Carolanne
05-22-2007, 05:12 PM
Wow, it's been such a long time since I last posted! Here it is, our May trip report.
DH and I were in WDW from 5/17 to 5/21. We stayed at the Pop Century, which is one of my favorite value resorts. Although, DH was a little disappointed; last year I booked us at the Poly, and now he's seriously spoiled--he was so shocked when he found out we'd be taking buses everywhere!
This trip is what DH likes to call "the second leg of our honeymoon tour." DH & I were married 03/24/07. When we were booking our honeymoon, I really really pushed for a stay at WDW, but 10 days in England & Scotland won out (go figure...) DH promised that if Disney came out with a good deal, we could book a stay for after we got back form the UK. Of course the free park hopper pass special came out, so woo hoo, I booked it. When I booked our trip, I mentioned to the CM that it would be our honeymoon.
When we checked in, registration noticed the trip was booked as a honeymoon & gave us "Just Married" pins. The gentleman asked when our big day was; I was blushing at the attention & mentioned it was not quite 2 months ago. In true Disney spirit, the cast member said, "Oh, you're still just married," and kept making a huge fuss over us. Our room wasn't ready yet, so off we went so I could show DH the incomplete part of Pop.
When our room was ready...hmm. I didn't request a king-size bed, but we were upgraded to one; however, while this was a very nice thought, the room was meant for someone with a disability. The bathroom was wheelchair accessible. We didn't feel right taking this room, so I tried to get a different room (king size bed did not matter to me). I tried to convey this twice, but for whatever reason the cast members I had dealt with were not understanding me. I went back to our room, called the front desk & explained myself, they said they'd send someone around with a new room assignment. When the CM made his way around (on a Segeway), he showed us to the new room & said, "You don't want the king bed?" I said the king bed would be nice but I didn't want to feel like I was taking the room from someone that might really need it. The CM said,"Oh, that's really nice of you," and went off on his way. Okaaay... For the life of me, the CM's did not understand why I wouldn't feel right taking the other room. The handicap accessible room was later given to a group of partiers, go figure. Our new room: as soon as we walked in we smelled mold (we later did find a decent sized wet spot between the bed & the closet, which did not come from us using the sink). We didn't bother requesting another room since it was so hard to get the 1st room changed (though I did tell a CM at registration on the day we were checking out).
Throughout the length of our stay, wow--the crowds were pretty good. A lot lighter than I thought they would be. Wait times were posted as 30-45 minutes, but we totally didn't wait that long for anything. We had wonderful weather. Of course we were on the dining plan & ate tons of yummy food!
Stay tuned for part 2 :mickey:
DH and I were in WDW from 5/17 to 5/21. We stayed at the Pop Century, which is one of my favorite value resorts. Although, DH was a little disappointed; last year I booked us at the Poly, and now he's seriously spoiled--he was so shocked when he found out we'd be taking buses everywhere!
This trip is what DH likes to call "the second leg of our honeymoon tour." DH & I were married 03/24/07. When we were booking our honeymoon, I really really pushed for a stay at WDW, but 10 days in England & Scotland won out (go figure...) DH promised that if Disney came out with a good deal, we could book a stay for after we got back form the UK. Of course the free park hopper pass special came out, so woo hoo, I booked it. When I booked our trip, I mentioned to the CM that it would be our honeymoon.
When we checked in, registration noticed the trip was booked as a honeymoon & gave us "Just Married" pins. The gentleman asked when our big day was; I was blushing at the attention & mentioned it was not quite 2 months ago. In true Disney spirit, the cast member said, "Oh, you're still just married," and kept making a huge fuss over us. Our room wasn't ready yet, so off we went so I could show DH the incomplete part of Pop.
When our room was ready...hmm. I didn't request a king-size bed, but we were upgraded to one; however, while this was a very nice thought, the room was meant for someone with a disability. The bathroom was wheelchair accessible. We didn't feel right taking this room, so I tried to get a different room (king size bed did not matter to me). I tried to convey this twice, but for whatever reason the cast members I had dealt with were not understanding me. I went back to our room, called the front desk & explained myself, they said they'd send someone around with a new room assignment. When the CM made his way around (on a Segeway), he showed us to the new room & said, "You don't want the king bed?" I said the king bed would be nice but I didn't want to feel like I was taking the room from someone that might really need it. The CM said,"Oh, that's really nice of you," and went off on his way. Okaaay... For the life of me, the CM's did not understand why I wouldn't feel right taking the other room. The handicap accessible room was later given to a group of partiers, go figure. Our new room: as soon as we walked in we smelled mold (we later did find a decent sized wet spot between the bed & the closet, which did not come from us using the sink). We didn't bother requesting another room since it was so hard to get the 1st room changed (though I did tell a CM at registration on the day we were checking out).
Throughout the length of our stay, wow--the crowds were pretty good. A lot lighter than I thought they would be. Wait times were posted as 30-45 minutes, but we totally didn't wait that long for anything. We had wonderful weather. Of course we were on the dining plan & ate tons of yummy food!
Stay tuned for part 2 :mickey: