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I prefer POFQ because of the beignets for breakfast and the ease of the bus service. I don’t care as much for the more spread out resorts.

I’ve seen a bunch of 50th anniversary of Space Mountain stuff. I was hoping that after the anniversary, and after BTMRR and the Cars stuff come online, Space Mountain would get a retrack and Tomorrowland might finally get some love.

Depends on which parks you’ll spend the most time at. We love MK the most so the monorail line hotels always carry more weight. Have you considered a split stay? That’s what we’re doing our next trip. Half the nights at a HS/Epcot hotel and half at a MK hotel. Disney moves the luggage for us...

I think it depends on your wants and when you are going. Are you going at a busy time of year and want to hit a lot of attractions at the parks? If so, having access to earlier lightning lane booking might be helpful. If you’re going at a slower time of year and are happy to meander the parks...

That makes a lot of sense. I scanned through past years' spring break timeframes on TP and it doesn't seem consistently low on weekends, so maybe it was just a weird weekend. Animal Kingdom at a 3 and Epcot at 2 on a Saturday really surprised me, especially with a festival concert that night.

In my comparisons, I’ve found the other major site to be cheaper than the one listed here. But my research has been limited.

A few suggested Caribbean Beach. I believe their pool is scheduled for refurb around that time next year so that might be out for you. The quiet pools are ok but the main pool and splash area is great for kids and I wouldn’t stay there if it was closed.

I’ve been keeping an eye on lines and crowd levels. Was this past weekend a fluke? Or are lower weekend vs. weekday crowds normal during spring break because some tickets are blocked out on the weekend? TouringPlans says actual crowds were a 5 and 4 on Saturday and Sunday, respectively...

There seems to be a lot of debate around stacking. I could see it being a potential strategy if we rope drop and then have a mid-day break, but it also seems like a pain to watch my phone for the right return times. I've been checking the Touring Plans data and not really sure how to approach...

I have a reservation at CBR, but thinking of changing at least some of the days to Swan because I saw availability. (CBR is a bit cheaper, but we would get evening hours at Swan.) I wanted Boardwalk, but we booked too late to rent DVC points and for the extra cost, we could buy G+/ILLs/After...

Cute! The bathrooms at CBR really need a refurb. I wonder what the walking time is from Bldgs. 38 and 39 to the Skyliner.

While I don't love the idea of paying for it, yes. I did build the cost into our budget. I could also potentially pay for an after hours event - I'm thinking perhaps HS because HS sounds like such a pain.

I've been pondering the same issue. I've been debating stacking vs. the "get as many as possible" strategy. At DLR last spring break, we mostly chose LLs for whatever we could go on soonest (and had a long-ish line). We ended up making it onto every ride with short waits. WDW seems much trickier...

So my family are not early morning people. Last year we rope dropped DL and DCA, but the time change worked in our favor. We have 5 days at WDW coming up (in March, when it's busy), and I'm guessing I'll be able to get them to rope drop maybe twice. Which parks do you think rope drop is most...

All of these things can and should be discussed. But it's frustrating when you live in an area where people are actively protesting against vaccinations, trying to prevent schools from having mask requirements (forget discussions about keeping kids in pods), and refuse to politely socially...