caresy
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Hey everyone! We are just back from our 5 night stay at Coronado Springs - unfortunately my Disney Curse hit me and my kids again - I'll explain more in a minute about the Curse - and our trip was definitely not what it should have been....
On the plane down to MCO my son started to vomit and had been complaining of a sore throat since the night before. As we were getting on the DME he was still vomiting and I was starting to think he had the flu and within a couple of days my daughter would get it. Needless to say I started to worry a lot.
We got to the beautiful and wonderful Coronado Springs and even though we were there at 11:30 am they gave us a room because my son was so sick. We got Ranchos 7B which in my opinion is the PERFECT location! Right near the main pool, right at a quiet pool, and just steps away from the bus stop. Even the main buildings were only a couple minutes walk away - the Resort was not nearly as big as I pictured it, and IMO no one has to worry about the size of the resort unless you are mobility challenged.
That day - which would have been our day at AK - my son slept. The vomiting stopped, but he had a low fever and was definitely not up for anything. My daughter and I went to the quiet pool which was right outside our door - thank God, because I needed to be with both my kids - and checked on him every few mins. He never heard me go in once, and when the bags arrived from DME he didn't wake up either.
The next day after sleeping in he said he was feeling a little better and he wanted to go to MK. I told him we could go, but if he started to feel any worse we had to go back to the room. We went and were only there a short while when I looked at him and he had become so pale. I took him to the first aid centre and they advised we could get a shuttle right from there to a walk in clinic, however it was already later in the afternoon, and the shuttle was only free until 10pm. We couldn't go from there because I didn't have any way to pay for the services with me - we had to go back to the room to get my credit card. The very nice people at first aid gave me a pamphlet with all the info and we made our way back there. Once back in our room, I checked his throat which he still said was very sore, and it looked to me like Strep Throat or Tonsilitis as there was a lot of pus on his tonsils and throat. I then had to make some long distance calls back to Canada to get the services approved by my insurance company (which I later found out I did not have to do; all out of country services for emergencies are approved). DO NOT MAKE LONG DISTANCE CALLS DIRECTLY ON THE PHONES AT YOUR HOTEL ROOM!! 5 calls cost me $137.00. If I had been thinking I would have realized this would be an expensive service, but I was quite worried about my son and was only thinking of him and just dialed.
So... I called the walk in clinic and the wait was 2 hours - the shuttle could come get us, then we'd have to wait 2 hours, then find our own way back as it would likely be after 10pm before we were out of there. Being alone with my kids this was not my favourite choice. Then I looked at the brochure again and there was a service to have a doctor come directly to our room!!!!!!!!! I called the number and the doctor could come the next morning at 8am. This to me was the best choice for my situation as my son was feeling a little better now that he was laying down again and in the air conditioning. I gave him more Advil and he slept on and off until the next morning.
At 8:05am there was a doctor at our door with a large case full of different medications. He took Jack's temperature and sure enough he had a fever. Then he confirmed my Strep Throat theory. He prescribed some antibiotics which he had with him and I promptly gave a dose to my son. This doctor was prompt, polite, nice, understanding and friendly. I couldn't have asked for better. I am really so grateful for this service.
Jack still hadn't eaten anything at WDW yet and this was our third day - thank goodness the dining plan was free. He wanted to go to HS so he could ride Star Tours so we went for 2 hours. Then it was time to go back for a rest. That evening after a second dose of medication he said he was hungry! We had a reservation for Captain Jack's - the one restaurant my little guy really wanted to go to - so we went. He had the twin lobster tails, and ate none of the veggies or rice, but loved the lobster, so I was happy that he finally eating a little bit again.
The next day was Epcot and after trying to decide if we should go or not, we went for about 4 hours - then it was time to go back for a rest.
Our final day was at MK and this was the one great, full day we had at WDW - every day should have been like this one! By this time my son had had 6 doses of antibiotics and was feeling about 90%. We had a great day, and a wonderful dinner at O'hana. We didn't stay for the evening at MK, as he really had had enough for that day, so we went back to the hotel to rest. The next morning we flew out at 6am to come home - all of this being uneventful and yesterday btw.
I wanted to let everyone know about the in room doctor service - it was a life saver for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now - about that Curse - I don't think I will be returning to WDW. Believe me this makes me VERY sad. I love WDW and have since I first went in 1973 when I was 4 (I guess you can figure out my age now!). I have taken my kids to WDW 5 times over the last 6 years including this trip, and of these 5 trips, 4 have had near disasters occur. I travel with my husband once a year and have never had any major problems so far, I travel to see my best friend in Dallas usually twice a year and have never hand any problems so far... the problems only occur when we are in WDW. First, the airline we flew with, Canada 3000, went bankrupt while we were in WDW and stranded us there - that was a lot of fun trying to find a way home along with a lot of other stranded passengers. Then when I did find a flight home with the dreaded Air Canada we spent 4 hours on the runway as our plane broke down. All around we were over 6 hours late with my husband waiting at the airport. Second, hurricane Charlie chased us home mid-trip - another real fun rental car many different airports driving around like lunatics adventure. Third, Spirit Airlines cancelled our flight home, and could only get us home 3 days later - maybe. We had to rebook another very expensive flight and pay OOP. And fourth is of course this last trip.
I know sickness can happen anywhere and problems with flights can happen anytime, and hurricanes do occur and yes I did book in August, but so many things have happened on our WDW trips, that I am scared to think of what happens next! My kids have even said they would rather go to camp for an extra week next summer than try to go back to WDW.
So, that's my long sad whinning story. My whole point in posting this was to let everyone know about the in room doctor service - which I hope none of you ever ever ever need to use.
Oh yes, one last thing - I did get a bounce back offer for next year with the basic 2 counter service 2 snack dining plan for free for the same time frame.
Carolyn
On the plane down to MCO my son started to vomit and had been complaining of a sore throat since the night before. As we were getting on the DME he was still vomiting and I was starting to think he had the flu and within a couple of days my daughter would get it. Needless to say I started to worry a lot.
We got to the beautiful and wonderful Coronado Springs and even though we were there at 11:30 am they gave us a room because my son was so sick. We got Ranchos 7B which in my opinion is the PERFECT location! Right near the main pool, right at a quiet pool, and just steps away from the bus stop. Even the main buildings were only a couple minutes walk away - the Resort was not nearly as big as I pictured it, and IMO no one has to worry about the size of the resort unless you are mobility challenged.
That day - which would have been our day at AK - my son slept. The vomiting stopped, but he had a low fever and was definitely not up for anything. My daughter and I went to the quiet pool which was right outside our door - thank God, because I needed to be with both my kids - and checked on him every few mins. He never heard me go in once, and when the bags arrived from DME he didn't wake up either.
The next day after sleeping in he said he was feeling a little better and he wanted to go to MK. I told him we could go, but if he started to feel any worse we had to go back to the room. We went and were only there a short while when I looked at him and he had become so pale. I took him to the first aid centre and they advised we could get a shuttle right from there to a walk in clinic, however it was already later in the afternoon, and the shuttle was only free until 10pm. We couldn't go from there because I didn't have any way to pay for the services with me - we had to go back to the room to get my credit card. The very nice people at first aid gave me a pamphlet with all the info and we made our way back there. Once back in our room, I checked his throat which he still said was very sore, and it looked to me like Strep Throat or Tonsilitis as there was a lot of pus on his tonsils and throat. I then had to make some long distance calls back to Canada to get the services approved by my insurance company (which I later found out I did not have to do; all out of country services for emergencies are approved). DO NOT MAKE LONG DISTANCE CALLS DIRECTLY ON THE PHONES AT YOUR HOTEL ROOM!! 5 calls cost me $137.00. If I had been thinking I would have realized this would be an expensive service, but I was quite worried about my son and was only thinking of him and just dialed.
So... I called the walk in clinic and the wait was 2 hours - the shuttle could come get us, then we'd have to wait 2 hours, then find our own way back as it would likely be after 10pm before we were out of there. Being alone with my kids this was not my favourite choice. Then I looked at the brochure again and there was a service to have a doctor come directly to our room!!!!!!!!! I called the number and the doctor could come the next morning at 8am. This to me was the best choice for my situation as my son was feeling a little better now that he was laying down again and in the air conditioning. I gave him more Advil and he slept on and off until the next morning.
At 8:05am there was a doctor at our door with a large case full of different medications. He took Jack's temperature and sure enough he had a fever. Then he confirmed my Strep Throat theory. He prescribed some antibiotics which he had with him and I promptly gave a dose to my son. This doctor was prompt, polite, nice, understanding and friendly. I couldn't have asked for better. I am really so grateful for this service.
Jack still hadn't eaten anything at WDW yet and this was our third day - thank goodness the dining plan was free. He wanted to go to HS so he could ride Star Tours so we went for 2 hours. Then it was time to go back for a rest. That evening after a second dose of medication he said he was hungry! We had a reservation for Captain Jack's - the one restaurant my little guy really wanted to go to - so we went. He had the twin lobster tails, and ate none of the veggies or rice, but loved the lobster, so I was happy that he finally eating a little bit again.
The next day was Epcot and after trying to decide if we should go or not, we went for about 4 hours - then it was time to go back for a rest.
Our final day was at MK and this was the one great, full day we had at WDW - every day should have been like this one! By this time my son had had 6 doses of antibiotics and was feeling about 90%. We had a great day, and a wonderful dinner at O'hana. We didn't stay for the evening at MK, as he really had had enough for that day, so we went back to the hotel to rest. The next morning we flew out at 6am to come home - all of this being uneventful and yesterday btw.
I wanted to let everyone know about the in room doctor service - it was a life saver for me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Now - about that Curse - I don't think I will be returning to WDW. Believe me this makes me VERY sad. I love WDW and have since I first went in 1973 when I was 4 (I guess you can figure out my age now!). I have taken my kids to WDW 5 times over the last 6 years including this trip, and of these 5 trips, 4 have had near disasters occur. I travel with my husband once a year and have never had any major problems so far, I travel to see my best friend in Dallas usually twice a year and have never hand any problems so far... the problems only occur when we are in WDW. First, the airline we flew with, Canada 3000, went bankrupt while we were in WDW and stranded us there - that was a lot of fun trying to find a way home along with a lot of other stranded passengers. Then when I did find a flight home with the dreaded Air Canada we spent 4 hours on the runway as our plane broke down. All around we were over 6 hours late with my husband waiting at the airport. Second, hurricane Charlie chased us home mid-trip - another real fun rental car many different airports driving around like lunatics adventure. Third, Spirit Airlines cancelled our flight home, and could only get us home 3 days later - maybe. We had to rebook another very expensive flight and pay OOP. And fourth is of course this last trip.
I know sickness can happen anywhere and problems with flights can happen anytime, and hurricanes do occur and yes I did book in August, but so many things have happened on our WDW trips, that I am scared to think of what happens next! My kids have even said they would rather go to camp for an extra week next summer than try to go back to WDW.
So, that's my long sad whinning story. My whole point in posting this was to let everyone know about the in room doctor service - which I hope none of you ever ever ever need to use.
Oh yes, one last thing - I did get a bounce back offer for next year with the basic 2 counter service 2 snack dining plan for free for the same time frame.
Carolyn
