Originally Posted By SuperDry I sent a letter to the Hotel MiraCosta to complain about the lack of high-speed internet in the guest rooms. I got a letter back from the general manager. Much to my surprise, the GM of the MiraCosta is a gaijin - who knew? The letter was not a form letter, responded directly to all the issues I brought up, and was clearly written by someone that has English as a primary language. Although the answer was not quite what I wanted (no high-speed Internet until next summer), I was glad that they took the time to respond individually to my concerns instead of just sending the "we value guest input and will pass it along" form letter.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan <<Sounds like you got the same standard letter of response they always send to guests who write in a complaint. You mention the 3 main standard items for such responses... 1) So sorry you were not... 2) Your comments have been fowarded to.. and 3) We value your comments very highly...jada jada.>> It did sound very generic. Reason why I had doubts about its credibility.
Originally Posted By FerretAfros As for doing both parks, I would say it depends on when you are there. Obviously in the peak season, there is almost no way to get both done. However, I was there in mid June two years ago at TDS, and it was completely dead. I finished doing everything by about 3:00, and just did repeats and shows for the rest of the day. I don't know what the crowds were like in TDL, but if they were anything like the ones I saw, you could have done both pretty easily. I took my time and wandered around the park until I could hardly walk anymore (literally) and went on most attractions two or three times each. If you are going at a time like that, I would suggest you remain flexible and see what the crowds are like and consider switching parks later in the day. As much as I enjoyed seeing TDS at night and BraviSEAmo, I do kind of regret getting so close and missing out on Honey Hunt (I had been to TDL in teh late 90's).
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan I agree about not park hopping on peak days. Just this past July, I decided to hop from TDS to TDL at around 6:00 pm to catch Dreamlights and catch the new Pirates of the Caribbean. The crowds were so miserable that I stayed for no more than an hour before returning to the peaceful TDS. The only attraction I got to ride was Jungle Cruise and even that I waited 25 minutes for. POTC was over 70 minutes and the line was not moving. I also missed Dreamlights due to a slight scheduling error. All in all, not a pleasant experience. However, the next day I had a much more relaxing experience park hopping. This time, I did TDL in the morning-mid afternoon before hopping to TDS for the rest of the day. I found that to be a much better experience, and I got to ride many more attractions at TDL.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN Which is what I always tell everyone: show up early for TDL and play the FP game. You will accomplish the most in the shorter amount of time.
Originally Posted By barboy Returning back to the enclosed Bazaar/Main St. for some clarity: I fully welcome the enclosure at TDl but I would not want to see it done at the other 4 Magic Kingdom style parks---I like variety.
Originally Posted By TDLFAN ^^Agreed, and I think that is why they came up with a very good compromise at DLP.
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan Interesting. I've been looking at DeepDisney and over the last week or so, they've been showing the BellaVista Lounge with the drapes pulled down. Now I'm assuming this suggests that the restaurant is closed or under refurbishing? Just wondering because I did mention something about the BellaVista in my letter .
Originally Posted By TDR_Fan I'm sure TDLFAN won't mind, as I enjoy his pictures much more than DeepDisney's. I only check DeepDisney for daily updates on the resort and for any out of the ordinary occurances. I find the pictures to be of not very high quality.
Originally Posted By Malin I agree 100% with you I use it only for the same thing. TDLFAN does very nice pics, through I've yet to see his Christmas ones, due to being busy. But it give me something to look foward to at the Weekend.
Originally Posted By SuperDry As others have mentioned, the practicality of doing both parks in one day depends on the season and day of the week you go. What I would recommend is to spend most of your time at TDS, but catch Hunny Hunt and Dreamlights at TDL if at all possible.
