pkondz
Brace yourself for immediate disintegration
- Joined
- Mar 9, 2007
It seems to be a distinguished club.
Well, I chose not to be a member of any club that would have me as a member.
Circle of life kinda thing.
It should be. We're actually going to a place we've been before. It is a Holiday Inn resort, but it has a beautiful pool area, a splash area for kids, and direct beach access. But to top it off we're staying on points for FREE and they have a deal where kids eat free at the restaurants there if adults buy meals. We'll probably go to the beach/pool and eat either lunch or dinner at the pool bar everyday so it should actually be a cheap trip too!
Not bad!
We had just spent a very rainy morning in MK meeting characters, characters and more characters and buying an overpriced child size rain poncho.
Looks like that $350 was well spent, though.
We then rode IASW
I am so, so sorry.
DD as always was excited to see the Frozen sisters.
That just sounds weird...
Despite the FP+ we actually had about a 15 minute wait to get in.
Still.. better than 90 minutes.
It was a little bit disappointing once we did. Not that the characters were bad. They also weren’t so good that I made any extra notes about the interaction, but there was no photopass photographer there for Anna.
Really? That's... I don't think I've ever heard of that.
I realize this is kind of nitpicking, but we did pay for the Memory Maker on this trip just so that we could get all our ride and character pictures. I know there are some characters that never have photopass, but when you pay for the package and use a valuable FP specifically to meet these particular characters it is a little disappointing when you don’t get the full-service experience. Like I said, it is nitpicking and it certainly didn’t ruin our experience, but it was a little bit of a disappointment.
Yep. Especially those two.
My fave of the bunch.
We would be at the Main Street Station before our Tink FP was ready so we decided we’d just hop on and go all the way around the park and then take it another 1/3 of the way around back to Main Street. Again, DW was pregnant so it was a good way to get off our feet for a while.
I've hardly ever ridden the train. I should ride it all the way around some time.
DW would stay on the train and continue around to Main Street. I was going to put DD in the stroller, make a mad dash to BTMRR to check her height and we’d meet DW at the front of the park.
Dedication.
We made it over to BTMRR and as she stepped up to get measured she stepped just under the bar. I started to pat her on the back and tell her that she was just a little too short. As I’m starting to think of what to tell her the CM standing there looked at her and said she was just tall enough. I looked at him a little surprised but he said her head just does touch the bar and that was good enough.
No way!! That's great! (And pretty surprising, too!)
At the time, DD was going through a phase where Tink and Ariel were her 2 favorite characters
Me too!
Awwww... Now that's a great shot.
The CM informed me that there used to be one there, but the nearest one now was either in Adventureland or Tomorrowland. We decided to split up. I took DD with me to get our FP+
So just curious. Which one did you go to?
It does look like it's cleared up quite a bit.
Nice! Three handed Tink shot.
Despite having a virtually empty park all morning, the masses were starting to stream in as we made our way up Main Street. It definitely worked out for the best that we braved the rainy weather that morning and did all that we could. It turned out to be a lot of fun.
That's why they say to go when it rains.
But we were so close to POFQ and I’d heard amazing things about a snack that is served there.
On my 'must try' list.
POR is really a beautiful resort and it was nice getting to see a little more of it.
Really enjoyed my early (and late) walks there.
We got our powdered sugary goodness and set off back toward our room with a few extras to share with DW and maybe eat for breakfast in the morning.
And? How were they?
Cute shot of the two of you.
The PP photographer told DD she could go back and see Cinderella again if she’d like. She was being shy and declined the invitation, but another little girl took advantage.
Well, this gave DD some courage so as soon as that little girl finished up, DD went back over to have an extended conversation with Cinderella.
Very nice. Glad she went back. Good memories were made there.
I have no idea what they talked about. Probably princess stuff. But it was a nice experience for her to get some extra 1 on 1 time with Cinderella and I was grateful to the PP photographer for giving her that opportunity and getting some good pictures.
Now I’ll preface this by saying that this was our second visit to CRT. Our first time, we had a table in the middle of the restaurant just across the aisle from the window overlooking Fantasyland. It was literally the perfect location and just a fantastic experience.
This time… not so much.
Oh. Too bad.
The food was fine, nothing special. Certainly not good enough to warrant the price tag.
Nope. But you're definitely not going for the food.
Thankfully DD cheered up some once they finally made their way around to us.
That's good. Otherwise... what's the point.
What's with the white under her eyes? Weird.
We ended up meeting all of them, but the visits with them were very rushed with no memorable conversation and it was just kind of… meh.
Well, that sucks. Because that is what you're paying for.
And when you’re spending close to $200 for 2 adults and a kid who ate hardly anything… well it has to be better than meh or it better be a damn magical experience. They didn’t serve us inedible food and the service could have been much, much worse. You’re obviously paying the premium to eat in the castle with the princesses anyway. Some magical interactions with them could have saved it, but we were literally in the last few tables they visited before leaving for their break and it honestly felt like they were just in a hurry to rush through and move on.
Sorry to hear that dude.
Love that shot of you two.
She thoroughly enjoyed the ride.
Good!
She told me she wanted to do 5 more rides and then we can leave.
and yet....
As we were walking out, there was a CM just dancing and enjoying life as she sang along with the soundtrack.
Awww.... Disney magic.