So funny, we were in room 3803 back in August. It was a great location!
Woo! Poly neighbors...a few months apart, lol. We loved our room location so much!!
I'm here! So excited to hear about your trip! Sorry we couldn't make a Dismeet happen this time, but hopefully next time will work out.
Wow! What a nightmare!! Your travel day was so horrific! I'm so glad to hear that things turned around with your awesome relaxing pool day and perfect room location
I almost bought the potion purple ears, too. They're so awesome, but the Disney ones give me a headache. I also almost bought the new SE ears at Epcot with the bubblegum-wall-colored bow, but again, I refrained.
I was sad we couldn't make it work, and that my dumb messenger wouldn't open - it still won't btw, which I don't understand - but yes, next time!
I want to crumple that travel day up and throw it in the garbage!!
Um...so I caved on the bubblegum wall ears, too
They might actually be my favorite of all time. Maybe.
So sorry your trip didn't start out so well. Hopefully now that you've arrived it will be magical. Having drinks by the pool is definitely something I never do but really should. I never relax at Disney.
thankfully it became MUCH more magical as the trip progressed!!
I never relaxed at Disney either!! Well, I did on my solo trip, but even then I'd find myself rushing when I had no reason to. This trip was a game changer for me, we spent so much time at the resort and it was a breath of fresh air!
Sh ususually does this.
It def seems like the Poly has stepped up the hoiday decorations.
That really is some Disney Magic!!!!
Being nice goes a long way, I think.
Ha! You hadn't even gotten in a park yet. You deserve it after that travel day.
Amazing!!!!
Yum!
Wait... I can get a Lapu Lapu just sitting at the pool? Could he get in a pineapple if he had wanted?
I do this too. I hate yoga because of this... All I do is think about the things I could be doing instead of yoga!
So glad, your travel woos didn't effect this dinner reservation!
I was so mad to have this dumb cold when I got home!! It just seems to be hanging on, but today I had a lot to do so I fought through it.
They seemed nicer this year, I don't know if it was b/c I was just so happy to be there or what
Yeah, I don't know how that bag got to the Poly ahead of us, but I am so grateful it did. Everything just seemed to work out perfectly as soon as we landed, it was like karma helping us out after such a rough start. LOL, yep, those ears were in my hot little hands before I even left the lobby!!
I was really impressed with the drinks we got at the pool! And yes, you can get the Lapu Lapu in the pineapple!! It's not on the menu, but the waiter told us it was an option. He was going to get it in the pineapple, but they were out and would have had to go inside to Tambu to get one, so he said he was fine without it. It was still tasty in the little plastic cup!!
I'm so glad I'm not alone in always thinking about other things I should be doing!! We should learn to stop doing that, but it's so hard!! I think it's b/c I'm used to being the person everyone relies on, that when I'm not actively doing something I feel guilty. I'm trying to be better about that, and am cutting down on outside responsibilities over the next couple of years.
I'm glad everything worked out! Relaxing by the pool sounds perfect.
It felt so restorative!!
I’m so glad you got a room ready alert early on after everything you all had been through!
We were on the 3rd floor of Rarotonga in 2017 and loved it, similiar area as you!
The pool looks so relaxing and this is what you all needed!
I love the pulled pork nachos, my favorite at Captain Cooks!
I swear that room was a miracle, and the location was perfect!!
Sitting by the pool is so far outside of my norm, but I ended up loving every second of it. I think this trip changed how we'll vacation there forever, honestly.
the nachos are soooo good!! DH ended up with them twice and I never got them!! I was so annoyed with myself. We have a local restaurant that has some almost identical, I might have to go there this weekend (if my sense of taste comes back, I've lost it with this cold I have!)
I'm here for all of the adventure! I'm so sorry to hear about y'alls rough start but glad to see things are turning around. Those drinks look super yummy and a poolside reset sounds like just what y'all needed at this point in the trip.
Welcome!! The pool was just what the doctor ordered!! I'd be lying if I didn't feel some regret about missing the last day of holiday stuff at Epcot, and I know L was sad to miss our fast pass for Mission Space, but overall it was the best thing for us on that day. I feel like the rest of the trip would have been miserable if we didn't take that break right away.
joining in on the trip report.
what an awful travel day! Glad you got to relax poolside. that makes everything better. Can't wait to hear about Artist Point. This is on our list of things to try in October.
Welcome aboard!! Artist Point was so fun, I can't wait to share!! The Evil Queen is perfect!!
Following! We are going to the poly in a month and I’m SO thankful for your information on drinks!
Haha!! I'm happy to help inform you about drinks!! We don't usually drink much on vacation, but we tried several this trip. We tried Trader Sam's, too, and found some good ones there as well!!
Sorry about all the flight troubles. My daughter went on a mission trip to Ukraine and they had a connecting flight in Amsterdam. On the way home, they missed their connecting flight in Amsterdam because their plane from Ukraine was delayed due to weather in Washington State and they was their plane. So even though they got a hotel voucher from the airline, they chose to sleep on the airport floor because by the time they would have caught a bus and got checked in they would have only had a couple hours to "rest".
Ugh, that is so frustrating for your daughter!! I was almost to the point of just staying at the airport, but my family would have declared mutiny!! Most of our flights are routine and boring, but when we have problems they seem to be crazy!