So picking up where I left off….
We have some friends that work at Beach Club. Well, actually
let me do a bit of a backstory here. So when my family and I leave home for
Disney World… It’s not just about vacation. It’s about thanking and ministering
to others. The cast members at Disney World work so hard. They have to put up
with those unmagical, complaining, and rude guests that visit the hotels and
the parks. You know the people I’m talking about. I hate that the cast members
have to put up with this. They’re such kind people and they don’t deserve to be
treated the way that certain guests treat them. As Disney employees, they are
only allowed to accept 2 things. A picture and a note. So my family combines
the two! We order thousands of family pictures and write thank you notes on the
back and hand them out to the cast. We start with the ones that are having the
worst days, but also just as much of the cast as possible. The cast members get
paid jacksquat when you look at all they deal with. Another thing my family does
is bragging on the cast to their managers. Disney has Applause-o-grams and we
fill them out, mail them in, and the cast gets recognized for all that they do.
One other thing that my family does is attempt to bring
smiles to the guests at Disney. We’ve all seen those families that got to
Disney by the grace of God, and God’s grace only. We’ve also seen the families
that are stressed, tired, frustrated, and just plain ticked off. We try and
bring smiles to those people. Usually, throughout the year we purchase as many
Disney toys and stuffed animals as absolutely possible. We attach a little note
saying “Just a little bit of pixie dust… Have a magical vacation!” and tell the
child that Mickey said they would be there. This year was a little different.
We ordered hundreds of pink sparkly foam tiaras and passed them out to
teenagers, young girls, moms, and even older women. It just makes me so happy
to see others happy.
Okay so a few years ago my parents were just walking around
The Beach Club and they ran into who I now know as Mrs. Teena. She was the
greeter that morning. My mom and dad decided to give her a picture and just
thank her for all that she does. At the time my parents were staying at Coronado
Springs (I think.. don’t quote me on that) so when Mrs. Teena asked them what
room they were in (meaning at the Beach Club) my mom asked where the bathroom
was haha. When she came out my dad was talking to Mrs. Teena and her manager
about them moving my parents from Coronado Springs to Beach Club (and on 5th
floor club level might I add). They obviously said yes and hurried over to
their previous resort and gathered their things and came right over. Since
then, we haven’t stayed at another hotel on property. So when we checked in
yesterday, we were in a standard room on the 2nd floor, which was
absolutely amazing. But this morning, we woke up to a phone call from our good friend
Mr. Neil who works at the concierge desk up on the 5th floor. Neil
called to tell us that he upgraded our room and that we would be staying club
level for the rest of the vacation. We had breakfast reservations at 9:30 over
at the yacht club, and Neil told us we had to get all of our stuff packed and
loaded up on the carts and into storage before 9:30. We were rushing right and
left and just all over the place. But we made our reservation in time, and got
all the way up on the 5th floor on time as well!
This picture was taken after we had made it to the 5
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floor, all our stuff in the room, and heading out for a day at Ebcot to get one
person from every pavilion to sign my sister’s birthday book. (Notice how blogger I am in this picture haha! Scallops, navy, Jack Rogers, and my camera.) She had so much
fun seeing the different languages, handwriting, and the accents of everyone. Here are some peeks inside of the newly refurbed room up on the 5th floor:
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| How cute is she?? Photo taken by me |
She met Cinderella, and we rode a couple rides such as the Three Caballeros (I
spelled that totally wrong omg) in the Mexico Pavilion, and a couple others
like Spaceship Earth. Here’s some extra photos from the day:
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| Walking along.. Eiffel tower and the Disney Friendship boats |
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| The United Kingdom |
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| Canada |
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| Canada |
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| Canada Pavilion |
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| The ancient ish temple in Mexico |
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| In one of the stores of the Mexican Pavilion |
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| One of my favorites... Donald, Jose, and Panchito are the greatest, and this is like my favorite part of the ride |
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| This is what happens when you attempt to take a picture of the Chinese pavilion without looking through the little viewfinder thingy to take the picture.. It came out decent haha I guess |
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| The Beach Club |
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| Well this is awkward.. My sister took this when we were chilling in the lounge.. Pretty sure right after this I ate bowls of yogurt covered pretzels #noshame |
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| My adorable little sister at the beach of the bay in front of The Beach Club |
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| My favorite, France |
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| Morocco |
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| The very best place to watch Illuminations-- Japan |
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| Italy |
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| I forget what this is a statue of.. In Italy |
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| The cuckoo clocks in Germany |
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| The Christmas Pickle tradition in Germany |
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| My favorite snacks from Germany |
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| flowers lit up |
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| Epcot at night |
Stay tuned for Day 3
