Live from the Swan at Walt Disney World

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Checked in on Wednesday evening and my goodness me, what a fantastic visit this has been already!

Ran into random friends already over by the grotto pool, Florida friends who I had no idea would be staying at the resort this week! What a treat!

So far we've hit a few parks, and VERY much enjoyed the pool here at the Swan & Dolphin. While I'm partial to the grotto pool, others in my party prefer the lap pool... probably because they can swim and I can only "bob" in water. :goodvibes

The room is fantastic and food incredible. Had some dinner this evening at the patio version of Il Mulino ... the calimari was to die for..

Heading out to the Magic Kingdom tonight for late night EMH ... and gonna head over to AofA for pictures sometime tomorrow evening. So I'll be posting those sometime tomorrow..

Hearing some rumors about the future of what used to be Pleasure Island.. it's a mixed bag. Apparently at least one prominent item from the old Adventurer's Club is at 'property control' -- which is basically where Disney sells items they no longer want. :( And the 8Trax space was looked at by some execs from a cable network about setting up something there. (also big boo)

On the bright side, another closed club was apparently reviewed recently by some folks considering reopening it as a nightclub. Hope springs eternal I suppose.

If anyone has anything they want to me to find out about or answer.. just holla a question and I'll be happy to see what I can find out!

Knox
 
Checked in on Wednesday evening and my goodness me, what a fantastic visit this has been already!

Ran into random friends already over by the grotto pool, Florida friends who I had no idea would be staying at the resort this week! What a treat!

So far we've hit a few parks, and VERY much enjoyed the pool here at the Swan & Dolphin. While I'm partial to the grotto pool, others in my party prefer the lap pool... probably because they can swim and I can only "bob" in water. :goodvibes

The room is fantastic and food incredible. Had some dinner this evening at the patio version of Il Mulino ... the calimari was to die for..

Heading out to the Magic Kingdom tonight for late night EMH ... and gonna head over to AofA for pictures sometime tomorrow evening. So I'll be posting those sometime tomorrow..

Hearing some rumors about the future of what used to be Pleasure Island.. it's a mixed bag. Apparently at least one prominent item from the old Adventurer's Club is at 'property control' -- which is basically where Disney sells items they no longer want. :( And the 8Trax space was looked at by some execs from a cable network about setting up something there. (also big boo)

On the bright side, another closed club was apparently reviewed recently by some folks considering reopening it as a nightclub. Hope springs eternal I suppose.

If anyone has anything they want to me to find out about or answer.. just holla a question and I'll be happy to see what I can find out!

Knox

Sounds like the trip started out nice and I hope it continues, one question Hows the weather and crowds (ok 2) We will be there tomorrow and can't wait!
 
Crowds are lower than previous years at the same time, certainly lower than 2008, 2009, 2010 when I was here at this time..

We had one day of rain last Friday ... otherwise, sunny and 92.. every day!
 
Checked in on Wednesday evening and my goodness me, what a fantastic visit this has been already!

Ran into random friends already over by the grotto pool, Florida friends who I had no idea would be staying at the resort this week! What a treat!

So far we've hit a few parks, and VERY much enjoyed the pool here at the Swan & Dolphin. While I'm partial to the grotto pool, others in my party prefer the lap pool... probably because they can swim and I can only "bob" in water. :goodvibes

The room is fantastic and food incredible. Had some dinner this evening at the patio version of Il Mulino ... the calimari was to die for..

Heading out to the Magic Kingdom tonight for late night EMH ... and gonna head over to AofA for pictures sometime tomorrow evening. So I'll be posting those sometime tomorrow..

Hearing some rumors about the future of what used to be Pleasure Island.. it's a mixed bag. Apparently at least one prominent item from the old Adventurer's Club is at 'property control' -- which is basically where Disney sells items they no longer want. :( And the 8Trax space was looked at by some execs from a cable network about setting up something there. (also big boo)

On the bright side, another closed club was apparently reviewed recently by some folks considering reopening it as a nightclub. Hope springs eternal I suppose.

If anyone has anything they want to me to find out about or answer.. just holla a question and I'll be happy to see what I can find out!

Knox
Anything? well, I have some questions about tipping housekeepers and if I'm staying at BWI, can I use the pool at the Swolphin since I don't like clowns? Oh, and are there any bed bugs at the Swolphin?:rotfl:

Seriously, I hope you continue having a great vacation with lower than expected crowds and I'm looking forward to your AoA photos.
 

Sounds like the trip started out nice and I hope it continues, one question Hows the weather and crowds (ok 2) We will be there tomorrow and can't wait!
Thanks! getting real excited 3 hours till we leave for the airport see ya real soon!
 
Thanks! getting real excited 3 hours till we leave for the airport see ya real soon!

You're welcome and have a great visit to the World!

While ours is winding down for a Thursday departure.. it has been one of my best trips to Disney in my whole life! And that's saying something cause I have been here a "few" times.. LMAO. ;)

Knox
 
Glad you are enjoying your stay :goodvibes

This time tomorrow we'll be on ME traveling to our resort :goodvibes

party:
 
Thanks for the report. Love the Swan! If you're still there, enjoy the rest of your trip.
 
Great report and pics! I agree with you 100% on Il Mulino...yum! I've been wanted to try the Splash Grill, but it must only be open seasonally, because it's been closed for our past 3 trips, which have been in September and October.

Love the photos, especially the duck eggs nestled in those flowers. You should post them on the Swan/Dolphin picture thread, too.

Thanks again for sharing with us.

PS - what category of suite did you stay in? Looks wonderful.
 












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