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The cherry topping they put on the almond cheesecake at Narcoossee's. A big helping of that topped with whipped cream. They usually look at me funny and say they have to ask the chef but I always get it.

Thanks definitely wrong. I make my tea reservations right when my 180 day window opens. A couple of times I've been able to make reservations a couple of months before a trip but not usually.

We surprised DS and it was an epic fail. We live in NC and drive overnight for our trips. We packed in secret and loaded the car while he was in school. We put him in his jammies and loaded him in the minivan and put a movie on and told him we were going for a drive. He woke up in the parking...

It's always my first stop to add the DAS to my magic band. Used to also buy Disney dollars there. Never been there to whine or complain.

In 10 years we have never received a DVC upgrade. One time we booked a savannah view but because of construction there were no animals.

Love the Nespresso machine in the lobby. Our room was right down the hall from it. Took full advantage of it. Glad my MF aren't paying for it.

DS is in the process of being diagnosed with celiac's disease. The dr wants to rerun the blood test to double check. So that means we will be going gluten free. I know most of our TS meals will be fine but I'm wondering about CS. We have a car so I am willing to travel to other resorts if we...

I love AK. Can't beat a savannah view. It's been a couple of years since we've stayed there but only because our waitlists at Beach Club have come through and we would rather be closer to Epcot.

For warm times I prefer Beach Club because of the pool and the proximity to Epcot. Winter trips I like Animal Kingdom with a savannah view. This year we are staying at the Poly so I may have a new favorite after than trip but I doubt it. I always wanted to stay at GF and DH surprised me with a...

We leave home at 9pm and DH drives through the night while DS and I sleep. We usually make it to the rest stop that is 20 minutes away from Disney around 4am. DH naps for a couple of hours and we usually check in around 7am. Sometimes our room is ready but usually it isn't.

In 10 years we have only ever stayed at our home resort, SSR, 2 times. In December we will be staying at the Poly and will have stayed at all of the DVC resorts. We can usually find something other than SSR at 7 months. Sometimes we have to wait list what we want but it usually comes through.

In the past I've used my credits to pay for people not on my plan. I paid for my grandmother once and another time it was our departure day and we had 5 credits left because we had a horrible meal refunded and at CP they let us pick a family and pay for their breakfast.

Beach Club is my favorite resort. Love the closeness to Epcot and the pool is wonderful. Boardwalk is my back up but the pool freaks me out a little.

Probably a combo of Pop Warner and parade taping.

I just stayed at the GF last weekend and it is one of my favorites but I think Beach Club wins because of the pools and the proximity to Epcot. We keep meaning to stay at AKV because it has been a couple of years but our waitlist for Beach Club always ends up coming through.