Well, it was unfortunately (minus 2 things and meeting Pooh) kind of a disaster of a trip. I am SO glad we signed DVC papers and don't have to do a value again. We normally do them and have no issues normally but our last trip at AS, there was a cheerleading comp going on and we couldn't get a bus. This time around just sealed it for us. There were millipedes in our room, mosquitos, I had to call security almost every night due to the gaggles of teenagers and/or cheerleaders who wouldn't stop *literally* screaming way past 10, we waited sometimes up to an hour for a bus, etc. Some of the cheerleaders were nice and respectful but most of them were very rude.
In the parks wasn't much better. On Haunted Mansion a group of cheerleaders screamed so loudly the entire trip and took pictures to the point that we couldn't even hear our ghost host or see much of anything because a flash kept going off. I bought an expensive Lady and the Tramp dress for DD and had an ADR for Tony's to take pictures inside and they told us when we got there the gas line was broken so we could go to Crystal Palace instead. It was quite a bit more expensive than we had hoped for that night and it screwed us all up with fast passes because it took so long to seat us. As we were leaving MK that night, all of Tony's was seated! WHY OH WHY couldn't they have asked us to come back later!? They wouldn't even let me in to take a quick picture! Coming back on the buses numerous times teenagers/cheerleaders wouldn't let me or my DH sit down while we held our sleeping 7 month old. I was taught as a young girl to always allow the elderly, pregnant women and parents with little babies to sit. There was no reason a 17 year old or a 10 year old couldn't let me sit so I wasn't paranoid my daughter was going to fall out of my arms while I only had one arm to hold onto her with. I don't expect special treatment because I have a child I really don't but it's just common courtesy. On Space Mountain an entire family just kept sending more and more people ahead to meet their party right in front of me, I'm talking like 6 to 7 people. I was ONE person. Finally I went to say something and the one person in the party told me to go ahead. It just seemed like we had a major black cloud over us the whole trip.
HOWEVER, while waiting for DH to ride Splash, I was in the Briar's Patch just sitting on the rocking chair. A CM came over and we started talking and we hit it off, she was so so sweet. She went over and grabbed a Thumper plush for DD to play with. She fell IN LOVE. Her face lit up and she was over the moon. The CM took the tags off and let us have it! It was SO nice! It kind of renewed the magic for me. We also enjoyed the Top of the World Lounge SO much. DD really had a great time. She was so happy the whole time and did great in the car. I wish I had seen a fellow ROL'er I had my pin on my backpack all week!
on the beach .....
Yes, I know. Doesn't mean we can't have a little fun with their premature announcement!
