Just Back 8/21 - 8/26 BCV - Full Report

Danny and Erica

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Trip - BEACH CLUB VILLAS
DW
DS - INFANT 5 1/2
DSIL
BEACH CLUB VILLAS - ONE BEDROOM

PRE TRIP INFO
DISNEY DINING CARD (ANNUAL PASS $50) - LOVED IT
MAGICAL EXPRESS - RECEIVED LUGGAGE TAGS BEFORE HAND (NO PROB)

DAY ONE - SUNDAY
FLIGHT ON TIME
FLYING WITH BABY BOY FOR THE FIRST TIME. WE DID NOT GET A SEAT FOR HIM. HE SLEPT THE ENTIRE FLIGHT. LOVE IT....
ARRIVE MCO - SECURITY NOT A PROBLEM
GO TO MAGICAL EXPRESS LINE...OMG....LINE WRAPPED AROUND THE AIRPORT X2..THINKING TO MYSELF THIS IS NO MAGICAL EXPRESS. 40 MINUTES ON LINE AND 10 MINUTES WAIT FOR BUS. 30 MINUTES TO HOTEL. WHAT I SAVED I AM STILL DECIDING A THIS POINT. AT LEAST I DONT HAVE TO SEE MY LUGGAGE.
GET TO THE HOTEL AND THE ROOM IS READY AT 10:00AM....AMEN - ENOUGH SAID..
LUGGAGE NOT THERE YET.
WE CALL A CAB AND GO TO THE WINN DIXIE. CAB RIDE $40 ROUND TRIP($10 tip included). LUGGAGE IN THE ROOM WHEN WE GET BACK.
WE GO TO LUNCH AT BEACHES AND CREAM. WALK RIGHT IN NO WAIT.
WHEN DECIDE TO HANG AT SAB....EMPTY, WATER IS SO HOT ITS NOT ENJOYABLE.
WE GO BACK THE ROOM TO GET READY FOR DINNER. CAPE MAY CAFE CLAMBAKE BUFFET. I MUST SAY I WAS DISSAPOINTED. THE FOOD CHANGED FROM LAST YEAR AND I WASNT AS GOOD. MY DW LOVED IT LAST YEAR BUT HATED IT THIS YEAR. I HAD TO HAVE 3 PLATES OF CLAMS TO MAKE UP FOR HER LACK OF EATING. AFTER DINNER WE GO FOR A WALK ALONG THE BOARDWALK.

DAY TWO -MONDAY
WE FOLLLOW THE DIS BOARDS SUGGESTIONS AND GO TO DISNEY STUDIOS SINCE THEY HAD THE EMH LAST NIGHT. THE PARK IS EMPTY. ALL RIDES ARE WALK ONS. BUT ITS HOT, HOT, HOT. THE BABY LOVES THE PARK WITH THE COLORS AND THE CHARACTERS. WE GOT THE CUTEST PICTURE OF DONALD. DONALD SAT ON THE FLOOR AND PLACE MY SON IN HIS BELLY.
WE ATE LUNCH AT TOY STORY PIZZA PATROL (NOT GOOD). WE WENT TO PLAYHOUSE DISNEY. AS SOON AS THE MUSIC AND BEAR CAME OUT MY SON STARTING TO WHALE. WE HAD TO LEAVE. WE WERE IN THE FRONT ROW AND HE AS TAKEN BY SURPRISE. NOT GOOD...LOL
WE LEFT THE PARK AND HEADED TO THE POOL. MY SON LOVES THE WATER.
THAT NIGHT WE ATE AT ESPN. WE JUST MISSED TH SHOW BUT THE FOOD WAS OK AND THE ATMOSPHERE IS GREAT. (WELL MY WIFE DOESNT THINK SO..LOL)

DAY THREE - TUESDAY
MAGIC KINGDOM - EMPTY
WALK ON RIDES - FANTASY LAND , HM, SPLASH AND THUNDER MT IN 1 1/2 HOURS.....AWESOME.....
LUNCH AT PECO BILLS (CANT PASS UP THE FIXINS BAR)
BACK TO THE POOL
DINNER AT EPCOT - ALFREDOS. I HAD THE FETTUCINI ALFREDO WE I WAS CRAVING FOR ONE YR AND I WAS TOTALLY DISAPPOINTED. I WAS HORRIBLE. MY WIFE HAD THE LASAGNA AND SHE LOVED IT......
AFTER DINNER WE SAW ILLUMINATIONS ,,GREAT AS USUAL

DAY FOUR - WEDNESDAY
ANIMAL KINGDOM - HOT HOT HOT
WHEN WE GOT THERE MY SON WAS ASLEEP. HE WAS THE ONLY REASON WHY WE WENT THERE. WE WALKED THROUGH THE GORILLA EXPEDITION AND WE LEFT. HAD LUNCH AT THE RAINFOREST CAFE. (THEY DIDNT TAKE THE DISNEY DINING CARD, A LITTLE MAD). THE FOOD IS ALWAYS GOOD THERE. SERVICE WAS GOOD PLUS IT WAS POURING......WE WAITED FOR THE RAIN TO STOP AND WENT BACK TO THE ROOM FOR A NAP.
DINNER WAS ICE CREAM AT BEACHES AND CREAM.....AWESOME
AFTER DINNER WE WENT TO EPCOT FOR SOME SHOPPING AND PICTURES. THEN WE WENT DOWNTOWN DISNEY FOR MORE SHOPPING.

DAY FIVE - THURSDAY
MAGIC KINGDOM - EMPTY
RAINING
WALK ONS - STITCH, SPACE MT, BUZZ, TIKI SHOW -- MORE RAIN
SMALL WORLD - MORE RAIN
LUNCH AT COSMO RAYS - NOT BAD BUT VERY CROWDED B/C OF THE RAIN, MY SON IS SLEEPING THROUGH IT ALL.
IT STOPS RAINING AND WE TAKE SOME PICS. BABY BOY GOES TO MICKEY AND MINNIE AND THEY DONT WANT TO GIVE HIM BACK. HE LOVES IT. THE Y TAKE TONS OF PICS AND THEY ARE ALL GREAT. HE REALLY LOVED THE PICS. HE GO TO GOOFY AND THE SAME THING HAPPENS. THE CM HAS TO TELL GOOFY THAT THERE ARE MORE PEOPLE IN LINE. ONE CM SAYS I WISH EVERYONE WAS A HAPPY AS YOUR SON....I WAS PROUD AND HAPPY...THE PICS ARE AWESOME. I WILL TRY TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO POST THEM.
WE STAY FOR THE PARADE. WE SIT UPSTAIRS BY THE TRAIN. AWESOME VIEW GREAT DIS TIP.
DINNER - IN ROOM.

DAY SIX - FRIDAY
GOING HOME
CHECK IN AT HOTEL
GET 3 SEATS IN 3 DIFFERENT ROWS....OMG - I AM LIVID,,CM SAYS THEY HAVE NO CONTROL. WE CALL THE AIRLINE THEY SAY THEY HAVE NO CONTROL TO GO TO THE AIRPORT EARLY. THE MAGICAL EXPRESS BUS DOES GET YOU TO THE AIRPORT VERY EARLY. FLIGHT 5:20PM..BUS 2:10 PICKUP.
GET TO AIRPORT AND SAY I AM TRAVELING WITH AN INFANT AND I CANT BE SEPERATED FROM MY WIFE (I DONT MENTION MY SIL, IS THAT BAD...LOL)
THEY TAKE MY BOARDING PASSES AND CALL MY 20 MINS LATER. THEY SAID THEY OVER BOOK ED THE FLIGHT AND B/C I WAS A ONE PASS MEMBER I WAS BUMPED TO FIRST CLASS....WOOHOO....PIXIE DUST AT MCO....IN THE PLANE MY WIFE LOOKS AT ME AND SAYS I HAVE TO GET ANOTHER JOB TO AFFORD 1ST CLASS ALL THE TIME....

THE TRIP OVERALL WAS GOOD B/C WE MOVED AT A SLOW PACE B/C OF MY SON. WE GO EVERY YEAR SO WE ARE IN COMMANDO MODE. NEXT YEAR FAMILY TRIP FOR MY PARENTS 50TH ANNIVERSARY....IT SHOULD BE INTERESTING....

I WILL TRY TO POST SOME PICS....ANY QUESTIONS PLEASE LET ME KNOW...

PS..HAD ROOM 110..FIRST ROOM AS YOU WALK IN ON THE LEFT. RIGHT AROUND THE CORNER FROM THE QUIET POOL...GREAT SPOT.....
 
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omg, your son is adorable and your pics are awesome! Sounds like you had a great time. Thanks for sharing! :flower:
 
We were at BCV at the same time. And followed almost the same schedule we thought the Parks were empty too. We had 11 and walked onto almost everyride and rode some of the twice in a row.

Glad you had a good time.

Your son is adorable.
 
Danny & Erika-
Your son is darling, very, very cute :love:
Thanks for the trip report, amazing how the heat can zap your energy, huh? And flying first class...ahhhh....we got to go once when we used points from Starwood to upgrade, it sure makes you feel special. Sounds like you got to do the things you really wanted to. Only 39 more days for us :earsgirl: :earsboy:
 
Awwwwwwwwwwww! your son is so cute! No wonder the characters didn't want to give him back! :p

love the report and pics! Thanks a bunch~! :Pinkbounc :banana:
 
DS13 & I were at the BCV Aug 21-27. We also thought the lines were minimal.
 
too cute
LOVE the donald one!

thanks for posting and sharing the adorable photos
 
we had the same trip!! LOL!! I was there the same time as you .. and at the same parks the same days as you!! LOL!!! I was in 225 .. Loved the location... right off the hall around the corner from the quiet pool.. no long walk down the hall way.. it was fabulous!! We probably passed each other at the pool!! Hope you had as much fun as I did!! Great pics!!!

kathy :flower:
 
What a great trip report of a great trip. Thank you for sharing and you are right the pics are really cute too. :dog2:
 
Your DS is such a cutie :flower:

Enjoyed reading your trip reports ~ Thanx for posting.
 












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