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[baseballmickey]

Hey all,

Welcome to the new members!! I see there are some people enjoying WDW as we speak! I am envious... and we just got back!!

Just wanted to say we stayed at BLT for a few nights and LOVED it!! We also stayed at BCV and were disappointed. I thought perhaps that it was because we were blown away by BLT, then were totally pampered on the Dream, and that made the BCV stay pale in comparison... but on the way home, we stopped off at HHI just to look around, and the people there were just so friendly and accomodating to us. We are now talking about a trip there next year.

So... BCV just didn't do it for us. Was expecting more and it failed to deliver. It wasn't horrible. But it wasn't as good as the 3 other experiences we had on this trip. So, we probably wouldn't go out of our way to stay there again.

 

[MrsG]

Hey all,

Welcome to the new members!! I see there are some people enjoying WDW as we speak! I am envious... and we just got back!!

Just wanted to say we stayed at BLT for a few nights and LOVED it!! We also stayed at BCV and were disappointed. I thought perhaps that it was because we were blown away by BLT, then were totally pampered on the Dream, and that made the BCV stay pale in comparison... but on the way home, we stopped off at HHI just to look around, and the people there were just so friendly and accomodating to us. We are now talking about a trip there next year.

So... BCV just didn't do it for us. Was expecting more and it failed to deliver. It wasn't horrible. But it wasn't as good as the 3 other experiences we had on this trip. So, we probably wouldn't go out of our way to stay there again.

So sorry BCV wasn't as great as you expected. We haven't visited HH, but BCV is our favorite, with BLT a close second (and Aulani blows them all away!). I think it is just a personal feeling you get when staying there. We love the laid-back BCV feel and like that it is small. Sounds like you had a great vacation overall. Welcome back!

 

[disney67]

Hey all,

Welcome to the new members!! I see there are some people enjoying WDW as we speak! I am envious... and we just got back!!

Just wanted to say we stayed at BLT for a few nights and LOVED it!! We also stayed at BCV and were disappointed. I thought perhaps that it was because we were blown away by BLT, then were totally pampered on the Dream, and that made the BCV stay pale in comparison... but on the way home, we stopped off at HHI just to look around, and the people there were just so friendly and accomodating to us. We are now talking about a trip there next year.

So... BCV just didn't do it for us. Was expecting more and it failed to deliver. It wasn't horrible. But it wasn't as good as the 3 other experiences we had on this trip. So, we probably wouldn't go out of our way to stay there again.

Glad you had a nice trip and hope we can get together and talk about it soon ? and sorry about BCV maybe next time you might feel deffirent about the resort )

 

[baseballmickey]

So sorry BCV wasn't as great as you expected. We haven't visited HH, but BCV is our favorite, with BLT a close second (and Aulani blows them all away!). I think it is just a personal feeling you get when staying there. We love the laid-back BCV feel and like that it is small. Sounds like you had a great vacation overall. Welcome back!

Glad you had a nice trip and hope we can get together and talk about it soon ? and sorry about BCV maybe next time you might feel deffirent about the resort )

Thanks. Yes, the vacation was great and our stay at BCV was by no means bad. the wife and I talked about it again tonight for a bit and I actually walked through the things that were negative and tried to see if perhaps my expectations were too high.

It came down to the fact that the very first CMs to interact with us were, shall we say, "less than magical". This included the CM at the entrance when we pulled up, the CM at the registration desk, and then the CM who served us our lunch at Beaches and Cream. These were all within the first few hours of being at the resort. From then on, nothing happened that overcame that first impression.

It was our personal experience and I'm willing to accept it may have been an abberation and not the typical experience. But I think we're going to try other resorts for a while before giving it another shot. When the kiddies are a little bigger, they'll be able to enjoy the pool more, and it won't be such a hassle getting them over to the Boardwalk side if we want to eat or do something over there.

my daughter did LOVE the turtles in the water behind the Villas. And one of our son's first words is "Turtle" now. He had a vocabulary explosion right before the trip started and it continued while we were there. Hearing him yell "Turtle!" whenever we walked out to the car was hysterical!!


I don't know if anyone's up for trying another meet up sometime. Whether it's before the summer ends or in the early fall.

 

[mwmuntz]

I'm watching the sun rise over the marsh at Hilton Head as I type this post. This was our first visit here, and we loved it! The marsh walk, dolphin adventure and Pirate Night were all highlights. We'll skip the BBQ next time though.

We check out today to go to WDW, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm a little depressed. We are going to miss HHI that much. But.... Treehouses, here we come!

 

[disney67]

Thanks. Yes, the vacation was great and our stay at BCV was by no means bad. the wife and I talked about it again tonight for a bit and I actually walked through the things that were negative and tried to see if perhaps my expectations were too high.

It came down to the fact that the very first CMs to interact with us were, shall we say, "less than magical". This included the CM at the entrance when we pulled up, the CM at the registration desk, and then the CM who served us our lunch at Beaches and Cream. These were all within the first few hours of being at the resort. From then on, nothing happened that overcame that first impression.

It was our personal experience and I'm willing to accept it may have been an abberation and not the typical experience. But I think we're going to try other resorts for a while before giving it another shot. When the kiddies are a little bigger, they'll be able to enjoy the pool more, and it won't be such a hassle getting them over to the Boardwalk side if we want to eat or do something over there.

my daughter did LOVE the turtles in the water behind the Villas. And one of our son's first words is "Turtle" now. He had a vocabulary explosion right before the trip started and it continued while we were there. Hearing him yell "Turtle!" whenever we walked out to the car was hysterical!!


I don't know if anyone's up for trying another meet up sometime. Whether it's before the summer ends or in the early fall.

I know what you mean i always expect when we first arrive that i hear the words WELCOME Home with a big smile and if i do not get that or there is like what happend to you well understanable of how you felt . good look next time resort hopping

I'm watching the sun rise over the marsh at Hilton Head as I type this post. This was our first visit here, and we loved it! The marsh walk, dolphin adventure and Pirate Night were all highlights. We'll skip the BBQ next time though.

We check out today to go to WDW, and I can't believe I'm saying this, but I'm a little depressed. We are going to miss HHI that much. But.... Treehouses, here we come!

I have to get to HHI one day ? glad you had a nice first part of the trip and enjoy WDW

 

[disney67]

I want to see if anyone is up for a meet i can figure a place to eat but the hardest part is figuring when ? so what and when is good for all SAT or SUN and what weeks or days in Sept or October is good for Everyone . I will keep in track and then i will try to book a place somewhere in the middle that fits for all ?
September
15 sat-
16 sun-
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October
6 sat-
7 sun-
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[HowieHowie]

I want to see if anyone is up for a meet i can figure a place to eat but the hardest part is figuring when ? so what and when is good for all SAT or SUN and what weeks or days in Sept or October is good for Everyone . I will keep in track and then i will try to book a place somewhere in the middle that fits for all ?
September
15 sat-
16 sun-
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23-
29-
30-
October
6 sat-
7 sun-
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Jeff,

Another meet would be great. We can't make it Sept. 15,16 and Oct 20, 21.

 

[baseballmickey]

I want to see if anyone is up for a meet i can figure a place to eat but the hardest part is figuring when ? so what and when is good for all SAT or SUN and what weeks or days in Sept or October is good for Everyone . I will keep in track and then i will try to book a place somewhere in the middle that fits for all ?

September
15 sat-
16 sun-
22-
23-
29-
30-
October
6 sat-
7 sun-
13-
14-
20-
21-
27-
28-

Just basing that off my work schedule, mostly. I usually catch a train in the early afternoon to head in to work. So if it were a morning thing, like a pancake breakfast or something, that could change things!! The four thumbs up days are the ones where I am not working at all! Geez. That's not alot!

 

[DeeCee735]

Can't do September 15th or 16th, or October 8th or 9th. Other than that, I'm totally in!

Hope to finally meet everyone.

 

[disney67]

I want to see if anyone is up for a meet i can figure a place to eat but the hardest part is figuring when ? so what and when is good for all SAT or SUN and what weeks or days in Sept or October is good for Everyone . I will keep in track and then i will try to book a place somewhere in the middle that fits for all ?
September
15 sat-
16 sun-
22-
23-baseball mickey/ howie howie/ DeeCee735/ dismey67
29-
30-
October
6 sat-baseball mickey / howie howie
7 sun-
13-
14-baseball mickey/ howie howie / disney67/ DeeCee735
20-
21-
27-
28- baseball mickey/ howie howie / DeeCee735
what i did so far is basically take the avilibility of everyone so far and matched it up I will give it a few weeks to see how many more magical families want to join in on the fun

 

[HowieHowie]

Hi Everyone,

Sorry to hear about your job, Jeff. Hoping you find something you want soon.

We just got back from 11 days at Aulani. Wow, Disney went over the top at this resort. It is simply magnificent. We sent DS & DDIL there for their honeymoon and when they came home, we went to celebrate our 35th Anniversary. Hawaii is beautiful and Aulani is awesome= fabulous trip.

Next one on tap is trying to book dining ressies for our Feb. trip with DD, DSIL, and DGD's, the girls' first trip. Need to be online Tues. at 6am for ressies at CRT and call at 7am for the Bibbity Bobbity Boutique. Then it's F&W for Veteran's weekend and the Med next summer. Hope everyone is enjoying what's left of summer!

Maryann

Glad to hear that you had a great time at Aulani. I looks like a beautiful resort. I was in Hawaii about 22 years and now with a DVC there maybe I will have a better chance to get back there one year.

 

[HowieHowie]

Hey all,

Welcome to the new members!! I see there are some people enjoying WDW as we speak! I am envious... and we just got back!!

Just wanted to say we stayed at BLT for a few nights and LOVED it!! We also stayed at BCV and were disappointed. I thought perhaps that it was because we were blown away by BLT, then were totally pampered on the Dream, and that made the BCV stay pale in comparison... but on the way home, we stopped off at HHI just to look around, and the people there were just so friendly and accomodating to us. We are now talking about a trip there next year.

So... BCV just didn't do it for us. Was expecting more and it failed to deliver. It wasn't horrible. But it wasn't as good as the 3 other experiences we had on this trip. So, we probably wouldn't go out of our way to stay there again.

Sorry to hear you didn't like BCV. We stayed there a number of times and we love it there. We are at BLT now and you just can't beat the view and location. However, my DH still loves OKW and BCV much better, he says they feel more like home. I'm glad you loved the Dream. We were on the cruise last year....she is a beautiful ship.

 

[Anna114]

Has anyone taken the opportunity, as DVC members, to got to the bar at the top of BLT? We are staying at VWL at the end of the month and would really like to see how great it is up there.

 

[DisneyBelle99]

Yes, our home resort is BLT, and we went up there twice during our BLT stay. We watched the Halloween party fireworks there, and also enjoyed the flatbread and adult beverages. It was fairly empty, so we felt like we were in on a great secret being there. Lots of mixed reviews since we were there, but ours couldn't have been better.

 

[disney67]

Hi Guys ,
just wanted to re-up this if anyone wants to join us for a meet for lunch on a sat or sunday either sept or oct please post becuse in 2 more weeks im going to pick a place for our meet ? anyone is more then welcome to join in

Jeff

 

[DeeCee735]

I'm up for a meet. However I'm unavailable on Sept 15 & 16 and
October 6 & 7. I'll keep my eyes open for any info you may be posting.

Thanks for your efforts.

 

[DisneyBelle99]

We have a commitment to most 1 PM Masses on Sundays.

Saturdays are better for us, or any time after 2 on Sundays.
So far Sunday September 16 and October 28 are not good at all.

Thanks for coordinating this. Deb and Jed O'Brien

 

[disney67]

I want to see if anyone is up for a meet i can figure a place to eat but the hardest part is figuring when ? so what and when is good for all SAT or SUN and what weeks or days in Sept or October is good for Everyone . I will keep in track and then i will try to book a place somewhere in the middle that fits for all ?
September
15 sat-
16 sun-
22-
23-baseball mickey/ howie howie/ DeeCee735/ dismey67/DisneyBelle/
29-
30-
October
6 sat-baseball mickey / howie howie
7 sun-
13-
14-baseball mickey/ howie howie / disney67/ DeeCee735/ DisneyBelle99/
20-
21-
27-
28- baseball mickey/ howie howie / DeeCee735 / disney67/
what i did so far is basically take the avilibility of everyone so far and matched it up I will give it a few weeks to see how many more magical families want to join in on the fun

 

[disney67]

I'm up for a meet. However I'm unavailable on Sept 15 & 16 and
October 6 & 7. I'll keep my eyes open for any info you may be posting.

Thanks for your efforts.

We have a commitment to most 1 PM Masses on Sundays.

Saturdays are better for us, or any time after 2 on Sundays.
So far Sunday September 16 and October 28 are not good at all.

Thanks for coordinating this. Deb and Jed O'Brien

I got both of you on the big board it looks like as of now it will be sept 23 , oct 14th i just want to give it a week just to see if anyone else want to join in
Jeff