MacMama0930
I've Found My Laughing Place
- Joined
- Jul 31, 2016
Disneyland vet, California girl...just returned from WDW. I went with my mom as half work conference / half fun. I had no idea what to expect. In the planning stages, I found myself falling in love with it and even booked an October trip for my family before I even left for this trip.
While it was fun, and different, I found myself missing my home park, and I’m likely going to cancel our future October trip. Bummer is, I jumped the gun and purchased MNSSHP tickets
Things I loved....
All the different hotel options. So many choices for onsite hotels. I stayed at Coranado Springs but only because that’s where the conference was. My family trip was booked for the Grand Floridian or Polynesian. I visited both on this trip with the goal of finalizing my choice. They were both beautiful. But the Polynesian was like a destination itself. That would’ve been the winner.
The choices in entertainment! There’s always something to do. And a lot of different upcharge choices if one so chose. We did a dessert party for Happily Ever After fireworks. We also did a VIP “Ultimate Night of Adventures” which was a 4 Hour tour in animal kingdom. It was awesome.
Things don’t get cancelled because of wind. A big plus!
So why didn’t I love it? Well, staying onsite doesn’t mean close proximity. Even at a monorail resort, you still have to take transportation to other parks. We hopped on monorails, ferry boats, Uber’s, and buses. Sometimes you have to drive 20 mins. I can’t understand how anyone thinks they stay in a Disney bubble there. You’re constantly getting on freeways and whatnot. I am much more immersed in a bubble when I stay onsite in Disneyland.
Everything is so spread out. In someways, that’s nice, in others, it took away the charm I love about Disneyland.
The fast pass system....ugh! I didn’t like it. Max Pass at Disneyland is much better, IMO.
Magic bands are amazing!! We need those!
All in all, I did enjoy it. But for the cost...the travel time and expense, I just didn’t love enough to spend twice as much when I could drive 4 hours to Disneyland. I’m glad I did it. And I may be back, but I found myself wishing I was stepping out of the Grand Californian, booking it to Guardians
While it was fun, and different, I found myself missing my home park, and I’m likely going to cancel our future October trip. Bummer is, I jumped the gun and purchased MNSSHP tickets
Things I loved....
All the different hotel options. So many choices for onsite hotels. I stayed at Coranado Springs but only because that’s where the conference was. My family trip was booked for the Grand Floridian or Polynesian. I visited both on this trip with the goal of finalizing my choice. They were both beautiful. But the Polynesian was like a destination itself. That would’ve been the winner.
The choices in entertainment! There’s always something to do. And a lot of different upcharge choices if one so chose. We did a dessert party for Happily Ever After fireworks. We also did a VIP “Ultimate Night of Adventures” which was a 4 Hour tour in animal kingdom. It was awesome.
Things don’t get cancelled because of wind. A big plus!
So why didn’t I love it? Well, staying onsite doesn’t mean close proximity. Even at a monorail resort, you still have to take transportation to other parks. We hopped on monorails, ferry boats, Uber’s, and buses. Sometimes you have to drive 20 mins. I can’t understand how anyone thinks they stay in a Disney bubble there. You’re constantly getting on freeways and whatnot. I am much more immersed in a bubble when I stay onsite in Disneyland.
Everything is so spread out. In someways, that’s nice, in others, it took away the charm I love about Disneyland.
The fast pass system....ugh! I didn’t like it. Max Pass at Disneyland is much better, IMO.
Magic bands are amazing!! We need those!
All in all, I did enjoy it. But for the cost...the travel time and expense, I just didn’t love enough to spend twice as much when I could drive 4 hours to Disneyland. I’m glad I did it. And I may be back, but I found myself wishing I was stepping out of the Grand Californian, booking it to Guardians