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From: Keane on 2 Aug 2010 14:30
On Mon, 2 Aug 2010 10:28:19 -0700 (PDT), Caren <drizzt(a)sgi.net> wrote:

>
>Too late for breakfast, but we're having chili and cornbread for
>dinner;-) I think I vastly prefer doing my own cooking here--the
>food's better and the dining is more relaxing.

I do like to try different places, and you just can't do a lamb
shank like they do in Morocco, but I'm right there with you
on breakfast...

>This morning we turned in Bernie's AP voucher, got sister in-law a
>park hopper, and got into the Magic Kingdom at opening. Bernie
>immediately decided to get a haircut and said he'd catch up with us.
>He never did. As it turns out, he decided he needed an shower after
>his haircut and then he decided he needed a nap.

Hey! That's how I vacation! :-)

>Sister in-law, nephew, and I climbed the tree house, went for a cruise
>in the jungle, and rode with the pirates. Then we looked at Splash
>Mountain and decided it was too scary, visited the ghosts, and
>listened to presidents.
>
>For those of us who're familiar with WDW, it's always instructive to
>see how people who rarely do Disney handle it. "Is this tree real?"
>"Do I need my ticket now? How about now?" "Can we buy a fastpass?"

Do you play, "How many days has these guyz been at WDW?"

Perky and alive: a couple of days
Sorta dragging, 3-4 days
Sitting most of the time: over 5 days
Screaming at each other, or their kids: Way too many days, no matter
how many days it's been...

There aren't any rules, but if Patty can be the fashion police, then
I can be the fatigue police...

(Backups done. Back to work. Well, not like all of us here...)

Keane
--
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One of them is this, They have the power to make a wish come true...
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From: BigBob on 2 Aug 2010 15:09
On Aug 2, 1:28 pm, Caren <dri...(a)sgi.net> wrote:
>
> This morning we turned in Bernie's AP voucher, got sister in-law a
> park hopper, and got into the Magic Kingdom at opening. Bernie
> immediately decided to get a haircut and said he'd catch up with us.
> He never did. As it turns out, he decided he needed an shower after
> his haircut and then he decided he needed a nap.

Well, at least he got his AP activated.
Got to hand it to him, Bernie is smooth :)

Sounds like the kind of guy you could have a beer (or Fresca) with,
sitting on your extra-points BLT balcony, monitoring the parking lot
and watching monorails float by.

http://attractionsmagazine.com/blog/2009/05/27/pictures-from-within-disneys-new-bay-lake-tower/

Note the Castle pic (zoomed-in), the Space Mountain pic (zoomed-in)
then the Monorail/Parking-Lot pic.

http://disneyvacationclub.disney.go.com/destinations/resorts/bay-lake-tower/

The shot from the roof, of MK fireworks (part of the slide show),
certainly looks brochure perfect (above the 15th floor?).
It comes right after the monorail shot, taken looking *back* at BLT.
One can certainly see how the monorail would come into play, viewing
from a lower floor, when looking *towards* the MK.

Hard to believe that marketing didn't Photoshop that monorail beam for
the brochure shots -- it's filthy (especially the part in front of the
monorail).

Still, it could be worse...
A "standard" view at one of the resort hotels, with the dumpster
view :)

We're laughing with you, Queen...
From: Sue/WDW1972 on 3 Aug 2010 11:46
The general consensus seems to be MK view is a waste of points. I
knew that all along - no way would I spend extra points to have what's
really a parking lot view with MK off in the distance. Give me the
pretty lake view any time!

Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay, and think of the points you'll
save next time ;-) Hint the lower numbered rooms (last 2 digits of
the number) are lake view but also have a view of MK & fireworks. I
think we were in xx08 our 2nd trip and it was perfect for the
fireworks (it's lake view).

Sue/WDW1972

From: Ginny Favers on 3 Aug 2010 12:38
On 8/3/2010 11:46 AM, Sue/WDW1972 wrote:
> The general consensus seems to be MK view is a waste of points. I
> knew that all along - no way would I spend extra points to have what's
> really a parking lot view with MK off in the distance. Give me the
> pretty lake view any time!
>
> Hope you enjoy the rest of your stay, and think of the points you'll
> save next time ;-) Hint the lower numbered rooms (last 2 digits of
> the number) are lake view but also have a view of MK& fireworks. I
> think we were in xx08 our 2nd trip and it was perfect for the
> fireworks (it's lake view).
>
> Sue/WDW1972
>

I'm with you on Bay Lake being prettier to look at than the MK. I've
never liked the view of the MK fireworks from anywhere at the
Contemporary. Too many industrial, backstage things between you and the
park. If you have to be outside the park for the fireworks, be ON the
lakes or over at the Poly beach.

~Amanda
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