So we proceed to get on the elevator and go check out our room. It is imperative you know the location of room 4007. I brought home a copy of the Wilderness Lodge footprint layout so you have an idea where the room is at. I marked the room location with a Green circle.
Once we get into the room, I took my usual room pictures and the balcony view pictures.
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While I was taking pictures and getting my gears out of the bag, DW began to wipe down the room. She carried a box of Lysol wipes to disinfect all the handles and phone. We are not germophobic but we do feel better once the room was wiped. During the wipe down, DW discovered there were some half empty bottles in the fridge like orange juice that mustve left from the previous guest. She immediately called the front desk and explained the issue. They apologized and said some one will be up there immediately to clean up the fridge.
So we wait and wait and wait. After about 30 minutes, no sign of Mousekeeping or bell service for our luggage. We figure they were probably back up and decide to leave the room to go to DTD and get something to eat because our ADR doesnt start until tomorrow afternoon.
Once we left the room and got to the lobby, I want to stop by the gift shop to look for a specific item that I saw from our last trip. Its a leather trench coat (the technical term I believe is called duster?) that used to be a Wilderness Lodge resort clothing merchandise. Cost for the coat was $235. I didnt want to spend the money then. However, this time I am arm with my Disney reward card from my Disney Visa and I have already accumulate 200 Disney reward points. That can be use as $200. I figure I can pick up the coat with only $35 + the 200 reward points. Unfortunately, the coat was not there any more. Its no big deal. Just a little disappointment but I am sure I can find something to spend later on. I purposely save the reward points for this trip because the points were suppose to expire by the end of December. I have to either use it or loose it before we leave Disney.
We left the gift shop after knowing the coat is not there any more and go pick up our car to go to DTD. Of course we didnt know where are we going because we havent drove in Disney ground since 1995 and I didnt program the GPS either. But we figure we will find our way some how. After a few wrong turn and we still managed to find our way into DTD.
It took us a while to find a parking spot because DTD was packed. Once we parked the car and strolled around for a little, then decide to get some thing quick to eat at Pollo Campero. Its a quick service restaurant.
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This is the first time I ever look at the price on a Disney restaurant menu. Since we always do the dining plan, I never pay much attention how much food cost in Disney. I was shocked some what how pricey was the menu. I kept my mouth shut about the price because I am sure DW would told me Dont be a tight wart!
So DW ordered a citrus grill chicken salad wrap
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I ordered a skirt steak salad
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and we shared a bottle of water. Yet, total is a few cents short from $20. Since this will be the only meal thatll be pay OOP, I just let it go.
My salad was very tasty and DWs wrap was pretty good too. So its all good.
After we finished our meal, we walked around a bit more. First stop
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This place is wall to wall people. We walked around the store just to browse around some unusual merchandise but no intention to buy any thing yet. I thought the new Duffy bear was pretty neat. It has a face of a Mickeys head and even the foot has the Mickeys head as a claw print.
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I got a chuckle out of the plaid stuff Mickey as well.
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Then DW was drooling all over the Dooney & Burke Disney bags. She was determine to pick one up before the trip is over.
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I was more interest to look at some novelty toy stuff. I thought the Mickey punching fist was just hysterical. (Almost bought it.)
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And finally, I love those Star Wars character potato head because I have the very first version of Darth Vader potato head when it was first introduced. The Yoda potato head was just too funny.
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After a few more minutes of strolling at the World of Disney, we left empty hand and walk around outside for a while. The whole place was still crowded every where.
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Temperature was mild, at about mid 60. It was perfect weather to just walk around outside. As we were walking, we heard live Christmas music.
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This picture might not look much but I was so impress how this shot came out. The lightning actually was very dim in person. I can hardly see the faces of these guys. I was surprise how much light the new camera has picked up. For those who are into photography, this shot was taking with 3200 ISO at 1/80 sec with 1.4 f/stop.
I was getting a little thirsty after all these walking and when we pass
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I offer to treat DW a hot cocco and I got a latte.
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This place was so busy but the servers were very quick.
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After we finish our treat, we stick around only a little longer and DW picked up a couple of pins from the trade post. We then left and head back to the resort.
Driving back seems to be a bit easier. It took us shorter time to get back to the resort than going to DTD. I guess we didnt get lost much going back.
As soon as we parked the car and walked pass the drop zone at the resort, I notice our luggage was still sitting on the cart outside with the greeter. My Disney jacket was hanging on the cart and thats how I recognize our luggage cart. Obviously, DW wasnt happy about it. She ask the CM why our luggage is still sitting outside. She turn around and saw the cart and also surprise how long it has been sitting there. She then asked us did we still have our bell service ticket. DW told her we gave it to the bell service CM in the lobby because we already checked in since 5pm. (That was 3.5 hours ago.) The CM told us we need to complain to the bell service and they need to come pick up the luggage to our room immediately.
Once we walked into the lobby and went to the bell service desk. It was a different CM at the desk than the one we gave our ticket to 3.5 hours ago. Of course even we werent happy with the situation but we didnt raise our voice. We explained to the CM behind the bell service desk it has been 3.5 hours since we checked in and our luggage was still sitting outside. The CM was shocked why our luggage were still sitting out there.
Frankly, I was a little surprise why no one even question whos those luggage belongs to because its the only cart of luggage left out there. Not like there were a line of carts there were filled with luggage sitting there waiting to get deliver. In any event, it is what it is. Lets just move on.
The bell service apologize profusely and asked us whats our room # plus paging some one immediately in unison. He said he guaranteed our luggage will be deliver to our room immediately. I said its okay, at least the luggage didnt get lost.
By the time we get to the elevator, get in, get out and start walking towards our room. At some point, we walked pass another elevator bank and there it was. Two CMs wheeling our luggage cart out of the elevator. We were like WOW!!! Suddenly, they are lightning fast. They follow us to our room and unload the luggage. While the CMs were unloading, DW opened the fridge and found the half empty bottles were still in the fridge. That didnt sit well with DW because we have a tray of water that DW want to get a few bottles into the fridge. One of the CM offer to clean up the fridge for us but the other CM said they cant do that because Mousekeeper still needs to disinfect inside the fridge. (Good point!) The CM suggested we need to go down to the front desk to get this resolve in person. So I tipped the CMs and thank them for bring up the luggage so quickly. They thank me and apologize again on what happened to our luggage.
After the CMs left the room, DW went downstair and deal with the front desk about the fridge while I download the pictures and video onto the hard drive since I am pretty much done for the night. I specially told DW please be nice to the CM. I understand shes not happy with the situation but raising her voice isnt going to help. She said she will be nice about it and went on her way.
15 minutes or so later, DW came back and said we need to pack everything back. I said huh?. DW said the front desk told her there is no one at Mousekeeper that late to clean the fridge. (It was about 8:45pm at the time.) I thought this just keep getting better by the minute and we are at the World barely 4.5 hours. DW continues "Our only other option is..." I said huh? again.
Shooting full frame is a whole new experience. It's fun to learn how to use the new rig though.
I was so happy that I could watch the fireworks every night after the kids had fallen asleep. 
