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We are booked in a water view room August 16-23. Any suggestion which village would have the least disruption from the construction?
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We are booked in a water view room August 16-23. Any suggestion which village would have the least disruption from the construction?
This is a peculiar update post... good stuff, bad stuff and a twist at the end.
Having checked in Monday evening, we have found the resort to retain a lot of its charm despite the construction of the new resort, gondola buildings and towers and the centretown refurb.
The food at both the Spy Glass Grille and the food tent are very good, both in taste, and value for money.
The island markets, whilst a charming idea, lack any substance and we found nothing we’d buy in there.
The buses... well that’s an oddity all of its own. They seem fine as long as you don’t wanna go anywhere except Magic Kingdom first thing in the morning. Yesterday we had breakfast reservations for BOG at 8:30. We were at the bus stop by 7:03. The timing board said 20 minutes but just kept creeping up until it said 7:58
The cast member turned up about 7:30 and despite comments to her, she did and said nothing.
The internal bus became a floater after the driver called in the problem but was already full when she got to Jamaica. The next floater turned up about 7:50. By the time we turned at Aruba and passed Jamaica again, there were 2 empty MK buses at an empty bus stop! We just made our 8:30 reservation.
Now here comes the twist.
After the parks we decided to visit Saratoga Springs where we’ve stayed several times before (when with family not just us). We were in the shop to buy cookies and some other little sundries we couldn’t find at CBR when we were greeted by a CM who recognised GoofyGavin from our previous visits.
We explained we were passing through, where we were staying, and yes, lamenting the bus service. As soon as we finished he called over a nearby manager who took us to the management team at the desk who asked us to sit down for a moment while they disappeared. Within 5 minutes they were back with the bookings manager who offered us a 1 bedroom villa at no extra charge for the remainder of our stay.
Those that have seen my previous posts will know that having incurable cancer and the prospect of this being my last trip (which, I hasten to add, was never mentioned at Saratoga Springs) I felt it too good an offer to pass up. They initiated the whole thing, we never enquired about a move... indeed it hadn’t occurred to me they would do such a thing.
CBR has been lovely as a location but SS, to use their own tag line, felt like home.
To that end, we are now packing to check out and transfer to SS. Please don’t think badly of me. I wish you all well and hope the buses get better.
Anybody who can point me to a rendering, picture, or description of what we can expect in mid December???
This is a peculiar update post... good stuff, bad stuff and a twist at the end.
Having checked in Monday evening, we have found the resort to retain a lot of its charm despite the construction of the new resort, gondola buildings and towers and the centretown refurb.
The food at both the Spy Glass Grille and the food tent are very good, both in taste, and value for money.
The island markets, whilst a charming idea, lack any substance and we found nothing we’d buy in there.
The buses... well that’s an oddity all of its own. They seem fine as long as you wanna go anywhere except Magic Kingdom first thing in the morning. Yesterday we had breakfast reservations for BOG at 8:30. We were at the bus stop by 7:03. The timing board said 20 minutes but just kept creeping up until it said 7:58
The cast member turned up about 7:30 and despite comments to her, she did and said nothing.
The internal bus became a floater after the driver called in the problem but was already full when she got to Jamaica. The next floater turned up about 7:50. By the time we turned at Aruba and passed Jamaica again, there were 2 empty MK buses at an empty bus stop! We just made our 8:30 reservation.
Now here comes the twist.
After the parks we decided to visit Saratoga Springs where we’ve stayed several times before (when with family not just us). We were in the shop to buy cookies and some other little sundries we couldn’t find at CBR when we were greeted by a CM who recognised GoofyGavin from our previous visits.
We explained we were passing through, where we were staying, and yes, lamenting the bus service. As soon as we finished he called over a nearby manager who took us to the management team at the desk who asked us to sit down for a moment while they disappeared. Within 5 minutes they were back with the bookings manager who offered us a 1 bedroom villa at no extra charge for the remainder of our stay.
Those that have seen my previous posts will know that having incurable cancer and the prospect of this being my last trip (which, I hasten to add, was never mentioned at Saratoga Springs) I felt it too good an offer to pass up. They initiated the whole thing, we never enquired about a move... indeed it hadn’t occurred to me they would do such a thing.
CBR has been lovely as a location but SS, to use their own tag line, felt like home.
To that end, we are now packing to check out and transfer to SS. Please don’t think badly of me. I wish you all well and hope the buses get better.
We've always picked Jamaica and never had a problem...this worries me though because we have a lot of ppo activities planned for this summer
Best wishes to you! That is wonderful that they went the extra mile to make your stay a more pleasant experience. Yay for the magic of Disney!This is a peculiar update post... good stuff, bad stuff and a twist at the end.
Having checked in Monday evening, we have found the resort to retain a lot of its charm despite the construction of the new resort, gondola buildings and towers and the centretown refurb.
The food at both the Spy Glass Grille and the food tent are very good, both in taste, and value for money.
The island markets, whilst a charming idea, lack any substance and we found nothing we’d buy in there.
The buses... well that’s an oddity all of its own. They seem fine as long as you wanna go anywhere except Magic Kingdom first thing in the morning. Yesterday we had breakfast reservations for BOG at 8:30. We were at the bus stop by 7:03. The timing board said 20 minutes but just kept creeping up until it said 7:58
The cast member turned up about 7:30 and despite comments to her, she did and said nothing.
The internal bus became a floater after the driver called in the problem but was already full when she got to Jamaica. The next floater turned up about 7:50. By the time we turned at Aruba and passed Jamaica again, there were 2 empty MK buses at an empty bus stop! We just made our 8:30 reservation.
Now here comes the twist.
After the parks we decided to visit Saratoga Springs where we’ve stayed several times before (when with family not just us). We were in the shop to buy cookies and some other little sundries we couldn’t find at CBR when we were greeted by a CM who recognised GoofyGavin from our previous visits.
We explained we were passing through, where we were staying, and yes, lamenting the bus service. As soon as we finished he called over a nearby manager who took us to the management team at the desk who asked us to sit down for a moment while they disappeared. Within 5 minutes they were back with the bookings manager who offered us a 1 bedroom villa at no extra charge for the remainder of our stay.
Those that have seen my previous posts will know that having incurable cancer and the prospect of this being my last trip (which, I hasten to add, was never mentioned at Saratoga Springs) I felt it too good an offer to pass up. They initiated the whole thing, we never enquired about a move... indeed it hadn’t occurred to me they would do such a thing.
CBR has been lovely as a location but SS, to use their own tag line, felt like home.
To that end, we are now packing to check out and transfer to SS. Please don’t think badly of me. I wish you all well and hope the buses get better.
Don’t get my post wrong... if Saratoga Springs hadn’t made the offer I couldn’t refuse, I would have stayed at CBR (and moaned about the buses when deserved) there are plenty of good things about the resort.We've always picked Jamaica and never had a problem...this worries me though because we have a lot of ppo activities planned for this summer
the music on the CBR buses always helps us feel like the vacation has really started. We love it!Hey, does anyone know where I might find the music loops from CBR? I really enjoyed the steel drum arrangements on the buses!
The DIS is reporting the 3 new OPR Bus Depots to open next Friday.
Progress!
Depot A
Magic Kingdom
Depot B
Blizzard Beach
Disney’s Animal Kingdom
Epcot
Depot C
Disney’s Hollywood Studios
Disney Springs
ESPN Wide World of Sports
Typhoon Lagoon
I am guessing there are still no direct buses to BB/TL, just that you would get on at that spot to transfer later?
Yes,BB is "grouped" with DAK at one Stop and TL is "grouped" with DS at one Stop.I am guessing there are still no direct buses to BB/TL, just that you would get on at that spot to transfer later?
Hey, does anyone know where I might find the music loops from CBR? I really enjoyed the steel drum arrangements on the buses!