June comes before August & the APs will still be valid! I think we're done here!

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Today is our last park day. It is AM EMH at MGM but so far I am the only one out of bed. Getting there for an 8 AM rope drop is going to be a stretch.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We were supposed to have a FULL cleaning of the villa yesterday. The lady was here when we came back from the park.

She had already picked up the tip. What she did NOT do was empty the trash, leave us clean hand towels or washcloths, leave us laundry detergent, or touch anything in the kitchen. I told DH I wasn't thinking about having a larger villa when I made the tip envelopes, so he added a couple of dollars. Nice. We keep discovering how LITTLE she did while she was here.

I just called down and complained that we have no washcloths. I didn't realize we only have 2 hand towlels. We have a washer, so that's fine, but with no washcloths it's not like I can wash what we have. Since they only provide service every 4 days they should really pay more attention!

 

[hematite153]

Today is our last park day.

That is sad. I'm jealous of your long trip, though.

We were supposed to have a FULL cleaning of the villa yesterday. The lady was here when we came back from the park.

She had already picked up the tip. What she did NOT do was ... We keep discovering how LITTLE she did while she was here.

I've had some very good cleaning, but, I've definitely encountered several of the variety you're describing. Sorry!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

That is sad. I'm jealous of your long trip, though.

I've had some very good cleaning, but, I've definitely encountered several of the variety you're describing. Sorry!

You know what's ironic? They did a MUCH better job on trash & towel day than they did on full cleaning day! Aggravating.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Grrr. You would think we would be better with our timing seeing how this is like our 11th trip in 5 years.

We came back from MGM at 2 PM because it was raining.

A word of caution for anyone who has the DVC FastPass cards - They SAY they are valid for 4 days after you get them. We got them Monday, this is the 4th day after we got them. Nope. They wouldn't work. We had to go to Guest Relations at MGM and they gave us some substitute FPs, but they only gave us one set for Toy Story Mania. If the DVC card had been working we could have opted for TSM 3 times in a row. The moral of the story is that they are valid for 4 days TOTAL - the day of issue and 3 more days.

We have almost everything packed up to go home, but I feel off my groove. We aren't using Magical Express so we didn't get any info on how to check the luggage through. We'll have to go down in the morning and see if we can check the bags and get our boarding passes. I haven't gotten any e-mails from Airtran about checking in for our flight, but the flight does still seem to be on the schedule.

Now we have this big GAP between now and dinner. I am exhausted from only getting about 5 hours of sleep last night and no nap today. DS is all cranky and surly because we don't want to go back to the parks tonight. (MK is open until 3 AM.) We TOLD HIM we were NOT going back out tonight.

It may or may not stop raining. Difficult to say.

We were supposed to have dinner at bluezoo, but DH didn't want to go there. Cancelled that, and at DH's insistence, booked dinner at Sanaa. Sigh. The dinner menu is almost identical to lunch. I wasn't planning to go back there on this trip. But whatever. Dinner isn't until 6:50 PM. We never did have lunch, so DS had a cookie, some chips, and a granola bar. Then he got mad when I told him to stop snacking because it is getting too close to dinner for him to be eating all that junk.

 

[hematite153]

Sounds like you're all experiencing the trip-end blahs. Sorry you have to leave.

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Sounds like you're all experiencing the trip-end blahs. Sorry you have to leave.

Thanks. It isn't really all that bad, I just wish we could have maximized our park time a bit better today. Of course with the rain that would have been hard no matter what.

Dinner was good. I think we are definitely going to book at least part of next year's trip at Kidani.

 

[hematite153]

Dinner was good. I think we are definitely going to book at least part of next year's trip at Kidani.

Yep. After a lunch at Sanaa and an afternoon at Samawati, we booked Kidani for our full trip in Dec. I'm looking forward to it!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

The bags are checked, we have our boarding passes, and we are waiting for 9 AM to roll around so we can go to our ADR at Boma.

 

[Tammi67]

Safe travels home!

 

[tmfranlk]

Have a safe trip home! It seems odd to say that I'm sorry your trip's over "already", but it seems no matter how long we stay the end comes too soon.

Enjoy your breakfast!

 

[PNO4TE]

Just missed you, Elizabeth! Hope your day and your flight are wonderful!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

Tia, you are right. I am never ready to go home!

Thanks, Elin!

We have about an hour before the Town Car arrives.

Breakfast was good. Hmm. I don't think I got a receipt for it. $72, in case I forget before I get home. Wow. $72 for 3 people for breakfast is REALLY expensive! I shouldn't think about these meals individually anymore.

 

[mommykds]

Have a safe flight home. No matter how long you stay in Disney, no one wants to come home!!!

 

[MrsHeg]

Have a safe trip home, I'll miss the daily updates

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

We are home! That's all for now!

 

[jackskellingtonsgirl]

OK, we are sort of settled in now.

I saw firsthand why some people hate Airtran. They oversold our flight, and they were asking people to give up their seats in exchange for a voucher for free round trip airfare. BUT the flight they were offering wasn't getting to Dallas until midnight. Um, no thanks! They were telling people who booked MONTHS ago that they had no seats. It was tense.

We went ahead and upgraded to business class at the airport. That was stupid, because we had already paid for our bags at AKL. Airtran agrees we are entitled to a refund, but they are telling us BAGS owes us, not Airtran. Right. I see a credit card dispute in our future.

Well, in business class the seats are in pairs. The people behind us had 3 little (age 6 and under) kids. I had an empty seat next to me. Guess who belonged in that seat? One of those little kids. That did NOT make me happy. But the kid pitched a fit so the mom ended up sitting in his seat next to me for take-off, then she moved back to the row behind me and held one of them in her lap the whole flight. Which was FINE with me! I was a bit peeved that people were upgraded for free in the end because the plane was oversold. Not only did I pay for the upgrade, I paid for the damn bags and it is going to be a big fight to get that money back.

We got back to the car and it was dead. I mean D E A D. Well, you know, it's only 100 degrees. Why don't we sit in remote parking and call AAA? Luckily the guy arrived quickly and the car started right up after a jump. I think we left one of the map lights on the whole time we were gone. I must have turned it on, then somebody opened the car door. Those lights are on if a door is open, and I didn't notice that it stayed on after we unloaded everything. Perhaps it would be a better idea not to leave when it is still dark outside!

 

[tmfranlk]

We are home! That's all for now!

Welcome home! Sorry about the flight troubles and dead car, though.

 

[PNO4TE]

Welcome home! I hope tomorrow is better for you all.

 

[Aristocath]

Welcome home! I'm a little sad your trip is over...I loved the updates. Thanks for sharing with us!


Cathy