Some final thoughts of our trip this year.
First, my knee injury was a lateral tear in the meniscus. So, now, I have partial tears in both knees. While I can have surgery, there is no guarantee and my insurance won't cover much. So, I am opting to rehab it on my own.
Second, the magic is certainly declining. The room we had at the Boardwalk had a squeaky box frame. We went to the front desk (not call system on phone) and while they sent someone quickly, they didn't replace it. The next day, the neighbors received our new box frame on the bed. Back to the front desk to complain, and they replace it the next day. But, that meant two nights of squeaky, wake you up in middle of the night sleep. And, they didn't respond immediately as in years past. The pizza at Boardwalk Pizza is bad, we couldn't get waited on at the Abracadabra Bar, so went to Bellevue Lounge as usual. Captain's Grill was wretched, pretentious food. And, Trattoria was really bad, which means its 4th restaurant will be there soon enough. The boats aren't running to DHS.
Third, the magic bands wouldn't link with Vero Beach because of some new software thing. I hate the magic bands as they make my wrist sweaty, which is why I don't wear a watch. But, at the beach, it does make sense. But, we get KTTW cards again without charging privileges, so it's back to the desk. We had made a studio request for an inn room. It's the room on the 2nd floor right by the elevator, which all staff has told us is the most unpopular room. In fact, when we made the request, the CM laughed as no one wants that room. It was full. I know there are no guarantees.
Finally, when we get back, I try to buy our Christmas cards online from Disney, something I have done every year since I can't remember. I usually order one or two sets of Christmas cards with one or two pictures from our trip. Their website didn't work. I sent them an email, and I got the carp response to reset your cookies on the computer. Of course, I tried on Apple, Samsung, and Dell devices with mobile and desktop platforms and none of them worked. So, it was their terrible IT system, and not my equipment. No effort or quality service at all.
It's the first time a Disney vacation hasn't felt magical. Sorry for the negative post. I'm still planning a trip to the BWV October 2019.