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(@Bay Lake)
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Wow, what a week in WDW. Flew down on 7/26 and returned home 8/3. Lets start with the crowds, busy but manageable, if you have the right FP+ you are in good shape. I will say the the 7DM offers 2 great features, first it is a great but short ride, could have used another minute on the track. The second great feature is that at RD everyone runs to it leaving the rest of the park untouched. One morning, we had SM twice, Buzz twice, HM, JC, PofC, BT and SpM all done by 11am, then went on 7DM using my FP+ with no wait. Had great experiences at the other parks as well. At DHS, the Frozen Summer Fun was a huge hit with my family, they got front row seats for the procession and all the ice cream they could eat. Then the Sing A Long was fun for them, but the dessert party/fireworks show were awesome(not to mention the Blue Island Punch). At AK for some reason EE was no longer than 15 min all morning< so we hit it 4 times in a row( real wait time was about 5 min).
Now on to meals, had great meals all week, start with dinners, we ate at Nine Dragons, Be Our Guest, O'hana, Coral Reef, Mama Melrose, Captain's Grille, California Grill and Liberty Tree Tavern. The steak at Mama Melrose was one of the best I have ever tasted. Quick service was good, Electric Umbrella(Pesto Flatbread is out of this world) Yak & Yeti, Sunshine Seasons, Liberty Inn, Harbor House, Caseys, and Tartuga Tavern.
We also did some tours, DiveQuest, just awesome and Wild African Trek, both well worth the money.
Transportation was good going to the parks, but for some reason Riverside always had 500 more people in line than any other resort at park closing.
A few things i would suggest to Disney, 2 new tours, A kitchen tour that show the prep areas, cooking areas and storage areas. I know all foodies would love something like this. The second and i know this will never happen is a overnight tour of how they get the parks ready for the next day.
One negative I saw and it was the people in the lines peeling the paint off the walls, I saw this in 2 attractions and it just bothered me.
PS Memory Maker Photos are so worth it, they get multiple shots of the kids with the characters that I could never get. Already planning the next trip.


76 CR,80 Offsite,82 CR, 85 Offsite, 88/89 GF,
91 Dolphin, 93 DxL,94 WL,94 POLY,
97 Offsite, 99 CSR, 02 ASMo, 03/04 ASMo
04 POR, 05 POR, 08 POR, 10 ASMu FS,
12 ASMu FS, 14 ASMo,
14
POR, 15 POR

 
Posted : August 5, 2014 2:45 pm
(@yjgirl32)
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Great report. You ate at some of the places we are going and saw no complaints from you so I am guessing you liked them. Thanks for sharing.


 
Posted : August 5, 2014 3:04 pm
(@vwl-mom)
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Sounds like a great trip, thanks for sharing :mickey:


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Posted : August 5, 2014 3:13 pm
(@VacationDisney)
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Thanks for the trip report.


First WDW Trip 1984
30+ Trips since 1984
Disneyland 4 Visits
Disneyland Paris 2010
40th Wedding Anniversary December 2013
Disney Cruises 2: Magic 2005, Fantasy 2012
Last Trip November 2019

 
Posted : August 5, 2014 3:23 pm
(@olivegirl)
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Thank you for the great report!! We will be arriving in 13 days 6 hours 41 mins and 11 seconds!!! :cloud9:


Kim

1984 MAY- OFF PROPERTY Senior Class Trip!!
1985-86 May- OFF PROPERTY
2005 MARCH- OFF PROPERTY
2007 FEBRUARY - POP
2008 AUG.- POP
2009 MARCH - POR
2009 AUG.-POLY
2010 AUG. - POP
2011 AUG. - POP
2012 APRIL - All STAR MOVIES
2013 DEC.-POP
2014 AUG.-AOA
2015 APRIL- CSR

 
Posted : August 5, 2014 5:19 pm
(@buzznwoodysmom)
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Sounds like an amazing trip!


Denise

Resorts we've stayed at in 20+ trips: ASMo, ASMu, ASSp, PC, CSR, CBR, POR, POFQ, WL, AKL Jambo, AKL Kidani, Poly, Contemporary, BC, YC, BWV, OKW, SSR, Swan, Shades of Green, Vero Beach, Disneyland Resort

Next Trip: ???

 
Posted : August 5, 2014 7:09 pm
faline
(@faline)
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You must have hit it just right with not too many crowds!! :mickey:


Linda aka: Faline
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Posted : August 5, 2014 7:40 pm
(@rjmdds)
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Glad to hear you liked Mama Melrose. We are trying it for the first time in a few weeks and are hoping for a good meal.


'74 Contemporary
'76 Contemporary
'90 CBR
'97 Off Site
'00 Swan
'05 GF
'08 GF RPC
'09 GF RPC-Short SURPRISE trip for kids
'11 GF RPC
'12 Contemporary
'14 GF RPC
'15 DL VGC
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Posted : August 5, 2014 7:43 pm
(@mickclub1955)
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Glad you had a wonderful trip!!!!


"There's enough land here to hold all the ideas and dreams that we could possibly imagine."-Walt Disney

 
Posted : August 5, 2014 10:23 pm
(@princessgirls)
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An amazing trip!!!

Thanks for sharing!
Julie:mickey:


Next Up:

Summer 2018... WE ARE BACK!!!
2 families
4 teenagers and Larry
Taking on the parks!

 
Posted : August 6, 2014 1:12 pm
(@Tigerinvestigator)
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Great report thanks. Mama Melrose is quickly becoming our favorite place to eat again. After years of being so so, they have stepped up their game. The last four or five trips, it has been our best meal.:thumbsup:


 
Posted : August 6, 2014 1:21 pm
(@vizsla)
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Thanks for the report.


Vince
aka. Vizsla

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DVC Member 10/11/04

 
Posted : August 11, 2014 5:24 am