so fast!!

Flight home was ok but didnt get much sleep so I'm suffering now

 

[igk]

Safe travels. Might be nice to get cooler temps for a few days but then you will miss the heat again.

Just getting ready for San Angel, doesn't get great reviews but we want to try for ourselves. Not much to report since Biergarten, just eaten at CS, last night an enjoyable walk around the world with Nigel, Mart & families and had a few drinks, ate at Harry Ramsdens, hope people don't think proper fish & chips taste like this. Tasted OK but nothing like we get at home.

Hope you enjoy San Angel Inn - one of my favouites, mainly for the atmosphere, and while the food can be hit and miss, when it's good it's pretty decent authentic Mexican. It has, unfortunately, been cast aside by the rest of the family for my upcoming trip. After your disappointing visit to Coral Reef I floated the idea of switching, but that didn't work

 

[disney_princess_85]

Hope you enjoyed San Angel.

Welcome home Luke!

 

[luke]

Hope you enjoyed San Angel.

Welcome home Luke!

Thanks Lauren, already wishing I was still there, tho my iPad is helping with the pain

Have you requested an area of SSR for your stay? If not I really recommend Congress Park, really loved it there and our balcony view of DTD was awesome

 

[Tink2312]

Thanks Lauren, already wishing I was still there, tho my iPad is helping with the pain

Have you requested an area of SSR for your stay? If not I really recommend Congress Park, really loved it there and our balcony view of DTD was awesome

Ipad...

Welcome home - glad to hear you had a great trip.

We're thinking about trying the CP area on our next trip, but it might be difficult to tear us away from Grandstand which we loved

On the subject of requests, Lauren, it might be worth giving SSR a call direct (001-407-827-1100) to make the requests you want - we did this about 2 days before check in and got exactly the requests we wanted (not sure if this was totally down to the call, but can't hurt).

Sorry to hijack the thread Wayne! Looking forward to some more updates

 

[crabbie1]

Thanks Lauren, already wishing I was still there, tho my iPad is helping with the pain

Have you requested an area of SSR for your stay? If not I really recommend Congress Park, really loved it there and our balcony view of DTD was awesome

Thanks for the tip luke and Tinks.Will give them a ring before we go. Any of those areas would be great. Not too fussed though.

Luke doesnt seem 5 mins since you went. Bet you will booking again verrrrrrry soon

 

[Cyrano]

Thanks Lauren, already wishing I was still there, tho my iPad is helping with the pain

So you got an iPad?

 

[luke]

So you got an iPad?

Yeah, only the very base 16gb wifi one but it's all I need as a 'toy'

 

[Neoshoegal]

Just did my online check with VA. We're flying out via New York tomorrow evening, reaching Orlando on Monday morning.
Been enjoying the updates!
See you in a few days!

 

[MuxtonMiley]

We are here at last!. Slight delay sorting out the internet at SSR but up and running now. Amazing how much you miss on the DIS Boards being off line for a couple of days. Had to switch rooms yesterday. Despite our request for a room in Congress Park we ended up in Carousel - couldn't have been further away from everything!Anyway, moved to Springs now - right opposite the entrance to the pool
Went to AK yesterday and been to MKP today, Couldn't believe how light the crowds seemed for a Saturday in August. Didn't have to queue any longer than 10 minutes for anything
Boma last night (yummy!) and off to the Flying Fish tonight. Thinking of Olivia's before the meet on Thursday. Anyone been? Could switch to a DD place if better food.

 

[scojos]

for those planning imminent trips, the queues are low at the mo at US, 30 mins today for FJ, rest of the park was 5-10 mins.
worth mentioning the weather its very stormy at the mo..and humid..my hair is suffering lol
tracy

 

[disney_princess_85]

Have you requested an area of SSR for your stay? If not I really recommend Congress Park, really loved it there and our balcony view of DTD was awesome

Your view was fab! It's noted on our booking that we'd like a room at Congress Park. Fingers crossed!

On the subject of requests, Lauren, it might be worth giving SSR a call direct (001-407-827-1100) to make the requests you want - we did this about 2 days before check in and got exactly the requests we wanted (not sure if this was totally down to the call, but can't hurt).

Thanks for the tip Catherine, I hadn't considered calling them directly. As you say, it can't hurt! Will give them a call on Tuesday.

 

[disneyholic family]

We are here at last!. Slight delay sorting out the internet at SSR but up and running now. Amazing how much you miss on the DIS Boards being off line for a couple of days. Had to switch rooms yesterday. Despite our request for a room in Congress Park we ended up in Carousel - couldn't have been further away from everything!Anyway, moved to Springs now - right opposite the entrance to the pool
Went to AK yesterday and been to MKP today, Couldn't believe how light the crowds seemed for a Saturday in August. Didn't have to queue any longer than 10 minutes for anything
Boma last night (yummy!) and off to the Flying Fish tonight. Thinking of Olivia's before the meet on Thursday. Anyone been? Could switch to a DD place if better food.

one of the podcasters ate at Olivia's this week and wasn't very impressed.....she wrote about it in her live report on the podcast board..

 

[wayneg]

Thinking of Olivia's before the meet on Thursday. Anyone been? Could switch to a DD place if better food.

Ate there this evening. Just come back for an early night so just going to upload some pics incl Olivias.

 

[wayneg]

Yesterday got up late after a few drinks around the world night before, ate lunch ate Mara, AKL. Matt had Chicken Flat bread, I had Burger,Karen chicken nugets, for desserts Zebra domes and something different, cheese & coffee cake which was nice, enough to share.

Last night ate at San Angel, better than we expected after the poor reviews.

After the meal we all met up for EMH in MK, open until 3am, we stayed almost til the end came out at 2:45am, last 2 rides we did were Splash then Big Thunder, both walk on.

 

[wayneg]

Restful day today as we didn't get to bed until 4am, lunch at POR, HS for a few hours, twice on TOT. evening meal at Olivias then Publix and Old town for car parade, not many of them tonight, maybe because of the torrential downpour we had early evening.
Olivias, nothing special, very busy (5:45pm meal) but perfectly acceptable meal.

Liberty tree tavern tomorrow, hope its as good as last year.

 

[jackieleanne]

Great pics Wayne, can't believe you was in Magic Kingdom until that time I bet that must of been amazing.

That chocolate cake just made me so hungry.

 

[disneyholic family]

glad to hear you had a nice meal in mexico - the atmosphere alone is worth eating there, but i've never heard a good review of it.....

i'm very impressed that everyone in your log had their hands up for the big drop!!!
and i'm very impressed you managed to stay so late..
MK was open until 3 am on EMH night when i was there and i kept saying i would stay, but i was so exhausted from the heat there was just no way i could stay up past 11.....

 

[cherjp]

Hi wayne and family fab reviews !

Where is your room at OKW? We are there is less than 6 weeks so hoping for nice location.

Thanks