MacMama0930
I've Found My Laughing Place
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2016
Well, hello again! I am back from a really wonderful, special, 7 night stay at the Polynesian Resort with my family. I feel like I can give it a much better review after having done it with my family as opposed to a couple days at a work conference.
The absolute highlight of my trip? The Poly. Just amazing and so perfect for my family. We had a theme park view room, club level and it just didn’t compare to any kind of experience at DL. It truly did feel like a destination all by itself. We watched the fireworks from the beach and our balcony and the view was just remarkable.
Other highlights: Return to Sleepy Hallow event at Fort Wilderness, magic band convenience, FOP, Mine Train, HEA fireworks.
Things that didn’t impress: the Halloween decorations. We normally attend the MHP at DL. Both parks in CA are dripping with decorations. And overlays. And pumpkins everywhere!! I could barely tell it was Halloweentime at WDW parks. Also, some of the rides...Pirates...I already knew was unanimously better at DL. Test Track vs Cars (Cars for the definite win!). And the distance between rides. This is probably the thing that got me the most. All our rides are so close together at DL so you can experience so much! It seemed like rides were sparse it some parks.
Still don’t like the FP system. I’d take MaxPass any day.
The weather was also really rough on us. We’re coastal kids and the heat and humidity made for exhausting days.
One part of me loves the massiveness of WDW and the monorail and ferry boat traveling, but the other part of me longed for the simplicity of exiting the GCH and being mere feet from literally everything.
They are two totally different experiences. I had so much fun on my WDW trip. It was a truly great vacation. Like I mentioned, a lot of that had to do with where we stayed. I feel like that really made the trip for us.
Will we go back? Maybe. It was very expensive for us. It’s a hard call to make when you live 4 hours from Disneyland.
Oh...and Slinky Dog! LOVED it. Kids loved it. It’s a great ride.
We also used a VIP guide from an outside company (My VIP Tour) on a MK day and a AK day. Her knowledge and experience with those parks was hands down worth every penny!! Our days without her we’re much more stressful.
I’m glad we didn’t cancel. I would’ve regretted it. I think every disney loving family should do it. But I think my heart still belongs to Disneyland.
The absolute highlight of my trip? The Poly. Just amazing and so perfect for my family. We had a theme park view room, club level and it just didn’t compare to any kind of experience at DL. It truly did feel like a destination all by itself. We watched the fireworks from the beach and our balcony and the view was just remarkable.
Other highlights: Return to Sleepy Hallow event at Fort Wilderness, magic band convenience, FOP, Mine Train, HEA fireworks.
Things that didn’t impress: the Halloween decorations. We normally attend the MHP at DL. Both parks in CA are dripping with decorations. And overlays. And pumpkins everywhere!! I could barely tell it was Halloweentime at WDW parks. Also, some of the rides...Pirates...I already knew was unanimously better at DL. Test Track vs Cars (Cars for the definite win!). And the distance between rides. This is probably the thing that got me the most. All our rides are so close together at DL so you can experience so much! It seemed like rides were sparse it some parks.
Still don’t like the FP system. I’d take MaxPass any day.
The weather was also really rough on us. We’re coastal kids and the heat and humidity made for exhausting days.
One part of me loves the massiveness of WDW and the monorail and ferry boat traveling, but the other part of me longed for the simplicity of exiting the GCH and being mere feet from literally everything.
They are two totally different experiences. I had so much fun on my WDW trip. It was a truly great vacation. Like I mentioned, a lot of that had to do with where we stayed. I feel like that really made the trip for us.
Will we go back? Maybe. It was very expensive for us. It’s a hard call to make when you live 4 hours from Disneyland.
Oh...and Slinky Dog! LOVED it. Kids loved it. It’s a great ride.
We also used a VIP guide from an outside company (My VIP Tour) on a MK day and a AK day. Her knowledge and experience with those parks was hands down worth every penny!! Our days without her we’re much more stressful.
I’m glad we didn’t cancel. I would’ve regretted it. I think every disney loving family should do it. But I think my heart still belongs to Disneyland.