So here's the disclaimer - we've had a GREAT week here and tomorrow we head home!
No real complaints at all - a bit of rain the first couple of days but we had the ponchos and a plan so it didn't slow us down at all (plus kept the crowd low
But with every trip the wife and I have a few moments which we find incredulous (nothing to ruin the day much less the trip) and these are the top 7....
7. The coffee cups here are too small...for toddlers, much less me. I've had bigger shots of tequila.
6. Seriously. The Suite Life is ALWAYS on TV? You're Disney! You have DECADES of shows and movies to choose from and you chose THIS to air in the rooms non-stop??? I'd rather see the infomercials from that dude selling appliances. (Seriously, I miss that infomercial)
5. Okay people. I get it. You're excited to be here and so are your kids, so maybe you just don't notice the other 40,000 of us here with you at the park. But we are here too. So how about you practice a bit of courtesy to us and the park itself? For example, how about not letting your 12 year old kid climb up on the cannons in the Pirates of the Caribbean line (and taking their pic and laughing while they do it), much less letting the same kid stand up in the boat while the ride is in motion, reach over the side and proceed to splash water over all of us in the back of the boat? Is it really too much to ask that you keep your "Lord of the Flies" parenting style on hold till ya get back home? Just askin...
4. Hannah Montana every other hour on TV in the room? See #6.
3. Cap'n Jack's. Yeah, I'm talking to you. Let me get this straight. You're a "marina styled" restaurant in Downtown Disney overlooking the water and you have a grand total of 3 flippin lunch entrees which are actually seafood??? Huh?? You are OFF THE LIST for future trips.
2. Adults at parade time with no kids - good for you that you got to the parade early. Seriously, my wife and I take a trip without kids once a year too and we like parades. But that said, how about if you're right at the front you sit down so the little kids can watch the parade? You're 6'3" - the kids are 2'3" - with the right math and geometry applied you can probably figure out the problem here.
1. Young adults - I get it. It's Spring Break. Ya'll are cool and are at SSR with your buds/family/band - whatever. I don't mind that. Good for you that you decide to grill out by the pool here at the Paddocks. Doesn't even bother me that all 15 of ya'll crammed up in the hot tub. But come on - smoking cigarettes IN THE POOL? Maybe you didn't notice all of those little humans in the pool. They're called kids. You were one once - remember? After you hatched? So look, I know you're all cool and moody and 19 and smoking is something or another to help you deal with the rough day you had facebooking and texting. But don't smoke in the pool by my kids. Seriously.
Ok - so a week here and that is the worst of it all which just goest to show it was a great week! Plus now I feel better for my mini-rant. Thanks for indulging me.
- Chris
No real complaints at all - a bit of rain the first couple of days but we had the ponchos and a plan so it didn't slow us down at all (plus kept the crowd low

But with every trip the wife and I have a few moments which we find incredulous (nothing to ruin the day much less the trip) and these are the top 7....
7. The coffee cups here are too small...for toddlers, much less me. I've had bigger shots of tequila.
6. Seriously. The Suite Life is ALWAYS on TV? You're Disney! You have DECADES of shows and movies to choose from and you chose THIS to air in the rooms non-stop??? I'd rather see the infomercials from that dude selling appliances. (Seriously, I miss that infomercial)
5. Okay people. I get it. You're excited to be here and so are your kids, so maybe you just don't notice the other 40,000 of us here with you at the park. But we are here too. So how about you practice a bit of courtesy to us and the park itself? For example, how about not letting your 12 year old kid climb up on the cannons in the Pirates of the Caribbean line (and taking their pic and laughing while they do it), much less letting the same kid stand up in the boat while the ride is in motion, reach over the side and proceed to splash water over all of us in the back of the boat? Is it really too much to ask that you keep your "Lord of the Flies" parenting style on hold till ya get back home? Just askin...
4. Hannah Montana every other hour on TV in the room? See #6.
3. Cap'n Jack's. Yeah, I'm talking to you. Let me get this straight. You're a "marina styled" restaurant in Downtown Disney overlooking the water and you have a grand total of 3 flippin lunch entrees which are actually seafood??? Huh?? You are OFF THE LIST for future trips.
2. Adults at parade time with no kids - good for you that you got to the parade early. Seriously, my wife and I take a trip without kids once a year too and we like parades. But that said, how about if you're right at the front you sit down so the little kids can watch the parade? You're 6'3" - the kids are 2'3" - with the right math and geometry applied you can probably figure out the problem here.
1. Young adults - I get it. It's Spring Break. Ya'll are cool and are at SSR with your buds/family/band - whatever. I don't mind that. Good for you that you decide to grill out by the pool here at the Paddocks. Doesn't even bother me that all 15 of ya'll crammed up in the hot tub. But come on - smoking cigarettes IN THE POOL? Maybe you didn't notice all of those little humans in the pool. They're called kids. You were one once - remember? After you hatched? So look, I know you're all cool and moody and 19 and smoking is something or another to help you deal with the rough day you had facebooking and texting. But don't smoke in the pool by my kids. Seriously.
Ok - so a week here and that is the worst of it all which just goest to show it was a great week! Plus now I feel better for my mini-rant. Thanks for indulging me.
- Chris