Orlando Journals

A Long Weekend at Walt Disney World

A February 2006 trip to Orlando by Dolphinea

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Not my favorite Disney moderate, but it was the only place we could get a king sized bed for our annual pass holder discount rate on this weekend.The room was the standard Disney moderate; nicely decorated, nothing fancy, with a double sink and a teeny tiny bathtub.The in-wall safe and the dorm-sized refrigerator were welcome. The television was strangely small for the giant armourer it was housed in, and the lack of "real" cable channels on all of Disney's TVs gets on my nerves after a day or two.The resort pool is nothing special, but the lake the rooms are housed around is appealing, though small. We rented a boat and enjoyed our cruise up and down. There's a pretty lit...Read More

Member Rating 2 out of 5 on February 22, 2006

Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort
900 Cayman Way
Lake Buena Vista, Florida 32830
407-934-3400

Walt Disney World

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We're repeat visitors, so we weren't out to see everything there is to see at Disney World. Heck, you need a 15-day trip to come close to that goal!But we did try out the new Everest roller coaster attraction at Animal Kingdom, on it's second weekend in operation, and WOW, what an amazing ride! It's a little more intense than I bargained for, especially a segment that takes you hurtling backwards in the dark, but overall a very smooth and tremendously enjoyable ride.Animal Kingdom badly needed this attraction, and now with a new show coming in the fall in the old Tarzan theater nearby, this end of the park is really kicking!Our Annual Passes garnered us a great last-minute deal...Read More

Member Rating 5 out of 5 on February 22, 2006

Walt Disney World
Interstate 4 At U.S. Highway 192
Orlando, Florida 32830
(407) 934 7639