We have always liked Splitsville!
I've bowled/eaten there twice with the family, love the food and atmosphere
We have never stayed outside of the Disney bubble on our mom/daughter trips.
The first 2x we took the boys, in 2006 and 2007, we used our timeshare points (not DVC) and stayed offsite. Back then I didn't mind since I didn't know what I was missing lol plus the 2nd time we had all 4 boys and my MIL. But we haven't been off since our first onsite stay in 2009 at OKW! Except the one trip in 2015 that was supposed to be just Universal but turned into a 3x visit to DS and one day in MK
It is interesting to hear about the DS resorts, do they all have resort fees?
Pretty much all of them do yes, and many have parking fees. Plus at the Gateway Resorts there's a shuttle fee. However when these resorts are booked through a TA (Any TA) the resort fee is incorporated into the total price and is usually still less than booking on your own plus then you don't pay the fee once you're there. But really it's too much to remember, everyone just stay onsite lol!
YAY
Glad to see you here!
his gives me anxiety
But I'm kinda jealous of your job!
Yes it wasn't the part of the trip I was looking forward to the most for sure! And while I did think ahead about 101 of us doing a couple things at once I actually didn't think about ALL of us scanning our bands or ALL of us on a buffet line at once
That was interesting to say the least!
You had a great view of the fireworks. I can just about guess where your room was located by where the castle is in the picture. I love watching fireworks from WL. The hallway windows on the 4th, 5th and 6th floors have a great view and handy for people in rooms that don't have a view.
I've seen you mention before about watching fireworks from the hallway windows and then did so myself a time or two
Seeing them in the morning from our room was an excellent experience!
I'm almost ready. I'm supposed to be done with the boys' gifts but I still buy if I see a good deal.
I do that too! I think I'm done with the boys and then see something on sale, and don't get me started on our granddaughter! And then do you believe about an hour ago Ricky texts me from his friends house that he wants a certain type of sneakers????
I already got him a pair that I thought he'd like as a surprise and they're wrapped so I either unwrap, return, and run out in the next day or so to find the ones he requested or just give him the wrapped ones and the receipt and tell him to go do the exchange
Us too!!!!!