Just returned from CBR.
I had an excellent room in Martinique 25 second floor water view.(what was nice was the view, you couldn't see buildings across the lake)--close to the Old Port Royale.
I won't do a day by day synopsis, but just overall musings(if you are looking for "everything was PERFECT stop reading, I call a spade a spade)....
Dennis from YourRide.net.....EXCELLENT DRIVER to and from the airport.
Shutters.... Overpriced, but the food was fair. I had the jerk chicken(A breast, a thigh, windey green beans) not as spicy as I thought. DH can't remember what he had (uh oh)
Food court ... very boring food that one would normally eat if too tired to drive or bus elsewhere. The pizza was awful, maybe it was just the terrible sausage. Well, the gulls loved it!
...another thing...those ducks are beggers like a DOG!!!!! LOL!
Oh, and did you know a gull can swallow a Hostess Ding Dong WHOLE??? Really, I saw it!!! Does feeding a gull a piece of chicken strip make him an abomination?????
Cheerleaders were around the first few days, the rudest were the CA ones that pushed their way in front of people at the food court.(how did I know? They had their HAYWARD CA stuff on)
I feel sorry for people who get any buildings other than Martinique or Trinindad North. As the week rolls on, walking after getting back from the Parks HURTS!!!
Towel animals - we got them EVERY DAY. Sometimes with notes saying, "we missed you"...One day our large dinosaur doll was attacking our stuffed Eeyore.
Fantasmic.... no, you do not need a dinner pass...just walk in 30 min prior. I liked it better than Illuminations. Actually, I liked the muical fountaing at Epcot better than Illuminations.
Buses--- very short waits. I just wish there were buses between resorts. And why the CBR bus stops are always the furthest from the exits just boggles me. Comment: the Bus drivers need to pull the wheelchair ramps down quicker, there were many people who were using Wheelchairs and some of the bus drivers really had problems.
Hoop de Doo Review -- don't do it unless you are prepared for the long travel times (bus to Park, boat to Fort Wilderness....boat to park--- bus to Resort.) it wastes time. Show was okay, we were two tables from the stage, my 5 year old laughed.
Cinderella Breakfast:
Only princesses there were Cinderella and Snow White. The others were pretenders (pochohantas and Mary Poppins). It was okay, making me wonder what the fuss was over the 60 day out reservations.
Ohana breakfast: This was nice, Goofy, Chip and Dale and Mickey were very available, food was great, atmosphere was nice too.
Garden Grille Ice Cream Social : requested re hitching, remeinded host as we checked in... They forgot. Oh well, that restaurant was as deserted and the desert scene in THE LAND.
Characters:
My oh my, Was it me, or is Pluto everywhere??? So is Chip, and we only saw Dale once.
We saw Donald once, Daisy never.
At Epcot, twice we had characters placed in the Leave A Legacy monolith are. It was also where the rudest parents I have ever seen. We were in line for Mary Poppins and some CAST MEMBER pushes us out of the way so some Mentally Challenged kid in a electric cart could go in front of us. Heck, what was I supposed to do, I pulled my daughter back to the side. and we waited. They pulled off then some guy runs up and has his picture taken. I glared at him and them pushed my DD up to Mary Poppins. And SHE goes "THE LINE IS OVER THERE, THOSE PEOPLE ARE NEXT" I ran up and SCREAMED at Miss Prissy Poppins, "No EXCUSE **ME***, Your dear CAST MEMBER pushed us out of the way to accomodate the child in the scooter, she knows we were next and WE WERE next and you WILL sign my kids book and pose for a picture! Man if she wouldn't have I would have has a fit on her asking her what NERVE she had IMPERSONATING a princess and everyone knows she isn't one, even my 5 year old knew that. LOL, sometimes you just have to give her a spoonful of her own sugar!!
Other than that, the rest were great, Goofy in all places was great.
Coral Island Cafe in the Living Seas.... the seafood is wonderful there.
Kona Cafe ---- Do breakfast there...no one can imitate their tonga toast. and the coffee press pots ....yes!!!! Kona Coffee!!!
Boma- Oh, what a nice selection of food in their buffet. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
Yakitori House - Japan ...hidden away, counter service, good food. (I'm half Japanese so this is more authentic than the tourist trap Benihana grill show restaurant)
Lotus Blossom Cafe - China ---Want a quick counter service, where you can pull it outside and watch Illuminations? This is the place...excellent food.
NOTE: WE BOYCOTTED FRANCE DUE TO HOW THEIR COUNTRY SNUBS THEIR NOSE UP AT THE U.S. and dissess our President... it was the American thing to do I guess. We just walked on by... If you want pastry, buy a funnel cake at the American Adventure.
(my political comment, brought on by the endless mantra of "duck tape, Plastic sheeting.... duck tape, plastic sheeting" that was on every non Disney Channel on the TV...... )
Rides:
We loved Test Track the most. The second time we rode it, it stopped for a long time...making me wonder "I wonder who is stuck in the heat test and cold test section of the ride?"
I didn't do Aerosmith' s coaster because DD wasn't tall enough I didn't want to hear the whining.
Tower of Terror - Overrated.
Dinosaur - zips by....I wasn't impressed.
Otherwise, we did everything else except Alien Encounter, and Backlot Tour. Millionaire wasn't on when we were there.
Splash Mountain, the Brer animals were uncomfortably UN politically correct for me.
Kali River Rapids... you will get wet, if you do NOT want to get wet...wear a raincoat.
Best Animatronics : The American Adventure... Makes one proud to be an American.
Journey into Imagination...I liked the old one better.... Eric Idle is MONTY PYTHON, I can't get over that.
(ho ho hee tee hee hee..Eric the half a bee or Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam)
FastPasses....use them...OFTEN.
Ice Station Cool...Beverly Sucks. They don't even have good wine in that country, so I am not surprised. Kids around me like the Watermelon one... I like the Japanese one. I hated the sticky floors!!!!!!
Note: Once a parade starts...you can't cross it's path.
Cute park opening spiel for the Magic Kingdom...the Mayor comes out, the characters arrive on the train...nice way to start the day.
I'm sorry, but Food Rocks made me laugh.
The Safari is great in the morning...don't miss it at the AK.
Keep track of the pins of your lanyards, the rubber backs sometimes come loose, we dropped one, and lost another.....
Speaking of pins... this will always stick in my head as the funniest and maybe the most pathetic thing...
If you have ever seen the Simpsons...there is a total GEEK that runs the Comic Book store.....
Well, in Downtown Disney, there are people outside the pintrading store that I was laughing so hard inside at. My daughter wanted to trade a pin, and these geeky middleaged men and women were examining it, turning it over... I hear comments like "Oh, that aint worth anything, try trading with a CAST MEMBER who doesn't know anything..." " Oh, that was bought at a DISNEY STORE, not worth anything, I won't trade for that in a million years..." "That pin was just issued, not worth anything"
All I could think was " What losers, if they ever got a life it could mean the end of the world." AND THEY WERE BARGAINING WITH A FIVE YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!! Make sure you experience the PinGeeks yourself at DD...and make sure they don't try trading a round button for a pin like these LOSERS tried to do "this is a bigger pin, don't you want this one instead for your trade?"
Geeky middled aged living in mommies basement pin geeks. I want to warn people against them. Just buy pins there, ignore THEM like the plague...maybe they will go away??? I hope they don't work for Disney!
Weather: Cloudy and cold and rainy first few days, cleared up, temps in the high 60's Nice Park weather, bad swimming weather...used the pool once...yes it was nice and toasty. Tip: Swim in the pool first THEN use the hot tub....boy does the pool feel cold if you do it the other way.!!!!!
Met some nice people, many were east coast people escaping the snow....can't blame them!!!!!!
Well that's it for now, I have had my fill of Disney for a long time.....after pounding the pavement for 7 days, I feel less rested now...oh well...I have hours and hours of tape and hundreds of Digital photos to bide the time to spring......
I hope everyone has agreat time when they go, and oh, MAGIC KINGDOM IS BUSY ON SATURDAYS.... everything else is gravy!!!!
Annette
Kudos to the clerk in Japan that ran after me with my credit card that I left on top of her register!!!!!! Thank You!! Thank You!!!!
Note to STEPHANIE(Goofy)
I found your castmember pin on the ground outside one of the parks and turned it in to another castmember. Someone told me to keep it and sell it on eBay, but I believe I would be cursed if I did that.
FINALLY:
NESCAFE COFFEE SUCKS
EVIL GARBAGE SWILL
THE EMPLOYEES ADMIT IT IS INSTANT AND THAT IT ISN'T GOOD
IF YOU LIKE COFFEE..AVOID CBR coffee.
Step away from the resort
Step away from the resort
NOT ONLY IS THE COFFEE FAKE THEY ARE TOO CHEAP TO HAVE REAL CREAMER
Go to the Polynesian ...get the French Press Pot.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED>>.......
WATER IS 2.50 a bottle!!!! IF YOU USE YOURRIDE.NET stop at the store and by a case for $7.99
If you don't drink it all, give the rest to nice family in the next room!!!!!!!
I had an excellent room in Martinique 25 second floor water view.(what was nice was the view, you couldn't see buildings across the lake)--close to the Old Port Royale.
I won't do a day by day synopsis, but just overall musings(if you are looking for "everything was PERFECT stop reading, I call a spade a spade)....
Dennis from YourRide.net.....EXCELLENT DRIVER to and from the airport.
Shutters.... Overpriced, but the food was fair. I had the jerk chicken(A breast, a thigh, windey green beans) not as spicy as I thought. DH can't remember what he had (uh oh)
Food court ... very boring food that one would normally eat if too tired to drive or bus elsewhere. The pizza was awful, maybe it was just the terrible sausage. Well, the gulls loved it!
...another thing...those ducks are beggers like a DOG!!!!! LOL!
Oh, and did you know a gull can swallow a Hostess Ding Dong WHOLE??? Really, I saw it!!! Does feeding a gull a piece of chicken strip make him an abomination?????
Cheerleaders were around the first few days, the rudest were the CA ones that pushed their way in front of people at the food court.(how did I know? They had their HAYWARD CA stuff on)
I feel sorry for people who get any buildings other than Martinique or Trinindad North. As the week rolls on, walking after getting back from the Parks HURTS!!!
Towel animals - we got them EVERY DAY. Sometimes with notes saying, "we missed you"...One day our large dinosaur doll was attacking our stuffed Eeyore.
Fantasmic.... no, you do not need a dinner pass...just walk in 30 min prior. I liked it better than Illuminations. Actually, I liked the muical fountaing at Epcot better than Illuminations.
Buses--- very short waits. I just wish there were buses between resorts. And why the CBR bus stops are always the furthest from the exits just boggles me. Comment: the Bus drivers need to pull the wheelchair ramps down quicker, there were many people who were using Wheelchairs and some of the bus drivers really had problems.
Hoop de Doo Review -- don't do it unless you are prepared for the long travel times (bus to Park, boat to Fort Wilderness....boat to park--- bus to Resort.) it wastes time. Show was okay, we were two tables from the stage, my 5 year old laughed.
Cinderella Breakfast:
Only princesses there were Cinderella and Snow White. The others were pretenders (pochohantas and Mary Poppins). It was okay, making me wonder what the fuss was over the 60 day out reservations.
Ohana breakfast: This was nice, Goofy, Chip and Dale and Mickey were very available, food was great, atmosphere was nice too.
Garden Grille Ice Cream Social : requested re hitching, remeinded host as we checked in... They forgot. Oh well, that restaurant was as deserted and the desert scene in THE LAND.
Characters:
My oh my, Was it me, or is Pluto everywhere??? So is Chip, and we only saw Dale once.
We saw Donald once, Daisy never.
At Epcot, twice we had characters placed in the Leave A Legacy monolith are. It was also where the rudest parents I have ever seen. We were in line for Mary Poppins and some CAST MEMBER pushes us out of the way so some Mentally Challenged kid in a electric cart could go in front of us. Heck, what was I supposed to do, I pulled my daughter back to the side. and we waited. They pulled off then some guy runs up and has his picture taken. I glared at him and them pushed my DD up to Mary Poppins. And SHE goes "THE LINE IS OVER THERE, THOSE PEOPLE ARE NEXT" I ran up and SCREAMED at Miss Prissy Poppins, "No EXCUSE **ME***, Your dear CAST MEMBER pushed us out of the way to accomodate the child in the scooter, she knows we were next and WE WERE next and you WILL sign my kids book and pose for a picture! Man if she wouldn't have I would have has a fit on her asking her what NERVE she had IMPERSONATING a princess and everyone knows she isn't one, even my 5 year old knew that. LOL, sometimes you just have to give her a spoonful of her own sugar!!
Other than that, the rest were great, Goofy in all places was great.
Coral Island Cafe in the Living Seas.... the seafood is wonderful there.
Kona Cafe ---- Do breakfast there...no one can imitate their tonga toast. and the coffee press pots ....yes!!!! Kona Coffee!!!
Boma- Oh, what a nice selection of food in their buffet. Try it, you won't be disappointed.
Yakitori House - Japan ...hidden away, counter service, good food. (I'm half Japanese so this is more authentic than the tourist trap Benihana grill show restaurant)
Lotus Blossom Cafe - China ---Want a quick counter service, where you can pull it outside and watch Illuminations? This is the place...excellent food.
NOTE: WE BOYCOTTED FRANCE DUE TO HOW THEIR COUNTRY SNUBS THEIR NOSE UP AT THE U.S. and dissess our President... it was the American thing to do I guess. We just walked on by... If you want pastry, buy a funnel cake at the American Adventure.
(my political comment, brought on by the endless mantra of "duck tape, Plastic sheeting.... duck tape, plastic sheeting" that was on every non Disney Channel on the TV...... )
Rides:
We loved Test Track the most. The second time we rode it, it stopped for a long time...making me wonder "I wonder who is stuck in the heat test and cold test section of the ride?"
I didn't do Aerosmith' s coaster because DD wasn't tall enough I didn't want to hear the whining.
Tower of Terror - Overrated.
Dinosaur - zips by....I wasn't impressed.
Otherwise, we did everything else except Alien Encounter, and Backlot Tour. Millionaire wasn't on when we were there.
Splash Mountain, the Brer animals were uncomfortably UN politically correct for me.
Kali River Rapids... you will get wet, if you do NOT want to get wet...wear a raincoat.
Best Animatronics : The American Adventure... Makes one proud to be an American.
Journey into Imagination...I liked the old one better.... Eric Idle is MONTY PYTHON, I can't get over that.
(ho ho hee tee hee hee..Eric the half a bee or Spam Spam Spam Spam Spam)
FastPasses....use them...OFTEN.
Ice Station Cool...Beverly Sucks. They don't even have good wine in that country, so I am not surprised. Kids around me like the Watermelon one... I like the Japanese one. I hated the sticky floors!!!!!!
Note: Once a parade starts...you can't cross it's path.
Cute park opening spiel for the Magic Kingdom...the Mayor comes out, the characters arrive on the train...nice way to start the day.
I'm sorry, but Food Rocks made me laugh.
The Safari is great in the morning...don't miss it at the AK.
Keep track of the pins of your lanyards, the rubber backs sometimes come loose, we dropped one, and lost another.....
Speaking of pins... this will always stick in my head as the funniest and maybe the most pathetic thing...
If you have ever seen the Simpsons...there is a total GEEK that runs the Comic Book store.....
Well, in Downtown Disney, there are people outside the pintrading store that I was laughing so hard inside at. My daughter wanted to trade a pin, and these geeky middleaged men and women were examining it, turning it over... I hear comments like "Oh, that aint worth anything, try trading with a CAST MEMBER who doesn't know anything..." " Oh, that was bought at a DISNEY STORE, not worth anything, I won't trade for that in a million years..." "That pin was just issued, not worth anything"
All I could think was " What losers, if they ever got a life it could mean the end of the world." AND THEY WERE BARGAINING WITH A FIVE YEAR OLD!!!!!!!!! Make sure you experience the PinGeeks yourself at DD...and make sure they don't try trading a round button for a pin like these LOSERS tried to do "this is a bigger pin, don't you want this one instead for your trade?"
Geeky middled aged living in mommies basement pin geeks. I want to warn people against them. Just buy pins there, ignore THEM like the plague...maybe they will go away??? I hope they don't work for Disney!
Weather: Cloudy and cold and rainy first few days, cleared up, temps in the high 60's Nice Park weather, bad swimming weather...used the pool once...yes it was nice and toasty. Tip: Swim in the pool first THEN use the hot tub....boy does the pool feel cold if you do it the other way.!!!!!
Met some nice people, many were east coast people escaping the snow....can't blame them!!!!!!
Well that's it for now, I have had my fill of Disney for a long time.....after pounding the pavement for 7 days, I feel less rested now...oh well...I have hours and hours of tape and hundreds of Digital photos to bide the time to spring......
I hope everyone has agreat time when they go, and oh, MAGIC KINGDOM IS BUSY ON SATURDAYS.... everything else is gravy!!!!
Annette
Kudos to the clerk in Japan that ran after me with my credit card that I left on top of her register!!!!!! Thank You!! Thank You!!!!
Note to STEPHANIE(Goofy)
I found your castmember pin on the ground outside one of the parks and turned it in to another castmember. Someone told me to keep it and sell it on eBay, but I believe I would be cursed if I did that.
FINALLY:
NESCAFE COFFEE SUCKS
EVIL GARBAGE SWILL
THE EMPLOYEES ADMIT IT IS INSTANT AND THAT IT ISN'T GOOD
IF YOU LIKE COFFEE..AVOID CBR coffee.
Step away from the resort
Step away from the resort
NOT ONLY IS THE COFFEE FAKE THEY ARE TOO CHEAP TO HAVE REAL CREAMER
Go to the Polynesian ...get the French Press Pot.
YOU HAVE BEEN WARNED>>.......
WATER IS 2.50 a bottle!!!! IF YOU USE YOURRIDE.NET stop at the store and by a case for $7.99
If you don't drink it all, give the rest to nice family in the next room!!!!!!!
