Trip Report Readers Chick Chat and Guy Gabbing Thread!

[MinnieM123]

My travel clock saved the day!

I knew you hid yours in your suitcase, prior to taking the pictures -- just to get me all riled up!

 

[93boomer]

The following is a PSA for anyone considering a stay at Copper Creek Villas.

Em and I had spent a few hours at the pool. We returned to our room to discover than none of the lights worked (a real crisis since the toilet and shower were in total darkness with the door closed.) Oddly enough, the power outlets and TV worked.

I pushed the "maintenance" button on the room phone and explained the situation to the person who answered. "We'll send someone over," was the reply.

Fortunately it wasn't too long before there was a knock on our door. A maintenance CM stood in the hall with a CM in training. "What's going on?" he asked.

"None of our lights work," I said.

"Did you check the master switch?" (He shook his head knowingly at the trainee.)

"What master switch?"

He stepped towards me and pointed to a light switch behind me, nearest the room door.

For the record the switch looked EXACTLY like every other light switch in our room, with the exception of the teeny tiny printing over the switch on the right.

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"Press it," he said. I did and the lights came on.

"Reedy Creek made us install the master switch when these rooms were refurbished. Copper Creek Villas are the only resort that have them," he said. "Guests get so mad when they find their lights off."

YA THINK ???!!!!!

It wasn't til after he left that my mind flooded with questions.
1. Why isn't there a notification IN THE ROOM about the master switch?
2. Why didn't the person I spoke with on the phone tell me about the master switch? (It would have saved time for us and eliminated the need for a service call.)
3. Who turned the master switch off?

Well I quickly figured out the answer to #3. It wasn't Em nor me, although it would have been easy to accidentally hit the switch on our way out of the room. Our trash had been emptied, which meant someone had been in the room for a "room check."

Each subsequent day we'd return to find that dang switch off!

Well that's just crazy!! They should tell guests these things!

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

You two?! What am I going to do with you.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

The following is a PSA for anyone considering a stay at Copper Creek Villas.

Em and I had spent a few hours at the pool. We returned to our room to discover than none of the lights worked (a real crisis since the toilet and shower were in total darkness with the door closed.) Oddly enough, the power outlets and TV worked.

I pushed the "maintenance" button on the room phone and explained the situation to the person who answered. "We'll send someone over," was the reply.

Fortunately it wasn't too long before there was a knock on our door. A maintenance CM stood in the hall with a CM in training. "What's going on?" he asked.

"None of our lights work," I said.

"Did you check the master switch?" (He shook his head knowingly at the trainee.)

"What master switch?"

He stepped towards me and pointed to a light switch behind me, nearest the room door.

For the record the switch looked EXACTLY like every other light switch in our room, with the exception of the teeny tiny printing over the switch on the right.

View attachment 649116

"Press it," he said. I did and the lights came on.

"Reedy Creek made us install the master switch when these rooms were refurbished. Copper Creek Villas are the only resort that have them," he said. "Guests get so mad when they find their lights off."

YA THINK ???!!!!!

It wasn't til after he left that my mind flooded with questions.
1. Why isn't there a notification IN THE ROOM about the master switch?
2. Why didn't the person I spoke with on the phone tell me about the master switch? (It would have saved time for us and eliminated the need for a service call.)
3. Who turned the master switch off?

Well I quickly figured out the answer to #3. It wasn't Em nor me, although it would have been easy to accidentally hit the switch on our way out of the room. Our trash had been emptied, which meant someone had been in the room for a "room check."

Each subsequent day we'd return to find that dang switch off!

That's just plain stupid.

 

[Tuvalu]

Hey @MickeyCB we got your favorite Magic Shot.

 

[Tuvalu]

We spent hours here.



We encountered a few unusual characters during our pool visits and I don’t mean the Disney kind.

The middle-aged woman who wore her red Mickey Mouse Crocs IN the pool and proceeded to float around on her back. All that was visible was the silhouette of her face and the tops of those red Crocs.

The French-speaking woman who slathered sunscreen ALL over her body (even in places where the sun don’t shine!) and then reapplied it in the same manner EVERY TWENTY MINUTES. Her contortions…..

The trailer trash family who considered the quiet pool their own private oasis by consuming multiple beers, hard ciders, pretzels, popcorn and big ol’ sandwiches IN THE WATER….while blasting country music from an iPod speaker. After being confronted by a CM reminding them that food and beverages are not allowed in the pool or on the pool edge, they (temporarily) moved their cooler to their loungers and resorted to “hiding” their beverage bottles under a towel on the pool edge whenever a CM was in the vicinity.

 

[Tuvalu]

We had a productive morning at DHS.

Managed to escape our capture by the First Order (and all effects but cannons worked!)



Checked in (and out) of a classic hotel.





I did it the easy way.



Em opted for the extreme.



She also went for a ride in a really fast car….



….while I ducked out the back of that alley!

 

[Tuvalu]

We partook of some dessert faves.

Em’s “mock” No Way José.


(She also had a “mock” All American at the Plaza Ice Cream parlor….the girl knows how to hack!)

Ooey Gooey Toffee Cake!


(Note: Not from Liberty Tree Tavern. Em refused to get stuck with a terrible table there. So I booked Diamond Horseshoe instead. My own hack! )

Bonus points for Diamond Horseshoe — our server asked if we wanted our own individual OGTC rather than share one (which is protocol at LTT.)

Sadly we still shared. The feast beforehand had filled us up!

 

[MickeyCB]

I might read half of what you post

Alright you two. Don't make me turn this thread around!

 

[MickeyCB]

Hey @MickeyCB we got your favorite Magic Shot.

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I love that!!! You guys look great!
Any way you can slice and dice and put our family pic in that instead?! I guess the fancy word for that is photo shop!

 

[MickeyCB]

The French-speaking woman who slathered sunscreen ALL over her body (even in places where the sun don’t shine!) and then reapplied it in the same manner EVERY TWENTY MINUTES. Her contortions…..

The trailer trash family who considered the quiet pool their own private oasis by consuming multiple beers, hard ciders, pretzels, popcorn and big ol’ sandwiches IN THE WATER….while blasting country music from an iPod speaker. After being confronted by a CM reminding them that food and beverages are not allowed in the pool or on the pool edge, they (temporarily) moved their cooler to their loungers and resorted to “hiding” their beverage bottles under a towel on the pool edge whenever a CM was in the vicinity.

Just ewwww....and OMG!

 

[Songbird76]

I have rented from all 3 sites: David's, DVC Rental Store and DVC Rental Shop. I have been happy with the service of all of them.

Points rental is cheaper than rack rate. Bigger savings can be found when booking a Confirmed Reservation ~ one that was already booked by a DVC member (with a set date and specific resort) who is unable to make the trip. Take a look here:

Browse Confirmed Reservations

Booking a confirmed reservation makes the process of DVC rentals even quicker and more efficient. Browse confirmed DVC reservations today!

dvcrentalstore.com

DVC Rental Store is a site sponsor here so the link should work.

You cannot change/modify a Confirmed Reservation. Each company has a cancellation policy, but the bottom line is you will lose most or all of your money if you need to cancel and any "refund" will be credit towards a future rental. The same terms apply when renting points for dates/resort of your choice. You can purchase private trip insurance but that typically won't cover canceling "for any reason."

So point rental is a gamble of sorts. But you can win with significant savings (especially since Disney has cut back on room discounts.)

If you book with dates of your choice, can you modify it or will you lose your money by doing that? I was actually looking at David's yesterday thinking of next Summer. I'm torn....I want to stay in a deluxe at some point, and with the perk of extra time in the park, that really sounds good right now. BUT, you also get that at Swan and Dolphin, which are cheaper, and since Epcot is my favorite park, that would be a great location to be able to walk there. But not everything is back to normal yet, either. I'm not sure I can justify the cost when there are still things missing from the experience, since we can't go more than once every several years. I don't want to be locked into anything.

 

[Tuvalu]

If you book with dates of your choice, can you modify it or will you lose your money by doing that? I was actually looking at David's yesterday thinking of next Summer. I'm torn....I want to stay in a deluxe at some point, and with the perk of extra time in the park, that really sounds good right now. BUT, you also get that at Swan and Dolphin, which are cheaper, and since Epcot is my favorite park, that would be a great location to be able to walk there. But not everything is back to normal yet, either. I'm not sure I can justify the cost when there are still things missing from the experience, since we can't go more than once every several years. I don't want to be locked into anything.

The downside to renting points through a company is you are locked in to the dates and resort you pick. Check out each sites’ FAQ page for their exact policy.

Not to sway your dates but barring another unprecedented event, Disney parks should be fully back to “normal” (or at least its “new normal”) by next summer. Most attractions/shows that were to reopen already have.

 

[Tuvalu]

Two Haunted Mansion photos are still “a thing”.





Funny, I actually prefer the color one of these two.

But my favorite trip photo is my zombie shot from SSE.

 

[Tiggerish]

Biggest ship we will see this year visiting our isle is this

MSC Virtuosa - Wikipedia

en.m.wikipedia.org

It's Mahoosive.

It sure is!!

I assure you that I am fully housetrained.

That’s what they all think.

We rented DVC points for the first part of our stay and finally got to try out a Copper Creek Studio.

That’s the former original WL resort wing, right? I have trouble keeping the two parts of WL straight, and I’m a DVC member!

Maybe I'm the only one who doesn't care for it, but it seems kinda barren. (The badges in the frame on the wall was nice, though.) And, no clock radio, Tuvalu!

You are not alone. I, too, am underwhelmed by that studio, except for the nice badge framed piece.

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Hello there, yourself!

 

[Tuvalu]

That’s the former original WL resort wing, right? I have trouble keeping the two parts of WL straight, and I’m a DVC member!

Yes, Copper Creek Villas occupy the right side of the Wilderness Lodge. Regular rooms are on the left.

 

[Tiggerish]

If you book with dates of your choice, can you modify it or will you lose your money by doing that? I was actually looking at David's yesterday thinking of next Summer. I'm torn....I want to stay in a deluxe at some point, and with the perk of extra time in the park, that really sounds good right now. BUT, you also get that at Swan and Dolphin, which are cheaper, and since Epcot is my favorite park, that would be a great location to be able to walk there. But not everything is back to normal yet, either. I'm not sure I can justify the cost when there are still things missing from the experience, since we can't go more than once every several years. I don't want to be locked into anything.

The downside to renting points through a company is you are locked in to the dates and resort you pick. Check out each sites’ FAQ page for their exact policy.

Not to sway your dates but barring another unprecedented event, Disney parks should be fully back to “normal” (or at least its “new normal”) by next summer. Most attractions/shows that were to reopen already have.

Re the changing of dates on a DVC points rental, I’ve rented out my points several times through David’s, and once had a request from David‘s to switch the dates on a reservation that I already had gotten the first payment on, and they made it clear that it was completely at my discretion to make the change for the renter. I could’ve said no and they would’ve been out of luck, but seeing as I am a decent human being, I made the change for the family.

That said, @Tuvalu is correct (as usual!) that it is a bit of a gamble since you are generally locked in and have to pay in full up front.

 

[Mr Ferret 75]

That’s what they all think.

Hello there, yourself!

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Cute furball.

 

[MinnieM123]

But my favorite trip photo is my zombie shot from SSE.

It's Zombie for the WIN!!!

 

[Nunu]

Hello there, yourself!