2014 Beach & Yacht Club FAQ, Friends & Fun *DO NOT POST HERE- FIND NEW THREAD*

[TeenaS]

Only 12 more days until Jim and I are back at the BC. We are so looking forward to this "us only" trip to celebrate our 42nd anniversary. My sweet granddaughter, Lucy, has made me promise we won't get any pictures with princesses without her. Looking forward to chatting with Teena and laying around!

Looking forward to catching up with you!!! You arrive when and leave when? I'm only working Sundays and Mondays.

 

[HBGdancermom]

Only 12 more days until Jim and I are back at the BC. We are so looking forward to this "us only" trip to celebrate our 42nd anniversary. My sweet granddaughter, Lucy, has made me promise we won't get any pictures with princesses without her. Looking forward to chatting with Teena and laying around!

Yeah!!!! Have fun!

 

[SMorgan711]

ahh!! 12 days till we're at the YC and 17 till I get married !

I love reading this thread! It's getting me excited!! We can't wait to experience the YC/BC !

So for all you veterans.... what are some must do's that we shouldn't miss???

 

[SMorgan711]

Only 12 more days until Jim and I are back at the BC. We are so looking forward to this "us only" trip to celebrate our 42nd anniversary. My sweet granddaughter, Lucy, has made me promise we won't get any pictures with princesses without her. Looking forward to chatting with Teena and laying around!

Hey! We're arriving in 12 days too!!!!!!!

 

[helenb]

So for all you veterans.... what are some must do's that we shouldn't miss???

Make the time to visit Stormalong Bay. And have lunch at Beaches & Cream!

 

[Pinkgirl]

ahh!! 12 days till we're at the YC and 17 till I get married !

I love reading this thread! It's getting me excited!! We can't wait to experience the YC/BC !

So for all you veterans.... what are some must do's that we shouldn't miss???

Woo hoo. Is it you in FB DisBrides. Joining the select Disney Wedding Gazebo Brides.

 

[KerryCM]

Looking forward to catching up with you!!! You arrive when and leave when? I'm only working Sundays and Mondays.

We arrive on the 5th and leave on the 12th.

 

[KerryCM]

Hey! We're arriving in 12 days too!!!!!!!

Congrats on your wedding!

 

[rebeccam31]

Make the time to visit Stormalong Bay. And have lunch at Beaches & Cream!

We ate a B&C last week. So tasty and fun! It was quite cold when we were there, so we're very much looking forward to returning in August and enjoying that pool!

 

[Shula]

It took over 2 weeks but I have read every post from the prior thread til this one! So happy to get to post that we are staying at Beach Club too! When I found this thread 2 weeks ago I replied immediately with our dates so I could be on the Be our Guest list. Sorry Dee for being too impatient to not wait to see how the proper way to request was but thank you for adding me!

My group of 13 (5 rooms) were booked at Dolphin for 6/8-6/14. We booked these rooms at a great rate last July but had to book a week later than we wanted because the first of June was already blacked out. It would be our first stay off-site, we traditionally stay at moderates. After my husband and I rented points at BCV for our 15th anniversary in 2010 we were sold on the Epcot area. We didn't want to rent points for 5 studios because paying up front and unrefundable was way too risky, so we chose Dolphin.

When we were all together over Thanksgiving I mentioned the new fastpass + system and that we were going to be at an extreme disadvantage. Not to mention I am a huge fan of ME and was already missing the walk to it at the airport and the video on the way. My sister asked what we could do to get back on property. Our options were to book POR again or hope for discounts at BC. After everyone agreed they want to experience an Epcot resort also the decision was made to book BC if we could get the rate less than $350. It was a pretty easy decision since now we wouldn't need transportation $ or have to pay a resort fee. I started checking mousesavers daily and on 1/2 she reported the Disney Visa was released for our dates! We changed our dates back to our desired ones of 6/1-6/8 and were booked after a 45 minute phone call!!!

I know you all get it but my excitement shot thru the roof. I was happy to be going to Disney at all before but now I'm in heaven!!! Hubby and I absolutely loved BCV and can not wait to share it with my family.
Introducing the Ggibsoodsondolls!
G-Jenny (38) & Marc (43) sis & bil
gib-Phil (70) & Connie (67) parents
wood-Tatia (45) & Kim (42) sis & sil (to me)
son-Michelle (Shula-me 43) Cory (43) Hallee (16) Jay (13) my family
doll-Zach (23) Clare (23) Aidan (3) my oldest son, gf & her son


In an earlier post someone asked about grandgatherings. I asked when we called because we have always been one in the past. Disney has changed grandgatherings to rooms of 10 or more. We have always had our rooms in a row so hopefully this will continue. We did not request anything else but we did book garden view anyways.

Marc and Zach's gf and son are all newbies so this will be a totally new experience for us!

Thanks for letting me share my excitement, this is a fantastic thread!

 

[Shula]

Also forgot to mention I'm not a fan of ADR's at BC. That was one of the few places left we could go at the spur of the moment.

 

[TeenaS]

We arrive on the 5th and leave on the 12th.

Super. See you Sunday and Monday!

 

[PolyAddict]

Staying YC CL in May, what would be the most efficient way to get a case of water? We are flying and won't have a car. Thanks!

 

[kimmy85]

Staying YC CL in May, what would be the most efficient way to get a case of water? We are flying and won't have a car. Thanks!

If you are interested in also picking up additional items like cereal, snacks, and others (in addition to a case of water), I would recommend Garden Grocer. They have a website and we used them for our CBR stay this past September. We found it very convenient since we also ordered breakfast items, adult beverages, and gallons of spring water for the coffee makers.

For just a single case of water, it probably wouldn't be cost effective though.

 

[PolyAddict]

If you are interested in also picking up additional items like cereal, snacks, and others (in addition to a case of water), I would recommend Garden Grocer. They have a website and we used them for our CBR stay this past September. We found it very convenient since we also ordered breakfast items, adult beverages, and gallons of spring water for the coffee makers. For just a single case of water, it probably wouldn't be cost effective though.

Since we are staying club level, i really only want to have some bottled water on hand for us.

 

[PK56]

10 days until we try Yacht Club for the 1st time. We've stayed at BC twice, but they were booked up by the time we decided on this trip. My husband has cancer and wanted some "magic" before his surgery, so now we just have to get through the bone scan next Friday and hope we can enjoy our week before we get those results.

 

[Feckless]

Since we are staying club level, i really only want to have some bottled water on hand for us.

We asked for bottled water from the YC CM staff during our August stay, and got big bottles of Dasani. It isn't out, but they will give it to you if ask!

10 days until we try Yacht Club for the 1st time. We've stayed at BC twice, but they were booked up by the time we decided on this trip. My husband has cancer and wanted some "magic" before his surgery, so now we just have to get through the bone scan next Friday and hope we can enjoy our week before we get those results.

All the best to you and your husband and I hope that you have good news upon your return.

 

[Stuarotra]

We will be at the Beach Club tomorrow!!! So excited. Now if the weather will behave so we can fly out of Indy on time. We are getting snow tonight and into tomorrow. Sayin my prayers that flights don't cancel. Looks like rain this week, 3 out of the 5 days we are there. Hoping the weather isn't as bad as they are predicting. We are determined to have a good time anyway. Thanks to all for the information on this thread. It really has helped my planning!!!

 

[natebenma]

Staying YC CL in May, what would be the most efficient way to get a case of water? We are flying and won't have a car. Thanks!

Since we are staying club level, i really only want to have some bottled water on hand for us.

As Feckless mentioned, you can ask for bottles of water from the club level CMs. But if you want to be in control of the water supply, the most convenient way to get a case would probably be to get it from The Marketplace- it may be around $16-$18.

 

[DVC'96]

Hi all - we are booked in a 1 bedroom villa at BCV and I'm wondering about any special location requests we should be aware of. Is there a "better" place to be? Just not sure what options there are for the villas! Thanks!

Hi! Just returned from BCV on Wednesday. When we did the online check-in I requested to be close to the elevator. We have stayed there twice before and the hallway is very long. The only reason you would want to be at the far end of the hallway is if you had a car in the parking lot. This trip we had a room on the 3rd floor around the corner and across the hall from the elevator. It was perfect. We were close to the main building and it helped us make good use of our refillable mugs. When are you going? Have a great trip!