Squirlz
DIS Veteran
- Joined
- Oct 31, 2000
My Wife and I flew in this morning from Grand Rapids MI on Southwast. Left behind 16 inches of snow and sub-zero temps. The flight was without incident and our *********** driver was waiting for us when we arrived. This is my Wife's very first time to WDW and she eally didn't know what to expect.
Made a grocery stop on the way...is everything this expensive in FL or is it just Publix? As we approached the Boardwalk Inn there was a massive traffic backup going the other way! Stopped traffic for miles. Must have been the Marathon.
Arrived at BWI about 12:15 PM and were serviced promptly by Bell Services. Went to the front desk to check in to our Standard View and room got helped right away. The CM looked up my name and said "You shouldn't be down here, you're in Club!" I was flabbergasted...we got bumped up to Club! Didn't even need the grocery stop. She then took up to the 4th floor and introduced us to the staff who took over from there.
Our room wasn't ready yet so we went in search of food. The Marathon runners were on the path through EPCOT so that was fun walking in to the park. We turned right on the bridge and soon came across the new Spice Road restaurant. There were plenty of tables open so we went in and got seated right away. It was very good. We had Sangria and hummus and the sampler with lamb slider, sausage and chicken rolls. Very good!
From there we started walking to the Studios where we had FP+ for ToT at 3:25. Passing by BWI I checked my txts and found our room was ready! Room 4210. Very nice with a view of the quiet pool. I called for our luggage and it arrived in about 5 minutes. Impressive.
Walked to the Studios and barely made our FP+ window for ToT. Walked past a very long line and were on within 10 minutes. She loved it! Our next FP+was for Star Tours and we got there early but the wait was only 10 minutes so we went in Standby. This is a cool attraction! When we exited we got right back on with our FP. It was a totally different show the 2nd time. On the way out I asked a CM how many versions there were and she said there were 11 segments and you see 4 each time. That makes for many combinations.
We had been by RnR earlier and the wait was anhour and FPs were gone. I checked my Lines app and it showed 30 minutes so we went there. We were in line at 5 and I think a FP window must have open because people were flooding into the FP line. Our standby line would completely stop for 10 minutes at a time. But we still got in in 30 minutes and the ride was amazing as always.
After that we made our wait to Toy Story Mania for our last FP+. We entered with a large crowd of FastPassers. Right after we scanned our Bands for the second time in side we passe by a CM at a gate who said "Two?" We said yeas and he opens a gate that sent us past HUNDREDS of people in line. Again, I don't know how this happened to us. This is a cool ride that we will have to do many more times. I got 109-some thousand points. On our way to the exit a CM gave us each a penny to make a wish in the fountain. Afterwards we kissed and she said "Awwww!"
Took the Friendship back and got off at Yacht/Beach where we had a 7:20 ADR for Beaches and Cream. Got there 10 minutes early but got right in. Burger was pretty good, my Wife enjoyed the Reuben. Back to the room, put on warmer clothes, then watched Illuminations from the balcony of the Innkeeper's Club. Now we're having drinks and getting ready to rest up for an early morning at Animal Kingdom. I'll update as I can.
Made a grocery stop on the way...is everything this expensive in FL or is it just Publix? As we approached the Boardwalk Inn there was a massive traffic backup going the other way! Stopped traffic for miles. Must have been the Marathon.
Arrived at BWI about 12:15 PM and were serviced promptly by Bell Services. Went to the front desk to check in to our Standard View and room got helped right away. The CM looked up my name and said "You shouldn't be down here, you're in Club!" I was flabbergasted...we got bumped up to Club! Didn't even need the grocery stop. She then took up to the 4th floor and introduced us to the staff who took over from there.
Our room wasn't ready yet so we went in search of food. The Marathon runners were on the path through EPCOT so that was fun walking in to the park. We turned right on the bridge and soon came across the new Spice Road restaurant. There were plenty of tables open so we went in and got seated right away. It was very good. We had Sangria and hummus and the sampler with lamb slider, sausage and chicken rolls. Very good!
From there we started walking to the Studios where we had FP+ for ToT at 3:25. Passing by BWI I checked my txts and found our room was ready! Room 4210. Very nice with a view of the quiet pool. I called for our luggage and it arrived in about 5 minutes. Impressive.
Walked to the Studios and barely made our FP+ window for ToT. Walked past a very long line and were on within 10 minutes. She loved it! Our next FP+was for Star Tours and we got there early but the wait was only 10 minutes so we went in Standby. This is a cool attraction! When we exited we got right back on with our FP. It was a totally different show the 2nd time. On the way out I asked a CM how many versions there were and she said there were 11 segments and you see 4 each time. That makes for many combinations.
We had been by RnR earlier and the wait was anhour and FPs were gone. I checked my Lines app and it showed 30 minutes so we went there. We were in line at 5 and I think a FP window must have open because people were flooding into the FP line. Our standby line would completely stop for 10 minutes at a time. But we still got in in 30 minutes and the ride was amazing as always.
After that we made our wait to Toy Story Mania for our last FP+. We entered with a large crowd of FastPassers. Right after we scanned our Bands for the second time in side we passe by a CM at a gate who said "Two?" We said yeas and he opens a gate that sent us past HUNDREDS of people in line. Again, I don't know how this happened to us. This is a cool ride that we will have to do many more times. I got 109-some thousand points. On our way to the exit a CM gave us each a penny to make a wish in the fountain. Afterwards we kissed and she said "Awwww!"
Took the Friendship back and got off at Yacht/Beach where we had a 7:20 ADR for Beaches and Cream. Got there 10 minutes early but got right in. Burger was pretty good, my Wife enjoyed the Reuben. Back to the room, put on warmer clothes, then watched Illuminations from the balcony of the Innkeeper's Club. Now we're having drinks and getting ready to rest up for an early morning at Animal Kingdom. I'll update as I can.