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We also love heading over to Celebration where it snows on Main Street, you can take sleigh rides, etc.

The Unofficial Guide, no contest.

We really enjoy heading over to Celebration to watch it "snow".

Although we are not DVC members, we did buy a week of timeshare at one of the Marriott resorts in Orlando about 15 years ago. From a strictly financial standpoint, it probably hasn't been a particularly rewarding investment. What it has done, however, is pretty much force us to have a really...

We fly Airtran a lot out of Akron-Canton. While we've had some experiences with flight delays, you'll get that with any airline these days. Our experience has mostly been positive, and we would certainly use them anytime we go to Orlando. As far as safety is concerned, they are at or close to...

We used to have a Sea World in Ohio, so we always skipped it when we went to Orlando until a couple of years ago. The Orlando Sea World is so much better, and now we go every visit and have no problem spending a full day there. If you go, be sure and see Pets Ahoy. It's often overlooked since...

The unofficial guide is the best without question in my opinion. The touring plans do save much waiting in line if you follow them, and are worth the cost of the book all by themselves. While I enjoy reading the Birnbaum book, it really is pretty much a Disney press release.

Disclaimer: My daughter is an animal trainer at Rafikis, so I'm obviously highly prejudiced! The train has never been overly crowded when we've been there, we always have gotten on the first train that comes, but it can be a pain to have to wait for it to get there. Why they don't have a pathway...

I used to feel the same way about tipping at buffets, but then I realized the servers at buffets often work even harder than if we order off the menu because they are constantly clearing away the mountain of dirty plates we generate!

I know my family would prefer the cruise. We like Spectro, but I really hate camping out to get a good spot in advance (and then having some inconsiderate last minute group try to squeeze in to boot!) To me, the cruise sounds a lot more special than the parade.

For what it's worth, we just booked a flight with Airtran a couple of minutes ago for Dec. 18, first flight of the day to try to avoid problems.

Our daughter lives in Orlando, and we fly Air Tran out of Akron/Canton Ohio all the time. They do sometimes have delay issues, but you can really minimize any potential problems if you can book a direct flight, preferably early in the day. I wouldn't hesitate to book with them. In fact, wer'e...

A few years back, we were on the back side of Cinderella's Castle just as Christopher and Dana Reeves were coming out of the castle from one of the restricted doorways. My nephew is a quadrapalegic, so I thought he would enjoy a picture of his Aunt standing right next to his hero, and I pulled...

Just my luck . . . I'm going to be in EPCOT on the 23rd while it's still closed down! even though it's short, this is one of our favorites at EPCOT.

We've flown several times and driven several times from Ohio. I can't see us ever making the drive again, when it's just so much easier and faster to fly. After a 17-18 hour drive, we were always wiped out, and the drive home always seems twice as long as the drive to get there. I guess...

On our last trip, my daughter got me a "happy birthday" button at guest relations, and I was given free desserts at a couple of the restaurants.

We were there the last week in May last year. The crowds don't start coming until Memorial day weekend. There were plenty of people sunbathing on the beach, it's warm enough for that, but only the brave were swimming in the ocean. I went in once and it was too cold for me. If I remember...

My daughter drove up from Orlando last year to meet us, and it took her 5 - 5 1/2 hours. We didn't stay at the Disney resort, but we did visit it. It looked really nice and it's in a neat harbor area we like to visit and eat at. We love the Hilton Head area, but always stay at a...

Early February is normally not a particularly busy time. You can go to touring plans.com and click on crowd calendar to get their crowd prediction for that time of year. It's not infallable, but I've always found it to be pretty accurate. Have fun!