Our Disney Trip - Review and Pics (LONG!)

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Michelle1123
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Our Disney Trip - Review and Pics (LONG!)

I can't believe another trip has come and gone already Chat Icon

Ok, where to start.....
1st - We stayed at our usual hotel - the All Star Movies. We have been staying there for just about 10 years, and this was, by far, the WORST experience. Little things - shower drain wouldnt stay up and we called everyday, but had to keep wedging things under it. My in-laws ran out of TP in their room THREE times - it was like houseeping kept forgetting to leave more. Bigger things - Our door would not shut unless you really PULLED it shut. We didnt realize this until we got back from the park one day and Genevieve walked in without a key. We called the front desk FOUR times, and also asked them to remind the housekeeper to pull it shut (we understand if it would not be fixed while we were there) and we came back to the door being opened 2 more times. Chat Icon The hotel also screwed something else up that caused us to leave a day early. It was confirmed at check-out that we were correct and they would fix the issue, but we already had the car packed and were ready to drive home.

We went with 13 people - my wonderful husband made us great dinner reservations. We had a horrible experience at Tony's in Magic Kingdom. We were never really a fan, but usually did one dinner there since it's so convenient but we will not be going back. Also, the Wave in the Contemporary Resort. This was our second bad experience and will not be going back there either. All the rest of our dinners/lunches were fabulous. We ate at most of our regular places - Garden Grill at Epcot, 50's Prime Time in Hollywood Studios, The Coral Reef at Epcot. I cant remember them all, but we tried the Hollywood and Vine for the first time at Hollywood Studios and did the Playhouse Disney character lunch - and OMG! - the food was AMAZING! They had Special Agent OSO, HAndy Manny and Llittle Einsteins - Billy and Charlie loved that. I also need to mention a hidden treasure - Boatwright's Restaurant in the Port Orleans Hotel. They give you Cornbread while you wait for your meal and the food there is so good. This was our 2nd time eating there and it was just as good as we remember. Also, theres usually open tables if you dont have a reservation! We also ate at the T-Rex place for lunch one day at Downtown Disney. I didnt have my camera, so no pics, but it was really really awesome and the food was goood.

It was tough with the 13 people we went with. We have gone with groups before, but this was hard. We had 5 kids, 5 and under. We ended up separating the last few days of the trip and just meeting for meals. We also lost Little Billy on a ride (It's a Small World). I had Charlie and my f-i-l was holding his hand on the line. When we got on the boat, we all sat, my f-i-l in the row behind us. I hear "where's Billy" and he's NOT THERE! We didnt see him anywhere. DH yelled to the staff member not to start the ride because our son was still on the line somewhere, but they didnt hear him, and even though he was STANDING, they started the ride. He started screaming and the people on line screamed back they found him and staff would hold him. My m-i-l was not on the ride, so we texted her and she picked him up. The boats just float on that ride, so they couldnt stop it once they started. Chat Icon

AND, we lost our good Chicco stroller :(. Somehow, we forgot to put it in the car one night and just drove away. Made a claim with Lost and Found, but it never turned up. We went to the lot super early the next morning, and it was not there. So someone saw it and took it. Freakin dirtbags. Who DOES that? We had to go to BRU and buy a new stroller. Thank god there was nothing in the stroller!

It was a good trip - not our best though. And it was COLD. We usually have a few cold days while we're there, but it was in the low 50's the last few days.....brrrr. The nights were in the high 30's and WINDY. We decided to go back for 5 nights in June - ALONE - just us and the kids. I cant wait -we havent taken a vacation alone in forever!

If you got this far, sorry for my rambling, and here is a link to the photobook I made with our pictures. I did it really quick so I could take advantage of some offers I have that expire today!
Disney 2010 Photobook

Message edited 12/16/2010 10:19:15 AM.

Posted 12/16/10 10:15 AM