Resort Changers--The Saga Continues.....

[kaffinito]

I was doing just fine with my choices until I looked at some WL pics Now I want to change from AKL! It looks so beautiful there, I like everything about it, plus the boat over to MK.....hmmmm....decisions...decisions...

I hear you on the boat. For a few trips I was all about the boat and would only pick a resort based on whether or not it has a boat going somewhere.

 

[Lillian Gracey]

I got an email from IPO and I can purchase my tickets at the club level desk when I arrive!

 

[kaffinito]

I got an email from IPO and I can purchase my tickets at the club level desk when I arrive!

 

[disneydreamin247]

I hear you on the boat. For a few trips I was all about the boat and would only pick a resort based on whether or not it has a boat going somewhere.

where is the tag fairy?!

 

[bitohoney]

The best part of going to WDW is choosing a resort. The resorts are the only new thing I have to look forward to because I trying to stay in all of them. It's my primary reason to go...secondary reason is the great food!
I can't wait until my next year's trip...I'm staying at OKW...or BLT...or CR.

 

[bitohoney]

I was doing just fine with my choices until I looked at some WL pics Now I want to change from AKL! It looks so beautiful there, I like everything about it, plus the boat over to MK.....hmmmm....decisions...decisions...

Don't go to youtube and watch WL videos. But AKL is my favorite resort.

 

[pas130]

kennywife Glad you found us!!!

disneydreamin247 I got some sleep too, 10p to 708a.

WDWKOOK Broke out an exercise DVD, did the whole 22min. Gotta get my summer body on....Thanks for the inspiration, my DH works out at 5am too. I'm gonna feel it tomorrow I feel great though!

Ohopeful35 I love those You Tube videos.

bitohoney Def. agree that the planning is sooo much fun

kaffinito I am so excited for your trip as well. I like the way you described the GF as compared to the BC. I feel better. WDWKOOK-you saw nothing I am so tempted to discuss it with my DH, but then DUH it's a surprise.

LillianGracey You're trip is coming together...And it'll be here soon

CRFan IDK if we would've considered BWI if not for those wonderful pics and reviews

 

[camsmomE]

kennywife Glad you found us!!!

disneydreamin247 I got some sleep too, 10p to 708a.

WDWKOOK Broke out an exercise DVD, did the whole 22min. Gotta get my summer body on....Thanks for the inspiration, my DH works out at 5am too. I'm gonna feel it tomorrow I feel great though!

Ohopeful35 I love those You Tube videos.

bitohoney Def. agree that the planning is sooo much fun

kaffinito I am so excited for your trip as well. I like the way you described the GF as compared to the BC. I feel better. WDWKOOK-you saw nothing I am so tempted to discuss it with my DH, but then DUH it's a surprise.

LillianGracey You're trip is coming together...And it'll be here soon

CRFan IDK if we would've considered BWI if not for those wonderful pics and reviews

HEY... what's a girl gotta do to get on this list?

 

[pas130]

HEY... what's a girl gotta do to get on this list?

Haven't seen you in a few days....that's the ONLY reason why. Got lots of love here for all I try to catch up in the morning with "the girls". The thread is definitely more active in the afternoon. Still at Poly? You have 3 tickers.....MY HERO

 

[camsmomE]

Haven't seen you in a few days....that's the ONLY reason why. Got lots of love here for all I try to catch up in the morning with "the girls". The thread is definitely more active in the afternoon. Still at Poly? You have 3 tickers.....MY HERO

Yup. although I thought yesterday was Friday, so technically TODAY I can say I am three weeks away from the toes in the sand yada yada... I have this Thursday/Friday issue quite often.

Poly CL here I come! I'm packing tomorrow. For sure.

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

CRFan IDK if we would've considered BWI if not for those wonderful pics and reviews

That's great to know.

 

[pas130]

Yup. although I thought yesterday was Friday, so technically TODAY I can say I am three weeks away from the toes in the sand yada yada... I have this Thursday/Friday issue quite often.

Poly CL here I come! I'm packing tomorrow. For sure.

I get like that too. Almost everyday. Especially if I worked the night before...and I work a lot of weekends so I usually think Sunday is Saturday.
3 weeksYAY!!!

 

[WDWKOOK]

Don't go to youtube and watch WL videos. But AKL is my favorite resort.

LOL about the videos, I did that today with BWI and it actually helped me decide that in fact my first instinct with BWI (sorry CRRF4L) was right. I really don't like the theming (or the Big Band music playing in the video). So I've taken it off my short list. The video was very helpful though and gave me a good idea of what it "feels" like there.

I liked AKL for a short (3-night) stay. It allowed us to go to AK and enjoy the resort and the restaurants, but it wasn't too long that I got sick of only having buses to go anywhere. Have you considered a split between AKL and WL? The WL is wonderful and you can boat to the MK or to the CR to take the monorail to the TTC. Being near FTW is also fun. You can ride horses and do some archery and take nice walks.

kennywife Glad you found us!!!

disneydreamin247 I got some sleep too, 10p to 708a.

WDWKOOK Broke out an exercise DVD, did the whole 22min. Gotta get my summer body on....Thanks for the inspiration, my DH works out at 5am too. I'm gonna feel it tomorrow I feel great though!

kaffinito I am so excited for your trip as well. I like the way you described the GF as compared to the BC. I feel better. WDWKOOK-you saw nothing I am so tempted to discuss it with my DH, but then DUH it's a surprise.

Yes, welcome to all future, past and current resort changers





I'm glad to hear that you did get some sleep. Now I can get some sleep knowing you got some sleep.

I am so proud of you for using your DVD today. You may be sore tomorrow (lactic acid build-up), but don't let that stop you from exercising. I know you have oodles of kiddos and you work nights, but if you can somehow make a routine of it, it'll get easier over time, you'll see some great results and like you already mentioned, you'll feel better. That good feeling lasts the whole day!

Like I didn't see Kaffinito's comments - yeah, right. She's only confirming what I already know you know I know.

I called the WDTC (again) today and still no WL/CL room. But I did confirm availability for a YC/GV/CL room and a Poly LV/CL room. What do you guys think? When I told DH I was scared to cancel the big BC room, he said I need to "Just rip the BandAid off of our BC reservation and book elsewhere." As a nurse and mom, I bet you've been through many a BandAid ripping and you know it isn't pretty

Oh, and does being on the second shift mean you won't be on the DIS in the daytime? Because that would not be good

 

[pas130]

I am so proud of you for using your DVD today. You may be sore tomorrow (lactic acid build-up), but don't let that stop you from exercising. I know you have oodles of kiddos and you work nights, but if you can somehow make a routine of it, it'll get easier over time, you'll see some great results and like you already mentioned, you'll feel better. That good feeling lasts the whole day!

Like I didn't see Kaffinito's comments - yeah, right. She's only confirming what I already know you know I know.

I called the WDTC (again) today and still no WL/CL room. But I did confirm availability for a YC/GV/CL room and a Poly LV/CL room. What do you guys think? When I told DH I was scared to cancel the big BC room, he said I need to "Just rip the BandAid off of our BC reservation and book elsewhere." As a nurse and mom, I bet you've been through many a BandAid ripping and you know it isn't pretty

Oh, and does being on the second shift mean you won't be on the DIS in the daytime? Because that would not be good

You'll still see me. I'll be doing more 3-11p and 5p-12a, but they already begged me to do a double Sunday.......argh! Vacation $$$$$

I need to stick with the exercise, I will try on my days off. Which will be at least 3-4 days a week. It's something, more than what I do now

Poly.Poly.Poly. DO IT!!!! I am soooooooooo bad at ripping off bandaids, better at putting them on Think of BC as the old, dirty bandaid, and Poly as the new Mickey Mouse bandaid (happy thoughts) You can always switch again to WL or CR if it becomes available, but you are that much closer

 

[Lillian Gracey]

My mom has been going to XSport and has lost 15 pounds! I don't know long it took her to lose the weight, but she looks great so far! She walks on the treadmill every day for an hour. If my mother can do it, you can do it, pas130!!! I believe in you!

 

[CR Resort Fan 4 Life]

LOL about the videos, I did that today with BWI and it actually helped me decide that in fact my first instinct with BWI (sorry CRRF4L) was right. I really don't like the theming (or the Big Band music playing in the video). So I've taken it off my short list. The video was very helpful though and gave me a good idea of what it "feels" like there.

Don't worry about that and at least you thought of about staying there. Now I am wondering did you happen to see the video Allearsnet took of the Innkeepers Club lounge? If not here is a link to it.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P7wlqdTIpb4

 

[disneydreamin247]

pas130 YAY! Sleep is my most coveted thing in the world these days. Last night I got to sleep from 1-5:30 AM and then Lilyana decided to stay up from 5:30-4:30! I guess she didn't get the notice that babies are supposed to SLEEP!

I'm so sad to go back to work in less than 2 weeks. At least I'll have my iPad so I can post while I'm pumping. I'm sure that's a visual you all wanted!

 

[kaffinito]

Don't go to youtube and watch WL videos. But AKL is my favorite resort.

I love AKL too - it's one of my top three.

kaffinito I am so excited for your trip as well. I like the way you described the GF as compared to the BC. I feel better. WDWKOOK-you saw nothing I am so tempted to discuss it with my DH, but then DUH it's a surprise.

Thank you. That was my take on the two resorts. And out of the two, I'd rather stay at GF than at BC. BC makes me think of "Florida light" decorating. Like the stuff you'd see at a doctors office or something.

HEY... what's a girl gotta do to get on this list?

Hi!

pas130 YAY! Sleep is my most coveted thing in the world these days. Last night I got to sleep from 1-5:30 AM and then Lilyana decided to stay up from 5:30-4:30! I guess she didn't get the notice that babies are supposed to SLEEP!

I'm so sad to go back to work in less than 2 weeks. At least I'll have my iPad so I can post while I'm pumping. I'm sure that's a visual you all wanted!

Great visual!

Maybe Lilyana didn't get the memo about sleeping.....

 

[keishashadow]

Only 3 more days, Kaffinito! Are you packed yet?

DH agreed that I should change back to WL/CL. With all the exterior renovation/painting going on for the rest of the year at the BC, the thought of staying there for a week gets less and less appealing. Plus, that "BC - not impressed" thread on the resorts forum didn't help convince me to stay there.

So what does it mean that I just tried to change my BC reservation back to WL/CL (my original reservation) and there is no availability with my military pin? Is it a sign? Only the Honeymoon suite is available, which would be great if there was a sleeper sofa or bunk beds in there. But, I'm guessing it's a room for two - and for good reason.

I even tried to extend the CR, but there's no availability there past our 5 nights. Argh.

we own @ BWV & VWLtotally different vibe but both amazing resorts in their own right.

fyi, i cancelled a res for end of July @ BWV & switched to AKV which i had booked 11 months prior. Not sure if it's been announced publicly but my reservation confirmation indicated that the pool would be closed for rehab during our stay. It didn't indicate whether it referred to the main or one of the smaller pools. I'm not sure if it applies to all guests but we've been permitted to use the SAB pool when it's closed, for us it's a bonus but i wanted to save points so i switched to AK for after my cruise.

Joining in!

After many and I mean many changes: AKL Pool View, Contemporary Them Park View, Coronado, Caribbean, POR, and POP, I FINALLY got the one I wanted.....

POFQ Oct. 27-Nov. 3!!!!! I've been wanting this one for three years!!!!

Gabbie

such a great resort! imo it fares well as to common space/theme with many of the deluxe resorts.what building did you request?

 

[disneydreamin247]

Great visual!

Maybe Lilyana didn't get the memo about sleeping.....

She let me get 6 whole hours last night! I'm feeling like a new woman today!