As if some foreboding from MmeLeota's "freeway mayhem" yesterday, my interstate travels this morning was beset with thick blanket of fog nearly all the way down. Thankfully, the traffic was lighter than I had imagined, so I made the Yacht Club Resort by 10:35 AM (my target goal was 10:30 AM). I had done the on-line check-in last night, so all I had to do was pick up the key and to my luck the room was already available. After that, my luck ran out. My room is located nearly at the end of a friggin' twisting hallway maze that make the queue for the Indiana Jones and the Temple of the Forbidden Eye look like a cakewalk (those of you who've been to Disneyland know what a walk this queue is!).
My great mistake was letting the bell service take my luggage. If you ever stay at the Yacht Club take this advice: NEVER LET THEM TOUCH YOUR LUGGAGE! The bellman delivered luggage to my room, but it was not mine. When I told him he delivered the wrong luggage to the wrong room, he insisted instead he delivered the right luggage to the right room and that I was in fact the person in the wrong spot. I showed him my paperwork, but he insisted I needed to leave the room and return to the main desk and get my right room. I wouldn't let him leave that luggage there, and then I had to walk the entire length of that friggin' twisting hallway maze back to the front desk on the ground floor. I ended up with several of the staff, including the front desk manager and the bell service manager, as it was left for me to explain what the idiot bellman was trying to tell them. The only thing that would have made this farce complete was to have Basil Fawlty emerge from nowhere and slap them all on the back of their heads, and then dismissing the entire event with the wave of a hand and saying, "Don't bother with them. They're all from Barcelona."
Well, got it straightened out, got my luggage, and returned to my room was more walking the entire length of the friggin' twisting hallway maze. Sorry, Len90, but so far I'm not sold on the Yacht Club as you are. The Swan has always given me better service than that.
Anyway, here's my room for those interested:
And here's the view from my room:
Because I had lost so much time with Larry, Curly, and Moe of the Yacht Club staff, I need to get lunch somewhere quick so I went for a burger and shake at Beaches and Cream:
Before the room fiasco, I had called and left Mousekedude a message. During my lunch, he called back. He and Mouseoholic did finish their run this morning - and they're both still alive, no injuries. They were both very tired, and were thinking about skipping their lunch ADR to rest and relax after the run. After lunch, I headed off to the Magic Kingdom:
I made my way to the Haunted Mansion (where else of course?):
I know the sign said 25 minutes, but it took less than that (maybe 15?) to get to the front door. I did go through the new area and took some photos of that area (it was very crowded, as it seemed more people were taking this option instead of the bypass). I wanted to video tape the end of the ride, but discovered that my video camera did not in fact charge overnight as I had thought. So afterwards, I returned back to the Yacht Club to start it recharging. While it's recharging, I thought I could get the chance to start my trip report of my day so far. Once the video camera is recharged, my next destination is Disney Hollywood Studios. I want to videotape the Osbourne Light Display as tonight is the last night for it, so at least I will get rested up for that.
And yes, a lot of the Christmas stuff is still up, including the tree at the MK:
Part Two to come later...
But happy that y'all are going to be there!!
My advice to you: if you want to get from point A to point B quickly, stay off the monorails.
