Sarahleigh
Mouseketeer
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- Aug 30, 2010
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We just got back from a 7 night stay at Pop! We love Pop! This was our 2nd time and I really don't have any complaints. 
I have to stress that even in September having some kind of touring plan, and using recommended parks is a pretty good idea. I had everything printed out and put together in a binder but this trip we just threw it all aside and went where our hearts desired. Oh boy! If it weren't for fastpasses we would have missed a few headliners and been very disappointed. In fact, one night when Epcot was listed as the park to avoid fastpasses for Soarin' were gone by 6pm and Stand-by time was 65 minutes!
. Luckily, just as we stepped off the escalator a guy handed us fastpasses that were good to be used in 10 minutes!
If you go in September count on rain! Lots and lots of rain! I think it rained every day but I don't recall a time where it ever rained enough to ruin our day. We just threw on our ponchos if it was bad enough and continued on.
Cast members were almost all amazing! I noticed the food service employees are the least happy but I can imagine dealing with confused people on the dining plan all day gets real old real fast. Not to mention they probably get people when they are at their crankiest being hungry and having to wait in huge lines just to order their food.
Holy cow was it a hot week! I was prepared for heat but not that kind of heat. A few times I even heard locals complaining. I think the worst of it was Wednesday, after humidity they said the temps felt like 103 degrees! I felt like I could lay down and melt.
I really wish we had been able to attend MNSSHP but we went to buy tickets for Friday's party on Wednesday and they were sold out! Last year we were able to buy tickets for a party on October 22nd the night before the party. I know this was my mistake.. if we had wanted to go we should have bought tickets earlier. So I'm not complaining I'm just super bummed. I think it just goes to show how the slow season just keeps getting busier and busier.
Thursday we visited Universal. My parents and I went in 2000 and my Fiance hadn't been there since 1998 so it was a long overdue trip for us, or so I thought. I was not impressed.
It was a huge difference from Disney in environment & employee attitude but I guess I was expecting that.
Oh, and notice how I said my Fiance above. He proposed in the rose garden our first night. It was nearly 1am and the park was closing so nobody was around so we went down there to take a picture together. We set the timer on my camera, got the angle perfect so the castle was in it and just as the picture was about to be taken he got down on one knee.
Overall it was an amazing trip! Saturday we were beyond on ready to go home, our achy feet probably couldn't handle one more day in the parks. But now that we're back home and its 50 degrees and raining and tomorrow we're back to the daily grind I'm not sure what I wouldn't give to be back at Disney!
I have to stress that even in September having some kind of touring plan, and using recommended parks is a pretty good idea. I had everything printed out and put together in a binder but this trip we just threw it all aside and went where our hearts desired. Oh boy! If it weren't for fastpasses we would have missed a few headliners and been very disappointed. In fact, one night when Epcot was listed as the park to avoid fastpasses for Soarin' were gone by 6pm and Stand-by time was 65 minutes!
. Luckily, just as we stepped off the escalator a guy handed us fastpasses that were good to be used in 10 minutes! If you go in September count on rain! Lots and lots of rain! I think it rained every day but I don't recall a time where it ever rained enough to ruin our day. We just threw on our ponchos if it was bad enough and continued on.
Cast members were almost all amazing! I noticed the food service employees are the least happy but I can imagine dealing with confused people on the dining plan all day gets real old real fast. Not to mention they probably get people when they are at their crankiest being hungry and having to wait in huge lines just to order their food.
Holy cow was it a hot week! I was prepared for heat but not that kind of heat. A few times I even heard locals complaining. I think the worst of it was Wednesday, after humidity they said the temps felt like 103 degrees! I felt like I could lay down and melt.
I really wish we had been able to attend MNSSHP but we went to buy tickets for Friday's party on Wednesday and they were sold out!
Last year we were able to buy tickets for a party on October 22nd the night before the party. I know this was my mistake.. if we had wanted to go we should have bought tickets earlier. So I'm not complaining I'm just super bummed. I think it just goes to show how the slow season just keeps getting busier and busier. Thursday we visited Universal. My parents and I went in 2000 and my Fiance hadn't been there since 1998 so it was a long overdue trip for us, or so I thought. I was not impressed.
It was a huge difference from Disney in environment & employee attitude but I guess I was expecting that.Oh, and notice how I said my Fiance above. He proposed in the rose garden our first night. It was nearly 1am and the park was closing so nobody was around so we went down there to take a picture together. We set the timer on my camera, got the angle perfect so the castle was in it and just as the picture was about to be taken he got down on one knee.
Overall it was an amazing trip! Saturday we were beyond on ready to go home, our achy feet probably couldn't handle one more day in the parks.
But now that we're back home and its 50 degrees and raining and tomorrow we're back to the daily grind I'm not sure what I wouldn't give to be back at Disney! 
I want to see the pic of the proposal! C'mon! Share the picture!
Will there be a Disney wedding in your future? 
lmao
