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This is my latest pup, Banzai, a Miniature Australian Shepard at 5 1/2 Months.  We got him in October.

 

This is my latest pup, Banzai, a Miniature Australian Shepard at 5 1/2 Months.  We got him in October.

 

This post contains some of the common areas of Bay Lake Tower like the grilling Area, Corn Hole, Shuffleboard, Ping Pong and Bocce areas
 
If you were not looking for the grilling area, you probably would not find it.  It is off of the pool but is kinda hidden.  Which is nice, I think the grills are far enough away that the smoke does not get to the pool area, but you never know.  I never noticed the area until the day before we were going to grill out.
 
Grilling Area
At BLT alone they have 4 grills that you can use.  You need to provide the charcoal, but you can check out Grill Utensils, which does include matches, from the Community Hall.
 
2 of the grills


Grill 3


Grill 4

 
Water Fountains


Pavilion to sit at to eat or while waiting for food to cook, there are two picnic tables under the shelter




Emergency Phone


View of BLT from pavilion


You must scan Magic Band at gate in order to enter the pool


Shuffleboard, there are two courts.  Equipment can be checked out at Community Hall.  No cost.


Bamboo


Ping Pong table, looks like paddles and ping pong balls are left at the table.

 
Corn Hole or Bean Bag Toss, Bags most likely checked out at Community Hall, no cost.




Fountain


Fountain looking at the lobby indoors


Bocce Courts, once again equipment can be checked out at Community Hall


Next some interior photos and some pictures at night.
 

Looks like it is time for pictures of the pool.
 
Picture of the pool from the window right outside our door


Splash Ground.  There is no slide in this area, just an area for the kids to run around in.  The colored stuff is that rubbery material.


Pool Pictures


That is a baby slide.  It goes into about 3 feet of water.

 

 
Zero Entry


Stairs to Slide


View of BLT from Pool




Slide


Walkway that goes under the slide






Slide Rules


Eating area


Drink machine Options


Cove Bar Menu


View of pool from Cove Bar area


Up Next – Grilling Area and other amenities at BLT.

Well, we only have a few pictures of the second bedroom.  The inlaws got into the room before I could take pictures and they left after us.  Did not want to take too many pictures of their stuff.
 
I think these are two queen beds.


Bathroom sink


Toilet and shower, just a normal shower behind the curtain




View of entertainment center


View from the second bedroom balcony








That is it for the second bedroom.
 
I still have some pictures from at night that I will post in the next update.

Continuation of Master Bedroom and Balcony


Looking directly below off the balcony


Balcony




This one you can see the door that goes into the living room area.

 
Desk area, what is odd about this desk is that there are NO drawers on it.  It does have 3 plugs for charging.


TV Area along with desk.  The storage space is the 4 drawers, plus a drawer in the black thing under the mirror on the left.  That is also a place to a suitcase.


View from inside the room looking out towards the balcony




Bathroom Door (Which are pocket doors).  Most of the doors in BLT seem to be pocket doors.


When BLT first came out, there complaints that there no locks on the bathroom doors.  Definitely a concern.  Looks like they fixed that.


View of Closet doors


Looking into Master Bath


Main Sink area.  Yes, it Is a mess, was taken after a week of living.  One thing to note, most of the DVC’s if I remember correctly have 2 sinks.  This one only has one.

 
Spa Tub, yes those jets feel nice, especially when you do not want to walk downstairs.  Tubs are bigger in most other Resorts.


Picture above Spa Tub


Shower


Yes, it is a Rain Shower


Shower Faucet


Picture in Toilet, Shower area.

 
Toilet


Shelf that held the towels above toilet


Closet with safe


That ends the master bedroom and bath.

Let’s get this thing moving this morning.  We will  move on to the Master Bedroom.  This is the same whether it is a 1 or 2 Bedroom.
 
Bed


Bed with Blue pillow


Picture above Bed


Picture of Bathtub from Bed area






Picture showing divider between bathroom area and bedroom.  The tub is behind the divider.


From Balcony (Also took to show the jetskis)


View from Balcony






We were on the side with the Skybridge.



This is the area that they show the movie.  You can see the chairs along the bushes.


View of the main Contemporary Pool.


This pool is open 24 Hours.


Water Sprites and during the day most of them out.


Beach Area


Express Monorail about to go into Contemporary


California Grill


Will continue in next post.

One last update for today.  Hopefully I will be able to get the living room done with this update.
 
Coach and Chair


Closer look at the picture above the couch (I really like it, some disagree with me) (I like the fact that it has Disney stuff in it, but it is not right in your face (Like Art of Animation)


Just the couch


Ottoman

 
Ottoman actually holds the pillows and blankets for the couch and chair (Not pictured yet) that pull out into beds.



 
Just the chair


Chair that makes into a bed


The chair, off to the side is the balcony and Entertainment Center


Entertainment Center


View from Window (You can see the 4 Seasons Resort)






Dining area


Seat that moves so people can get in and out of easier


View from the kitchen


Closer view of the picture above the seating area


And that is it of the living room and the dining area.

It looks like it is time to move on to the Kitchen.
 
Main view of kitchen

 
A 1 Bedroom and 2 Bedroom (Those with Kitchen and a Living Room), come with a Coffee Maker, Toaster, Dishwasher, Full Fridge, Microwave and an oven.  It also comes with plates, silverware and glasses.  It comes with a sponge and other cleaning supplies.
 
Closer look at the Microwave and Oven

 
Toaster and Coffee Maker


Oven and Pantry (The handle you see pulls out a nice size pantry where you can get stuff from either side.


Island, this contains the silverware and pots and pans.  Silverware in the upper drawers and the pots and pans in the big cabinet.




From the side where the pantry is.


Sink, which has a garbage disposal


Cabinets


Dish Drainer


And that is it for the kitchen.

Yes, only in the Master Bathroom of a 1 or 2 bedroom.
 

The 1 and 2 Bedroom units have an extra Full Bathroom off of the living room, this post will show it.
 
Living Room Bathroom


Shower




Sink


Mirror (Could not get a picture without me in it)


More of Sink

 
That is it for the bathroom pictures.  Fairly simple, but with a group of 8, it was nice having an extra bathroom.

Let’s finally get into the room.
 
When you first walk in


Closer up view of the picture when you first walk in.


View of the door to the full bathroom off of the living room


When turning left, the view of the door to the second bedroom and the washer/dryer door


Standing over by the picture, view of the closet and the second bedroom door


View of the door that hold the Washer/Dryer


View of the washer/dryer (They give you two boxes of all powder)


Looks like Maria P serviced our room


Will stop here with this post.  Will do front bathroom, then start go living room, kitchen, Master Bedroom, Second Bedroom.

There was some interest in pictures of Bay Lake Tower from my trip Report.  Rather than having people have to go to my trip report, I will post my pictures and thoughts on this thread.  This way it will be in the resorts thread, not a trip report.
It looks like there are 180 pictures from Bay Lake Tower.  I will most likely not post everyone.
 
If you would like to see all of them, please let me know and I can send you the photobucket link with the password.
 
Entrance

 
Room 7844 Sign (Bay Lake View)

 


Hallway


View from Window right outside Door

 
View of the door from hallway, as you can see we are the last room on the hallway


Picture of the carpet in the hallway

 
More views outside of windows in the hallway






Inside the door, the Evacuation Route, we are the room on the right hand side at the end of the horseshoe.


A lot more pictures to follow.

Not all dogs are scared of Thunder and they all handle it a different way.  Service dogs need to be able to handle all situations.  What would happen if a person had a service dog that was scared of thunder.  That person would not be able to do things when it thunders, when a loud bang happens, when vehicles beep or an alarm goes off.
 
The people that have service dogs rely on their dog for help.  They can not have a dog that gets scared from sounds.  Bringing the dog to the MK is a perfect way to test the dog out one of the worst case situations for the dog.

I have a lot of them when from when I went.  They are on one of the computers.  If I can remember to find them, I will post the link once they uploaded.

http://dvcnews.com/index.php/other-resources/walt-disney-world/dining/2354-tables-in-wonderland-expands-blackout-removes-one-location
 
I guess it is for 2014, not 2013 sorry.
Tables in Wonderland expands blackout, removes one locationWritten by Tim Krasniewski | August 05, 2013
Posted in WDW Dining News
    inShare 3The Tables in Wonderland discount dining program will see a number of significant changes in August 2014. 
Effective August 1, 2014, Victoria and Albert's at Disney's Grand Floridian Resort & Spa will no longer participate in the Tables in Wonderland discount dining program. 
Additionally, blackout dates will siginificantly expand for a number of popular dining locations.  Announced blackout dates include:
November 23-29, 2014 December 21-27, 2014 March 8-April 4, 2015 May 31-June 20, 2015 The blackout windows listed above apply only to the following restaurants:
Le Cellier Steakhouse Akershus Royal Banquet Hall 1900 Park Fare 'Ohana (dinner only) Chef Mickey's Cinderella's Royal Table Blackout dates are also in place on major holidays including Mother's Day, Easter Sunday, Independence Day, Thanksgiving Day, Christmas Eve, Christmas Day, New Year's Eve and New Year's Day.  These holiday blackouts apply to all participating dining locations including the list above.  
The Tables in Wonderland dining discount card provides a discount of 20% off normal menu prices of most dining locations at Walt Disney World Resort.  The discount is valid for the cardholder and up to 9 guests dining on the same check.  The discount card is available to Disney Vacation Club members and Walt Disney World Annual Passholders for a cost of $100 per year.  Florida residents can purchase Tables in Wonderland for $125 annually. 
 
This is what I saw.