Here's my first trip report ever. Hope I don't bore you all
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Day 3We also ran into this fellow while there. For you moms out there my dd says that Capt. Jack Sparrow is so hot that you can bake cookies on his chest. This is not something any father is prepared to hear from his little princess.
Oh my goodness!!!! Sorry, but I had to laugh when I read this!!!
Your trip sounds great so far. And I love that for your first WDW trip you stayed at the WL. We love that resort and that is great resort to start your WDW traditions at!
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I jumped to your trip report from your reply to my dinning question. I'm very much enjoying the report & the pix...but what's with the Browns & Indians gear?
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I would have worn WDW gear but I only had two days worth of clothes with them. Besides there were a ton of front runner Steeler fans down there for Superbowl week and no way did I want to be mistaken for a Steeler fan. And for the Indians gear it seems to be that over the last couple of years a bunch of Red Sox fans also have jumped out of the closet as well.
Oh my goodness!!!! Sorry, but I had to laugh when I read this!!!
Your trip sounds great so far. And I love that for your first WDW trip you stayed at the WL. We love that resort and that is great resort to start your WDW traditions at!
Thanks. We also love the WL. I really liked the location of the YC in relation to Epcot, DHS, and the restaurants. HOwever, personally for me the WL had a better feel to it, the concierge was much better, and the buses did not share with four other hotels.
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Day 4
We planned day 4 (Wed) for Hollywood Studios. In fact we also planned another half day later in the week. I know there are some on the DIS that don’t like this park but we love DHS. In fact we like it better than AK. But with that said nothing can beat the atmosphere of the MK or the experience at Epcot.
We were going to try and get there for the rope drop but someone could not get their big old butt out of bed in time. Hmm I wonder who that would be. Yep you got it ME. Once my dw threatened to water my lilies(that is poor cold water on my sleeping face) we did our morning ritual. That is hit the concierge lounge. The morning spread in the Regatta Club is not bad for breakfast. True, it’s your typical continental breakfast items but the pastries are just sooooooo good. (wish I would have taken some pictures here)
We were greeted with fantastic weather this day. In the morning it was already 70 degrees and would hit over 80. While back at home in Northeast Ohio they were digging out of 8 inches from last night and were still going to get another 10 inches of that stuff. I was feeling pretty guilty enjoying this weather in Florida. Umm Ok, truth is I was not. LOL
These pictures of the YC and along Crescent Lake will give you an idea as to how beautiful it was going to be.
We managed to get to the park about 15 minutes after it opened. Not bad at all if you ask me. Once inside we made a dash for my DD’s favorite ride in HS. That would be the Rockin Roller Coaster. We had to have done that thing 5 times in a row. She promised to do ToT this time but backed out. Would she brave it on Saturday? I’ll let you know for day 7.
While at HS we managed to run into a real character. This guy is known to sneeze, belch, spit, and eat almost anything in site.
Now these two are more like it and a favorite of my dd.
This time around unlike in August we wanted to make sure that we hit the shows we missed. In August we did manage to catch Indiana Jones. As you can see I made a cameo appearance there. LOL
We found the Lights, Motors, Action show to be very entertaining. There are some stunts that are simple awesome to watch.
Now I did mention earlier in my report that my dw decided to try and give the American Idol Experience a try. How did she do? Well they say pictures are worth a thousand words. And trust me after my dw doing this every time she talks about it that’s about how many words she uses to describe it.(Ouch as she hits me upside the head with her shoe)
Will she be the next American Idol? No she’s to old. Ouch again as I’m hit with the other shoe. LOL But will she be one of the three to sing on stage in one of the shows.
On her way to audition. If they like her in the audition she will advance to the shows producer. If he likes her she is on the stage as one of the three.
Usually if your not doing so well in there you are out and on your way in about 15 minutes. We sat around and waited and waited and waited. Finally a cast member at the attraction went in to see how she was doing. The cast member said that she was in there at that moment singing to the producer. So did she get that magical yellow card to compete on the stage.
She sure did!! But the last time I saw thumbs up like that on someone was years ago with the Fonz. I sure dated myself with that comment.
She ended up competing on at the 2:00pm show. They did several shows that day and the winner of each show competes at 7:00 for the winner of that day. Here’s some pictures of her on the stage.
Now for the defining moment. The first judge said she was incredible. The second judge told her that not only was she smart(reference to her career) but she had talent and could sing. The final judge also named Simon(what a coincidence) said it was not great nor was it bad. He made some attempt at being the real Simon, which meant it was not a glowing review. Oh well. I should say that my dw sang I hope you dance by Leanne Womack.
The winner was the girl in the middle. I will admit that she was very good. For that matter they were all good. The talent up on that stage at least for this show was not karaoke at all. But it was still a lot of fun for my dw.
Finally we headed over to Epcot and had dinner at the Coral Reef. Our ADR’s were for 6:50pm. We were a little worried about some reviews at this restaurant. However we kept them and actually enjoyed the dinner. We were given a seat in the rear of the restaurant. We asked nicely if we could have a closer seat to the aquarium they were very accommodating. We were seated right on top of the tank.
After dinner we were pretty tired and decided to head back to the YC enjoy a drink or two in the concierge lounge and get ready for a big day tomorrow at Epcot.
A quick moment of my dd being her typical silly self. (yes some say she’s a little me)
Oh, how could I ever forget to mention the most horrendous Disney dining experience I have ever had. We did have lunch right after my dw’s American Idol audition. Right across the way was the ABC Commissary. I thought how convenient. How wrong I was. That place was horrible. The burger I had belongs in the Canadian pavilion at Epcot as a hockey puck. I don’t want to say it was horrible but it was horrible. My two ladies settled on some Cuban sandwich. It was even worse than my burger. I will never eat at that place again.
I’m done for day 4. Up next Epcot and our experience at Boma’s.
We planned day 4 (Wed) for Hollywood Studios. In fact we also planned another half day later in the week. I know there are some on the DIS that don’t like this park but we love DHS. In fact we like it better than AK. But with that said nothing can beat the atmosphere of the MK or the experience at Epcot.
We were going to try and get there for the rope drop but someone could not get their big old butt out of bed in time. Hmm I wonder who that would be. Yep you got it ME. Once my dw threatened to water my lilies(that is poor cold water on my sleeping face) we did our morning ritual. That is hit the concierge lounge. The morning spread in the Regatta Club is not bad for breakfast. True, it’s your typical continental breakfast items but the pastries are just sooooooo good. (wish I would have taken some pictures here)
We were greeted with fantastic weather this day. In the morning it was already 70 degrees and would hit over 80. While back at home in Northeast Ohio they were digging out of 8 inches from last night and were still going to get another 10 inches of that stuff. I was feeling pretty guilty enjoying this weather in Florida. Umm Ok, truth is I was not. LOL
These pictures of the YC and along Crescent Lake will give you an idea as to how beautiful it was going to be.
We managed to get to the park about 15 minutes after it opened. Not bad at all if you ask me. Once inside we made a dash for my DD’s favorite ride in HS. That would be the Rockin Roller Coaster. We had to have done that thing 5 times in a row. She promised to do ToT this time but backed out. Would she brave it on Saturday? I’ll let you know for day 7.
While at HS we managed to run into a real character. This guy is known to sneeze, belch, spit, and eat almost anything in site.
Now these two are more like it and a favorite of my dd.
This time around unlike in August we wanted to make sure that we hit the shows we missed. In August we did manage to catch Indiana Jones. As you can see I made a cameo appearance there. LOL
We found the Lights, Motors, Action show to be very entertaining. There are some stunts that are simple awesome to watch.
Now I did mention earlier in my report that my dw decided to try and give the American Idol Experience a try. How did she do? Well they say pictures are worth a thousand words. And trust me after my dw doing this every time she talks about it that’s about how many words she uses to describe it.(Ouch as she hits me upside the head with her shoe)
Will she be the next American Idol? No she’s to old. Ouch again as I’m hit with the other shoe. LOL But will she be one of the three to sing on stage in one of the shows.
On her way to audition. If they like her in the audition she will advance to the shows producer. If he likes her she is on the stage as one of the three.
Usually if your not doing so well in there you are out and on your way in about 15 minutes. We sat around and waited and waited and waited. Finally a cast member at the attraction went in to see how she was doing. The cast member said that she was in there at that moment singing to the producer. So did she get that magical yellow card to compete on the stage.
She sure did!! But the last time I saw thumbs up like that on someone was years ago with the Fonz. I sure dated myself with that comment.
She ended up competing on at the 2:00pm show. They did several shows that day and the winner of each show competes at 7:00 for the winner of that day. Here’s some pictures of her on the stage.
Now for the defining moment. The first judge said she was incredible. The second judge told her that not only was she smart(reference to her career) but she had talent and could sing. The final judge also named Simon(what a coincidence) said it was not great nor was it bad. He made some attempt at being the real Simon, which meant it was not a glowing review. Oh well. I should say that my dw sang I hope you dance by Leanne Womack.
The winner was the girl in the middle. I will admit that she was very good. For that matter they were all good. The talent up on that stage at least for this show was not karaoke at all. But it was still a lot of fun for my dw.
Finally we headed over to Epcot and had dinner at the Coral Reef. Our ADR’s were for 6:50pm. We were a little worried about some reviews at this restaurant. However we kept them and actually enjoyed the dinner. We were given a seat in the rear of the restaurant. We asked nicely if we could have a closer seat to the aquarium they were very accommodating. We were seated right on top of the tank.
After dinner we were pretty tired and decided to head back to the YC enjoy a drink or two in the concierge lounge and get ready for a big day tomorrow at Epcot.
A quick moment of my dd being her typical silly self. (yes some say she’s a little me)
Oh, how could I ever forget to mention the most horrendous Disney dining experience I have ever had. We did have lunch right after my dw’s American Idol audition. Right across the way was the ABC Commissary. I thought how convenient. How wrong I was. That place was horrible. The burger I had belongs in the Canadian pavilion at Epcot as a hockey puck. I don’t want to say it was horrible but it was horrible. My two ladies settled on some Cuban sandwich. It was even worse than my burger. I will never eat at that place again.
I’m done for day 4. Up next Epcot and our experience at Boma’s.
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Came over to see your AI pictures, how cool! What did you wife sing?
The yact club pictures are awesome? Wonderiing where would you like to stay on your next trip?
The yact club pictures are awesome? Wonderiing where would you like to stay on your next trip?
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Thanks for coming over. My wife sang " I hope you dance" by Leanne Womack. As for where we will stay next time? We do have a trip planned for Christmas at the WL. I enjoyed the WL better as a resort than the YC however, the location of the YC is unbeatable. I just received a bounceback offer from Disney for free dining, I think we may take a quick 4 or 5 night trip down and give the BC a try.
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Hi! I'm really enjoying your trip report.
It sounds like the crowd level was pretty light? We were there Jan. 12-22 and the crowds were insane. Plus it was cold! It was in the upper 30's in the morning, with humidity and winds.
It sounds like you had the perfect mix of light crowds and nice weather.
It sounds like the crowd level was pretty light? We were there Jan. 12-22 and the crowds were insane. Plus it was cold! It was in the upper 30's in the morning, with humidity and winds.
It sounds like you had the perfect mix of light crowds and nice weather.
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Nice report, thanks!
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Great opening couple of days!
Where do you eat breakfast while staying at YC? We wanted to book YC but I couldn't figure out if I needed to make ADR's for breakfast everyday. I thought that would be crazy. Does YC have counter service also for fast grab n eat?
Great score on the new room.
Much better view.
So glad you did not give up on Ohana!!! One of the meals we had. The other was Fulton's crab house.
Where do you eat breakfast while staying at YC? We wanted to book YC but I couldn't figure out if I needed to make ADR's for breakfast everyday. I thought that would be crazy. Does YC have counter service also for fast grab n eat?
Great score on the new room.
Much better view.So glad you did not give up on Ohana!!! One of the meals we had. The other was Fulton's crab house.
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Hi! I'm really enjoying your trip report.
It sounds like the crowd level was pretty light? We were there Jan. 12-22 and the crowds were insane. Plus it was cold! It was in the upper 30's in the morning, with humidity and winds.
It sounds like you had the perfect mix of light crowds and nice weather.
The crowd levels were great all week long. It was fairly busy on Friday and Saturday with the cheer groups there and some traffic from the Superbowl. But still nowhere near the levels for our first trip to WDW in Aug 08. As for the weather we had perfect timing. It was in the upper 70's to low 80's all week long. Rain moved in on Thursday afternoon and was gone by mid morning Friday. However, Friday and Saturday were much cooler with temps around 60.
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Great opening couple of days!
Where do you eat breakfast while staying at YC? We wanted to book YC but I couldn't figure out if I needed to make ADR's for breakfast everyday. I thought that would be crazy. Does YC have counter service also for fast grab n eat?
Great score on the new room.
So glad you did not give up on Ohana!!! One of the meals we had. The other was Fulton's crab house.
Thank you. As for breakfast we had concierge so we really didn't have to go looking for breakfast. However, there was a neat little bakery across Crescent Lake in the BW that had some really neat pastries and such.As for ADR's for breakfast we are not really breakfast eaters so that is something I really don't do. We did have an ADR at Cape May for breakfast our last day and was not impressed with it at all. And I have to agree with Ohana. That place will become a tradition with us. I loved the place.
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it seems to be that over the last couple of years a bunch of Red Sox fans also have jumped out of the closet as well.
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