When I went to California earlier this year, our tagline was "Wildfires can't stop us." Now it seems to be "Tropical Storms can't stop us."
Our official vacation was supposed to be from August 20th-26th, staying at the Beach Club at the Stone Harbor Club with a standard view room. However, a little storm called Faye rolled along. Spirit, of course, had to cancel our flight (but it took off anyway) and we were forced to make new reservations, which wasn't as bad for Disney, but Spirit Airlines was a pain in the backside.
We took off from Atlantic City on August 21st. We hit some bad turbulence on the way and the flight was packed. (At least when we got back I made a recording of the Jack Wagner tram spiel
) After waiting in line for what seemed like hours, we finally got onto our Magical Express which was, in a word, magical. By now it was showering and somewhat windy, but we got to the Beach Club safely.
The Beach Club is my favorite hotel for a number of reasons, including the pool, location, amenities, and everything else. We were met by a concierge who took us to the fifth floor. There, we met the concierge at the front desk, took care of reservations, and went to get some food at what we call "The Magical Food Place". When we got to our room, I was extremely excited. Not only was our room stunning (just refurbed, we were the third family to stay there) we had a water view room! (More like a balcony facing a courtyard with the pool and Crescent Lake in the distance.) Since we had reservations at San Angel Inn, we decided to head on over to Epcot.
I love the International Gateway area because of the serenity of it. Before I knew it, I was in Epcot, my first park of the vacation! (Though security was always an issue, I had a duffel bag with my Hidden Mickeys Guide, and another bag inside that with my camcorder.) Also, for future reference, it is raining and windy, and will continue to do so until our third day. At this point I believe we went into Future World to ride Soarin' and Test Track (both with mild waits.) I also finally got to into Club Cool, which was an "experience" to say the least. (And Epcot fans don't fret, I did head over to the gallery during my vacation.)
After that it was time for Mexico. We went on the Gran Fiesta Tour first, which was cool. I defnitely enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. My dinner was great and very tasty. :slurp: After that we popped in and out of the WS pavilions (and now I can say I have visited every pavilion!) next in Norway, then China (lots of pics) and then on to Germany and Italy. Since the rest of my family wanted to shop, and I had a camera memory card to fill, I walked around and took pictures. (Still raining) We skipped AA on this day because a family member didn't want to see it. In Japan, while my family visited the Mitsoukoshi Department Store, I explored the pavilion, and it was worth it. Heh, I can't remember what I did after that, but I know we went back to Japan to watch RoE.
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Our official vacation was supposed to be from August 20th-26th, staying at the Beach Club at the Stone Harbor Club with a standard view room. However, a little storm called Faye rolled along. Spirit, of course, had to cancel our flight (but it took off anyway) and we were forced to make new reservations, which wasn't as bad for Disney, but Spirit Airlines was a pain in the backside.
We took off from Atlantic City on August 21st. We hit some bad turbulence on the way and the flight was packed. (At least when we got back I made a recording of the Jack Wagner tram spiel
) After waiting in line for what seemed like hours, we finally got onto our Magical Express which was, in a word, magical. By now it was showering and somewhat windy, but we got to the Beach Club safely.The Beach Club is my favorite hotel for a number of reasons, including the pool, location, amenities, and everything else. We were met by a concierge who took us to the fifth floor. There, we met the concierge at the front desk, took care of reservations, and went to get some food at what we call "The Magical Food Place". When we got to our room, I was extremely excited. Not only was our room stunning (just refurbed, we were the third family to stay there) we had a water view room! (More like a balcony facing a courtyard with the pool and Crescent Lake in the distance.) Since we had reservations at San Angel Inn, we decided to head on over to Epcot.
I love the International Gateway area because of the serenity of it. Before I knew it, I was in Epcot, my first park of the vacation! (Though security was always an issue, I had a duffel bag with my Hidden Mickeys Guide, and another bag inside that with my camcorder.) Also, for future reference, it is raining and windy, and will continue to do so until our third day. At this point I believe we went into Future World to ride Soarin' and Test Track (both with mild waits.) I also finally got to into Club Cool, which was an "experience" to say the least.
(And Epcot fans don't fret, I did head over to the gallery during my vacation.) After that it was time for Mexico. We went on the Gran Fiesta Tour first, which was cool. I defnitely enjoyed it a lot more the second time around. My dinner was great and very tasty. :slurp: After that we popped in and out of the WS pavilions (and now I can say I have visited every pavilion!) next in Norway, then China (lots of pics) and then on to Germany and Italy. Since the rest of my family wanted to shop, and I had a camera memory card to fill, I walked around and took pictures. (Still raining) We skipped AA on this day because a family member didn't want to see it. In Japan, while my family visited the Mitsoukoshi Department Store, I explored the pavilion, and it was worth it. Heh, I can't remember what I did after that, but I know we went back to Japan to watch RoE.
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