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Oh, this is going to be fun!!! I love your TR's Jenn! I can't believe all the changes that you had to make for the trip and how your dad decided again at the last minute he wanted to be included. The story about the woman on the plane was hysterical. I just don't understand how people have such nerve to do what she did. I'm with you about the people who recline their seats on planes.
Nice start to your trip and glad the flight went ok with the exception of that one lady with the cast!
Yes, luckily our flight isn't too long.
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Oh my goodness, that woman was really something - how rude! And if I'm working on a laptop, I hear you about reclining seats. Usually that doesn't bother me, but with a laptop, it is a pain!
It's a pretty short flight too, so I guess that guy was really tired. The fact that he couldn't even wait till we were in the air was strange.
I only used the laptop for a short while then got irritated and just shut my eyes for a bit.
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Oh, this is going to be fun!!! I love your TR's Jenn! I can't believe all the changes that you had to make for the trip and how your dad decided again at the last minute he wanted to be included. The story about the woman on the plane was hysterical. I just don't understand how people have such nerve to do what she did. I'm with you about the people who recline their seats on planes.
Thanks!
I can't believe all the changes I had to make too! And I just about died when Dad actually said he wanted to come after months and months of us telling him it couldn't be done.
Of course Amanda felt bad and thought we should work it out, but first off she wasn't paying for anything....not even her own fair, and second, once she found out he would be in a room with her, her tune changed completely!
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Did you get your Samantha brown luggage from qvc? I've looked at it several times but I've never pulled the trigger��
I am trying to stay at each resort at least once, so this was another one under my belt now. I had toured the resort a few years ago, but only a small area so now I was going to be able to do more exploring and experience it first hand.
There were 2 other families in front of me, but there was only one person working the online check in line. That kind of annoyed me as this is supposed to be the faster line. That being said, the regular line only had 2 people working it and it wasn’t moving either. What really annoyed me the most was the fact that both families in front of me had no clue about anything and asked lots of questions, needed to get bands, need help with dining, etc. If you need these things, this is NOT the line for you!
After a bit of standing there impatiently, another CM came out and directed me over to the concierge desk to take care of me there.
We rolled our stuff over there and she quickly took care of us. However, I had to get my documents, and she had to go hunt those down and it seemed to take a while for her to find those.
I was worried she would come back and say they weren’t there, as I have heard others saying the CSR is famous for NOT getting your documents, or at least brushing you off like you don’t need them, which in most cases you don’t, but she did come back with them. She also had a letter for me, which included free putt putt passes. GREAT! I had actually planned to use the free putt putt passes from my docs this trip, but now we had extra so if we wanted to, we could play 2 free games.
My phone call was faster than Moms. Dad was already having anxiety about her being gone and he had friends that weren’t helping the matter. One told him how a friend of theirs suffered a heart attack from anxiety and he was pretty sure his level was just as high. He had decided it was best for him to visit the Dr. and get some meds and made an appointment for the next day.
Hopefully they help!!! This was going to be a long week and a half for him if they didn’t.
We then set off to find our room. I had booked a preferred and the lady made it sound like we were pretty darn close to El Centro. So we set off looking at the map and following signs and zigged and zagged and up and down walk ways. This seemed pretty darn far in my opinion.
Finally we found our room (and the next day after we got the lay of the land better released a much faster route).
When you are 11, magic bands are pretty darn cool, so Claire opened our door with hers.
Claire and my Mom both know I take pictures, so they kind of stayed out of the way somewhat while I did some quick clicking.
The rooms are now getting refurbed so hopefully they update the bathrooms and then that inspires them to clean them a little more thoroughly. I ended up taking a washcloth and wiping down some areas that needed a better cleaning.
I had actually packed a can, but that was in the checked luggage and we all sprayed up with this one during our stay so I didn’t have to dig for it later.
I've only stayed one time at CSR where we experienced the same issue at check-in, and when we finally got to the front desk, the CM was super unfriendly. When our trip was over I told my DH that I would rather stay at Pop Century than there in the future! Needless to say, I wasn't impressed with CSR.
That was with how long you had to wait at check in and they should have had another CM working this area. I've stayed here twice and enjoyed it. The second time in 2012 I was in Ranchos and is a bit of a walk. But overall I liked the resort.
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Yayy you made it! I have to admit, issues like that lady are exactly why I don't like flying Southwest Thankfully AA is usually cheaper anyway since I live in their main hub! Check in sounded like a bummer but the room looked nice! I haven't stayed there since 2010 so it's nice to see what they've done with it
I've only stayed one time at CSR where we experienced the same issue at check-in, and when we finally got to the front desk, the CM was super unfriendly. When our trip was over I told my DH that I would rather stay at Pop Century than there in the future! Needless to say, I wasn't impressed with CSR.
It is my least favorite mod so far. It wasn't a horrible stay at all and all were friendly, but I just wasn't in love with the resort or the theming. I know many love it, but it just wasn't for me. Claire mentioned a few times that she felt the same way.
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That was with how long you had to wait at check in and they should have had another CM working this area. I've stayed here twice and enjoyed it. The second time in 2012 I was in Ranchos and is a bit of a walk. But overall I liked the resort.
Really there weren't too many issues but we just did not love the place. But now I have it checked off my bucket list and I gave it a try.
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Coronado Springs looks lovely, perhaps with the exception of the bathroom not being perfect. Glad you got all your paperwork.
Yeah, there actual dirt spots and dust bunnies in there. Most behind the door, which I can see how they are missed when cleaning, but when you are in there with the door shut you see them.
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CSR looks very nice!
It is pretty but just not my style. They did the theming well though.
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Yayy you made it! I have to admit, issues like that lady are exactly why I don't like flying Southwest Thankfully AA is usually cheaper anyway since I live in their main hub! Check in sounded like a bummer but the room looked nice! I haven't stayed there since 2010 so it's nice to see what they've done with it
I find crazies on all airlines. hahaha. I attract them!
We were now starving for dinner. We headed up to El Centro and went to the food court to make our choices.
Claire got the nachos and she had a choice of adding meat and she said no. I later ( 2 days later) found out she didn’t realize what I meant and would have liked meat. Oh well.
As we sat enjoying our meal, mom mentioned how reasonable it was. I told her I didn’t even pay attention to the cost and I had just handed over a gift card to pay with. I had to add some change to finish it off but I hadn’t even paid attention which card I pulled out or how much was on it. Claire and I also got refillable mugs since we would have 3 days here so I knew mine would be more. I pulled out the receipt and realized I had paid with a $25 gift card and my total for 2 mugs, 2 meals and a dessert was just over $25. Wow, that can’t be right and I scanned over the receipt. Aha….she never charged me for the mugs…..but they worked. I will just count that as Disney pixie dust. I spend a lot of money there so I think I can handle a freebie once in a while. LOL.
I had also gotten churros for Claire and I to share. She had eyed them right away and asked what they were. She has had them before at Universal, but she seemed to forget what they were.
The mug choices were scarce with not many color options. I wanted purple and so did Claire. We both had gotten the purple bands this trip as well (since they were still semi new and neither of us had gotten before). I was the nice mom and let her get the purple lid cup and I chose green so we would have different colors and not mix them up. Sadly they only had the mugs with no handles, which I do not like.
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Nice time at Pepper Market with some great food choices. It's one of the better food courts in WDW! Too bad you couldn't get a good view on the fireworks, but probably too far away as you said!
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October 6, 2017-Enjoying an amazing dinner at Victoria & Albert's with PP's Dot and Drew
My TR from my most recent trip is now underway. Includes: Universal Studios Florida, Disney World and Sea World Orlando Trifecta TR -Updated December 10th! TR is now COMPLETED!
You lucked out with the free mugs!!! We tend not to get them much anymore since we only drink water or coffee at the resorts. We also found that we got lost walking back to our room a lot. I don't know what it is about that resort but it's just not easy to navigate in the dark!
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I love your TR's Jenn! I can't believe all the changes that you had to make for the trip and how your dad decided again at the last minute he wanted to be included.
The story about the woman on the plane was hysterical. I just don't understand how people have such nerve to do what she did. I'm with you about the people who recline their seats on planes.
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And if I'm working on a laptop, I hear you about reclining seats. Usually that doesn't bother me, but with a laptop, it is a pain!
The fact that he couldn't even wait till we were in the air was strange.
And I just about died when Dad actually said he wanted to come after months and months of us telling him it couldn't be done.
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Thankfully AA is usually cheaper anyway since I live in their main hub! Check in sounded like a bummer but the room looked nice! I haven't stayed there since 2010 so it's nice to see what they've done with it 
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