Becgaz
Mouseketeer
- Joined
- Apr 21, 2012
- Messages
- 188
Hi! We got home at 1am this morning from an amazing 5 days at our happy place.
There were loads of highs and a couple of grumbles- the only lows weren't DLP related.
Highs
Our 2 year old was at the perfect age and loved everything! He ran at every character he saw and enjoyed every ride, we went on POTC at least 12 times! He even loved phantom manor!
Sequoia Lodge Golden forest- the separate breakfast room and lounge was amazing, the character breakfasts were brilliant, you can't put a price on the kids faces when Mickey pops his heard round the corner!
We didn't make the most of the free drinks in the lounge- we only visited once bit it was lovely and would be a fab place for a rest.
BBWWS
This was our first visit and all 10 of us loved every minute! The food wasn't amazing but we all left full.
Billy Bobs buffet
Again a first for us and all of us found something we liked. My nephew who normally eats like a sparrow was like an animal! He ate more than he has done all year!
Random character meets
We seemed to trip over characters every day! The queues are a god send- no more scrums!
Cast members
Every cast member we came across was fab, we had some lovely interactions with them.
Grumbles
The range of Christmas decorations was in my opinion poor, the other 2 times I've been I could have spent hundreds on them but I struggled to choose myself one this time.
The room with a view!
We obviously paid quite a bit for a special golden forest room, as it was a special occasion I emailed the hotel, I didn't ask for anything extra just if it would be possible to have a nice view.
I'm pretty sure they couldn't have given us a worse view if they'd tried! We were overlooking the service entrance and where they keep all the bins. I know they can't honour all requests but I would have been disappointed with it if I hadn't emailed. A revving bin lorry at 3am isn't very appealing!
I can't think of any more disney related niggles.
Lows
The car tyre went while we were there and it cost us €120 for a replacement!
All of us at some point on the trip was ill!
The weather was disappointing- after the glorious weather the week before it was quite chilly and rained 2 of the days
Coming home was the biggest low! We had a fabulous time and enjoyed every minute- I don't think I'll do a TR, I'll try and add some pics later.
There were loads of highs and a couple of grumbles- the only lows weren't DLP related.
Highs
Our 2 year old was at the perfect age and loved everything! He ran at every character he saw and enjoyed every ride, we went on POTC at least 12 times! He even loved phantom manor!
Sequoia Lodge Golden forest- the separate breakfast room and lounge was amazing, the character breakfasts were brilliant, you can't put a price on the kids faces when Mickey pops his heard round the corner!
We didn't make the most of the free drinks in the lounge- we only visited once bit it was lovely and would be a fab place for a rest.
BBWWS
This was our first visit and all 10 of us loved every minute! The food wasn't amazing but we all left full.
Billy Bobs buffet
Again a first for us and all of us found something we liked. My nephew who normally eats like a sparrow was like an animal! He ate more than he has done all year!
Random character meets
We seemed to trip over characters every day! The queues are a god send- no more scrums!
Cast members
Every cast member we came across was fab, we had some lovely interactions with them.
Grumbles
The range of Christmas decorations was in my opinion poor, the other 2 times I've been I could have spent hundreds on them but I struggled to choose myself one this time.
The room with a view!
We obviously paid quite a bit for a special golden forest room, as it was a special occasion I emailed the hotel, I didn't ask for anything extra just if it would be possible to have a nice view.
I'm pretty sure they couldn't have given us a worse view if they'd tried! We were overlooking the service entrance and where they keep all the bins. I know they can't honour all requests but I would have been disappointed with it if I hadn't emailed. A revving bin lorry at 3am isn't very appealing!
I can't think of any more disney related niggles.
Lows
The car tyre went while we were there and it cost us €120 for a replacement!
All of us at some point on the trip was ill!
The weather was disappointing- after the glorious weather the week before it was quite chilly and rained 2 of the days
Coming home was the biggest low! We had a fabulous time and enjoyed every minute- I don't think I'll do a TR, I'll try and add some pics later.
I like the sound of the Golden Forest rooms. The no scrums for character meets is long overdue, hope they continue in the busier periods too.
I know someone always has to get the short straw but you would hope it would have been better seeing as it was a GF room.
