Rhode Island Folks

[Monte Cristo]

wooohoooo..we are home....looking out a boardwalk right now!!! MK today...crowded.....beautiful perfect warm weather...Ohana tonight...shorts should be nice and tight by tomorrow...lol


Lori

Awesome, BWV, my favorite lace to be!!

Have fun.

 

[chepic]

We're back!!!! Weather was great and OKW was perfect as always. The crowds weren't that bad overall. We took advantage of the fastpass reward for the give a day, get a day and it really helped tremendously at Hollywood studios.

We did pool hop over to the Poly on Thurs. after breakfast with Lilo and Stitch and I have to say, although it is a nice pool, I just don't see what all the hype is about and why everyone wants to be there. OKW pool is equally as nice and the slide is just as much fun.

I will post a picture or two later.

Cheryl

 

[Cheryl726]

Welcome back Cheryl, glad to hear it was great, looking forward to a few pics! How did your Give A Day pass work out? Do you have to get it at the park window?

Cheryl

 

[RLRDA]

The crowds weren't that bad overall. We took advantage of the fastpass reward for the give a day, get a day and it really helped tremendously at Hollywood studios.

What is the fastpass reward? Do you get that in addition to your free day? Sounds like you had a wonderful trip We will be staying at OKW for the first time in August!! Counting the days

 

[rhodymom]

we leave late this week for a kidless trip to AKL conceirge!! woohooo!

btw I hope all the RI dis-families made it through the flooding safely.

 

[chepic]

Welcome back Cheryl, glad to hear it was great, looking forward to a few pics! How did your Give A Day pass work out? Do you have to get it at the park window?

Cheryl

What is the fastpass reward? Do you get that in addition to your free day? Sounds like you had a wonderful trip We will be staying at OKW for the first time in August!! Counting the days

Cheryl: We got our certificates via email once we turned in our project...blankets for the Linus project. Then we took the certs to the guest services/will call window at the park you are going to. You have to have picture ID for anyone who is getting the free day/pass/gift.

RLRDA: Because we already have the multiday passes, we could opt to get the special fast-pass. You must have your multiday ticket with you. Dave and I took the free day in the park and we used Max's for the fast-pass. What it gives you is a total of 6 instant fast-passes to certain rides in the park. For us, it was Hollywood Studios so we were able to get toy storia mania 3 times....worked out great since the park was on the busier side. The regular fast pass machines were out by noon, and the average wait time was 70+minutes. There was also a special collector's gift bag thing but we didn't even look at that. The fast-pass card is good for the person plus up to 5 guests (6 guests total). Again, worked out well since my niece wanted to ride Aerosmith multiple times.

Cheryl

 

[peanmunch]

Epcot all day today..9:00am -9:00 pm..just a short break at 3:30 for showers and change of cloths...dinner at Lecellier...YUMMY..kids wanted to do Kim Poosibble after so got a greay goose slushie..stopped in morocco for a henna tattoo..then off to off to China for KP..then al the way back to France fro illuminations ...put the kids to bed ans here i sit looking out at the BW!!!!!! I could do this every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori

 

[RLRDA]

RLRDA: Because we already have the multiday passes, we could opt to get the special fast-pass. You must have your multiday ticket with you. Dave and I took the free day in the park and we used Max's for the fast-pass. What it gives you is a total of 6 instant fast-passes to certain rides in the park. For us, it was Hollywood Studios so we were able to get toy storia mania 3 times....worked out great since the park was on the busier side. The regular fast pass machines were out by noon, and the average wait time was 70+minutes. There was also a special collector's gift bag thing but we didn't even look at that. The fast-pass card is good for the person plus up to 5 guests (6 guests total). Again, worked out well since my niece wanted to ride Aerosmith multiple times.

Wow, that sounds great . Nice that they give people different options instead of the park day. We were contemplating using the vouchers to buy new 10 day non-expiring passes. I've read that you can use the vouchers toward upgrades. Has anyone else read this or done this?? I think we still have 3 days plus a few water park passes on our current passes so we'll play it by ear.

 

[Goofy442]

Epcot all day today..9:00am -9:00 pm..just a short break at 3:30 for showers and change of cloths...dinner at Lecellier...YUMMY..kids wanted to do Kim Poosibble after so got a greay goose slushie..stopped in morocco for a henna tattoo..then off to off to China for KP..then al the way back to France fro illuminations ...put the kids to bed ans here i sit looking out at the BW!!!!!! I could do this every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori

Glad to hear your having a great time with your family. My kids want to live at Disney year round, now that would be nice.

 

[Cheryl726]

Cheryl: We got our certificates via email once we turned in our project...blankets for the Linus project. Then we took the certs to the guest services/will call window at the park you are going to. You have to have picture ID for anyone who is getting the free day/pass/gift.


What ID did you use for your kids--birth cert?

 

[Cheryl726]

Epcot all day today..9:00am -9:00 pm..just a short break at 3:30 for showers and change of cloths...dinner at Lecellier...YUMMY..kids wanted to do Kim Poosibble after so got a greay goose slushie..stopped in morocco for a henna tattoo..then off to off to China for KP..then al the way back to France fro illuminations ...put the kids to bed ans here i sit looking out at the BW!!!!!! I could do this every day!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Lori

Sounds wonderful! Glad you're having a great time!

Cheryl

 

[chepic]

Cheryl: We got our certificates via email once we turned in our project...blankets for the Linus project. Then we took the certs to the guest services/will call window at the park you are going to. You have to have picture ID for anyone who is getting the free day/pass/gift.


What ID did you use for your kids--birth cert?

Max has a passport. They have to have some type of picture ID, official ID. I wonder if the library card that they have in our state will work. There is a photo of the person.

Wow, that sounds great . Nice that they give people different options instead of the park day. We were contemplating using the vouchers to buy new 10 day non-expiring passes. I've read that you can use the vouchers toward upgrades. Has anyone else read this or done this?? I think we still have 3 days plus a few water park passes on our current passes so we'll play it by ear.

We were told that we could use it to upgrade to a better pass....


I would just recommend getting there as early as possible to not delay getting into the park. Last year, we were there for Max's B-day, and went out in the afternoon to get his $75 gift card and the line was out the wazoo....real hassle.

che

 

[RLRDA]

What ID did you use for your kids--birth cert?

Max has a passport. They have to have some type of picture ID, official ID. I wonder if the library card that they have in our state will work. There is a photo of the person.

I thought I read it and I did find it right on the vouchers that we printed at home: "If under 18, you can instead bring an original or a copy of a birth certificate (school or children security IDs not accepted)."

 

[JasonDVC]

Just got back yesterday. I can't get into detail yet as I have too much work to catch up on but let me just say...I love vacationing DVC style. Full report later!

 

[Cheryl726]

Looking forward to hearing about it Jason!

Cheryl

 

[Goofy442]

Bump

 

[JasonDVC]

Although we joined in 2008, this was our first trip as members and let me just say that We love it! We had always stayed off-site at low budget hotels to keep costs down. During our last trip we decided we wanted to try to stay on property for future trips. That's when we came across DVC. We did the tour asked all the tough questions(got all the right answers) and jupmed in with both feet...are we ever glad we did. The first walk down the AKV hallway we knew we had made the right decision. The place is new, modern and they pump in a terrific scent.

We stayed in a dedicated 2 bedroom with 7 people and there was plenty of space. Never did we feel like we we crammed. There is enough space to make everyone feel comfortable. And the view...WOW! We had a savanahh view room and it is unlike anything we have ever experienced. Where else can you wake up to say giraffe having breakfast right outside your balcony?

Unfortunately I haved to run but I'll be back with specific thought on the hotel, attractiosn food and more...and maybe some pics.

 

[chepic]

Although we joined in 2008, this was our first trip as members and let me just say that We love it! We had always stayed off-site at low budget hotels to keep costs down. During our last trip we decided we wanted to try to stay on property for future trips. That's when we came across DVC. We did the tour asked all the tough questions(got all the right answers) and jupmed in with both feet...are we ever glad we did. The first walk down the AKV hallway we knew we had made the right decision. The place is new, modern and they pump in a terrific scent.

We stayed in a dedicated 2 bedroom with 7 people and there was plenty of space. Never did we feel like we we crammed. There is enough space to make everyone feel comfortable. And the view...WOW! We had a savanahh view room and it is unlike anything we have ever experienced. Where else can you wake up to say giraffe having breakfast right outside your balcony?

Unfortunately I haved to run but I'll be back with specific thought on the hotel, attractiosn food and more...and maybe some pics.

Glad you loved it....we too never have doubted for a minute that DVC was for us!!

 

[rcgal2]

Now you've got me wanting to try out the AKV with a Savanna View for my trip in July

 

[JasonDVC]

This trip was meant to be a "get away and relax" trip. AKV may just be the perfect resort for that type of vacation. I've read where some people have complained that AKV is too far away from the action but I think that is the beauty of it. You truely get the sense that you are away from it all when you stay there. It is so peaceful and relaxing.

The AKL/V area is a destination unto itself. There is an abundant number of activities like, tennis, basketball, an great pool area that may have the best kids play area of any Disney resort, a Community Hall with Playstation, Wii, foosball, pool table, crafts, and more, an arcade, etc., etc. It was so nice to sit on the balcony at night or in the early morning hours and enjoy the peacefulness of the area. I didn't want to be in the middle of all the action, I just wanted toget away for a few days and AKV certainly offers that. It was just what I needed and it was fantastic!

We hung out at the firepit one night and a small pack of zebras were roaming just outside the pit area. They were so close I felt like I could reach out and touch them. There is a zebra that goes around kicking other animals. One morning it attacked a giraffe that was trying to have breakfast outside our balcony. It's funny how it backs up close to the giraffe and then tries kicking it with its hind legs. The zebra finally left and 2 other zebras met up with it and starting chasing it and looked like it was biting its but as it tried to run away. It was funny. It looked like its parents showed up and were punishing it for bulllying the other kids in the playground. It was quality entertainment.

We decided to use Disney Transportation for this trip and they did not disappoint. The buses were frequent and on-time. The one time a bus broke down was when we were leaving AK and they had a replacement bus there in literally 3 minutes!

Gotta go! Plenty more to say. I'll be back