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So I have you to thank for my smooth check-in for my trip coming up then?!
love the character interaction. I really hope Dylan will be into it this year. I think he will because we keep telling him all the characters he can meet. I'm just afraid that I'm getting his hopes too high as I think he thinks he can meet ANY Disney character there.
Great pictures. We meet Mickey and Minnie in their new home in May and I have to say that they did a great job with the themeing. Glad that you heard back from Disney about your check-in experience and they did something about it. Great to know that someone is on the other end looking at those e-mails. Nice start to you day at MK!!
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Glad to hear that Disney got back to you! It was nice to hear that they took your complaint seriously after that huge check in fiasco and were able to compensate you for the mistake and make it right. It too was nice to know that there is a back up plan in place.
Wow, I keep falling so far behind! I'm so sorry that Luke hurt himself on those stairs. That was a big complaint of mine even in the regular queue/line for the Dragon coasters. The lighting was horrible! In fact, that was a huge complaint of mine for more than one ride at Universal/IOA. Dim lighting in the line area is not such a great idea, IMO. David says he thinks it is so that they won't have to put much effort into adding details to the areas that are dimly lit, but as Luke can testify to, it's a safety hazard!
I love your wand. That's one thing I wish I had picked up when we were there.
Sorry about all the ride malfunctions! That would have been incredibly frustrating! Loved Luke's comment about going to cause a malfunction on Spiderman.
I was blown away by your problems with check-in! I would have been furious, you certainly handled it better than I would have! I'm glad they got back to you after your e-mail and refunded you some of your DVC points as compensation. At least we know that Disney still cares!
What a strange experience in the restaurant bathroom! If the mom was right there, I don't understand why she didn't just come in herself, even if she did bring her son with her, that would have been less strange. Good for you for cutting the horseplay short. I probably would have tried the same thing, but I don't have a "Teacher Voice" to use, so they probably would have ignored me.
I love the pictures of your hotel. David and I are considering staying one night at the AKL at the end of our trip in 2012. We can't afford to stay there for the whole trip, but I think it would be a blast to even experience it for one night!
As usual, Stefanie's pictures with the Princesses are adoreable! I will try not to get so far behind this time! I can't wait to read the rest of your TR.
Ol Camthe pics of Stefanie with all the characters and just to cute, she looks so very happy and excited! What a wonderful day yall are havin so far!
She wanted to see the pictures I had posted before we went to bed last night. She even commented on how much she is smiling in them. She also told me that loves hugging all of them.
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All caught up! I can't wait to stay at AKL in August... We got a savannah view I hope I will get to see your friend
You should definitely see several of my friends on the savannah.
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I'm way behind, but I caught up finally! So sorry to hear about the check-in fiasco. My goodness how frustrating! I'm glad they took your complaint seriously and phoned you, though.
Those kids in the restroom... unbelieveable - good for you for speaking up. They should have been ashamed of themselves, my gosh! They were old enough to know better - and frankly the mother shouldn't have even considered sending a boy that age into the women's room.
As for the kid at Boma... I have to admit, I laughed - because it's something I could see Meredith doing. Not out of rudeness, so much as because I drill into her certain things - one of them being "don't cut in front of people in a line - patiently wait your turn." So therefore, my bossy, micro-managing daughter takes those rules very much to heart, and seems to think that it is her God-given duty to impart her wisdom and rules to everyone she runs into that isn't following the exact set of rules that she is, at the exact time that she is. It's a constant work in progress to drill into her that our rules are OUR rules, and that she must not worry about the behavior of others quite so much. It's also hard to explain that rules are ever-changing depending on situations (buffets, for example, vs. lines for a ride or a cashier).
LOVE the photos with the princesses! I am so excited for our October trip!! The photos are just getting me super hopped up about it all! Looking forward to more and more and more!
I kind of figured that there had been quite a few discussions with his parents about lines while at Disney and it is a bit confusing when you're in a buffet line.
I whish we could manage an October trip as seeing the Halloween decorations has been one of my best WDW memories. Take lots of pictures so I can enjoy it all through your TR!
Your pictures with the Princesses and Mickey and Minnie are priceless...and made me realize that I completely forgot about the new meet & greet areas while we were there! I'm glad to hear Disney took your comments to heart and even tried to compensate you for the hassle.
I could forget because Stefanie had been reminding me and reminding me. Maybe I should have rented her out to you all for a day, so she could have reminded you, too!
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Kudos to Eli! I'm so glad he took care of your situation for you! I've never seen AKL before so I think this year DH and I will make a visit after we get done with the park. Looking forward to more!
AKL really is work a visit as you can wander out to the savannah overlooks and see the animals and wander the grounds to see even more.
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Congrats on getting some points back! I think Eli's conduct is what we expect of Disney. We all know things can go wrong at times, but it's nice to know that Disney usually will take the high road and try to make things better.
Really my whole conversation with him was classic Disney service at its best!
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Finally catching up, Cam. Wonderful pics... and more great stories! So nice to hear that Disney took your complaint seriously and refunded your points. I'm sure that makes you feel a little better about your experience.
I did feel better after our conversation. My faith in Disney was once again verified!
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Whew.............all caught up............as you know I was away for my "bubble time"!
what a yucky check in - glad that they took care of it in Disney fashion for you!
Now......my recent Disney withdrawls are even higher looking at all your photos!!! guess I have to get started on my TR soon to re-live it all over again!
I think starting your TR would be great! I'm ready to read it!
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So I have you to thank for my smooth check-in for my trip coming up then?!
love the character interaction. I really hope Dylan will be into it this year. I think he will because we keep telling him all the characters he can meet. I'm just afraid that I'm getting his hopes too high as I think he thinks he can meet ANY Disney character there.
I hope the computers are up and running when it comes time for you all to check in. Stefanie still gets disappointed that some of the characters are not there, e.g. Wall-E is one of her favorites, but we've never seen him in the parks.
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GREAT pictures with the characters! I love how they are so into their particular character and make every one feel so special!
I don't know what Disney's training process is, but they pick people who do such a wonderful job of playing their particular character.
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Originally Posted by shena_03
Great pictures. We meet Mickey and Minnie in their new home in May and I have to say that they did a great job with the themeing. Glad that you heard back from Disney about your check-in experience and they did something about it. Great to know that someone is on the other end looking at those e-mails. Nice start to you day at MK!!
The new meet and greet really is designed so well! And it is very reassuring to know that folks at Disney are listening to what we are saying.
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Originally Posted by lazanya
Glad to hear that Disney got back to you! It was nice to hear that they took your complaint seriously after that huge check in fiasco and were able to compensate you for the mistake and make it right. It too was nice to know that there is a back up plan in place.
Now that I know there is a back up plan, I'll ask if this situation ever happens again. But Eli sounded like that would be an improbability as they pull staff in to discuss what went wrong.
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Originally Posted by Jessie092408
Wow, I keep falling so far behind! I'm so sorry that Luke hurt himself on those stairs. That was a big complaint of mine even in the regular queue/line for the Dragon coasters. The lighting was horrible! In fact, that was a huge complaint of mine for more than one ride at Universal/IOA. Dim lighting in the line area is not such a great idea, IMO. David says he thinks it is so that they won't have to put much effort into adding details to the areas that are dimly lit, but as Luke can testify to, it's a safety hazard!
I love your wand. That's one thing I wish I had picked up when we were there.
Sorry about all the ride malfunctions! That would have been incredibly frustrating! Loved Luke's comment about going to cause a malfunction on Spiderman.
I was blown away by your problems with check-in! I would have been furious, you certainly handled it better than I would have! I'm glad they got back to you after your e-mail and refunded you some of your DVC points as compensation. At least we know that Disney still cares!
What a strange experience in the restaurant bathroom! If the mom was right there, I don't understand why she didn't just come in herself, even if she did bring her son with her, that would have been less strange. Good for you for cutting the horseplay short. I probably would have tried the same thing, but I don't have a "Teacher Voice" to use, so they probably would have ignored me.
I love the pictures of your hotel. David and I are considering staying one night at the AKL at the end of our trip in 2012. We can't afford to stay there for the whole trip, but I think it would be a blast to even experience it for one night!
As usual, Stefanie's pictures with the Princesses are adoreable! I will try not to get so far behind this time! I can't wait to read the rest of your TR.
Wow, I am finally all caught up, we have not had internet access for 4 days and suddenly I am 20 pages behind!
I hope that Luke's toe didn't cause him too much discomfort during your trip, it was really great to see Universal, BUT nothing can compare to seeing those gates to WDW!
I really loved those Darth Vader cupcakes, and am glad that the new Star Tours is better, we are really looking forward to checking that out in October!
I also really liked your photos of you all with the Princesses and Mickey and Minnie - the theming as always looks wonderful!
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Wow, I am finally all caught up, we have not had internet access for 4 days and suddenly I am 20 pages behind!
I hope that Luke's toe didn't cause him too much discomfort during your trip, it was really great to see Universal, BUT nothing can compare to seeing those gates to WDW!
I really loved those Darth Vader cupcakes, and am glad that the new Star Tours is better, we are really looking forward to checking that out in October!
I also really liked your photos of you all with the Princesses and Mickey and Minnie - the theming as always looks wonderful!
Finally caught up again! Love that you're back in the Bubble. And the character pics are great. Love especially the ones with Mickey and Minnie & Chip and Dale.
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Wow, so much to catch up on. The pictures of the Lodge are great - especially the portrait shots of Stefanie. I love the character meets, it seems like you got to spend some good quality time with them.
That is some awesome latent magic from Eli! We all wish customer service from anywhere is really listening.
Just got all caught up - great updates as usual! Stephanie always puts a smile on my face!
I think that is her greatest talent, making folks smile!
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Wow, I am finally all caught up, we have not had internet access for 4 days and suddenly I am 20 pages behind!
I hope that Luke's toe didn't cause him too much discomfort during your trip, it was really great to see Universal, BUT nothing can compare to seeing those gates to WDW!
I really loved those Darth Vader cupcakes, and am glad that the new Star Tours is better, we are really looking forward to checking that out in October!
I also really liked your photos of you all with the Princesses and Mickey and Minnie - the theming as always looks wonderful!
As I continue the updates, you'll see we take quite a few breaks, but his feet didn't stop the fun.
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Finally caught up again! Love that you're back in the Bubble. And the character pics are great. Love especially the ones with Mickey and Minnie & Chip and Dale.
We get some even better ones with Chip and Dale later. the Chipmunks!
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Woo hoo! More points to figure out how to use! I'm sure you'll have NO problem!
You are so right! We won't have any problem with how to use those points!
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Wow, so much to catch up on. The pictures of the Lodge are great - especially the portrait shots of Stefanie. I love the character meets, it seems like you got to spend some good quality time with them.
That is some awesome latent magic from Eli! We all wish customer service from anywhere is really listening.
I am always so pleased at how well the characters respond to Stefanie. Really is !
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