Pooh writes a special message to Connor in his autograph book. His #1 fan!!! 
And loves being wet too! 
We only waited a few minutes and got a beautiful table by the window overlooking the castle. We hadn't done Ohana in a couple of years because we were so upset when they got rid of the shrimp wontons. 
But I am happy to report that the new changes to the menu are very good! They still have sticky wings and that delicious salad, but now you also get pot stickers, noodles, and broccoli, which were new since we had been last. They also no longer bring everything on a turntable, it's in big bowls served family style. We were starving after all the swimming so we pigged out big time! By the time the meats came we were full. DH had a ton of shrimp and steak, I enjoyed the turkey and pork, the kids mostly stuck with the sidedishes, except we did manage to get a PB&J for our youngest who wasn't really digging the food too much. So that worked out. The boys were excited to get up and play some games...........
I have to share these next two pics of the boys... after eating and playing games they both totally CRASHED and fell sound asleep in the restaurant. I guess that proves they had a great vacation and we wore them out! 
We all fell in our beds and died... when the alarm went off the next morning at 6:00 AM I felt like we'd slept about 10 minutes. 
We quickly headed down to catch Magical Express... and were thrilled to see the Marketplace open early for mug refills. HOORAY!!! 
It normally doesn't open until 7:00 AM but they must open the drink refill side earlier so people can get their morning coffee. We quickly filled our mugs for one last drink and hopped on the bus. 
We just booked Poly Lagoon View for July with the new AP rate! It will be a perfect place for our 10th anniversary! We are really looking forward to it! This is the last resort left on our list... then I can officially say I've stayed at every resort on property!
I'll have to look for that thread about CR.
Wow! You are very lucky to have been able to stay at all of the Disney resorts!
One day my wish will come true!
I am sad your trip is over. I have looked forward to reading your report daily.
Glad you had a great trip and 2 more to look forward to!
Thanks!
Thanks!
That was really a highlight of our trip. They really go out of their way to provide plenty of fun activities, music, games, etc, and our kids were never bored for a second. Next time we stay we're going to plan more pool days! 
I'm not sure why Disney decided to make these changes but it is very confusing for the servers... especially ones who are new. We had a female server at Mama Melrose who was from China and bless her heart she looked near tears trying to explain the dining plan to a large group next to us. They were fighting with her about the appetizers and the tip, etc, they obviously didn't know changes had taken place (which by the way I was VERY surprised when I check-in at the BC they didn't go over the Dining Plan with me or mention the changes that had taken place, it seems like that would be the perfect opportunity to explain it to guests and make sure they understand what they get and don't get) I felt bad for the server and hated to complain to her about how long we had to wait for everything. We were seated at 7:15 and didn't get out of there until 9:30. Everything was so slow... and she never came back to check on us or give refills, etc. We had a bit of a language issue and I really felt like she was overwhelmed and trying to do her best. This similar situation happened to us a couple more times. I think the Dining Plan has caused some restaurants to become way overbooked, and over crowded. You don't get the personal service you use to get, and most of the restaurants have done away with tableclothes, and crammed more tables into already crowded rooms. So my overall opinion of the Dining Plan has gone down. We are not going to use it this July, and are still on the fence about using it in October.
Can't wait to try out SAB! We won't be using the dining plan. They don't accept it at a couple of the restaurants we like to go to, plus we spend a day at Universal. We'll also be renting a car because DH can't stand the buses and frankly I don't have much patience for them either. 
Erika - Your trip was so fun to read. We were supposed to be there right now so I really needed the "pick me up"
We are trying to decide which resort for our upcoming July trip. It looks like you've stayed at most of the deluxe properties. Would you mind saying which is your favorite?????
Trying to decide whether to go back to WL or AKL (better prices) or to the BC with the quick access to the BC. Or to try a different resort entirely - maybe the Poly???
Thanks!
Each time we go I try to think about what we'll be doing, what the weather will be like, what the special events are, etc. For our July trip we knew we wanted a fantastic pool area, because it's so hot, and we knew we wanted to be close to nightlife, since we weren't bringing our kids this time, and then the final factor was the concierge service, because we wanted to use our AP discount. So putting all those factors together we came up with YC. But that's not to say we wouldn't be happy somewhere else. For our upcoming October trip we booked the CR because the kids really wanted to be close to MK, and the monorail. So they had more of a vote this time around. The main deciding factor was the bounceback rate, we took what we could get so we could use that discount. And they are also beautiful resorts. The WL at Christmas time is one of my favorite WDW memories. 
We really did have a great time. I finally got a chance to order our Photopass pictures yesterday... I got 10 different 5x7 shots with the 40% off P&Pparty discount which made them only $75... so I was super excited! 
Looks like you had a great time, thanks for being so honest in your TR. It really helps to put everything in perspective. Your family is so adorable.
