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We have never tried the Dining Plan because we calculated we would have to eat a lot to get the value of what we paid up front. Also have wondered if the number of table service options makes it cost effective if you don't want to spend a lot of time waiting on a table even with ADR. I did a...

Try some of these things to have some Disney fun: Take the bus to Downtown Disney and visit the shops. Take the bus from Downtown Disney to Boardwalk and visit the things you liked to do there last time. Ride the full monorail loop and visit the other MK resorts and have a snack and enjoy the...

The forum change was a little discouraging at first until I learned how to navigate it. I find I like the new design now and it is indeed faster. What was confusing was not seeing the short list of most current posts on the home page and then seeing all the threads after entering the forum...

Socks with Sandals Wearing socks with sandals seems to be a cultural thing. In the US it may look tacky but my European friends say it is common to wear them over there. I suppose the compromise would be to get anklets in your skin color or sandal color if possible. Knee high socks with sandals...

ECV Driving Skills It does take some skill to navigate the TSMM que, but not as much as the one at the Living Seas. Now there is a challenge! I understand why folks like to skip the queues to go on more rides over the course of the day, but whenever we have had a ECV and was instructed to go...

We stayed at two resorts this time for the second time because we could not get our full vacation at the second resort. It wasn't too bad to do. On the day we switched resorts we just got up early and took a taxi to the other resort (both resorts were on property Disney resorts) and took our...

WoM and Horizons both told a story though, just as SE still tries to. The AA figures was what made them unique as it still does with the AmAdv. I think what many of us miss is the uniqueness of the AA that was a hallmark of Disney vs. other parks. Now many of the rides seem to favor cardboard...

Some of those photos almost look like parts of the parks due today before refurbishment. :D

Try Radio Buena Vista on Live 365. They have some great sound tracks from the parks--it's like reliving a trip to WDW!

Find Resort Maps Online You might even be able to find the resort maps online. Search for your resort in Google (e.g., "Beach Club Villas" map) and then select images to see if a map image is available. You could also try other Disney sites--sometimes AllEarsNet has them. Hope this helps!

I wonder if an attraction that has separate scenes from several movies would work (kind of like the Great Movie Ride but featuring Disney classics animatronics and not human cast members). It would be neat to ride up to a scene, hear a key song or significant part of it, and then move on to the...

We all would--it's called park admission :)

The Last Straw The last straw isn't so much that WDW stops doing something as much as it will be the cost of going. We get disappointed about losing favorite attractions or parades or long lines etc. but the bottom line will most likely be if the cost to go gets beyond our means. In some ways...

Must Do When At WDW Everything, but the absolute essentials are: DOWNTOWN DISNEY Visit Arribas Brothers Buy chocolate at Ghirardelli's RESORTS Ride the resort monorail loop Visit the Grand Floridian to see the Christmas Tree/Gingerbread House (December) Visit the Contemporary--eat...

Since we go the first week of December and do the Candlelight Processional at Epcot we wear something more holiday festive on the day we go to the processional. It has become a tradition to buy some sort of nice holiday shirt/top for that day at home, which we can then wear the rest of the...