Took our 15 month old for his first trip. We didn’t know how it was gonna go over, especially with meeting the characters up close but he loved all of them! It was purely magical. Had a lot of rain due to Tropical Storm Debby but we didn’t let it slow us down. Couple of highlights…
- Holy cow I forgot how wonderful the shakes are at The Plaza
- This was the first time I can remember facades on Main Street being so eye catching. You can’t even take pictures of the castle (looking down Main Street) without the big bulging bakery façade getting in the way.
- Cast member encounters were all across the spectrum.
The good ones – We couldn’t make it on the monorail with our stroller at the Polynesian (too many people) so one of the monorail guys gave us a special fast past ticket to any attraction of our choice at MK. Very cool.
One of the Main Street performers let our little one play with his blue flag which really made him happy! The cast member really took the time and we were very touched by that.
Wonderful server at Crystal Palace. Sweet lady with a great sense of humor. Amazing how much of a difference that can make.
Bad ones – Walking towards Nemo with the stroller. As we approach a young castmember staring at us I’m waiting for him to say “Good morning” or something but all we get is “STROLLERS GO BEHIND THE ROCK!” Thanks for spreading the magic, dude.
My wife was looking for a baby changing station and asked a female cast member who didn’t speak English. Really? I’m all for diversity but come on you have to at least speak English.
- Art of Animation resort really is cool. We ate at Landscape of Flavors and were very impressed with the vast array of food options. I got the “create your own pasta” which seemed to be great until I discovered that the chicken was dark meat which blew me away. Some pieces had so much grizzle that they weren’t even edible. It was nice to eat with real utensils (no plastic) and bowls. Prices were certainly not cheap though.
- Isn’t it time for new monorails?
- Sure wish they offered Fast Pass at Epcot for the Character Spot. The wait was always at least 50 min.
- Still can’t get used to entering Small World thru what used to be the exit.
- Ate dinner at O’hana and apparently their was some sort of dishwashing issue because everything was served on plastic plates. We even had plastic silverware and cups. Server was apologetic. Would have been nice to get a little discount on the meal but they didn’t offer. I was gonna push it with the server but chose not too.
- New monorail voice is totally void of life. Too bad the other guy’s contract wasn’t renewed.
- Got tired of seeing 13 year old girls wearing the shortest jean shorts I’d ever seen. Time for a dress code? I’m not thrilled about overly large men in sleeveless t-shirts either.
- Majority of the Disney t-shirts I saw still are awful quality with the necks all stretched out. ::sigh::
- The World Of Disney is just CHAOS. No other way to put it. When is the best time to go? We love the store but it’s getting to the point where it’s almost not worth it. Can’t even maneuver in there.
- Anyone else marvel at how clean the castle always looks?
- Forgot to get a Dole Whip. Ahhhhhh!!!
- Holy cow I forgot how wonderful the shakes are at The Plaza
- This was the first time I can remember facades on Main Street being so eye catching. You can’t even take pictures of the castle (looking down Main Street) without the big bulging bakery façade getting in the way.
- Cast member encounters were all across the spectrum.
The good ones – We couldn’t make it on the monorail with our stroller at the Polynesian (too many people) so one of the monorail guys gave us a special fast past ticket to any attraction of our choice at MK. Very cool.
One of the Main Street performers let our little one play with his blue flag which really made him happy! The cast member really took the time and we were very touched by that.
Wonderful server at Crystal Palace. Sweet lady with a great sense of humor. Amazing how much of a difference that can make.
Bad ones – Walking towards Nemo with the stroller. As we approach a young castmember staring at us I’m waiting for him to say “Good morning” or something but all we get is “STROLLERS GO BEHIND THE ROCK!” Thanks for spreading the magic, dude.
My wife was looking for a baby changing station and asked a female cast member who didn’t speak English. Really? I’m all for diversity but come on you have to at least speak English.
- Art of Animation resort really is cool. We ate at Landscape of Flavors and were very impressed with the vast array of food options. I got the “create your own pasta” which seemed to be great until I discovered that the chicken was dark meat which blew me away. Some pieces had so much grizzle that they weren’t even edible. It was nice to eat with real utensils (no plastic) and bowls. Prices were certainly not cheap though.
- Isn’t it time for new monorails?
- Sure wish they offered Fast Pass at Epcot for the Character Spot. The wait was always at least 50 min.
- Still can’t get used to entering Small World thru what used to be the exit.
- Ate dinner at O’hana and apparently their was some sort of dishwashing issue because everything was served on plastic plates. We even had plastic silverware and cups. Server was apologetic. Would have been nice to get a little discount on the meal but they didn’t offer. I was gonna push it with the server but chose not too.
- New monorail voice is totally void of life. Too bad the other guy’s contract wasn’t renewed.
- Got tired of seeing 13 year old girls wearing the shortest jean shorts I’d ever seen. Time for a dress code? I’m not thrilled about overly large men in sleeveless t-shirts either.
- Majority of the Disney t-shirts I saw still are awful quality with the necks all stretched out. ::sigh::
- The World Of Disney is just CHAOS. No other way to put it. When is the best time to go? We love the store but it’s getting to the point where it’s almost not worth it. Can’t even maneuver in there.
- Anyone else marvel at how clean the castle always looks?
- Forgot to get a Dole Whip. Ahhhhhh!!!
