You only live once right?
Were you not able to tell them to just leave them off?
I can see that. Especially if you have been careful to restrict your diet more regularly at home. When I have done something like that its almost as if I can hear my body actually screaming at me "OMG! WHAT DID YOU JUST DO TO ME?!?!?!?!"
Hey not bad!!!
Oooo! Lovely!
THat really must make planning on the fly easier. Instead of the roulette wheel that Disney Transport can be.
Wow that's cutting it close!
Wow, thorough. Though I guess I can see why.
Well done!
I guess I could have told them to leave them off - but their description on the menu is pretty uninformative... It says ice cream and whipped cream - but really nothing about any of the other toppings... Next time- if there ever is a next time - I will be having them leave a lot of the stuff off. LOL
Yes - my body has been revolting. LOL Quite a shock actually.
It does make planning easier - at least you know if you have to rush, or if you can take your time. It's kind of nice actually... I thought it would be something that I wouldn't enjoy - but as it turns out, I liked it so much better.
Hehehe - we were very close... But with tummies still full from our kitchen sink - The running was even more of an accomplishment. LOL
Thank you!
That is brilliant! It is a lot easier to plan when you know the bus departure times. It would be nice to have the Disney buses run on schedule.
The Boardwalk has an annoying layout. We stayed there once and it was really hard to find our way around.
We love the Epcot resort area and tend to stay at the Beach Club or Yacht Club rather than the Boardwalk, but any of the three resorts are great options. It is just so nice to be able to walk to Epcot or DHS. Less buses equals more enjoyment for us.
That dessert is huge! It's funny that you influenced so many tables to order the same thing.
It was really nice. When I was first researching the bus schedules - I thought it would be a pain. Most mornings - we tried to take the first park bus to the parks, so at least we knew the pick up location. As it turns out - even though the pick up location isn't at all where the DIsney buses pick up - it's often closer - which I was impressed with.
I agree - we were quite lost there.
It was beautiful... Possibly a little "stuffy" for me, but beautiful just the same.
It was beyond HUGE - LOL... And so embarassing when we ordered it. The ONLY table to have one and a table of 2, to boot. LOL I am sure they all saw ours and thought "if they can do it, we can do it..." But - we didn't do it at all - we definitely would have done better with about 2 more people to help us... We should have made Monica park her car and come with.
The Boardwalk is a great resort! We've never stayed there though because our hearts are at the BC. We love Beaches and Cream and eat there almost every trip. We've never tried the Kitchen Sink; our go-to is the No Way Jose.
Good job at figuring out Disney transportation!
It was so beautiful - for sure. While we were there, there was a bride having her pictures done... Now that would be the place to have Allison's wedding - more her style.
Everything looked delicious.... We debated on a lot of different menu items, even the smaller Kitchen Sink... But in the end - we decided to go big or go home... and if we didn't do it - we'd always wonder if we could have.
Besides - the smaller kitchen sink is only $6 less, and it came with that ugly plastic souvenir sink - which neither of us wanted. LOL
Thanks - it was crazy - but once we got that - we used it often and it worked out well for us.
I've stayed at BWI/BWV 8 times and never noticed that sewing machine. The details at WDW really are amazing.
You know you can walk from Poly to TTC right? I don't think the walk from Poly bus stop could be any further than walk fro CR bus stop to monorail then down ramp to parking lot. I thought CR bus often shares with Poly bus. It's been 7 years since I've stayed at Poly. When I did the bus would stop at CR first then Poly. I would think staying on that bus would get you to TTC quicker than taking the monorail.
It was really cool to see it.
Well - actually - it's a lot further, IMO... Riding the monorail, walking down the ramp and around the corner is way closer than trying to walk from the poly - passing the monorail station then getting to the buses. If the buses picked up in front of the monorail station (kind of on the way to the parking lot), it might be different... but they actually pick up directly on the side of the monorail station. Make sense? Our goal here though, wasn't to get there the fastest (well, it was at this particular time) - but to eliminate as many steps as possible... Later in the trip - due to the cold - it was to eliminate as much time outdoors as possible. LOL And if we wouldn't have hopped that CR bus - the Lord only knows how long we would have had to wait for a Poly bus to come?
Again - Photoshop to explain... Granted the Poly bus pick up isn't on this map - I think it's a bit further over than what's shown? In blue is the approximate walk from the monorail station to the SoG bus pick up. In green is the approximate walk (the way the crow flies, not following the paths you'd actually have to take) from the Poly bus drop off to the SoG bus pick up at the TTC.... It's much shorter to take the monorail from CR - IMO. Unless I am totally wrong here?
I can't believe you had the Kitchen Sink. No wonder you got sick eating that much.
YAY for making it to the SoG bus at the end of the day.
Hahaha - me neither... But that is what we went for. We seriously debated it, no doubt. LOL
I still can't believe we did that. The driver was so impressed with our skills.
Your Boardwalk pics.
Early morning with coffee or late at lights with the lights turned on. That place is magic I tell you!
I bet it is! I would love to see it at night - I bet it's magical.
I love that you and Allison spent the day resort hopping - so much fun!!! The bW really is nice and unique. Honestly, the whole EPCOT resort area is great, since you are so close to so many things.
No way!!! That is great. I've always wanted to do the kitchen sink...maybe since I'm staying at the BCV this summer I will finally get the chance.:
I still call it DTD, I don't think I'll ever fully get used to the new name as well...:
I love EOS! I think they have such great food, for such a great price. I always eat there when I'm in Disney.
You two deserve a medal
YAY! MK day!
All the SOG info is very interesting! Thanks for sharing!s
It was so much fun and great to explore some of the resorts we had never seen before... I counted that night and we set foot in the resorts ~ um ~ need to refigure it again... SoG, Poly, CR, WL, CR, GF, Poly, BW, BC, CR, SoG... 11 times... CR was 3 LOL... It was cool - wish we could have done more.
You should try... I guarantee that you'll never look at ice cream/whipped cream the same way again. I still get a little ill thinking about it. LOL
Love EoS... It's been a few years since we've had it, and it was delicious.
Hahaha - thanks!
I love SoG! It's been fun to do some research. I do have to say - from the pictures I've seen, it's soooo much nicer and elaborate with the changes that the DoD has made to it, vs. what it looked like when Disney had it - which is kind of surprising. Some of my favorite features of the resort were added long after Disney was out of the picture.
I wish we could stay at Shades of Green for around $100. Unfortunately, since my husband retired at a higher pay grade, it is almost the same as a deluxe for us. And since we bring our car and there is a parking fee in the garage AND a parking fee at the parks, it becomes more expensive for us!
Although we are talking about staying there for a few days in December...
Can't wait to see more updates!
Well, I know you get some sort of discount with Disney right? The part that makes SoG so inexpensive for me - is not only are their rates cheaper/tax free, but they very often run specials - you can see them on their main page... Most times it's 30%-40% off of their regular rates... So, even though I am now category 1 (used to be category 2 - they changed categories recently) - Unless Disney were to offer something incredibly great... Even figuring in the cost of a town car - I can't beat it.
So, I would look at their specials for December - when they release them - you might be surprised?
My boys think the kitchen sink looks like a good idea. Me? I'm pretty sure I'd look just like your "feeling it" photo, lol!!
Love the Boardwalk pics! We're booked there for December - our first time branching out from the Wilderness Lodge.
Looking forward to more
Hahahaha... It was a tremendous undertaking - for sure. In the end, am I glad we did it? Sure- just so we can say we tried.... Will I do it again? Probably not... Caveat - if V wants to try for her grad trip - I may have to succumb, but regrettably. LOL Besides that - I really never want to see ice cream/whipped cream together again - just seeing those photos are enough to make me ill all over. Separate, they are fine - but together... Eeew... LOL
Exciting!!! It looks like such a fun resort!
Looking forward to sharing.
They changed the bus routes so that the CR bus shares with WL and the Poly bus shares with the GF. It has been less than a year since they switched the routes.
That's what I thought the driver told us.
I am so impressed you tried the kitchen sink. I probably would have done the smaller one that is sold in the park. The problem is, my kids don't like the same things. Marissa doesn't like whipped cream and won't even go near it if it has any sign of whipped cream. Jacob doesn't like chocolate. He also has issues with sharing food. He will not share a plate or eat anything that the girls might not be able to finish. So probably no kitchen sink in our future.
I am glad you were able to find a transportation style that worked for you.
You did some nice work on the SoG history lesson. I knew that it had been a Disney resort, but wasn't aware it had been 2 different ones.
Hahahaha... Well, we just wanted to be able to say we did it. LOL Not very well - I might add - but we tried. If I never see ice cream paired with whipping cream again - I'll be happy. I still get a little sick looking at/thinking about those pictures. LOL
It worked pretty well... I am glad we figured it out. It will be that much easier for V's trip in October.
Thanks - it's been fun researching... The surprising part to me, is that some of the features that I love most about the resort were actually added by the DoD and not originally DIsney. The Golf Resort/Disney Inn was a rather unimpressive structure - possibly one reason it didn't do well?
Aside from the fact that it was off the monorail line, at a time before any of their other bus line resorts didn't exist yet.
Awesome. My problem when I stayed there was it was the 2nd half of my trip when I was doing a conference and we did the parks in the evening--we were in a hurry and I didn't really look too closely at the bus schedule--I didn't realize the bus picked up at TTC, so when we couldn't find it at MK, we jumped on the Poly bus! I did figure it out once we got back to the resort!
I recommend doing WDW first (to get magic bands) and SoG second so you can continue to use your MBs!
Nice, thanks! We visited SoG back in 1998 to see it, but back then it was almost impossible to get reservations because they were always booked for a full year in advance (less rooms, no Salute room offers with WDW).
Nini--how do you figure? Highest pay grade at regular room rates is $138 a night for a regular room (and it's less when the offer special discounts). Very reasonable and their standard room is a large, very nice room! You might want to take another look! (You could comfortably fit 5 people, because they have 2 beds and a foldout couch).
Thanks for the info D! I can't believe you both attempted the Kitchen Sink, but I loved the photos--I've heard about it a lot, but somehow had never seen photos that it actually looks like a sink!!!
See, and I had the same issue the last time we stayed there in 2008 (which admittedly, was a big reason I've been hesitant to stay there again for so many years - that and the restaurant issue)... I didn't want to have to do that walk all the time from the Poly - that got hard after a few days of park walking on top of it. Now - it's sooo nice to walk out of the MK - grab the express monorail (quicker and less walking, as you don't have to go around the little piece of fencing at the exit of MK to get to the resort monorail loop) - hop off at the TTC and down the ramp - propelling you to the TTC... The actual walking - from MK exit to our room was (I am guessing) less than .25 of a mile. After doing the walk from Poly to SoG - that .25 mile is a blessing. LOL Next time - I'll make note of the steps just for the fun of it. LOL
Oh yes - good thinking. LOL I didn't even think of the MB issue... Speaking of which - I need to locate V's MB for our Oct trip...
I am so thankful that SoG did the expansion... Otherwise - you are right - I don't know that we'd ever get to stay there. And besides - from pictures, it looks so much nicer now.
I think Nini is referring to when she gets discounts from Disney? Not sure though?
Yah - that kitchen sink is - eeew... Just the thought of ice cream paired with whipping cream now makes me ill... Separate - they are fine, but together.... I don't think I will ever be able to again. LOL
D,
You and Allison did a very good job on the Kitchen sink. I've never been brave enough to order that but it's on my bucket list. We are going to be at WDW for a pre cruise night. Maybe we will try it then since we're not going to the parks. I would highly recommend the Boardwalk. We have stayed there and at Beach Club on our DVC points. The entire family prefers BWV. My hubby loves The ESPN restaurant since we are usually there during March Madness.
I enjoyed your info on the Disney Golf Resort. I actually stayed there when I was a young girl with my parents. The. We stayed at SoG with my parents and our son. It was so neat to go back there. I would love to stay at SoG again. Great rooms at an even greater price. There used to be a coffee cart out my the entrance. They had a coffee drink called a shot in the dark. It's basically coffee with an espresso shot. It was great!
Thanks for writing another great trip report!! Have a great weekend.
Hahaha - you should try.... I hope you have more than 2 people though. LOL
I hope - one day - to stay there.
That's cool!!! Do you have any pictures???? I've been searching the internet like crazy - but they are just so few. Disney never really promoted the resort - so the only ones that exist are the ones of guests actually staying there. I'd love to know what the rooms looked like back then.
I love that SoG has the only resort Starbucks on property - it was an awesome little benefit that I enjoyed immensely.
I am glad you are enjoying it - I love sharing our trips here!
I just love your trip reports! They reflect such special trips over and over again!!!
Thanks!!! I just love sharing them, and I love even more that people love to hear about them. It adds another dimension to our trips - for sure!
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I am going to try for a couple of updates today - but no guarantees. I hope you all have a nice weekend.
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The details at WDW really are amazing. 
