Hello folks!
Well I'm back from my whirlwind tour of the WORLD. Before I do a full trip report, I want to do a sort of Good, Bad, and Ugly summary for the highlights/lowlights. This trip was brief, but jam-packed. Preston and I got to experience a lot of "new to us" things that really made the trip fun! There were some downsides too....but live and learn, right?
THE DETAILS
July 20th - 22nd Riverside
PLUS Bonus Night: July 26th Pop Century
1 Day Park Hopper (Comp from my Sister)
1 Day Magic Kingdom Only Tickets
THE GOOD
-Everything we ate (Kouzinna, Pecos Bills, Tangerine Cafe, Ghiradelli, Captain Cook's, Beaches and Cream, Casey's, Chefs de France)
-The weather, while hot, had a nice cooling rain storm every afternoon
-Our rooms at both Riverside and Pop Century were clean, cool and comfortable
-Loved the pool at Riverside
-Spent some quality time with my man and my family
THE BAD
-Crowds. We definitely didn't get ride or do as much as we wanted, or did last year in early August
-Park Transportation seemed extra....hassley as well
-Tour groups in full force; was engulfed by mono-color shirts several times
THE UGLY
-It seemed to me that this trip we experienced quite a bit of rudeness from other guests. I have NEVER had that happen the 10 plus other times I have been in my life. Line cutters, argumentative guests, being run over by strollers and scooters, shouting matches between families, whiny kids.... We even saw a guest PUT HIS HANDS on a CM!!!!!!
-The level of service provided by Riverside was not up to Disney standards, nor up to past visits. We will not be staying there again in the future.
-Scantily clad teenagers (about 21 of them) crammed into the hottub. Yuck.
All that said, while Disney is super special in our hearts, we will NOT be planning another summer trip in the future. We're gonna stick to "down times" like winter.
I will leave you with this photo, and hopefully have a true trip report updated in the next day or so!
NEW EARS:
(please excuse my sweaty face, smeared make-up, and googly eyes)
