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To a new day, we go on.
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A CM told me that this boat was going to be removed the next week, so get all the pictures of it I wanted now. I haven’t heard if it actually was moved or not.
AWWW.. how cute it that! It's gone.. it wasn't there when I was there in January.
LOVED all your SAB pictures!! We are staying in a one bedroom suite at the beach club for one night before our cruise in June. I can't wait to actually go in that pool!! It was too cold in June when we went, plus a lot of it was under construction.
I totally agree on the selection at the Poly. When we stayed there we often went over to the Grand Floridian for breakfast. The Poly didn't even have pancakes!!
as always! your pictures are awesome!
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Sorry about the rain, but sounds like you made the best of it.
I love all your photos and especially the ones of the lifeguards, as it's just such an unusual shot.
I liked those shots too.
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AWWW.. how cute it that! It's gone.. it wasn't there when I was there in January.
LOVED all your SAB pictures!! We are staying in a one bedroom suite at the beach club for one night before our cruise in June. I can't wait to actually go in that pool!! It was too cold in June when we went, plus a lot of it was under construction.
I totally agree on the selection at the Poly. When we stayed there we often went over to the Grand Floridian for breakfast. The Poly didn't even have pancakes!!
as always! your pictures are awesome!
You will have fun. I WILL be taking Claire there someday!!!
I have no notes for this day. I guess I gave up writing, thinking I would remember……that was foolish.
I do know I forgot that the previous night when we were leaving MK, I had picked up a cinnamon roll at the bakery to have as a snack. I took one bite of it the night before when I got back to the room and picked at it this morning…..sadly, it wasn’t that good. I had high hopes for it. I think my problem was it wasn’t fresh anymore.
I think our morning was like all our others. We got up and showered and got ready for our last day. This day we were having a graduation ceremony. I had pretty much gotten most things packed the day before, and stuffed the rest in the bags before leaving the room for the most part.
We had another buffet breakfast in the convention center…this time with Mickey Waffles!!!!!
I took pictures of the buffet before loading up a plate for myself.
They had several vendor type tables set up all around, so we all roamed a bit and talked to some of the people. They had people there who specialized in group activities and special needs to name a few. I would say about 10 tables set up. And we got freebies from them too! I’ll post them at the end of the TR.
After we were done, it was time for a little more talking.
The hot topic was that the new website was going to be revealed soon and we got a sneak peak at it. It did look nice and now that it is in use, it is nicer than the old one….BUT it still has many flaws and we asked if certain things had been addressed, only to find out that none of it was, they just changed the look and actually took away a few options too. UGH! There was a lot of complaints…but as of yet, none of those issues, that every single agent agreed was an issue, has been addressed.
I took many pictures of the screen they showed with the new website look, but I’m not sure if we are allowed to show that website, so they will remain in my folder. I know at the time they had asked us to only show them to our fellow agents.
We were addressed by another celebrity from the College of Knowledge. The girl showing us the website was also another cast member in the cheesy online classes. I think her name was Shanna.
I didn’t get a picture of her, I guess, but here is one of Tommy.
We did have one more celebrity visit us!
Mickey!!!!!
We heard a knock at the door and in strolled the Big Cheese, himself.
He was here for our graduation ceremony. Ironically, Mickey was wearing the same colors that are of our local high school too.
You would’ve thought it was a room full of children. We were all excited and oohing and ahhing and taking a ton of photos.
They called our names 1 by 1 and we got to go up and get our certificate from Mickey and have a photo opportunity as well. I must say, I look HORRID. The dress I wore was not flattering at all. I should’ve looked in the mirror that morning a little better. I was bloated and puffy as well. I had another dressed packed, and I should’ve worn that.
After all the names had been called, Rita and Tommy stood for some photos as well.
After the ceremony we were free to leave or stick around for an extra discussion group. We quickly grabbed Tommy and asked if he would take a picture with us. He said yes, and we headed out the hall to do that.
Patty left then to get her bags together and check out. She wanted to head to Epcot before she had to catch the ME bus. I told her I would text her when I got there, as we wanted to use our fastpass for Test Track together.
While we waited for the discussion group lady to set things up, I took this random video. It’s not too interesting, you can hear Mindy and Brook talking in the background.
Soon the discussion started. It was supposed to be over in plenty of time for us to be able to check out, but it went VERY long. It was about the call center and what we thought and how to improve it. Let’s just say, no one is impressed with the call center….it is NO better for us TA’s than it is for the public….get false info and clueless CM’s. What was supposed to be a ½ class was turning into something much longer. The lady conducting it was new to this position and was amazed at the complaints. As time ticked away, some of the agents left. I decided to go as well. I did want to get to Epcot for a little bit before I had to leave and to be sure all my stuff was packed and taken to luggage services too. It was becoming very clear that nothing was going to be done about the situation yet, as the girl seemed a little clueless. They did record it and I do hope she shared it with someone who matters. Don’t get me wrong, she was nice and seemed interested, but I just didn’t see the problems getting addressed by her.
From your description of the last speaker, I would have left also. Hope you guys were able to have fun at EPCOT before you had to leave for the airport.
You look cute in your dress~love all your trip-I haven't been to many of those resorts and glad to take a sneak peak. I actually want to do a non ticket extra day and go resort snooping!
I would've gone as well. I've been in situations like that, where you really feel like you're getting nowhere and nothing will be done. What a shame it ended like that, especially after such a cool graduation with Mickey!
From your description of the last speaker, I would have left also. Hope you guys were able to have fun at EPCOT before you had to leave for the airport.
We had a little fun, but the day became kind of rushed for me. It was good to get home.
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You look cute in your dress~love all your trip-I haven't been to many of those resorts and glad to take a sneak peak. I actually want to do a non ticket extra day and go resort snooping!
I bought a new dress today. I love it, and I so wish I had it for that trip. It owuld've looked great and makes me even look kind of skinny.
I always have said I would go resort hopping too, but I just never do it. So this was a great chance to see them.
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Great graduation! The breakfast looks delicious!
Breakfast was good.
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I would've gone as well. I've been in situations like that, where you really feel like you're getting nowhere and nothing will be done. What a shame it ended like that, especially after such a cool graduation with Mickey!
I hated leaving, but then it was the same stuff over and over. I wish it would've been taken care of. And there are stil lsome major issues with the phone CM's now telling clients to stay away from travel agents because Disney wil ldo nothing for you if you get in a bind... Let's just say several of us agents have sent emails in....and they are adressing that issue. And then the site upgraded again today...I don't know what they did, but it wasn't making it better. I booked a client tonight and when I got the confirmation it was the wrong day. I KNOW I put in the correct dates and then it says balance due today...when she doesn't even travel till late Sept. So now I have to get on the phone first thing and get this straightened out. And they booked their flights with Disney too. They better make this right. Needless to say, I am so mad right now, I can't sleep, but I know I need to get some.
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