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I, too, am thoroughly disappointed by this extremely ill-advised decision. We got “Chapeked” by a modernized dumbing down of anything Victorian with the GF remodeling anyway. Yes, there is florid carpeting, sort of Victorianish. But, now the GF has white, white, white decor everywhere, which left Queen Victoria’s Room
I’d have to reword the “No, not at this time” to “No way ever.” While I like the concept, it’ll be too far from everything we enjoy most and particularly impractical for transportation to the parks. We both are not fond of the buses, hubby especially so since he uses a powerchair. The drivers do a good job fastening ch
No question, the Monorail. Riding it is still soooo cool after 20+ years of going to WDW. I’m never without a shiver of delight when it goes INSIDE the Contemporary Tower. Second place for me was when we fulfilled a longtime wish by walking the MK-GF-Poly-TTC pathway not long after the final segment opened. We’d talked
Redoing the future stage every so often was an exercise in how rapidly it became outdated. Just stop trying to envision the future and restore it to the original format when CoP debuted at the World’s Fair in 1964. I’ve long said that’s what makes the most sense. Those of us old enough can play “remember when” and can
I’m the naysayer on this idea. Please don’t leave things you didn’t use in the laundry room or other common access areas. These community spaces must be cleaned regularly. You’re leaving unanticipated obstacles a housekeeper or maintenance must work around, making their jobs more difficult. Plus, laundry rooms can have
No idea what incentives may be offered currently. I can confirm that there may be one. Six or seven years ago, a coworker of hubby’s was looking into buying into Riviera. He told her to feel free to mention us as Members. We got a $150 gift card for Disney Dining. So, yes, incentives may be given, perhaps varying by ho
True, renting is probably the safest and best financially speaking. Certainly so if you can afford to rent a few nights there without renting out any of your points to cover the cost. I’m guessing from what you said that that’s not an option. The problem with buying a RIV contract, as you’re likely weighing, is not get
Never have worked for Disney and highly unlikely I ever will since I can’t imagine living in either California or Florida. I need a place that has actual seasons. I was a theatre major so the backstage vs magical onstage aspect wouldn’t bother me, I don’t think. However, It’d be my luck to be offered a housekeeping job
I always pack ziptop bags in various sizes—gallon, quart, sandwich and snack. Amazes me every trip how often a bag is essential. A small first aid kit or self-assembled box of antibiotic ointment with blister and regular bandaids. Scissors! Your favorite brand of toilet rolls if, like us, you hate that thin stuff Disne
We had something similar occur with a 50pt BWV resale we bought, never having stayed in villas or inn. Thought we’d like BWV primarily for how close it is to Epcot and DHS. That, we did like. However, upon a 2-night stay shortly after buying, we realized the BW area was too busy and noisy for us. Also, we cared less fo
We love the GF main building turret rooms and will only book them at discounted rates. Pixie dust was getting upgraded to a Castle view at Christmas 2015 when we’d expected a monorail view. We stood at a window with a straight line view of the Castle to watch fireworks, tv tuned to the Happily Ever After audio. Purely
We are big Grand holiday season fans and typically stay at VGF for Mickey’s birthday week each November. Mickey’s my twin (Sort of. I’m not THAT old!) which makes that week extra special. The one drawback is that silly resort holiday decorations roulette. They rotate annually for the order the decorations go up in reso
Oh, for those dear, dead days when we got the Deluxe Dining Plan! 3 TS/QS credits per person per day 2 snack credits, same refillable mug for each Appetizer, entree, dessert at TS (rarely used credits at QS. Clearly not a good value at QS) No alcohol back then, but we don’t drink so no big deal For us, it was all about
Generally agreed on the cinnamon sugar donuts. Except at 1900 Park Fare where I got both that and a vanilla-glazed one. I don’t particularly like cake donuts, but these were yumlicious. Not as gummy as those often are (g-f/d-f are what I must eat). The cinnamon sugar donut at ‘Ohana was typically gummy and not very fla
Don’t know if it’s still doable, but we used to save snack credits for the Werther’s Karamel Kuchen caramel popcorn pre-pandemic. You could get either a small or large with a single credit. We seriously took home 12 large bags on one trip. Gave some to friends and oinked out on the rest ourselves (only 2 of us). I’m te
While I can understand Disney’s switching out PF characters for more recent ones, it made more sense to me to have Pooh, Alice and the Mad Hatter. The GF is supposed to be Victorianish themed, so British children’s book characters seemed to fit better, imo. (Not that Cinderella is British, so oh, well.) I’m a lit geek;
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I can relate to disliking Facebook. In fact, I’d enlarge that to “I truly detest Facebook.” Never really got the thrill, and then someone in my church kept whining she didn’t get her Starbucks yet/at all/was cold, etc. Soooo glad DVC Fan started this forum.
Sherri P says: My DVC story started late in our life, not my fault! Ours, too. Our first trip in 2004 was with 2 nephews, didn’t get back ourselves until 2010 at the GF, our instalove. Once we were in that every to every other year grip, getting into DVC brought out the familiar refrain, “Why didn’t we do this years ag
WelcomeHomeKenny remarked: The fact that I hear stories of people online clicking with the fastest fingers while the website crashes in hope of maybe getting MM tickets does not sound very magical. I certainly understand your objections to MM. Yeah, “MM slots” doesn’t seem magical, I agree. Admittedly, I’m biased becau
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