beccasmom
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We arrived on June 14 and stayed the first evening at the BCV. We were in Villa 566, which is a studio. It is a very large studio with an enormous hallway, two closets and a very large balcony. The view was over the entranceway to the resort and over the pool. However, as we prepared for bed that evening, we later learned (loudly!) that the room is right next to the elevator (a fact not shared by the front desk at check-in). They offered to move us when we called to complain, but it was after 11:00pm, we were ready for bed and we were checking out the next day for OKW. So, we stayed, but I would offer this advice avoid this room (and undoubtedly the ones under it). The elevator motor noise from this room is very annoying. The freezer was not also working, a relatively minor glitch for our short stay.
The parks were not overly crowded, but the park hours at the Magic Kingdom were changed to accommodate the larger-than-anticipated crowds. Most nights the park was open until 10:00 p.m., which was a lovely surprise, since we had expected an earlier close. The weather was fine up until Wednesday, when the rains moved in. The Great Movie Ride was open at MGM (I had thought it was being renovated), but The Hunchback of Notre Dame set is now being used for storage I dearly missed seeing this show; I thought it was excellent.
We then moved over to OKW and stayed in unit 4622, a two-bedroom villa on South Point Road. It was lovely and had a terrific view of the water with the boats going past. The only (minor) irritiation was that when you opened the silverware drawer, the dishwasher opened along with it! Apparently, the dishwasher was fairly new and the fit was a wee bit off! Otherwise, the villa was fabulous and we really enjoyed it.
We stayed again at the BCV on our last night and were in unit 469, a studio. This overlooked the back of Epcot and we were able to see the fireworks, which was terrific. The unit was fine; no complaints.
We used Tiffany Towncar for the first time and we were very pleased with their service. Our driver met us at the airport and picked us up as expected for our return home. We will definitely use them again.
The Gourmet Pantry closed as of Sunday, 6/22. The lady we spoke with told us it was being renovated, but she did not know what it would eventually be used for. I suspect it will reopen in some similar reincarnation since it is so close to Saratoga Springs, but that is only my guess.
We had a wonderful time and are planning our next trip back home as soon as possible!
The parks were not overly crowded, but the park hours at the Magic Kingdom were changed to accommodate the larger-than-anticipated crowds. Most nights the park was open until 10:00 p.m., which was a lovely surprise, since we had expected an earlier close. The weather was fine up until Wednesday, when the rains moved in. The Great Movie Ride was open at MGM (I had thought it was being renovated), but The Hunchback of Notre Dame set is now being used for storage I dearly missed seeing this show; I thought it was excellent.
We then moved over to OKW and stayed in unit 4622, a two-bedroom villa on South Point Road. It was lovely and had a terrific view of the water with the boats going past. The only (minor) irritiation was that when you opened the silverware drawer, the dishwasher opened along with it! Apparently, the dishwasher was fairly new and the fit was a wee bit off! Otherwise, the villa was fabulous and we really enjoyed it.
We stayed again at the BCV on our last night and were in unit 469, a studio. This overlooked the back of Epcot and we were able to see the fireworks, which was terrific. The unit was fine; no complaints.
We used Tiffany Towncar for the first time and we were very pleased with their service. Our driver met us at the airport and picked us up as expected for our return home. We will definitely use them again.
The Gourmet Pantry closed as of Sunday, 6/22. The lady we spoke with told us it was being renovated, but she did not know what it would eventually be used for. I suspect it will reopen in some similar reincarnation since it is so close to Saratoga Springs, but that is only my guess.
We had a wonderful time and are planning our next trip back home as soon as possible!
