The Comando & The Newbie: Lots of Pics! Completed!

[addictedtothemouse]

I loved IABL and hope to catch Finding Nemo in May. When DM and I were there in April she insisted on riding Kali 2 times in a row I don't like getting wet at all. But I was a good daughter and rode with her.

 

[thumperbelle3]

M-I-C see you real soon!

We were super stuffed and ready to go to Pleasure Island. I can’t believe they are closing these clubs! When we got out to the bus stop people were complaining that a bus hadn’t come for DTD in 30 min! I think we waited another 15 min. Once we were picked up we had to go to the Grand Floridian and pick people up there too. It was a long bus ride but we weren’t in a big hurry. Once we got to DTD we went to the World of Disney store again and got Mark another t-shirt. The first one we bought he decided it was too small so he wanted a bigger size and I would take the small one. We have matching shirts now. Whoa…don’t tell anyone. Also now that we are back home he decided the medium size is too small. Next time we get the large!

We got Mark a ticket to PI. I already had one on my Water Parks and More option. We headed straight for the Comedy Warehouse.

We got into the 9:15 show. It was really funny! Mark sat at the end of our row by the wall with the phones on it. I made sure he went down the row first! Unfortunately his phone did not ring. We were in there for about an hour or so.

Then we headed to the Adventurers Club.

There was a line to get in and we waited a few minutes. It was packed inside. We only made it into the Library once. And we couldn’t get in to the Hoopla. I really wish we had gone here first. We can never go back but at least we have some pictures to remember it by.

We left there around midnight. We walked back through the marketplace and got a bus back to POP. We are leaving tomorrow.

We woke up around 9:00am. I started to pack a little bit and got our room bill from off the front door. We were confused about some of the charges so we went to the concierge for help. They had done some funky things when Mark upgraded his ticket. We actually had a small credit because we had bought his ticket before the price increase and they credited us the difference. Then we got some breakfast and ate outside. We split the breakfast platter and paid OOP for it $6.70. We finished packing and took a walk around the resort. Here are some pictures of POP Century a great resort!

Here is some pics of the 50's pool. Our room was on the second floor behind the pink dancing lady under the Sock Hop letters.

Then we went to the pool for a couple hours. It was nice and relaxing. Finally a relaxing day! We went back to the room at 1:45pm and changed into clothes and took our bags to bell services. Then we got some lunch. I had the chicken penne alfredo with breadstick, a fruit bowl and a PowerAde $17.68. This was our last counter service credit. Mark got a double cheese burger and fries. We also got 2 beers and paid OOP for his meal and the beer $18.65. Our last snack credit we used for a bag of chips. We headed out to the ME bus pickup at 3:00. At 3:30 we were on our way to the airport. I did not want to leave. I really wish we had more time.

 

[thumperbelle3]

I don't think Final Thoughts is a good title for my last installment in this trip report because I have NOT stopped thinking about this trip and how great it was.

Magical Express was great! We had no issues with this service at all and I would recomend it highly.

POP Century is the nicest value resort in my opinion. Mousekeeping was good. We tipped them everyday. Can't say too much about the food as we only ate there twice but what we did have we liked very much. The 50's pool was very quiet and relaxing. Don't bother getting a frozen drink at Petals. Booze was next to nil. Even a virgin drink wouldn't have been that good. We were both sick of them half way through. All CM's were very nice and willing to help us.

The buses were so much better then I had imagined they'd be. We did wait over 20 minutes a couple times but it wasn't that bad. We only had 1 ADR we needed a bus to get to so stress was minimal in that respect. Oh and the bus with no A/C was horrible.

Even with the Free Dining going on we didn't wait in lines for food at counter service and were seated almost right away for table service meals. No issues with bad food. We liked everything except the dessert Mark got at Raglan Road. If I had to pick a favorite meal I'd say Artist Point and for CS I'd say Pecos Bills and Mark says Flame Tree.

If September wasn't hurricane season I would go this time of year again. Low crowds were awsome. I never knew Splash Mountain could be a 5 minute wait! The heat was tollerable and I would probably take afternoon breaks next time.

Speaking of next time...
We don't have a date in mind, probably 2010 or 2011. I'll be in school full time again next year so money will be tight. I already know I want to stay at CSR for 8 nights! Lots of resturants on my list to try! I'm glad I don't have to convince Mark to go back but I think he was a little shocked to hear I'm planning our next trip.

Thanks for reading! Take care everyone!

 

[PrincessVal]

I just wanted to say I really enjoyed your TR. It sounds like you had a great time.

I know its always sad to leave, while you are there time always goes by way too fast. But its exciting to start planning your next trip.

 

[addictedtothemouse]

I'm always bummimng for a few days after getting home from Disney. And then a few months later I start planning another trip.I always wish for more time too, I guess that's why my next trip with my girls grew from 8 to 11 days.
I loved your TR. The pics were great and it sounds as if you had a blast at Disney!