Matt's 18th Birthday trip - Now Live

[disneyholic family]

sounds like a lovely day!!
Matt looks GREAT!!!

 

[Mummycat]

That group looks scary! I hope you don't encounter many more like that my town gets lots of language students over summer but they are normally in groups of 15 and to be fair they are not hyped up with excitement - they are only in Worthing after all!

Did you ride Despicable Me? wondered what it was like.
(I think our FOTL passes are good for this next month)

An have to add - loving to food porn -

Zippy I just read you're from my hometown of Worthing! I'm now near Eastbourne, small world (full of disneyaholics!) x

 

[Tinks1984]

I'm signing in to the lives...don't want to miss anymore!

Sounds like it's all going great so far! Looking forward to following your trip Wayne!

 

[Cyrano]

Sounds like you had a good day and a fruitful shopping trip.

Looking forward to your updates at OKW.

What has the wifi been like at Fairfield?

 

[disneyholic family]

by the way, DD and DSIL made it to Alaska after traveling for 39 hours (and that was after being awake all day before the flight )

they're now 11 hours behind me (so 9 hours behind the UK)...
talk about upside down time zones!!.....

she did manage to rent a car.....and for anyone going to fairbanks, go ahead and order the mini....she ordered the super mini and ended up with a ford focus - since that's the smallest car they have in fairbanks!!!! so she's paying for a mini mini and driving a focus...

she did manage to drive to the hotel and then called to have me explain all the crazy driving rules in the US!!!

they already were at their first touristy thing on friday morning at 10 am (after checking into the hotel at 10:00 pm the night before)..
they managed to pan for $54 in gold .....
i think from there it was off to meet some dog sled dogs and then a meal of very very fresh salmon (it's peak salmon running time in alaska)...

 

[wayneg]

What has the wifi been like at Fairfield?

Superb, 30+mbps every time I have checked and its everywhere, rooms, lobby, breakfast and out by the pool.
I would have liked to stay here again in Nov but couldn't get a good rate, always paid about £30/nt before but now its part of the Fairfield brand(previously Country Inn & suites) its around £70/nt.
I booked the other Fairfield Inn(Marriott Village) instead for Nov @ £36/nt, nicer pool there if the weather is good enough for a swim and you can use the facilities of the other 2 hotels in the "Village" (Courtyard & Springhill Suites)

 

[Linda67]

Really enjoying your updates
Sounds like you are having a fab time

 

[wayneg]

Really enjoying your updates
Sounds like you are having a fab time

All good upto now, just a little bored today, I know many love changing hotels but for us its about as low as a holiday gets. All showered, packed, had breakfast, all done for 9am, now waiting for time to pass and go for lunch, then check into OKW, always feels like a wasted day changing hotels.

A new feature this year, I got an email yesterday reminding us of our dining reservation at Bongos tonight, I recieved another this morning reminding us of our reservation tomorrow at Paradiso 37. Maybe others have had these before but first year for us.

Almost time to pack the car, off to twiddle my thumbs a little longer.

 

[disneyholic family]

All good upto now, just a little bored today, I know many love changing hotels but for us its about as low as a holiday gets. All showered, packed, had breakfast, all done for 9am, now waiting for time to pass and go for lunch, then check into OKW, always feels like a wasted day changing hotels.

A new feature this year, I got an email yesterday reminding us of our dining reservation at Bongos tonight, I recieved another this morning reminding us of our reservation tomorrow at Paradiso 37. Maybe others have had these before but first year for us.

Almost time to pack the car, off to twiddle my thumbs a little longer.

i HATE changing hotels!!
we've done it numerous times, but i also feel like it's a waste of a day!!!

 

[kevin harrison]

Just take your stuff to the new hotel and ask them to look after it. Come back later on.

 

[disney_princess_85]

Sounds like you're having a great trip so far! Fab food pics. I'm interested to read your review of Bongos.

 

[Elise79]

Go check in to OKW - our room was ready at 10am in June.

I hate changing hotels too and will only do it as a necessity!

 

[jen_uk]

Great stay so far I hate changing hotels as well, such a waste of time!!

 

[paulh]

we have 4 changes of hotel this time.pack a case for each.
Wayne when your at OKW can you let us know the speed of the wi-fi (i know its going to be sloooow) might see you in a couple of days out and about this year my pool hat is a Budweiser one.I get sunstroke easy got it here a bit last 2 days even with the weather we have had
Paul

 

[Fantasia Sam]

I don't mind hotel change over days as I use them to do just "doss about" and relax.... which is a necessity for me during my holidays so that I DO go back to work not feeling like I need another holiday. I always try and check-in early just incase and it's worked out for me every time bar on our last holiday which isn't bad out of more than 10

Ale House food looked awesome!

 

[paulh]

wmy pool hat is a Budweiser one.I get sunstroke easy got it here a bit last 2 days even with the weather we have had
Paul

just been informed by DW that while i been at work today,se bought me a new pool hat,now its a San Diego one

Paul

 

[wayneg]

Just take your stuff to the new hotel and ask them to look after it. Come back later on.

Almost £3,000 worth of electrical equipment with me so I would rather hold on to it myself.

Go check in to OKW - our room was ready at 10am in June.

I hate changing hotels too and will only do it as a necessity!

Room wasn't ready at 2pm, we had been allocated Turtle Pond area, I asked for Millers rd, still none ready, told 4pm, we tried at exactly 4pm and room in block 18 was ready for us.

we have 4 changes of hotel this time.pack a case for each.
Wayne when your at OKW can you let us know the speed of the wi-fi (i know its going to be sloooow) might see you in a couple of days out and about this year my pool hat is a Budweiser one.I get sunstroke easy got it here a bit last 2 days even with the weather we have had
Paul

just been informed by DW that while i been at work today,se bought me a new pool hat,now its a San Diego one

Paul

We packed a case for our first 3 nights, didn't take a lot of packing or unpacking here but its all the checking out before 12 then can't check in til 4pm, we just don't enjoy it but it had to be done, 21 day max here with free DDP.

WiFi, its useable so far just nothing like what we were getting at Fairfield Inn (30+mbps) just checked on Speedtest.net and its showing a touch over 1 mbps. I have got used to 60 mbps at home now.

We rarely go to the main pool area but will look out for a San Diego hat. I just got myself a new best hat saying OKW (selling off at $5.99 at Disney outlet stores) Pool I have a Royal Caribbean crown & anchor hat.

Lunch at Sweet Toms was as good as ever, I just think its getting a bit pricey, even with a small discount it came to $35, considering dinner at Logans Roadhouse only came to $44 the other night I think $35 is a bit much, its OK if you have BOGOF vouchers,which I didn't this trip.

Off to Bongos soon.

 

[wayneg]

A quick question if anyone knows, the free resort mug on DDP, how do we get it? I don't know why but I expected getting it at check in or in the room. Neither happened so I assume we have a credit on our KTTKC to collect one at Goods to Go. Will ask if no-one knows.

 

[cazzie]

We just got ours from Goods to Go and it was on our KTTW card as part of the dining plan.

 

[dixonsontour]

Glad you are settled in OKW