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[ilovedisney247]

I can't wait to stay at BLT, after my fabulous stay at the Contemporary last November. However, the point numbers for even standard view rooms are really high and I try to maximize my DVC membership as much as possible. I might splurge next year--this year's splurge was 4 nights at the Villas Grand Californian--which is more than club level at AKV.

The couch is yours if you want it.

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by chezp

The rooms in the Contemporary in the main building are very cool - I loved my stay in one.

They were pretty nice looking. Were the beds comfy too?

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great pics of the CR!

Originally Posted by Cam22

More great pics!

Originally Posted by ilovedisney247

I can't wait to stay at BLT, after my fabulous stay at the Contemporary last November. However, the point numbers for even standard view rooms are really high and I try to maximize my DVC membership as much as possible. I might splurge next year--this year's splurge was 4 nights at the Villas Grand Californian--which is more than club level at AKV.

The couch is yours if you want it.

Yay. I would love the couch!

I would love to stay at the Grand Californian too, so I thin kthe splurge was probably worth it for you.

[jenseib]

On to the bathroom. I looked at it longingly! I was half tempted to use it!









The bedroom looked to have a nice comfy bed in it.







And time to head down to Bay Lakes little Lobby.

This was cute, much better than the Contemporary’s.








We had to wait for the bus, so I had my eye open for a bathroom nearby, but I didn’t see one, and with my luck, I would miss the bus while in there. LOL!





And off we go!





So do you ever have to go so bad, that you are about to do a dance and sing a song about it? I was at that point. And I swear the bus was going in slow motion!

But soon we saw this.




The Grand Floridian was in sight!







And even though my eyes were floating, I was still able to catch a few shots as we walked in.





Luckily I am familiar with the lobby in there and made my way quickly to the bathroom to beat the mad rush of gals. BUT….do you ever have to go so bad, that it takes time to actually go then. LOL! I know, I’m a weirdo, but I was like beyond having to go bad! And then Mindy comes in and goes “Jen, you in here? Do you feel better?” LOL! Ah yeah. So without being too graphic (and I know I have already given you way too much info) I could only go a little bit. My bladder was better, that’s for sure, but now that Mindy had called me out, I couldn’t go anymore, I got the nervous bladder going on.

I bet you never thought you’d read that in a TR!

Back out the Lobby.

[jenseib]

I took a few pictures while we waited. We were once again behind schedule and actually were going to quickly tour and leave.















Again, this place is just BEAUTIFUL !!!! And a dream place to stay, ….but I must say I think the rooms are rather ugly. But I would still stay here.

We started our walk to tour a room. Tommy explained things along the way.





















I do really like this next picture a lot.







See the castle?

[DisneyKYFan]

Originally Posted by jenseib

See the castle?

I love this picture with the castle in the background!

[rhinohunter]

Great pix. I know you were glad to get to see that last restroom even though it was not on the tour

[Colexis Mom]

Great pics!

[Cam22]

Great pictures around GF!

[tinkerbell24601]

Awesome pictures

[chezp]

Beautiful photos from the Grand Floridian!

[ilovedisney247]

The photos of the Grand are great! You can send me a PM if you actually want to join our merry band of 24hr pirates.

[jenseib]

Originally Posted by DisneyKYFan

I love this picture with the castle in the background!

Thanks I do too.

Originally Posted by rhinohunter

Great pix. I know you were glad to get to see that last restroom even though it was not on the tour

LOL! Yes I was.

Originally Posted by Colexis Mom

Great pics!

Originally Posted by Cam22

Great pictures around GF!

Originally Posted by tinkerbell24601

Awesome pictures

Originally Posted by chezp

Beautiful photos from the Grand Floridian!

Thanks

Originally Posted by ilovedisney247

The photos of the Grand are great! You can send me a PM if you actually want to join our merry band of 24hr pirates.

I really wish I could. But it would cost to fly down and I am hoping we head down that way in a few months time....still waiting on my husband to make some sort of decision......

[jenseib]

We entered one of the buildings and headed towards a room.













I personally did not like the look of the rooms. It’s just not my style. I would, however, stay here in a heartbeat.

















Time to head out. We still had one other thing on our list to do yet today.







We got back on the bus and made our way back to the Yacht Club. We were originally supposed to have about 1 ½ break here (I think). Time to freshen up. We had tickets to La Nouba…Disney’s Cirque Du Soleil. But we had run so far behind that now we were only left with about 20 to 30 minutes to get ready.

Brook headed straight back to the room. I let her get a jumpstart on getting ready and I walked back through the outside way. I stopped and called home to see how Claire’s first day of school was. I talked to her, but couldn’t get a hold of Skip.











When I got back to the room I changed…and for some reason, I guess I felt the need to take a picture of the bed again. LOL

[jenseib]

I was dead tired. I’m used to busy trips at Disney, but not used the extreme heat. I had thought to myself that if this wasn’t “La Nouba” I would probably skip out and take a nap. Funny thing is…Brook said the same thing to me, and I told her I had just thought it too.


We rushed around and changed fairly fast and headed out to the bus. Mindy and Patty were already on and Brook decided to sit with Mindy so Patty came back and sat with me, which worked out great, as Patty and I really had a good time together too.

I only brought my point and shoot with me. You cannot take pictures at La Nouba, so I decided not to lug the big camera around.

Soon we were loaded up and on our way.



As we got off the bus we were each handed a ticket. Rita had told us that we may not all be sitting together as they just get whatever tickets are available for the show.

When we got off the bus, we were handed our ticket and Patty and I were happy to be sitting next to each other. Brook and Mindy did not have seats next to each other though.













We went in and got a snack and drink for the show before finding our seats. It was jammed packed in the concession area too. I got a lemonade in the souvenir cup (which I figured Claire would like) and I think I either got a pretzel or glazed almonds. I didn’t write it down. Patty got this HUGE drink with alcohol. We kept joking about it and it was so funny. It was really strong she said, and hard to drink out of the straw. After the show she ended up dumping a large portion of it out

Patty and I were in the 3rd row back, Mindy was directly in front of us and Brook was in the first row, further down.

Of course about 1 minute before the show is to start, my phone beeps, meaning my husband is contacting me via the direct connect. I told him I couldn’t talk and would call him after the show. Now I had told him that morning when I talked to him that I would call him when I had time as we would be in and out and very busy that day….just shows you how well he listens…..


The show was nice. I have to say it wasn’t my favorite thing, but I am glad I did see it. I do know it would not be Skips’ cup of tea, though I think Claire would enjoy it.
I highly suggest getting seats further back. Sitting up front is not prime seating. You have to crane your neck to see up a lot of the time. The place is also very small, much smaller than I thought it would be. Seating in the back row would still be a good seat.
I was so tired and at times part of the show dragged, or was just plain weird. The beginning was VERY weird in my opinion.
I have never been to a Cirque show, so I wasn’t totally sure what to expect. I have seen bit of it on some of the Disney Travel channel shows, so I knew what some of the acts would be, but it was still very different than what I expected.
My favorites by far, were the little girls who did the spools. They were fantastic and they would just suddenly flip over and it was so fast they were like a blur. They were excellent.
The bikes were kind of neat and one guy came right to the edge of the stage and right up to Brook and she screamed as it looked like he was going to fly off the stage right onto her.
I have to say at some in point in time, I debated on leaving. I was feeling antsy in the chair, and tired, fighting sleep. My neck hurt from looking directly up at some of the performers, and it just wasn’t super fascinating. I did stick it out and I am glad as the Trampoline guys came out at the end and they were good and full of excitement.
After it was over we headed out. I knew that Brook was going to find Joe and Henry, so we didn’t bother waiting for her, and Mindy said she was going to go to Disney Quest with some other girls.
Patty and I headed outside and I wanted to call home.

Patty seemed to agree with me on the show…just ok, but not something we would rush back to do. Now, don’t go by my judgment. Almost everyone else LOVED the show.So do give a try if you are interested.

I talked to Skip a bit and then Claire again and then Patty and I tried to decide what to do. Food was on the list. We just started walking and decided to see what we could find. I, of course, took pictures, but they aren’t great, as they are with the point and shoot.







I have never been to this side of Downtown Disney before, so it was really neat to see all the places I have read about.







Downtown Disney was packed! My theory was that none of the parks had evening Extra Magical hours this night, so everyone must’ve decided to come and hang out there.





Patty and I went in and out of stores and also checked a few of the restaurants along the way. I had heard of some of these places where you could get in fairly easily without an ADR…..but it was so busy that the wait times were really long.

[rhinohunter]

Sorry you were so tired. DTD and the entertainment venues are a lot of fun but not when one is to tired to enjoy. I have seen several Cirque shows and have enjoyed them all. They can really get weird!!