A Crazy Crowded Refurbishment Disney World Vacation! - Sept 2-8, 2015
Okay, it was a last minute vacation plan which was originally made for Universal Studios Orlando but we’ve gotten an email from Walt Disney World about the free dining plan so the DW said “Let’s GO!” and so that started with the search!
The email came in mid July so we checked but almost all of the eligible resorts did not have any rooms left. There were a few for Coronado Springs and Caribbean Beach and the DW has never been to CBR so booked it!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
We didn’t know about the bridge refurbishment at CBR yet until a few days before heading there. Without that bridge, it was a HUGE inconvenience as we were located at Aruba building 53. They did have shuttle vans which run between the two stops at Aruba and Old Port Royale but sometimes it’s a hit or miss. For instance one of the shuttle stops in the building groups 51-52-53 to drop guests off, then heads to buildings 54-55-56 to drop the other guests there. Then it will pick up guests at that stop and head on back. But if the shuttle van is full, then you’ll have to wait for the next return trip!
The room itself was okay. Just a corner room with a king bed. Aruba was practically empty. We got a text on the day of our arrival around 7:30AM. We didn’t even opt for an early arrival when doing the online check-in so I guess they had plenty of rooms available.
Old Port Royale
Wow…extremely crowded in the mornings, lunchtime, and evenings! I guess everyone was refilling their resort mugs. Plus no one watches their children so you’ll have kids trying to refill their mugs but couldn’t reach the buttons and thus spilling whatever they had in their mugs onto the floor. I overheard a CM speaking to another CM as they were cleaning the tables that this was the worst resort to work in. Oops! They probably figured we didn’t understand English. :rolleyes1
Next Up!: Day 1 - Animal Kingdom
Okay, it was a last minute vacation plan which was originally made for Universal Studios Orlando but we’ve gotten an email from Walt Disney World about the free dining plan so the DW said “Let’s GO!” and so that started with the search!
The email came in mid July so we checked but almost all of the eligible resorts did not have any rooms left. There were a few for Coronado Springs and Caribbean Beach and the DW has never been to CBR so booked it!
Disney’s Caribbean Beach Resort
We didn’t know about the bridge refurbishment at CBR yet until a few days before heading there. Without that bridge, it was a HUGE inconvenience as we were located at Aruba building 53. They did have shuttle vans which run between the two stops at Aruba and Old Port Royale but sometimes it’s a hit or miss. For instance one of the shuttle stops in the building groups 51-52-53 to drop guests off, then heads to buildings 54-55-56 to drop the other guests there. Then it will pick up guests at that stop and head on back. But if the shuttle van is full, then you’ll have to wait for the next return trip!
The room itself was okay. Just a corner room with a king bed. Aruba was practically empty. We got a text on the day of our arrival around 7:30AM. We didn’t even opt for an early arrival when doing the online check-in so I guess they had plenty of rooms available.
Old Port Royale
Wow…extremely crowded in the mornings, lunchtime, and evenings! I guess everyone was refilling their resort mugs. Plus no one watches their children so you’ll have kids trying to refill their mugs but couldn’t reach the buttons and thus spilling whatever they had in their mugs onto the floor. I overheard a CM speaking to another CM as they were cleaning the tables that this was the worst resort to work in. Oops! They probably figured we didn’t understand English. :rolleyes1
Next Up!: Day 1 - Animal Kingdom
