The Light at the end of the tunnel to the Caribbean Beat Trip Report Sept 18 to Sept 29 - **Updated 3/31** COMPLETE!! - Page 5 - PassPorter - A Community of Walt Disney World, Disneyland, Disney Cruise Line, and General Travel Forums
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Don't ever question the room assignor! hahahahahah
Kelly
We will never second guess our room assignor again. It was the best room for us. I hope that next year we will be able to get a great room like that.
We also had the best maid while we were there a couple of days she wasn't there & we could tell. If she saw us in outside the room she would always talk to us. We tried to get her name (duh we forgot to look) but they didn't know at the front desk when we left on DME!
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WDW - August 1997 Off Property
WDW - January 2005 AKL
WDW - May 2006 Pop Century
WDW- november-dec 2007 pop century
WDW- dec/jan 2009/2010 pop century
WDW- oct/nov 2012 art of animation
WDW- sept 2013 port Orleans riverside
WDW- july 2015 beach club
Great pictures and so glad that you had fun even with the rain....sometimes it is those off days that you can find the best memories....either you get on rides without wait, or you can see the park in a different view without so many people crowding around...
Glad that you did not let the rain stop you from enjoying the day....
Great pictures and so glad that you had fun even with the rain....sometimes it is those off days that you can find the best memories....either you get on rides without wait, or you can see the park in a different view without so many people crowding around...
Glad that you did not let the rain stop you from enjoying the day....
We laugh b/c of the amount of rain we got. Guess we were real lucky that we didn't get rain the last two years. I am in the process of getting Day 3 up & running.
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We got up & got ready so that we could go over to AK for 1/2 of a day. We really just wanted to see some of the musicals. Well by time we got there one had already started. We didn't know if we were going to be able to make the other one.
The character boat & EE what more could you ask for. I didn't get my camera out in time to get a good picture of the characters
The other times of the day were not good for us so we rode Primeval Whirl which will probably be the last time for us.
We waited a good 30 mins to get on & then it was so rough. That was why we all were pretty sore for the next few days. After that we wanted to eat at the Rainforest Cafe.
Shayne is always being a comedian!
So we walked over there & looked around the store before we went in. We had to wait about 20mins before we were seated then we were put in the bar area.
The food was okay but the service was extremely slow. It took over 2 hours to get sandwiches, eat & leave I don't think we will be eating there again. By this time we were all cranky & decided to go back to the room.
My mom & dad walked down to OPR & my brother decided to go swimming. I thought while I had some free time I would walk around the resort & get some pictures. I was really glad that I did since this was our second time here and I never took the time to explore. I only saw 1/2 of it but it was a nice relaxing walk. After that I was hot so I went back to the room to cool down & rest for a little bit. We are going to HDDR for dinner tonight. We left at 5:00 or a little after to MK so that we could catch the boat to HDDR. When we got to MK the sky looked really dark. When we got the to the covered boat dock it started to rain. Then the boat came pulling up it unloaded the people off of it & started to load us. Don't you know that the sky opened all the way up & started down pouring. So everyone was running to the boat but once they were inside they were taking there time trying to find a seat. So in return you guessed it, we were stuck standing outside for a minute or two before we were in the boat. By this time you could have rung our clothes out to make a gallon of water. We are headed to the HDDR with the best AC on property. So while on the boat ride we could still see lighting across the lake. After the boat docked, we were one of the last to get off. We walked over to the store & I sat on the oversized rocking chairs. While my parents exercised their lungs. Then we walked over to check-in, we had already picked up our tickets at the resort when we checked-in, so I am not sure why we have to get our names checked off a list anyhow. We had about 30mins to kill, the photographer was gone b/c of the rain. We notice the lightning & thunder was now getting a lot closer. So we took cover by the bathrooms. The first show started letting out while we were standing there. By the time the crowds were starting to clear out it started down pouring again with a lot of thunder & lighting. We were finally allowed to go in & still wet from our boat ride over. We did have the best seats; we were center stage, second row back. We were a little cold. It was a good show but not as good as last year. So after filling our bellies to the max on good food & seeing the show it was time to go. The rain was still coming down, so after a trip to the restroom we were trying to decide what to do. Then we saw the busses & we are not sure if the busses are always there or if it was b/c of the rain. Last year when we went, MK was open until 11:00pm, so we took the boat back & watch the fireworks on our way back. It was kind of interesting would got to see what some of the other hotels. Our bus driver was so funny & was yelling at the people working the gates at the hotels b/c they weren't open them. On our bus was Poly, Beach/Yatch, CBR, & POP. When we got back we decided to call it a night. I turned on the TV to see tornado warnings above Orlando. Who would have thought that while on vacation that we would have tornado warnings? The next room neighbor told my parents that they have had them for the last couple of hours.
Coming up next: Chill out morning, first experience at WCC, & MNSSHP oh my!!!!!
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