The newlyweds head back to AKL Club level! Now Live May 1-10! Update May 10- MK DHS

[jlcd]

Waiting for spectromagic at 9 and then wishes at pretty much all curb spots were gone by 730pm. Will update when we get back to room after wishes!

Obama looked weird to us in hall of presidents. He looked the least like himself.

Enjoy Wishes! Looking forward to hearing about your room and view.

 

[heaven2dc]

I'm joining in too! Thanks for posting a live report - a co-worker, his wife & 2 daughters just arrived today & are staying at VWL and I'm so excited to hear all about their trip! I think they were planning to head to MK tonight too (or plan B was to relax at the pool after check-in and maybe DTD tonight).

I hope you have a great trip - sounds fantastic (except for the hotel in Kissimmee)! Will be curious to see how the crowd levels are.

 

[princessallegra]

AHHHH SO EXCITING!!!!!!!!! You're there!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Can't wait to hear more!!!

 

[RachaelA]

Hi guys! I'm currently sitting on our balcony on the Zebra trail on the Arusha Savannah looking at..... no animals! Well I can see one in the distance and there was one or two earlier for a minute.

Our view this year is no where near as good as last year. We are much farther down (the last room before it curves). Last year we had like 4415. This year we have the high 30s. Many more trees in the way. I'm really not in love with the few, but we're at Disney and staying at my favorite resort so I'm sure I can deal! (And someone is on the balcony next to me which never happens! its a little weird!). Our room is a loooooooong walk from the lounge which I don't love either.

Here is our view.

Our room looks exactly the same as last year except this time we have a cool dresser by our door so DH can actually unpack his clothes!

We checked in at AKL around 7:30. Ate and booked it to MK for rope drop. We got a ton done early one. We were in the first Space Mountain car of the morning. Then we FPed Peter, rode Big thunder, rode pirates, rode haunted mansion, FP Pooh, Rode Snow white, Rode the People Mover, FP Buzz then had lunch exactly at 11am at Cosmic Rays. So we got a lot done by 11am. We got the text our room was ready around 11:30am.

After lunch at Cosmic rays, we rode everything we had FPs for Buzz, Pooh and Peter. Then saw Hall of Presidents.

We went back to the room to rest and back to MK by 4:30. We FP Splash and Jungle Cruise and saw Tiki Room and Country Bears (for the first time for both).

Dinner at Crystal Palace. Our reservation was at 5:35. We checked in 5 minutes late and were seated at 6pm.

Dinner was fine except for Tigger dissing us not once but twice. Its obvious when the character doesn't feel like interacting with adults. Almost our whole section was adults and he gave a few high fives or touched their shoulders and left. And this happened to all of us twice! The rest of the characters were fine.

Then we used our FPs for Splash and Jungle Cruise and tried to get a spot at 8 for 9pm Spectromagic. Every curb spot was taken by 7:30 or so we were told by the people we stood behind. Then we saw Wishes at 10 and booked it out of there.

It was pretty crowded at some points, but everything was doable if you planned well. It was insanley hot and humid for us Ohioans!!

I don't have time to post more pictures because I tether my laptop to my Droid and its pretty slow to upload and we need to run off for the morning, but I definitely post more this afternoon!! I have room pictures and food pictures from Cosmic Rays and Crystal Palace. I also have pictures of breakfast offerings in the lounge. i won't get evening pictures until tomorrow or wednesday!

Plan for the day: Epcot rope drop, hopefully first ride of the day for soarin'! then some rides and Innoventions fun! back to the room for a nap around 2. Then 'Ohana for dinner at 5pm. Then hopefully Illuminations at 9! Throw in a CS lunch somewhere again.

 

[RachelTori]

I hope you & DH get the chance to ride Sum of all Thrills in Innoventions! It's fun!

Have a great day at my favorite park!

 

[taymacsmom]

OOOHHH! Soarin' is my fav! Keep the reports coming. It makes me feel like I am there instead of here in rainy, damp Connecticut.

 

[KYCruiseCrazy]

I'm joining!! I'm wait listed and hoping to get 4 nights AKL CL. I hope you can include some photo's from the lounge. Isn't there internet in the rooms? I thought DVC got free high speed internet in DVC rooms or your not in DVC? Maybe I read it wrong. Please enjoy your trip and Happy Anniversary I hope have a great HOT day at Epcot. You at least miss the great RAINS of the ohio river valley 2010 I'll trade ya

 

[RachaelA]

So it was a super hot and humid morning in Epcot today! Thankfully its mostly indoors.

We were the first 2 in line for Soarin'! We then FPed it and went and rode Test Track before heading off to Innoventions. We took some photopass pictures in front of the topiaries for the Flower and Garden Festival.

We did the usual Great Piggy Bank Adventure, the WM trash game, played some video games. Then we did Sum of All Thrills... well I did because DH has motion sickness. Sum of All Thrills was really cool! I of course went as fast as possible and all the 6 wildest sections.

We ate at Sunshine Seasons. DH got the Ham and Salami Sandwich and Strawberry Shortcake. I got the chicken Caesar sandwich and the Butterfinger Cheesecake. We loved our deserts and the food was fine but nothing exciting.

Rode Soarin' again. Rode Nemo, Journey into Imagination, Spaceship Earth.

We then did the Disney Visa Character Meet and Greet. We got in line at 1:25 (starts at 1:30) and we were the 5th or 6th family in line. We were done by 1:45. It was Minnie and Goofy. We didn't get our free picture because I didn't feel like waiting for them to show up on our photopass card. We might try to claim it tomorrow at a park like the girl at the Photo Center said to do. We preordered the CD already so I'm not concerned.

Then we left around 2.

Our room

This is the cool dresser that wasn't in our room last year.

Our new friend

First time we have had toothbrushes

We also had a super cute giftbag in our room yesterday

Its a notebook with paper made from elephant poop!

Here is a couple pictures of the breakfast offerings in the lounge. They aren't the greatest because DH took them and didn't know what to take pictures off.

I'll take some pictures of the lounge later tonight.

We're back in the room getting ready for our 'Ohana reservation at 5:30. Our first time! Then we don't know what we are doing. Maybe relaxing back at AKL. I want to see what the desert and cordial offerings are). We might hit up DTD. We'll see!

 

[LovintheLodge]

Enjoying your live report! Loved the pictures...what a nice welcome you received!

Please let me know how you liked Ohana's. My family went for dinner during our last trip 5 years ago and really enjoyed it, but I've seen mixed reviews lately though. We are thinking of going there again in August.

Looking forward to following your trip report.

 

[lovesdumbo]

Enjoying your live report until I arrive on Wednesday!!!

Your notebook is cute! Happy Anniversary!

I've been to AKL CL twice and didn't have that dresser. That is nice! I cannot remember if either or both of my rooms were connecting?

Hope you make it to Illuminations!

 

[tiggrbaby]

Great update! You are certainly managing to fit lots in!

 

[Bookmomhp]

I'm loving your report! It's getting me so excited for our October trip

 

[SRUAlmn]

Is The Sum of All Thrills new? My husband would LOVE that!!! Although, we thought the same about the 'build your own roller coaster' thing at Disney Quest only to find out (after an hour in line) that he was too tall to fit in the capsule where you ride your ride Did you see any height restrictions? Loving all your pics of AKL!

 

[lovesdumbo]

Is The Sum of All Thrills new? My husband would LOVE that!!! Although, we thought the same about the 'build your own roller coaster' thing at Disney Quest only to find out (after an hour in line) that he was too tall to fit in the capsule where you ride your ride Did you see any height restrictions? Loving all your pics of AKL!

I think it opened in November. There is a sample just outside the ride that you can try out to see if you fit.

It is really cool! I did it in Dec with my DD(10) and Jan with my DD(7). My 7 year old just made the 48" height requirement and wasn't the 54" required to go upside down but it was still lots of fun.

 

[SRUAlmn]

I think it opened in November. There is a sample just outside the ride that you can try out to see if you fit.

It is really cool! I did it in Dec with my DD(10) and Jan with my DD(7). My 7 year old just made the 48" height requirement and wasn't the 54" required to go upside down but it was still lots of fun.

Awesome! That explains why we hadn't heard of it since we haven't been there since last July. What a great idea to have a sample outside so people can see if they fit before they take the time to wait for their turn I'll have to show my husband. He'll love it! Me, not so much, I get motion sickness like the OP's husband!

 

[miprender]

Live update from our favorite place. YEAH!!!

We have been home for a little over a week and I miss Disney.

I love that you are able to get so much in. I remember those days (pre kids) when you could do that

Can't wait to read more.

 

[RachaelA]

Hi guys!

'Ohana last night was nice. We looooooved the wings and dumplings. DH really liked desert. I don't know if its a place that is a must eat at though. Our server was really abrupt and just threw stuff on the table like our straws and drinks which turned me off a bit.

We really liked the Poly though and we had never been there before.

Plan for today is rope drop at DHS. Then spending the day there before back to our room for a bit before dinner at Le Cellier at 825pm.

 

[taymacsmom]

Enjoy the day!

 

[miprender]

Hi guys!

'Ohana last night was nice. We looooooved the wings and dumplings. DH really liked desert. I don't know if its a place that is a must eat at though. Our server was really abrupt and just threw stuff on the table like our straws and drinks which turned me off a bit.

We really liked the Poly though and we had never been there before.

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Sounds like the waiter we had a few weeks ago!

 

[RachaelA]

First problem of the trip we get back from dhs and our room wasn't cleaned. So we call because there was still a bit of time left for rooms to be cleaned. They say they will send someone right up. We come back an hour later still not cleaned. We call again . Once again they say someone will be right up. An hour later we go back still not cleaned. Sowe go to the front desk. The manager tells us that housekeeping is gone for the day and that is says both of the services calls were completed. Then he says he can move us to a new clean room. Well we don't want to move rooms.

Now I'm not a complainer but when I'm spending almost $300 I would like my room cleaned and to not have to hunt someone down for it.

So now DH and I wait.