Hi folks,
We are super excited for our first BC stay next month. We have two garden view rooms, and we requested connecting (which we were told is "guaranteed" because of the number of adults and children in our group), and "full balcony" (which is just a request). The reason we want a full balcony is my elderly mother. Sometimes she doesn't feel up to going to a park with us in the morning, and really enjoys being "outside" on her balcony with a cup of coffee and a good book.
I'm wondering if you know if it is even possible to have both of these requests met?
I am asking because I spent some time this morning on another website (Touring Plans) which has a clickable map of the views from all the rooms, and while I found a good number of connecting garden view rooms, I could not find one with a full balcony. I wonder if I should switch to "standard" or "water view"?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
If you look at the different views of the BC resort, you'll see that in most cases the type of balcony is determined by what floor you are on, not by what room category you choose. For example, if you get a room on the third floor then you will get a standing balcony whether you have a water/lagoon view or a garden view, for example. I know there are some exceptions, but that is the general idea. The only way to increase the chances of having a place for your mother to sit outside would be to request a ground floor room. Most of those have patios. You could also switch to the YC which has full balconies for 99% of their rooms. But there isn't a way to guarantee a full balcony at the BC.
From Sunstroke to a Concussion: A "Trip" Report to Remember
Catchy enough????
This time next week I'll be on a plane to Ft Lauderdale then 4 days there before driving up to wdw, woohoo. POR this time.
Looking forward to our dinners Teena
Yes...sorry....YCback!
Will do! Yacht Club?
Our room was the one all the way to the right - under the dormer. Great location, but let me tell you that yellow flag right near the balcony was SO SQUEAKY - wished we had brought some WD40!
Here is the link to the website.
https://beourguestlunch.disney.go.com/Login.aspx
You need to log on and enter your resort reservation number. The fast pass becomes available monthly, in other words, dates in February just opened up in the last week, or so. You can only make get one per trip. You can select your meal, too, if you choose to.
We used this for our December trip and it was great. There is a kiosk for check in, located to the left of the entrance to the bridge, and you bypass a huge line to get in the door. You do not get an email confirmation of the fast pass and it does not appear in your MDE account. I recommend that you take a screen print of the confirmation so that you can bring it with you, just in case your name isn't listed.
When I tried to get another lunch fastpass for our January trip, I wasn't able to do it using my email address, the one I had used for the December reservation. My DH has his own MDE account, so I logged in using his email address. That worked and I was able to get another fp for our upcoming trip.
I'm not sure what I'll do for our March trip. I've run out of email addresses.
ETA: I've heard that the concierge at your resort can get a fast pass for you, but I haven't really seen very much information about this.
Hi folks,
We are super excited for our first BC stay next month. We have two garden view rooms, and we requested connecting (which we were told is "guaranteed" because of the number of adults and children in our group), and "full balcony" (which is just a request). The reason we want a full balcony is my elderly mother. Sometimes she doesn't feel up to going to a park with us in the morning, and really enjoys being "outside" on her balcony with a cup of coffee and a good book.
I'm wondering if you know if it is even possible to have both of these requests met?
I am asking because I spent some time this morning on another website (Touring Plans) which has a clickable map of the views from all the rooms, and while I found a good number of connecting garden view rooms, I could not find one with a full balcony. I wonder if I should switch to "standard" or "water view"?
Any tips would be greatly appreciated! Thank you!
All this Jonny Depp love and Matthew McConaughey love...
JNPants and I would like to know if there's room in the hot tub for Chris Evans.
Is that cool?
Again, others have given you great advice. We got adjoining rooms (one with a daybed) at the YC CL, close to the lounge and elevators, and an amazing view with balcony. If balcony is important, I would consider a switch (although I still BC)
Would anyone happen to know if you can request a rollaway at BC even if you have a daybed? We are a family of 5 and I usually take an air mattress but thought the rollaway would be easier. The boys do not like to sleep together. Teenagers
I am SO excited to be staying at BC for our trip this May !! (May 22nd - 31st). I paid a little extra for a garden view, just in case we get a balcony This is our first deluxe - we were at POFQ in 2009, and CBR in 2010. Haven't been back since, as we do take vacations to other places, too ! I've read through this thread, but haven't waded through the older ones yet. I can't believe how excited I am to be right there at Epcot - just the thought of being able to wander back to our room after an evening of fun makes me giddy !
My one question (for now ) is - if our room at BC was the furthest from Epcot - how long would it take to walk in (assuming no line at the International Gateway) and to the UK pavilion ?? How about if our room was closer ? I am originally from England (I've been here in the US 16 years) - and the thought of being so close to the pub and to fish and chips is too wonderful for words ! LOL