I just realized that this report kind of petered out to nothing with no follow through. So I'll do a quick summary now to bring this report to a conclusion.
The trip was wonderful. Everything went off as planned, with a few FP adjusted because of closures as our only teeny tiny glitches.
Our trip was compartmentalize by resort location, so I'll report it that way.
BWV
Our first three nights we stayed in a BWV standard studio. The room was on the forth floor about halfway down the hallway just after the bend. I loved the location. It's was really quiet and the beds were the most comfortable of our stay. The kids liked spending time at the Community Hall. We were able to see fireworks at Epcot from our room and at HS from the pools. During these days we visited HS and Epcot. This is where we celebrated DS's birthday. He's special meal of choice was Via Napoli. Yum!
VWL
We only stayed here for 2 nights and celebrated DD's birthday (even though it's in Jan). We used the time to visit MK. I have to admit, this was my favorite part of the trip, which surprised me a little bit. Being from Wisconsin and being able to find similar decor here, I thought I'd prefer something with a more different and tropical feel. But it was gorgeous and quiet and secluded. The Hidden Springs pool was probably my favorite ever pool area. We stayed on the first floor to the left of the elevators. Actually the same studio as one of the YouTube tours. Looking back I would have enjoyed staying here longer.
I have to mention that at MK we ate lunch at Be Our Guest and loved it! Food was good, decor was great. I had the turkey sandwich, DH had the pork, and the kids had the kids grilled cheese. For the dessert we had one of each cupcake. Yummy!
AKV
The last three nights were at AKV - Jambo. We were on the 5th floor right off the lobby over the pool area. We were above the restaurant roof, which was probably the best place for us because of DH's fear of heights.
DH and I celebrated our anniversary here. Dinner at Boma was a real treat.
All in all I'm glad I stayed here. The room was smaller (missing closets, etc.) I feel like it's less relaxing than the other resorts, and it was hard getting used to the busses after being spoiled with the boats at the other two. i also missed having a quiet pool. But the grounds are gorgeous, the activities are unique, and the food options are really good. My kids liked the arcade here best.
So our tip was amazing. I'm glad I did the split stay to experience all we were able to. It does make for a very busy and exciting trip, though. I had just started a new job and went back to it the day after we got back. I also had 2 freelance website projects waiting for me, and have since continued to get more, which explains my lack of a trip report. I just couldn't find the time. (sorry...) But I'm glad I took a few minutes now to do so.
I'm looking forward to our next trip in 2016 and started a new pre trip report. Feel free to join me again
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