Micka Mouse
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- Feb 17, 2007
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We just got back last Friday and had an amazing time! I had spent countless hours here (THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO ANSWERED MY MANY QUESTIONS 
), poured through "WDW with Kids 2009", and had everything planned out.
Well, with the exception of our dining reservations, I ended up scrapping almost everything. Instead of going to a park in the AM, resting in the afternoon and going back out in the PM, we slept in each morning, went to the pool until 11-12:00, had lunch (CBR for CS, and we were on the dining plan), went back to the room, showered, got dressed and THEN headed off to the parks around 2ish. We stayed at the park until 7-8:00, then went back to the hotel and went for a swim (dds are 4 & 7, so we didn't stay out late, except to see Fantasmic). We weren't worried about getting on each and every ride, which made a HUGE difference. No one was disappointed about missing anything (okay, so I really wish we had gone on Kali River Rapids...but there is always next time
!
I was really happily surprised with the DDP. Our ADRs included: Princess Storybook Dining for Dinner-- (Belle greeted, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel came to our table). We enjoyed our dinner, and the service (waiter's name was Sebastian) was INCREDIBLE!!! He was always nearby and incredibly helpful! Crystal Palace for dinner--food was good and the characters were great! 1900 Park Fare for dinner--prime rib was great. Teppan Edo (dinner)--FABULOUS!!! Chef Mickey (breakfast)---good time. Play & Dine at H&V (breakfast)--good, but Leo (who is my dd's favorite) had an "emergency" and didn't come out until we were walking out the door (we told dd that he was fixing Rocket.......but she was elated when he walked out ), and Mama Melrose for early dinner{Fantasmic package} served ALOT of food. We did alot of character dining this trip, and I'm not sure if I'd do them again. We went for the experience...I don't think the girls would want to do the same ones again (but I'll ask their opinion when the time comes). DH wants to do Teppan Edo again, and we want to try Le Cellier and Biergarten..........but who knows?
The busses were fine. I planned on driving to the parks each day {AAA parking pass}, but decided against it. The longest we waited was ON A BUS during a shift change. We got on the bus at 6:55, waited for the new driver, waited for him to do his safety check, then a massive amount of people showed up, and he allowed them to board. I got off the bus at 7:30. Not a big deal...glad to see him perform the safety check, and glad that he didn't pull out and leave all those people at the bus line (I know how I would have felt!)
The main pool at CBR was FANTASTIC. My dds had so much fun. We stayed in Aruba 52, which was a 5 min walk to the pool, no big deal. DH wants to go back to CBR for our next trip (2012
), so we'll stay there again. We saw small alligators in the lagoon on our walk to the main pool, which was a highlight for many people.
We rented a double stroller for the week, and picking it up and dropping it off was quick and easy. Doing laundry was a snap!
No complaints, really! We were very flexible (I certainly wasn't flexible when I was planning, but I'm glad I relaxed once I got there ).
Shannon {who is now busy with post-vacation activities
}
), poured through "WDW with Kids 2009", and had everything planned out.Well, with the exception of our dining reservations, I ended up scrapping almost everything. Instead of going to a park in the AM, resting in the afternoon and going back out in the PM, we slept in each morning, went to the pool until 11-12:00, had lunch (CBR for CS, and we were on the dining plan), went back to the room, showered, got dressed and THEN headed off to the parks around 2ish. We stayed at the park until 7-8:00, then went back to the hotel and went for a swim (dds are 4 & 7, so we didn't stay out late, except to see Fantasmic). We weren't worried about getting on each and every ride, which made a HUGE difference. No one was disappointed about missing anything (okay, so I really wish we had gone on Kali River Rapids...but there is always next time
!I was really happily surprised with the DDP. Our ADRs included: Princess Storybook Dining for Dinner-- (Belle greeted, Aurora, Snow White, Cinderella and Ariel came to our table). We enjoyed our dinner, and the service (waiter's name was Sebastian) was INCREDIBLE!!! He was always nearby and incredibly helpful! Crystal Palace for dinner--food was good and the characters were great! 1900 Park Fare for dinner--prime rib was great. Teppan Edo (dinner)--FABULOUS!!! Chef Mickey (breakfast)---good time. Play & Dine at H&V (breakfast)--good, but Leo (who is my dd's favorite) had an "emergency" and didn't come out until we were walking out the door (we told dd that he was fixing Rocket.......but she was elated when he walked out ), and Mama Melrose for early dinner{Fantasmic package} served ALOT of food. We did alot of character dining this trip, and I'm not sure if I'd do them again. We went for the experience...I don't think the girls would want to do the same ones again (but I'll ask their opinion when the time comes). DH wants to do Teppan Edo again, and we want to try Le Cellier and Biergarten..........but who knows?
The busses were fine. I planned on driving to the parks each day {AAA parking pass}, but decided against it. The longest we waited was ON A BUS during a shift change. We got on the bus at 6:55, waited for the new driver, waited for him to do his safety check, then a massive amount of people showed up, and he allowed them to board. I got off the bus at 7:30. Not a big deal...glad to see him perform the safety check, and glad that he didn't pull out and leave all those people at the bus line (I know how I would have felt!)
The main pool at CBR was FANTASTIC. My dds had so much fun. We stayed in Aruba 52, which was a 5 min walk to the pool, no big deal. DH wants to go back to CBR for our next trip (2012
), so we'll stay there again. We saw small alligators in the lagoon on our walk to the main pool, which was a highlight for many people.We rented a double stroller for the week, and picking it up and dropping it off was quick and easy. Doing laundry was a snap!
No complaints, really! We were very flexible (I certainly wasn't flexible when I was planning, but I'm glad I relaxed once I got there ).
Shannon {who is now busy with post-vacation activities
}
