Just back from OKW

[TIdoublegaER]

We just returned last night from a week at OKW. This trip we took our 2 dd's, DH's parents and my brother's wife. We had requested an upper floor by the hospitality house and that is just what we got! We were in a dedicated 2br in building 11. Parking was never a problem. We were always able to park right outside our villa. The view was mainly woods with a partial view of the fairway on hole 8. The room was in good condition although we had only 7 dinner plates. I assume one broke previously and no one has noticed yet! We did have problems with the toilet in the master bath clogging up. Maintenance had to come and fix it. We took full advantage of the free valet parking at VWL, BCV and BWV. We went to BCV to view the models and just check out the resort in general since it is one of our homes now. We had dinner one night at Artist Point and the dinner was excellent. I highly recommend the salmon. Everyone was very impressed with the lobby and the resort in general. Went over to BWV twice. Once to sign our BCV docs and another time to pool hop to Luna Park. We arrived right after a torrential downpour and the pool was not crowded at all. The kids absolutely loved the slide! That being said, they were just as happy to swim at OKW. It rained quite a bit, but we seemed to time everything just right and didn't get too wet. The most stressful part of the trip was arriving in Orlando. We drove from Kansas City, MO over 2 days. When we got to Orlando, I-4 was closed due to a tanker truck fire and ALL of the traffic was dumped off by Universal Studios. It took us 2.5 hours to get from Universal to WDW!! We had planned on going to Hard Rock for dinner, but there was no way I was getting back out in that mess again. Fortunately, our villa was ready when we arrived at 3pm, so we were able to chill out for awhile. The rest of our trip went smoothly and our only regret was that it wasn't long enough!
The only Disney park we went to this trip was MK. I was completely surprised. We arrived about 20 minutes before opening and were able walk onto all of the rides in Fantasyland without any wait. We were also able to see all of the characters at Mickey's Toontown Fair with a short wait. We had made up an itinerary for the day and we had completed almost all of it before 11am! This worked out well as we had a much larger break in the afternoon before heading back for a few more rides and the parade. By the time we left for our afternoon break, the park was packed and stayed that way until after the fireworks.
Now only 11 more months before we get to go home again!

 

[reneesam]

Thanks for the great trip report!

 

[JudithM]

Thanks for sharing yourtrip report with us!

 

[yasuern]

Glad all of you had a great time! We were at OKW in July and pool hopped to Luna park at BWV and our DD and DNc loved it! I can't wait to return to WDW in DEC!

 

[Regina]

Thanks!!!

It's always great to hear about a trip "home."

 

[Doctor P]

Thanks for your report.

 

[yesdisneyfool]

We arrived about 20 minutes before opening and were able walk onto all of the rides in Fantasyland without any wait. We were also able to see all of the characters at Mickey's Toontown Fair with a short wait. We had made up an itinerary for the day and we had completed almost all of it before 11am!

My kind of trip. This happened to us 10/2001, so we are doing it again. Isn't it great to go through those gates and here "Welcome home".

 

[BillJeffBleighClinton]

We stayed at a 2BR in Building 11 two years ago. I agree with you about the view, but I also liked being near the Store, Boat launch, Community Hall and main bus stop.

It was the first time we had stayed in the Phase I area of the resort.

We also never had any problem with parking.

 

[ncligs]

Thanks for the report. We always request that area ( buildings 11-14). We also never had a problem with parking.

 

[DVC1996]

I enjoyed reading your trip report! I saw the tanker accident on TV and was wondering if any DVCers were affected by the accident. It's good to hear that you made it safe and sound to OKW and had a great vacation. We are going in October and your report just makes me want to be there sooner. Thanks again

 

[Disney Doll]

Sounds like a great trip! OKW is our home resort, and I am always quite happy there.They are usually quite good about remedying any problems that may crop up, although I must admit, most of the problems that have cropped up in our many stays there have been minor. They are usually fixed quite quickly and satisfactorily. I do like the relaxing feel to OKW, and the ability to hop to the other resorts. We are going in October, and staying at the BCV...DH has mentioned buying more points there .