The we loooooove Bonnet Creek thread part2

[Echo queen]

I have a quick question.. Hopefully someone will be able assist me with this. We have tickets to Cirque du Soulei the first night we arrive at 6pm, How far is it from WBC to the show location? i.e. driving time also?? Thanks for any help anyone may have. I could mapquest it, but I have found that not always reliable.

5 to 10 min at the most.

 

[carlbarry]

I have a quick question.. Hopefully someone will be able assist me with this. We have tickets to Cirque du Soulei the first night we arrive at 6pm, How far is it from WBC to the show location? i.e. driving time also?? Thanks for any help anyone may have. I could mapquest it, but I have found that not always reliable.

A 5 minute drive. It's 1.7 miles according to Google Maps. Cirque is in the part of Downtown Disney closest to WBC.

 

[nancy155]

Carlberry and Echoqueen:
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. I so appreciate the kind and helpful people on the boards!

 

[carlbarry]

No problem.
Actually, I should have specified that the 1.7 miles/5 minutes figure is from the intersection of the exit of WBC and Chelonia. So depending on where you're parked, it will be a little longer.

 

[Echo queen]

Carlberry and Echoqueen:
Thank you so much for your speedy reply. I so appreciate the kind and helpful people on the boards!

Your welcome last August we went to the movies at DTD just as the previews started my dh needed his inhaler, he went back to BC and made it back to the movie just as it started. previews can be helpful

 

[vettechick99]

I have a quick question.. Hopefully someone will be able assist me with this. We have tickets to Cirque du Soulei the first night we arrive at 6pm, How far is it from WBC to the show location? i.e. driving time also?? Thanks for any help anyone may have. I could mapquest it, but I have found that not always reliable.

It is definitely close. However, traveling on property takes longer. It's 5 mins out to your car, then with traffic and lights your drive could take 5-10 mins. Then 5 mins to park and 5 mins to walk up. I always leave about 30 mins before I need to be somewhere like that, and sometimes up to an hour. This advice goes to anything Disney related.

 

[vettechick99]

Dp

 

[Brian Noble]

I always leave about 30 mins before I need to be somewhere like that, and sometimes up to an hour. This advice goes to anything Disney related.

I was thinking this too. The lights around DTD, especially near dinner time, can be quite congested. I'd rather have more time than less, and a Cirque show opens its doors at least 30 minutes before showtime. I'd leave at 5:15 at the very latest for a 6PM curtain.

 

[nancy155]

I was thinking this too. The lights around DTD, especially near dinner time, can be quite congested. I'd rather have more time than less, and a Cirque show opens its doors at least 30 minutes before showtime. I'd leave at 5:15 at the very latest for a 6PM curtain.

Thank you all for your helpful words of wisdom! Looks like we will check into WBC and if we don't have a room that is ready we will have to be prepared to just leave our luggage with the front desk and head over to the show!

 

[Brian Noble]

Here's hoping your plane is not delayed...

 

[nancy155]

Here's hoping your plane is not delayed...

I think we will be fine as our plane arrives early, it was the check-in process at WBC as I have heard that can sometimes be challenging...

 

[Momma2PrinceNPrinces]

Sorry if this is somewhere in this thread, but I don't have time to scan 80 pages! Where/who are you all booking through for stays here? I got a quote from Vacationstrategy and it was $1275 for a 7 night stay in a 3 bdrm. I just wanted to see if there were cheaper rentals. That is a bit out of our budget!

 

[2wins]

That sounds like a good price to me. You may be able to compare prices by checking ebay (Farrellvacations) or Redweek.com. Let us know if you find a better price!

 

[dizneechic]

Sorry if this is somewhere in this thread, but I don't have time to scan 80 pages! Where/who are you all booking through for stays here? I got a quote from Vacationstrategy and it was $1275 for a 7 night stay in a 3 bdrm. I just wanted to see if there were cheaper rentals. That is a bit out of our budget!

It depends on when your going if that's a good rate. We're paying less for a 3br leaving in 2 days, but it's also one of the slowest times of year. If going during a busier season rates a bit higher. In general that's seems like a good rate.

FYI we're renting with Paul from Utopia World Vacations. We contacted him through his website (he also lists on ebay) looking for dates vs relying on what he had posted.
http://www.utopiaworldvacations.com/home.php

 

[thelionqueen]

Some high-point owners do have a perk that allows them to choose a specific room when they make the reservation. There have been varying reports about whether Bonnet honors it, but recent ones seem to suggest that they do.

OK, so this is going to sound like a ridiculous question....so please bear with me ..

I am a DVC owner, my parents own another timeshare (not sure of the name-Marriott I think??) but Bonnet Creek is one of the properties they can use their points at. I am inheriting these points (thanks ma!)

They booked us 14 nights in June of this year @ Bonnet Creek (first time a non-Disney owned resort for us). You say "high point owners" get a perk that may allow room requests.

Here is my question...what do you consider "high point owners?" My parents (and soon me) will have 800,000 which sounds like a lot, but I'm used to DVC which are allocated much differently. Can you help? Thanks!

 

[JimMIA]

I have a quick question.. Hopefully someone will be able assist me with this. We have tickets to Cirque du Soulei the first night we arrive at 6pm, How far is it from WBC to the show location? i.e. driving time also?? Thanks for any help anyone may have. I could mapquest it, but I have found that not always reliable.

Brian is correct about the slowness of the traffic lights, but you're really only going to have a couple to worry about going to Cirque. Ten minutes from leaving Bonnet Creek to parked near Cirque should cover it.

However, if you can, you'll want to get to Cirque early. First of all, there's the gift store which must be explored. And then, the clowns come out early and entertain as folks are being seated.

Cirque is an absolutely magical show.

If you have kids, especially small kids, who will be attending the show, I found the purchase of the show DVD to be a good purchase. The show flows very quickly, with abrupt shifts from scene to scene, and watching the DVD helps them connect the dots.

My daughter was only 4 the first time we saw it, but she was doing a play-by-play during the opening parade (she even remembered the performer's real names) - to the point that the gentleman seated next to me asked, "My God, how many times has she seen this show???!!!"

 

[haPevraftr]

Brian is correct about the slowness of the traffic lights, but you're really only going to have a couple to worry about going to Cirque. Ten minutes from leaving Bonnet Creek to parked near Cirque should cover it.

However, if you can, you'll want to get to Cirque early. First of all, there's the gift store which must be explored. And then, the clowns come out early and entertain as folks are being seated.

Cirque is an absolutely magical show.

If you have kids, especially small kids, who will be attending the show, I found the purchase of the show DVD to be a good purchase. The show flows very quickly, with abrupt shifts from scene to scene, and watching the DVD helps them connect the dots
My daughter was only 4 the first time we saw it, but she was doing a play-by-play during the opening parade (she even remembered the performer's real names) - to the point that the gentleman seated next to me asked, "My God, how many times has she seen this show???!!!"

We are taking DD8 and DS5 this April. I love the DVD idea. Where can I purchase it online? Also, DH is super exciting about taking the kids (he and I have seen the show before, but it was 11 years ago and I don't remember many specifics, just have overall fond memories) so give me an idea of how to explain the DVD so that it doesn't seem like it will be a spoiler Last year when we took the kids to see HDDR, he stopped me before I could show them a youtube preview He was afraid of ruining the first time experience.

 

[pandamom]

OK, so this is going to sound like a ridiculous question....so please bear with me ..

I am a DVC owner, my parents own another timeshare (not sure of the name-Marriott I think??) but Bonnet Creek is one of the properties they can use their points at. I am inheriting these points (thanks ma!)

They booked us 14 nights in June of this year @ Bonnet Creek (first time a non-Disney owned resort for us). You say "high point owners" get a perk that may allow room requests.

Here is my question...what do you consider "high point owners?" My parents (and soon me) will have 800,000 which sounds like a lot, but I'm used to DVC which are allocated much differently. Can you help? Thanks!

It they purchased at least 500,000 points directly from Wyndham and not from a reseller, they should be Gold VIP's. Gold VIP status does allow you to reserve specific units (subject to availability) at Wyndham managed properties. Enjoy your points!!!

 

[Brian Noble]

Yes, the PP has the details on reserving specific rooms.

For everything else, the best place to start learning about your new Wyndham ownership is the directory. You can get to it from the online site, but you have to be logged in as an owner. Here is a direct link.

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/wyndham/memberdirectory11-12/

 

[tjlamphere]

We are arriving at WBC on Wednesday, 2/15. We generally get to the parks bright and early in the morning, stay all day, then check in to our resort in the evening. We do our shopping the following day. But checking in between 9 - 10 PM will probably not get us the room or tower that we'll be requesting. So what is the best time of day to check in that might give us the best shot of getting the room/tower we will request? We might consider changing up our normal first day at WDW routine, and check in earlier, go shopping and get into our room in the afternoon...especially if it will get us a better room. We do like going to WDW the first day we roll into town, but we are staying there 10 nights, so we want a good room with a nice view for our entire stay.

Any recommendations on this one ???????