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[Alison1975]

yes..we've been back a week.. been a crazy week..decided I just dont have time to do a trip report...

So.. lets see..on the way down and ice storm delayed us so we didnt get to ASmovies until 9pm..we had a suite... they are great rooms but never again.. not enough real bed space for 6 people IMO.. we didnt get our luggage until nearly midnight..that sucks..but is what it is.

At 6:45am we grabbed our luggage and walked over to ASsports..checked in and stored our luggage.. they made the process very easy and the walk was easy.

So lets see.. we spent a lot of time at Magic Kingdom.. I have a love HATE relationship with FP+.. I loved having the top rides promised..i hated that typically we only got one ride on that ride. We had FP for BOG..we ended up at the exact same table as last years lunch AND dinner..but yummy anyways. We didnt have hoppers so most of our time was at MK ( 5 of the 9 park days in fact )..

We had 2 days in Epcot.. missed Maelstrom badly.. enjoyed the rest of Epcot as always.

One day in Hollywood studios.. well more like 1/2 a day.. that park is barely worth our time right now.. same with AK..the construction walls EVERYWHERE drove me nuts.. I couldnt get out of there fast enough and normally we love it.

We had half a day at Disney Quest.. still a hit..

All Star Sports was GREAT... zero complaints. We had 2 connecting rooms. We were in touchdown building 10 in the back..my kids swam daily ( and nightly) and played on the football field every night. I am normally much more of a moderate girl but the kids say this resort is their #1 favorite! We had amazing food daily ( Boma, HDDR, Cape May, the food court etc..no complaints at all)..

The Blizzard that hit the North East caused us to not be able to fly home the evening of the 27th as planned. Southwest changed our flight ( even before it was oifficially cancelled which turned out to be hugely good as we were only stuck for a day not 2-3 like everyone else) and Disney gave us a "Storm" rate for another night on both rooms. we checked out and checked back in..but the computers were having fits with magic bands so we ended up with a few issues with those .. we didnt have any until that.. we had to have them key both rooms as all our bands stopped working for that and the room with my husbands band ( and kids) dining credits wouldnt work..we had just enough to finish them off on the 27th.. the awesome CM worked with us a good 4 times and finally just moved them all over to my room and that worked.

We left at 5:45am the 28th and beat a lot of other people who couldnt fly out til the 29th or 30th.

We had a great time but things were VERY different for us.. the kids didnt enjoy a lot of the same things they used to.. the older 2 ( now almost 13 and 11.5) didnt trade pins even once..and they used to adore that..the 9 year old trade once maybe twice.. sad .. We did do some Pirate missions as the 13 year old still loved those but not once did we do a Sorcerers mission and he used to adore those.. same goes to agent P..not once did we do one..

We have decided that while we still feel Disney is the best vacation value..we have , currently, outgrown it for awhile. There needs to be new stuff to do.. we are going to spread our vacation wings and do other stuff and hopefully come back before the 13 year old is an adult..

 

[popcenturylover]

Glad to hear that you all enjoyed ASsports as we are staying there in May. My younger DD & I were outvoted by DH, DS, & DD.(DGS too young to care) Anyway, we aren't real excited about staying there. In the past we've stayed at AOA, POP, & CBR. We are also thinking of taking a break from the World after this trip. We love it but, we want to do other things. SIL is in the Navy & is finishing up his Nuc schooling in Aug. so, we'll see where that takes them. Maybe, somewhere exciting!? Anyway, maybe another trip somewhere in the vicinity of 18'? When Avatarland & everything is finished.

 

[jenluvswdw]

Thanks for your report. Are the suites ok for 5?
Maybe give wdw a rest for a year or two. I am sure the magic will be back! Just an idea. Go for a getaway weekend, just you and your hubby for a Disney fix in the mean time!

 

[Alison1975]

Thanks for your report. Are the suites ok for 5?
Maybe give wdw a rest for a year or two. I am sure the magic will be back! Just an idea. Go for a getaway weekend, just you and your hubby for a Disney fix in the mean time!

for 5 def..6 though with 3 of them adults..i was glad it was only one night.we went over year between trips this time..we def enjoyed ourselves but its time for a few years of something different

 

[JillC LI]

We had a great time but things were VERY different for us.. the kids didnt enjoy a lot of the same things they used to.. the older 2 ( now almost 13 and 11.5) didnt trade pins even once..and they used to adore that..the 9 year old trade once maybe twice.. sad .. We did do some Pirate missions as the 13 year old still loved those but not once did we do a Sorcerers mission and he used to adore those.. same goes to agent P..not once did we do one..

Don't feel bad. Every one of our Disney trips has been different with the kids. On our first trip to WDW they were 5 and 7, and it was all about the magic and the characters. Our second trip they were 7 and 9, and it was all about pin trading. Our third trip they were 9 and 11, and it was about experimenting with some of the rides they were previously scared to go on. Our fourth trip was when they were 11 and 13, and it was all about the thrill rides. Our fifth Disney trip was to Disneyland in CA when they were 12 and 14, and that was about discovering a new park. Our sixth Disney trip is going to be to Disneyland Paris when they are 13 and 16, and that will be another new experience. It never gets boring. Just different. When my son was 11 he worried that he might "grow out of Disney" when he got older and that made him sad; at age 16 now it appears there is no risk of that!

 

[disneygirl76]

yes..we've been back a week.. been a crazy week..decided I just dont have time to do a trip report...

So.. lets see..on the way down and ice storm delayed us so we didnt get to ASmovies until 9pm..we had a suite... they are great rooms but never again.. not enough real bed space for 6 people IMO.. we didnt get our luggage until nearly midnight..that sucks..but is what it is.

At 6:45am we grabbed our luggage and walked over to ASsports..checked in and stored our luggage.. they made the process very easy and the walk was easy.

So lets see.. we spent a lot of time at Magic Kingdom.. I have a love HATE relationship with FP+.. I loved having the top rides promised..i hated that typically we only got one ride on that ride. We had FP for BOG..we ended up at the exact same table as last years lunch AND dinner..but yummy anyways. We didnt have hoppers so most of our time was at MK ( 5 of the 9 park days in fact )..

We had 2 days in Epcot.. missed Maelstrom badly.. enjoyed the rest of Epcot as always.

One day in Hollywood studios.. well more like 1/2 a day.. that park is barely worth our time right now.. same with AK..the construction walls EVERYWHERE drove me nuts.. I couldnt get out of there fast enough and normally we love it.

We had half a day at Disney Quest.. still a hit..

All Star Sports was GREAT... zero complaints. We had 2 connecting rooms. We were in touchdown building 10 in the back..my kids swam daily ( and nightly) and played on the football field every night. I am normally much more of a moderate girl but the kids say this resort is their #1 favorite! We had amazing food daily ( Boma, HDDR, Cape May, the food court etc..no complaints at all)..

The Blizzard that hit the North East caused us to not be able to fly home the evening of the 27th as planned. Southwest changed our flight ( even before it was oifficially cancelled which turned out to be hugely good as we were only stuck for a day not 2-3 like everyone else) and Disney gave us a "Storm" rate for another night on both rooms. we checked out and checked back in..but the computers were having fits with magic bands so we ended up with a few issues with those .. we didnt have any until that.. we had to have them key both rooms as all our bands stopped working for that and the room with my husbands band ( and kids) dining credits wouldnt work..we had just enough to finish them off on the 27th.. the awesome CM worked with us a good 4 times and finally just moved them all over to my room and that worked.

We left at 5:45am the 28th and beat a lot of other people who couldnt fly out til the 29th or 30th.

We had a great time but things were VERY different for us.. the kids didnt enjoy a lot of the same things they used to.. the older 2 ( now almost 13 and 11.5) didnt trade pins even once..and they used to adore that..the 9 year old trade once maybe twice.. sad .. We did do some Pirate missions as the 13 year old still loved those but not once did we do a Sorcerers mission and he used to adore those.. same goes to agent P..not once did we do one..

We have decided that while we still feel Disney is the best vacation value..we have , currently, outgrown it for awhile. There needs to be new stuff to do.. we are going to spread our vacation wings and do other stuff and hopefully come back before the 13 year old is an adult..

Welcome back! I totally understand Disney being different now. I remember we went as kids (up until about 8/9 years old) and then didn't go back for a long while - maybe until I was 16, then again at 20 something. The tween/teen years can be hard, especially if you have been able to go often and there isn't anything new. I'm glad you had a good time and made it home safe!!!! My friend was there around the same time, checked in to ASmovies and she also said, never again. This is purely from a resort/room perspective. But the Cast Members were amazing to help her!