No zombies here, 13 years of trip reports!!!

[dvc at last !]

Looking forward to more at WDW - sorry about the phone.
Enjoy the vaca !

 

[AirGoofy]

So, as we are sitting poolside, not even 10:00 AM, something happens that I've never seen before. I know that people are not supposed to hold chairs by putting towels on them. However, for my party of four, I will usually hold two chairs with my crocs and towels. Usually, one of the four of us is seated there, although, there are time when we are not.

But, other guests were walking through and picking up people's shoes, bags, towels, etc and just throwing them out of the seat into the walkway or end of the row. This happened several times. Has anyone ever seen anything like this? And, they even threw the resort towels on the ground, almost saying, where is the help to come get these! Servants. Peasants.

So, we moved over to the yacht side and didn't see any of that behavior. Anyway, after that stuff and my phone breaking, I received some . The text message came in that the room was ready. So, to work out some of my frustration, I unloaded the car to calm down. The beer is chilling.

 

[declansdad]

Sounds like the beer may be chilled. Sorry about the phone.

 

[AirGoofy]

Looking forward to more at WDW - sorry about the phone.
Enjoy the vaca !

Thanks.

Sounds like the beer may be chilled. Sorry about the phone.

Thanks.

I took some first aid tape, taped up the cracked screen corner, and it is working fine. A few beers helped it work even better.

 

[AirGoofy]

My first time at BCV and SAB. The water slide is really cool, and the CM said tallest at WDW resort hotels. It has a high climb, long gradual slide, then smooth corkscrews into to sand bottom pool. I like it, but it is a little too slow for me. I was faster at BWV clown mouth slide. The one thing I really didn't like about the BCV slide was the walk outside the pool to get there. I imagine that burns a lot of feet.



I had never tried a sand bottom pool, and it was fun. The lazy river is small, but really cool. The amount of current in such a small area was a great design.

 

[AirGoofy]

After a long day at the pool, we showered, rested, and cleaned up for dinner. The ESPN Club was cheaper than breakfast. I like bar food.



DW thought she could out drink me. She lost, but I am reminded why I married her. Yuengling Lager pitcher for two.

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After ice cream and seashore suites, we took a boat ride around the lake.

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I know we all like the parks, but there is just so much fun at the resorts. That is part of the magic. I think it's close to campfire sing a long time on the beach, followed by a movie. Tonite is the Little Mermaid. My bunch are opting out of the campfire. We may return for the movie or a night swim.

 

[AirGoofy]

My first thoughts on My Magic Bands. I knew I would not be happy wearing one on my wrist, as I rarely wear watches or even long sleeve shirts. It is just my thing. So, I did manage to wear it most of the day, it wasn't pleasant.

As for convenience, it certainly isn't saving me much as I still have to carry my ID, DVC Card, and TiW card.

I am hopeful that I will like the benefit when I get to the park, and not have to walk to the attraction to get the legacy FP. Plus, already having set times for FP+ works well with my touring plans. What doesn't work so well is only having 3 FP+, especially in Epcot with the tiered system. Normally, I could ride Soarin, get a FP, and then get another FP. We usually could ride test track twice in the same day. It was a lot of walking back and across FW, but worth it. There are rumors the FP+ allotments will be increased, which would certainly make me more happy.

That may be all for this evening. My phone doesn't take great pictures in the dark. Good night all and thanks for reading along. More tomorrow ........

 

[dvc at last !]

Love the ESPN beverage pic! ESPN food is good - I agree not over priced !

BCV sand bottom pools at SAB are great, but I dislike walking so far to use the slide.

Your family is beautiful - enjoy !

 

[AirGoofy]

Love the ESPN beverage pic! ESPN food is good - I agree not over priced !

BCV sand bottom pools at SAB are great, but I dislike walking so far to use the slide.

Your family is beautiful - enjoy !

Thanks.

 

[AirGoofy]

A great happy Monday morning to everyone. Even Mondays at WDW are magical.

Out walking while the rest of the family is asleep this morning. Here is a view from the sidewalk.



That is spaceship Earth. I am not the best photographer and I don't have a great camera, but I try to find pictures that I don't see other places.

My other first thoughts this morning are on the room size. As some of you know, we sold our BLT contract and just now have the BWV points. SO, we are back to a studio room as opposed to the 1 BR. The one thing I miss immediately is the larger balcony. However, since I still had to make morning coffee where everyone was sleeping, it isn't all that great a loss. I think we are just happy in the studios. I'll ask the dds, as they may not be as happy sleeping on the sleeper sofa together as one of them had the sleeper chair the last time.

 

[declansdad]

Glad you got the phone fixed. What's a live trip report without pictures?

Enjoy the day.

 

[AirGoofy]

Spent the morning at the quiet pool.



Well, it's not morning now. I brought Landshark beer with me and have been enjoying those. Only problem is our room is on the 2nd floor and I have to ride up the elevator for refills. I thought about having 12 year old dd bring me refills, but DW nixed that.

 

[declansdad]

You need the Big Gulp cup.

 

[AirGoofy]

You need the Big Gulp cup.

I'd either drink way faster, or have to get one the that keeps the beer real cold.

 

[AirGoofy]

I sent the dds up to shower and rest and watch tv to not get too much sun. I followed, and then DW. When DW came up to the room, she said that I am not allowed to leave her poolside anymore as a guy asked her out to dinner tonite. I asked her if she was trading up.

Now that we are all cleaned up, we are heading to Beaches n Cream for dinner.



I made an ADR (thanks to Aaron) as it is a small restaurant. I don't know if we will do a Kitchen Sink or not, but I know dessert will be involved.

 

[franandaj]

I'm glad you fixed your phone. Enjoy following along on your trips.

 

[AirGoofy]

I'm glad you fixed your phone. Enjoy following along on your trips.

Thanks. Glad to have you along again.

 

[AirGoofy]

So, we get to Beaches n Cream a little early, and you can only check in 15 minutes before your reservation. Once inside, you see why. There are only a few booths and a dozen table tops. There is open seating at the counter. So, to kill a few minutes, we walked over to the yacht club. Love the theming of the Yacht Club. The folks are a lot more formal there - guests included. We saw people wearing formal wear. Even on their beach, there was someone in a long sleeve shirt, dress pants, holding dress shoes in their hands. It is a small world after all.

 

[AirGoofy]

Back over to Beaches n Cream. This would be another first restaurant for us. It was definitely worth it. Low prices. Good food. Great ice cream desserts. I had their pastrami sandwich. It didn't last long enough for a picture. The dds had hamburger and hotdogs, and DW had a bacon cheeseburger. Some desserts. The No Way Jose.

I thought about the kitchen sink - their megaton multi-ice cream scoop dessert with a whole can of whip cream. But, the dds weren't up for the challenge. And, we saw someone else with it, and their children were making faces at the ice cream - probably the coffee flavor. So, we passed on it this time, but I'll be back. The total cost of the meal was around $60, with the TiW discount.

 

[AirGoofy]

So, with our bellies full, we walked over to the Boardwalk for some evening entertainment.



I think there are only two performers on week nights. Maybe not.



I also saw another first tonight. It looked like someone was married, and the wedding couple and friends were walking down the Boardwalk in tuxedos and personal photographer follows to take pictures. I can only imagine the cost of a wedding at WDW - tickets, rooms, clothes, flowers, friends, photos, transportation, etc.

And, while I had seen a wedding party before, this was the first one I saw where all the men were smoking cigars while walking up and down the Boardwalk. I guess if you drop enough coin at WDW, then you can just make up whatever rules you want. I guess everything is for sale for enough money.