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I just got back today! Had such a great time. Originally, I planned 2 nights stay, but extended a third night, late on my second evening!.....I wasn't winning really, but just enjoying myself!
It's quite sad that three of the casino resorts (Trump Plaza, The Showboat and Revel...more on the latter shortly) have closed recently! It's such a great area with the resorts and Boardwalk. So much to see and do here! Competition from the north in CT and Yonkers has hurt them a bit, but not really the main reason, when talking to resort employees etc. Most say it's that the Atlantic City area has never been developed outside of the Boardwalk, where most of the casinos are located!
There is one more region in the marina area next to Brigatine where three casino resorts (Borgatta, Harrahs and the Golden Nugget) are located. Never been there, but always here good things about this area! It's not close to the Boardwalk, but to walk there means going through some quite unsafe areas. This has been the problem with AC and not developing the area outside of the resorts!
Many say, this is why some of these resorts have failed recently and not because of Yonkers and CT! These casinos have only the resort themselves and not outside areas like a boardwalk with so much to see as well as other resorts to explore!
AC will survive, but may have to be scaled back a bit. Still a lovely place.
I visited the AC Museum, the other day. Just ran into it, while wanting to see the recently closed Revel Resort and Casino (2.5 billion, it cost and wasn't finished. Only open for two years. Good News!.....They have a buyer, to keep it as a casino/resort! The museum has a great and informative host at sign in!
It was very informative and gave me such great info! No charge for the museum and covers a small floor. Nice displays with AC history and video. Very well done and quite compact! It was so well worth it and of course the price! I did make a donation! There is so much history in AC and a larger venue for this is needed. Loved the host here as she had so much knowledge on AC's history, tourism etc. So glad, I just ran into this place by accident!!!
.....Can't wait to return here! Been so long as I love it, even without gambling! It was nearly 20 years and know how much I love it!!! so much Atlantic City! A real gem!
Eventually, I will get back to this TR!
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Good to hear you had a nice time. Enjoyed your discussion of the area, as well.
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Glad to hear you had a great weekend getaway!!!
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Glad you had a great time in AC!
Thanks everyone for the comments! It was a fun trip and like all trips, ends way too soon!
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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!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay in AC so much! It needs all the visitors it can get I haven't been there in at least 10 years as I'm not a gambler but as you mentioned, it has such a nice boardwalk and beach! I hope they find a way to fund a revitalization project for the city as a whole because it could be such a great tourism boom for NJ if done properly!
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!
Glad to hear that you enjoyed your stay in AC so much! It needs all the visitors it can get I haven't been there in at least 10 years as I'm not a gambler but as you mentioned, it has such a nice boardwalk and beach! I hope they find a way to fund a revitalization project for the city as a whole because it could be such a great tourism boom for NJ if done properly!
It was a bit quiet during the week, but on my arrival day on Sunday AC was quite busy! I couldn't agree with you more, but that's up to the local and state governments. They've had many years to do this since the first casinos were built here some 30+ years ago!
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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!
After a long day yesterday, I woke up at 7 am and feeling I had a pretty good sleep. I was a bit tired but not too much. I had my golf bag ready to bring with me as I’d be playing golf in a few hours over at Magnolia, near the Magic Kingdom.
First, I walked over to the food court at Riverside Mill for just some basic breakfast. Just some orange juice, coffee, banana and a blueberry Greek yogurt. Pretty basic for me. I got here about 7:45 and was it was already pretty crowded. No surprise being a Sunday and a lot of people were heading home not long after breakfast.
The weather seemed to be off to a much better start than yesterday with perfectly blue skies and temps in the upper 60's early this morning. I went back to my room for a bit and grabbed my golf bag and made the arduous walk back to the hub of the resort. The walk isn’t usually much, but with a golf bag, it’s tougher than usual! I didn’t bring my camera as I didn’t want to leave it out in the sun in the golf cart or in my bag and forget it on my return. So, sorry there will be no photos on the golf portion of my trip!
I went to the Bell Services desk outside and told them I needed a taxi to the Palm/Magnolia courses. They called one as there weren’t any waiting in the parking lot as often there are. They gave me a voucher for this. If you’re a resort guest you get free transportation to the Disney golf courses. This is a good benefit staying on property. My taxi came in a few minutes and was on my way to the Palm/Magnolia courses. We passed by the former Osprey Ridge golf course, which is now the Four Seasons resort. I could see the resort and was nearly complete at this time. I will miss Osprey Ridge as it was my favorite of the Disney courses.
The route we took was past Fort Wildnerness, TTC and the Polynesian. The courses are located within the Shades of Green resort. I arrived at the course at 9:30. One of the CMs took my bag out of the trunk and I went to check in and pay for my round. I was getting a two round pass and is a good discount off the regular rate. Even more so, for a resort guest. My original reservation was for 10:04, but my tee time was moved back to 10:12. The hospitality here is great as it is in the rest of Disney. I went back outside and saw my bag was on the cart and filled up my ice bucket to put my bottles of water in. I got some golf range balls and drove out to the driving range to practice before my round. I haven’t played a lot recently as it’s been quite cold and snowy in the northeast, so it may be a rough round today. But, better than being at work!
Just to let you know, that these courses (Palm and Magnolia) are quite reputable and great courses as they play one of the PGA tournaments here each November and have been since WDW opened.
I got to the first tee and checked in there. The starter said there was a bit of a delay (about 15 minutes) because of the rain yesterday. It was cart paths only for driving the carts on and that slows play down a bit as instead of driving to your ball, the cart must be on the path and you walk to your ball from there. Sometimes the walks are pretty good with the big open fairways down here. I was paired up with three other people and can’t remember where they were from. I enjoyed their company throughout the round!
We finally began and teed off at around 10:30. It was a long round out there, but still quite enjoyable. I played better than I thought and enjoyed it. Always enjoy seeing the famous Mickey bunker on hole #6. There is a snack/beverage cart that comes around and was looking for a hot dog or sandwich. The CM said she didn’t have any with her, but they’d probably have some at the snack stand at the 10th hole, so I’d wait until then.
So after finishing the front nine, I went to the snack bar at the 10th hole and asked for a hot dog. They were out of them and sandwiches as well! All they had was some chips and cookies! I couldn’t believe, that’s all they had. That’s very un-Disney like! I did get a couple of bags of chips to hold me over until later. I played the rest of the round and had a good time out there. It was a slow round and usually takes around four hours here. I think it was about 5 hours or so. It was also quite busy out here, so that slowed things down as well.
One of the things I enjoy about playing here is some of the Disney sights and sounds you experience and get you in the Disney mood! Seeing the Disney buses going by to/from the Magic Kingdom as well as the sight of the Polynesian and Grand Floridian on the last few holes and even that of the Wedding Pavilion of the GF. The best is on the last few holes and hearing the sounds of the Walt Disney World Railroad train whistle! That just does it for me!
After returning my cart, just outside the pro shop, a CM cleaned my clubs and asked if I would be playing any more rounds at Disney. I told him I was playing Palm tomorrow, so they’d store my clubs for me. Better than having to lug it back to Alligator Bayou. But would have to, after my final round on Wednesday. He also asked if I needed a taxi back to my resort. I told him I do, but wanted to get something to eat first.
There is another snack bar here, close to this area, just adjacent to the putting green. I got a hot dog and an iced tea. Love the hot dogs down at Disney! They’re a bit bigger than average, but always taste so good! There were some tables here in a covered area with fans going as it got pretty warm out there. They had a TV and I watched a bit of the UCONN/Michigan State college basketball championships game. After this I went to just outside the pro shop and told a CM that I needed a taxi back to Riverside. He called one and gave me a voucher. Sometimes it takes a while for the taxi to get here, when they call them from the golf courses. Today, it only took about ten minutes, which is about the norm. I got back in about five minutes at around 4:30.
I had three Fastpass+ ressies for the Magic Kingdom today and unfortunately with the long golf round, I missed my first one and would probably miss my second one. That’s the tough part of doing the golf as well as the parks but always have a good time. I changed and watched the weather and a bit of Stacy and left my room for the North Depot and headed to the Magic Kingdom at 5:15.
NEXT: New Experience in the Magic Kingdom!
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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!
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A very nice day at the golf course. I remember back when Shades of Green was "Disney's Golf Resort" before the Armed Forces affiliation. Seems ridiculous that they didn't have any real food at the snack bars!
It sounds like playing golf at WDW has lots of added bonuses.
Yes it does and I certainly enjoy myself out there!
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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!
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Had such a great time. Originally, I planned 2 nights stay, but extended a third night, late on my second evening!.....I wasn't winning really, but just enjoying myself! 
It's such a great area with the resorts and Boardwalk. So much to see and do here! Competition from the north in CT and Yonkers has hurt them a bit, but not really the main reason, when talking to resort employees etc. Most say it's that the Atlantic City area has never been developed outside of the Boardwalk, where most of the casinos are located! 
It's not close to the Boardwalk, but to walk there means going through some quite unsafe areas. This has been the problem with AC and not developing the area outside of the resorts!
It was nearly 20 years and know how much I love it!!!
so much Atlantic City! A real gem! 
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No surprise being a Sunday and a lot of people were heading home not long after breakfast.
But, better than being at work! 
All they had was some chips and cookies! 
I couldn’t believe, that’s all they had. 
There were some tables here in a covered area with fans going as it got pretty warm out there. They had a TV and I watched a bit of the UCONN/Michigan State college basketball championships game. After this I went to just outside the pro shop and told a CM that I needed a taxi back to Riverside. He called one and gave me a voucher. Sometimes it takes a while for the taxi to get here, when they call them from the golf courses. Today, it only took about ten minutes, which is about the norm. I got back in about five minutes at around 4:30.
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