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Typo!!Did we switch to Caribbean Beach resort and you not tell us?
Brain fart
Typo!!Did we switch to Caribbean Beach resort and you not tell us?
Did we switch to Caribbean Beach resort and you not tell us?
Typo!!
Brain fart
Love, love, love Coronado. And although Ranchos are pretty, the Cabanas are fantastic. They are in a good location, too, & I think you’ll love them. And even if you don’t plan to swim, at least check out the pool, it’s pretty fab.C is for Check-in at Coronado!
After getting up in the middle of the night on May 3rd,(again... I really hate flight times out of PDX.) and hoping there isn't a semi rolled over (again) on the freeway, the plan is to get to MCO around 2:55PM. As I said in the last update, that should (dramatic emphasis on *should*) put us to CSR around 4:15 or before. That is assuming we don't have the luck of a Trump advisor at any given time.
I've done a fair amount of research and it looks like in terms of a short walk to the bus (huge for me) and a relatively short walk to the lobby, the best bet is the Cabanas 8A building. I could be wrong, and pretty often am. Honestly, I'm keenly interested in hearing your experiences with this resort and specifically your location comments. I am using Touring Plans and they have done okay by me in the past. I like the theming of the Ranchos better, so I won't be too disappointed with any location I get, but for now, I'm going to put in a request for the Cabanas.
We have zero plans to use the pool, and I suppose we will probably stay out of the sandbox too. We have no plans to eat any meals at the resort at all either, so none of those features were taken into consideration. What I AM looking forward to is being near AK and the short bus ride there for our EMH morning on Monday, May 6th. I'm also pretty excited about staying at a new-to-me resort too. I have several left on my list to get to, and this is one. In September, I'll knock off one more when I stay at CBR.
Anyway, this also looks like a very nice resort to do some night photography at as well, so am looking forward to that. Here is a sampling of that:
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And there it is. The plan for where we'll lay our heads each night. I know it has a reputation of being "only a convention resort" and "too out of the way", but I'll try anything once. If I don't like it, at least I'll be able to say why.
Anyone stayed there? What are your thoughts or comments? Any hidden gems to look for? Other ideas on best room locations?
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Thanks! Sweet dreams.Excited to have you along!!!
I will have to quote and reply a bit more in depth tomorrow as I've been up since 4:30 and am headed to bed soon.
This dinner at O'hana is going to be a very large and noisy gathering with dozens of lovely ladies, most of whom our traveler has not met. I see laughter, introductions, stories being shared, ridiculousness. I see friendships being forged and more food than any of them can possibly eat arriving at their tables. I see heartburn and indigestion for days.
I've never stayed at Coronado but have two friends who stayed there with their families and they LOVED it!
Jealous!! That meal is going to be beyond wonderful!!!
I can't think that it'd be anything otherwise! I'm a light eater, but what I do eat will hopefully taste great. The last time I was there was 2010.Mmmmmm Ohana That first night will be full of so much wonderful energy and good food!
We stayed at CSR for one night a few years back. It worked out that flights were better one day in advance and we couldn't get a room at our main resort so we just stayed for the arrival night.
We ate both dinner arrival night and breakfast the next day at Pepper Market, which I thought was pretty good.
Our room was in the Ranchos section which was quite a hike from the main building with the food and shops. We didn't use the bus system cause when we got up, we packed up our bags and had the bellman pick them up and take them to the next resort. After breakfast we caught the bus from the main stop in front of the resort. I remember we waited quite a while for that bus.
O'hana is one of my favorite restaurants, but we don't get there often. I love the Lapu Lapu! My favorite is the Bananas Foster Bread Pudding, so yummy!
I was kind of wondering about that too after the whole chapter on Coronado Springs!
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Love, love, love Coronado. And although Ranchos are pretty, the Cabanas are fantastic. They are in a good location, too, & I think you’ll love them. And even if you don’t plan to swim, at least check out the pool, it’s pretty fab.
So excited for you! It’s a magical resort, the theming is spot on and the rooms are so nice.
Me too!! Me too!!!!!Sooooo excited for this dinner!!!
we'll be headed to EPCOT to a Festival that helped to cement my permalove for the Florida parks: The Flower and Garden Festival.
It was 2006 and it was the last time my Gramma went to a Disney park with me. We shared the special memories I have of slowly wandering through the Butterfly Garden pointing the butterflies out to each other as we spotted them. I have very few other memories of that trip with her, but that one is quite clear.
It is such a wonderful time of year to enjoy!why yes, it'll be one of those Great, Big, Beautiful Tomorrows. Every Great Big Beautiful Tomorrow should include ample amounts of food, so we'll be headed to EPCOT to a Festival that helped to cement my permalove for the Florida parks: The Flower and Garden Festival.
There is so much to see and enjoy!The plan is to RD the park and do a few rides in Future World first. It's a short list of Soarin', SE, and Living with the Land. I think that's about all Mom is going to be interested in. And that's okay, because there is plenty to be done aside from attractions.
I am really looking forward to the English Tea garden.I'm having a hard time finding a definitive list of the various gardens to see, but theses are a few I'd like to find that should be there:
The menus look FABULOUS! I have a very long list of things to try.No plans to make an ADR. Why, when there's 13 kiosks of food to try?! And there are so many ladies from the group who will be eating and drinking their way around the World?
I don't have plans right now to do that, but you never know. I think the name has changed since then to El Mercado something or rather, but either way, I love a Mexican-style breakfast any day of the week.
Back then I don't recall there being any food booths,
I'm having a hard time finding a definitive list of the various gardens to see, but theses are a few I'd like to find that should be there:
No plans to make an ADR. Why, when there's 13 kiosks of food to try?!