buzznwoodysmom
11-26-2007, 12:45 PM
Nov. 19-- MGM
Today we didn't have an alarm set. We just woke up on our own and boy did we need it.
While getting ready we noticed that once again we only had two washclothes. I called housekeeping again and spoke to a manager. I told him that I didn't want to have to call every couple of days to remind them that we would like to have 4 sets of towels each day. I also told him that the bathroom needed to be cleaned. The floor had not been swept or mopped yet. I would love to know what standard disney holds its housekeeping to. We encountered some of the same problems with housekeeping on this trip that we had on our trip in Feb. at WL. Since when does housekeeping only empty the trash, make the beds and replenish towels. I don't understand why the floors aren't vacumned and mopped, the vanity not cleaned, mirror never windexed unless you ask these things to be done.
While getting ready we hear a knock on the door and before DH can get to the door to open it the housekeeping CM swings the door open and barges into our room. She practically runs into our room dead center and starts rambling on and on how her manager told her she had to come appologize for not putting enough towels and that she would clean the bathroom better. I couldn't believe how she did that. Suppose one of us would have been getting dressed. She could have easily walked in on one of us not fully dressed. I decided that it wasn't worth calling the manager and the CM seemed worried that she was in trouble so I just left it alone.
We ended up getting to MGM at around 11:30. Just as we were getting off the bus we run into Landon's little friend from school again. They had had a late night and decided to sleep in as well. Kevin, Landon and I got in line for ToT while my mom and Collin went get fastpasses for RNRC. Collin doesn't like ToT and my mom had a headache and didn't want to ride either. They headed to Star Tours while we road ToT. On our way over to Star Tours to meet them we met up with DBIL and some of the other group and they had extra fastpasses for RNRC. So we hurried up and met Collin and my mom then Kevin and Collin ran to met them at RNRC. We watched the Jedi Training show then met up with DSIL at Sci Fi. We sat and waited for the RNRC riders to call. While we were waiting we met up with Landon's friend from school again as they were exiting Sci Fi. It was so weird that we met up with just about everyone we knew that was going several times during our trip. Once they called to say they were on their way we checked in for lunch and were sat shortly after they arrived back. Our two moms had burgers, Kevin had the shrimp pasta, I had a chicken sandwich, and I don't remember what Collin and Landon had. We also had the onion rings and spinach and artichock dip for appitizers. We finished the meal with cheesecake and the warm apple crisp desserts. Everything was great and the boys loved getting their glow in the dark cups and light up ice cubes. After dinner we all rode Star Tours together and then got in line for Lights! Motors! Action! Collin and Landon decided that they didn't want to see the show so we went to the honey I shrunk the kids playground instead. I really hate this place. It was so crowded. It didn't take long for Kevin and I to convince them to get out of there. We then did muppet vision 3D and then it was time for our RNRC fastpass. Kevin, Collin and I headed for RNRC while my mom and Landon got autographs with Buzz and Woody and then headed to Beauty and the Beast. After riding RNRC the three of us got fast passes and met up with my mom and Landon. We headed over to see the lighting of the Osborne lights. This is really a great attraction at MGM. We walked through and then all the way back. It really felt like Christmas with the snow falling and the Christmas music playing. Kevin and Collin went to Pizza Planet and got pizza to go, while I went with my mom and Landon get their EMH wristbands and get in line for the second showing of Fantasmic. Collin and Landon ended up eating their pizza in their strollers while we waited. We had great seats for Fantasmic, upfront and center. We were about 5 seats up which was perfect. After the show ToT and RNRC were slammed. We headed to the Great Movie ride. After our trip to the Movies we all got in line for Tot. Collin chickened out at the last minute and my mom's headache had just gone away so she decided to go with him. She didn't want to risk getting another headache. We let Collin pick the last ride of the night and he picked Star Tours. We got there just in time for the last ride of the night. Just minutes into the ride the audio went out so we were able to ride it a second time. We headed out of the park and were back in our room by around midnight.
Today we didn't have an alarm set. We just woke up on our own and boy did we need it.
While getting ready we noticed that once again we only had two washclothes. I called housekeeping again and spoke to a manager. I told him that I didn't want to have to call every couple of days to remind them that we would like to have 4 sets of towels each day. I also told him that the bathroom needed to be cleaned. The floor had not been swept or mopped yet. I would love to know what standard disney holds its housekeeping to. We encountered some of the same problems with housekeeping on this trip that we had on our trip in Feb. at WL. Since when does housekeeping only empty the trash, make the beds and replenish towels. I don't understand why the floors aren't vacumned and mopped, the vanity not cleaned, mirror never windexed unless you ask these things to be done.
While getting ready we hear a knock on the door and before DH can get to the door to open it the housekeeping CM swings the door open and barges into our room. She practically runs into our room dead center and starts rambling on and on how her manager told her she had to come appologize for not putting enough towels and that she would clean the bathroom better. I couldn't believe how she did that. Suppose one of us would have been getting dressed. She could have easily walked in on one of us not fully dressed. I decided that it wasn't worth calling the manager and the CM seemed worried that she was in trouble so I just left it alone.
We ended up getting to MGM at around 11:30. Just as we were getting off the bus we run into Landon's little friend from school again. They had had a late night and decided to sleep in as well. Kevin, Landon and I got in line for ToT while my mom and Collin went get fastpasses for RNRC. Collin doesn't like ToT and my mom had a headache and didn't want to ride either. They headed to Star Tours while we road ToT. On our way over to Star Tours to meet them we met up with DBIL and some of the other group and they had extra fastpasses for RNRC. So we hurried up and met Collin and my mom then Kevin and Collin ran to met them at RNRC. We watched the Jedi Training show then met up with DSIL at Sci Fi. We sat and waited for the RNRC riders to call. While we were waiting we met up with Landon's friend from school again as they were exiting Sci Fi. It was so weird that we met up with just about everyone we knew that was going several times during our trip. Once they called to say they were on their way we checked in for lunch and were sat shortly after they arrived back. Our two moms had burgers, Kevin had the shrimp pasta, I had a chicken sandwich, and I don't remember what Collin and Landon had. We also had the onion rings and spinach and artichock dip for appitizers. We finished the meal with cheesecake and the warm apple crisp desserts. Everything was great and the boys loved getting their glow in the dark cups and light up ice cubes. After dinner we all rode Star Tours together and then got in line for Lights! Motors! Action! Collin and Landon decided that they didn't want to see the show so we went to the honey I shrunk the kids playground instead. I really hate this place. It was so crowded. It didn't take long for Kevin and I to convince them to get out of there. We then did muppet vision 3D and then it was time for our RNRC fastpass. Kevin, Collin and I headed for RNRC while my mom and Landon got autographs with Buzz and Woody and then headed to Beauty and the Beast. After riding RNRC the three of us got fast passes and met up with my mom and Landon. We headed over to see the lighting of the Osborne lights. This is really a great attraction at MGM. We walked through and then all the way back. It really felt like Christmas with the snow falling and the Christmas music playing. Kevin and Collin went to Pizza Planet and got pizza to go, while I went with my mom and Landon get their EMH wristbands and get in line for the second showing of Fantasmic. Collin and Landon ended up eating their pizza in their strollers while we waited. We had great seats for Fantasmic, upfront and center. We were about 5 seats up which was perfect. After the show ToT and RNRC were slammed. We headed to the Great Movie ride. After our trip to the Movies we all got in line for Tot. Collin chickened out at the last minute and my mom's headache had just gone away so she decided to go with him. She didn't want to risk getting another headache. We let Collin pick the last ride of the night and he picked Star Tours. We got there just in time for the last ride of the night. Just minutes into the ride the audio went out so we were able to ride it a second time. We headed out of the park and were back in our room by around midnight.