We are here Live Report

[disneyholic family]

yes, the worst part of a visit to WDW - leaving!!!!

the 4th of july is the 4th of july - what more can i say.....wrap me in a flag and paint me red, white and blue (we americans are patriotic saps that's for sure)..

glad to hear you're having great weather....
my mom (up in suburban detroit) has been without electricity since wednesday in 100+ degree heat!!!
electricity will only be back on by late sunday night!!! 5 days without electricity with insanely high temperatures outside!!
what kind of a country does she live in?????????? (so enough of that flag and apple pie, get back to work and fix the electricity!!)

 

[starrysky]

Well if it helps at all the weather here has improved somewhat over the last couple of days. We have something called SUNSHINE

Still hope the last bit of your trip has been good.

We are also ones that never have credits left at the end of our stay. That being said there are only the two of us so its only 2 credits per day on the DDP.

 

[wayneg]

Well if it helps at all the weather here has improved somewhat over the last couple of days. We have something called SUNSHINE

Glad some are having better weather. We are just sick of the rain now. This morning I come into work with lightening, thunder and torrential rain, Co-op opposite is flooded and been closed all morning, heard the local junior school is flooded, its still bouncing down, just been to take a pic, glad its John working out in it and not me, not sure if he has located the blockage yet, I am not going out in it to ask

 

[disneyholic family]

well i won't chime in that it never rains here in the summer....not ever...

(i'll avoid posting pictures - no need to rub in the neverending sunshine and cloudless blue sky)...

 

[wayneg]

(i'll avoid posting pictures - no need to rub in the neverending sunshine and cloudless blue sky)...

Might brighten us up.
I have had 3 customers all morning, no-one is out.

 

[chmurf]

we've been on severe weather warning for a few days now (north of france - Nord and Pas de Calais)
Yesterday evening we were told that they expected heavy rainfalls, 3 weeks worth of rain in a single night.
Some people a few miles from here have been flooded for the second time since march.
And the worse must be that, with all that flooding, rats have begun to crawl out of the sewers ... found a dead one in my driveway this morning ... not to mention the stench rising from my basement ...

Yup, it's summer alright.

 

[wayneg]

And the worse must be that, with all that flooding, rats have begun to crawl out of the sewers ... found a dead one in my driveway this morning ... not to mention the stench rising from my basement ...

I was born in a town called Batley (many know it from the days of the Batley Variety Club) its always been a place with a rodent problem ( a story from 2 years ago)
Many years ago we used to live at the lowest point of the town, next to Batley Beck (stream) it was before they spent a fortune on the flood system. Almost every year we would have the cellar flooded with about 8-10ft of water, along came the rats with it.

 

[disneyholic family]

ok....so i'll one-up you on the rat thing too....not quite as good as one-upping on the sunshine thing....

my niece was bitten by a rat last week while she slept in her army barracks....

(is there an icon for the hair standing up on my neck!!)

 

[starrysky]

Glad some are having better weather. We are just sick of the rain now. This morning I come into work with lightening, thunder and torrential rain, Co-op opposite is flooded and been closed all morning, heard the local junior school is flooded, its still bouncing down, just been to take a pic, glad its John working out in it and not me, not sure if he has located the blockage yet, I am not going out in it to ask

Ugh that looks worse than here has been. Its just been horrible for months now. We were under a severe weather warning but that rain band is now the one that is causing problems for the borders and south.

For us its been thick fog that has caused problems. Alot of flights were grounded and the choppers too so guys got stuck offshore and vice versa.

 

[Fantasia Sam]

Awwww how sad that you have to leave and I've been enjoying your live report so much.

I really like Raglan Road's ambience and the food isn't bad at all.

I've eaten at San Angel Inn 3 times and all were just blah so I've not been tempted to go back since our honeymoon!

 

[wayneg]

We had a nice meal at San Angel Inn 2 years ago, got it down again this year, hope we enjoy it as much. Don't know what the meals were but these were the pics.

 

[disneyholic family]

is san angel inn the one that's inside and romantic looking or the one that's across from mexico?
the restaurant that's inside by the ride has such a nice setting..
there's a restaurant like that in Disneyland, the blue bayou, that's set inside by the water that the pirates of the Caribbean comes by.......they built it that way in paris too....i don't know why they didn't do that at the pirates in WDW...

 

[wayneg]

is san angel inn the one that's inside and romantic looking or the one that's across from mexico?
the restaurant that's inside by the ride has such a nice setting..
there's a restaurant like that in Disneyland, the blue bayou, that's set inside by the water that the pirates of the Caribbean comes by.......they built it that way in paris too....i don't know why they didn't do that at the pirates in WDW...

Its the one inside, it gets mixed reviews, always has but we found it OK.

 

[Cyrano]

Friday 6 July

Our final charges receipt is hanging on the door when I get up and go for coffee boohoo.
Most of the packing was done last night and we just have the final clear up. Rechecking the rooms at least a dozen times to make sure nothing is left.
At 11.00 exactly we close the door to room 6224 for the final time.

We head down to DTD for a final shop and also lunch at Earl of Sandwich with 5 CS. This leaves us with 4 CS credits unused.

After lunch we drive up to Royal Pacific and unfortunately our room is not ready. The new system with the FOTL Express Pass is in place and we take our room tickets over to the self-service machine where your photo is taken. Then you get a printed express pass with name, photo and expiry date.
Next we walk down and browse the shops in Citywalk and then go to Guest Relations and sort out our tickets.
I notice I have a missed call so we presume that the hotel must have called.

We walk along the water and checkin and are in the Windward Tower 1.

First thing is to phone baggage and get our cases that we dropped off at checkin sent up to the room. Then it is 2 coffees from the Keurig.

The Summer of Loews fun is on so each afternoon there is frozen treats and summer juice in the lobby along with lots of poolside activities. I know the troops will make good use of this perk

We grab a popsicle and head off to the Polynesian for our final table service meal at Kona Cafe. The server is impressed that we have managed to have just 5 TS credits left.
The selection choices tonight are me - coconut/almond chicken, Jack - pan Asian noodles with ginger/garlic sauce, Robyn - pan Asian noodles with a substituted Teriyaki sauce, Morgan and Diane - Ginger crusted rib-eye. No surprises the troops all have the Kona cone, Diane - Pineapple upside down cake and me the Coffee Pana Cotta. Naturally finished with two Kona coffees.
It is a hit with everyone which is a relief after yesterday's disappointment at San Angel.

We head in to Magic Kingdom as it is extra magic hour tonight and we have 22 snack credits still to use.
By 8.30 it is clear that we will not last until the MSEP and wishes, never mind EMH.

Bye Disney it is now Universal that we will savour for the final week

 

[disneyholic family]

have fun at universal!!
we stayed at the royal pacific last year for only one night, but it seemed like a very nice hotel - especially the pool area...

when we walked back from IoA, we passed through that way and it was hopping with activity.....we especially appreciated the ice water dispenser there....perfect after the hot walk back from the park!!!

 

[wayneg]

have fun at universal!!
we stayed at the royal pacific last year for only one night, but it seemed like a very nice hotel - especially the pool area...

Anyone that like busy and lots going on then its a great pool. We don't, its like the large pool at OKW, been in once in 3 trips, not our sort of pools. The small pool on Miller's rd is perfect, some days you get it to yourself, other days another family or 2. Just hope we get a studio on Miller's rd in 2 weeks.

 

[zippy99]

Really loved reading the trip report so far. We arrive at RPR in six weeks so looking forward to reading the next installments of holiday.

 

[Fantasia Sam]

All sounds great Reid.... bye bye Disney ... hello Universal.. that's a great way to leave a Disney resort Well done on your use of TS credits.... mmmmm Kona Cafe I've only done dinner there once (love the breakkies and lunches there) and whilst the food was nice the service was dire but that was more because everyone was dining there before MVMCP and it was like a zoo... I must go back!

 

[laura_<3]

Hope you have a great time at Universal Can't wait to hear more

 

[disneyholic family]

Anyone that like busy and lots going on then its a great pool. We don't, its like the large pool at OKW, been in once in 3 trips, not our sort of pools. The small pool on Miller's rd is perfect, some days you get it to yourself, other days another family or 2. Just hope we get a studio on Miller's rd in 2 weeks.

every time we stayed at OKW (in that dreamy 2 BR!!), we were over in building 56 i think it was.....also right next to a quiet pool...we never went over to the main pool (just way too far away).....we would pop into the quiet pool....
there were actually quite a few people in the pool, but it was still a lot of fun...we all got to know each other over the course of the stay, so it was very friendly - lots of chit chat as we cooled off in the water...