Mike - we just returned from our BSM trip late Sunday night. Dean and Hanneke were our guides. Both were fantastic. Dean passed along your hello's to us. Sounded like you had a great trip too. Dean recommended that our group try out one of the DIS exclusive ABD trips next time.
The only thing that could have made the trip better was if the hot Texas temperatures had not followed us to California. The guides changed around some of the touring schedule to keep everyone from getting overheated, but that didn't stop us from having an outstanding time.
We also got to experience some extra special unscheduled surprises. We had back to back 4.4 and 4.5 earthquakes while we were at DL. We were on Stars Tours when the first one hit. We didn't even know anything about it until the next morning when we gathered in the lobby. The group was on the Indiana Jones attraction when the second quake hit the following day. Fortunately, no one was hurt and we were able to finish the ride. As we were leaving the attraction we met the maintenance staff going in to check the ride. We were told that most of the attractions in the park were shut down for several hours. It didn't alter our tour very much because we were headed back stage to see behind the scenes stuff.
The guides were very professional and reassuring in how they kept everyone informed, safe and having a great time. Hats off to Dean and Hanneke.
We can't wait until next summer when we do the Med Cruise to Greece with ABD.
