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<b>Construction Update</b>
It's October. The Beach Club Villas is about half-finished, which means a ton more noise and headaches (literally, I'm afraid) for those in and around the Beach Club Resort.
If you have a vacation planned at the BC in the next few months, here are a couple of tips to keep things relatively magical during the time of construction...
- Request a room away from the construction area, or book at the Yacht Club or Boardwalk instead.
- Stay out of your room during the midday hours because this is when the construction workers get the most done. There is bound to be a period during the day when you just need a time of R&R (this <i>is</i> WDW, after all), but if you have a baby or little kids, the noise lately will not be condusive to rest.
- If you don't want to be bothered by even looking at the work area (which is getting increasingly harder these days), take the theme park buses from the Yacht Club (their bus stop is to the left as you exit the lobby on the parking lot side), walk or take the boat to Epcot and MGM.
- Call the hotel a week before and speak to a Cast Member with a degree more authority who knows what's going on with respect to construction on a day-to-day basis.
JC
It's October. The Beach Club Villas is about half-finished, which means a ton more noise and headaches (literally, I'm afraid) for those in and around the Beach Club Resort.
If you have a vacation planned at the BC in the next few months, here are a couple of tips to keep things relatively magical during the time of construction...
- Request a room away from the construction area, or book at the Yacht Club or Boardwalk instead.
- Stay out of your room during the midday hours because this is when the construction workers get the most done. There is bound to be a period during the day when you just need a time of R&R (this <i>is</i> WDW, after all), but if you have a baby or little kids, the noise lately will not be condusive to rest.
- If you don't want to be bothered by even looking at the work area (which is getting increasingly harder these days), take the theme park buses from the Yacht Club (their bus stop is to the left as you exit the lobby on the parking lot side), walk or take the boat to Epcot and MGM.
- Call the hotel a week before and speak to a Cast Member with a degree more authority who knows what's going on with respect to construction on a day-to-day basis.
JC
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Thanks for that construction update Joe Cool -
tell me though... is the Yacht club also affected by the BC construction? I'll be at the YC in December and I'll be really disappointed if our walks/views/quiet is upset by a lot of building going on. If you think it will be really bad, I might consider moving to the Contemporary.......??????/
tell me though... is the Yacht club also affected by the BC construction? I'll be at the YC in December and I'll be really disappointed if our walks/views/quiet is upset by a lot of building going on. If you think it will be really bad, I might consider moving to the Contemporary.......??????/
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Thanks all who gave advice!
I decided not to chance it w/the BC, since they wouldn't guarantee me the accomodations and amenities I booked last spring. Soooo, I just booked a YC standard Concierge room instead.
I'm so geeked about the AP rate ($264/night including tax) that I'm not upset about cancelling the (noisy) suite.
So thanks again!
Hey Joe Cool, was that groovy corner room you pictured on the concierge floor?
And also, Mr. Cool, thanks so much for this thread. It has been invaluable to me for planning this trip. I really appreciate it. Thanks, too, DISBoards!
I decided not to chance it w/the BC, since they wouldn't guarantee me the accomodations and amenities I booked last spring. Soooo, I just booked a YC standard Concierge room instead.
I'm so geeked about the AP rate ($264/night including tax) that I'm not upset about cancelling the (noisy) suite.
So thanks again!
Hey Joe Cool, was that groovy corner room you pictured on the concierge floor?
And also, Mr. Cool, thanks so much for this thread. It has been invaluable to me for planning this trip. I really appreciate it. Thanks, too, DISBoards!
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Why not use this space for a good ol' JC life update!? LoL...
Yaaah!
More like chasing my tail these days, Linda. Or picture a chicken who just had a double espresso...and then had its head chopped off. Ya.
College applications go out in 3 WEEKS!!! Sheez, and only now do I find my mind wandering back to my very first day of second grade 10 years ago, every time I drive past my old school on the way to get my own double espresso. I'm in the mad rush to finish my art portfolio, get the presentation slides made, do the requisite brain-matter pottery wheel exercises (also known as college essay writing) and poof. It's narrowed down to 3: Notre Dame, Rhode Island, and Penn State. Cool fact that Notre Dame is the only school I'm looking at whose football team actually won a game last weekend. Uhhhh huh. <i>(Honestly, even coming from a dyed-in-the-blue-and-white-wool Nittany Lion family, JoePa's boys could play the girls' team from my girlfriend's high school and still lose by a point...)</i>
Such is life. Which...all of a sudden, seems to be getting shorter, a fact that kind of occurred to me last night when I was talking to my good friend Mindy...who's a freshman at Bucknell. Woa. College. And, um, we're the same age. OK, <i>some</i>one needs a trip to Disney, like, SOON...
Aside from desparately trying to feel my shoe size...life's been good. My students are good, Grandpa's health is stable, we're still going up to the VA hospital every weekend, but we just got an apartment to keep up in Wilkes-Barre to plant the family roots closer to him for now. And...to be less dependent on hotels, especially when my Grandma wants to stay over on a whim (or during an ice storm, like last year). Talli (my angel of a girlfriend, see other posts) is loving her new school, and it's loving her back.
Both the 'rents (the Human Syllabus and Mussolini, affectionate nicknames of course) are awesome, Dad still likes to pretend he's Lance Armstrong (whaddayagonnado? he's 50.) crossed with a Humvee, which means buy stock in the bicycle seat hemmherroid relief cream companies. Owch. Mom's thriving on her International advanced english teaching (http://www.maryannwriting.com), shameless plug included in your price of admission. Eh...oh yea, and my car still works.
OK...<b>nigel</b>, that groovy corner room is 4163 (see caption on bottom of photo...hehe), where my parents and I stayed for 4 nights the second week of January 2001. No concierge, but you can stay concierge and request this room. Killer view, no pun intended.
Eh...and the Yacht Club shouldn't be affected by the construction headaches. If you have ressies at the YC, keep 'em and pray that the construction dudes decide not to, um, throw too much debris in your direction. Kidding.
JC
Yaaah!
More like chasing my tail these days, Linda. Or picture a chicken who just had a double espresso...and then had its head chopped off. Ya.
College applications go out in 3 WEEKS!!! Sheez, and only now do I find my mind wandering back to my very first day of second grade 10 years ago, every time I drive past my old school on the way to get my own double espresso. I'm in the mad rush to finish my art portfolio, get the presentation slides made, do the requisite brain-matter pottery wheel exercises (also known as college essay writing) and poof. It's narrowed down to 3: Notre Dame, Rhode Island, and Penn State. Cool fact that Notre Dame is the only school I'm looking at whose football team actually won a game last weekend. Uhhhh huh. <i>(Honestly, even coming from a dyed-in-the-blue-and-white-wool Nittany Lion family, JoePa's boys could play the girls' team from my girlfriend's high school and still lose by a point...)</i>
Such is life. Which...all of a sudden, seems to be getting shorter, a fact that kind of occurred to me last night when I was talking to my good friend Mindy...who's a freshman at Bucknell. Woa. College. And, um, we're the same age. OK, <i>some</i>one needs a trip to Disney, like, SOON... Aside from desparately trying to feel my shoe size...life's been good. My students are good, Grandpa's health is stable, we're still going up to the VA hospital every weekend, but we just got an apartment to keep up in Wilkes-Barre to plant the family roots closer to him for now. And...to be less dependent on hotels, especially when my Grandma wants to stay over on a whim (or during an ice storm, like last year). Talli (my angel of a girlfriend, see other posts) is loving her new school, and it's loving her back.
Both the 'rents (the Human Syllabus and Mussolini, affectionate nicknames of course) are awesome, Dad still likes to pretend he's Lance Armstrong (whaddayagonnado? he's 50.) crossed with a Humvee, which means buy stock in the bicycle seat hemmherroid relief cream companies. Owch. Mom's thriving on her International advanced english teaching (http://www.maryannwriting.com), shameless plug included in your price of admission. Eh...oh yea, and my car still works. OK...<b>nigel</b>, that groovy corner room is 4163 (see caption on bottom of photo...hehe), where my parents and I stayed for 4 nights the second week of January 2001. No concierge, but you can stay concierge and request this room. Killer view, no pun intended.
Eh...and the Yacht Club shouldn't be affected by the construction headaches. If you have ressies at the YC, keep 'em and pray that the construction dudes decide not to, um, throw too much debris in your direction. Kidding.
JC
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For all of you who are skittish about the problems the BCV construction may create for Yacht Club guests...DON'T WORRY ABOUT IT. We hung out at the Yacht & Beach Club when they were building the Boardwalk in 1995, and the only noise I heard was a wee bit of hammering here and there. Of course, I woudnt've stayed at the Swan in '95 and '96 before the Boardwalk opened, but yes, I would have recommended the other Epcot lakeside resorts to people at that same time.
Disney goes about things in a generally different, usually better, way. Even when they were building Coronado Springs and Blizzard Beach in '95-'97, All Star guests hardly complained about anything else than their own resort. When they were building the additions to the Poly in 1984, I'm sure most people requested to be in the buildings farther away...but they probably didn't cancel their vacations. Now that there are so many other options, though, it is possible to over-think things. I say, the more you overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.
Enjoy yourselves when you go. If you stay at the Yacht Club, try and put the construction out of your mindset and just focus on having fun, or whatever else you'll be doing in WDW. lol... OK, and BTW, I personally think construction is a fun thing to watch. It could really interest your kids...
JC
Disney goes about things in a generally different, usually better, way. Even when they were building Coronado Springs and Blizzard Beach in '95-'97, All Star guests hardly complained about anything else than their own resort. When they were building the additions to the Poly in 1984, I'm sure most people requested to be in the buildings farther away...but they probably didn't cancel their vacations. Now that there are so many other options, though, it is possible to over-think things. I say, the more you overthink the plumbing, the easier it is to stop up the drain.
Enjoy yourselves when you go. If you stay at the Yacht Club, try and put the construction out of your mindset and just focus on having fun, or whatever else you'll be doing in WDW. lol... OK, and BTW, I personally think construction is a fun thing to watch.
It could really interest your kids...JC
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Well, you are right about people enjoying construction, JC. I had a pretty long talk w/a YC concierge yesterday, and she said she was suprised by the number of people actually requesting a construction view. I know some kids could watch it for hours.
BTW, I vote for Penn.
BTW, I vote for Penn.
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About 20 minutes ago, I finished filling out the application to <i>get</i> the RISD application. Ya. This is gonna take a while. I already amassed a portfolio of about 20 art works, mostly drawings, with like 5 or 6 paintings (oil, watercolor, mixed) thrown in. Any of you ever have experience being college art students or getting into art colleges? I guess rizdee's gonna be a real test of whether I've got the proverbial right stuff. We shall see...I'm doing Notre Dame applications later this week, and PSU stuff next week. Thanks for the support Y'all, and I'll let you know whether or not I am going to the DIS convention. I just might show up, the only real intervening factors would be my school schedule, my work schedule...and grandpa.
JC
We were extremely happy with this hotel. My DH and I were there from 10/14 through this morning. We had only a minor mishap with check-in (I requested a smoking room and they gave us a non-smoking room on the third floor). Our new room was 4563, which had an awesome view of the Boardwalk. It has a full balcony, but not enough room for chairs. I think the waterview was worth the extra money. I didn't think the room was shabby at all. The CMs there were very friendly and helpful. We got room service breakfast twice and the service was prompt and the food was good (especially the coffee). We didn't go in Stormalong Bay to swim, but did go in the quiet pool yesterday afternoon, and it was quiet and relaxing. We were close to the one elevator at that end, and it was very convenient coming and going to Epcot or the Boardwalk. We just left from the door near the quiet pool. The bus service was good in general, never waited more than 15 minutes for any bus (and that was Downtown Disney, which always seems to take longer). When we came back that night from Downtown Disney at 1:45am, we were the only ones on the bus!
BTW, Atlantic Dance has reopened as a club featuring Latin music, which is loud enough to hear all the way across the lake. It wasn't noticable with the sliding door closed, though.
Well, I need to go get started on my mountain of laundry. If anyone has any questions, let me know. We did the Discovery Magic plan and ate til we thought we'd burst! The only restaurant we went to at the BC was the Yachtsman Steakhouse, which was excellent. I'll post a restaurant review soon.
Cindy
BTW, Atlantic Dance has reopened as a club featuring Latin music, which is loud enough to hear all the way across the lake. It wasn't noticable with the sliding door closed, though.
Well, I need to go get started on my mountain of laundry. If anyone has any questions, let me know. We did the Discovery Magic plan and ate til we thought we'd burst! The only restaurant we went to at the BC was the Yachtsman Steakhouse, which was excellent. I'll post a restaurant review soon.
Cindy
Just wondering...
We have Annual Passes, when can we expect the AP. discounts to be published for next June?
Has anyone heard if the Y.C. Concierge will undergo any renovation next year? When?
Is there anything called a: "Standard Concierge Room" ?
Where is the best place to make a reservation, DTC., CR., Internet???
Thanks in advance...
We have Annual Passes, when can we expect the AP. discounts to be published for next June?
Has anyone heard if the Y.C. Concierge will undergo any renovation next year? When?
Is there anything called a: "Standard Concierge Room" ?
Where is the best place to make a reservation, DTC., CR., Internet???
Thanks in advance...
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Okay, there is definately a standard concierge room, because I've booked one for next month. 2 queens, on the 5th (concierge) floor, w/ all concierge services and amenities.
The only thing I know about makings reservations is to avoid the internet. The best rates aren't posted there and the cancellation policy for reservations booked on-line is HORRIBLE. Stay far away from your keyboard when it's time to book that room!
Good luck...
The only thing I know about makings reservations is to avoid the internet. The best rates aren't posted there and the cancellation policy for reservations booked on-line is HORRIBLE. Stay far away from your keyboard when it's time to book that room!
Good luck...
How are the rooms at BC?????...I've been reading horror stories about some of the rooms at the other resorts, and at nearly 300.00 a night these rooms better be acceptable & clean!!!!.......also, my trip is booked thru travel agent (WDTC)...I have already deposited, what do I hav to do to get DC, AP rates and still hav deposit credited to reservation?????...or can I????...thinking about just purchasing package in parts to get discounts as travel agent is no help
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Hey guys,
<i>Wheeeew!</i>
...one college down, two to go. My art portfolio's in, which is astronomically relieving, I spent a decidedly therapeutic weekend at the beach, and now I'm on to frying bigger fish. Like the other two college apps, my big scary college physics class, and the rest of life. And planning my next trip to WDW...
OK. <b>tresey</b>, horror...stories...? Eh...it's still Disney, not a Days Inn. No offense to Days Inn fans, but the Beach Club is in no way in any state of disrepair. It, though, like all things, ages. The place is about 12 years old now, and even the cream of the figurative crop needs to be...eh...refrigerated after a while. The only thing is, some rooms tend to be less freshened than others. Call CRO and ask them about the discounts. Unfortunately, you may have to cancel and make a completely new reservation. I'm not too experienced with post-deposit reservation discount <i>changes</i>, but I'm sure someone else on here could jump in and answer this question.
If it were me, I'd cut my losses and plan the whole shabang myself, no travel agent, no worries. That's actually how I did the January trip...I planned it three different ways: 1) room-only, with the Annual Pass discount...with park tickets and food added on later, 2) Sunshine Getaway Package from Walt Disney Travel Company with the DC discount, 3) everything <i>a la carte</i>. The second one added up to be the better deal, if you include the money saved by not buying the annual pass.
<b>EGOLIAK</b>, um...I'm working on it. And always make your reservations on the phone. Saves miscommunication.
JC
<i>Wheeeew!</i>
...one college down, two to go. My art portfolio's in, which is astronomically relieving, I spent a decidedly therapeutic weekend at the beach, and now I'm on to frying bigger fish. Like the other two college apps, my big scary college physics class, and the rest of life. And planning my next trip to WDW...
OK. <b>tresey</b>, horror...stories...? Eh...it's still Disney, not a Days Inn. No offense to Days Inn fans, but the Beach Club is in no way in any state of disrepair. It, though, like all things, ages. The place is about 12 years old now, and even the cream of the figurative crop needs to be...eh...refrigerated after a while. The only thing is, some rooms tend to be less freshened than others. Call CRO and ask them about the discounts. Unfortunately, you may have to cancel and make a completely new reservation. I'm not too experienced with post-deposit reservation discount <i>changes</i>, but I'm sure someone else on here could jump in and answer this question.
If it were me, I'd cut my losses and plan the whole shabang myself, no travel agent, no worries. That's actually how I did the January trip...I planned it three different ways: 1) room-only, with the Annual Pass discount...with park tickets and food added on later, 2) Sunshine Getaway Package from Walt Disney Travel Company with the DC discount, 3) everything <i>a la carte</i>. The second one added up to be the better deal, if you include the money saved by not buying the annual pass.
<b>EGOLIAK</b>, um...I'm working on it. And always make your reservations on the phone. Saves miscommunication.
JC
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Joe:
You are absolutely correct. If you are currently holding a res. via a travel agent or WDTC directly, you must cancel and get a new res. in order to receive discounts. So check with CRO directly and see if there are any discounts available for your time frame, book and then cancel your existing res. You can also opt to have Dreams Unlimited (DIS related Travel Agency) make your new res. for you. They will do everything humanly possible to make sure you get the best rate. I've used them twice and have been very pleased.
42 more days to go and I'll be at the YC !!!! Yeah !!!!
You are absolutely correct. If you are currently holding a res. via a travel agent or WDTC directly, you must cancel and get a new res. in order to receive discounts. So check with CRO directly and see if there are any discounts available for your time frame, book and then cancel your existing res. You can also opt to have Dreams Unlimited (DIS related Travel Agency) make your new res. for you. They will do everything humanly possible to make sure you get the best rate. I've used them twice and have been very pleased.
42 more days to go and I'll be at the YC !!!! Yeah !!!!
The Beach Club is lovely. I haven't been in any of the rooms, but I know the hotel in general is gorgeous and very well taken care of. I stayed at the YC Concierge this summer and though I thought it was just the best, I was so impressed with the BC, I considered switching for the last night just to see how it was. The staff is great and the decor is beautiful. I know you will be pleased.
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